“Once my divine meridian awakens, I will soar to the skies. Whether it’s Charles Duke or Olivia York, I will surpass you all...”

Ryan Lawson sneered inwardly, watching as Richard York and the others fled in panic.

...

“The most urgent thing now is to find a secluded place!”

Ryan Lawson suppressed his divine meridian and ran out of the city.

He wasn’t sure how great the phenomenon would be when the divine meridian was fully awakened, so he simply left the city.

Ten miles north of Qingchang City lay the “Black Demon Ridge.”

It was said that demon beasts roamed the Black Demon Ridge, able to absorb the essence of the sun and moon to cultivate.

The advanced class teacher, “Ethan Lincoln,” had once warned: do not enter the Black Demon Ridge before reaching the Meridian Opening Realm.

But Ryan Lawson ignored all that; the Black Demon Ridge was sparsely populated, making it perfect for him to awaken his meridian.

Two hours later.

On the outskirts of the Black Demon Ridge, beside a mountain wall.

Ryan Lawson sat cross-legged, releasing his suppression on the divine meridian.

Roar!

It was as if a dragon’s roar from the depths of hell echoed out, accompanied by a chilling, dark coldness that spread everywhere.

On his back, a dragon meridian covered in dark blue luminous scales appeared, as if it had come alive, exuding an aura that intimidated all living things.

Whoosh!

A layer of dark blue cold mist rose around Ryan Lawson, within which the shadow of a massive, sinister, and majestic dark dragon gradually formed.

Such a display of power was truly astonishing.

Within several miles, all manner of demon beasts, insects, and ants trembled instinctively and retreated.

If this had happened inside Qingchang City, it would have drawn immediate attention.

Ryan Lawson felt a vast, chilling power surging through all his meridians, cleansing his entire body.

“Divine meridian, awaken!”

He shouted in a low voice. Accompanied by a soul-shaking dragon’s roar, the divine meridian within him shone with a mysterious, dark blue radiance, transforming into a pillar of light that shot up into the sky.

Chapter 006: Advancing to Martial Artist

The Black Demon Ridge at night was eerily quiet.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a pillar of dark blue, icy light, carrying an aura of supremacy, shot into the heavens and then slowly faded away.

A few miles away.

Two figures walked slowly forward.

“The Black Demon Ridge is even more dangerous at night.”

A petite girl, her rosy cheeks tinged with seriousness.

Her gaze swept to the handsome young man beside her, and she felt inexplicably at ease: “With senior Henry Gale here, what do I have to worry about?”

At that moment, a dark blue arc of light shot into the sky in the distance, accompanied by a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Hmm?

The handsome young man, “Henry Gale,” looked sharply in that direction.

“What was that?”

The petite girl exclaimed softly in surprise.

“It doesn’t seem like the commotion of a battle... Could it be a phenomenon caused by the emergence of a treasure?”

The handsome young man, “Henry Gale,” suddenly looked excited.

The Black Demon Ridge was full of fierce beasts and dangers, and even more powerful demon beasts lurked within.

But at the same time, the spiritual energy here was rich, making it more likely for rare treasures to be born!

“That seems to be near the ‘Vitality Spirit Fruit.’”

The petite girl said.

Half a month ago, the two of them had discovered an unripe Vitality Spirit Fruit on a mountain wall in the Black Demon Ridge.

For martial artists at the Meridian Opening Realm, the Vitality Spirit Fruit was extremely precious. If their foundation was strong enough, it could allow them to break through an entire level.

“That’s right. According to our calculations, the Vitality Spirit Fruit will ripen tonight. But the best time to pick it is after midnight.”

“There are still a few hours until midnight. Let’s go check it out first and see what kind of rare treasure caused that phenomenon. Maybe we’ll get an even bigger harvest!”

Henry Gale analyzed calmly, though a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes.

The petite girl nodded. Henry Gale was a genius student of “Hongguang Academy,” handsome and strong. All she needed to do was follow his lead.

...

“The divine meridian is fully awakened!”

Ryan Lawson was thrilled, the fierce, dark dragon shadow and the dark blue cold mist behind him slowly withdrawing into his body.

Awakening the meridian had once been his greatest challenge.

But ever since he obtained the Book of Creation, this problem was solved within two days—truly, fate is unpredictable.

Opening the martial meridian in the Body Tempering Realm only made one a quasi-martial artist.

Only by generating true qi and opening a qi meridian within the body could one be considered a true martial artist.

“Strike while the iron is hot—open the qi meridian!”

Ryan Lawson began to cultivate.

The martial meridian was the bridge connecting the human body to the world.

Once the martial meridian was opened, one could absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The dark dragon divine meridian within Ryan Lawson slowly moved, emitting a powerful suction that drew in the spiritual energy from all directions.

Within a hundred meters, the spiritual energy surged and gathered toward him.

“As expected of a divine meridian—the cultivation speed is incredible!”

Ryan Lawson was shocked.

As the spiritual energy entered his body, Ryan Lawson felt a wave of comfort throughout.

Gradually, near his divine meridian, a powerful stream of true qi began to form.

“This is the true qi that Richard York possessed. Now I have it too!”

Ryan Lawson thought to himself.

He felt that his true qi was much more refined and powerful than Richard York’s.

And this was just after successfully opening his meridian, before even advancing to martial artist.

With true qi, Ryan Lawson began to open his qi meridian.

Using the martial meridian as the foundation, the human body had a total of nine major qi meridians.

Now, Ryan Lawson began to open the first one.

Crackle!

The qi meridian within his body was being opened bit by bit, at an astonishing speed.