“Big brother!”

Henry Brooks glanced at his elder brother, only to see the young man give a silly grin.

“Little brother, your enemies are also big brother’s enemies!”

Although it wasn’t stated outright, ever since Henry Brooks had produced the secret technique a few days ago and revealed the slaughter bone pattern, both Jack Brooks and Grand Elder had naturally sensed something different.

A true genius will never be buried in a small place. From that moment, they understood that the vast lands of Qingyang Ridge could not confine Henry Brooks.

However, the seemingly dominant and renowned Qingyang clan, though famous in the ancient land of Lushan, was still limited in scope. Even so, with just a few simple words, Father and Grand Elder made their stance clear.

“Little brother, Father said that the blood essence hunted today is for you to choose first to temper your body. Step into the peak of the Body Forging Realm as soon as possible, develop the power of the flood dragon, and in the future, your cultivation will be fully supported by the The Brooks Clan. Whatever you need, Ethan Brooks will do its utmost to provide!”

Earlier, Henry Brooks had told them he would retrain himself and reach the peak of the Body Forging Realm within two years, and had informed both Father and Grand Elder. Clearly, the two main leaders of Ethan Brooks had already made up their minds to support him with all their strength!

“Big brother, I’m going to cultivate.”

He had wanted to say more, but the words stopped at his lips. Henry Brooks spoke to his big brother and headed out of the hall.

Some things need not be said. Ethan Brooks is where he grew up—this is his tribe, his people, his family!

……

Leaving the clan hall, he headed straight for the place where the wood tribe’s blood bones were kept, paying no attention to his surroundings. He sat cross-legged on a bluestone, bathed in starlight, and began to absorb the blood essence of the wood tribe!

The Martial Body Forging Realm is all about tempering oneself, refining flesh and blood and blood essence—the higher the degree of refinement, the stronger one becomes.

Strands of pure blood essence were drawn out, entering his body through his pores.

The blood essence of the wood tribe was indeed exceptionally gentle. Threads of blood energy coursed through the depths of his flesh, without any of that violent, stabbing pain.

He stored all this blood essence within his body, not yet beginning to refine his flesh. He planned to accumulate it to the utmost, then use the slaughter bone pattern within him to stimulate and penetrate all his flesh in one go!

The gentle blood essence seeped into his body, forming clusters of blood energy. Soon, a blood-red glow emerged from beneath his beast robe, as if the wrinkled flesh revealed coarse hemp-like patterns.

The The Brooks Clan was preparing to fully support his rise in strength, and he had no objections. From the moment he was born, he had enjoyed the best treatment from the The Brooks Clan, because he was the young master of the The Brooks Clan.

Likewise, because he was the young master of the The Brooks Clan, the duty to protect Ethan Brooks had been unconsciously imprinted in his heart since childhood. And the prerequisite for all this was to increase his strength!

Chapter 12: Slaughter Tempering the Body, Flesh Radiates Light!

Flesh radiating light, as the ultimate phenomenon of the second step in the five stages of body forging, is a kind of glow that lingers deep within the flesh.

To reach this state of radiance, Henry Brooks now sat cross-legged on the stone bed, desperately compressing the blood energy within him. The surging blood energy even stirred the slaughter bone pattern hidden deep inside.

Perhaps because of the slaughter bone pattern, in these days of killing, he increasingly felt a kind of joy at the scent of blood, as if this slaughter was becoming instinctual.

He felt no qualms about hunting in the wilds or fighting other tribes. However, if this killing became like a bloodthirsty addiction, losing all control, then it would no longer be him comprehending slaughter, but slaughter leading him astray!

But right now, the most important thing was to raise his strength. Even though the wood tribe’s blood energy was too gentle, once he accumulated enough, his body still began to hum.

The pure blood essence constantly washed through his flesh, like the roar of dragons and tigers, causing his muscles and flesh to tremble.

“My body has accumulated blood power to its limit, but it’s still far from being able to trigger the slaughter bone pattern and make my flesh radiate light. I need to draw strength from the outside world!”

On the bluestone, Henry Brooks opened his eyes. At this moment, a faint blood-colored glow appeared on his face, and the blood energy within him was raging. He had already absorbed ten strands of pure blood essence in a row.

As this blood energy surged within him, blood light flickered beneath his beast robe, and a faint stench of filth seeped from his pores—impurities squeezed out of his flesh by the constant washing of blood energy.

Whoosh!

The next moment, he rose from the bluestone and dashed deep into the mountains, plunging into the night.

Splash!

Deep in the mountains was a ravine, where a hundred-zhang-high waterfall crashed down like a white silk. Henry Brooks leapt directly beneath the waterfall, but caught off guard, he was swept into the pool below by the torrent.

In that moment of relaxation, the blood energy within him poured out like a river in flood, completely out of control, surging through all his flesh.

Boom!

Struggling to his feet, he plunged once more beneath the waterfall, circulating his secret technique. Soon, he managed to halt the outpouring blood energy again. Standing under the waterfall, he let the rushing water suppress the rampaging blood energy within him.

At this moment, several figures appeared behind him, carrying the wood tribe’s blood bones. They too had come to the pool, allowing him to once again begin absorbing the pure blood essence.