He gathered all his qi—every drop from his dantian, every stream flowing through his opened pores—and compressed it into a single point.
Then he struck the barrier.
The wall resisted.
Long Chen struck again, and again. Each impact sending shockwaves through his cultivation base.
Tian Long roared above him, lending power to the breakthrough attempt. Dragon qi flooded down, reinforcing Long Chen's own energy.
On the fifth strike, cracks appeared in the barrier.
On the tenth strike, the cracks widened and on the fifteenth strike, the barrier shattered.
Spiritual energy exploded outward from Long Chen's dantian, rushing through his meridians in a violent flood. His cultivation base expanded, doubled in capacity, then stabilized at a new level.
Foundation Establishment Realm, early stage.
