Xiao long continued hunting down for crystals while tempering his skin.This time around the tempering was slower than usual this is because his body had tasted the benefits of golden pool and now he wanted it to use a low quality resource .
Xiao long didn't know how to feel ' this is high quality blood essence since when did it become a low quality resource ' he thought.If one pool isn't enough what about a few dozens .Going with that mentality he continued his hunting and tempering .When he felt tired he returned to the battle tower hunted a beast and roasted it .
The number of Blood asura decreased rapidly in the following days as Clan disciples hunted any they met .Xiao long had already tempered a fifth of his skin.
Skin tempering is divided into three stages ,tendon tempering, muscles tempering and the blood tempering.
Xiao long began by tempering his tendons .Tendons acted as a link between the muscles and the bones .To ensure the physical structure of the body can handle any increase in power the tendons are supposed to be strong enough to rise to the occasion.
In battles a cultivator may be forced to used a technique that their present self can't handle physicaly ,the tendons helps negate the excess power build in the body preventing self explosion.It took Xiao long three days and several pools to completely temper his tendons .
Next was the tempering of the muscles .The tempering of the muscles improved the stamina of the cultivator and provided an additional boost of strength.Finding high quality pools began to become a challenge .Many clan disciples after tempering their meridian,entered the third layer to temper their skins and hunt for blood crystals.
It became a competition of who gets what and who doesn't. Since the clan rules stated only the strong had the right to better resources a brutal competition began .Xiao long met a few disciples who challenged him .He was forced to teach them a few things .They were good seedlings except they had this mentality of thinking they were better than others .Since they awakened a heaven physique they thought they had gained a ticket to act arrogantly.
Although the Xiao clan was a reclusive clan and a strong one at that the disciples tended to behave like spoiled brats.
Xiao long didn't want them to grow up with that mentality as it might cost them their lives one day.
One had to know there is a heaven above another heaven ,thats why cultivation had no end.Even powerful cultivators tend to spend time among mortals to gain enlightenment or to temper their Dao hearts.
Xiao long took it upon himself to teach this younguns a lesson and he was not subtle about it .He left them with bruises and wounded ego's.Xioa Li and Xiao Wei to did their part well, especially Xiao Wei, since he was supposed to become the Young clan master after Entering the Qi refine realm ,he took it as his chosen duty to educate the masses.
The word spread around the disciples,they began avoiding the trio as one would avoid a plague.Xioa long completed the muscles tempering .For a 10 year old he was blessed with a godly Physique .His muscles were well balanced with no single group overpowering another,wide shoulders and a back tampering to a tight narrow waist ,a full developed chest, strong and visible abdominal muscles supported by lean and muscular limbs.His dark healthy hair run down across his back .The Xiao clan was definitely blessed with good genes.
Continuing,Xiao long began tempering his blood .It involved removing impurities in his blood and purging them out.It was not a pleasant for him as the minute he purged out blood impurities inform of black blood clots his body regeneration ability tended to kick in and produce more blood .
His tempering of his bones and meridian to this stages perfection came to bite him in the ass.Luckly for him the blood regenerated was becoming more purer.This process went on for a few day before his body began glowing golden. It began with a faded ,then a light ,then it darken .
While this was going on a monumental change was going on inside his body .His tendons linked his muscles and his bones .The meridians connected with the blood vessels forming a parallel connection meaning the moment the Meridians began to refine Qi they will also nourishing the blood inside the vessel.
This was not the end as the purple energy inside the meridians began merging with the blood adding a purple hazy glow on it.
Cracking sounds rang all over his body as his physique began to grow .Xiao long height increased by a few inches.
This went on for a few hours before completion.
" Huff! " Xiao long exhaled with joy , at last Body tempering completion.
Stretching his muscles he was ecstatic as he felt the strength coursing through his body ." I bet I can exchange a few moves with that scrawny monkey" he muttered.
If they was a time Xiao long ever felt hopeless was when he was ambushed by that monkey.
" I better gather a few blood crystals before leaving this realm' he thought and without wasting time he continued his hunt.This time he entered the deeper parts of the realm where Complete body tempering Blood asura cultivated he killed any he met , plying thousand of crystals .This went on until he reached the core of the realm .Looking around he was scared shitless,hundreds of elite Blood asuras seemed to be waiting for him . Steeling his nerves he glared at them while he cursed internally.It seems his increase in strength messed up with his brain. His greed for blood crystals lead him here to this .
Staring at them he remembered his father's advice in a battle the first one to strike takes away the initiative and gains the ability to control the pace of the battle .
Xiao long was many things but indecisive wasnt one of them .
Using fleeting moment he appeared infront of a bull shaped asura clenching his fists as he used Splitting heavens he carved it into pieces .
Instead of retreating after attacking his charged to another winged asura tearing it's wings for its body .He lifted it up blocking attacks that were being rained down upon him.He regretted for not practicing a defensive technique,but what was the use of regretting all he could do was kill as many as he can .Realising his killing aura Xiao long began a slaughter.For every punch he landed on his enemies ten landed on his body luckly for him his body had been tempered with the purple energy,but that didn't change the fact that he was outnumber One to a hundred.
The reason the asuras seemed to be waiting for him was because a few days ago Xiao Li and Xiao Wei killed a few Elite asuras making them hundle together to increase their survival rate .
Poor Xiao long had to come at this moment.The battle went on for a few hours .The more Xiao long fought the more injured he became but also the braver he became.
The shockwaves of the battle attracted Xiao clan disciples .
Xiao long was holding on with his will .
Xiao Li and Xiao Wei had just arrived seeing the state Xiao long was in they were definitely angered . " Hold on little Li big sister is here now " Xiao Li yelled as she charged .Xiao Wei didn't tell but his eyes were glowing red .
The other Xiao clan disciples charged into punching ,kicking ,stomping and tearing everything in their way . Xiao clan was a strongly United clan since they had a shared bloodline . Although they competed against each other when it came to outside enemies they fought with unity .
The second Xiao long heard Xiao Li's voice his body have out and he fell down .He was holding on with his will alone his strength ran dry long ago.This is a the first time Xiao long has been pushed to the brink of death with no retreat .
It was also the first time he discovered he like dancing on the edge of death and battle.The battle maniac was born .
Xiao Li and her kinsmen ravaged through the battlefield for hours slaughtering all of the asuras .
Xiao long recuperated for a few hours then joined in the fun.
Somewhere inside the clan the elders were watching the trial witnessed the entire ordeal .
" Those brats are sure ruthless" Guardian Mei commented.
" They sure are they have even clearned up the second layer leaving only the first" Old Bai added.
" If they continue on like this they will gain a lot of resources in the ancient battlefield " Xiao Xuan said.
" The ancestors have permitted the opening of the Battle tower war rankings." Xiao Yang announced.
" They are both lucky and unlucky too" Xiao Peng muttered enviously.