“I’m about to break through. Chen Feng, you haven’t broken through yet, have you? Maybe I’ll break through before you,” Qian Chunfeng said preemptively.

"I'm still a little short," Li You said nonchalantly.

"It will take me about half a month more," Zhang Shanfeng said after a moment of silence.

“I have already broken through,” He Fanghua said with a smile.

"So what kind of blood did you choose to refine, gold blood or silver blood? It shouldn't be jade blood, right?" Chen Feng asked again.

"Of course it can't be jade blood. Our families all have requirements; it has to be silver blood at the very least."

"However, refining golden blood is too difficult. I plan to break through with silver blood first, and then find a way to refine golden blood again when I reach the peak of the fourth-grade grandmaster." Qian Chunfeng shook his head and said.

“Yes, I also broke through to the seventh rank with silver blood. But Qian Chunfeng is right. When you reach the peak of the fourth rank Grandmaster, there are many items that can help you refine gold blood. It’s not bad to refine gold blood again at that time.” He Fanghua nodded.

However, at this moment, both Li You and Zhang Shanfeng remained silent, as if suppressed by an invisible force.

Chen Feng keenly noticed this, and he stared intently at them, trying to decipher some clues from their resolute expressions.

As expected, Chen Feng thought to himself, "Judging from their appearance, they probably think exactly the same thing as me!"

Yes, that's right. The resolute and determined look on Li You and Zhang Shanfeng's faces made Chen Feng understand everything in an instant.

The three of them shared the same goal: to successfully refine the extremely precious Golden Blood in one go!

Once this thought entered my mind, it spread rapidly like wildfire.

Chen Feng was well aware of the difficulty of this mission, but he also understood that only by forging ahead and never backing down could he realize his dream.

"What's the difference between refining Golden Blood when you're at the peak of the fourth rank and refining it before breaking through to the seventh rank?" Chen Feng was puzzled by this, so he asked the others.

"The two are called Acquired Golden Blood and Innate Golden Blood, respectively. Although both can break through to the upper three ranks, Acquired Golden Blood warriors have virtually no chance of breaking through to the first rank Martial Saint, let alone above the first rank," Li You explained to Chen Feng.

"I see." Chen Feng nodded. In other words, anyone who was preparing to refine the Acquired Golden Blood had basically given up on their future attempt to become a First-Rank Martial Saint.

But in reality, the chance of being able to challenge for the qualification of a first-grade martial artist is one in a million!

For most martial artists, this is simply an unattainable dream. Their hearts are filled with helplessness and despair, knowing that they may never be able to reach that level.

Those who didn't have the chance to reach the first-rank martial artist might feel a little resentful.

They watched as others progressed further and further on the path of martial arts, while they themselves could only remain at the level of a second-grade Martial Venerable. This gap made them feel extremely disappointed.

They tried and struggled, but fate always seemed to be working against them, shattering their dreams time and time again.

However, some martial artists were unwilling to give up so easily. They chose to use their silver blood to break through to the seventh-grade Blood Refining realm, hoping to gain even greater strength as soon as possible.

During this process, they were filled with inner conflict and struggle. They knew that doing so might involve enormous risks, but in pursuit of a higher level, they were willing to take the plunge.

When they finally break through to the seventh grade of Blood Refining Realm, a sense of joy and accomplishment will well up in their hearts.

At the same time, they also felt a little uneasy, because they knew that this was just the beginning, and the road ahead was long, full of unknowns and challenges.

At the peak of the fourth rank, they need to refine their golden blood again, which is another difficult choice.

They worry about failure and losing everything they have, but their deep-seated desire and dedication to martial arts lead them to resolutely choose this path.

During this process, their psychology constantly experienced ups and downs and changes.

Sometimes they are full of confidence and believe they can succeed; other times they fall into self-doubt and feel that they may not be able to reach their goals.

But no matter what, they will not give up easily, because they have a firm belief in their hearts: to become a first-class martial artist and stand at the pinnacle of martial arts.

"Who is Chen Feng?" Just as a group of friends were chatting, a group of people walked over, and the burly man at the head of the group asked loudly.

"Reporting, sir, this is Chen Feng from Outpost Number One." Chen Feng immediately stepped forward, stood up straight, and saluted.

"I am Wei Hu, the commander of the regimental mobile battalion. I heard from Company Commander Si that you lured away a sixth-rank gray werewolf. How did you escape? Was that sixth-rank gray werewolf here just now?" Wei Hu asked.

"Reporting to Captain Wei, I have good lightness skills and know some tricks to conceal my presence, so after running into the dense forest, I managed to shake off the other party."

"That's the sixth-rank gray werewolf over there on the ground. I injured his foot with a trap, so he stopped chasing me." Chen Feng answered, pointing to the corpse of a gray werewolf next to him.

“No wonder when we surrounded and killed this sixth-rank gray werewolf, we felt that he had an injury on his foot and was having some difficulty moving, so we killed him first,” Xiang Dong said with a smile, finally solving a mystery.

"Good job. Come find me at the regimental headquarters when you have time. By the way, let's add each other on our phone. If I go back to Tianlang Pass, I'll ask you for a drink. Do you drink?" Wei Hu said with a smile, taking the initiative to add Chen Feng on his phone.

“If the officer invites me, I must drink,” Chen Feng said with a smile. The other freshmen around him were full of admiration. Only Chen Feng, the top freshman, dared to joke with a sixth-rank captain.

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