The Qi-Blood Power transformed into a great dragon and the Martial Artist Plague transformed into a Poisonous Flood Dragon instantly entangled with each other.
There were no fancy tricks in their attacks, just sheer "hand-to-hand" combat.
Biting, gnawing, tearing!
That was all the fighting entailed.
Every time the Qi-Blood Power gnawed or tore a piece of "flesh" from the Poisonous Flood Dragon, the Martial Artist Plague diminished a bit.
The attacks from the Poisonous Flood Dragon also made the Qi-Blood dragon weaker and smaller.
Not only that, but every time the Poisonous Flood Dragon gnawed on a piece of the great dragon's "flesh," it would recover some, while the great dragon's gnawing required it to expend its own power to erode the strength of the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
Fortunately, the Qi-Blood Power transformed into a great dragon was strong enough that even under these circumstances, it could still weaken the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
But this state couldn't last for too long.
Otherwise, as this give and take continued, the Poisonous Flood Dragon would become increasingly stronger, and if the Qi-Blood dragon couldn't gain an advantage in the struggle, this assault on the disease focus would fail.
And the Poisonous Flood Dragon would become even stronger due to the replenishment from the Qi-Blood Power, increasing the difficulty of the next assault.
Wang Sheng instantly felt the difficulty of the Martial Artist Plague, no wonder those below a Third Grade Martial Artist were bound to die.
However—
Difficult as it was, it didn't mean there was no solution.
The current situation could be quantitatively represented.
Every attack of the Qi-Blood Power would reduce the strength of the Poisonous Flood Dragon by 5, while each attack from the Poisonous Flood Dragon would reduce the Qi-Blood dragon's strength by 2, and replenish itself by 1, with both sides attacking about the same number of times.
That meant every attack of the Qi-Blood Power would effectively reduce the disease focus of the Martial Artist Plague by 4.
It had the advantage, and not a small one.
What Wang Sheng had to do was maintain this advantage, thus the Martial Artist Plague would eventually be eroded by the Qi-Blood Power.
After all, looking at the situation before the assault when the sense of crisis had disappeared, even if Wang Sheng did nothing, the Qi-Blood dragon formed by the Qi-Blood Power could erode the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
Not to mention, he had taken three Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills out of concern.
The Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills continuously replenished, keeping the strength of the Qi-Blood Power from falling.
Simply put, the Qi-Blood dragon not only had the advantage but also had a continuously healing state.
After fighting with the Poisonous Flood Dragon for a while, the great dragon had hardly consumed much, but the Poisonous Flood Dragon had already "weakened" significantly.
Perhaps because the Martial Artist Plague focus "proactively struck," this focus was seemingly the strongest but was worn down the fastest.
The first three disease focuses took up to three days.
For this Martial Artist Plague focus, Wang Sheng started the assault in the morning, and by the time it got dark, there was only a little bit left.
And this last bit was wiped out by the final blow of the Qi-Blood Power transformed dragon.
"Roar~"
Wang Sheng seemed to hear the unwilling roar of the Poisonous Flood Dragon, but no matter how unwilling, it had no effect, and the disease focus formed by the Martial Artist Plague was already truly an "empty fortress" with the gates open at the moment the Poisonous Flood Dragon disappeared.
"Roar~"
Wang Sheng seemed to hear a dragon chant, and the Qi-Blood Power transformed into a great dragon and instantly charged at this last disease focus.
Bang!
Like a long-blocked torrent bursting forth, the Qi-Blood Power broke through the disease focus in an instant and surged forward inside Wang Sheng's body, thundering nonstop.
And the moment Wang Sheng broke through the Martial Artist Plague focus, he felt as though a heavy stone that had pressed on him since entering the Flipping Illness stage had vanished without a trace.
Wild and exhilarating!
That was his most genuine feeling right now.
If it had not been for the unsuitability of the location, he would have roared out loud.
This feeling was indescribable.
As if born anew, free of disease and purity, without worries or troubles, his entire being seemed to dwell in Chaos, his body cohesive and impervious to dust or external evils.
However, it only lasted for a moment, as if something in his body was amiss, causing this magical feeling to disappear.
Wang Sheng came back to his senses, and quickly figured out the issue.
That feeling was actually the sensation of completely transforming after having gone through the "Finding Disease" and "Flipping Illness" stages, concluding the whole process of Qi Rushing to the Disease.
It had lasted only a moment, for he had not yet completed the final stage of Qi Rushing to the Disease —
Reducing the Disease!
After all the disease focuses within his body had been broken through, it was akin to undergoing surgery, where the surgery cures the disease, but still leaves scars that need healing.
Reducing the Disease was the stage of healing those scars after surgery.
The work of the Qi-Blood Power wasn't over, it would continue to operate, repairing the "wounds" left by the impact on the disease focuses.
Do not underestimate this step.
The goal of Foundation Establishment for a hundred days was to completely transform oneself, achieving a flawless body.
Hence, meticulous and slow work was necessary, without leaving even the slightest flaw, for if there were any, it would lead to a leak feeling something akin to exhaustion of momentum, just as he had felt a moment before.
If severe, it could even impact the subsequent development of realms.
Now that the greatest threat of Martial Artist's Disease had been resolved, Wang Sheng's safety was no longer in jeopardy.
He could take his time to heal, without any need to rush.
Previously, due to the threat of Martial Artist's Disease and out of concern for his own safety, he had stopped practicing the Eight Extremes Fist and Plum Flower Step, but now he could resume training them.
The importance of these two skills was significant as well, allowing him to maximize his utilization of the Qi-Blood Power.
During his fight with Mountain Lord, had he not known the Eight Extremes Fist, the victor would have been uncertain.
And back then, it was only a sixth-level Eight Extremes Fist.
He was eager to know, if he were to train the Eight Extremes Fist to a Breakthrough, what kind of impact it would have.
Thinking of these, Wang Sheng did not feel annoyed by the numerous tasks ahead, but rather, he took a deep breath of relief.
"Phew—"
"Finally back on track!"
Martial Artist's Disease was eliminated.
The sword hanging over his head had finally vanished, and he could continue to methodically enhance his abilities, looking at his current progress in skills.
"Qi Rushing to the Disease: Reducing the Disease (1%)
Ba Duan Jin: Breakthrough +3 (28%)
Inner Core Skill (Foundation Establishment): Breakthrough +3 (23%)
Herb Recognition: Breakthrough +2 (75%)
Medicinal Plant Cultivation: Breakthrough +3 (65%)
Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill Production: 5 (2%)
Eight Extremes Fist: 8 (25%)
Plum Flower Step: 6 (13%)"
As expected, Qi Rushing to the Disease had entered the Reducing the Disease stage, and it was the third operation of the Qi-Blood Power.
However, just as Wang Sheng had anticipated, this operation was slower.
He estimated that it would take longer than Finding Disease to complete.
But with every completion of a repair, his mastery over the Qi-Blood Power would increase, and his strength would grow stronger; this process could not be considered a torment!
The progress of the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill production, as it required daily manufacturing, was not insignificant.
Wang Sheng quickly reviewed his current information and planned his time efficiently.
The time for Inner Core Skill and Ba Duan Jin could return to normal, while he would advance the time for practicing Eight Extremes Fist and Plum Flower Step.
Additionally, the time for Medicinal Plant Cultivation needed to increase.
Resources were something that could never be in short supply, now that the consumption of Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills was gradually catching up, it was time to enhance the cultivation speed.
Not just Medicinal Plant Cultivation, considering the current situation, food would undoubtedly be scarce in the future.
Even if Qingshan Village had prepared food in advance, it might not suffice after entering Qingshan Village, thus the skill of Grain Planting also needed to be developed.
After resolving Martial Artist's Disease, everything seemed to have returned to the original busy yet fulfilling state.
"The familiar feeling has returned!"
However, while his days resumed as before, the rest of Qingshan Village was not at peace, because Xu Qu had already begun treating Martial Artist's Disease…