Three Months!

His eyes widened, his lips trembled, and he looked at Gu Ci with disbelief in his eyes. "Teacher Gu... you... you're going to kill us!"

This place is unbearable even for three minutes, let alone a year?

I should have known better than to come!

A sudden feeling of regret arose in Shen Xuan.

Su Qingyue's delicate body trembled, and her cold face, pale with pain, was filled with resistance.

"Oh ho!! Great!!"

Only the Martial Fool Tuo Bashan, after a brief moment of shock, showed no fear. Instead, he clenched his fists and let out an excited roar.

Chen Fan remained silent.

He simply sat down cross-legged silently, ignoring the excruciating pain that felt like his body was about to fall apart, and immediately began to circulate the "Star-Transferring Blood Art".

He could clearly feel that, after Bone Refinement by that violent and savage blood power, the 115 calories of Qi and Blood in his body were becoming more solid and substantial than ever before.

This pool is a treasure!

However, Gu Ci ignored their thoughts, simply uttered a few words, and then drifted away.

That's all for today. Go back and get some rest. Tomorrow... remember my instructions!

Gu Ci's figure disappeared, and the children exchanged glances and fell silent.

Time flew by during the purgatory-like asceticism.

Day after day, week after week.

Entering the blood pool, enduring excruciating pain that tears at the soul, climbing out, recovering, and then entering again... This monotonous and cruel cycle became the entirety of the four people's lives.

Three months later.

Inside the Cave, the four figures all underwent a complete transformation.

Shen Xuan was the first to climb out of the blood pool. He was completely naked, and his once handsome face, which made women jealous, now had a more resolute and hardened look, as if it had been carved by a knife and axe.

He gritted his teeth, sat cross-legged by the pool, and began to regulate his breathing without saying a word.

He has been able to endure this hellish state for a full hour.

The price he pays is that he now experiences involuntary stomach cramps whenever he sees any red liquid.

Not long after, Su Qingyue also gracefully emerged from the pool.

She found her own path.

She infused her ethereal Mental Power into every cell of her body, precisely channeling the pain and resisting the impact of that savage will.

This allowed her to stay in the pool for more than fifty minutes.

Her temperament became increasingly ethereal and aloof, as if she were about to ascend to heaven at any moment, untouched by the dust of the mortal world.

"Roar!"

With a triumphant roar, Tuo Bashan's imposing figure strode out of the pool.

His Ancient Barbarian Tribe bloodline was fully activated under the stimulation of the Barbarian Blood Pool, and mysterious earthen-yellow totems appeared faintly beneath his bronze skin.

Now, he can stay in the pool for a full two hours, and his physical strength is comparable to that of an elite-level Anomalous Beast of the same rank!

However, the progress of the three of them paled in comparison to that of the last person.

Chen Fan became a monster that everyone looked up to.

While Shen Xuan was wailing, while Su Qingyue was struggling, while Tuo Bashan was roaring...

Chen Fan is enjoying himself.

He remained calmly in the pool, frantically circulating the "Star-Transferring Blood Art," using the raging savage blood power as the purest nourishment to cleanse his limbs and bones again and again.

He spends an outrageous amount of time in the pool every day.

Five hours!

Inside the Barbarian Blood Pool Cave, there was a deathly silence.

Chen Fan was the last to emerge from the blood pool. He was shirtless, and his nine-year-old body had smooth and well-proportioned lines. He did not appear particularly robust, but the blood flowing beneath his skin was no longer ordinary.

That was a terrifying blood Qi and Blood, forged and solidified like golden mercury through countless trials of savage blood and the Star Power!

"Roar!"

A hoarse yet incredibly excited roar exploded within the Cave.

Tuo Bashan, his body steaming with billowing white vapor, his eyes bloodshot, exuding an aura of savage wild beast, took a step forward and blocked Chen Fan's path.

He stared intently at Chen Fan, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Chen Fan, fight me!"

Boom!

Before he finished speaking, a surge of powerful Qi and Blood, several times stronger than it had been three months ago, erupted from Tuo Bashan's body!

113 calories!

On his bronze skin, mysterious earthen-yellow totems flashed wildly, pushing his aura to its peak.

He clenched his fist, which was as big as a clay pot, feeling the unprecedented surge of power within him, filled with absolute confidence.

This time, I'm sure I'll have a thrilling three hundred rounds with Chen Fan!

"..."

On the other side, Shen Xuan, who had just gotten up from the ground and was rubbing his waist, saw this scene and his lips twitched violently.

"Is this barbarian made of iron? He just crawled out of the Barbarian Blood Pool and he's already thinking about fighting?"

Far from being nervous, he winked at Su Qingyue was sitting cross-legged and meditating, her aura growing increasingly aloof, and whispered, "Fairy Qingyue, stop meditating, come, shall we start a game?"

Su Qingyue opened her beautiful, icy blue eyes, her cold gaze falling on him without saying a word, as if she were looking at a fool.

Shen Xuan didn't care at all. He simply held up a finger and analyzed in an experienced tone, "This barbarian's Qi and Blood is now 113 units, and his physical body is comparable to a monster. I bet he can last a minute against Chen Fan this time!"

Su Qingyue's icy gaze swept from the battle-ready Tuo Bashan to the calm and collected Chen Fan, and finally returned to Shen Xuan's handsome face.

She parted her lips slightly and uttered three words softly.

"Fifty seconds."

"Huh?" Shen Xuan was taken aback, then laughed. "Fifty seconds? Fairy, you underestimate this barbarian's progress over the past three months. What's the bet?"

Su Qingyue didn't look at him, but calmly said, "If I win, three high-grade Qi and Blood Potions!"

"Make a deal!"

He readily agreed, fearing the other party might change their mind.

On the field.

Facing the battle-ready Tuo Bashan, Chen Fan calmly nodded.

"Can."

The battle erupted instantly!

Tuo Bashan shot out like a cannonball, the hard rock beneath his feet cracking open with a deafening roar. He transformed into a yellowish-brown afterimage, instantly rushing towards Chen Fan.

He channeled all the strength, insights, pain, and resentment he had accumulated over the past three months into this earth-shattering punch!

"Barbarian God Strike!"

Before the fist even arrived, the violent force of the punch tore through the air, creating a piercing sonic boom—its power was terrifying!

However, faced with a blow powerful enough to shatter a small mountain, Chen Fan neither dodged nor evaded.

He simply raised his arm and, without any fanfare, delivered a basic straight punch, facing the raging wind of the punch.

This punch had no spectacular phenomena or earth-shattering force; it was just like a beginner's standard practice move.

The only difference was the dazzling, refined, and extremely heavy gold covering the knuckles.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.