Heaven-shaking Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art

Hu Haoran learned from the system that every cultivation art had its own rank. From lowest to highest, they were Low-tier, Mid-tier, High-tier, Top-tier, Heaven-tier, Saint-tier, Heaven-shaking Tier, Peerless Tier, and the legendary Divine Tier—a total of nine ranks. In fact, Soul Masters of Douluo Continent had never seen a Divine Tier cultivation art. The strongest they had encountered was merely Peerless Tier. Yet Hu Haoran had obtained two cultivation arts that would make anyone green with envy. If word got out, countless people would surely fight to seize them. After all, an innocent man got into trouble for possessing treasure.

Comparing the two cultivation arts, the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art was indeed easier to cultivate than the Purple Firmament Thunder Art. The two arts also complemented each other. Both were imposing and powerful, with fierce might, and both suited Soul Masters with lightning attributes. The Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art focused primarily on speed, while the Purple Firmament Thunder Art emphasized strength and offense.

After much thought, Hu Haoran ultimately decided to cultivate the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art first. For one thing, it was relatively easier to cultivate. For another, the Purple Firmament Thunder Art had extremely harsh requirements, requiring at least level 30 before one could begin. His plan was to use the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art to lay his foundation for now. After level 30, he would focus on the Purple Firmament Thunder Art while using the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art as supplementary cultivation.

Without another word, Hu Haoran focused on the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art. It too was divided into thirteen layers. The first three layers were body-tempering methods, not much different from those of the unupgraded Blue Electric Dragon King Art. However, their strength could reach the point of effortlessly lifting a two-thousand-kilogram boulder. Hu Haoran had already successfully cultivated the first three layers of the Blue Electric Dragon King Art, so all he needed to do now was adjust his training according to the body-tempering method of the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art.

What he mainly needed to cultivate now were the internal cultivation methods of the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art—Blue Lightning Dragon Qi and Dragon Qi Condensation—which corresponded to the cultivation methods for Soul Warriors and Soul Masters.

Blue Lightning Dragon Qi required one to communicate with the lightning Soul Power between heaven and earth, using it to cleanse one's body until Soul Power filled every meridian and every cell. When Blue Lightning Dragon Qi gathered to its peak, the Dragon Qi would form a Dragon Core, marking the second stage: Dragon Qi Condensation.

After Hu Haoran understood the cultivation method of the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art, he immediately made a cultivation plan. He would train the body-tempering method in the morning and cultivate the internal method from noon until night. Although he did not yet have a Soul Ring, cultivating the art would still accumulate Soul Power. Once he obtained a Soul Ring, Hu Haoran's Soul Power would show explosive growth.

"Young Master! Young Master! Young Master! I heard you finally awakened your Martial Soul!" After Taohua received the news from Leng Xuewu, she immediately ran over excitedly to find Hu Haoran.

"Uh... yes." Hu Haoran looked at the overexcited Taohua and did not know how to respond for a moment.

"Madam told me that you've finally awakened your Martial Soul. I mustn't casually disturb your cultivation from now on. She also told me to take good care of your daily life." Taohua said excitedly, "Young Master, can you let me see your Martial Soul?"

"Uh... sure. It's not a big deal." After saying that, Hu Haoran summoned his Martial Soul. "Come out, Soaring Sword!"

A one-foot-seven-inch short sword entwined with Purple-Gold Veins appeared from Hu Haoran's palm, while the Soul Seal on the back of his hand gave off a dazzling glow.

"Wow! What a handsome sword!" Taohua stared at the sword with shining eyes.

"Alright, I need to continue cultivating too. Mother told me that she'll take me to hunt Soul Beasts in a week." Hu Haoran put away the Soaring Sword.

"Young Master, don't you need to reach level 10 before you can hunt Soul Beasts and obtain a Soul Ring? You've only just awakened your Martial Soul. There's no way you can reach level 10 in one week, right?" Taohua asked with a face full of confusion. After all, on Douluo Continent, there were not many people with Innate Full Soul Power, and those born with level 20 Soul Power were rarer than one in ten million.

"Your young master is rather talented. I have Innate Full Soul Power."

"..." Taohua was stunned by Hu Haoran. "Then I won't disturb your cultivation, Young Master."

After sending Taohua away, Hu Haoran officially began his first cultivation session after obtaining his Martial Soul.

Hu Haoran summoned the Soaring Sword and suspended it before himself. He wanted to use the sword's lightning attribute to communicate with the lightning Soul Power between heaven and earth.

The Soaring Sword hummed softly. Visible blue-violet light gathered toward it, then flowed through the Soaring Sword and into Hu Haoran's body. The sword slowly rose above Hu Haoran's head, while the blue-violet lightning Soul Power gradually wrapped around his body. Just like that, Hu Haoran entered deep cultivation.

After circulating through cycle after cycle, the lightning Soul Power finally split into three streams. One stream slowly cleansed Hu Haoran's skin and cells. Pitch-black, foul-smelling impurities were expelled from his body, and his skin became increasingly fair, making him look like a delicate pretty boy at first glance. Another stream remained within his meridians, widening them. This stream of lightning Soul Power made Hu Haoran feel both pain and comfort. The final stream returned to his dantian and slowly accumulated there.

After eighty-one cycles, Hu Haoran ended his first cultivation session.

"Wow! It stinks!" Hu Haoran was startled by the filth on his body. "This must be what people call the impurities inside the body. Scientifically speaking, it's metabolic waste. This cultivation art is incredible—it even has the effect of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the tendons."

After experiencing the results of his cultivation, Hu Haoran immediately ran off to prepare a large bucket of water for a bath. He had originally planned to order Taohua to do it, but he stank to high heaven. He did not want Taohua to mistakenly think he had soiled himself.

After washing up, Hu Haoran had dinner with Taohua.

"Young Master, have you decided what kind of Soul Ring you want?" Taohua asked with the curiosity of a child.

"I haven't decided yet. But based on the characteristics of my Martial Soul, I think I should look for some Strong Attack System Martial Souls." Hu Haoran knew a little about the classification systems of Douluo Continent.

"Madam should give you better advice when the time comes. I heard Madam's Martial Soul is also sword-type."

"Is that so? I've never seen what Mother's Martial Soul looks like."

With their idle chatter drifting from one topic to another, a relaxed and pleasant dinner passed by. That night, Hu Haoran threw himself into cultivation once more.

Time flew by, and a week passed. Within the Hu Family estate, Hu Haoran stood facing his mother.

"Summon your Martial Soul and attack me with all your strength. I want to inspect the results of your training this past week." Leng Xuewu spoke to Hu Haoran expressionlessly.

"Come out, Soaring Sword!" Hu Haoran did not dare be careless. He immediately summoned his Martial Soul and thrust straight at his mother.

Leng Xuewu merely brought two fingers together and lightly pointed forward. Fingertip met sword tip.

Clang...

Hu Haoran was sent flying backward.

"Not bad. Although you haven't obtained a Soul Ring, the Soul Power released by that simple thrust has already reached level 15. Your strength is even greater than that of a Great Soul Master, perhaps even comparable to some weaker Soul Elders. It is hard to imagine how you achieved this, but at least it proves you did not slack off this past week, and your efforts were not wasted." Leng Xuewu revealed a gratified smile. "Are you ready? We are about to depart for the Canglan Mountain Range."

"I'm ready. Mother, let's leave at once!" Hu Haoran could no longer wait to obtain his first Soul Ring.