The moment Jiang Hao swallowed the tenth drop of Blood of Origin, he immediately sensed something unusual.
When he had taken the Blood of Origin before, some kind of power had boiled within him, yet it had been unable to erupt.
But this time was different.
Jiang Hao felt that terrifying power had completely "awakened."
"Boom."
A rumble erupted within Jiang Hao's body.
Then, a faint golden radiance actually appeared over his body.
Strands of golden patterns even surfaced across his skin.
The Tower Spirit's eyes widened at the sight.
"Golden light?"
"When Bloodline Power is accompanied by golden light, only divine blood can produce it."
"Could it be that what Jiang Hao awakened is divine blood?"
The Tower Spirit was truly shocked.
Divine blood!
Only those ancient Lineages that called themselves descendants of gods could possibly produce divine blood.
As for ordinary people?
That was simply impossible.
And Jiang Hao's condition at this moment was far from good.
Pain.
It was truly too painful.
The golden patterns on the surface of his body were like raging flames.
From within to without, they seemed determined to burn him into ashes.
For a moment, this sensation felt extremely familiar to Jiang Hao.
It was like... Visualization!
That was right. This was precisely how he felt when visualizing the Great Sun.
Burned to ashes.
But that had taken place within his consciousness. Even if he was burned to ashes, he would not die.
But what about now?
Jiang Hao had a feeling that if he could not endure it, he might truly die!
The Tower Spirit also realized that something was wrong.
With a wave of his hand, the power of the Desolate Heaven Tower enveloped Jiang Hao.
At the same time, an icy-cold aura rushed into Jiang Hao's body.
"Jiang Hao, keep your consciousness clear. You have awakened divine blood that is supremely hard and supremely yang. You must endure it, or the divine blood will burn you to ashes!"
The Tower Spirit's words entered Jiang Hao's ears.
Jiang Hao heard them.
His heart tightened.
Divine blood that was supremely hard and supremely yang?
It seemed his Bloodline was extraordinarily remarkable.
But the more remarkable it was, the more dangerous it was to him now.
Fortunately, Jiang Hao's will was indeed exceptionally firm.
And he had the Tower Spirit's help as well.
As time passed, the golden divine patterns on Jiang Hao's body gradually faded away.
Half an hour later, Jiang Hao opened his eyes.
"My Bloodline has awakened?"
Jiang Hao saw the Tower Spirit.
"Yes, your Bloodline has awakened. And according to my estimation, it should be an extraordinarily remarkable kind of divine blood!"
The Tower Spirit replied.
"Divine blood?"
Jiang Hao knew nothing about Bloodlines.
"Master once said that many powerful Bloodlines lie hidden within the human body. Ordinary people cannot stimulate their Bloodlines; only certain special methods, such as the Blood of Origin, can awaken them."
"But what kind of Bloodline is awakened depends on one's own fortune."
"The strongest among them is the legendary divine blood. Only descendants of the most ancient god-descended Lineages could possibly awaken divine blood."
"Are you truly not a descendant of a god-descended Lineage?"
Jiang Hao shook his head.
How could he be a descendant of some god-descended Lineage?
He was merely an ordinary person.
As for why he had awakened divine blood, Jiang Hao guessed that it was most likely related to the Martial Arts Divine Hall.
At that thought, Jiang Hao immediately examined his own data.
Cultivation: Ming Jin (early stage) Incomplete Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood: 10% progress (can be deduced) Bone Quality: 7 Comprehension: 5.8 Spirit: 2 Great Sun Battle Sacred Body: not initiated Fierce Tiger Fist: Major Accomplishment (Tiger Demon Form, 40% enhancement) Ming Jin: 310% power enhancement
Jiang Hao saw the Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood.
However, it was incomplete divine blood.
That was normal.
After all, only Golden Crows possessed complete divine blood.
Everyone else's was incomplete.
In fact, Jiang Hao's was severely incomplete.
His divine blood progress was merely 10%, only just enough to reach the point of divine blood awakening.
"What does this divine blood do?"
A thought stirred in Jiang Hao's heart.
He mobilized the Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood.
It was practically instinctive. He could wield it without any practice.
It was as though it were a part of his body.
Golden divine patterns once again emerged over Jiang Hao's body.
But this time, the golden divine patterns began to burn.
The blazing flames did not harm Jiang Hao in the slightest.
"This is... Great Sun True Fire?"
At the sight of the terrifying flames, the Tower Spirit's heart skipped a beat.
Great Sun True Fire!
It was said to burn all things, to be supremely hard and supremely yang, capable of destroying ten thousand evils.
Jiang Hao also understood the function of the Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood. It offered a certain enhancement to his physical qualities, but most importantly, it granted this Great Sun True Fire.
Moreover, Jiang Hao vaguely sensed that this was not the Great Sun True Fire's true might.
It did not even possess one ten-thousandth of its power.
The genuine Great Sun True Fire was far beyond his imagination.
"With the Great Sun True Fire and the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body, I have no idea how many times stronger my combat strength has become."
Jiang Hao was immensely satisfied.
"Alright, Jiang Hao. Withdraw your divine blood."
The Tower Spirit spoke.
Jiang Hao withdrew his divine blood and quickly returned to normal.
"Jiang Hao, now that you have awakened your Bloodline, it is time for you to leave."
"Remember, return to the Desolate Heaven Tower after you cultivate Pill Force and initiate the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body."
Jiang Hao nodded.
Then, the Tower Spirit waved his hand, and a passage appeared.
Jiang Hao stepped into the passage, his figure vanishing in an instant.
At this moment, outside the Desolate Heaven Tower.
Many people were watching the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower.
Yet as time passed bit by bit,
there was still no change on the Ninth Floor.
For a time, everyone began discussing among themselves.
"Has it been two hours already? Jiang Hao has remained on the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower for so long. Could something have happened to him?"
"Very few have ever cleared the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower. Every one of them was an astonishing genius in the history of our Huangtian Sect. Nearly all successfully Entered Dao, and some even traveled far along the path of Entering Dao. It will not be easy for Jiang Hao to stand shoulder to shoulder with such figures. Perhaps he has been stopped at the Ninth Floor."
"Exactly. It has been so long. Jiang Hao took roughly the same amount of time to pass each of the first eight floors; he never took this long. Something must have happened."
"He has already reached the Ninth Floor. If he cannot clear it, that would be such a pity. An Inner Gate Recommendation Slot would have been wasted."
"Still, since he reached the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower, even if he cannot enter the Inner Gate, plenty of people would be willing to use an Outer Gate Recommendation Slot to make Jiang Hao an Outer Gate disciple."
"That is true..."
In truth, many people understood that whether Jiang Hao could clear the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower or not, it would not affect his reputation as a genius.
Only Zhao Heita was the most nervous.
After all, the Inner Gate Recommendation Slot had been given by Zhao Heita.
If Jiang Hao failed, it would be a tremendous blow to Zhao Heita.
"Buzz."
Suddenly, the Desolate Heaven Tower trembled slightly.
At the same time, the light on the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower instantly went out.
The Desolate Heaven Tower sank into silence once more.
"Whoosh."
A figure emerged from within the Desolate Heaven Tower.
It was none other than Jiang Hao!
Yet everyone was uncertain and suspicious.
The light on the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower had gone out.
So had Jiang Hao cleared the Ninth Floor or not?
For a moment, countless gazes gathered upon Jiang Hao.
At that moment, Yuan Wentian, the Sect Master of the Huangtian Sect, appeared.
There was a trace of delight in his eyes.
"Jiang Hao has cleared the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower. From this day onward, he shall be promoted directly to the Inner Gate and become an Inner Disciple!"
Yuan Wentian's voice rolled out in all directions.
"Boom."
The entire Huangtian Sect was shaken.
"He succeeded?"
At this moment, Zhao Heita was incomparably excited.
His entire body was even trembling.
He had succeeded!
He had succeeded!
Zhao Heita had used a precious Inner Gate Recommendation Slot to have Jiang Hao promoted directly into the Inner Gate, becoming an Inner Disciple of the Huangtian Sect.
And he was no ordinary Inner Disciple.
He had passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower.
There was hope for him to Enter Dao!
"Jiang Hao."
Yuan Wentian walked toward Jiang Hao step by step.
"This disciple greets the Sect Master!"
Jiang Hao knew that the man before him was the Sect Master of the Huangtian Sect.
"Jiang Hao, your ability to clear the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower proves that your talent stands above all in the Inner Gate!"
"However, your current cultivation is still somewhat lacking. You are not yet worthy of bearing the title of Seed of the Dao."
"I promise you this: if you cultivate Transforming Force within ten years, you may become the Seed of the Dao of my Huangtian Sect."
"A Seed of the Dao at Transforming Force has never appeared in my Huangtian Sect. I hope you can be the first..."
After saying that, Yuan Wentian turned and left.
Yet Yuan Wentian's words left everyone even more shaken.
"The Sect Master personally promised that if Jiang Hao cultivated Transforming Force within ten years, he could become a Seed of the Dao. A Seed of the Dao!"
"Jiang Hao's talent even amazed the Sect Master. The Seeds of the Dao in our Huangtian Sect were generally the cream of the crop among the True Disciples. Only those with hope of Entering Dao could become Seeds of the Dao. A Transforming Force Seed of the Dao? It had never appeared in the sect's history."
"Jiang Hao passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower. His becoming a Seed of the Dao would be fully deserved. After all, every person who had passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower before had successfully Entered Dao."
"Unfortunately, Jiang Hao was not yet a Seed of the Dao. In the end, his cultivation was still a little too low."
"Jiang Hao had already made history. He was now an Inner Disciple, the first Inner Disciple in our Huangtian Sect with Ming Jin cultivation!"
Jiang Hao ignored the discussions around him.
Step by step, he walked up to Zhao Heita.
For Jiang Hao to achieve what he had today, Zhao Heita could be said to have contributed the most.
"Master, your disciple has not failed your expectations!"
Jiang Hao gave Zhao Heita a deep bow.
Countless gazes fell upon Zhao Heita as well.
A Transforming Force martial artist was actually Jiang Hao's master?
Many people were incomparably envious of Zhao Heita.
At that moment, Zhao Heita straightened his chest, his face brimming with pride.
This was the most glorious moment of Zhao Heita's life!
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