"Buzz."
Jiang Hao felt a wave of dizziness.
He seemed to be standing within an illusory space.
Then, as if blessed with sudden inspiration, he began practicing his fist technique.
He practiced the Fierce Tiger Fist.
He simply punched over and over again.
Thousands upon thousands of times.
Many people said that if one read a book a hundred times, its meaning would reveal itself.
In truth, those words also applied to martial arts practice.
Especially fist techniques.
When Jiang Hao spent decades practicing his punches without change, again and again—perhaps thousands of times, perhaps tens of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands—
In any case, he had become familiar with the Fierce Tiger Fist beyond familiar.
It had even become instinct, practiced into his very bones.
As though he had been born knowing the Fierce Tiger Fist.
There was no earth-shattering stroke of fortune.
It was simply during this day-after-day repetition of the Fierce Tiger Fist that, at a certain moment, Jiang Hao received sudden inspiration.
He understood.
Without any warning, he comprehended it on such an ordinary, unremarkable day.
Jiang Hao seemed to transform into a genuine Tiger Demon.
He had not merely understood its form; now, he understood its spirit as well.
This was True Intent!
"So this is the True Intent of the Fierce Tiger Fist!"
Jiang Hao performed the Fierce Tiger Fist once more.
At once, the power of every move surged dramatically.
It was as though he truly were a terrifying Tiger Demon.
What was even more terrifying was that, having comprehended True Intent from the Fierce Tiger Fist, Jiang Hao had naturally obtained its secret move, Tiger Roar Mountain Forest!
Jiang Hao unleashed the secret move.
He threw a punch.
Immediately, a massive Tiger Demon seemed to appear in the void.
This punch directly doubled his strength, unstoppable in its momentum!
Jiang Hao understood in an instant.
This was the power of a True Intent Secret Move.
Actually, the True Intent Secret Move of the Fierce Tiger Fist should not have been this terrifying.
It could only increase its power by fifty percent.
But what Jiang Hao had comprehended was "Tiger Demon True Intent."
That made everything completely different.
It caused the power of the Fierce Tiger Fist's True Intent Secret Move to soar enormously.
With the Fierce Tiger Fist perfected and its True Intent Secret Move comprehended, Jiang Hao began practicing the Moon Chasing Footwork again.
His Moon Chasing Footwork had already reached Major Accomplishment and was extremely proficient.
Yet he continued practicing day after day.
He wanted to make the Moon Chasing Footwork faster.
But how could footwork become faster?
Jiang Hao thought of how people ran faster when the wind was at their backs.
The instant that thought emerged, Jiang Hao began trying.
He practiced the Moon Chasing Footwork in the wind.
He even tried to incorporate the element of "wind" into the Moon Chasing Footwork.
But this was difficult.
One year, three years, five years, ten years...
Jiang Hao no longer knew how long this state had lasted.
This time, it had even lasted longer than his practice of the Fierce Tiger Fist.
Clearly, the Moon Chasing Footwork seemed more profound than the Fierce Tiger Fist.
Until one day.
Jiang Hao casually performed the Moon Chasing Footwork.
His entire body seemed to merge into the wind.
With one step, he actually leaped more than one zhang.
Once there was a first time, there came a second, then a third...
As Jiang Hao gradually perfected it,
He comprehended it again.
The True Intent of the Moon Chasing Footwork was wind.
He seemed able to sense the most minute changes in the wind.
With every step he took, wind accompanied him.
With one step, he could leap more than one zhang.
Step after step, he walked as naturally as an ordinary person, crossing a thousand mountains and ten thousand waters, measuring the earth with his feet.
This was Shrink Step Into Inch!
The True Intent Secret Move of the Moon Chasing Footwork had formed!
However, Jiang Hao faintly felt that this was not the limit of the Moon Chasing Footwork.
As he measured the earth with his feet, he increasingly felt his own insignificance and the limitations of the Moon Chasing Footwork.
Before heaven, earth, and nature, what did his Moon Chasing Footwork amount to?
A faint stirring rose in Jiang Hao's heart.
He seemed to want to grasp something.
But everything came to an abrupt halt.
"Derivation complete."
That cold voice instantly pulled Jiang Hao back into reality.
Jiang Hao looked around.
He was still inside the Dao Palace.
So everything just now had been a dream in the southern bough.
But had it truly been a dream in the southern bough?
"Rumble."
Jiang Hao's vision blurred, and he was sent out of the Dao Palace.
The Martial Arts Divine Hall closed once more, and he could no longer enter it.
Within his consciousness, the three celestial bodies—the Great Sun, Blood Moon, and Black Hole—remained unchanged.
But Jiang Hao knew that entering the Martial Arts Divine Hall this time had been a tremendous opportunity!
Jiang Hao immediately examined his own data.
Cultivation: Hidden Force (late stage) Residual Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood: 10% progress (can be derived) Bone Quality: 7 Comprehension: 10 Spirit: 2 Great Sun Battle Sacred Body: Not initiated Fierce Tiger Fist: Perfected (True Intent Secret Move Tiger Roar Mountain Forest, doubled power) Moon Chasing Footwork: Perfected (True Intent Secret Move Shrink Step Into Inch) Ming Jin: 430% enhanced power Hidden Force: Heart Force, Liver Force, Spleen Force, Lung Force
Jiang Hao narrowed his eyes slightly.
His heart was actually filled with shock.
The Fierce Tiger Fist and Moon Chasing Footwork had both reached perfection, and he had mastered their True Intent Secret Moves.
This was no small matter.
For a Martial Skill to go from Major Accomplishment to perfection was a qualitative transformation.
Even with extremely high Comprehension, one still needed an opportunity.
Only with such an opportunity could one possibly master True Intent and bring a Martial Skill to perfection.
There were many geniuses within the Huangtian Sect's Inner Gate.
But across the entire Inner Gate, there was probably not a single person who had practiced a Martial Skill to perfection.
This showed just how difficult it was for a Martial Skill to reach perfection and master a True Intent Secret Move.
"Even though my Comprehension has broken through to 10, I have no idea how long it would have taken me to comprehend the True Intent of the Fierce Tiger Fist and Moon Chasing Footwork. Yet now, both Martial Skills have smoothly mastered True Intent and reached the perfected realm."
"So this is the derivation of the Martial Arts Divine Hall? It truly is unbelievable!"
Jiang Hao was deeply shaken as well.
He knew that the Martial Arts Divine Hall was wondrous.
Merely visualizing three celestial bodies could increase one's talent. That alone was already incredible.
But a single derivation within the Martial Arts Divine Hall was even more miraculous.
Jiang Hao carefully recalled the process of the derivation.
It seemed as though he himself had spent decades, slowly comprehending True Intent bit by bit, until his Martial Skills reached perfection.
It had made the Fierce Tiger Fist and Moon Chasing Footwork truly his own.
This seemed to involve... time!
Yes, time.
Yet it did not seem to be time alone.
Furthermore, at the end of the derivation, Jiang Hao could vaguely sense that the True Intent of the Moon Chasing Footwork was not the end.
There seemed to be something at an even higher level.
Jiang Hao closed his eyes and recalled it carefully.
"Dao Charm..."
He remembered that sensation.
Dao Charm.
The Dao Charm possessed only by Entering Dao experts.
It seemed that if he continued the derivation, he could derive it to the level of "Entering Dao"?
This was simply unbelievable.
Entering Dao was not merely a matter of cultivation; it was also a realm.
If he could enter the Martial Arts Divine Hall again, would he not be able to enter Dao in a single day?
No, more precisely, it would be "Entering Dao in a single thought."
This was something even the master of the Desolate Heaven Tower could absolutely not accomplish.
From this, it was clear that the Martial Arts Divine Hall was vastly stronger than the Desolate Heaven Tower.
They were not on the same level at all.
Therefore, the Martial Arts Divine Hall absolutely could not be exposed.
This was Jiang Hao's greatest secret!
"Now that my Comprehension has reached 10, I wonder whether the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body can be initiated?"
Jiang Hao thought of the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body.
This was an Acquired Sacred Body.
When he had obtained this Acquired Sacred Body cultivation method within the Desolate Heaven Tower, several years had passed, yet he had not even managed to begin it.
Actually, this was perfectly normal.
Previously, Jiang Hao had vaguely felt that his Comprehension did not seem sufficient.
To initiate it, he would probably have needed to spend a very long time.
But now, his Comprehension had already reached 10 and had even undergone some transformation.
Then he could give it a try.
As soon as he thought it, he did it. Jiang Hao immediately began attempting to cultivate the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body.
The Great Sun Battle Sacred Body was truly difficult.
Jiang Hao had cultivated it before.
He had practiced for years without being able to initiate it.
He had always felt as if he were lost amid clouds and mist, as though there was something he could not comprehend.
But now, things were different.
When he cultivated the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body again, that former feeling of mountains of clouds and veils of mist vanished.
Instead, everything became extremely clear.
Vaguely, Jiang Hao felt that some changes were occurring throughout his body, from the inside out, utterly and completely.
A faint mark emerged between his brows.
The mark was pale, flickering in and out of existence.
Yet it carried a faintly astonishing aura.
At the same time, a massive phantom shadow appeared vaguely behind Jiang Hao.
But the phantom was impossible to make out clearly.
It seemed as though it could disperse at any moment.
Whoosh.
Jiang Hao opened his eyes.
The instant he opened them, the mark between his brows and the phantom behind him both vanished.
Everything seemed to return to normal.
"Great Sun Battle Sacred Body... so that was it..."
Jiang Hao murmured under his breath.
At that moment, he understood why he had been unable to cultivate the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body before.
The Great Sun Battle Sacred Body demanded extremely high Comprehension and Bone Quality.
Previously, his Comprehension had not met the standard. If he wanted to get started, it would have taken a very long time.
At the very least, several years.
But now that his Comprehension had reached 10, entering the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body naturally became possible.
Jiang Hao glanced at his data.
"Great Sun Battle Sacred Body: 1% progress (10% enhancement)"
Seeing the enhancement from the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body, Jiang Hao's heart jolted.
At merely 1% progress, it already provided a 10% enhancement?
In other words, if it reached 100% and he completely cultivated the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body, would it not grant a tenfold enhancement?
Worthy indeed of bearing the name "Sacred Body," the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body was truly terrifying.
Of course, the ceiling was high, but the floor was low as well.
His Comprehension had met the standard, but the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body's requirements for Bone Quality were equally high.
With Jiang Hao's current Bone Quality of 7, it was simply impossible for him to greatly increase the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body's progress in a short time.
Unless his Bone Quality reached 10 or above.
Moreover, the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body also required certain special resources to aid its cultivation.
"Sacred Bodies differ from Bloodlines. A Bloodline only needs to be awakened slowly, but for a Sacred Body—especially an Acquired Sacred Body—to rival the power of an Innate Sacred Body, precious external cultivation resources must be used to enhance the Acquired Sacred Body."
Jiang Hao fell into thought.
Sacred Bodies had been created by sages of past generations who observed Innate Sacred Bodies. Naturally, raising an Acquired Sacred Body to the point where it could rival an Innate Sacred Body would not be so simple.
The required resources were exceedingly precious.
However, with the Huangtian Sect's influence, gathering those resources should not be a problem.
The issue now was that his Bone Quality had yet to reach 10.
"I'll set Comprehension aside for now. Comprehension at 10 is already very high."
"From now on, I must devote myself fully to Visualizing the Great Sun and improving my Bone Quality."
Jiang Hao made his decision.
And he had another objective as well.
With Comprehension at 10, he could deduce martial arts.
If his Bone Quality reached 10, would he be able to deduce martial arts too?
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