Five Elements United, Breaking Through to Transforming Force! (Third Update)

For many martial artists, the step from Hidden Force to Transforming Force was not actually so easy.

The fusion of force would inevitably bring rejection.

It had to be merged little by little, with the utmost care.

But Five Elements Force was different.

Most forces under heaven actually fell within the Five Elements.

And Five Elements Force could accommodate all forces of the Five Elements attributes.

That alone was enough to make the Five Elements Divine Skill one of the pinnacle Hidden Force techniques.

No wonder the Five Elements Divine Skill mentioned that once one mastered it, Transforming Force would no longer be a problem.

Now, it seemed that was indeed true.

"Then... shall I give it a try?"

Jiang Hao felt somewhat eager to try.

He had only just brought the Five Elements Divine Skill to Major Accomplishment, equivalent to only just reaching the peak of Hidden Force.

By rights, he should have spent some time consolidating before attempting to unite his inner and outer forces.

Yet Jiang Hao kept having a feeling.

It seemed that uniting his inner and outer forces would be very easy for him.

Was it an illusion?

Jiang Hao thought about it. Uniting his inner and outer forces was not some great matter.

What harm was there in trying?

Even if he failed, there would be no danger.

With that thought, Jiang Hao stopped hesitating.

He directly mobilized the Five Elements Force and the immense Ming Jin throughout his body.

The Five Elements Force slowly seeped outward from within.

Until it finally came into contact with the Ming Jin.

Boom.

Hidden Force and Ming Jin merged.

It was not as difficult as Jiang Hao had imagined.

Instead, it was more like... a mutual rush toward each other!

Yes, a mutual rush toward each other.

Hidden Force and Ming Jin scrambled to fuse with one another.

Thus, the speed of their fusion was astonishingly fast.

When ordinary martial artists fused Hidden Force and Ming Jin, they had to test it bit by bit with utmost care.

At the very least, it would take ten days to half a month to completely merge all their Hidden Force and Ming Jin.

But what about Jiang Hao?

Between the Five Elements Force and Ming Jin, it was as though a surging river had flowed into the vast sea.

Mighty and boundless, with not the slightest obstruction.

Just one hour later.

Whoosh.

Jiang Hao opened his eyes.

At that moment, everything within his body had completely settled.

Jiang Hao carefully examined himself.

The Hidden Force was gone.

The Ming Jin was gone as well.

But there was now a kind of force that lay between the two—or rather, a force born from their fusion.

Whether inside or outside his body, this force could arrive in an instant.

Jiang Hao raised his head and spotted a mosquito in the air.

So he quietly waited.

The mosquito lightly landed on Jiang Hao's arm, intending to suck his blood.

But the moment it landed on his arm, Jiang Hao's skin seemed to produce a stress response.

That strange force arrived instantly and directly shook the mosquito to death.

The mosquito was dead.

It had already been shaken into a puddle of pulp.

"Not a feather may be added; not even flies and insects may land—this is Transforming Force!"

A smile appeared on Jiang Hao's face.

He had succeeded!

This was the hallmark of Transforming Force.

Transforming Force was like this: force could reach every part of the body in an instant.

Thus, every inch of a Transforming Force expert's body was terrifying.

It was because their force reacted so swiftly.

Even feathers, flies, and insects could be sent flying.

Jiang Hao felt that it had been too easy.

Was this really the Transforming Force that other martial artists found incomparably difficult?

Why had his breakthrough been as easy as eating and drinking?

The key was that Jiang Hao had only wanted to give it a try.

To accumulate some experience for his future breakthrough into Transforming Force.

Yet he had succeeded just from trying...

Was breaking through to Transforming Force that simple?

It was probably not simple at all.

It was because Jiang Hao's Five Elements Divine Skill was too terrifying.

The Five Elements Divine Skill was equivalent to five divine skills.

Many people found it difficult even to get started with a single divine skill, let alone cultivate one to Major Accomplishment.

Yet Jiang Hao had effectively cultivated five divine skills to Major Accomplishment.

If he still could not break through to Transforming Force after that, then what was the point of spending so much effort cultivating the Five Elements Divine Skill?

With a thought, Jiang Hao checked his own status.

Cultivation: Transforming Force (Early Stage)

Incomplete Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood: 10% progress (Can be deduced)

Bone Quality: 7.1

Comprehension: 10

Spirit: 2

Great Sun Battle Sacred Body: 1% progress (10% enhancement)

Fierce Tiger Fist: Perfected (True Intent Secret Move: Tiger Roar Mountain Forest, double enhancement)

Moon Chasing Footwork: Perfected (True Intent Secret Move: Shrink Step Into Inch)

Transforming Force: Suppresses all Five Elements forces

Looking at his status, he had indeed entered Transforming Force.

Moreover, Jiang Hao's Transforming Force was different.

It had gained an additional "trait."

It actually suppressed all Five Elements forces?

This was surely a trait that came with the Five Elements Divine Skill.

He had not expected the Five Elements Divine Skill to be so terrifying.

Not only could it allow him to break through to Transforming Force smoothly, it could also suppress all Five Elements forces.

This was a permanent trait.

Even his Pill Force and perhaps even Gang Force in the future would possess this trait.

And most martial artists' forces were actually forces with Five Elements attributes.

Jiang Hao basically suppressed them all.

"Impressive!"

Even Jiang Hao could not help but exclaim.

This Five Elements Divine Skill was truly too formidable.

It deserved the name of a divine skill.

Previously, Jiang Hao had felt that the Five Elements Divine Skill did not flaunt itself, merely possessing great might when its Five Elements Hidden Force were united.

That was precisely why he had chosen it.

He had not expected that to be merely the most insignificant trait of the Five Elements Divine Skill.

Suppressing all Five Elements forces was where the Five Elements Divine Skill was truly formidable.

The next day, Jiang Hao had just consolidated his cultivation.

In truth, there was not much to consolidate. The foundation of Jiang Hao's Five Elements force was solid, incomparably stable.

The Qian Emperor sent someone to summon him.

"Jiang Hao, the Blood Transformation Pool has opened. You may enter the palace with me."

The person sent by the Qian Emperor was a eunuch.

"Very well, please lead the way, Eunuch."

Jiang Hao's eyes lit up.

He had just broken through to Transforming Force, and the Blood Transformation Pool had opened?

Truly, one good thing after another.

Thus, Jiang Hao followed behind the eunuch and entered the imperial palace.

Within the palace, Jiang Hao saw Li Qingshan and Yan Beiwu.

There were three others as well.

All of them were Transforming Force martial artists, the three allotted spots for the Transforming Force level competition.

But Jiang Hao did not know any of them, so there was no greeting.

Li Qingshan's gaze was gloomy and sinister, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Yan Beiwu, on the other hand, gave a slight nod, counting as a greeting to Jiang Hao.

"Jiang Hao, why do I feel that you seem somewhat different?"

Yan Beiwu carefully sized Jiang Hao up from head to toe, seemingly finding something strange.

Jiang Hao had broken through to Transforming Force, so naturally he was different.

However, ordinary people could not tell.

Those with sharp eyes often possessed high cultivation themselves.

Jiang Hao did not explain.

Soon, the six of them met the Qian Emperor.

The Qian Emperor swept his gaze over them. He was just about to say something when his expression suddenly froze.

"Eh?"

The Qian Emperor's gaze instantly fixed on Jiang Hao.

"Jiang Hao, you united your inner and outer forces and cultivated Transforming Force?"

The Qian Emperor's voice echoed through the great hall.

Whoosh.

Everyone in the great hall turned their eyes toward Jiang Hao.

Li Qingshan, Yan Beiwu, and the others all revealed astonishment.

Transforming Force?

Jiang Hao had only been at Hidden Force before.

His Hidden Force had not even reached Major Accomplishment.

How had he reached Transforming Force already?

Impossible!

Jiang Hao was slightly startled.

He had not expected the Qian Emperor to see through him at a glance.

But that was normal.

Who was the Qian Emperor?

He was a top Grandmaster. His discernment was certainly beyond anyone else's.

Since he had been discovered, Jiang Hao had nothing to hide. He nodded and said, "That's right. These past few days, my Hidden Force reached Major Accomplishment. I originally only wanted to try uniting my inner and outer forces and gain some experience, but I didn't expect to break through..."

Jiang Hao recounted everything truthfully.

What he said was the truth.

Yet after hearing this, the others did not know what to say.

Shouldn't one spend some time consolidating after Hidden Force had just reached Major Accomplishment?

And even if one tried, no one succeeded on the first attempt, did they?

It required a long time to gradually temper and coordinate one's forces.

Yet he had succeeded in one try?

It had only been a few days.

At this moment, whether they were Transforming Force or Hidden Force martial artists, all of them felt a deep sense of helplessness.

Before this, they had not possessed any particularly intuitive understanding of what a "genius" was.

After all, they themselves were geniuses within their sects.

Didn't they know what geniuses were like?

But reality proved that they were not geniuses.

Nor had they ever seen a true genius.

The Jiang Hao before them, Huangtian Sect's future Seed of the Dao, was a true genius.

Before a true genius, their past cultivation and their former pride were all so pale and powerless.

Li Qingshan stared fixedly at Jiang Hao, muttering incessantly, "How is this possible? Transforming Force... He's already reached Transforming Force? He succeeded in one attempt, and it only took a few days..."

Yan Beiwu's beautiful eyes gleamed with one flash of splendor after another.

Before, she had seemed indifferent toward everything.

She had also admired Jiang Hao quite a bit.

But no matter how much she admired him, Yan Beiwu had not truly thought Jiang Hao was beyond imagination.

But now, things were different.

Jiang Hao's talent left her shaken.

It had even exceeded her imagination.

Perhaps only certain heavenly prodigies she had heard of in the Central Region could display such ability.

Breaking through cultivation was as easy as eating and drinking.

Even the Gan Emperor drew in a sharp breath, clearly shaken to the core.

"Hahaha, good! Truly, heroes emerge from the young! At thirteen, he has reached Transforming Force—he is almost certainly the first in Southern Region history!"

The Gan Emperor was instead somewhat pleased.

Earlier, he had already completely resolved the grudge between Jiang Hao and Leng Yue.

From then on, there would be no rift between the Great Gan Imperial Family and Jiang Hao.

Moreover, the Great Gan Imperial Family had even provided Jiang Hao with a slot in the Blood Transformation Pool this time.

It counted as forging a good bond.

"Alright, the Blood Transformation Pool is about to open. Go on."

"Being able to enter the Blood Transformation Pool is your opportunity. But whether you can awaken your Bloodline, strengthen it, and how many benefits you can obtain will depend on yourselves."

"Remember, once you enter the Blood Transformation Pool, leaving it means you have given up on your own accord. There will be no second chance. Someone will come to take you out."

"The Blood Transformation Pool will remain open for three days at most. After three days, it will close regardless of the circumstances."

With that, the Gan Emperor waved his hand.

Rumble...

A flight of stairs was unexpectedly revealed beneath the main hall.

It seemed to lead underground.

"Could the Blood Transformation Pool be underground?"

The six exchanged glances, but ultimately entered the stairway.

As they walked, they continued speaking in low voices.

"I heard the Blood Transformation Pool was formed from some Demon Bloodline, combined with special bloodlines from spiritual pets. It is greatly beneficial to martial artists whose Bloodlines have yet to awaken."

"If the Blood Transformation Pool is so useful, why haven't Leng Yan and Leng Shang of the Great Gan Imperial Family awakened their Bloodlines?"

"It only slightly raises the probability of awakening one's Bloodline. It cannot guarantee it completely. Besides, the higher one's cultivation, the easier it is to awaken a Bloodline. Below Pill Force, Bloodlines are actually difficult to awaken—it depends on talent and luck. Pill Force masters, on the other hand, can awaken their Bloodlines more easily if they have the right conditions."

Everyone discussed it quietly.

The six continued walking for some time.

They had no idea how deep underground they had gone.

At last, they arrived at a palace hall beneath the earth.

All around the hall were pools as crimson as blood.

Clearly, this was the Blood Transformation Pool.