Ran Hua took a long while to calm down from his excitement.
"Boss!"
"I... I didn't let you down."
After that, Ran Hua stepped out of the blood pool, changed into a fresh set of clothes, then rose and left.
Before long, he shot out from within the enormous stone gate.
At that moment, deep within the valley, the Gray-robed Elder guarding Blood Pool Peak slowly opened his eyes.
With a stir of his divine sense, he locked directly onto Ran Hua.
With his cultivation at the peak of Tribulation Transcendence, he could naturally see it clearly.
Compared to before he had entered the blood pool, Ran Hua was now practically a different person.
His aura was as steady as a mountain, his steps as firm as iron. His entire being was like a sharp sword that had been tempered a thousand times before finally leaving its sheath—its edge fully revealed, yet restrained and profound.
Moreover, his cultivation had leaped from the Golden Core realm straight to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.
"This boy may look ordinary, but few can compare to him in temperament and resolve."
"He actually endured it!"
"That Blood Pool Token was not wasted on him, after all!"
With that, the Gray-robed Elder closed his eyes once more.
Elsewhere, Ran Hua sped all the way out of Blood Pool Peak. Every restriction he encountered along the way opened automatically for him.
"I wonder how long this blood pool baptism took."
"Before leaving, I never told Boss that I was going to undergo the baptism."
Ran Hua muttered to himself. Once he left Blood Pool Peak, he did not pause for even a moment, heading straight for Changqing Peak.
Not long afterward, Ran Hua had returned to Changqing Peak and immediately headed for Chen Changqing's