Besides the Innate Spiritual Root, Peach of Immortality Tree, Ying Hao also received another reward: the Black Tortoise Bloodline!
In the Great Desolation World, the Black Tortoise was one of the Four Sacred Beasts. It had a tortoise's head and a snake's tail, governed water among the Five Elements, and belonged to yin.
In terms of level alone, the Black Tortoise Bloodline was inferior to the Golden Crow Bloodline, but the gap was not that large.
"This will aid me on my path of transformation!" Ying Hao muttered to himself.
He was now in the ten-thousandth year of his first life. The Supremes in the Forbidden Zones estimated that he would definitely take an Immortal Medicine to live out a second life.
That was the safest method. He was not lacking Immortal Medicines in the first place. Besides the Black Tortoise Immortal Medicine, he also had the White Tiger Immortal Medicine and the Life Fruit Tree.
Even Cao Yusheng probably thought the same!
In fact, taking an Immortal Medicine was not the best option. If he took the Peach of Immortality, the effects would be better. That was the optimal choice.
But everyone had guessed wrong!
From beginning to end, he had never planned to take an Immortal Medicine to live out a second life!
He knew very clearly that the hardest time would not be the end of his first life, but the end of his second life.
By then, the Supremes would definitely grow restless, wanting to divide up his flesh and blood and devour his Primordial Spirit.
That was precisely why he had acted without restraint this time. He was certain that the Supremes would swallow their anger.
The facts proved that he had guessed correctly. The Supremes had shown great restraint. Even when he struck forcefully, they had not swarmed him.
But this also proved that when he reached the end of his second life, the Supremes would definitely come to settle accounts with him.
This was not yet the later age, when one Human Race Great Emperor after another would wage war. The Forbidden Zones were currently at the height of their power.
At the end of the Mythological Era, the Supremes had joined forces to attack the Emperor. Even an existence as powerful as the Emperor had ultimately been forced to fake his death and flee.
No matter how confident he was in his own strength, he still had to prepare in advance. Thus, how to live out a second life was especially crucial.
If he could live out a second life through his own abilities, then at the end of that second life, he could take an Immortal Medicine and live out a third life.
When the Supremes emerged one after another and tried to swarm him, he would suddenly return to his peak and live out a third life.
The expressions on the Supremes' faces would certainly be spectacular when they saw that scene!
"The Peach of Immortality is another option!"
After pondering carefully for a moment, Ying Hao ultimately chose to give it up. It was not a long-term solution.
If he wanted to become an immortal and enter the Immortal Domain, transforming amid the mortal world was the only path.
The Peach of Immortality was excellent and could let him extend his peak state, but without undergoing transformation, he could never become a Mortal World Immortal.
He would have to take this step sooner or later. Earlier was better than later, and thus the Peach of Immortality immediately became useless to him.
Ying Hao took out a leaf from the Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree, brewed a pot of tea with water from the Divine Spring, and drank it leisurely.
Then, he sat cross-legged in Tanggu Valley. Yin and yang qi swirled around his body, and a massive Taiji Diagram slowly rose into the air.
Where yin and yang met, they gave rise to each other and complemented one another. An indescribable Dao rhythm began to emerge from his body.
The Dao De Jing transformed into heavenly sounds of the Great Dao, rising within his mind and immersing him in a wondrous state.
Ying Hao had prepared for this day for a very long time. With sufficient accumulation, he now only needed to take the final step.
A year passed in the blink of an eye. He finally seemed to gain some insight. The principles of yin and yang giving rise to and overcoming each other, and of all things endlessly cycling, flowed through his heart.
At that very moment!
All of a sudden, new vitality emerged in Ying Hao's originally dried-up Sea of Bitterness. The Divine Spring erupted, its water trickling forth.
He knew the time had come and immediately began integrating the Black Tortoise Bloodline. The power of yin began to grow within his body.
The extreme yang transforming into extreme yin—this was the path of transformation he had to walk!
Starting with a trace of yin power, he would strengthen it bit by bit while gathering yin and yang into one.
But all along, because of his Sacred Sun Physique, the power of yang had been much stronger within his body.
As he entered his later years, his qi and blood declined, and his Sacred Sun Physique gradually dimmed. Yet the power of yang still remained above the power of yin.
With yin and yang unbalanced, complementing each other was naturally impossible.
But at the moment his life approached its end, an opportunity appeared.
From life to death, the sun shifted from flourishing to declining, while yin shifted from declining to flourishing. Yin and yang alternated with each other.
Combined with the integration of the Black Tortoise Bloodline, the power of yin suddenly grew stronger, and he finally achieved a balance between yin and yang.
The power of yang and the power of yin reached a state of equilibrium, transforming into a Taiji Diagram within his body.
At this moment, his Five Great Secret Realms all shone brilliantly. An inconceivable transformation occurred, and new vitality was born.
From top to bottom, inside and out, the aura of decay was swept away. In its place was vigorous life force.
All of a sudden, blood qi surged through Tanggu Valley, piercing the heavens and startling every living creature across the myriad domains of the universe.
Haotian the Great Emperor had reappeared in the world!
The decrepit appearance of his later years was gone. In its place was cascading black hair and the youthful appearance of a boy barely twenty years old.
Emperor Qi stretched for a hundred thousand zhang around him. His blood qi was so vigorous that it filled the cosmic starry skies, making countless living beings tremble.
Ying Hao had finally succeeded. He had completed his rebirth!
The extreme yang had transformed into extreme yin, allowing him to gather yin and yang into one. From this moment onward, yin and yang would give rise to and complement each other.
He had lived out a second life. In this life, he was no longer of the Sacred Sun Physique, but of the Yin Yang Sacred Body!
"Haotian the Great Emperor has lived out a second life. His era has not ended—it has only just begun!"
"Haotian the Great Emperor lived for twenty thousand years in his first life. His second life may be even longer!"
"Incredible! Does Haotian the Great Emperor have no limit to his strength? What kind of legend will he create in this life?"
Throughout the universe, all living beings spread the news. Everyone was thrown into an uproar, then left utterly stunned and sighing over the unimaginable nature of this era.
Haotian the Great Emperor had dared to emerge forcefully in his later years, treating the Supremes as nothing. Now that he had been reborn and lived another life, what would he do?
Regardless, in this current era, Haotian the Great Emperor was the sole existence in the world, powerful enough that no one dared oppose him.
Within the various Forbidden Zones that had long since hidden themselves from the world, the Supremes likewise sensed that Haotian the Great Emperor had lived out a second life.
They were not surprised by this result. It was something destined to happen.
What made their expressions grave was that Haotian the Great Emperor's second life gave them a threat unlike any they had felt before.
The Supremes could not help feeling fortunate. Thankfully, they had gone into hiding early. Otherwise, facing the current Haotian the Great Emperor, they would have been plagued by endless headaches.
"The Supremes truly cannot be underestimated!"
Ying Hao's gaze pierced through the void as he searched across the entire universe, but he did not find the slightest trace of the Forbidden Zones.
After all, the Supremes had once been invincible experts who ruled the world. It was not strange that they possessed such methods.
He was not in a hurry. When he reached the end of this life, he would not need to search for them. The Supremes would jump out on their own.
However, his lifespan in this life would probably be extremely long, so the Supremes would likely have to wait for a very long time.
As it happened, while the various Forbidden Zones remained hidden, he could finally do something he had wanted to do for a long time.
For example, establish the Heavenly Court!
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