Tyrant Body Art

However, Jiang Ping An was not intimidated. He said seriously, "I'll work hard."

"If working hard were enough, what would we need all those prodigies for?" Meng Jing rolled her eyes at the man.

This man had still seen too little. Once he saw true prodigies, he would understand just how vast the gap was.

Xia Qing smiled. She had not truly expected the boy to make the top ten; she was merely teasing him.

Xia Qing casually tossed a Storage Bag to Jiang Ping An.

"Inside are a cultivation art and some pills. They are your Military Merit reward this time, as well as this month's cultivation resources."

"I dripped your blood onto the cultivation art jade slip. Only you can read it. If anyone else tries, it will self-destruct."

"The art is called the Tyrant Body Art. It was created by the lineage with the strongest physique among humanity. It only has one level, but if you can cultivate it, it will be enough to carry you through the Golden Core Realm."

Hearing the explanation of the cultivation art, Meng Kuo and the others were shaken to the core.

A cultivation art created by the human lineage with the strongest physique? Just how terrifying was this art?

Xia Qing continued, "This art is exceptionally tyrannical. Ordinary people cannot endure it. If you do not have the talent to cultivate it, come to Black Wind County in a month, and I'll exchange it for another body-tempering art."

"Over this month, deal with as many miscellaneous matters as possible. Afterward, you will undergo special training for five months."

"Enough. We'll discuss the rest when we get there. General Meng, manage Flat Water County well."

Xia Qing rubbed Meng Jing's little head, then turned and left.

Her purpose in coming here had been to take a look at these two little geniuses and prepare for the tournament.

This competition was extremely important to her. It concerned whether she could return to Great Xia Imperial City.

She still had to search elsewhere for geniuses.

Xia Qing had come in a hurry and left in a hurry. Li Yuntian and the others let out long breaths of relief.

Although she had not released any aura, she had given them tremendous pressure.

She was a direct descendant of the Great Xia Dynasty! A terrifying existence who could wipe out an entire county with one slap!

The reward for taking Flat Water County would be delivered through the Military Department. Jiang Ping An was special talent, so his had been given to him in advance.

Meng Kuo said to Jiang Ping An and Meng Jing:

"This competition half a year from now concerns the direction of your futures. Perform well and satisfy the Princess, and your future achievements will be beyond measure."

"Enough. Go cultivate. We leave in twenty-five days."

Continuous Mountain County was too small to contain the two geniuses. They had a greater stage awaiting them.

"General, please treat the people of Flat Water County well," Jiang Ping An said, clasping his hands.

He did not want the tragedy that had befallen him to happen to others again.

Having been drenched by the rain himself, he did not want to see others standing in the rain.

"Haha, don't worry. I've already had the grain collected from Flat Water County sent back. I also plan to exempt the people there from taxes for three years. Farmers without grain or seeds can borrow them from us."

Meng Kuo patted Jiang Ping An's shoulder. He liked this kind-hearted young man very much.

After cultivating, many people became arrogant and lawless, cruel by nature, and indifferent to life.

But this young man had not. He had still preserved his original heart.

Jiang Ping An gave Meng Kuo a deep bow.

If his parents had encountered such a good person, nothing would have happened to them.

Jiang Ping An turned and left.

He had to return and seize every moment to cultivate. No matter what, he had to give it his all and strive for Great Xia's Supreme Secret Art.

Only then would he have the greatest chance of approaching immortality!

"Jiang Ping An, this Miss is going to cultivate seriously! Just watch this Miss surpass you!" Meng Jing called as she followed behind him.

Meng Kuo and Li Yuntian watched the two youths and unconsciously smiled.

Youth was wonderful.

There were dreams and drive.

Jiang Ping An returned to his room and opened the Storage Bag Xia Qing had given him.

The space inside the Storage Bag was extremely vast, as large as a courtyard.

It contained a great number of Spirit Stones. He swept them with his Divine Sense and counted them—three thousand in total!

Even for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, this was no small fortune.

The Princess was truly generous.

He put away the Spirit Stones and took out three bottles of pills.

The first bottle was labeled Blood Spirit Pill.

At the sight of those three words, the joy in Jiang Ping An's eyes could not be concealed.

Blood Spirit Pills were more than one level above Blood Qi Pills. They were pills used by Martial Master-level Martial Warriors, containing incomparably surging Blood Qi and offering enormous benefits to cultivation.

There were five Blood Spirit Pills in this bottle.

When he opened the bottle, Jiang Ping An merely took one breath and felt the Blood Qi within his body churn, his blood flow accelerate, and his strength as a Martial Warrior improve by a tiny amount!

The value of this single bottle of Blood Spirit Pills alone exceeded three thousand Spirit Stones.

He then looked at the other two bottles. One contained Realm Breaking Pills, and the other Foundation Establishment Pills.

These two kinds of pills were even more expensive than Blood Spirit Pills!

Like Foundation Establishment Pills, Realm Breaking Pills were used to break through realms.

The difference was that Realm Breaking Pills were for Martial Warriors to break through, while Foundation Establishment Pills were for cultivators to break through.

Because of their special breakthrough effects and high demand, each pill cost ten thousand Spirit Stones!

This was pricier than many pills used in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Though there was only one pill of each kind, Jiang Ping An already felt that it was more than enough.

Finally, Jiang Ping An's gaze fell upon the jade slip with the highest value.

Sealed within this jade slip was a cultivation art called the "Overlord Body Art."

According to the Princess, this was a top-tier cultivation art created by the lineage with the strongest physique among humanity.

There were many powerful lineages in the Cultivation World, and each of them possessed special bloodlines.

Some bloodlines were so powerful that their bearers were already at the Foundation Establishment Realm the moment they were born.

Some bloodlines cultivated rapidly, advancing a thousand miles in a day and breaking through as easily as drinking water.

Some people were born able to control flames, with exceptionally strong spiritual energy perception...

In short, there were all kinds of powerful bloodlines in the world, and few could say which bloodline was stronger.

But now, Xia Qing had said that there was a lineage with the strongest physique among humanity.

That status was far too terrifying.

The arts they created would surely be even more astonishing and peerless.

However, from Xia Qing's words, this cultivation art was not easy to cultivate.

No matter what, as long as it could make him stronger, Jiang Ping An would persist. Only then could he enter the top ten of the Hundred Counties Tournament and obtain Great Xia's Supreme Secret Art.

Otherwise, there was simply no way for him to compete with Foundation Establishment Realm experts.

The road was difficult, but he had to walk it.

His Divine Sense entered the jade slip, and text in an unreadable script was forcefully branded into his sea of consciousness.

He did not know whether restrictions had been set to prevent leaks, or whether the art's rank was simply too high, but he could not express its contents in words.

In any case, in that instant, Jiang Ping An memorized everything inside.

"Using blood as the root and bones as the pillars, forge the Tyrant Body; shatter the firmament with one fist..."

After the introduction came the contents of the Tyrant Body Art.

"Pfft—"

Jiang Ping An had barely attempted cultivation when he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face twisting in agony.

"So... tyrannical!"

He had merely tried circulating it once, yet the blood in his body surged like a rushing river, beyond his control, directly bursting through his Meridians.

Excruciating pain swept across every Meridian in his body, and drops of blood seeped from his skin.

Just how terrifying did the lineage that created this art have to be to withstand such power?

"I must learn it! I want to become stronger! I want to become immortal!"

Jiang Ping An swallowed a priceless Blood Spirit Pill, gritted his teeth, and continued cultivating.