Nameless Martial Art

Tang Hao could not help but break out in goosebumps.

But then he remembered that the healing-type Soul Master before him had originally been a woman.

There seemed to be nothing wrong with her cultivating this martial art.

But could women cultivate this martial art too?

Didn't that mean its restrictions were discriminating against men?

He was intensely curious, but Tang Hao feared that if he kept asking, something else might happen that would make goosebumps fall all over the floor.

So, enduring the goosebumps covering his body, he had Ye Xilan leave.

With a creak, the door closed, leaving Tang Hao alone in the Alchemy Room.

Only then did Tang Hao let out a sigh of relief. Being around someone who cultivated the Sunflower Manual had been unbearable.

"But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...?"

In his memories, that sect was purely a support-system sect.

Though its powerful support abilities had attracted a great number of experts to its side.

And it had two Titled Douluo overseeing it.

It absolutely should have had nothing to do with martial arts.

Much less the Sunflower Manual, which was steeped in Earthly flavor.

"Another Transmigrator?"

"And one who had been here six years ago."

That information was easy enough to deduce. It was plainly obvious.

It was just that...

"Was the Transmigrator Sword Douluo?"

Sword Douluo had given away the martial art, so he was the most suspicious.

Of course, that was only suspicion.

It was also possible that someone else of high standing within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become a Transmigrator and handed the martial art to Sword Douluo.

Either was possible.

Thinking of the Sunflower Manual that had been used as payment for treatment, Tang Hao's mouth twitched.

No matter who the Transmigrator in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was, that person definitely had a strong mischievous streak.

Otherwise, why give away this "divine art" of all martial arts?

Tch.

Still, when he thought of how outrageous this martial art was.

Tang Hao pondered for a while, then sighed.

"Once my injuries are healed this time, I'll pay the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a visit."

Not to kill the Transmigrator and loot his treasures.

But because he wanted to know whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had distributed the Sunflower Manual on a large scale.

After all, a Transmigrator whose obvious Golden Finger was martial arts-based would drop no different loot whether he was killed or not.

It would all be martial arts.

From now on, he would have to be cautious. Extra cautious.

"The martial world..." Tang Hao's expression shifted uncertainly before he finally spoke firmly to himself.

From now on, unless a woman had appeared in an anime, he absolutely had to be careful, careful, and even more careful!

He absolutely could not fall for it!

One month later.

Begonia City remained as peaceful as ever, with nothing happening.

Within Begonia Pavilion, Tang Hao sat in a specially constructed study, reading a book.

It had no title, containing only principles concerning the Changes of Yin and Yang.

Tang Hao read it thoughtfully. Sometimes, he nodded to himself as he turned a page; at other times, he furrowed his brow at the path described within.

He was certainly not reading the Sunflower Manual!

After all, he had already decided that he would never look at the Sunflower Manual again!

So he had directly erased the name from this Martial Arts Manual.

The main reason was that, now that he was on Lake Heart Island, every day he either watched Ye Xilan busily test medicinal properties and combine herbs.

Or he practiced the Dragon Transformation Secret Method alone in tedious repetition, grinding down his Spirit Bone.

Thus, half a month later, Tang Hao sighed and took out this famous martial art.

And he ended up getting absorbed in it.

"...The path of cultivating qi is nothing more than visualization and guidance. Within the boundless void, heaven and earth divided into clear and turbid, and thus mankind was born..."

As Tang Hao read the opening principles and general outline of this nameless cultivation art, despite his misgivings, he had to admit that this martial art had lofty ambitions.

Its first level allowed one to gather the yang energy of heaven and earth and visualize a Celestial Maiden. After practicing for a hundred days, one's face would become as youthful as an infant's.

That was why Ye Xilan, whom he had met despite already being a grandmother, still had such delicate skin.

More youthful than a young girl's.

The second level allowed for dual cultivation of qi and blood. Men cultivated the yang energy of heaven and earth, while women cultivated their own Blood of Yin Kui. Through dual cultivation of qi and blood, they could preserve their appearance unchanged.

It was comparable to the Face-Preserving Pill from cultivation worlds.

Tang Hao estimated that Ye Xilan cultivated this martial art not only because she wanted to pursue the supreme mysteries of medicine,

But also because of the effects of those first two realms.

They were simply too tempting for women.

And there were two further realms after that. The third could condense qi into a pill, automatically driving the circulation of the martial art and allowing one to cultivate at an astonishing pace.

The final realm allowed one to transform through the union of heaven and man, becoming male or female at will, gaining wondrous insight into the three realms and becoming capable of anything.

After three thousand accomplishments, one would transform into a god!

In other words, one could directly Become a God!

"A cultivation art for Becoming a God... Tch. A martial arts manual could give a Soul Master a path to Becoming a God."

Tang Hao sighed in amazement.

It was not that he looked down on such a thing.

This was a god.

Even the most worthless god was still a god.

Moreover, this cultivation art was easy to begin but difficult to master.

For ordinary people, reaching the fourth realm was virtually impossible.

Because the difficulty of cultivating the third realm compared to the fourth was like climbing a small mound, only to suddenly be required to ascend to the heavens!

Unless one possessed extraordinary comprehension and was a once-in-a-thousand-years genius, one could not cultivate this final realm.

But then he suddenly made an odd discovery. This martial art seemed capable of helping him resolve the injuries within his body as well.

He only needed to cultivate it to the second realm.

By driving dual cultivation of qi and blood and strengthening himself, his body could naturally return to a complete state.

Thereby completely healing the injuries within him.

What a damnable discovery.

Sigh.

With a complicated expression, Tang Hao put down the nameless martial art. Suddenly, he no longer had that old notion of sitting back and watching the world until his divine art was complete and he became invincible.

With this martial art around, he feared that before his own divine art was perfected, someone else whose divine art was already perfected would come knocking.

And then say to him,

"Am I beautiful?"

"..."

"Xilan, what is your Soul Power Level now?" Tang Hao suddenly asked Ye Xilan, who was working in the medicinal field.

Fragrant sweat lightly beaded on Ye Xilan's skin. Hearing Tang Hao's question, she pressed her lips together and softly replied, "In reply to Your Majesty, I am now level eighty-nine."

"Level eighty-nine... Tch. What about six years ago?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, I was still trapped at level eighty-three then." Ye Xilan now held nothing back.

As long as Tang Hao asked, she would answer.

But,

Level eighty-nine!

From level eighty-three six years ago to level eighty-nine now!

She had risen one level every year.

Was she really still a Support System Soul Master, the type with the slowest cultivation speed?

Even the cultivation speed of the Six-winged Angel Martial Soul was no faster than this, was it?

Fast. Too fast.

And level eighty-nine!

Level eighty-nine, only one step away from level ninety and becoming a Titled Douluo.

Though under normal circumstances, that one step truly was just one step, one that could never be crossed in an entire lifetime.

Because the gap in Soul Power that appeared to be only one level was actually greater than all the Soul Power cultivated throughout the entire Soul Fighting Master stage.

But for the fast cultivation speed of the Sunflower Manual, that was no longer a problem.

Tang Hao's expression was complicated. "Then congratulations, Xilan. At your current cultivation speed, you'll become a Titled Douluo within a year."