Apart from Shadowless Trace and Yellow Springs Road, the defensive sword moves Watertight Defense and Gap-Seeking had also improved considerably.
Watertight Defense had reached major mastery.
Gap-Seeking had reached Minor Mastery as well.
Overall, Qin Hao was confident he could handle not just a Venerable of the Fifth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm, but even one of the Sixth Layer.
And beyond that...
His greatest progress had been in the Origin Laws.
"The Time Laws have reached Third-Order Perfection. Just one step more, and they'll advance to the Fourth Tier."
Qin Hao's eyes flashed.
His Destruction Laws and Vitality Laws had improved considerably too.
The Destruction Laws had reached the Fourth Tier.
The Vitality Laws had advanced to the Third-Order!
Even the Little Sword Martial Soul had grown tremendously.
The Soul Power within Heaven-Piercing Azure Mountain seemed inexhaustible. As long as Qin Hao could absorb it, more would continue to appear. Unfortunately, the Soul Power here maintained a constant balance, so he could not absorb it on a massive scale without restraint.
Each time he refined and absorbed it, the Soul Power in the Sword Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber was drained and needed time to recover.
Even so...
"Earth Grade First Rank!"
The Little Sword Martial Soul had undergone a tremendous change.
The little sword had grown harder overall, almost becoming solid. With Jian Wu Martial Soul's breakthrough, Qin Hao also felt his perception of the Origin Laws sharpen once more.
Qin Hao already cultivated the Heavenly Laws Chapter, giving him exceptionally keen perception of the Origin Laws—far beyond that of warriors at the same level. Even many Venerables of the Venerable Martial Realm could not match him.
Now that his perception had sharpened again, he could comprehend the Origin Laws even faster.
After three months of arduous cultivation, Qin