Spirit Burst Secret Art

Begin cultivating the Spirit Burst Secret Art!

After a long while, Lu Ren closed his eyes and began cultivating.

He quickly finished reading through the Spirit Burst Secret Art. Next came the actual cultivation.

Within Lu Ren's body, the spiritual energy from his two Spiritual Apertures was drawn together and condensed into a vortex that trembled violently.

Before long, the two vortices directly dispersed.

Again!

Lu Ren continued trying.

Once the spiritual energy of the Spiritual Apertures failed to fuse, it would disperse, making hunger come more easily. He would need to consume Spirit Stones.

Cultivating the Spirit Burst Secret Art also consumed an extremely terrifying amount of spiritual energy.

However, he did not care. With thirteen Low-grade Spirit Stones, it should be enough for him to cultivate the Spirit Burst Secret Art.

As time passed, Lu Ren became increasingly adept at condensing the spiritual energy of two Spiritual Apertures into a vortex.

In the fifth year, Lu Ren condensed a massive vortex within his body, showing no signs of collapse whatsoever.

A powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly erupted from the vortex, surging through Lu Ren's entire body.

Ugh!

Lu Ren let out a muffled groan and felt an astonishing force.

This force had already far surpassed the tremendous strength of four thousand jin.

"Fusing just two Spiritual Apertures can actually unleash four thousand jin of strength!"

Sweat covered Lu Ren's cheeks, yet his eyes shone with delight.

The spiritual energy of the two Spiritual Apertures had finally fused successfully.

Next, Lu Ren began attempting to fuse the third Spiritual Aperture.

Originally, Lu Ren had thought that fusing the spiritual energy of Spiritual Apertures would grow harder the further he progressed.

But Lu Ren discovered that fusing the third Spiritual Aperture came even more naturally.

In less than five years, Lu Ren successfully fused the third Spiritual Aperture.

Next, Lu Ren pressed onward in one burst, fusing all the spiritual energy from the five Spiritual Apertures within his body.

At this moment, a massive vortex within Lu Ren's body spun wildly at high speed.

The vortex was about the size of a fist.

Ha!

Lu Ren shouted sharply. The spiritual energy within the vortex erupted and poured into his right fist as he viciously threw a punch.

Boom!

The sound of tearing through the air rang out as terrifying fist force swept up wave after wave of air currents.

"My punch contains at least ten thousand jin of strength!"

Lu Ren was utterly shocked.

Normally, ten thousand jin of strength could rival a Martial Artist who had opened ten Spiritual Apertures. With his own physical strength added in, a Martial Artist who had opened ten Spiritual Apertures would be no match for him.

"Unfortunately, I've used up all the Spirit Stones. If I had a few more Low-grade Spirit Stones, perhaps I could fuse the sixth Spiritual Aperture!"

Lu Ren said.

After leaving the Nameless Treasure Pagoda's space, Lu Ren began examining the eight gates before choosing the Kan Gate.

When Lu Ren stepped into the Kan Gate—

Boom!

Divine light blazed around Lu Ren. Space changed, and in an instant, he appeared in another world. Before him stretched a vast ocean, with towering waves that reached the heavens and swept in every direction!

"Is every gate a trial?"

A trace of surprise appeared in Lu Ren's eyes.

Rumble!

At that moment, the sea churned violently. Huge waves rolled up and continuously crashed toward Lu Ren.

Boom!

When the enormous waves struck his body, he immediately felt astonishing force pressing down on him, yet they caused him no harm.

"If I hadn't cultivated Qi Nourishing Body Tempering, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to withstand this impact!"

Lu Ren was secretly astonished as he allowed the huge waves to batter his body.

Only then did Lu Ren finally realize that he was still within the Eight Trigrams Altar. Of the eight gates around him, seven shone with dazzling light.

Without a doubt, entering the other seven gates would allow him to proceed to the next trial.

Lu Ren activated the power of the seven Spiritual Apertures within his body and charged head-on into the layers of tsunamis. At last, he reached the Li Gate and plunged straight inside.

Boom!

Lu Ren arrived at another altar. Blazing flames burned all around it, fiercely roaring with unbearable heat.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Suddenly, Magma Giants emerged one after another from the raging flames. Their scarlet eyes instantly locked onto Lu Ren, and they charged toward him to kill him.

However, these Magma Giants were not particularly strong. At most, they had opened seven Spiritual Apertures.

An ordinary Martial Artist in the Aperture Opening Realm would never be able to clear this trial.

Kill!

Lu Ren's gaze turned sharp, his fighting spirit soaring to the skies. Holding the Fire Spirit Sword, he charged forward.

He swung his sword and stabbed it toward a flame giant. Then, with a flick of his blade, the flame giant was torn into pieces.

At this moment, Lu Ren stood alone with a sword, like an unrivaled swordsman. He wielded the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Skill, and its five sword techniques had become second nature in his hands.

No matter how numerous the flame giants were, none could get close to Lu Ren.

Whoosh!

Lu Ren rushed to the edge of the altar and unleashed Storm and Torrential Rain once more, scattering the flames before charging into another gate.

The Zhen Gate!

This was a world of lightning. Heavenly thunder continuously descended from the sky; once struck, one would either die or be grievously injured.

Relying on his light yet powerful body, along with his perfected Spirit Cat Steps, Lu Ren narrowly passed the trial and entered the next gate.

Each of the Eight Trigrams Gates contained a new world. Every trial was nearly impossible for ordinary Martial Artists in the Aperture Opening Realm.

Many young Martial Artists had only opened eight Spiritual Apertures. They became trapped within the altar and suffered severe injuries before being automatically teleported out of the Tuoshe Cave Mansion.

Yet Lu Ren cleared the trials with astonishing speed.

The fourth gate, the Gen Gate, was a world of endless mountain ranges. Mountains descended from the heavens one after another, crashing down toward Lu Ren's head. Relying on absolute strength, Lu Ren shattered those mountains and easily passed the trial!

The fifth gate, the Xun Gate, was a world of violent winds. The gale swept through like blades, cutting across Lu Ren's body. Fortunately, Lu Ren's physical body was powerful, and with Qi Nourishing Body Tempering, he passed with ease.

Lu Ren likewise passed the fifth gate, the Dui Gate, with ease!

Boom!

Pressing onward in one burst, Lu Ren consecutively cleared the trials of six gates and entered the Kun Gate.

At this moment, Lu Ren had no idea that every scene of his passage through the trials was being watched clearly by those outside.

He had already entered the Qian Gate!

The next moment, he felt himself arrive in an illusory world. Everything around him was a blank expanse of white, and even the eight gates had completely vanished.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, streaks of red light gathered together and transformed into enormous ferocious beasts.

The beasts resembled lions, with qilin heads, zhi tails, and dragon-like bodies.

There were eight ferocious beasts in total.

The auras these beasts gave off were still roughly equal to his own.

At the same time, a faint voice rang out once more. "Qian Gate trial: endure for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. If you are still standing after one incense stick, you will have passed the trial and may be teleported to Tuoshe Plaza to undergo the final trial!"

"The Qian Gate trial has been activated one thousand three hundred times. Only thirty have passed it. It is the most difficult trial among the eight gates!"

The voice was deep and resonant, exactly the same as the voice heard when the cave mansion had opened.

"The most difficult trial among the eight gates?"

The instant Lu Ren's thought fell—

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Those Tusita Fire Beasts began to move. Their eyes burned like blazing flames as they roared and pounced upon Lu Ren.