Host: Wang Hao
Cultivation level: Mortal Realm Third Layer
Spirit: True Spirit Sword Intent (10000/10000)
Soul: Yin Soul Soul Power (90/100)
Soul: Seven Po Magnetic Field (9000/10000)
God: Innate Divine Sense (5821/10000)
Qi: Innate Qi (5236/10000)
Essence: Bloodline Power (6000/10000)
Fortune Points: 528919
Bloodline Divine Ability: Object Storage, Lightning Control, Metal Devouring
Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, Level Three ( Complete Integration /6000/10000)
Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, Level Three ( Complete Integration /6000/10000)
Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, Level Three ( Complete Integration /6000/10000)
Nine Revolutions Po Condensing Instruction, Level Three ( Peak Perfection /9000/10000)
Nine Revolutions Soul Condensing Instruction, Level 1 ( Peak Perfection /100)
Martial Arts: Nine-Character True Art Foundation Chapter - Explosive Force Shock Force, Tenacious Force ( Peak Perfection / Transcendent Mastery )
Ten Stances of Bloody Battle (10000/10000)
Impermanence Swordsmanship, Holy Spirit Swordsmanship, Heavenly Sword Swordsmanship, Heavenly Flying Immortal, Merciless Sword Dao, Immortal-Slaying Swordsmanship, Life-Taking Swordsmanship, Benevolent Dao Sword Instruction, Great Vajra Demon-Subduing Sword Instruction
Riding the Wind through the Void (9175/10000)
Thousand Faces Divine Technique (600/1000)
Divine Sense Object Control (6541/10000)
"Has it reached its limit?"
Looking at the True Spirit Sword Intent, which had reached the limit of 10,000 in the attribute panel, Wang Hao was quite disappointed.
The ancient sword of the Confucian School is indeed extraordinary. Refining and comprehending it can greatly enhance Sword Intent. This is probably the foundation for the fact that the Confucian School has been able to produce eight Peak Innate experts in every era.
Anyone with decent talent can quickly improve their Sword Intent cultivation by obtaining such an ancient sword. Once their Sword Intent cultivation is improved, other aspects are merely a matter of time and resources.
"If I hadn't convincingly created the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult and explicitly stated that a great calamity would befall the Central Plains within a decade or so, the Confucian School probably wouldn't have given up on these two ancient swords so easily."
Gently stroking the Giant Gate Heavy Sword in his hand, Wang Hao began to understand what those eight old Confucian School scholars were thinking back then.
In the past, the Confucian School would never have given up the ancient sword. They would have taken it back no matter the cost. With the ancient sword, they could cultivate a Peak Innate expert within decades.
Unfortunately, the information he spread indicated that the Central Plains would have at most a dozen or so years of stability, which was far from enough for the eight Confucian School patriarchs to train Li Haoran and the others.
It was precisely because of this, coupled with the circumstances at the time, that the eight old Confucian School scholars had no choice but to give up.
Unfortunately, refining and comprehending this ancient sword is only effective for Third Tier True Spirit Sword Intent, and has absolutely no effect on Fourth Tier True Spirit Sword Intent.
He had already pushed his True Spirit Sword Intent to the Third Tier limit when he had only half-comprehended the second Giant Gate Heavy Sword, and even refining and comprehending the remaining half did not allow him to take that step.
According to his estimation, even if he refined and comprehended all eight ancient swords, he might not be able to break through this constraint. Obviously, this requires a qualitative transformation, rather than quantitative accumulation.
How long have I been in seclusion?
Wang Hao stepped out of the small wooden house and asked the young female guard who had been standing guard at the door.
Since returning to this island base, he has entered a state of seclusion and has hardly left the small wooden house. He has devoted all his time to cultivating and refining the two short swords, and has paid little attention to the outside world. He has no idea how much time has passed.
"Returning to the Dragon Head, you have been in seclusion for sixty-two days!"
The young female guard replied respectfully, her gaze towards Wang Hao filled with admiration.
She had personally witnessed this Dragon Head Lord return and spend two whole months in seclusion, cultivating diligently. Such patience and perseverance were not something ordinary people possessed; no wonder he had such strength at such a young age.
"Two months already? No wonder I've already spent over 100,000 Fortune Points. They really don't last long!"
With a sigh, Wang Hao couldn't help but feel sentimental.
Comprehending the divine Kamui of the Sword Dao within an ancient sword is extremely difficult. Even a genius nurtured by Confucian School would need decades of accumulation to achieve it. Yet, he managed to shorten the time required to refine and comprehend an ancient sword to almost a month.
Besides his profound realm and solid foundation, the most important factor is the Dao Comprehension Function that he activates at crucial moments. It is the Satori that allows him to progress so rapidly.
Despite being careful with the money, it still consumed over 100,000 Fortune Points.
But it was worth the money!
To this day, he has not been able to deduce the cultivation method for understanding the True Spirit Sword Intent. He can only rely on his own comprehension and experience to slowly improve, which is a time-consuming and painstaking process.
It's already a great deal to be able to raise the True Spirit Sword Intent to the Third Tier limit with over 100,000 Fortune Points.
This was also thanks to the two ancient swords of the Confucian School; otherwise, he estimated that he wouldn't have been able to reach this level without millions of Fortune Points.
Of course, in the past two months, he has not only been refining and comprehending the Sword Dao Kamui in the ancient sword, but he has also not neglected other aspects of cultivation. He has made considerable progress in all aspects, especially his Bloodline Power, which has reached the limit that current cultivation techniques can accommodate.
He had not perfected the third level of the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction; even with the addition of Blood Essence Martial Path, he had only improved it to half.
This level of improvement was only achieved with the added tempering effect of the Seven Po Magnetic Field on the body.
Of course, this doesn't mean the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction isn't strong enough; rather, it's because his potential is immense. With the blessing of the Nine Revolutions of Samsara Technique, having ten times the potential of others requires ten times the accumulation.
His other cultivation techniques have all reached a bottleneck, and his current foundation is simply insufficient to perfect the subsequent techniques.
"I hope those powerful figures from the Central Plains won't disappoint me!"
Looking westward, Wang Hao set his sights on the Body Refinement of other civilizations, hoping for a good outcome.
He didn't aspire to deduce the techniques of the Celestial Person Realm; he only needed to be able to deduce all the techniques of the third level to perfection.
"So, you've finally decided to step out of that little room, young lady?"
Just as Wang Hao stood atop the mountain gazing at the distant horizon, a burly figure flashed up.
It was none other than Zhao Dachui, whom we hadn't seen in a long time!
After Elder Chu rescued him last time, he immediately sent Xie Feng to sea, and then, with the help of the whale Little Blue, went to the base on Treasure Island of Ryukyu to recuperate and invited him to join them.
Zhao Dachui was a smart man, and given the circumstances and the situation in the Central Plains, he readily accepted the invitation.
I never expected this guy to actually come to this island's outpost.
"Go to your boudoir Master Hao! I'm not some stay-at-home mom... What the hell is this?"
Wang Hao could easily hear the teasing undertone in Zhao Dachui's words, and rolled his eyes in annoyance. However, when he turned his head, he was startled.
The Zhao Dachui in front of me has undergone a complete transformation. Apart from his head, which is still the same, the area below his chin has changed dramatically.
Originally, this guy was only about seven feet tall, but after only four months, his size has increased to over ten feet, almost as tall as his original body.
Moreover, this thing is showing signs of abnormal development; its arms are incredibly thick, much thicker than its waist, and they hang down to its knees—it's practically a deformity.
This reminded him of the G-Virus form from Resident Evil, whose claws were incredibly long. If he hadn't recognized the guy's face as his buddy Zhao Dachui, he would have thought he'd wandered into the wrong movie set.
Seeing Wang Hao's shocked, ghost-like expression, Zhao Dachui's expression turned gloomy.
He has been quite distressed about his new image lately, but there's not much he can do about it.
If I had known this would happen, I would never have chosen that monkey.
"I remember you practiced swordsmanship, right? Why did you suddenly switch to practicing with a staff?"
Wang Hao then noticed that Zhao Dachui was carrying a bronze rod on his back—no, to be precise, it should be called a bronze pillar.
The length of this thing isn't too outrageous, only one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), but its diameter reaches one chi (approximately 1.6 meters), and its weight is definitely five thousand jin (approximately 2,500 kilograms).
Wang Hao found this very incomprehensible. He could understand why this guy switched to practicing staff techniques, but this transformation was just too extreme.
Staff techniques are divided into two main categories: light and heavy. Light staff techniques tend to focus on exquisite moves and speed, while heavy staff techniques tend to focus on the application of force and one's own strength.
This guy originally practiced speed-based swordsmanship; even if he wanted to switch, it should be to a lighter type of staff technique. But what the heck is this copper pillar?
The art style has changed so drastically!
" White Fur!"
Zhao Dachui's expression grew even more gloomy. He didn't offer any further explanation, but simply called out to those behind him. Then, the forest behind them trembled, and a huge white creature burst forth from it.
"Ora Ora..."
The enormous creature that charged out roared, pounding its chest as it did so.
"A white Masira? Does it have albinism?"
Wang Hao stared blankly at the enormous thing in front of him.
This is a Masira, very similar in appearance to a silverback Masira, but with White Fur instead of the more common black fur.
This reminded Wang Hao of a movie he had seen on Earth called "Rampage," which featured an albino Masira.
The plot involves Masira being infected with a special chemical agent, which causes it to grow to an enormous size.
The white Masira in front of us is nearly ten meters tall when it stands upright. It wouldn't need any special effects on set; it could be used right away.
If he were to grow any longer, he could probably play a role in "King Kong".
"It was originally black, but it turned into this after I helped him Awakening his Bloodline Power and Bloodline Divine Ability!"
With a sigh, Zhao Dachui offered a simple explanation.
Although he didn't know what albinism was that Wang Hao mentioned, it should be a condition related to hair, and his White Fur was what turned into this appearance after he completed the Awakening of his Bloodline Power.
It's not bad, at least it's much better than that dark, unremarkable form from before.
"How did you find this silverback Masira? And didn't I tell you to choose apes as the species for Awakening?"
Wang Hao couldn't understand Zhao Dachui's choice. He had instructed Xie Feng to tell Zhao Dachui to choose an ape as the object for Awakening his bloodline.
This way, he could select him as Twelve Zodiac Guardian Gods, since he was his good friend and he naturally wanted to lend him a hand.
But what on earth is this thing in front of me?
"This thing was bought from Luzon, and why isn't my White Fur dog a monkey anymore?"
Zhao Dachui was dissatisfied. Although the Bloodline Divine Ability Awakening for him by his White Fur friend was indeed a bit of a rip-off, it was also quite powerful. Apart from affecting his handsome appearance, he was very satisfied with everything else.
"..."
Wang Hao remained silent for a moment, then looked at the White Fur Masira squatting on the ground again, unable to find any words to refute it.
By the way, are Masira a type of ape?
Wang Hao didn't know much about this, but Masira are similar in appearance to monkeys, just stronger, so they should be considered a type of ape!