Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 275 - 266: Baptism at Dragon Pool

With the help of the Dragon Pool, Chu Hao’s Seventh Reverse Meridian soon loosened and then burst open, completely clearing within just one day.

He couldn’t help but grit his teeth, no wonder everyone valued the Fledgling Dragon List ranking so heavily—the effects of the Dragon Pool baptism were truly heaven-defying.

Of course, the speed could be so fast thanks to his physique, which certainly couldn’t be separated from his possession of the Flame Furnace. Would his refining speed be so fast otherwise? If not, the speed of his Meridian clearing would naturally be greatly reduced.

The benefits of the Dragon Pool Treasure Liquid were not limited to enhancing his cultivation; Chu Hao found his physique also improving.

Physique and body strength are different.

Body strength belongs to the category of Body Cultivation, where the improvement of body strength means an increase in physical power and bodily defense. Physique, however, is all-encompassing.

For example, body strength is like a cheetah, no matter how much it is enhanced, a cheetah will always remain a cheetah, only it will be faster and stronger than other cheetahs. Physique, on the other hand, could turn a cheetah into a lion.

This is a qualitative transformation.

Chu Hao raised his hand, and with a thought, a Blue Flame immediately surged out, which compared to before, was not only deeper but both longer and wider.

He had progressed from Martial Disciple to martial master, and then from martial master to Martial Sect. His strength had undergone earth-shattering changes, but the change in the Blue Flame was not significant, precisely because his physique had not undergone a qualitative change.

It wasn’t until he began consuming Dragon Tooth Rice that his Blue Flame showed a significant enhancement.

This Dragon Pool Treasure Liquid, like the Dragon Tooth Rice, was a treasure from Ancient Times, capable of fundamentally changing a person.

—Yuan Tiangang was able to "Shatter" himself, probably also a capability gained after the baptism of the Dragon Pool.

Chu Hao didn’t dare waste time and continued to absorb the Dragon Pool Treasure Liquid.

His Sixth Reverse Meridian was beginning to expand rapidly, and at the same time, his body strength was also enhancing, progressing at an undiminished rate.

This was a huge gain.

Apart from him and the Barbaric Girl, the others were solely cultivating Star Force, and the Barbaric Girl was purely practicing Body Cultivation, unlike him, who was cultivating both body and star. This meant that only he could reap double benefits.

Moreover, he also had the Flame Furnace, so his refining speed was much faster than the others—this Dragon Pool seemed tailor-made for him.

He was making a fortune.

Tenfold, thirtyfold, seventyfold, the Sixth Meridian expanded rapidly and completely ignored the restriction of only being able to cultivate for three hours each day under the protection of the treasure liquid.

Rules can be broken.

This idea inexplicably rose in Chu Hao’s heart. He suddenly felt startled, as if he had grasped something, but when he tried to think deeper, he couldn’t grasp that inspiration, fleeting like a flash of lightning.

Just two days later, he reached the Peak of the Six Meridians.

For these three days, he consumed three Dragon Tooth Rice grains daily. In the environment of the treasure liquid, his efficiency in digesting the Dragon Tooth Rice also greatly improved, synergizing with the treasure liquid to comprehensively enhance his physique.

Hum, the Seventh Reverse Meridian almost surfaced on its own, starting to loosen under the impact of the Star Force.

This was just too... Ordinary martial artists would be crying faint in the restroom if they knew.

While Chu Hao thought this, he was madly absorbing the Treasure Liquid, not wasting a speck of time.

—During these three days he hadn’t closed his eyes once, not even resting for a moment.

There were only ten days, so he just had to endure for a while, and he could sleep plenty later.

He was no ordinary Martial Sect; he had also reached this realm in physical strength, his vigor and energy far exceeding those who specialized only in Star Force cultivation.

Thus, in this Dragon Pool, the benefits he gained were undoubtedly the greatest, next came the Barbaric Girl, while Yuan Tiangang and Ling Dongliu had to step aside.

Another day later, the Seventh Reverse Meridian suddenly cleared.

There was no justice, truly no justice.

Chu Hao shook his head inwardly, thinking that Xiaocao had forcibly raised his cultivation by two meridians within a mere month; he was already astounded by her, and moreover, the process was incredibly painful, even he nearly couldn’t endure it.

But in this pool of treasure liquid, he merely opened his Flame Furnace, and in three days he crossed a complete minor realm. Now, he was even launching an assault on the Seven Meridians, the speed was so fast that it was hard for him to accept.

With such rapid progress, could there be any side effects?

Chu Hao was not without worries; the steps taken step by step were solid. With such swift improvement, the consequences had to be an insufficiently solid foundation which might later impact his progress.

After the baptism of the Dragon Pool, he definitely should not consider advancing his cultivation in the short term, but rather consolidate it thoroughly and stabilize his realm.

Recently, his advancement in Cultivation had been too fast; previously with Xiaocao’s help, he had risen two Meridians, and now... In ten days he could absolutely reach the Peak of the Eight Meridians, and possibly even open the Ninth Meridian.

However, the Ninth Meridian was different from one to eight; it needed to be vibrated out first before it could be cleared.

That could wait a few days.

Under the effect of the treasure liquid, Chu Hao’s Seventh Reverse Meridian was also rapidly clearing, reaching a new level just one day later, becoming a Seven Meridians Martial Sect.

The Treasure Liquid continued to exert its effects, and Chu Hao’s realm was still crazily improving.

Seven Meridians Mid-Stage, Seven Meridians Late Stage, Seven Meridians Peak—two days later, Chu Hao reached the epitome of the Seven Meridians.

Up next... another breakthrough was imminent.

Chu Hao himself could hardly believe it; in just six days, he had progressed from the Peak of the Five Meridians to the Peak of the Seven Meridians. Now, if he faced Yuan Tiangang again, he was confident that just one move would be enough to defeat him.

Of course, Yuan Tiangang had definitely made great progress, but how could he compare with someone who could neither transform into a Flame Furnace nor had he cultivated physical strength?

—Just in terms of physical strength alone, Yuan Tiangang was already at a disadvantage by half, and adding the Flame Furnace to the equation, the benefits Chu Hao gained were definitely more than double.

It was possible that after everything was over, their Star Force Cultivation would be on par.

How could Yuan Tiangang then compete with Chu Hao?

Even though Chu Hao was still concerned about the negative effects of his cultivation progressing too rapidly, the journey of rapid advancement also sparked in him a strong impulse, wishing he could reach the level of a War God in one go, truly stand above all living beings, and explore the ancient secrets of Sky Martial Star.

Eight Meridians Mid-stage, Late Stage, Peak.

On the ninth day, Chu Hao reached the general limit of a Martial Sect, the Peak of the Eight Meridians.

Theoretically, he now qualified to challenge becoming a Warrior.

But transitioning to a Warrior was not so easy, just like advancing from Martial Disciple to Martial Master, which is a process of creating something out of nothing. Unlike moving from Martial Master to Martial Sect, which merely involved opening a Reverse Meridian and cultivating Starlight.

Compared to Martial Sect, Warrior had many differences.

Forming a Life Spring, transforming Star Force from gaseous to liquid state, and possessing the ability to control the artifact to fly.

Each aspect was a qualitative change.

It was said that to open the Life Spring, a Martial Artist needed to prepare a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to consume, using these to create an impact force to open the Life Spring at once. If one failed, those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures would be wasted.

Therefore, compared to Martial Sects, the number of Warriors was pitifully small; a Sixth Rank Noble Family could only foster a few Warriors. There’s no helping it; resources are limited and cannot support repeated failures.

Chu Hao was not planning to challenge becoming a Warrior so quickly; his ambition was great—reach Ten Meridians Martial Sect, then break through to Warrior.

One more day left. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Try to break through to the Nine Meridians? Or stabilize the Realm?

After much consideration, Chu Hao couldn’t suppress the restless impulse in his heart and decided to keep pushing forward.

After all, it was just one day, and stabilizing the Realm could be left until after he got out.

Let’s go!

Chu Hao recalled the experience of challenging the Ten Meridians Martial Master, ignited the cells within his body, making his entire body luminous and crystal clear, searching for the first hidden Reverse Meridian.

The Dragon Pool Treasure Liquid played a huge role, as if a layer of ink was poured inside his body, rendering every single detail incredibly clear.

Chu Hao exerted his powerful Derivation ability, analyzing and searching for the Ninth Reverse Meridian.

He wasn’t rushed; after all, this wasn’t something that could be hastened. Gradually, a shadow emerged within his body, resembling a coiled dragon.

The Ninth Reverse Meridian!

A smile unconsciously appeared on Chu Hao’s lips; as long as he stimulated the Ninth Reverse Meridian, opening it would become incredibly easy.

Because he was still in the Dragon Pool.

Open, open, open, open, open.

Chu Hao went full throttle, every single cell burning fiercely, maximizing his output.

Because according to past patterns, opening a Meridian took a day’s time, and he had already spent a long time locating the position of the Ninth Reverse Meridian. Normally, the remaining time wouldn’t be enough to open this Meridian.

So he needed to speed up; this opportunity was once in a lifetime. After three more years, he would definitely have surpassed Martial Sect, and the Dragon Pool might not affect him anymore.

Flame Furnace, burn for me, burn fiercer.

Boom, boom, boom, mysterious changes occurred within his body.

In the past nine days, not only had his Star Force Cultivation skyrocketed, but his physique had also undergone huge transformations.

What is the essence of Body Cultivation?

The number of cells.

The more cells, the more power that could be unleashed, and correspondingly, the more cells, the greater the power of the Flame Furnace.

The current Flame Furnace, its refining effect was at least twice as strong as nine days ago.

This gave Chu Hao enough confidence that he had a chance to fully open the Ninth Reverse Meridian within half a day.

His body was undergoing earth-shattering changes as the Flame Furnace continuously refined the essence of the Treasure Liquid into the purest energy in the world, impacting his Ninth Reverse Meridian.

Little by little, it opened, pushing towards the pinnacle of Martial Sect.

Nine is the number of extremity; Ten is perfection. Surpassing these two thresholds, a Martial Artist’s strength would receive a terrifying boost.

Chu Hao was racing against time; if he left the Dragon Pool, the half-day of arduous cultivation would become a month. Therefore, every bit of progress made here would save him days of time once outside.

Fifty percent, sixty percent, seventy percent, eighty percent.

Chu Hao counted in his heart while time incessantly passed, drawing closer to the ten-day limit. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your votes for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)