Eternal Heavenly Emperor

In this pool, it was obviously impossible to start a fight, so Chu Hao sat down quietly and began extracting the essence from the water, converting it to his own benefit.

This time, he let go of his restrictions, allowing the Star Force to boil within his body, then launched an assault on the first Reverse Meridian.

In fact, he had long been qualified to impact the Martial Sect during his cultivation in the Spirit Chamber, but he hadn't wasted any time these past few days, refining the Star Force to be even more solid. Now, as he began to assault the Martial Sect, he felt a sense of inevitability.

Even geniuses like Jin Yunlin and Cao Jingwen would need a year or longer to draw out this Reverse Meridian, yet Chu Hao had achieved the breakthrough opportunity with almost no effort. He had even intentionally suppressed it before. Knowing this, people would be incredibly envious.

This must be the power of his bloodline, the effect of his physique.

Chu Hao speculated, Su Wanyue had already reached the War General level before turning 20, clearly making breakthroughs was as easy for her as drinking water. Otherwise, how could she have reached War General before 20 when even the Martial Sect could take years to break through?

However, according to Su Wanyue, the power of the bloodline was limited; it couldn't always support easy breakthroughs. But, the purer the bloodline, the longer the path it could support.

The drawback was also obvious. Since breakthroughs were always aided by the bloodline, lacking the accumulation of understanding in martial arts, higher realms would actually become more difficult to break through than for ordinary people.

This was why the descendants of War Gods were rarely able to become War Gods themselves.

Chu Hao had no choice; he couldn't choose his bloodline. He was born this way, so what could he do?

He'd deal with future problems in the future; for now, he focused on breaking through to the Martial Sect.

He concentrated, continuously launching assaults towards the first Reverse Meridian.

Minor Formless Mysterious Skill, carrying 102 cycles of Star Force, surged through his body like a tsunami, swiftly excavating the first Reverse Meridian. At this rate, it would be completely opened in at most half a day.

This was incredible. Normally, it would take about ten days to completely open a single meridian.

This was undoubtedly due to the effect of this pool of Treasure Liquid.

It was very much like the Black Jade Pool, softening the meridians immensely and making the assault unfathomably easier.

After a full day and night, his first Reverse Meridian was completely cleared.

During this period, he hadn't consumed a single drop of water or grain of rice, but it didn't matter. This Treasure Liquid was like amniotic fluid, nourishing his body without any sense of hunger or thirst.

A hum, and the Star Force within his body began to circulate automatically. The most refined Star Force continuously flowed and compressed in his first Reverse Meridian, forming a sharp edge.

Starlight, the symbol of the Martial Sect.

He had just cleared his first Reverse Meridian, and the sharp edge was almost only a millimeter long, barely noticeable if not carefully observed.

But, Starlight was still Starlight, genuine and undeniable.

He sat still, continuing to expand his meridians.

After clearing the meridians, he had three hours each day to expand them. Just like in the Martial Master Realm, if the time were longer, the meridians would collapse under the pressure.

In this respect, there was no essential difference between Martial Master and Martial Sect, so they were classified in the Three Minor Realms.

Of course, there were still significant differences.

For instance, the Reverse Meridian could expand 200 times, making it take much longer for the Martial Sect to fully expand a meridian. But because of this, each time the Martial Sect advanced a minor realm, the increase in power was also greater, making cross-level challenges more difficult.

Two times, three times, four times, five times—the Reverse Meridian expanded rapidly.

Partly due to the Treasure Liquid, partly due to the Dragon Tooth Rice he consumed in the past few days.

Although he only ate four "grains," each grain was as big as an ear of corn and was harvested from the 30th layer, the finest quality. Although most of the essence was used to enhance his physique, how could it all be digested in just four days? A significant portion still settled in his flesh and blood.

Now that he had broken through, this essence began working on his meridians, helping their expansion.

This wasn't too astonishing; after all, Dragon Tooth Rice's greatest function was to enhance the physique, not cultivation. It was supplementary, with the critical role still played by this pool of Treasure Liquid.

Three hours later, Chu Hao's meridians reached their limit, but he didn't get up. Instead, he continued absorbing the Treasure Liquid to enhance his physique.

Qin Yulian and the others did the same, not getting up since entering the pool.

Chu Hao smiled to himself; his first Reverse Meridian had expanded eighteen times! Unfortunately, such a good thing couldn't happen every day. Otherwise, it would only take him eleven days to reach the peak of a Single-Meridian Martial Sect.

Who knew how long this pool of Treasure Liquid could last?

The others had long left, probably finding the passage to the second palace, seeking their own opportunities.

One day, two days, three days—time flew by. Counting the time, it had already surpassed the one-month limit of the Ancient Training Ground. But since the underground area had opened, things were naturally different from previous years. Staying longer wasn't surprising.

Chu Hao and the others ate one Dragon Tooth Rice grain daily. Once taken out, the difference became apparent; Chu Hao's grains were the biggest, significantly larger than the others, making them all envious.

However, no one fought in the pool to avoid wasting time and energy. It was better to absorb more Treasure Liquid essence.

As time passed, Chu Hao's cultivation rapidly soared. The expansion of the first Reverse Meridian soon exceeded a hundred times and continued to grow.

On the tenth day, Chu Hao suddenly felt a suction. The pool's water began flowing, and the water level quickly dropped.

Time was up.

He couldn't help but sigh. His first Reverse Meridian had already expanded to about 170 times, reaching the late stage of the Single-Meridian. Had he stayed for another two or three days, he could have reached the peak.

What a pity.

The water was quickly drained, leaving only an empty pool bottom.

"Ha ha ha ha!" You Zhiyuan suddenly laughed maniacally, "I've broken through to the Three Meridians! Ha ha ha ha, I've reached the Three Meridians Martial Sect! Yuan Tiangang, Ling Dongliu, they can all crawl and bow before me!"

Three Meridians!

Qin Yulian and Jiang Qixuan paled slightly. Though they had also made significant progress, their starting points were too low to compare with You Zhiyuan.

Who would have thought You Zhiyuan was this monstrous, completing the breakthrough in just ten days?

"Hand over your Ring Crests, then you may leave!" You Zhiyuan sneered. Crushing the geniuses who once stood alongside him felt immensely satisfying. Pointing at Chu Hao, he added, "But you must stay."

"You Zhiyuan, do you think you're the only one who broke through?" Bian Yu sneered, three light patterns flashing on his body.

Three Meridians.

Bai Qi didn't speak but also had three light patterns flash on his body.

Three Meridians as well.

With matching realms, it was never easy for such geniuses to kill each other.

You Zhiyuan was disgruntled. He had thought he was the sole Three Meridians Martial Sect here, but Bian Yu and Bai Qi had also broken through, still capable of contending with him. He vented his frustration on Chu Hao, eyes cold, "Still not kneeling to accept death?"

Chu Hao couldn't help but laugh, "You think you're the only one who broke through?"

"Hmm?" You Zhiyuan squinted, scrutinizing Chu Hao, then his face changed dramatically, "You've broken through to Martial Sect!"

What?

Bai Qi, Bian Yu, Qin Yulian, and Jiang Qixuan all looked shocked. Martial Sect?

How was this possible!

Only ten days had passed; how could there be a breakthrough? Breaking through wasn't just about clearing a meridian; the resonance with the Reverse Meridians was the hardest part.

They, being experienced, knew how difficult it was.

"Hmph, lucky you!" You Zhiyuan waved his hand dismissively. Earlier, Chu Hao could tie with him; now, although he had reached Three Meridians, the opponent had broken through a significant realm. Such progress was substantial, forcing him to abandon his plans.

Lifting his leg, he was about to head to the second floor.

"Hold on!" Chu Hao blocked his way, "You, You Zhiyuan, have provoked me repeatedly; do you think I have no temper?"

"What, you dare attack me?" You Zhiyuan laughed, "Let's not discuss your ability; I'm the chief core disciple of the Spirit Demon Sect. If you truly kill me, can you bear the sect's wrath?"

The Spirit Demon Sect was a Fourth Grade sect. Any War General could sweep through the Yunliu Sect, and a War King could obliterate Tianhe County with one hand. If they demanded someone at Yunliu Sect's gate, would Yunliu Sect dare refuse?

So he, You Zhiyuan, could kill as he pleased. Who could stop him?

Chu Hao grinned, having decided to travel alone after leaving the Ancient Training Ground. The Spirit Demon Sect wanted him? Let them try. This Middle Nine Counties alone wasn't something the Spirit Demon Sect could easily meddle with.

Today, he indeed intended to kill.

"You Zhiyuan, the world doesn't revolve around you!" Chu Hao declared, "Today, you're doomed!"

"Ha ha ha ha, what a joke. You think breaking through to Martial Sect means you can beat me? Hmph, you only managed to contend with me earlier due to your cunning movement technique." You Zhiyuan scoffed.

"Let's see if I can kill you then." Chu Hao said calmly, but his tone was resolute.

No one could stop him from killing You Zhiyuan today.

"Then come experience the true power of a Three Meridians Martial Sect!" You Zhiyuan exclaimed, his hands turning blood-red in an instant, the same blood-red light glowing in his eyes.

"Unlucky for you, my Blood Killer's power doubles with each minor breakthrough. Do you think I merely cleared a meridian?"