Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Out of Chu Hao's expectations, he originally thought the "Overlord Body Jue" would trigger a fierce competition, after all, the auction had set a starting price of 200,000, indicating high expectations for it. But in reality, there weren't many bidders.

Chu Hao pushed the price to 900,000, and then no one competed with him, allowing him to easily acquire this cultivation technique.

He reflected for a moment, suddenly realizing the reason.

For ordinary Martial Artists, what use is body cultivation?

Unless one has extraordinary talent, otherwise, engaging in body cultivation would require countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. In ancient times, Martial Artists really treated Dragon Tooth Rice as food, naturally enhancing their physique and gaining enough nutrients for Body Refinement.

But now?

Since the conditions for body cultivation no longer exist, how could body cultivation techniques fetch high prices? The previous bidders were probably just curious and wanted to study it a bit, after all, others' works can always provide some inspiration.

To avoid any unexpected situations, after Chu Hao paid the money and obtained the "Overlord Body Jue," he immediately left the auction and returned to the inn.

After some thought, he quietly checked out and moved to another inn.

It's never too cautious when away from home.

He closed the door, sat in front of the desk, took out the "Overlord Body Jue," and carefully read through it.

After a cursory read, he had a certain understanding of body cultivation techniques.

Theoretically, body cultivation and Star Force cultivation are actually two sides of the same coin, both absorbing elemental energy from the world for self-use. The difference lies in body cultivation absorbing the elemental energy, not to transform it into Star Force, but to strengthen cells.

From this perspective, Chu Hao's absorption of Star Force to enhance his strength during the Martial Disciple Realm was essentially body cultivation.

Like Martial Disciples, once body cultivation starts, the appetite will become extremely terrifying. Because the elemental energy is only used to enhance cell vitality, the true source of strength is the food consumed.

This is the biggest difference between body cultivation and Star Force cultivation.

However, Chu Hao actually believed that body cultivation is more in line with normal human behavior, as humans rely on food to survive, which is also a source of strength.

The process of body cultivation is continuously breaking the limits of a "normal human." The stronger the body cultivator, the more cells in the body, and the weight will reach a terrifying extent.

If one truly cultivates to the War God level, then the person's weight will exceed that of a mountain, and a casual punch can cause the heavens and earth to shake.

But even the strongest recorded Martial Artist was just a War Emperor. There's never been a body cultivator at the War God level. Of course, historical records are modern, before which there was the Ancient Era. It's said that in that era, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were everywhere, and Dragon Tooth Rice was eaten as food, making it very likely for a War God level body cultivator to exist.

From the descriptions in the "Overlord Body Jue," the further one advances in body cultivation, the more cells there are inside the body, but a person's physique doesn't change. This means that a person's density will increase exponentially.

Imagine a normal-sized person having the weight of a mountain, what kind of density is that?

It's a bit like a White Dwarf Star.

Of course, compared to a White Dwarf Star, this density is still insignificant, but it provides a line of thought that opens up Chu Hao's mind—if body cultivation can continue indefinitely, could humans one day become like White Dwarf Stars?

Just thinking about it made him feel scared.

Chu Hao pressed down the surge of his thoughts and began to seriously study the "Overlord Body Jue."

Just like cultivation techniques have levels, body cultivation techniques also have grades, but this "Overlord Body Jue" didn't specify its level, merely describing the powers after achieving great success in body cultivation.

Legend has it that in the vast cosmos, there lives a kind of life form called "Tyrant," belonging to the cosmic-level terrifying creatures that feed on the cores of planets.

Their life consists of rampaging, seeing a planet and crashing into it, shattering it and then devouring its core.

One strike shattering an entire planet, what kind of terrifying strength and physique is that?

The "Overlord Body Jue" aims to cultivate a person to be like a "Tyrant," possessing comparable strength and physique.

Chu Hao couldn't help but be secretly amazed. If such a "Tyrant" life form truly existed, then even a War God would be nothing in its presence, shattered with a single strike.

Maybe it's for this reason that this "Overlord Body Jue" ended up at the auction, as it was likely dismissed as absurd, since how could such a terrifying life form exist?

Chu Hao didn't mind, whether it was exaggerated or not, he just needed a body cultivation technique right now.

According to the cultivation technique, he began to cultivate.

In fact, body cultivation techniques aren't hard to practice because there's no need to comprehend any grand principles of the world. The task is simple: enhance cell capability, making each one a nuclear power source, with each punch like a nuclear explosion, producing terrible power.

Body cultivation also has stages, similar to the ten stages of a Star Force cultivator, but breaking through is not about understanding the world's mysteries or opening meridians, but splitting cells.

For instance, at the peak of the Martial Master Realm, all cells in the body reach their limit, unable to increase in strength. At this point, cells need to split, doubling in number. This not only increases the cell count but also greatly enhances their vitality, naturally opening up new limits in strength.

The more cells in the human body, the more energy can be accumulated, and thus the greater the explosive power. But humans have limits, so how can cells split to create more?

This depends on the cultivation technique and the ingestion of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as the energy required is enormous.

Therefore, without sufficient supplies of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, body cultivation is only suitable for those innate body cultivation abnormalities.

Chu Hao didn't know if he counted as a body cultivation abnormality, but he now had plenty of Dragon Tooth Rice, certainly capable of advancing his physique by several levels.

The "Overlord Body Jue" has nine layers, each level up significantly enhances strength and physique, closely mirroring the nine levels from Martial Master to War God. But Chu Hao saw that this "Overlord Body Jue" actually had a second volume!

Is there a tenth layer?

Finally becoming that cosmic being shattering stars and feeding on stellar cores?

Chu Hao couldn't help scratching his head; if this were really achievable, would he also end up like a "Tyrant," needing stellar cores to maintain such terrifying strength?

He fantasized for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.

Even though he still had a lot of Dragon Tooth Rice left, for the bottomless pit that is body cultivation, how many layers of "Overlord Body" could it really get him to? The higher the level of body cultivation, the greater the consumption. Is it necessary to think so far ahead?

Chu Hao sat cross-legged and began to absorb the elemental energy around him. Every cell in his body opened like a flame furnace, refining the six elements of the world into the purest energy, totally attribute-free.

The Minor Formless Mysterious Skill started to move, almost automatic. Chu Hao quickly suppressed it forcibly and guided the energy to be absorbed by his cells according to the "Overlord Body Jue."

After reaching the Tenth Tier of the Martial Disciple Realm, the human physique reached its limit, and cells couldn't be strengthened further. The body cultivation technique aimed to break this limit, adding countless possibilities.

With powerful energy infusion, Chu Hao felt like his body would explode in an instant, but at that moment, a mysterious power nourished him internally, easily enhancing his cell limits, accommodating more energy.

It's the Dragon Tooth Rice!

Though he ate Dragon Tooth Rice daily, this treasure from heaven primarily enhances physique, and only body cultivation techniques could truly harness its full power. But since he hadn't been practicing body cultivation before, the essence energy was stored in his body, enhancing his physique very slowly.

Until now, as the "Overlord Body Jue" operated, the essence of the Dragon Tooth Rice surged out like floodwaters, showing its benefits.

Chu Hao continued to cultivate, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed without him feeling any hunger.

The essence of the Dragon Tooth Rice was far from depleted!

Buzz!

Chu Hao's body shook, showing a strange expression, as he had successfully broken through the first layer of "Overlord Body Jue" and began advancing to the second layer.

So fast?

Theoretically, the second layer corresponds to the Martial Sect, meaning he had crossed into the Martial Master Realm in just three days.

Three days!

But thinking carefully, this made sense. First, Chu Hao was already a Martial Sect, having opened the limit for cultivation in advance. Second, his body had so much essence of the Dragon Tooth Rice, now flooding out, naturally producing astonishing results.

If there must be a third and fourth reason, it's his astounding physique. Each cell could turn into a furnace, easily refining any energy into the purest form. Additionally, the "Overlord Body Jue" might be an extremely high-grade ancient body cultivation technique.

In Chu Hao's body, a earth-shaking change was happening.

His cells were rapidly splitting, doubling in number in an extremely short period.

More cells meant more energy accumulation and thus stronger explosive power.

Just "born" cells were too fragile for intense cultivation. After considering, Chu Hao switched to expanding his meridians using the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill.

Three hours later, Chu Hao stopped.

He went to the courtyard, looked at a large stone by the pond, then extended a finger and flicked it lightly.

In this strike, he didn't use any Star Force at all.

Boom!

With that flick, the stone slid across the ground, raising thick soil, pushing towards the wall, not stopping at all. Chu Hao quickly leaped, pressed his hand, and stopped the stone's advance.

He clicked his tongue. With just a light flick, he had unleashed at least a million pounds of force.

How terrifying!

His physical strength was now comparable to a Single-Meridian Martial Sect.

Physical strength and physique are proportional. For instance, an average person punching with 200 pounds of hit force would feel a sting but no significant injury if hit.

—When ordinary people fight, exchanging blows, as long as vital spots aren't hit, there's usually no problem.

So, with Chu Hao's current physique, even without any defense, a Single-Meridian Martial Sect's full-force attack would only make him feel a sting.