Free Web NovelChapter 386: Chapter 385: There’s Treasure Below
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The deeper he dived, the darker the surroundings became and the richer the Energy grew. At Shen Haoran’s current depth, the substance around him was almost no longer a liquid. It had solidified into Energy Crystals. If he wanted to go deeper, he had to melt them with his own Spiritual Power.
Fortunately, Shen Haoran possessed the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian, which made melting these Energy Crystals a simple matter. However, the pressure from the Energy here had reached an unimaginably terrifying level. Even though Shen Haoran had just achieved a breakthrough, he could only dive another hundred meters before he was rendered immobile.
"What terrifying Energy!" Shen Haoran remarked, touching the wall of Energy Crystal in front of him. ’This Divine Martial Blood Pool was supposedly created from the Divine Martial Venerable’s Essence Blood and countless Spirit Medicines. After millennia of accumulation here in the Divine Martial Realm, the stored Energy has surpassed even the Divine Martial Venerable’s own predictions. It truly lives up to its name as one of the Northern Domain’s great Sacred Lands.’
"Hey, it looks like there’s some good stuff down there!" As Shen Haoran was marveling at his surroundings, a black shadow darted out and climbed onto his body. It stared down at the pitch-black bottom of the pool and whispered, its eyes burning with desire.
"Good stuff?" Shen Haoran’s eyes lit up at the words. ’Changmao is extremely sensitive to treasures. Ordinary items wouldn’t even catch its eye. For it to be this excited, it must be an exceptionally rare treasure!’
However, Shen Haoran’s brow furrowed a moment later. He touched the iron-hard Energy Crystal Stone before him. A ball of Fire Spirit Black Obsidian flared to life and shot toward it.
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When the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian touched the dark-red Energy Crystal Stone, a hissing sound erupted. The blood-colored crystal was instantly incinerated, releasing a faint, blood-red mist that immediately seeped into Shen Haoran’s body through his pores.
But just as the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian finished incinerating the dark-red Energy Crystal Stone, the surrounding Energy Crystal Stones immediately sealed the opening. The rate of regeneration was many times faster than the rate of incineration. In the blink of an eye, the wall of Energy Crystal before him was completely restored!
"It’s no good. Even the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian can’t do a thing to these Energy Crystal Stones!" Shen Haoran said, his brow tightly furrowed as he stared at the instantly restored barrier.
"Changmao, can you get down there?" Shen Haoran asked, turning his head.
At his words, Changmao shrugged. "I’m just a Spiritual Thought residing on your body. If my true self were here, forget just going down—I could drink this entire Blood Pool dry without a problem. But as it is now, I have a feeling that if I were to move even a single meter away from you, the surrounding pressure would instantly crush me to pieces!"
Hearing Changmao’s words, Shen Haoran couldn’t help but feel a pang of disappointment. ’A treasure that could get even Changmao this excited must be extraordinary, but it’s a shame I have no way of getting it.’ It was like placing a feast in front of a foodie, only to clamp a hand over their mouth so they couldn’t eat. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
"Oh, right! Xue Ling! You’re incredibly strong, and you just broke through. Can you dive to the bottom of this Divine Martial Blood Pool?" Shen Haoran suddenly turned his gaze to the small, five-colored snake beside him, his voice full of hope. ’Xue Ling’s power has already reached the Spirit Emperor Tier; she should be able to make it down there.’
Though Shen Haoran was filled with hope, Xue Ling poured a basin of cold water on his idea. "I can’t," she said. "My strength is suppressed to the Spirit Marquis Tier. The only reason I could even get this far is because I’m a Spirit Beast with a powerful physique. I don’t dare dive any deeper. If I were to reveal my true strength, I would be punished by the Laws of the Divine Martial Realm!"
Hearing this, Shen Haoran felt a massive headache coming on. He stared intently at the pitch-black depths below, then sat down cross-legged on the spot and formed a Cultivation Hand Seal.
"Hey, boss, what are you doing?" Changmao asked, confused to see Shen Haoran suddenly sit down.
"Cultivating," Shen Haoran said quickly. "I refuse to accept this. If the strength of a Tier Three Spirit Marquis isn’t enough to dive deeper, then I’ll just break through again! The Energy here is immense anyway, so it’s the perfect place for it!" He then squeezed his eyes shut and immediately entered a state of Cultivation.
Seeing Shen Haoran’s crazed determination, Changmao’s mouth twitched. He had no choice but to start cultivating alongside him. ’With such perfect conditions right here, wouldn’t it be a terrible waste not to take advantage of them?’
Shen Haoran and Changmao quickly entered a state of Cultivation. Their bodies instantly became like two bottomless pits, stirring the surrounding Energy. Two massive vortexes formed in an instant, funneling countless streams of Energy into them.
As she watched the duo cause such a massive commotion, an unreadable emotion flickered in Xue Ling’s eyes. The moment Changmao had appeared, she had sensed a heart-stopping aura from him. Her body had instinctively wanted to kneel and bow before him. It was a primal urge, an awareness etched deep into her very soul. Fortunately, her willpower was firm and her composure unshakable, allowing her to suppress the impulse.
Xue Ling was now deeply perplexed by Changmao’s identity. ’What are his origins, that he can influence my very will? If my own power weren’t greater than his current form, I don’t think I could have suppressed that impulse.’
Her gaze swept back and forth between Shen Haoran and Changmao, as if trying to see right through them. But no matter how she tried, she gained no insight. In the end, she had to give up. She, too, coiled up and began to absorb the pure Energy around her. The whole reason she had suppressed her strength to enter the Divine Martial Blood Pool was to temper her body and heal the internal damage caused by the Profound Yellow Fruit. She certainly wasn’t going to waste a single moment of this opportunity.
And so, after Shen Haoran and his companions entered a state of Cultivation, the depths of the Divine Martial Blood Pool once again fell quiet...
Meanwhile, on the surface of the Divine Martial Blood Pool, several figures abruptly leaped out of the crimson water, sending up sprays of blood-red waves. These were all Martial Artists who had completed their Cultivation within the Divine Martial Blood Pool.
At this moment, the faces of these Martial Artists were overflowing with indescribable excitement. It was clear that their time beneath the surface of the Divine Martial Blood Pool had been of immense benefit to them.
More figures followed, emerging from the water one after another. Although the Divine Martial Blood Pool was open for a full month, one’s body would eventually develop a resistance to its Energy. After all, the Energy of the Divine Martial Blood Pool was not as pure as the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power. Furthermore, not everyone was like Shen Haoran, who had the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian to help with the Refinement of the blood-colored Energy. That was why he could break through so brazenly within the Divine Martial Blood Pool. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
「Two days later.」
Most of the Martial Artists had emerged from the Divine Martial Blood Pool. Aside from Ouyang Shaoyu, Jian Wushuang, Xue Shitian, and Shen Haoran, everyone else was out. Even Nameless now stood among the crowd, exuding an aura that was countless times more powerful than before, causing everyone to look at him with surprise.
