Free Web NovelChapter 388: Chapter 387: Taking the Treasure
Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, the one-month limit for the Divine Martial Blood Pool was about to end. Yet, Shen Haoran still hadn’t emerged from it.
As the end drew near, the surface of the Divine Martial Blood Pool was no longer blood-red. The vast pool of water had reverted to a milky white, the Energy it once contained having long since evaporated or seeped into the earth. However, in the depths of the Divine Martial Blood Pool, where the Energy had crystallized, there was no change at all. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Because Shen Haoran had not emerged for so long, the crowd’s initial anticipation slowly turned to boredom. Assuming he had died inside, they had all left the Divine Martial Realm a few days prior. Murong Wanqing and Han Xu waited for a few more days before being summoned back by Luo Xiaowen.
Now, only the Divine Martial Elder remained beside the Divine Martial Blood Pool. He paced around the pool continuously, his brow furrowed as he stared into its depths. ’This Shen Haoran... did he really die in there?’
The Divine Martial Elder was the Guardian of the Divine Martial Realm, but even he couldn’t know what was happening inside the Divine Martial Blood Pool. He could only guess. And yet, he could feel faint, weak fluctuations of Energy from within the pool. These fluctuations were not from the Divine Martial Blood Pool itself; they felt more man-made.
This only deepened the Divine Martial Elder’s confusion. ’Although the Energy in the Divine Martial Blood Pool is immense,’ he thought, ’it’s ultimately not as pure as the world’s natural energy, which Martial Artists can absorb and refine without restraint. The Energy in this Blood Pool belonged to the Divine Martial Venerable. Even though it has been refined, it still creates immense resistance in the human body. An ordinary person can only stay in the pool for five or six days before the Energy can no longer be absorbed. Someone stronger, with higher Talent, could last half a month at most. But this Shen Haoran... he’s actually stayed in there for a whole month! Is his body truly not repelled by the Energy in the Divine Martial Blood Pool?’
The Divine Martial Elder couldn’t make heads or tails of it. But as long as the Divine Martial Blood Pool remained, he could not leave the mountaintop. All he could do was sit down cross-legged and wait for the pool to disappear, and for Shen Haoran to emerge.
Meanwhile, deep within the Divine Martial Blood Pool, Shen Haoran’s eyes were tightly shut. A terrifying suction force erupted from his body. Under his rapacious absorption, the Energy from the surrounding blood-colored Crystal Stones slowly faded, turning from dark red to blood-red, and finally to a milky white.
The Fire Spirit Black Obsidian rose around him. The immense Energy passed through this barrier of flames, was directly refined, and then flowed into Shen Haoran’s body. His aura, in turn, was slowly strengthening.
After half a month of arduous Cultivation, coupled with the endless, immense Energy surrounding him, Shen Haoran’s strength had already reached the level of a Tier Four Spirit Marquis. Now, he was pushing for Tier Five Spirit Marquis!
BUMP BUMP BUMP...
A series of muffled thuds echoed from within Shen Haoran’s body. Tempered by the immense Energy, his meridians, bones, muscles, and even every single cell in his body had undergone a qualitative transformation.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a deafening roar resounded as a formidable aura erupted from within Shen Haoran. The tyrannical gale of force it created crushed the surrounding Energy Crystal Stones, causing them to crack inch by inch.
Shen Haoran’s tightly shut eyes snapped open. Feeling the aura now emanating from his body, he couldn’t hide the joy on his face.
"Tier Five Spirit Marquis!" Shen Haoran clenched his fists in disbelief. He had thought it would be a huge blessing just to break through two tiers in the Divine Martial Blood Pool. He never expected the Energy at the bottom of the pool to be so immense and abundant that it could actually fill the bottomless pit inside his body.
Beside him, Xue Ling glanced at the ecstatic Shen Haoran, then at the vast stretches of white Crystal Stones, and was left a little speechless. ’When Shen Haoran cultivates, he’s like an absolute bandit,’ Xue Ling thought. ’He doesn’t absorb and refine the surrounding Energy so much as he plunders it, without any rhyme or reason. He’s already plundered all the Energy from the bottom of this pool, which is hundreds of meters deep and wide. If he still hadn’t reached Tier Five Spirit Marquis after all that, I think I’d just die!’
"Hey, Boss, don’t get carried away," Changmao said, pouring a bucket of cold water on his excitement. "The Divine Martial Blood Pool is about to close. Are you going to get that treasure at the bottom or not?"
Hearing this, Shen Haoran paused. He calculated the time and realized there was only half a day left before the Divine Martial Blood Pool closed! He then cast his gaze toward the bottom of the pool. Even at this depth, he could still faintly make out the pitch-black floor below.
However, the hundred meters remaining before him would not be easy to traverse. When Shen Haoran broke through from Tier Two Spirit Marquis to Tier Three Spirit Marquis, he dove a hundred meters deeper. From Tier Three to Tier Four, he only managed another fifty meters. This showed how much more difficult it became the deeper he went. Now, even after breaking through to Tier Five Spirit Marquis, he estimated he could probably only descend another twenty-odd meters...
"Damn it, I’ll risk it! Fortune favors the bold!" But it was impossible for Shen Haoran to give up on a prize that was already within his grasp. He gritted his teeth and spoke fiercely.
"Stay close to me!" Shen Haoran said to Changmao in a low voice. His gaze sharpened, and the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian within his body began to surge violently.
"Heaven-Dominating Tribulation!" Shen Haoran roared. A violent surge of Energy erupted from his body, and his aura instantly intensified. In the blink of an eye, it reached the level of a Tier Seven Spirit Marquis!
After unleashing Heaven-Dominating Tribulation, Shen Haoran didn’t hesitate. His body transformed into a Sharp Sword, plunging directly toward the depths of the Divine Martial Blood Pool. Wherever he passed, the dark red Energy Crystal Stones all shattered, clearing a path for him.
However, the deeper he went, the slower Shen Haoran became. Even after forcibly raising his strength to that of a Tier Seven Spirit Marquis, he was still somewhat powerless against the terrifying pressure of the surrounding Energy. After diving several dozen meters, his skin began to turn red again, and his expression grew solemn.
"Changmao, can you sense which direction it’s in?" Shen Haoran asked. free𝑤ebnovel.com
"Thirty meters below you and to the right!" Changmao said quickly after closing his eyes to sense it.
Hearing this, Shen Haoran’s brow furrowed. He wondered grimly, ’Still thirty meters to go?’
Those thirty meters were not to be underestimated. The pressure from the Energy at the bottom of the pool was already no weaker than the full-force attack of a Spirit Emperor Powerhouse. It would not be easy to cross that distance!
"I can buy us five seconds. Can you grab that thing within five seconds?" Shen Haoran asked after a moment of thought.
"As long as you can get to the bottom, I can do it!" Changmao said with certainty. When it came to speed, he wouldn’t lose to anyone.
Hearing Changmao’s confident reply, Shen Haoran took a deep breath. The Vermilion Bird Wings on his back suddenly unfurled. A dragon’s roar echoed from beneath his feet as his body became a fleeting afterimage, diving deeper...
