Shennong Dao Master

Chapter 1873: Chapter 17: Gathering the Four Rain Stones, Rain Immortal Festival Sacrifice!

The Blood Spring gurgled, divine light dazzling, as if a fierce beast was about to be born. Yet, the phenomenon lasted only a second.

In the eye of the Blood Spring, a five-meter-tall small figure emerged.

"Minister of Agriculture Zhao?!"

Qi Tian looked at Zhao Xing’s transformation, calling out with the voice of his heart.

"It’s me."

Qi Tian was somewhat puzzled, as Zhao Xing’s appearance had changed dramatically.

His chest muscles and face were clean and smooth, with pure and smooth red hair on his temples, head, legs, back, and tail.

The original turtle shell hadn’t disappeared but had integrated into the surface of his skin, hidden beneath the red hair.

Qi Tian could feel the explosive power lurking beneath this red-haired, patterned skin, causing his heart to pound.

No need to ask, Qi Tian could feel that Zhao Xing had succeeded!

He, in the state of the Marquis Transformation Method, had absorbed the essence of the Blood Pool, making this body even more formidable.

Just a glance made Qi Tian, Ji Yuan, and Yang Baihe feel oppressed.

The three were on the path of spells, and being so close to a beast with a powerful physical body, they instinctively felt fear.

"What is happening, has he succeeded?" Yang Baihe asked.

To be honest, Zhao Xing’s appearance now was vastly different from before, and he feared this sudden figure might not be Zhao Xing.

"He must have succeeded." Qi Tian was confident, "A dual-vein body, perfectly merging the Demon Ape Clan and Spirit Turtle Clan, the inner and outer world balance like the natural Heavenly Dao, this is the Marquis Transformation Method! Our Heavenly Time Sect’s Marquis Transformation Method!"

"The natural Heavenly Dao... isn’t that too exaggerated?" Yang Baihe couldn’t help but interject, feeling Qi Tian was overhyping the ability of the Marquis Transformation Method.

"Don’t believe it?" Qi Tian snorted, "Don’t believe me? Ask Minister of Agriculture Zhao; his combat power now can definitely rival an ordinary Reincarnation Realm martial artist."

"I’m talking about the Empire’s standards, not the standards here!"

Zhao Xing, having adapted, heard Qi Tian’s boasting and saw Yang Baihe’s inquisitive look.

"Brother Qi Tian is not too far off."

Zhao Xing twisted his neck and waist, then looked down at his palms.

"The Four Seasons Palace’s Ten Thousand Spirits Marquis Transformation Method perfectly absorbed the essence of the Blood Pool. After this transformation, the bloodlines of the Demon Ape and Spirit Void Turtle have merged, creating a new race, yet stronger than a pure bloodline!"

"Just relying on this Marquis Transformation Method, my physical quality can rival an ordinary Reincarnation Realm martial artist without issue, but in martial techniques, I only have the three dangerous moves that come with the bloodline talent, comparable to Qi Sect, but if I encounter the Sword Sect, it’s still not a match."

Zhao Xing’s Marquis Transformation Method underwent three transformations.

The first was transforming the initial Small Divine Power, "Divine Fire Turtle Transformation," into "Spirit Void Turtle Transformation."

Still a same-level change at the time, it merely switched between bloodlines of the same level, with no increase in combat power. In other words, the "Spirit Void Turtle Transformation Technique" remained at the Small Divine Power level, merely with more sophisticated camouflage methods.

The second change was entering the Upper Three Realms, combining the bloodlines of the Demon Ape Clan and the Spirit Void Turtle Clan to create the "Magic Turtle Transformation."

Following the guidance of the Heavenly Time Sect’s Magic Theory, Zhao Xing first attempted the fusion of ’dual-vein body.’

At this point, the "Magic Turtle Transformation" had reached the level of Great Divine Power, enhancing its concealment while boosting overall combat effectiveness.

The body of the Demon Ape allowed him to perform some Earth Advantage Techniques from before transformation, and to wield the bloodline talents brought about by Marquis Transformation.

However, the method still had defects, unable to fully utilize Zhao Xing’s potential.

For instance, the "Origin Space" couldn’t be opened, unable to release the Void Grassman for combat, requiring a revert to human form first.

Nor could he employ Earth Advantage Sect techniques compatible with Extreme Land, such as the Demon God Palace or the Five-Finger Mountain.

Because after Marquis Transformation, the body and the Human Clan body were entirely different concepts, not even the same meridian system. The originally cultivated "Extreme Land" and "Hun Yuan Realm" naturally ceased to exist.

Except Will Divine Power and Soul Technique remained unaffected, the Magic Body in Marquis Transformation used entirely two sets of skills.

Until the third evolution of the Marquis Transformation Method.

That is, in the years communicating with Qi Tian in the Blood Pool.

Zhao Xing learned the Four Seasons Palace’s "Ten Thousand Spirits Marquis Transformation Method," quickly compensating for the shortcomings of having no systematic cultivation in the Marquis Transformation Method, and with the practical environment of the Blood Pool.

The third evolution of the Marquis Transformation Method brought the greatest enhancement to Zhao Xing.

It could preserve bloodline talent while opening the Origin Space and performing Earth Advantage Techniques.

Because the Four Seasons Palace’s Marquis Transformation Method was advanced, possessing the characteristics of ’multiple-vein body,’ and a dual-world balance.

Now, this Marquis Transformation Method is still called "Ten Thousand Spirits Marquis Transformation Method," but one can also say it’s the New Method, a version uniquely adaptive to Zhao Xing.

In fact, for every individual’s Marquis Transformation Method, though the cultivation framework is the same, due to personal encounters, the effects can be significantly different.

For instance, Zhao Xing and Qi Tian, after absorbing the blood of ten thousand races in the Blood Pool this time, the transformation forms of the two would surpass other disciples of the Four Seasons Palace who learned the Marquis Transformation Method.

The Marquis Transformation Method pertains to the physical body, and each person’s physical body is unique. Du Yun cultivates the Void Ancestor Golden Body, reaching the pinnacle of 996 extremes, whereas Emperor Tianwu, in the Origin Realm period, only had a little over 800 extremes of the Golden Body.

At this moment, Zhao Xing, relying on the enhanced Ten Thousand Spirits Marquis Transformation Method strengthened by the Blood Pool, can rival an ordinary Reincarnation Realm martial artist.

Of course, if he were to die once and then resurrect, or if his body were destroyed, the combat power of the Marquis Transformation Method wouldn’t be as strong, because the new body hasn’t absorbed the Blood Pool’s essence.

Thus, whether through reincarnation or resurrection, the path back to the peak is very difficult.