Dragon Blood Pool, Ten Thousand Formations Spirit Map
Inside the cave dwelling.
After Hu Xiao examined the two rewards, he pondered the knowledge in his mind and quickly understood their uses.
One was to temper his body with Dragon Blood, strengthening his bloodline and vitality, and forging a more robust physique.
The other was to set up the Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation, condensing essence and drawing the vitality within the formation into one!
"Let's start with this Dragon Blood Pool first."
Hu Xiao got up, surveyed the environment inside the cave dwelling, found an open space to place the pool, and with a flick of his hand, summoned the secret treasure.
In an instant.
A porcelain bowl appeared in his hand.
Dragon Blood accumulated within the bowl.
The immense blood energy steamed, like rising and falling clouds, and faintly, a deep dragon's roar could be heard.
The Dragon Blood Pool was a secret treasure; when not activated, it was like a small blood-colored bowl, ready to be used at any time, extremely convenient.
"Not bad, this king will have an easier time using it in the future."
Hu Xiao was very satisfied, and with a flip of his hand, he tossed the porcelain bowl onto the open ground in front of him.
The next moment.
Gurgle, gurgle.
The bowl landed on the ground, as if taking root, and after sinking into the ground, it transformed into a spreading blood pool, occupying a large area of the ground, shrouded in mist.
Immense dragon might surged, blood energy permeated, the temperature inside the cave dwelling suddenly rose, and the air twisted and steamed, becoming extremely hot!
"Time for a bath!"
Hu Xiao sniffed the bloody scent in the air, his eyes gleaming with fierce light, and with a single leap, he plunged into the center of the blood pool.
Splash!
The blood pool erupted with half a foot high waves!
Hu Xiao bathed in the blood pool, letting the powerful blood energy wash over him, nourishing his body. A vibrating sensation emerged from his tailbone, shooting straight up to his crown.
Comfortable!
A warm, pleasant sensation spread, and his tense muscles slowly relaxed.
But before Hu Xiao could continue to enjoy it.
That comfortable sensation suddenly changed, transforming into a faint stinging pain, like needle tips pricking his skin.
Boom!
The wild Dragon Blood churned, surging continuously in the pool, like a breached tide, frantically washing over his body!
This was the effect of Dragon Blood tempering—
Destroying the original fragile body, and then re-nourishing it with Dragon Blood, cultivating a more powerful physique, advancing a thousand miles a day!
Scarlet, viscous blood condensed, Hu Xiao's skin was scalding hot, and with each breath, he exhaled hot air, like exhaling clouds and mist.
The Dragon Blood in the pool penetrated his skin and tendons, as if golden dragon scales and claws were scraping him.
"Hiss~"
Hu Xiao gasped, enduring the pain, and sat cross-legged in the center of the pool, white steam rising.
Now was the crucial time for tempering.
After each impact of pain, the Dragon Blood would condense around his body, nourishing his robust physique, constructing an even stronger body, and once it reached a certain degree, it would tear again…
Destroy, rebuild… this process repeated until he finally adapted to the intensity of the Dragon Blood Pool!
Pain and pleasure!
Time slowly passed…
…
An hour later.
The Dragon Blood Pool spewed mist.
Hu Xiao got up and left the pool, came to the shore, put on his yellow robe, and with a slight clench of his fist, immediately felt immense power surging out.
Now, after tempering,
His physical strength had further increased.
Simply relying on his physical body, he could withstand the attacks of ordinary seventh-tier Demon Soldiers!
"Comfortable!"
"Getting stronger is indeed exhilarating, but unfortunately, it can only go this far…"
Hu Xiao sighed, stretched out his right foot and dipped it into the Dragon Blood Pool. The warm, pleasant sensation returned, but it was no longer the tearing sensation from before.
He could only faintly feel some tingling pain, far less intense than before.
No choice.
He was already a seventh-tier Demon Soldier, with extremely strong adaptability.
After using the Dragon Blood Pool for tempering once, his physique leaped, and he quickly adapted to the pool's intensity.
If he continued to soak.
The effect would still be there.
But it certainly wouldn't be as potent as the first time.
"Never mind, anyway, the tempering is over, it can be used as a training pool in the future."
Hu Xiao retrieved the Dragon Blood Pool, examining the bowl in his palm.
For a seventh-tier Demon Soldier like himself, the tempering effect of this secret treasure had pretty much reached its limit.
However!
For fifth-tier Demon Soldiers like Xiong Da and Xiong Er, it still had a very significant effect.
In the future, when conquering other great demon strongholds, any Demon Soldier or Demon General who performed well could enter the pool for tempering, strengthening their physique.
The mere thought of that scene made him incredibly excited!
"When I have time in the future, I'll create a Dragon Blood Army for fun."
With these thoughts, Hu Xiao contentedly put away the Dragon Blood Pool, then raised his palm, revealing the second reward,
The Ten Thousand Spirits Formation!
Right in the center of his palm.
An ancient, yellowed piece of paper, with profound and complex formation patterns, overlapping and connecting, exuding a rich daorhyme.
"What a profound formation diagram!"
Hu Xiao recalled the knowledge in his mind and couldn't help but sigh.
The Ten Thousand Spirits Formation Diagram was of extraordinary rank, containing profound formation principles.
Any living being within the Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation.
As long as a life imprint was placed on them, establishing a connection with the formation.
Then Hu Xiao could activate the formation, temporarily merging their cultivation into himself, greatly enhancing his own strength!
More people meant more power.
Moreover, what was more important was that.
This fusion was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Given his current cultivation, if he were to merge the cultivation of all Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals within the Tiger King Territory, his strength would surely reach the eighth-tier!
One man holding the pass, ten thousand cannot break it.
"Not bad, as long as I am within the formation, this king is equivalent to gathering the strength of everyone in the mountain,"
Hu Xiao envisioned the future.
What if he found an opportunity to abduct a few more seventh-tier Demon Soldiers?
Directly imprison them, forcibly plant life imprints, and fiercely extract their power!
When he became more prosperous in the future.
He would directly expand this Ten Thousand Spirits Formation to encompass the entire Ten Thousand Mountains, and every great demon on every mountain would get a life imprint…
Tsk tsk, that scene was too beautiful…
"This king is going to be invincible!"
Thinking of this, Hu Xiao was excited. He slowly came to the center of the cave dwelling, pressed the Ten Thousand Spirits Diagram, and began to activate the formation patterns.
Buzz!
The next moment.
The formation patterns hummed, and the profound patterns emitted a brilliant light.
"I'll place the formation core in the heart of the mountain."
Hu Xiao activated the Ten Thousand Spirits Formation, and a ray of brilliant light shot out from the formation, then directly plunged into the earth's crust, planting the formation core.
A moment later.
The invisible formation spread, rippling gently, encompassing every blade of grass and tree in the Tiger King Territory.
…
Outside the mountain peak.
The sky was bright, and birds and beasts scurried through the forest.
Hu Xiao closed his eyes, sensing the surrounding aura, his ears twitching slightly, as if he could hear the vigorous heartbeats of the living beings in the mountain.
Now, he bore the Ten Thousand Spirits Diagram.
As the core of this Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation, all living beings were united in honor and disgrace with a single thought.
In a sense, he had become a mountain god-like existence.
With just a thought, he could extract the essence of the living beings within the Ten Thousand Spirits Formation.
"Forget it, let's not talk about distant things, I'll go out and put life imprints on them first."
Thinking of this.
Hu Xiao excitedly ran out of the cave dwelling.
Outside the door.
Luo Shuiyan sat in the courtyard, looking at Hu Xiao's retreating figure, her beautiful eyes softened, and she chuckled, covering her mouth.
"The Great King is so happy, it seems he had a thoroughly enjoyable time these past few days…"