Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

When Chen Ku walked out of the Destruction Hall.

The news of his second successful Marrow Cleansing had already spread to several halls, causing quite a stir between academies.

"A monster, this senior brother is definitely one of the most outstanding geniuses of our cohort."

"Two months, and he broke through two small realms. At this rate, it feels like by the time he graduates, he could try competing with the top ten on the Heroic List."

Upon hearing this, someone was very curious about Chen Ku's current combat strength:

"Do you think this senior brother can now fight against someone from the Ninth Realm Second Layer Heaven?"

"He probably can."

"If that's the case, then senior brother Tang Xuan wouldn't be able to reclaim his place at all."

Amidst the discussions of some people,

under the sky of the Martial Training Camp's plaza.

Tang Xuan walked out of the Martial Training Camp with a gloomy face, surrounded by the Martial Training Camp's Martial Arts Heavenly Sound:

"Challenger Tang Xuan, defeated, please do not be discouraged. Victory and defeat are common to soldiers, please practice diligently and return."

During this period, he had challenged Chen Ku ten times in succession.

But,

the strike imprinted in the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth by Chen Ku had shattered his pride ten times in a row.

Every time he entered, before he could unleash a few Sword Dao Divine Skills, Chen Ku's big palm would come striking.

It seemed to encompass the heaven and earth, sucking him into its palm.

There was no escape!

Without any flaws, it seemed like the most perfect martial arts in the world.

The only choice was to withstand it.

And the price of withstanding it was that his body nearly exploded. If it weren't for the protection rules for academy disciples in the Martial Training Camp, he would have died under that palm ten times by now.

Tang Xuan also vaguely realized the mystery of that palm.

It seemed to incorporate the more than three thousand martial arts insights that Chen Ku had comprehended in the Martial Arts Stele Forest, so if he wished to break this move without withstanding it, unless... he could find all the flaws of more than three thousand martial arts and melt them into one mind.

Thinking this way made him even more desperate.

It was better to strive to enhance his cultivation body, to step into the Second Marrow Cleansing Domain in cultivation sooner, for some hope in withstanding.

Unexpectedly.

Just after Tang Xuan walked out of the Martial Training Camp, he heard the news of Chen Ku's "second Marrow Cleansing."

Suddenly, his vision dimmed slightly.

"How could this be?"

Tang Xuan, a once young legend of Wuzhou under thirty, nearly a Deputy Commander of the 'Sealing Sword Tower' of a half-sect in one state.

What a genius!

He never had any peers in his eyes all this time.

Yet now he was suppressed like this by an eighteen-year-old boy, not only was his combat strength higher, but his cultivation speed was also faster!

How could he surpass that?

In a trance, the murmurs of the surrounding students became even more clearly piercing:

"Alas, we are destined to be unable to compare to someone like Chen Ku."

"Before coming to the Divine Martial Hall, we were all talents in one state or prefecture, but on the day of the Divine Martial Hall selection, we learned that a talent was just the threshold for entering the Divine Martial Hall."

"Here, there is no shortage of so-called talents."

"The gap between talents and talents is also a chasm."

"It makes me somewhat regret coming here, comparing my cultivation speed, comprehension speed with others every day, each is better than me, the blow is too big."

Someone bitterly smiled and said: "Come to think of it, if you don't come here, how would you know how vast the sky and earth are? Seeing what a true 'genius' is, in a way, isn't it also a process of seeing the world, seeing beings?"

These words were like needles piercing into Tang Xuan's heart.

He did not want to admit that he was one of these people, after all, he was so much more excellent than those Lower Academy and Upper Academy disciples.

But…

He didn't want to admit it, but he knew in his heart, there was no difference.

This is the Divine Martial Hall.

A place that gathers talents from several provinces at once.

If Chen Ku knew that because of him, Tang Xuan's Tao Heart was about to shatter, he should feel some guilt at this moment, after all…

He did not think that Tang Xuan was lacking.

Otherwise, how else could he have transformed both Tang Xuan and Xuanwu in a month?

And then, in ten days, fused the two transformations, refining them into one transformation.

[Tang Xuan Transformation·Shape]

[Transformation Quality: Top-grade]

[Cultivation: Eighth Realm Once Marrow Cleansing (Six Great Limits)]

[Learned:

Divine-level Martial Arts: River Sword Qi (great achievement), Heaven and Earth Divine Sword (great achievement),

Divine Skill Heart Method: Heavenly Sword Life

World-Surpassing Martial Arts: Sword Control Technique, Vortex Star Sword Qi, Ten Thousand Stars Sword Qi…

Unique Skill: Sword Qi Seal...

Superior Martial Arts: Star Splitting Sword...

Physique: Golden Mercury Form (Cultivation Body), Xuanwu Spirit Body

Innate Divine Ability: Xuan Yuan Water Control Sword

Chen Ku looked at the top-grade transformation refined in ten days. Based on the Xuanwu physique, a new innate divine ability emerged, integrating Tang Xuan's Sword Dao Martial Arts and evolving into a "Xuan Yuan Water Control Sword."

Ding dong~

Chen Ku raised his hand, and a drop of water condensed in the moist air, flicking it with his fingers.

Whoosh!

The water droplet turned into Sword Qi, ripping through the sky instantaneously, shooting six or seven Li away and slicing a tall tree in half.

"This is even without water. If in dense rivers and lakes, with just this Xuan Yuan Water Control Sword divine skill, this incarnation could become the king of countless swords, gathering thousands of Sword Qi to strike at enemies."

But this wasn't the most impressive aspect of this transformation.

The most notable point is that Tang Xuan, based on the almost immortal Golden Mercury Form, inherited Xuanwu's 'Xuanwu Spirit Body.'

Xuanwu Spirit Body is one character away from Xue Bailiu's 'Xuanwu True Body.'

Chen Ku still doesn't know the difference.

But in terms of "Water Qi Transformation," Xuanwu Spirit Body can fully integrate into a river, indistinguishable from the river itself.

This is inherently connected to the Xuanwu born from the Five Elements Land, a creation born from 'Five Elements Water Spirit Qi.'

"This is Er Lang's dissatisfaction with the Dan Yuan Association development in Yen Capital before he left. From today, you will replace me in overseeing the Dan Yuan Association's affairs in Yen Capital."

Appreciating this Tang Xuan transformation, Chen Ku felt that after refining the Xuanwu Spirit Body, Tang Xuan's strength enhanced further.

Completely assured to leave Yen Capital's matters to him.

Due to Tang Xuan's transformation level reaching Transform level, Chen Ku himself retained the ability to transform into Tang Xuan.

"Receive the Dharma Decree," Tang Xuan bowed.

His appearance changed somewhat, not looking exactly like Tang Xuan, as the Xuanwu transformation added a more imposing look, making him appear more domineering than Tang Xuan.

"Go tomorrow, although your appearance changed slightly, still don't reveal your true form, maintain secrecy and…"

Chen Ku smiled and advised:

"Don't forget to cultivate the Sword Dao Martial Arts of Old Dragon Mountain for me."

Tang Xuan's incarnation, a promising Sword Dao talent, suited to cultivating the Sword Qi inheritance of the Old Dragon Hall's Sword Dao Martial Arts.

After sending Tang Xuan out of the Hero King Realm.

Chen Ku went to the herb garden in the Hero King Realm.

From afar, a massive Azure Dragon hovered over the garden, breathing a large emerald green dragon ball resembling the size of a bowl.

The Azure Dragon incarnation, imbued with his Green Dragon Ball Qi, was nurturing some Treasure Herbs, Spiritual Medicine, and top-grade Spirit Medicine seeds brought from Yen Capital by Er Lang.

Seeing Chen Ku approaching.

The Azure Dragon incarnation stopped breathing and said to Chen Ku:

"Master, currently in this herb garden, after my Dragon Energy stimulation, over thirty spirit medicines have reached the mature stage, and six top-grade spirit medicines are about to mature."

"Additionally, the Sacred Heart Bodhi Tree and three Holy Medicines have sprouted, expected to bear Holy Medicine in half a year."

Seeing that one-tenth of the garden's soil planted with herb seedlings, Chen Ku felt delighted, especially looking at the matured spirit medicines and top-grade spirit medicines, as well as the sprouted Holy Medicine, saying:

"I will pick these spirit medicines."

The few top-grade spirit medicines haven't matured; they need further nurturing with the Azure Dragon Qi, no need to rush picking them, but he had some top-grade Devouring Element Fruits available for harvesting.

Seeing Chen Ku picking spirit medicines, the Azure Dragon seemed to understand his purpose, asking, "Does the Diagram Master want to use the Six-Eared Macaque to listen to some matters?"

While gathering spirit medicines, Chen Ku nodded:

"Indeed, having been at the Divine Martial Hall for so long, and considering these complex Five Elements Land, I'm somewhat curious to hear if there's any useful intelligence about this place."

Having said that, he finished picking the spirit medicines and plucked ten Devouring Element Fruits.

Stepping out of the Hero King Realm.

In his own courtyard, he shut the house door, transformed into the Six-Eared Macaque, ate ten ordinary spirit medicines, and chose to listen to some white messages within a 2000 Li radius.

Thus, he heard some students snoring, it being nighttime, and heard some sleep talks, along with messages from Yen Capital...

Within a 2000 Li radius, all information, Divine Martial Mountain being very close to Yen Capital, just a few dozen of Li, a lot of trivial information was randomly heard.

Chen Ku didn't feel bored.

Just listening to the gossip, consuming spirit medicine continuously, and hearing the messages through the Six-Eared Macaque's ears.

Over and over again…

He heard some people's personal affairs in the Divine Martial Academy.

"Such things too?" Chen Ku felt odd, rubbing his chin.

Thus, consuming half of the spirit medicine in his hand.

Chen Ku finally heard a relatively useful piece of information:

[According to legends, the Five Elements Land in ancient times was the seal location of a world-surpassing demon by Five Elements Spirit Roots, later, the demon broke the seal and escaped, shattering this land. Despite this, the five spirit roots left vast amounts of Primordial Qi, leading to various Five Elements Monsters, such as besides the "Fire Crow," "Golden Bee," "Wood Man," "Water Fish," and "Fire Snake," there's also "Copper Iron Beast," giant Earth Man, Fire Elf, and even enormous floating jellyfish... Deeper into the Five Elements Land, there's Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Tengshe, and other Five Elements Sacred Beasts…

And it's said in the core of the Five Elements Land, there's still traces of an Innate Ren Water Spiritual Root 'Peach of Immortality Tree.'