Chapter 522 - 496: Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual

Chapter 522: Chapter 496: Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual

In an instant, he felt the Space around him begin to Twist.

His consciousness felt as if it were being pulled into a bizarre space.

This was a world of gold. He looked up and was shocked to discover nine golden suns in the sky.

ROAR~

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a colossal golden behemoth appeared in his line of sight.

It was a giant golden tiger, its body covered in fur that resembled golden scales. Its form was immense.

It was more majestic than several mountains stacked together, its body stretching for several kilometers, its limbs thick and powerful.

RUMBLE!!

As it stepped upon the boundless earth, it triggered a violent earthquake, and the ground shattered with a deafening crash.

Its tail was like a giant python forged from metal, the blade at its tip as sharp as a knife. A casual swing could shatter mountains and slice open Space.

ROAR!!

’It’s that giant golden tiger!’

After seeing the giant golden tiger, Lin Qi was shaken to his core. Compared to the carving, the real Calamity Beast before his eyes was far more staggering.

It was too enormous. He estimated its height at two to three kilometers, and its length was even greater, exceeding 10 kilometers.

If a Calamity Beast of this Level appeared on Blue Star, no country would be able to withstand it.

A single angry roar could destroy a city’s skyscrapers and countless conventional weapons.

Ninth-Level Calamity Beasts, Tenth-Level Calamity Beasts... they were all pathetic in its presence.

ROAR!

The giant golden tiger roared at the sky, and Space trembled.

Lin Qi felt his body instantly begin to boil, as if something was awakening within him. The sensation filled him with joy.

He couldn’t help but carefully observe the giant golden tiger’s movements, sensing the trajectory of its Energy flow.

ROAR~

The giant golden tiger roared and leaped abruptly.

It took flight from where it stood, breaking free from the shackles of gravity and tracing a golden arc through the air.

Every one of its movements contained profound principles, as if it were demonstrating an incredibly powerful Cultivation Technique.

’Could this be a High-Level Source Energy Technique?’

Lin Qi’s Comprehension was astounding. His expression was focused, unwilling to miss a single detail.

BOOM!!

Suddenly, a dazzling Golden Light erupted from the giant golden tiger’s body, and Lin Qi was instantly blinded.

In a flash, he seemed to return to reality. The forehead of the giant tiger carving before him erupted with a dazzling Golden Light.

For a moment, the golden tiger carving seemed to come to life, lunging forth from the Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Pillar.

ROAR!

The golden tiger instantly charged into Lin Qi’s consciousness, making him shudder as his gaze went vacant.

He felt his consciousness being filled with countless pieces of information. This information transformed into profound golden symbols that flowed and combined within his mind.

An excruciating pain seared through his brain!

Lin Qi’s body was also undergoing a drastic transformation. It boiled as something new was being born within.

Finally, all the symbols rearranged themselves, condensing into a complete, golden Cultivation Technique.

Four large words appeared on it, radiating an ultimate Sharpness.

*Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual*

Lin Qi was inwardly stunned. ’What a domineering name.’

He eagerly began to sort through the contents of the Cultivation Technique.

This Cultivation Technique was miraculous. It had no physical form; instead, it condensed into a kind of power that was transmitted directly into his mind.

He had never heard of anyone capable of such a feat.

He quickly skimmed through the Cultivation Technique, and a massive amount of information emerged.

After a few moments of reading, he understood a great deal.

The Cultivation Technique was called the *Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual*.

It was created by a Top-Level expert of the Human Race who observed a powerful giant golden tiger.

And the giant golden tiger also had its own name—the Golden Emperor Tiger.

It had various names, such as Radiant Golden White Tiger, Dragon-Scale Golden Tiger, and Red Gold Sky-Splitting Tiger...

It was known by different names in different civilizations.

The name Golden Emperor Tiger was just one given to it by a certain powerful civilization.

Furthermore, it came from the extremely powerful Demon Race among the Cosmic Ten Thousand Races.

"The Demon Race!"

’Is the true name of the Calamity Beasts the Demon Race?’

Lin Qi was puzzled. He had never heard this name before.

There was no further information in the Secret Manual; it was only mentioned in passing.

Lin Qi had many questions and decided to ask Dean Liu when he returned.

He looked at the carving of the Golden Emperor Tiger again, feeling that it was quite similar to the Divine Beast White Tiger described in the legends of Xia Country.

It even seemed that corresponding beasts could be found for the other Twelfth-Level Calamity Beasts.

More information flooded into his mind.

The entire *Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual* was divided into eight major Chapters.

They corresponded to the First to Eighth Realms, respectively.

Muscle Training, Muscle Training, Skin Refining, Bone Cultivation, Refining Inner Organs, Marrow Refining, Blood Exchange, and Qi Cultivation.

Exactly the same as the eight Realms of their Martial Arts.

The seventh Chapter was the Blood Exchange Chapter, and the eighth Chapter was the Acupoint Cultivation Chapter.

This made Lin Qi suspect that the first eight Realms of the human Cultivation System were derived from High-Level Source Energy Techniques.

’I see. The establishment of our Martial Arts system was most likely comprehended by Emperor Red from a High-Level Source Energy Technique he gleaned from the Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Pillar.’

Lin Qi had an epiphany, and many of his questions were answered in an instant.

The Martial Arts Cultivation System of their Blue Star had advanced by leaps and bounds in just a few short decades.

Forming nine complete Realms, its development trajectory didn’t seem like it had started from scratch.

And now he had the answer: it was thanks to High-Level Source Energy Techniques.

’With Emperor Red’s Talent, he probably relied on it to comprehend humanity’s first High-Level Source Energy Technique right after finding the Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Pillar.’

The only puzzling part was the absence of Basic and Intermediate Techniques.

’Could it be that the founder didn’t need Cultivation Methods during their Cultivation process?’

Lin Qi guessed that perhaps for a being at the founder’s Realm...

...they could break through to the Supreme Realm without needing Source Energy Skills.

He continued to browse the *Golden Emperor’s Secret Manual* in his mind.

He paid special attention to the Blood Exchange Chapter.

"Every Blood Exchange is a rebirth, greatly increasing physical strength."

"Strength, speed, and defensive ability will all be massively enhanced, far surpassing other Martial Artists of the same Realm!"

"There will be no weaknesses left!"

"Cultivating the Blood Exchange Chapter to Perfection allows for 8 Blood Exchanges!"

Lin Qi’s eyes lit up. As expected of a Cultivation method comprehended from observing a Twelfth-Level Calamity Beast, it could directly guarantee 8 Blood Exchanges.

After all, even an SSS-level genius with an extremely strong foundation wouldn’t dare claim they could undergo 8 Blood Exchanges.

Blood Exchanges was already their limit.

Then, he closed his eyes and began to cultivate according to the Cultivation Technique’s instructions.

The first step was to perform visualization of the Golden Emperor Tiger in his Consciousness Space.

This was also the most crucial step.

Lin Qi’s brow furrowed. He had once spent 7 days to successfully perform visualization of the Ninth-Level Calamity Beast, the Platinum Evil Tiger.

Now that he had broken through to the Seventh Realm, both his Spiritual Power and Talent had undergone a metamorphosis.

He could probably succeed in his visualization in an even shorter amount of time.

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