Chapter 185 - 184: Nine Dragons Body Convergence and All-Nations Kill

Chapter 185: Chapter 184: Nine Dragons Body Convergence and All-Nations Kill

Originally, the First Turn inheritance Xiang Longtao had prepared for himself was "Patient Accumulation."

The effect of this inheritance was that every twenty-four hours, even without cultivating at all, his strength would increase by ten thousand jin—and there was no upper limit.

This meant that for his entire limited lifespan, he would be in a perpetual state of growth.

Excluding the stacking effects from the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment, his strength would increase by a staggering 1,800 tons annually from the First Turn inheritance alone.

That was almost equivalent to gaining the physical strength of an ordinary First Turn Martial Artist from scratch every single year.

Even if he never advanced in realm, with a lifespan of two hundred years, the hundreds of thousands of tons of strength he’d possess by the end would be on par with most Second Turn Martial Artists.

According to Xiang Longtao’s plan, after inevitably taking first place in the Grand Tournament of All Nations, he would only need to consolidate his power in the First Turn Realm for ten years to still firmly dominate his peers.

But it was all because of that damn Fang Can—that nobody knew what kind of inheritance he would construct after reaching the First Turn.

To defeat him and avenge his past humiliation, he had no choice but to adopt a more radical strategy.

At this thought, Xiang Longtao pulled a jade vial from within his robes. It contained a dozen or so pills, each with different medicinal properties.

These were all pills concocted by the imperial physicians of Great Chu. Each one was laden with potent toxins and could be called the strongest elixir below the First Turn, with terrifyingly powerful effects.

The First Turn inheritance he was now preparing to construct was called "Nine Dragons Convergence."

The purpose of this inheritance was to permanently integrate the medicinal effects of nine different first-grade pills into his body, allowing them to stack.

However, obtaining the Nine Dragons Convergence inheritance had certain prerequisites.

Aside from requiring a sufficient amount of "Mind Light," one also had to continuously consume nine types of violently potent pills during the breakthrough, unleashing their full medicinal power within the body.

To defeat Fang Can, Xiang Longtao was prepared to stop at nothing. He would secure victory in this competition first and worry about the consequences later.

The pills in the vial he held were, indeed, all first-grade elixirs.

But due to the suppressive power of Fangcun Mountain, the effects of these pills had all been degraded to the level of peak unclassified items.

Because he had been confident he could defeat Fang Can, he hadn’t taken any before the fight.

By the time he realized his mistake, there was no time left to consume the pills and assimilate their power.

Pouring out the dozen or so pills, Xiang Longtao picked out the nine with the most potent effects from memory.

Chao Yuan Ointment, Strength Doubling Pill, Bone-Strengthening Medicine, Qi-Nourishing Ointment, Ginseng Power Pill, Light Body Powder, Immortal Ascension Powder, Dragon Light Strength Doubling Pill, and Flavored Ginseng Power Pill!

Every single one was an exceedingly dangerous medicine of the highest order. Only someone with an indestructible diamond body could possibly consume them like regular food.

Even with their potency suppressed below the First Turn level by Fangcun Mountain, they were still incredibly perilous.

An ordinary Ninth Layer Martial Artist would likely die from organ failure within two hours of consuming just three of these in succession.

But he was Xiang Longtao, the number one Hidden Dragon. How could he be compared to some ordinary Martial Artist!

His face expressionless, the young man grabbed five pills and swallowed them all in one gulp.

The instant they hit his stomach, Xiang Longtao felt a ball of fire ignite in his gut and begin coursing through his body.

His face quickly flushed red as he got to his feet and began circulating his body’s qi and blood to assimilate the medicinal power.

As he moved, the major tendons and blood vessels all over his body writhed and bulged. Blood flowed furiously, making his entire frame swell by a layer.

At the same time, however, the terrifying medicinal power from the pills began to heal the hidden injuries within his body.

Once he felt he had more or less adapted, Xiang Longtao picked up another pill and shoved it into his mouth.

After the sixth pill, the blood flow beneath his skin accelerated again, turning it a bruised, purplish-blue.

When the seventh pill went down, the intense effects turned his skin a deep, eggplant-like purple, and his head began to swell slightly under the strain.

When the power of the eighth pill dispersed, his blood vessels, already pushed to their limit, began to throb with a needle-like pain. The energy surged wantonly through his body.

His blood vessels finally gave way, and blood began to slowly trickle from his seven orifices.

’I... I still haven’t reached my limit,’ Xiang Longtao thought, his mind growing hazy from what felt like a cerebral hemorrhage.

And so, he took the ninth pill.

PFFT—

Finally, even his pores could no longer contain the rampaging blood, and it began to spray from his skin.

Though he was a ghastly sight, he had ultimately withstood the terrifying medicinal power. Fueled by the nine pills, Xiang Longtao began his breakthrough to the First Turn.

He wouldn’t just reach the Heaven-Ascending Road; he would also completely erase the other consciousness within his body and become a truly independent individual.

Atop the Great Chu’s Twin Imperial Tower, Xiang Hongtu couldn’t help but sigh as he watched his son’s reckless display.

’Losing his mind over revenge... how unwise. Casually changing his own inheritance—he’s completely lost his head.’

’Besides, wasn’t it said that Xiang Longtao would die in the Grand Tournament of All Nations?’

’Now, with Fang Can yet to break through to the First Turn, and with my son’s strength combined with this short-sighted, power-hungry inheritance... I don’t see how he could possibly lose.’

...

While Xiang Longtao was preparing for his breakthrough, various Martial Artists all across Fangcun Mountain had also largely succeeded in stepping into the Heaven-Ascending Road Realm.

As a result, minor skirmishes began to break out across the battlefield.

Fights at the First Turn level began to occur, but everyone was very restrained.

Unless one party could achieve a crushing victory, these fights were brief, with both sides disengaging to ensure no lasting injuries were sustained.

After all, the entire competition was very short—only three days. An unhealed wound would only lead to a decline in strength.