Chapter 302: Eighth Order Tang San

As he broke through, everything fell into place naturally. His meridians began to expand, washed over by energy as mighty as a raging river. The soul core and spirit core within his body also expanded. While the changes to the spirit core did not amount to much, since it was already at the peak of the ninth order, his soul core expanded quite a lot, enhancing Tang San's capacity to store the energy of the Mysterious Heaven Technique. Massive waves of energy swirled around him as his soul core absorbed life force to nourish itself.

At this moment, Tang San seemed to possess the air of a young adult, even though he was not even fourteen yet. The aura around him flowed incessantly, continually elevating. He showed none of the difficulties typically associated with such breakthroughs.

Zhang Haoxuan stood not far behind him, silently watching his disciple effortlessly break through to the eighth order, at a loss for words.

Thirteen years old! An eighth-order human at thirteen!

This was unprecedented in the Redemption Society’s history. Even Mei Gongzi with her talent hadn't achieved this! But Tang San had achieved just that, and Zhang was increasingly convinced that Tang San was the savior, the messiah bestowed upon humanity by the heavens.

After a successful breakthrough, Tang San hesitated briefly before integrating the bloodline imprint of the ninth-order elephant demon. He did not choose the Golden Coin Leopard bloodline imprint, as the teleportation ability it granted was too similar to what the Peacock Transformation imprint offered him.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

While they were suppressed by the Shrek Squad during the battle, elephant demons were still mighty beings, and the War Stomp, if used well, could be terrifyingly powerful. More importantly, the bloodline power of the elephant demon would greatly benefit Tang San's physical strength. Of course, he kept a spot open, a chance to integrate a potentially more powerful bloodline.

When Tang San reopened his eyes, it was already noon. He had completed his breakthrough overnight.

From this moment on, Tang San was at the eighth order!

At this time, the other four members of the Shrek Squad were still meditating, the recent days of tension and continuous battles having taken a significant toll on their bodies and minds.

Zhang Haoxuan felt the vigorous fluctuations of energy within Tang San and asked, "You call this a breakthrough?"

"Uh?" Tang San looked at his teacher, puzzled.

Zhang Haoxuan, somewhat helplessly, said, "I mean, your breakthrough was just too easy. If every human could cultivate as simply as you, that would be just..."

Tang San chuckled and replied, "That's the benefit of slow accumulation and instant release I held back from breaking through and kept building up strength, so when I did break through, everything fell into place naturally. You'll probably feel the same when you reach the god level."

"Shall we go now?" Zhang Haoxuan said.

Tang San shook his head. "No rush, just get ready. For now, keep absorbing life energy under the Golden Tree. Don't worry about anything else, just focus on absorbing as much as you can."

"What if I absorb too much? I feel like I might lose control and break through at any moment. If I break through here, it could cause big trouble." A breakthrough to the god level was a significant event; once he broke through here, concealing the existence of the Golden Valley would be impossible.

Tang San reassured him, "That won't happen. I'll keep guard and prevent you from breaking through easily. Trust me. Once you've absorbed enough life energy, we'll head straight to the sea."

Zhang Haoxuan looked at him deeply for a long moment, then finally nodded, gritting his teeth. "Okay."

His excellent disciple had never let him down before, and he trusted that this time would be no exception.

Zhang Haoxuan sat cross-legged under the Golden Tree and began to meditate, absorbing the life essence emitted by the tree.

Tang San stood beside him. His advancement in cultivation made him more sensitive to energy and gave him greater control.

As Zhang Haoxuan had said, his bloodline power within was now surging powerfully, and although he was trying his best to suppress it, it indeed felt uncontrollable.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Tang San's mouth. Human strength alone couldn't suppress it, but divine power could. Zhang Haoxuan breaking through to the god level wasn't a big issue, given the many years he had been accumulating and refining his strength. This was further enhanced by a year of nourishment from the Golden Tree's life energy.

The greatest benefit of the Golden Tree wasn't actually the quantity of life energy it provided, but its quality. Filtered through the tree, the spiritual energy of this world condensed into an exceptionally pure life energy. In this world, where the spiritual energy was incredibly dense, the life energy condensed was naturally pure. This was also why the Crimson Fox girls could continue to improve even with their diluted bloodline.

Tang San had also brought the members of the Shrek Squad here to elevate their life forces, particularly for Du Bai, Cheng Zicheng, and Gu Li. The greatest obstacle to advancing was the dilution of their bloodline. High-level, high-purity life energy was key to stimulating their bloodline powers further. While it couldn't match the effects of immersing in high-order blood of the same lineage, it was still a valid method. It would not be an easy task for Du Bai to break through to the sixth order under normal conditions, but here, it was possible.

Before heading to the Ancestral Court, Tang San aimed to help his companions advance as much as possible—at the very least, Du Bai to the sixth order and Gu Li to the seventh order, which would allow his Chrono Croc Transformation to enter a new stage of evolution. The sixth order of Chrono Croc Transformation allowed Tang San to use Time Acceleration in addition to Time Freeze. By reaching the seventh order, he might just gain the time reversal he so desired!

Meanwhile, the fifth order of the Celestial Fox Transformation could control fortune in a small area, and the sixth order would likely come with increased control over fortune. This was equally important to him.

As Tang San pondered, he noticed that there was a change in his master’s state.

After more than a year of consistently absorbing life energy, Zhang Haoxuan had now finally unleashed the power hidden deep within his bloodline and surpassed the peak of the ninth order..

A faint golden shimmer passed through Tang San's eyes as an invisible pressure quietly emanated from his head. It was the aura of divine consciousness, but under Tang San's control, its manifestation was very subtle. This faint fluctuation of divine consciousness landed on Zhang Haoxuan, instantly calming the surging bloodline power within him and suppressing the spiritual power in his sea of consciousness.

Zhang Haoxuan, who was feeling painfully swollen due to excessive energy intake, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Though he was in a state of meditation and unaware of the outside world, he vaguely understood that the changes in his body were somehow related to Tang San.

Thus, he began to accumulate life energy once more.

After their first meditation session, the other four members of the Shrek Squad felt the great benefits of cultivating in the Golden Valley. The rich life force was even better than any natural treasure, greatly aiding their cultivation. Hence, they chose to continue training in the valley.

Tang San remained by Zhang Haoxuan's side, and whenever there was a hint of his energy becoming uncontrollable, Tang San would channel a bit of his divine consciousness to help suppress it. As a result, the life energy accumulated within Zhang Haoxuan grew increasingly abundant, and the sense of fullness in his body intensified.

Finally, after three days, when Zhang Haoxuan felt that he was truly stuffed to the absolute limit. He opened his eyes, as if something had been awakened within him.

The first person he saw was Tang San.