Chapter 639 633: Breakthrough

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In the originally quiet, dense forest, a series of deafening roars suddenly erupted. A powerful shockwave ripped the very ground apart, sending rubble flying in all directions as a cloud of dust instantly enveloped the surroundings.

BOOM...

Finally, with a dull hum, everything fell silent once more. Gradually, the swirling dust settled, revealing two figures. They were none other than Shen Haoran and the Tier Seven Spirit Snake from Dragon Roar Valley.

Shen Haoran was covered in dust, his clothes tattered and torn. He even had several cuts. He lay spread-eagled on the ground, panting heavily. The Spirit Snake next to him was in a far worse state. Its long body had been severed at its seven-inch mark and its tail lopped off to the side, leaving its body in three pieces. It was no longer breathing—deader than dead.

After a moment, Shen Haoran staggered to his feet. He casually tossed a Spirit Revitalizing Pill into his mouth, chewed it haphazardly, and swallowed. Feeling the Spiritual Power slowly recover within him, Shen Haoran let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Shen Haoran gazed at the Spirit Snake he had cut into three pieces and couldn't help but sigh. "I told you to stop chasing me, I told you! But you just wouldn't listen. Look at you now, you've gone and gotten yourself killed. Was it really worth it?"

In truth, Shen Haoran had not intended to fight. A Tier Seven Spirit Beast possessed the strength of a Spirit Emperor Level cultivator. While Shen Haoran wasn't afraid, dealing with it would have been troublesome, and he would have certainly been injured. This second round of the assessment was only seven days long, and Shen Haoran had to find over fifty types of Spirit Medicine within that time. He didn't have a moment to waste. That was why he had opted for the ruse of luring the tiger from its mountain, using the simplest method to obtain the Dragon Saliva Fruit.

But this Spirit Snake was just too stubborn. Shen Haoran had been left with no choice but to act. Now, not only had he killed the Spirit Snake, but he was also injured. In a mountain range teeming with Spirit Beasts, this was not good news for him.

'I'd better hurry and recover from my injuries,' Shen Haoran thought with a slight frown. He then stored the Spirit Snake's corpse and headed back toward Dragon Roar Valley. The corpse of a Tier Seven Spirit Beast could be refined for its Essence Blood, which was often the best material for Alchemy.

Shen Haoran rushed back to Dragon Roar Valley and went directly to the deep pit he had dug earlier. Time was tight, so he had none to spare looking for another safe place. This had been the territory of the Tier Seven Spirit Beast, and although the beast was dead, its aura had not yet dissipated. Ordinary people and Spirit Beasts would naturally not dare to approach.

Shen Haoran sat cross-legged in the pit and took out the Dragon Pearl he had just obtained. When it came to healing injuries, the Dragon Pearl was undoubtedly the best aid. The Dragon Qi it contained was said to have the miraculous power to bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bare bones. Recovering from some minor injuries would be an easy task for it.

Shen Haoran placed the Dragon Pearl in his palm and formed a Seal Technique. Emerald Dragon Qi drifted out of the Dragon Pearl, slowly enveloping him. An immense life force instantly poured into his body.

Feeling that immense life force, Shen Haoran was delighted. 'At this rate,' he thought, 'my injuries will probably be fully healed in less than half a day, and my depleted Spiritual Power will be completely replenished. This Dragon Pearl really is a treasure.'

However, before Shen Haoran could even feel happy, a sudden change occurred in the next moment!

When the immense life force struck the Primordial Small World, the world suddenly trembled violently. The entire space seemed to become unstable. Then, a terrifying and strange Devouring Power erupted, lunging toward the Dragon Pearl floating in front of Shen Haoran.

BOOM...

The Dragon Qi emanating from the Dragon Pearl was originally only as thick as a noodle. But under the effect of the Devouring Power, the Dragon Pearl began to tremble wildly. Torrents of Dragon Qi as thick as an arm gushed out as if they were free, surging into Shen Haoran's body.

HISS...

So much Dragon Qi flooded into Shen Haoran's body, instantly filling his meridians to bursting and continuing to expand them. The sudden, intense pain made him suck in a sharp breath. The unexpected change in his Primordial Small World had caught him completely off guard. All he could do now was try his best to guide the flow of Dragon Qi. Otherwise, the endless torrent would rupture his meridians.

Enduring the bursting pain in his meridians, Shen Haoran frantically guided the Dragon Qi to his injured areas. Nourished by the immense Dragon Qi, his wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, they had completely closed, not even leaving a scar.

A moment later, all of Shen Haoran's injuries were healed. However, the Dragon Qi from the Dragon Pearl was still pouring into his body relentlessly. His meridians were gradually failing to withstand such a massive amount of Dragon Qi and fine cracks began to appear. Shen Haoran was helpless. The Devouring Power that had suddenly erupted from his Primordial Small World was completely beyond his control, much to his frustration.

'Since you want it, you can have it all!' Since he couldn't control the Devouring Power, Shen Haoran gritted his teeth and made a ruthless decision. He stopped trying to suppress the Devouring Power and instead began to assist it, frantically drawing the Dragon Qi from within the Dragon Pearl. As long as he could completely absorb all the Dragon Qi, his crisis would be over.

With Shen Haoran's help, the arm-thick torrent of Dragon Qi swelled again, becoming as thick as a thigh. His meridians ruptured instantly. He was like a leaking balloon as emerald Dragon Qi spewed from his pores, only to be immediately absorbed by the Devouring Power around him.

The intense pain wracking his body made Shen Haoran feel like dying. But under the terrifying restorative power of the Dragon Qi, his injuries healed in an instant, only to be torn apart again, then healed once more, in an endless cycle.

An unknown amount of time passed. Shen Haoran seemed to have grown accustomed to the pain. At a certain moment, the Dragon Pearl stopped spewing Dragon Qi. The once-emerald orb had become dull and lightless before it finally shattered with a CRACK. The very last wisp of Dragon Qi was absorbed into Shen Haoran's body.

By now, his meridians had become incredibly resilient from the constant cycle of destruction and reconstruction. Every muscle, every single cell in his body had been baptized by the Dragon Qi. His current regenerative ability was in no way inferior to that of the Dragon Race.

WHOOSH...

All the Dragon Qi from the Dragon Pearl had been completely absorbed by Shen Haoran. Inside his Primordial Small World, the once-gray world had now turned a faint green. Green shoots of grass had sprouted from the gray ground at some point. The Primordial Small World had swept away its former deathly stillness and was now brimming with life. High in the sky of the Primordial Small World, an emerald orb floated beside the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian and the Earth Spirit Profound Nether. This emerald orb was formed from the Dragon Qi.

RUMBLE...

Just when Shen Haoran thought it was all over, the Primordial Small World suddenly trembled. Torrents of pure Spiritual Power began to surge madly into his body. At the same time, his aura began to climb continuously, soon reaching the Peak of Tier One Spirit Aspect. The next moment, he broke through under his own astonished gaze. However, even after breaking through, his aura didn't stop growing. Only after he broke through to Tier Three Spirit Aspect did the surging Spiritual Power gradually quiet down.

"Tier Three Spirit Aspect!" Shen Haoran clenched his fists, his face filled with ecstatic joy...