Jiangnan Pavilion's underground secret room.
"It's starting," Qin Hao felt a warm current flow along his skin, which was coated with dragon blood, rapidly merging into his body and spreading to every part of it.
His chest, back, hands, feet, and head were quickly enveloped by this warm current, which continuously grew, gradually becoming scorching hot. Simultaneously, the dragon blood on the surface of his skin rapidly diminished, sinking deep into his skin.
As the dragon blood integrated, Qin Hao felt his body begin to ache, his entire body subtly trembling, as if countless ants were biting him from within.
"Indeed, the process of absorbing dragon blood is truly painful, but this slight pain is also the beginning of my body's transformation." Qin Hao gritted his teeth and persevered, having anticipated the pain of absorbing the dragon blood.
Enduring the pain, Qin Hao sat cross-legged, adjusting his posture, intending to enter the Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation state. However, the Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation required a calm mind, and under the pain, as soon as Qin Hao focused his mind, he was affected by the pain.
Nevertheless, after some attempts, Qin Hao's mind gradually calmed down; the physical pain still persisted. But at this moment, it was as if his soul and body were separated.
As Qin Hao entered the Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation state, the surrounding cosmic energy began to stir, sweeping towards his body.
The tingling and pain from the dragon blood absorption, and the comfort from the cosmic energy absorption, constantly collided, and Qin Hao's body began to rapidly transform.
At the same time, the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram also began to operate automatically, continuously absorbing dragon blood and cosmic energy, integrating them into Qin Hao's skin and muscles.
The dragon blood's transformation, the cosmic energy's absorption, and the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram's operation put Qin Hao's body into a state of rapid transformation.
This transformation permeated every part of his body, even delving into the genetic material within his cells. The cultivation of Swallowed Star itself was a process of enhancing physical strength and genetic transformation, improving and perfecting genes through cultivation.
And the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, in this world, became a cultivation technique for elevating genetic levels. Driven by both, Qin Hao's genetic changes became even more rapid;Abandoned cells and impurities were constantly expelled, and dirt-like impurities were continually discharged from his pores.
At this moment, Qin Hao's body was undergoing a dual transformation. The deep-level genetic completion and enhancement of cells, and the astonishing transformation of his physical body—skin, bones, muscles, fascia, internal organs, and so on. This process was not only about becoming stronger but also a comprehensive transformation in terms of toughness, defense, strength, and more.
The increase in strength during this process was thousands, even tens of thousands of times greater than usual, so Qin Hao dared not waste a single second.
The pain swept over him repeatedly, while Qin Hao continuously guarded his mind, sensing the changes in his body, and constantly mastering these changes, comprehending the control of power.
For Qin Hao, this was not only an increase in power but also a process of understanding his own body. With each physical transformation, each moment of physical pain, Qin Hao could feel the subtle details in his body that he had never paid attention to before.
Amidst the pain and pleasure, and Qin Hao's insights, the physical pain gradually disappeared, and the surrounding cosmic energy rapidly converged, continuously integrating into Qin Hao's body. Having just undergone transformation, his cells once again entered a state of hunger, beginning to devour cosmic energy to improve.
After an unknown period, his body gradually became saturated. Qin Hao opened his eyes, a hint of exhaustion in them. The entire process seemed simple, but it was an extreme test of his mental fortitude. To endure physical pain while maintaining a calm mind—Qin Hao had initially only wanted to try it out and hadn't held much hope.
His success was also due to Qin Hao's usual extreme state training, constantly pushing himself into extreme states, even breaking through them and completing his first transformation before becoming a Quasi-warrior. Coupled with his strong mental state, he achieved this success.
However, even so, Qin Hao merely persevered. Although his body was now full of strength, his spirit was extremely exhausted. The moment he completed his cultivation and his mind relaxed, he immediately fell asleep.
"Why hasn't Qin Hao come out yet?" Zhao Ruo stared at the eastern pavilion of Jiangnan Pavilion, speaking with worry. Qin Hao had entered the Elite Training Camp on his first day, but he was already an official student and needed to go out to Base City 1001 for hunting.
This was also the daily routine for Elite Training Camp students: going out to hunt, cultivate, and improve through actual combat and cultivation.
"Don't worry, there's still an hour, plenty of time. Qin Hao just arrived at the training camp, so he might not be used to it yet," Shi Jiang said from the side. He had a good impression of Qin Hao. Both were from Jiangnan Base City, and the military had also instructed them to try and win Qin Hao over.
Qin Hao had been in the Elite Training Camp for less than half a day, yet major global forces had already received notifications from their respective academy contacts in the training camp, and had also collected all of Qin Hao's information. Becoming a warrior in less than two months and then joining the Elite Training Camp—such a genius, no force would miss the opportunity to win him over.
Especially the China military, as a local force, understood Qin Hao even more clearly. In particular, Qin Hao's experiences during the actual combat assessment were presented to the military's high command.
Inside the secret room, Qin Hao opened his eyes, stood up, and felt the immense power in his body. He walked directly to a nearby punching bag and threw a punch.
"Boom!"
A huge sound reverberated throughout the secret room. The numbers on the display screen rapidly flickered, finally stopping at 102300KG.
"102,300 kilograms, more than a twofold increase. I'm not far from being a mid-level God of War," Qin Hao nodded in satisfaction, looking at the data.
Becoming a warrior in less than three months, then becoming a God of War, surpassing a God of War wouldn't be too far off. He wondered what reward he would receive for his next check-in.
Thinking this, Qin Hao opened the secret room door and walked out.
"It's already morning!" Looking at the sunlight outside, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh at how fast time flew during cultivation. He had received the dragon blood in the afternoon, and now more than 10 hours had passed.
"Qin Hao, you're finally out! Hurry, you have to go out hunting today, you're almost late!" Zhao Ruo saw the door open and quickly walked towards Qin Hao.
"Ugh..." As soon as she approached Qin Hao, Zhao Ruo quickly covered her nose and retreated, "Qin Hao, what's wrong with you? What's that smell?"
Looking at the retreating Zhao Ruo, Qin Hao looked at himself. His entire body was covered in grime, all impurities expelled during this transformation, accompanied by a strange odor. It was a foul smell mixed with a hint of blood.
"Wait for me a moment," Qin Hao quickly returned to his room to wash up, then went back to the secret room, opened a safe, and put on a black glove.
After putting on the glove, Qin Hao felt a prickling sensation in his finger, and the black glove rapidly spread, transforming into a black training suit. This glove was precisely the Black God Suit, his reward this time.
"With this Black God Suit, I can protect myself even against a high-level Lord," Qin Hao thought, as he put on the SS-grade combat suit from the box, grabbed his long saber, and reappeared outside the pavilion.