Chapter 36 - Second Meridian (1/2)

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Hao Xuan was in a state of enlightenment. Every move he made, every step he took was guided by the mysteries of the universe. He walked out of the arena and back into the locker room. The other bald guy wasn't there anymore.

He sat down and started and cultivating using the glaive manual, hours passed by and he finally woke up again. He knew what had happened, it was like watching from a third person perspective as a spectator, not being able to control his actions.

He got up and registered for another fight, this time choosing a low-level spiritual beast. It's top body was that of a gorilla and lower half of a snake. It looked horrendous and was extremely aggressive and powerful enough to fight against many stronger beasts.

This time he took his time and digested everything he had gained during the enlightenment. The using of Emperor's power from his first meridian during the Demonic steps created a new technique called ”Emperors Arrival” which allowed him to cover vast distances with a single step and put faint pressure on his opponents, making them feel as if they were fighting against someone far superior and would make them hesitate.

But it did use up a lot of Qi and he could only use for 10 to 15mins at most.

He used the beasts as training dummies and sharpened his own sword kills and got more familiar with Infernal Rapture, being able to use it on a whim on any of his attacks, increasing their power and catching his opponents off-guard.

For the next few days, he went to the Colosseum and fought several monsters daily and started to understand the 'Slashing Energy' of the sword. As opposed to a saber, the sword was much more flexible and allowed the user to change the direction of their attacks at any moment.

Two days before the deadline given by the four-eyed general he finally managed to open his second meridian using the 'Slashing Energy' and entered the Earth realm.

In the Elementary realm, cultivators used the inner Qi to refine their flesh, making it stronger and increasing their defenses. In the Earth realm, they refined their bones, in the origin realm their blood, and in the spirit realm their souls.

It was after having refined their entire bodies they would break into the Profound realm and be physically strong enough to bear the pressure of connecting directly to the world around them, giving them unimaginable power.

Hao Xuan had finally remembered Emi, he knew there was someone out there waiting for him. Someone to whom he had made a promise, and someone to go back to. That gave him the motivation he needed to put in the time and effort to become stronger and protect his loved ones, wherever they might be.

After he asked around, First told him that someone had sealed his memories and the only way to remove the seal was to become stronger. He went out on several missions with Sixth, Seventh and Third and had become quite close to them.

Sixth was the son of a rich merchant and was the eldest of three brothers. He was spoiled from a young age and had joined the military to gain some experience but when the superiors saw his exceptional talent with the bow and an affinity with the fire element, he was recruited into the Red Legion.