Chapter 1566 - Slow Refinement
Blackwater Prison was extremely secluded, also gloomy and cold. There were no sounds in the innermost depths, only deathly stillness.
Shi Hao was still transforming, his body continuously corroded, melted down to dirty blood, even his bones rotted away. This really was hell on earth.
The process was full of suffering, there was no way it could be finished in one go.
This was especially if one wanted to break free from and reconstruct the true self under the black water’s corrosion, it still needed large amounts of divine force.
If he remained in the prison long term, Shi Hao’s divine force would be exhausted sooner or later.
A sphere of light shone, the refinement process that continued for a day and night temporarily coming to an end. Shi Hao opened his eyes. He floated in the cell, carefully sensing his body’s condition.
His body became sturdier without a doubt. After this tempering, even though it couldn’t be considered a rebirth, he was still generally heading in a good direction, having his body reforged.
Meanwhile, this would definitely be a time consuming process. He had just arrived in the other side for a day and night, there was no way just this bit of time was enough for him to carry out a complete transformation.
This process needed time, and he had to endure a great amount of suffering before he could take a great step forward.
No one could succeed at will. Even if they came to the other side, there was no way they could immediately evolve from a sparrow into a phoenix.
It was to the extent where if one rashly entered the other side and tried to forcefully temper oneself, there might even easily be great problems!
The great dao here was perfect, heaven and earth natural laws flawless, if this type of world was suddenly entered, if one forcefully guided these dao laws into their body to refine themselves, they would normally always suffer intense backlash.
This type of tempering even had a chance of making one’s body collapse, the soul scatter.
Even when cooking chinaware, there was a chance of large amounts of defective goods being produced, shattered products, let alone if one was truly refining a living creature.
During this process, Shi Hao forcefully remodeled his body, also encountering some dangers along the way, but the issues weren’t that great, managing to make it through.
Right now, the greatest issue he faced was that the black liquid was too terrifying, hard to deal with. Even though he was using this to refine the body, it couldn’t neutralize the terrifying nature of this liquid.
During this short period of rest, Shi Hao began to think to himself, wondering how he could develop immunity to this liquid. Just what kind of thing was this?
If his body was refined to the point where it could disregard the black liquid, then he believed that his body would become powerful to the extreme, can be considered a great breakthrough.
“Slowly grow stronger, refine the true body, perhaps in the late stages, as my body becomes stronger, I can gradually develop immunity to this black water, no longer having to fear it.”
After resting for a bit, Shi Hao began his cultivation again, letting the black liquid appear on his body, batter his flesh.
Sure enough, his flesh was corroded, bones rotting again. This process was extremely miserable, and also extremely terrifying.
Hong!
A long time afterwards, Shi Hao’s entire body erupted with brilliance. He operated divine force again, his rotting body recovering, becoming reconstructed again. His physique became extremely brilliant.
Just like this, Shi Hao continuously tested things out, repeatedly continuing the process. In the end, it continued for eight whole days!
At this point, his entire body was dim, divine force close to withering away. No divine force could protect him anymore, difficult to continue the body reconstruction process.
During this time, the Blackwater prison guards came here many times, their expressions all not that great, extremely shocked. This was just a Self Severing Realm cultivator, yet he could persist for so long!
For such a long time, Huang took the initiative to guide the black water over, destroying his own body, and then exhausted divine force to reconstruct his true self, refining and battering his own body, the consumption truly too terrifying.
In the opinion of the foreign creatures, no matter how a heaven warping cultivator at this cultivation realm tossed and turned, it would already be quite good if he could continue for a single day and night, already would be rarely seen.
Who would have expected that he could persist for so long!
“Brat, you really are something!”
People came again, when they saw his appearance, their expressions changed again and again.
At the same time, they gave the ‘corpse’ in the adjacent cell a look. That was an expert that had died more than a great era ago, not moving all this time. Unfortunately, he still didn’t show any activity, not doing anything like passing down great methods to Huang.
When he heard the outside disturbance, Shi Hao didn’t pay them any attention, still persevering on.
These people didn’t really disturb him, just watching him, seeing just how much longer he could persist for!
“If a heaven warping figure at the Self Severing Realm tried to refine their true bodies like this, enduring for a day or two is already impressive. This Huang… just what kind of step has he reached?”
These people bore hostility against Huang, but they were still extremely shocked. In the end, they were all a bit curious, wishing to know where his limit was, how far he could go.
On the ninth day, Shi Hao was on the verge of collapse, his flesh corroded. He exhausted the last of his divine force, reconstructing his true body with extreme difficulty once more.
On the tenth day, Shi Hao fainted several times, magical force practically completely dried-up. There was no way of replenishing it here, there was only consumption, this so-called heavenly prison was precisely this terrifying.
However, Shi Hao discovered that his body became stronger, the amount of time he could resist the black water longer.
“This freak, is he still just a youngster? Just how did he do this?!” At this point, the creatures who watched over the prison were all paying close attention. They were also scared that something unexpected would happen to Huang, because if that happened, they wouldn’t be able to justify themselves before the higher levels.
Finally, after the tenth day, Shi Hao was practically completely exhausted. However, his flesh indeed became stronger, experiencing an unforgettable refinement.
Only, after restoring his wounded body with difficulty, he didn’t have any remaining magical force, about to die just like that!
“This won’t do, this fella can’t die here, drag him out!” A creature moved, opening the prison doors, bringing him out from this dangerous place.
When Shi Hao woke up, he discovered that he left the heavenly prison, his body automatically taking in and sending out heaven and earth essence energy, becoming strong once more.
Only, his hands and feet carried shackles, locked up once more. Of course, this wasn’t applied by a supreme being, he could still operate divine force.
Hong!
Shi Hao didn’t hesitate at all, continuing his cultivation in the outside world.
This was inside the city, on the surface, no longer inside the Blackwater Prison underneath the great city.
“Huang, you really know how to keep your composure. Even after you became a prisoner, you still didn’t forget to bitterly cultivate in my side. Should I say that your ambitions are great, or that you don’t understand the difference between life and death?” One of them couldn’t help but speak out.
“Just a prisoner, yet you still have delusions of rising up?” Another person said with a cold voice.
It was because they already couldn’t continue watching this. Shi Hao was too quiet, not speaking a word after coming to the other side, just bitterly cultivating like this, no concept of the fact that he was already a captive.
The hostility they bore against Shi Hao was extremely strong, if not for the fact that they wanted to see how long he could persevere for, as well as using him to test that old monster, they would have long acted against Shi Hao.
Now, they became a bit impatient, making reports to supreme beings while starting their own plans.
“Recently, more and more people have come to inquire about Huang, the pressure we face extremely great. Perhaps we can bring him out for the various clans to vent their anger, as long as we are a bit more careful, make sure he doesn’t die, then there shouldn’t be any issues!”
When they saw that testing the old monster didn’t do anything, moreover Shi Hao’s self refinement being unordinary, they couldn’t sit still anymore.
In the end, Shi Hao was escorted away, brought to the city gates, hung there!
During this period of time, cultivators from various clans continuously arrived, wishing to trouble Huang. The main reason was because he had killed too many great experts from the various clans. Now that he became a prisoner, they all wanted to deal with him.
News quickly spread, triggering a commotion!
“Huang was detained, hung outside the city gates!”
“This indiscriminate murderer, let me see if he really has three thousand arms, if he really is that promising and brilliant, just what’s so special about him!”
In front of the city gate, there were cultivators everywhere, all of them staring in this direction, many of them not hiding their killing intent at all.
“Huang, you can just die!” Finally, someone couldn’t hold back, starting to take action.
Sure enough, as soon as Huang appeared, the anger of some King Clans was successfully aroused. A few people couldn’t sit still, immediately taking action against him.
Hong!
Fortunately, there were experts overseeing this place, always strictly watching over this place, stopping them from attacking.
Of course, the most important thing was that the city gate tower had formations protecting it, ensuring that Shi Hao wouldn’t be killed.
“Huang, you vicious thing, you killed my clansmen, harmed my martial grandfather, yet it seems like the day has still come when you have fallen to this state! Now that you are in my side, you can forget about living!” Even a young lady was crying out.
Peng!
All types of filth were thrown out, flung in Shi Hao’s direction.
There were even people who threw out a vicious bird egg, flinging it at Shi Hao’s face.
This time, the ones who made sure Shi Hao wasn’t killed clearly loosened, allowing those people to do as they pleased. Some of those things smashed into his body.
During this process, Shi Hao’s expression remained extremely cold, his gaze deep, almost carrying a bit of disdain, not minding it that much.
“Do you all see? This prisoner is still looking down on us! He has already been taken captive, yet he still believes himself infallible!” When the people saw his expression, one of them couldn’t help but shout out.
“Great ones, please do not protect him anymore! Now that the public has been angered, even if we can’t immediately kill him, we still have to collect some interest from him!” Someone suggested.
“Group of cowards, apart from now, when else would you all dare shout noisily before me? Where were you all on the battlefield? Who do you all think you are? All just chopped vegetables!”
This was the first time Shi Hao spoke after arriving in the other side.
It was clear that he was dealing with everyone, taking the initiative to incite them.
“Huang, cease your delirious ravings! If not for our side treasuring your talents, if Anlan and Shutuo’s ancient ancestors’ descendants appeared, would you still be able to behave like this?” Someone berated.
Shi Hao calmly opened his mouth, saying, “If you all are unconvinced, then just invite them. If I really am given the chance, then I’ll kill whoever comes, if two comes, then I’ll kill both. As for you all, I’ll wipe you all out even if you come at me together!”
This was definitely poking the hornet’s nest, lighting an explosive.
The families that came all had grudges against Shi Hao. Their clansmen were killed by him, so when they heard his words now, they naturally all became furious.
“Great ones, please help us, let us kill him!”
“A group of filth.” Shi Hao provoked.