Chapter 737: Mid-stage of Soul Transformation |
Wang Hong originally intended to console the soldiers here a
Wang Hong originally intended to console the soldiers here and then return to Qizhou Island for closed-door cultivation. However, now he had to stay on Flying Fish Island for cultivation.
"Hu Jian, organize your brothers to intensify their cultivation during this time and be ready for battle at any moment. How many second-tier warriors are left in the Demon Suppression Army?"
Hu Jian pondered for a moment, then replied, "Originally, there were nearly eight thousand. In the last siege, several hundred were lost, leaving us with seven thousand two hundred now."
"Have all seven thousand two hundred prepared to charge against the Third-tier Warriors."
"All of them?" Hu Jian thought he misheard and repeated the question.
"Yes! All of them!"
Wang Hong replied affirmatively. The current situation was not favorable, and a major battle could break out at any time. If the savage tribe attacked, they would naturally ally with the Demon Clan to counter them. Without the threat of the savage tribe, it was inevitable for conflicts to arise due to his relationship with the Demon Clan. Moreover, apart from the dangers posed by the savage tribe and the Demon Clan, although the Passageway established by the Demon Race and the Abyss Clan was far away, he doubted that the current strength of the human-demon alliance could simultaneously deal with the savage tribe and the Demon Race alliance.
In a dire situation, as a member of the Human Clan, Great Chu Immortal Nation would inevitably be affected.
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"
Hu Jian left with a delighted expression. Soon, his more than ten thousand subordinates would see a significant improvement in their strength. The leap from the second tier to the third tier was a qualitative one, and the difference in combat power was incomparable. However, the difficulty of this advancement was also extraordinary. Similar to the transition from Foundation Building to Golden Core, sometimes this bottleneck would prevent most people from ever breaking through.
Otherwise, if everyone in the army had already reached the second tier or higher, they would have long since promoted all of them. But he believed that since His Majesty had spoken, there must be some reliance, and all he needed to do was to execute the orders.
After Hu Jian left, Wang Hong opened the isolation formation in the camp, still feeling uneasy, and added several layers of formations inside. After arranging everything, he took out an alchemy furnace and prepared to refine pills.
This time, he needed to refine a pill called the Martial Soul Pill, which he had personally developed. It could assist second-tier warriors in breaking through to the third tier. If second-tier warriors were left to find the Spiritual Herbs for refinement themselves, it would be extremely difficult.
Because many of these Spiritual Herbs came from the Desolate Spirit Sea, and entering it was often a perilous endeavor for ordinary warriors. In order to enhance the pill's effectiveness, he also added a Five Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb as a medicinal catalyst.
As a result, the effectiveness was greatly increased, but it also made it unbearable for ordinary second-tier warriors. Many of them couldn't afford the cost of the Martial Soul Pill with their own strength. However, while one door closed in this world, another opened for them.
They could choose to join the army, which would greatly increase their chances of obtaining the Martial Soul Pill. If they could achieve some meritorious deeds, their chances of obtaining the Martial Soul Pill would multiply. Of course, in other outstanding job positions, there was also a chance to receive the Martial Soul Pill as a reward.
Wang Hong didn't expect that his refinement of the Martial Soul Pills would significantly boost the enthusiasm of the citizens. This time, he needed to refine seven thousand Martial Soul Pills, which was indeed a massive quantity.
With seven thousand two hundred pills needed, and a maximum output of ten pills per batch of materials, even with an eighty percent Pill Success Rate, he would still need to refine nine hundred furnaces. If he were to refine day and night at the speed of an ordinary Alchemist, it would take several months at least to complete.
However, Wang Hong could simultaneously refine a hundred batches of materials per furnace, and astonishingly, he achieved a one hundred percent Pill Success Rate. This meant that he could refine a thousand Martial Soul Pills per furnace, including a considerable number of High-grade and Intermediate-grade pills.
As for the materials needed for refining Martial Soul Pills, he had already stored a large quantity in his Space. Even if he needed seven thousand pills, he could manage it with a little time.
Taking three days, Wang Hong completed eight furnaces in total, yielding eight thousand Martial Soul Pills. He sorted out seven thousand two hundred pills and handed them over to Hu Jian.
After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, he began his own closed-door cultivation.
Though it was closed-door cultivation, the environment here was naturally far inferior to that of Qizhou Island. While cultivating, he also had to be prepared for interruptions, handling miscellaneous matters upon leaving seclusion, or dealing with attacks from the savage tribe.
After opening all the formations in the tent, Wang Hong sat cross-legged and took out the half immortal fruit from his Space.
As soon as the immortal fruit appeared, it caused a violent fluctuation in Spiritual Qi. Fortunately, Wang Hong had activated all formations in advance, preventing the Spiritual Energy emitted by the immortal fruit from spreading outside the camp.
He cut off another thin slice and put it into his mouth. Before he could chew it a few times, it had already turned into liquid and flowed into his stomach.
He didn't have time to savor the wonderful taste of the immortal fruit. He quickly circulated his Cultivation Techniques, refining this massive Spiritual Energy.
Five months later, he had consumed most of the half immortal fruit, leaving only a piece slightly larger than his thumb.
However, he didn't intend to continue consuming the immortal fruit. After this period of cultivation, his Realm had reached the mid-stage of Soul Transformation, doubling his strength compared to before.
After advancing in cultivation level, he needed to stabilize his cultivation for a period of time.
The remaining small piece could be given to Wang Yi when the opportunity arose. Currently, he was only in the late stage of Nascent Soul, which, though relatively fast, was still rare talent.
During these five months, he didn't spend all his time cultivating. Instead, he frequently left seclusion.
These exits were also his only recourse. Since the last defeat of the human-demon alliance, the strength of Flying Fish Island had greatly diminished and couldn't be replenished in time.
Although the savage tribe appeared formidable, they were far from foolish. For instance, taking advantage of the defeat of the human-demon alliance, they quickly mobilized their forces to counter-attack Flying Fish Island.
Therefore, during these five months, life was difficult for the human-demon alliance on Flying Fish Island.
Wang Hong's several mid-seclusion exits were to counter the attacks of the savage tribe.
Currently, on the entire Flying Fish Island, only Wang Hong and his Demon Suppression Army were the strongest. Coupled with external threats, both sides of the human-demon alliance here appeared extremely united for the time being.
Currently, both humans and demons acknowledged Wang Hong's leadership, and many battles against the savage tribe were arranged and commanded by him.
At the same time, during these five months, more than two thousand of the seven thousand two hundred second-tier warriors in the Demon Suppression Army successfully advanced to the third tier.
This sudden increase of over two thousand warriors, equivalent to Third-tier Warriors with Golden Core, greatly strengthened the military power of the Demon Suppression Army.
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