Nine battles, nine victories. The first few were won by their own abilities, even when they were targeted, they defeated their opponents one by one. For the latter few, it was the subtle support of the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King.And the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King had already made it clear to them that in the tenth battle, they would face an opponent that even the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King couldn't favor. The situation of a human group attempting ten consecutive wins had alarmed the headquarters of the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, that is, the headquarters from the Ancestral Court. Before this tenth battle commenced, it had to be reported to the headquarters, and specialized personnel from there would come to supervise the fight, to ensure that there were no instances of favoritism or fraud. Therefore, the tenth battle would be an absolutely fair fight. The only information they could relay to them was who their opponents in the tenth battle would be.
Without a doubt, this was not an opponent that the Shrek squad could easily defeat. The Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King even secretly warned them, hoping they would not participate in this battle, as the probability of winning was too low. If they wanted to go to the Ancestral Court, the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King could think of other methods for them, such as disguising themselves as Monsters. The Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King could help them prepare the necessary items to pass through.
But this proposal was rejected by the Shrek squad.
Disguising themselves would indeed allow them to enter the Ancestral Court, but could they participate in the auction? There were too many inconveniences involved. Moreover, once discovered, it would mean certain death. What kind of place was the Ancestral Court? It was a world inhabited by many Great Demon Emperors. If deliberately noticed by any of them, how could any disguise fool those top-tier powerhouses? Tang San and his group were not going there for tourism, but to seize resources, so it was crucial to go there with the most formal identity to obtain what they wanted.
Therefore, the tenth battle was imperative, but the Shrek squad had not decided on the timing yet; they needed more preparation.
Golden Valley.
The life aura emitted by the Golden Tree was becoming increasingly intense. It was growing robustly every day; from the initial few dead branches, it had now grown to over five meters tall, with a lush canopy. Its life aura was strengthening daily. Of course, this was the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array, but it also had a lot to do with the tree itself.
The stronger the Golden Tree's life force, the stronger its call to the forces of nature from the outside world. The magic array merely amplified the gathering of Aura, and the absorption still relied on its role as the Formation Eye.
Although the Jiali mountain range was not the richest, that depended on what it was compared with. The life force within the Jiali mountains was no less than that of the Aquipeia Forest, the place with the strongest life force on Soul Land from Tang San's previous life. Moreover, there were not too many powerful Demon Beasts in the Jiali mountains to absorb the spirituality of heaven and earth. In the vast mountain range, the rich spirituality of heaven and earth was almost endless, which was the fundamental reason for the evolution of the Golden Tree.
Through continuous devouring, absorption, and evolution, the growth of the Golden Tree had entered the right track. After that, it would depend on how much time it had to grow.
Under the Golden Tree, the five members of the Shrek squad, along with the Red Fox girls, were all cultivating. Immersed in this rich life aura, the overall life rank of each of them was continuously improving, thereby compensating for the impurity in their Human Demon God Transformation Bloodline.
Although for the Shrek squad, a qualitative change was impossible to achieve in a short time, with each day of cultivation, they could still feel their own progress.
Already at the Sixth Stage and possessing the body of a Three Tailed Sky Fox, Du Bai could be said to want for nothing recently. Before Tang San's arrival, he even felt the Third Stage of the Heavenly Fox Transformation was beyond his reach, but now, he was already at the Sixth Stage. He was still so young! He was not even sixteen yet. To have the body of a Three Tailed Sky Fox at such a young age was something that probably only a genius could achieve within the Heavenly Fox Clan. Sёarch* The Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
As for whether he could ascend to higher levels in the future, Du Bai was not overly hopeful. Being at the Sixth Stage of the Heavenly Fox Transformation, he would undoubtedly receive considerable attention within the Redemption Organization. While he did not have grand expectations for himself to reach higher levels, he had absolute faith in his Xiao Tang! His dependency on Tang San was growing stronger. Perhaps it was because his cultivation base in the Heavenly Fox Transformation deepened, allowing him to sense more and more that Tang San was the key to enhancing his own luck. As long as he followed him, his state of cultivation would continue to grow. Hadn't the recent leaps and bounds proved this? Therefore, within the Shrek squad, he was always the one with the most confidence in Tang San.
After Wu Bingji rigorously recultivated back to the Eighth Stage, his training became even more arduous. Several brushes with life and death had given him a whole new understanding of both actual combat and self-cultivation. The Ice Spirit Change had reached a new level in him, his comprehension of the ice element was growing stronger, and he truly began to grasp the essence of the ice element.
Now, the eldest brother sincerely believed it was possible to glimpse into the divine-ranked state, unlike before when he didn't even dare to think of it.
Cheng Zicheng's progress was also considerable. Ever since that time she was clipped of her wings, she discovered the problem she faced. The human body, coupled with the bloodline power of the Golden Peng Transformation, had a major issue: her body wasn't sturdy enough, and without a robust body, she couldn't truly unleash the power of her bloodline.
Therefore, her recent cultivation efforts had been dedicated towards tempering her body, not chasing an early breakthrough to the Eighth Stage but rather solidifying her cultivation base at the Seventh Stage as much as possible while strengthening her physique.
The life force from the Golden Tree and the treasures of heaven and earth found in the Golden Valley were sufficient for her cultivation needs. Tang San even crafted a specific regimen for her. Which treasures of heaven and earth should be used to soak her body, what to eat, how to forge her body, and how to cultivate. In this regard, Tang San had ample experience.
While Cheng Zicheng's state of cultivation may not have shown too much improvement recently, she could definitely feel her body undergoing a transformation, becoming tougher than before, and the stronger body allowed her second-level bloodline power to merge more smoothly with her physique, allowing her to truly start mastering the Golden Peng Transformation.
Opposite to her, Gu Li's recent cultivation focus had been more on the mental aspect, consuming treasures of heaven and earth that would enhance his Spiritual Power the most.
Having broken through to the Seventh Stage, his control over time had become much more precise, with both the range and effectiveness of control greatly enhanced. In this process of control, strong Spiritual Power was essential as support. And Tang San had clearly told him that if he wanted to continue advancing upwards, his Spiritual Power needed to reach the peak of the Ninth Stage, the highest level below deity rank, as soon as possible. This would effectively stimulate the power of his own bloodline, accelerating the progress of the Time Variation Seal. Moreover, he had to truly begin to perceive the essence of time. All of this had to be built on the foundation of enhancing his Spiritual Power.
Through unceasing battle experience and guidance from Tang San, the Shrek squad's rate of improvement could be described as exceedingly fast.
Golden Valley was different from Redemption Academy; the presence of other teachers and students at Redemption Academy meant Tang San couldn't offer close guidance to them. But things were different here. Zhang Haoxuan was now busy every day sensing the wonders of the Teleportation Array, and even when he was in the Golden Valley, he would focus on that without interfering with Tang San. Moreover, there was an abundance of resources available here.
With the same treasures of heaven and earth, after Tang San's selection and even combination and concoction, the effectiveness when consumed would certainly be far greater. It can be said that in the two months since they started challenging the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, every member of the Shrek squad had made tremendous leaps in their personal strength.