Chapter 2142: Transformation

Volume Ten: Demon Realm War

The moment his body touched the light silver water, an azure light screen instantly appeared, easily parting the pool water.

Han Li slowly sank deeper, eventually letting the pool water completely submerge him, and the surface immediately returned to calm.

As he sank, the pressure in the pool dramatically increased, slightly deforming the azure light screen.

But with Han Li's formidable powers, he naturally remained unfazed.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li submerged himself to the bottom of the pool where the blooming Pure Spirit Lotus was located.

From within the light screen, he carefully observed the blooming spirit lotus for a moment, then with a flip of his hand, took out a crystal-clear jade box from his storage bracelet.

Taking a deep breath, he made a slicing motion in the air towards the spirit lotus with one finger.

A strand of azure silk shot out like lightning from his fingertip, lightly encircling the spirit lotus's stem. The plate-sized, flesh-colored lotus immediately detached itself, floating upwards under the surrounding pressure.

Han Li, who was prepared, shook the jade box in his hand towards the lotus.

Instantly, the lid flew open, and a golden mist swirled out from it, wrapping the lotus in a single flash and pulling it into the jade box.

After the lid closed again, he had successfully acquired the complete Pure Heart Lotus.

As for the method of consumption, Han Li naturally knew something about it: it was not to be taken immediately, but rather during the marrow cleansing process, in conjunction with the Spirit Cleansing Pool.

With a flick of his wrist, the jade box disappeared from his palm.

Then Han Li formed a hand seal with both hands, and after a clap of thunder, countless golden electric arcs surged forth from him, swirling around his body.

After a flash of golden electricity, Han Li's clothes instantly turned to dust, leaving him completely naked.

His seemingly ordinary and well-proportioned body had pure white, translucent skin that faintly shimmered with an ivory-like luster.

Han Li ignored all of this, raising a hand to lightly wave at the surrounding azure light screen.

With a dull thud!

The light screen vanished without a trace, and the surrounding silver pool water surged towards Han Li, instantly enveloping him.

Han Li involuntarily exhaled softly.

The moment the pool water touched his skin, surging waves of pure spiritual energy forcefully poured into his meridians through his pores.

The sheer intensity of its influx startled even him.

Han Li immediately calmed his mind and seized the opportunity. The Samsara True Devil Arts began to circulate rapidly through his meridians, with each small circulation converting most of the spiritual energy in his meridians into his own magic power.

This method of cultivation growth, though not as fast as the energy increase from the two mysterious crystal beads he had obtained before, was definitely a significant fortuitous encounter.

If he could continue absorbing like this for three consecutive days, his cultivation might truly advance significantly.

However, Han Li clearly knew that this rapid increase in magic power was merely a secondary benefit of the Spirit Cleansing Pool. The most important aspect was the transformation of his body, both internal and external, by the mysterious energies within the pool water.

This was the key to whether he could advance to the Grand Ascension stage in the future!

By this point, he already felt the spiritual energy rapidly flowing through his body, and all his meridians began to experience a slight tingling sensation.

His skin, directly immersed in the pool water, faintly emitted a sharp pain, as if his outer skin was slowly shedding and dissolving.

Han Li's eyes flickered slightly, then he directly sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pool. He slowly closed his eyes, his body remaining completely still.

Time passed bit by bit, and after a full half-day, Han Li's originally smooth, jade-like skin began to show streaks of blood, yet eerily, not a single drop of blood flowed out.

And this was merely a superficial phenomenon; the flesh and bones beneath his skin were also being infiltrated by the mysterious energies in the pool water, undergoing a transformation invisible to the naked eye.

This kind of transformation would be an almost unbearable, hellish experience for ordinary people.

But for someone like Han Li, whose physical body was incredibly formidable and who possessed immense willpower, this level of pain was entirely bearable.

After a little while, Han Li suddenly opened his eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, the jade box containing the spirit lotus instantly appeared before him out of thin air.

After the lid lifted open by itself, the flesh-red lotus silently floated out.

Han Li stared at the Pure Spirit Lotus without blinking, then opened his mouth, and an azure mist shot out.

Wherever the mist passed, a palm-sized lotus petal was rolled down.

Han Li then suddenly inhaled, and the mist flew back, carrying the petal directly into his mouth.

The moment he closed his mouth, as the petal touched the inside of his mouth, a sweet, smooth, and viscous liquid instantly filled his oral cavity.

The petal surprisingly melted instantly upon entering, easily flowing down into his throat.

A scorching hot energy erupted from his dantian, transforming into more than a dozen fire snake-like streams that rushed to various parts of his meridians.

Han Li instinctively frowned, but immediately an unusual crimson color appeared on his face, then spread downwards from his head.

In a matter of a few breaths, it covered every inch of his body.

He was utterly astonished when, the next moment, his body temperature surged a thousandfold with a "whoosh", and a scorching energy, like molten lava, erupted from inside him, even directly entering the sea of his spiritual consciousness in his head.

Caught off guard, he felt his spiritual consciousness sink, secretly cried "Not good!", and then completely lost consciousness.

The medicinal effect of just one petal of this Pure Spirit Lotus was surprisingly domineering!

The scorching energy continued to rage within Han Li's body, and the temperature was still rising at an astonishing rate.

From a distance, the unconscious Han Li now had a layer of flame-like red light emanating from his body surface.

After a while, the nearby pool water subtly began to churn and boil...

After an unknown period, Han Li finally slowly awoke from a bout of intense pain. By then, the high temperature in his body had long vanished, but after his gaze swept over his body, he couldn't help but gasp!

He saw that his body at this moment had actually grown by over a foot, and his previously cracked skin had completely peeled off. A light silver skin was subtly forming amidst the writhing flesh, and excruciating pain, as if being cut by a thousand knives, came from all over his body.

However, in contrast! When his spiritual sense probed his body, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that his entire skeletal structure had been refined significantly, and the color of each bone was subtly shifting towards purple-gold.

Han Li's thoughts raced, and he connected with his second demon infant outside the pool, realizing that he had only been unconscious for two hours. Feeling a sense of relief, he immediately and without hesitation opened his mouth again and inhaled the second lotus petal from the jade box.

Two days and two nights later, the surface of the pool, which had resembled a silver mirror, suddenly became turbulent with waves. After a series of rumbling sounds, a vortex about ten feet in diameter impressively formed at the center of the pool.

The vortex emitted a faint silver light, but at the same time, countless purple-gold runes surged forth from it!

Concurrently, the ground near the pool began to tremble slightly, and countless five-colored light clusters surged forth from the plants, soil, and void, rapidly coalescing above the pool.

In an instant, a five-colored cloud of mist, roughly an acre in size, formed directly above the Spirit Cleansing Pool, growing larger and more dazzling.

The roaring sound emanating from the vortex became even more astonishing, as if a terrifying monster was exhaling clouds and mist beneath the pool.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder from clear skies echoed within the five-colored cloud, and a five-colored electric arc, as thick as a bowl, fiercely struck down from the cloud, accurately hitting the vortex in a flash.

With an earth-shattering roar, the entire pool trembled!

The five-colored electric arc solidified!

A hazy purple-gold light pillar burst forth from the vortex, surprisingly scattering the five-colored electric arc with a push, then vanishing in a flash into the five-colored mist, piercing directly through its center.

The originally dazzling and enormous cloud of mist rapidly shrank and became dim.

In an instant, a muffled sound came from the cloud, and it dispersed into countless light clusters once more.

After twirling around, the purple-gold light pillar vanished into thin air in a flash.

The next moment, the waves in the pool gradually returned to calm, and the silver vortex in the center silently vanished into nothingness, as if the astonishing scene that had just occurred had never happened at all.

After about the time it takes to eat a meal, the water at the center of the pool churned again, and a blurred figure shot out from it, then, after a slight sway, stood firmly on the edge of the pool.

It was Han Li, who had now completed his meridian cleansing, marrow washing, and full body transformation.

At this moment, his appearance was identical to before, but his skin was even more crystal-clear and jade-like, emitting a subtle, faint silver luster.

He was over two feet taller than before, his limbs had become more slender, and his entire body appeared much broader and more substantial. Every movement gave off an exceptionally solid and weighty impression.

Han Li slightly moved his limbs, then suddenly clenched both hands simultaneously.

Instantly, a series of dull explosive sounds came from his joints, and at the same time, he seemingly casually struck at a bluestone by the edge of the pool with one fist in mid-air.

This strike did not use any true energy; it relied entirely on the inherent power of his marrow-cleansed physical body.

As a result, the moment his seemingly light punch struck, the surrounding void suddenly hummed, and the air instantly surged like a funnel towards the front of his fist, causing the space within tens of feet ahead to become hazy!

An earth-shattering roar followed!

A large pit ten feet in diameter instantly appeared by the edge of the pool!

And the bluestone had long been crushed into powder by Han Li's immense force from a distance, mixing with the soil and leaving no trace.

Seeing this, Han Li was overjoyed!

If such a scene were caused by the use of magic power, it would naturally be nothing remarkable, but to achieve such a degree relying solely on brute physical strength was truly astonishing!

However, Han Li's test did not end there. With another movement of his arm, he swiped a finger backhand across the light silver surface of the Spirit Cleansing Pool.

Instantly, a dazzling azure light shot out from his fingertip, vanishing in a flash after striking the water surface.

The next moment, a booming sound!

A giant silver wave immediately surged up from the Spirit Pool, reaching fifty to sixty feet in height!