Chapter 49: Liu Shen: An Honored Guest Is About to Arrive; Do Not Be Disrespectful!
Great Wilderness, Stone Village.
When the first ray of dawn cast its golden glow upon this ancient land, the villagers of Stone Village had already awakened from their sleep.
Even Qian Renxue, the noble daughter of Spirit Hall, had gotten up early.
After a full night of rest, along with the nourishment from yesterday's divine feast, she now felt refreshed and full of unprecedented vitality.
Although her soul power level had not changed, she could clearly feel that every breath she took seemed to resonate with the heavens and earth around her.
"Phew…"
After tidying her clothes, Qian Renxue quickly headed toward the open ground at the village entrance.
Yesterday, the village chief had promised that she could observe the cultivation method today. She absolutely had to seize this rare opportunity.
However, when she arrived at the village entrance, the scene before her left her completely stunned.
"Hmph! Ha!"
"Hey!"
A group of children were warming up before their morning training.
Pi Hou, who was only four or five years old, was holding a millstone weighing over a thousand jin and tossing it back and forth like a sandbag. Each time it landed in his hand, a powerful gust of wind was stirred.
Beside him, Er Meng was even more outrageous. He was carrying a massive stone statue of some unknown fierce beast on his back while doing squats. Every time he squatted, the ground trembled three times.
But the one that left Qian Renxue completely breathless was the little child standing in the middle.
"Yiya!"
The three-year-old little Shi Hao was holding up a gigantic bronze cauldron weighing tens of thousands of jin with just one hand!
The cauldron was far larger than his tiny body, yet in his hand, it looked as light as a feather.
The most terrifying part was that while holding the cauldron, he was also running rapidly across the open ground, so fast that afterimages appeared behind him!
"Gulp."
"Th… this is just the warm-up?"
Qian Renxue swallowed hard, feeling as though her jaw was about to drop off.
The scene before her reminded her of the so-called geniuses inside Spirit Hall.
Those pampered children would complain of exhaustion after sweating just a little. Compared to these wild children of the Great Wilderness, they were nothing more than flowers grown in a greenhouse, fragile and delicate.
At the same time, the people of the Douluo Continent watching through the sky screen also fell silent.
Although they had previously heard that the three-year-old child possessed a single-arm strength of 108,000 jin, they had never seen it with their own eyes.
Now that they had witnessed this visually shocking scene, the sheer impact left their scalps numb.
"Alright, stop."
Fortunately, the warm-up exercise finally ended before long.
The old village chief Shi Yunfeng walked over with his hands behind his back, and the children immediately put down the heavy objects they were holding.
For a moment, loud rumbling sounds echoed as dust rose everywhere.
"Today, we will talk about the use of bone text and how to circulate blood essence through the baptism of beast blood to strengthen the body."
The old village chief sat cross-legged on a large green stone. Taking a deep breath while facing the morning sunlight, he began explaining in a loud voice:
"All things in heaven and earth possess spirituality."
"Ancient fierce beasts are especially favored by the heavens. They are born with the ability to communicate with the laws of heaven and earth. The manifestation of that ability is known as bone texts."
After speaking for a while, the old village chief paused before continuing.
"Although humans are weak by nature, we can observe the bone texts of fierce beasts and engrave them into our flesh and blood. By doing so, we can borrow the power of heaven and earth!"
Sitting cross-legged nearby, Qian Renxue listened with complete fascination.
This cultivation theory, which directly pointed to the origin of power, was countless times more profound than Yu Xiaogang's so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls.
"Grandpa Village Chief…"
Suddenly, Qian Renxue raised her hand and asked somewhat nervously,
"I feel like there's a stream of heat inside my body. Is that blood essence?"
Hearing this, the old village chief glanced at her and nodded with satisfaction.
"Of course."
"Yesterday, you ate the meat of the double-headed fire rhinoceros and drank monkey wine. Combined with the blessing of Lord Liu Shen, the blood essence inside your body had already awakened."
"It just so happens that today we are giving the children a beast blood baptism. You can join as well."
"Ba… baptism?"
Qian Renxue looked confused upon hearing the term.
Half an hour later.
When several strong men carried a few massive black cauldrons to the village square, Qian Renxue finally understood what a "baptism" meant.
Beneath the cauldrons, blazing flames burned fiercely, and the water inside had already begun boiling.
Floating within were countless unknown poisonous insects and toxic herbs. Jars of terrifying true blood from fierce beasts were also poured into the mixture.
"Glug… glug…"
The dark red medicinal liquid boiled violently, releasing a sharp smell of blood and medicine. Just smelling it once made one's entire body feel hot and the skin sting.
"Th… this is boiling people alive!"
Seeing this scene, Qian Renxue's face turned pale, and she subconsciously took several steps back.
"Hehe, Miss Qian, don't be afraid."
Shi Linhu gave a simple and honest smile and pointed to a slightly smaller wooden barrel beside them.
"The village chief said you're a girl with delicate skin, so you wouldn't be able to handle such strong medicinal power."
"So this barrel was specially prepared for you. It's diluted many times and even has quite a few beauty-enhancing spirit herbs added."
"Little One, you're strong. Help Miss Qian carry the barrel inside. The village chief said she's a grown lady, not like you naked little brats who can bathe anywhere."
"Alright!"
Hearing that, Shi Hao immediately agreed.
He skipped over happily, lifted the wooden barrel that weighed several hundred jin with one hand as if it were a kettle, and eagerly carried it into the house for Qian Renxue.
Looking at the small figure walking ahead of her, Qian Renxue felt a warm feeling rise in her heart.
Although this village was somewhat "fierce," everyone here treated her very kindly.
However, just as the entire village was busy preparing for the baptism…
Buzz!
The charred willow tree at the village entrance, which had remained silent all this time, suddenly trembled without warning.
Immediately afterward, the glowing green branch emitted a gentle, radiant light, enveloping the entire Stone Village in a sacred atmosphere.
At the same time, a calm voice echoed in the ears of every villager:
"An honored guest will soon arrive."
"Do not be disrespectful."
Then Liu Shen's voice entered Shi Hao's ears alone while he was still helping move things.
"Hao'er, after the baptism, come see me immediately."
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At the same time, in the Douluo plane.
Inside Spirit Hall.
"Good! Good!"
Looking at the steaming medicinal bath on the sky screen, Bibi Dong was so excited that her hands trembled.
"This is the true great opportunity!"
"The true blood of those fierce beasts, even if diluted, contains immeasurable energy!"
"And with those unknown spirit herbs and poisonous insects…"
"If someone soaked in that bath even once, the results would be unimaginable!"
Beside her, Ghost Douluo also looked filled with envy.
"If the Young Miss can endure it this time, the strength of her physical body will definitely undergo a qualitative leap!"
"She might even step directly into the realm of a God King!"
Even the Grand Worship Qian Daoliu could not hold back tears when he saw this scene. He repeatedly bowed toward the sky screen.
"Ancestors above, please bless us. Xue'er must seize this opportunity!"
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