Chapter 13: Condensing and Transforming
"Persevere, no matter what, just hold on, success is just around the corner!"
Sweat beads slowly seeped out of Hu Gao's forehead, soon soaking his entire body. The intense pain made Hu Gao's face somewhat distorted. He guessed that at this moment, the soul should have awakened, which was a precursor to condensing into a Totem, and he couldn't afford to slack off at this time!
Hu Gao gritted his teeth so hard that he felt his lips were about to shatter! He knew how hard it was to come by this opportunity, and from the words of his fellow villager, he could tell that all of this was thanks to Qinglian. She had forcibly merged her soul with his, and even managed to scare out the fellow villager hiding in his body - what kind of immense spiritual power did she possess?!
Although Qinglian had not mentioned what would happen if the first attempt at condensing the Totem failed, if with such a strong spiritual power entering a meditative state still couldn't summon the soul successfully, it's likely that in the future he himself would have little chance of condensing the Totem.
This time it's success or nothing!
"Hmm... "
Soon, after experiencing several intense pains, in Hu Gao's body, two streams of air gradually formed and dispersed. One was red, the other golden. The red light retreated non-stop, as if it was extremely wary of the golden light.
Two-colored airflow slowly crawled, forming a thin line. The red thread was several meters long, while the golden thread was less than half a foot.
The red airflow gives a sense of beauty, vaguely carrying an unpredictable feeling, as if it's not an ordinary first-order totem. As for the golden one, it's actually the legendary ninth-order totem! There are two totems in Hu Gao's body!
Hú Gāo also sensed this scene, and suddenly discovered that he could see things inside his body, a strong sense of doubt surged in his heart, was this the inner vision of Taoist legend?
This feeling is too mysterious, neither directly seeing the image with eyes nor vaguely presenting a pattern in the brain, it's like having an extra pair of eyes inside, of course, what can be seen is not something like internal organs, but only faintly visible energy flow in the meridians, and in the middle of these meridians there is an object similar to an embryo, about the size of a football.
Looking at the two fine lines gradually stabilizing inside the embryo, Hu Gao was also speechless. Had he just awakened his soul and could already condense two totems? Or were these just half-products?
"Gurgle..."
Two streams of colored gas threads were quiet for a moment, then began to swell up, gradually growing larger. However, they did not turn into any terrifying and powerful creatures. The red totem looked like a snake with its entire body bright red, this kind of snake only appears in a few mutated species in the Huaxia country, its head is similar to a python, ferocious and terrifying, with a huge pair of eyes flashing with a bewildered light.
As for the golden totem, it transformed into a miniature version of a five-clawed golden dragon similar to those in ancient Chinese mythology, with eyes that shone brightly and an aura of divine power emanating from it.
"It's actually a dragon, definitely not an ordinary totem, maybe it's the variant of the variant totems. As for that red one, I don't know what kind of snake it is, I'll ask Qinglian later."
Before the totem began to take shape, Hu Gao's mind was no longer in severe pain and his thinking had cleared up. He could feel that there were two biological entities lurking in his mind, and as soon as he thought of it, they would appear immediately.
"Hmm...".
As soon as he opened his eyes, Hu Gao felt that there were countless heavenly and earthly energies surrounding him. These primordial forces seemed to have been attracted by some kind of suction force, and directly entered his body, frantically flushing every meridian in his body. More and more primordial forces eventually converged into the embryo that had just formed inside his body!
But in just a short moment, Hu Gao's body began to emit an aura that was so powerful it shook people's hearts.
"Heavens! You've just condensed your Totem and your cultivation has already advanced a stage, formally becoming a first-stage Condensed Shadow Realm warrior... how is this possible?" Qinglian, who was standing by the side with sweat dripping from her head, began to breathe rapidly, she deeply understood what this meant.
Mutated Totem! Only the mutated totem's powerful attraction to the primordial forces of heaven and earth could create such a miracle in such a short time. If Hu Gao really condensed the mutated totem, all of Ning City, or even the entire Dragon Tiger Nation, would be completely changed because of him.
No matter which force, as long as someone condenses the variant totem, they will be determined as the successor of the force at the first time and will be fully cultivated and protected, because they represent the future and hope of the family. From ancient times to the present, anyone who has condensed the variant totem is ultimately a world-renowned, peerless strongman.
"Is this the name of a realm that divides the strength of martial artists?" Hu Gao saw Qinglian's surprised expression and thought to himself, "Could I have actually achieved the legendary cross-border cultivation?"
"Yes, the great creator of the cultivation system, Yao, in his only work in his lifetime, [Shan Hai], divided the cultivation level of warriors into nine major realms, which are: Condensed Shadow Realm, Penetrating Body Realm, Exploding Origin Realm, Transforming Shape Realm, Moving Heaven Realm, Swallowing Heaven Realm, Ten Thousand Beast Realm, Returning to Origin Realm and Breaking Void Realm. At the same time, each realm is also divided into nine smaller sub-levels."
Reaching the Congying Realm's first stage means that Big Brother has now become a formal warrior, right!" Qinglian's voice was still somewhat smooth, but her tone grew weaker and weaker.
Watts, what a disappointment, it turns out he's just the lowest level of martial artist, Qinglian was really too surprised and frightened for nothing, there's nothing to be excited about, and he even thought that heaven had opened its eyes and suddenly sent him a golden finger.
Fortunately, she still had Qinglian, and this time she was able to successfully condense the Totem. She was indeed a great contributor. Hu Gao carefully helped the pale-faced and weak-looking Qinglian sit down on the bed.
"Hu Gao, quickly show me your Totem!" Qinglian said after taking a deep breath. She needed to see if Hu Gao had really condensed a Variant Totem, as this matter was of utmost importance to the Departed Spirit Clan and the entire family!
Hu Gao listened and his heart moved, the red snake that had been coiled in his body suddenly appeared on top of his head. As for the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, he thought about it for a moment before deciding not to summon it out. It wasn't that he didn't trust Qinglian, but this matter was simply too unbelievable. Given Qinglian's personality as a researcher at the academy, today was really not a good day for her to receive any more shocks.
"This is a first-class totem red python snake? No... no, the red python snake is notorious for its violence, venom and bloodthirstiness, but this "red python snake" in front of me looks very calm, except for its appearance, it doesn't have any characteristics of a first-class totem red python snake."
Qinglian thought the red snake was a first-order totem, the Red Silk Snake, but immediately shook his head in denial. The Red Silk Snake was too ordinary, recognizable at a glance. However, the appearance of the red snake in front of him was only 80% similar to that of the Red Silk Snake. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the scales of this Red Silk Snake were not crimson, but rather a deep red with a hint of dark black! Wasn't this the color of blood? Although it was just a subtle difference, it meant that Hu Gao's possession should not be an ordinary first-order totem.
