Great Zhou, Capital City.
Inside the Liu residence.
Liu Bai sat cross-legged, quietly immersing himself in the profound mysteries of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body.
He had only one feeling—
Powerful!
Unimaginably powerful!
Compared to his previous Heavenly Tyrant Body, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body was on an entirely different level—like heaven and earth apart.
“My former Heavenly Tyrant Body was already considered a top-tier battle body, rarely matched in Great Zhou. But in front of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body, it’s not even worthy to carry its shoes. This physique truly deserves the title of Emperor Body!” Liu Bai couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
What is an Emperor Body?
As the name implies, as long as the cultivator doesn’t die, they could eventually reach the realm of Battle Sovereign!
A single Battle King could already dominate Great Zhou.
And a Battle Sovereign…
Not to mention Great Zhou, such a figure would be legendary even across the entire Nine Dragons Continent!
“Just awakening the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body made my strength soar from 9th stage Battle General to directly stepping into the Battle Spirit Realm, even nearing Battle Sect!”
From Warrior to the legendary Battle Sovereign, each major realm was divided into nine stages.
Liu Bai had originally been at the 9th stage Battle General, already on the verge of advancing. But now, merely awakening the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body had caused a direct breakthrough.
And not just to 1st stage Battle Spirit—
He had directly reached the 9th stage Battle Spirit!
The most exaggerated part was that the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body granted him combat power far beyond his realm. In other words, although his realm was only at 9th stage Battle Spirit…
His combat power was anything but!
Even Battle Sect cultivators above him might be crushed by his strength!
Within Great Zhou, as long as he didn’t provoke Battle King level powerhouses, Liu Bai could walk anywhere unhindered—even without relying on the Liu family’s influence.
The next day.
Liu Bai walked out of his room. As he stepped into the courtyard, he could hear the chirping of birds and smell the fragrance of flowers—his senses had clearly improved greatly.
At that moment—
He overheard whispering voices in the distance.
“Did you see yesterday’s phenomenon?”
“Of course I did. It lasted only a few breaths, but it was incredible. Night turned into day, and all kinds of auspicious signs and divine beasts appeared—it was terrifying.”
“Yeah, I have no idea what caused it.”
“The Empress said it was Heaven’s blessing for Great Zhou.”
Hearing these murmurs, Liu Bai’s heart stirred slightly.
Phenomenon?
He quickly realized that the so-called phenomenon was actually caused by his awakening of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Body.
Its power shocked him even more.
Just awakening it had triggered such a heaven-shaking phenomenon.
Its potential… was limitless!
During breakfast, Liu Jianglong was still sighing, “I really wonder who triggered that phenomenon last night. Could it be a Sacred Body descending upon Great Zhou? But even the usual Sacred Bodies probably wouldn’t trigger something so terrifying.”
“Tsk, or maybe… a Saint passed through Great Zhou and caused it?”
Liu Bai listened from the side, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.
He figured even if Liu Jianglong was beaten to death, he’d never guess the terrifying phenomenon he was so fixated on had been caused by his precious son.
“By the way, Xiao Bai, when do you plan to use the Spirit Advancement Pill? Do you need me to stand guard while you do it?” Liu Jianglong suddenly asked.
He no longer dwelled on the phenomenon and turned his attention back to his son.
After all, no matter how great the phenomenon, it belonged to someone else.
His son was his own.
“Almost forgot to tell you, Father. I already gave the Spirit Advancement Pill to Luo Li.”
Liu Jianglong, mid-sip of porridge, nearly choked. He stared at Liu Bai in disbelief, “You… what did you just say?”
“I gave the Spirit Advancement Pill to Luo Li.”
“You rascal! Do you have any idea what that is? That’s a high-grade pill! I spent 100,000 spirit stones to get it! And you just handed it over to woo a girl?! You—”
Liu Jianglong looked at Liu Bai, full of agitation. Then, just as Liu Bai thought he was about to get a beating, Liu Jianglong suddenly slapped his shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up.
“You’ve got guts!”
“Huh?”
“You’re truly your father’s son. Back in my day, when I was chasing your mother, I went to great lengths too. Coral trees worth tens of thousands of gold, weapons that could cut through iron like mud, cultivation-enhancing pills—whatever I had, I gave her.”
“And then?”
“And then your mother married me. She returned all of it, one by one. That’s when I realized—she didn’t care about the gifts. She liked me for who I was. What could I do? I was just too handsome.” Liu Jianglong stroked his chin smugly.
Liu Bai twitched at the corner of his mouth.
Was his old man… always this self-absorbed?
Still, when it came to his mother, Liu Bai had his own curiosity.
Liu Jianglong once told him that his mother had died due to complications from a premature birth.
But over the years, Liu Bai had never seen his father visit her grave, nor did her memorial tablet appear in the ancestral hall.
Clearly, her so-called death was a lie.
But where she had gone, Liu Jianglong never said, and Liu Bai never asked.
The two had silently agreed not to touch that topic.
“You giving that pill to Luo Li—I’m fine with it. But I’m guessing the elders won’t be.”
Liu Jianglong looked a bit worried.
Though he was the Liu family patriarch and held great power, if a few elders kicked up a fuss, even he would have to suppress them by force—risking hurt feelings.
Liu Bai smiled slightly, “Father, didn’t you give me the Spirit Advancement Pill to help me reach Battle Spirit by sixteen and bring prestige to our Liu family? So the point isn’t the pill—it’s whether I can reach Battle Spirit or not.”
“That’s true, but… can you?”
“Breaking through to Battle Spirit—how hard could it be?”
A faint aura began to rise from Liu Bai’s body.
It was… the fluctuation of a Battle Spirit!
Liu Jianglong’s pupils contracted slightly—not just because he felt the Battle Spirit’s presence, but because there was a trace of pressure from Liu Bai’s body!
He was a Battle King!
One of the top powerhouses in Great Zhou!
Even if Liu Bai had broken through to Battle Spirit, he was still two major realms—more than ten small stages—below him. Yet Liu Bai gave off a sense of pressure?
Clearly, this wasn’t an ordinary Battle Spirit level!
Was the Heavenly Tyrant Body really this terrifying?
Liu Jianglong was puzzled, but quickly drowned in joy at Liu Bai’s breakthrough and burst into laughter, “Good! Good! You truly are my son! A sixteen-year-old Battle Spirit—this is a first in the history of Great Zhou!”
“Our Liu family’s prestige will reach a new height!”
He was overjoyed.
After breakfast—
Luo Li came to the Liu residence to find Liu Bai.
Seeing him again, she was a little uneasy. She feared that everything from yesterday had just been a dream, or maybe Liu Bai had only been kind on a whim and would go back to his old self today.
But the moment she saw Liu Bai again, all her fears vanished.
Liu Bai’s gaze toward her was just as gentle as it had been yesterday.
It filled her heart with sweetness.
“Brother Liu Bai, I haven’t returned to the capital for over half a year. I want to go out and take a stroll. Will you come with me?” Luo Li asked.
Liu Bai nodded slightly, “Of course.”
“You’re going out, how can you go without money? Xiao Bai, here’s tens of thousands of spirit stones. Take them. Buy whatever you like. If it’s not enough, come back for more.”
With a grand wave, Liu Jianglong stuffed tens of thousands of spirit stones into Liu Bai’s storage ring.
Their purchasing power was probably equivalent to tens of millions in Liu Bai’s previous life.