Within the mountains, Li Xiaotian carved out a cave in a large mountain. Unbeknownst to him, countless people in Manzhou were already searching for him.
The dragon horse tilted its head, its gaze fixed sideways on Li Xiaotian, shifting between anger, grievance, and a hint of humiliation.
This was because during their escape, its speed had been too great, and Li Xiaotian, for convenience, had ridden it directly for their journey.
This one instance had earned the dragon horse his resentment. Unfortunately, its strength was too weak, and it still needed Li Xiaotian’s devouring power to resolve the demonic energy within its body.
Therefore, despite its heart brimming with endless rage and sorrow, it could only endure and continue to follow Li Xiaotian.
"Vile scoundrel! Bully! Shameless rogue!!!"
The dragon horse growled, using words alone to release the fury in its heart.
Li Xiaotian coughed dryly, pretending not to hear the dragon horse's words and avoiding its gaze.
*Bang bang bang.*
Seeing this, the dragon horse ran in front of Li Xiaotian, still looking at him from the side, head raised. It wanted to shame him with its eyes, to make him regret.
"I, after all, have been ridden by another. This is the greatest humiliation of my beastly life!!!"
The dragon horse roared, baring its teeth.
"Ahem, one can eat anything, but one cannot say anything carelessly. You know the situation as well as I do. If we don't leave quickly, once the reinforcements from the Ancient God tribe arrive, I might be fine, but you will definitely be captured by them."
Li Xiaotian said, putting on an expression of concern for the dragon horse.
"Roar!!! Liar!!! You just want to ride me!!"
The dragon horse let out a furious roar, its anger intensifying, fire blazing in its eyes.
Hearing this, black lines appeared on Li Xiaotian's forehead. He understood the dragon horse's meaning, but the words it spoke always created strange connotations. Of course, he guaranteed that riding it for their journey was not intentional.
Moreover, as a horse, it was meant to be ridden. The dragon horse's reaction was a bit petty.
"Then what do you want? Speaking of which, I saved you this time."
Li Xiaotian said. He needed to appease this dragon horse, as he already had plans for it to become his daughter's mount. With its speed, no one in this world would likely be able to catch it.
"Resolve the demonic energy within me immediately, and also, contribute three buckets of your Golden Body blood to me!"
The dragon horse quickly stated. There was another way to achieve the Golden Body, which was to absorb the vital blood of Golden Body experts and slowly transform one's physique. Clearly, it wanted to use this method to forge its Golden Body.
Li Xiaotian glanced at it, his mouth twitching. The first condition was fine, but the latter was simply ignored by him.
Three buckets of blood; the dragon horse really dared to ask for that much.
Shaking his head, he simply ignored it and took out the giant bodies of Gu Ji and Gu Lie that he had collected.
The two giant corpses contained rich blood essence, and the moment they appeared, the entire cave was filled with a scent of blood.
"Roar! Mine!!! Li Xiaotian, you can delay giving your Golden Body blood for now, but these two corpses must be given to me as interest!"
The dragon horse growled and opened its massive maw to swallow the two corpses.
Li Xiaotian frowned at this. One of his hands shot out swiftly, grabbing the dragon horse that was about to swallow the corpses.
"You are not in a state to absorb any energy right now. If you swallow them, it's highly likely that the energy within you will explode!"
Li Xiaotian warned. This was the truth; it wasn't that he didn't want to give them, but the dragon horse's condition simply did not allow it.
"Roar! Nonsense! Do I not know my own body? Let go!!! Li Xiaotian, don't bully me too much!!"
The dragon horse roared, becoming anxious. It hadn't considered any consequences; it only knew that these two giant corpses before it were great tonics, and swallowing them would definitely allow it to increase its strength.
Li Xiaotian frowned and decided not to argue with the dragon horse. He held the dragon horse with one hand while exploring the two corpses.
For cultivators in Manzhou, it was generally difficult to distinguish their strength by cultivation realm, as the size of their giant bodies determined their combat power.
The stronger and larger their physique, the greater their combat power.
Li Xiaotian had already reached the Golden Body realm, and his physique was arguably invincible at this stage. His cultivation realm also wouldn't break through for some time.
To further enhance his strength, the giant bodies of Manzhou cultivators were a very good option.
This required him to understand the essence of Manzhou body cultivation. There were countless body cultivation techniques. No matter how strong or high the realm of external cultivators was, their physique wouldn't change much.
However, Manzhou cultivators were different. Their physiques would grow larger and stronger step by step with their strength. Even after transforming into a giant form, their massive bodies didn't hinder them; their speed, reaction, defense, and combat power all doubled.
Therefore, Li Xiaotian was tempted. If he learned the cultivation methods of Manzhou body cultivators and transformed into a giant, his strength would surely double!
Moreover, the giant form could completely serve as his trump card, delivering a fatal blow to opponents at critical moments!
With this thought, Li Xiaotian focused his attention on the two corpses, his divine sense invading them to analyze them carefully.
The two had different cultivation techniques but were both hundred-zhang giants!
However, there were slight differences. Gu Ji was one hundred and two zhang, while the other was ninety-seven zhang.
There were also differences in their strength. Gu Ji's defense surpassed the other, but their strength was equal, and the other had superior speed.
Even though both were at the peak of the Hegemon realm, there were so many differences.
Li Xiaotian frowned. It should be due to their different cultivation techniques, or perhaps the ability to specifically shape various attributes when condensing the giant body.
But, what was the reason that allowed Manzhou cultivators to condense giant bodies?
Li Xiaotian's Golden Body, when he intentionally enlarged his physique earlier, had no increase in combat power. Moreover, at full strength, his body was only less than fifty zhang.
Furthermore, after his body enlarged, his combat power did not increase. Apart from defense and strength remaining unchanged, his speed had decreased.
Therefore, the giant form of Manzhou cultivators was definitely not simply about strengthening their physiques with brute force.
"Ancient God Body."
Li Xiaotian murmured, a thoughtful expression flashing in his eyes. The giant bodies were called Ancient God Bodies in Manzhou. Their ultimate goal was to transform themselves into the ancient gods of Manzhou legend, with bodies reaching ten thousand zhang!
Could the ancient gods of Manzhou legend truly exist? Were the people of Manzhou descendants of ancient gods? Did they fundamentally differ from humans?
"No!"
Li Xiaotian suddenly frowned and shook his head. Apart from their larger size, the bodies of these two corpses had the exact same structure as humans, indicating that they were essentially human.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaotian suddenly wanted to wake up the Demon Lord and ask him. After all, the Demon Lord was an ancient being and would know what was going on.
However, since the Demon Lord had absorbed enough demonic energy in the secret realm, he had fallen into a deep sleep, completely cutting off contact with the outside world.
"What is the reason?"
Li Xiaotian's mind was filled with questions. He glanced at the dragon horse beside him, gnashing its teeth in anger, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.
The dragon horse, as a beast of heaven and earth, should not be a bloodthirsty demonic beast. Yet, it was so eager for these two corpses. Could it have discovered something different?