Chapter 52

The emergence of the fourth-tier marketplace drove the peak third-tier cultivators to madness.

Those who had accumulated enough contributions to exchange for fourth-tier techniques immediately went into seclusion to seek breakthroughs.

Those who lacked sufficient contributions used various methods to hunt monsters, hoping to gather enough contributions in a short time to be the first to advance to the fourth tier.

Similarly,

The Alliance took the same approach.

Compared to other cultivation forces, the Alliance, as the official force of the Eastern Domain, was in dire need of fourth-tier experts to stabilize the situation and deter the masses.

Otherwise,

If independent cultivators frequently reached the fourth tier, the Alliance would be the first to suffer the impact.

...

Half a year later.

"Boom!"

A surge of blood energy erupted, shocking all the cultivators within a radius of hundreds of miles, leaving them all astonished.

In the Alliance's secret chamber of the Ninth League, Gu Fang stood tall with his eyes closed, his blood energy surging around him. It was as if his spine had transformed into a true dragon, and a deafening dragon's roar echoed through the secret realm, causing the steel-like stone walls to crack.

Immediately after,

Gu Fang opened his eyes, and with a flash of brilliance, his blood energy surged again, causing the already stressed secret chamber to collapse instantly.

Boom—

Countless stone fragments flew, alarming all the cultivators in the other secret chambers of the Ninth League.

When they arrived at the scene, they saw stone fragments flying and blood mist filling the entire chamber, with a terrifying aura looming in the blood mist like a prehistoric beast sweeping through the battlefield.

Just as everyone was secretly astonished, the blood mist rapidly condensed, revealing a burly, middle-aged figure with a bare chest.

"Commander!"

Seeing Gu Fang before them, everyone was even more shocked.

Compared to before, the current Gu Fang exuded an extraordinary and holy aura, as if facing a formidable prehistoric beast.

His burly physique seemed to contain a power capable of breaking mountains and splitting seas.

The invisible pressure emanating from him was difficult for even third-tier cultivators to withstand, causing their hearts to tremble.

Suddenly,

That pressure vanished, and Gu Fang calmly said, "I have broken through to the fourth tier. Tomorrow, those not in seclusion for breakthroughs will follow me to the front lines to slay demons and beasts!"

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone responded with excitement.

Many present had reached the peak of the third tier but were stuck there due to the difficulty of accumulating enough contributions to exchange for fourth-tier techniques.

Currently, the quickest way to accumulate contributions was to head to the front lines to slay demons and eliminate evil.

Someone asked, "Commander, what is the fourth-tier physical cultivation like?"

Hearing this,

Everyone listened intently, full of curiosity.

Currently, very few in the Alliance could exchange for fourth-tier techniques.

Therefore, the fourth tier remained a mystery to many, shrouded in fog.

Gu Fang calmly replied, "First tier is body refining, second tier is blood refining, third tier is organ refining, and fourth tier is dragon transformation. The human spine is the foundation of everything.

When blood energy infuses the spine, awakening the sleeping true dragon within, one can enter the peak potential period of the human body.

The power contained in this state is incomparable to the third tier. Even a cultivator who has perfected organ refining is insignificant before a dragon transformation cultivator."

Dragon Transformation Realm!

Everyone present was excited upon hearing this.

From the name alone, they could infer the power of this realm.

...

"Boom!"

The blood energy's power shook the heavens, and Gu Fang's upright spine seemed to awaken a sleeping giant dragon. Accompanied by a thunderous dragon's roar, he punched through the air, instantly smashing the head of a mid-fourth-tier monster.

Witnessing this scene, everyone was stunned and shocked.

"What immense power!"

"Is this the Dragon Transformation Realm?"

Powerful!

Extremely powerful!

The monster Gu Fang killed was ranked among the top twenty in the monster rankings, making it a leader among mid-fourth-tier monsters.

Previously, the Alliance had sent multiple peak third-tier cultivators to hunt this monster, but they had never succeeded in killing it.

Now, Gu Fang had almost effortlessly killed this fierce monster, showcasing the formidable strength of the fourth-tier Dragon Transformation Realm, leaving everyone in awe.

One punch to kill a top-twenty monster—this kind of power was terrifying.

Amidst their shock,

Everyone was overjoyed.

With a powerhouse like Gu Fang leading them, the Ninth League would be able to sweep through the monsters, making it easier for others to accumulate contributions.

Meanwhile,

After sacrificing the fourth-tier monster, Gu Fang checked his remaining contribution points and shook his head slightly.

To exchange for the fourth-tier technique, he had almost exhausted his savings, leaving him unable to exchange for a corresponding fourth-tier technique.

Fortunately,

With the strength of the fourth-tier Dragon Transformation Realm, Gu Fang could enhance the power of the Mountain Crashing Immortal Fist to an unprecedented level, far surpassing his third-tier abilities.

"Keep moving forward!"

Gu Fang said in a deep voice.

Killing a fourth-tier monster was just a warm-up for him, and he wouldn't stop there.

Moreover,

As time passed, more cultivators would undoubtedly break through to the fourth tier.

Gu Fang needed to clear out the powerful monsters in the Eastern Domain before others could break through and share his contributions.

...

A month later,

Lin Lin was the first to break his core and form his soul, successfully advancing to the fourth-tier Nascent Soul stage.

He then led the Qingyang Sect members to target the fourth-tier monsters in the Eastern Continent.

In the following days, other cultivators also broke through to the fourth tier one after another.

With a batch of third-tier cultivators successfully breaking through, the Human Alliance officially entered the fourth-tier era, gaining extraordinary strength to contend with the monsters.

Within just a few months, the monsters in the Eastern Domain were nearly wiped out, with only a few stragglers remaining, no longer posing a significant threat.

At this point, the Eastern Domain Alliance turned its attention to the other continents.

Two years ago, the Eastern Domain Alliance had already landed on other major domains.

Due to the numerous and powerful monsters there, they had not been able to make significant progress.

Now that the Eastern Domain Alliance had entered the fourth-tier era and produced more than one fourth-tier cultivator, and with the Eastern Domain monsters mostly cleared, the Eastern Domain Alliance naturally set their sights on the other major domains.

While all sides were hunting monsters with full force, Lu Qingyang sat back, watching his cultivation points soar, filled with joy.