Chapter 563 - 274: So Terrifying

Chapter 563: Chapter 274: So Terrifying

The 29th of September, in the 1060th year of the Great Yu Calendar.

The cock’s crow had just faded, well before the break of dawn.

The sky, as if veiled by black gossamer, was still studded with a few sparse, lingering stars.

Linji City was quiet and still.

In the main residence of the Vermilion Bird Courtyard, Chen Cheng’s eyes were gently closed, his body and mind utterly relaxed.

Shen Qingyao nestled gently in his arms, murmuring, "Junior Brother Chen, you really don’t have to go to such lengths. If I get tired, I can just wake up later tomorrow for my Martial Dao cultivation."

Chen Cheng’s hand was misbehaving, giving a familiar, testing squeeze as he whispered, "My body and mind are about to reach their absolute peak right now. This is no trouble at all!"

Shen Qingyao chided, "Then if you’re not going to do anything, what are you doing in my room in the middle of the night?"

Chen Cheng didn’t answer. He simply savored her scent for a moment before abruptly getting up, dressing, and walking straight out of the room.

"To raise the Dragon!"

’To raise the Dragon?’ In the darkness, Shen Qingyao blinked her beautiful eyes, completely bewildered.

’This guy is so strange! He clearly...’

...

Chen Cheng left the Vermilion Bird Courtyard and came to the main garden. Glancing up, he spotted Night Owl Xiao Guzi perched on a branch, its large, reddish-yellow eyes staring down at him. ℯ

Startled by the sudden sight of his eyes, which shone like stars, Night Owl Xiao Guzi let out a series of strange hoots and quickly retreated deeper into the foliage.

"So, you know to fear my True Dragon Qi too, do you?"

Chen Cheng chuckled nonchalantly and strode into the Cyan Dragon Courtyard, entering one of the side rooms.

He closed the doors and windows and stood tall. Gradually, he lost all sense of self and the world, entering a state of deep concentration.

The scene before his eyes suddenly shifted.

A gargantuan, malevolent dragon, countless leagues long, stretched between heaven and earth. Its body was a dark, greenish-black, with nine enormous, ferocious heads.

Its gaping maw was like a black hole, capable of swallowing rivers and seas. A casual twist of its colossal body could obliterate massive peaks and shatter entire realms.

The dragon’s power was overwhelming, yet it was now roaring in agony, struggling violently.

A handsome youth in a cyan-colored shirt, his hands like knives, moved like a shooting star, flickering and leaping across the dragon’s body.

In a flash, the dragon’s colossal body shattered and exploded, dissolving into a phantasmal shadow. The youth reappeared where one of its massive heads had been.

[Cultivation Progress for the Infinite Realm has increased.]

...

The youth stood tall, his gaze profound, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face.

’The Dao is nameless, yet it nurtures all things. Good and evil born together—this is the natural cycle.’

’Power flows in an endless, celestial cycle. By moving through the gaps with something that has no substance, one finds there is always more than enough room to maneuver.’

’The dragonslayer ultimately becomes the dragon!’

’This is the Infinite Realm!’

The youth’s form suddenly swelled, transforming into a colossal, golden-scaled dragon that blotted out the sun.

The great dragon flexed its body, churning the clouds and shaking the very heavens. It then opened its massive jaws and let out a series of thunderous roars.

A majestic and boundless aura filled the world.

[Cultivation Progress for the Dragon Roar Realm has increased.]

...

The great dragon, fangs bared and claws unsheathed, absorbed the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

The heavens and the earth trembled, then shattered!

The great dragon threw back its head and roared, gathering all the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi into itself as it ascended, stretching out across the endless void.

’A dragon’s roar pierces the heavens, calling all worldly Qi to return.’

’Treading the nine heavens, it shakes the universe; with wind and cloud, it reveals its divine might.’

’The Hidden Dragon gathers its momentum; the Flying Dragon in the sky is the will to ascend. This is the Dragon Roar Realm!’

The great dragon suddenly shattered and dispersed, revealing the youth in the cyan shirt. He made a grasping motion with one hand, and within his palm was an entire world!

With a simple clench of his fist, the world dissolved into his hand, imbued with an impossibly vast might!

’The Hidden Dragon, accumulating immense power and entering the infinite cycle... I feel like I’ve touched upon the Second Layer Realm, but it remains illusory and elusive!’

The youth’s form dissipated, and he once again became a great dragon stretching between heaven and earth.

As he looked around, he faintly sensed a pair of enormous eyes in the endless void. Their gaze was majestic, yet cold and contemptuous.

A sense of mortal danger washed over him. Immediately, countless vortexes appeared in the world, pulsing with boundless power, as if to devour the great dragon.

The scene shifted abruptly. In the endless void, a gargantuan beast of unimaginable size opened its maw and began to inhale great dragons one by one...

’This is wrong!’

One of the great dragons suddenly swelled in size, its body coiling as another roar ripped through the void...

...

[Realm Fusion Progress has increased.]

...

An unknown amount of time passed before Chen Cheng snapped back to reality. A flash of insight struck him, and he murmured to himself:

"The Hidden Dragon in an infinite cycle will ultimately strike like thunder. This is what is meant by the Dragon Appearing in the Field!"

[Deduction of the Second Layer Realm is complete.]

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Thunder Arcs erupted from Chen Cheng’s hand, flickering and dancing between his fingers.

The Thunder Arcs contained a world-breaking power capable of shattering space itself, yet they also held a terrifying, tyrannical force that could annihilate anything in its path.

The very space within the room seemed unable to withstand this terrifying power, and it began to crack and splinter.

As Chen Cheng slowly clenched his fist, the Thunder Arcs solidified, unleashing an even more vast and terrifying pressure that raged outwards.

Space itself trembled violently, and the entire room began to shudder. It seemed poised to be pulverized into dust at any moment!

Outside the room, Mu Xiaowan, Shen Qingyao, and Shen Qingshuang had been standing quietly, waiting for Chen Cheng to emerge from his seclusion.

When they suddenly felt the tyrannical, overbearing aura, they were horrified and scrambled to retreat several dozen feet.

"What manner of Realm is Junior Brother Chen cultivating? How can it be this terrifying?!" Shen Qingyao exclaimed in horror.

Shen Qingshuang was just as shocked. "Even when the Ancestor unleashes his full Primordial Gang True Force combined with the Second Layer of his Frost Snow Realm, the power he emits is nowhere near as terrifying as the aura coming from that room!"

"The room looks like it’s about to explode! Brother Cheng won’t be blown to bits along with it, will he?" Mu Xiaowan asked, her voice laced with worry.