Supreme Dragon Martial Soul - Chapter 680 - 356: Awakening of the Blood Demon, Sword Intent Lasts Six Breaths!
Chapter 680: Chapter 356: Awakening of the Blood Demon, Sword Intent Lasts Six Breaths!
“Rest assured, Master. In four days, I will surely avenge Senior Brother, allowing you to hold your head high.”
“Hmm.”
Luo Cheng had the strength to slay a Pseudo Earth-level Great Power, and the Supreme Elder of Ming Sect was quite confident about the outcome of this battle.
If Yun Tianyan could slay a Pseudo Earth-level Great Power, he wouldn’t just be ranked 102nd on the Domain List; he should have long been on the list!
Thinking of this, the Supreme Elder of Ming Sect said:
“Luo Cheng, you have the ability to defeat Yun Tianyan, and you’re qualified to climb onto the Domain List. Getting on the Domain List will bring you tremendous benefits, so after this battle, you should prepare to challenge the Domain List.”
“Alright.”
Luo Cheng had already planned for this.
However, his goal wasn’t just to get on the Domain List, but to claim the first spot! Just like the Great Chu Empress once did, to become the strongest and most invincible person in the Yunlan Domain Group!
“If Yun Tianyan, as the eldest inner sect disciple of the Fierce Cloud Sect, gets slain by you, the Fierce Cloud Sect will not take it lying down and may resort to some tricks. I will immediately have your Master Qingkui send someone to Yunquan City to ensure your safety.”
With Yin Li around, Luo Cheng wasn’t worried about the Fierce Cloud Sect doing anything, unless a master at the level of the Fierce Cloud Sect’s Supreme Elder personally intervened.
However, after so many years of open and covert battles among the Three Sects, there was already an understanding that conflicts among disciples should be resolved by the disciples themselves.
The Supreme Elders, as the core combat power of the sects and the top experts of the Great Yue Dynasty, if they were to intervene, it wouldn’t be a minor scuffle between disciples but an all-out war!
“Thank you, Master!”
Luo Cheng gladly accepted the Supreme Elder of Ming Sect’s suggestion. The unclear relationship between him and Yin Li made him feel uneasy, so it was better to avoid getting too entangled, and he didn’t want to owe the other party too many favors.
After a few more instructions from the Supreme Elder of Ming Sect, the conversation ended.
The matter of killing the top ten disciples had finally been settled, which greatly relaxed Luo Cheng.
After putting away the Identity Token, Luo Cheng closed his eyes and lay back in the hot spring, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.
Whether it was due to the hot spring or the mental exhaustion from being highly stressed during this period, Luo Cheng soon fell into a deep sleep, leaving only a sliver of consciousness.
A kilometer deep underground in Yunquan City.
In the crisscrossing underground tunnels, the Spiritual Spring that resembled a river of blood had become even more vibrant in color. The crimson blood-like water was incredibly thick, with a vast and boundless blood shadow faintly visible in its depths.
Suddenly.
The entire blood river began to churn violently, as blood-red mist filled the air, permeating throughout the entire underground passage.
Splash!
A wave of blood surged from the blood river, and the great blood shadow that had been lurking slowly emerged from the water. The figure seemed to be a mass of condensed blood, with only the facial features gradually becoming clear, neither human nor non-human.
“Hehe, once I am restored and successfully transformed, I will drain all of you dry and turn you into my puppets…”
The blood shadow opened its large mouth, letting out a piercing metallic laugh. Its blood-red pupils radiated intense blood light, an expression as evil as an embodiment of all evils in the world.
It suddenly gazed upward. “With so much Essence Blood here, absorbing it all would suffice to restore my Essence Energy and even successfully transform…”
Splash!
The blood shadow twisted and dove back into the Spiritual Spring.
At the same time, a large amount of blood water, fused with endless resentment, began seeping towards the underground Spiritual Springs in all directions!
The originally misty jade-like underground Spiritual Spring gradually took on a faint hue of blood. This aura was extremely subtle, almost imperceptible.
Midnight.
Luo Cheng awoke from his meditation.
“Refreshing! It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this relaxed!!”
Exiting the hot spring, Luo Cheng stretched lazily.
Though he wasn’t yet sixteen, with a touch of youthful innocence, it only added to his handsome and delicate appearance. His slightly slender frame was not at all frail; his muscles were well-defined, and his skin gleamed like a body cast in steel.
“Hmm, my injuries are fully healed!”
Upon feeling his condition, Luo Cheng was surprised to find that the previous feeling of languor from his severe injuries had vanished, leaving him full of energy and vitality, restored to peak condition, and feeling stronger than ever before.
“Let’s see how my Sword Intent performs at its peak state!”
Activating his Sword Intent, Luo Cheng formed a sword finger.
Swoosh!
The mist hanging over the hot spring split apart and couldn’t reform, as the water condensed around the Sword Intent forming a long sword of flowing water.
Compared to before, the long sword of flowing water seemed more tangible and radiant, with a blade edge that faintly glimmered with a cold light, as if embodying the essence of a real Treasure Sword!
Splash!
After a good five or six breaths, the long sword of flowing water finally dispersed.
“Previously, the Sword Intent could persist for only two breaths, but now it’s nearly three times stronger! It seems I still underestimated myself!”
A delighted smile spread across Luo Cheng’s face.
Even genuine Sword Intent can’t exist perpetually; the longer a Sword Intent can maintain its form, the stronger it usually is!
As per Luo Cheng’s knowledge, an ordinary Swordsman at the Sword Intent Level, upon first breakthrough, can only make their Sword Intent last for seven or eight breaths.
“In that case, even though my Sword Intent has not yet truly broken through, its power rivals genuine Sword Intent! Combined with my strong Slaughter Attribute Sword Intent, it might not be much inferior at all!”
Luo Cheng couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation in his heart.
His Sword Intent was still just a prototype, yet it already exhibited such prowess. When it truly breaks through, what kind of power would it wield?
“With my current strength, I am capable of confronting an ordinary Earth Level Great Power head-on, although my cultivation remains a shortcoming. Without absolute certainty, I still can’t hope to defeat an Earth Level Great Power.”
“I must strive to advance to the Perfect Ninth Layer of Awakening Vein Realm, or even the Limit of Ninth Layer of Awakening Vein Realm. By doing so, I can reach a new level, potentially surpassing levels to defeat an Earth Level Great Power!”
From Yin Li’s words, to claim the top spot on the Domain List, one must possess the power to surpass levels and defeat an Earth Level Great Power!
The breakthrough of Sword Intent requires an opportunity and is difficult to control. Luo Cheng decided that after his duel with Yun Tianyan, he would focus all his efforts on advancing his cultivation!
Having battled with a Pseudo Earth-level Great Power, he already touched upon the bottleneck of his cultivation, and with a few Little Mixed Profound Pills left, it shouldn’t take long to break through to the Perfect Ninth Layer of Awakening Vein Realm.
“Three hundred Essence Energy Pills a day can’t be wasted; I’d better train a bit.”
Finding it still early, Luo Cheng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and gradually entered the state.
Phew!
Before long, Luo Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a stream of impure air.
As soon as he started training, he keenly noticed a strange sense of restlessness in his heart, with negative emotions continually brewing. Such a state would not only hamper the effects of training, but might also lead to unforeseeable consequences.
“Could it be that this Spiritual Spring shouldn’t be stayed in for too long? Well, I may as well take stock of my gains over the past few days!”
Assuming it was merely a side effect of the Spiritual Spring, Luo Cheng didn’t think much of it. He dressed and headed to the Practice Field, ready to inventory the wealth he had accumulated in recent days.
Bubble!
Just as he left, an inconspicuous bubble emerged from the hot spring. Within the bubble was a wisp of blood-red aura, and as the bubble burst, this aura immediately vanished into the spring water, leaving no trace.
