Chapter 578 - 360: Dominating Body
Chapter 578: Chapter 360: Dominating Body
The Azure Dragon Dominating Body was complete.
His flesh did not collapse, nor was it injured. This Body Refining Technique that even Lu Wei dared not attempt, he had successfully cultivated.
The Azure Dragon mark released a radiant light, transforming into an aura that enveloped him. Xu Yang felt as if he had returned to the distant, primordial era of antiquity, transforming into the Azure Dragon, the hegemon that dominated the world. His body glowed, and his flesh and blood rumbled. The aura transformed from the Azure Dragon mark guided the Power of Heaven and Earth to flow through his limbs and bones, cleansing and strengthening every inch of his flesh and bone.
Xu Yang endured the agonizing, tearing pain. He had no idea how much time had passed before he was jolted awake by a sense of hunger, as if he hadn’t eaten for days.
He thought, "Not good, my Qi-Blood is overdrawn."
He opened his eyes and found that his Qi-Blood was nearly dried up. His entire person seemed to have been refined; his body had even withered slightly. An intense sense of hunger constantly assailed him.
[Azure Dragon Dominating Body - First Layer (10/10000)]
Casually closing the panel, he hurried to the cafeteria, ordered a meal, and immediately began to wolf it down. As the food entered his stomach, it instantly turned into a warm current that spread throughout his body, greedily absorbed by his physique. Not only did that sense of hunger not disappear, but it also grew even stronger.
After finishing one meal, Xu Yang still felt terribly hungry. The food he had just eaten had already been completely absorbed by his powerful digestion. Without hesitation, he got up and fetched another meal.
"Xu Yang, what’s wrong with you?"
Du Ziming looked with astonishment at the ravenous Xu Yang. He saw that Xu Yang’s entire face was utterly devoid of color, and his body was so withered that he seemed to have shrunk a size.
"Nothing!" Xu Yang didn’t even lift his head, burying himself in his food.
Soon, he finished this meal as well, yet his body still hadn’t improved.
Xu Yang pondered, "My Qi-Blood is severely depleted. If I want to replenish it with normal food, I’m afraid eating an entire Exotic Beast wouldn’t be of much use."
Although the meat provided by the Celestial Strategy Academy cafeteria was also Exotic Beast Meat, it was only ordinary Exotic Beast Meat. With his physique at this moment, unless it was the flesh and blood of an Exotic Beast at the Celestial Essence Realm, eating even a whole Exotic Beast would not help matters.
"I can only use Spirit Medicine or elixirs that greatly nourish Qi-Blood to restore the depletion, otherwise, I’d have to eat here for days and nights," he realized. He also hadn’t expected the Azure Dragon Dominating Body to consume so much Qi-Blood. With a single moment of carelessness, he had nearly exhausted all of his Qi-Blood. No wonder even Lu Wei dared not attempt the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. Even if one’s body could withstand this Cultivation Technique, they still had to pair it with items that nourished Qi-Blood to assist their cultivation.
Knowing that eating more would be useless, Xu Yang did not continue to eat. He got up directly and left.
"Xu Yang is finished." Du Ziming looked at Xu Yang’s departing back, revealing a gloating expression.
"Brother Du, what do you mean by this? How is Xu Yang finished?" someone beside him asked curiously.
Du Ziming smiled and said, "Didn’t you see that his face is utterly devoid of color and his body is withered?"
The people around him nodded. They had indeed seen it; Xu Yang’s appearance was quite frightening, as if his body had no blood left at all.
"I’m afraid he was injured by forcibly practicing the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. His flesh and blood have all evaporated."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone came to a realization. Xu Yang’s abnormal appearance was probably truly related to the Strongest Body Refining Technique, the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. Many geniuses on the Lingyun List still attempted the Spirit Bone Technique because failing would not harm their bodies. However, for this Body Refining Technique, the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, other than Tu Gang, only Xu Yang had chosen it so far. Everyone else was afraid that their talent was insufficient and that they would suffer a backlash from the Cultivation Technique.
"He actually dared to cultivate the Azure Dragon Dominating Body."
"Overestimating his own capabilities. Now he’s suffering the consequences of his own actions."
The people in the cafeteria began to discuss among themselves. Soon, the news that Xu Yang had forcibly practiced the Azure Dragon Dominating Body and suffered physical problems slowly spread.
Naturally, Xu Yang was still unaware of these matters at this moment. He left the cafeteria and rushed straight to the Logistics Hall, which was exactly the place to exchange credits for various Cultivation Resources. In the spacious hall, people were coming and going. On the walls on several sides, various items that could be exchanged for credits were carved.
Xu Yang quickly found a type of elixir called the Tiger Essence Blood Marrow Pill. The sole function of this elixir was to replenish Qi-Blood, costing one credit per pill. Finding an unoccupied window, he didn’t dare to exchange for too many, only exchanging for five pills. This kind of elixir wasn’t an overly precious item. It could easily be bought at elixir shops outside. Exchanging credits for it was akin to using gold to buy rocks. He would buy a few pills for emergencies. If he needed more in the future, he would go outside and buy them with spirit coins. Credits should be used as much as possible to buy things at the Celestial Strategy Academy that couldn’t be bought outside.
One Tiger Essence Blood Marrow Pill down. By the time Xu Yang returned to his courtyard, his Qi-Blood had recovered somewhat, and that intense sense of hunger had disappeared. Wisps of condensed Qi-Blood, resembling crystal diamonds, were born from his flesh and blood, and his pale complexion gradually turned rosy.
Only then did he have the mind to feel his body. Whether in terms of strength or durability, his physical body had improved significantly compared to before. His bones and flesh were crystal clear, as if they had been cleansed.
"In the future, I must grasp the proper limits when cultivating the Azure Dragon Dominating Body," he reminded himself. He quickly put this matter behind him and continued cultivating.
Azure Dragon Dominating Body, Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture, Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength, Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique...
He had too many Cultivation Techniques to practice every day. Fortunately, the speed at which the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture refined Spiritual Qi was fast, giving him more time recently to practice his Martial Techniques.
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In the afternoon, someone knocked on his courtyard door. Xu Yang opened it and found that the visitor was Sun Tao.
"Senior Brother Sun, what brings you here?" Xu Yang smiled and invited Sun Tao in.
"Rumors are flying outside that something went wrong with your cultivation of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. How could I not come?" Sun Tao sized Xu Yang up and down. His complexion was not pale as paper like the rumors outside said, and his color was normal. However, Xu Yang’s body had indeed become much thinner, and his clothes hung loosely on him.
"Did something really go wrong?" Sun Tao asked in a deep voice. Xu Yang was concealing his breath, so Sun Tao couldn’t tell if there was a problem, but with his body so emaciated, it was impossible that nothing had happened.
"No, I depleted some Qi-Blood, but after taking a Tiger Essence Blood Marrow Pill, I’ve already made up for it," Xu Yang shook his head. His Qi-Blood had already returned to normal. As for his emaciated body, it was merely the result of being refined by the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. Though he appeared thinner, he was actually much stronger than before. In just ten days to half a month, he would be able to return to his previous appearance. He also hadn’t expected that his previous half-dead state would cause people to associate it with him having problems cultivating the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, much less that they would spread it everywhere.
Hearing this, Sun Tao breathed a sigh of relief. "It’s good that you’re fine. The Azure Dragon Dominating Body is too overbearing; you absolutely must not force your cultivation."
Xu Yang smiled and said, "Senior Brother, do you think I am the kind of person to act recklessly?"
Sun Tao blanked for a moment before realizing that this guy Xu Yang played it so safe it was scary; he would be the last person to act recklessly.
The two chatted idly for a while before Sun Tao got up and took his leave.
In Huo Xiaochen’s courtyard.
The door to the quiet chamber slowly opened, and Huo Xiaochen strolled out from within. His wife, Xiao Hui, immediately went up to greet him, smiling. "Husband, good news. Rumor has it outside that Xu Yang failed in cultivating the Azure Dragon Dominating Body and suffered a terrible backlash. Someone saw that his face was devoid of color and his flesh and blood had withered. He only left the cafeteria after eating several portions of food."
"Just a fool overestimating his own capabilities. Even I don’t dare attempt that Azure Dragon Dominating Body. Does he think he’s Tu Gang?" Huo Xiaochen wasn’t surprised. From the moment he heard that Xu Yang had chosen the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, he had anticipated this outcome. He just hadn’t expected that Xu Yang wouldn’t directly die from physical collapse.
"It’s fine that he didn’t die. This gives me the chance to kill him with my own hands." After washing his hands, Huo Xiaochen sat down at the dining table and said, "I wish to challenge the twelfth-ranked Li Yunfei. Have someone ask for the Xiao family’s opinion."
He was the Xiao family’s son-in-law, tied to the Xiao family, so he couldn’t just do whatever he pleased. This was because the factions behind the people ranked ahead of him on the Lingyun List were not much weaker than the Xiao family. If he challenged someone without the Xiao family’s consent, he would be blamed if it stirred up trouble.
Xiao Hui smiled and said, "Challenges have been prevalent lately. Father has already sent instructions that you may arbitrarily challenge any genius ranked ahead of you. If you can further advance your rank, the family will reward you with resources. Of course, you must know when to stop. You cannot injure anyone and cause trouble for the family."
"Tomorrow, I will go to Instructor Mr. Jin to apply. First, I’ll defeat Li Yunfei, and then I’ll beat Gu Qingfeng. I, Huo Xiaochen, will fight my way into the top ten."
"Senior Brother Han, great news! Xu Yang failed in his cultivation of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body and suffered a backlash." Yuan Chengji and Lü Fengxing smiled as they knocked open Han Yingjie’s courtyard door, delivering the news of Xu Yang’s failure.
"Did he die?" Han Yingjie asked with a smile.
Yuan Chengji shook his head. "No, but I heard that a lot of his flesh and blood was burned away. Who knows if it damaged his foundation."
"He got off easy." Han Yingjie gloated, "He completely ruined a good hand. He’s finished. He wasted two opportunities to choose Cultivation Techniques. From now on, he can only cultivate the Li Fire Technique, which has limited potential."
[Azure Dragon Dominating Body First Layer Entry Level, points +300]
[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 3257]
Xu Yang opened his eyes. The point reward for reaching the Entry Level of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body had arrived. He casually added a point to his lifespan and walked out of the quiet chamber.
Today, it was time for the once-a-month class again.
Before he knew it, he had been at the Celestial Strategy Academy for over two months. Among the geniuses on the Lingyun List, there weren’t many left who hadn’t broken through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer.
"In another ten days to half a month, I can reveal my Cultivation of the Celestial Essence Second Layer to the outside world," he mused.
Exposing his Cultivation was, firstly, to avoid being looked down upon, and secondly, to obtain credit rewards. Whenever the Cultivation of a Celestial Strategy Academy student broke through, they would receive a reward. Only by revealing a Cultivation of the Celestial Essence Second Layer could he go to the Battle Tower to hone his combat skills and earn credits.
After changing into his Celestial Strategy Academy student uniform and eating in the cafeteria, Xu Yang arrived at the classroom. As soon as he appeared, everyone’s eyes turned toward him. Seeing that although his complexion was normal, his entire person was much thinner and his flesh and blood looked as if they had withered, they finally believed the rumors that Xu Yang had suffered a backlash from the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. Some people revealed gloating expressions, some were sympathetic, and some felt a lingering fear.
"Xu Yang, is your body’s condition really caused by cultivating the Azure Dragon Dominating Body?" Gu Qingfeng couldn’t help but ask.
Although everyone was saying that Xu Yang had ended up in this state because of cultivating the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, no one had actually seen the truth with their own eyes. What if it wasn’t the Azure Dragon Dominating Body? As the tenth-ranked genius on the Lingyun List, he naturally had ambitions and naturally coveted the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. He was just wary of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body’s terrifying reputation and had hesitated to make a move.