Chapter 44: The White Dragon Answers the Prayer

Atop the peak of an unknown high mountain.

Jiang Shaomu sat cross-legged to the side, and before him was a white divine dragon.

The dragon lay below the cliff, staring down at the earth, completely unaware of what he was pondering.

And currently, Jiang Shaomu found that his mind simply couldn’t settle down.

Over-exerting one’s power was a self-harming secret technique that traded injury to one’s own body for a burst of immense strength.

Usually, those who over-exerted their power would be heavily injured, and it wasn’t uncommon for them to perish directly.

Jiang Shaomu had thought that even if he were fortunate enough to survive, his body would surely be ruined.

Yet currently, not only was he alive and well, but even his strength was gradually recovering.

To him, this was far too incredible.

And all of this was due to the white divine dragon before him.

Jiang Shaomu had no idea how the white dragon had achieved this, and he even felt that once his body fully recovered, it would definitely be even stronger than before.

This was not an illusion; his body had indeed undergone a transformation that turned the mundane into the miraculous.

He felt a bit lost, unable to fathom why an otherworldly divine dragon would save a minor human cultivator at the Golden Core stage like him, and even grant him such a great opportunity.

He didn’t believe that such heaven-sent opportunities truly existed in this world without a catch; everything surely came with a price, and currently he just wanted to know what the dragon wanted him to do.

This also made him highly curious: what quality did a minor cultivator like him possess that was worthy of the white dragon’s attention?

However, regardless of what purpose the white dragon held, the fact that he had saved his life was an indisputable truth.

Therefore, if he possessed anything the white dragon needed, he would do his utmost to repay the debt of saving his life; if he couldn’t achieve it, at worst he would simply return his life to him.

By now, his body had recovered its mobility, and although he still carried some injuries, resting for a few days would cure them.

Thus, Jiang Shaomu quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to the white dragon, “Jiang Shaomu of the Kuitian Sword Sect expresses his gratitude to Lord Dragon for saving my life. If Lord Dragon has any instructions, Jiang Shaomu will not hesitate even unto death.”

***

Xi Yu was actually deep in thought at that moment.

It wasn’t until he saved the white-robed youth just now that he finally understood how the Fate Connection value was acquired—something the [Faith Scriptures] hadn’t recorded either.

In truth, it was very simple: as long as the lifeform he saved acknowledged the fact of being saved, a karmic intersection would form between them, allowing the [Believer] ability to take effect, though he naturally had to appear in person for this to happen.

Looking at the white-robed youth before him, Xi Yu could clearly see that the boy didn’t hold the same fanatical, devout worship toward him as Qing Li and the others did, yet he was deeply grateful for having been saved, so a Fate Connection was established between them directly, which was why he had been able to bestow dragon power upon the youth.

Therefore, the Believer ability didn’t require the believer to truly worship him; from the moment a Fate Connection was formed, the bond between them could no longer be severed.

At this point, he also discovered that the [Believer] ability was remarkably domineering; once selected, it was essentially impossible for them to break free of the connection.

However, this also meant that acquiring this value was no easy task.

For those who didn’t know how to repay kindness, the [Believer] ability could not establish a connection with them.

Now, Xi Yu finally understood why so many people had been unable to establish a Fate Connection with him.

However, there was no need to force such things; going with the flow was fine, though he naturally wouldn’t protect such people in the future.

Disturbed from his thoughts by Jiang Shaomu, the white dragon turned his head to look at him. “What kind of place is the Kuitian Sword Sect?”

Jiang Shaomu wasn’t surprised by the white dragon’s question; coming from beyond this world, it was normal for the dragon not to know about the affairs here, and these matters weren’t confidential anyway.

“My Kuitian Sword Sect is a top-tier sect ranked among the top seven in the Celestial Palace Realm, and our Sect Master, the Kuitian Sword Master, is a Lord of the Beyond ranked among the top three in the Celestial Palace Realm, possessing strength superior even to the Black Demon Lord whom Lord Dragon fought earlier, and likely on par with Your Highness.”

As he spoke to this point, Jiang Shaomu’s expression carried a trace of pride.

Xi Yu remained noncommittal, but listened with great interest.

In this world that Jiang Shaomu called the Celestial Palace Realm, there were seven powerful entities similar to the giant black tree, collectively referred to as the Lords of the Beyond.

And one of them was located in this very region—the Kuitian Sword Master of the youth’s sect.

After listening, Xi Yu felt slightly shaken; this region indeed harbored a terrifying existence, yet he hadn’t perceived him earlier.

Not only that, but he hadn’t even perceived the Kuitian Sword Sect where Jiang Shaomu resided.

Evidently, the Kuitian Sword Sect possessed a magical ability to conceal itself.

Subsequently, Jiang Shaomu gave a brief introduction of all seven Lords of the Beyond.

Consider it a rough understanding.

In his perception, the Black Demon Lord belonged to the level of a Calamity Lord, feeling far inferior to the Lord of the Abyss, yet he only ranked fifth among the Lords of the Beyond.

Xi Yu felt that the titles of these Lords of the Beyond carried a bit of fluff.

Sensing further, Xi Yu casually probed whether they established their own faiths, and learned that they didn’t.

This left Xi Yu somewhat surprised: if the Lords of the Beyond lacked believers, then how did they reach that level?

Although their combat power had a bit of fluff, they were indeed at the level of a Calamity Lord, far exceeding SS-class.

Or perhaps they didn’t belong to the Calamity Lord classification at all, and their combat power belonged to a system unique to this world?

At the same time, Xi Yu learned the origins of the three gray-robed men—they came from the Black Demon Cult under the Black Demon Lord, the giant black tree.

He had interrogated two of the gray-robed men, and the details matched what Jiang Shaomu said.

Xi Yu held no good feelings toward these two gray-robed men or the Black Demon Cult behind them. According to Jiang Shaomu, the Black Demon Cult was an evil sect that committed endless atrocities, frequently conducting blood sacrifices of humans to forge evil artifacts. After inspecting the gray-robed men and finding many bloody, evil weapons on them, Xi Yu eliminated them without hesitation.

“What about the world above?” Xi Yu pointed toward the sky.

“The world above? What world above?” Jiang Shaomu looked at Xi Yu in confusion.

It seemed Jiang Shaomu was unaware that an Umbrella World existed above their world, and knowing this, Xi Yu didn’t ask further.

Since this Celestial Palace Realm possessed combat power on the level of Calamity Lords, the mysterious Umbrella World above likely contained existences on the level of Food Sequence Lords.

However, whether they existed or not, they hadn’t appeared for many years, otherwise Jiang Shaomu couldn’t possibly be unaware.

This was a good thing for Xi Yu; not having to face a Food Sequence Lord directly brought a sense of relief.

Suddenly, a thought struck Xi Yu’s mind.

If the Lords of the Beyond weren’t Calamity Lords, it meant this world didn’t follow the path of faith, which implied they possessed another method to become Food Sequence Lords.

At this thought, Xi Yu grew excited; if such a method truly existed, he might actually be able to become a Food Sequence Lord.

Originally, he had only wanted to leave this world, but now he had a new idea: he must obtain this method if possible.

Xi Yu looked directly at Jiang Shaomu. “I wish to pay a visit to the Kuitian Sword Master; can you convey this for me?”

Furthermore, he had essentially intruded upon the Kuitian Sword Master’s territory, and while not knowing there was a master here previously was one thing, now that he knew, he had to offer a greeting. Otherwise, if the Kuitian Sword Master came looking for trouble one day, Xi Yu didn’t want to engage in a fight with him.

And if he could learn the method to break through to a Food Sequence Lord directly from the Kuitian Sword Master, that would be even better.

Jiang Shaomu shook his head immediately, offering a bitter smile. “Lord Dragon, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but our Sword Master has been in secluded cultivation for several years. No one has seen him over these years, which is why the people of the Black Demon Cult dared to intrude upon our Kuitian Sword Sect’s territory.”

“In secluded cultivation?”

‘So that’s how it is. No wonder the Kuitian Sword Master didn’t appear when I arrived,’ Xi Yu thought.

However, this was also a good thing for him; at least in the short term, he didn’t have to worry about conflicts between them.

But on the other hand, it was also quite troublesome; if the Kuitian Sword Master was currently in secluded cultivation to break through to a Food Sequence Lord, and succeeded, Xi Yu’s situation would become highly awkward.

If the Kuitian Sword Master harbored hostility toward him then, he would have no choice but to flee.

Even if the man didn’t mind him staying here temporarily, obtaining the method to become a Food Sequence Lord would likely be very difficult. He seemed to possess nothing to trade with a Food Sequence Lord, and he would be lucky if the Lord didn’t strike him dead.

Since that was the case, Xi Yu put it out of his mind for now; when soldiers arrive, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth.

“Then what is the deal with the severe drought here?” Xi Yu asked.

Given the presence of such a powerful existence, that he would sit by and watch a severe drought occur was hard for him to imagine—unless the Kuitian Sword Sect didn’t care about the lives of ordinary humans. If that were the case, he wouldn’t hold a good opinion of the Kuitian Sword Sect.

“I’m not entirely sure, but I suspect the Black Demon Lord and his followers did it,” Jiang Shaomu sighed. “Our Sword Master is seeking a breakthrough, and those fellows likely didn’t dare interrupt him directly, so they wanted to use this method to force our Sword Master out and cause his breakthrough to fail.”

“And then? Your Sword Master did nothing at all?” Xi Yu was curious, not intending to criticize the Kuitian Sword Master; while he might not have been able to sit by himself, sitting by was rationally the most correct choice.

“It’s not that he did nothing; he doesn’t know about this matter yet,” Jiang Shaomu sighed, feeling a bit ashamed inwardly, but he couldn’t continue explaining.

Xi Yu nodded, asking no further questions. Jiang Shaomu’s strength wasn’t high currently, so he certainly held no say in the affairs of the Kuitian Sword Sect, and being able to guess these matters was already impressive.

The white dragon had learned most of what he needed to know, looking at Jiang Shaomu. “In that case, help me do one thing.”

Jiang Shaomu straightened his posture—‘here it comes!’

He immediately listened with focused attention.

“Since the Kuitian Sword Sect finds it inconvenient to handle the drought, I am very willing to help. Convey my intention to the Kuitian Sword Sect: in three days, I will cast a spell to bring heavy rain to the entire drought region, and I hope no misunderstandings arise with your sect.”

Xi Yu stated his purpose directly.

“You’re going to bring rain?!” Jiang Shaomu’s eyes widened, unable to believe that what Xi Yu wanted to say was actually this. He couldn’t help but ask, “This matter has nothing to do with you; why are you willing to intervene?”

“That is my own affair,” the white dragon chuckled.

“Jiang Shaomu, there is one thing I must instruct you on. As my believer, this status became unchangeable from the moment I saved you and injected a trace of dragon power into your body. In the future, if you encounter danger, you may call upon my name with sincerity, and I will surely protect you. If you are unwilling to be my believer, simply forget this matter, and don’t overthink it.”

“However, given the unique nature of our relationship, do not tell others about this matter, lest you bring trouble upon yourself.”

Regarding Jiang Shaomu becoming his believer, if Xi Yu didn’t speak of it, Jiang Shaomu wouldn’t know at all, and Xi Yu could even potentially spy on the Kuitian Sword Sect through him in the future.

But he had no intention of doing such a thing.

The moment he harbored thoughts of exploiting his believers, he would likely have taken a wrong path, and might one day walk down the evil path of devouring his believers.

Had he not bestowed dragon power upon Jiang Shaomu, it would have been fine, but without that trace of dragon power, Jiang Shaomu would have surely died just now.

Now that the Kuitian Sword Sect possessed an existence similar to a Calamity Lord, he also worried that if Jiang Shaomu accidentally used the dragon power and was discovered, his end would surely not be good, so he offered a serious warning. As for whether the youth listened, that was beyond his concern.

After teaching the summoning method to Jiang Shaomu, the white dragon’s figure vanished into the sky directly.

***

Watching the white dragon vanish into thin air, the shock in Jiang Shaomu’s heart couldn’t settle for a long time; he was completely unable to understand what this otherworldly divine dragon was thinking.

The dragon had saved him out of nowhere, claiming he was his “believer.” Though he was grateful to the dragon for saving his life, he had no intention of adopting a faith in him.

And the dragon had claimed he would bring heavy rain to the drought region?

This otherworldly divine dragon was truly too strange.

Even the legendary divine dragons likely weren’t this kind, right?

Despite thinking this, Jiang Shaomu’s heart was truly touched.

Shaking his head, Jiang Shaomu stopped overthinking for now. Most importantly, he was still alive. He had to quickly report today’s events to the sect, especially regarding the dragon’s intent to bring rain, whether it was true or false.

Jiang Shaomu flew toward the northwest.

The further north he flew, the more towering and majestic the mountains became.

And Jiang Shaomu’s destination was the highest peak among the mountains: Kuitian Sword Peak. However, this high peak had long been protected by an array constructed by the Kuitian Sword Sect, rendering it invisible from the outside.

Before he could reach the sect, Jiang Shaomu heard a dozen people flying toward him on flying swords in the distance.

Once they drew near and he saw their faces clearly, Jiang Shaomu was overjoyed, accelerating his flight toward them.

“Master!” While still at a distance, Jiang Shaomu called out with excitement, waving his hands continuously.

“Shaomu!”

“Senior Brother!” A chorus of pleasantly surprised voices came from the other side.

“Good, good! Shaomu, it’s wonderful that you’re alright!” After drawing near, an exceptionally beautiful woman said with delight, her eyes slightly red, having clearly thought Jiang Shaomu had met with disaster.

“I’ve caused Master to worry,” Jiang Shaomu bowed apologetically in mid-air to Miao Luohua.

“Senior Brother, it’s wonderful that you’re fine!” A youth behind Miao Luohua flew over, holding Jiang Shaomu’s arm while weeping and laughing.

“Thank you for your concern, Junior Brother,” Jiang Shaomu couldn’t help but smile, feeling a warm glow in his heart.

The look of relief and lingering fear on Miao Luohua’s face flashed past, and then a fierce look erupted on her face. “The people of the Black Demon Cult are growing increasingly arrogant! Had it not been for the Ancestor…!”

Miao Luohua hesitated for a moment, ultimately holding back her words, and said to Jiang Shaomu, “We’ll talk after returning to the Sword Sect.”

Soon, under Miao Luohua’s escort, Jiang Shaomu returned to the Kuitian Sword Sect.

***

Subsequently, he was surrounded by a group of people.

The Kuitian Sword Sect had seven major peaks, and every peak master was a high-level cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. And the current Sect Master of the Kuitian Sword Sect was a transcendent existence who had reached the Flying Immortal realm, only one step away from becoming a new Lord of the Beyond.

At this moment, the seven peak masters, including Sect Master Hong Qianfan, were all staring at Jiang Shaomu, demanding he detail everything that had happened, with the key point being how he had escaped disaster.

They could all see that Jiang Shaomu, who had over-exerted his power, was not only unharmed, but appeared to be in quite a good state, which drew their intense focus.

Jiang Shaomu hid nothing, detailing everything regarding his encounter with the white dragon, with the focus naturally being the white dragon’s desire to bring rain.

And regarding the white dragon’s warning not to reveal the matter of the believer, he also shared it in one breath.

Jiang Shaomu was loyal to the Kuitian Sword Sect, and compared to the white dragon, he naturally trusted his own sect more.

Furthermore, although he was grateful to the white dragon, he hadn’t placed absolute trust in him either.

Regardless, the white dragon was an existence on par with their Ancestor, and he worried the white dragon might harbor ill intent toward the Kuitian Sword Sect and leave some hidden trap on his person.

Therefore, even knowing that speaking of this might subject him to strict observation by the sect, he shared it without hesitation.

If the white dragon truly harbored ulterior motives, he couldn’t let his own actions harm his fellow disciples or his master.

Once Jiang Shaomu finished speaking, all seven peak masters fell silent.

They said nothing on the surface, but Jiang Shaomu could sense they were communicating via sound transmissions.

Jiang Shaomu looked toward his master, Miao Luohua.

Her face carried shock, and her eyes held a look that was hard to describe. For a moment, Jiang Shaomu couldn’t read what his master was thinking, but he saw her hands clenched tightly.

The sudden silence in the hall caused a sense of anxiety to rise in his heart.

Jiang Shaomu suddenly didn’t dare look at the expressions of his uncles and elders, and his spirit began to flag a bit.

However, he had already anticipated all of this before speaking, so he wasn’t particularly afraid right now, though he still felt a bit uncomfortable.

After a long while, a soft sound broke the silence in the hall.

Jiang Shaomu raised his head to look at Sect Master Hong Qianfan. He didn’t know how old Hong Qianfan was; in any case, Hong Qianfan was already the Sect Master when he joined the Kuitian Sword Sect.

Hong Qianfan didn’t look old, appearing only a few years older than him.

However, a terrifying aura would occasionally erupt from Hong Qianfan uncontrollably, inspiring an instinctive sense of awe whenever Jiang Shaomu saw him in the past.

And Jiang Shaomu’s deepest impression of Hong Qianfan was that he possessed a pair of deep eyes, as if he could see through the secrets in everyone’s hearts.

At this moment, Jiang Shaomu felt the Sect Master’s eyes watching him, seemingly inspecting the secrets in his heart, but since he hadn’t lied, he faced Hong Qianfan with complete composure.

Compared to Hong Qianfan’s sharp gaze, his tone was very gentle as he looked at Jiang Shaomu: “It is a blessing that Nephew Shaomu was able to return safely, but your condition is somewhat unique, so we must trouble you to stay on Wuyou Peak for a period of time. Once the Sword Master emerges from secluded cultivation, we’ll let his senior self inspect your condition before deciding.”

“Yes, I obey the Sect Master’s command,” Jiang Shaomu replied decisively.

By now, Jiang Shaomu’s mood had calmed significantly, allowing him to maintain his composure.

Wuyou Peak was a forbidden area of the Kuitian Sword Sect, though calling it a forbidden area was essentially no different from imprisonment. Jiang Shaomu sighed in his heart; there was no telling when he would be able to leave the peak now.

However, he didn’t regret sharing everything, nor did he regret the white dragon saving his life, otherwise he wouldn’t even have the chance to go to Wuyou Peak.

“Then we’ll trouble Junior Brother Dai to escort Shaomu to Wuyou Peak,” Hong Qianfan turned to look to his left.

“Yes, Sect Master,” Dai Zhendao responded.

Jiang Shaomu’s heart jolted; his Uncle Dai was the most fierce elder in the Kuitian Sword Sect. He wouldn’t run, yet they were having Uncle Dai personally escort him. The heart that had calmed down suddenly grew tense once more.

He couldn’t help but look toward his master.

However, Miao Luohua turned her head away, not looking at him, though he saw that her face, usually fair as ice, was flushed red.

Jiang Shaomu’s heart shivered.

“Let’s go, Nephew Jiang,” the usually expressionless Dai Zhendao spoke with a surprisingly gentle tone.

“Yes, Uncle,” Jiang Shaomu felt his heart grow cold in that moment.

***

Once Jiang Shaomu left, arguments erupted in the hall instantly.

Miao Luohua stood up suddenly, looking at Hong Qianfan and saying word by word, “Senior Brother Sect Master, I do not agree with this matter.”

“Junior Sister,” Hong Qianfan let out a sigh. “Other sect disciples might not understand, but do you not understand either? It’s not that we don’t want to handle the Black Demon Cult’s affairs, but that we lack the power to do so right now. The Sword Master’s secluded cultivation encountered an accident, and no one knows when he will recover. Any minor accident right now could lead to a fatal disaster for our Sword Sect.”

“But Shaomu is innocent! He didn’t have to share any of this!” Miao Luohua said with red eyes.

“I know,” Hong Qianfan sighed. “But sometimes sacrifice is unavoidable; if the sect requires it, I can sacrifice myself at any time.”

“For the sect, I can sacrifice myself as well, but not this kind of sacrifice!” Miao Luohua said stubbornly.

The other peak masters watched the two silently, no one intervening at this moment, though their expressions were far from calm.

“Junior Sister!” Hong Qianfan said heavily. “Our Kuitian Sword Sect has thousands of members, along with the Sword Master who has always doted on you. If this otherworldly divine dragon truly harbors ill intent and disturbs the Ancestor, causing his breakthrough to fail and leaving him heavily injured, our Kuitian Sword Sect could be wiped out in an instant.”

“Have you forgotten everything that has happened over the years? Without a Lord of the Beyond sitting in command, which sect has been able to survive? The Black Demon Lord and his followers are staring at us right now! If they find an opportunity, do you think those Lords of the Beyond will miss it? When that time comes, do you really want the Ancestor to be buried alongside us?”

Miao Luohua’s body shivered; she wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn’t speak a word.

Ultimately, she could only collapse into her seat with a lost spirit, the red in her eyes deepening.

Beside her, the master of Yuchen Peak looked at her with worry.

Before long, Dai Zhendao returned, bowing to Hong Qianfan. “Senior Brother, the Kuitian Sword Array has been activated; even if a Flying Immortal powerhouse arrives, they won’t break through the array easily.”

“Good,” Hong Qianfan said heavily.

Hearing this, Miao Luohua merely turned her head slowly to look at Dai Zhendao, her red-tinged gaze making even Dai Zhendao shiver.

***

Xi Yu was completely unaware of the events within the Kuitian Sword Sect.

Even if he knew, he could only shake his head; this was, after all, the path Jiang Shaomu had chosen himself.

Currently, he had circled the entire drought region.

He discovered that not only was the eastern sea area affected, but the water vapor in the north was also restricted.

It seemed that more than one entity was targeting the Kuitian Sword Sect.

He had realized that this matter was far from simple. This was no longer merely about making it rain, but involved the disputes between the Lords of the Beyond in this bowl-shaped world.

A single move would affect the entire board; if he truly dared to bring rain, matters wouldn’t remain this peaceful, and some entity would surely step out to stop him.

Thus, Xi Yu found a random mountain, transformed back into his human form, and carefully pondered the potential consequences of this matter.

Rain—he was going to bring it regardless.

Even if not for the lives of those living beings, he had to gather enough believers to return to the Middle Continent world. He had an intuition that if he succeeded in bringing rain this time, the harvest would exceed his imagination, and he might even be able to return to the Middle Continent directly.

At this thought, the flame in Xi Yu’s heart began to burn.

The risk was massive, but it was worth a shot.

Xi Yu steeled his heart.

If someone truly dared to block him when the time came, he would focus on beating that one entity up. He didn’t believe that if he truly killed one Lord of the Beyond, the others would still dare to risk their lives against him. If nothing else, he held confidence in killing the giant black tree, the Black Demon Lord, with his full power.

He lacked confidence against Food Sequence Lords, but he truly didn’t fear these slightly inferior Lords of the Beyond.

The people of this world didn’t know the hidden physical vulnerabilities of his current body, and as long as he succeeded and returned to the Middle Continent, any hidden vulnerabilities would completely vanish anyway.

If worse came to worst, he also wanted to test if hiding inside the white dragon’s inner world would prevent him from being discovered.

Previously, he hadn’t developed the inner world’s capabilities, nor did he know if doing so was useful, but now he wanted to experience it.

Xi Yu checked his Fate.

[Comprehensive Grade: C-class]
[Mutation (D-class): 325 (326)]
[Soul Transformation (D-class): 321 (397)]

Over the past half-month, he had consumed all his C-class and D-class Mutation Essences, and combined with swallowing Dragon Source, his strength had changed by the day, bringing him to the verge of a breakthrough once again.

Originally, he had prepared to stabilize his strength for a period before breaking through, but now he didn’t hesitate.

Since a hard battle was ahead, his strength was naturally better off being stronger. With his strength elevated, he could maintain the white dragon form longer when the time came.

Xi Yu checked his space; over these past few days, the mutation traits within all the ghost and beast carcasses had been completely dissolved.

Aside from some small Dragon Sources consumed over these days, he had also successfully obtained nine Dragon Sources capable of aiding a breakthrough to B-class. Originally, Xi Yu thought he could use these Dragon Sources to break through to S-class, but now he truly lacked confidence.

This breakthrough would directly make him an A-class, and he suddenly felt the Dragon Sources consumed this time might not be few.

In truth, he carried another good item on his person: the blood of the Lord of the Abyss, the Blood-Jade Rabbit. The volume of this blood was significant, and the consciousness within had been erased by the white dragon in the inner world. But it was still filled with Mutation Particles on the level of a Food Sequence Lord, and Xi Yu didn’t know when the dragon aura in the glove space would completely dissolve its mutation traits.

In the future, it could stably provide Xi Yu with Dragon Source.

Currently, the dissolution of the Blood-Jade Rabbit’s mutation traits was far too slow, and even the dragon aura found it arduous. Furthermore, due to the small contact area, the dissolution speed was even slower, so relying on it for Dragon Source in the short term was no longer something Xi Yu considered.

At this moment, sensing the progress of his body’s evolution, the dual evolution of his left hand’s mutation and soul transformation over these past few days was close to complete. Once he broke through this time, his left hand would complete its non-human evolution, and his body’s evolution would begin spreading to other parts.

Across his two lifetimes, this was his first time jumping directly from C-class to A-class, and he wasn’t sure what would happen; to be safe, Xi Yu directly entered the white dragon’s inner world.

Then, sitting on the dragon-head throne, he swallowed two Dragon Sources in one go without hesitation.

Soon, two powerful forces spread through his body.

He had consumed Dragon Source multiple times; the power was very gentle and not violent. Currently, the energy in his body appeared massive, but it hadn’t harmed his physical form.

And his left hand began the final, most crucial step of its complete evolution.

Though slow, it was exceptionally stable.

In Xi Yu’s perception, his left hand had lacked only one final dragon scale to become a complete part. Now, this scale was forming bit by bit, without a single pause, without sensing the slightest bottleneck, and finally, the last dragon scale was born, forming a perfect whole with all the other scales.

Xi Yu couldn’t help but extend his left hand; it had now completely completed its dragon-claw transformation. Not only his physical body, but his soul’s left hand had also turned into a soul dragon-claw.

And the moment the two dragon claws were born, a powerful force erupted from both claws simultaneously, penetrating into each other.

BOOM.

When the two forces completely intertwined, the eruption occurred.

In an instant, a powerful force erupted from the two merged dragon claws, spreading through Xi Yu’s body, washing through every part and organ of his body, enhancing their strength and toughness.

In this moment, the physical qualitative leap of breaking through to B-class and A-class simultaneously began.

At the same time, the growth of the dragon scales continued.

One dragon scale after another spread up his arm.

Xi Yu had thought the scale growth would stop at his shoulder, but the scales actually spread past it.

However, the scales didn’t grow down toward his chest, but instead spread up toward his neck. Just as Xi Yu thought the scales would continue to his head, they turned and spread toward his opposite shoulder.

Once his opposite shoulder completed its dual-layer scale transformation, Xi Yu’s body experienced its second physical upgrade in an instant.

By then, the two Dragon Sources were nearly consumed, so Xi Yu quickly swallowed two more.

In this moment, the mutation and soul transformation of Xi Yu’s body proceeded simultaneously, intertwining with the overall upgrade of his physical strength.

All these impacts began to leave Xi Yu’s mind somewhat dazed, making it difficult to maintain composure.

And the growth of the dragon scales proceeded far too smoothly this time, extending toward his right arm without pause.

Soon, the Dragon Sources in his body were about to be consumed again, while the upgrade hadn’t concluded completely.

Thus, Xi Yu gathered his spirit and swallowed two more Dragon Sources.

Just then, Xi Yu suddenly felt his heart throb violently.

Then, the throbbing grew increasingly intense.

Although dragon scales hadn’t grown on his heart at this point, Xi Yu, whose mind was slightly dizzy, clearly perceived that his heart was also undergoing mutation and soul transformation.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

The powerful heartbeats struck directly into Xi Yu’s soul.

It made his entire soul tremble for an instant, and under this impact, Xi Yu’s mind grew clearer instead.

This allowed him to perceive the changes in his heart even more clearly.

Suddenly, Xi Yu felt his heart shudder violently, and the next moment, he felt as if something was growing on his heart.

At the same time, his heartbeats grew even more intense.

This immediately made Xi Yu feel a familiar yet unfamiliar sensation.

It made him realize that his heart was not only beginning to undergo mutation and soul transformation, but was actually giving birth to a Food Sacrifice ability.

This filled Xi Yu with surprise and joy.

In his past life, when he reached B-class, he had indeed manifested a Food Sacrifice ability, but it was merely a very ordinary Extraordinary Food Sacrifice, and it hadn’t originated from his heart. Currently, he felt the Food Sacrifice ability forming in his heart was completely different from his past life’s, and even as it began to form, its reaction was far stronger than before, appearing exceptionally unique.

This filled Xi Yu with anticipation.

His breakthrough this time was very special, spanning such a massive leap; perhaps a brand-new, even more powerful Food Sacrifice ability would truly be born.

Thump.

Soon, Xi Yu discovered his heartbeat wasn’t only undergoing changes within his body, but was actually affecting the white dragon’s inner world. Then, he suddenly perceived a series of sounds echoing within the inner world, growing clearer and clearer.

Psh.

Just then, the final trace of Dragon Source power in his body was completely consumed.

The growth of the dragon scales, the transformation of his heart, the birth of the Food Sacrifice ability, and the qualitative leap of his physical constitution—at this moment, Xi Yu discovered his body had completely turned into a Taotie, craving powerful energy.

Thus, Xi Yu immediately swallowed the final four Dragon Sources.

Currently, the scale transformation of his body continued, spreading down his arm toward his right hand, and it looked as if both his arms would complete their scale transformation in one go.

However, Xi Yu couldn’t feel happy right now, even feeling a bit anxious.

He felt the energy in his body was starting to become insufficient.

The energy required for the Food Sacrifice ability about to be born in his heart was beyond imagination, and swallowing the final four Dragon Sources was still not enough.

Up to this point, the new Food Sacrifice ability hadn’t even shown a shadow.

At this moment, Xi Yu could have stopped the scale transformation of his right arm to conserve energy, but he didn’t do so. Because he had already realized that even if he stopped, the power still wouldn’t be enough for the Food Sacrifice ability in his heart to form, so he might as well increase his physical strength a bit more.

Xi Yu couldn’t help but sigh; he felt he was suffering a reversal of fortune.

In this life, he had finally managed to manifest a powerful Food Sacrifice ability, estimated to be at least at the Morbid tier, yet the energy on his person was completely insufficient.

The Dragon Sources he had thought were more than enough to elevate him to S-class were now a drop in the bucket, and he felt that even if he had kept the various essences he gave to Ding Ren, it still wouldn’t be enough.

This made Xi Yu want to weep without tears.

Currently, he knew he had no choice but to give up.

Since the Food Sacrifice ability was destined not to form, he might as well take the opportunity to let his body’s scale transformation proceed further. But when he actually prepared to terminate the birth of the Food Sacrifice ability, Xi Yu found himself completely reluctant.

This was a Morbid Food Sacrifice, after all; what if his luck was insane and a Divine Food Sacrifice was born?

This would definitely bring a qualitative leap to his strength.

Furthermore, he had already consumed ten Dragon Sources; giving up now would be far too wasteful.

Thinking it over, perhaps there were other ways.

Xi Yu pondered with anxiety.

At that moment, all the energy converted from the Dragon Sources in his body was consumed once more, and Xi Yu finally saw a white point appear in his heart—a sign that the Food Sacrifice ability was about to form.

This made Xi Yu even more reluctant to abandon the ability; it felt as if the ability were only a tiny bit of energy away from forming.

What other ways were there?

Xi Yu clenched his fists, and the dragon scales on his fully transformed body stood on end. Suddenly, Xi Yu’s spirit jolted, and in a moment of desperation, he thought of a method that was hardly a method.

BOOM!

Just then, Xi Yu’s right hand completed its scale transformation.

In an instant, the third physical qualitative leap of his body began once more.

And by this time, the previous two upgrades hadn’t finished completely, and three powerful forces washed through Xi Yu’s body continuously, making him feel as if his body couldn’t withstand it.

Just then, a wave of dragon power appeared out of thin air within his body, suppressing the swelling energy inside his body instantly, and converting it bit by bit into Xi Yu’s own strength.

And the appearance of the dragon power coincided with the method Xi Yu had thought of moments ago.

Without hesitation, Xi Yu pulled out the blood of the Blood-Jade Rabbit, sliced off a longan-sized piece of blood, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.

BOOM!

In an instant, it felt as if a massive explosion had occurred within Xi Yu’s body.

The surging impact of energy from the Blood-Jade Rabbit’s blood seemed ready to pierce through his internal organs in an instant.

But just then, a new, powerful force appeared.

The dragon power appeared out of thin air once more, suppressing the blood of the Blood-Jade Rabbit in an instant, and then the two forces underwent a violent reaction. But the dragon power kept the blood suppressed and engulfed, and even the blood of a Food Sequence Lord was rendered immobile under the dragon power’s suppression.

Then, a powerful force that was even gentler than Dragon Source began to spread through Xi Yu’s body from the point where the two merged. Instantly, the Food Sacrifice ability in Xi Yu’s heart that was about to stall continued to grow once more.

Xi Yu was overjoyed.

It had succeeded.

Originally, the worst outcome of his action would have been losing control once. But having won the gamble, this Food Sacrifice ability could truly be preserved.

Although this small piece of Blood-Jade Rabbit blood wasn’t large, the energy it contained was remarkable, far more powerful than the Dragon Source Xi Yu had consumed earlier.

At this moment, as if to prevent this blood from harming Xi Yu, the dragon aura reacted violently with it, supplying the generated beneficial power to Xi Yu’s body, while perfectly protecting his physical form from any negative impact.

Thanks to this, not only was the energy required for the new Food Sacrifice ability more than sufficient, but there was surplus energy to allow his body to begin a new round of mutation and soul transformation.

Protected by the dragon power, Xi Yu didn’t feel a shred of harm to his body during this upgrade.

And the blood of the Food Sequence Lord seemed to contain beneficial substances that Xi Yu knew nothing about, to the point where the quality of his previous two Food Sacrifice abilities—[I Can See the Quality of Ingredients] and [Head-Swapping]—was slightly enhanced along with it.

Ultimately, after an unknown amount of time passed, Xi Yu’s body underwent a complete, multi-dimensional upgrade inside and out.

He successfully ascended to A-class.

However, his greatest harvest this time was the newly born Food Sacrifice ability.

Having consumed three pieces of Blood-Jade Rabbit blood and ten Dragon Sources, the Food Sacrifice ability that was born had finally condensed successfully, and its power shocked even himself.

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