Chapter 197: A Challenge Before He Departed
Over the course of the night, Lin Dong did not rest at all. After depleting thousands of pure Yuan Pills, he managed to log a significant progress. Out of the forty four inner channels, he managed to directly unlock fifteen of them. His progress can be considered as quite substantial. After all, this Great Sun Thunder Body was a true 1st-tier secret skills and it was much harder to master compared to other secret skills.
After he unlocked fifteen inner channels, approximately one-third of Lin Dong's Yuan Power had been transformed in "Great Sun Thunder Yuan". Furthermore, thanks to his high-grade Yuan Dan, his enhanced "Great Sun Thunder Yuan" was even more powerful. Based on Lin Dong's calculations, just using this one-third proportion of his "Great Sun Thunder Yuan", he was able to match up against himself.
A 1st-tier secret skill indeed lives up to its reputation.
…
Sunlight poured forth his window and shone on the ground before it was split into warm light columns. Lin Dong, who was now lying on his bed, started to gradually open his eyes. Below the pores of his skin, were a faint shimmering golden glow, before they gradually disappeared.
"Fifteen channels."
When he noted his progress from one night, Lin Dong gently nodded his head. However, he was not extremely satisfied. It was increasingly difficult to unlock the remaining inner channels. Based on Lin Dong's prediction, the Yuan Power needed to unlock one additional inner channel was several times that of before. Therefore, Lin Dong needed to use thousands of pure Yuan Pills in order to unlock the sixteenth channel.
Henceforth, in order to unlock the remaining twenty nine inner channels, Lin Dong would need at least thirty thousand pure Yuan Pills… However, evidently, even after he received a fortune from that rich bastard Wang Yan, Lin Dong was still unable to afford it.
At this moment, Lin Dong finally understood just how crucial these pure Yuan Pills were for a practitioner. If he had enough pure Yuan Pills, then in perhaps a few month's time, he would be able to unlock all forty four inner channels. Of course, if he only utilized the Yuan Power from between Heaven and Earth… Then his rate would slow down by at least ten fold and perhaps even more.
At the same time, Lin Dong finally understood just how broke he was currently. In the journey of cultivation, talent was naturally important. However, if one lacked sufficient resources, then he would just be like a talented housewife who cannot feed her family without rice…
Lin Dong sat on his bed as he tallied the pure Yuan Pills left in his Qiankun bag. As he gave ten thousand of them to the Lin Family, he only had approximately twenty thousand left. This was evidently insufficient for him to unlock all of his inner channels. Furthermore, for this trip, in order to play safe, he was forced to keep many pure Yuan Pills in reserve. Else, should he encounter any massive problems, he would lack the pure Yuan Pills needed to activate the Soul Puppet.
"So broke…"
After he tallied, Lin Dong involuntarily sighed. Then, leaping off his bed, his eyes glanced at his surroundings before he muttered to himself: "It's time to go…"
He had already lingered in Yan City for a while. Now that Qingtan's Terminus Devil Body had been taken care off, it was time for Lin Dong to depart. After all, the remaining time that he had was quite limited. Two year's time may not seem short. However, at the end of that time period was a back shadow that caused one to suffocate.
Furthermore, in two year's time, Lin Dong must catch up with that man that now far exceeded him!
Lin Dong was not an indecisive man. Since he had made up his mind to leave today, he did not hesitate further. Moments later, he packed his bags before he relayed the message to Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao and the rest.
When his message got out, the Lin Family turned chaotic immediately. In the front yard, almost everyone had gathered there. As things stand, Lin Dong's status in the Lin Family has already exceeded that of Lin Zhentian. Furthermore, the reason why the Lin Family was able to establish themselves in Yan City was largely due to Lin Dong's efforts.
With regards to this elite individual, every member of Lin Family deeply respected him. After all, between Heaven and Earth, power is the most important thing. With power, one could change anything.
As he stared at that numerous black heads gathered at the front yard, Lin Dong felt slightly helpless. Especially when he saw Qingtan's big tearful eyes, he felt a slight headache.
"Dong-er, when you go outside, be careful!" Lin Zhentian was evidently reluctant, as he constantly instructed him. Even though he knew that this grandson was an exceptional individual that would not be tied up by this small Yan City, when the time came to bid goodbye, the old man's heart was still highly reluctant.
"Grandpa, don't worry…"
Lin Dong smiled. He was not a naive brat anymore. In these two years, he had defeated the Lei Xie Families, Blood Cloth Sect, Blood Wolf Gang and even fought against the elite younger generation members of Great Yan Dynasty. Hence, even though the outside world was dangerous, he was not afraid of it.
"Growl!"
Standing beside Lin Dong, Little Flame released a deep growl. Contained within his growl was a unique pressure. After it had swallowed numerous Demonic Crystals in the old tomb, Little Flame's strength has surged in this past month. In fact, right now, even if it fought against a perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioner, it had a good chance to emerge victorious. Hence, for this journey, Lin Dong planned to bring it along.
He heard from Little Marten that Little Flame used to be an ordinary Fire Python Tiger. However, due to mutations in its bloodline, it would become fairly powerful in the future. Therefore, Lin Dong was naturally going to take good care of this talented assistant.
"A good man's ambition is far and wide. A dragon should be soaring in the skies. Dong-er, do what you want to do. Father is curious to find out, just how powerful my son would be!" Lin Xiao heavily patted Lin Dong's shoulder, before he said with a smile.
As he stared at Lin Xiao's smiling face, Lin Dong's heart was touched. Gently nodding his head, with a flash of his figure, he lept on the tiger's back and said: "Grandpa, Father, Uncle, please take care!"
Lin Dong was a decisive man. As he cupped his hands, he did not hesitate anymore. Patting Little Flame, the latter released a deep growl, before it transformed into a fiery-red figure and dashed out of the yard under the gaze of the Lin Family…
"I will be back for the Family Clan Competition two year's time. Grandpa, at that time, the Lin Clan will beg you to rejoin them!"
As that fiery-red figure departed, a solid shout echoed forth from a distance and swirled around this front-yard. This caused the blood of several younger generation members to boil. This charisma…. He is indeed Lin Dong brother!
"Haha."
Lin Zhentian's aged eyes were slightly moist as he stared at Lin Dong's departing back. Then, he suddenly laughed heartily. He understood just how incredulous it would be for a massive faction like Lin Clan to beg him to rejoin them. However.. with regards to Lin Dong, he never doubted the former.
For the Family Clan Competition two year's time, he firmly believed that this grandson, would once again appear in front of them in an astounding fashion!
At that time, any sparkling genius would lose their luster in front of him!
"Our Lin Family may be a side family, but our grandson can still be a dragon!"
The sun rays poured down from the sky and shone on Lin Zhentian's aged face. Plastered on his face was a look of pride and content. Having such a grandson was enough for him to die in content!
…
A fiery-red shadow dashed across the Yan City. The deep beastly growl caused several practitioner's face to change. However, none of them dared to voice their disagreement. After all, all of them knew who this fiery-red beast belonged to.
That fiery-red shadow dashed across the city. Just as it was about to reach the city's gates, suddenly Lin Dong, who was seated on the tiger, lifted his head up to look at a spot above the city's walls. At that spot, was a figure stepping on top of the city walls. Meanwhile, his eyes were staring right at him.
"A Creation stage practitioner!"
As he stared at that middle-aged man with jade-like skin, Lin Dong's pupils dilated. If he had guessed correctly, that man must be the mysterious Yan City Lord and the undisputed top practitioner in Yan City!
"Haha, Lin Dong young brother is about to depart. I cannot resist as I itch for a good fight!"
That middle man's figure stared at Lin Dong, who was standing afar. A soft laughter was enwrapped with a thick Yuan Power as it spread out across the entire Yan City!
"Is that… city lord Shi?"
"Oh my god, even city lord Shi has appeared. This Lin Dong is truly amazing!"
"Yeah, it is reputed that city lord Shi has advanced to Creation Stage. He is indeed the undisputed champion in Yan City. Now that Lin Dong is departing, even he has appeared personally…"
"The two of them are the true elites of Yan City. If they crossed blows, it would decide who is the top practitioner in Yan City!"
As that middle-aged man's laughter spread forth, the entire Yan City almost instantly turned chaotic. Even though there were three main factions in Yan City, everyone knew that the city lord Shi was the real master. Hence, this city lord Shi that barely surfaced was the most reputed individual in the city!
Hence, when that person spoke, a commotion erupted in the entire Yan City. Black figures, just like fleas, jumped on the roof tops and stared at that area.
Lin Dong was taken aback by city lord Shi's words. He had a good relationship with Zi Yue and hence, he felt warm towards this city lord. Immediately, his eyes looked at the middle-aged man. From the latter's eyes, he could detect no hostility. Instead, there was a fervent glint in his eyes. This was a look that only surfaced when one meets a rare opponent that could equal oneself…
It seems like this city lord Shi has not had a hearty fight for a long while.
As he stared at that figure, Lin Dong suddenly smiled as pride gushed forth in his heart. Since he was planning to depart today, he wanted to have a hearty fight as well!
Under the gazes of the crowds, Lin Dong's footsteps gently tapped on the tiger's back, before his figure flew off into the sky. The blade shadow below his feet flashed forth. With a grip of his palm, that vicious-looking Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd appeared. As he stomped against the sky, a heart-palpitating formidable aura began to emerge forth!
"Since it is the orders of the city lord, how could Lin Dong defy!"
As he stared at that figure hovering in the sky with a giant halberd, the crowd's blood began to boil…
Chapter 198: Fighting the City Lord
Lin Dong's feet stepped on the blade shadow, while he carried the Ancient Halberd in his hands. He stared at that middle-aged man with a similar fervent glint in his eyes. Right now, since his previous battle with Wang Yan, his strength had grown again. Hence, he was curious to find out based on his strength alone, whether he could match up against a Creation stage practitioner!
"Haha, such a formidable aura. Truly an outstanding young man."
As he stared at Lin Dong magnificent aura, that city lord Shi gently smiled as a hint of admiration fleeted across his eyes. Promptly, gripping his palm, an approximately three meter long jade-like longsword appeared in his hands.
This longsword was fairly long, as it was about three meters long. In fact, it seemed just like a small spear. The blade was jade-like in color and there were a jade-like glow faintly shimmering on it. Based on the formidable aura given off by that sword, it seemed like it was a Soul Treasure.
"Broken Jade Sword. Haha, it seems like city lord Shi does not dare to underestimate Lin Dong…"
Amidst the murmuring of the crowds, near the city walls, there were several figures looking at the sky. They were Xia Wanjin, grandmaster Yan and the rest.
"Ah, it's been years since I saw the city lord Shi use his Broken Jade Sword…" Xia Wanjin softly sighed as he said.
"Why did Father suddenly make this move? Didn't he instruct us to maintain cordial relationships with the Lin Family?" Standing beside them, Zi Yue gently furrowed her eyebrows as she said.
"Haha, city lord Shi is not a hot-headed man. If Lin Dong could match up against him, regardless of the outcome, the Lin Family will surely establish themselves in Yan City. In fact, other major factions in neighbouring cities will be afraid of plotting against them." Grandmaster Yan gently smiled.
Even though Lin Dong killed Yue Shan and destroyed Blood Wolf Gang, that Yue Shan is merely at perfect Yuan Dan stage. However, city lord Shi is a real Creation stage practitioner. There is an extremely huge gulf between the two of them. In the eyes of many people, Creation stage is an extremely powerful stage. Hence, if Lin Dong could fight against him in front of this crowd, regardless of the outcome, it would still be beneficial for his Lin Family.
Of course, if they knew that Lin Dong had already fought against Wang Yan, who was at the pinnacle of Form Creation stage, and even managed to snatch his Qiankun bag, then today's matter would be totally redundant…
City lord Shi gripped onto his jade sword, as an exceedingly formidable aura began to spread from his body. His aura was several times stronger than Yue Shan!
Such an powerful aura naturally caused an uproar inside the city. Creation stage, even in this entire Yan City, there was only one such practitioner!
As his Yuan Power undulated, city lord Shi stared at Lin Dong. In the next instance, just like a sudden gust of wind, the crowd felt a vibration between Heaven and Earth. Then, they saw an exceedingly powerful blade shadow flash across the horizons and ripped through the air, before it was viciously directed towards Lin Dong, who was standing on his own blade shadow!
"Ding!"
Lin Dong was calm. As he jutted his arm, a glowing golden Yuan Power spread out on his Halberd, before it turned into a golden flash and lightning-quick countered against that powerful blade shadow. As golden Yuan Power gushed forth, it directly managed to counter against that blade shadow.
"City lord Shi, if you want to settle this match using such an attack, I am afraid that it will be an uphill battle." After he directly countered that blade shadow with one Halberd technique, Lin Dong shrugged his shoulders. Then, tilting his Ancient Halberd, he laughed as he said.
"Yue Shan was defeated by you. Therefore, that is only logical." City lord Shi gently smiled. From the fact that Lin Dong managed to casually counter his attack, evidently the latter's strength far exceeds that of an ordinary perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioner. Hence, it was only natural for Yue Shan to die by his hands.
Just as he finished speaking, a formidable look slowly appeared in his eyes. Meanwhile, at this moment, his aura became increasingly terrifying.
"Swoosh!"
As his terrifying aura gushed forth, city lord Shi's feet suddenly jutted out, before he turned into a rainbow flash and dashed forth. On his left hand, an exceedingly bright glow exploded forth. Below it, was an exceptionally powerful Yuan Power synthesizing together.
Great Jade Palm!"
A deep shout echoed out from above. Immediately, the crowd saw a roughly one meter wide jade-like palm print exploding forth from the city lord Shi's hand. Thanks to that aggressive attack, explosive sounds began to emerge from the surrounding air.
As they saw this powerful attack, many people's faces began to change. City lord Shi did not show any mercy for this attack as this blow was enough to directly destroy a perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioner. It seems like a Creation stage practitioner is truly extraordinary.
However, this menacing blow that led many people's faces to change, did not prompt Lin Dong to retreat. Instead, a feverish glow exploded forth in his eyes, as a golden glow simmered on his palm. Then, under the bewilderment of the crowd, it directly turned into a several meters long Yuan Power Golden Platform!
"Boom!"
That Golden Platform materialized, before it dashed forth and heavily slammed against that Jade Palm. Instantly, an extremely forceful Yuan Power shockwave exploded forth.
"Buzz!"
When that Golden Platform and the Jade Palm collided, Yuan Power violently gushed forth. However, Lin Dong's footsteps suddenly moved forward. As he stepped on his blade shadow, he waved the Ancient Halberd in his hand before he directly ripped past that Yuan Power shockwave. With a shimmering golden glow, he then violently stabbed at that city lord Shi.
Ding! Ding!
When blade and halberd collided, an extremely bright spark exploded forth, as Yuan Power shockwaves continuously emerged. Even bystanders at a far distance away still felt their scalps turning numb.
The two of them crossed blows extremely rapidly. In a short period of time, they had crossed blow over a dozen times. Amidst this intensive bout, the Yuan Power in Lin Dong's body was being fully utilized as a bright golden Yuan Power enwrapped his body. Faintly, one could even hear a deep thunder sound echoing forth. That was Great Sun Thunder Yuan!
It must be said that the Great Sun Thunder Yuan that was refined by Great Sun Thunder Body is indeed several times more powerful than ordinary Yuan Power. In the past, if Lin Dong wanted to fight against a Creation stage practitioner, after a few bouts, he would begin to falter. However, right now, his attacks only grew in intensity as he fought on. With a feverish glint in his eyes, he waved his Ancient Halberd manically. His expression caused a look of awe to surface in city lord Shi's eyes. Evidently, he had never expected that Lin Dong, who was only at perfect Yuan Dan stage, could match up against him.
"Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd techniques, Fish Scales Halberd!"
Two shadows were battling in mid-air. Lin Dong suddenly switched his Halberd techniques, as his Yuan Power vibrations began to intensify. A bright golden glow directly materialized into a hideous-looking giant fish at the tip of his Halberd, before it dashed viciously towards Shi City Governor with a menacing aura.
When they saw Lin Dong's attack, a chorus erupted in Yan City. This was precisely the move that he used to defeat three perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioners!
"Perfect Yuan Dan stage, yet you are able to materialize Yuan Power objects. Truly remarkable!" As he stared at that hideous-looking giant fish filled with a menacing aura, a solemn expression fleeted across city lord Shi's eyes. Promptly, he took two steps back, before he utilized the glow on his jade longsword, and pushed his Yuan Power to the maximum. Then, gathering all his Yuan Power at the tip of his blade, he decisively hacked back!
"Buzz!"
When that jade longsword heavily slammed against that Yuan Power giant fish, the jade-like glow on the blade swirled by and directly split that giant fish apart. It seems like the full counterattack by a Creation stage expert is truly extraordinary.
"Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd techniques, Python Scales Halberd!"
After his attack was countered in one move, Lin Dong was not surprised at all. As he waved his Halberd, his Yuan Power began to gush forth manically. Then, as his Yuan Power grew increasingly vicious and formidable, it directly turned into a several meters long golden giant python at the tip of his Halberd!
As they stared at the life-like giant python that was being materialized by Yuan Power in mid-air and experienced that menacing Yuan Power vibrations emitted by it, everyone was once again shocked. None of them expected that this Yuan Power giant fish was in fact not Lin Dong's strongest move!
This time, the expression in city lord Shi's eyes turned increasingly solemn. He could sense just how vicious and maniacal that giant golden python was. Hence, he did not dare to underestimate it. As he switched his blade techniques, the jade-like glow on his blade began to gather together, until they eventually turned into a layer of jade-like object. Faintly, one could feel an exceedingly formidable sword aura spreading out.
"Broken Jade Blade techniques!"
As they stared at that maniacal Yuan Power shockwaves in mid-air, nearby, Xia Wanjin and the rest's facial expressions were replaced by a thick awe. After all, all of them knew that this Broken Jade Sword techniques was the most powerful martial arts that city lord Shi had. Hence, they were shocked to see that Lin Dong had actually forced him to use it!"
"Broken Jade Blade techniques, Great Jade Sword!"
A deep roar echoed out from city lord Shi. Suddenly, the speed at which he swung his jade blade began to slow down, before he gently hacked down and collided against the giant python.
"Bang!"
The instance that they collided, an astounding Yuan Power shockwave exploded in mid-air. In fact, some unlucky fellows near the ground was directly blown away by that shockwave. They seemed extremely hideous.
As he faced that exceeding forceful shockwave, Lin Dong was also blown back. After he heavily slammed his Ancient Halberd on the ground, he was finally able to stabilize his body, before he utilized secret art to control the raging blood inside his body.
"Indeed a Creation stage practitioner!"
As he looked at that Yuan Power giant python that was gradually dissipating, a feverish glint flashed across Lin Dong's eyes. This was the most satisfying battle that he had thus far. With regards to his fight with Wang Yan, since the distance between the two of them were too huge, Lin Dong had been constantly under pressure and he could barely fight back with help from Symbol Puppet. However, right now, utilizing Great Sun Thunder Body and his Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd, he was able to match up against city lord Shi, who was at Creation stage!
"Haha, you are truly an impressive young man. Such a young age, yet you are so skilled already…"
As a feverish glow surfaced in Lin Dong's eyes, city lord Shi began to laugh. His eyes were tightly peeled on the former, as the fighting intent in his eyes intensified. Meanwhile, the jade sword in his hand was being slowly lifted up.
"Lin Dong little brother, if you can receive this attack. Then, you shall be the victor!"
Hovering in mid-air, Lin Dong gently clutched onto his Ancient Halberd. Licking his lips, he stared right at city lord Shi as he saw a fighting intent in his eyes that did not lose out to his. Then, a heart stirring roar sounded out in mid-air!
"Please enlighten me!"
Chapter 199: Dragon Transformation
"Good!"
When he saw the fiery battle lust in Lin Dong's eyes, city lord Shi could not help but let out a word of praise. Soon after, his expression slowly turned serious, as the clothes on his body started billowing although there was no wind. An exceedingly powerful Yuan Power undulation gushed forth like a tide and slowly spread outwards.
In face of this formidable Yuan Power undulation, the expressions of many people in Yan City changed. Some of the more quick-witted ones hurriedly made some distance, so as to avoid being injured by the aftershocks.
"This is…can it be possible that city lord Shi wants to use that move?" Xia Wanjin watched the scene in the sky while his expression suddenly changed a little as his alarmed voice sounded out.
"The most formidable move of the Great Jade Sword Style. It is said this move has already reached the upper class martial art level. Before city lord Shi had reached the From Creation stage, he relied on this move to kill two perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioners with a single strike of his sword…" Grandmaster Yan's expression also turned a little serious as he explained.
"Does father really intend to take Lin Dong's life?!" Ziyue bit her teeth. She naturally understood how terrible her father's strongest technique was. If this technique was used, and if anything unexpected happened, blood would definitely flow!
"That might not be so…didn't you see that city lord Shi was unable to defeat Lin Dong even after using the Great Jade Sword Style…moreover, this kid is not one to recklessly put up a false brave front. Since he dared to respond, he would at least be certain of surviving." Grandmaster Yan muttered to himself for a while, before he shook his head and said.
However, although he said that, he inevitably felt somewhat nervous in his heart. After all, he had personally witnessed the might of city lord Shi's move before…
While they were discussing, Lin Dong's expression likewise gradually turned serious. He was also able to feel that powerful Yuan Power within city lord Shi's body and he sensed that the latter's next move would definitely be earth-shattering.
The ancient halberd in his hand slanted towards the ground, as Lin Dong suddenly slowly spat out a ball of white Qi. The Yuan Dan within his Dantian slightly shuddered, as all the golden Great Sun Thunder Yuan whizzed out, before pouring into the Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd.
"Buzz!"
As the tremendous Yuan Power poured in, the Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd immediately emitted golden rays of light. Faintly, the low sound of thunder rumbled out.
"Boom!"
As the Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd glowed brightly, an intense light also erupted from the Great Jade Sword in city lord Shi's hands. An extremely vigorous Yuan Power undulated on the blade and swiftly gathered at its tip. In a split second, the body of the Great Jade Sword turned dim, while a fist-sized and extremely resplendent ball of light appeared at the tip of the blade.
This ball of light was filled with a terrifying and formidable undulation, as if all of the Yuan Power in city lord Shi's body was concentrated within it.
The ball of light trembled, emitting ripples of Yuan Power undulation, which caused the Yuan Power surrounding city lord Shi to grow a little restless…
"Great Jade Sword Style, burn jade and stone!"
When the ball of light appeared, city lord Shi's arm seemed as if it was somewhat unable to contain the immense power within, as it trembled a little. In the next instant, his expression suddenly turned solemn, as a shout rumbled loudly in the air like thunder.
"Bang!"
As his shout rang out, the ball of light on the Great Jade Sword's tip suddenly swept out like thunder, meanwhile, city lord Shi's aura fell greatly, such that even the glow on the Great Jade Sword dimmed substantially. This strike seemed to have used up all of his power.
However, although this strike was extremely taxing, its might was clearly overwhelming. The ball of light was not large, yet, as it flew through the sky, the air seemed to explode around it, causing some of the tall buildings below to be directly blown to pieces. This power greatly alarmed quite a number of people, if such an attack were to fall in their midst, it would be a massacre…
The ball of light left behind a trail of light as it swept across the horizon, as if the sky itself had been ripped apart!
As the light ray swept forth, Lin Dong's eyelids violently twitched several times. This move by city lord Shi was indeed exceptionally astonishing!
His twitching eyelids gradually regained its calm, as Lin Dong tightly gripped onto the Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd which was emitting a golden glow. The halberd's body suddenly shuddered, as the fine scales which covered it slightly erected, like a dragon which had just awoken!
"Boom!"
Rays of golden light suddenly shot out from the ancient halberd, as Lin Dong's foot stamped off the sword, and his body swept forward under numerous shocked gazes. His target was the ray of light which contained an extremely strong Yuan Power!
Upon seeing that Lin Dong did not try to dodge but instead took the initiative to face the attack head on, shocked cries erupted from the entire Yan City, and quite a few people believed that the former had gone insane…
"This…" Nearby, grandmaster Yan and the rest were also frightened by Lin Dong's action. Even a Form Creation practitioner would have to avoid this attack, yet, Lin Dong actually dared to charge forward…
The three of them looked at each other, clearly unable to understand why the usually cool-headed Lin Dong would act this way. Could it be that he truly had the means to face city lord Shi's formidable attack head on?
"Roar!"
While everyone was whispering about Lin Dong's seemingly impulsive actions, a peculiar roar suddenly sounded out across the skies. Quickly, the crowd saw the ancient halberd in Lin Dong's hands emit an extremely eye-piercing golden light. The golden light gathered on the ancient halberd and seemed to transform into an enormous dragon!
The dragon image soared high in the skies, as it gave off an extremely tyrannical aura. It almost felt as if a terrible dragon had truly appeared!
This sudden change immediately caused the whispers to stop. Only now did they finally understand that Lin Dong was not reckless, but instead genuinely had the means to contend!
"Heavenly Scales Halberd technique, transform into the dragon halberd!"
A cold shout suddenly rang out in the skies, as the golden dragon image wrapped around that figure, bringing gusts of wind and lightning with it as it swept formidably across the horizons!
"Boom!"
Under those countless nervous gazes, the golden dragon image and the ray of light, that had been condensed to the limit, collided. In an instant, a frightening Yuan Power storm erupted in the sky, as resplendent golden rays filled the horizon…
The Yuan Power ripples swept down from the sky, oppressing several people below, making it difficult for them to lift their heads while some of the weaker ones were barely able to breathe, as horror filled their faces. This was only the weakest waves, if their bodies were struck directly, would there even be any ashes left?
"Such a powerful attack!"
Filled with astonishment, grandmaster Yan, Xia Wanjin and the rest slightly narrowed their eyes, as they watched the skies. The golden dragon image caused them to feel a heart palpitating aura. They knew that if they were attacked by this move, they would be killed instantly!
"Rumble rumble!"
Resplendent golden rays poured down from the skies, as a clap of thunder sounded out. A tiny cracking sound quietly rang out, as the crowd suddenly saw a golden light rip through the horizon at an unimaginable speed. In a flash, it appeared behind the city walls.
The battle was concluded surprisingly quick. Just as the golden light lit up the skies, it suddenly dimmed slowly, before finally dissipating, while the golden dragon image also quietly faded…
As they gazed at the suddenly quiet skies, countless gazes instantly looked towards Lin Dong, who had appeared on the city walls, and city lord Shi, who was a distance behind.
"Who won?"
Gazing at the two figures, urgent voices swiftly sounded out in the city. The golden light from before was too resplendent, and they were unable to clearly see who had won and lost.
"Hehe, I did not expect that such a young and outstanding talent would appear in my Yan City. I am sure that my young friend Lin Dong will definitely stand among the ranks of the finest practitioners in the Great Yan Empire in less than five years. This time, I have lost!" City lord Shi's body slowly landed on the city walls. He looked at the now dull Great Jade Sword in his hand and a strand of hair on his shoulder, as he softly sighed.
He knew that Lin Dong's previous attack was astonishingly powerful. Even he found it difficult to withstand it.
"City lord Shi has actually lost!"
City lord Shi's words were undoubtedly like a bomb, causing the entire Yan City to instantaneously erupt in an uproar. One by one, gazes unfathomably gazed towards the back of the young figure. They felt admiration when Lin Dong defeated Yue Shan, yet, they did not feel truly shocked, but now…
Their original gasps of admiration had no choice but to start changing. Being able to match up to a Form Creation stage practitioner at such a young age, how dreadful would he be in future?
Many people looked at each other, as they began to understand exactly how terrifying an existence this Lin Dong from the Lin Family was. While such a person was alive, who would dare to have any ill thoughts about the Lin Family?
"City lord Shi is too modest, I currently have no strength left to battle."
Lin Dong chuckled, and with a flick of his hand, he kept the ancient halberd into his Qiankun bag. His figure directly leapt off the tall city walls, as a red shadow dashed over for him to mount. Together, they swiftly dashed away.
"Heh heh, city lord Shi, I'm sure we'll meet again some day!"
As the fiery shadow faded into the distance, a faint chuckle sounded out from afar, causing those were still submerged in that intense exchange from before to be awoken from their stupor. They gazed towards the vague and free-spirited figure in the distance, as admiration and respect surfaced in their hearts.
Atop the city walls, city lord Shi gazed at the spot where Lin Dong had disappeared, as a bitter smile appeared from the corners of his mouth. The previous blow had consumed all of Lin Dong's power, but, wasn't he in the same situation himself?
This time, it was at best a draw…
"I really want to find out what kind of unparallelled person he will become when he returns to Yan City again…"
Chapter 200: Training Journey in the Forest
In the dense forests, a fiery shadow swept forth. Soon after, the figure on its back waved his hand downwards, as they slowly came to a stop.
"Cough."
After Little Flame had stopped, a pale color spread across Lin Dong's face, causing him to let out a light cough. He quickly took out ten Pure Yuan pills and consumed them. When he felt his body gradually recover some Yuan Power, he quietly sighed in relief.
"That final move by city lord Shi is truly formidable."
Lin Dong mumbled to himself. Previously, he had been forced to utilise the dragon transformation halberd of the Ancient Heavenly Scales Halberd technique. With his current strength, he was barely able to use this move, however, its might was excellent. Even so, he was still able to withstand city lord Shi's astonishing attack. The present given by that Nirvana stage elite was truly extraordinary.
"Although they are both at the Form Creation stage, city lord Shi is quite a bit weaker than Wang Yan."
While recovering the Yuan Power in his body, Lin Dong's eyebrows slightly furrowed. When he exchanged blows with Wang Yan, he was practically always at a disadvantageous position. In the end, if it was not for the latter's negligence and the aid of the Symbol Puppet, Lin Dong could not have possibly injured the latter. Yet, he had been able to rely on his own power to battle against the Form Creation stage city lord Shi today.
"The Creation stages are likewise divided into different ranks. However, these ranks are not as complicated as the Yuan Dan stage, and are only split into initial and advanced masteries. However, although there are only two levels, the difference between them is rather huge."
Little Marten appeared on Lin Dong's shoulder and casually said: "That person from before was at best initial Form Creation stage, while Wang Yan had already reached the advanced mastery stage. From there, making a breakthrough to the Qi Creation stage is only a matter of time. Additionally, Wang Yan's Secret Art, martial arts and weapon etc. are much stronger than city lord Shi's. The fact that you were not his match is only logical."
"Initial and advanced mastery…"
Upon hearing this, Lin Dong suddenly had a flash of understanding. No wonder he felt that there was quite a big difference between the two. It turns out that this Form Creation stage was split into different levels. As for Little Marten's last few words, he ignored them as usual.
"Kid, what do you plan to do now?" Little Marten sat down on Lin Dong's shoulder as it lazily asked.
Lin Dong was silent for a while, before he said: "Let's go to the Great Desolate Province first. The journey will not be short, and we will have to pass through several huge cities and mountains along the way. However, that is good as well. There are a great number of sects in the Great Desolate Province, and as many practitioners as the clouds in the sky; an extremely dangerous and chaotic place. If I can advance to the Form Creation stage or the fourth seal Symbol Master en route, the chances of obtaining the 'Ancestral Symbol' will be greater when we reach our destination."
"Okay, it would also be best to master the first layer of the Bronze Thunder Body. At that time, you will be able to manage even if you meet an advanced Form Creation stage opponent." Little Marten laughed and said.
"That will not be so easy…" Lin Dong softly sighed. He had already used up a lot of time to open the remaining channels and as for mastering the 'Bronze Thunder Body', he needed to draw lightning in order to temper his body. This step was rather dangerous and the slightest negligence would cause one to be struck dead by lightning. At that time, you could not voice out any of your grievances even if you wanted to.
Let's take it step by step…" Little Marten spread out its claws. There was no other way, the power of the Bronze Thunder Body was rather substantial and mastering it would naturally not be that easy.
Upon hearing that Little Marten did not have any constructive suggestions, Lin Dong could only helplessly shake his head, as he took out the map and tried to identify their location. He then lightly patted the tiger's back, as Little Flame let out a roar before dashing into the dense forests like an arrow.
...
Lin Dong's final destination, the Great Desolate Province, practically covered half the Great Yan Empire, and this distance was at least ten thousand miles. Even if Lin Dong had Little Flame as a means of transportation, it would take several months to reach, not including the numerous cities along the way…
After Lin Dong discussed with Little Marten, they decided not to take the main road or to enter any cities during this trip for the sake of not drawing any trouble to themselves. Instead, they would directly pass through the forests. Although Demonic Beasts run amok in these places, and it could not be considered very safe, compared to humans, these Demonic Beasts were evidently less complicated. Moreover, while journeying through the forests, Lin Dong could not only search for treasures and herbs, but he could also hunt Demonic Beasts as a form of training, and regard this part of the trip as actual combat training…
…
"Roar!"
A furious roar sounded out among the numerous towering trees in the forest. Soon after, a huge and smelly figure charged out of the forest, snapping several huge trees along its path. As this huge beast charged out, one could see that its body was covered with numerous vicious wounds, from which streams of blood gushed out. In the end, after struggling for some distance, it fell to the ground with a loud boom.
As this huge beast fell, a figure dashed out from the forest, and landed on the huge corpse with a smile on his face.
"Hss!"
The figure was bare-bodied, revealing some faint criss crossing scars. This body did not have humongous eye-piercing muscles, but when it stretched, it seemed as if an explosive power was under that taunt skin, causing one to feel a sense of danger.
This figure was naturally Lin Dong. Ever since he had left Yan City, he had spent almost half a month travelling through the dense woods. Over this period, he had spent the night in the open and fought to the death against countless Demonic Beasts. He spent practically everyday experiencing several difficult and desperate battles.
For example, this Devil Alligator Leopard was a violent Demonic Beast whose strength surpassed most perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioners. Together with its innate speed and power, even an initial Form Creation stage practitioner would find it troublesome to deal with one. Lin Dong had tangled with it for almost half a day before he finally whittled it to death.
Everyday, he had gone through this kind of cruel life or death struggle. Over this half a month, Lin Dong had evidently changed quite a lot. Although his smiling face still looked gentle and determined, when his eyebrows furrowed, a frightening and terrible aura would linger around him.
It was as if a dangerous being was hidden under that gentle face, and whenever someone would plan to do harm to him, he would immediately bare his sinister fangs.
"Tch!"
Lin Dong's hands were wrapped in golden Yuan Power, before he entered the Devil Alligator Leopard through its softest part and grabbed a bloody Demonic Crystal. Then, he let out a whistle towards the forest.
As the whistle echoed out, a fiery shadow that reeked of blood dashed out, revealing itself to be Little Flame. Currently, it had a Demonic Beast in its huge mouth, but from the looks of it, it was already dead.
Casually tossing the Demonic Crystal in his hand to Little Flame, Lin Dong softly chuckled as he saw the latter's happy appearance. Over this period of time, Little Flame had similarly experienced all kinds of killings and battles, and during this time, it strength had also rapidly grown. Lin Dong could sense that the Demonic Spirits gulped down by Little Flame in the old tomb were swiftly being refined, resulting in LIttle Flame's aura growing increasingly dangerous. According to Lin Dong's calculations, the current Little Flame was able to effortlessly deal with even a perfect Yuan Dan stage practitioner.
I've already opened twenty of the Great Sun Thunder Body's channels. There are only about half left before I completely unblock all of them." While he sat and rested, Lin Dong sensed the Great Sun Thunder Yuan within his body was growing increasingly vigorous as each inner channel was unlocked. However, towards the end, the difficulty of unlocking the remaining channels increased. He had no idea when he would be able to fully unlock all the remaining twenty four channels.
"It's still not bad… " On Lin Dong's shoulder, Little Marten stretched out its claws as he lazily said.
"When will you recover your Creation stage strength?" Lin Dong glanced at this fellow, who always seemed to be free, as he somewhat helplessly asked.
Upon hearing this, Little Marten's claws went rigid. With traces of shame and anger in his voice, he said: "Make sure you take care of your own cultivation, what is a mere Creation stage in this grandfather marten's eyes? As long as grandfather marten feels like it, I can reach it any time!"
Lin Dong rolled his eyes, as he was too lazy to bother with this guy who had his sore spot touched. After resting for a while, he stood up and waved towards Little Marten as he prepared to continue on his journey.
"Wait!"
Just as Lin Dong was planning to move out with Little Flame, Little Marten suddenly voiced out.
"What is it?" Lin Dong was taken aback, puzzled as he looked towards Little Marten, only to find that the latter had lifted its head to gaze at the sky, as a light flickered in its eyes.
"Heh, kid, you're lucky. There's thunder…" Little Marten strangely laughed as it said.
"Thunder?"
Lin Dong was once again stunned. He lifted his head and gazed at the suddenly darkening skies, as faint sounds of thunder rumbled forth.
"If you want to master the Bronze Thunder Body, drawing lightning to temper your body is a necessary step. Moreover, if you are successful, you can make use of the power of lightning to increase the chances of unlocking those remaining inner channels."
"Boom!"
Just as Little Marten's words sounded out, a thunderclap rang out in the skies. A silvery light flashed past and Lin Dong watched as a huge tree in the distance was turned into ashes.
"This…"
As stared at the smoking remains of the destroyed tree, sweat suddenly appeared on Lin Dong's forehead. He swallowed, forcing a smile as he said: "I think… there should be no need for this right?"
Purposely getting struck by lightning…such a thing…was not something any normal person would do.
"Hai, why cower so much, don't even talk about getting Ling Qingzhu or defeating Lin Langtian, from what I can see, you can't even compare to Wang Yan…" Little Marten ruffled its ears as it lazily said.
"Stop provoking me!"
Lin Dong glared daggers at Little Marten, before spitting out a mouthful of saliva. A fierce look surfaced on his face, as he took big strides towards the nearest mountain peak.
"God dammit, who's afraid. Go ahead and strike me to death if you have the guts!"
As gazed at Lin Dong's furious appearance, Little Marten beamed as he nodded his head. Right now, he seemed especially crafty and sly