Dark clouds formed above Sheng Tian.
BOOM!
A bolt of lightning was sent down and he retaliated by extending his arm. A lightning serpent formed with heavenly lightning shot out and swallowed the strike.
RUMBLE!!!
The tribulation clouds churned and took on a deep red hue.
Wu Di looked at it and his eyes widened "watch out! it's going to send down tribulation flames!"
However, Sheng Tian was unresponsive even as a flame dragon condensed above him. It was as if he was in a trance.
The tribulation flame dragon roared at Sheng Tian and an ancient aura seeped out of him. His pupils turned into slits and his beast transformation activated on its own. Sheng Tian replied with an earth shattering roar of his own.
Wu Di went silent as he recalled an ancient saying "flames are the dragon's domain"
As if in confirmation of his thoughts, Sheng Tian unleashed his very own breath that transformed into a hundred meter long dragon. The flames that he produced were not red in color but pitch black with a deep ethereal purple at its center. It rose to the same height and then above the tribulation flame dragon.
In the face of Sheng Tian's dragon, the tribulation clouds cowered and retreated. However, how can he let his prey get away so easily?
He leaped forward and reached the tribulation clouds in an instant. It shook and sent bolts of lightning to slow him down but to no avail.
He reached forward and grabbed the core of the tribulation and swallowed it before it could self-detonate. The clouds dissipated soon after.
The core dissolved in his body and flowed into the lightning seed. The Thirteen Heaven Chaos Scripture started circulating and the seed turned from a blue tint with golden halos into a crimson red shade with a black outline.
BOOM!
Sheng Tian's aura grew exponentially as he broke through several more times. His aura eventually settled at the fifth level of the Foundation Realm.
Wu Di left his sea of consciousness and looked at Sheng Tian "are you alright?"
It took a moment for him to respond "yeah"
"What happened to you?"
He was silent at first as he recalled everything that just happened.
"I simply snapped. It was like I was being challenged when I saw the tribulation flames. I then had an overwhelming urge to destroy it"
He lifted his palm and a small flame appeared. It was the same black flame that he had called out before. He then lifted his other palm and a wisp of lightning appeared. It was no longer heavenly lightning but a unique one possessed only by Sheng Tian. To his surprise, the elements had a faint trace of spirituality within, meaning they could transform into intelligent lifeforms once they grow stronger.
Even Wu Di expressed surprise when he examined them "they contain great potential and a trace of chaos and primordial energy"
Sheng Tian turned to the flame and lightning on his palm "since you two are unique and separate from the heavens I will name you"
He looked at the lightning "you will be called the Primordial Chaos Tyrant Lightning"
He then turned to the flame "as for you, you will be called the Primordial Chaos Dragon Flame"
The wisps danced on his palm as if to express closeness and that they like their names. He put them away and went back to the sect.
"Young master"
His attention was brought to an elder who called out to him "yes?"
He was handed a jade slip. When he scanned it he saw the names and information of various geniuses participating in the Gathering Of Geniuses.
"The sect master told me to hand this to you in hopes of it being helpful"
Sheng Tian nodded and handed the elder a spatial ring containing some cultivation pills. The elder looked inside and repeatedly expressed delight and thanks as Sheng Tian walked away.
He went into his room after checking on the cultivations of his servants and looked into the jade slip. It contained the names of hundreds of geniuses and he saw Bing Xue and Xiao Hua's names in it. He even saw Mo Nian's name too. It seems the Sacred Blood Sect still hasn't realized that one of their geniuses is dead though they should start to feel worried as the competition draws near.
He sat there and pondered about what to do to further increase his prowess. He had tested his prowess earlier and found that it went up a realm, meaning he is now a tier seven divergent.
"Alchemy won't help nor does the Mortal Realm possess the resources for inscriptions, then the only thing I can do is learn more techniques and further my prowess of my current ones"
He needed techniques that complimented him well. Most of Wu Di's techniques are too high rank for Sheng Tian the use while the ones he could didn't have much destructive power. Illusory Snake Steps, Ten Thousand Mile Stride, Life Rend, Severing Sword Strike, and Yin Yang Reversal is what he had in terms of combat. His movement techniques were top notch as it covers long distance travel as well as close combat maneuvers however his offensive techniques lack pure destructive power and range and he also didn't have a proper defensive technique.
As for the techniques of the sect, well, many of them don't compliment him and thus he wouldn't use them.
At least he can access the highest level of the pagoda now. There should be several Spirit rank techniques and he has more than enough authority to look through them. He reached the pagoda and went straight for the topmost floor.
In there he saw a bookshelf holding just ten books.
Phantom Sword Control
Heaven Splitting Strike
Asura Sword Strike
Sky Sword River
Spirit Phantom Steps
Golden Spirit Bell
Soulspirit Sword Curtain
Flowing Phantom Draw Sword
Soaring Luan Slash
Ether Spirit Body
Some of them were weaker versions of techniques of higher realms while others were stronger versions of what other sect disciples have.
"It seems there's some good things after all"