Mysterious Jade Pendant

Mysterious Jade Pendant

Majestic, unyielding, proud! That was the feeling in the hearts of everyone in Skyfall City.

The dragon's roar vanished in an instant, so swiftly that no one could react at all or find its source. They could only vaguely hear the dragon's roar echoing above City Lord's Mansion.

At that moment, the situation inside Chen Yun's body was indeed terrible. The collapse of the phantom Taiji image had caused his Battle Qi and Internal Qi to lose control and become extraordinarily violent!

The two energies rampaged through Chen Yun's body like wild horses that had broken free of their reins. Even his powerful body could not withstand them.

Whether meridians or internal organs, all were on the verge of collapse beneath the assault of these two berserk energies. Fine, almost invisible cracks slowly spread, while an intense tearing sensation violently battered Chen Yun's perception, making his entire body convulse uncontrollably and twisting his face into a grimace.

How Chen Yun wished he could pass out! It was simply too painful!

The berserk energies madly tore at the organs and tissues inside him, like sharp blades cutting through his flesh.

Cold sweat poured from Chen Yun's body without end. His soul trembled like a thin pane of glass, shaking incessantly as though it might shatter in the next moment.

Am I going to die? Chen Yun's soul sighed unconsciously.

I just got out! How... how am I already going to die? I refuse to accept this! Ah...

Chen Yun's soul jolted violently, like a dying flame flaring back to life, and an aura of intense unwillingness scattered outward.

But before long, his soul fell silent, passively enduring the impacts within his body like a tiny boat tossing in the sea, liable to be swallowed by the waves at any moment.

I... feel... so... weak...

A soft murmur drifted above Chen Yun's Soul Sea.

Gradually, Chen Yun's consciousness sank into darkness. Endless dark energy corroded this wavering soul, which emitted a faint golden glow, like the black waters of the Styx River.

The dark aura slowly began invading that pale-golden soul. The soul's area grew smaller and smaller until, in less than a moment, only a golden point remained at its very center. Amid the endless darkness, it resembled a tiny star in the boundless universe.

Gradually, the golden point dimmed...

Just as the golden point was about to go out completely...

A low sigh suddenly rang out in this endless darkness.

The sigh carried endless vicissitudes. Though low, it seemed able to resound through every corner of the boundless dark world, causing the dark aura to ripple inexplicably.

If anyone had been in the room at that moment, they would certainly have been astonished to discover this miraculous scene.

Chen Yun had actually floated up from the bed, while a pale-red sphere enveloped his entire body.

A thumb-sized Jade Pendant suddenly floated before Chen Yun's forehead.

The Jade Pendant was crystal clear, its surface a pale cyan. Faintly visible lines resembling electric currents flowed across it, radiating divine light as though formed by nature itself.

From the front of the Jade Pendant, one could see a thin mass of pale-red mist inside. Hazy and indistinct, it was impossible to see clearly.

At that moment, the pale-red mist surged rapidly within it, churning like clouds beneath a thunderstorm, rolling without pause as if it were about to break through the Jade Pendant.

Gradually, the side of the Jade Pendant facing Chen Yun's forehead was occupied by the pale-red mist...

Suddenly, a blood-red radiance burst forth from the center of the Jade Pendant, spreading outward in the shape of a funnel.

In an instant, a tiny funnel-shaped haze of red light covered the exact center of Chen Yun's forehead.

The blood-red light sank in through the center of his forehead. Gradually, a flush spread across the surface of Chen Yun's entire body, growing redder and redder, faintly showing signs of bursting out from within.

Bang! A soft sound rang out.

Chen Yun's clothes and trousers instantly shattered into pieces, revealing his entire body, flushed bright red.

His physique followed the golden ratio, with streamlined muscles distributed in perfect symmetry. Yet at that moment, every muscle on Chen Yun's body pulsed, as though something were writhing beneath the skin.

Suddenly, a mysterious aura erupted from Chen Yun's body. It made one feel the weight of ancient ages and endless distance.

At Chen Yun's forehead, dazzling golden light pierced through the blood-red radiance covering it. A complicated symbol blazing with intense golden light slowly emerged from the mysterious Jade Pendant.

With careful observation, one would discover that the exact center of Chen Yun's forehead also bore the same symbol. However, the golden light it emitted was far dimmer than that of the brilliant symbol emerging from the Jade Pendant, its faint glow almost impossible to see.

The symbol emerging from the mysterious Jade Pendant suddenly pressed toward the identical symbol at the center of Chen Yun's forehead.

At once, bang, came a nearly inaudible impact.

The two imprints completely fused together. Brilliant golden light immediately shone from every line of the merged symbol.

The complicated symbol seemed like some kind of inheritance mark. Its complex patterns wound and twisted, yet appeared as though formed by nature, flowing with waves of mysterious aura.

At that moment, the Battle Qi and Internal Qi inside Chen Yun began circulating frantically, yet they remained clearly distinct, no longer combining as they had that day.

Strands of tiny blood-colored energy surged from his flesh and blood before converging in his lower abdomen, forming an energy sphere that spun without pause.

Then the mysterious symbol suddenly drew in its golden radiance. A golden-yellow energy pillar, seemingly cast from molten gold, erupted from the symbol and plunged into the center of Chen Yun's forehead, where the mysterious imprint lay, charging straight toward the blood-red energy mass in his lower abdomen.

Under the cover of the golden pillar, the blood-red energy mass trembled incessantly.

The blood-colored energy churned without end. The energy mass gradually shrank, squeezing out threads of scarlet energy that were immediately annihilated into nothingness by the dense golden light.

Gradually, the blood-colored energy in the mass became purer and purer. Specks of golden light even began flickering within it.

The golden energy pillar also dimmed somewhat. It slowly retracted, then dispersed toward every part of Chen Yun's body. Along its path, the meridians and organ tissues damaged by the Battle Qi and Internal Qi rapidly healed, taking on tiny points of golden light.

Under the golden radiance, the Battle Qi and Internal Qi within Chen Yun also began flowing docilely.

At that moment, Chen Yun's entire body was filled with brilliant light. The sight was truly magnificent!

Under the golden radiance, the Battle Qi and Internal Qi grew finer and finer. Threads of black-gray impurities were refined out by the golden light and then snuffed out.

One could now see that the Battle Qi flowing through his meridians and the Internal Qi drifting through his muscles had grown purer and purer. The originally colorless Battle Qi had taken on a faintly dark hue, while the Internal Qi faintly emitted threads of light.

Although this backlash of energy had nearly cost Chen Yun his life, fortunately, he had possessed that mysterious Jade Pendant, and everything had turned from danger to safety. Chen Yun had also benefited immensely, and this transformation would carry tremendous significance for his future development.

Suddenly, a high-pitched dragon roar rang out. The energy mass in Chen Yun's lower abdomen exploded with a bang, and countless fragments of energy shot into the flesh and blood throughout his body.

A Blood-colored Little Dragon, its entire body blood-red yet dotted with specks of golden light, emerged from the shattered energy mass. After letting out a high roar, it coiled in place and fell silent.

In an unknown, boundlessly dark space, a pair of enormous golden eyes suddenly appeared in the endless darkness.

The huge golden eyes were as large as washbasins. From time to time, a streak of azure light shot out, making them seem overwhelmingly fearsome.

"Ah..." A low sigh suddenly resounded through the endless darkness. It held a note of helplessness, while the enormous golden eyes revealed the color of age and vicissitude.

"After ten thousand years of erosion, I feel myself growing weaker and weaker. Could it be that I truly must quietly dissipate here?"

The calm voice seemed to be asking itself, yet also seemed to be asking the heavens.

"Hmm?"

After a long while, the voice let out a startled sound.

"This is... this aura... It makes me feel a distant familiarity. This is... mine..."

"Roar!"

A vast, ancient roar rang out, causing the entire endless dark space to tremble violently.

"Roar!"

Like the roar of a Peerless Fierce Beast, a savage aura surged forth like the torrential waters of the Yellow River, while boundless pressure exploded outward.

In an instant, waves of golden light pierced the endless darkness like a rain of arrows. Yet they seemed to be enclosed by something, stretching hundreds of yards into the distance and becoming the only resplendent sight in this space.

The golden light grew stronger and stronger, while the vast, sky-pressing energy fluctuations grew more violent. The space seemed almost unable to bear them, emitting repeated sounds like shattering glass.

But at that moment, a clattering sound like chains striking together rang out.

Waves of dark light erupted and swept toward the golden light radiating increasingly violent energy fluctuations. For a time, the tempestuous waves produced by the collision of the golden and dark energies seemed as though the entire sea had overturned, their momentum swallowing the heavens.

Yet this scene did not last long. All the golden light was devoured by the dark radiance.

"Roar—!"

An unwilling roar was swallowed by the endless darkness. The entire space returned to stillness, while the endless darkness resembled a vast sky, bringing an unending sense of terror.

"Hmph!" After a long while, a cold snort came from above the endless void. Then no further movement followed, and everything returned to silence.

Inside Chen Yun's room.

After the light surrounding the Jade Pendant flickered violently, it suddenly withdrew all its radiance. In the end, it transformed into a pale-cyan streak of light and shot straight into Chen Yun's body, finally hanging directly around the neck of the Blood-colored Little Dragon, which lay dormant with its eyes closed inside his lower abdomen.

The entire room fell silent as well. Only Chen Yun remained lying on the bed, completely naked, his bronze-colored skin shimmering with an alluring radiance...

(Chen Yun suddenly transformed, flicked up his dragon tail, clasped his fists, and said: "Happy New Year to all my esteemed readers! Also, smash all those tickets and red flowers in your hands at me as hard as you can! My defense is incredibly strong, so I'm not afraid of being knocked over! Hehe!")