Crimson Fire Dragon Spine

Scenes unfolded one after another.

Three hundred years ago, in the Land of Great Desolation.

After a great drought, the Land of Great Desolation welcomed new life. Seven days and nights of torrential rain transformed it into a vast expanse of water.

Apart from humans, all living things grew vigorously. The abundance of rainwater caused the rare water-attribute Spiritual Snakes to appear in every corner of the Land of Great Desolation.

Coincidentally, the Dragon-Raising Temple had suffered greatly from the drought, coupled with harassment from demons. Many Spiritual Snakes within the temple died, severely impacting the monks' cultivation. Thus, they dispatched a large number of cultivators to search for Spiritual Snakes in the Land of Great Desolation, bring them back to the Dragon-Raising Temple for enlightenment, and then release them into the Snake Abyss.

They also captured demons in large numbers, killed them, and threw them into the Snake Abyss to serve as food for the Spiritual Snakes.

With the appearance of dozens of water-attribute Spiritual Snakes, the Dragon-Raising Temple ascended to the pinnacle of cultivation powers in Zhaoyang Country.

"The Dragon-Raising Temple from three hundred years ago was actually this powerful?"

Su Qingqiu was secretly shocked.

In the memories of the Great Asura Lord, the Dragon-Raising Temple back then had more than one Bodhisattva and Arhat of the upper three ranks. At its strongest, it was said to have the future Buddha, the present Buddha, and the past Buddha all appearing in the world, suppressing everything.

There was even a Bodhisattva, surpassing Arhats, who resided in the heart of the Dragon-Raising Temple.

But...

"How did such a powerful Dragon-Raising Temple fall to its current state?"

Su Qingqiu frowned.

In the memories of the Great Asura Lord, a very important piece of information was recorded.

On the fifth day of the third month, in the year 297 before the founding of Zhaoyang Country, during the time of Awakening of Insects. Thunder rumbled over the Dragon-Raising Temple that night, and some people saw a bloody light filling the sky above the temple.

Blood rain fell, and a chilling wind roared.

In a single night, countless monks were killed or injured.

Three Arhats either died, went mad, or one of them, shouting that the dragon had gone mad, exploded and died.

As for the Bodhisattva, after leaving a message: "I will go in search of the root of the curse," they disappeared without a trace, and their whereabouts have been unknown for three hundred years.

On that day, strange black blood covered the land of the Dragon-Raising Temple. The Snake Abyss, which had always been open, was completely sealed off from that moment on.

The Great Asura Lord, originally a devil's skeleton in the Snake Abyss of the Dragon-Raising Temple, coincidentally developed a demonic will and finally escaped from the Snake Abyss during that opportunity.

As for how it transformed from a devil's skeleton step by step into the Great Asura Lord, and how it became a thug for the Hundred-Eyed Devil, that is another story.

The ominous event that befell the Dragon-Raising Temple overnight, with more than half of its monks dead and its high-ranking members wiped out, shocked all the major powers.

This event is historically known as the Bloodshed Incident of the Dragon-Raising Temple.

Seeing this, Su Qingqiu took a deep breath. The unease in his heart intensified greatly.

In the memories of the Great Asura Lord, when he escaped from the Snake Abyss, he had felt a terrifying evil power emerging from the depths of the Snake Abyss.

As a result, even when he later knew that the Dragon-Raising Temple was no longer what it used to be, he never dared to seek revenge.

He feared being swallowed by the great devil.

Only now was he sent by the Hundred-Eyed Devil to investigate.

Over three hundred years, everything had changed. The Dragon-Raising Temple no longer possessed its former glory, reduced to a state where even a mere demon of the third rank dared to come and bully it.

Truly pitiful and lamentable.

"Three Arhats of the third rank died tragically on the spot, and one Bodhisattva of the second rank vanished without a trace. What exactly happened at the Dragon-Raising Temple back then?"

"Could it be that a Demon Lord appeared in the Snake Abyss? And where did that last Bodhisattva go during these three hundred years? Why has there been no trace of them?"

Su Qingqiu's doubts only increased.

He was certain that the events of that year were definitely related to the Snake Abyss, which caused the Dragon-Raising Temple to transition from an open state to sealing the Snake Abyss.

As for why another layer was added to the Snake Abyss later, there was still no answer.

"Perhaps the Hundred-Eyed Devil knows something. After all, he has been plotting against the Dragon-Raising Temple. Besides the seven-inch scale of the Si Snake in the Snake Abyss, there must be something more important than that."

"Unfortunately... the Great Asura Lord's mind has no record of it."

The memories of the Great Asura Lord were vast, but most of them were about slaughter. These were useless to Su Qingqiu and were refined by the Spiritual Light.

Only a small portion of the essence remained.

Gradually, as these memory essences were digested and sorted, Su Qingqiu felt a tingling sensation spread across his scales.

Countless new Spirit Veins began to spread throughout his body, penetrating deep into his flesh and blood.

Not only that, but these Spirit Veins gradually split into countless threads, and at the same time, a crimson substance like dragon blood flowed from the Crimson Fire Horn.

These things converged and rushed towards Su Qingqiu's spinal column.

Instantly, an unbearable, intense pain erupted from his spinal column, from the back of his head to his tail.

The pain caused him to cry out.

Even the Vajra Sutra automatically activated, and brilliant golden light illuminated the entire cave.

After a long while, the intense pain finally subsided.

Su Qingqiu lay limply on the ground, having shed a layer of dead skin all over his body. Even his diameter had shrunk by a third.

Before, he was nearly 15 meters long with a diameter of over 3 meters.

Like a gasoline barrel.

Now, he was still 15 meters long, but his thickest point was only two meters.

Comparable to a utility pole.

Much slimmer. Su Qingqiu's dream of being thicker and bigger was shattered. Of course, his weight had not decreased at all; previously around seven to eight thousand jin, he was now close to ten thousand jin.

A utility pole in the truest sense.

He turned his head to look at his own back, only to see sharp, pointed barbs growing there in waves.

With a flash of insight, Su Qingqiu instantly understood what these were.

Reward: Crimson Fire Dragon Spine

Condensed ten thousand years of Daoism Cultivation, transforming Spiritual Light into Spiritual Essence, gathering the essence of crimson fire horns to forge the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine.

Greatly enhances the power of fire-attribute Spiritual Light, boosts the defense attribute of Spirit Veins, and attaches a certain offensive capability, etc.

"It's the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine."

"Is this truly making me transform into a Fire Dragon?"

Su Qingqiu thought gleefully.

With the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine, his most vulnerable spine had become his strongest point. Not only that, the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine integrated the energy and blood qi of his entire body, acting like a second heart, making him incredibly powerful.

Possessing the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine, Su Qingqiu's tail attacks were more effective. He no longer had to awkwardly swing his tail with a bulging belly.

The Crimson Fire Dragon Spine extended from his head all the way to his tail, making Su Qingqiu appear more ferocious and terrifying. Instead of a Spiritual Snake, he now resembled a Devilish Creature.

He moved his tail slightly, and the protruding Crimson Fire Dragon Spine at his tail instantly sliced through the surrounding rocks as if they were tofu.

"So strong!"

Su Qingqiu took a deep breath.

"Now, with this appearance... doesn't it have a third of a Fire Dragon's might?"

Although from an evolutionary perspective, he was still a Spiritual Python, judging solely by appearance, anyone would praise him as a strong and majestic crimson Fire Dragon.

In addition to the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine, he was also rewarded with 4000 years of Daoism Cultivation, increasing Su Qingqiu's Daoism Cultivation by nearly half, all of which he converted into Spiritual Essence.

Finally, there was a blood-red pill.

Also known as: Devil Pill!