Azure Lightning Gale

Year after year, day after day, Long Jiuyao had already spent one year undergoing body tempering in the Fierce Hurricane Gorge. Because there was not a trace of Yuan Power within this gorge, his Yuan Power cultivation had made no progress whatsoever and remained at the Heaven Origin Realm.

On the other hand, his Spiritual Power had grown slightly, and he was already a Two-Talisman Master. A Talisman Master who had condensed a Natal Celestial Talisman was dozens of times stronger than other Talisman Masters of the same rank, and even those a rank higher posed no threat. This was the advantage brought by the Natal Celestial Talisman. However, advancing in Spiritual Power was correspondingly more difficult, requiring several times or even dozens of times the Spiritual Power of an ordinary Talisman Master.

As for Yuan Power cultivation, once he left the Fierce Hurricane Gorge and absorbed the Heaven and Earth Yuan Power, stepping into the Origin Core Realm would simply be a matter of course, not difficult at all.

At this moment, Long Jiuyao's physique was more upright than it had been a year ago. His black hair was loose, drifting with the wind. He stood naked, with faint cyan light surging over his body. However, his eyes were fixed straight ahead on the hurricane not far away, which flickered with cyan and purple light.

Nearly a thousand zhang tall, the hurricane was cyan in color, with faintly visible purple lightning flashing within. From a distance, it looked like a terrifying hurricane of intertwined cyan and purple.

Wherever the cyan-purple hurricane passed, the ordinarily imposing Fierce Hurricane trembled and quaked like a subject facing an emperor, not daring the slightest transgression.

This scene fell into Long Jiuyao's eyes and also filled him with wonder. So even the bullying Fierce Hurricane had something it feared!

From a distance, Long Jiuyao could also sense that the power it radiated was stronger and more destructive, so he naturally did not take it lightly.

"Good! Then you shall be the stepping stone for me to complete my body tempering and leave this place." Long Jiuyao thought to himself with a smile.

Long Jiuyao walked forward slowly. The ordinary Fierce Hurricane could no longer leave marks on his body, and with the enhancement of the Ancient Dragon Bone, Long Jiuyao was also enough to try facing that cyan-purple hurricane.

Ten thousand li away from the Fierce Hurricane Gorge, in the Dragon Clan Grand Hall, Yuan Gan propped his forehead with one hand, a look of helplessness on his face.

"Jiuyao! You really are a fearless newborn calf. You've only achieved minor success in body tempering, yet you dare to provoke the Azure Lightning Gale." Yuan Gan muttered helplessly.

One must know that even a Life Profound Realm expert would die upon contact, and even a Death Profound Realm expert would find it a headache. Of course, such a hurricane was not something seen everywhere; it was extremely difficult to birth.

However, for Long Jiuyao's safety, Yuan Gan naturally took action. A Golden-Eyed Giant Dragon flashed through the Dragon Clan Grand Hall.

Long Jiuyao was getting closer and closer to the Azure Lightning Gale. His body, which had not gained a single new wound in half a year, was now being torn open with one vicious, bloody gash after another.

Only then did Long Jiuyao realize that he had underestimated the might of the Azure Lightning Gale. When he wanted to retreat, he found himself being slowly sucked toward the center of that cyan-purple hurricane.

Covered in wounds, drenched in blood, injuries spread across his entire body in the blink of an eye. At some of the gaping wounds, the bone beneath was visible—a dark gold color.

A Dark Gold Radiance surged, protecting the meridians throughout his body, preventing it from immediately falling apart.

However, Long Jiuyao's eyes were hazy. Even the pain of flesh and blood being torn apart could not keep him alert.

"ROAR!" A dragon roar that shook heaven and earth resounded through the Fierce Hurricane Gorge.

The nearly thousand-zhang-tall Azure Lightning Gale came to a halt, frozen in place as if a pause button had been pressed.

Long Jiuyao, whose mind had been blurry, was jolted awake by this dragon roar.

The Golden-Eyed Giant Dragon exhaled a breath of essence. Long Jiuyao, who had been severely wounded, was instantly restored to his original state, including his Yuan Power and Spiritual Power, all returned to their peak.

The Golden-Eyed Giant Dragon circled the halted Azure Lightning Gale and abruptly shrank to only a hundred zhang in height, its might greatly diminished from before.

The Golden-Eyed Giant Dragon transformed into a phantom identical to Yuan Gan. "Brat, are you looking for death? Is this something you can touch right now?"

Long Jiuyao knew that this time he had indeed been reckless. He did not argue, simply watching Yuan Gan quietly, accepting his criticism.

Of course, Yuan Gan did not hold back. He scolded him for a full half hour before saying, "Brat, that remaining Azure Lightning Gale is still enough to give you a hard time. If you can't endure it, then stay here for another three years."

Then, carrying the massive wind elemental energy in his hand, he went to the place where the Gale Ancestral Rune was sealed.

The rich wind element contained in this Azure Lightning Gale was hundreds or thousands of times denser than ordinary wind element, enough to reduce several years of effort.

Yuan Gan waved his hand, and the cyan-purple wind element merged into the Gale Ancestral Rune. The rune grew at a visible rate.

Yuan Gan did not linger. After resealing it, his phantom dissipated into thin air.

Long Jiuyao, now restored to full strength, also did not dare to underestimate this weakened Azure Lightning Gale.

"ROAR!"

A flash of red light passed through Long Jiuyao's eyes, and a thin black mist spread around him. The next moment, a majestic dragon roar suddenly rang out from within that black mist.

"BOOM!"

A sharp howl sounded. Surging black light swept out from Long Jiuyao's body, and his form rapidly expanded. In just a dozen breaths, light as dark as night enveloped the surrounding hundred meters. A True Dragon, several dozen zhang in size, appeared in the sky, blotting out the sun.

The True Dragon Form was colored like the night. Its wings, when spread, were also several zhang wide. The dragon scales on its pitch-black Black Dragon Wings were diamond-shaped. Its pair of obsidian-like Dragon Eyes were filled with a Fierce Radiance, utterly terrifying.

A pair of slightly curved, branching dragon horns were black, covered in obscure and complex patterns. Dragon Might filled the sky, unmatched in offense and defense. At the center of its chest was a dark Inverse Scale, and even light seemed to be assimilated upon contact.

This was the first time Long Jiuyao had transformed into his True Dragon Form since birth. Beneath the pitch-black diamond-shaped dragon scales surged a Dark Gold Radiance. Long Jiuyao stretched his dragon wings and gently flapped them.

The True Dragon Form was far more powerful than his human form, so Long Jiuyao planned to use his true dragon body, reinforced by the Ancient Dragon Bone, to directly clash with the Azure Lightning Gale.

Long Jiuyao lightly vibrated his Black Dragon Wings, wrapping his entire body around the Azure Lightning Gale. However, the terrifying wind force still made the iron-hard dragon scales creak and groan.

Long Jiuyao forcefully pushed toward the center with his true dragon body. During this process, countless dragon scales, each the size of a palm-leaf fan, were shattered, and blood splattered from the broken scales.

"This! Even though Old Dad weakened it by eighty or ninety percent, it's still this powerful. Good thing I didn't get overconfident, or it would have been another bloody, miserable scene." Long Jiuyao murmured in his heart.

At this moment, Long Jiuyao had no major injuries, all within controllable range. The Dark Gold Radiance on his true dragon body surged like a golden sun. As the Ancient Dragon Bone shone, the wounds on his body continuously healed and decreased. Now, with the support of the Ancient Dragon Bone, he was slowly approaching the center of the Azure Lightning Gale.

His Black Dragon Wings flapped violently and continuously. His true dragon body gradually neared the center. As the distance grew shorter, the power of the surrounding cyan-purple wind blades increased greatly. The regenerative power of the Ancient Dragon Bone also weakened steadily. His Black Dragon Wings began to be cut and torn by the countless Azure Split Wind Blades around him, covered in wounds both large and small, which once again increased at a visible rate.

Finally, after half a day of stalemate, Long Jiuyao broke through the obstacles and arrived at the center of the Azure Lightning Gale.

At the center, everything in sight was cyan and purple. Countless purple lightning bolts flowed within. There was no need to question the terrifying killing power of that purple lightning; it was absolutely enough to make anyone pale.

A flash of black light, and Long Jiuyao transformed back into human form, standing at the center of the Azure Lightning Gale. In human form, not a single spot on Long Jiuyao's body was intact. Countless wounds, some small and some as wide as three fingers, covered his entire body.

Long Jiuyyao surveyed the center of the Azure Lightning Gale. The dreaded Azure Split Wind Blades were nowhere to be seen, but the Destructive Purple Lightning filled every inch of the space. As if sensing Long Jiuyyao's presence, it shot straight toward him.

"Smack!"

Its speed was astonishing. Before Long Jiuyyao could react, it struck his body. Where it landed, the flesh turned charred black, and the air filled with the scent of roasted meat.

"Ahhh!"

Long Jiuyyao cried out in agony. The Ancient Dragon Bone within him flared with a Dark Gold Radiance more dazzling than ever before, and the scorched spot healed in the blink of an eye.

Calming his mind, Long Jiuyyao simply sat cross-legged in midair, his gaze steady as he observed the changes in this azure-violet world.

Time passed in a flash. After the first bolt of purple lightning struck, everything fell silent for a very, very long time.

In the stillness of the azure-violet world, a sudden, jarring low rumble of thunder emerged.

"Boom! Boom!"

As time went on, the thunder grew louder and louder, until eventually it echoed throughout the entire azure-violet world.

Then the azure-violet world shifted abruptly. The surrounding cyan color faded away, leaving only the purple, thick with the aura of destruction. Dozens of zhang-long bolts of purple lightning, like lightning dragons, continuously descended from the world, their roaring thunder deafening.

"So this is the true form of the Azure Lightning Gale's core. Am I supposed to endure this kind of Lightning Body Tempering?" Long Jiuyyao was stunned.

And this was still the weakened version. If it hadn't been weakened... could he even have made it here?