A Hundred Koi Race, Leaping the Gate to Become Dragons!

Jiang Xing merely focused his cultivation efforts on the Golden-Veined Koi King; he had not completely abandoned the cultivation of the other Golden-Veined Koi.

He told every Golden-Veined Koi the story of leaping the gate to become a dragon, trained their Water Leap moves, strengthened them, and taught them the Dragon Sacrifice Dance...

The only difference was the resource known as [Dragon Lychee Cube].

For instance, the ten docile Golden-Veined Koi Jiang Xing had first cultivated had all reached the limits of their species level, and their Water Leap moves had been trained to proficiency.

After Yun Yang's cultivation, they too wanted to leap over the Dragon Gate and become True Dragons!

At this moment, over a hundred Golden-Veined Koi swam through the water like arrows loosed from a bow, like golden ribbons racing straight toward the waterfall.

When they reached the foot of the waterfall, the sound of water breaking rang out.

One Golden-Veined Koi after another leaped from the surface, using their tails to strike the waterfall's spray and relying on the power of Water Leap to keep climbing upward.

Once they reached the top of the waterfall, they struck the cascading water with their tails and sprang toward the Rainbow Gate hanging in midair!

At that moment, it was as though countless golden-white scaled birds were soaring through the sky!

"Look at the waterfall!! So many Golden-Veined Koi!"

"They're practically flying!"

"This is incredible!!"

The sight of a hundred koi racing through the water, climbing the waterfall, and leaping toward the Rainbow Dragon Gate was simply too breathtaking.

It immediately stole all the tourists' attention away from Su Muli.

As they watched Golden-Veined Koi dance through the air toward the Rainbow Dragon Gate, their hearts began to race as well.

As citizens of the Xia Kingdom, they quickly realized—

"It's Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate! These Golden-Veined Koi are leaping the Dragon Gate!"

"They want to jump over the Dragon Gate and transform into True Dragons!"

"Could Heavenly King Su have come here for this? Are these Golden-Veined Koi all cultivated by her? Does she want to reenact the myth of Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate?"

"A hundred koi racing through the water—the legend has entered reality! This is amazing!"

The tourists cried out in amazement and eagerly recorded the magnificent scene on their phones, feeling that the trip had been worth it.

Although they had not been able to view Yuzhong Waterfall up close... waterfalls could be found everywhere, but Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate was not something one saw every day.

They watched the Golden-Veined Koi leap again and again, anticipation filling their hearts.

Perhaps they would witness the history of a dragon's transformation?

However...

As one Golden-Veined Koi after another flew through the air, gravity stopped them before they could reach the rainbow, and they fell one after another back into the river.

It was like a golden ribbon floating through the sky, yet still a considerable distance from the multicolored Dragon Gate.

The tourists felt disappointed.

Just then—

A Golden-Veined Koi several times larger than the others shot out from the school, charging toward the Dragon Gate with greater speed and strength!

It was the Golden-Veined Koi King!

It had first used Dragon Sacrifice Dance before challenging the Dragon Gate, so it was half a beat slower than the other Golden-Veined Koi.

Only now did it use its strengthened Dragon Attribute power to charge toward the Dragon Gate!

Before everyone's eyes, it traced an arc through the air. Yet when it was only a step away from the multicolored Dragon Gate, it lost its strength and began to fall.

The tourists' raised hearts seemed to plunge into the water alongside it, and they sighed in regret.

"Ah, what a pity."

"That Golden-Veined Koi was just a little short..."

"It's fine. Maybe it'll succeed next time."

As though they shared the tourists' thoughts.

The school of Golden-Veined Koi began swimming again, fighting against the enormous waterfall cascading down from a hundred meters above. Once more, they surged upstream and became a golden ribbon drifting toward the Dragon Gate.

Yet this time was like a replay of the last. The golden ribbon fell back down long before it reached the multicolored Dragon Gate, returning to the water.

The Golden-Veined Koi King was the same, still only one final step away from the multicolored Dragon Gate—

Yet that tiny distance felt as remote as the ends of the earth.

A third time, a fourth time, a fifth time...

The tourists hoped that one of the Golden-Veined Koi would leap over the Dragon Gate, only to be disappointed time and again.

They realized that though the rainbow seemed close to the Golden-Veined Koi, it had actually already surpassed the limits of their strength.

Like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water, it could be seen but not touched.

The tourists gradually lost hope, and the school of Golden-Veined Koi felt the same.

They had originally been docile ornamental fish. Though they had been stirred into dreams that did not belong to them, repeated failure made them give up leaping. They stopped in the river and stared blankly at the Dragon Gate in the sky.

Only the last few Golden-Veined Koi refused to give up.

Again and again, they charged up the waterfall. Again and again, they leaped high into the air. Again and again, they crashed back into the river.

Until they were completely exhausted and could not swim another inch.

In the end, only the strongest and most persistent Golden-Veined Koi King remained.

It was like Don Quixote, charging up the waterfall again and again, launching assault after assault against the unconquerable Dragon Gate.

Yet as its stamina declined, it too fell farther and farther from the Rainbow Dragon Gate.

At first, it had only been a tiny distance away. Now, it fell from high in the air while still far from the gate, as though all hope had been completely severed.

Yet it did not stop. It still leaped alone in the river, performing the Dragon Sacrifice Dance before charging at the Dragon Gate once more.

Seeing its unwillingness to yield, even the tourists could not help clenching their fists.

It was their first time seeing such a tenacious Golden-Veined Koi, but it was still just a little short...

What a pity. It had already tried so hard...

Even Su Muli could not help speaking when she saw the Golden-Veined Koi King's stubbornness.

"Isn't it too far?"

"No."

Leaping over the Dragon Gate had never been an evolution requirement for a Golden-Veined Koi. It was merely a scenario Jiang Xing had inferred and designed.

The point of the process was to temper the Golden-Veined Koi's spirit, allowing its mind to become highly focused and accumulate strength for its final transformation.

Therefore...

The key was to leap over the "Dragon Gate" in its heart.

Jiang Xing believed that if it was this one, it could definitely do it!

The Golden-Veined Koi King fell into the water once again.

This time, even it felt exhausted, as though it could no longer swim.

Yet the weariness of its body did not affect its spirit.

It continued to stare at the Rainbow Gate in the sky, its gaze full of determination—

It always remembered the story Jiang Xing had told.

"...That exhausted Golden-Backed Carp struck the cresting waves with its tail and truly shot upward another stretch, leaping over the towering Dragon Gate—then, before everyone's eyes, it transformed into a huge golden dragon in an instant!"

Even an exhausted carp could leap over the Dragon Gate!

It twisted its body once more and charged toward the waterfall—

Then, to its surprise, it found figures appearing beside it.

The Golden-Veined Koi that had long since given up were moving again, charging toward the waterfall alongside it!

"Wait, they're starting again?!"

At the same time, the tourists watched in astonishment as the school that had long stopped followed behind that Golden-Veined Koi, becoming a golden ribbon once more as it climbed up along the waterfall and dyed it with a layer of golden radiance!

They leaped out behind the Fish King, seemingly forming a shining golden bridge of fish.

When the Fish King was exhausted and about to fall, they gave it one final support—

At that moment, a flash of understanding and a flicker of emotion passed through the Golden-Veined Koi's eyes.

It had found its own "cresting wave."

It swung its tail and suddenly shot upward once more, transforming into a streak of golden light as it crossed the multicolored Dragon Gate.

In that instant.

The white light of evolution blossomed from its body!