There really was a dragon! What a majestic sight!
Its power... was incredible!
Lu Li blinked, waved away the stone dust rushing toward his face, then strode over to where the Black Steel Stone had stood.
It was gone.
The entire piece of Black Steel Stone had been blown to dust. It no longer existed!
"This move, Flying Dragon in the Sky, is no weaker than a full-power attack with the second layer of the Great Strength Vajra Dharma Incantation activated! What a fearsome technique!"
Lu Li was thrilled.
With this move, he no longer had to fear long-range attacks from his enemies.
He should test how far it could reach!
Lu Li stepped back, gave a sharp cry, raised his palm, and struck toward a piece of Black Steel Stone in the corner of the Martial Arts Arena.
Roar.
A low dragon's roar rang out.
A translucent Golden Dragon burst from his palm, roaring as it twisted and swept its tail. It moved like a gale, darting straight to the Black Steel Stone.
Then it slammed into it.
With a bang,
the incredibly hard Black Steel Stone burst into a cloud of dust as well.
The whole thing took less than two seconds!
"So fast!"
Lu Li's eyes gleamed with excitement as he calculated. "But when the Golden Dragon's energy hit, its form seemed on the verge of breaking apart. It looks like my current maximum range is thirty zhang—about a hundred meters."
That was enough!
More importantly, it didn't consume much mana.
Not even a tenth of it.
What it consumed most was his masculine blood energy.
After those two strikes, Lu Li felt his blood energy had been depleted, as if he'd just battled a female demon in bed. He was a little tired.
A hearty meal should replenish it.
Feeling the subtle changes in his body, Lu Li relaxed. His eyes flashed. "I should test its maximum power!"
The next moment, he darted around, bringing over piece after piece of Black Steel Stone and lining them up a meter apart.
He wanted to see how many pieces he could blow up with one strike!
Boom.
Lu Li stood before the row of Black Steel Stone and circulated his blood energy.
He blazed like a furnace.
Then, he circulated his mana with all his might and struck with his palm!
Flying Dragon in the Sky!
Roar!
The dragon's roar boomed!
A Golden Dragon with blood-red eyes, as thick as a century-old tree, burst from his palm with a furious roar. Its fierce, savage form blazed with golden light as it slammed into the first piece of Black Steel Stone.
Then it pierced straight through.
The second piece, the third, the fourth...
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Black Steel Stone exploded one after another, each blast sending up a cloud of dust that billowed and spread, thick as fog.
The scene looked like a string of land mines going off! It was terrifying!
Amid the endless blasts, the Golden Dragon with blood-red eyes suddenly crumbled and burst apart, vanishing into the black stone dust billowing across the arena.
The entire Martial Arts Arena was filled with drifting Black Steel Stone dust.
Just then, Lu Li swayed, his face turning deathly pale. He looked just like the Kidney-Deficient Young Master.
He took out his jade pendant and gave it a wave.
Hum.
The Star Gazing Tower's formation activated. The doors and windows opened, sweeping all the stone dust away.
Lu Li narrowed his eyes and immediately counted the remaining Black Steel Stone.
There was none.
All thirty pieces had been blown away!
In other words, his full-power strike of Flying Dragon in the Sky had just blown apart thirty pieces of Black Steel Stone, each three chi thick!
Thirty times three...
Ten meters!
That one strike of his could destroy ten meters' worth of Black Steel Stone.
Black Steel Stone was incredibly hard, sturdy enough to withstand ordinary explosives, yet it couldn't withstand one strike of Flying Dragon in the Sky.
If that terrifying power hit a person, it would probably blow them to smithereens.
One word: powerful!
Two words: very powerful!
Three words: explosively powerful!
Lu Li was beside himself with excitement.
Flying Dragon in the Sky was already so fierce. Just how powerful would the true Great Might Heavenly Dragon Dharma Incantation be?
Could it blow up a whole mountain with one palm?
But...
Lu Li felt like something was missing.
He thought it over carefully, and finally figured it out!
Sound effects!
If Flying Dragon in the Sky had sound effects to go with it, its power would probably double!
As he was thinking this, Bai Jinfei's voice came from outside the Star Gazing Tower:
"Junior Brother Lu, the banquet is about to begin! Master wants you in the hall!"
"Coming."
Lu Li answered, leaped straight out the window, and drifted away from the Star Gazing Tower.
"Hey, Junior Brother, why do you look so drained? I spent several days in Ten Thousand Demon City playing Invincible Wind Fire Wheel with a few fox-spirit women, and I didn't end up looking like you. Don't tell me you've got a few women hidden away in the Star Gazing Tower..."
The moment Bai Jinfei saw Lu Li, he asked in surprise.
"Senior Brother, don't get the wrong idea. I just lost a little blood energy from practicing."
Lu Li explained.
"Really?"
Bai Jinfei gave a lecherous grin.
It looked like he was about to make another dirty joke.
Lu Li changed the subject at once. "Senior Brother, now that the banquet is starting, don't you need my help?"
"No. Second Senior Sister has everything ready. I just need to welcome the guests at the Demon Welcoming Platform. You only need to stay in the hall with Master. Junior Brother, do you know why?"
Bai Jinfei smiled.
"Because... I'm exceptionally handsome?"
Lu Li tilted his head and replied.
"..."
Bai Jinfei was speechless. "Junior Brother, I've just realized you're the thickest-skinned person on Ghost Peak Mountain. Actually, you're Master's newest disciple, and your talent is excellent. Master wants you to make an appearance. When the guests come to offer their congratulations, his friends will naturally give you a welcoming gift."
"Huh? Isn't Master unpopular, with hardly any friends?"
Lu Li asked.
"Well... I suppose that's true."
Bai Jinfei froze for a moment, then realized.
"Hmph."
Just then, a cold snort reached their ears. "What are you two babbling about? Get over here!"
It was Ghost Demon True Person's voice!
Lu Li and Bai Jinfei instantly tensed up. They didn't dare say another word and shot off.
Soon, Lu Li arrived at the hall in the cave dwelling halfway up the mountain.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
A narrow white jade path led out from the cave dwelling, winding and twisting as it stretched toward a smooth platform on a distant mountain peak.
That was the Demon Welcoming Platform.
Bai Jinfei was there with several beautiful maidservants, waiting to greet the guests.
On either side of the white jade path stood Rainbow Trees, each two zhang tall.
These Rainbow Trees were called just that: Rainbow Trees.
They had no other purpose. When the sun shone on them, they reflected streaks of rainbow light, making them exceptionally beautiful.
Also, legend had it that the founder of the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect had attained enlightenment beneath a Rainbow Tree.
Lu Li entered the hall and immediately spotted Second Senior Sister, Meimei, standing beside the entrance.
She was still dressed in white, cold and beautiful as frost.
Her gaze was still tinged with a trace of indifference.
Up ahead, Ghost Demon True Person wore a splendid brocade robe and a Seven Star Crown. Behind his head shimmered a pure-black halo, within which a little blood-red fish swam.
He looked imposing and imperious.
"Your disciple pays his respects, Master!"
Lu Li stepped forward, cupped his hands, and bowed. "May your mana know no bounds, may your immortal fortune endure forever, and may you live as long as the heavens!"
"Mm. Hmm? Your blood energy is this depleted? What happened?"
Ghost Demon True Person nodded, then narrowed his eyes.
A powerful pressure, imbued with the thunderous, destructive force of a tyrant, immediately descended upon them, leaving their souls gasping.
"Your disciple accidentally comprehended a martial technique from the Vajra Art. I just tested it out, so I lost a little blood energy."
Lu Li cupped his hands and explained.
"Oh? In that case, eat this Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and restore your blood energy. Don't make me lose face later."
As Ghost Demon True Person spoke, he flicked his sleeve and tossed him another vermilion fruit.
"Thank you, Master!"
Lu Li's face immediately showed a hint of gratitude. He caught the fruit and swallowed it in one bite.
Then he drifted over to the White Bone Throne and stood there solemnly.
He circulated his mana, beginning to absorb and refine the fruit.
His blood energy rapidly recovered.
Just then, Bai Jinfei's loud announcement rang out from the distance: "True Lord Yellow Springs, True Lord Flying Fox, and True Person Blood-Transforming have arrived!"
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