A vast, empty cave was bisected by a ceaselessly flowing Underground River.
All kinds of bizarre stalactites grew throughout the cave. Pristine white stalactites, each as flawless as white jade, emitted a faint glow, decorating the originally pitch-black cavern until it was as bright as day.
On one side of the Underground River, atop a massive stone platform that seemed carved from the finest yellow jade, lay a savage corpse as large as a silver mountain ridge, utterly motionless.
The corpse resembled a giant crocodile, yet it had a single horn on its head and eight arms on its belly. Its enormous skeleton was covered in a layer of shriveled silver scales, while rows of ghastly white bone spines over twenty meters long, like broken spears, glinted coldly along its back.
Though it had long since died, the mountain-sized corpse still exuded waves of bleak, murderous aura, adding a touch of the mystical and terrifying to the cave's originally dreamlike, fairyland beauty.
Yet at this moment, this once isolated cave seemed somewhat unusual.
Wild winds howled as waves churned violently in the Underground River. A huge vortex twisted the entire river, while thick mist spread across the water and gathered at the cave ceiling into patches of dark clouds. Lightning writhed within them, thunder rumbled, and it looked as though a small storm was about to descend.
Yet after a long while, the strange weather in the cave showed no change. It neither worsened nor improved, remaining all thunder and little rain, leaving one puzzled.
Suddenly, a column of water shot skyward from the enormous vortex in the Underground River, scattering the dark clouds gathered at the cave ceiling in a single strike.
As the water column burst apart with a deafening boom, river water splashed everywhere. A silver figure emerged from within and slowly drifted down from the ceiling before lightly landing on the ground.
It was Bai He, already in his Hidden Dragon Transformation state!
Watching the small silver fish fall to the ground amid splashes of water, Bai He could not help but sigh inwardly.
Still not enough!
Although he could now skillfully use the divine abilities Summoning Wind and Rain and Overturning Rivers and Seas while in his Hidden Dragon Transformation state,
their power was still far too weak. They were practically useless in battle, and their consumption was particularly high.
Only Overturning Rivers and Seas was barely decent, but it had excessively demanding environmental requirements. It required a large amount of water, making it far too limited.
As for Summoning Wind and Rain, the wind he summoned was merely strong wind. Against powerful martial artists, it would do little more than cool them off! The rain it brought was only a drizzle, intimidating only in appearance. The lightning in the dark clouds could merely spark electric flashes. As for lightning with the power of true thunderbolts, that was basically impossible for him to produce at present.
In other words, this divine ability was currently rather useless. Still, its future prospects were promising. Perhaps one day, it could become a devastating weapon for clearing the field.
Slowly walking toward the yellow jade platform nearby, Bai He gently swayed his long, powerful silver dragon tail. He used the sharp bone spines on it to skewer the silver fish from the ground, caught them with the six different arms of his Hidden Dragon Transformation state, and then tossed them into his mouth.
There was neither sun nor moon in the cave!
Ever since obtaining the Hidden Dragon Transformation divine ability, Bai He had not gone outside again. Instead, he had silently cultivated within the cave.
When hungry, he ate the silver fish from the Underground River. When thirsty, he drank its water. By now, Bai He had almost perfectly mastered the body of his Hidden Dragon Transformation state.
Bai He slowly walked onto the yellow jade platform and sat down cross-legged, then began cultivating the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill.
He had accidentally discovered that cultivating the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill beside the corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon allowed him to draw in the murderous aura emitted by its remains.
Refining that murderous aura produced all kinds of illusions in his mind. As long as he continuously shattered those illusions, he could temper his spirit and hone his will.
Unfortunately, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon had been dead for far too long. The silver horn and bone spines on its body had long since become ordinary bones. Otherwise, Bai He might have obtained several excellent weapons.
As the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill circulated, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in the cave gathered toward Bai He. Boundless spiritual energy transformed into layers of dazzling seven-colored radiant light that enveloped him, then continuously poured into his body and finally converged in the Zhongting Acupoint in his chest.
Since he had no true qi within his body, Bai He currently used the dragon essence in the Zhongting Acupoint in his chest whenever he employed divine abilities. Now, he was replenishing the dragon essence consumed there by refining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
After an unknown amount of time passed, the dragon essence that had been consumed in the Zhongting Acupoint from using divine abilities had completely recovered.
Unfortunately, even in his Hidden Dragon Transformation state, Bai He's body could only hold dragon essence at the Mortal Shedding Fourth Heaven. Otherwise, if his body could endure it, Bai He could also unleash Summoning Wind and Rain at a level comparable to the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon he had encountered on Dragon Island.
Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Bai He opened his eyes.
He silently called out to the system. Only through it did Bai He learn that nearly two weeks had passed since he transmigrated to the Realm of Longevity. In other words, he had a little over three months remaining!
To gain such strength in only two weeks, my harvest hasn't been small!
Bai He could not help muttering to himself.
Before Bai He could think further, the entire cave suddenly began to shake violently. Fang-like stalactites dozens of meters long snapped one after another, crashing to the ground and shattering into fragments.
What was going on?
Bai He rapidly dodged the falling stalactites, his heart filled with shock.
Could there have been an earthquake? But that was impossible! He did not remember any plot involving earthquakes on Dragon Island!
Looking at the cave before him, now reduced to a complete mess, Bai He could not help but feel the urge to go outside and take a look.
He had cultivated here for some time. He had learned nearly everything he needed to learn. It was time to head out and see what was happening.
Leaving the cavern where the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon's corpse lay, Bai He passed through a quiet stretch of tunnel. Since the cave was still trembling and chunks of stone periodically fell from the ceiling, he had no choice but to enter his Hidden Dragon Transformation state to avoid them.
After walking for over ten minutes, Bai He finally emerged. Standing at the cave entrance on the cliff face, he finally discovered the cause of the cave's violent shaking.
Far in the sky, a dragon silhouette circled through the air while a human figure fiercely battled it. Dazzling, resplendent divine light erupted between them from time to time.
The brilliant divine light carried astonishing energy fluctuations. Whenever it struck the island, it either severed rows of towering trees or blasted a deep giant pit into the earth.
A powerful expert capable of battling a dragon—even if not a deity—could not be far behind one in cultivation.
The battle in the sky was extremely fierce. Dazzling divine light scattered in every direction as the human and dragon gradually approached Dragon Island from the distant sky. Bai He could now see them clearly.
The dragon silhouette in the air was a Winged Dragon, fully fifteen meters long. Dragon scales across its body gleamed brilliantly, radiating immense pressure. As it drew closer, the roars of the savage beasts along the island's edge vanished one after another.
This was undoubtedly a terrifying ferocious beast. Its pair of Dragon Wings stretched more than thirty meters wide, casting a vast shadow beneath the sun. Even Bai He, hundreds of meters away, could faintly sense the gale stirred by their beating.
The silver ferocious dragon, radiating divine light, roared in the sky as terrifying bolts of lightning wildly split from its mouth. Rolling thunder echoed through the heavens, deafening to the ears.
Terrifying lightning intertwined across the sky, filling it with dreadful flashes. Its momentum was immense!
Moreover, Winged Dragon Holy Fire continuously spewed across the sky. The raging flames seemed ready to burn the void to ash, turning the entire sky into a sea of fire as an aura of terror surged outward.
Yet this did not harm the figure fighting the Winged Dragon. Strands of pitch-black divine light, like something from the underworld, surged out from the sea of fire, and the blazing Winged Dragon Holy Fire in the sky immediately went out.
However, the Winged Dragon's holy fire had not been entirely useless. The blazing flames burned away the black mist shrouding the figure, revealing her true appearance.
She was a woman with long black hair and a graceful, curvaceous figure. She held an enormous energy sword nearly ten meters long, while a pair of black wings slowly fluttered behind her.
She was actually a Fallen Angel!
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