"If Sister Lingyue were here, what would she have me do?"
On the Cloud-Ascending Platform.
Xu Taiping paid no further attention to anything else. As he restored his body with the power of True Essence and Qi and Blood converted from the pills, he gazed up at the two Heavenly Gates in the sky and murmured to himself.
After a moment of silence, he looked up at the Heavenly Gates again and murmured:
"Xu Taiping, don't just charge ahead recklessly. First find your own weaknesses, then examine your opponent's."
"If neither side has any obvious weaknesses, consider improving yourself."
"These Heavenly Gates can withstand every spell and Divine Ability. They can only be rammed open with Qi-Blood True Essence Power, so that's what I need to improve."
"To increase my True Essence, I would have to raise my cultivation realm. That won't work in the Mysterious Wasteland Tower."
"To increase my Qi and Blood Power, I have to advance either this Dragon Whale Physique or the power of Blood Qi tempering."
"Although Sister Lingyue hasn't taught me the next stage of the Flame Emperor Body Tempering Art, this Dragon Whale Physique itself still has room to improve."
"For instance..."
At this thought, Xu Taiping's eyes suddenly lit up as he gazed at the Heavenly Gates.
"Dragon Transformation."
Inside the main hall of the Abyssal Pavilion, Fairy Lingyue slowly uttered those words as she watched Xu Taiping in the projection before her, standing silently in place and looking up at the Heavenly Gates.
"Dragon Transformation?"
Heavenly Lord Cangzhu, the First Seat of the Abyssal Palace, raised his head to look at Fairy Lingyue.
Today happened to be the day of the Abyssal Pavilion's council meeting. First Seat Heavenly Lord Cangzhu, Third Seat Heavenly Lord Yunhua, Fourth Seat Immortal Elder Wuji,