"Phew..."
After letting out a long breath of the turbid qi accumulated in his chest, Xu Taiping lowered his head to glance at the scales that had yet to fade completely from the back of his hand. He clenched his fist, then said softly:
"As expected, after learning how Primordial Antiquity Beasts wield qi and blood power, I can assume a true dragon body even without using my rage essence clone."
After his cultivation reached the Heaven Shocking Realm, the time Xu Taiping could maintain his true dragon body had already increased greatly.
Now that he had learned how the beasts wielded qi and blood, he could assume his true dragon body directly without using his rage essence clone.
Just then, Xu Taiping suddenly touched his right eye, then continued murmuring:
"And I don't know whether it's because I fought that Silver Dragon thousands of times, but when I assumed my true dragon body, I seemed to faintly sense the true dragon heaven-cleaving power within my right eye."
Just as Xu Taiping tried to sense that true dragon heaven-cleaving power, Dongfang Yuejian and Xuanzhi suddenly rushed up to him.
"Eldest Brother Taiping, are you all right?"
"Brother Taiping, were you hurt?"
Xu Taiping shook his head at them and said:
"I wasn't hurt."
At Xu Taiping's reply, smiles immediately appeared on both their faces, and they let out long sighs of relief.
After smiling at the two of them, Xu Taiping turned his gaze toward the Heartless Demon Emperor nearby, then asked expressionlessly:
"You lost."
The somewhat pale-faced Heartless Demon Emperor popped a blood-red pill into his mouth, then smiled at Xu Taiping with an easy expression.
"A wager is a wager. Once I receive the rewards, I'll let you choose one straightaway."
Xu Taiping nodded lightly without saying anything