True Dragon Appears! Dragon Transformation Tribulation!

As if enlightenment had been poured over his head like clarified butter, Taishu Jing suddenly comprehended the Dao of Life and Death within that ethereal state, and even used the Dao of Life and Death to grasp the interconnected Yin Yang Dao.

A Yin Yang Diagram appeared above Taishu Jing's head, spinning like a wheel before slowly vanishing.

In the mountain forest, countless streams of spiritual energy poured into Taishu Jing's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. The commotion woke Taishu Yun from his cultivation nearby.

"He's reached Enlightenment."

Taishu Yun looked at Taishu Jing and smiled, then closed his eyes again.

After devouring all the spiritual energy cleanly, Taishu Jing withdrew from that ethereal state. His eyes opened, and a Yin Yang Diagram flashed through them. He raised his hand, and four runes surfaced in his palm—two white and two black. The white corresponded to the Dao of Life and the Yang Dao, while the black corresponded to the Dao of Death and the Yin Dao.

Then the four runes revolved in his palm. Life and death merged; yin and yang merged. Two tiny Yin Yang Diagrams formed out of thin air, and immediately after, the two small diagrams drew toward each other, gradually overlapping as an astonishing Dao Rhyme radiated from within.

"This is the first Killing Art I've comprehended on my own. I'll call it the Yin Yang Life Death Diagram."

Taishu Jing put away the Yin Yang Life Death Diagram. This Enlightenment had not only given him sudden comprehension of the Yin Yang Dao and the Dao of Life and Death, it had also opened ten spirit veins in succession. He now had fifty spirit veins opened in his body, nearly half the total, which also meant that he had almost walked halfway through the Spirit Vein Realm.

"Too much speed isn't a good thing. I'll have to suppress it a little from now on."

Taishu Jing muttered to himself.

He and Taishu Yun had already planned that, in the Spirit Vein Realm, they would comprehend the Dao as much as possible and lay down a deep, solid Dao foundation. Ideally, right from the starting stage, they would be able to throw those so-called geniuses dozens of streets behind them.

Once they walked out of the Great Marsh of Cloud Dream, they would have to contend with those true peerless heavenly prides, and perhaps it would not be easy.

Though Taishu Jing actually felt it probably would not be too difficult, as the saying went, preparedness warded off calamity. Doing the groundwork properly definitely would not hurt.

The next day.

Early in the morning, before the mist in the mountains had dispersed, Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing woke from their meditation. By then, Little Fire had already gone off to catch food.

"Jing, we've been out for two months now. It's time to go back."

Taishu Yun said to Taishu Jing.

"All right, but we still need to wait a bit. There's a Dragon Tiger Beast on my side that's in the middle of transforming into a dragon. I have to go take a look, in case something goes wrong."

Taishu Jing thought for a moment, then told him.

"Oh, a Dragon Tiger Beast transforming into a dragon? That really is rare. Then we'll go take a look together later."

Taishu Yun was somewhat curious. He had heard that once a Dragon Tiger Beast underwent metamorphosis, it would become a True Dragon. It was just that the metamorphosis of a Dragon Tiger Beast was far too difficult; among a hundred, it was rare for even one to succeed.

He had not expected Taishu Jing to tell him there was a Dragon Tiger Beast currently transforming into a dragon, and that made Taishu Yun very interested.

"Good."

Taishu Jing nodded.

Screech!

Little Fire returned, and it had brought prey with it—a White Jade Rhinoceros, though it no longer had any breath left.

Thud!

After the White Jade Rhinoceros was thrown in front of Taishu Yun, Taishu Yun began to handle it, then started a fire and roasted the meat. Soon, the fragrance of meat drifted up.

Smelling that aroma, Taishu Jing wondered whether all protagonists were born great chefs.

"Brother, your skills are pretty good. My future sister-in-law is blessed."

Taishu Jing clasped his hands behind his head, leaned back against the stone behind him, and said with a grin.

"Jing, how old are we? You're thinking way too far ahead."

Taishu Yun smiled and shook his head.

"What's wrong with that? Isn't there Lan Xiyue from the Lan Family? She's already there, so you don't even need to find one yourself. Once you two are a little older, you can just get married and enter the bridal chamber."

Taishu Jing teased him with a laugh.

"Cough, cough. Jing, where did you learn so much?" Taishu Yun nearly choked on himself.

"I figured it out without a teacher. This young lord is a genius."

Taishu Jing raised his brows, looking rather pleased with himself.

"Jing, you'd better say less of this kind of joke. Otherwise I'll tell Mother and have her arrange a betrothal for you."

Taishu Yun said, sounding a little threatening.

"Fine."

Taishu Jing had no choice but to shut his mouth. He did not want to be nagged by his mother every day. At home, Taishu Jing feared no one—only his mother, when she started stirring up trouble for him. She was already a grown woman, yet still acted like a mischievous young girl, and no one could do anything about her.

I was only stating a fact. Brother, you're still too sentimental, Taishu Jing thought.

After they finished eating, Taishu Jing looked at Little Fire in some surprise. It really could eat. More than half of that White Jade Rhinoceros had gone into its stomach.

"Let's go. We'll take a look at that Dragon Tiger Beast you mentioned, Jing."

Taishu Yun said to Taishu Jing.

Taishu Jing nodded, then led Taishu Yun and Little Fire in one direction. The two people and one falcon soon arrived outside that valley.

The valley was covered in thick fog. It was early morning, and the heavy fog was even denser than usual, so dense they could not see their fingers before their faces.

"It's in here."

As Taishu Jing spoke, he walked into the valley, and Taishu Yun and Little Fire followed him.

When they passed by the Dragon Python's dried-up corpse, the essence of its flesh and blood had already been drawn out. Taishu Yun saw at a glance that this was Taishu Jing's doing, because he also knew the Sky Swallowing Howl's Innate Divine Technique.

Continuing deeper into the valley, Taishu Yun saw a huge skeleton, only it had lost its luster. Beneath the skeleton were three small trees, slowly gathering the spiritual energy and essence between heaven and earth.

"So these must be the Spirit Trees that bear Dragon Elephant Fruit. And this skeleton should be the Dragon Elephant."

Taishu Yun speculated.

"That's right. The Dragon Tiger Beast is a little farther ahead. Follow me."

Taishu Jing nodded and beckoned for Taishu Yun and Little Fire to follow.

Screech!

Before they even got close, Little Fire cried out. It had sensed a creature ahead that made its bloodline throb. Its Divine Phoenix Bloodline was awakening, and the creature up ahead possessed a bloodline as noble as that of a Divine Phoenix.

Little Fire circled above the valley, letting out ringing cries. A majestic aura spread from its body, carrying an ancient nobility, as if it had seen one of its own kind.

When kings met kings!

"This is the first time I've seen Little Fire like this. Looks like that Dragon Tiger Beast is about to transform into a dragon."

Taishu Yun looked at Little Fire in surprise. Its Divine Phoenix Bloodline was awakening on its own, and the golden-red feathers on its body seemed to have caught fire, blooming with bright divine light.

Thump, thump!

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun arrived before a huge golden round cocoon, from which the sound of a heartbeat came.

"Jing, there's still the aura of Divine Blood inside. That was you, wasn't it?"

Taishu Yun keenly sensed the aura of Divine Blood from the same source and looked at Taishu Jing.

"Heh, I just wanted to see what kind of effect it would have," Taishu Jing said with an indifferent smile.

"That's not a problem. It's just, Jing, the source of our Divine Bodies still isn't strong enough. We absolutely must not use our source. Remember that, all right?"

Taishu Yun gave him a solemn warning.

"Relax, I understand. It's not like I'd hurt myself," Taishu Jing said, waving a hand.

"That's good."

Seeing that Taishu Jing understood the gravity of the matter, Taishu Yun relaxed. Although their Divine Bodies were the strongest divine bodies between heaven and earth, they were not overwhelmingly powerful the moment they awakened. They still had to strengthen their source step by step and push their Divine Bodies to Greater Accomplishment. Only then would they truly be the strongest divine bodies.

A roar of a dragon rang out from within the golden round cocoon. Through the cocoon, a dragon's shadow could be seen swimming inside, and an astonishing Dragon Might erupted from within.

Hiss-crack!

Cracks began to appear on the golden round cocoon, slowly spreading outward. It was about to shatter. Seeing this, Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing retreated.

Crack!

The golden round cocoon shattered like a sheet of glass. What entered the two brothers' eyes was a snow-white dragon head. Its dragon whiskers drifted slightly, and its jade-white dragon horns were crystal clear, as beautiful as crystal.

Below the snow-white dragon head, the dragon body gradually became clear. White dragon scales covered its entire body, and even the scales on the dragon claws and dragon tail it had transformed out before had turned white.

Even more astonishing was that on its four dragon claws, the original three talons had become four. This showed that its True Dragon Bloodline had advanced another step and become even richer.

The Dragon Tiger Beast had successfully transformed into a dragon and become a true dragon, robust and powerful, a fusion of strength and beauty that gave people an indescribable sense of perfection.

"Damn, it got this good-looking!"

Taishu Jing could not help cursing. Compared with before, the difference was beyond measure.

"What kind of thing is that to say? Was it that ugly before?"

Black lines appeared on Taishu Yun's face. Anyone who did not know better would think you were looking at a girl!

Its golden Dragon Eyes half closed, its jewel-like pupils turning as it looked around, as if searching for something. Very quickly, its gaze came to rest on Taishu Jing.

Roar!

It let out a dragon's roar, staring fixedly at Taishu Jing. Joy flashed through its golden Dragon Eyes, and then it conveyed a sense of closeness to Taishu Jing.

"Congratulations. You successfully transformed into a dragon," Taishu Jing said with a smile.

Rumble!

Bursts of thunder came from the sky. Dark clouds began to gather above the valley, growing thicker and thicker. Slowly, purple lightning flickered within them, forming a great vortex that covered the entire sky above the valley.

The Dragon Transformation Tribulation!