Gu Chenfeng was surprised when he sensed the scale over his heart reacting to the Ancient Golden Ape's Essence Blood.
That scale was none other than the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale the old man had given him.
Back then, his grandfather had used the Four Symbols Token and Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine to conceal the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale's aura.
That had prevented the mysterious expert who coveted the Azure Dragon Secret Treasure, and had once crossed the void to try to seize the Four Symbols Token, from sensing the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale.
For that reason, Gu Chenfeng had always been exceptionally careful whenever he used the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale.
He had always kept its aura suppressed with those two treasures.
Until he advanced his Azure Dragon Transformation Technique to the third layer.
Some changes had occurred in Gu Chenfeng's body.
The Azure Dragon Reverse Scale, suppressed by the Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine and Four Symbols Token, had actually broken free of the seal on its own, merged into Gu Chenfeng's body, and become one with his scales.
At first, Gu Chenfeng had worried that this would expose the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale's aura.
But after carefully sensing it, he discovered something.
The Azure Dragon Reverse Scale had fused perfectly with him, its aura wholly integrated with his own.
Not only would it reveal nothing, it had also considerably increased the power of his Azure Dragon Transformation Technique.
Fighting in his "dragon body" had become more natural and effortless as well.
Moreover, the reverse scale sat right over his heart, allowing it to protect Gu Chenfeng's vital point in the process.
And since the Azure Dragon Transformation Technique was inscribed on the reverse scale, the two ought to have shared some connection to begin with.
Gu Chenfeng had stopped concerning