The Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Technique.
Just from its name, it seemed to be a divine ability for subduing dragons, serpents, and fierce beasts-not particularly heaven-defying.
Hopefully, it packs a bit of a punch.
Chen Qingyu thought silently, then sank his mind into examining his newly acquired divine ability:
He would never have known without looking:
Once he examined it, he was instantly filled with delighted surprise:
Well, damn!
This [Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers] art is just like [Flying Sand and Moving Stones]! It sounds lame as hell, but it's actually ridiculously strong!
True enough. If it really were that pathetic, it wouldn't deserve a place among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations.
Chen Qingyu's heart brimmed with joy.
The Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Technique did indeed contain methods for subduing dragons, serpents, and fierce beasts, effectively granting an additional attack bonus against all beasts.
But its true strength lay in its ability to strengthen the body!
Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers required the practitioner's body to be powerful enough to overpower the true dragons of the heavens and the White Tiger of the West, possessing the tremendous might to shake mountains and rivers and stomp entire landmasses into ruin!
Simply put:
The Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Technique could strengthen his flesh almost without limit as his cultivation realm rose, making his body stronger and stronger until it could even rival the finest divine weapons and mystic artifacts.
Ultimately, his body would become imperishable through myriad tribulations and impervious to myriad arts. With his flesh alone, he could smash apart every powerhouse of the same realm.
And this [Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers] art is practically a match made in heaven for the Great Radiance Body Refining Method.
I've struck treasure!
Chen Qingyu beamed and nodded in satisfaction.
The core profundity of the Great Radiance Body Refining Method likewise lay in gradually tempering the flesh, layer by layer, refining the body into the form of the mythical Great Radiance Star.
Boundlessly heavy! Infinitely vast! Boundlessly powerful!
As Chen Qingyu understood it, the mythical Great Radiance Star was much like a neutron star, possessing terrifying density and mass while also being frighteningly enormous. Naturally, it could crush everything!
With the Great Radiance Body Refining Method stacked with the divine ability [Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers], the higher my realm, the more absurdly tough my body will become!
Looks like I'm about to take flight again!
Chen Qingyu's face lit up with excitement, and he immediately prepared to leave the Floating Heavenly Palace to properly experience the art of [Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers].
But just then:
His vision suddenly blurred. By the time he could see his surroundings clearly again, he had already arrived on the lone island amid the sea of stars.
"Ancestor."
Looking at the Ninth Ancestor smiling at him, Chen Qingyu said helplessly:
"Could you stop startling me?"
"If you want to see me, you can tell me beforehand."
The Ninth Ancestor laughed heartily:
"You little brat, did you think I wouldn't know about the huge things you've done?"
Chen Qingyu blinked, his face a picture of innocence:
"What did I do?"
"Heh heh."
The Ninth Ancestor chuckled:
"You climbed to the top of the War God Rankings in the Supreme Void Dao Realm, shook the Divine Capital, and challenged Chen Qinggu. I know all about it."
"The entire Divine Capital has been buzzing about it lately. If that doesn't count as something huge, what does?"
Chen Qingyu spread his hands:
"You can't blame me for that."
"Before I entered the Supreme Void Dao Realm, I didn't know I was that formidable either."
"All right, all right."
The Ninth Ancestor scolded him with a smile:
"Don't act coy after getting such a bargain, brat."
As he spoke, a hint of emotion crossed his face:
"But I really didn't expect beforehand that you'd cause such a stir."
"My original intention in having you enter the Supreme Void Dao Realm was to broaden your horizons and let you see the peerless heavenly prodigies of the Desolate Continent, so you wouldn't grow arrogant and underestimate the outstanding talents of the world."
"Instead, you soared straight into the heavens in one leap. I'm worried your tail will be sticking up into the sky."
Chen Qingyu chuckled:
"It won't come to that. I'm not number one in the Blood Sea Realm yet."
The Ninth Ancestor asked with a smile:
"Then, by your own judgment, what are your chances of winning this battle against Chen Qinggu?"
Chen Qingyu's eyes shifted, and he asked in return:
"What do you think, Ancestor?"
The Ninth Ancestor couldn't help laughing:
"You really are a crafty brat."
As he spoke, the smile faded from his face. He pondered briefly before saying:
"If you really want my opinion, fifty-fifty. Each of you has an equal chance of winning."
"That low?"
Chen Qingyu was a little surprised:
"I thought you'd say I had at least an eighty-percent chance of winning."
The Ninth Ancestor shook his head:
"I already told you not to underestimate the outstanding talents of the world."
"Although Qinggu cultivates the Illustrated Record of the Celestial Stars and Constellations, which falls short of your Taihao Limitless Ascension True Scripture, he achieved major accomplishment in his martial techniques long ago. He's fought a hundred battles and has extensive experience. He rises to meet stronger opponents and excels at seizing every opportunity in battle. He's a true combat genius."
"In fact, apart from Zhou Chenlong, the heavenly prodigies ranked near the top in [Blood Sea Heaven] aren't very far apart in strength. Their rankings merely depend on how their cultivation methods counter one another and their condition during a fight."
At these words, Chen Qingyu's expression shifted, and he asked curiously:
"Is Zhou Chenlong really that strong?"
The Ninth Ancestor glanced at him and said with a quiet chuckle:
"He isn't necessarily all that strong, but it just so happens that, in this era, not one of the young Blood Sea Realm heavenly prodigies can match him."
"All I can tell you is that, like you, he also cultivates a supreme heavenly cultivation art and has forged a foundation of utmost strength."
"As for his true strength, you'll understand once you've seen the eighth floor of the [War God Tower]."
Hearing this, Chen Qingyu felt a trace of fighting spirit rise in his heart:
"Good!"
"Then once I clear the eighth floor of the [War God Tower], I'll personally go and face this Zhou Chenlong, who's hailed as number one under heaven!"
The Ninth Ancestor gave a ringing laugh:
"Such lofty ambition does justice to the spirit of youth."
"Go on, go on. If you want to face Zhou Chenlong, first bring down Chen Qinggu, who's standing right in front of you."
"All right!"
Chen Qingyu stood up and said with complete confidence:
"Ancestor, just wait for my good news."
A short while later.
On the Martial Practice Ground, Chen Qingyu looked at the ten-thousand-jin stone weight lying shattered into several pieces on the ground and couldn't help growing excited.
So strong, so strong!
After reaching the introductory stage of the Great Radiance Body Refining Method and stacking it with the divine ability [Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers], my physical strength has increased almost tenfold.
This ten-thousand-jin stone weight shattered with an effortless squeeze. I've got at least several tens of thousands of jin of strength.
Before he had begun cultivating:
When his strength was tested on the drill ground at the age of five, he could only lift a thousand-jin stone weight-half of what Chen Qingyuan, who was the same age, could lift.
For a direct descendant who had inherited the Sacred King's bloodline, that result could only be considered middling.
But after he began cultivating:
His martial cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. Tempered by Star True Qi, his body also grew increasingly powerful, allowing him to casually toss stone weights weighing several thousand jin.
But now, I'm only at the First Heavenly Layer of the Blood Sea Realm, yet my physical strength is probably already enough to rival a Golden Bridge Realm grandmaster's.
Ordinary Blood Sea Realm divine weapons and mystic artifacts can no longer hurt me in the slightest.
He drew a deep breath, his chest brimming with high spirits:
Chen Qinggu!
Come on. Let me defeat you with my own hands!
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