Chapter 1867: Eight-Clawed Divine Dragon?!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Leader Dugu, did you stay back just to ask this question?” Duan Ru Feng said coldly when he heard his long-time rival’s words. He narrowed his eyes as he said, “You heard what Clan Leader Di Shan said. Even he doesn’t know what will happen if a human enters the Dragon Cleansing Pool… Do you think I’ll know?”
“If you didn’t know, would you have let your son take such a risk?” Dugu asked as he stared at Duan Ru Feng intently.
After listening to Dugu, Di Shan could not help but look at Duan Ru Feng suspiciously. He was the Clan Leader of the dragon clan, and it was true he did not know what would happen if a human entered the Dragon Cleansing Pool.
However, just like what the Leader of the Mountainshade Black Market had said, would the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion allow his son to take such a risk if he did not know what would happen if a human entered the Dragon Cleansing Pool?
“Leader Dugu, in any case, you’re the Leader of Mountainshade Black Market, haven’t you heard that fortune favors the bold? The Dragon Cleansing Pool is the dragon clan’s Saint Land and had helped countless outstanding members of the dragon clan to rise to the top. These are known facts. I believe this will definitely be a fortuitous encounter for my son as long as he comes out alive!” Duan Ru Feng said unhurriedly.
Naturally, he did not reveal the most important part. He could not say it was the elusive Old Prophet who had suggested his son enter the Dragon Cleansing Pool. He trusted the Old Prophet!
Fortune favored the bold?
Seeing that Duan Ru Feng’s words made some sense, Dugu and Di Shan did not continue to question him even though they could tell he was not telling the whole truth. This was because they knew it would be pointless even if they persisted in questioning him.
“Clan Leader Di Shan, we’ve bothered you enough for the past few days. We’ll take our leave now!” After failing to get the answer he desired, Dugu did not plan to stay on any longer. After he bade farewell to Di Shan, he left together with Feng Bu Yi and Zhong Qi Shan.
In just an instant, only the people led by Di Shan and Duan Ru Feng were left in the valley with the opened the door that was hovering in the air.
Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian who had entered the door to the Dragon Cleansing Pool felt as though he was submerged in water.
After Duan Ling Tian pa.s.sed through the door, he suddenly discovered he could not feel his body. He tried but failed to take control of his body. He even tried to observe his surroundings through his Divine Consciousness but to no avail!
At this moment, all he was left with was his consciousness that seemed to be trapped in this place.
In the beginning, Duan Ling Tian did not feel bothered by it. However, as time continued to pa.s.s, he began to feel uneasy.
‘What’s going on? Isn’t this the dragon clan’s Saint Land, the Dragon Cleansing Pool? Why is it so strange?’
‘Unless… Clan Leader Di Shan of the dragon clan lied to us?’ Duan Ling Tian began to make guesses. However, he quickly dismissed this thought since he felt that it was impossible.
Based on the strength of the dragon clan in the Lower Province, they had yet to possess the ability to build such a realistic door to the Dragon Cleansing Pool. The door was clearly a creation of a powerful being. Such beings only existed in the Upper Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land or the Devata Realms.
Apart from possessing his consciousness that allowed him to think, imagine, and recall his memories, he could not do anything else.
Duan Ling Tian was uncertain of what kind of situation he was in. Moreover, he did not know if he was even in the Dragon Cleansing Pool since the pool was unfamiliar territory to him. He did not even know what lay behind the door nor did he know what would happen to him once he entered it.
‘Now what?’
As time pa.s.sed, Duan Ling Tian became more and more frustrated because he really did not know what to do. He only possessed the ability to think. He could not control his Divine Consciousness nor his body. To be more precise, he could not even feel his body.
Duan Ling Tian did not know how long had pa.s.sed, but he was getting more and more frustrated. It was as though he was about to go insane. ‘Where the h.e.l.l is this? What happened to the dragon clan’s Saint Land, the Dragon Cleansing Pool?’
Duan Ling Tian finally managed to calm himself down when he realized it was pointless getting frustrated. After he calmed down, he instantly thought of Duan Ru Feng and the others who were waiting for him outside. ‘I don’t even know how much time has pa.s.sed… Are father and Senior Brother Gu Li getting impatient?’
Soon after, Duan Ling Tian’s thoughts drifted to his mother, Li Rou, and his fiancee, Li Fei, along with their son, Duan Nian Tian. Then, he thought of Ke’Er and Feng Tian Wu.
Without knowing when, his thoughts drifted to the battle between him and Di Jue. ‘The Elementary Devouring Tactic helped the most in the battle between Di Jue and me!’
He was able to kill Di Jue so easily because Di Jue had cast the dragon clan’s inherited Divine Ability, the True Form Beserkfication. The aftereffect of the Beserkfication was the main reason Di Jue died!
The True Form Beserkfication was an inherited Divine Ability of the dragon clan that could greatly increase the user’s strength in a short period of time. However, once the effect ended, the user would fall to a weakened state.
Di Jue’s strength had fallen to the Early Divine Saint Stage during his weakened state.
On the other hand, although Duan Ling Tian could not cast the Elementary Devouring Tactic again after its effect had disappeared, the Elementary Devouring Tactic did not have any aftereffects.
Although his Sun True Origin had reverted to its original level, his strength was still comparable to a powerhouse at the Intermediate Divine Saint Stage!
With the strength of a powerhouse at the Intermediate Divine Saint Stage, in addition to Divine Abilities such as the Golden Crow’s Wings, the Otherworldly Celestial, and the Sovereign Heart Sword, it was very simple for him to kill an Early Divine Saint Stage powerhouse. Hence, after Di Jue had fallen to a weakened state, Duan Ling Tian struck as fast as lightning and easily killed Di Jue!
Duan Ling Tian thought the Elementary Devouring Tactic helped the most during the battle because if it was not for the Elementary Devouring Tactic that could devour the Heaven and Earth Energy in the surroundings for a short time, he would not have been able to possess speed comparable to an ordinary powerhouse at the Intermediate Exemplary Saint Stage after casting the Golden Crow’s Wings.
If he did not possess the speed of an ordinary powerhouse at the Intermediate Exemplary Saint Stage, it would be impossible for him to evade Di Jue’s attack after he had gone through the Beserkfication process.
If the Elementary Devouring Tactic had aftereffects, it would be impossible for him to kill Di Jue so easily.
Although the Elementary Devouring Tactic helped a lot, the Golden Crow’s Wings could not be dismissed as well! Both Divine Abilities were indispensable!
‘Di Jue…’ When Duan Ling Tian remembered Di Jue whom he had killed, Duan Ling Tian’s thoughts began to drift to the time when he first met him.
At that time, he was like an ant in Di Jue’s eyes. Di Jue could crush him as he pleased! Indeed, his cultivation base that was at the Saint Rudiment Stage was like an ant compared to Di Jue whose cultivation base was at the peak of the Divine Saint Stage. Di Jue merely needed to use a finger to kill him!
However, he managed to improve during the five years to the point where he was able to fight Di Jue on even ground!
Duan Ling Tian had mixed feelings when he thought about this. ‘I think Di Jue didn’t think, even in his death, that someone whom he had regarded as an ant five years ago would be able to send him to h.e.l.l!”
‘However, Clan Leader Di Shan seems like a man of his words. Initially, I thought he would make things difficult for us after I killed Di Jue. However, he’s been nothing but cooperative. Naturally, that might be due to his fear of father.’
Duan Ling Tian’s thoughts drifted all over the place until he did not know what else to think about.
In a world where only his consciousness existed, where he could not feel his body, he felt he was going crazy as time continued to pa.s.s!
However, Duan Ling Tian was still a weapon specialist on Earth in his past life. For a mission, he once had to stay undercover where there was no sun for a few months. If he was an ordinary person, he would have broken down mentally!
Due to his experience in his past life, Duan Ling Tian managed to stay sane under such circ.u.mstances.
‘Those members from the dragon clan who entered the Dragon Cleansing Pool in the past definitely didn’t experience this… Otherwise, it would’ve been impossible for them to leave so easily. How can an ordinary person suffer such a tedious torment,’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself.
After a while, Duan Ling Tian began to calm down again. In the end, he even managed to grin and bear with it.
“You’re undoubtedly the successor of Sword Saint Feng Qing Yang of the Seven Absolutes Sect, the First Absolute, the Fog Rain Progeny… Little one, you’ve pa.s.sed my test. I’ll keep my words to Feng Qing Yang and grant you Dragonization!”
Just as Duan Ling Tian’s consciousness had quieted down, a voice resonated suddenly. It had a majestic and captivating quality to it.
Although Duan Ling Tian was shocked, he was also ecstatic. This was because he could finally feel his body and his Divine Consciousness.
Before he even began to observe his surroundings, he instinctively looked toward the source of the voice.
He discovered a huge silhouette that spanned several thousands of meters above the sky. It was a Divine Dragon. In comparison, Di Jue’s True Form was completely inferior!
Di Jue’s True Form was only several hundreds of meters long, it was not even a thousand meter long. However, the Divine Dragon before him was at least five to six thousand meters long.
This Divine Dragon emitted an oppressive aura. Duan Ling Tian found it difficult to breathe that he almost suffocated.
‘This dragon has… eight claws!’ Soon after, Duan Ling Tian discovered that the Divine Dragon’s figure that was several thousands of meters long possessed eight sharp claws on each of its hands!
Eight-Clawed Divine Dragon?!
Duan Ling Tian gasped.
At this moment, his breathing had almost stopped completely.