Chapter 479: The Azure Dragon’s Test
The azure giant dragon, spanning ten thousand miles!
Its massive body, accompanied by lightning and thunder, churned within thick black clouds, making it impossible to see its entirety. This fully embodied the phrase “the divine dragon’s head appears but its tail cannot be seen.”
Huge! Too huge!
Yun Zhonghe couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Is this really the Azure Dragon, a divine beast, in just an avatar form?
It was clear that this was merely a shadowy figure, not the true Azure Dragon.
Even so, the pressure from its mere phantom was utterly terrifying; one can hardly fathom what the real deal would be like.
Likely, only the Ultimate Dao Integrator could stand against it!
As mist swirled around, the dragon’s ghostly figure stared at Yun Zhonghe with menacing intent, as if it was poised to dive down from the sky and tear him to shreds.
“Looks like you’ll need to pass its test to inherit its power.”
Even without Xing Bu’s explanation, Yun Zhonghe already knew.
This didn’t look like something he could get away with easily. With the dragon gathering its light, ready to spew it straight at him, Yun Zhonghe knew his fate if swallowed by the lightning and floods.
There weren’t any heard-of survival mechanisms in the Four Beasts Secret Realm, so who knows? Maybe he’d end up as dragon food.
Therefore, Yun Zhonghe sprang to his feet… wait? He couldn’t move?
He was baffled and realized his body seemed frozen, completely immobile.
Cold sweat instantly poured down his face.
Was this a test of his endurance to being pummeled?
Testing a sword cultivator’s stress tolerance is somewhat of a mental health issue.
Yun Zhonghe felt his heart tighten as he saw the dragon’s lightning breath about to unleash. He hurriedly summoned all his spirit pearls to form eight golden spiritual swords.
While his body was trapped, luckily, he could still tap into his spiritual energy.
The full version of the Infinity Sword Technique spread out, forming eight layers of defense in front of him.
He could only defend against this raw energy flood; there was no retaliation possible.
This was magic damage, after all, and needed to be met with magic. Just as Yun Zhonghe had used his sword domain versus Li Yifeng’s waves, both attacks were on a physical plane.
Boom!
Thunder roared deafeningly, and a powerful torrent of lightning slammed down, instantly shattering four layers of his defenses.
Yun Zhonghe was sweating buckets.
Know this, he had reached the Eighth Stage Golden Core thanks to Mu Jixue’s rapid leveling, and his spiritual state reached Nurturing Nature. Both his sword’s strength and defensive capabilities had skyrocketed.
But even then, it got blown up in less than a moment.
No… Not just the fifth, the sixth collapsed too, with cracks appearing on the golden spiritual swords.
Yun Zhonghe gritted his teeth, realizing things were not looking good.
This test hit his weakest spots.
And before he knew it, the sixth layer also shattered, leaving him with only two layers left.
Green lightning clashing with the sword barrier sent sparks flying, also zapping Xing Bu’s b*tt who was watching in horror nearby.
“AHHH!! Pain!!!”
Xing Bu writhed on the ground, howling in pain.
This lighting could hurt her spirit body!
No denying, this test was tough.
Just the first strike and she was almost cornered.
Yun Zhonghe had to think of another way out.
“Nine Suns Nine Gold Technique!”
Yun Zhonghe yelled, unleashing his mid-range technique. His spiritual energy had reached the Nurturing Nature stage, making this technique a cinch to use.
The Nine Suns Nine Gold Technique boosts various stats but over time, consuming loads of spiritual energy.
But there was good news; as this was the Four Beasts Secret Realm, endless spiritual energy was available, so mana wasn’t a concern.
The seventh layer broke!
The eighth layer followed suit!
However, using the Nine Suns Nine Gold Technique for just a few breaths, the defensive boost wasn’t much. Seeing the torrential lightning heading straight for him, Xue Yunjian appeared as a human form in front of him.
“Master!”
In dire moments, the sword spirit truly loved him.
With her now a mid-grade magic treasure, she barely managed to stave off the lightning.
But clearly, she was straining, her pretty face contorting with pain.
“Xue Yunjian! Don’t force yourself.”
“No… It’s alright… As your master’s sword, I must protect you…”
She forced a smile.
Though she usually talked nonsense and had an insatiable desire, her concern for Yun Zhonghe was genuine, making him feel moved.
Xue Yunjian: “If you’re moved by that, can I use my chest to push you back after we’re out?”
“Not now. Can you please not drive this metaphor home, return my feelings to normal.”
And why was this necessary again?
Something about forgotten memories stirred inside him.
Never mind!
Right then, the lightning halted.
It ends?
Clearly not, the second wave was about to hit, and it was stronger than the first. Green lightning turned dark green.
Yun Zhonghe and Xue Yunjian took deep breaths.
Eight spiritual swords reformed, stacking up again. Yun Zhonghe also added defense to his ring, reinforcing Xue Yunjian.
“Mmm!”
The lightning onslaught was merciless, destroying all eight layers in one go. Straight to Xue Yunjian it went.
Xue Yunjian gasped, her face turning ghostly pale.
“Xue Yunjian, come back!”
Seeing this, Yun Zhonghe rushed to call her back. She insisted on staying.
“I can… hold on a little longer… No need to worry about me…”
Without further ado, Yun Zhonghe forcefully turned her back into a spiritual sword and put her away.
“You’re the most important spiritual sword, you can’t take any damage!”
Though troublesome sometimes, she was irreplaceable to him.
After putting her away, Yun Zhonghe quickly made a wish to Xing Bu, “Senior Xing Bu, please give me a boost!”
Xing Bu, energized by the wish, instantly felt better; the burn on her b*tt from earlier was gone. She cheered, “Alright!”
Zzz—
Her body emitted a brilliant light, the power of the wish flooding into Yun Zhonghe, specifically boosting his defenses.
Yun Zhonghe couldn’t deny that Xing Bu’s boost was top-notch.
With the second wave striking, though agonizing, he managed to withstand it. Each passing moment, his defense increased due to the Nine Suns Nine Gold Technique, reducing incoming damage bit by bit.
He held on.
“Huh… Hah… Hah… d*mn… Is this really something humans can endure?”
He panted hard, feeling sore all over, with a slight dizziness, especially concerning the restless black spirit pearls churning in his sea of consciousness.
This was going to be a long night.
