If Lin Yun hadn’t endured the Soul-Breaking Poison, this level of pain would likely have been too much for him to bear.
But now, it was manageable.
Lin Yun opened every cell, absorbing ravenously.
…
“He’s actually holding up?”
The members of the other two dragon palaces, seeing Lin Yun stabilise in the Dragon Pool, were all shocked.
At the West Sea Dragon Palace’s position.
“Elder Lin Yun is indeed remarkable, actually withstanding the Dragon Pool’s potent energy. It seems I was overly concerned before,” the Second Elder said with a smiling sigh.
In his heart, he grew even more impressed by Lin Yun’s strength.
He knew how extraordinary it was for a human cultivator to endure the Dragon Pool’s energy!
Little Green Dragon also smiled, “Second Elder, this rascal’s abilities are greater than you imagine. I know him pretty well.”
“I’m increasingly convinced of Elder Lin Yun’s worth,” the Second Elder nodded with a smile.
After all, Lin Yun was human. Initially, the elders had Lin Yun challenge Ao Qirui because they didn’t want him to become a guest elder of the West Sea Dragon Palace. It was only because Lin Yun defeated Ao Qirui that they reluctantly agreed to let him join.
Even after he joined, most elders still didn’t fully accept Lin Yun, as he was an outsider.
But Lin Yun’s repeated performances had thoroughly convinced the Second Elder.
…
In the Dragon Pool.
As time passed, Lin Yun continued absorbing the Dragon Pool’s energy without pause.
The energy was absorbed through every cell, infusing every particle of his body, causing each particle to evolve and improve continuously.
From another perspective, this was a qualitative transformation of his flesh and blood. The dragon clan’s energy aura had fully permeated his flesh, while his bones, organs, and skin were also constantly enhanced, radiating a surging dragon clan aura.
This was a metamorphosis!
While absorbing the Dragon Pool’s energy, Lin Yun mentally reviewed his earlier battle with Ao Tiancheng.
Based on Lin Yun’s estimation, Ao Tiancheng’s unleashed combat power was comparable to an ordinary Second Level Dominion Realm cultivator, referring to his attack power, with his defence being even stronger!
So, defeating him was indeed quite challenging for Lin Yun.
Through this battle, Lin Yun gained a clearer, more precise understanding of his current strength.
He could now contend with a Second Level Dominion Realm cultivator but would struggle to win. If the opponent wielded an origin-level weapon, it would be even harder.
This battle also revealed several areas where Lin Yun urgently needed improvement, such as advancing his realm to the Third Level All Things Realm, enhancing his Divine Dragon Claw to make it more effective, and further improving his Heaven-Slaying Annihilation Seal.
His potential for growth was still significant.
After about fifty minutes of immersion in the Dragon Pool.
Lin Yun suddenly opened his eyes.
“Origin body! I’ve reached the origin body!” Lin Yun’s eyes gleamed with excitement, his face brimming with joy.
The Dragon Pool’s potent energy had helped Lin Yun’s physical body break through the bottleneck, successfully reaching the origin body!
Lin Yun clearly felt that, upon reaching the early stage of the origin body, his physical strength had soared dramatically!
Don’t think that moving from the peak of the late chaos body to the early origin body is just a single realm breakthrough. This is a major leap, a qualitative change, like iron turning into steel—a transformation!
Both his defensive power and physical strength had seen tremendous improvement!
During the Heavenly Dragon Platform battle with Ao Tiancheng, Lin Yun had used the Heaven-Slaying Annihilation Seal, which left his body in a weakened state.
But this breakthrough also cleared that weakness, leaving Lin Yun in peak condition.
At this moment, his skin even shimmered with a faint golden glow.
“Ten minutes left, keep going!” Lin Yun suppressed his excitement and continued absorbing.
Ten minutes later.
A powerful force instantly pulled Lin Yun out of the Dragon Pool, and at the same time, the pool’s radiant barrier enveloped it once more.
In those final ten minutes, Lin Yun stabilised his physical body, fully consolidating his realm at the early stage of the origin body.
The other two dragon palaces had already left the second floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower.
“Rascal, how was the effect?” Little Green Dragon hurried to Lin Yun’s side.
“The effect was excellent. It helped my physical realm break through to the origin body, and after some consolidation, it’s fully stabilised at the early stage,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
He was more than satisfied with this outcome.
After all, this was a breakthrough in a major physical realm, not a minor one.
Breaking through such a major bottleneck was extremely difficult. Without this opportunity, reaching the origin body would have been nearly impossible for Lin Yun.
This physical realm was something even Emperor Huoyun and others could only dream of!
Beyond the major breakthrough, Lin Yun felt that after the immersion, the dragon clan aura in his body had become stronger and more pronounced.
“An origin body, huh? Haha, that’s fantastic!” Little Green Dragon’s eyes lit up.
“If you hadn’t given me the slot, I wouldn’t have had this chance to improve,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
“You, stop being so polite with me,” Little Green Dragon said, patting Lin Yun’s shoulder.
He continued, “Since the Dragon Pool immersion is done, let’s go.”
With that, Little Green Dragon led the West Sea Dragon Palace team towards the first floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower, preparing to leave.
Lin Yun planned to digest this experience thoroughly after leaving the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
As for his physical realm, now at the early stage of the origin body, it was already exceptionally high. Advancing further would be immensely challenging.
Upon reaching the first floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower.
“Dragon King, the East Sea Dragon Palace is holding a grudge. I’m worried they might scheme against us outside,” the Second Elder of the West Sea Dragon Palace said.
“I understand, but my West Sea Dragon Palace isn’t a pushover. If they want a piece of us, it won’t be easy!” Little Green Dragon replied.
He continued, “The Dragon Pool is over, and the Hidden Dragon Tower is about to close. Let’s go.”
With that, Little Green Dragon led everyone out of the Hidden Dragon Tower.
Outside the Hidden Dragon Tower.
As Little Green Dragon, Lin Yun, and the others emerged, the Hidden Dragon Tower began to close slowly, not to reopen for another hundred years.
“It’s the East Sea Dragon Palace’s people!” Lin Yun’s gaze narrowed slightly.
Upon exiting, Lin Yun immediately spotted the East Sea Dragon Palace’s group not far ahead.
