After the recent battle, besides obtaining seven drops of essence blood, Lin Yun also tested the results of his recent cultivation, experiencing the effects of ‘Divine Dragon Claw’ and ‘Divine Dragon Art’ in actual combat.
The results naturally left Lin Yun very satisfied, even exceeding his expectations.
In fact, when Ao Tiancheng used essence blood as a sacrifice to boost his strength and fight Lin Yun, even without using the ‘Heaven-Slaying Seal,’ Lin Yun could have matched him with the other techniques he had already unleashed, and he was somewhat confident of victory.
However, to quickly overpower him and easily obtain his essence blood, Lin Yun chose to use the ‘Heaven-Slaying Seal.’
Immediately after, Lin Yun returned to the front of the West Sea Dragon Palace team.
“Little Green Dragon, how was it? Didn’t disappoint you, did I?” Lin Yun grinned.
“Brat, impressive!” The Little Green Dragon, in human form, gave a thumbs-up.
“Elder Lin Yun, your performance was brilliant, truly an eye-opener for us,” the Grand Elder of the West Sea Dragon Palace said with a smile.
Seeing such praise from the Grand Elder, Lin Yun was somewhat surprised.
After all, the Grand Elder and other elders had always been somewhat dismissive of him, given that he was human.
“You’re too kind, Grand Elder,” Lin Yun replied with a smile.
“If there’s anything to worry about, it’s who exactly has the Divine Dragon Pearl. If it’s really in the hands of the East Sea Dragon King, that would be a big problem,” the Grand Elder said with concern.
“No matter who the Dragon Emperor chooses, it’s not something we can control,” the Second Elder said, shaking his head.
“Dragon King, let’s set off quickly and return to the Dragon Palace,” the Grand Elder said.
“Alright,” the Little Green Dragon nodded in agreement.
With that, the West Sea Dragon Palace team set off to return to the West Sea Dragon Palace.
After all, the area they were in was still the public waters of the four Dragon Palaces.
After some time travelling, the team finally left the public waters and entered the domain ruled by the West Sea Dragon Palace.
“Little Green Dragon, you go back first. I need to refine those drops of essence blood; I can’t delay any longer,” Lin Yun said.
Though Lin Yun could withstand the domineering power of the seven drops of essence blood, their presence in his body still made him feel uncomfortable, and he needed to refine them quickly.
Now that they had entered the West Sea Dragon Palace’s domain, Lin Yun could cultivate with peace of mind.
“Alright, once you’ve finished refining, hurry back to the Dragon Palace,” the Little Green Dragon said.
After giving his instructions, the Little Green Dragon led the West Sea Dragon Palace team away.
Once they left, Lin Yun quickly released his divine sense, found a suitable underwater reef cave, and headed straight there.
Inside the cave.
“It seems the side effects of the ‘Heaven-Slaying Seal’ are much weaker for me now,” Lin Yun said, somewhat surprised.
The sustaining effect of the ‘Heaven-Slaying Seal’ had long worn off, and Lin Yun would typically enter a weakened state afterwards.
But he clearly felt that this weakened state was not as severe as before, and his recovery was much faster.
“It’s probably because my physical body has reached the powerful Origin Body, so the impact of this weakened state is much less, and I recover much faster,” Lin Yun murmured with a smile.
A strong physical body truly brought many unexpected benefits!
It could even resist most of the side effects of the ‘Heaven-Slaying Seal.’
Next, it was time to refine the essence blood.
Lin Yun could still feel the domineering aura of the seven drops of essence blood surging within him, like ferocious beasts trying to break free from a cage, even attempting to invade his consciousness.
“Still causing trouble in my body? Just a few drops of essence blood, and you dare to rebel? Watch me refine you now!”
With that, Lin Yun calmed his mind, circulated his inner energy, and began refining, first grinding away the violent aura within the essence blood before absorbing it.
If he absorbed it without neutralizing the violent aura, it would cause him significant harm.
After a full day, Lin Yun finally purified all seven drops of essence blood.
Now, there was no longer any threat.
After purification, Lin Yun began absorbing the seven drops of essence blood.
Another day and more passed.
“Phew…”
Lin Yun opened his eyes, exhaling deeply, a smile on his face.
The seven drops of essence blood had been completely melted and absorbed.
Under the effect of these seven drops of second-grade essence blood, Lin Yun clearly felt his bloodline had been greatly strengthened!
Even his physical body had improved to some extent under the influence of these seven drops.
However, since Lin Yun’s current physical body realm was already quite high, the improvement from these seven drops was limited.
If Lin Yun were still in the early Chaos Body stage, seven drops of second-grade dragon essence blood could have directly pushed him to the mid-Chaos Body stage, but not for the Origin Body, as the resources required to advance the Origin Body were too vast!
Advancing to the mid-Origin Body stage was extremely difficult.
Still, the improvement to his physical body from the seven drops was decent, laying a foundation for future attempts to reach the mid-Origin Body stage.
Of course, the most significant purpose of absorbing this essence blood was to cultivate the Divine Dragon Art.
“Now, I can cultivate the fourth level of the Divine Dragon Art,” Lin Yun said with a satisfied smile.
Without obtaining essence blood from Ao Tiancheng, cultivating the advanced Divine Dragon Art would have been a distant goal.
Lin Yun wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate the Divine Dragon Art now, planning to return to the Dragon Palace first.
With that, Lin Yun rushed out of the cave and sped towards the West Sea Dragon Palace.
Lin Yun’s biggest concern, and what he most wanted to know, was who had obtained the Dragon Emperor’s inheritance and the Divine Dragon Pearl.
This question wasn’t just on Lin Yun’s mind; every one of the four Dragon Palaces wanted to know.
…
West Sea Dragon Palace.
After more than a day of high-speed travel, Lin Yun successfully returned to the Dragon Palace and met the Little Green Dragon in the main hall.
Inside the Dragon Palace hall.
“Brat, went smoothly, did it?” the Little Green Dragon asked as he stepped down from the throne.
“Of course, the seven drops of second-grade essence blood had strong violent energy, but they couldn’t stump me,” Lin Yun grinned.
Immediately, Lin Yun circulated his inner energy to shield their surroundings.
“Little Green Dragon, tell me, did you get the Divine Dragon Pearl?” Lin Yun asked eagerly after shielding the area.
Lin Yun had wanted to know for a while, but back in the潜龙渊 (Hidden Dragon Abyss), with too many eyes and ears around, it wasn’t convenient to ask.
Now, it was just him and the Little Green Dragon.
