Chapter 33 The Ancestral Dragon's Phantom
The Dragon Transformation Fruit!
This is a sacred object coveted by the aquatic people. Eating it allows one to ascend to heaven and transform into a true dragon without needing to leap over the Dragon Gate.
Unfortunately, Feng Zichen desires the body of a primordial god-demon, not a true dragon. The Dragon Transformation Fruit is useless to him.
He mobilizes all his magical power to suppress the medicinal effects of the Dragon Transformation Fruit, temporarily slowing the transformation of his body into a dragon.
However, the effects of the Dragon Transformation Fruit are incredibly powerful. After a short while, it breaks through Feng Zichen's blockade and continues to alter his body.
Seeing that his magical power is useless, the True Spirit within the Ziwei Palace erupts with brilliant light. Feng Zichen's body instantly transforms into a ball of primordial chaos, enveloping the True Spirit and spinning freely in the air.
The power of the Dragon Transformation Fruit rises and falls within the primordial chaos, attempting to transform it into a dragon shape.
Afterward, the primordial chaos gives rise to One, Two Forms, Three Powers, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Luminaries, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, and Ten Directions, ultimately returning to oneness.
As the primordial energy evolved, the power of the Dragon Transformation Fruit slowly merged into it, until finally, it completely became one with the primordial energy, no longer able to cause any disturbance.
Then, the primordial energy twisted and transformed back into Feng Zichen's body.
After regaining his body, Feng Zichen suppressed his restless true spirit and walked towards the ninth layer of the void.
Having refined the Dragon Transformation Fruit, his strength had greatly increased, reaching the edge of a breakthrough, but now was not the time to break through; he could only suppress it for the time being. The best time to break through would be when he leaped over the Dragon Gate.
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In the ninth layer of the void, the vast Milky Way descended from the heavens, carrying immense power, crushing towards Feng Zichen, attempting to knock him down from the void.
At the end of the Milky Way, there was a gigantic portal, shining with the light of creation and the light of the Great Dao, with endless mysteries flowing within.
The Dragon Gate, the true Dragon Gate!
Seeing this Dragon Gate, Feng Zichen realized with astonishment that this was the true form of the Dragon Gate; the towering gate outside was merely a projection.
Sensing the power of the Milky Way, he held nothing back, unleashing his full strength.
Endless radiance erupted, forming illusory divine figures around Feng Zichen, while streaks of starlight descended, enveloping him.
Empowered by the celestial stars, Feng Zichen ignored the spatial blockade, taking a single step that shrank the distance, directly crossing the vast Milky Way and arriving before the Dragon Gate.
"Roar!"
A distant, ethereal dragon roar, seemingly from ancient times yet also from the future, resounded, shaking Feng Zichen to
his core. Looking up, a nine-clawed golden dragon came into view.
The Ancestral Dragon's illusory form!
The final barrier of the Dragon Gate was guarded by the Ancestral Dragon's illusory form.
Only by withstanding a single blow from the Ancestral Dragon's illusory form and not being knocked into the void could one leap over the Dragon Gate.
Although the Ancestral Dragon's illusory form before him only possessed the cultivation of an early-stage Celestial Immortal, the Ancestral Dragon was a sacred beast, comparable to a saint! Though their cultivation levels were the same, their essence far surpassed each other; a Celestial Immortal's attack was no less powerful than a Golden Immortal's.
Touching the dragon scale in his robes, Feng Zichen didn't use it.
This was a secret treasure lent to him by Ao Xue, crafted from the scales shed by the Ancestral Dragon. It would allow him to bypass this obstacle and directly reach the Dragon Gate.
However, facing the greatness of a sage would be extremely beneficial to Feng Zichen, and even if it was just an illusion, he didn't want to miss it.
Besides, opportunities to fight a sage of the same realm were rare in the prehistoric world.
Since he wouldn't die anyway, why not give it a try?
Thinking this, Feng Zichen made his move. Knowing the formidable nature of his adversary, he resolved to strike first.
He drew his Zichen Sword and swung it at the illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon. A dazzling sword light, carrying the force of creation, swept outwards.
This was the Zhou Tian Sword Technique, using the celestial bodies to evolve the myriad paths of heaven and earth, the birth and death of all things. It was created by Feng Zichen after observing Pangu's creation of the world, combining it with the celestial bodies, representing his achievement in swordsmanship.
Within the sword light, the sun, moon, and stars appeared, evolving the myriad paths of heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, space was shattered, and all things were destroyed, as if the world were about to be reborn.
Seeing this sword light, the previously emotionless illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon showed a hint of surprise, as if marveling at the sword light's mystique.
Then, it opened its dragon mouth and let out a dragon's roar.
Instantly, heaven and earth fell silent, all things were still, the sword light shattered with a deafening crash, and cracks appeared on Feng Zichen's body.
The sword light shattered but didn't disappear; instead, it transformed into countless sword energies, such as Yin-Yang Sword Energy, Three Talents Sword Energy, Four Symbols Sword Energy, and Five Elements Sword Energy… shooting towards the illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon.
The illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon exhaled lightly, and the countless sword energies instantly vanished. Then, its figure began to slowly disappear.
The attack was over; the illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon had completed its mission, and there was no need for it to remain.
After the illusory figure of the Ancestral Dragon disappeared, a wisp of innate Yi Wood primordial energy appeared in the void, falling into Feng Zichen's body and instantly healing his injuries.
"So powerful! We are both at the early stage of Heavenly Immortal, yet one move could severely injure me. Saints are indeed terrifying!"
Feng Zichen exclaimed as he stood up.
Feeling the power of the Saint, his determination to become stronger grew even stronger.
Just then, an excited dragon's roar suddenly came from the eighth level of the void.
Someone had reached the eighth level of the void.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen walked towards the Dragon Gate. He hadn't forgotten that the first person to leap over the Dragon Gate would receive a reward from the Ancestral Dragon.
Having passed all nine trials, with no further obstacles before the Dragon Gate, he smoothly entered and arrived at the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Crossing the Dragon Gate, Feng Zichen's bloodline underwent a transformation, boiling and glowing, releasing rays of divine light.
Sensing this change, he immediately jumped into the Dragon Transformation Pool. Instantly, boundless creative energy surged in, accelerating the transformation of his bloodline.
First, brilliant starlight erupted, followed by bursts of azure, white, and yellow light.
The azure light was the power of the Dragon Transformation Fruit, the white light was Nuwa's essence blood, and the yellow light was the Nine Heavens' Breath Soil. These bloodline powers, refined by Feng Zichen, were reawakened with the help of the Dragon Gate.
Seeing the complex bloodline within his body, Feng Zichen frowned. He then fully activated his Star Bloodline, attempting to force out the other three bloodlines.
Nuwa's essence blood and the Nine Heavens' Breath Soil, being rootless, were quickly forced out under the pressure of the Star Bloodline, transforming into two drops of essence blood floating beside Feng Zichen.
Only the Azure Dragon bloodline produced by the Dragon Transformation Fruit, blessed by the Dragon Transformation Pool, began to contend with the Star Bloodline.
This manifested in Feng Zichen as him sometimes transforming into an Azure Dragon body, sometimes into a Dao body, switching back and forth between the two.
After an unknown period, the two bloodlines gradually reached a balance, transforming him into a form with a dragon's head, human body, and dragon tail.
As if created by heaven and earth, an inexplicable Daoist aura emanated from this body.
Legend has it that when Pangu was born, he underwent nine transformations in a single day, becoming a god in heaven and a saint on earth. This form with a dragon's head, human body, and dragon tail was one of them, a body of the Great Dao. With the Dao body achieved, Feng Zichen entered a state of enlightenment. Within the Ziwei Palace, his true spirit shone brightly, giving rise to endless Daoist runes.
(End of Chapter)