Chapter 2250: Chapter 2254: Enhanced Dragon Steps
"Then we’ll be off, old drunkard, make sure you come to observe my breakthrough ceremony when I emerge!"
At the entrance of Changlin Academy, Princess Chang and her group bid farewell to Hu Yiqiu, Jian Cangqiong, and others who came to send them off.
"Not certain, depends on my mood!"
Hu Yiqiu chuckled softly.
Si Luan’er glared at Hu Yiqiu, turned around, and flew towards the sky, with the elders following her.
"Jiang Chen, I’ll be waiting for you at Changling Main Court. By then, I must defeat you at the same realm. I am the strongest at this level!"
A defiant voice floated down from the sky.
Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, turned incredulously to Yun Tao: "Senior Brother, wasn’t Si Huang’er your opponent? Did she call out the wrong person?"
"Haha, you just wait to be beaten!"
Yun Tao laughed gleefully, then looked up at the direction where Si Huang’er disappeared: "However, I still need to defeat her!"
Seeing the determination in Yun Tao’s eyes, Jiang Chen sighed in relief and smiled slightly.
Si Huang’er’s challenge stirred a bit of worry in his heart. Yun Tao’s previous defeat by Si Huang’er had unsettled his Dao Heart, and now Si Huang’er ignored him to challenge Jiang Chen, which could again impact Yun Tao’s mindset. After all, both he and Si Huang’er are Sons of Heavenly Dao, easily leading people to think Si Huang’er looks down on Yun Tao.
However, seeing Yun Tao’s expression at this moment, Jiang Chen knew his worries were unnecessary!
Yun Tao glanced at Jiang Chen, understanding his concerns, patted his shoulder with a laugh: "Don’t worry, your senior brother isn’t that fragile!"
Jiang Chen smiled softly, nodding.
The group headed towards the academy.
As soon as they entered the valley, Jian Cangqiong and Hu Yiqiu simultaneously sensed something and turned towards a peak in the northwest.
Noticing their odd behavior, Jiang Chen and the others paused, looking at them confusedly.
"Elder Wine, did you sense it too?"
"Yes!"
"Seems I haven’t mistaken!"
Jian Cangqiong spoke gravely, his expression serious: "A late Integration Realm expert is watching Princess Chang’s group, who do you think sent them?"
"Do you mean..."
Hu Yiqiu’s expression changed, turning to Jiang Chen.
Jian Cangqiong withdrew his gaze, also looking at Jiang Chen: "Jiang Chen, from today until the assessment at Changling Main Court, do not leave the academy casually. If you must leave, bring Elder Wine along!"
"Understood!"
An idea sparked in Jiang Chen’s mind, realizing the situation, he nodded heavily, glancing at the peak Jian Cangqiong had observed.
"Let’s go!"
Hu Yiqiu called out, and the group headed into the depths of the valley.
...
Mingyuan City Domain Lord’s Mansion.
Zhang Yubo was cultivating in a quiet chamber.
Whoosh!
A figure enveloped in black mist suddenly appeared in the chamber.
"Domain Lord, Princess Chang’s group has left!"
Hei Yuan spoke softly.
Whoosh!
Zhang Yubo suddenly opened his eyes, a cold light shooting forth: "Finally left, didn’t expect Princess Chang to stay for a whole month this time!"
After pausing, Zhang Yubo narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your Black Wind Village should get moving, Jiang Chen cannot be allowed to remain!"
"Also, since that Zhang Sanfeng is unwilling to leave Heavenly Sword Sect, let Tang Lin bring Zhang Daoling and let them train against each other. Instruct Tang Lin to fully support them, provide all the elixirs and spirit grass from Domain Lord’s Mansion to expedite their breakthrough to the Unity Realm. When they break through, it will be my opportunity to attain sainthood!"
"Understood!"
Hei Yuan replied respectfully, turning into black mist and disappearing without a trace.
...
Changlin Academy, Southern Maniac Mountain, midway up the mountain.
Yun Tao, Ouyang Ruoxue, and Jian Wuheng were still training their control over power, while Jiang Chen didn’t lie in the river anymore but sat cross-legged by the riverbank, holding a jade slip.
The jade slip was the Earth Rank low-level body technique, Dragon Steps, obtained from the Domain Lord’s Mansion!
Jiang Chen had a hunch that Dragon Steps is the most suitable body technique for him. It was this hunch that prevented him from cultivating while Princess Chang and others were present, because while he was studying Dragon Steps, subtle fluctuations emerged from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, undetectable even to Elder Wine!
The True Dragon Martial Spirit is his greatest secret, and until he develops sufficient self-defense ability, it must not be revealed, not even Hu Yiqiu and the others knew more than Jiang Chen possesses a Dragon Form Martial Soul.
"Time to cultivate Dragon Steps!"
Jiang Chen muttered softly to himself, sending his Divine Sense into the jade slip.
"Roar!"
As his Divine Sense entered the jade slip, a dragon’s roar echoed within it, Jiang Chen focused his sight.
The jade slip contained no text or images but featured an azure Divine Dragon flickering and shifting.
As the azure Divine Dragon moved, it created a profound trajectory in the air, imbued with dense Great Dao aura!
"Is this... the movement method of Dragon Steps?"
Jiang Chen was slightly surprised, studying the azure dragon’s flickering figure closely.
Roar!
Suddenly, a dragon’s roar echoed from the depths of Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, a mysterious power shot forth, following Jiang Chen’s Divine Sense into the jade slip.
Under Jiang Chen’s Divine Sense observation, another Divine Dragon appeared in the jade slip, a purely white illusory dragon shadow.
Roar!
The illusory dragon shadow appeared and roared angrily at the azure dragon.
Thud!
Elder Qing fell from the sky, lowering his proud dragon head, trembling all over as if faced with fear from deep within his soul.
This... what happened?
Confusion rose in Jiang Chen’s heart, continuing to watch through his Divine Sense.
The illusory dragon shadow glanced disdainfully at the azure Divine Dragon, turned its head as if it could see Jiang Chen’s Divine Sense.
"Roar!"
The illusory dragon shadow roared again, flickering and shifting in the air. As it moved, a trajectory appeared in the air, far deeper than that depicted by the azure dragon, clearly showing it wasn’t on the same level!
"Is this... the True Dragon Martial Spirit activated by Dragon Steps’ inspiration? Is this the True Dragon level Dragon Steps?!"
Excited, Jiang Chen concentrated on observing the illusory dragon shadow in the air.
Below, the azure dragon gradually faded, trembling.
Gradually, Jiang Chen entered a meditative state.
In his mind flashed a white dragon shadow, flying slowly.
The flight path was the same as the trajectory of the illusory dragon shadow, only the dragon shadow in Jiang Chen’s mind moved countless times slower!
