Chapter 248: Chapter 247: [BaKi]’s Soul Is Shocked into Madness
The magma lake atop Northern Boundary Mountain was like a boiling cauldron, splattering wildly. The falling magma was like eternally burning sparks, descending upon the surface of this world of ice and snow.
BOOM! RUMBLE—
The great roar of the bubbling magma was even deeper than thunder. Pillars of magma, visible to the naked eye, rose and fell one after another. Having already used a special technique to connect with the True Dragon Skeleton, [BaKi]’s expression turned manic, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"I’ve found the True Dragon Skeleton! Dragon Body Casting—!"
Amidst a hoarse roar, his black-scaled body began to sink voluntarily toward the center of the magma lake. The Enlightenment Fruit left his palm, gradually blooming with a light as dazzling as daylight.
At that moment, he was like a single spark igniting the entire polar night. The Northern Boundary, shrouded in dark clouds, was instantly plunged into daytime. The magma that had filled the peak of Northern Boundary Mountain also shot into the sky in an instant, like an apocalyptic dragon pillar of magma, piercing the heavens!
BOOM! RUMBLE—
The immeasurably thick dark clouds were pierced by the scorching magma pillar. Crimson light illuminated the entire land of ice and snow. The white mist swirling around the mountainside began to dissipate, and the vast expanses of snow collapsed as if doused with hot water.
The foot of Northern Boundary Mountain, the South Mountain Range, the West Ice Mountain Range, and the North Sea Ice all began to thin. The ceaseless, year-round snowfall melted in mid-air. Steaming white vapor rose from the ground, echoing the scorching crimson light—even the clouds were red!
The dark clouds blasted apart by the magma pillar were swept away by powerful gales, clearing the sky. Only the red light now illuminated the world.
Zhu Weiyi and the other powerful experts watching from the sky immediately pushed their Yukong speed to the maximum. They had just managed to retreat to the periphery of the magma pillar to avoid being melted, only to be blasted a thousand meters back by a frenzied heatwave. Each of their faces was flushed red from the heat!
Zhu Weiyi channeled all the Spirit Charm in his body to resist the heatwave, staring dumbfounded at the scene. His cloudy eyes widened like marbles, filled with the crimson glow.
’This is Dragon Body Casting?!’
’Even I wouldn’t last long if I touched that magma before melting. How can the Eight-headed Snake King, who hasn’t even reached the Demon General level, withstand this temperature to perform Dragon Body Casting?’
’If he really can withstand it and successfully cast a Dragon Form, just how terrifying will that body be!’
At this thought, Zhu Weiyi’s face turned pale. A profound sense of powerlessness welled up from the depths of his heart, and a dark glint flashed in his eyes.
Meanwhile, within the pillar of magma, the moment [BaKi]’s unique body was submerged, his scales turned red-hot and dissolved into white vapor.
His usually tough bones and tendons seemed to melt like a sponge in a fire. He could clearly feel his physical body disintegrating, the pain no less than an immortal jumping into a steel furnace.
In a matter of moments, his body had melted away. Only the light of the Enlightenment Fruit still protected his soul, preserving his consciousness and marking the presence of the "Dragon Form."
This was an unprecedented Refinement. He could already feel the essence of the skeleton from deep within Northern Boundary Mountain gathering around the Enlightenment Fruit via the magma. The Dragon Form was under construction.
’This is the body of a True Dragon! It’s a major path to breaking through to the Harmonization Realm, an attempt that will shake the heavens and earth!’
’As long as I succeed in forging this Dragon Form, I’ll have a chance to break through to the Realm I failed to reach in my past life!’
With this thought, [BaKi]’s soul grew excited. Visibly, even the Enlightenment Fruit began to fluctuate frequently.
But gradually, he realized the Enlightenment Fruit was sinking against the current within the erupting magma pillar, as if it had found some kind of resonance and was about to merge with it.
’Could it be the essence of the True Dragon Skeleton?’
’Although I keep talking about the True Dragon Skeleton, what I really need is its essence. That’s what carries the characteristics of a True Dragon; the skeleton itself is just a vessel.’
’The Sealing Array is completely undone, so the skeleton’s essence should be appearing. I’ll be able to cast my Dragon Form soon!’
HUM...
Suddenly, a strange spatial fluctuation rippled out from the depths of the gushing magma. It faintly exuded a draconic might—ancient, terrifying, and enough to make one’s soul tremble.
"It seems it really is the skeleton’s essence!"
[BaKi]’s soul danced manically. Inhabiting the Enlightenment Fruit, he dragged the gradually forming magma body against the current, charging toward the depths from which the fluctuation emanated.
’Draconic might isn’t something that can be easily faked. Right now, the only member of the Dragon Race left in this Human Race Ancestral Realm is the reincarnated [Chen]. There’s no way that guy would be here.’
’So, this draconic might can only be coming from the essence of the True Dragon Skeleton!’
HUM...
Another fluctuation washed over him. The distance was now quite close. [BaKi]’s scorching soul finally perceived the target, and it was indeed...
"Jiang Qiu?!"
HUM—
With his "heart" suddenly breached, [BaKi]’s soul nearly disintegrated like a spark, almost refined by the True Dragon Magma.
He forcibly attached himself to the Enlightenment Fruit within the magma Dragon Form, which had just begun to take shape, barely managing to protect his soul. But the sight before him chilled him to the core. "Twin Celestial Realm, Dragon Spirit, Soul Ice Dao Lotus!"
’Of course, I know of the Cyan Simurgh Palace, once one of the most powerful forces of the Human Race, renowned throughout the myriad realms. The [Ice Prison Fire Tower] is even the Twin Ascendant’s Cultivation Technique! That old monster surpassed the Harmonization Realm!’
’The four ancestors of the Northern Boundary were all earth-shattering figures. The Cultivation Techniques they practiced must have followed the path of the Extreme Great Dao.’
’[Feng Li], who was sent by [Chen], became the Celestial Chosen Demon of the West Ice Tribe as a human. He probably had ideas about inheriting these Cultivation Techniques from the Cyan Simurgh Palace too.’
’But these Cultivation Techniques are definitely not something an Alien Race can obtain. Back when I received the inheritance at the North Sea Palace, it had no effect on me whatsoever. It was just like taking a bath—no change at all!’
’Besides, those are Cultivation Techniques from the Cyan Simurgh Palace! The talent required is astonishing! How on earth did Jiang Qiu manage to learn them?’
’With talent like that, back in ancient times, he definitely could have entered the Cyan Simurgh Palace as a direct disciple. Why would he even need to compete for the Great Dao with the Ten Thousand Races in the Celestial Profound Great Realm!’
’Of course, that isn’t even the most terrifying part. In [BaKi]’s eyes, the Dragon Spirit inside Jiang Qiu was what was truly mind-blowing. How could a genuine Dragon Spirit possibly exist inside his body?!’
"[Chen] aside, there can’t be a second member of the Dragon Race in this world! It’s impossible for the Dragon Race’s long-extinct Ancient Origin to appear now. Even if Dragon Eggs existed, they couldn’t hatch!"
[BaKi] let out a soul-rending howl. His soul had suffered a devastating blow. He now understood why the Enlightenment Fruit was rushing toward this spot.
Because Jiang Qiu was also Casting Body! And he was doing it under the protection of the exceptionally rare Soul Ice Dao Lotus, using the Realm of the [Twin Celestial Realm], and starting to forge a Dragon Form with the help of a Dragon Spirit!
The essence of the True Dragon Skeleton was also slowly seeping into him, fusing with him!
’Although the Soul Ice Dao Lotus is far less rare than the Enlightenment Fruit, in this environment, its adaptability has reached a level the Enlightenment Fruit cannot match.’
’The Enlightenment Fruit was drawn to this method of Dragon Body Casting. It’s like the attraction between magnets. The two can only exist as a single whole—they must fuse together!’
[BaKi]’s soul wailed in despair, but the Enlightenment Fruit, carrying the magma Dragon Form that was still just an outline, pressed forward to attach itself.
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