Chapter 613: Chapter 395: Elephant Body

Xu Yang arrived at the location of the Spirit Tower, his robes fluttering wildly in the raging wind.

The rune-carved tower gleamed with flowing light and vibrant colors, endlessly devouring the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.

A long queue had already formed at the entrance of the Spirit Tower. Xu Yang quickly walked to the back of the line and stood waiting.

The next moment, a familiar fragrant breeze drifted into his nose. He looked up and, coincidentally enough, the person standing right in front of him was none other than Leng Qiuyue.

"Why is it him again?" Leng Qiuyue thought to herself.

She had noticed the movement behind her, and upon turning to see Xu Yang, she couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"Could she think I’m here to pester her?" Xu Yang wondered.

Seeing Leng Qiuyue’s frown, a wave of suspicion washed over his heart.

He also felt it was too much of a coincidence, but he genuinely had no intentions toward her. To him, this kind of peerlessly beautiful prodigy was nothing but trouble; he had absolutely zero interest in her.

However, since Leng Qiuyue didn’t say anything, it was impossible for him to proactively declare that he had no interest and that it was truly just a coincidence.

"Are you dreaming of someone completely out of your league?"

Suddenly, a slightly mocking voice rang in his ears. Xu Yang looked up and saw that it was none other than the third Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, Li Xun.

Clearly, after two coincidences, Li Xun also assumed he had designs on Leng Qiuyue.

"It’s just a coincidence. You aren’t the only ones allowed at the Spirit Tower," Xu Yang said calmly.

He said this not only for Li Xun to hear but for Leng Qiuyue as well. He had no desire to get involved in this kind of troublesome jealousy.

"It better be. You should know that there are some things you aren’t even qualified to think about."

Saying so, Li Xun took a step forward to stand right in front of Xu Yang, unabashedly cutting in line.

Xu Yang was not one to act on impulse. His personality dictated that if a situation didn’t allow for physical action, it was best to avoid running his mouth and putting others on guard.

Next, Li Xun shamelessly struck up a conversation with Leng Qiuyue just like before. However, the young woman didn’t seem to think much of this third Spirit Bone Celestial Pride either. For every ten sentences Li Xun spoke, she replied with at most one.

Xu Yang patiently listened to about fifteen minutes of nonsense before it was finally his turn. After handing over his Waist Token, he quickly received a room plaque.

Taking the plaque, he headed straight for the seventh floor of the Spirit Tower and entered a secret chamber. The moment he was inside, he immediately removed the suppression on his Spirit Bone.

[Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture·Second Layer (9317/10000)]

"Two days in the Spirit Tower is enough to reach Perfection in the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture. The remaining day can be used to break through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer," he thought.

Even for a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, breaking through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer came with a bottleneck, taking at least ten days to half a month to grind through.

With his interface panel, bottlenecks didn’t exist for him. Three days was more than enough for him to bring the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture to Perfection and break through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer.

Calming his thoughts, Xu Yang began to circulate the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture.

Two and a half days later, inside the secret chamber, an imposing, mountain-like aura filled the entire room, and the runes on the walls gleamed with resplendent light.

"I’ve reached the limit!" Xu Yang murmured.

He slowly opened his eyes, two sharp gleams shooting from his pupils.

[Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture·Second Layer (9945/10000)]

The advancement of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture had already slowed down. Even as he absorbed and underwent Refinement of Spiritual Qi, its progress remained very sluggish.

Within his body, his condensed and overbearing Gang Yuan had already filled his meridians and Dantian, and his Spirit Bone was shining brilliantly.

He did not choose to break through immediately. Although he had the panel and faced no bottlenecks, the panel didn’t directly increase his Cultivation. It only provided him with the necessary Comprehension to break through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer; the actual breakthrough still depended on himself.

After cultivating continuously for two days and two nights, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were not at their peak, making it unsuitable to attempt a breakthrough right now.

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and then closed his eyes to rest for half an hour. Once his Essence, Qi, and Spirit had mostly recovered, he sat back down on the futon.

"I will break through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer today," he resolved.

Having been in Yunzhou City for over a year, his Cultivation was finally about to break through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer. Once he succeeded, he would no longer be considered weak—even in a place like Yunzhou City. No matter what he did, he wouldn’t need to be as overly cautious as before.

For a moment, ripples formed in Xu Yang’s previously calm heart. If he had stayed at the Purple Sun Sect, he might not have even broken through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer by now, let alone possessed a Spirit Bone.

"Add points to the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture."

Suppressing his emotions, he didn’t hesitate to begin adding to the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture.

The next moment, a massive amount of Comprehension regarding the breakthrough to the Celestial Essence Third Layer flooded his mind.

A few breaths later, after Xu Yang had digested all this Comprehension, he didn’t wait any longer. Holding the Essence and Guarding the One, he circulated the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture with all his might.

Inside his body, the power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture that filled his Dantian and meridians seemed to come alive, transforming into a raging dragon that roared furiously.

"RUMBLE..."

In an instant, Xu Yang’s bones and muscles trembled, producing a sound like rolling thunder. The Qi-Blood lying dormant within his flesh erupted outward like a towering beacon, threatening to tear off the secret chamber’s roof. For a time, the entire chamber resembled a sea of blood.

His vigorous Qi-Blood completely filled the ten-square-meter chamber. Had the room not been built from special Spirit Iron and reinforced by the power of runes, it would have long been torn apart by his Qi-Blood.

His Spirit Bone emitted a blinding light that shone through his flesh, making every single blood vessel clearly visible. Power akin to a roaring dragon surged through his meridians, producing waves of sound that resembled dragon cries.

"CRACK CRACK..."

Amidst a series of popping joints, Xu Yang’s body rapidly expanded. In an instant, his physique grew a full size larger, making him terrifyingly robust and giving off a heavy, invincible aura.

Dragon Bone Symbols Body!

The Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture was a Cultivation Technique specifically used to develop a Spirit Bone. It cultivated both internally and externally. Having practiced it for nearly half a year, although he had yet to truly achieve the Dragon Bone Symbols Body described in the technique, he had begun to show some signs of it.

At this moment, his body was much thicker and sturdier than its normal state. His messy hair danced wildly in the air. Every muscle rippled with explosive power, and his bronze skin glowed with a lustrous sheen, exuding a profound sense of strength.

Every pore on his body opened wide. He became like a bottomless pit, madly swallowing the Spiritual Qi in the chamber. His previously slow-growing aura was now rising rapidly once more.

In just fifteen minutes, a bottleneck that would take even a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride twenty to thirty days to grind through was easily shattered by him. His aura truly reached Celestial Essence Second Layer Perfection.

"Break!"

Xu Yang roared in his heart. All the Qi-Blood that had dissipated outside his body rapidly contracted, rushing back into him all at once as his aura surged violently.

At the same time, the formidable Heart Spirit he had cultivated all along through the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture poured out like a tide. Coordinating with the power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture, it launched a charge toward the Realm Barrier between the Celestial Essence Second Layer and Celestial Essence Third Layer.

"CRACK!"

With just a single impact, the Realm Barrier—which would take many Celestial Strategy Academy disciples one or two years to shatter—was effortlessly pierced through.

"BOOM!"

A sound like an exploding thunderclap echoed from within him. It was as if something had detonated inside Xu Yang’s body. His already enlarged physique expanded yet again, before seemingly collapsing inward. His swollen body abruptly shrank, forming a terrifying compressive force.

"RUMBLE..."

Alternating between expansion and compression, his Spiritual Qi, Spirit, Qi-Blood, and Gang Yuan were driven by his Heart Method, giving birth to a completely new power that was even more condensed and overbearing.

The power that originally filled his entire body rapidly decreased as if shrinking, turning into nourishment for this new, terrifying power.

An even more tyrannical suction force emerged, blanketing the entire chamber. Spiritual Qi surged into his body like a burst dam. The runes on the walls seemed to sense that he required more Spiritual Qi; their light abruptly flared, releasing greater amounts of it into the room and maintaining the Spiritual Qi concentration at ten times the normal level.

The roaring sound of his joints rang out once more. The brand-new power surged like a massive dragon, washing over and purifying his flesh wherever it passed.

His Spirit Bone was rumbling, madly devouring the newly formed Gang Yuan as it emitted a blinding radiance.

Xu Yang felt as if his entire being had been sublimated. His Heart Spirit rapidly surged, while his strength and aura climbed steadily.

An hour later, all of his power had finished transforming. His aura began to stabilize, no longer growing with wild ferocity. Only his physical body and Heart Spirit were still slowly adapting to this brand-new power.

Xu Yang opened his closed eyes. His gaze shone as brightly as the stars before instantly withdrawing its brilliance.

The brand-new power was still surging like a runaway horse. It seemed that even he found it somewhat difficult to restrain, as it constantly roamed through his body, nourishing his skin, flesh, muscles, and bones.

His exuberant energy gave him an urge to immediately find someone to fight and vent this newfound power.

[Root Bone: 102]

[Comprehension: 102]

[Cultivation: Celestial Essence Third Layer]

[Yunling Technique·Minor Achievement (931/15000)]

[Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture·Third Layer (12/10000)]

[Azure Dragon Dominating Body·First Layer (9426/10000)]

[Formless Thousand Illusions Skill·Great Success (7758/15000)]

[Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength·Great Success (2844/30000)]

[Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique·Sixth Layer (1139/10000)]

[Black Tortoise Mountain Suppression Fist·Great Success (7247/20000)]

[Roaming Dragon Sky Step·Great Success (7265/16000)]

[Remaining Lifespan: 303]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 2891]

"The breakthrough in the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture actually drove the progress of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body to increase quite a bit as well," he mused.

Upon brief reflection, he quickly understood the key reason behind it. The Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture cultivated both internally and externally. Once he broke through, his physical body was strengthened as a result, which naturally led to advancements in the Azure Dragon Dominating Body.

His lifespan had also increased a bit!

In fact, his lifespan was somewhat abnormal. Logically speaking, the lifespan of the Celestial Essence Realm was only two hundred years. Because he possessed a Spirit Bone, his lifespan was three hundred years, which was already highly unusual.

Logically, a breakthrough shouldn’t increase lifespan. For others, it was unheard of for their lifespan to increase upon a minor breakthrough.

"It should be because my body has always remained at its absolute peak, forever eighteen years old," he thought.

His body was always in the optimal state for cultivation, naturally making him different from others.

Even for Spirit Bone Celestial Prides like Qi Ning, their physical age was already in their twenties. They were long past their golden cultivation age; one could say that their physical condition was going downhill with each passing day.

"Celestial Essence Third Layer. I am finally on the same level as those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. However, my Azure Dragon Dominating Body is inferior to theirs. If we were to fight, I might still be no match for them."

Waving his hand to close the panel, Xu Yang noted there were still two hours remaining. He continued to absorb Spiritual Qi to consolidate his Cultivation.

Two hours later, his time was up. He concealed his Spirit Bone and his Cultivation of the Celestial Essence Third Layer, then stood up and walked out of the secret chamber.

Even though he had hidden his power, his explosively increased strength ensured that his urge to find someone to fight persisted without any signs of waning. Battle intent continuously surged within his Heart Spirit.

"Then let’s fight!"

Stepping out of the Spirit Tower, Xu Yang strode grandly toward the Battle Tower. This was the perfect opportunity to test his current Combat Power.

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