Chapter 184  : The Sky Has Nine Dragons, The Responding Dragon Has Wings

In the book titled “Classic of Mountains and Seas—Classic of Regions Within the Seas: East”[1], there was a god of thunder in Leize, Wu Xi, who had a dragon’s body, a human head, and a bulging belly.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the Leize Dragon God was obviously a combination of human and dragon, and its meditation technique also came in two forms.

The feathered serpent spirit couldn’t get close to the human form. It was much easier for it to move toward the dragon body, which was also elongated.

The facts were just as he’d expected. Along with the changes in Lin Yao’s consciousness, the clueless feathered serpent spirit also changed its body shape. Because the feathered serpent spirit was a dependent of the Tree of Heaven Punishment and the Leize Dragon was formed by the charm of the Tree of Heaven Punishment, it didn’t seem difficult for the feathered serpent spirit to imitate the Leize Dragon.

The dependent would instinctively move closer to its master. The familiar, stable, and powerful form made the feathered serpent spirit take that shape, size, and color effortlessly. If this were to continue, the feathered serpent might be able to transform into the Leize Dragon in the time to come.

However, after seven seconds, Lin Yao and the Tree of Heaven Punishment couldn’t hold on any longer.

Although the Tree of Heaven Punishment was powerful, it was still a small sapling and had exhausted all its stored charm in seven seconds. Upon losing the assistance of the sacred tree, the Leize Dragon transformed by Lin Yao dissipated instantly.

Ss…!

This made the feathered serpent spirit feel somewhat dissatisfied. It had just imitated a trace of the dragon and hadn’t seen enough of it.

Lin Yao, who was exhausted, felt a little speechless after this.

“I share your thoughts, but there’s not enough charm… You are already a mature snake. It’s time for you to train on your own.”

While watching the feathered serpent spirit train under his command, Lin Yao instinctively turned around. As he was resting, he was contemplating whether to make the feathered serpent god practice this meditation technique.

‘If I had the meditation technique of the feathered serpent god, would it make things easier for the feathered serpent spirit? No, the Tree of Heaven Punishment is my intrinsic nature, and the feathered serpent spirit is only a dependent. The duties of the feathered serpent god include the stars, the rainy season, and the harvest. The Tree of Heaven Punishment’s intrinsic nature is all about punishing evil, and the Good and Evil Distinguishment and Heavenly Thunder are its penetrance. If the feathered serpent spirit takes on the path of the feathered serpent god, it will become more and more distant from the Tree of Heaven Punishment and will be unable to support it. The Tree of Heaven Punishment will not be able to return the feathered serpent spirit’s favor either.’

The Tree of Heaven Punishment was the intrinsic nature of Lin Yao, and he could not possibly give up the sacred tree for the feathered serpent spirit. At the same time, Lin Yao also thought of a powerful existence with wings—the Responding Dragon[2].

According to the book titled “Classic of Mountains and Seas—Classic of Regions Within the Seas: East”, at the northeast corner of the Great Wilderness was a mountain called Mount Fierce Plowing Mound. The Responding Dragon lived at the South Pole. He had killed the war god and rain god ‘Jest Much’ and the drought demon ‘Boast Father’. However, the Responding Dragon couldn’t return to the sky. That was the reason earth had that many droughts. Whenever there was a drought, people would make an image of the Responding Dragon and would receive heavy rainfall in return.

That was a great god recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It was also the god of clouds, rain, and thunder, the god of streams and rivers, and the heavenly dragon god. He was prominent in the mythologies of the early times before the Qin dynasty.

The sky had nine dragons, and the Responding Dragon was one with wings. Lin Yao hoped that the feathered serpent spirit would grow into an existence as great as the Responding Dragon.

Although the feathered serpent spirit was very far from being the Responding Dragon, Lin Yao, as a mortal, was even further away from Yahwei of the One God religion. Nevertheless, it was always good for humans to be ambitious.

“Let’s grow together. If you follow my pace, we’ll become stronger together. If you can’t do that, you can only be a pet. You’ll decide your destiny.”

China didn’t have the Responding Dragon meditation technique, as no one had ever seen the real image of the Responding Dragon. In some legends, the Leize Dragon God Meditation Technique was also said to have been obtained from a mural near a big marsh. Because it had been taken from the mural and been repaired, it was rated as diamond level.

In order to make the feathered serpent spirit learn and grow, Lin Yao had been undergoing electric shock stimulation.

This way, the two practiced together until the fourth morning.

As soon as he woke up, Lin Yao entered his Sea of Consciousness and looked at the feathered serpent spirit that was bringing him closer to the Leize Dragon. Lin Yao then glanced at the Tree of Heaven Punishment, Over there, Lin Yao’s information had already undergone an earth-shaking transformation. Three days were not long, but thanks to Project Thunder God, chemosynthesis had occurred because of his few talents—Heavenly Thunder, Armored Body Of Light, and Light Adjustment—making Lin Yao improve by leaps and bounds.

[Name: Lin Yao]

[Race: Human]

[Age: 17]

[Existing Natural Energy: 6,000 grams]

[Other Energy: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Thunder 100 grams]

[Cultivation Method: 13th Military Boxing (Profound Meaning; Gene Lock Unlocking), Paladin Body Strengthening Technique (Guardian Holy Seal), Leize Dragon God Meditation (Not Started)]

[Realm: Potential Warlord, the host can advance and become a warlord (211 vital energy seeds), Iron Person (201%)]

[Mental Strength Scale: 78 points]

[Combat Skill: Clear Mirror Swordsmanship (Real Success 100%), Deafening Thunder Roar (Real Success 100%), Super Electromagnetic Gun (Not Started), Thunderbolt Sword-Drawing Technique (Real Success 100%)]

[Tree Planted Now]

[1 Celestial Tree (Juvenile Stage 1,000/1,000,000)(Gold Person)]

[Talent: Armored Body Of Light LV7, Angel (Angel’s Descent, Brave Soul), Lord of Light]

[2 Tree of Heaven Punishment (Seedling 8,000/100,000 (Silver Person))]

[Talent: Good and Evil Distinguishment LV3, Heavenly Thunder Manipulation LV2 (99%)]

[Weapon: Brilliant Light Sword (Gold)]

[Protective Suit: Type VII Electric Current Stimulation Combat Suit (Custom Made)]

[Treasure: Three Blessed Beads, Electrical Energy Storage Crystal]

For the past three days, Qin Ya had been working on the framework of the foundation, and Lin Yao’s natural energy had not changed much. There was only an increase of 1,000 grams, and this was due to the recruitment of the teachers for the orphanage.

His natural body had not changed much, but the physical progress of the Iron Body had reached 201% due to the repeated, strong electric current stimulation and the shallow stimulation that he underwent every night.

The progress of Lin Yao’s Iron Body had been 105% three days ago, and it had reached 201% in three days. This improvement was terrifying.

However, this was normal, and it was also why Professor Li had been unwilling to wait for the six-month assessment and had anxiously asked his long-time friend to rate Lin Yao as a diamond-level genius. This was because he could sense Lin Yao’s fast cultivation speed.

However, one could also tell how terrifying the king talent was. Even though Lin Yao could increase the Iron Body by close to 30% in one day without consuming many resources, he was still a diamond genius, not a king genius.

In addition to his physical body, he also improved his mental strength. For the past three nights, from 11 to 12 o’clock, Lin Yao had undergone brain development. The three days of brain development and one session of Leize Great God meditation had increased his mental strength to 78 points, which meant that he could now use his thinking speed acceleration for 78 seconds.

The third improvement was the growth rate of the Tree of Heaven Punishment, which had reached 8,000, making Lin Yao somewhat reluctant to invest his natural energy into it.

‘This sacred tree can grow by just absorbing electrical energy.’

As Lin Yao grew stronger, the Celestial Tree was seemingly able to absorb sunlight and grow, but it only increased by 1,000 energy points in three days, which Lin Yao found a tad slow.

The last improvement was the progress of the Heavenly Thunder, which had reached LV2 (99%). The reason for this growth was the optimization of the body with long-term electricity stimulation and Light Adjustment. Now, Lin Yao could sense a huge resistance to thunder electricity. Powerful electric shocks were harmful to ordinary people but were a source of energy replenishment for Lin Yao.

Due to his talent, the electric current intensity had been increased several times while Lin Yao was undergoing in-depth electric current development. Even shallow stimulation also required the same current intensity as his in-depth stimulation had in the past.

‘I’m consuming more electricity.’

After three days of huge improvement, Lin Yao was fairly satisfied. His only dissatisfaction was his Heavenly Thunder, which was stuck at LV2 (99%).

‘It seems that I need to gain some form of enlightenment on thunder electricity to advance to LV3 quickly.’

Others could only depend on fortuitous encounters for this kind of enlightenment. They could only break through when they had a sudden flash of inspiration. It might even take one a lifetime if one didn’t have enough comprehension ability.

But Lin Yao was different. He could take the initiative to comprehend.

‘When the charm of the Tree of Heaven Punishment is restored, I’ll be able to meditate on the Leize Dragon God again. I believe I could break through the small LV3 with the help of the Tree of Heaven Punishment and the image of that great god.’

Thanks to his soaring strength, Lin Yao was more confident about dealing with Du Ming.

‘Speaking of this, I always feel that I am playing the role of a challenger in a battle. I feel oppressed whenever I’m facing the opponent.’

Indeed, this was what others felt about Lin Yao. His chances of victory in every battle seemed to always be 50%. However, this feeling was actually wrong. The reason for this delusion was Lin Yao, who was improving too rapidly while his opponents were also getting increasingly stronger.

If he had not participated in this competition, Lin Yao would have already dominated No. 4 High School. Nevertheless, Lin Yao was participating in the competition held in Ninghai City.

This was a match that surpassed the strength of No. 4 High School by far. As the top fighter of No. 4 High School, he was already not considered weak now that he had entered the top 32 in the individual competition.

Although Lin Yao was very strong and his speed of improvement was fast enough, his awakening time was too short. It had only been two months since his awakening, and he was trying to catch up with others who had years of experience. Naturally, he was deemed the challenger.

‘Forget it, I’m not thinking about this anymore. I hope I’ll enjoy the battle today.’

Armed with huge improvement, he was looking forward to the battle. In fact, he was not the only one doing so. The confident Du Ming, the nervous higher-ups of No. 1 High School, and a large audience were all looking forward to this battle.

One could tell from the audience who came to watch the match. The entire stadium was full, and some of the people had specially traveled there from other regions to see… Lin Yao.

Well, this match was certainly highly anticipated, but only in Ninghai. The people from other cities could watch it through live streams if they were interested. It was impossible for them to make a special trip here. However, some young ladies from other regions were here because of Lin Yao.

The stadium was fully seated, and the number of live streams continued to increase since the start of the event. Soon, millions of people were watching the show, and this was a very exaggerated number.

Such competitions were held in all the cities across the country, and at the moment, a dozen of them were being held concurrently within Ninghai City. When that many competitions were going on, the one in Ninghai City was not outstanding. Nevertheless, Lin Yao was too appealing. At the same time, Du Ming’s stunning one punch and Lin Yao’s godlike performance had also attracted the attention of countless people. Upon seeing that the two powerhouses were about to fight, they rallied their friends, and the numbers increased continuously.

After the crowd gathered, countless arguments were heard before the battle commenced.

Some people supported Du Ming. The scorching blood and aura, the Blood Ape Transformation, and the Whale-Like Engulfing Method of the North were all powerful abilities, and even people from the Ultimate Boxing Dojo had revealed that this was not all that their senior brother had.

“His previous opponent was too weak, and my senior brother didn’t use all his abilities. Just wait and see. That pretty boy One Sword is surely going to lose.”

[1] Classic of Mountains and Seas is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography and beasts.

[2] Responding Dragon, Yinglong in Chinese, lit. “responsive dragon”, is a winged dragon and rain deity in ancient Chinese mythology.