CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 397: EIGHT DESOLATE DRAGON GOD BODY PROTECTION SKILL

Zhong Lin’s thoughts shifted, and the dragon horns atop his head quickly disappeared, his dragon claws reverting to fair hands, though the strange scale armor remained on his body like bizarre armor.

With a step forward, his entire being shot into the void, eyes slightly closed, as his divine sense enveloped an area around fifteen hundred feet.

Behind him, a massive dragon-shaped shadow coiled in the air, with Zhong Lin standing right atop the dragon’s head.

"Rise!"

With a low shout, the dragon-shaped shadow roared into the void, soaring upward as Zhong Lin rode the dragon across Juying Peak. Wherever the immense Dragon Power passed, all living beings prostrated as if sensing some supreme majesty.

"Hahaha!"

Zhong Lin spread his arms wide, as if embracing the entire world, laughing wildly to the heavens.

BANG!

Accompanied by a dull thud, Zhong Lin, riding the dragon skyward, felt as if he collided with an invisible wall, causing the True Dragon shadow beneath him to instantly dissipate, while he himself fell from the void, with the power of Xuandan in his Dantian abruptly scattering for several breaths.

"Cough, cough."

Zhong Lin quickly scrambled up from the ground, looked around, and his face changed dramatically, realizing that without knowing how, he had flown to the mountain top.

The mountain top was known as Senior Sister Ying Ju’s retreat, where entry and exit without invitation were strictly prohibited.

With this realization, Zhong Lin hurriedly bowed and respectfully said, "Senior Sister Ying Ju, forgive my trespass. I became carried away while practicing a secret technique and shall withdraw immediately."

After speaking, he slowly retreated back several hundred meters before hastily descending the mountain, not daring to delay at all.

It seemed to be no illusion; Zhong Lin felt as if a pair of eyes was watching him.

After some time, Zhong Lin finally returned to the Liu Xuan Pavilion, glanced up at the mountain top, and lightly slapped his own face.

"That’ll teach you to get carried away with pride."

Footsteps approached from afar, revealing Jin Yi and You Shulan running over.

"Senior Brother Zhong, just now there was a dragon..."

Zhong Lin waved his hand and said, "I was just practicing a secret technique, step back."

Without further ado, he ignored them as they stepped back into the secret chamber.

The two left there stared wide-eyed at each other, bewildered.

"System."

Host: Zhong Lin

Techniques: Mystic Sky Dragon Transformation Technique (Full Level), Taixu Indeterminate Qi (Full Level), Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill (Full Level), Great Cycle Ten Thousand Dragon Sutra (Full Level)...

Skills: Eight Desolate Dragon God Body Protection Skill (Beginner), Azure Dragon Eight Forms (Beginner), Primordial Magnetic Destruction Sword Qi (Full Level), Wind Shadow Traceless (Full Level), Sword Technique (Full Level), Sunset Sword Technique (Full Level)...

Miscellaneous: Alchemy: Seventh Grade Elixir (Full Level)...

Skill Points: ∞

"The ’Mystic Sky Dragon Transformation Technique’ is already mastered. Next is the Eight Desolate Dragon God Body Protection Skill and Azure Dragon Eight Forms. System, add points for me."

With the command, a flood of cultivation experience surged into his mind.

Suddenly, Zhong Lin bowed down.

"Roar!"

With a dragon’s roar, Zhong Lin’s body lying on the ground suddenly changed, with countless dragon scales erupting from his body, followed by dragon claws, dragon head, and dragon horns.

In an instant, a creature half-human, half-dragon appeared in place.

"Roar!"

As Zhong Lin transformed into a "little dragon man," his mind trembled, and an ancient, desolate howl echoed in his mind.

"Eight Desolate Dragon God Body Protection Skill!"

Zhong Lin shouted loudly, his dragon scales vibrating, causing the void to tremble as endless Dragon Qi poured from the mysterious void, entering every acupuncture point within Zhong Lin’s body.

"Roar!"

The void rumbled as Dragon Qi cascaded, agitating around his acupuncture points, forming pale blue scales on their surface, sliding continuously, with faint dragon roars resonating in the void as if a colossal True Dragon coursed through Zhong Lin’s body.

"Eight Desolate Dragon God, Body Protection Divine Skill, Condense!"

Zhong Lin bellowed, and the dragon-shaped shadow within his body began to condense, transitioning from shadow to substance.

"Very well, as long as a complete dragon shape is condensed, the Eight Desolate Dragon God Body Protection Skill will reach the Foundation Establishment stage, yet to reach perfection, it requires the condensation of eight True Dragons.

No rush, condensing eight True Dragons is a slow process, but there’s time.

System, enhance the Azure Dragon Eight Forms, let me see your limits."

...

A month later.

"Caw caw!"

In the sky above, Zhong Lin sat cross-legged on the back of a Curly Pelican, weaving through the clouds.

Below, the mountains painted a picturesque scene, with vast cities and lands, crowds like ants, a network of cities and roads that captured the earthly world’s bustling life.

Looking down at the breathtaking scenery, Zhong Lin sighed, "If I hadn’t embarked on the path of Martial Arts, perhaps I would have spent my entire life on the Xuan Gui Continent, my steps covering less than a hundred miles, unable to appreciate this picturesque landscape."

Having stayed indoors for a year, he was eager to move, borrowing an idle Curly Pelican from the Spiritual Beast Garden without bothering others, setting out alone once more towards Earth Split Canyon.

He had indeed wanted to borrow an elegant, celestial white crane, but upon entering, a goofy-looking Curly Pelican recognized him with pitiful eyes, and Zhong Lin couldn’t bear to refuse, choosing it at last.

Despite its ungainly appearance, the Curly Pelican’s speed and spacious back surpassed that of the white crane, offering greater comfort in flight.

Yet the female disciples of the Juying Association were quite the aesthetic enthusiasts!

After a day’s journey, he returned to the entrance of Earth Split Canyon.

Zhong Lin patted the head of the Curly Pelican, "Go find your food and wait for my summons when I’m back."

With that, he leapt lightly from its back, landing feather-light.

"Caw caw!"

The Curly Pelican let out two cries to the sky, flapping its wings before quickly disappearing over the horizon.

Swoosh!

Upon entering Earth Split Canyon, the darkness swirled as over ten blasts of wind emerged, ferociously charging forward—dozens of Ghost Wolves leaping in attack.

Zhong Lin made no moves with his hands, instead directly activating the Eight Desolate Dragon God Body Protection Skill.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Along with three dragon roars, three True Dragon shadows appeared out of nowhere around Zhong Lin’s body.

Boom!

As the three True Dragons emerged, the dozens of Ghost Wolves attacked.

Amidst a series of thuds and yelps, the three azure dragons suddenly unleashed a violent counterforce, instantly killing those Ghost Wolves, with a few directly reduced to pulp.

Watching the three True Dragons circling nearby, Zhong Lin’s face displayed rare satisfaction.

Truly deserving of a Heavenly Grade Top Martial Art, with just three protective True Dragons condensed, its power is evident. What marvel it would be to gather the complete Eight Desolate Dragon God.

With a wave of his right hand, he stored the more intact Ghost Wolf corpses in his Storage Bracelet.

Taking a step forward, he headed deeper into Earth Split Canyon.