CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 301: THE MIST CLEARS, THE DRAGON PULSE TRIAL

The prompt messages kept coming.

Johnnie killed the Thunderflame Monarch and immediately earned 1.12 billion experience points, reaching Stage 6, Level 10.

Plus, by killing The Lesser God, all four basic attributes increased by 100,000 each. That was ten times more than when he killed a Half-God. The power of God-killing also rose from 10% to 20%.

Johnnie’s abilities had improved a lot.

Wow!

At that moment, the Divine Soul of the Thunderflame Monarch appeared. He glared at Johnnie, his voice full of hatred: "Human, I’ll remember this. When I recover, I’ll tear you apart!"

Johnnie frowned. He still took out the Demon-Refining Pot and sent it flying toward the Divine Soul.

Buzz!

But before it could touch the soul, a strong force pressed down on it. The pot flew back into Johnnie’s hand uncontrollably.

It still didn’t work.

Johnnie watched helplessly as the Divine Soul escaped. He sighed in frustration.

He didn’t care about the threat at all.

The Thunderflame Monarch needed at least a month to gather his body again.

At this moment, he was already no match for Johnnie. How could he be after a month?

Johnnie checked the items that dropped from the Thunderflame Monarch. There was only one divine essence, but it was a divine essence of The Lesser God, containing both lightning and fire elements.

A Half-God who mastered the laws of lightning and fire could use it to become The Lesser God and avoid heavenly tribulations.

But it was useless to Johnnie.

He directly put the Thunderflame Monarch’s body into the Map of Heaven and Earth. Then he checked the advancement requirements for Sword Immortal and The Mage of the Five Elements.

[Stage 7, Sword Immortal Advancement Mission: Complete the Trial of the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb, have 10,000 Sword Immortal disciples of Stage 5 or higher]

[Stage 7, The Mage of the Five Elements Advancement Mission: Five Elements Talent reaches 70% (Completed), Five Elements Technique reaches Stage 7 (Completed), kill 1,000 rare elemental demons of Stage 7 or higher]

Both advancement requirements weren’t too hard, but here, it was impossible to complete them.

Johnnie wasn’t worried at all. Even though his level couldn’t go up, his strength could still grow. For example, killing a Divine Powerhouse.

Also, the Cosmic Eclipse Blade could gain strength by defeating stronger enemies.

Johnnie stopped thinking about it. He went to the dragon pit, where a skeleton dragon was badly injured but hadn’t been killed yet. It had run into the water.

Without hesitation, Johnnie used the Myriad Sword Technique and attacked the water wildly.

Boom! Boom!

Countless sword beams, along with dozens of Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning, struck the water. The calm surface turned into a boiling mess.

Roar!

A loud dragon cry echoed through the air. The skeleton dragon shot out of the water.

"You dare bother me, you little bug? Die!" It looked at Johnnie with a sneer and shouted, summoning a storm of fire.

Johnnie just laughed. He didn’t even bother to use his golden light defense. Countless sword beams and hundreds of tribulation lightning struck the dragon all at once, completely covering its big body.

Crack!

Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the sound never stopped. The skeleton dragon was already injured. It couldn’t even fight back, and was immediately struck down by the tribulation lightning.

[Ding, you killed the skeleton dragon, four basic attributes +10,000; you have reached Stage 6, Level 10, no more experience can be gained. Complete your advancement mission as soon as possible.]

[God-killing Power activated, your attributes have permanently increased by 10%.]

The prompt messages appeared. The skeleton dragon died, and a Divine Soul flew out.

Johnnie didn’t hesitate. He immediately absorbed it.

[Ding, you absorbed the Divine Soul, Soul Intensity +10,000, mental power +100.]

Johnnie’s Soul Intensity and mental power got a big boost again.

Then he opened the Map of Heaven and Earth and put the skeleton dragon’s body and the dragon pit into it.

Including this pit, he had collected twelve dragon pits in total, all of which had been swallowed and absorbed by the dragon egg.

The dragon egg had grown a lot, but it was still far from being fully born.

Johnnie still needed the Dragon Pulse.

Huff...

At that moment, the wind howled and the mist quickly disappeared. The whole space became clear and bright.

"Why did the mist suddenly disappear?" Johnnie wondered, staying alert as he scanned his surroundings. Far away, many strong figures appeared, looking at the vanished mist with confused expressions.

At that moment, a cold killing intent came from behind him.

Johnnie tensed up and turned around. It was Pitiless!

"Hmph!" She sneered but didn’t attack immediately.

[Ding, the mist has cleared. The Dragon Pulse secret trial is about to begin.]

Boom...

A prompt message appeared, and then the ground trembled. In the distance, a huge mountain slowly rose, stretching for thousands of miles until it disappeared into the horizon.

Dragon Pulse!

Johnnie felt something in his heart. This huge mountain had to be the Dragon Pulse itself.

But it wasn’t just a mountain—it was the body of a massive Celestial Dragon. At the front, the shape of a dragon’s head was clearly visible.

"Let’s go!" The dragon clan members quickly flew toward the mountain. Others followed closely behind.

Johnnie hesitated for a moment, looking at the surrounding dragon pits, which still radiated strong dragon energy.

He didn’t rush to put them into the Map of Heaven and Earth. Instead, he flew quickly toward the mountain.

At the same time, he summoned Nalorin Sylvia, The Red Carp, and Maiev, just in case something went wrong.

"Johnnie, the secret trial is over. You’re done for." Pitiless said coldly, not attacking, but quickly flying toward the mountain.

Johnnie paid no attention and followed closely behind.

Soon, the group reached the base of the mountain, right under the giant dragon head.

There was a special pressure here that made flying impossible.

Johnnie looked around. A lot of strong people had gathered here—over a thousand in total, and most were Divine Powerhouses. Even four Core Gods were present: two from the dragon clan, one from the Tidal Giant, and Maiev.

The Tidal Giant looked at Johnnie with a murderous gaze.

"Master." Maiev whispered, "there are a lot of enemies here."

The Tidal Giant, the Demon race, and even Maiev all had hostile feelings toward Johnnie.

Johnnie let out a forced smile but didn’t take it too seriously.

The Core God is powerful, but here, the Map of Heaven and Earth can be used normally. If he couldn’t fight, he could just hide inside the Map of Heaven and Earth.

[Ding, during the Dragon Pulse secret trial, fighting among each other is strictly forbidden. Those who break the rule will be erased immediately.]

[First test is open — the strength test.]

Another prompt message appeared.

Johnnie realized why those guys didn’t dare attack him. It was because fighting was not allowed here.

Now, he felt completely at ease.

Boom...

At that moment, the mountain trembled, and a stone staircase appeared, leading all the way to the top.

To pass the first test, you just needed to climb to the top of the mountain.

A few dragon clan elders stepped forward toward the stairs.

But as soon as they stepped on the stairs, their faces turned serious. Their bodies felt like they were weighed down by thousands of pounds, and each step forward became extremely hard.

"What is this strength test?" Johnnie wondered, and he walked toward the stairs as well.

"Hmph, a weak human dares to take part in the strength test? How arrogant!" A big figure walked past Johnnie, mocking him.

It was a Tidal Giant, and he was also a Lesser God.

Johnnie ignored the man’s words and followed the others, stepping onto the stairs.

Bzzz!

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure hit him, as if thousands of pounds were pressing down on his body. Every step forward became extremely difficult.

-1000

-1000

...

Not only that, but damage numbers flashed above Johnnie’s head, and he lost 1,000 health points every second.

This pressure even caused damage. But the healing effect was still working.

Johnnie had been getting stronger lately, and his health points had reached over 40 million. He healed over 4 million points every second, so this damage was nothing to him.

[Ding, your physical body has improved. Body strength +1, strength comprehension +1.]

Another prompt message appeared.

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. It turned out that even here, he could improve his Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art, and gain more strength comprehension.

Strength talent is a common kind of talent, but reaching the level of strength laws is very hard.

The higher you go, the stronger the gravity pressure becomes. Even Divine Powerhouses found it extremely hard to move forward.

Johnnie took a step and reached the second step. The gravity was even stronger now, and the health points he lost per second increased from 1,000 to 2,000.

It seemed that with every step he took, the damage increased by 1,000.

Johnnie looked up at the towering stairs that stretched into the clouds. There must be tens of thousands of steps. Could his healing ability hold up?

[Ding, your physical body has improved. Body strength +1, strength comprehension +1.]

...

The prompt messages kept coming. The Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art automatically worked, boosting Johnnie’s physical strength and his understanding of strength.

"Can you also gain strength comprehension?" Johnnie asked Maiev and the others. They seemed to feel something too, with special power swirling around them.

Nalorin Sylvia nodded and said, "Master, this stone staircase is made from the essence of strength. Being here helps improve your strength talent and speed up the cultivation of strength laws."

"Really?" Johnnie was surprised.

He had the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art, which let him absorb the damage from the strength essence and automatically gain strength comprehension. He didn’t even need to practice.

It seemed this place was also good for Benz.

Johnnie thought of Benz. He was also cultivating the strength law.

And during the trial, no one was allowed to fight each other. So Benz wouldn’t be in danger. There was no need for him to pass the test. He could just train here.

Johnnie thought for a moment, then immediately called out Benz.

"Whoa!"

Benz appeared with no warning, fell to his knees on the stairs and looked around in pain. He asked, "Master, what the heck is this place?"

Johnnie explained, "It’s the Dragon Pulse test. Here you can improve your strength talent and laws. You can train here."

"Wow, really?" Benz’s eyes lit up with excitement. He took a step toward the third stair.

He seemed even easier than Johnnie and the others.

"Benz, have you mastered the strength law?" Maiev asked in surprise.

"No." Benz shook his head. "I’m still at the talent level, but I’m over 90% there. If I had mastered the strength law, I would’ve already gone through the heavenly tribulation and become a god."

Benz looked up at the stairs that stretched into the clouds. He had a feeling—maybe he could finally understand the strength law here.