Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 177: Breakthrough Second Layer_1

Chapter 177: Chapter 177: Breakthrough Second Layer_1

"Cultivating the second layer of the ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’ is rather difficult; after all, producing Divine Dragon True Essence is definitely not an easy task."

Outside the Treasure Pavilion at this moment.

"Something’s not right!"

The Ninth Stage Martial Artist with grizzled hair suddenly discovered that a vast number of Low-grade Spirit Stones within the Treasure Pavilion were being rapidly consumed, and an abundant amount of spiritual energy was flowing entirely into Ling Xiao’s body.

"What is this kid doing? How can comprehending Transcendent Martial Arts possibly consume Low-grade Spirit Stones?"

The Ninth Stage Martial Artist with jet-black hair was also shocked.

"This doesn’t look like he’s comprehending; he’s cultivating!"

The grizzled-haired Ninth Stage Martial Artist said with a wry smile, "Who would have thought, who could have imagined, that in just half an hour, this kid would actually grasp the complete ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’? Could it be that he actually has the bloodline of the Dragon Clan in his body?"

"Brother, this is not good. All the Spirit Stones in the Treasure Pavilion belong to the General’s Mansion. If he keeps consuming them at this rate, he will be severely punished."

The black-haired Ninth Stage Martial Artist hurriedly said.

"There’s no need to worry about that," the grizzled-haired Ninth Stage Martial Artist said with a chuckle, stroking his beard. "His cultivation level is after all still low, so he can only draw on the spiritual power of Low-grade Spirit Stones. Let him consume; there’s no rule that explicitly forbids the consumption. Besides, it’s just Low-grade Spirit Stones. If he truly can fully comprehend Transcendent Martial Arts, what’s the worth of a few Spirit Stones?"

General Jiu Yue was also staring agape, thinking to himself, Lin Shuai, what kind of monster did you manage to bring back? The kid’s abilities are simply too defying for this plane.

Inside the Treasure Pavilion, Low-grade Spirit Stones were being consumed at an accelerated rate.

Ten!

Twenty!

Fifty!

A hundred!

...

Roar~~!

Suddenly, a resounding dragon’s roar echoed from within the Treasure Pavilion.

Ling Xiao finally opened his eyes.

He had broken through to the second layer of the ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’, and his body had begun to generate a faint trace of Divine Dragon True Essence.

At first, he was quite excited, but that excitement turned to dismay in an instant.

Because to break through to the second layer, he had actually consumed more than ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones from the Treasure Pavilion!

Keep in mind, he only had a few hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones in his own Mountain and River World.

Although the ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’ does not consume gold, the consumption of Spirit Stones is terrifyingly vast.

But on second thought, it was worth it.

Now, with solely the power of his physical body, he was more than capable of sweeping across Martial Artists of the same cultivation level; those below the Seventh Level were not even worth mentioning.

It may only be a breakthrough to the second layer, but in terms of strength, he was now probably more than twice as strong as when he had just advanced to the status of Martial Master.

With his terrifying physical strength coupled with the Divine Dragon True Essence, he could even challenge a Martial Master in the late stages of the Martial Vein Seventh Layer; and even if he met a Martial Master at the Martial Vein Seventh Layer Peak, he wouldn’t necessarily be defeated, let alone suffer a disastrous loss.

However, the ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’ requires an immense amount of resources. After reaching the second layer, to achieve further breakthroughs would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Unless he could obtain a large number of resources.

"It’s time to go back!"

Ling Xiao took a deep breath and stood up, walking out of the Treasure Pavilion.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

What confused Ling Xiao was that as soon as he came out of the Treasure Pavilion, he saw a crowd looking at him as if he was a monster, which made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Monster!"

After a long while, everyone unanimously uttered.

"Ling Xiao, this time you’ve consumed a total of 10,200 Low-grade Spirit Stones from the Treasure Pavilion, and you’ll have to repay that. Work hard," General Jiu Yue patted Ling Xiao’s shoulder and remarked.

Ling Xiao nodded.

It is only right to return what has been borrowed from others, and now that my strength has increased, it should be very easy to obtain low-grade spirit stones.

"However, you can also choose not to return it, but you must do one thing."

General Jiu Yue suddenly spoke in a changed tone.

"What is it?"

Ling Xiao asked.

"At the end of this month, Heavenly Ninja Academy will send three geniuses to our Hidden Dragon Camp for friendly competition, and as the chief leader and commander of the Hidden Dragon Camp, you are expected to participate."

"I know about this, and I will definitely win," Ling Xiao said, not waiting for General Jiu Yue to finish.

"No, it’s not enough for just you to win; at the very least, we must secure two victories, otherwise, our Hidden Dragon Camp will lose face," General Jiu Yue stated, "I can decide on this matter. As long as you lead the Hidden Dragon Camp to victory in this competition, I can help you repay those more than ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Is that a promise?"

"It’s a promise!"

This was an absolutely advantageous deal for Ling Xiao, and he naturally would not object.

Afterwards, he followed General Jiu Yue out of the Border Guarding General’s Mansion and returned to the Hidden Dragon Camp.

Then he entered a state of seclusion.

Only this time, he had Ling Yixue and Leng Mei join him in his private courtyard.

These two were the ones he trusted the most at the moment.

Leng Mei’s injuries had basically healed, likely due to treatment by a famed physician.

"From now on, you can cultivate in my private courtyard. Staying by my side, you will benefit immensely,"

Ling Xiao began to strengthen his power without much further explanation.

The second layer of Heavenly Dragon Golden Body had just been broken through, and this level was not yet stable; he had to consolidate it as soon as possible.

To strengthen his cultivation, he spared no expense and consumed several dozen Gang Qi Pills, followed by a thousand-year-old Golden Snow Lotus.

Furthermore, he bestowed a five-hundred-year-old Golden Snow Lotus to both Ling Yixue and Leng Mei, which would aid in advancing their cultivation levels.

After all, the Golden Snow Lotuses could grow much more quickly in the Mountain and River World. A single day outside was akin to ten years for plants there.

In other words, only fifty days were needed to cultivate a five-hundred-year-old Golden Snow Lotus.

One hundred days would yield a thousand-year-old Golden Snow Lotus.

For him, while these heavenly materials and earthly treasures were equally precious, acquiring them was much easier compared to others.

There were still twelve days left until the end of the month.

About ten days later, Leng Mei was the first to leave seclusion. Although she had not broken through to the Martial Vein Seventh Layer, her strength had become nearly invincible below that level.

The Snow Plum Fragmented Soul had improved to thirty percent completion, and the Shadow Killing Technique had reached the Great Achievement Realm.

On the twelfth day, Ling Xiao and Ling Yixue left seclusion almost simultaneously.

Ling Yixue had finally made a breakthrough, advancing to the Martial Pulse Seventh Layer Intermediate Stage, a significant achievement.

Moreover, her Serpent-haired Woman Remnant Soul had also reached sixty percent completion, and her Soul-snatching Palm had been perfected to the Perfect Realm.

As for Ling Xiao, his gains were likewise substantial.

The Giant Sword Broken Soul, the Blood Blade Remnant Soul, and the Ghost Ship Remnant Soul were all perfected to sixty percent completion.

The Heavenly Dragon Golden Body was solidified at the second layer, and the Divine Dragon True Essence had filled one of his Martial Veins.

However, this was already the maximum Divine Dragon True Essence he could obtain for now.

After leaving seclusion, they learned from Leng Mei that Hua Nongying, Shi Lei, and other captain-level geniuses had also been in seclusion.

They probably felt a sense of urgency after witnessing Ling Xiao’s one-strike kill of Murong Shao and his defeat of Hua Nongying within fifty moves.

This was a good thing.

"Young Master, it is likely that Hua Nongying will leave seclusion today, as today is the day of the monthly friendly competition, and he has always participated in the past. It’s said that upon reflecting on his defeat, he has been in earnest seclusion, and it is very possible that he has already achieved certain breakthroughs,"

Leng Mei reminded, "I fear he will still look for trouble with you."