Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 538 - 468: Ninefold Golden Dragon (Part 2)
Rustle—rustle—rustle—
In the depths of the unknown, it seemed as if an ancient deity wielded a longsword, refining every inch of Qi Xiu’s flesh, endlessly tempering; this unimaginable honing was impacting his consciousness.
The extreme pain continually spread, Qi Xiu exhaled deeply, and suddenly numerous [Suppressing Talismans] lit up all over him.
After suppressing the overwhelming pain with [Suppressing Talismans], Qi Xiu’s expression gradually calmed down.
At this moment, the words "Ninefold Golden Dragon" also floated up on the proficiency panel.
Now it would be easier...
Noticing the changes on the proficiency panel, Qi Xiu’s expression slightly steadied, as long as the divine marvel of proficiency began to take effect.
Then every bit of his cultivation would translate into corresponding insight, experience, enhancement.
Effort must lead to reward!
He is different from ordinary cultivators, his greatest reliance!
With the blessing of the divine marvel of proficiency, the cultivation speed of the "Ninefold Golden Dragon" began to accelerate gradually, like a spring in his mind erupting sense and insights continuously.
With each breath, he inhaled and exhaled the Metallic Energy of Geng, also erupting with thunderous roaring.
In the abyss of the unknown, it seemed a platinum star emerged within Qi Xiu’s body, this star seemed to be alive, breathing as if the heavens were shining, nurturing a remarkable existence.
And actually, this was not Qi Xiu’s illusion.
In his dantian orifice at this moment, that platinum star was floating up and down, within it a domineering presence with scales like supreme divine swords, in every breath, a golden dragon exuding sharpness slowly opened its eyes!
Clang —
The golden dragon opened its eyes, an endless golden sea flashed by, as if countless divine blades pierced through, penetrating the ancient vastness, forbidding any from looking directly.
With a thought, Qi Xiu casually plucked a strand of hair and waved it.
"Go!"
Raising his hand, he saw that strand of hair instantly pierced through space, like a golden thunderbolt, with the force of supreme sharpness, shaking the barriers of the Hunyuan Palace, rumbling violently.
His pupils slightly contracted, Qi Xiu who had cast that strand of hair inadvertently revealed a hint of surprise.
What a domineering force of sharpness.
If such a strike were made outside, it would be enough to instantly shatter the earth over thousands of miles, ordinary Dao Experts probably wouldn’t withstand having their physical bodies destroyed.
A single strand of hair cut down a Dao Expert.
Such power was second only to Qi Xiu’s Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon.
"This is merely a strand of hair attached by the Golden Dragon True Qi; if the full power of Golden Dragon True Qi is unleashed, the might would be even more terrifying!"
Gold is the greatest of the Five Elements in terms of destruction, and now it seems indeed so.
Having witnessed the power of "Ninefold Golden Dragon," Qi Xiu became more attentive to this True Scripture Volume, immediately settling his mind to continue cultivating this Dharma Gate.
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Rustle—rustle—
The sound of the sand timer slowly grew weaker, and the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged under the stone monument slowly opened his eyes.
He saw the sand timer ahead was less than ten percent full.
The time for the wager was nearly over.
Raising his eyes to look at the two young cultivators still cultivating, the middle-aged man’s gaze shifted, exhaling a breath that landed in the sand timer before him.
The next moment, the flow speed of the sand timer suddenly accelerated, and the sand that originally needed some time to fully run out fell down in an instant.
"Time’s up!"
With a gentle shout, the plain and stable voice echoed directly into both Qi Xiu and Lord Wei’s ears, forcibly breaking them out of their cultivation state, and under the effect of a mysterious power, drawing them to the middle-aged man.
"Gentlemen, the sand timer has run out, now is the time for verification."
As the middle-aged man spoke, Qi Xiu and Lord Wei unconsciously looked at each other.
However, both of them had methods of restraining their aura; wanting to discern the level of "Ninefold Golden Dragon" cultivation with mere observation was indeed challenging.
"No need to look further, if you wish to determine the better, a duel will make it clear.
But I must say this in advance.
In this duel, you can only employ ’Ninefold Golden Dragon’ as your means, not any other methods, or else it will be a violation."
"After one duel, the winner is naturally the one with the higher realm; what do you think?"
"Agreed."
Originally hesitant because Qi Xiu had used the mystical Small World Technique, Lord Wei immediately concurred upon hearing this.
Cultivation prioritizes development, actions are secondary.
Only when they are combined do they constitute complete cultivation.
As a Middle Ancient Demonic True Lord who has participated in the Middle Ancient decisive battle, Lord Wei is naturally brimming with confidence in combat techniques.
But what Qi Xiu had previously showcased before him were endless strange methods.
In a true confrontation of techniques, this little boy is absolutely not his match.
Moreover, using this opportunity.
He might have a chance to directly kill this Daoist.
Qi Xiu, standing aside, when he heard the method of verification proposed by this Dragon Clan elder, was first slightly surprised, but then caught a glimpse of the implicit smile in this elder’s gaze.
"Alright, junior is also willing to follow the elder’s instructions."
"Since neither of you have objections, then let’s start, unless one side admits defeat aloud, otherwise... life and death are not considered!"
Before the middle-aged man’s voice had fallen, Lord Wei had already brazenly seized the initiative.
He had long harbored a belly full of murderous intent toward Qi Xiu.
Chasing all the way to this point, suffering humiliation several times, if not for the suppression of this mysterious man earlier, he would have already revived all his battle power and forcibly killed this young Daoist.
Now that he had a legitimate reason, where would he still hesitate?
The murderous intent descended like a sea, covering everything, Lord Wei’s robe billowing fiercely, golden light radiating behind him, as six ominous and majestic figures suddenly appeared, overlooking all beings, shedding endless sharpness and intent to slice Qi Xiu to pieces!
"Ninefold Golden Dragon", the sixth level!
Within the mere time of an hourglass, Lord Wei had cultivated this extremely difficult True Scripture Volume to the sixth level, condensing six strands of Golden Dragon True Qi.
This shows his innate talent and perception are of the top caliber in the world!
This "Ninefold Golden Dragon" demands extremely high requirements for the flesh body and physique, and with each level one cultivates, the difficulty of the next level doubles.
I have the Earth Emperor’s Holy Body, refined and transformed by the Breath Soil Divine Land, to barely achieve the sixth level. This child, even with the Small World Technique to delay Cosmic Light Flow Speed, will find it difficult to compensate for his flesh body and physique in the short term.
In my opinion, this child’s "Ninefold Golden Dragon" realm will not exceed the fourth level at most.
Having also cultivated the "Ninefold Golden Dragon", Lord Wei deeply understood the difficulty of this Dharma Gate created by the True Dragon Clan.
Bang!
The Metallic Energy of Geng, as sturdy as an Ancient Golden Dragon, burst forth, piercing through the Ten Thousand Laws, unleashing a wild and tyrannical pressure that intended to annihilate Qi Xiu with a single palm strike!
As the pressure whisking away Nine Heavens rose, Qi Xiu’s hair was lifted. He raised a single hand forming a Daoist Incantation, his eyes blazing with golden light, and lightly shouted.
"Dragon Coil!"
Buzz—
The void trembled slightly, as a golden dragon shadow that was much more solid and clear than the Golden Dragon True Qi wielded by Lord Wei appeared.
The moment this golden dragon emerged, it coiled its majestic body, spanning endless mountains and rivers, protectively enveloping Qi Xiu beneath it.
Clang clang clang clang—
In an instant, it erupted like stars shattering, loud and deafening.
The clash of the two strands of Golden Dragon True Qi was enough to annihilate heavens and earth!
Infinite waves of Metallic Energy of Geng burst forth, carrying the destructive power to slice apart countless things, sweeping across with the resonant sound of dragon roars shaking the heavens and earth.
Boom boom boom!
Amidst the ultimately dazzling golden light, twelve golden dragon shadows were seen madly colliding within the void, roaring and howling, their dragon roars surging, causing the entire Dragon Execution Platform to tremble violently, with a terrifyingly sharp destructive force seeming to slice even the heavens and earth apart!
This child is also at the sixth level!
Seeing Qi Xiu’s Golden Dragon True Qi matching his own, Lord Wei’s eyes flickered with shock and doubt.
Yet this brief distraction was instantly seized upon by Qi Xiu.
He swiftly cast thousands of spell seals with his hands, his eyes piercing the void with gold light, as Cloud Seal Talismans engraved with dragon-shaped patterns suddenly appeared, with each fierce and majestic dragon head slowly emerging from within the talismans.
In an instant!
Lord Wei was surrounded by countless strands of Golden Dragon True Qi.
"He’s cheating!"
Seeing the methods Qi Xiu employed, Lord Wei immediately turned his head to look at the middle-aged man beside him. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
But the middle-aged man only smiled lightly, without a hint of intention to intervene.
Seeing the smile on the middle-aged man’s face, Lord Wei’s heart suddenly thumped.
A bad premonition instantly filled his heart.
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