Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 337: Must become stronger!
The surroundings fell into a deathly silence, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
Long Chen lay on the ground for a long moment before slowly sitting up. Looking at the Snake Gallbladder in his hand, he swallowed it without hesitation.
Instantly, a warm and formidable power surged through his body. A flash of shock went through Long Chen as he felt this immense force; he hadn’t expected the Snake Gallbladder to contain such power. Then again, considering the giant snake’s size, it had likely lived for over a hundred years and developed some level of sentience. It was simply unfortunate that it had provoked him, otherwise it wouldn’t have met such a sorry fate.
Long Chen had learned of the gallbladder’s properties before he emerged from the snake’s body, which was why he chose to extract it instead of destroying it. He had only consumed it with a "let’s see what happens" attitude, not expecting such a pleasant surprise.
He allowed no delay, immediately settling his mind. He began to use the power within the Snake Gallbladder to harmonize the energy in his body and fully refine its strength.
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A day passed in the blink of an eye. After a full day of healing, color had returned to Long Chen’s face, and his severe internal injuries were fully healed. Not only that, but he also felt the strength in his body growing continuously, showing no signs of stopping.
He raised an eyebrow in pleasant surprise. This feeling was all too familiar—it was the sign of an imminent breakthrough.
He had fought several fierce battles in succession, unleashing his full arsenal of techniques and strength each time, only to be severely injured afterward. Now, thanks to the Snake Gallbladder, not only had his injuries healed, but he was also on the verge of a breakthrough. After so many trials and tribulations, he could finally reap some reward.
Anticipation filled him, and he grew curious if this advancement would be another multi-level leap like the ones before. Pushing the thought from his mind, he immersed himself in his cultivation.
Gradually, the power within Long Chen’s body accumulated, growing more immense. He could distinctly feel himself touching the bottleneck; with just a little more effort, he could seize this chance to break through. And so, Long Chen sat cross-legged, continuing to amass the battle qi within his body.
This process lasted for another hour, his heart remaining utterly calm throughout. He knew haste makes waste, so he didn’t rush the breakthrough, but instead focused on making thorough preparations. Finally, once he was fully prepared, he gathered all his battle qi and charged the bottleneck.
A muffled sound emanated from within his body as the bottleneck instantly shattered! 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
BOOM!
A powerful aura erupted from Long Chen, filling the area with immense pressure. Even space itself seemed to distort. At this moment, Long Chen’s realm had advanced from the Seventh Layer of the War Sect Realm to the Eighth Layer of the War Sect Realm.
After breaking through, he didn’t stop. He continued to gather his battle qi, wanting to see if he could break through yet again. He would briefly converge his battle qi before slowly releasing it, allowing the energy to circulate through his body. He repeated this process several times to stabilize his foundation.
Once he felt his battle qi strengthen again, he gathered it all once more, hoping to shatter the barrier of his current realm. Unfortunately, the outcome was not what he had hoped for. When he put his full effort into breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the War Sect Realm, he found himself unable to overcome the barrier. He had hit a bottleneck that, for the moment, he could not breach no matter how much battle qi he gathered.
For Long Chen, however, this bottleneck was merely a temporary phase. Forced to accept the situation, he gave up on trying to break through to the Ninth Layer of the War Sect Realm. Instead, he calmed his mind and focused on solidifying his strength at the Eighth Layer of the War Sect Realm.
Half an hour later, Long Chen let out a long, murky breath, feeling much more relaxed. His realm had now stabilized at the peak of the Eighth Layer of the War Sect Realm. He was another step closer to the War King Realm. Once he reached that realm, he would be able to refine the Ancestral Dragon King’s Blood and repair Long Dou’s Emperor Meridians.
Having successfully broken through, Long Chen stopped cultivating, but he was not satisfied. He wanted to become even stronger! Beyond advancing his realm, he needed to enhance his combat power. The Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique, the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Formula, and the Coiling Dragon Seal—he had to spend more time refining these Cultivation Technique Secret Skills that could drastically increase his fighting ability. As long as his combat power improved, he could at least put up a fight against any formidable foe, rather than ending up in such a pathetic state.
He refused to repeat the recent experience of being unable to protect the woman by his side. From now on, he had to be in control of the outcome.
Just then, Long Chen sensed several powerful auras approaching. His expression tightened as he immediately activated his Divine Demon Eye and looked in their direction. To his surprise, the powerful auras belonged not to humans, but to nearby Demon Beasts.
Why are all these Demon Beasts suddenly heading for me? Long Chen wondered. He quickly figured it out, however. The Demon Beasts had been drawn by the pungent stench of blood from the giant snake’s carcass. These creatures were particularly sensitive to the smell of blood, and the sheer volume that had spilled from the giant snake filled the air with a sickening, metallic scent.
Seeing the Demon Beasts converging on his position, Long Chen decided not to get entangled with them. He got to his feet and headed away from Xuanyue Valley.
After leaving the area, he took out the paper crane Cai Qing had given him, but found no new messages. His eyes dimmed. It seemed Chu Lingjun had neither returned to the mountaintop cottage nor visited the teahouse.
Long Chen sighed, his gaze growing distant. Where on earth are you?
