Supreme Dragon Martial Soul-Chapter 220: The Battle of the Ages! Nine Vortexes!
Chapter 220: Chapter 220: The Battle of the Ages! Nine Vortexes!
Time flows like water, never to return.
Within the Practice Field, Luo Cheng sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed.
Essence Energy surrounded him, forming a funnel-shaped vortex with him at its center, radiating a powerful force of suction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As time passed, the momentum of the funnel vortex grew stronger and stronger. Upon closer inspection, one could see countless dragon-like streams of energy weaving through the vortex, frantically devouring the Heaven and Earth Essence Energy in a profoundly mysterious manner.
This time, the training period was ample, and Luo Cheng did not rush for quick results—opting instead for steady progress, honing his Essence Energy bit by bit.
It took an entire day, but Luo Cheng finally pushed the sixth Essence Energy Vortex to its limit and successfully reached Perfection!
Once this limit was broken, the center of the vortex would give birth to Essence Energy Spiritual Light, charging toward the Heart Life Gate!
The opening of the Heart Life Gate symbolized the Martial Artist’s ascension to the Tongxuan Realm Second Layer!
At that point, both the quality of Essence Energy and physical constitution would undergo a qualitative leap.
However, with only six Essence Energy Vortices mastered, Luo Cheng clearly wasn’t ready to break through the Realm yet.
"Continue!"
Focusing his mind, Luo Cheng immediately began his assault on the seventh Essence Energy Mansion!
Two days passed, and the seventh Essence Energy Vortex reached Perfection!
Then came the eighth!
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As Luo Cheng’s power rapidly advanced, a shocking event rocked the Great Yue Dynasty!
This event directly overshadowed Luo Cheng’s feat of slaying Yan Qi and sweeping through a hundred members of the Crown Prince Hall!
At the border between the Great Yue Dynasty and the Great Qi Dynasty, a once-in-a-lifetime battle erupted!
The overwhelming fallout of this battle led to the destruction of Guyuan City—a border city with a population of nearly a million!
The entire city, along with its inhabitants, was reduced to dust in the wake of the battle!
Neither buildings nor lives survived the devastation!
According to experts who had the fortune of watching from a great distance, the battle involved five individuals at its core!
Three individuals besieged an elderly man and a youth!
The three attackers appeared intent on concealing their identities, their entire forms cloaked in divine light and glowing mist, making their true appearances indiscernible. Only vaguely could one make out that there were two men and one woman.
Of the pair being attacked, the elderly man wielded a Dragon Head Crutch, his white brows trailing to the ground, exuding an air of benevolence.
The other was a youth entirely shrouded in a black robe.
Aside from the black-robed youth, the other four were peerless powerhouses, whose every move caused space itself to collapse!
With just one clash, Guyuan City—near the battlefield’s center—crumbled like foam, left ravaged beyond recognition and utterly annihilated!
However, the elderly powerhouse wielding the Dragon Head Crutch proved truly formidable. Despite being surrounded by three supreme experts and tasked with protecting the black-robed youth, he managed to carve out a path drenched in blood, severely injuring one of his assailants before tearing open the void and vanishing along with the youth!
This battle shocked the entire Yunlan Domain Group, and various factions from the Great Yue Dynasty sent their representatives to investigate!
Yet the matter was quickly suppressed.
The higher-ups of the factions that went searching returned swiftly, and thereafter kept silent, faintly hinting at the involvement of unspeakable entities!
Luo Cheng was entirely unaware of the turmoil outside.
His entire mind was immersed in cultivation.
On the fourth day of his secluded training, he finally perfected the eighth Essence Energy Vortex and began his assault on the ninth Essence Energy Mansion!
On the fifth morning.
Boom!
A terrifyingly potent surge of Essence Energy erupted from within Luo Cheng, causing the transparent barrier around the Practice Field to swell violently like an inflating balloon!
At the same time, a thunderous roar reverberated from within his body, rumbling incessantly with a shocking intensity!
The ninth Essence Energy Mansion had finally opened!
The nine Essence Energy Vortices resonated with each other, their rotation speeds abruptly escalating. The immense flow of Essence Energy roared through Luo Cheng’s Dantian, and even spilled out beyond his body!
If anyone were present at this moment, they would undoubtedly be left speechless in astonishment.
The Essence Energy emanating from Luo Cheng had already far surpassed that of Tongxuan Realm First Layer Martial Artists!
Even Martial Artists at the Peak of the Tongxuan Realm Second Layer couldn’t compare!
"The ninth Essence Energy Vortex is complete! What an immense sensation of power!"
With the formation of the ninth vortex, Luo Cheng felt his Essence Energy quality and quantity surge dramatically!
"Continue!"
With Essence Energy Pills still remaining, Luo Cheng calmed his exhilarated mood and pressed on with his training.
By noon.
Pop!
As the final Essence Energy Pill burst apart, Luo Cheng slowly opened his eyes. His brilliantly shining gaze lit up the entire Practice Field for an instant.
"The ninth Essence Energy Vortex has reached the Late Stage, and was barely shy of reaching Peak Perfection. What a pity..."
He sighed in regret. At the critical moment, he had run out of Essence Energy Pills.
If he had another thousand or two thousand Essence Energy Pills, he could have refined the ninth vortex to Perfection.
Despite the disappointment, Luo Cheng was deeply satisfied with the progress he’d made during this training session.
He could clearly feel that his strength had shot up significantly, and his Essence Energy quantity had more than doubled!
"Let’s test it!"
Standing, Luo Cheng threw a punch at the second Training Post from a distance.
Boom!
The overwhelming Essence Energy within the punch tore through the air, leaving an unmistakable fissure behind—swift as lightning and heavy as a mountain—as it struck the second Training Post.
With a resounding thud, the post—designed for Martial Artists at the Tongxuan Realm Second Layer Peak—shook fiercely. Its surface dented with a deep imprinted fist mark, spiderweb cracks spreading outward!
"Tsk! The destructive power is truly astonishing!"
That punch wasn’t aided by any Martial Arts techniques—it was powered solely by Essence Energy. Yet, it had shattered the Training Post while still ten steps away!
At present, Luo Cheng could easily defeat Gao Yuan with a casual strike. There was no longer any doubt.
This marked an immense leap forward!
Clang!
To test his current maximum potential, Luo Cheng fully activated his nine Essence Energy Vortices and drew the Meteor Sword. Instantly, an intense sharp aura filled the space.
"Heavenly Fall Three Forms—Electric Passage!"
Slash!
A sword swing across the air unleashed terrifying Sword Qi, as though it were lightning, hurtling toward the second Training Post.
Crack! The second Training Post was cleaved in two, while the residual Sword Qi continued, striking the third Training Post.
With a slight shudder, the third Training Post sported a cut a mere inch deep.
"Not bad..."
Luo Cheng nodded in approval.
The third Training Post represented Martial Artists at the level of Ren Xiaoguang, a Tongxuan Realm Third Layer elite.
Since he could inflict an inch-deep mark with his Sword Qi, encountering Ren Xiaoguang now wouldn’t spell immediate defeat.
However, humans weren’t Training Posts, and battles weren’t solely contests of attack and defense.
There would still be discrepancies.
"I should test myself against Chen Lingyu."
Luo Cheng murmured to himself.
His inevitable confrontation with Ren Xiaoguang meant he needed to understand the gap between them—and prepare accordingly!
Crack!
Just as Luo Cheng was about to sheath the Meteor Sword, an unexpected rupture echoed from the sword’s blade, and visible cracks began to spread across its surface.
