Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog-Chapter 526 - 341: The Splendor of Yan Capital

The kaleidoscopic scene kept intertwining before Chen Ku’s eyes.

He saw that both he and Xiao Tianzuo were wrapped in a thick aura of martial arts fortune, as if forming two protective shields.

"So this is space transmission..."

Chen Ku curiously observed the scenery in all directions:

"I never thought that our Daji Dynasty had such incredible means of transmission."

"These are the things passed down from the Ancient Martial Temple. Our Daji Dynasty only benefits from the shelter of many ancient predecessors in the martial arts system..."

Xiao Tianzuo stood in it, slowly saying:

"To this day, our Daji Dynasty has only developed twenty to thirty percent of the treasures handed down from the Ancient Martial Temple."

"Only twenty to thirty percent?"

Chen Ku exhaled:

"It’s hard to imagine how prosperous the martial arts must have been in ancient times?"

"With Brother Chen’s natural talent, you definitely have hope of entering a realm above the Tenth Realm in this lifetime."

Xiao Tianzuo sincerely said:

"After all, Brother Chen has already reached the Six Great Limits at the age of eighteen, a rarity in the entire You State."

"Mr. Xiao overpraises me. I heard that this time the Divine Martial Hall is recruiting not just in Dragon Abyss Province, but in other provincial capitals at different levels. It can be foreseen that in this Yan Capital, countless heroes will gather." After some modesty, Chen Ku said seriously: "I suppose the recruitment of Divine Martial Hall this time will be a magnificent contest of dragons and tigers."

"Indeed, but Brother Chen doesn’t need to worry too much. Most of the students recruited by the Divine Martial Hall this time should be from Dragon Abyss and Taiyue Provinces," Xiao Tianzuo said.

"Why is that?" Chen Ku asked.

"There are two reasons. First, because of the long journey. Second, because other provincial capitals or sects have not received an official decree from the Imperial Court, they don’t need to cooperate much, after all, other places have other issues too," Xiao Tianzuo explained.

"I see." Chen Ku nodded.

Taking this opportunity, he inquired about the situation in You State Yan Capital and the nine sects of Dragon Abyss Province.

Xiao Tianzuo, being frank by nature and due to the life-saving grace of Chen Ku towards him, spoke openly.

He recounted in detail all the situations of the nine great sects of Dragon Abyss Province.

In Dragon Abyss Province, there are a total of nine states, each state has one sect, all are official sects verified by the Imperial Court Martial Temple, whose status and strength surpass the state-level Martial Temple, divided into one tower, two halls, and six great mountain gates.

They are:

Destruction Tower, Yin Yang Hall, War God Temple

Qianyuan Mountain, Old Dragon Mountain, Taihua Mountain, Primordial Yang Mountain, Changgong Mountain, Danxia Mountain.

"Among them, Destruction Tower ranks first among the nine sects of Dragon Abyss, leading the position."

Xiao Tianzuo said:

"It is said that the ’teacher’ sent by Destruction Tower to the Divine Martial Hall this time is Jiang Mengxiong, the Supreme Elder of Destruction Tower, a peak master of the Twelfth Realm ’Life and Death Nirvana’, holding most of the inheritance of Destruction Tower.

Other sects also sent teachers who are the highest ranked masters in their respective sects.

If we can be admitted to the Divine Martial Hall, no matter which department we enroll in, it’s equivalent to becoming an Outer Disciple of one of the nine great sects."

"Destruction Tower, the first sect of Dragon Abyss..."

Chen Ku mused, then asked Xiao Tianzuo, "If Mr. Xiao could enter the Divine Martial Hall, which department would you prefer to join among the nine sects?"

"If it were me, I would naturally prefer the War God Temple line, the reason is simple, I’m used to using the blade."

Xiao Tianzuo weighed the Five Mysterious Bronze Blade in the space tunnel and chuckled:

"It’s said that War God Temple has a bladesmanship that can directly reach ’Life and Death Nirvana’, created by the founder of War God Temple, an ’Immortal Scripture’ level martial arts, called ’War God Nine Diagrams’."

Having said that.

He looked at the bracelet on Chen Ku’s wrist and said:

"I see Brother Chen likes to use the stick. Among the nine great sects, it seems there is no ’Stick Technique’ above Divine Skill. However, our Daji royal family has preserved an ’Immortal Gold Stick Technique’ compiled anew by the Grand Ancestor Emperor after unifying the world, but it might only be taught in the ’Fighting God Palace’."

"Fighting God Palace?"

Chen Ku heard this familiar place again:

"Holy Land?"

The only Holy Land in Dragon Abyss Province.

"I’ve heard that Hua Yuexian, who ranks first on the Dragon Abyss Genius List, is currently cultivating in the Fighting God Palace?"

Xiao Tianzuo exclaimed: "Indeed, I once caught a glimpse of this Dragon Abyss first genius from afar, truly a stunning figure. Three years ago, at only twenty-five years old, he had already achieved great success in the Taibai Immortal Body, emitting a breath of Taibai Immortal Gold Qi, possessing the combat power of the ’Eight Great Limits’, able to transcend Life and Death Nirvana, shatter the void, crossing eight small realms to battle thirteen realm masters. In the entire country, he is among the top three among the young generation of experts."

"Hua Yuexian? Taibai Immortal Body? Another special physique? Can even fight eleven realms against thirteen."

Chen Ku sighed internally:

"Truly worthy of being the number one genius among 1.3 billion people, the favor of the Heavenly Dao is truly enviable."

And the reason he inquired specifically about Hua Yuexian’s name.

Not only was it because he was previously heard to be the first in Dragon Abyss Province.

The main reason was because, after successfully challenging the Champion Marquis imprint in the Martial Temple last time, he also heard a piece of news about the previous generation of Fighting God in the Fighting God Palace.

Over a hundred years ago, the previous generation Fighting God of Fighting God Palace defeated Champion Marquis Yang Shou in Jianghu.

Which shows the weight of this Holy Land.

On the journey to You State, due to the long distance, Chen Ku also chatted with Xiao Tianzuo about other matters.

Occasionally, he also asked about one thing.

That pertains to the seventh layer of my cultivation of the Huntian Overlord Body, requiring a certain item.

Is there any place in You State where one could purchase Thunder Spiritual Items?

"A spiritual item with the Thunder Attribute? For cultivation purposes?"

Xiao Tianzuo pondered with his hand on his chin and said:

"Among the Five Elements Spiritual Items, Thunder Spiritual Items are quite scarce. After all, Thunder Gang is the most violent force of heaven and earth, extremely difficult to master. Even if they appear, they vanish in an instant and cannot be captured. However... I have an acquaintance in Yan Capital, who runs a ’Mountain and Sea Pavilion,’ considered a large treasure pavilion in Dragon Abyss Province. Once I return, I’ll introduce you to this person."

"I would appreciate it, Mr. Xiao." Chen Ku cupped his hands.

"Brother Chen, you’re too kind. For a lifesaving grace, such small matters are hardly worth mentioning." Xiao Tianzuo waved his hand.

Afterwards, the two occasionally chatted.

Nevertheless, Chen Ku had another matter on his mind, as his thoughts turned towards the ’relic prayer beads’ within the Hero King Realm.

This was the sect leader token from Putuo Mountain that he unexpectedly obtained.

After handing it over to Master Shan Lingguan for inspection, he was informed that there was still an old monk from Putuo Mountain alive today, residing at Guanyin Monastery in Yan Capital.

According to my master’s conjecture, this relic monk from Putuo Mountain must have cultivation equivalent to the Ninth Realm.

If I go to Yan Capital as planned and establish a connection with this suspected Ninth Realm divine monk, it would undoubtedly provide me a strong backing in a place without allies.

While Chen Ku pondered the upcoming trip to Yan Capital, time swiftly passed.

"Brother Chen, we’ve reached the State Martial Temple in Yan Capital."

Xiao Tianzuo reminded.

Chen Ku saw the martial destiny aura on both of them dissipating rapidly, along with the surroundings shifting from rapid motion to clear distinction.

In an instant.

He felt the real sensation of solid ground beneath his feet.

Once he could see clearly from all directions, a vast Martial Arts Heaven and Earth unfolded before his eyes.

"This is Yan Capital’s Martial Arts Heaven and Earth."

Xiao Tianzuo said:

"Since Yan Capital is the capital of Dragon Abyss Province, the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth here isn’t at the state-level but is the only province-level Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, with a territory spanning millions of miles."

Chen Ku felt secretly shocked.

The extent of the territory here in Yan Capital matched almost the size of his ancestral country in his previous life.

"Brother Chen, let me lead you out. I’ve already notified some friends about our return to Yan Capital. They will come to the State Martial Temple to meet us."

Xiao Tianzuo chuckled:

"As it’s Brother Chen’s first visit to Yan Capital, it’s fitting to welcome you properly."

"I’ll follow Mr. Xiao’s arrangements; I’ll be a guest at your convenience." Chen Ku smiled.

In a blink, the two walked out of Yan Capital’s Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, where the entrance was similar to that of Qiu Dragon Mansion’s Martial Arts Heaven and Earth—inside Yan Capital’s Martial Temple.

However, upon entering Yan Capital’s Martial Temple, Chen Ku was slightly amazed by the architecture at the province’s center, Dragon Abyss Province.

Yan Capital’s Martial Temple resembled a giant’s divine shrine.

In contrast, the tallest martial temple in Qiu Dragon Mansion was only a few dozen meters high. In Yan Capital, each statue of the Seventy-two Generals was over a hundred meters tall, reaching the clouds like a pantheon of gods.

As Chen Ku and Xiao Tianzuo walked past these statues, they seemed like mere grains of rice beneath the feet of these colossal statues.

It took half an hour just to leisurely walk out of Yan Capital’s Martial Temple.

And upon exiting this massive temple, Chen Ku noticed it was built on a mountain a thousand meters tall, with a grand hall outside featuring thousands of steps winding upward like a coiling dragon.

From the top of those steps, looking into the distance.

Chen Ku saw in all directions, stretching for thousands of miles, seemingly high mountain ranges encircling Yan Capital, yet upon closer inspection he realized those "mountains" were not mountains...

But city walls a thousand meters high!

In that moment, he seemed transported into the memories of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying.

Back when feudal lords competed for supremacy, a similar fortress stood, with walls as high as thousand-meter peaks. Someone attempted to block rebel kings from escaping by dropping a mountain from the sky.

But the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying held up the millennial peak with his hands, opened the gates, and released millions of rebel troops.

"What a majestic Yan Capital." Chen Ku couldn’t help but admire it.

"Indeed majestic. We, the people of Yan Capital, take pride in it, as it was once the ancient capital of the Daji Dynasty, a city of royal specifications, with walls built like those of the Capital, high at three hundred thirty-three meters, designed to guard against the Gang-controlling martial practitioners, whose breath isn’t sufficient to ascend over three hundred feet high." Xiao Tianzuo said proudly.

"So the walls are built high to counteract experts above the Seventh Realm." This was the first time Chen Ku heard of this concept.

Indeed.

Common Seventh Realm experts controlling Gang could only fly for a hundred breaths. If they fly too high, their Qi Power would weaken, and they could fall to their death from a thousand meters high without needing any attack.

At this moment.

Suddenly, distant voices called out:

"Mr. Xiao!"

"Brother Xiao!"

"Here, over here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tianzuo was overjoyed and quickly turned to Chen Ku:

"Those are my sworn brothers, Brother Chen, let me introduce you to each of them. They’re all good men, fine fellows."