Chapter 408: Golden Talent – True Dragon Bloodline!

Overseas, Lü Yang stood against the wind, his spirit relaxed and at ease.

With the blessing of 【Exquisite Heart】, he could clearly sense that at this moment, Heaven and Earth had already cast their gaze upon him, filled with intense malice.

This was only natural.

After all, he had just transferred the killing strike that Tian Qiu had accumulated for a long time onto Heaven and Earth, which was essentially a ruthless blow delivered without warning.

‘What a pity, what can you do to me?’

Lü Yang truly felt no fear. After all, 【Same as the World】 directly bound him to Heaven and Earth. No matter how furious Heaven and Earth became, they still had to stand on his side.

Just like now.

Lü Yang’s gaze shifted toward Tian Qiu in the distance, only to see that the Dragon Palace prince had completely fallen into madness, his eyes bloodshot.

A calamity without cause!

To him, this truly was a disaster from nowhere. Out of the blue appeared an outsider cultivator, and in the course of one battle, he had his entire fate and fortune scattered to nothing.

Truth be told, this outcome was worse than being beaten half to death. After all, the Dragon Palace held countless treasures—no matter if his Dharma Body was shattered into dust, there were ways to recover. But once fate and merit were gone, they were gone! Even if they could be restored, there would be no catching up to the opportunity of these few decades to seek the Golden Core!

Thinking this, Tian Qiu instantly went mad.

When he looked again at Lü Yang, only a single thought remained in his heart:

“Kill!”

The fury in Tian Qiu’s heart at this moment was such that even the boundless waters of the four seas could not wash it clean. His Dao path had been severed. If he did not kill this man, he would never be able to ease the hatred in his heart!

Yet Lü Yang remained calm upon seeing this.

The circular radiance formed by 【Same as the World】 hung behind his head, from which countless web-like light patterns extended, binding him firmly with this Heaven and Earth.

“Boom!”

In the next instant, Tian Qiu once again drove forth that boundless 【Profound River Heavy Water】, surging in waves toward Lü Yang, the sight of which even made Lü Yang click his tongue in amazement.

‘So strong. Too strong.’

Lü Yang knew full well that he could not block this 【Profound River Heavy Water】.

If he truly forced himself to fight, he could at most rely on 【Tribulation Wave】 and 【Sword Intent】 to resist briefly, but if the battle dragged on, he would inevitably be defeated in the end.

‘…So this is the True Method?’

Patriarch Tingyou had once told him that among the Four Great Powers, there existed Daoist Arts specifically prepared for those at Foundation Establishment Perfection, which required refinement through Gold Nature before they could be cultivated.

This was known as the 【True Method】.

‘Similar True Methods also existed in the memories of Hong Yun and Uncle-Master Chong Guang.’

‘But these True Methods often required custom tailoring. They had to correspond with the Fruit Position indicated by one’s Gold Nature to be usable, so for me, they’re of no use at all.’

After all, he had yet to condense his own Gold Nature.

“Didn’t think that Tian Qiu would also have such a True Method.”

‘Though unexpected, it was also within reason. After all, the True Dragon clan still had deep foundations, and he also had a True Lord father as his backer.’

“Bah, what True Method!”

Thinking of this, Lü Yang couldn’t help but curse aloud: “A Daoist Art that requires a True Lord to custom-tailor—how is this a duel? This is nothing but fighting by relying on backers!”

After cursing, Lü Yang laughed again.

As expected of this place—the intensity was leagues apart from the Seven Luminaries Heaven.

Now this was the taste!

Lü Yang sighed inwardly, but his body did not dodge in the slightest. He let the 【Profound River Heavy Water】 Tian Qiu sent forth crash down upon him, and then once again activated 【Same as the World】.

Damage Transfer!

“Boom!”

Another clap of thunder rumbled through the skies above, as if someone were crying out in pain. In that instant, Lü Yang clearly felt the gaze of Heaven and Earth grow even more intense.

“Beast!”

On the other side, Tian Qiu also sensed something amiss. A sliver of clarity returned to eyes almost blinded by fury, though what he felt most was grievance:

“If you have the guts, don’t use that divine ability!”

Disgusting!

Tian Qiu had lived so long and seen much, yet this was his first time encountering such a vile divine ability. It was the very embodiment of shamelessness.

“The barking of a defeated dog.”

Lü Yang paid no heed, only smiling coldly. 【Same as the World】’s strength lay in its binding with Heaven and Earth, but it was also restricted by Heaven and Earth and could not be used as an outright killing move.

But if combined with his other methods, it would be different.

‘Fortune-Reading Draw!’

【Event: Slay Tian Qiu】

【Great Auspice: This man’s fate has ended, his head already on display.】

【Great Auspice: This man’s fate has ended, his head already on display.】

【Great Auspice: This man’s fate has ended, his head already on display.】

‘As expected!’

A feral grin spread across Lü Yang’s face. Whether 【Fortune-Reading Draw】 could yield auspicious lots depended not only on himself, but also on the target’s fate.

And Tian Qiu’s fate and merit had now been utterly depleted.

Therefore, so long as the event concerned him, 【Fortune-Reading Draw】 would always yield Great Auspice!

‘The death of Tian Qiu is already set in stone!’

At the same time, Tian Qiu suddenly felt a twitch between his brows, an unprecedented sense of peril surging into his heart, sweeping away all of his fury and grievance.

‘If this fight continues… my life may truly be in danger!’

With this thought, Tian Qiu dared not linger further. He immediately plunged headlong into the sea below, attempting to escape through Water Escape. But seeing this, Lü Yang merely pinched a seal and drove 【Containing True Qi】 to its peak, transforming it into a gaping blood maw that descended upon Tian Qiu.

Tian Qiu’s heart eased slightly at the sight.

‘This trick… won’t kill me!’

As long as he could escape back to the Dragon Palace, he would be safe as a mountain. As for the loss of fate and merit, he could think of another way. So long as he lived, everything could be discussed.

But just then—

“Boom!”

A tremendous roar shattered Tian Qiu’s thoughts. The sea he was plunging into suddenly erupted with an unimaginably vast surge of blazing heat!

【Earthfire Sea-Heart Furnace】!

This undersea volcano, painstakingly crafted by Suo Huan, had already been damaged by Sui Ling and Sui Ying, and the duel between Lü Yang and Tian Qiu had only worsened it.

Now, it had erupted!

The Fire Fiend Qi that had been nurtured for countless years beneath the sea exploded all at once, and by sheer misfortune, it directly swallowed Tian Qiu as he attempted to dive into the sea!

In an instant, the entire sea surface steamed with mist. The terrifying heat waves, mingled with golden-red light, surged across Tian Qiu’s dragon body. Wherever they passed, his scales burned red, split open, and fire serpents burrowed beneath his flesh, into his organs.

“Ah?”

Tian Qiu barely had time to react before the Fire Fiend burned through him. His scales and flesh melted together, half his dragon head reduced to bare bone.

Yet even so, Tian Qiu’s mind did not falter in the least.

‘Keep running!’

The Fire Fiend was formidable, but it could not kill him outright. At most, it worsened his injuries. As long as he reached the Dragon Palace, recovery methods were plentiful.

With this in mind, he forced his magic power to surge, ready to flee—

But in the next instant, his magic suddenly faltered. His previously smooth divine abilities instantly went berserk, leaving him frozen in place!

‘This is… qi deviation?’

‘Me? Qi deviation??’

At that moment, Tian Qiu found it utterly absurd. He, a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, on the verge of seeking the Golden Core, had actually fallen into qi deviation. It was a joke beyond compare!

But he had no time to ponder.

For Lü Yang’s divine ability had already descended, perfectly timed to strike the instant Tian Qiu was defenseless due to his qi deviation!

【Containing True Qi】!

In a flash, the divine ability’s radiance became a massive blood maw, swallowing the Dragon Palace prince whole, leaving behind only his furious roar:

This was no fault of combat!

“I refuse—”

Tian Qiu tried to resist one last time, even detonating his dragon body, but it was too late. His colossal dragon form collapsed and disintegrated under Lü Yang’s divine ability.

“Boom!”

Amid swirling rainbow brilliance, a single golden light was quietly gathered into Lü Yang’s sleeve, before he used 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 to devour it completely.

Tian Qiu’s Gold Nature!

【Settling the life experiences of “Tian Qiu”…】

【You are the second son of the Dragon Lord, a True Dragon bloodline, once a noble of Heaven and Earth. Though times have changed and Heaven and Earth no longer favor you, the foundation of the past still remains.】

Soon, the panel of the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 blossomed with golden light!

【You have obtained the Golden Talent: True Dragon Bloodline】

【True Dragon Bloodline: Though in human form, you are truly of dragon descent. Born with the favor of Water Dao Fruit Position, inheriting the posture of a True Dragon—you may wield the innate talents of a True Dragon.】

“…”

Looking at this golden talent, Lü Yang’s expression gradually grew strange.

So… this meant he was also a True Dragon now?

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head and looked toward the Dragon Palace. With the Dragon Lord absent and the crown prince slain, the Dragon Palace’s treasures… should he not also have a share?

The fourth update will be released tonight.