Chapter 1596: Refining the Sacred Seed, Upper Ninth-grade Heavenly Dragon

In the endless sea of clouds, a thunderous boom echoed out as a gigantic figure pierced through it. The mountain-like dragonboat glided through the nimbus clouds leaving behind a trail of light in its wake. On the boat, a humongous dragon banner where a violet gold Heavenly Dragon was emblazoned on it dappled with the wind as it radiated a draconic pressure. Any powers or experts who saw it would stay out of the way, not daring to obstruct their path. They could sense terrifying resonant power fluctuations from those aboard it. On the highest point of the dragonboat, at the location of the observatory, sat a cross-legged Li Luo. His entire body was flowing with violet gold light, gradually transforming into dragonscales. As the blood in his body circulated, he let out a draconic roar.

The Heavenly Dragon's roar dispersed slowly and only dissipated after a long while, attracting awe inspiring gazes from the soldiers in the training grounds.

The Heavenly Dragon Cruiser carrying the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li's expedition forces had already been sailing for a month. During this period of time, they had passed through numerous teleportation formations within the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent, exploring unfamiliar territory whilst causing shock and awe amongst the populace.

Some of the local powers were taken aback by the size of the army. Even certain powers with King stage experts were forced to retreat as they remained wary. The bright side was that the Heavenly Dragon Cruiser never paused for even a moment, only continuing on its journey without interruption. Thus those local powers could only heave a sigh of relief as they wiped their sweat.

Over time, they gradually approached the East Divine Continent. Roar!

All of a sudden, the resonant cry of a Heavenly Dragon erupted into the skies. The cross-legged Li Luo suddenly opened his eyes as violet gold light shot out of them. Two beams of light extended tens of thousands of feet into the air, tearing through the cloud sea and leaving behind a trail that remained for a long while. All of the experts present turned their heads towards this phenomenon with looks of surprise.

They could sense a sort of suppression that originated from the very depths of their bloodline, emanating from Li Luo's body like a tidal wave. Some of the stronger experts were able to restrain its effects but the weaker ones amongst the Five Guardian Armies, especially those who were descended from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, couldn't help but to take a knee uncontrollably, a look of awe and respect on their faces. Numerous figures then appeared in the skies above the boat.

Li Qingying the Dragon's Scale Lineage chief was at the fore with Jiang Qing'e, Li Qingpeng, Li Jiluo, Ox Biaobiao, Li Foluo and the rest following suit. Their attention was turned towards Li Luo, who had allowed his Heavenly Dragon aura to proliferate unabated. A look of shock could be seen in their eyes.

"Such pure and boundless Heavenly Dragon might. Li Luo should have refined the Dragon Sacred Seed completely. Judging by how quickly he's completed it, this should be a new record." Li Qingying sighed. As the Dragon's Scale Lineage chief, she had also obtained the opportunity to come into contact with the Dragon Sacred Seed. Alas she had spent a full half year in order to achieve the same result. Li Luo was five times faster. This was terrifying. This also meant that his compatibility with the Dragon Sacred Seed had far surpassed them.

"Haha, Little Luo is pretty impressive." Li Qingpeng's rotund face let out a relieved smile as he was the first to praise him. He then turned towards Li Jiluo who had a riotous mix of expressions on his face as he consoled his peer, "Brother Jiluo, look at this more positively and from a bigger picture. The fact that the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li can produce a Transcendent genius like Li Luo is a blessing for all of us. If he were to become a Heavenly Emperor and elevate the Dragon Sacred Seed to a Genesis Seed and pass it on to you, you would not have been disadvantaged in any way. Instead, you've obtained a wondrous opportunity."

Li Qingpeng naturally knew that based on normal circumstances, the Dragon Sacred Seed would have fallen into his hands considering that he was the most outstanding individual of his generation. It was a pity that Li Luo's emergence had completely upended the existing order, ruining Li Tianji and Li Jiluo's plans. Now not only had he lost the opportunity for the Dragon Sacred Seed this round, his own ascension to the position of lineage chief had also been delayed. Li Luo had completely devoured all of the opportunities that would have belonged to him. Meanwhile Li Jiluo stood with his hands behind his back as he listened to Li Qingpeng's consoling words, only capable of sighing in his heart. Before he had left, Li Tianji had spoken to him as well, asking him to adjust his expectations and his mindset. Just because Li Luo had overtaken him in terms of priority for the Dragon Sacred Seed didn't mean that he should lose hope nor feel resentful towards his junior. He also understood why Li Tianji had chosen to give him this piece of earnest advice. After all, he was still someone that was greatly valued by the lineage chief and was still the leading candidate for the position in the Dragon's Blood Lineage, thus his character and vision would not be so narrow nor superficial. "Brother Qingpeng can rest relaxed. The Dragon Sacred Seed might never have been destined for me. Li Taixuan was supposed to be the original inheritor and since he didn't obtain it, his son did so in his stead. It could be said that it has returned to its rightful heir." Li Jiluo calmly continued. Li Qingpeng gave him a thumbs up as he praised. "Brother Jiluo's heart is vast and it leaves me speechless. With your talent, even if you don't rely upon the Dragon Sacred Seed, I am certain that you should be able to enter the King stage. Alas I am no match for you and can only try my best to keep up considering that my potential is about to be exhausted."

Hearing Li Qingpeng's "bitter" words caused him to give a shallow smile. "Brother Qingpeng is truly gifted at joking around. I'm afraid no one in the Dragon's Fang Lineage can compare with you when it comes to hiding one's strength. Over the years, whenever I made a slight breakthrough, you'd immediately catch up, sticking to me like a piece of gum which I've never been able to get rid of. I'm honestly surprised. If you have such ability, why not directly surpass me?"

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Li Qingpeng gave an awkward smile in response. "Brother Jiluo thinks too highly of me. Just chasing after you has tired me half to death and my potential shrivelled up! Only then can I barely force myself to keep up with you. Isn't all of this just for the sake of maintaining the Dragon's Fang Lineage's face as much as possible and preventing us from being left in the dust when compared to the Dragon's Blood Lineage?"

Perhaps the same words were spoken a few years ago, Li Jiluo would have believed it without a doubt. However thinking about how this fellow had consistently kept up with him each and every time in the past two years, he had to take a closer look at this discreet individual. Thus he could only purse his lips disapprovingly at Li Qingpeng's tired lament. On the other hand, the Heavenly Dragon aura radiating from Li Luo's body began to turn even more majestic. In the end, six streams of light flew into the air, turning into eyecatching Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds which greedily sucked in worldly natural energy.

The sixth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried had become much more impressive looking as the Transcendent Runes engraved upon it brightened and turned more complex. Bang!

Vast amounts of resonant power spewed out of the Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried, surrounding it like a ring of stairs whilst the world around them trembled in its might. Everyone could sense Li Luo's resonant power taking strides forward and in the blink of an eye, even the ninth-grade Pinnacle Dukes could feel a heavy pressure bearing down upon them.

"Upper sixth-grade Transcendent!" Someone blurted out. Li Luo had truly advanced, stably entering the upper sixth-grade. Clearly the refinement of the Dragon Sacred Seed had allowed Li Luo's strength to grow.

A breathtaking smile appeared on Jiang Qing'e's face, causing the radiant sea of clouds to dim in comparison. At this moment, the setting sun was like molten gold which was reflected in her clear golden eyes. She could distinctly see that a violet gold mark had appeared between Li Luo's brows. It shifted apart slowly and light flowed.

A few moments later, the mark which resembled a vertical divine eye, had fully opened as a mysterious violet gold Crystal Core revealed its mysteries to the world.

This was the Apex Resonance Crystal Core.

After succeeding in refining the Dragon Sacred Seed, Li Luo had finally reached the realm he had always dreamed of. Upper ninth-grade Heavenly Dragon resonance!