Chapter 625: The Strange Encounters in Three Dreams[Start of Book 7]

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Grrrrrr.

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In the wild jungle, exotic beasts roamed freely.

A massive bird soared through the sky, its broad wings momentarily blotting out the sun. Its sharp gaze fixated on a small blue dragon hidden below.

The blue-scaled dragon hatchling struggled as it tried to dodge.

At the same time, it summoned the spiritual energy of the Blue Dragon and unleashed a wind that slashed like blades toward the bird. The attack tore countless feathers from the giant creature, yet the bird remained unscathed, its body as if made of steel. All it lost were its feathers.

After unleashing the blades of wind, the Blue Dragon let out a piercing cry and turned to flee. With the control of the wind, it glided at incredible speed. Using its small size to its advantage, it wove through the dense forest like a fish in water, while the massive bird struggled to maintain its pursuit at such a low altitude.

As the bird flapped its wings to ascend once more, a colossal claw descended from the heavens. In comparison, the once-imposing bird suddenly seemed no more than a tiny chick. The massive claw extended from the side of a towering mountain, seizing the bird before turning to reveal its entire back.

It was a winged beast resembling a tiger. An exotic beast with its two saber-like fangs jutted toward the sky as it gazed upward.

Beside this monstrous beast, the Blue Dragon appeared extremely tiny—so much so that it managed to escape unnoticed.

The Blue Dragon dove to the bottom of a lake, finally stopping its desperate escape, only to be hit by a wave of disorientation.

This Blue Dragon was none other than Chu Liang.

When he woke up that day, he realized that he had been saved by the Dragon God's throne in the Blue Dragon’s Hidden Realm. Just as he was about to act, a bolt of lightning summoned by the throne struck him down instantly. When he woke up, he found himself in a wild jungle teeming with celestial beasts and demons. To his dismay, he had been transformed into a tiny Blue Dragon hatchling, forced into a relentless struggle for survival.

He could sense the presence of the primordial Great Dao of the Heavens and Earth, and despite being in the body of a Blue Dragon hatchling, he was capable of wielding immense power. However, his opponents were equally terrifying entities.

The experience was utterly harrowing.

As Chu Liang paused to catch his breath at the bottom of the lake, the water around him suddenly began to boil. The ground quaked violently, as though a great upheaval was unfolding.

Sensing danger, Chu Liang tried to poke his head out of the water, only to see a massive fireball hurtling toward him. Behind it, countless more flaming meteors rained down from the sky like an apocalyptic storm.

These meteors weren’t just searingly hot and unimaginably heavy, carrying tens of thousands of

jun

of force; they were also made of extraordinarily hard extraterrestrial steel. The legendary black meteoric iron[1], prized by cultivators in the immortal realm, was refined from such celestial phenomena.

Each meteor was capable of crushing a mountain upon impact, obliterating everything in a vast surrounding area.

And now, they were falling like a relentless downpour.

"Oh shit."

Chu Liang only had time to let out a wail of despair.

...

The scene then changed as Chu Liang found himself within a shattered nest.

As Chu Liang examined himself again, he found that his body was now shimmering with golden light—he had transformed into a massive golden-scaled dragon.

Unlike the form of the Blue Dragon hatchling he had taken on before, this golden-scaled dragon was fully grown. While this golden-scaled dragon had yet to take control of a Great Dao, his cultivation at the peak of the seventh realm made him nearly invincible against anyone who had yet to attain the Heavenly Origin—provided he didn’t face some truly monstrous entities.

This time, Chu Liang finally felt a sense of reassurance. Although he still didn’t fully grasp what was happening, the immense power of his new form gave him a semblance of confidence.

Who could possibly kill me now?

Whether it be that giant bird or the tiger with the dragon fangs, regardless of how massive they were, they would be restricted by their innate bloodlines. Even at their peak, they could never rival a True Dragon of the seventh realm.

So he coiled his body as he peeked out the lair. He still hadn’t gotten used to the change from walking upright in a human form to soaring as a dragon. Fortunately, thanks to the training he had undergone earlier, he had become adept at controlling his dragon body.

However, as his dragon head emerged from the lair, his blazing golden irises suddenly froze in shock.

He was stunned.

Outside the lair, the sunlight had vanished entirely.

A colossal shadowy figure loomed in the sky, blocking all light. The moment Chu Liang emerged, it descended like the heavens collapsing, accompanied by a deafening roar that shook the earth.

In his final moments of consciousness, Chu Liang saw the true form of the monster.

It was a massive black fish, suspended in the sky like an endless ocean. The dark cloud that had shrouded the entire dragon’s lair was merely one of its fins.

That single fin shook the heavens and the earth.

Kun Fist.

These two words surfaced in Chu Liang's mind just before everything went dark.

...

When he opened his eyes again, the scene had changed.

Now, his body was covered in deep blue scales with a golden sheen, each etched with ancient patterns that seemed to embody the essence of the Great Dao. He coiled atop a sky-piercing throne as vast as a mountain as he felt this surging power pulsating within him.

It felt as if the entire world rested in the palm of his hand.

What is this?

Chu Liang looked around in astonishment.

Did I become the... Dragon God?

The world before him no longer looked the same. Intricate, glowing patterns marked the landscape, each representing a Great Dao. Countless interconnected Daos wove together, forming the fabric of the mortal realm.

To a Hallowed One at the ninth realm, the mortal world was too small.

By moving these Great Daos, he could effortlessly manipulate the lifelines of the Four Seas and Nine Provinces, determining life and death in an instant.

Even the legendary ancient Kun, which once struck fear into him, was now beneath his notice. Though the legendary Kun Peng fed on dragons, it would never dare to target the Dragon God.

It would not even dare to take a bite if the Dragon God, being a ninth-realm entity, offered as a prey.

As Chu Liang prepared to ascend into the skies to fully experience the power of a being at the ninth realm, a sudden clap of thunder rang out. A cascade of heavenly light poured down without warning, its blinding radiance causing the fiery glow in his eyes to falter and fade.

What is this?

Within the blinding radiance, a faint silhouette seemed to take form—a person, shrouded in light.

...

"Ah..."

A sharp pain jolted through him, and Chu Liang regained consciousness once more.

His mind was a chaotic blur. Clutching his head, he sat in a daze for what felt like an eternity before his memories began to return and he finally remembered where he was.

The Blue Dragon hidden realm, the Dragon God's throne.

All those seemingly vivid experiences had been conjured by the Dragon God’s throne, brought forth by a single bolt of summoned lightning.

It had allowed him to truly live the lives of a Blue Dragon, a Golden Dragon, and even the Dragon God. Yet, the throne’s purpose remained a mystery to him.

Chu Liang shifted slightly, and his joints creaked as though they had rusted—he had no idea how long he had been lying there. But with that single movement, he felt a surge of dragon breath coursing through his entire body, It felt powerful and vibrant.

Moreover, he quickly realized that his body now brimmed with five distinct streams of dragon breath.

The breaths of the White Dragon and Inferno Dragon had been there from the start. After refining the Blue Dragon's Orb, he gained the Blue Dragon’s breath. When Little Golden Dragon granted him Dragon Soul Protection, he acquired a trace of Golden Dragon’s breath.

Now, the most powerful stream within him was the fierce and explosive thunder dragon breath—a force Chu Liang was not unfamiliar with.

It was the Dragon God's breath!

It was this very power that had coursed through him when he had taken the form of the Dragon God.

Raising his hand to his forehead, he felt a slight protrusion. There, a deep purple mark with a golden sheen had appeared, resembling a third eye.

Is this a mark bestowed by the Dragon God's throne?

Chu Liang turned his gaze to the massive throne. It stood there silently, having had no direct interaction with him. Yet it had been the Dragon God’s seat for countless years, likely absorbing the Dragon God’s aura. This mark on his forehead had likely come from it.

But why did it bestow this mark to me? Is it because...I am handsome?

Chu Liang chuckled at the absurd thought and decided not to dwell on it. Though he felt disheveled and grimy, he didn’t bother cleaning up. Leaping into the air, he was ready to leave the hidden realm and return to Mount Shu.

He had no idea how much time had passed, but it must have been considerable. By now, the people at Mount Shu were surely growing anxious.

Senior Sister Jiang had mentioned she would leave after the Assembly of Immortal Sects. With this delay, who knew if she was still at the mountain?

As Chu Liang soared into the air, he realized that his Sea of Qi felt somewhat clogged, likely a result of his flow of qi not being in circulation for too long.

The Large-Headed Dolls within his body had also stopped working as they hadn't been paid their usual supply of pills. Clearly, they had been on an extended vacation.

Chu Liang sighed silently.

Very unreliable! How much precious cultivation time had been wasted because of this? Refusing to work just because they weren't paid? Is there no justice left in the world?!

Fortunately, even though the Large-Headed Dolls had collectively gone on strike, the dragon breath within his body had grown exponentially stronger, and the power of the dragons' cultivation legacy had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Previously, after refining the Blue Dragon's Orb, Chu Liang had been able to wield its power to fight with those at the sixth realm Now, with just a clench of his fist, he felt as if he could shatter a mountain with a single punch.

This strength was likely at the peak of the sixth realm.

Did suffering an injury lead to such immense progress? It felt as though he had simply taken a night's sleep and woken up leagues ahead!

As he began to circulate the dragon breath within him, Chu Liang couldn’t help but wonder,

How far has my Physical Dragon Transformation progressed?

The immortal art of Physical Dragon Transformation relied heavily on the purity of dragon breath; the purer the breath, the more complete the transformation. Previously, Yang Shenlong had used the Azure Dragon's cultivation legacy to achieve a transformation of just one head and one claw.

With the strength of three dragon cultivation legacies, Chu Liang had already surpassed him.

At this moment, the percentage of dragon within Chu Liang was astonishing—his body likely contained more dragon blood than human blood. If he were to fully unleash the power of the dragon...

The thought stirred him to action. Without hesitation, he formed a hand seal, activating the spell. In an instant, his form began to change.

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Roar—

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With a thunderous roar, a five-colored True Dragon soared into the sky within the Blue Dragon’s Hidden Realm!

Though it was only about ten zhang in length, resembling a young True Dragon, its aura was as imposing as that of a fully grown one.

Chu Liang had achieved a complete Physical Dragon Transformation. This was something unheard of, something no one had ever accomplished since the birth of this immortal art.

Riding on the momentum of this unstoppable force, Chu Liang felt full of vigor. He burst through the gateway of the Blue Dragon’s Hidden Realm and soared out in his dragon form.

Although he had entered the hidden realm through the use of Shattering the Void from the imperial city's inner palace, he had to exit through the proper gateway. Now, he found himself back at the ruins of the Ancient Dragon Lair, the very place where he had arrived when he entered the hidden realm for the first time.

This place had always been desolate, with few signs of life. Chu Liang wasn’t worried about startling anyone as he leapt out into the open.

Thanks to his training in the dream realm, he could control his dragon body with ease. Just as he prepared to soar high into the sky, the sharp hum of a sword pierced the air.

Whoosh—

A streak of brilliant light tore through the sky, accompanied by a thunderous shout.

"Demonic dragon! Give me back my princess!"

1. The Weapon Master's hand is made of this ☜