21: Chapter Breakthrough Bloodline Second Level
Returning to his courtyard, Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes. "System, open the Bloodline panel."
"Bloodline: Chaos Ancestral Dragon Bloodline: First Stage: Scarlet Rock Sky Dragon: Divine Ability, Scarlet Rock Dragon Scale Armor."
"Realm Value: 6000 | 10000"
"Only four thousand more to Breakthrough the Bloodline. This time, I'll Breakthrough to the Second Stage in one go!"
Looking at the piles of Heaven And Earth Treasure and hundreds of thousands of Low-Grade Spirit Stones in the System space, Jiang Xuan secretly made up his mind.
"System, refine all the Spirit Stones and precious medicines in the space to upgrade the Bloodline!"
"Buzz~" In the Void Realm, the bronze melting furnace reappeared, runes flowing, brilliant light surging. In an instant, all the Materials were refined.
"Ding, refinement complete. Current Realm Value: 12000 | 10000."
"Host reminder, Progenitor Dragon Bloodline can be upgraded. Would you like to upgrade?"
Hearing the System's prompt, Jiang Xuan's face lit up with joy. His cultivation was already at the Spirit Infant Realm. In just over a month, he had achieved what ordinary people would take decades, or even a century, to accomplish. It was incredibly fast.
However, this Progenitor Dragon Bloodline had been stuck for so many days. Now, it was finally time to Breakthrough. He wondered what kind of Dragon would awaken in the Second Stage, and what Dragon Clan Divine Ability it would possess. It was truly exciting.
Thinking of this, he impatiently commanded, "System, upgrade the Progenitor Dragon Bloodline!"
As Jiang Xuan's voice fell, his entire body's blood instantly began to boil, the intense burning sensation making him grimace in pain. Although he had experienced it once before,
Jiang Xuan still felt unbearable pain. Fortunately, his willpower was firm, and he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Wiping away the cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead from the pain, Jiang Xuan observed the changes in the blood within his body. He saw that the originally only crimson blood now had an additional color: purple. The two types of blood were distinct, not interfering with each other.
"Congratulations to the Host for breaking through to the Second Stage of the Progenitor Dragon Bloodline, the Grand Void Amethyst Dragon, unlocking the Divine Ability, Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes."
"Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes can see through all illusions and Formations in the world. In combat, it can see through the enemy's weaknesses, effective only against those one major Realm below the Host. It can also condense pupil power in the eyes to instantly shoot out a Purple Extreme Divine Light, annihilating enemies. Its power increases with the Host's cultivation."
After listening to the System's introduction, Jiang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. These Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes were like adding wings to a tiger for him.
He looked into his Dantian. Above the chaos stone tablet, a giant purple Dragon coiled, emitting bursts of Dragon roars, extremely excited.
The Scarlet Rock Sky Dragon beside it roared in response, as if it had found a relative. The two Dragons instantly intertwined, as if playing and frolicking.
Jiang Xuan watched all this in amazement. It made sense; the nine Dragons uniting would become the Chaos Ancestral Dragon. They were like the Ancestral Dragon's children, so such intimacy was normal.
Returning to reality, Jiang Xuan circulated the Spiritual Qi power brought by the Grand Void Amethyst Dragon. His eyes narrowed, and his originally dark pupils instantly turned purple. The Dragon-shaped imprint on his brow also turned purple, making him look slightly demonic.
"Hiss! Is this the effect of the Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes? It's indeed incredibly powerful." His current vision could clearly see the patterns on an ant several miles away.
Moreover, Jiang Xuan flashed outside the door and looked up at the sky. He saw nine pillars of light in the Void Realm shrouding the entire Academy, one of which was at the Xuan Iron Lion at the Academy's entrance.
"This is the Academy's Formation? It actually has nine Formation eyes. Hehe, even so, it can't escape these eyes of mine."
Withdrawing his pupil power, Jiang Xuan rubbed his slightly sore eyes. "It seems these Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes can't be used continuously. In the future, it's better to use them sparingly unless absolutely necessary."
"System, open the Bloodline panel."
"Bloodline, Chaos Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, ..."
"Realm Value: 2000 | 50000"
Looking at the skyrocketing Realm Value, Jiang Xuan was speechless. "It increased fivefold all at once. System, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
"To the Host, this System does not make mistakes. As the Bloodline breaks through more stages, its Late Stage abilities become stronger, and thus the required Realm Value will become higher and higher. At the same time, it can also keep the Host motivated to move forward."
Jiang Xuan, "...I thank you."
"Alas, the road ahead is long and arduous. I wonder what abilities will awaken next time. I'm truly looking forward to it."
Jiang Xuan stood in place, smiling as he spoke. Then, a cold glint appeared in his eyes. "It's time to break free from this obsession. Cheng Yuan, do you know I've come?"
In the Monster Realm, in the Dragon Clan's Grand Hall, the ink-robed young man opened his eyes once more. He looked solemn and spoke in a low voice, "It's here again. The Ancestor's aura, there's no mistake. And, that's the Human Race's Nine Provinces."
"Strange, how could there be the Ancestor's aura in the Human Race's territory?" Then, his expression became firm. "No matter the reason, it must be investigated thoroughly."
"Ao Qing."
As soon as his voice fell, a blue-clothed man with two horns on his head appeared out of nowhere in the Grand Hall. He knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, "Clan Chief."
The ink-robed young man spread his right hand slightly, and a black Dragon-patterned mirror appeared in his palm.
"Take this mirror and go to the Nine Provinces. There is no specific destination. If this mirror reacts somewhere in the Nine Provinces, immediately return and report to me. Remember, you must not make decisions on your own!"
"Yes!" Although the blue-clothed man was puzzled, he did not ask for the reason. He only needed to carry out the order.
After he left, the ink-robed young man murmured to himself, "I hope there will be some harvest." Then, he closed his eyes, and the Grand Hall fell silent once more.
At Donglin Martial Academy, in Cheng Yuan's residence, the maid ran panting to Cheng Yuan. "Young... Young Miss, there's a result. That Young Master, he won."
Cheng Yuan's expression changed in surprise. "You mean, he really completed all the Advanced tasks by himself, and only in three days?"
The maid nodded vigorously, her expression excited. "Yes, Young Miss, almost all the Outer Courtyard students went today. He's famous now."
Cheng Yuan was silent for a long time. She was truly shocked. Some time ago, she heard that a newcomer had made a bet with someone using a Gathering Qi Pill, promising to complete all Advanced tasks within three days. At the time, she thought that person was a clown, just trying to draw attention, and didn't pay any more attention.
Who would have thought, he actually won the bet. Now, she felt like her face was being slapped repeatedly.
"What's been happening these past few days? Are Geniuses coming out in droves? First, the mysterious young man at the Academy gate displayed Divine Might and crippled her arch-rival, Wu Qingqing. Now, another fierce person comes along and completes all Advanced tasks as soon as he enters the Academy. Which one should I choose?"
Suddenly, she smiled charmingly. "Hehe, with my beauty, playing with two Geniuses at the same time would be much more interesting."
At this moment, the maid's voice came. "Oh, by the way, Young Miss, when I left, I vaguely heard that person's name. It seemed to be Jiang... that's right, Jiang Xuan." The maid patted her forehead, thinking for a moment before speaking.
"Clatter!" The teacup Cheng Yuan had just picked up instantly fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. Tea spilled everywhere, and the transparent glass shards shimmered with a cold light.