226: A major breakthrough in the dual cultivation of dragon and phoenix! Consort Luo immediately exploded: You filthy scoundrel, where are you looking?

Buzz—!

The Dragon God Bloodline and the Undying Divine Phoenix Bloodline produced an unprecedentedly intense resonance!

“Ang—!!”

A high-pitched, domineering dragon roar, as if from the primordial chaos!

“Chirp—!!”

A clear, holy phoenix cry, capable of piercing gold and cracking stone!

Two roars simultaneously exploded deep within their Seas of Consciousness!

In the pool, the black and white Qi that had been violently clashing seemed to have found their true sovereign.

They no longer attacked each other, but instead spontaneously formed a perfect, mysterious Taiji cycle within their connected bodies!

Mutually generating and assisting, an endless cycle.

A majestic phantom of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and a gorgeous phantom of an Undying Divine Phoenix spiraled and intertwined around them, soaring into the sky!

The dragon's roar and phoenix's cry resounded throughout the hall!

The entire ancient Bronze Divine Hall resonated with it; on the walls and the dome, ancient runes that had been sealed for countless eons lit up one by one, emitting a vast and ancient pressure!

Vast and pure energy began to repair and transform their bodies at an unimaginable speed.

Their strength, speed, bone density, and meridian resilience... were all undergoing earth-shattering qualitative changes!

On Lu Sheng's system panel, attributes and spirit source experience points were refreshing frantically like a waterfall releasing a flood!

[Ding! Tempered by Yin and Yang Qi, Five Viscera Golden Body (Level I) -> Five Viscera Golden Body (Level II)! Strength +5,000 jin!]

[Ding! Due to Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline resonance, Six Treasures (Level I) -> Six Treasures (Level II)! Strength +6,000 jin!]

[Ding! Due to Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline resonance, Dragon Bone (Level II) -> Dragon Bone (Level III)! Strength +5,000 jin!]

[Ding! Due to Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline resonance, Dragon Muscle (Level II) -> Dragon Muscle (Level III)! Strength +5,000 jin, Speed +50 m/s!]

[Ding! Spirit Source User Level 8 (12,000/15,000)]

[Ding! Spirit Source User Level 8 (14,000/15,000)]

...[Ding! spirit source accumulation is full, beginning promotion—Level 9 Spirit Source User!]

Boom—!

As the cold notification from the System faded, a flood of energy a hundred times more terrifying than any previous promotion exploded within Lu Sheng and Luo Tianfei simultaneously!

The shackles were broken!

The chasm spanning between Level 8 and Level 9 was as fragile as thin paper before this great power of the dragon-phoenix harmony and the intersection of Yin and Yang, easily torn to shreds!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host! Successfully promoted to Level 9 Spirit Source User!]

[All attributes greatly increased!]

[Base Strength: 41,887 jin -> 70,000 jin (approx. 35 tons)!]

[Normal Speed: 380 m/s -> 480 m/s (approx. 1.4 times the speed of sound)!]

[Dragon Might skill upgraded -> Dragon Domain (Level I)!]

[Dragon Domain—Domain: Unfolds a hundred-mile Dragon Domain, filled with Dragon Might, suppressing 35% of the attributes/combat power of enemies within the Domain; low-level opponents will directly collapse and be unable to stand. Attack: Channels the spirit source in the air to condense a phantom of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon (one hundred meters long); Dragon Claw - Sky Tearer, Dragon Tail Sweep; a single strike can cleave a thousand-meter mountain range or overturn hundred-meter giant waves; entering the sea triggers underwater dragon-shaped undercurrents for strangulation!]

Looking at the data flooding his vision, Lu Sheng felt like he was about to fly.

Normal strength, over seventy thousand jin!

This was an unprecedented feeling of power; he was even confident that now, even without transforming into his dragon form, relying solely on the strength of his Human-Dragon Form, he could arm-wrestle that five-hundred-meter-tall Abyssal Demon God!

At the same time, Luo Tianfei on the opposite side also successfully broke through.

The crimson divine fire swirling around her became more refined and pure, faintly carrying a noble aura, and it was several times stronger than before.

An unknown amount of time passed.

When the last trace of energy in the Yin-Yang Creation Pool was drained dry by the two of them.

The pool water became crystal clear.

The phantoms of the golden dragon and fire phoenix circling the two of them let out a satisfied resonance, then turned into two streaks of light and merged into their respective bodies.

The invisible force that had been holding them tightly together also suddenly vanished.

Calm returned to the pool.

A deathly calm.

Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes; divine light shone brightly in those dark gold vertical pupils, as if stars were being born and extinguished within them.

He subconsciously looked down into his arms.

Luo Tianfei also opened her eyes at the same time; in those golden phoenix eyes, a holy purple light flowed, noble and majestic.

Their eyes met.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

Lu Sheng only then realized that his hands were still tightly gripping her slender waist, and the sensation from his palms was one of incredible warmth and elasticity.

And Luo Tianfei also discovered that her hands were pressed against his chest, which was harder than steel, and she could even clearly feel that steady and powerful heartbeat.

What was even more fatal... was that their clothes had long since turned to ash during the violent energy wash earlier.

At this very moment.

Meeting in complete sincerity... "Splash—"

A slight sound of water broke this eerie silence.

Lu Sheng's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.

Luo Tianfei's beautiful face, which had just regained its color and was as holy as a goddess, suddenly flushed red from her neck to her ears at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Ah—!!”

An ear-piercing scream resounded throughout the entire Bronze Divine Hall.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Luo Tianfei's hair stood on end, and she suddenly pushed against Lu Sheng's chest, using the force to retreat violently.

“Boom!”

She crashed directly into the hard bronze wall of the pool, leaving a human-shaped dent.

But she seemed not to feel the pain, her hands tightly covering her chest as she crouched in the pool water, revealing only a pair of eyes filled with shame and indignation that almost spat fire, glaring at Lu Sheng.

“You pervert, you're still looking!!”

“Shameless!!”

Lu Sheng rubbed his nose, also feeling a bit embarrassed.

Good heavens, this girl is actually a White Tiger!

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, like "this was an accident" or "I didn't see anything."

But seeing her completely naked and looking as if she wanted to swallow him alive, he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

At a time like this, any explanation would only be adding fuel to the fire.

He silently turned around, his back to Luo Tianfei, intending to wait until this storm passed.

The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme.

One was a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with a decisive killing intent and invincible aura.

The other was an Undying Divine Phoenix, proud, cold, and looking down on all living beings.

Two top powerhouses standing at the peak of the world now acted like two children who had done something wrong—one crouching in the corner feeling aggrieved, and the other facing the wall to reflect on his actions.

Just as this awkward silence was about to drive the very air insane.

An old voice, carrying a bit of playfulness and a bit of teasing, rang out in the hall without warning.

“Ahem.”

“Twelve shichen have passed. It seems the Dual Cultivation of you two young friends... has reaped a bountiful harvest.”