Chapter 177: "Who Dares Insult My Black Dragon Emperor?!" (Part 2)

Chapter 177: "Who Dares Insult My Black Dragon Emperor?!" (Part 2)

Before Kong Ming activated the Virtue Defense Token, Chen Qiu had blasted open his abdomen and dug these out from his Dantian.

This was the second time he had dug out someone's Dantian while they were still alive.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so familiar with the process.

His previous experience of extracting a Golden Core from a Su family member had given him valuable insights, which he applied this time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so adept at it. Strangely, he suddenly remembered the woman's name.

He held two small objects in his hand.

One was a Tenth Stage Primordial Soul, and the other was a stupa.

When he blasted open Kong Ming's abdomen, he had casually reached in and pulled out these two items. He had only wanted to see if he could extract a Primordial Soul, but he got a buy-one-get-one deal, making it a great value.

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Treasure Name: Tenth Stage Primordial Soul Body.

Source:

Effects:

1. Can be used as a material when crafting a Soul Transformation Realm.

2. Can be used as an offering in certain special scenarios to receive extraordinary rewards.

3. Etc.

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Purely good stuff.

The Tenth Stage Primordial Soul Body was, to put it bluntly, probably the only one on the entire Xuantian Continent, making it a unique attribute in a certain sense.

Moreover, it could be used as a material for creating a Soul Transformation Realm.

He didn't know much about the Divine Transformation Stage or the Soul Transformation Realm.

But he could guess a little.

Soul Transformation Realms likely had varying degrees of strength, and this strength was probably determined by one's cultivation level and the quality of the Celestial Materials used to cultivate the realm, which defined the realm's grade.

It could also be used as an offering.

Undoubtedly, it was a valuable item, and it was even bald.

He had experimented and found that his Primordial Soul could devour any Celestial Material daily and produce a corresponding item of the same grade. This was the effect of the "Feed and Pull" Entry.

His Primordial Soul only consumed Celestial Materials.

It didn't eat things like Enchantment Scrolls, Primordial Soul bodies, Golden Cores, Spirit Treasures, and the like.

It only consumed Celestial Materials like the Eight Directions Fruit and Malevolent Wood.

Only then did he turn his attention to the other treasure, the stupa. It was likely this object that had continuously provided the Buddhist golden light, allowing Kong Ming's injuries and treasures to recover non-stop.

It was like having a portable spring.

This item made him envious, and he wondered if he could place it in his Dantian.

He wanted it too.

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Treasure Name: Millennium Stupa.

Source: Obtained from the sitting meditation of an enlightened monk.

Effects:

1. Place in the Dantian and activate to emit a dense and powerful Buddhist golden light, healing injuries, repairing treasures, significantly enhancing the power of Buddhist techniques and cultivation speed. It will explode if someone without a pure Buddhist heart tries to use it.

2. A necessary material for creating the Soul Transformation Realm 'Buddha Kingdom in Palm'.

3. Etc.

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"Good stuff," Chen Qiu said with a satisfied smile. He put both items into his Heavenly Dao Ring in front of Kong Ming, clearly with no intention of returning them.

This Millennium Stupa, it could be considered a Buddhist Treasure!

For Buddhist disciples, it was akin to having a portable spring, a portable quick-repair treasure for Artifact Cultivators, a weaker version of the Primordial Soul Dao Cultivation Pill that could be consumed at any time, and an all-attribute power enhancement.

The difference in strength between two Buddhist disciples with and without this Stupa was like heaven and earth.

Whether it was combat power or cultivation speed, they were worlds apart.

That was good.

Unfortunately, he wasn't a Buddhist disciple, and he couldn't devote himself to Buddhism. This item was useless to him, and there was no way to place it in his Dantian. However, it might have other uses.

Selling it was an option, but it always ended up in the hands of the Buddhist Sect.

The Buddhist Sect was willing to exhaust all its resources to hunt him down, so how could he possibly help the enemy?

Exhausting all resources... Hmm... There might be a Peak Divine Transformation Stage expert, or even stronger? After leaving, he should flee first, and the problem wouldn't be too big.

Although he couldn't use this item himself, he could use it to feed his Nascent Soul. He had just experimented with his Divine Sense, and it could be eaten. Although the Nascent Soul didn't have a mouth, it didn't resist.

When he had fed his Nascent Soul with the Primordial Soul body before, he could feel a force of heaven and earth stopping him from doing so.

He had originally thought that the Celestial Materials that the Nascent Soul could consume were naturally grown items like the Eight Directions Fruit and Malevolent Wood.

He never expected that even man-made items like the Stupa could be devoured.

Now wasn't the time to think about this. He would look into it later. The most important thing now was that although Kong Ming had activated the Virtue Defense Token, with a whopping 3.4 billion Virtue Points, there was no way he could break it.

But the Virtue Defense Token was different from the Virtue Attack Token. After activating the Virtue Defense Token, if it didn't receive any attacks, it wouldn't consume any Virtue Points for an hour.

Within this hour, the amount of Virtue Points deducted would depend on the intensity of the attacks received.

So, he could try to see if he could deplete more of Kong Ming's Virtue Points.

Immediately after—

Dark clouds gathered, and a galestorm raged.

Chen Qiu hovered in the air above the platform, the Heavenly Clue Umbrella transformed into a Spirit Bow in his hand. At the same time, a slender, purple-blue arrow with lightning arcs on its surface slowly appeared on the bow.

There was no need to lock on with Divine Sense.

He aimed, drew the bowstring to its limit, and fired!

At the same time, the Nascent Soul shot out of his body towards Kong Ming, and the Divine Sense attack, Heart-Piercing Spear, also struck.

Several attacks were unleashed simultaneously!

These were the basic attack methods he often used.

Nearly an hour later, the platform's barrier slowly dissipated, indicating that he could leave the platform. Kong Ming, for the first time, struggled and fell from the platform.

Before reaching the ground, he turned into a white light and disappeared from the original spot, apparently having already left the Secret Realm.

But before leaving.

Chen Qiu glanced at Kong Ming with a look of anger and ferocity, indicating that this matter wasn't over. This platform was just the beginning, not the end.

"What a pity."

Chen Qiu looked at Kong Ming, who had turned into a white light and disappeared, and shook his head with a sigh of helplessness.

On the Xuantian Continent's Virtue Rankings, Kong Ming had 3.4 billion Virtue Points. Chen Qiu didn't know if the number behind was 10 million or 90 million, as the Virtue Rankings rounded off and didn't show the exact figures.

But whether it was 10 million or 90 million.

He had bombarded Kong Ming for nearly an hour, using all his strength. When his Spirit Energy ran out, he replenished it, and during the replenishment process, his Nascent Soul took over.

Under these circumstances, even when Kong Ming left, he still had 3.4 billion Virtue Points.

At least, the main number hadn't changed at all, not considering the trailing digits.

Bad news: He barely depleted Kong Ming's Virtue Points, they were too durable.

Good news: He had more Virtue Points, a whopping 87.9 billion Virtue Points. If Kong Ming's 3.4 billion Virtue Points were so durable, then activating the Virtue Defense Token for an hour, even if surrounded by several Peak Divine Transformation experts, it was very likely that they couldn't break his Virtue Defense.

Yes, 87.9 billion Virtue Points.

There was no change at all.

Even though he had been using Virtue Points to check others' entries these past few days, there was almost no consumption of Virtue Points, at least not in the main number.

If Kong Ming had directly used aggressive Buddhist secret techniques to attack him on the platform, he might not have fallen so quickly.

Or, to be more straightforward.

If Kong Ming had activated the Virtue Defense Token as soon as he got on the platform, then he would indeed have no chance. But Kong Ming couldn't kill him either. He could wait for an hour, then jump off the platform, and after an hour, Kong Ming's Virtue Defense Token would be exhausted, and then he could come back.

As long as he occupied the platform for more than one and a half hours, it would be enough.

I'll give you an hour.

Looking at it this way, no matter how he reviewed Kong Ming's winning strategy, it didn't seem very effective. After all, he was only at the first layer of the Nascent Soul stage, and he was stunned by two Self-Destruct Entries right from the start.

Where was there any follow-up?

On the platform, Chen Qiu looked at his panel.

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"Name": Chen Qiu.

"Cultivation": Fifth Level Nascent Soul (20.9%).

"Entries": Continuous Advancement, Spirit Energy Aura, Dantian Expansion (Unique), Self-Destruct Entry, Focus Power (Lightning Summoning Technique), Revival Wind, Step by Step, Slippery Free, Commanded by Me, Night Moon Wolf Demon, Reality and Illusion, Mutual Enhancement, Dual Casting, Court Summoned, Tenfold Casting, Galestorm, Self-Derived Forty-nine, Unification of All Techniques, Umbrella Over the World, Omniscient, Virtue Sage, Virtue Bodyguard, Frost on Wound, Supremacy of Body Movement, Rapid Progress, Continuous, Feed and Pull, Nascent Soul Resistance, Fortune Awaits, True Sight Eye.

"Cultivation Techniques: Ground Penetration Technique, Illusion Technique, Lightning Summoning Technique, Nine Toxins Soul Technique, Snowfall Technique, Skyfire Technique, Invisibility Technique, Golden Aura Defense.

Spirit Beast: Night Moon Wolf Demon.

Sect: Mock Heaven Sect, Sect Master.

The remaining entries are mostly useful, with none capable of self-destruction. Losing any of them would weaken his strength.

Now, it's a waiting game.

No one dares to challenge him on the platform anymore.

An hour and a half has passed, and Chen Qiu has been on the platform for over an hour and a half. Even if he were to step down now, he would still be the undisputed champion; no one can surpass him.

But he doesn't bother to leave.

Instead, he sits cross-legged in a clean corner of the platform and begins to cultivate. It's better than doing nothing, and even if it doesn't add much to his cultivation progress, it's still something.

'Boom!!!'

Chen Qiu, who was meditating on the platform, hears the thunderous sounds of battle from the other platforms. He opens his eyes and sees that the black dragon has already climbed onto the platform, though he's unsure when it happened.

The situation doesn't look good.

The black dragon is already severely injured. Although it's hard to tell its age, it's likely young, as it would be unharmed if it just stayed quietly outside the platform.

But now, it's spitting out dragon blood continuously, and two or three scales have already fallen from its body.

On the platform, its opponent, a Peak Yuan Ying, is in the midst of an exciting battle with the dragon. He is a sword cultivator but is fighting barehanded, with ten storage rings on his fingers.

With each punch, dragon blood is sucked into the storage rings.

Just then—

'Boom!'

The black dragon roars angrily, and its tail lashes out, slamming into the Yuan Ying sword cultivator. The impact shatters the cultivator's protective Spirit Energy Aura, severely injuring and knocking him back to the edge of the platform! The dragon does not pursue to finish him off.

Instead, it raises its head and lets out a series of excited roars, clearly thrilled to have defeated another opponent.

The barrier on this platform has not yet dissipated.

Below the platform, a group of Nascent Soul cultivators are excitedly praising the dragon.

"As expected of the Black Dragon Emperor, he has already defeated four Peak Nascent Souls. He must be the strongest Heaven's Pride of the Dragon Clan, right?"

"That's for sure. I think even Kong Ming, a Tenth Stage Primordial Soul, would be no match for the Black Dragon Emperor."

"Even Chen Qiu would need at least a hundred breaths to defeat the Black Dragon Emperor!" says a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, shrinking his head slightly in fear. If Chen Qiu heard this, he would be in grave danger.

The black dragon on the platform doesn't speak, but its eyes reveal a hint of self-satisfaction. It doesn't seem to care that its scales are missing and dragon blood is flowing from the wounds, as it rolls around in the air above the platform, clearly struggling to contain its excitement.

However, the dragon retains a shred of rationality, knowing it has reached its limit. It flies to the edge of the platform, preparing to leave once the barrier dissipates to recover from its injuries.

But just then!

A Nascent Soul cultivator below the platform shakes his head in disdain, "The Black Dragon Emperor is indeed strong, but this is as far as it goes. It's impossible for the Black Dragon to defeat a fifth Peak Nascent Soul. It's still far inferior to Kong Ming."

Soon, someone agrees, "I don't believe it either. I doubt the Black Dragon Emperor can defeat a fifth one."

Before the words are finished, someone else, looking angry, retorts, "Nonsense! I bet the Black Dragon Emperor can definitely defeat a fifth Nascent Soul. Do you believe me?"

"Who dares insult our Black Dragon Emperor?!"

"Black Dragon Emperor, defeat one more Peak Nascent Soul, show them, show them your true strength!"

"That's right, defeating five Peak Nascent Souls is nothing to the Black Dragon Emperor. It's an easy task!"

The black dragon, who was about to leave once the barrier disappeared, hesitates upon hearing this. It's considering whether its injuries can withstand another battle.

For a dragon that has never fought humans before, the Black Dragon is inherently simple-minded.

It falls into the trap set by these Nascent Soul cultivators, who plan to wear it down with continuous battles. They've realized that this dragon doesn't care about rankings but is thrilled by the pleasure of defeating opponents. Moreover, the dragon won't kill them, making it a risk-free endeavor.

Just then, the barrier on Platform Thirty-Seven slowly dissipates. The severely injured Yuan Ying sword cultivator immediately jumps off the platform, and the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators, their eyes lighting up, rush towards the platform!

Whoever reaches the platform first will obtain dragon blood, and with luck, they might even get a scale.

If they're even luckier and manage to kill the dragon, they'll become overnight millionaires. The rewards for this are surely much higher than those for the Soul Core Power Ranking. It's been many years since a dragon has appeared on the Xuantian Continent!

Every part of the dragon's body is a treasure.

However, someone is faster than all of them.

Chen Qiu, leaning on the Heavenly Clue Umbrella, slowly steps onto the platform and smiles at the hesitant black dragon, "Shall we have a match?"

(End of Chapter)"

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