“When it was in its prime, of course not. But in its old age, as its life waned, it might not even have been able to move a single finger. By then, it would be normal to have fleas,” Helian Xun Xue explained.
The Dragon Race had a very long lifespan, and even in its old age, with only a single breath left, it might only really die after another eight to ten years. Then, it did not seem that strange to have parasites feeding off it in that period. Just like the Bloodworms on the first floor, they probably were also bizarre mutations given life in its old age and when its life declined.
“The fleas absorbed the dragon’s blood, and actually could grow to a height of about thirty meters. That is really quite amazing,” Ling Han said, smiling. “However, this huge flea is sitting there motionless as if it is guarding some kind of treasure. Who knows, there may be yet another Dragon’s Blood Grass.”
“Come, let’s go and take a look.”
They walked on, and in a short while, they saw that there was indeed a huge red monster crouching ahead of them. It had the shape of a monkey, but had six limbs, so indeed, it still looked more like a flea. And underneath this flea, there was a huge blood-colored rock, which had a much deeper color than the other rocks.
Helian Xun Xue was slightly excited as she asked, “Could it be the True Dragon’s Bloodstone?”
Chapter 802 - Flea King
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True Dragon’s Blood Stone was formed from the irrigation of an alternative dragon’s blood essence, so a blood stone the size of a fist was comparable to a three-leafed Dragon’s Blood Grass, and such a large chunk like the one before their eyes… was absolutely shocking.
Thus, Ling Han and Helian Xun Xue both gasped in astonishment, having a sense of unbelievable surprise.
However, this large flea was in the Shattering Void Tier, emitting a terrifying oppressive sensation just lying there in the distance, and approaching slightly closer, Ling Han’s and Helian Xun Xue’s skin was about to crack.
Their physiques were the level of ninth-tier rare metal, yet they couldn’t even get close, serving to show the powerfulness of the great flea.
Shattering Void Tier ten stars, twelve stars, or even thirteen stars of battle prowess?
Ling Han had a feeling inside that this flee roughly reached the level of the Fifteen-eyed Corpse King, and could compare to that great silver spider in Fire Country’s ancient mineshaft. It would be useless even if he unleashed the Ice Dragon Ground Blast Formation as it would be instantly destroyed.
What to do?
The treasure was before their eyes, yet they could only stare blankly at it?
“Let’s go! Let’s go!” Hu Niu pulled on Ling Han’s hand and started to walk forward. She really was young, completely not knowing what fear was.
Ling Han held her back, and said, “We can’t, the presence in front is too powerful; we can’t endure it, and we’ll explode immediately.” Originally, Ice Dragon Ground Blast Formation could be used to pull aggro 1 , but this large guy was too powerful, and annihilating the ice dragon and turning its head would only be the matter of an instant.
“But Niu’s not afraid!” Hu Niu said, skipping and jumping about.
The little girl’s talents were unusual—she was unafraid of the coercive pressure, and even poison, fire, ice, and whatnot were ineffective against her. Previously, she even rushed through Heavenly Emperor of Thunder and Fire’s path of five senses blockade. But the problem was, she didn’t have the Black Tower, so how would she collect such a large blood stone?
Moreover, the Black Tower was as small as a mustard seed, and couldn’t be brought with Hu Niu, or else she couldn’t sneak closer and then have Ling Han suddenly appear to snatch the True Dragon’s Blood Stone immediately, then hide back in.
“Niu will draw it away!” Hu Niu volunteered.
Ling Han shook his head, “No, that can at least rival the Ffteen-eyed Corpse King, being probably the most powerful being in Ghostly Dragon Cave, so that’s why it’s guarding over such a large True Dragon’s Blood Stone. You can’t outrun it.”
“Don’t underestimate Niu!” Hu Niu was unconvinced. With her hands on her hips, she said, “Niu’s speed is the fastest!”
Zi , her body turned into lightning, and in a flash, she appeared far in the distance, and with another flash, she appeared at an even further place.
Ling Han and Helian Xun Xue revealed shocked expressions at the same time. Such high speed… even they felt too inferior to bear comparison. The corners of their mouths twitched—everyone learned the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, but why was there that much of a difference in speed?
“Niu’s a genius!” Hu Niu returned within a flash, walking on airs.
Ling Han nodded, and said, “Your speed really can compare to Shattering Void Tier elites’, even being that much faster!”
“Then Niu’s going!” Hu Niu wasn’t afraid of that Flea King at all.
Ling Han thought over it again, and said, “After you steer clear of that large guy, we’ll meet up five thousand meters ahead from here.”
“Okay!” Hu Niu answered crisply, and shot out with a xiu , stopping in front of the Flea King. She said in a loud voice, “Stinky guy, come catch Niu!”
The Flea King simply looked at her casually, and then retracted its gaze as if it were sleeping soundly, too lazy to to pay attention to this ant.
Hu Niu was furious—to dare ignore someone so cute like her…
She picked up a crimson rock and covered her small body completely. She let out a loud roar, and zi , the rock was immediately bound with lightning. Xiu , this rock shot rapidly like a cannonball towards the Flea King.
Pa!
Before the rock hit, the Flea King’s terrifying aura shattered the rock—after reaching such a height, even a sliver of aura could shatter stars.
However, the large guy was finally infuriated, and couldn’t help but lift its body, glaring towards Hu Niu. It immediately discovered gloomily that the ant was exactly at the distance where its attack would weaken, and releasing an attack wouldn’t be fatal.
It was extremely lazy, and immediately lay to sleep. It was just an ant anyway, it couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to it.
Xiu, xiu, xiu, Hu Niu threw rocks in rapid succession. The Flea King lifting its aura could shatter the rocks, but there was also the power of lightning created by the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven in them, so even the Flea King felt its body become somewhat numb.
This was far from being able to hurt it, yet it made it very, very out of sorts.
Finally, after Hu Niu threw over a dozen rocks, the Flea King was in a towering rage.
This King doesn’t unleash own might, and you really think you can act rampantly on top of This Flea’s head?
He roared explosively, and the sound waves turned into ripples that spread towards the surroundings. Pa, pa, pa, pa, the rocks in the surroundings were all shattered, an extremely terrifying thing.
“Hahahaha, want to hurt Niu? Big stinky bug, you’re far from it!” Hu Niu made a face and immediately leapt away.
The Flea King finally rose up and charged towards Hu Niu.
Ling Han immediately charged towards the True Dragon’s Blood Stone, but once he moved, he discovered that the Flea King had entrenched itself here for a long time, and its Shattering Void Tier aura was almost corporeal. He immediately felt that the air was like sabers as he moved, tearing open his skin.
“Ling Han!” Helian Xun Xue hurriedly held onto him.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “You head in the Black Tower first, I’ll go alone.”
“But…” Helian Xun Xue was obviously worried.
“Time to breastfeed our son, you flat chest!” Ling Han grabbed Helian Xun Xue and shoved her into the Black Tower.
He unleashed the Ice Dragon Ground Blast Formation. It obviously couldn’t resist against the Flea King, but to contend against the aura that the Flea King had left was not a
problem. Everyone was in the Shattering Void Tier—though there was a gap, it wasn’t large to that degree.
The dragon appeared, settling in the sky above Ling Han. He brought the formation forward, but immediately discovered that the formation was to no avail in negating the Shattering Void Tier’s aura.
F***!
Ling Han could only store away the formation’s eyes and walk forward alone.Pa, pa, pa, his skin immediately burst with blood, and his blood vessels were also crushed under such pressure. He hurriedly operated the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, and under the blessing of this ancient and miraculous art, his condition instantly became a lot better.
However, he still had to continue forward, and the aura in front was even more terrifying. After walking for another stretch, his bones resounded as if they were breaking.
This is a good test! Ling Han said inwardly.
He was most adept in turning tribulations into fortuitous encounters… Under such immense pressure, the Sword Heart that he was a sliver away from might be able to break out of its cocoon.
Sword Heart was of the Shattering Void Tier level, and if he could cultivate out Sword Heart, it would be easy to resist against Shattering Void Tier aura.
He advanced resolutely step by step, with blood bursting all over his body, but his gaze became brighter and brighter as something in his body was in the process of being born.
Chapter 803 - Finally Comprehending Sword Heart
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In Ling Han’s previous fight with Xianyu Ziyuan, Xianyu Ziyuan’s martial intent entered his body in the end, and he resisted against it for one entire month before wearing it away.
This allowed him to touch a slight edge of Sword Heart, but this last step could take several days to cross, or several years, several tens of years, several hundreds of years, or even remain unaccomplished in his entire lifetime.
The comprehension of dao was just that mysterious. The saying: to cover ninety percent of one’s destined distance brought the traveler no farther than the midway point meant that before succeeding, it was no different from treading in the same place.
Now, the Flea King’s aura was even more terrifying. It was at the level of the Fifteen-eyed Corpse King, and in a head-on confrontation, the Flea King could kill Ling Han several hundred times with a single breath. But now, he was only to resist the Shattering Void Tier presence, which was obviously a different matter.
This was a contest of martial arts level. Although Ling Han’s tier was much lower, he almost cultivated out Sword Heart, which was where his confidence came.
Break out of the cocoon to become a butterfly, come out, Sword Heart! Ling Han said inwardly, but it always fell short a tiny bit, driving him mad.
Pu! He was hacking out blood in his mouth. Under the Shattering Void Tier presence’s suppression, even he would be heavily injured!
On the outside, which Shattering Void Tier elite didn’t intentionally curbed their presence? If they unleashed it recklessly, then except for those that were also at the Shattering Void Tier, the others would all be killed—even Heaven Tier warriors couldn’t endure such presence at a close range for a long time.
Pa, pa, pa, the bones all over Ling Han’s body shattered, and his entire person distorted under the presence’s oppressiveness. Now, he was ten meters tall, but his body was thin and fragile, looking extremely weird.
He was about to die!
An enlightenment flashed across Ling Han’s mind as he hurriedly dissolved one drop of Indestructible True Fluid, and his body immediately recovered—even the Shattering Void Tier presence couldn’t stop it.
However, the good sight didn’t last long. After the drop of Indestructible True Fluid’s essence fully dissolved, his body started to break down again.
How come he hadn’t comprehended Sword Heart yet?
Ling Han suddenly realized that he was rushing it! How could martial arts be comprehended by rushing? More haste, less speed—he’d walked down the wrong path. It was no wonder—under the oppressive presence of a Shattering Void Tier elite, who wouldn’t be rushed?
He relaxed his mind, and no longer deliberately pursued Sword Heart, instead focusing on resisting the pressure.
Pa, pa, pa, his body still had large amounts of wounds tearing open, making him look as if he’d killed thousands of people, bathing in blood and becoming a demon.
Step by step, Ling Han’s steps became firm.
Blood was flowing, and sweat was flowing, but his gaze burned brightly as an unyieldingness arose within. Even without having learned Sword Heart, he could still rely on himself to resist the Shattering Void Tier presence.
At worst, he would be riddled with scars, but what was it to martial artists to get hurt a little?
He advanced with large strides, getting closer and closer to that True Dragon’s Blood Stone.
Finally, he touched it.
Joy arose within his heart, and at this moment, he felt some sort of shackles being broken within his body—an indescribable feeling rushing to his mind and endless sword intent surging in his mind.
Sword Heart!
He was first taken aback before coming to realize it.
When he took the last step, his spirit also completed a transformation, crossing the one last step into Sword Heart.
He had an enlightenment. Some truths couldn’t be deliberately pursued—the naturalness of truth—coming naturally was in accordance with dao.
As he thought of those things, his movements weren’t slow, either as he pressed his hand on the True Dragon’s Blood Stone. Although it was ridiculously large, after cultivating out Sword Heart, his divine sense was like it’d been remolded, becoming extremely tough. It spread open like a fish net and enveloped the True Dragon’s Blood Stone, storing it into the Black Tower.
It was done!
He turned around and started to leave the place of the oppressive presence.
At this moment, he no longer felt strain. With Sword Heart’s protection, his divine sense was stable—even the damage of Shattering Void Tier presence was pathetically little to him… He was still injured because he had just cultivated out Sword Heart, not even having initial mastery, let alone Sword Heart Illumination.
After a while, he finally walked out of this area, and Diamond Body exhibited its powers as the broken bones and shattered skin instantly healed. He then took out a set of clothes from the Black Tower and changed into them, looking like he hadn’t been hurt a tiny bit.
“Hehe, hand over the True Dragon’s Blood Stone, and I can spare your life!” But at this moment, five youngsters walked out from behind a few crimson rocks, staring at him with a murderous look.
What, he actually didn’t notice them!
Ling Han was startled, and couldn’t help but reflect on how he’d neglected the surrounding environment on the way back when he constantly tried to fathom the wonderful uses of Sword Heart. Besides, there indeed was a great limit on the divine sense here, making him fail to notice the presence of the five people.
If they were on the level of Xu Xiu Ran and had suddenly launched a fatal attack, even he’d probably be in a flurry?
He’d been careless and neglectful. In the future, he had to maintain vigilance at all times, or else it was possible to die because of some petty details so long as there was a day that you didn’t reach the peak of martial arts.
Seeing that Ling Han dared to ignore them, the five people were all greatly furious.
A man in an embroidered gown shouted, “Human, I’m talking to you!”
Ling Han withdrew his thoughts, and said indifferently, “True Dragon’s Blood Stone is what I obtained, why should I hand it over to you guys? Want it? Find it yourselves. I’m in quite a good mood right now, you guys had better not ruin it.”
“Hahahaha!” That youngster in the embroidered gown laughed loudly. “How funny, a mere human dares to be impudent! Do you know who we are?”
Ling
Han smiled faintly, and said, “I obviously know.”
Those five people couldn’t help but look proud—even a human knew of their fame, how impressive. However, Ling Han’s next words made their faces twitch and reveal furious expressions.
Because Ling Han pointed at them and said one by one, “You’re a cat, you’re a dog, you’re a cow, you’re a pig, and you’re a sheep.”
The youngster in the embroidered gown shouted fiercely, “I am Mo Yuanming, west sea Mo royal family’s genius!”
“Oh, so you’re called Mo Yuanming, I know, doggo.” Ling Han nodded, following on smoothly.
A man in purple clothing snorted, and said, “Cut the crap with him, let’s kill him and seize the True Dragon’s Blood Stone.”
“Yes, Royal Brother Zheng Xinwang!” The other four people obeyed him strictly.
Although they were all well-known figures in Mo Family’s younger generation, none of them could compare to Mo Zhengxin. He was a super genius that only appeared once in a thousand years or even millennia, having pure ancestral blood, and being one of the three great kings in the north sea 1 , having the possibility to advance to the Shattering Void Tier before fifty years old.
Mo Yuanming and three others surrounded him, while Mo Zhengxin stood with his hands behind his back, feeling it beneath him to attack.
The sea race was proud, and as they saw it, four of them joining hands to fight one human was already thinking too highly of him. After all, the presence Ling Han revealed was only in the Deity Transformation Tier, while there was a Heaven Tier warrior amongst the four people.
“The last chance, hand over the True Dragon’s Blood Stone, or else…”
“Die!”
Chapter 804 - Mo Family’s Genius
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“I can’t be bothered to talk to you guys!” Ling Han, however, initiated the attack, forming a seal with his right hand and releasing it towards the four people. Golden light instantly radiated all around. It was the Earth Overturning Seal, a Mystical Power!
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