"Dragon blood forms an egg—what is that?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
The dragon blood inside Long Chen's body originally contained strange runes, but now these runes had curled up, looking like tiny eggs.
"You don't need to ask that. Your current situation is very good, better than I imagined.
Next, continue refining your essence blood. You can speed up the progress appropriately. After the dragon blood spawns, your power enhancement space will surge again, so don't waste time. The dragon clan expert said.
Once those tiny eggs formed, Long Chen found that the terrifying pressure here was gradually becoming adaptable, and he began cultivating at the tenth level.
When his essence blood was refined to its peak, Long Chen could freely swing fists and kick at the tenth stage. Once his energy and bones were also condensed, the golden runes on his true energy and bones transformed into golden eggs.
When his blood, energy, and bones were fully refined, Long Chen was completely unafraid of the pressure from the tenth stage. He could even soar into the air, unable even to restrain him in the forbidden air domain.
After refining his blood, qi, and bones, Long Chen began to refine his primordial spirit. The spirit was changing, but he couldn't sense its strength, which left him feeling extremely frustrated.
"Senior, what's really going on with the primordial spirit?" Long Chen couldn't hold back any longer and asked again.
"Just practice. When the time comes, I'll let you know." The dragon clan expert said irritably.
Long Chen had no choice but to keep quiet and continue cultivating. When Long Chen's primordial spirit was fully condensed, Zhu Yunwen had already begun his attempt to break through to the tenth stage.
Long Chen stood on the tenth step, watching the combined assault of over a million Vermilion Bird experts, but did not intervene to help.
He knew that this final stage was a test of the tacit understanding among the Vermilion Bird experts. They had to be free of distractions, trust each other, and support each other to succeed.
Suddenly, Long Chen understood why the competition among the princes and princesses of the Vermilion Bird royal family was so fierce, yet there was no hatred, and no one was secretly plotting mischief.
This Vermilion Bird trial also serves as a way to maintain their bonds. They are all believers in Vermilion Bird, and this trial is also a test of their emotions. With the power of faith empowering them, perhaps this is the reason why the royal lineage remains as united as iron.
In fact, when Zhu Yunwen and the others saw Long Chen standing on the tenth step, they were shocked but also greatly encouraged them.
Long Chen could reach the tenth stage alone, so they had no reason not to make it. At this moment, they no longer feared the number, but united to break through.
"Rumble...
After
each charge, they would be sent flying backward. When their formation fell apart, some would be injured and cough up blood.
However, when they failed, Long Chen would smash his fist fiercely into the void, causing huge ripples to break off the terrifying pressure. At most, they would be injured, but not killed.
With the threat of death gone, there were no worries about the rear. Everyone kept trying various formations to share the pressure effectively.
With Long Chen around, they had a backbone to charge fiercely, while Long Chen relentlessly attacked the void. Alone, he fought against endless pressure, and his strength grew rapidly.
A day later, everyone finally joined forces to ascend to the tenth level. At the very moment they reached the tenth level, the Vermilion Bird from the vision behind them soared into the sky, forming a gigantic Vermilion Bird.
The enormous Vermilion Bird was the embodiment of all the strange phenomena from everyone. When the Vermilion Bird appeared, its sacred light descended, and Yu Qingxuan and the others bathed in it. From then on, a sacred aura appeared on them.
"It's the blessing of the Vermilion Bird, the feedback of faith power. We actually received the blessing of the Vermilion Bird. Father, we succeeded!" Zhu Yunwen and the others shouted excitedly.
Long Chen didn't know what faith power feeding meant, but as the Vermilion Bird's divine radiance scattered and endless divine power was infused into their bodies, their aura changed.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
At that moment, a large door in the passage ahead suddenly opened on its own. Long Chen exchanged glances with everyone.
"Let's go."
Long Chen took the lead and strode away, while Zhu Yunwen, Yu Qingxuan, and the others, without even bothering to check their own changes, followed Long Chen toward the main gate.
"Kill!"
Just as he stepped through the gate, the roar was deafening. Long Chen was startled:
"Demon Clan Expert!"
"Boom!"
Long Chen threw a punch, shattering space. Countless demon clan warriors were pulverized by his punch, but no blood appeared.
"It's battlefield copying,"
Long Chen realized that these demon clan experts had been replicated by formations, not real flesh and blood.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen, Yu Qianxue, and the others also noticed the situation here. Yu Qingxuan said, "
This is the battlefield trial."
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, blood splattered as a royal disciple was pierced through the shoulder by a demon clan expert wielding a spear.
"No, among the demon clan experts being copied here, there are real demons. Everyone, be careful, or you might lose your life." Long Chen swept his divine sense across the battlefield and immediately detected many fluctuations in his vital energy, shouting loudly.
"Trials are battlefields, battles are about the fight for the right to survive. No one can be careless, or else you'll really die here.
Warriors of the Vermilion Bird Empire, we are no longer children under the Emperor's wing. This trial is a rehearsal for our journey to the battlefield—kill to your heart's content! Zhu Yunwen shouted.
"Kill!"
The royal disciples all drew their weapons, roaring in rage as they charged at the demon clan powerhouses before them. They couldn't tell if these were real or fake, so they could only treat each one as real as if they were real.
And these demon clan powerhouses were no weaklings; each had considerable combat experience. Although they were all at the Immortal King realm, their strength was not weak. If they underestimated their opponents, they could truly risk being killed.
"Brother Long, this place probably isn't suitable for you. Why don't you keep moving forward? We'll arrive shortly." The royal disciples began to fight, Zhu Yunwen said to Long Chen.
Although their strength was rapidly improving, they knew Long Chen was advancing even faster than they were. Long Chen staying here was purely a waste of time. It was better to let Long Chen stay ahead, which would save time and help everyone assess danger.
Long Chen nodded, reminded Yu Qingxuan and the others to be careful, and continued forward. There were also steps, but this time they were long, each stretching thousands of miles. After stepping onto the steps, the number of demons on the battlefield increased, and their strength increased.
But only slightly strengthened, while Long Chen's power was so great that even he couldn't imagine it. One punch was like hitting a pile of flour—before he could even use force, the demons were all smashed into powder by the wind.
Soon, Long Chen reached the tenth tier. The demons here had risen from the early Immortal King stage to the peak of Immortal King, but they were nowhere near enough in front of Long Chen.
Long Chen arrived at the gate without hesitation, charging straight for the next level. As he passed through the gate, a chilling demonic aura surged toward him.
"Realm King Realm?"