Chapter 404: A Cross-Dimensional Agreement

"The energy of the Heavenly Dragon is the foundation of the Dragon Clan's cultivation. Its power is so immense that it is difficult for ordinary human flesh and blood to easily carry and contain it. Now, I have prepared everything you need to give. As for whether you can successfully subdue this extremely rare Heavenly Dragon Energy, it all depends on your own ability and luck."

Aokiji looked at Xiao Ling, who was surrounded by a thick green light and humming from time to time. His tone was calm, but there was a hint of imperceptible expectation.

"If you can't even pass this entrance test, it will be difficult for you to achieve great success in the "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon Art" in the future. If that happens, wouldn't it be a disappointment to my high hopes for you? You must try your best and don't miss this rare opportunity."

Under Aokiji's gaze, the figure wrapped in green light struggled more and more violently, like a trapped dragon struggling hard.

Waves of violent and surging energy fluctuations, like surging tides, continuously spread out in all directions, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly, as if fearing the brutality and tyranny of this force.

After experiencing the initial unbearable discomfort, Xiao Ling gradually calmed his mind and began to try to adapt to the Heavenly Dragon Energy running rampant in his body.

His body was no longer shaking as violently as before, and his breathing became steady and orderly from rapid and disordered. His consciousness was like a ship that had found an anchor in the storm, gradually finding a trace of balance under the impact of the surging energy, slowly guiding the dragon energy to flow slowly along his meridians, as if he was taming an unruly beast, and using it for his own benefit step by step.

As Xiao Ling gradually adapted to the roaring dragon energy in his body, the green light on his skin surface seemed to have life, and began to surge and twist wildly. After a while, some green stratum corneum-like substance slowly seeped out and gradually covered his skin.

"This is the condensation of the Azure Dragon Skin..." Aokiji saw this scene, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a smile, and then nodded gently, "Yes, it really lived up to my expectations."

"Roar!"

A roar resounded within the green light, but this time it was not a wail of pain. Instead, it had a different kind of clarity, just like a real dragon's roar echoing between heaven and earth.

At the same time, the figure shrouded in the green light shook violently, as if breaking free from some kind of restraints, and instantly rushed out from the diffuse green light like lightning, and then hovered steadily in the air.

Xiao Ling stood in the void, with a proud posture and extraordinary aura, as if after going through this tempering, he had gained some kind of powerful power, which made him radiate a new majesty and confidence.

His figure has not changed much compared to the past, and he still maintains that slender and upright posture, standing out like a strong bamboo in the wind.

However, his body has undergone a great transformation. The explosive power that was originally surging and seemed to burst out of the body has now been cleverly condensed and concentrated in the perfect muscle texture.

Judging from the outside, Xiao Ling's figure does not give people the impression of being sturdy and overly strong. Instead, beneath his seemingly thin body, he hides endless strength and explosive power.

Just like a still stream with deep undercurrents, beneath the calm appearance, there is a powerful energy hidden that is enough to shock people. Every gesture makes people feel that the restrained and deep power is slowly surging.

His noble and easy-going temperament was now quietly blended with a bit of domineering majesty. If those young girls saw Xiao Ling like this, they would probably scream out in surprise on the spot, and it would be irresistible to scream.

At this moment, Xiao Ling's whole body was filled with green light. The green light seemed to have a spirit, slowly gathering on the surface of his skin, gradually condensing into a unique layer of membrane.

Looking closely, there are faint traces of dragon patterns between the membranes, like ancient dragon seals, exuding a mysterious and majestic aura.

Xiao Ling looked down at his body with excitement, and subconsciously clenched his fists. He could clearly sense that there was a terrible force surging and surging in his body like a raging wave. At this moment, compared with before, his physical strength had achieved a qualitative leap, and the extent of his strength increase was really too great.

"Wow, it's really amazing! It's worthy of being the famous "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon Art". As a heavenly-level combined martial art, the power and effect are really well-deserved!" Xiao Ling couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, his eyes full of amazement and admiration for this martial art.

Xiao Ling's lips curled up slightly, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and his mind kept recalling all kinds of information about "Qingtian Hualong Jue".

As far as he knew, once this "Blue Sky Dragon Transformation Art" was cultivated to the peak level, the strength it could bestow on the body would be almost comparable to those of real dragons with pure bloodlines!
Everyone knows that in the world of monsters and beasts, the dragon clan has the strongest bodies, and their strength is beyond imagination.

However, now, a mere human being can rely on this "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon Art" to cultivate his own body to such an astonishing and extremely terrifying state. This kind of martial arts is enough to shake the world.

At the moment, Xiao Ling had only just begun to gain a rough understanding of the "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon Art", but even so, his physical strength had increased several times compared to before.

The faint green membrane on the surface of his body seemed quite fragile at first glance, as if it would break with the slightest touch.

But in fact, the defensive power of this membrane is extremely amazing. Even if an ordinary Dou Zong launches a full-strength attack, Xiao Ling only needs to slightly stimulate the defensive power of this membrane. Even if he just stands there motionless, the opponent's attack will hardly cause any substantial damage to him. The improvement effect is obvious.

"I've never been exposed to body-building martial arts before, but I didn't expect that I would be able to practice such a top-notch one right away. Wow, this feeling is really indescribable! In the future battles, I can finally experience the exhilaration of punching flesh." Xiao Ling sighed in his heart, looking forward to showing his prowess in battle in the future with the help of this martial art.

"Haha, you can cultivate the Azure Dragon Skin so quickly. Your talent is really not weak..." Qingzhi looked at Xiao Ling with excitement and said with a smile.
"Besides, I see that you have a very strong vitality in your body. You are indeed an excellent candidate for physical training. I hope that you will practice this "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon" diligently in the future and never slack off."

"Thank you, senior! I will definitely follow your instructions."

The smile on Xiao Ling's face disappeared instantly, his expression became extremely solemn, and he respectfully performed a standard junior's salute to Aokiji.

Although the development of this matter was not very smooth, and there were many twists and turns in the process, Aokiji still gave him the grace of teaching and learning. It was reasonable for Xiao Ling to still remember this kindness.

"It's fate that you can see my afterimage." Aokiji waved his hand gently, and then a hint of helplessness appeared on his face. He sighed and said, "It's a pity that our fate ends here. This time, I'm afraid it really is the last time we meet in this life."

Xiao Ling's eyebrows slightly raised when he heard this. Although he had some guesses in his mind, he still couldn't help but ask: "Senior, what do you mean by this? Why do you say that?"

"To be honest, I am not from the Douqi Continent where you are, but from another dimension. It is because of the spatial turbulence caused by the accident you mentioned earlier that my afterimage crossed the dimension and landed here. However, the probability of such a coincidence is extremely low. We are separated by two realms. I am afraid that you and I will hardly meet again in the future."

Aokiji actually thought that Xiao Ling might not understand the deep meaning of his words, but he had already explained a few words casually.

"Well, now that the inheritance has been handed over to you, my afterimage's mission has been completed. It's probably time for me to disappear between heaven and earth..." Aokiji had just finished speaking, and before Xiao Ling had a chance to speak again, his afterimage had slowly begun to become illusory and vague, like a wisp of smoke that was about to disappear with the wind.

Seeing that Aokiji's afterimage was about to dissipate between heaven and earth, Xiao Ling stepped forward quickly and asked with some anxiety and expectation: "Senior, there is one thing I don't understand. When your afterimage dissipates, will the real body you mentioned earlier remember what happened today?"

"Haha, the cultivation method of the plane we are in is quite special. With my current state, I have already touched the realm of reincarnation. When this residual image dissipates, even if I am in a different plane, I can transmit what I saw and heard here today to my consciousness, so I will naturally remember what happened today." Aokiji laughed and explained a few words easily. Aokiji's figure became more and more illusory, like a candle in the wind. After swaying a few times, it finally disappeared completely under Xiao Ling's gaze.

"Xiao Ling, although we may not meet again in the future, you must not slack off on the path of cultivation. Don't let me down. The inheritance I passed down will not remain in the hands of mediocre people. I must let the great reputation of "Blue Sky Transformation into Dragon Art" shine brightly in this Douqi Continent in your hands..."

As Aokiji's figure disappeared, the last sound accompanied by a chuckle, like the sound of a long bell, slowly echoed in the valley, and the lingering sound took a long time to fade away.

In the valley, Aokiji's figure completely disappeared without a trace. The powerful pressure that had spread like a tide also slowly weakened like the receding tide.

The thunder spreading on the surface of the earth seemed to have lost the support of its source of power, just like the extinguishing of stars, and began to dissipate inch by inch, leaving only emptiness and loneliness.

The land that was exposed again was full of scars from being ravaged by lightning. It was charred everywhere, the ground was dry and cracked, and wisps of smoke rose from time to time.

Xiao Ling stared at the place where the afterimage of Aokiji disappeared for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, outlining a smile of interest, and he murmured softly:
"Senior Aokiji, this is really exciting. I wonder what the next time we meet will be like. By then, I hope my growth won't surprise you too much..."

Xiao Ling sighed slightly and did not stay here any longer. He flashed like a bright stream of light and rushed straight out of the valley. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared in this very hidden valley.

……

Deep in the Tianxing Mountains, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared, as if it had suddenly emerged from the distant horizon.

The stream of light came with great force, rushing straight towards the sky. After drawing a beautiful arc in the sky, it turned a corner and then turned into a bright rainbow of light and shot towards the peak of a mountain.

Finally, it stopped steadily on the top of the mountain, and Xiao Ling's figure also appeared.

As Xiao Ling's figure appeared, a black light was seen rushing towards him from the distant sky like lightning. The light cut through the sky and flew over with an unstoppable momentum. In the blink of an eye, it hovered in front of Xiao Ling. When the light dissipated, the figure of Likongzuo suddenly appeared.

"Thank you for watching over it just now, Rayquaza. The noise I made just now was probably a bit loud. There shouldn't be many people attracted here, right?" Xiao Ling said as he rubbed Rayquaza's head affectionately and gently touched its scales. Then he looked around and asked with some curiosity.

Liekongzuo roared at Xiao Ling a few times, which meant to inform Xiao Ling that no one else came here. The monsters around just now had been driven away by its subordinates, so there was not much noise caused by the previous situation, and everything was relatively stable.

At this moment, a sharp sound of breaking through the air mixed with the sound of several heavy objects falling to the ground came from the surroundings.

Xiao Ling quickly raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a forest not far away that seemed to be pushed down by a huge force. Then, a majestic lion-like monster strode out from it.

Then, a huge shadow suddenly appeared in the sky and quickly descended to the ground. At the same time, a giant eagle stood firmly on the hill next to it.

The auras of these two beasts were quite strong, and they were both real rank eight beasts. One was a lion, and the other was a giant eagle. Xiao Ling took a quick look and guessed their identities. They were the two famous beast overlords in the depths of the Tianxing Mountains, the rank eight Blood Evil Lion and the rank eight Sky-breaking Dragon Eagle.

However, at this moment, the two beasts have been completely subdued by Rayquaza, and have obediently become Rayquaza's subordinates, obeying his orders.

Previously, the two monsters followed Rayquaza's instructions and kept alert around. Now that the matter has come to an end, they hurried over.

Seeing the lion and the eagle coming over, Liekongzuo seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly used telepathy to tell Xiao Ling,

"Brother, those two idiots just told me that when we were out traveling, two people came and beat them up. Brother, why don't we go find them and ask for revenge?"

"How could someone bully them? Who is so brave? Moreover, to be able to beat them both, this person must be very powerful." Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Leikongzuo with surprise.

Then, he turned his gaze to the two monsters and said, "Please describe the person who attacked you in detail. I will try to recall whether I recognize him. If I meet him, it will be easy for me to help you vent your anger."

The two monsters had never seen Xiao Ling before, and they didn't understand what Xiao Ling meant for a moment. It was not until Liekongzuo hurriedly explained that the two monsters suddenly realized Xiao Ling's identity and knew that he was one of their own, and a genuine eighth-grade alchemist. They looked at Xiao Ling with a little more intimacy.

"Two human women came a while ago. One of them looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, but she didn't do much. The other one looked like a little girl, about 14 or 15 years old. But don't underestimate this little girl. She is extremely powerful. I am no match for her at all. She was able to beat both of us so hard that we couldn't fight back."

The bloody mad lion immediately opened its mouth and began to explain in human language, shaking its head as if it was still frightened.

"They should have gone to the Xingyun Pavilion and are no longer in the Tianxing Mountains. The magical beast of that little girl should be a dragon with very noble blood, but I can't tell which kind of noble dragon it is."

The Sky-Breaking Dragon Eagle at the side also echoed, its huge eagle head rising and falling slightly, but its reaction was not as big as that of the Bloody Evil Lion. At the beginning, it was not as stubborn as the Bloody Evil Lion, and it was always unwilling to admit defeat and took the initiative to find others to fight. However, it was more sensible and only suffered a little physical pain.

"Why does it sound so familiar? Two women, one adult, and a little girl. This little girl is not only extremely powerful, but also has the noble blood of the dragon clan. Isn't this the situation of Zi Yan and Medusa?"

Xiao Ling listened to the two monsters' narration and pondered in his heart. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of understanding flashed across his face.

Then, he felt a little amused and helpless. This development of the matter was really unexpected.

Xiao Ling thought that if he was asked to help the two monsters, it wouldn't be a difficult task. Anyway, he could just help them when he met them in his spare time. But the situation of Medusa and Zi Yan could not be generalized.

Let's not talk about Medusa first. Zi Yan is Xiao Ling's favorite. He can't wait to pamper her. How could he really do something to her just because of such a small matter? Even if Zi Yan really caused trouble, Xiao Ling would still support Zi Yan unconditionally.

"You haven't been in Xingyun Pavilion for a while, so you didn't know that your sister Zi Yan has returned. The two people they were talking about are your sister Zi Yan and her." Xiao Ling gently patted the scales of Likongzuo and said with a helpless smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)