Chapter 723: Dragon Battle Star Field

In the days that followed, Jiang Chen entered seclusion at Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion.

Although Yebo, Demon Plow, and their followers had departed, Jiang Chen knew very well that their retreat was only temporary.

Yebo had suffered a major defeat at his hands; he would never let the matter rest.

Right now, he was on Heaven’s Edge Island.

Under the watchful eyes of Duann Tianya and Hai Zheng, Yebo and his followers wouldn’t dare act recklessly. But if he were to leave Heaven’s Edge Island, he would surely face the deadly attacks of the Yaksha Race and the Demon Flood Dragon Race.

But staying on Heaven’s Edge Island was not a long-term solution!

As time went on, the date of his agreement with Xiang Tianwen drew ever closer, and he had to get to Zhongzhou as soon as possible.

Before he left, Jiang Chen had to achieve another breakthrough in his strength.

As for his cultivation, he had just reached the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm. The Emperor Yuan Pills he had refined to boost his cultivation came from experts, the strongest of whom—Demon Yunhai—had also only been at the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm. Now that Jiang Chen was at the same level, he would need to refine pills from experts at the Emperor Realm Peak, or even Emperor Realm Perfection, to see any effect.

Only then would they be effective!

After all…

The experts he had refined into Emperor Yuan Pills possessed a comprehension of Mystical Techniques that was only comparable to his own.

As for weapons, he already had the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword for offense.

For defense, his physical body had reached the level of a Demigod Weapon. Even if he went to great expense to find a suit of Divine Armor, it wouldn’t provide much of a boost.

As for Divine Thought…

To break through from a High-Tier Spirit Emperor to a Spirit Emperor, arduous training was no longer enough; it required a great stroke of fortune. Many powerful Divine Thought Masters got stuck at this stage for the rest of their lives.

After considering all factors, Jiang Chen decided to refine the Fifth-Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill and advance his Divine Demon Tyrant Body to the Sixth Stage Realm, allowing his physical body to truly reach the Divine Weapon Level.

With Duann Tianya’s help, Jiang Chen put several Emperor Yuan Pills on consignment at Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion, to be auctioned in a month.

He also managed to acquire the materials for refining the Fifth-Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill through Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion.

「In the Alchemy Room.」

Jiang Chen took out the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron. Before him was a dazzling array of Spirit Medicines, including three Divine Medicines that were a hundred thousand years old, all of which were priceless. But Duann Tianya, without any hesitation, helped Jiang Chen gather them all. Jiang Chen secretly committed this favor to memory.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

His hands blurred into a series of afterimages.

Jiang Chen threw all the Spirit Medicines into the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron. The Pill Fire blazed, and he began to refine the Essence of Spiritual Medicine.

Watching the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron grow hotter in the blazing Pill Fire, Jiang Chen’s face showed a look of anticipation. ‘Once I master the Sixth Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body, my physical body will be comparable to a Divine Soldier, and my ability to fight above my level will also increase. I’ll be considered top-tier even among peerless geniuses. At that point, I’ll even have the confidence to slay an expert at Emperor Realm Perfection!’

A Seven Extremes—a peerless genius—was equivalent to being able to fight opponents more than two Small Realms above one’s own.

His current cultivation was the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm. By skipping the Late Stage and Peak Stage—two Small Realms—he could already battle an ordinary expert at Emperor Realm Perfection.

Once his body became a Divine Soldier and his ability to fight above his level increased again, Jiang Chen would have the confidence to slay even an expert at Emperor Realm Perfection.

This refining process lasted for a full five days and five nights.

BOOM!

The Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron shook violently, and a brilliant golden pill flew out. It seemed to have gained sentience, wanting to escape the moment it left the Pill Furnace.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen was already prepared.

His Divine Thought formed a great net and caught the Fifth-Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill. He tossed it into his mouth and swallowed, immediately activating the Divine Demon Tyrant Body with all his might. His entire body rumbled as his muscles rippled, erupting with a terrifyingly powerful light. Jiang Chen’s eyes gleamed. ‘This feels incredible! I can feel my body getting stronger and stronger! Sixth Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body—break through!’

BOOM!

Jiang Chen’s whole body shook, and the golden light surrounding him gradually transformed into a purplish-gold.

Streaks of mysterious purplish-gold runes branded themselves all over his body.

The runes swirled, forming a purplish-gold Azure Dragon that coiled around his body.

When Jiang Chen’s Divine Demon Tyrant Body advanced to the Sixth Stage and his physical body became comparable to a Divine Soldier, a terrifying power suddenly surged from the God-slaying Sword within him.

This God-slaying Sword had devoured the Essence of the Flood Dragon and had been absorbing and refining it all this time.

Now, taking advantage of Jiang Chen’s body reaching the Divine Weapon Level, the sword had finally finished refining the Essence of the Flood Dragon. The golden light around the Holy Dragon coiled on the God-slaying Sword pulsed, making it appear increasingly lifelike, as if about to come alive. The Holy Dragon, which always held its head high, now raised it completely, its eyes gazing directly into the heavens.

ROAR!

Amidst a terrifying dragon’s roar, the golden Holy Dragon shot up into the sky.

Jiang Chen’s head began to buzz.

The world before him changed completely. He was in a boundless, starry void. Suddenly, a Holy Dragon soared into view.

Its body was incomparably vast.

It lay sprawled across countless stars, a single scale on its body larger than the moon. In its presence, a ten-thousand-zhang-long Demon Flood Dragon was but an ant.

CRACK!

With a swipe of its claw, the void before it shattered, and star after star was crushed to dust.

“That claw…”

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened.

That claw was like a flash of Spiritual Light, branded into his mind, impossible to erase.

His palm unconsciously formed the shape of a dragon claw and he swiped forward, frowning slightly. ‘No, that’s not right. The feeling is wrong…’

He continued to try.

Again and again…

Jiang Chen was completely obsessed.

He was so engrossed he didn’t even notice the Holy Dragon had returned to the God-slaying Sword. He just stood there, endlessly swiping his hand. With each claw-like strike, powered only by his physical strength without a shred of True Essence, the void itself trembled as if about to be torn asunder.

This training session lasted a full ten days!

「Ten days later.」

HUMMM!

Jiang Chen casually swiped out a claw. A purplish-gold light flashed on his arm, and rows of Scale Armor covered it, transforming his entire arm into a purplish-gold dragon’s claw.

Wherever the dragon claw passed, the void exploded. The Void Storm and Annihilation Gang Wind did not disperse for a long time.

“I finally did it! Hahaha! The power of this claw can rival a Divine-Tier Martial Skill! It’s far more powerful than my Nine Palace Sword. I’m afraid only by mastering the tenth sword—the Ten Directions Sword—could I match this claw!” Jiang Chen was ecstatic, and his curiosity about the God-slaying Sword grew.

‘This God-slaying Sword is linked to my Chaos Bloodline. It’s a Martial Soul that originates from my very blood!’

‘But there are broken fragments of it out in the world.’

‘This means the God-slaying Sword was once a real, physical weapon!’

Jiang Chen couldn’t figure it out, so he decided not to think about it anymore. A sharp glint appeared in his eyes. ‘Since this claw technique came from observing the Holy Dragon breaking stars, I’ll call it Dragon Battle Star Field… The auction is still a few days away. I’ll master the Ten Directions Sword before then!’

In the following days, Jiang Chen began to frantically train in the final form of the Ten Directions Sword Manual—the Ten Directions Sword!

Just as Jiang Chen, who had trained so hard he’d forgotten to eat or sleep, finally mastered the Ten Directions Sword, Zuo Yu’s voice came from outside the door. “Vice-Guildmaster, the auction is about to begin. Master sent me to fetch you!”

“Is it starting?”

Jiang Chen was startled for a moment, then a look of anticipation appeared on his face. “I wonder how much my pills will sell for?”