Chapter 154 - 101: The Young Lord Offers Dragon Blood for the Dragon Gate, an Overnight Leap, a Dream Without a Trace

Chapter 154: Chapter 101: The Young Lord Offers Dragon Blood for the Dragon Gate, an Overnight Leap, a Dream Without a Trace

As Ji Xiu immersed his mind, becoming single-minded in his comprehension of the final scroll of "Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate"...

He had once been a Silver Carp, a Fish Dragon, a Wild Flood Dragon...

And now, the towering celestial palace he had seen upon the Vast Sea once more stood before his eyes.

This Ascending Dragon Immortal Palace was as magnificent and holy as ever.

But it was utterly different from before. As a Silver Carp, he had been eight thousand zhang away, able to glimpse but a corner. As a Fish Dragon, eight hundred zhang away, able to see only its outlines. As a Wild Flood Dragon, eighty zhang away, able to make out but a single tile.

This time, as Ji Xiu once again transformed into a Water Spirit Species leaping upon the Vast Sea, he was mere inches away from the Ascending Dragon Immortal Palace.

And his own form, which had been a Silver Carp, a Fish Dragon, and a Wild Flood Dragon, began to transform ceaselessly. It even left the Vast Sea and soared into the firmament, growing scales and whiskers, its horns displaying remarkable power.

INHALE...

EXHALE...

With every breath, the white qi he exhaled could stir the winds and raise the waves, as if he faintly possessed the power of Cloud Formation and Rainfall.

Then, gazing at the towering Ascending Dragon Immortal Palace, an instinctual desire caused Ji Xiu to throw himself into it, crashing headlong inside!

In that instant, in the outside world...

Dragon Maiden Bai Shuo, from the Water Monarch’s Mansion deep within the East Canghai, had witnessed the commotion of the Sinking Boat Breaking Realm during the Dusk Stage and made a pact with Ji Xiu.

She had personally promised to help him complete his cultivation of "Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate."

So, as snow fell under the night sky, she sat opposite Ji Xiu on the bed. She took out a glazed jade cup and sliced a small cut on the tip of her jade-white index finger.

DRIP. DRIP.

’This should be enough for a Human Race Martial Artist to challenge the Body Great Limit once, right?’

Bai Shuo thought to herself as she swirled the jade cup.

Dragon Descendant Blood was also divided into high and low grades. It encompassed thousands of branch lines and mixed bloods, like the Fish Dragons and Wild Flood Dragons, too numerous to count.

But when it came to purity of bloodline...

...the branch from the Water Monarch’s Mansion, deep in the East Canghai, was a genuine True Dragon species from the Dragon Abyss Marsh.

If not for an ancient cataclysm that caused the entire region to fall into the Great Xuan, then even with Ji Xiu’s heaven-defying abilities, he could have scoured the ends of the earth and still never found it, unless he found a rift between Realm Universes and broke into an Outer Dao Celestial Universe.

Otherwise, finding authentic Dragon Blood to help him break his shackles in this lifetime would have been nearly impossible.

Her willingness to offer her blood for free was, on one hand, a case of providing timely help—an investment in a prodigy.

Bai Shuo pulled her finger back, pursed her lips lightly, and placed the jade cup on the small table between her and Ji Xiu, smiling faintly.

On the other hand...

...it was simply a transaction that cost her nothing.

A few drops of Dragon Blood, seeping into a human’s marrow, could bring about an earth-shattering transformation.

But to Bai Shuo, it was truly just a few drops of blood—a trivial effort.

So, why not?

However—

Ji Xiu was completely immersed in the state of the Dragon Gate Jump.

SSSSSS!

A plume of white smoke suddenly rose from Ji Xiu’s spine, which was as hot as a furnace.

Specks of golden light flickered across his skin, mirroring the wavering candlelight in the room.

It made every inch of Ji Xiu’s flesh, bone, and skin tighten!

Before Bai Shuo’s increasingly astonished, water-blue eyes...

...his skeletal frame, which was evolving into Dragon Bones, clung to his exquisitely refined muscles and Qi and Blood, frantically devouring all nutrients as it eagerly pushed for transformation!

Then, unconsciously, Ji Xiu snatched the cup before him and drained it in one gulp!

As the few drops of Dragon Blood entered his stomach...

...his entire body began to tremble violently, a change visible to the naked eye.

It was as if a furious dragon were roaring, writhing back and forth along the great bow of his spine, about to break its chains and glimpse a new heaven!

This caused every one of Ji Xiu’s great sinews and chunks of flesh to glow with a golden Divine Radiance, which burst from his pores in a blinding flash.

With his Qi and Blood surging, all of his sinews, flesh, blood, and even his internal organs, along with the few drops of Dragon Blood, rushed into his marrow, ready for a great transformation!

However!

At this most critical moment, the few drops of Dragon Blood proved to be woefully insufficient.

In a flash, they were completely absorbed by Ji Xiu as if devoured by a whale, leaving not even a trace behind.

But...

...this alone...

...was not nearly enough to sustain Ji Xiu, who was now trapped in the state of Dragon Bone Transformation!

At this, the color drained slightly from Bai Shuo’s pretty face. This was completely unexpected.

’How could he comprehend the Dragon Gate Jump to such a degree...’

she murmured to herself, her thoughts trailing off.

She watched as the young man’s body and Qi and Blood withered at a visible rate. She grew restless and was just about to cut her finger for more blood when...

Suddenly!

SHING!

A pair of Golden Pupils, brighter than any candlelight in the cold winter night, flashed with a lingering flame. As his skin pulled taut against his frame, they slowly opened.

In that instant, Bai Shuo had just leaned forward. The moment she met that gaze, even though Ji Xiu’s Human Immortal Martial Dao was not particularly formidable to her, she couldn’t help but...

...feel a chill run down her spine. Her Divine Soul felt as if it were shrouded in shadow. For some reason, she was suddenly reminded of something her father had once said about True Dragons.

"False Dragon Descendants use pure bloodlines to show their nobility."

"But a True Dragon need only stand upon his throne and look down upon you, and you will know... he is a born king."

In the split second that Bai Shuo was lost in thought...

SWOOSH!

Ji Xiu, his Divine Soul completely immersed in epiphany and acting solely on the instinct to leap over that Dragon Gate.