Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Initial Development of Wings_1

With his eyes tightly shut, Ling Xiao could still see a fierce Golden Light Flying Dragon as if standing right in front of him, its massive body resembling a mountain, easily capable of crushing him to death.

His face was ashen, his soul standing before this mountain-like Golden Light Flying Dragon, struggling to calm himself down.

”Roar~~”

The terrifying roar sounded again as the Golden Light Flying Dragon opened its huge maw, biting towards him.

”I must not retreat!”

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth, stood his ground in the soul illusion, not only refusing to back down but also slowly taking a step forward against the monstrous beast’s assault.

The dreadful, violent consciousness directly caused a headache that felt like his head was about to split open.

In that instant, he really considered giving up, feeling as if his head would explode if he didn’t.

But he couldn’t give up.

He knew that once he gave up, his soul would be devoured by the violent consciousness, and thereafter he would no longer be himself, but become a monster driven by slaughter.

He must keep moving forward!

Enduring immense pain, Ling Xiao’s soul gradually began to suppress the violent consciousness.

Within the soul illusion, his figure grew larger, while the Golden Light Flying Dragon became smaller and smaller.

At this moment, the resistance of the violent consciousness was at its strongest.

From the outside, blood was flowing from Ling Xiao’s ears and eyes, a sign of brain damage.

However, Ling Xiao still did not shrink back.

The pain made him even more determined.

He thought, what if he were facing a real Golden Light Flying Dragon?

At that time, he wouldn’t even have a chance to surrender; if he were not strong enough, he would only die, with no possibility of protecting his loved ones.

So he had to persevere.

Only by persevering could he become stronger!

Boom~~

Finally, after a full quarter of an hour, the violent consciousness was utterly destroyed, and the shadow of the Golden Light Flying Dragon completely disappeared.

Ling Xiao realized how truly terrifying it was.

This was merely a residual consciousness, yet so horrific. Had it not been for his strong Soul Power, he would have had to give up today, or else he would have been devoured by that violent consciousness.

And turned into a soulless killing machine.

When the crazed, murderous consciousness was completely gone, Ling Xiao’s body was soaked through, and his face was covered in blood.

”You alright, kid?”

Yuan Venerate asked worriedly.

”I’m fine, it’s just a minor external injury.”

Ling Xiao activated ’Heavenly Dragon Golden Body’, and the damaged areas in his brain were quickly healed.

He fetched some water from the Mountain and River World, washed his face, and then he took a long, deep breath.

The battle of the soul, although not as visibly intense as physical combat, was nonetheless heart-stopping in its own right.

”Master, I have successfully wiped out the violent consciousness from these two Array Refining Stones. I should be qualified to cultivate the ’Golden Light Dragon Wings’ now, shouldn’t I?

After resting for a short while, Ling Xiao asked excitedly.

”You can, but you still need to be careful. Actually, this thing is not so much cultivation as it is embedding the Divine Inscriptions of the Golden Light Flying Dragon directly into your body. It’s a risky thing to do, with a success rate of less than one-tenth, which is why very few people attempt it,”

Yuan Venerate answered.

”No way, a one in ten success rate, doesn’t that mean I’m doomed?”

Ling Xiao said with a wry smile.

”Rest assured, with your master here, we can raise that one percent chance to ninety percent! Ultimately, it’s all about how familiar one is with the Method of Array Refinement.”

Yuan Venerate said with a smile, ”Not to boast, but when it comes to the arts of Array Refinement and alchemy, I am ranked within the top five in the entire Mysterious World.”

”Master, it seems like you’ve said this before.”

”Ahem, what does it matter if I’ve said it before? Seeing that look of disbelief on your face, you’ll know how formidable your master is in just a moment.”

Yuan Venerate cleared his throat twice.

”Heh, how could I not believe you, Master? Of course, I believe!”

Although Ling Xiao didn’t know Yuan Venerate’s background, he had a lot of trust in him. This trust developed over the time they had spent together.

He always believed that his feelings couldn’t be too far off.

”Good, since you trust me, then focus all your efforts on consolidating your True Qi wings. Leave the rest to your master. You have already experienced the torment of the soul, and what comes next is the pain of the body. It might be so excruciating that you wish for death. Are you certain you want to continue?”

Yuan Venerate asked.

”Do you even need to ask? Start now.”

To Ling Xiao, the pain of the soul was many times worse than that of the body. If he had endured the anguish of the soul, how could he not endure the physical pain?

That would simply be too shameful.

Following the instructions in the bamboo scrolls and combining them with the chants of ’Nine Veins Qi Sword,’ Ling Xiao closed his eyes, circulated his True Essence, and swiftly, a pair of True Essence wings that seemed very delicate appeared on his back.

But these wings were merely a form; they had no actual power of flight.

The real challenge was about to begin.

”It’s starting! Hang in there!”

The voice of Yuan Venerate rang out, and then he released the Divine Inscriptions from one of the Array Refining Stones.

The stream of glittering text was infused into the True Essence wing on Ling Xiao’s right side.

In that moment, the True Essence wing slowly grew larger and became more realistic. The previously almost translucent wing turned into a lustrous black Flying Dragon wing, adorned with lines of golden inscriptions.

”Ahhhh—!”

Ling Xiao suddenly let out a shrill scream of agony.

As the Flying Dragon wing began to take shape, it felt as if his back was being torn open by someone. The pain was so intense that it was nearly enough to render him unconscious.

But he didn’t pass out.

Just as he had mentioned earlier, having withstood the agony of the soul, this physical pain amounted to nothing.

The excruciating pain continued unabated for a full sixty breaths, and he ended up crushing the stone in his mouth to dust.

To prevent biting his tongue, he had put a hard rock in his mouth.

Ordinary branches wouldn’t work because his teeth were too sharp, no less sharp than Precious Treasure Artifacts.

”Hold on a little longer, there’s still one more side!”

Yuan Venerate reminded.

”Just do it, Master. I’m already all right.”

Having gone through it once, it wasn’t as terrifying anymore.

When the Flying Dragon wing on the left side grew out, the pain was the same, but he didn’t cry out; he didn’t even bite on anything.

He was incredibly calm, with only a continuous stream of cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

”It’s done!”

Yuan Venerate looked at his disciple with admiring respect.

”You really are a tough one, lad, to endure like this. I expected you might pass out during the process.”

Ling Xiao’s capacity to endure pain greatly exceeded Yuan Venerate’s expectations. He had even contemplated using some method to alleviate his disciple’s suffering.

But the young man managed to bear it on his own.