Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 558: Chapter 558: The Power of the Elements_1

Deep in the dense forest, amidst mountains and rivers.

There lay a hidden valley.

After settling in Lin Bei and Joshua Long, Ling Xiao began to cultivate there.

He could feel that his current strength was not enough to defeat the Black Dragon King and the Black Spirit National Teacher, so he must become stronger!

Currently, there were three paths to enhance his strength:

First, increase his cultivation level; his Transcendent Realm Seventh Layer Early Stage cultivation had stabilized after the consecutive battles, and advancing further would bring no harm. It seemed that it was time to consume the Fire Spirit Fruit and the Water Spirit Fruit;

Second, refine the Poison Dragon Pearl into one of his Magical Treasures. This shouldn’t be a problem, but he needed to first tame the pearl with the Ancient Golden Dragon, which required some time;

Third, upgrade the level of his Mountain and River Martial Soul. Although Ling Xiao had several Martial Souls, his core one had always been the Mountain and River Martial Soul. The other Martial Souls were only for combat and could not enhance his overall strength.

But the Mountain and River Martial Soul was different. As its level increased, all nine abilities would be enhanced, including his overall strength.

It was something inherently linked to him.

He wondered if there was enough time. Although this place was hidden, it was still within the Land of Dragons. The Black Dragon King had been the Dragon Emperor for so many years; finding this place was just a matter of time.

He decided to take it one step at a time.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiao ate the Fire Spirit Fruit and Water Spirit Fruit he had obtained earlier.

Others needed to consume them one by one, but his body had such strong absorption ability that there was no need. He ate them all at once and could digest them just the same.

Not far away, Joshua Long and Lin Bei were also cultivating, but they were doing so casually. More importantly, they were there to protect Ling Xiao.

They also saw that the Golden Dragon Clan’s ascent to regaining imperial power, even the entire Dragon Clan’s resurgence, would be impossible without Ling Xiao’s help.

As long as Ling Xiao was fine, they would naturally be fine too.

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Meanwhile, in Dragon Palace City.

Inside the grand hall of the Dragon Palace.

The Black Dragon King’s dark eyes flickered with murderous intent as he violently slapped the dragon throne, ”Search! Mobilize the entire Dragon Clan’s power! Turn the entire Land of Dragons upside down if we must, but find this Ling Xiao for me!”

”Your Dragon Majesty, after we find the person, what shall we do?”

”Notify me immediately, and don’t act rashly to avoid startling the snake!” the Black Dragon King was still relatively rational.

Even the Poison Dragon King was no match for Ling Xiao, so he probably had no one under his command who could contend with Ling Xiao either.

That’s why he ordered his subordinates to inform him at the first opportunity.

”As you command!”

The crowd withdrew, leaving only the Black Dragon King and the Black Spirit National Teacher inside the grand hall.

”Is that plan still going smoothly?” the Black Dragon King asked.

”Rest assured, we’ve already made contact with one of the Inner Sect Elders of the Moon Hua Sect, who has agreed to help us. But we fear changes might occur, this Ling Xiao must die, along with all the other Moon Hua Sect disciples on trial, not one should be spared!”

The Black Spirit National Teacher’s eyes shimmered with intense murderous intent.

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Still the same dense forest.

Still the same valley.

Layer upon layer of undulating hills made it hard to discover from the outside that anyone could be living here.

”Ha!”

Ling Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, emitting two beams of golden light from his eyes as solid as reality itself, piercing right through a large tree nearby.

This golden light was a concentration of True Essence, immensely powerful.

”Transcendent Realm Seventh Layer Middle Stage, it seems that after entering the seventh layer, each small advancement becomes incredibly difficult!”

Ling Xiao took a deep breath. It had taken a whole shichen, and a great number of Fire Spirit Fruits and Water Spirit Fruits, for his cultivation level to advance by just one minor realm.

However, the Fire Spirit Fruits and Water Spirit Fruits also brought him other benefits, significantly increasing his resistance to fire and water attacks.

If a Transcendent Realm Martial Artist launched an attack on him, and if it involved fire or water attributes, then the damage could be directly reduced by half.

If it were from the Heavenly Man Realm, the outcome was uncertain, but he guessed the damage would still be reduced, perhaps by about ten percent. After all, Heavenly Person Realm Experts had crossed a major boundary, and the circumstances were completely different.

The effects of the Earth Spirit Body were similar to those of these two kinds of fruits.

Which meant, within the five elements, the damage from fire, water, and earth attacks was greatly reduced for him.

Besides, this was just an enhancement in resistance.

In terms of attack power, fire, water, and earth attacks would also increase in strength. In general, as long as Ling Xiao had not broken through to the Heavenly Man Realm, his attack power would increase by about fifty percent. This meant his offensive capabilities had once again greatly improved.

After breaking through a minor cultivation realm, Ling Xiao did not stop cultivating.

He took out the Golden Spirit Core given to him by Lin Bei and began to absorb the energy within it.

The Fire Spirit Fruit and Water Spirit Fruit had helped him advance one minor realm, and he estimated the effects of the Golden Spirit Core to be roughly equivalent.

Another shichen passed, and the Golden Spirit Core in his hand completely disappeared. By then, his cultivation level had indeed broken through once more, reaching the Transcendent Realm Seventh Layer Late Stage.

Not only that, but as a result, he had also condensed an Earth Spirit Body, gaining resistance and an enhancement in offensive power for the metal attribute.

Metal, water, fire, earth.

He now possessed four kinds of elemental resistance and attack boosts out of the five elements. As long as he acquired another wood-attribute treasure, whether it be a Wood Spirit Fruit or Wood Spirit Core, he would have a full array of five-element resistance and bonuses.

Meanwhile, members of the Dragon Clan were conducting a carpet search for him, drawing closer to this valley.

Ling Xiao assessed the situation and decided there was still time!

Therefore, he proceeded to the second step, the refinement of the Poison Dragon Pearl.

The poison attribute was an extension of the wood attribute; if he could refine or tame it, then the five-element resistance and attack bonus would truly be complete.

Moreover, the Poison Dragon Pearl contained the life’s effort of the Poison Dragon King. If he truly managed to refine it, his cultivation level might increase, and even his Mountain and River Martial Soul could be enhanced as a result. That meant he would be accomplishing the third step simultaneously.

At this thought, Ling Xiao felt a surge of excitement.

Nonetheless, he forcefully calmed himself down.

Taking a deep breath, he spoke to Joshua Long and Lin Bei, who were responsible for protecting the law at a distance: ”Please, if an enemy approaches, help me hold them off for a while. No problems, right?”

”Young Master Ling (Little Brother), rest assured!”

Ling Xiao nodded, closed his eyes again, and sensed the Poison Dragon Pearl within the Mountain and River World.

At this moment, the Poison Dragon Pearl, already completely suppressed by the aura of the Ancient Golden Dragon, no longer rampaged inside the Mountain and River World. Instead, it stayed still, not daring to move, like a lamb waiting for slaughter.

”Perfect! Just in time!”

Ling Xiao wrapped his Soul Power around the Poison Dragon Pearl and began the refinement process.

The Poison Dragon Pearl trembled violently, yet due to the overwhelming might of the Ancient Golden Dragon, it still did not dare to move.

A continuous stream of energy and the Dragon Clan’s Soul Power flowed into Ling Xiao’s body and the Mountain and River Martial Soul.

This feeling was incredibly comfortable for him; it was like sucking coconut water through a straw.