Dragon Tamer

Chapter 485: Chapter 487 I Want to Fight Ten

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With the warmth of spring in the air, Zhu Minglang flew along the coastline toward Neon Sea Fantasy City, taking great pleasure in the leisurely view of the swamplands, the forests, and the sea of flowers below…

This time, with a Heavenly Slaughter Dragon to ride, his return journey was much faster than before.

Of course, the key to his good mood was not the brilliant spring flowers blooming along the coast, but rather the transformation of the Sword Spirit Dragon.

At that moment, the Sword Spirit Dragon hovered beside him, accompanying him as he rode the dragon, reminiscent of the time he emerged from the Yaoshan Sword Sect after ten years of arduous cultivation, full of pride and grace!

Upon his return to Fantasy City, Zhu Minglang went straight to the auction.

Having been away for half a month, the complete Cangphoenix spirit assets he exchanged for the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor’s Soul Bead should also have been prepared.

“My lord, take a look at these phoenix spiritual objects. If they don’t meet your satisfaction, we can continue to seek even higher quality ones,” said Guan Zhou.

The Guan Clan, as the lowest in the hierarchy of the Nine Tribes of Neon Sea, seemed determined to acquire the Soul Orb of the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor and offered some of their long-cherished treasures with utmost sincerity.

Zhu Minglang checked the items—each of the highest quality, the youngest being at least thirteen thousand years old, and the supplies of Fei leaves that he needed in larger quantities were even better than what he could find on the market.

As for the items, Zhu Minglang was very satisfied.

He decisively took away the spiritual objects of the Cangphoenix and handed over the Soul Bead to the auction, to Guan Zhou of the Guan Clan.

“Thank you, my lord. If you have more King Level treasures, please do let us know. We will surely satisfy you,” said Guan Zhou respectfully.

Zhu Minglang’s face was masked, so others could not discern his age or appearance, but anyone capable of offering a Soul Bead of such caliber must certainly be a King-level Honorable.

“I’ll be leaving in a few days,” Zhu Minglang said indifferently.

Guan Zhou bowed upon hearing this, but his face betrayed a look of surprise.

Did his statement imply that he still had King-level items at hand, but they simply did not have the time to collect equivalent exchangeable objects for him?

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After leaving the auction, Zhu Minglang returned to the Dragon Taming High Court.

Indeed, he still had more remarkable items in his possession, namely two Dragon King’s Soul Beads and one Ancestral Dragon’s Soul Bead.

Having learned the value of the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor’s Soul Orb, how could Zhu Minglang let the chance slip by to get his hands on the Dragon King Level Soul Beads of the Gold Demon Dragon King and the Holy Candle Dragon King?

The value of a Dragon Ball far exceeds that of a Holy Spirit Soul Bead; after all, some aspects of dragon aura are universal.

In terms of value, the Dragon Balls of Gold Demon Dragon King and Holy Candle Dragon King should be about three times higher than that of the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor…

These couldn’t be obtained just by trading some top-tier spiritual assets of Middle-level Monarch Level. Zhu Minglang certainly had to prepare for his dragons’ breakthroughs to King Level!

“The direct value of a Soul Bead is to enhance cultivation base, but you must know that from Monarch Level to King Level, there’s a hurdle, and if you don’t have a high enough Destiny, no matter how many Soul Beads you consume to increase your cultivation, you will be firmly suppressed at Peak Monarch Level,” said Mr. Jinli, who swam around Zhu Minglang, earnestly explaining.

“Isn’t this hurdle present for all beings? Otherwise, why would the transition from Monarch Level to King Level be called ‘Crossing Tribulation and Ascending’?,” Zhu Minglang asked.

“All beings? No, no, there are far more beings in this world than what you’ve seen. You’ve only seen the creatures of the Supreme Court Continent and haven’t encountered the beings from other worlds. Not all lives need to go through this process of ‘Crossing Tribulation and Ascending.’ For example, the Nuwa Dragon doesn’t need to,” explained Mr. Jinli.

“Let’s set aside the matter of Destiny for now. To transition from Monarch Level to King Level, there are three requirements. Please, tell me,” Zhu Minglang said.

“First, one requires a King Level Soul Bead, and second, they need a heavenly anomaly or earthly wonder—something akin to the Earth Vein Divine Pistil, an enormous external power to aid in ascension. You’ve seen the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon’s ascension, it essentially tapped into the power of the seven great calamities.” Mr. Jinli said.

Zhu Minglang nodded, the first two points were clear, “And the third?”

“What third?”

“You said before that there are three conditions for ascending from Monarch Level to King Level.” Zhu Minglang arched an eyebrow.

“Oh, did I say that? Then I must have remembered wrong, just two conditions.”

“…” Zhu Minglang didn’t know what to say.

He had just been thinking that Mr. Jinli’s old age dementia had improved quite a bit recently, with almost no instances of seven-second memory or memory confusion, but it turns out the fish was still the same old salted fish!

The third must be related to destiny.

Zhu Minglang recalled Mr. Jinli muttering about it.

But the matter of destiny was rather mysterious, Zhu Minglang hadn’t encountered many beings with different destinies, and it wouldn’t be too late to learn more about it when the time came.

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The nurturing began, and now after the Reincarnation Transformation, each dragon was a future Dragon King heavyweight, and Zhu Minglang immersed himself deeper in the Way of the Shepherd Dragon.

Previously, when cultivating the sword, he would practice every day until his back ached, and his Cultivation Base grew extremely slow.

Though Dragon Training was costly, one could munch on melon seeds while supervising, which was simply too comfortable.

Most importantly, the Sword Spirit Dragon’s Cultivation Level was his own Cultivation Level, and he felt that even if he hadn’t abandoned being a Sword Cultivator due to the insurmountable sky moat, his current Sword Cultivation Level would at best be Lower Level King.

Which was about the same as the Sword Spirit Dragon.

But now, in addition to the Sword Spirit Dragon, there was the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon, the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon, the Nuwa Dragon, the Refining Ash Black Dragon, and Little White who still hadn’t awakened…

The Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon, Refining Ash Black Dragon, and Nuwa Dragon all had the potential to ascend to King Level; their bloodlines were exceptionally noble.

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The nurturing of the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon was going smoothly, its Cultivation Base had already risen from Middle-level Monarch Level to Upper Level.

Next, just by taking the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon into more battles, its Cultivation Base would naturally reach Peak Monarch Level, and many of its abilities have an overwhelming effect against other Dragon Beasts of the same level…

Finally, after a few more days, Zhu Minglang would be ready to pack up and set off.

The journey back to Li Chuan was quite long, and naturally, he would encounter some dangerous territories and sinister lands along the way, which would provide ample opportunity for the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon to sharpen its claws, as with the Refining Ash Black Dragon; it was a painful affair for them to eat their fill every day and yet lack worthy opponents.

“While you’re not yet at Monarch Level, let’s go to the academy for a round first, earn some credits to buy some Spiritual Objects to enhance the cultivation of the Little Flood Dragon,” Zhu Minglang said to the Refining Ash Black Dragon.

The Little Black Dragon was getting chubby, and practicing against thin air was ineffective—he needed real combat!

“Oh!!!!” Big Black Tooth was more than willing and howled excitedly several times.

“The academy has rankings, and since the spring battle season has just started, let’s see what rank you can achieve.” Zhu Minglang said.

“Oh, oh, oh!”

I want to fight ten of them, Big Black Tooth roared!