Cultivation Begins From The Desert

Chapter 630 - 615: Narrow Victory! [Request Subscription]

The "True Dragon Treasure Seal" seals all techniques, any divine magic pressed by it either dissipates into nothing or greatly loses its power.

Zhouyang, despite having already learned about the power of this artifact from Ling Chao, only realized how difficult it was to deal with when he faced it in battle.

For example, when Dragon Taming Golden Radiance used it against him, he summoned the "Flaming Dragon Shield" to intercept it.

However, just with a dragon’s roar from the golden seal, the defensive light curtain released by the "Flaming Dragon Shield" immediately dispersed, leaving only the artifact body behind, which was then blasted away by the golden seal.

Whether it is attack divine techniques or defense divine techniques, as long as it’s a divine power technique, the golden seal’s sealing influence is overwhelmingly tyrannical.

After trying, Zhouyang found that only the "Qianyang Celestial Fire Shield" divine technique released by the "Qianyang Treasure Pearl" was minimally affected, probably because the power level of this immortal artifact was too high, already beyond the sealing scope of the "True Dragon Treasure Seal".

Of course, the impact on the "Qianyang Golden Tower" was also relatively small, but this artifact’s function is suppression and imprisonment.

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance was guarded by that crimson golden treasure pearl and had also used the transformation divine technique "True Dragon Battle Body", his cultivation level was two layers higher than Zhouyang’s, so Zhouyang couldn’t forcibly keep him suppressed in the tower unless he lost the ability to resist.

To make Dragon Taming Golden Radiance temporarily lose the ability to resist, Zhouyang had a way.

During one of the opponent’s charging moves, Zhouyang’s eyes flashed with divine light, and he unleashed the divine technique "Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light".

This divine technique is cast instantaneously with the eyes as a medium, and without prior preparation, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance couldn’t intercept and seal it through the "True Dragon Treasure Seal".

The golden-red firelight, successfully penetrated the shield formed by the crimson golden treasure pearl of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, entering his body.

However, this divine technique of Zhouyang, which had never failed him, disappointed him this time.

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, hit by the firelight, only paused slightly before quickly recovering, then looked at him with a sneer and said, "You ignorant boy, don’t you know that all the divine souls of the direct lineage of our Dragon Taming Family are guarded by the ’True Dragon Soul Curse’? Seeking to harm my primordial spirit from afar, even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator would be wasting their efforts!"

How could Zhouyang not know this intelligence, he just thought the "Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light" might be an exception.

But now it seems, he underestimated the power of the so-called "True Dragon Soul Curse", as it couldn’t even affect Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

Ignoring Jiang Fengxian’s taunts, Zhouyang swung his fists, sending out wave after wave of cyan-gold dragon shadows that forced Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, who wanted to engage in close combat, to retreat continuously.

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance wasn’t a body cultivator, but after using the "True Dragon Battle Body" divine technique, his melee ability was not inferior to that of a flood dragon of the same tier, even Zhouyang dared not engage in close combat lightly.

Moreover, he always felt that Dragon Taming Golden Radiance wanted to get close to him for some other nefarious purpose, unwilling to let him have his way.

"This guy’s body refining divine technique seems familiar, as if I’ve heard about it somewhere before!"

In mid-air, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s vertical pupils narrowed as he looked at Zhouyang, whose body was covered with cyan-gold dragon scales, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

To some extent, their appearances now had quite a few similarities.

Except compared to his half-dragon, half-human transformation, Zhouyang was only covered with a layer of cyan-gold dragon scales, not fully dragonized.

His ability to dragonize relied on the power of his true dragon bloodline, while Zhouyang, not possessing a true dragon bloodline, obviously achieved it through some kind of divine technique.

Thinking of this, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance couldn’t help but rack his brain, recalling similar records he had read.

Before long, his eyes suddenly brightened, as if he had found the answer.

Then his expression suddenly became much uglier.

"So, it’s you! The Azure Dragon old thief’s successor who stole our Dragon Taming Family’s true dragon bloodline back then!"

He glared at Zhouyang with eyes full of fire, anger in his eyes surpassing even when Zhouyang severely injured two flood dragons.

He remembered it now, he finally recalled the origin of Zhouyang’s body refining divine technique!

Over seven thousand years ago, an East Sea loose cultivator with Nascent Soul cultivation, the "Azure Dragon Zhenren", secretly captured a direct lineage member of their Dragon Taming Family, then through studying their family’s "True Dragon Battle Body" divine technique, created a similar body refining divine technique.

This person later even refined the true dragon bloodline of the Dragon Taming Family’s direct lineage member, using it as auxiliary material for practicing his self-created body refining divine technique.

This incident caused a huge uproar in the Dragon Taming Family at that time, and the entire clan went mad trying to hunt down the "Azure Dragon Zhenren" worldwide after learning the news.

But in the end, the Dragon Taming Family’s cultivators only managed to destroy the "Azure Dragon Zhenren"’s physical body, allowing his Nascent Soul to escape, never hearing this person’s news again.

This incident was considered a great shame and humiliation by the Dragon Taming Family, each direct family member heard about it from elders since childhood, so even after centuries, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance still remembered.

Remembering this incident, how could he not hate, how could he not be angry with Zhouyang who practiced the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique"!

"Azure Dragon remnants, must kill on sight! Die for me!"

With an angry shout, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance raised his dragon claw, throwing a black treasure pearl at Zhouyang.

Not good!

Zhouyang’s heart skipped a beat, feeling immense danger from that black treasure pearl, he hurriedly recalled his lifebound spiritual artifact, the "Qianyang Golden Tower", smashing it toward the black treasure pearl while rapidly retreating.

With the material of the "Qianyang Golden Tower," not even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator could easily destroy it, Zhouyang wasn’t worried about the lifebound spiritual artifact getting damaged.

However, just as he retreated a short distance, the black treasure pearl suddenly exploded in mid-air, turning into overwhelming black lightning that engulfed him and the golden tower.

The black lightning, known as the "Profound Yin Earth Fiend Divine Thunder", was refined by Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from Earth Demon Profound Yin Qi through secret methods, known for harming the foundation of one’s physical body and magical power, very insidious.

If a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator is accidentally hit by this "Profound Yin Earth Fiend Divine Thunder," their physical body will be destroyed, forcing their nascent soul to emerge and search for a new flesh body for possession.

If a Golden Core Stage cultivator is struck, both their magical power and body will be corrupted and destroyed by the Yin Thunder formed from the Earth Demon Profound Yin Qi, making it impossible for their primordial spirit to emerge for possession.

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, knowing Zhouyang has a strong body and having witnessed him rapidly recover from injuries earlier using the "Rejuvenating Immortal Dew," was concerned that other means might not swiftly deal with Zhouyang, so he deliberately used this trump card.

At this moment, when the overwhelming evil Qi and Yin Thunder burst forth, Zhouyang was overwhelmed by a multitude of thunders, like a lone boat in the sea.

But at this moment, something happened that left Dragon Taming Golden Radiance dumbfounded.

After being struck by the "Profound Yin Earth Fiend Divine Thunder," a golden true flame suddenly erupted from Zhouyang’s body, and the Yin Thunder formed by the Profound Yin Earth Fiend Qi was instantly burned away by this golden true flame, like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, quickly turning into a wisp of black smoke.

The "Qianyang True Flame," being extremely firm and pure Yang, was highly effective in restraining the evil forces of the Demon Dao, and the Profound Yin Earth Fiend Qi was just such an evil force, precisely restrained by it.

If Dragon Taming Golden Radiance had known beforehand that Zhouyang possessed the "Qianyang Treasure Body," he definitely would not have used this "Profound Yin Earth Fiend Divine Thunder" on him; it would have been a sheer waste.

"So what if you have a ’Qianyang Treasure Body’? Even if you possessed the legendary ’Pure Yang Dao Body,’ you would still end up dead without a burial place after offending my Dragon Taming Clan!"

With a flash of cold light in his icy vertical pupils, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance made a hand seal, and from within the golden flying sword that can cut through anything, a dragon’s roar suddenly echoed. Then, amidst the surging sword Qi, it transformed into a golden flood dragon composed of sword Qi.

This golden flying sword was actually sealed with the Jiao Soul of a Tier Five Golden Flood Dragon as its Artifact Soul, no wonder it was so sharp and irresistible, even surpassing the "Great Derivation Geng Metal Sword" that Zhouyang had expended significant rare materials to refine.

At this moment, when the Jiao Soul within the flying sword was activated, the twelve "Great Derivation Geng Metal Swords," already at a disadvantage, were instantly swatted away by the golden flood dragon, with mournful cries, unable to continue fighting.

And after sending numerous flying swords flying, the golden flood dragon immediately roared and charged aggressively toward Zhouyang.

Zhouyang’s face changed dramatically, quickly activating the divine power "Flame Dragon Guardian" attached to the "Flaming Dragon Shield," forming a flame flame dragon to meet the golden flood dragon.

But at this moment, another dragon’s roar sounded. The golden "True Dragon Treasure Seal" suddenly appeared in front of Zhouyang, smashing onto the flame flame dragon.

Instantly, under the domineering power of the "Forbidden Technique," the flame dragon disintegrated with a mournful cry.

"Azure Dragon’s Fury!"

Zhouyang crossed his fists in front of his body, and a blue-gold azure dragon suddenly soared from behind him, roaring towards the golden flood dragon that had already lunged near.

With a thunderous clash, the golden flood dragon was blasted away on the spot.

Zhouyang, too, was cut by the sword Qi emanating from the golden flood dragon, leaving over a dozen bloody wounds on his body.

But he had no time to deal with these superficial wounds, as Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s attack descended upon him once again.

A flash of the golden dragon’s image, and a large dragon tail swung laterally towards him.

"Hah!"

With a low shout, he quickly raised his fists to block, but ended up being fiercely swept away on the spot.

"Die!"

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance swept Zhouyang away with a tail, then shifted his form again, reappearing beside the airborne Zhouyang, clawing fiercely at Zhouyang’s head.

In a critical moment, Zhouyang opened his mouth wide and spat out a golden sword Qi that shot forth, deflecting Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s dragon claw by several inches.

Then he sank his body, his feet stepping into the void, his fists dancing continuously, intercepting several of the opponent’s attacks in succession.

But he only had fists and feet, while Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, in addition to these, had a dragon tail nearly a zhang long.

After exchanging just a few moves, Zhouyang was once again swept away by that dragon tail.

This time, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance did not pursue him further, because the sword Qi golden flood dragon he had blasted away earlier was once again lunging at him.

But the golden flood dragon still failed.

Because at the last moment, Zhouyang’s lifebound spiritual artifact "Qianyang Golden Tower" also flew to his vicinity, then the tower’s entrance opened, directly absorbing him inside.

The "Qianyang Golden Tower" is originally used for suppression and defense. If an enemy is absorbed inside, they are suppressed. If one enters themselves, it naturally serves as defense.

Even though the sword Qi golden flood dragon was unstoppable, the "Qianyang Golden Tower," integrated with "Nine Heavens Profound Gold," is not famed for nothing.

Within the golden tower, regardless of how the golden flood dragon battered and collided, it remained unmoved, unharmed.

"Think you can hide like a turtle? Watch me smash your turtle shell!"

With a cold expression, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance immediately summoned his golden seal and smashed it fiercely onto the golden tower.

With continuous attacks from both the sword Qi golden flood dragon and the golden seal, the "Qianyang Golden Tower" trembled violently, enduring enormous pressure.

And inside the tower, Zhouyang swallowed his last "Three-Turn Rejuvenation Pill," refined it slightly, then suddenly charged out of the golden tower, once more deploying the "Heaven-Suppressing Azure Dragon Cauldron," a Tier Six artifact.

One Cauldron Suppressing the Void!

Within thirty miles, except for Zhouyang, no one could remain airborne.

Not even Dragon Taming Golden Radiance!

However, despite being forcibly oppressed to the ground, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance showed no sign of panic on his face, instead revealing a cold smile.

He looked at Zhouyang in mid-air with a cold smile, sneering: "You finally used this magical artifact again, it seems you’ve exhausted your tricks."

"Oh, is that so?"

Zhouyang looked at him indifferently, raised his hand, and a purple jade talisman flew out from his hand, exploding with a bang.

Boom!

Thunderous purple divine thunder as thick as a barrel descended from the sky, crashing down on Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s head.

The power of the [Heaven-Suppressing Azure Dragon Cauldron] was still in effect, making it impossible to use any escape techniques within thirty miles, so Dragon Taming Golden Radiance couldn’t dodge the impact of the purple divine thunder.

But as a direct lineage member of the Dragon Taming Clan, and the current clan leader’s second son, how could Dragon Taming Golden Radiance not have life-saving items on him?

As the purple divine thunder fell, a sky-shaking dragon roar emanated from within him, and then a yellow earth dragon shadow surged out of him, transforming into a yellow earth protective shield that enveloped him protectively.

When the purple divine thunder landed on that yellow earth shield, it surprisingly didn’t shatter the layer of shield that seemed fragile.

Upon seeing this, Zhouyang’s indifferent expression finally changed.

But Dragon Taming Golden Radiance looked at him unsurprised and sneered, "This [Yellow Dragon Talisman] was personally crafted by my father. Even if a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator attacked, it would be hard to break my defense in one go, let alone your little talisman. If you have any tricks left, feel free to use them and see if you can harm this young master in the slightest!"

The clan leader of the Dragon Taming Clan, with Nascent Soul Eighth Layer cultivation, is a master of great divine techniques. His actual strength is not inferior to those Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul "Half-Step True Immortals."

"It seems you misunderstood something. My goal isn’t just to kill you!"

Zhouyang suddenly smiled.

He no longer cared to attack Dragon Taming Golden Radiance and, with a movement, instantly turned into a golden light, appearing not far from the undefended palace flying vehicle.

"What are you trying to do? Stop right there!"

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s expression changed drastically, shouting in anger and urgency, hastily trying to chase after Zhouyang.

But without being able to fly, relying solely on running, even though he had transformed into a non-human state, it would still take dozens of moments to cover the thirty miles.

As a result, he could only watch helplessly as Zhouyang sliced open the door of the palace flying vehicle and rushed in, dragging out his nominal Dao companion Jiang Yufeng.

"Let her go, release her now!"

Watching from a distance, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance roared in furious rage.

The true dragon bloodline gave Dragon Taming Clan cultivators immense power and also affected their personalities.

Dragons are domineering and possessive creatures, and Dragon Taming Clan cultivators inherited this trait, making them easily influenced in their actions.

They understood the drawbacks of such a personality, so they refrained from displaying it in public to avoid offending everyone.

To Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, regardless of whether it was a marriage of convenience or whether Jiang Yufeng liked him, this woman was his officially wedded Dao companion. Any man who dared to touch her, aside from him, would be killed without hesitation!

"Die, all of you die!"

In a rage, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance directly took out a piece of golden jiao dragon short horn from his storage ring and launched it at Zhouyang.

As soon as the jiao dragon short horn emerged, Zhouyang felt himself locked onto by a powerful will, intuitively knowing that no matter how he tried to avoid it, he couldn’t evade this strike.

But he did not sit and wait for death. Instead, he immediately pushed Jiang Yufeng aside and summoned the [Flaming Dragon Shield] in front of him with a low shout.

The [Flaming Dragon Shield] was forged by merging the dragon scales of a Tier Six Flood Dragon with [Fiery Sun Divine Iron]. Its material comparable to a Tier Six Spiritual Artifact had consistently served Zhouyang well, providing strong defense since he acquired it.

However, even such a firm material and strong defense magical artifact was pierced by the golden jiao dragon short horn, leaving a fist-sized hole.

Subsequently, the golden jiao dragon short horn, having penetrated the [Flaming Dragon Shield’s] defense, directly struck Zhouyang’s chest!

A flash of white light passed, and Zhouyang, with a face as pale as paper, appeared clutching his incessantly bleeding chest, still with a look of disbelief and shock in his eyes.

In that moment, he truly came close to dying!

He never expected that even after penetrating the [Flaming Dragon Shield], the golden jiao dragon short horn would possess such formidable lethality that even the [Yuqing Immortal Talisman] within him couldn’t withstand its full force, leaving him gravely injured and his heart nearly shattered.

"Father, father, are you alright!"

Jiang Yufeng looked at the continuously bleeding wound on Zhouyang’s chest, and involuntarily uttered "Father, are you alright?" with a voice full of concern and anxiety.

Hearing her words full of concern, Zhouyang’s eyes steadied, and with a look of relief, he waved his hand, saying, "Dad’s fine, this little injury won’t kill me!"

After speaking, he immediately took out a small green bottle and poured out three drops of vibrant green spirit liquid into his mouth.

This time, when heading to the Donghua Continent’s Cultivation Realm, Xiao Ying, though persuaded by Zhou Guangcheng under his instigation not to follow, had handed over all the [Rejuvenating Immortal Dew] nurtured over the years in a [Rejuvenating Immortal Bottle], totaling seven drops.

Previously, Zhouyang had already taken one drop for healing. Now, severely injured by the golden jiao dragon short horn, a single drop probably wouldn’t suffice for full recovery, so he straightforwardly consumed half of the remaining [Rejuvenating Immortal Dew].

The robust vitality within the three drops of [Rejuvenating Immortal Dew] could rescue a dying person, so healing Zhouyang’s injuries was naturally not an issue.

"What kind of Spiritual Object is this, to have such miraculous effects!"

Jiang Yufeng watched Zhouyang’s wounds heal visibly before her eyes, and her beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.

She thought to herself, if it were her in his place, suffering such severe injuries, she would probably need to use the "Nirvana" Divine Technique to heal. Yet Zhouyang accomplished this with just three drops of Spirit Liquid.

"This is... never mind, I’ll explain this matter to you later, after I have slain this scoundrel!"

Zhouyang wanted to explain the origin of the Rejuvenating Immortal Dew, but he held back, anticipating that Jiang Yufeng might overreact upon learning of Xiao Ying’s existence. He decided to wait until he reunited with Jiang Fengxian to slowly explain all that had happened over the years.

After speaking, he looked at Dragon Taming Golden Radiance in the distance, who seemed shocked to see him survive the attack from the Golden Flood Dragon Short Horn. Zhouyang’s eyes flashed with killing intent, and he immediately formed a sword technique with his hands, summoning the twelve Great Derivation Geng Metal Swords that had been knocked down by the Sword Qi Golden Flood Dragon, forming them into a giant golden greatsword several meters long to slash down toward Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The golden greatsword struck the yellow light shield outside Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, producing resounding echoes, yet it could not shake the shield in the slightest.

The Defense Spirit Talisman personally crafted by a Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator possessed an astonishingly abnormal defense.

"So, you are that unknown father of Jiang Yufeng. No wonder she got so excited hearing your voice earlier!"

"It’s a pity, considering you’re her father, I might have spared you, but you shouldn’t have cultivated the Divine Techniques created by Old Thief Cang Long. Anyone linked with Old Thief Cang Long is an arch-enemy of my Dragon Taming Clan!"

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance coldly gazed at Zhouyang, his tone filled with murderous intent, apparently unfazed by Zhouyang’s ability to break through the yellow shield protecting him.

Zhouyang did not know who this "Old Thief Cang Long" was, but he guessed it might be related to the Heaven-Suppressing Azure Dragon Cauldron he was currently using.

However, this was not the point. The point was he truly seemed to have no way to deal with Dragon Taming Golden Radiance at the moment.

The defense of the yellow shield outside the opponent’s body was too abnormal. With his strength, he did not know how long it would take to break it, and he could not keep using the Heaven-Suppressing Azure Dragon Cauldron to restrain Dragon Taming Golden Radiance for long.

In fact, even after taking two Three-Turn Rejuvenation Pills one after another, his Magical Power was now less than forty percent due to using the Tier Six Spiritual Artifact twice, and he could not delay much longer.

For a moment, Zhouyang felt he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

He could, of course, ignore Dragon Taming Golden Radiance and leave with his daughter Jiang Yufeng immediately, but Dragon Taming Golden Radiance would undoubtedly pursue them, and Zhouyang was not confident he could shake him off while bringing someone along.

And if he stayed here to continue attacking Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, his Magical Power might be exhausted without breaking the yellow shield surrounding the opponent.

Dragon Taming Golden Radiance clearly understood this too, so he wasn’t worried about Zhouyang’s attack at all, coldly watching and waiting for the right moment to strike.

However, Zhouyang’s predicament did not last long before a feather descending from the sky resolved it.

It was a crimson Vermilion Bird Feather, shooting down from the Nine Heavens like a raging fiery red greatsword, falling directly upon the yellow light shield outside Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

Boom!

After a thunderous explosion, the yellow light shield on the outside of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance shattered into fragments, and the powerful blast force blew him, bloodied, to the ground.

Seizing the opportunity!

Zhouyang’s eyes brightened, and he immediately waved his hand to unleash three Profound Celestial Fire Thunder Pearls he had refined within himself toward Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the roaring, terrifying golden thunder fire rose from where Dragon Taming Golden Radiance was.

"You can’t kill me. No one can kill me—Dragon Taming Golden Radiance!"

Within the thunder fire, Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s angry shout remained full of vigor.

Zhouyang frowned and looked over, seeing a golden barrier enveloping Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, withstanding the relentless strikes of the thunder fire that only set it trembling without breaking through to harm him.

It was the power of the Crimson Golden Treasure Pearl.

This Magical Artifact, now in the grasp of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, was continuously releasing defensive energy to protect him.

"I won’t believe it!"

Zhouyang gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with divine light, once more activating the Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light technique.

However, this time, simultaneously with this Divine Technique, he also used the God-slaying Sword Technique, a Spiritual Sense Attack Divine Technique, to transform his Divine Sense into a "Godslaying Sword" aimed at Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

The boundless Divine Sense, the moment the "Godslaying Sword" was formed, struck faster than the Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light, instantly hitting Dragon Taming Golden Radiance.

At that moment, Zhouyang clearly "saw" the Primordial Spirit Golden Core of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance protected by a golden true dragon holding it in its mouth. When he struck with the sword, the blow landed just at the reverse scale on the neck of the golden true dragon.

This strike did not completely break through the protection of the golden true dragon but successfully created a slight fissure. The subsequent Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light penetrating Dragon Taming Golden Radiance took advantage of this gap to injure the Primordial Spirit protected by the golden true dragon.

In Jiang Yufeng’s eyes, the once arrogant Dragon Taming Golden Radiance suddenly let out a scream, clutching his head as he lost control over the Magical Artifact in his hand.

Without his energy support, the golden barrier created by the Crimson Golden Treasure Pearl quickly dissipated under the assault of the golden thunder fire.

Subsequently, a golden Treasure Tower descended from the sky, swallowing Dragon Taming Golden Radiance through its wide-open gate at the bottom.