Chapter 2

About half an hour later,

the blue light dissipated, revealing Long Yuan’s body within.

There was no major change in size, but the color of his body had turned into a crystalline blue!

"System, open the character panel!"

【Host】: Long Yuan

【Race】: Ice Rock Blue Python

【Cultivation Realm】: Early-stage First-rank Lesser Demon

【Physical Cultivation】: Perfection-stage Second-rank Demon Warrior

【Current Task】: Sign in at the faction you are protecting

【Task Reward】: Dragon Emperor Hall, Origin of the Myriad Spirit Body (High-grade King Body; fusing with the origin grants the Myriad Spirit Body)

【Protected Faction Level】: Two-star (Host's cultivation speed increased by 20 times!)

"My race has evolved from the previous White Frost Ice Snake back to an Ice Rock Blue Python!"

Long Yuan nodded.

The White Frost Ice Snake was a very low-level species, belonging to the lowest tier among demon beasts; it wasn't even worth mentioning in a fight!

But the Ice Rock Blue Python was far stronger in both strength and defense, and even the cold Qi within his body had become extremely terrifying!

"And my physical cultivation has also reached the perfection of a Second-rank Demon Warrior!"

This meant that his physical strength and defense were now at the perfection level of a Second-rank Demon Warrior; anyone with a cultivation base below the Second-rank perfection could not break his defense.

However, the spiritual energy within his body remained unchanged, still at the early stage of a First-rank Lesser Demon!

"A single bloodline atavism has improved my physical cultivation so much; it seems that evolution and atavism are the fastest ways to increase strength!"

"Wait? The host's cultivation speed increased by 20 times?"

Long Yuan widened his eyes.

20 times?

This increase was a bit insane!

He couldn't help but want to give it a try.

He then began to absorb the system-rewarded Emperor-grade high-level cultivation technique, "Azure Heaven Dragon Emperor Art."

As for that "Azure Cloud Art,"

it was a cultivation technique for humans!

A First-rank Lesser Demon absorbs the essence of heaven and earth to transform it into their own spiritual energy!

As he cultivated,

rumble!

The vast essence of heaven and earth swarmed toward his body and began to enter him.

His realm began to climb rapidly:

early stage, middle stage, late stage, peak, perfection!

The Emperor-grade technique combined with a 20-fold cultivation speed

made his cultivation efficiency terrifyingly high!

Boom!

In just over an hour,

his cultivation base climbed directly to the early stage of a Second-rank Demon Warrior,

and his body length transformed to a terrifying 40 meters or so!

"Hahaha! The feeling of cheating is truly comfortable!"

Long Yuan laughed loudly.

If he had the chance to bind to a family over a decade ago,

he would probably be the master of this world by now!

"Chu Tianyang's injuries cannot recover that quickly; I will continue to cultivate while there is time!"

Long Yuan opened his mouth and spat out a porcelain bottle.

This was a Third-rank elixir he had swindled from an injured Third-rank human Martial Master by pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger after he learned to speak human language, but he had never dared to use it, fearing the energy within the elixir would burst his body!

But now, with an Emperor-grade technique,

and his physical cultivation having reached the perfection of a Second-rank Demon Warrior, Long Yuan felt it was time to take this elixir!

Just as Long Yuan was cultivating,

outside the cold pool where he resided,

over a dozen figures surrounded the area.

"Great Elder, judging by the bloodstains here, Chu Tianyang must have hidden inside the cold pool!"

Someone looked at the bloodstains and said to Ma Zhiyong.

"Hehehe, did he think he could escape my Ma family's pursuit by hiding in the cold pool? What a delusional thought!"

"Men, immediately ambush the area around the cold pool. As soon as he shows his face, surround and annihilate him!"

"Also, send people to check the surroundings for any other passages. Surround everything; this time, I will make sure he cannot escape even with wings!"

"After this, Qingyang Town will completely become the territory of my Ma family!"

Ma Zhiyong held a black long spear in one hand,

and stroked his beard with the other, sneering.

"Yes!"

The others responded with excitement,

and immediately began to make arrangements!

Ma Zhiyong led his men to lurk in the bushes around the cold pool,

his eyes fixed on the location of the cold pool like a hawk.

A night passed, until the next morning.

Splash,

sounds of water suddenly came from the cold pool.

Ma Zhiyong's eyes lit up immediately, and he said coldly, "Finally couldn't hold it anymore?"

He then leaped up from the bushes with his group,

their weapons pointed straight at the cold pool, flashing with cold light!

Long Yuan swung his body,

shot out from the pool, and landed steadily on the shore with his massive frame.

He cast a cold glance at the crowd around him.

He had sensed these people while underwater,

but he didn't take them seriously at all!

At this moment, Chu Tianyang also climbed up from underwater. Although his injuries had not fully recovered, they had mostly healed thanks to the medicinal herbs!

"Hahaha, Chu Tianyang, are you finally willing to come out?"

Ma Zhiyong was startled at first,

but upon seeing Chu Tianyang, he grinned hideously.

Without wasting words,

he took the initiative to attack,

using his movement technique to fly over like a startled swan,

his long sword, wrapped in spiritual energy, slashing toward his opponent.

Behind him,

the other Ma family members also charged over, clamoring!

"Ma family!"

Chu Tianyang gritted his teeth.

Although Qingyang Town was not large,

it was shared by the Chu, Ma, and Zhao families.

But recently, the Ma family ancestor, Ma Bangguo, suddenly broke through to a Third-rank Martial Master, and several elders who were originally only First-rank Martial Artists also broke through to Second-rank Martial Warriors,

breaking the three-legged balance of power in Qingyang Town in one fell swoop.

Ma Bangguo had great ambition,

and after breaking through to a Third-rank Martial Master, he immediately struck hard against the other two families, instantly putting the Chu and Zhao families in a dangerous situation.

The Chu and Zhao families had to take corresponding measures,

otherwise, both families would surely perish!