Chapter 178: Qi‑Blood Vortex

Time flows like tranquil water, slowly passing, and the massive golden egg still floats silently in the spring of the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Eye, like a mysterious pearl. Dugubo sometimes paces, sometimes sits to contemplate, constantly speculating in his mind about what the result of Yu Tianyun's current cultivation will be.

Inside the egg, Yu Tianyun continues to endure the extreme pain. The frigid and scorching energies constantly assault his body; although the three major External Attached Soul Bones are fully sharing and absorbing the energy, his body still feels as if it is being torn apart.

Yet, in his heart there is a stubborn resolve; he is unwilling to fail like this and is determined to get through this trial.

At the same time, he feels his body rapidly advancing under the tempering of this ice‑fire energy, and his three major External Attached Soul Bones, even the Blue‑Silver Emperor's right thigh bone, are continuously strengthening under the immense pressure, as if undergoing a complete metamorphosis.

Simultaneously, the effect of the crystal blood dragon ginseng continues to work, and his own Qi‑blood power surges like a raging river, constantly strengthening.

After an indeterminate amount of time, mysterious patterns began to appear silently on the egg. These patterns seemed like nature's masterpiece, emitting strange and mysterious light. The light, like animated tendrils, continuously draws energy from the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Eye, then, like a trickling stream, transmits it into the egg, finally converging at Yu Tianyun's chest.

Dugubo keenly perceives the egg's change, his heartbeat suddenly seeming to miss a beat from nervousness. He widens his eyes, staring intently at the egg, fearing to miss any tiny detail.

As the patterns increase and glitter, the heartbeat inside the egg becomes ever more powerful, as if playing a movement of life's symphony.

Yu Tianyun feels his body undergoing a strange transformation, and the previously unbearable pain seems to be gradually easing. He feels a surge of joy, but when he looks at his own body in confusion, he is stunned by the sight before him.

"Why have the dragon scales turned gold, and this place feels so stifling."

"No…"

Yu Tianyun pauses briefly, then quickly allocates his energy, focusing entirely on sensing the changes throughout his body. Not knowing until he looks, he is startled.

Yu Tianyun is astonished to discover that he has now completely become a dragon—a majestic golden dragon.

The golden dragon scales emit dazzling light, the dragon horns are like sharp swords, the massive Dragon Claws seem capable of easily tearing the earth, the huge dragon body exudes power, and the broad Dragon Wings appear able to shade the sky.

No wonder he feels stifled; it turns out he has unknowingly fully become a dragon, no longer in the humanoid T‑rex state of Complete Dragon Transformation.

Before Yu Tianyun can continue to deeply perceive his bodily changes, his body suddenly experiences a Shock. The Qi‑blood inside him roars like surging waves, flowing incessantly, causing a faint red hue to appear on the surface of his dragon scales, the red resembling fresh blood.

Yu Tianyun is horrified to discover a blood-colored vortex forming at his chest, the vortex spinning faster and faster, like a bottomless black hole.

"Is this a Qi‑blood vortex formed because the Qi‑blood has become sufficiently dense?" Yu Tianyun is startled, then a surge of exhilaration rises in his heart.

Yu Tianyun knows this might be his chance to condense a Qi‑blood soul core. At the same time, he is delighted to discover that the vortex's rotation direction is exactly opposite to that of the spiritual soul core. If he can successfully condense the soul core, it will be a Yin‑Yang complementary dual soul core, representing a massive leap in his strength.

Yu Tianyun no longer hesitates and immediately takes the initiative to control the gathering, amplification, and compression of his Qi‑blood power.

Now, for him, it is undoubtedly a heaven‑sent opportunity. His Qi‑blood power, under the enhancement of crystal blood dragon ginseng and the Ice‑Fire Twin Dragons' energy, becomes extremely dense.

It should be noted that the entire Ice‑Fire Dual‑Eye is formed from the blood‑flesh essence of the Ice‑Fire Dragon King, and his Qi‑blood power now flows endlessly like the Yangtze River; this certainly cannot be provided solely by crystal blood dragon ginseng. Therefore, it must be that, with the Ice‑Fire Dragon King's aid, he has at some point absorbed the massive energy within the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Eye. At the same time, his martial soul has also evolved, otherwise he would not have taken the form of this golden dragon.

Consequently, during the condensation of the Qi‑blood soul core, he need not worry about insufficient Qi‑blood energy, nor does he need to rely on soul power for assistance.

Not using soul power means he doesn't have to worry about being affected by the spiritual soul core. He only needs to finish condensing the Qi‑blood soul core, then merge it with soul power. In this way, condensing the Qi‑blood soul core becomes much simpler.

The already high‑speed rotating Qi‑blood vortex, under Yu Tianyun's active control, spins even faster.

The patterns on the golden egg become increasingly radiant, and massive Ice‑Fire Dragon King Qi‑blood energy, like tides, continuously converges toward Yu Tianyun's chest.

The originally blood‑colored Qi‑blood vortex gradually turns a pale gold, and as time passes, the pale gold slowly shifts to a white‑hot hue. The sensation feels as if an explosive power is about to burst.

"It's broken—absorbing too much at once; could I not withstand it?"

A throbbing pain also begins to appear throughout his limbs and bones. Yu Tianyun lets out a low hum, instantly sensing something amiss, feeling that he has been a bit too eager.

He hurriedly tries to control the Qi‑blood vortex's rotation speed, but to no avail. The vortex's spin accelerates, and the white‑hot light fully illuminates his chest interior, turning it a platinum hue.

If his meridians were not extremely resilient, he might have directly Collapse by now.

Yu Tianyun can't help but mutter inwardly, "Can't even endure this? Then condensing a Thunder soul core later will be even more difficult, won't it?"

"No, I'm about to give out." A strong sense of crisis rapidly rises in his mind. At that moment, Yu Tianyun feels the Qi‑blood vortex inside him suddenly Collapse inward.

This abrupt change makes him feel as if his entire dragon body is being compressed inward by the Qi‑blood vortex, as if the whole dragon is being squeezed and torn into fragments.

"Is it over?"

"Boom~"

A rumble that only Yu Tianyun can hear erupts inside him. That terrifying Explosion instantly plunges his consciousness into a void.

In that instant, an unprecedented massive aura bursts from Yu Tianyun's body. This aura is accompanied by a layer of blood mist that drifts away, the blood mist not red but a faint gold.

Yu Tianyun has already lost consciousness; even his powerful spiritual power could not restore him.

(End of Chapter)