Chapter 1489: Heavenly Dragon Seal

Two purple thunder dragons whistled down from the horizon, and as their massive dragon bodies swept past, even the void itself shattered in their wake. A terrifying pressure descended from the sky, turning the faces of the many powerful experts behind them deathly pale.

Is this the trial for the first-clear opportunity? As expected, this opportunity isn't something just anyone is qualified to enjoy.

Under an attack of this intensity, anyone below the Eighth Rank who gets hit will either die or be crippled.

"Zhou Jun is at the Upper Eighth Rank, so resisting this purple thunder dragon shouldn't be hard for him, but can that Li Luo really do it too?"

"A mere Unparalleled Third Rank probably won't be enough. Unless it's Jiang Jiang Qinge with her Unparalleled Fourth Rank, she could match Zhou Jun at this moment."

"But from the looks of it, this Li Luo is also aiming for the first-clear opportunity."

"......"

The many hushed whispers spread through the various spectating teams behind. The purple thunder dragons before them had completely extinguished any covetous thoughts they had about the first-clear opportunity, so they simply stopped for now, planning to wait until the first-clear opportunity had an owner—then these purple thunder dragons would dissipate, and they could fight over entry into the Mirror Altar.

Listening to the voices around him, Fang Xingyun shook his head inwardly. Although Li Luo was young, his talent and foundation were terrifyingly deep, and he didn't think the other's choice to come to Thunder Point Peak was a random one.

Therefore, Li Luo must have some kind of trump card.

Zhou Jun was indeed powerful; his Upper Eighth Rank strength was enough to crush everyone present. But this monster Li Luo had also created many miracles up to now, so until the very end, Fang Xingyun felt it was better not to jump to conclusions.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Zhou Jun stared at the purple thunder dragon roaring toward him. The Thunder Trident in his hand trembled, and at the same time, a thunderous long howl erupted from his mouth.

The howl rolled like thunder, shaking heaven and earth.

He formed a seal with one hand, then thrust it out violently.

One saw terrifying thunder light pour forth like thunder magma, transforming into a massive thunder palm imprint, upon which purple thunder light still flowed.

Purple Pole Thunder Tribulation Palm!

Facing the charging purple thunder dragon, Zhou Jun chose to meet it head-on.

The purple-light thunder palm imprint shattered the heavens, colliding directly with the purple thunder dragon. In an instant, every sound between heaven and earth was drowned out, leaving only thunder rumbling in echo.

A terrifying shockwave raged outward, mixed with thunder light, frightening the many teams behind into hurriedly activating their Marquis Platforms to defend.

After several breaths, the purple-light thunder palm imprint gradually dissipated, but the purple thunder dragon was also shattered by Zhou Jun's palm.

Although the purple thunder dragon possessed the power of the Eighth Rank, Zhou Jun was, after all, a true Upper Eighth Rank powerhouse. While dealing with it would cost him something, it was impossible for it to leave him helpless.

"Instructor Zhou Jun is mighty!"

Seeing Zhou Jun display his might, cheers erupted from the team he led from the Xuanling Ancient Academy.

Roar!

And at this moment, from another direction came a dragon's roar filled with oppressive might. Gaze after gaze shot over, only to see that Li Luo's figure had vanished, replaced by a purple-gold giant dragon.

The purple-gold giant dragon emanated an ancient dragon's might, causing even the void to tremble.

Dragon Blood Retrograde Art!

Li Luo had long prepared this Upper Grade Heaven's Fate-tier Marquis Art, and now he unleashed it, charging at the purple thunder dragon in the most brutish manner possible.

Boom!

The two dragons collided in midair in an extremely visually striking posture, as wild and majestic thunder light poured forth.

The purple thunder transformed from the purple thunder dragon madly bombarded the Heavenly Dragon's body, constantly shattering the purple-gold dragon scales on its surface. One could even see purple-gold blood flowing out from within, only to be evaporated by the purple thunder in the blink of an eye.

The Heavenly Dragon that Li Luo had transformed into fixed its dragon pupils on the raging purple thunder. A fierce glint flashed through its pupils, then its dragon mouth suddenly opened wide and took a vicious gulp, actually swallowing all that rolling purple thunder into its body.

The many experts watching were greatly shocked. The purple thunder was so violent that even Zhou Jun avoided it—how dare this Li Luo swallow it?

Does he really think that just because he's taken the form of a Heavenly Dragon, he can act so recklessly?

Boom boom!

As the Heavenly Dragon that Li Luo had become swallowed the purple thunder, violent rumbling immediately erupted within its body. Everyone saw deep wounds appear across the dragon's body, and within those wounds, purple thunder light flickered—clearly, these purple thunder detonating inside the Heavenly Dragon were also causing it harm.

"Li Luo!" Instructor Xi Chan and the others cried out in alarm at the sight.

"Far too reckless. That purple thunder is full of destructive force—how could he swallow it into his body? Hongyou, quickly help him!" Cao Sheng hurriedly said.

Li Hongyu was just about to act when Lu Qing'er stopped her: "Don't intervene. Li Luo must have his reasons for doing this—don't you know his temperament by now?"

Her ice-blue eyes fixed on the Heavenly Dragon in midair letting out pained dragon roars, and her delicate hands couldn't help but clench tightly.

And under the worried gazes of the crowd, the Heavenly Dragon that Li Luo had become was already covered in wounds. But what no one noticed was that within one of those purple-gold dragon pupils, an extremely ancient talisman character had appeared at this moment.

That talisman character was crooked and twisted, emanating a wild, primal aura, as if it had been traced by a dragon's claw when the very first Heavenly Dragon was born in the primordial era.

That was—the Heavenly Dragon Seal!

When Li Luo had originally cultivated the "Dragon Blood Retrograde Art," it was precisely because he had condensed his own Heavenly Dragon bloodline into this "Heavenly Dragon Seal." This talisman character, fused into his very flesh and blood, was what allowed him to transform into the body of a true Heavenly Dragon.

Therefore, this "Heavenly Dragon Seal" was the very essence of this Upper Grade Heaven's Fate-tier "Dragon Blood Retrograde Art."

According to the records in the "Dragon Blood Retrograde Art," when this art was cultivated to the Grand Perfection realm, one could condense five "Heavenly Dragon Seals." But ever since Li Luo had condensed his first "Heavenly Dragon Seal" back then, no matter how hard he tried, he had never been able to condense another one.

This was also normal—if the "Heavenly Dragon Seal" were this easy to condense, then this art wouldn't have become one of the hardest Marquis Arts to cultivate within the Dragon Blood lineage.

However, it seemed that circumstances had changed somewhat this time.

As the purple thunder wreaked havoc within Li Luo's body, the Heavenly Dragon bloodline within him also sensed the crisis and began constantly repairing the internal injuries.

In Li Luo's other dragon pupil, purple-gold radiance surged forth, and deep within that pupil, mysterious and profound patterns emerged—patterns crooked and twisted, rough and ancient.

Those were precisely the traces of the "Heavenly Dragon Seal"!

Li Luo clearly felt this change, and his heart immediately leaped with joy. As expected, his gamble had paid off. To condense the Heavenly Dragon Seal, one needed to place oneself in danger and simultaneously force out the potential of the Heavenly Dragon bloodline deep within.

And thunder force was the most destructive and violent, yet at the same time harbored a vitality within. Therefore, using this force to temper and force out the Heavenly Dragon bloodline was the most suitable method.

This was also why he had chosen to challenge Thunder Point Peak!

From the very start, he had been trying to use the thunder energy of Thunder Point Peak to condense the "Heavenly Dragon Seal," so as to push his "Dragon Blood Retrograde Art" to the next level!

However, the violence of the purple thunder had indeed made him suffer tremendously.

But as long as he could achieve his goal, what did this pain amount to?

And as the traces of the "Heavenly Dragon Seal" deep within Li Luo's other dragon pupil gradually converged, his originally massive Heavenly Dragon body of roughly a thousand zhang actually began to slowly grow at this moment. In just over ten breaths, it had grown several hundred zhang out of thin air.

Thus, the dragon's might it emanated grew even more powerful and terrifying.

The purple thunder completely dissipated at this moment, leaving only Li Luo's Heavenly Dragon body coiled across the sky. Although its broken dragon scales and wounded appearance looked quite miserable, the body that had suddenly swelled by several hundred zhang, along with its dragon's might, still made everyone understand.

"Li Luo is actually using that purple lightning to temper his dragon body!"

"What a madman — isn't he afraid of getting himself killed!"

"After all, it's a Heavenly Dragon body. If it were any normal person, they'd have already exploded by now."

"......"

Lv Qing'er, Li Hongyou, Xi Chan and the others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Luo likewise breathed a sigh of relief. Although intense pain was now radiating from within his body, he was greatly thrilled, because his gamble had paid off. Although the second "Heavenly Dragon Inscription" had not yet fully formed, it had already taken shape, and if he did this a few more times, it might really be condensed into completion.

And watching this scene, Zhou Jun's gaze grew somewhat gloomy and sharp. This Li Luo certainly had guts — to dare use such violent lightning to temper his body. But he could also tell that even though Li Luo possessed a Heavenly Dragon body, he still looked somewhat strained when enduring that purple lightning.

His gaze flickered, yet his figure suddenly shot toward the Mirror Altar at the peak.

Seeing this, Li Luo also activated his dragon body and charged out in a violent rush.

The teams led by the two, under their protection, followed at top speed, while also sharing the pressure brought by the lightning assault for them.

And with this movement from Li Luo and Zhou Jun, the purple thundercloud in the sky also violently contracted. The next moment, accompanied by a resounding boom—

Six even thicker purple thunder dragons were seen crashing down with a roar.

That world-destroying sight made the many teams behind them feel their scalps go numb, their eyes filling with terror.

Of these six purple thunder dragons, Li Luo and Zhou Jun each had three directed at them.

Seeing this, a cold smile suddenly surfaced in Zhou Jun's eyes. His hands formed seals with lightning speed, and the next moment, lightning could be seen surging out from within his body.

Amid the brilliant lightning, his body began to change, and finally transformed into a golden, two-headed thunder eagle. Countless thunder runes emerged across the thunder eagle's body.

At this moment, Zhou Jun seemed to merge with the lightning itself, becoming a spirit of the thunder.

This caused the three purple thunder dragons smashing toward him to circle about as if they had lost their target, because in their perception, the two-headed thunder eagle before them seemed no different from themselves.

And at this moment, the two-headed thunder eagle that Zhou Jun had become let out a sharp eagle cry, and within that cry seemed to be contained a trace of guidance.

So the next moment, the three purple thunder dragons that had originally been charging toward Zhou Jun abruptly changed direction and also pounced toward Li Luo's position to kill.

This time, it became Li Luo alone, facing six purple thunder dragons!

A fierce, vicious glint swept past the eyes of the two-headed thunder eagle Zhou Jun had become. You, Li Luo, wanted to use the purple lightning here to temper your body, didn't you? Then I'll give you that chance!

Six purple thunder dragons — if they don't blast your Heavenly Dragon body into a pile of shattered bones and rotting flesh, then you, Li Luo, truly have skill!