Chapter 494

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Breaking through from Foundation Establishment Stage to Golden Core Stage, turbid thunder descends according to the number of spiritual roots.

Single spiritual root, meaning one type of spiritual root, results in only one bolt of turbid thunder.

If pursuing a Human-Grade Golden Core rather than an Earth-Grade Golden Core, it is very easy to endure.

If unwilling to be ordinary, wanting to break through to an Earth-Grade Golden Core, thereby obtaining a divine ability.

Then one must fuse the core parts of monster cores of the five attributes, the higher the Dao cultivation the better, thereby tempering the viscera and gaining the opportunity to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth

Five Viscera: Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Heart, Spleen

Water spiritual root corresponds to the kidneys.

Zhao Ziyue has a single spiritual root; normally there would only be one bolt of turbid thunder.

Anyone with a bit of ability would have absolutely no problem enduring it.

What's more, he now has a Golden Core Stage master backing him, and is on Shuixian Peak, one of the Seven Great Immortal Peaks.

He has even purchased various water-attribute spirit tools, spirit talismans, and spirit pills, possessing every favorable condition.

Even so, he still does not dare to be careless; not fearing ten thousand, but fearing the one in ten thousand.

Therefore, utilizing the special ability of the Shuixian Peak illusion array, he conducts a simulation that passes the false off as the true.

The moment Zhao Ziyue sat cross-legged, the surrounding water rippled ring after ring, and the water pillars in the middle of the island suddenly shot up one after another at high speed.

As if something had been triggered, this world suddenly changed.

The sky abruptly darkened, and yellow clouds fifty zhang in diameter inexplicably descended.

The moment the tribulation clouds appeared, they immediately stirred the laws of heaven and earth.

Then, centered on Zhao Ziyue, yellow mud slurry fell from the tribulation clouds, and the clear flowing water instantly turned turbid, permeated with a strong earthy smell.

The flow speed dropped by seventy percent, as if it had turned into a muddy swamp.

Although it was only a simulation, he still felt his body enveloped by dense earth qi, unable to even release his spiritual sense; his whole person seemed trapped in a mud cocoon.

At this moment, the oppression reached the extreme, making it hard to breathe.

"Too real!"

"Is this an illusion array?"

"Could it be, this is the situation I will face?"

Just as Zhao Ziyue marveled in his heart, a crack split open in the yellow tribulation clouds, as if opening the entrance to some monster's nest.

Faintly, countless rolling earth dragons could be seen tumbling in the mud slurry.

As the earthy smell grew heavier, the atmosphere became increasingly oppressive.

Then came a "Boom—"

A yellow lightning pillar one zhang thick crashed down.

However, because this was a simulation of Earth-Grade Golden Core turbid thunder, at this moment the outer layer of the lightning pillar changed at a speed visible to the naked eye, actually giving rise to dry earth and sand dust.

With an extremely terrifying momentum, it smashed down like mountains shouting and seas roaring.

Sensing such terrifying power, Zhao Ziyue's face changed drastically.

The fake is like this; the real one would be unimaginable.

Therefore, he instinctively gave rise to a thread of fear.

The Shen Dragon that had been hibernating in slumber, sensing the aura of the turbid thunder, immediately woke up and laughed ferociously: "Hehehe, I have waited bitterly for many years, finally I can seize the body.

Insignificant human, let me walk the rest of the path for you."

It did not hesitate in the slightest, erupting with all the one ten-thousandth of its power that it had recovered through slumber during this period.

One saw that on Zhao Ziyue's body, or rather from within his pores, a large amount of grayish mist suddenly emerged, looking quite strange.

Immediately after, the dragon pearl parasitizing the twin kidneys transformed into an illusory dragon shadow, opened its ferocious mouth, and rushed upward, attempting to swap places with the host via Li Dai Tao Jiang when the host's consciousness, cultivation realm, and divine soul were shaken by the turbid thunder attack.

However, one bite down, and it did not move an inch.

"Hm?"

"What's going on?"

"Did I become weak?"

The Shen Dragon was instantly dumbfounded.

At this time, Zhao Ziyue's inner voice rang out: "You seem quite anxious."

The Shen Dragon asked in shock and doubt: "Aren't you undergoing the thunder tribulation?"

A mocking smile emerged on Zhao Ziyue's face: "Not yet, just simulating in the illusion array."

This... how is that possible?

The Shen Dragon refused to believe it, immediately transforming into a dragon-shaped phantom and exiting the human body, only to see the tribulation clouds gathering in the sky, clearly able to sense the terrifying power gestating within.

But just now a bolt of turbid thunder had clearly fallen, yet it caused no substantive damage at all, proving it was indeed fake.

The illusion array passed the false off as the true, stubbornly deceiving even an expert of illusion arts like it.

This left the Shen Dragon quite embarrassed: "I was just joking a moment ago, do you believe me?"

Zhao Ziyue said with a playful expression: "Actually, from the first day I met you, I was on guard, and never fully trusted you."

Seeing the showdown, the Shen Dragon simply stopped pretending and said viciously: "So what? Now I am parasitizing your body, firmly controlling your twin kidneys.

Without my permission, you cannot sense the Law Power of the Water Attribute, and you will never break through to the Golden Core Stage in your lifetime.

You can only forever be a Foundation Establishment Stage waste, hehehe!

Zhao Ziyue's eyes dimmed: "So you're saying I have no choice?"

The Mirage Dragon was very pleased: "Insignificant human, rather than struggling to survive, you might as well let go completely and let me walk on in your place."

And I guarantee that in the future I will definitely use your appearance to become a Water System Powerhouse.

Boom—

At this moment, a roar came from the sky.

Immediately after, countless yellow mud began to fall.

Amidst the surging tribulation clouds, a bolt of turbid thunder in earth-yellow suddenly struck down.

And it once again wrapped dry earth and sand dust, looking grand in momentum, extremely terrifying.

The Mirage Dragon thought it was an illusion simulated by an illusion array, so it did not pay attention, not even glancing at it.

It had been standoffish with Zhao Ziyue all along, just waiting to see who could not endure first and finally surrender.

Watching the turbid thunder get closer and closer, Zhao Ziyue, whose eyes were originally dim, suddenly flashed a hint of cunning in his pupils, then instantly activated various spirit tools and spirit talismans on his body.

Streaks of spiritual light emerged one after another on his body, transforming into various defensive measures.

Seeing this scene, the Mirage Dragon was first stunned, then realized something, and exclaimed in alarm: "Damn, this time it's real!"

The terrifying turbid thunder struck it first.

If it were at its peak period, it would naturally be nothing.

But now it had no flesh body, and the Dragon Pearl was even parasitizing inside someone else's body, and the power of its revival was only one ten-thousandth.

In an instant, the illusory dragon shadow was shattered by the turbid thunder, leaving only a remnant soul, which seemed to sense something and instinctively drifted toward the underwater.

And at the same time, with the Mirage Dragon's resistance, plus various spirit tools, spirit talismans, and spirit pills, although the remaining power caused Zhao Ziyue a certain degree of injury, it was not serious.

A Single Spirit Root only needs to withstand one bolt of turbid thunder, so Zhao Ziyue broke through, and countless water spirit power in his Qi Sea began to gather, finally transforming into a black water pattern in the flowing Golden Core.

Along with this, his supernatural power was also born.

It was a mirror that seemed real yet illusory, virtual yet real.

At first glance, it contained a trace of the charm of Shuixian Peak.

Zhao Ziyue felt the ownerless Dragon Pearl power within his body, and thought to himself: "You treat me as a fish, little do you know I am the same."

Xu Linyuan's gaze was dazed, and after a long while he asked as if confirming: "You... broke through to Golden Core?"

Zhao Ziyue recovered from his shock and nodded slightly: "Yes."

Xu Linyuan asked tentatively: "Earth Grade?"

Zhao Ziyue nodded hard: "Yes."

Xu Linyuan could not hide his curiosity and asked repeatedly: "What is your supernatural power?"

Zhao Ziyue spread his right hand, and a mirror that was virtual yet real appeared in his palm: "Virtual Water Mirror!"

Virtual Water Mirror, ten thousand transformations reflected.

It can copy others' supernatural powers, spells, and attacks.

In terms of power, it is only half of the opponent's.

Among the 108 Supernatural Powers, it belongs to a medium-to-high level.

However, his Virtual Water Mirror is different; after fusing with the Dragon Pearl power, it can perfectly copy all of the opponent's supernatural powers, spells, and attacks, and the power is exactly the same.

It just has limitations: it cannot be used frequently, and the mana consumption is extremely great.

As for this secret, only he himself knows it for now.

Xu Linyuan took a deep breath upon hearing this, then said unhappily: "I never expected my most promising disciple to actually be such a good-for-nothing like you!"

Zhao Ziyue was extremely embarrassed: "Cough cough."

Xu Linyuan recalled the shadow just now, raised an eyebrow, and said: "What was that thing just now?"

Zhao Ziyue hesitated for a moment, but still answered: "Disciple's opportunity."

Xu Linyuan originally intended to pursue the question, but changed his mind and gave up, waving his hand: "Forget it, forget it. Since you have already broken through to Earth Grade Golden Core and mastered a supernatural power, it shows you have the qualification to reside at Shuixian Peak. Find an opportunity to move over."

At this moment, Zhao Ziyue thought of something and his heart stirred.

The next second, a black water snake a hundred zhang long appeared out of thin air. After sensing the lingering aura of the Mirage Dragon, it immediately said excitedly: "Master, you have finally seized..."

However, looking and looking, it discovered something was not quite right.

Although Zhao Ziyue before it indeed had the Mirage Dragon's aura, it was very faint.

And it could not sense the presence of that person inside, and the connection was completely severed.

Plus the pressure from the Golden Core Stage, the black water snake instantly reacted and hurriedly lowered its head humbly: "Master, you know, I am loyal to the death!"

In Inner Water, Xu Zhangqing and Hu Bugui had bought everything they needed to buy and browsed everything they needed to browse.

Just thinking of going back to personally witness Old Zhao's breakthrough.

But at this moment, a wisp of Dragon Soul Remnant drifted down from above.

And the more they looked, the more familiar it seemed, as if they had seen it before.

Xu Zhangqing soon recognized it and said in surprise: "Lao Shen?"

Previously, the other party had failed at fishing and, helplessly, fled far away with the Dragon Pearl.

How come after not seeing him for a few years he had fallen so low? Not only was the Dragon Pearl gone, but only a wisp of remnant soul remained drifting outside, looking quite miserable.

He thought about it, seized it into his hand, and then put it away.

Although he did not know the situation, picking up a wisp of dragon soul also counted as an unexpected joy.

Hu Bugui turned his head, asking doubtfully, "What prison?"

Xu Zhangqing shook his head: "Nothing, let's go up quickly."

Immediately, the two flew toward Outer Water; with a "pop," everything before their eyes inverted once more, and when they could see clearly, they found only Zhao Ziyue there—Xu Linyuan, who had brought them in, had vanished without a trace.

Hu Bugui had not yet reacted when Xu Zhangqing was struck with surprise and doubt: "Old Zhao, you've broken through?"

Zhao Ziyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Not bad, I just broke through."

Hu Bugui was speechless: "That fast?"

Zhao Ziyue spread his hands and smiled: "I didn't expect it to be so fast either."

Originally, he had prepared various means to guard against the Mirage Dragon.

Unexpectedly, while experiencing the Illusion Array simulation, the other side exposed themselves first.

Seeing this, Zhao Ziyue simply went along with the scheme and broke through on the spot; the result was obvious.

Hu Bugui looked at Lao Xu, then glanced at Old Zhao, and said helplessly: "In a few more years, Lao Xu will also reach Golden Core; only my progress is slow."

I am only at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and it will still be at least ten or twenty years before Golden Core.

Unlike Xu Zhangqing beside me, who is already at Foundation Establishment Late Stage and can break through within at most ten years.

As for Zhao Ziyue, he walked up to the two of them again; not only did he become a Core Disciple, but he also broke through to Earth Grade Golden Core.

In this situation and scene, it was as if they had returned to when the three of them first met!