Chapter 968: It's an old acquaintance

The Azure Dragon went on speaking, as if recalling its duty, and then began to shout at Ye Liuyun.

You human brat, you actually brought a monster beast in here and even want to take this pool water away! Do you know your crime?

Little Qing, why are you being so nitpicky? We haven't seen each other in ages—can't we just have a good chat? Do you know? The Foreign Tribe has grown stronger again, already occupying the southern end of this continent.

Qiong Qi tried to divert its attention again.

My duty now is to guard the Hidden Dragon Pool. Other matters are none of my concern! The Azure Dragon ignored Qiong Qi's interference.

That's your fault! Can you say the Foreign Tribe's affairs have nothing to do with you? You've cultivated for so many years, have you trained yourself into an idiot? Qiong Qi used the goading tactic.

Roar!

The Azure Dragon let out an angry roar, exhaled a gust of breath, kicked up a gale, and blew it toward Ye Liuyun and the others.

Qiong Qi immediately stepped forward, standing in front of Ye Liuyun and the others: You want to kill me?

The Azure Dragon hesitated, realizing that after Qiong Qi's renewed cultivation, his realm was no longer its match, so it quickly inhaled, sucking the gale back in.

How strong! Ye Liuyun exclaimed. Although he wasn't hit by the gale's impact, just the outer wind already made his whole body sting.

The Azure Dragon hesitated, then said helplessly: All right! For the sake of our past battles together, I won't attack you. But those few must be punished!

Qiong Qi pointed at Lei Ming and Long Nv, then sternly rebuked the Azure Dragon: The Dragon Clan was already weak. Now on this continent, only these two Dragon Clan descendants remain—do you really want to let the Dragon Clan perish by your hand?

The Azure Dragon hesitated, also feeling it could not exterminate the Dragon Clan's descendants.

Forget it! They didn't come here of their own accord, so I can let them go. But that brat is a disciple of this academy, and moreover the chief culprit—he must be punished!

Hahaha! Qiong Qi suddenly burst out laughing.

Huh? What are you laughing at? Seeing Qiong Qi suddenly laugh, the Azure Dragon was somewhat puzzled.

Qiong Qi said while laughing: Use your Divine Sense to probe this kid's Sea of Consciousness, and you'll know the situation. Otherwise, you'll regret attacking him!

Ye Liuyun also immediately understood: this Azure Dragon and Qiong Qi are contemporaries, they fought together before, and surely they also know the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

The Azure Dragon eyed Ye Liuyun suspiciously: Just look, just look—I'm not afraid he'll pull any tricks!

Saying that, a strand of his Soul surged straight into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

After the Azure Dragon's Divine Sense rushed into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness and saw the Ten Thousand Gods Command, it immediately began to worship.

Then it asked Ye Liuyun's Soul: How do you come to possess the Ten Thousand Gods Command?

He chose me! Ye Liuyun's Soul replied truthfully.

The Azure Dragon's Soul glanced at him, sighed, then turned and withdrew.

Just as before with Qiong Qi, the Ten Thousand Gods Command merely flashed a Golden Light at the Azure Dragon's Soul, then fell silent. It also did not restrict the Azure Dragon's movements.

After the Azure Dragon's Soul returned to its Physical Body, looking at the few people before it, it immediately felt torn.

Before these four people, it found it could not move a single one of them.

Sigh, forget it, you may go! The Azure Dragon finally had no choice but to resign itself.

Go? You're clueless! You understand the situation, yet you still want to let this kid leave? Don't you know his growth is of great importance? Such an opportunity to boost his strength—you want him to miss it?

Qiong Qi started that same old nagging at the Azure Dragon again.

Roar!

The Azure Dragon let out another angry roar, soared in a circle in the sky, venting its inner frustration.

Qiong Qi, however, gloated: You don't need to go berserk! Helping this kid also counts as your merit.

Then Qiong Qi helped the Azure Dragon find a way out: Anyway, he was just talking earlier, didn't actually act, so it's not a violation. Treat him as a child who doesn't understand, just joking! After all, he too wants to quickly raise his strength.

After Qiong Qi said that, the Azure Dragon also felt much better inside.

What you say is also true. After all, he's a genius rare in ten thousand years! It's a pity that over a joke I would have killed him. But you lot cannot set even a foot into the Hidden Dragon Pool!

The Azure Dragon found an excuse and grew righteous again.

Of course! We'll wait for him at the pool's edge, definitely not entering the water, so we won't trouble you! Those two of your Dragon Clan offspring waiting aside—you have no objection, right?

The Azure Dragon hesitated, then felt Qiong Qi's words were fine, so it nodded, indicating agreement.

Go on in! Just soak in the pool water. When you can't absorb any more, come out on your own!

The Azure Dragon said that, then dove back into the pool and vanished from sight.

Go ahead, don't worry about us! Qiong Qi resumed his human form and winked at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun guessed that this guy would stay by the pool, surely looking for a chance to strike.

Lei Ming and Long Nv also returned to human form, and following Qiong Qi's Transmission Voice, they came to the pool's edge together with him, yet did not enter the water.

Qiong Qi wanted to let the Azure Dragon gradually adapt, then find a chance to let the two of them go into the water.

Even without soaking in the water, extending a foot into it to absorb is also fine.

And he would surely take the opportunity to scoop some pool water away. As long as he doesn't overdo it, I reckon the Azure Dragon will turn a blind eye.

Ye Liuyun did as told, jumping straight into the pool.

But as soon as he entered, he almost wanted to jump back out.

The golden pool water, upon touching his skin, made him feel a stabbing pain hard to bear.

Endure, don't move!

The Azure Dragon reminded him via Transmission Voice.

So Ye Liuyun gritted his teeth, endured the sting, sat cross-legged in the pool water, letting the water completely submerge him!

At first Ye Liuyun felt pain, as if countless knives were stabbing his whole body, not even considering the pool's effect.

After a while, he grew somewhat accustomed, the pain gradually lessened, then came a numb itchy sensation that made his whole body uncomfortable. Yet he kept gritting his teeth and enduring.

Until that numb itchy feeling passed, Ye Liuyun only then sensed that his Physical Body was absorbing the pool's power,

Strengthening the Physical Body!

Ye Liuyun immediately understood the pool's function.

But he also wondered in his heart, how could strengthening the Physical Body raise one's realm?

Although it's still somewhat beneficial, so he also remained still and continued to absorb.

His Physical Body was originally stronger than others'. After the golden liquid baptism in this Hidden Dragon Pool, Ye Liuyun felt his whole body light and airy, very refreshed.

His Blazing Waist Knife lightly cut his arm.

The Blazing Flame is a divine artifact, yet it didn't even leave Adao mark.

He kept increasing his strength, and only when he put his full force into a chop on his arm did a white mark appear.