Chapter 318: Eastern Star Sea

Human Dragon Transformation Pill was a pill Yan Buji had long wanted; for him, what he turned into didn't matter, mainly whether the effect was good.

Back when he was forced to shred his flesh and go to the New Netherworld, he had also considered looking for the materials of the Human Dragon Transformation Pill, but the crucial point was that even if he found them, he himself couldn't refine it, so he abandoned the thought.

Fortunately, he met Lin Tianlin, and with the Dragon Pattern Furnace they refined this pill.

Originally he wanted to find a place to see if he could use the pill's power to remove the star marks and turn himself into a Dragon Person, but due to a mix-up he ended up like this.

All that can be said is that it didn't achieve the expected effect; the star marks indeed disappeared, but the dragon transformation was incomplete, which also caused Yan Buji to become this weird-looking form.

Splish-splash.

The surging waves crashed hard against the rocks, sending out rumbling roars, as if displaying nature's power and majesty to the world. In the surf, sea fish occasionally leapt up, their bodies agile, flashing silver light, adding vitality to this vast ocean.

Under the azure sky, sea and sky merged into one, indistinguishable where sea ends and sky begins. This sea-and-sky-as-one view left one feeling utterly shocked, as if immersed in a dreamlike world. On the distant horizon, the sunset gradually sank, its afterglow casting a golden sheen on the sea, beautiful beyond words.

"Ahead!" the Dragon Pattern Furnace shouted.

Yan Buji moved through the ocean; although his dragon transformation was incomplete, he had gained partial abilities of a Dragon Person.

For example, his underwater combat strength was about the same as on land, and he could breathe without fearing ambush by fiercer monsters.

The key was that his dragon scale armor, though only covering half his body, still had considerable defensive power.

As for the dragon claw on his left arm, though extremely sharp, his magical power struggled to be infused into it to unleash might, so it could only serve as decoration.

Whoosh!

Yan Buji mobilized the Magic Power Golden Wheel, beheaded the sea snake before him, then dragged its corpse ashore.

Taking out the monster crystal, Yan Buji swallowed it in one gulp to restore his magical power.

Dragon People are originally a variant of the human race; it is said that a cultivator created this method long ago, which not only includes cultivation techniques for Dragon People but also a dedicated transformation process.

Later, the ways to transform into Dragon People increased, but it's unknown why they are rarely seen in the Five Regions; logically Dragon People are far stronger than humans, their lifespans are also extended, and their strong bodies can contend with monsters....

"Senior, do Dragon People have any taboos?"

"Huh? You're asking about that?"

"Yeah."

"You don't know.... and you dare to transform into a Dragon Person?" the Dragon Pattern Furnace said with a strange expression.

"Isn't that because there was no other choice?"

Yan Buji gnawed raw on the sea snake meat; this sea snake had a trace of dragon bloodline, though slight, but to fully complete the dragon transformation he could only gradually make up for it.

The Dragon Pattern Furnace smiled: "You're really crazy. Although Dragon People are a variant of the human race, the cultivator who originally created the Dragon People once launched a war, trying to seize control of the Five Regions!"

"...." Yan Buji fell silent: "Still, that old ancestor was crazy enough."

"Who says no? Back then he only had Tribulation Crossing Stage strength, yet he dared to brandish a blade at a Sage—don't you think he's crazy?"

"So Dragon People were despised by the Sages?"

"No, it's not that. Dragon People have an inherent flaw; they cannot reproduce. As Dragon People became more numerous, the Sages had to step in to seal everything related to them; moreover, Dragon People provoked that Sage, who placed a bloodline forbidden curse upon them."

"Bloodline forbidden curse?"

"That is, no matter how strong a Dragon Person's strength, if they face an Accumulation Device made with Spiritual Material containing Kunpeng, or confront a spirit beast like a Kunpeng, their strength will drop by a major realm."

"Ah?!"

Yan Buji's face darkened: "Is there no way to resolve it?"

"If you have the ability to break the bloodline forbidden curse, then it's fine."

"But spirit beasts like Kunpeng are probably extremely rare in the world; there's no reason I'd just happen to encounter one...."

"Hard to say—look, here it comes."

Yan Buji raised his head and suddenly saw a blue bird flying at extreme speed from the horizon; he instantly felt an invisible force in his bloodline weaken his strength, accompanied by a sense of dread!

Run!

Yan Buji, without a word, jumped straight into the sea and strove to swim downward.

But he didn't expect that the blue bird would actually dive down, plunge into the sea surface, and lock onto Yan Buji!

"You bastard!"

Yan Buji turned his head; seeing the blue bird open its sharp beak to swallow him, knowing his speed couldn't increase that much underwater, he directly chose to respond.

In an instant, Yan Buji threw a thunder spear with his left hand, but the blue bird ignored it; the spear exploded outright without harming it in the slightest.

Yan Buji's face darkened: "Sudden anger!"

Qi and blood surged!

The bloodline forbidden curse weakened Yan Buji's strength, but the improvement in Martial Dao still existed.

He naturally couldn't defeat that blue bird, but he could also borrow strength to strike back....

All that was seen was Yan Buji pulling open the steering, at the instant the blue bird approached him!

True Flow Fist!

Bang!

This punch didn't hit the blue bird; instead, Yan Buji used it to change direction, withdrawing his waist power so that the true essence fluid formed by the True Flow Fist would repel him, allowing him to evade the bird's sharp beak!

Taking this opportunity, Yan Buji gritted his teeth and hurried to flee into deeper waters.

Seeing Yan Buji flee so swiftly, the blue bird didn't continue the deep pursuit, but returned to the sea surface.

Immediately afterward, Yan Buji sank to the seabed and hid for three days.

Seeing no hunters, he then slowly rose to the surface, cautiously looking around.

"Why am I so unlucky?"

The Dragon Pattern Furnace chuckled: "Heck, there's also a saying that Dragon People's luck is terribly bad, although your luck has never been great either."

"Doesn't matter, my luck hasn't been good either." Yan Buji laughed.

"So what now?"

"I seem to have discovered a spirit vein on the seabed, but I now need to survey the surroundings to avoid encountering sea beasts when cultivating. Moreover, seeking monsters with dragon bloodline is also not easy to find; I must first make contact with the local cultivators here."

But it would be best if Yan Buji first breaks through Foundation Establishment before going.

Now there aren't any good resources, but if we can find a spirit vein, cultivating for a few decades to break through the tenth layer of Qi Refining should be no problem.

Thus, Yan Buji began clearing the nearby sea of demonic beasts; although their strength was low, he also had to be wary of that azure bird with Kunpeng bloodline, so just this step took him two or three years.

After that, he set up a cave dwelling and began cultivating, and the time passed even faster.