Chapter 994: Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique

Ao Xili Ya stared dumbfounded; she couldn't understand Bo Erqi's choice, and as a fellow great dragon, she felt it was beneath him.

Bo Erqi immediately shifted back to human form and shouted joyfully, "Master."

"Hmm."

Lei En nodded approvingly.

But Bo Erqi's "Master" reminded him of Ai Luo Ti Xi Ya, making him feel a bit awkward, so he said, "Just call me boss as before."

"Alright, boss," Bo Erqi immediately corrected himself.

Although he had already signed a soul oath to serve Lei En as master, calling Lei En that way in front of outsiders still bruised his sense of dignity.

"Boss, that matter..." Bo Erqi glanced at Ao Xili Ya, fidgeting and feeling too embarrassed to speak.

Lei En naturally understood Bo Erqi was referring to the chance to ascend to an ancient dragon, and with a smile said, "Don't worry, I have my own plans. But we need to wait a bit longer; once everyone arrives, I'll help you all ascend, and it'll be done in one go."

Bo Erqi nodded repeatedly, indicating he wasn't in a hurry.

He noticed Lei En said "you all," clearly including Lady Ao Xili Ya, who indeed was also a great dragon and also needed to ascend to an ancient dragon!

Ao Xili Ya, unaware of the details, asked, "Lei En, who else is coming?"

Lei En shook his head and said, "You'll know when they arrive."

Without waiting for Ao Xili Ya to ask further, he opened a portal and said, "All of you follow me," then stepped through first.

The two great dragons passed through the portal together and found themselves in the heart of Dragon Valley, the widest part of the canyon, where a lush forest thrived, with towering trees over a hundred meters tall everywhere, and the life force was so dense it was almost visible to the naked eye.

Lei En flew above the forest, soon locating a lake within it; the water was crystal clear, like a bright mirror.

A vast flat meadow lay by the lake's edge.

He landed on the meadow and said to the two who followed, "This place is just right."

Ao Xili Ya and Bo Erqi were still clueless, so Lei En casually explained, "I will set up a rune formation here. Bo Erqi, you're in charge of clearing the weeds and leveling the ground. Ao Xili Ya, use Mud to Stone to harden the ground as the base for the rune formation."

"Understood, boss."

Bo Erqi responded eagerly, manifesting a true dragon body over forty meters long in midair; the right side, beneath the red dragon's head and neck, turned crimson, and after a second of brewing, it exhaled a hundred-meter-long blaze of dragon fire, instantly turning the vegetation on the ground to ash.

Whew……

The dragon kept its flame low and flew slowly, clearing back and forth like a bulldozer.

After several bursts of flame, the meadow by the lake was cleared, becoming a charred expanse, and the raised spots had a layer stripped away by the dragon fire.

"Done, boss," Bo Erqi reverted to human form, landed, and claimed credit.

Lei En nodded at Ao Xili Ya, who flashed over, stood in the center, and began casting; Mud to Stone is a five-ring spell—though she rarely uses it, she can trigger it instantly. Waves of magical energy radiated outward, turning the soil rapidly into solid rock.

In just a few minutes, the two great dragons jointly cleared a flat plaza, roughly circular, about three hundred meters in diameter.

"You all rest; the rest is up to me," Lei En said.

Ao Xili Ya and Bo Erqi were both curious; they saw Lei En shrug his shoulders, and ten identical Mirror Images appeared beside him.

Then each Mirror Image summoned a massive cyan sword.

"Rending Sky Sword!"

Ao Xili Ya whispered a line.

Lei En and the Mirror Images spread out across the plaza, each handling a sector; eleven massive Rending Sky Swords whirled at high speed, slicing the ground like razors. The swords were extraordinarily sharp—cutting rock as easily as tofu—moving fast and steady, without interfering with each other.

After a flurry of shattered stone, the entire plaza was leveled, the surface perfectly even with no variation.

Then Lei En and the Mirror Images expanded a telekinetic field.

All the broken stone and debris on the plaza were moved away in an instant, leaving it clean; Lei En waved his hand, and a massive pile of materials appeared around, stacked as high as a mountain, mostly steel and magical metal.

"So many items..."

Bo Erqi stared wide-eyed; these materials were worth at least a million Gold Shields, making his eyes shine, "Your dimensional space ring has upgraded again, boss."

Otherwise, such a massive quantity of materials couldn't be carried personally.

Ao Xili Ya was also full of admiration.

But she focused on Lei En's casting technique; the original and ten Mirror Images worked simultaneously, as if each had independent thought, using the telekinetic field to draw in materials, lifting heavy steel ingots and magical alloys, which fell across the plaza.

The steel ingots melted into liquid midair, with various magical alloys being mixed in.

Ao Xili Ya observed closely, noting that each magical alloy was added in a strict order, quantity, and proportion, extremely precise, with no deviation.

Soon, the first batch of gold alloy finished smelting.

Large globules of molten metal fell, spreading over the even ground, quickly covering an area before solidifying again.

This metallic layer was about one centimeter thick, smooth as a mirror, with virtually no error.

Lei En and the Mirror Images immediately smelted the second batch of materials.

As more molten metal fell, an increasing portion of the ground was covered, and as it hardened, lines and runes formed on the metal floor simultaneously; the whole process flowed smoothly, without any mistake or pause.

Fifteen minutes later.

A few seconds before the Mirror Image Technique's duration ended, a fully alloy-cast floor was completed, seamless, with the foundational rune formation already inscribed.

Bo Erqi was left staring dumbfounded.

Ao Xili Ya examined the massive rune formation, its diameter near three hundred meters; the intricate dense lines contained some pattern that she couldn't grasp at once.

However, she recognized the thousands of runes embedded in the floor.

These are all Dragon Language runes!

"Lei En, what is this rune formation?" Ao Xili Ya couldn't help but ask; the iridescent dragon has an endless thirst for knowledge, especially magical knowledge.

"Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique," Lei En replied.

He had brought a large amount of alchemical materials from the Pixel World, all for setting up the rune formation, but he didn't continue working, instead waiting for the Mirror Image Technique to cool.

The casting interval of the Mirror Image Technique is one hour, so another forty‑five minutes were required.

Ao Xili Ya searched her mind, furrowing her brows, "Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique... why have I never heard of it? What effect does it have?"

"You obviously wouldn't have heard of it."

Lei En laughed, explaining: "This is the inheritance secret method of the dragon‑blooded clan, a technique invented by Ai Mi Li Si's ancestors to stimulate the dragon soul's metamorphosis. I got it from Ai Mi Li Si, studied it, and adapted it into this rune formation."

Ao Xi Li Ya's eyes lit up, and Lei En instantly guessed her thoughts; a magical handbook appeared in his hand, which he handed over saying, "Take a look yourself."

The Rainbow Dragon flipped through it impatiently.

"Boss, I want to see too," Borqi excitedly rubbed his hands.

"Can you understand it?"

Lei En gave him a disdainful glance, but still gave him a magical handbook as well.

Sure enough, Borqi opened it and after a few seconds his face turned bitter; the rune formation recorded was like a heavenly book, the dragon's inherited memory let him read dragon‑language runes, but he could not grasp the profound, obscure principles of the formation.

The Golden Three‑Headed Dragon forced himself to read for a few minutes, could not endure any longer, and shamelessly returned the magical handbook to Lei En.

He said awkwardly, "I'm just the boss's mount and henchman; I don't need to know these advanced magical teachings. Whatever the boss says, I do."

"Hahaha…" Lei En laughed without replying.

At this moment, Ao Xi Li Ya had finished the magical handbook; with her talent and magical attainment, she roughly understood the principle and effect of the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique, and exclaimed, "The ancestors of the Zhuo Geng Bao family were truly geniuses!"

Lei En nodded, "Indeed."

The principle of the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique is simple: it uses the unique energy contained in dragon blood, concentrates it to explode, stimulating the dragon soul to metamorphose, thereby advancing to the next rank.

Simple in theory, hard in practice.

It involves very advanced magical knowledge; dragon‑blooded apostles are not true casters, only half‑casters, similar to warlocks. Yet after generations of effort they solved each difficulty and refined the technique.

In Zhuo Geng Bao family history there was a Saint Rank dragon‑blooded apostle who relied on the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique, but died at the hands of a Demon lord during the Dark Millennium.

After that, Zhuo Geng Bao never had another Saint Rank strongman.

This method requires a large amount of dragon blood; the higher the giant dragon's rank, the better the effect.

The Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique is the supreme secret of the Zhuo Geng Bao family, yet Ai Mi Li Si handed it to Lei En without hesitation. The reason is simple: she has abandoned belief in the Dragon God, now worships the God of Magic, and plans to renounce her dragon‑blooded identity, so the secret is no longer that important.

Moreover, she does it for her son Rex.

Rex possesses dragon‑blooded lineage; Lei En, as a father, will certainly help, gathering materials, arranging the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique, to thrust toward Saint Rank.

Lei En naturally understood Ai Mi Li Si's intention and has already made a promise.

However, he must first experiment on Borqi to confirm the technique is feasible, then give it to Ao Xi Li Ya and Rex.

Of course, Ai Mi Li Si also has a part, but she will not be told for now.

All along, Lei En has been wary of Queen Kangjiatuo; this woman is extremely scheming and ambitious, with her own interests. If she obtains Saint Rank power too early, she may develop thoughts that should not exist.

At least she must not ascend to Saint Rank before Viola.

Lei En has had the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique for two or three years, has fully mastered it and made modifications, allowing the rune formation to not only use dragon blood but also absorb dragon soul energy!

The energy in Dragon Valley is enormous, beneficial to both the giant dragon's body and its dragon soul, and must be utilized.

After the modification, the success rate of the technique also improved!

Ao Xi Li Ya enthusiastically discussed with Lei En the deep principles of the rune formation, layout details, and so on.

Borqi seemed to listen attentively beside them, yet could not hide the bewilderment in his eyes.

"What are they talking about?"

The Golden Three‑Headed Dragon's head was full of question marks.

After a moment, Ao Xi Li Ya pointed out a problem: "Lei En, the Dragon Blood Soul Shedding Technique only works on giant dragons, and it also requires the dragon soul to be at breakthrough critical, about to metamorphose. Mr. Borqi happens to be at this stage; after this breakthrough, he is still far from the ancient dragon…"

She paused, "How should we solve this?"

In fact Ao Xi Li Ya asked herself; she has undergone Soul Transformation six times to Legendary High‑rank, but both her dragon soul progress and mage level are still some distance from the next Soul Transformation, so she cannot immediately use the technique.

"I naturally have a way," Lei En smiled, about to take out the Soul Diamond, when he suddenly looked toward a direction in Dragon Valley.

Hundreds of meters away, a void ripple opened, revealing two silhouettes.

One was Reslin, thin, wearing a black magical robe; the other was a tall, fit, dashing female warrior.

She wore a simple, imposing Titan armor; beneath the skirt armor her long legs were striking, her beauty unparalleled, bright eyes, a shining silver headband on her forehead, golden hair tied into a ponytail hanging on her shoulder, bearing a dark‑gold circular shield, and a silver‑blue sword hilt protruding from her shoulder.

Asina has arrived!

Ao Xi Li Ya's complexion suddenly turned cold.

Asina, who had been cheerful upon seeing Lei En, saw the Rainbow Dragon standing beside Lei En, and her smile instantly faded.

Crack!

The female Titan turned into a bolt of lightning, shot toward Lei En's other side, stared at Ao Xi Li Ya without speaking, her eyes flashing dangerous light.

"Lei En, what is she doing here?" Ao Xi Li Ya asked coldly.

"Why can't I come?"

Before Lei En could answer, Asina snorted and retorted, "This is a plane Lei En discovered, not yours. I come when I want, leave when I want."

"This is Dragon Valley!" Ao Xi Li Ya said expressionlessly, "Except for Lei En and the giant dragons, no one may step into the ancestral dragon's resting place. You, a giant, have no right to enter Dragon Valley. Before I lose my temper, you'd better get out."

Asina, unafraid of the threat, sneered, "Fine, I'll see whether you can drive me away."

The two women faced each other.

Two completely different yet equally terrifying auras released, colliding fiercely in the air.

Borqi happened to be caught in the middle; either of them was far stronger than him, and he trembled instantly.

Yet he understood that the newly arrived female warrior was a giant!

All giants are mortal enemies of giant dragons; a millennia‑long feud persists, so even at first meeting, anger inexplicably arises.

Borqi instinctively leaned toward Ao Xi Li Ya, hostile to Asina.

He glared twice, then suddenly realized.

Only Titan Giants can change size; showing hostility to a Titan Giant at close range is courting death.

Borqi shrank his neck, quickly lowered his head, daring not to join.

"Enough."

Lei En's voice rang out, a more vast aura suppressed the dragon and the giant, rendering them unable to move, and he said calmly: "Oxisiliya, stay calm. Asina, you also settle down a bit. I summoned you to Dragon Valley today to breakthrough to Saint Rank, not to argue."

Take a look at this.

As he spoke, Lei En took out several Soul Diamonds, immediately attracting the eyes of the two women and Bo Er Qi.

(End of Chapter)