Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

"Senior, do you dare to fight?"

Facing Xu Yang's challenge, the Red Fire Flood Dragon's figure surged, stirring up layers of blazing flames, as if shattered suns swiftly converged behind him, unleashing a might that could burn the heavens and destroy the world!

Roar!

The Red Fire Flood Dragon roared madly, its body swelling to a colossal one thousand feet. It leapt into the air and opened its jaws toward Xu Yang, spewing out a blazing fire rocket!

Pfft!

A casual strike pierced through heaven and earth, causing fierce waves above the clouds, as if this expanse of heaven and earth itself would shatter!

Xu Yang was filled with excitement and charged forward, blade in hand.

The Red Fire Flood Dragon's strength was undeniably powerful!

And since Xu Yang had refined the Asura Blood Book, reaching the second stage of the Asura Transformation,

his own power had also risen dramatically!

It was no exaggeration to say that, under equal circumstances, he now surpassed even Huangfu Qing!

Xu Yang's fighting spirit soared to the heavens. He paid no heed as the surrounding void twisted and threatened to rip apart—he swung his blade, shattering the fire rocket. The blade light transformed into an astonishing river of blood, enveloping the Red Fire Flood Dragon!

Roar!

The red flood dragon roared and swept its tail horizontally through the sky!

Boom!

Blade light shot in all directions, the terrifying aftermath violently shaking the surroundings, causing all sides to cave in as storms rose again and again.

The fiery clouds above thundered and churned. Spiritual patterns manifested, as if they would fall and utterly swallow this land!

Neither the man nor the flood dragon paid these things any mind!

With such strength, even if the surrounding void completely collapsed, both could escape with ease.

Bang!

Bang!

Explosions thundered, deafening the ears.

The scales on the red dragon's body possessed incredible defense; under Xu Yang's blade, fiery sparks flew, leaving only streaks of blood—extremely difficult to tear apart.

But the red dragon was not having an easy time either—its aura was unstable after each blade strike!

Roar!

Dense scarlet phantoms burst out from within the red dragon, instantly encircling the surroundings.

Xu Yang felt as if he were sinking into a quagmire—his movements turned sluggish.

Countless red shadows assaulted him from all directions, making him feel greatly threatened.

If he was tainted by them, it would be an ordeal!

"Kill!"

Xu Yang let out a thunderous shout, like an Asura War God, crazily swinging his blade.

The blade light illuminated a radius of ten thousand feet, its blood-red glow dazzling and harsh.

The fierce blade intent was like invisible giant hands, churning the heavens and clouds into shreds. Vast swathes of fireclouds fell, destroying great stretches of mountains and wilds.

The surrounding void was already shattered; storms continually devoured it!

Countless red shadows collided with countless blood blades.

In an instant, heaven and earth were torn apart!

The man and dragon moved sideways away in unison.

Far away, Meng Ziqiu and the others were drawn by these movements, watching from a great distance, their eyes wide with shock.

"Is that the young lord?"

"Hiss!"

"The young lord is actually fighting a Myriad Manifestations Perfection demonic beast, and isn't at a disadvantage!"

"This is terrifying."

...

Everyone was utterly shaken.

Even the somewhat weaker Myriad Manifestations Perfection cultivators at the edge of the aftermath felt their scalps tingle with terror.

Their hearts pounded wildly!

It was hard to imagine—Xu Yang had only been out for a while, yet his strength had increased so dramatically.

Gu Jun was also secretly observing, full of admiration.

For this disciple he'd practically picked up by luck, Gu Jun found it hard to put his feelings into words!

As a disciple of the Alchemy Emperor, Xu Yang's combat potential and martial aptitude were even more monstrous than his talent in the Alchemy Dao!

"This brat—he just completed his refinement and is causing such a commotion."

Gu Jun shook his head slightly, his smile unable to be contained.

He suddenly swished his sleeve.

Buzz!

The completely shattered world instantly calmed, as if a gentle breeze had swept through.

The aftermath of the man and dragon's battle was forcibly confined to a narrow area by an invisible force, unable to spill out at all!

Xu Yang detected this immediately.

"It's Teacher."

His heart stirred, and his fighting spirit soared even higher. He unleashed his attack without a shred of restraint.

The red dragon was equally unwilling to fall behind, unleashing all its strength—in just a brief moment, it nearly suppressed Xu Yang.

The red dragon was simply too strong.

It had also cultivated in this environment for years, its strength and foundation unimaginable.

Xu Yang gradually felt he could not hold on!

At his current level, even using the Asura Transformation came with a time limit; he couldn't sustain it for long.

But being able to battle the red dragon to this extent already left him extremely satisfied!

After all, it was just a spar—he still hadn't used Heaven Locking Three Seals or Celestial Brilliance Divine Sky Seal!

If he used all his trump cards in a deadly fight, the red dragon might win, but certainly not with ease!

At a certain moment—

Xu Yang recovered completely and retreated in a flash.

The red dragon also slowly stopped, its chaotic aura surging before gradually calming.

It looked at Xu Yang and uttered a gentle, low growl.

Xu Yang sensed a trace of astonishment in it.

The red dragon's intelligence was extraordinary—it truly was deeply shocked!

When it first met Xu Yang, the man was practically defenseless in the dragon's eyes!

How long had it been?

Now, he could fight it head on!

Xu Yang grinned and bowed with cupped fists. "Thank you, senior!"

The red dragon shook its head, then shrank rapidly until it slipped back into its lair.

Xu Yang turned and walked down, glancing into the distance, where he could sense Meng Ziqiu and the others' auras.

But he did not go over—instead, he sat cross-legged again and took out the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit.

After refining and absorbing it, he could still become stronger!

"Worthy of being a True Monarch's Supreme Treasure. With the Asura Transformation, my strength has increased by nearly thirty percent!"

"Once my cultivation reaches the Late or Perfection stage of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, this treasure will truly unleash its maximum power in my hands."

Xu Yang's smile bloomed radiantly.

Not to mention the third level of the Asura Blood Book—even the first and second levels, once his cultivation increased and he activated all their power, would be even more terrifying.

"This Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit should be enough."

Lowering his head to look at the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit, Xu Yang took a deep breath and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then he closed his eyes sharply!

Seven days later.

In the deathly still mountains, a shocking aura suddenly erupted.

Its force was overbearing and fierce, shooting to the skies, shaking the very land within ten thousand feet!

The surrounding mountains quaked violently, invisible ripples surged wildly—wherever they passed, space warped and merged with the wilds, as if two worlds were overlapping, making everything seem blurry!

This aura lasted dozens of breaths before finally fading away.

At the same time, Xu Yang slowly opened his eyes, joy on his face.

He had broken through.

Middle Stage of Myriad Phenomena Realm!

"Kid, that little girl woke up."

Gu Jun's voice suddenly fell from the sky.

"Tuoba Hongyu woke up?"

Xu Yang was startled, his joy from the breakthrough forgotten as he sprang up.

"Teacher, how does she seem?"

"Very calm!"

Gu Jun sighed. "For the Barbarian Race to suffer this calamity, that girl is surprisingly composed."

"Still, this is precisely the perfect chance to take advantage!"

"Kid, make good use of it!"

Xu Yang's mouth twitched—he couldn't help feeling like he was the villain after hearing that from his master!

But it was clearly Tuoba Hongyu who repeatedly tried to control him, tried to kill him!

Xu Yang forced a wry smile, shook his head and sighed, then leapt up, dashing to the rear.

At the same time—

Wuhou Hall!

Huangfu Qing respectfully entered a grand hall, saluted the Hall Master of Wuhou Hall seated up above. "Disciple Huangfu Qing pays respects to the Hall Master!"

The Hall Master of Wuhou Hall slowly opened his eyes, his gaze calm as he fixed on Huangfu Qing. "Speak. What is it?"

Huangfu Qing took a deep breath, clenched his fists tightly, and said word by word, "Hall Master, the reason Xu Yang's alchemy is unparalleled and his strength so terrifying is all because of one person!"

"One person?"

The Hall Master of Wuhou Hall was a little startled. He hadn't expected this to again be related to Xu Yang!

"Who?"

He asked with great curiosity.

"The Alchemy Emperor Gu Jun, who perished in the Purple Fire Celestial Prison Forbidden Land a thousand years ago and caused the Purple Fire Celestial Prison to become what it is today!"