Chapter 1173: Blessed By The Heavens

Lan Xuanyu walked to her side and, together with her, bowed once more to the dragon knights before leaping into the air and leaving the Rising Dragon Platform. Watching their departing figures, Luo Lan smiled slightly and said, “Truly blessed by the heavens!” Luo Yayuan said in a deep voice, “Let us return as well. I will report this matter to the Head immediately. As for whether we attempt it, we will have to wait until after the Rising Dragon Competition concludes.” “Alright.” The other three dragon knights nodded in succession, each with a hint of eagerness in their eyes. Losing some blood meant nothing to them given their high cultivation, but an opportunity for evolution was far too important.

The dragon race had existed for so many years, establishing the current Celestial Dragon Alliance and their eighteen dragon knights. In terms of strength, they had immense confidence in themselves, yet even they could not achieve immortality, and the dragon knights had already undergone several generations of succession. The Age of Dragonification occurred nearly ten thousand years ago, and time had proven that even such powerful dragon knights could not escape aging. The Celestial Dragon Alliance had long been researching dragon bloodlines, conducting detailed studies on nearly every attribute of dragonkind, but they could never alter this process of decline. It was not until they came into contact with the Douluo Federation and spent a fortune purchasing surviving records about the Douluo Federation from the Heaven Dou side that they gradually unraveled the mystery. Although they were all god-rank powerhouses, or even Super God powerhouses, they lacked the support of a true Divine Realm. No one knew how the Divine Realm was formed, but according to the Douluo Federation’s records, the Divine Realm contained immortal essence, and every true god possessed their own divine seat. With a divine seat, one could live in the Divine Realm, and nourished by immortal essence, one could achieve immortality. Thus, in the recent millennia, especially after the current Head of the Celestial Dragon Planet ascended, they had been studying how to create a Divine Realm or how to find one. To that end, they had invested tremendous effort into the Dragon Realm. They determined that if they could advance further at the Super God level, they might be able to create a Divine Realm—but how could they take that next step?

This was a problem that had gone unsolved for over ten thousand years. From the dragon race’s perspective, for whom bloodline was paramount, what they likely lacked was another metamorphosis of their bloodline. Within the Dragon Realm, there had always been a place of pilgrimage where they could clearly sense a bloodline surpassing their own, yet no dragon had ever been able to inherit that bloodline, no matter how many methods they tried. And then today, on Lan, they saw hope. If it could truly succeed, then without a doubt, it would hold extraordinary significance for the entire Celestial Dragon Alliance, and even for the Dragon Horse galaxy. Therefore, this discovery left the four dragon knights both shocked and inwardly excited.

The journey back was silent. After returning to their residence, Bai Xiuxiu finally let out a breath of relief. She closed the door, and the next moment she threw herself into Lan Xuanyu’s embrace. “You scared me to death! You really scared me! Why were you so reckless?!” Bai Xiuxiu’s voice carried a sob.

Lan Xuanyu held her tightly, gently stroking her long hair, and comforted her, “It’s alright, it’s alright.” The two embraced for a long time before Bai Xiuxiu straightened up and looked at him, saying, “I can feel that the bloodline aura inside you has grown stronger again. They didn’t suspect anything, did they?” Lan Xuanyu said, “I actually acted on impulse today. Remember when we were flying toward the Rising Dragon Platform and I was skimming close to it? My spiritual power has reached the level of Spiritual Domain manifestation, so today I saw something on the Rising Dragon Platform. Inside the platform, there is an enormous amount of Dragon God energy. Little Trea told me before that the Rising Dragon Platform was originally the Dragon God’s super divine weapon, the Rising Dragon Pillar.

Combined with what I saw with my own eyes, I judged that the Rising Dragon Pillar should contain some stored energy from the Dragon God. Earlier, I had tried many methods to see if I could draw that energy out for my cultivation, and only found minor success when I released some of my Dragon God power. Today, when I fought Xu Yanmo, I had absolutely no confidence of winning. I thought about using my blood to attract that energy. The dragon race places bloodline above all else. Although my bloodline is not pure Dragon God bloodline, part of it has already evolved toward Dragon God bloodline. If it worked, it would likely help me greatly. In comparison, defeating Xu Yanmo became less important.

Moreover, when I faced Xu Yanmo today, I realized that these young dragon powerhouses truly surpass me in strength. If I cannot go all out in the matches ahead, I won’t have any chance at all. To fight with full power, I can no longer hide my Dragonification. I also needed a plausible reason to reveal my Dragonification. So I told Little Trea at the time that after the battle, if I fell unconscious, to let you know not to worry. Even if I couldn’t gain anything from the Rising Dragon Pillar, I would pretend to undergo an evolution when I woke up, allowing the Dragon God bloodline to appear before the dragon knights. This way, they would personally witness my evolution. After that, I can use Dragonification in battle without arousing much suspicion.” Bai Xiuxiu looked at him, momentarily at a loss for words.

The person before her was bold yet meticulous. Even facing so many Super God powerhouses, he showed not a trace of fear, instead using his own advantages to toy with those dragon powerhouses as if everything was within his plan. Turning clouds into rain and rain into clouds—such was his way.

Bai Xiuxiu suddenly felt a surge of pride welling up inside her. This is my boyfriend!

Lan Xuanyu looked at her sparkling eyes and chuckled, “What’s wrong? Planning to offer yourself to me? I accept.”

“Pah!” Bai Xiuxiu’s face flushed red as she punched him. “How are your injuries?”

Lan Xuanyu smiled and said, “All healed. The energy from the Rising Dragon Pillar repaired everything. I need to start cultivating immediately and seize this chance to absorb that energy to temper myself. Dragon Force Tempering was truly an excellent fast-track cultivation method. Though perilous, its effects were incomparable to any cultivation method they had used before. After recovering from severe injuries, the tempering intensity seemed to have increased somewhat. This absorbed energy is rare Dragon God energy, perfectly compatible with me, so I won’t share it with you for now.”

“Mm, then hurry up and cultivate.” Bai Xiuxiu gently pushed him.

“What about offering yourself—”

“…”

Lan Xuanyu entered a meditative state, and his entire being was immersed in a colorful world. Within him, there was nothing but the multicolored Dragon God energy. Even his bloodline vortex had now turned completely multicolored, with the golden Dragon King bloodline and silver Dragon King bloodline energies no longer visible. His dantian was filled to the brim with liquid multicolored Dragon Force energy. The sheer abundance of this energy was enough to make one weep with joy. Moreover, before leaving the Rising Dragon Platform, Lan Xuanyu had already sensed a subtle connection forming between himself and the platform—a connection of bloodline. Though he did not know if he could draw upon the Dragon God energy from the Rising Dragon Platform again, this connection gave him a chance!

Carefully, he ignited his bloodline and began tempering himself once more. But the moment the tempering started, he was startled. To his surprise, when the ignited bloodline burned through him, his body suddenly lit up—the flames did not seem to be scorching him but rather illuminating him.