Chapter 226 - Tests of the Ancestral Dragon (1/2)

Zhong Yue inhaled a deep breath of air, rays flashed in his eyes and he marched into the ancient temple as he mumbled, "Prove that I'm worthy of the ancestral blood of the Fuxi Celestial Race? Alright then, I'll prove it to you, that no matter what race my opponents are of, they are all poultry in my eyes, weak and powerless!"

"Not only does the most noble divine blood flow in my body, but I've also inherited the proudest achievements of the Heavenly Monarchs of my race, their indomitable spirit!"

He raised his head and looked around. The dragon gods were soaring in the sky, solemn and dignified, while beneath them was the old and ancient temple that shimmered with an aureate glow; it would be where the treasures were held!

Zhong Yue strode forward, as fast as a meteor as he walked towards the ancient golden temple.

Soon, he was at its doorstep. The temple was huge, at least four or five times bigger than the dragon race's Dragon Palace, and made of pure gold, seemingly unmarred by the passage of time.

The doors, steps, pillars, roofs, windows, and every other part of the temple were engraved with different bizarre and marvelous totem patterns, reminiscent of the dragon patterns of the Eastern Sea dragon race, but far more abstruse.

In mid-air, the dragon gods turned even more solemn, lowering their bodies and surrounding the golden temple.

Zhong Yue raised his head to look at them. Their bodies were huge and formed by the dragon totem patterns; there was quite a disparity between these dragon gods and the Eastern Sea dragon race, after all. The dragon gods were of higher nobility and were more ancient, they were the innate dragon gods of the Leize Clan.

The chants hummed by the dragon gods were abstruse and mysterious, the dragon language was an ancient tongue that was obscure and profound; the huge and mighty dragon gods here would not be the real gods but only their figures, marks, or atmans.

There was no one here, those dragons that entered would be in the temple already.

"I wonder what the Ancestral Dragon's tests will be?"

Zhong Yue pushed opened the doors and walked inside, it only took him a few steps before he saw some long and steep stairs that extended up to a golden palace. It was majestic and dignified, the doors were fully opened, and there was an inscribed board above the doors with the words "Five Element Palace".

"Five Element Palace?"

Zhong Yue was startled, and murmured, "I suppose those dragons must have passed this palace already? I wonder what test will be in this palace?"

He walked into the Five Element Palace and immediately, he felt a surge of bizarre force suppressing his cultivation base. Even his mortal body's strength was heavily suppressed!

Zhong Yue's Yuan Shen quivered violently and suddenly, one sound after another, his Dao Yi Secret Realm was forcibly shut down by the bizarre force, followed by the Yin Yang Secret Realm, Shen Cai Secret Realm, and Wan Xiang Secret Realm. Of all of the five realms, only the Wu Xing Realm remained open!

The other four realms were completely sealed, he was unable to summon even a single morsel of power from them at all. This caused Zhong Yue's strength to plummet to only about ten percent of his usual level!

Not only that, but his mortal body's strength was also heavily suppressed, even his psyche cultivation base was getting repressed — his fighting ability was seriously impeded!

"Suppressing my powers, leaving me with only the Wu Xing Secret Realm! So this Five Element Palace is to test the Wu Xing Secret Realm?"

Zhong Yue's eyes brightened as he said with confidence, "I've reverse opened the five realms, my attainments in the Wu Xing Secret Realm are stronger than others; if this Five Element Palace is to test me on my Wu Xing Secret Realm, then it'll be like taking a walk in the park!"

He stood at the center of the golden palace; to the sides were the draconic golden statues, human-bodied and dragon-headed, all at least thirty feet tall. There were fifty draconic golden statues standing on each side of the golden platform in total.

Zhong Yue examined them, noting that the draconic golden statues were engraved with abstruse and profound dragon totem patterns that were speaking of the ways of the five elements.

All of a sudden, one of the golden statues moved, as if life had stirred within it, leaping from the golden platform down onto the ground. —Zheng!— a metallic sound rang in the air!

Wong——

The totem patterns on the golden statue detached from its skin and waltzed in the air, forming a wheel of light on its back — the Wu Xing Wheel!

"[Five Fingers Mountains]!"

The draconic golden statue let out a fierceful cry, raised its palm and slammed it down onto Zhong Yue's head; its five fingers has morphed into five mountains of the five elements — the Earth mountain, Fire mountain, Ice mountain, Wood mountain, and Gold mountain! Strong and hefty, they crashed down on top of Zhong Yue's head!

"This is…"

Zhong Yue was shocked, he couldn't even jump backward in time; just as he raised his hand up, intending to break away the mountains, it suddenly struck him that his prowess had changed, he remembered that he could only use the power of the Wu Xing Wheel.

"[Five Dragons Body Cloak]!" Zhong Yue shouted, his psyche morphed into five huge dragons with their heads on the ground and their tails interwoven with one another. He placed them above his head and a huge cloak made of five dragons was formed, shielding him beneath it.

Krong—

The draconic golden statue's [Five Fingers Mountains] slammed down and clashed with the [Five Dragons Body Cloak], the mountains crumbled and the dragons were crushed, both of the skills faded into thin air.

Zhong Yue heaved a breath of relief, and right when he was about to return the favor, the Wu Xing Wheel behind the draconic golden statue spun rapidly, spitting out five treasures: a bell, a zither, a drum, a flute, and a lute – five musical instruments made of totem patterns!

The bell let out the note of 'Re', clanging in the air. The drum let out the note of 'Do', trembling the ear. The zither let out the note of 'La', crisp and clear; the flute let out the note of 'Mi', smooth and graceful; while the lute let out the note of 'So', shaking the sky. The five sounds formed a cacophonous symphony and struck at Zhong Yue!