178 Azure Dragon Spiri (2/2)

He was not a real dragon just yet, more like a human with dragon scales all over, but he had a feeling that if he wished to become a real dragon, it was but a step away.

”Did I have a breakthrough in the Azure Dragon Scripture?” Xue Wei muttered to himself as he looked at his clenched hand in front of him.

”This is strange,” he muttered. Then he lifted his head and saw that the beast he had been hunting was lying unconscious a short distance away.

The roar had been too close; a trail of blood from its ears, eyes, nose, and mouth could be seen. Looking at it, Xue Wei no longer felt the same urge to kill as he had previously. At the same time, he did not feel anything about the creature at all; it was as if killing it was something that could be done with no effort.

There was a newfound pride in Xue Wei's eyes as he looked at the beast in front of him. ”A mere Primordial Beast dares to flee from me?” he muttered, but his eyes widened shortly afterwards. What was this feeling?

He sighed. Xue Wei could not get the pride and arrogance out of his mind. He felt a sense of superiority down to the bone when he looked at the Primordial Beast on the floor. It made him shake his head.

He had just overcome the uncontrollable killing intent and made it his own, but now it was superiority and pride? What was wrong with him? Why could he never be in full control of his body and mind?

After pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind, Xue Wei stepped towards the unconscious Primordial Beast. He reached a hand out towards it and pinched its neck to lift it up, but something unexpected happened. The result shook him to the core. Its neck broke. His eyes went wide for the second time.

The Primordial Beast would never again wake up. Xue Wei sighed and reverted to his human shape. He withdrew the scales covering his body, only to see that his clothes had been completely shredded.

He was slightly annoyed when he saw this, as they had not been cheap, but at least he had bought a few pairs. He changed into a new set before he set out to meet up with Wang Xiaoyun and Hei Gou again.

The entire way over, Xue Wei stared blankly as he tried to make heads or tails of his new change. When he examined his Qi, he discovered the thousands of small, azure snake-like entities coursing through his meridians. When he looked at his core, it was many times shinier than it had been before, but a small crack could be seen on the surface, which greatly confused Xue Wei.

This was his dantian. What would happen if it cracked? If it cracked, would he not end up in a miserable state where he could not cultivate?

He started panicking slightly, but the crack became larger and larger, until finally the core broke into two.

Xue Wei held his breath, and was fearful. Was his cultivation base going to be wasted just like that? He was worried. However, instead of feeling that his cultivation base dissipated, he felt how the thousand of dragons within his meridians turned their heads upwards and roared as if greeting their sovereign.

From inside of the core, a dragon appeared. This was a beautiful infant Azure Dragon.

As soon as it hatched from the core, it blinked its beautiful golden dragon eyes before it curled around the shattered core and began eating it.

Its teeth were very strong, and it managed to gnaw through the edges easily and began eating the core.

Xue Wei felt that energy ripples continued to be pushed out from the dragon, energy ripples containing Qi. Somehow, the heaven and earth essence was now being refined into Qi much faster than before.

He opened his hand and thought about the Azure Dragon Spirit. Suddenly, it was there, laying on his hand. It was currently only a palm-sized spirit, but it lay there and nibbled away at the core that it held with its front legs. Xue Wei's expression was a little blank, in a confused way.

”What a strange little fellow,” Xue Wei muttered as he looked at the spirit. He seemed to be able to understand its mood, but he had no way to directly communicate with it.

He gently lifted a hand and rubbed the dragon's head, which then started purring like a little cat. However, though he could feel how it relaxed a lot, it still ate away at the core with the same intense appetite.

”Let us put you back,” Xue Wei grinned. It only took a thought to put the dragon back into his dantian.

”So this is a mutation because of the Azure Dragon Scripture?” Xue Wei was confused. So many things had happened to him today that he could not entirely comprehend it, but he understood that he had no other choice than to accept the changes that were happening in his body. At the same time, he could not help but feel anticipation.

The Azure Dragon Scripture was something left behind from an ancient clan, so it was definitely not a simple thing. The changes it made to his body was making him eager to learn more.

Xue Wei was still in deep thought when he caught sight of Hei Gou and Wang Xiaoyun. ”What was that roar? Did you do it??” Wang Xiaoyun was the first to speak, looking at him with skeptical eyes that held a touch of dread inside.

”I reached a new level in my Azure Dragon Scripture,” Xue Wei nodded his head. ”The breakthrough was so intense it made me roar”

”That was frightening!” Hei Gou said with a snicker on his lips. He was clearly approving of Xue Wei's achievement. The strength he sensed from that roar alone had made him feel abject fear, so he could not help but feel grateful that they were on the same side.

”Did you catch them all?” Xue Wei could sense that there was something wrong with Wang Xiaoyun, but he had a feelingthat it was best to change the subject.

”All dead,” Hei Gou answered with a smile and a nod. Wang Xiaoyun said nothing but she nodded her head. Xue Wei was satisfied.

”Let us return to Tianyi, then.”