We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 140 True Dragon Bloodline

More than half an hour later, Duan Wuyai and Shen Bailian finally strolled to Tianhui Square.

Shen Bailian had asked the same question before, but Duan Wuyai seemed reluctant to recall it.

Duan Wuyai simply said that he now had enough authority, and that he could understand everything by searching for the four characters "Dongfang Qingcang" in the database when he got back.

It's called Tianhui Square, but it's actually a huge domed stadium.

"Hey, Teacher Duan."

Upon hearing the sound, Shen Bailian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a lean young man dressed in white, with a tall and straight posture like a pine tree and a handsome face.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother, please continue with your work. We'll be leaving now."

"Okay, be careful on the road, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

After all the martial arts students around him had left, Xu Changqing walked towards Shen Bailian and his companion. A faint smile played on his face, giving off a warm and welcoming feeling.

"Teacher Duan, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's nothing." Duan Wuyai nodded, a hint of displeasure on his face, and snorted coldly: "You'd be better off going back to cultivate for a while. It's not like there aren't any teachers in the academy."

"It's alright, just consider it a review." Xu Changqing still had that faint smile on his face, turning to look at the young man beside Duan Wuyai:

"Is this junior brother the Rookie of the Year?"

Although it was a guess, Xu Changqing had already clasped his hands together and bowed to the boy.

"This is the senior brother of level 43 that I told you about before, Xu Changqing," Duan Wuyai reminded him from the side.

"Hello, Senior Brother Xu."

Shen Bailian looked at Xu Changqing opposite him, remaining outwardly calm, and returned the salute with clasped hands.

In truth, he was already somewhat alarmed; this Xu Changqing was a bit strange.

Because if there were a favorability indicator, several "+1" symbols would appear above Shen Bailian's head.

Strange—that was Shen Bailian's first impression of Xu Changqing.

"Teacher Duan, are you taking my junior brother to have his mental strength tested?" Xu Changqing looked at Duan Wuyai beside him and said with a smile:

"Can I go and take a look?"

“Okay.” Duan Wuyai had no objection to this: “When you have time in the future, please help out and give your junior brother some guidance.”

"no problem."

Xu Changqing agreed without any hesitation. He had originally had this idea, but he had been unable to meet the person in charge.

soon.

Duan Wuyai, accompanied by Shen Bailian and Xu Changqing, passed through three checkpoints set up by several guards and went straight underground, where a flash of light appeared.

The three of them then arrived at the real Tianhui Square.

What appeared before Shen Bailian was a towering dome over thirty meters high, a semi-underground structure, and the entire plaza covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters.

Inside, the lighting is extremely bright yet not glaring.

In the very center of the square stands a striking bronze pillar.

The bronze pillar is over twenty meters tall and five or six meters in diameter, resembling a giant wooden stump, except that it is made of bronze.

The bronze pillar is intricately engraved with countless mysterious patterns, which are as complex as ancient totems. Under the sunlight, these patterns shimmer and have a sense of historical weight.

Within those mysterious patterns, a faint wisp of shimmering gold liquid seemed to be constantly flowing, adding to its mystique and nobility.

Around the bronze pillar was a massive skeleton, resembling a dragon with a single horn, which was a Jiaolong.

The dragon was estimated to be at least 100 meters long. Its lower body was coiled on the ground, while its upper body meandered around the bronze pillar. Its scales were closely arranged and shimmered with a bronze luster under the sunlight.

Its head is enormous, with its horns pointing straight up like a sword piercing the sky. Its eyes are bright and piercing, its limbs are strong and powerful, its claws are sharp as knives, and its muscles are smooth and full of power...

Around the dragon-shaped bronze pillar, several hundred students were scattered in different areas, sitting cross-legged on the ground, meditating.

Their expressions were contorted, as if they were enduring immense pain, and the closer the martial arts students were to the dragon-shaped bronze pillar, the more distorted their expressions became.

Some of the people closest to the Jiaolong Copper Pillar had fine beads of sweat on their foreheads and their bodies were trembling slightly, while the drones above them were ready to provide rescue.

"What is this?" Shen Bailian held his breath, gazing silently at the dragon that seemed to be still alive.

"You should have heard of Dean Lin Li's story." Xu Changqing's eyes revealed deep admiration as he said in a deep voice:
"This is the Lord-level dragon that Dean Lin Li killed back then. Of course, this is the original form of the Lord-level dragon."

"Primordial form?"

“Yes.” Duan Wuyai’s voice was filled with pride as he continued, “Just like Li Feiyu, this dragon has a trace of true dragon bloodline in its body. After activation, its body will grow several times larger, which is why this dragon is so difficult to kill.”

"After Dean Lin Li killed it, the dragon's corpse was taken back to the Tiangang Academy and, with the help of a special secret technique, it was transformed into a dragon-shaped bronze pillar for tempering spiritual power." "No wonder."

Shen Bailian then realized that he actually possessed a trace of true dragon blood.

No wonder he still felt a little uncomfortable even though the dragon had been dead for so many years and was nearly a hundred meters away.

In the records of this world, there is only one dragon that can be called a true dragon, and that is the ancestor of all dragons, and one of the most powerful gods.

The rest of the dragons, strictly speaking, are all pseudo-dragons. In terms of bloodline and strength, they can only approach the true dragon indefinitely, but can never surpass it.

"As a student of the Heavenly Gang Academy, it is impossible to improve one's spiritual power by cultivating it in the most rudimentary way, such as through physical means. That would be like waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, which would be a huge waste of cultivation time."

"And this Flood Dragon Copper Pillar is a large-scale visualization method." Xu Changqing's voice carried a hint of pride as he said with a smile, "The area around the Flood Dragon Copper Pillar is divided into five regions."

"Once you enter, the mental energy level of the area around you will be automatically adjusted according to your mental energy level. Each area represents a certain level of mental energy intensity."

"Staying in the first area, depending on your location, is equivalent to 1.0 to 2.0 times the speed at which your mental strength naturally increases; staying in the second area is equivalent to 2.0 to 4.0 times the speed at which your mental strength naturally increases, and so on, with the rate of increase in mental strength showing an exponential upward trend."

"Once you've entered the fourth area, the speed at which your mental strength improves will be comparable to that of a typical visualization technique."

"Of course, if you practice visualization techniques within the area of ​​the Flood Dragon Copper Pillar, the boost will be reduced."

"!"

Shen Bailian was immediately shocked when he heard what Xu Changqing said. The Tiangang Academy actually had such a thing. Is this the foundation of the six great academies?

Even with some reductions, it's still going to take off!
"Go ahead and give it a try. Teacher Duan brought you here today, so let Teacher Duan treat you," Xu Changqing said with a smile.

"A treat?" Shen Bailian keenly noticed these two words; this would cost money.

“That’s right.” Xu Changqing said matter-of-factly, “There are only so many seats here, and the whole school has more than 20,000 teachers and students from freshman to senior year. Not only do you have to pay money, but you also have to make reservations in advance.”

"However, with your talent, Junior Brother, you certainly don't need to worry about that."

"Right, Teacher Duan?"

"Hmm." Duan Wuyai nodded, looked at Shen Bailian, and said in a deep voice, "Your priority access to cultivation resources is also included."

"Go ahead and try it, see how strong your mental power is."

"Row."

Shen Bailian nodded, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then walked down the steps toward the dragon bronze pillar.

"Which region do you think he can reach?" Duan Wuyai turned to look at Xu Changqing beside him and asked casually.

"Teacher Duan, you brought him here at this time, so his mental strength must have broken through level 10.0, right?" Xu Changqing quietly looked at the boy's back.

"Yes, you guessed right." A look of pride appeared on Duan Wuyai's face.

"It seems that Teacher Duan, you have truly found a satisfactory disciple this time." Upon hearing Duan Wuyai's confirmation, a hint of surprise flashed in Xu Changqing's eyes. After pondering for a moment, he slowly replied:

"Based on your conversation just now, he probably hasn't practiced visualization techniques yet. In addition, considering that second-tier Spirit Nourishing Fruit, I'll guess he's in the middle of the second region."

"Just as I thought." Duan Wuyai looked at Xu Changqing with a mixture of admiration and regret in his eyes.

As for that second-tier Spirit Nourishing Fruit, it's not surprising that Xu Changqing, as the eldest disciple of Huang Qingqing, the dean of the Fifth Academy, knew about it.

At first, when walking in the first area, Shen Bailian only felt slightly uncomfortable, so he quickly moved on.

When we arrived at the second area.

An invisible pressure suddenly enveloped Shen Bailian, as if a depth charge had exploded in Shen Bailian's mental ocean.

Fortunately, Shen Bailian's numerous improvements were primarily due to his innate talent.

The foundation is incredibly solid.

boom!boom!
However, as the distance to the dragon-shaped bronze pillar decreased, the mental pressure intensified, much like the pressure of drowning.

It constantly washes over Shen Bailian's spiritual ocean.

"Hmm?" Shen Bailian's eyes narrowed sharply as he sensed a slight movement in his spiritual sea. A thought flashed through his mind: "I can already vaguely feel the improvement in my spiritual power."

He felt his mental energy become more solid under this heavy pressure, just like exercising his body, frantically squeezing out his body's potential time and time again.

After recovery, both strength and speed will be improved.

The same applies to mental strength.

Unfortunately, the [Iron Body] skill is not very useful at this time.

"I don't feel too much pressure yet, so I can keep moving forward and see what happens."

Shen Bailian checked his own condition and found that he had not consumed much energy. At the same time, his mental energy ocean had returned to calm after this short period of rest.

Now, he has reached the 13-meter mark, only two meters away from the middle of the second zone.

(End of this chapter)