Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Deep within the Wanyan Mountains, in the realm of fire, above the sea of ​​lava.

Ao Pan, dressed in a green robe, stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the ferocious fire dragons sleeping on the black stone pillars below, his expression indifferent.

The wisps of crimson-gold fire poison emanating from the lava sea made him quite uncomfortable, but they were blocked by a layer of light blue demonic energy shield.

However, the pure dragon energy mixed in with it continuously flowed into Ao Pan's body, causing the already vast and powerful demonic energy within him to grow slowly but steadily at an imperceptible pace.

The Xuanhuang dragon energy surging from all directions gathered around Ao Pan, faintly transforming into the posture of a true dragon raising its head, and a powerful dragon might slowly emanated from it.

Several demon generals stood behind Ao Pan, feeling the powerful majesty emanating from him. A sense of submission arose from the depths of their blood, and their eyes towards Ao Pan were filled with fear and respect.

They were chosen by the Cold Shadow Demon Saint to follow Ao Pan into the Xuanli Realm, so they must have something extraordinary about them.

They are either pure-blooded dragon demon generals, or holy race demon generals whose bloodlines are in no way inferior to those of dragons, or at the very least, royal demon generals who possess profound supernatural powers and formidable strength.

Han Ying Yao Sheng was a renowned powerhouse among the Jiaolong clan. Like Ao Pan, she was a descendant of the True Spirit and possessed the bloodline of the True Dragon. Although she only had the cultivation of the early stage of the Fusion Realm, no one dared to underestimate her.

There are tens of millions of demon saints in the Demon Burning Realm, and countless royal and saintly bloodlines, but only a handful of saints rank at the top.

Even the purest bloodline of the Holy Race can only support a demon race member to cultivate to the Demon Saint realm at most.

To become a truly awe-inspiring Great Sage of the Demon Race, one cannot rely on the bloodline of the Holy Race.

For example, the Kunyu Holy Clan possesses the power of space. Even low-ranking demon generals can master the art of teleportation, and demon saints can even roam the void. They are rarely matched with their peers and are the most elite holy clan bloodlines.

But even with such a powerful race, only two Kunyu Great Sages were born in the endless years.

Millions of years have passed since the last Great Sage Kunyu passed away.

The Kunyu Holy Clan could only seek the protection of another Great Sage, and could no longer recreate the glorious days of countless ages ago.

The Kunyu Sacred Clan is only currently in decline; many other sacred clans have never produced a Great Saint.

The Jiaolong clan is undoubtedly fortunate. Under the protection of the Great Sage of Zhenhai, the Jiaolong clan controls most of the Boundless Sea and is one of the most powerful races in the Burning Demon Realm.

The other races that are on par with the Flood Dragon Holy Clan are far weaker than the Flood Dragon Holy Clan in overall strength, and some are not even all of the Holy Clan bloodline.

However, because of the presence of the Great Sage, they were able to be on par with the Flood Dragon Clan, and even surpass them.

The Great Sage is the true ruler of this realm.

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint was favored by the Great Sage of Zhenhai, and the demon generals under the Cold Shadow Demon Saint's command had heard about this.

Otherwise, with Han Ying's beauty and true dragon bloodline, and being part of the naturally licentious Jiaolong Saint Clan, she would have already become a concubine or furnace in the tents of other demon saints, demon kings, or demon generals long before she advanced to the demon saint level.

The demon race, which operates on a dog-eat-dog basis, shows no favoritism towards its own kind, just like the human race, which is constantly embroiled in internal strife within the spirit realm.

However, under the protection of the Great Sage of Zhenhai, no one dared to make a move against the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, allowing her to cultivate smoothly until the early stage of the Integration Realm.

This is nothing to those with true dragon blood.

As long as the descendants of the True Spirit do not perish prematurely, they will inevitably advance to the level of Demon King and have a great chance to glimpse the realm of Demon Saint.

The True Dragon Bloodline is the most elite of the True Spirit Bloodlines, making it easy for the Demon Saint to attain the Great Saint realm, and even giving them a chance to break through to the Great Saint realm.

The demon race is ultimately based on bloodline. Of the thirty-seven Great Saints of the Burning Demon Realm, nine out of ten are descendants of true spirits.

Although the remaining demon saints did not possess the bloodline of true spirits, they all received extraordinary opportunities, no less fortunate than those with the bloodline of true spirits, which enabled them to become great saints.

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint gained the favor of the Great Sage of Zhenhai, attracting many powerful figures from the Flood Dragon Saint Clan, as well as demon kings and demon generals from other races in the Boundless Sea, to gather under her command.

The Jiaolong Holy Clan rules over most of the Boundless Sea and is incredibly powerful, but the internal competition is also extremely fierce.

For some reason, the Great Sage of Zhenhai did not show much special care to his many clansmen.

Of the twenty-three demon saints in the Zhenhai Sacred Domain, eleven are of different races, making up almost half.

Moreover, among these eleven demon saints, there are two late-stage Fusion Realm demon saints who are the true right-hand men of the Great Sage of the Sea, and their status is even above that of the Flood Dragon Demon Saint.

If even a demon saint is like this, one can only imagine how powerful demon kings, demon generals, and countless demon soldiers are.

The dragon is promiscuous, and its clan is large and its bloodlines are mixed.

The Great Sage of Zhenhai once issued an edict that any demon race with a trace of dragon blood in their body could be regarded as a sacred dragon race.

Even if there is not a trace of dragon blood in his body, he will not refuse anyone who is willing to serve the Great Sage of Zhenhai.

The Boundless Sea is vast, and the demon race is endless. Although their bloodline is far inferior to that of the Flood Dragon Saint Clan, among the millions of demons, as long as there is even one bloodline mutant, their combined strength surpasses that of the Flood Dragon Saint Clan.

However, the Great Sage of Zhenhai did not discriminate based on origin, and treated these alien races the same as the Jiaolong Sacred Race.

This made Zhenhai Sacred Domain one of the strongest sacred domains in the Burning Demon Realm, but it also forced many weak dragon demon generals and commanders to leave the Boundless Sea to serve other demon kings and seek cultivation resources.

The Blood Cloud Demon General under the Wood Erosion Demon King was like this. He could barely be considered a member of the Flood Dragon Holy Clan because of a trace of Poison Flood Dragon bloodline in his body, but he was nothing special in the Zhenhai Holy Domain.

After arriving on the Heavenly Skeleton Continent, he joined the ranks of the Wood-Eroding Demon King, where he built a cave dwelling that was even more expansive than in the Boundless Sea, and his status was also higher.

If he hadn't died at Chen Yuan's hands, he might have had a chance to break through to the Demon King realm in the future.

Like Blood Cloud Demon General, Ao Pan's mother only had a trace of Wood Dragon bloodline in her body.

However, her luck was far worse than that of the Blood Cloud Demon General; she failed to transform into human form and died under the lightning tribulation.

At that time, Ao Pan was only a level four wood dragon, which had already shown tremendous strength, but he was not conspicuous among the vast number of low-level demonic beasts that had not yet taken human form.

However, perhaps due to his true dragon bloodline, Ao Pan possessed extremely high intelligence and left the island where he lived after his mother's death.

A level 4 wood dragon cannot defend territory occupied by a level 7 demon beast.

For many years afterward, Ao Pan wandered around the Boundless Sea, relying on his powerful strength to hunt down monsters and seize rare and precious materials. His cultivation level quickly reached the seventh level of perfection, and he forcibly passed the tribulation of lightning.

Prior to this, Ao Pan had never pledged allegiance to any other demon general.

Because of the Azure Dragon bloodline within him, he was coveted by many demonic beasts from a young age, and he was always wary of them.

They didn't know that Ao Pan was a descendant of a true dragon, but their bloodline instincts made them feel awe towards Ao Pan, while also giving rise to greed.

However, the sheer scale of Ao Pan's tribulation alarmed a demon general, who discovered the Azure Dragon bloodline within Ao Pan.

This demon general serves as a demon king under the command of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint.

After several twists and turns, Ao Pan arrived before the Cold Shadow Demon Saint.

Compared to directly seizing the true dragon blood from Ao Pan's body, offering him to the Cold Shadow Demon Saint would yield a greater reward.

From then on, under the careful guidance of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, Ao Pan's cultivation progressed rapidly, and he successfully cultivated to the rank of high-level demon general.

The Azure Dragon bloodline within him is extremely pure. As long as he has sufficient body-tempering spiritual materials and cultivation pills, he will not encounter any bottlenecks or obstacles. This is the greatest advantage of the demon race compared to the human race, and it is also the fundamental reason why the Demon Realm has not fallen despite being invaded by the Spirit Realm for so many years.

However, his wandering experiences before transforming into human form made Ao Pan extremely patient and resilient, and he never acted ostentatiously.

In addition, due to the deliberate concealment by the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, outsiders only know that Ao Pan possesses the Azure Dragon bloodline, but they do not know his specific strength.

If it weren't for the need to interact with other demon generals during his life-or-death trials, Ao Pan wouldn't even want his name to be known.

However, the demon race cultivates true spirit descendants in order to resist cultivators from the spirit realm. The Cold Shadow Demon Saint would not allow Ao Pan to cultivate in hardship all day long and become a useless person with only cultivation.

The supernatural powers bestowed upon Ao Pan by the bloodline of the true dragon can only be truly mastered through the tempering of battles and magical duels.

For Ao Pan, this entry into the Xuanli Realm was just another life-or-death experience.

The other demon generals only knew that this secret realm was related to the true dragon, but they didn't know the details.

Ao Pan knew very well that the dragon scales bestowed upon the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint by the Great Sage of Zhenhai originated from a Crimson Dragon, which was incompatible with the Azure Dragon bloodline within him.

Otherwise, why would the Great Sage of Zhenhai have bestowed the dragon scales upon the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint instead of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint?

The Great Sage of Zhenhai was extremely indifferent to ordinary members of his clan, but he was never stingy with rewards for the Cold Shadow Demon Saint.

Ao Pan was originally extremely cautious, but after entering the Xuanli Realm, he no longer had any worries and no longer needed to be as cautious as before.

So what if the five elements are mutually destructive? The dragon energy that permeates the Xuanli Realm makes him fearless against any opponent.

With the methods bestowed by the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, he was full of confidence even when all the human gods gathered.

It's laughable that Ao Xuan, believing himself to possess the bloodline of the Crimson Dragon, thought victory was assured and acted recklessly, only to end up doing all the work for him.

A cold smile crept across Ao Pan's face. He turned to look at the person beside him and said, "Senior Zhuang, are you certain that Ao Xuan died at the hands of Chen Yuan, who was disguised as the Northern Underworld Demon General?"

This person was thin and looked no different from an ordinary person. He appeared to be about forty or fifty years old and had a sinister expression. However, the aura emanating from his body was not demonic, but rather a powerful dragon aura. He was clearly a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm.

He gazed at the massive black stone pillar ahead, his eyes revealing both fear and a hint of greed.

Upon hearing Ao Pan's words, Senior Zhuang withdrew his gaze, a hint of apprehension in his eyes: "My Yingmo tribe and Yingqian tribe have always been enemies. I, Zhuang, went to great lengths to plant a Cloud-Soaring Realm cultivator in the Yingqian tribe as a spy. Apart from me, no one else knows about it."

"The information he sent back is absolutely true; he witnessed the fight between Ao Xuan and Chen Yuan with his own eyes."

"The other demon generals also died under this man's halberd."

A demon general behind Ao Pan frowned and said, "This person is skilled in spatial magic and can also use lightning magic. Even when Ao Xuan took out the treasure bestowed by the Flame Cloud Demon Saint, he was still no match for him, which shows that his strength is extremely amazing."

"Brother Ao, why don't you go to Qianwei City first, kill this man, force Chu Weicai to surrender, and then break the True Dragon Cave Formation?"

The other demon generals also looked puzzled as they gazed at Ao Pan.

After entering the Xuanli Realm, Ao Pan led his group to capture several dragon people at the Tengyun Realm. After searching their souls and interrogating them, they learned the details of this realm and went directly to the nearest Yingmo tribe.

Everyone thought that Ao Pan was going to take direct action, massacre these alien races that looked very similar to humans, destroy the Dragon Breath Platform, and find out the location of the True Dragon Cave.

This is a custom of the demon race, and it is also because everyone learned from those dragons that the dragon race, for some reason, harbors resentment towards the demon race, so naturally they cannot show mercy.

However, Ao Pan patiently waited for several days, then seized the opportunity to capture the chief of the Yingmo tribe, but did not search his soul. He simply ordered him to send a message to the Supreme Elder Zhuang Bu Hui.

Chief Yingmo was a cultivator at the peak of the Cloud Ascension Realm, and he usually lived a secluded life. However, he still could not escape his fate under Ao Pan's strange supernatural powers.

Yingmo tribe is quite far from the Wanyan Mountains, but Zhuang Buhui, being a Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator, is not slow in his escape.

A few days later, he returned to his clan and saw Ao Pan, and was filled with shock and anger.

The dragon race has always regarded the Xuanli Realm as their own. Although there are a great many dragon beasts with low intelligence, they are only regarded as living spiritual mines, producing flesh and blood and spiritual materials.

The demon race, which was once deeply hated by the dragon people, entered the Xuanli Realm and even captured the clan leader of the Yingmo tribe, which Zhuang Buhui could not tolerate.

But after his exchange with Ao Pan, he had to suppress his anger.

Ao Pan's aura was clearly comparable to that of a late-stage Cloud Transformation Realm cultivator, but the strength he displayed was in no way inferior to that of a Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator.

Zhuang Buhui even had a feeling that this was far from Ao Pan's full strength, and that if Ao Pan went all out, he might even be in danger of dying.

What shocked Zhuang Buhui even more was that Ao Pan, like the legendary Ao Huan, possessed the bloodline of a dragon and was extremely compatible with dragon energy, even surpassing Zhuang Buhui, a cultivator at the Dragon Transformation Realm.

The purer the dragon energy, the stronger Ao Pan becomes.

Zhuang Buhui believed that no one in the Xuanli Realm was a match for Ao Pan.

Ao Pan's subsequent words completely extinguished Zhuang Buhui's anger.

He was willing to bestow upon Zhuang Buhui the bloodline of a dragon, freeing him from the shackles of dragon energy, giving him the opportunity to break through to the Heavenly Realm, and greatly extending his lifespan.

Zhuang Buhui did not believe Ao Pan's words at first. Humans and demons are different. The dragon people originated from the human race. How could they obtain the bloodline of the demon race?
But Ao Pan then displayed a supernatural power that dispelled Zhuang Buhui's doubts.

He never imagined that such a supernatural power existed in the world, capable of seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

Zhuang Buhui then realized that Ao Pan did not have the bloodline of a Flood Dragon, but rather the bloodline of a True Dragon.

Zhuang Buhui completely disregarded the teachings of his ancestors. The hatred from hundreds of thousands of years ago could not compare to the survival of the Yingmo tribe, much less to his path of cultivation.

The demon race has launched a large-scale invasion of the Xuanli Realm. Only by closely following Ao Pan can the Yingmo tribe preserve its heritage and allow him to defy fate.

Even after learning from Ying Qian's spies that a human cultivator named Chen Yuan had displayed great power and killed another True Spirit descendant, Zhuang Buhui remained unmoved.

No matter how strong Chen Yuan is, he is no match for Ao Pan in this Xuanli Realm.

Ao Pan met everyone's gazes and said calmly, "Why go through all this trouble? A thousand threads are tied to a single thread."

"In this Xuanli Realm, only the True Dragon Cave is a place that must be fought over."

"Human cultivators have not yet entered the Xuanli Realm in large numbers, and Chen Yuan has joined forces with Ying Qian's tribe, so it is impossible for him to destroy the Dragon Breath Platform and offend the dragon people."

"We can break through this great formation first, and then turn around and get rid of this person."

"Unfortunately, we arrived a little too late; this person had already left the Ten Thousand Flames Mountains."

"Otherwise, we could just kill him and save ourselves some trouble."

Zhuang Buhui frowned: "Fellow Daoist Ao, I'm afraid we few alone are not enough to break through this Fire Realm Formation..."

Ao Pan said, "Let's try it first. If it fails, I will summon the other demon generals to join the fight."

After saying that, he moved swiftly and flew straight towards a giant black stone pillar.

Without further hesitation, the group followed closely behind, rushing towards the slumbering fire dragon. (End of Chapter)