Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 487 The Secret of Dragon Transformation
A golden sun rose slowly from the depths of Fallen Dragon Ridge, illuminating all directions. In a trance, the roar of a true dragon could be heard, as if a sleeping dragon had awakened.

Bathed in this golden light, a warm power spread out, and hope rekindled in the dragon's heart. As long as it could use the power of the true dragon horn to transform into a true dragon, it was confident that it could break free from the shackles of that strange force. At that time, there would still be room for everything to turn around.

"Damn Taoist, once I get away, I will definitely tear you apart alive."

Raising its head, looking at Jiang Chen standing on the clouds, holding a fishing rod, the dragon earthworm's eyes were filled with ferocity; at this moment, it hated Jiang Chen to the extreme.

At that moment, Jiang Chen made his move.

"Even though it was already suppressed, it could still resonate with this dragon horn. The connection between the two is actually closer than I originally expected."

With a thought in mind, Jiang Chen waved his sleeve.

In the next instant, turbid air rose, and dark red flames descended from the sky, engulfing everything. This was the turbid evil fire, which severs purity and spirit, and is extremely filthy. It is most good at destroying the human body and defiling people's magical artifacts.

Whoosh, after being burned by the turbid evil fire, the connection that the Dragon Earth Ancestor and the True Dragon Horn had originally established suddenly became weak, and the originally bright and sunny radiance of the True Dragon Horn was suddenly covered by a layer of shadow.

Upon noticing this change, the Dragon Earth Ancestor's expression changed drastically. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to stop Jiang Chen's methods, but now it was too weak, and the connection between it and the True Dragon Horn was very weak. Before it could do anything else, Jiang Chen made his move again.

"Primordial Qi".

With the Primordial Chaos Banner hovering beside him, his gaze sharp as lightning, and his hands forming hand seals, Jiang Chen simultaneously activated six spiritual techniques.

With a whoosh, the Primordial Chaos Great Handprint descended from the sky, and under Jiang Chen's control, it grabbed the True Dragon Horn. Immediately afterwards, a powerful sealing force burst forth.

Roar! The True Dragon Horn howled in despair. With no one to control it, the True Dragon Horn was ultimately powerless to resist the suppression of the Primordial Chaos. Its power instantly vanished, and at that moment, the connection between the Dragon Earth Ancestor and the True Dragon Horn was completely severed.

"No···"

With the close connection broken and his greatest support gone, the Dragon Earth Ancestor was thrown into chaos.

At that moment, the divine power of the dragon fishing rod was further revealed, completely suppressing all his power.

The next instant, the fishing line was reeled in, and it transformed into a large fish that was caught.

"I don't know what kind of benefits you can bring me."

When the Dragon Earthworm Ancestor, who resembled a large fish, was mentioned, a glint of light appeared in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Their eyes met, and facing Jiang Chen directly, the Dragon Earth Ancestor was filled with fear. As a cultivator, it shouldn't be in such a vulnerable state, but the loss of its power made it completely lose its sense of security.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen smiled slightly.

"Fear arises spontaneously, and the soul is flawed, which saves me a lot of effort."

On a whim, Jiang Chen put the Dragon Earth Ancestor into the fish cage.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the True Dragon Horn. Suppressed by the Primordial Chaos Qi, this treasure completely concealed its divine power. However, even so, the True Dragon Aura that could not be hidden still told outsiders that this treasure was extraordinary.

"It resembles a giant deer, with a hidden dragon nature. Although these are not true dragon horns, they do indeed have some grandeur. From this point of view, the Purple Mansion Ancestor of the Dragon Earthworm Clan has indeed touched the boundary of transforming into a dragon. It's just a pity that he still failed."

Holding the dragon horn in his hand, Jiang Chen examined it carefully.

Desiring to cultivate the true dragon transformation, he refined multiple dragon demon skins and gained insights into the Myriad Manifestations of Dragon Transformation and dragon nature from Xuan Jiaozi. Now, he possesses a profound understanding of the Dao of Dragon Transformation, which is why he can see through the true nature of the dragon horns in his hands. As his divine soul power continued to permeate, Jiang Chen discovered two special marks within the pair of true dragon horns: the former was a bloodline mark, and the latter was a treasure technique mark.

"These dragon horns are not treasures in the conventional sense. They are a remnant of the power of that Purple Mansion Demon King. Anyone who obtains these dragon horns can borrow the power of that Demon King and complete their dragon transformation."

"However, in order to ensure the inheritance, that demon king also left behind some methods, and this bloodline mark is the most important step among them."

As his gaze fell upon the bloodline mark, a variety of thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

With this bloodline mark, even if outsiders obtain these true dragon horns, they cannot use them; only those with the bloodline of the Dragon Earthworm clan can.

"Although this bloodline mark is troublesome, it is not impossible for me to bypass it with my methods."

Thinking of the Heavenly Gang True Form, Jiang Chen had an idea, and then he turned his gaze to another mark.

Compared to the bloodline mark, this mark was hidden much deeper. If his divine soul power had not been so strong, he might not have been able to discover it.

"For the sake of his clan, that Purple Mansion Demon King truly sacrificed a great deal. He not only left behind complete magical techniques and supernatural abilities, but also divided his own soul to leave behind related insights. In this way, the Dragon Earthworm clan can receive some blessing when comprehending magical techniques."

"Of course, it can do this mainly because of the characteristics of the dragon horn itself. The dragon horn is the most important part of its body and can well nourish its fragments of soul. But now it's convenient for me."

With a thought, a pitch-black hole appeared behind Jiang Chen, and he immediately began to devour the fragments of the soul left behind by the Purple Mansion Demon King with absolute power.

Roar! The true dragon roared. Sensing Jiang Chen's actions, an angry dragon's roar immediately rang out from within the fragment of soul, bursting forth with waves of resistance.

"It's just a remnant soul; if it were complete, it might have been able to struggle a bit more."

Sensing the resistance of the fragment of his soul, Jiang Chen shook his head.

The next instant, an even more powerful devouring force erupted, like a dark star devouring a dragon, directly sucking that fragment of soul from the mark of that magical technique.

As this fragment of soul was devoured, its true meaning manifested, and the profound mysteries of the Dragon Transformation Technique began to emerge in Jiang Chen's mind.

This precious technique is not a traditional technique inherited by the Dragon Earthworm clan. Rather, it was created by this Purple Mansion Demon King on his own as he walked the path of dragon transformation, summarizing all that he had learned, in order to assist him in transforming into a dragon.

"Success and failure both stem from the transformation into a dragon. The Dragon Transformation Technique developed by the Dragon Earth Demon King is indeed extraordinary, touching upon a part of the true dragon's essence. However, the power of a true dragon is too domineering and not so easy to fathom."

After digesting the profound mysteries of the Dragon Transformation Technique, Jiang Chen frowned.

The Dragon Transformation Technique emphasizes working from the inside out and from top to bottom, using a bit of dragon nature as a guide to cultivate the transformation of the soul, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, and then using the soul to reflect upon the physical body, inducing changes in the physical body, and transforming into a true dragon.

In this way, cultivators can not only unleash some of the true dragon's power, but also induce changes in their physical bodies, gradually moving closer to the true dragon, laying the foundation for their future dragon transformation. This is truly profound. The Dragon Earth Demon King was able to cultivate true dragon horns precisely because of this wondrous supernatural power.

However, this change comes at a price. Every time a creature activates this supernatural power, it damages its own soul. Over time, the soul becomes extremely fragile. Although the physical body may seem to be close to the true dragon, the soul has actually decayed. This is the fundamental reason why the Dragon Earthworm Demon King ultimately failed.

"The Dragon Transformation Technique has flaws, but it is not actually unacceptable to me."

"At the same time, the Heavenly Gang True Form transforms from the outside in, using the transformation of the physical body to drive the transformation of the soul, while the Dragon Transformation Treasure Technique transforms from the inside out, and the two can reflect each other."

Thoughts collided, and at this moment, Jiang Chen thought a lot.

(End of this chapter)