Chapter 397: Golden Ancient Dragon Bloodline!

"Ahhh!!"

A painful scream burst from Li Yun’s mouth.

At that moment, Li Yun felt as though he had swallowed a living dragon whole. An indescribable pain erupted throughout every part of his body, causing his flesh, bones, and internal organs to release miserable wails as if they were being torn apart from within.

The agony was so overwhelming that Li Yun could not even maintain his footing.

His body crashed onto the ground as he rolled uncontrollably in pain.

Crack!!

Suddenly, a hair-raising cracking sound echoed through the space.

Visible cracks began spreading rapidly across Li Yun’s skin. However, no blood flowed from those fractures. Instead, dazzling golden light seeped out continuously from within his body.

It looked as though the golden dragon that had entered him earlier was now rampaging wildly through every corner of his body, surging through his limbs, bones, and meridians while trying to tear him apart from the inside.

The scene was horrifying to the extreme.

At that moment, the Dragon Emperor’s indifferent voice slowly rang out once again.

"Keep your mind clear and refine the Bloodline Power."

"If you successfully refine it, you will inherit the Bloodline Power completely."

"But if you fail..."

"You will explode and die."

"I understand!" Although Li Yun was enduring pain so intense that it made him wish for death, his consciousness remained extraordinarily clear.

After hearing the Dragon Emperor’s warning, Li Yun gritted his teeth fiercely and forcefully suppressed the agonizing screams threatening to escape his throat.

Using all of his willpower, he forcibly controlled his trembling body and sat cross-legged in the air.

Li Yun quickly formed hand seals with both hands before activating his three cultivation techniques at full power.

Boom!!

The Chaos Qi within his Dantian erupted instantly.

Streams of chaotic-colored energy surged violently through his meridians before wrapping themselves around the berserk golden Bloodline Power raging inside his body.

Li Yun immediately began refining it.

His goal was simple.

He had to completely refine the Bloodline Power and fuse it into his own flesh and blood, transforming it into a power that truly belonged to him.

However, the moment the refinement process began, Li Yun’s expression became extremely ugly.

"The refinement speed is far too slow!"

"At this rate, before I can fully refine the Bloodline Power, my body will already have exploded apart!"

A trace of anxiety flashed across Li Yun’s eyes.

After an entire ten minutes had passed, he had only managed to refine an extremely tiny strand of the golden Bloodline Power.

Compared to the vast amount of Bloodline Power surging within his body, the amount he had refined was so insignificant that it was not even worth mentioning.

Meanwhile, the condition of his body continued worsening rapidly.

More and more cracks spread across Li Yun’s flesh, covering his body densely like shattered porcelain on the verge of collapsing completely.

His body looked as though it could break apart at any moment.

But then an idea crossed Li Yun’s mind.

"Devouring Intent!"

"Devour for me!"

Li Yun suddenly let out a furious roar.

Boom!!

The Devouring Intent within his body erupted completely.

Within the chaotic-colored Chaos Qi, countless dots of pitch-black light suddenly emerged. The black light spread rapidly through the Chaos Qi until the originally chaotic-colored energy transformed entirely into a deep black color.

The black Chaos Qi resembled a terrifying black hole capable of devouring everything in existence.

An astonishing devouring force immediately spread outward from within it.

Under the enhancement of the Devouring Intent, the speed at which Li Yun refined the golden Bloodline Power suddenly increased explosively.

The terrifying devouring force continuously consumed the violent Bloodline Power before rapidly converting it into refined energy that fused into Li Yun’s body.

Gradually, the speed of refinement finally caught up to the speed at which the Bloodline Power was destroying his body.

Another hour passed.

At this point, the refinement speed had already begun surpassing the destructive speed entirely.

The cracks covering Li Yun’s body finally stopped spreading further.

This clearly proved that Li Yun had already stabilized the situation.

He had successfully found the correct method to refine the Bloodline Power.

From this moment onward, it was only a matter of time before Li Yun completely refined all of the golden Bloodline Power and fully inherited its terrifying strength.

"Hehe, just as expected of the young man who claimed first place in the Prodigy Supreme Battle and became the Heavenly Pride Supreme of the Southern Martial Domain. You truly are extraordinary."

The Dragon Emperor stood quietly in the nearby air with his hands behind his back, silently watching Li Yun refine the Bloodline Power. Seeing that Li Yun had already stabilized the refinement process and completely entered the right path, a faint smile appeared on the Dragon Emperor’s face.

Without anyone noticing, three entire days passed. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Within the golden space, Li Yun remained seated cross-legged in the air like an unmoving statue.

A faint golden radiance continuously rippled around his body while mysterious fluctuations spread quietly through the surrounding space. Although Li Yun still appeared human outwardly, the aura he emitted had already undergone a tremendous transformation.

At this moment, he no longer felt like an ordinary human cultivator.

Instead, he resembled a humanoid divine dragon.

An incomparably domineering and majestic aura naturally radiated from his body, carrying a terrifying pressure capable of suppressing all living beings.

"Hah!"

Suddenly, a low shout rang out from Li Yun’s mouth.

The golden radiance surrounding his body immediately began retracting rapidly before disappearing completely back into him.

Moments later, Li Yun slowly opened his eyes.

The instant his eyelids parted, a streak of dragon-shaped golden light flashed deep within his pupils, causing his gaze to appear incomparably sharp and imposing.

"I finally possess Bloodline Power!"

The moment Li Yun regained consciousness, he immediately began examining the condition of his body.

Very quickly, astonishment appeared in his eyes.

He discovered that the blood flowing through his body had completely changed.

Its original bright red color had transformed into a faint pale gold.

Within the golden blood, waves of powerful and violent energy continuously surged and rolled like an endless tide.

Li Yun could clearly feel that as long as he willed it, the terrifying power hidden within his bloodline would instantly erupt like a volcano exploding with unimaginable force.

Without question...

That was the power of the bloodline itself.

Suppressing the strong urge to immediately unleash the Bloodline Power and test its might, Li Yun slowly raised his head and looked toward the Dragon Emperor standing nearby.

He immediately cupped his fists respectfully.

"Thank you, Senior Dragon Emperor, for bestowing this Bloodline Power upon this junior."

The Dragon Emperor merely smiled faintly after hearing those words.

"This is something you earned through your own ability," he replied calmly. "There is no need to thank me."

At this moment, curiosity suddenly appeared in Li Yun’s eyes.

"May I ask, Senior Dragon Emperor... what is the name of this Bloodline Power?"

The moment those words were spoken, the Dragon Emperor’s indifferent eyes suddenly erupted with dazzling brilliance.

An ancient and majestic aura spread faintly from his body as he slowly spoke each word in a deep and solemn voice.

"This Bloodline Power is known as..."

"The Golden Ancient Dragon Bloodline."