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Chapter 172, Section 171: [Dragon Blood Workshop, Transformation into a Crimson Dragon]

As a red dragon that could not be burned by fire, Liu Bang built his dragon's nest in a volcano.

Chen Sheng flew over the bubbling, dark red lava, inhaling the sulfurous smell in the air, and landed in front of a huge cave halfway up the mountain.

He thanked the guide politely, saw him off, and then pushed open the iron gate at the entrance of the cave and went inside.

The furnishings inside the cave were very simple, consisting of only a stone bed, a stone chair, and a stone table. There was also a fire hole dug into the floor that led directly into the volcano.

Chen Sheng locked the door and lay sprawled on Liu Bang's stone bed, briefly relaxing his tense mind.

Safely traversing thousands of miles across the wasteland in just a few days is no easy feat.

Even with his physique as a martial saint, he was somewhat tired at this moment.

"After many days of running around, I finally have a safe place to stay."

"It's a pity, now is not the time to rest."

After relaxing slightly, Chen Sheng summoned his class panel and looked at his completely revamped attributes.

[Career 3]: Half-Dragonborn Youth
Level: Lv7 (53/700)

Talents: Hybrid Body, Dragon King Larva, Dragon Blood Workshop
Supernatural powers: ... (total of eighty-four types)
Having gained many spiritual treasures during his escape, Chen Sheng accumulated professional experience that allowed him to undergo a job change, transforming from a juvenile dragon into a young dragon, and also acquiring a talent called [Dragon Blood Workshop].

[Dragon Blood Workshop]: Can cultivate a flesh and blood workshop based on one's own dragon bloodline.

The workshop can be used to modify one's own or others' dragon bloodline. Under certain conditions, it can change the appearance of a creature, add, erase, combine, or adjust certain supernatural powers or abilities, and create entirely new dragons.

At the same time, by emasculating some abilities of a certain dragon template, a large army of dragon demons with low intelligence, short lifespan, and considerable combat power can be mass-produced and mass-produced for large-scale legion warfare.

Looking at the information about [Dragon Blood Workshop], Chen Sheng couldn't help but smile.

"Although my cultivation level in the Dao of Fate is still at the second level, this new talent has given me the opportunity to make rapid progress in strength in a short period of time."

The opportunity Chen Sheng spoke of was related to the "Ten Thousand Dragons Scripture," which he had been cultivating in this life.

The Path of Destiny is a path where the first stage focuses on cultivating Qi and Blood, the second and third stages focus on cultivating True Qi, and the fourth and fifth stages focus on cultivating Flesh, Blood, and Willpower.

After truly advancing to the fourth rank, the [Undying Body] possessed by the Dao of Fate can still think synchronously even after splitting into several parts, achieving unity of mind across different bodies.

Based on this ability, the "Ten Thousand Dragons Scripture" records an extremely powerful secret technique: with the Five Elements Divine Power as the core of the entire martial arts framework and numerous other divine powers as supplements, the practitioner can split into five dragon demon clones with the strength of the fourth tier, using the numbers to overwhelm the few and form an array to fight the enemy.

Chen Sheng now possesses the five elemental supernatural powers of metal and fire, and he has enough of the other supernatural powers as well.

However, limited by his cultivation level, he had only forcibly incorporated dozens of different supernatural abilities into his body using the [Blood Fusion Body], and he was simply unable to integrate them into a whole.

However, with the emergence of the [Dragon Blood Workshop], which possesses the ability to unify and modulate supernatural powers, he had the opportunity to master fourth-tier power ahead of schedule.

The core of the alchemy furnace obtained from Yangcheng can be of some help in building the Dragon Blood Workshop.

With an opportunity to rise to the top in one step right in front of him, Chen Sheng did not covet Liu Bang's sturdy dragon bed too much. He got up, took out the core from his bag, and began his cultivation, which had been delayed for a long time due to the journey.

He stretched out his finger and touched the core of the flesh and blood. Several wriggling flesh and blood sprouts grew from his fingertip and pierced deep into it.

Using the talent [Flesh and Blood Workshop], the pre-written growth mechanism within it is activated.

creak creak-

With a series of unpleasant sounds of flesh writhing, the flesh core in Chen Sheng's hand sprouted like a plant seed, growing dozens of roots that meandered into the fire hole on the ground and quickly took root in the magma deep inside the crater.

As a standard alchemy furnace used in the Qin Dynasty, the roots expanded rapidly in volume at a speed visible to the naked eye as soon as they came into contact with the magma.

Extracting energy from magma to power its own growth, stem cells develop into various meticulously crafted lava dragon organs, which expand rapidly into a gigantic column within the crater, spewing out large amounts of waste from the top.

Then, the magma energy is extracted even faster, crystallizing into a large number of ruby-like fire pills inside the alchemy furnace.

The core of flesh and blood in the cave, under Chen Sheng's modification, developed into a small offshoot of the alchemy furnace, blooming into a huge fleshy lotus flower.

"With the alchemy furnace as an energy source, my transformation should be accelerated."

Chen Sheng took off his clothes, stepped into it, and let the fleshy lotus slowly close, enveloping his body.

Gulu gulu!

The lotus secreted a certain substance that rapidly dissolved Chen Sheng's body, turning him into a mass of flesh and blood in an instant, allowing dozens of spirits to float and drift within it.

Although his body melted, Chen Sheng did not lose consciousness. He clearly sensed dozens of genetic information in his own cells and found the one that came from Liu Bang.

With focused will, she began to express the genetic information that was in a semi-sealed state, rapidly changing the characteristics of every cell in her body.

First, the blood-red color, stained with fresh blood, turned into a fiery crimson; then, cell wall-like structures grew outside the cell membrane; next, they rearranged and combined to form various organs unique to the Red Dragon...

Under the continuous power supply of the alchemy furnace, it developed into a red dragon with horns like a sheep, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, ears like a cow, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, and paws like a tiger.

Eleven of the originally separate spirits, which were incompatible, have temporarily fallen into silence. The remaining seventy-three, however, are integrated into a whole where energy and will circulate mutually, with the [Lord of Fire Spirit] as the core and supplemented by spirits such as Lava Ray, Blazing Dragon Breath, Scorching Sun Eye, Evil Dragon Armor, Wind-Riding Flight, and Flesh Animation.

The spirit descended into various nodes of the red dragon's body, endowing this mere physical form with corresponding power.

Dongdong...dongdong...

Curled up inside the fleshy lotus, Chen Sheng's steady and powerful dragon heart beat slowly. He absorbed the pure energy supplied by the fire pill, and the cells in his body began to replicate rapidly, causing the entire dragon body to grow larger.

Time passed slowly, and no one knew how much time had gone by.

Like the fleshy lotus in the Purple Palace, it first grew larger and larger, occupying most of the cave space. Then, the dark red light emanating from it gradually dimmed. Only the occasional fetal movements indicated that the life gestating inside was still alive.

Boom boom boom!
At one moment, the large iron gate of the cave was knocked on, and Chen Sheng, who was sleeping in the flesh lotus, was awakened by the sound and opened his huge dragon eyes.

Strangely, when Chen Sheng's gaze pierced through the iron gate, he saw not Liu Bang and Xiang Yu as expected, but a handsome young man standing outside.

He shook his head in the amniotic fluid and let out a long, drawn-out dragon roar.

"Who goes there? What do you want?"

The strange yet authoritative voice made the boy outside the door frown.

But he still kicked the iron gate hard, saying with an unfriendly expression.

“My name is Lü Zhi, and I am Liu Bang’s betrothed. You lecherous scoundrel, get out of her room right now.”

Now Chen Sheng realized that the other party had knocked on the door with their foot. Since the transformation was already complete, Chen Sheng simply used the dragon horn on his head to pierce the flesh lotus, causing the dark red amniotic fluid to gush out onto the ground.

call!
A giant dragon, several dozen feet long and entirely crimson, flew out from the withered lotus flower, its smooth back ablaze with bright, fiery mane.

Chen Sheng stretched his brand-new limbs and slender body, wandering around the narrow cave several times, feeling extremely happy.

Just then, someone came looking for trouble. He flew to the door without a care and teased them in his old voice.

"Who is Lü Zhi? She wants me to get out of Liu Bang's dragon nest. She really has a lot of influence."

Empress Lü clearly didn't take Chen Sheng seriously, and upon hearing this, she merely gave a cold laugh.

"Hmph, my Lü clan has inherited the pure bloodline of the Crimson Feather Dragon, and has produced a powerful figure like Lü Buwei who held immense influence in the court."

After their uncle's death, although they had to flee overseas to avoid persecution by Ying Zheng, they were still a noble dragon descendant family.

"Don't you, someone from a family of commoners for generations, have the right to tell me to get out here?"

The fact that the young man's family had already fallen on hard times, yet he still couldn't let go of his past honors, made Chen Sheng laugh.

“This is Liu Bang’s dragon nest. Unless she makes me leave, no one can make me move out.”

Seeing that Chen Sheng refused to listen to reason and was forced to drink the penalty cup, Lü Zhi simply summoned a pair of bright flame wings from behind her and continued to threaten him.

"To be honest, before I came here, my father was already pressuring Liu Bang to make a statement."

Having lost Xiang Liang as my backer, whether she likes it or not, she will become my wife, and her Crimson Sky Sword will also become mine.

Having obtained the Crimson Sky is to have obtained the Mandate of Heaven. My Lü clan will surely restore its former glory.

And you, a nobody, if it weren't for your unwillingness to destroy Liu Bang's dragon nest, would I have wasted so much breath on you?

Listen to my advice: if you leave now, you might still save your life.

If you stay inside and cause any more trouble, you will completely enrage me and force me to kill you.

Chen Sheng fell silent for a moment behind the iron gate.

Then, it flew forward in a meandering motion. As the crimson dragon head touched the iron gate, the iron gate at the point of contact with the dragon's body immediately melted into molten iron, which flowed down with a splash.

Chen Sheng extended his upper body from within and grabbed forward with his three-toed dragon claw. As a second-level cultivator, Lü Zhi was rendered immobile by the dragon's might and flew into his claw.

Chen Sheng brought the dragon's head close to Lü Zhi's face, exhaling hot breath.

"Do you think that obtaining the Crimson Sky Sword will grant you destiny?"

Despite her high resistance to flames, Lü Zhi was burned all over her body by his breath, leaving her stiff and unable to answer his questions.

"Hehe, where are Liu Bang and Xiang Yu now?"

Chen Sheng grabbed Lü Zhi's figure, leaped into the sky, and after surveying the island with his dragon eyes, muttered to himself.

"Oh, I've found them."

……

The atmosphere inside the council hall on the east side of the island was somber.

After Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang died, the two remaining fourth-level cultivators in the society sat on two high seats in the hall, while Liu Bang and Xiang Yu stood in the hall, glaring angrily at the two.

"Liu Bang, my son Lü Zhi has always loved you. Why don't you marry my son?"

"Xiang Yu, you must be careful of the people outside. The man you brought back might be a spy from the Qin Dynasty."

"The Crimson Cloud is a precious artifact that represents the revolution of destiny. How can a girl bear this responsibility? Let Lü Zhi help you share some of the burden."

"The Suihou Pearl, a secret treasure of the world, is closely related to the success or failure of the anti-Qin cause. You should take it out and let the talented young people and those with high cultivation levels in the society share the enhancement effect of this pearl on cultivation, so as to maximize its value."

"Trust us, we're both getting on in years, and now we only have public-spiritedness and no selfish motives."

"Xiang Yu, marry me. With my support, your talent will surely allow you to advance to the fourth rank within ten years."

……

With the failure of their plot to refine the elixir furnace and the death of Xiang Yu's uncle, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu returned to find that everything had changed.

Without their backing, the two women seemed to have become lambs to the slaughter, while the two uncles who had once looked kind and friendly were now eagerly baring their greedy fangs.

One of them was Lord Lü of the Lü family, a cultivator who had developed the Crimson Feather Dragon bloodline to the fourth level of the Life Dao; the other was Guo Kai, the last prime minister of the Zhao Kingdom, whose bloodline was that of a tiger-dragon that roamed the rivers and seas.

Their dragon might, a fusion of water and fire, pressed down like a heavy mountain, causing Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, who were standing in the hall, to break out in a cold sweat.

Facing the oppressive aura of two fourth-tier cultivators, Liu Bang gripped his sword tightly, his face filled with determination.

"The Crimson Sky is mine. If anyone wants to take it from me, they will have to step over my dead body first."

Xiang Yu's expression was equally solemn, and his gaze was icy.

"Before returning, I placed the Suihou Pearl in a safe place. Kill me, and I will be resurrected from the pearl to avenge today's humiliation."

They tacitly avoided mentioning Chen Sheng, clearly not believing that a third-level cultivator like him could solve the current predicament, and even regretting bringing him into the fire.

Lu Gong and Guo Kai exchanged a glance. Having already tacitly divided the spoils, the two would not be swayed by the words of the weak.

The two raised their dragon claws to grab the two women. At the same time, the Crimson Sky Sword in Liu Bang's hand and the Suihou Pearl in Xiang Yu's belly left their bodies uncontrollably and flew towards the two fourth-level cultivators.

"Ugh—are you humiliating my friend?"

Suddenly, a loud dragon roar came from outside the hall, and a red dragon over ten feet long descended from the sky.

Amidst the majestic roar of the dragon, the Crimson Sky Sword, which was about to fly into Lu Gong's hand, immediately burst forth with the Bingding Fire, formed from the essence of the sun and moon.

The Suihou Pearl, which was about to fall into Guo Kai's hands, also shone with a dazzling starlight.

They transformed into two streaks of light and flew out of the hall together...

(End of this chapter)