The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 366 thus announces his return.
The scales of the Candle Dragon are right before my eyes.

If he could refine it, he could use the divine power passed down by Nuwa to master a top-notch transformation technique. Zhou Yan was already somewhat tempted. At this moment, the two seniors who were giving him advice by his side were surprisingly in agreement.

And, a very strong tradition of ancient civil officials.

Don't talk to me about danger, don't talk to me about the cost.

Since ancient times, the only word that we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, can truly express is "do!"

The scales of this ancient Candle Dragon are right here. How can we back down now that we've come this far?
"Transform into a Candle Dragon? Let's do it!"

"How can we not take advantage of such a good deal?"

"Adventure? Hey, what job in this world isn't risky?"

Chi You and Ji Xuanyuan are seen with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Ji Xuanyuan thought to himself, "Regardless of the current situation of that great god, bringing this power under Zhou Yan's control will be beneficial and without any drawbacks."

Chi You's thoughts were quite clear—

This kid says he can transform into the Candle Dragon?

Doesn't that mean that we can spar and fight to the death with the legendary ancient god, Zhulong, the master of time and space, time and time again?

Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You exchanged a glance.

We can't let this opportunity slip by!

Their smiles grew warmer, and they increasingly emphasized that everything depended on us.

Encouraged by his two ancestors, Lord Zhou began to eagerly try. His divine armor transformed into a Taoist robe, and he sat cross-legged in the Taishan Mansion, faintly connecting with the boundless and powerful earth veins beneath him.

With Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You protecting his mind, Zhou Yan was able to calm himself down.

Holding this ancient scale of the Candle Dragon, he activated his supernatural powers.

As the voice of the Goddess Nuwa resounded in his heart, Zhou Yan's understanding of this divine power flowed through his mind once again. However, the scales of the Candle Dragon remained as still as a stone.

"Is the scales of the Candle Dragon too tough?"

In any case, whether it's refining weapons or making talismans, the outer layer of the Candle Dragon's ancient scales must be broken. Zhou Yan's five fingers fell down, and from his sleeve, the three-legged golden crow spewed out a mouthful of fire. His left arm mobilized Gonggong's true essence, and the two energies of water and fire transformed into Kan and Li, reversing Yin and Yang, and bombarded the Candle Dragon's scales.

All things under heaven are contained within Yin and Yang.

As the Yin and Yang energies were tempered, the scales of the Candle Dragon gradually lost their previous dullness, revealing a clear, gem-like crystal shape. Strands of light emanated and flowed, representing the manifestation of the Candle Dragon's innate power.

Following the divine power passed down by the Goddess Nuwa, Zhou Yan absorbed the innate energy of the Candle Dragon into his own spiritual platform.

After that, the next step is to incorporate this extremely subtle wisp of innate energy into one's own control. Zhou Yan's primordial spirit was nurtured a second time by the Goddess Nuwa, which is why he was able to do this. Otherwise, this move would have caused Zhou Yan's soul to shatter and him to die.

Everything was progressing smoothly until the wisp of innate energy was finally fully absorbed. The expected anomaly then erupted, and Zhou Yan let out a muffled groan as the world before him seemed to turn dark instantly.

The surging clouds pressed down, and Zhou Yan seemed to see a crimson dragon slowly swimming between heaven and earth, with time flowing around it, and the distorted timelines converging to transform into clouds and mist.

He looked down at Zhou Yan.

It seemed as if only this one existed between heaven and earth.

Confront the divine will of Zhujiuyin!

Zhou Yan seemed to have been thrown into an endless turbulent flow of time, as if he had spent countless days and nights, or as if it were just a moment. His left side of his face became particularly aged, as if he had reached old age, while his right side was more youthful, like a mischievous child.

Zhou Yan was prepared and immediately struck Di Jun's bell.

Om-!
Golden divine patterns appeared on the Emperor Jun Bell, emanating layers of primordial energy, which startled Zhou Yan. His fighting spirit, which had been through countless battles and faced formidable enemies like Gonggong and Shi, burned like a raging fire, allowing him to remain calm under such pressure.

"I am no match for the complete Zhulong. Right now, it's just a wisp of divine intent on a scale. I still have to give it a shot!"

The enormous ancient dragon body in the shadows let out a deep dragon roar and pounced towards Zhou Yan's divine will. Zhou Yan fiercely fought against a wisp of the ancient candle dragon's divine will within his own divine will space.

[Doushuai Palace] kept smashing out, divine weapons manifested in the soul, rotating and slashing.

"Come!!"

In this world of divine will, they fought a hundred and eighty rounds.

In the end, he was still clearly outmatched. Zhou Yan, struck by a sudden inspiration, cried out:
"We can't win, you two elders, stop watching the show."

Then, accompanied by ripples of divine will, came a wild laugh.

Ji Xuanyuan, dressed in magnificent robes, and Chi You, wielding a battle axe, appeared on either side of Zhou Yan.

He is not fighting alone at this moment.

Ji Xuanyuan raised the virtual Xuanyuan Sword, while Chi You grinned as he raised the Battle Axe of the Lord of War. Zhou Yan held the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword. The three of them attacked together, and finally, after a fierce battle, Zhu Jiuyin's wisp of divine will was finally dispersed.

It transformed into unconscious fragments of divine will, which can be contained and absorbed.

"Huff huff huff... What did I say?"

"If anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it, even if it's your ancestors."

Inside the Divine Will Space, Ji Xuanyuan was bruised and swollen, clutching his aching back and panting heavily.

"Hahahaha, to be able to fight against the Lord of the Ancient Zhongshan, Zhulong Zhujiuyin, even if it's just after death, the clash of our divine wills is enough, hahahaha, exhilarating, exhilarating!"

Chi You's divine will manifested as a loud laugh.

He too had a bruised and swollen face.

Due to Zhou Yan's presence, one of them was in the form of a jade talisman, and the other was the divine will of the War Lord's World-Suppressing Diagram. Their inherent strength limits were severely hampered by the strength of Lord Zhou himself.

Chi You was covered in wounds, the result of taking a vicious blow from Zhu Jiuyin.

Zhou Yan was speechless.

In response, Chi You, the God of War, said that he did not know if he would encounter the scales of the Candle Dragon again in the future. He had only this one chance to fight the true form of the Primordial Candle Dragon. He felt that even if he died, it would be worth it.

Zhou Yan couldn't understand the thought processes of these two guys.

Mr. Zhou felt that he, having experienced a complete modern education, was different from these two.

But in Ba's pale eyes, she clearly saw that after the appearance of the Primordial Candle Dragon Lord, the three humans swung their weapons and surrounded the Candle Dragon Lord, then beat him repeatedly, each one of them extremely fierce.

These three guys are practically identical.

Yan, Yan is going to be corrupted!

Zhou Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, somewhat regretful—

If this were a real battle against the true Primordial Candle Dragon Lord, then regardless of victory or defeat, his own military master inheritance, "The Heaven-Devouring Technique of War and Myriad Industries," would definitely take a huge leap forward, and breaking through to the third level in one go would not be a problem.

What a pity...

When this thought crossed Zhou Yan's mind, he paused.

Turning his head to look at Ji Xuanyuan, who was holding the phantom of the Xuanyuan Sword, which could only be grasped by two hands, with one hand, looking at Chi You laughing loudly, and looking at the two who were constantly talking and reviewing the previous battle against Zhu Jiuyin, his lips twitched.

What's going on? How could such a terrible thought come to mind?
Does that mean I share the same nature as those two?

No, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be.

Zhou Yan put the thought out of his mind.

Deep down, he knew that this was just a masterless divine will hidden on a scale. It would take Ji Xuanyuan, Chi You, and Zhou Yan working together to suppress and shatter it, relying solely on the memories and instincts of the Primordial Candle Dragon Lord.

If the true Primordial Candle Dragon Lord were to appear in the mortal world, it would likely plunge everything into chaos. Even if Fuxi himself appeared, he might not be able to hold off the Candle Dragon Lord. Moreover… Fuxi has an absolute reason not to lose. If Fuxi were to lose…

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of the second spiritual world he had seen at Buzhou Mountain, and the figure that faced all the ancient gods and demons with its back to the entire human world.

Zhou Yan shook his head, dismissing those thoughts.

Their attention was drawn to that wisp of innate divine intent.

Chi You, Ji Xuanyuan, and Ba all gathered around. Ji Xuanyuan said, "This is what is called the innate divine will. In other words, if you shatter the divine will within these ancient scales, you can transform into the Candle Dragon?"

Zhou Yan nodded slightly: "That makes sense, as the Goddess Nuwa said."

"However, the Goddess Nuwa also said that it is possible to transform into Zhulong, but I will have to provide the energy and magic power that I consume, and I will not be able to use Zhulong's true innate divine power."

Ji Xuanyuan said, "Is that so? That's enough. Why don't you give it a try?"

Ba cautiously raised his right hand and said, "But in the human realm, wouldn't transforming into the Primordial Candle Dragon attract too much trouble?"

Zhou Yan was also itching to go, and said, "That's true... However, I happen to know a place where there aren't many people."

He opened his eyes. The hard, dark red ancient dragon scale in his hand, having had its innate energy absorbed, shattered in Zhou Yan's hand, turning into dust that scattered and disappeared with the wind.

Zhou Yan ordered Shi Xuanxing and others to stay outside.

Then he summoned the [Hungry Ghost Jade Talisman].

This [Hungry Ghost Jade Talisman] was originally just an ordinary Hungry Ghost Dao supernatural power, but later, after following Zhou Yan to eat various treasures and swallowing Li Yuanying's wisp of immortal essence, because the [Hungry Ghost Jade Talisman] itself had a shallow foundation, it was purified by this immortal essence and actually transformed into a third-grade immortal jade talisman.

During the battle of Langzhong, it swallowed the moonlight that served as the core of the formation.

I still haven't been able to digest it.

It transformed into a black, strange beast, which submitted to Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan pointed with his fingers, and the beast roared, transforming into the jade talisman itself. It was no longer a talisman, and was surrounded by faint clouds and mist.

Zhou Yan pressed his finger on the jade talisman and drew out a ray of moonlight.

Dipping his finger in the moonlight, he swept it across the air, leaving behind a series of ancient characters that formed an imperial edict. The moonlight subtly shifted and transformed into a gate.

The three-legged golden crows seemed to perk up, soaring and landing on Zhou Yan's shoulder, affectionately nuzzling his temples and curiously gazing at the moonlight.

Zhou Yan heard Ji Xuanyuan's praise:

"Ha, [Langyuan Wonderland], the favorite villa of the Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this place is definitely a good place to test your skills."

Zhou Yan used the imperial edict to draw upon the moonlight, and with the moonlight as his guide, he entered the Fairyland of Immortals. Stepping out, he was just in Mount Tai, but in the blink of an eye, he was in a misty space of unknown size, with clouds gathering and dispersing unpredictably in all directions, giving it the feel of a celestial abode.

There was a palace that, judging from the traces, once showed signs of its former glory, but now it was in a state of extreme disrepair, with only ruins remaining.

Kaiming had come here with Zhou Yan before, and a rare look of melancholy crossed his face. He sighed, saying that there used to be many places here where exotic flowers and rare herbs were grown, but now, after thousands of years, they have all withered away. What a pity, what a pity…

Nowadays, where is there even a trace of the "Fairyland of Immortals" here? It's just an ordinary little world.

However, Zhou Yan felt that this portable paradise was itself a great gain.

The fairyland of Langyuan, once the home of the Queen Mother of the West, fell into ruin as she passed away.

However, since the fairyland is in ruins, it can naturally be rebuilt.

With some time and effort, this place can be repaired. At that time, it will no longer be the Queen Mother of the West's "Fairyland of Immortals," but Zhou Yan's own "Grotto Heaven and Blessed Land."

"Okay, this will do."

Zhou Yan nodded slightly, raised his finger, and guided the mysterious power within his spiritual platform. His own vital energy began to surge violently, and his entire body radiated a boundless, majestic light—

Manipulating creation, evolving all living things!
boom!
Above, the sky suddenly changed, dimming at a visible speed, as if pulled into night by an invisible hand. Stars appeared eerily in the daylight, shimmering coldly. The temperature plummeted, breath turned to ice, as if winter had suddenly arrived.

Ba was still wondering how Zhou Yan was going to transform when he saw this strange phenomenon in the sky and was stunned:
“Huh? Huh?!”

"Was that a big commotion?"

With one on each side, the two patriarchs rested their elbows on the girl's head and said:
"Don't say anything, just watch."

Zhou Yan let out a long howl, a howl filled with intense pain.

The innate divine intent of that Candle Dragon scale had transformed into a flowing crimson-gold liquid, driven by Nuwa's unique divine power, circulating throughout his body. Based on this innate divine essence, countless intricate dark red runes containing the true meaning of the Great Dao emerged out of thin air, like branding, seeping into his skin, his bones, and his soul little by little.

Zhu Jiuyin is an ancient deity no less powerful than Fuxi and Nuwa.

Zhou Yan is now using the divine power taught by Nuwa to reverse-engineer the transformation of the Candle Dragon, something even Nuwa herself has never done.

If Nuwa knew, she would surely be worried.

If Fuxi knew, he would surely laugh and point his finger at him, saying that he must have spent too much time with Chi You and Ji Xuanyuan and been influenced by them.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness.

With a determined heart and an indomitable fighting spirit, Zhou Yan endured the ordeal.

A fundamental change is taking place within him.

Ba couldn't help but stand up. Looking at Zhou Yan's expression, she said nervously:

"Yan looks like he's in a lot of pain."

Ji Xuanyuan also stared intently at the location of Zhou Yan's soul, and said:
"It's alright, it's alright. It's normal to feel pain when you're trying to transform into a powerful deity or demon. Although this kid was guided by the Goddess Nuwa and refined a wisp of the Weaver Girl's innate energy to learn this power, he still has to suffer a bit the first time he wants to transform into the Candle Dragon."

"You'll get used to it after a while."

Ba suddenly realized something and said thoughtfully:

"So, that's why you let him transform early?"

Chi You shook his head solemnly: "No."

This time, Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You gave the same answer:
"It was just out of curiosity."

Ba was speechless for a moment, and had an urge to grab a big wooden club and hit the back of the two guys on the head. She didn't know if the two of them really thought so, or if they were just saying something nice.
Or perhaps both?
Zhou Yan's long roar continued without end, and finally suddenly became even higher, as if piercing through gold and splitting rocks, transforming into a red pillar of light that shot into the sky. A powerful aura, thousands of times purer, more ancient, and more majestic than the previous phantom, suddenly erupted.

Ji Xuanyuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "It's done?!"

Chi You's expression turned solemn: "It's done!"

"However, the effect of this move seems to be even greater than expected..."

The two ancestors looked up and gazed through the world of divine will at the pillar of light that shot into the sky.

"The Goddess Nuwa truly taught him the real things..."

The red beam of light slowly spread out.

Before them, swirling clouds and mist concealed a colossal creature. Though it could not compare to the true Primordial Candle Dragon Lord, its equally enormous body moved slowly, its scales opening and closing in the mist.

Startled, the three-legged golden crows rose up, and the hungry ghost jade talisman that had devoured the moonlight was also activated. They floated to the left and right of the enormous dragon-snake god, like the sun and moon.

Majestic, desolate, and ancient divine power spreads violently.

Breaking through the barriers of this place, it went straight up—

The second spiritual world.

Overbearing and disdainful.

Announcing its return!
(End of this chapter)