Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

"What exactly is the difference?"

As if they had planned it, the Huo uncle and nephew asked the question together.

"I practice fire-based profound arts, and when I advance in level, I create a fireball that is about ten feet in size."

Those who use earth-based mystical arts like Tu Ge and Fu Di only become golden earth spheres about ten feet tall when they advance, similar to me.

However, the young master created a five-colored golden sphere, which is worlds apart from ours!

First of all, the brightness is off the charts. When our brothers advanced, none of the lights could match it.

Moreover, the sphere seemed to be vaguely mixed with various colors of light, making it impossible to look at; it was too dazzling!

Secondly, this sphere is spinning way too fast. We're at least twenty or thirty feet away from the young master, yet the whirlwind created by the cyclone is already blowing right up to us, and the wind is incredibly strong.

It was as if an unseen force was frantically stirring up the surrounding air.

Lastly, and most importantly, the amount of spiritual energy gathered in this multicolored golden sphere is frighteningly large. Moreover, it's not just earth elemental spiritual energy; I feel that spiritual energy of various other attributes from the surrounding area has been attracted there, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to decrease.

Back when we advanced, we never absorbed so much spiritual energy of other attributes!

How much spiritual energy would it take to absorb that much? Just thinking about it is terrifying!

I estimate that all of us brothers combined couldn't equal that number!

Lei said excitedly.

"I also feel a little different."

"I sensed it carefully and said."

As everyone was watching from all sides, Mo Yuming overheard their conversation. He felt as if he were indeed undergoing a transformation, because his earth-elemental profound technique had long been cultivated to the peak of the Earth Rank.

However, he did not want to advance to the Heavenly Rank so quickly because he felt that his foundation was not solid enough. Even the Earth element was still unstable, and his cultivation of the other four elements was not yet up to par. Even the Fire element was only at the sixth level, and the Water element was only at the fourth level. He wanted to wait until he had cultivated the other four elements to their peak before advancing to the Heavenly Rank.

Although it's uncertain whether advancing to the Heavenly Rank will have any adverse effects on the cultivation of the other four elements in the future.

Because he had no experience in this area, and he had inquired before, others also had no experience in this area. There are already few people who can cultivate to the Heavenly Rank, and even fewer who can cultivate two elements at the same time. It is no exaggeration to say that they are extremely rare. As for cultivating five elements at the same time, that is unheard of.

However, according to common sense, it is always good to accumulate strength and then unleash it. Therefore, Mo Yuming was a little worried that once the earth element profound skill solidified into a crystal, would it still be possible for the spiritual energy of the other four elements to continue to advance?

If Mo Yuming is unable to improve the other four elements because his dantian has solidified, he will definitely be unwilling to accept it.

But the current situation doesn't allow him to make his own decisions, because he can't even move, let alone stop his advancement.

He didn't know why this was happening; he couldn't control himself, and his consciousness was like that of a bystander, only able to watch from the sidelines.

Just as Mo Yuming was lost in thought, a strange phenomenon appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. He felt his sea of ​​consciousness gradually brighten, and slowly a dazzling white light the size of a grain of rice appeared. This white light was also slowly rotating, forming a stark contrast with the black hole in his dantian.

Just like the two opposing black and white pieces inside the golden sphere, there is an invisible passage between these two pieces, but Mo Yuming can sense its existence.

The five elemental spiritual energies, which were continuously being sucked into the black hole, were compressed into transparent soul power and then directly input into the white sphere of light through this channel.

The white sphere of light thus slowly increased in size, becoming the size of a mung bean after a quarter of an hour, and the size of a peanut after an hour.

At this moment, Mo Yuming's consciousness gradually blurred, leaving only a white blur in his mind. In the end, he knew nothing at all.

At the same time, strange phenomena appeared on the mountain. The entire mountain was covered by white clouds drifting from all directions. The white clouds, which covered a radius of dozens of miles, slowly rotated, forming a huge funnel centered on Mo Yuming, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom.

Instead of decreasing, the spiritual energy on the mountain peak increased, transforming it into a place rich in spiritual energy.

Huo Chenggang was suddenly jolted awake by the strange phenomenon and immediately issued an order for the garrison at the exit to temporarily seal off the pass, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and forbidding anyone in the mine from spreading the strange phenomenon they had witnessed that day.

Leopard, who worked at the factory, also rushed over. The three Heavenly Rank elders stood in three separate groups, acting as Mo Yuming's protectors. The incident happened so suddenly that no one knew what to do, so they could only stand guard around the perimeter, preventing anyone from approaching.

Fortunately, the strange phenomenon did not last long. After an hour and a half, it disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

However, the small mountain was very lush with spiritual energy in the following days, and most people in the military camp ten miles away and Wangxiang Town thirty miles away felt that the weather had been somewhat abnormal in the past few days.

There's a kind of listless depression that makes you feel like something's missing in the air. It affects people's moods, and it takes several days to gradually return to normal.

Although it was located in a vast, sparsely populated mountain area, the unusual phenomenon of clouds and mist gathering and swirling for dozens of miles could not be hidden. Naturally, many outsiders saw it. In Wangxiang Town, which was closest to the mine, most people saw it. However, everyone knew that it was a military restricted area. Although they were curious, there were still very few people who dared to openly go and investigate.

However, there were still quite a few people who inquired about it privately, and many who wanted to sneak into the restricted area to take a look.

Just as everyone was speculating about this strange phenomenon, the truth was finally revealed from within the restricted area:

Deep within the mountains behind the forbidden zone lies an underground cave where a transformed dragon lurks. The strange phenomenon that day was caused by the dragon's transformation and advancement.

It is common knowledge that extraordinary phenomena occur whenever a dragon transforms into human form. Therefore, most people choose to believe it.

However, some people have doubts, because high-level dragons usually hide deep in the Monster Mountain Range. Although this area is part of the Monster Mountain Range, it is a peripheral area where high-level monsters are rare, let alone top-level monsters.

Some people suspect that a rare treasure has been unearthed in the mine, and the appearance of the treasure has caused strange phenomena in the heavens and earth.

However, since the answer had been so clear within the restricted area, even if people still had doubts or curiosity, they dared not discuss or investigate further at this moment.

It should be noted that this is a heavily guarded military restricted area, garrisoned by thousands of elite soldiers who stand guard day and night, and no one dares to forcibly enter this forbidden territory.

While the outside world was buzzing with the news about this incident, the place where it first occurred—that small courtyard in the mountain villa—had been unusually quiet for the past few days, as if time had frozen there.

The entire manor was tightly surrounded by a large number of troops, forming an impregnable defensive line. Apart from a few high-ranking officials, no one else was allowed to set foot inside.

At this moment, Mo Yuming lay quietly on his bed, his breath as faint as a candle flickering in the wind, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

When the ball of light dissipated, this is what Lei, Dian, and the others saw: lying motionless on the ground.

His skin was cracked all over his body, with crisscrossing fissures covering his body, just like a beautiful porcelain doll that had gone through many vicissitudes and was covered in cracks.

Several hours passed. Although a thick scab had formed on the surface of the skin, thin streams of blood continued to seep out from the deep and shallow cracks, a shocking sight.

The highly respected old witch doctor from Shangyuan City was also invited and rushed here.

With a solemn expression, he placed his fingers on Mo Yuming's wrist and carefully took his pulse to diagnose his condition.

Meanwhile, several key figures, including Huang Xiaoxiao, Su Yangyan, Huo Chengde, and Jiang Yuheng, also arrived at lightning speed last night.

At this moment, they all sat silently in the living room, anxiously awaiting the old witch doctor's final diagnosis.

Outside in the open space, the three men, Dianye, Leiye, and Baoye, paced back and forth like ants on a hot plate, their faces full of anxiety and deep concern.