The Dragon's Magic Code

Chapter 15 The Three-Star Step and the Martial Arts Competition

That night, there were only three people in Lin Lang's room.

One of them wore a yellow robe with a five-clawed golden dragon design. The man was emitting an extraordinary heroic spirit. The second person was refined and elegant. The last was a middle-aged man.

Those three people were Luo Donghe, Lin Tianyou, and Lin Lang.

The room was dark and gloomy, with only one candle providing bare enough light to see. Among the three, only Lin Tianyou and Lin Lang had their heads lowered in panic.

Luo Donghe sat in front of them with a smile and asked them one more time.

"Did you say there's another person alive in this world who's cultivated the Heavenly Sword Finger Technique?"

As soon as he asked the question, the smile on his face froze. His expression became livid and gloomy.

Although he was in the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering, pressure comparable to the Foundation Realm emanated from his body.

That horrible, suffocating pressure made it hard for them to catch their breaths.

"Please spare us, Prince Luo Donghe! I've already asked someone to ruin that person's cultivation. The reason I kept him alive was for you to kill him yourself!"

"However, I never expected the person to go on some kind of adventure. He kept disappearing in the past few days, so we..."

Right then, Luo Donghe had a strange smile on his face. With an icy curve on his lips, he gently stroked Lin Tianyou's head.

He began, "Of course. I'm a gentleman, so I would never ask you all to make a move on his friends and family. However..."

"You'd better make sure that no one else in the world cultivates the Heavenly Sword Finger Technique before the martial arts competition. Otherwise..."

Luo Donghe did not continue. The grin on his face was blinding.

Lin Yan, who was in the Dragon-Devouring Prison, was unaware of the uninvited guest currently in Sun County.

At that moment, his eyes were tightly shut as the Yuan Qi within his body transformed into countless tiny hammers that continuously knocked against his skull.

If someone could see right through his skin, they could see a layer of silver luster wrapped around his skull.

The bones in his body were also mightier than they were before.

Boom!

Suddenly, a wave of air was released from Lin Yan's body. When he opened his eyes, a sharp cold glint explosively shot out from his gaze.

He looked at his body in satisfaction.

Within five days, he had once again advanced and reached the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering.

There were probably hardly any people in the Yueming Kingdom who could advance at such an alarming speed.

Lin Yan took a look at his body. There was a hair-sized bolt of lightning that had taken root within his Elixir Field. Surprisingly, it was sprouting.

He guessed that the Sky Thunder of the Dark Domain might act like a plant. It would rely on absorbing his Yuan Qi to grow in his Elixir Field.

He didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Firstly, if the Sky Thunder of the Dark Domain grew, its destructive power would be terrifying.

However, the Yuan Qi in his body would likely be reduced.

Whether it came to battle or breakthrough, it was always rather difficult.

"Huh? This is...?"

The next moment, Lin Yan was startled. His gaze became a little more solemn. A mysterious black ball had appeared near the seedling of the Sky Thunder of the Dark Domain.

This ball was pitch black, with strands of gas surrounding it. At first glance, it seemed like a Seed of Yuan Qi.

"Is this... a Seed of Yuan Qi?"

He was shocked! He strained his eyes more only to realize that there were already two cracks on the black outer layer of the ball.

Yuan Qi was emanating from that fissure.

"It's a Seed of Yuan Qi!" He exclaimed excitedly.

"It's definitely a Seed of Yuan Qi!"

Lin Yan was overjoyed and excited beyond belief.

Other people would have had to reach the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering and undergone the Cleansing of Body three times to materialize a Seed of Yuan Qi. However, he had successfully done so even though he was only at the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering.

Although the seed had yet to mature, it was already releasing a small amount of Yuan Qi.

In other words, he could execute the Separation of Yuan Qi and other martial arts skills.

There were still two days until the martial arts competition. Lin Yan planned on continuing until his final breakthrough in the Dragon-Devouring Prison.

He once again thought of the time when he was observing the Heavenly Star Painting at the Assembly of Stars.

In the Heavenly Star Painting, a complicated cluster of stars kept moving in a particular direction, going round and round, as if everything in nature was flowing away.

Flowing away?

Everything flowing away?

Lin Yan suddenly raised his head. His eyes were filled with surprise. It was as though he had thought of something.

He thought to himself, "Could it be that the Heavenly Star Painting records a kind of bodily technique? It's as if a cultivator is like a star in the universe, hiding away using all kinds of orbit."

"It's like how everything has its own course of life and track."

"I see! Hahaha! So that's how it works."

The moment Lin Yan came to a realization, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer beside him suddenly began to move.

A gust of wind stirred beneath his feet and a flash of light appeared around his figure as if he was swallowed up by the stars.

Or perhaps, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer had turned into a star in the universe. Its footsteps and bodily techniques were fleeting, and it was impossible to track.

After half a day had passed, Lin Yan had achieved a sliver of comprehension. He had transformed into the stars in the sky and become a part of everything.

However, he was not actually a part of everything.

"Three-Star Step! First Stance!" Lin Yan yelled.

His feet suddenly emitted a colorful glow and his entire body suddenly disappeared from its initial position.

A dazzling glint of starlight flashed across the air. In less than a breath, he showed up in the wilderness five hundred meters away.

Then, with a whoosh, he disappeared again. All that was seen was a colorful star-like beam of power streaking across the sky and he returned, back to where he was.

"This is just the First Stance, yet it's already so fast. If I were to execute all three stances in succession, maybe even an expert at the Foundation Realm wouldn't be able to match up to it!"

......

On the seventh day, Sun County was livelier than ever. People came and went near the city gate, peddling, laughing, and even quarreling.

Streets leading to the city gate were already occupied by peddlers that packed the roads with numerous goods.

Many outsiders in strange clothes came to see what was going on that day.

Some were bald monks, some were strong men naked to the waist, while others were warriors riding on demonic beasts that invoked fear in the people.

Dazzling red carpets were laid out on the stone path while soldiers on both sides stood a few meters apart, guarding the place.

In the sky, two griffins flew over from some unknown place. They flapped their powerful wings and continued to soar.

Riding the griffins were two soldiers at the Eighth Stage of Body Tempering. They looked down at everything from high above.

Directly below them, three huge arenas had already been set up. Five rows of metal-wood were set up around the arenas, emitting a strong wave of Yuan Qi.

A large badge representing the royal court, with a golden flowery embroidered pattern, hung on the city gate.

At the top, Mu Chen sat in the middle. On both sides of him were Luo Donghe, Lin Lang, and Wang Ji, the patriarch of the Wang Family.

At that moment, Luo Donghe was looking down at everything below with a fake smile. He still wasn't waving his hand to greet the people below.

Lin Lang approached the prince and began speaking carefully.

"Prince Luo Donghe, you can rest assured. I have done everything that I ought to do. I swear on my life that Lin Yan will show up."

"Not to mention, he has a close relationship with the maid Zhu Xiang. As long as he steps into our trap, we will kill him directly."

As he spoke, Lin Lang gritted his teeth with a sinister expression.

However, Luo Donghe looked down at the ring and forced a grin.

"I can't believe you're cruel enough to get a maid involved in this. I never allowed you to do that."

"However, this was the idea that both of you came up with, so it has nothing to do with me. Moreover, what you promised me was that once the martial arts competition is over..."

"There will only be one person in the world who has cultivated the Heavenly Sword Finger Technique!"