RUMBLE!
The stone door of the Training Room rumbled open, and an elder in a gray robe walked inside. The elder looked at the Spirit Stone powder scattered across the floor and couldn’t help but frown.
What in the world happened? In less than a Shichen, all 150,000 Superior Spirit Stones turned to dust? The elder’s expression was a mixture of shock and uncertainty.
Long Chen clasped his fists to explain. "I..."
"Never mind. I shouldn’t have asked you. What could a Third-class Disciple in the War Master Realm possibly know?"
The elder waved his hand, interrupting Long Chen. "You can go to another Training Room. I’ve already made the arrangements."
Clearly, he didn’t suspect Long Chen of refining all the Spirit Stones. It never even occurred to him that a Third-class Disciple could be involved.
Upon hearing this, Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh to himself. This saved him the trouble of explaining, which would have been a nuisance. After all, who within a ten-thousand-mile radius could refine 150,000 Superior Spirit Stones in a single Shichen? For a Third-class Disciple of the War Master Realm, it would be utterly impossible!
Xia Duoduo suddenly laughed. "Young master, it seems you can stay and cultivate in the Training Room without any Spirit Stones after all. This ant is truly blind."
Of course, Long Chen wasn’t going to refuse. Why would he create trouble for himself?
A moment later, led by the Training Room attendant, Long Chen moved to a different room.
"The Elder said to give you 10,000 Superior Spirit Stones for now. He’ll send more once you’ve refined these," the attendant said, taking out a Storage Bag.
Long Chen remained silent, simply feigning ignorance to avoid any unnecessary complications.
For the next nine days, Long Chen focused on his cultivation in seclusion, practicing the True Dragon Combat Technique and the Coiling Dragon Seal bequeathed to him by his mother. Of the 10,000 Superior Spirit Stones left by the attendant, Long Chen had only refined fewer than two thousand over the nine days. This was for two reasons. First, cultivating the Coiling Dragon Seal and the True Dragon Combat Technique didn’t require Spirit Stones. Second, he didn’t want to cause any trouble.
Meanwhile, the elder was still investigating Long Chen’s first Training Room. Even after nine days, he had found no issues whatsoever.
"Reporting to the Elder, that Third-class Disciple has only refined less than two thousand Superior Spirit Stones," the attendant reported respectfully.
The gray-robed elder nodded and stroked his beard, wondering aloud, "This Training Room is perfectly intact. So where exactly did the problem occur?"
On the tenth day, Long Chen, who had been keeping a close count, had to stop his cultivation. Tomorrow, he would face Su Miaoyu on the Life and Death Platform.
War Maniac Realm First Layer! All the impurities in my body have been cleared out. The True Dragon Combat Technique is truly incredible!
Long Chen clenched his fists, feeling a boundless strength coursing through his body.
"Young master, what stage have you reached in your cultivation of the Coiling Dragon Seal left to you by the Hall Master?" Xia Duoduo asked respectfully.
Compared to Long Chen’s breakthrough, Xia Duoduo was more interested in the Coiling Dragon Seal, a technique created by the Master of the Dragon Hall.
"Third Stage."
Long Chen frowned in thought. If I had one more day, I’m confident I could reach the Fourth Stage.
"Congratulations, young master! According to what you said, the Third-Stage Coiling Dragon Seal can lower an opponent’s realm by three full layers!" Xia Duoduo exclaimed.
Long Chen nodded slightly. "Mhm. I haven’t had a chance to cultivate the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Formula yet. If I were to advance further and reach its Fourth Layer, I could easily crush a Martial Artist at the War Maniac Fifth Layer Heaven. With no impurities left in my body, my combat power is at its absolute peak. Perhaps I could even contend with a Martial Artist at the War Maniac Sixth Layer Heaven!"
Xia Duoduo’s eyes widened in admiration. "If you use the Third-Stage Coiling Dragon Seal, you could suppress a Martial Artist at the War Maniac Realm Ninth Layer down to the War Maniac Realm Sixth Layer... HISSS! Even though you are only at the War Maniac First Layer Heaven, you can now go toe-to-toe with someone at the War Maniac Nine Heavens! What’s more, you also have the Divine Demon Secret Technique Dragon Blood Boiling. Even a Martial Artist at the War Sect Ninth Layer Heavens would pay a heavy price in a fight with you!"