Dragon Ball, simultaneously traversing countless worlds

Luo Yan's magic includes a technique called "enlightenment," which can transform stone lions into Suanni, carrying poles into giant snakes, cattle and sheep into monsters, and even wind and clouds into dragons and tigers.

However, that kind of enlightenment technique is only one kind of transformation technique. As long as Luo Yan disperses his magic power, all those things will have to turn back.

Even if Luo Yan transforms the black python into a true dragon, it only changes its appearance. In essence, it is still a snake. Once it loses Luo Yan's magical support, it will be reduced to its original black snake form.

"I've heard that carp in the Yellow River can leap over the Dragon Gate and transform into dragons to ascend to heaven. I wonder if this Dragon Gate exists, and if it might be of any use to you."

"That's just the imagination of mortals. There is no Dragon Gate in the world, but there is a Dragon Transformation Pool in the Heavenly Court. Those dragons, pythons, and crocodiles with great merits can shed their demonic bodies in the Dragon Transformation Pool and become divine dragons if they are willing to serve the Heavenly Court."

"Oh, I see you also have some merit accumulating on you. Why don't you submit to the Heavenly Court and become a dragon?"

For a thousand years, the black python has repeatedly spread mist in Daming Prefecture to nourish the crops, thus accumulating some merit. It is also quite powerful, so if it were to submit to the Heavenly Court, there would be no reason for the Heavenly Court not to accept it.

The black python hesitated and said in a low voice, "I have also considered joining the Heavenly Court, but the Heavenly rules are strict, and I am afraid of being punished for making mistakes, so I have never been able to make up my mind."

Just how strict are the Heavenly Rules?

The Dragon King controls the clouds and rain; the exact time of the wind, thunder, and rain, down to the minute, must be precise. Any mistake will result in execution on the Dragon-Slaying Platform.

The black python was used to being free and unrestrained in the mortal realm, and it worried that if it went to heaven, it might accidentally make a mistake and become a snack for the gods—dragon liver and phoenix gall.

The Heavenly Court in the world of the Heavenly Book is utterly devoid of human compassion.

The Jade Emperor of Heaven was not a wise ruler either. In the animated series "The Legend of the Heavenly Book," when the Jade Emperor punished Yuan Gong, he was eating melon seeds while administering the punishment, displaying an arrogant demeanor and showing no trace of the demeanor of a celestial emperor.

The so-called Jade Emperor is nothing more than a petty person who, relying on his immense power, created absurd rules that prevented all immortals from transgressing, while he himself acted with unbridled arrogance.

This Heavenly Court is a replica of the old system where officials are allowed to set fires while ordinary people are forbidden to even light lamps.

Working under such a leader without being able to flatter or fawn over him could be quite dangerous. Someone like Yuan Gong, who cared deeply for the common people and was upright in character, could easily be punished by the Jade Emperor on some pretext.

The black python made the right decision not to work in Heaven.

Given its wild nature, it might have been served on the Jade Emperor's table not long after it emerged from the Dragon Transformation Pool.

“If you are unwilling to serve the Heavenly Court, it will be difficult to access the Heavenly Court’s Dragon Transformation Pool, and this path is also not feasible.” Luo Yan pondered for a moment and then said, “If I were to inject the essence blood of a true dragon into your body, could you refine it and become a true dragon?”

“Of course that’s possible, but all the true dragons in the world are registered in the celestial register. Killing a dragon indiscriminately might provoke a wrath from the Heavenly Court,” the black python advised.

Dragons are divided into different ranks, with the highest-ranking being the Four Seas Dragon Kings, who are equivalent to powerful figures in the functional departments of the Heavenly Court.

The middle-ranking ones are the divine dragons that cling to the jade pillars of the Lingxiao Palace to suppress the fortune of the Heavenly Court. They cannot move freely, but they have a higher status and are not managed by other immortals.

The lowest-ranking dragons were assigned to pull the dragon carriage for the Jade Emperor, receiving the same status and treatment as celestial horses, making them almost no different from beasts.

But even a dragon pulling a cart cannot be killed casually.

Killing the Jade Emperor's dragon is just as heinous as killing and eating Lu Bu's Red Hare. Do you think the other party will come after you?

"Since refining the essence blood of other dragons is useful, then it's simple. I'll take care of providing you with true dragon essence blood, and you just need to focus on cultivation."

Doesn't Lu Mingfei Luo Yan in the quantum space happen to have a summoning system?

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Since his dragons, which have a limited summoning time, cannot exist for long, he might as well summon them, extract some of their essence and blood, and use it to help his mounts improve their strength.

However, Lu Mingfei Luo Yan needs to complete tasks to obtain points to summon dragons.

He hasn't even entered Kassel College yet, has very few points, and can't summon any decent dragons.

If we want to get some true dragon blood from him, we'll probably have to wait a while.

If the wait is too long, and Lu Mingfei and Luo Yan haven't accumulated enough points before a major battle breaks out with the Heavenly Court.

Then Luo Yan was no longer in a hurry to demand the true dragon's essence blood.

Once the great battle begins, killing a dragon is as easy as cutting it to pieces, and getting some dragon blood is a piece of cake.

Seeing Luo Yan's confident demeanor, the black python asked nervously, "You're not really going to kill the true dragon, are you?"

"No, no, you don't need to worry about where I got the true dragon blood for you. I have my own channels, and there won't be any conflict with the Heavenly Court for the time being."

The black python remained skeptical. If a cultivator could commit such a heinous act as rebelling against a human dynasty, it seemed not impossible for him to rise up and fight against the heavens.

Thinking back to the early Tang Dynasty, didn't the Great Sage Equal to Heaven emerge from among their demon race and shatter the Heavenly Palace?

Humans may not be as bloodthirsty as demons, but this person in front of us is another story.

The black python stared intently at the back of Luo Yan's head, trying to see if he had any rebellious tendencies, lest he board the wrong ship.

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Having subdued the black python, Luo Yan and his group left the well amidst the golden toad's tearful farewell.

As soon as he emerged from the well, Luo Yan said to the black python, "You are still in the form of a python, which makes it quite inconvenient for you to move around in my territory. When we don't need to fight, you can transform into a horse for me to ride!"

Before the black python could object, Luo Yan flicked his finger and transformed it into a tall, wondrous steed. He pulled on the reins and mounted it.

The horse neighed and roared, and after a while, having adjusted to its vocal cords, it finally spoke up resentfully, blaming Luo Yan for tricking it.

It said it was for riding, but it didn't say it was for riding a horse!

The black python was extremely ashamed that its once glorious reputation had been reduced to being ridden as a horse.

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, do you have your own name?" Luo Yan patted the black horse beneath him.

"Yes, yes, Wang Mang once gave me a name." Black Python was afraid that Luo Yan would give him another embarrassing name, so he quickly answered.

"What's your name?" Luo Yan asked curiously.

“Caesar,” the black python said, opening its mouth.

"Caesar?" Upon hearing this name, Luo Yan almost fell off his horse and couldn't help but shout, "Zhao, Wang Mang really is a time traveler."

Even the most absurd native of the Han Dynasty wouldn't name a snake 'Caesar'.

Only a time traveler could pull off such a crazy feat.

Seeing Luo Yan's strong reaction to his name, Heima asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is my name strange? I don't think it's anything special. Although I don't know the meaning of this name, I feel it's inexplicably majestic and domineering."

"Oh, didn't Wang Mang explain the meaning of the name 'Caesar' to you?" Luo Yan asked in return.

Does this name have a deeper meaning?

"One meaning of Caesar is hair, and another meaning is ruler."

Upon hearing the word "ruler," the black python suddenly fell silent.

Its expression became complicated. Recalling Wang Mang's act of bestowing dragon energy upon it a thousand years ago, a strange thought arose in its mind. Could it be that Wang Mang intentionally helped it transform into a dragon, making it a symbol of the fortune of Wang Mang's new dynasty?

Wang Mang usurped the Han throne, but the fate of the Han dynasty was not yet over. The dragon energy of the Han dynasty did not obey Wang Mang's orders. The saying "the dragon does not serve the python" probably does not mean that the Dragon King in the sky who is responsible for bringing rain disliked Wang Mang, but rather that the dragon energy of the Han dynasty disliked Wang Mang.

Wang Mang's gift of dragon energy to a black snake demon in his hometown was probably intended to use the power of a real dragon to suppress or even devour the dragon energy of the Han Dynasty.

Thinking about it this way, the black python understood why it had only absorbed a little bit of the new dynasty's dragon energy, and even after the dragon energy dissipated, it still couldn't successfully transform into a dragon through arduous cultivation.

So he was tricked by Wang Mang long ago, dragged onto a path that defied fate, which led to him being devoured by the forces of Heaven.

From the moment the black python was named Caesar and bestowed with the dragon's aura of the new dynasty, it became deeply entangled with Wang Mang's plans and was drawn into the vortex.

Chapter 213 The Sense of Superiority of the Daimyo Prefecture

While Luo Yan was taming his mount.

There's been a problem with the Jin army.

When Emperor Tianzuo went south to Wuzhou, he encountered a Jin army. He fought a great battle with the Jin army at Yan'e Xiashui. Emperor Tianzuo's troops were defeated by the Jin army, so the foolish emperor led his army to flee to Shanyin.

Wanyan Zongwang, who was preparing to lead his troops to attack Luo Yan, decisively chose to pursue the Liao emperor after learning of the news of Emperor Tianzuo.

Luo Yan was merely a rebel, and his status was nowhere near that of Emperor Tianzuo, the monarch of the country.

Once Emperor Tianzuo is captured, the Liao Dynasty will essentially be destroyed.

The war that destroyed the country was such a great achievement, how could Wanyan Zongwang not be able to distinguish between sesame seeds and watermelons?

Capturing Emperor Tianzuo would elevate his status and prestige even further, which would be far more beneficial than dealing with Luo Yan.

However, while pursuing Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Zongwang did not forget to make things difficult for Luo Yan. He sent envoys to contact various rebel kings in Hebei, asking them to send troops to Daming Prefecture, promising that whoever conquered Luo Yan's territory would be given a thousand warhorses by the Jin army.

Horses were very expensive in the Song Dynasty. During the Huangyou era, a good horse could be worth almost 200 acres of land.

During the Xuanhe era, the price of horses in the Northern Song Dynasty continued to rise and became increasingly expensive.

A thousand warhorses is definitely not a small number.

Warhorses are not ordinary steeds; there are strict requirements regarding their height and other aspects.

Even for a nomadic people like the Jin Dynasty, giving up a thousand warhorses was like cutting off a piece of flesh.

Warhorses are an extremely important strategic resource. Upon hearing the Jin army's terms, many rebels were tempted and assembled large armies to march towards Luo Yan's territory.

Other rebels had long coveted Luo Yan, this rising star who had conquered Daming Prefecture.

Daming Prefecture has a population of one million. If we could plunder it, how much we could gain!

If, after looting Daming Prefecture, one could also trade with the Jin soldiers and obtain horses, it would be a perfect deal, killing two birds with one stone.

As for the rumors of Luo Yan's divine powers manifesting in the heavens and earth, and of immortals and gods descending to earth, these rebels paid no attention to them.

They all started as rebels, so how could they not know Luo Yan's tricks? All he does is create public opinion and momentum!

They also knew this trick. Zhang Xian, Zhang Di, and Gao Tuoshan often used the names of gods to fool the people during their uprisings.

In this era of underdeveloped information dissemination, where there wasn't even a video, most ordinary people believed that Luo Yan was a deity without ever having seen him.

Even the most accomplished cultivators in the cultivation world only regarded Luo Yan as a demon, not as a deity.

As for the civil and military officials, and the various rebels, needless to say, almost no one would admit that Luo Yan was a god unless they saw it with their own eyes.

Xu Churen is the best example of this.

Therefore, Zhang Xian, Zhang Di, Gao Tuoshan, and others brazenly led a total of more than 500,000 displaced rebels to attack Luo Yan's territory.

When Luo Yan received this message, he had already subdued the black python and returned to Daming Prefecture.

Upon learning that 500,000 refugees and rebels were coming to attack him, Luo Yan was not nervous at all, but rather very excited.

"The chaos in Hebei should have subsided long ago. Zhang Xian, Zhang Di, and Gao Tuoshan have manipulated the people and destroyed countless families. Their attack on me is a death sentence!"

Previously, Luo Yan had the ability to defeat these three rebel groups, but the reason he hesitated to act was that before he occupied Daming Prefecture, he did not have a stable territory to settle the refugees.

Defeating the rebel refugees but not killing them all won't solve the problem. The scattered rebels will simply regroup into small groups and spread their influence even further.

Now that Luo Yan has Daming Prefecture as his base, with Xu Churen and his experienced officials, and the vast surrounding farmland, and with 500,000 refugees flocking in, he has the ability to devour and digest them all.