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Chapter 164 [164] Heavenly Thunder Tempering the White Flood Dragon

Inside Stone City, a large number of soldiers were drilling, while the Demon-Subduing Commander stood on the city wall to set up defenses.

One advantage of being stationed on this battlefield is that the terrain is flat and the field of vision is wide enough.

It's safe to say that if an enemy were to send troops to launch a surprise attack on Stone City, it would be virtually impossible for them to do so.

On the simple training ground, Ning Xiu walked over and immediately attracted the attention of the Demon Subduing Guards who were training.

Ning Xiu is no longer the same person he used to be; he is now a top figure in the Demon Subduing Division, the Golden Dragon Demon Subduing Captain.

He was also the chief official of the Protectorate of Yaotuo Prefecture, and the Grand Protector.

"Greetings, Lord Ning," everyone greeted, clasping their hands in greeting.

"Yes, everyone has worked hard." Ning Xiu nodded, then walked into a tent near the training ground, where several people were chatting.

It was Master Kongxu, Chen Peifeng, Chang Fenghai, Long Ning, and Aying.

"Lord Ning."

"Team leader."

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

These people can be considered the core members of Ning Xiu's Demon Subduing Squad. Now that Ning Xiu has achieved the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm, they have also risen to prominence and their status is clearly different.

Those who have followed the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm are definitely more powerful than other Demon Subduing Officers of the same level.

"I've come today to give you something that can help you improve your cultivation level." Ning Xiu stretched out his hand, and a ball of pure white energy appeared in his palm.

This item is a concentrated form of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If a low-ranking Demon Subduer absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the scale of such absorption is equivalent to a thin rope.

The scale of the middle three ranks is like a thick rope, while the scale of the upper three ranks is like a trickle.

Then, the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm directly draws spiritual energy from the power of heaven and earth, on a scale comparable to the vastness of rivers, lakes, and seas, and hundreds of times larger.

If Ning Xiu were to forcefully inject this ball of energy into the body of a Demon-Subduing Guard, it would be enough to instantly cause the guard's body to burst.

"What is this?!" Master Kongxu stared wide-eyed in surprise as he sensed the immense energy emanating from the energy cloud.

"Such dense spiritual energy! I might not be able to accumulate this much spiritual energy even if I cultivated for ten years." Chang Fenghai was extremely shocked.

As a being possessed by two demon immortals, he had a different understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If he could possess the spiritual energy in Ning Xiu's hand, he could unleash even greater power from Mangqiu Liu and Hu Taigu without having to pay the price with his own life as before.

"This contains twenty years' worth of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. You are to use it. Try to absorb it within five days, no matter what method you use," Ning Xiu said.

After acquiring the Destiny Star, it was incredibly easy for him to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, whereas for those who had not reached the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm, such a vast amount of spiritual energy was extremely difficult to obtain.

"Here you go." Ning Xiu handed the ball of spiritual energy to Long Ning, who was closest to him.

"Oh, oh." Long Ning realized what was happening and quickly reached out to take it. As a dragon, when she came into contact with this ball of spiritual energy, she inexplicably felt an uncontrollable appetite.

It was as if a voice was whispering greedily in my ear: "Eat it, eat it."

Goo!

Long Ning couldn't help but swallow, and with a quick movement of her throat, taking advantage of Ning Xiu turning around and not paying attention, she opened her mouth wide and swallowed the entire ball of spiritual energy in one gulp.

"Ok!"

"Uh?"

"This……"

When Aying and the others saw this, they were instantly stunned.

Everyone is well aware of how much energy this ball of spiritual energy contains. If someone were to consume it all, wouldn't they explode and die on the spot?

"Long Ning, spit it out quickly, that's not something you can eat."

"How can you eat everything? Even if you're a dragon, you can't just do whatever you want."

Amidst everyone's anxious calls, Long Ning's entire body instantly swelled up, and at the same time, dazzling white light emanated from within her, transforming her into a dragon that burst the entire tent apart.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of all the demon-slaying officers on the training ground in an instant.

"What's going on? Have the demon race invaded?"

"That's impossible. Lord Ning is in charge of the Protectorate. How could the demons get in?"

"It's a dragon demon, it's got quite a background!"

Just as everyone was discussing this, Long Ning roared at the sky, and two strange lights shot into the sky, turning into purple and blue colors that circled each other. Hidden within them were two figures of golden hammers.

Ning Xiu used his internal energy to protect everyone in the team. As he watched Long Ning spit out the two items, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Ning Xiu's eyes.

Unexpectedly, after being eaten by Long Ning, the Thunderclap and Purple Lightning Hammer were able to see the light of day again.

Back then, the Purple Lightning Thunder Hammers were Ning Xiu's most important right-hand men, greatly enhancing his strength.

But for Ning Xiu now, the Purple Lightning and Thunder Hammers are no longer enough, and they are not even as good as Yin Liu, one of his three spears.

The twin hammers shot into the sky, instantly causing dark clouds to gather and lightning to flash intermittently. A huge bolt of lightning, like a celestial sword, fell down and struck Long Ning squarely.

"Roar!"

With the help of the heavenly lightning, the enormous amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth that Long Ning swallowed was refined and merged into her body.

"Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering." Ning Xiu nodded in approval. The dragon's body is truly formidable; it can actually perform such a feat.

With the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on one side and the heavenly lightning tempering his body on the other, cracks quickly appeared on the surface of Long Ning's body, and then the dragon scales fell off.

The originally rough black dragon skin is now like a peeled egg, revealing a completely new layer of skin.

It was snow-white and flawless, with dragon scales as white as jade.

Although no one knows what Long Ning will eventually become, everyone knows that Long Ning is undergoing a transformation. As long as she gets through this hurdle, she will gain a huge boost.

Ning Xiu was unwilling to waste time, so she directly used her destiny star to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and tempered the dragon condensation together with the heavenly lightning, which immediately accelerated the speed of her dragon body's transformation.

Soon, except for the head, the rest of the body turned completely white, extremely holy.

Such a white dragon is truly breathtaking, and even if it were a demon, one couldn't help but feel a sense of joy upon seeing it.

Finally, when Long Ning had completed the transformation, even her head, and her entire body was free of any impurities, the heavenly thunder stopped abruptly, the dark clouds dispersed, and everything returned to normal.

Only one white dragon lay panting heavily on the ground, its body weak and its eyes glazed over.

The transformation she had just undergone had exhausted a great deal of her energy, and this was precisely when Long Ning was at her weakest, unable to muster any defensive ability whatsoever.

"My lord, Long Ning, she..." Chen Peifeng couldn't help but ask Ning Xiu.

"As a result of this misfortune, the dragon bloodline within her has become even purer. Given a bit more opportunity, she will easily reach the stage of dragon transformation in the future, at which point Long Ning will be a true dragon," Ning Xiu remarked.

Legend has it that beyond the East Sea lies the land of the sea creatures, where dragons have built their palaces and reign supreme over the sea races.

But while there are dragons in the world, we have never heard of a real dragon.

Among all the demons in the world, only pigs, snakes, horses, dragons, turtles, and fish have the ability to transform into dragons. Among the six demons, the dragon is the most common one to transform into a dragon.

If Long Ning has the opportunity to become a true dragon in the future, Ning Xiu's forces will become even stronger, and their defense of Yaotuo Prefecture will be even more secure.

“My lord…” Long Ning said weakly as she looked at Ning Xiu.

Her entire body began to shrink, slowly transforming into a human form. Ning Xiu realized something and quickly took out a piece of cloth from his bracelet to cover Long Ning's body.

Although Long Ning's true form is a dragon, she is still a girl after transforming into a dragon, and should not be seen by others.

“Let the main tent be destroyed, A-Ying. Take Long Ning to find a new main tent nearby to rest. Until she recovers her strength, you must stay by her side at all times,” Ning Xiu said.

Aying nodded, immediately went over, picked up Long Ning, and left the place with her.

Ah Ying was very tall, a head taller than the average man, probably around seven or eight feet tall.

Although Long Ning is a dragon transformed into a human, she has a petite and cute figure, looking like a girl next door.

Therefore, it was easy for Aying to pick up Long Ning, without any difficulty at all.

Just as Long Ning was transforming into a white dragon, some problems also occurred within Tianjue Kingdom of Yaotuo Prefecture.

The Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord, who was sleeping in the deep underground pit, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the exit above his head with some disbelief.

His enormous body filled the entire deep pit, and it looked to be at least hundreds of feet long. If ordinary people saw it, they would probably be scared out of their wits on the spot.

“This aura… it’s like my son…” A trace of sadness appeared in the eyes of the Crimson Dragon Demon Lord.

He was once a king in the East Sea, with many wives and daughters, but unfortunately he was later hunted down by an incredibly powerful enemy and forced to flee the East Sea.

During this process, the Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord's wife and daughters were repeatedly slaughtered, some dying and others disappearing.

In the end, only his daughter remained by his side. Unfortunately, when the Crimson Dragon Demon Lord fled through Donghai Prefecture, he was discovered by the local Demon-Subduing Officer, which led to the separation of father and daughter.

The Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord fled into the outer realms, escaping further and further until he arrived in the Demon Continent.

Over the years, he cultivated with anger and grew stronger with hatred until he reached the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm. Every day, he missed his daughter.

However, in that place called Da Shang, it was difficult to enter or leave.

In particular, if the Dragon Elephant Realm wants to enter the Great Shang Dynasty, they will immediately be met with the appearance of the Dragon Elephant King of the Great Shang Dynasty. Therefore, the Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord has no way to return to the East Sea State to find his daughter.

Just now, he vaguely sensed his daughter's presence, a presence so faint that he dared not even confirm it.

Would my daughter really come to Yaotuo Prefecture from the Great Shang Dynasty? What a coincidence!

But as the Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord was feeling dejected, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he recalled the strange stone door through which the Azure Mountain Demon Lord had been captured after entering it.

The other side of the stone gate is clearly not Yaotuo Prefecture, could it be...?

"My son has really come!" The Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord was overjoyed.

For a moment, he didn't care about anything else. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to go back and find out the truth. No matter what, he couldn't let himself regret it.

Then, the enormous red dragon's body writhed and burst out of the deep underground pit.

Many demons were quite surprised to see that the Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord, who had only been in seclusion for a short time, was preparing to go out.

It should be noted that recently, the Tianjue Kingdom issued an order strictly prohibiting any Dragon Elephant King from leaving the Tianjue Kingdom. The Crimson Flood Dragon Demon Lord is going to violate this order.

call out!

A red light flew out of Tianjue Kingdom and headed straight for Ning Xiu's Protectorate.