âSee my blade transform into a dragon!â roared Lu Yun.
An azure dragon shadow floated out behind him and melded into his blade light. The cerulean blue light shifted into an aquamarine color.
Lu Yun struck out with his sword.
âWhat?!â Li Quanâs eyes widened with shock and horror. âBastard! Li Zhen, you taught our clanâs ultimate method to an outsider!â
Li Quanâs blade light and king grade weapon shattered to Lu Yunâs stroke. He flew backward, his chest caved in and bloody froth bubbling out from his mouth.
But he wasnât dead. He stared fixedly at Lu Yun across the way, incredulity flooding his face. A single blow from the Champion Duke had defeated him, and the other had used the Dragonslay method of the Li Clan!
Li Zhen also fixed his gaze on Lu Yunâs blade light. Heâd only used one stroke to defeat Li Quan! Though Li Quan wasnât at a titled dukeâs level, he was a very powerful half step king second only to titled dukes. But heâd just been defeated by his own method!
A blade as a dragon, and shattering a king grade weapon!
Li Zhen remained dumbly where he was, constantly replaying Lu Yunâs move in his mind. With his level of skill, he could naturally tell that the Champion Duke hadnât fully practiced Dragonslayâhis move was a result of observing Li Zhenâs technique.
And yet, itâd fully deployed the true meaning of Dragonslay.
Bewilderment appeared in Li Zhenâs eyes. Though the Li Clan possessed a dragon bloodline, all they obsessed over at every possible moment was to kill dragons and completely sever their clanâs connection with the dragon race. Transforming into one⌠ran counter to the clanâs core principles.
However, the stroke thatâd transformed into a dragon really had displayed the true essence of the Dragonslay method and unleashed its full power.
If I can master this technique and practice it to great perfection, then Iâll be a half step king on the titled duke level! Li Zhen thought.
âThe senior who created this move was an unparalleled genius. Itâs a pity that his descendants are all idiots who changed the method beyond recognition. Even the true essence and meaning of the method is lost.â Lu Yun shook his head with sorrow and dismissed the blade light in his hand, departing from the inn.
Li Zhen shook himself all over and quickly caught up to his friend.
âWhere are you going?â he asked.
âLass Qing Tingâs hurt and the three of us have been through some tough times together. I canât just turn a blind eye to her current condition, can I?â Lu Yun recalled a certain custom on Earth and took out a few Hongmeng spirit fruits from his seed storage. Heâd planned on eventually using them in pill refinement, but tossed them into a bag instead and set off for Coiling Dragon City.
He didnât look at Li Quan throughout all of this. That was still an obstacle for Li Zhen to cross. Only when he completely defeated Li Quan would he truly grow into his own strength.
âThe, the bag of fruit youâre carrying⌠is that Aureate Fruit?â Li Zhenâs teeth chattered together when he looked at the bag of pale golden fruit in Lu Yunâs hand.
âAureate Fruits taste great and they're a perfect gift for a little girl.â Lu Yun nodded.
Aureate Fruit was an uncommonly rare king grade spirit fruit. Upon eating one of them, the fruitâs power condensed a layer of pale golden light over the body, as if the golden body of a Buddha. Its defensive properties were uncommonly ferocious and thus it was named the Aureate Fruit.