Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 283 - Discovery of Dragon Bone

The five students from Sky Mansion Dynasty laughed, amused by what Liu Wuxie said.

“Is it that funny?” Liu Wuxie vanished with the Heretic Blade manifesting into a blade ray.

Liu Guangpeng felt a chill on his neck before he lost consciousness. Warm blood gushed out from his neck, splashing onto the faces of the four other representatives. This terrified them into screaming, and they couldn’t comprehend what was going on.

Qin Lei and Li Nanxiang were dumbfounded with disbelief. It had only been three days, and Liu Wuxie had gotten so powerful that even cultivators in the True Core Realm were no match for him.

“Your turn next!” After killing Liu Guangpeng, Liu Wuxie looked at the remaining four without a hint of emotion.

“Let’s attack him together!” The remaining four exchanged glances with a ruthless gaze. They drew their swords and attacked Liu Wuxie altogether.

“Garbage! I’ll show you all what real power is!” Liu Wuxie sneered. These people’s strength couldn’t even be compared to the likes of Wei Hao and others he had killed.

The Fatality Blade Art carried a massive shockwave, sweeping up the rocks on the ground and engulfing the four before they could respond. When the shockwave settled down, the four had disappeared.

Liu Wuxie might not have made much progress in his cultivation over the past few days, but his combat power had rapidly increased. His golden true core had expanded, allowing him to store more true essence.

But the greatest transformation was his divine power, which far exceeded those at the same level. Empowering the Fatality Blade Art with divine power brought the power of this blade technique to a whole new level.

“Senior Brother Liu, have you reached the True Core Realm?” Li Nanxiang’s eyes sparkled. Although they had no harvest in the Dragon Battlefield, Liu Wuxie had reached the True Core Realm and collected fifty dragon auras.

“It won’t be easy for you two to linger in the depths of the Dragon Battlefield. Head to the outer region!” Liu Wuxie said and vanished, making Li Nanxiang stomp her foot on the ground furiously.

Looking in the direction Liu Wuxie had left, Qin Lei smiled bitterly. She was a Heaven Grade student at the Imperial Academy. When she was in the Imperial Academy, many talented youths had tried to pursue her, but she didn’t even take a look at them.

Now that she looked at it, her so-called ‘pride’ was nothing before Liu Wuxie. Right from the beginning, Liu Wuxie didn’t even look at her; he had merely saved her because they came from the same dynasty.

“Let’s go. We’re not from the same world as him. He will enter the cultivation world in a few days.” Qin Lei smiled bitterly, shaking her head. After she was done, she headed to the outer region without hesitation. It no longer mattered if she could obtain any dragon aura; survival was more important.

Ten miles away, Liu Wuxie found a large tree hollow and decided to rest there for a day. After several days of intense combat, he needed a proper rest. The frequent killings were starting to become detrimental to his cultivation.

He had already acquired enough dragon auras and needed time to digest them.

Liu Wuxie knew what Li Nanxiang was planning when she looked at him. After all, it was human instinct to rely on the strong. But Liu Wuxie didn’t want to get involved in any unnecessary relationship because he already had Xu Lingxue.

Moreover, Qin Lei's words were right because they were destined to belong to two different worlds. They did not need to interact further since they would be parting ways soon.

Sitting cross-legged in the tree hollow, Liu Wuxie didn’t circulate the Desolate Devouring Art but the Heart Calming Mantra instead. Now, it wasn’t just about absorbing spiritual energy to make a breakthrough in his cultivation; he had encountered his first bottleneck.

According to his understanding, he shouldn’t have any bottlenecks as he was the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor. But he ran into a bottleneck after reaching the pinnacle of the first-level True Core Realm. Insufficient accumulation was one aspect, but there was also a lack of comprehension of the current realm.

This was why Liu Wuxie chose to go into seclusion to hone his cultivation.

Two days passed in a flash, marking the fifth day in the Dragon Battlefield. With only two days left until its closure, time was running out.

In the past few days, dragon auras had been gushing out from the ground, and almost everyone had managed to obtain one.

However, the death counts were also rising, with almost a thousand people dead. But everyone knew that the last day would be when the slaughter would begin.

Only those who obtained a minimum of two strands of dragon auras could participate in the final ranking. There were only a hundred spots available, and it was apparent that the competition would be intense.

Opening his eyes, Liu Wuxie exuded a peaceful and serene aura. After two days of calming down, he finally found the problem.

His murderous intent was too high, and he had refined dozens of True Core Realm cultivators. As a result, his murderous intent was mixed with his true essence, thus causing a conflict.

Spending two days to cleanse the murderous intent from his true essence allowed his true essence to transform entirely. As a result, his bottleneck broke naturally.

When he stepped out of the tree hollow, he noticed many people heading in a single direction. Coincidentally, two people passed by Liu Wuxie. When they saw the golden halos behind him, a hint of fear appeared in their eyes.

After all, anyone capable of collecting nearly fifty strands of dragon aura demonstrated significant strength.

“What’s going on ahead?” Liu Wuxie glanced at the two. They were only in the Quasi-True Core Realm, and it was no wonder they feared him.

"I heard that a dragon bone has appeared up ahead, and we plan to try our luck," one of them said. Neither dared to conceal anything from Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie had heard that the high-grade nations were searching deep for dragon bones, but he didn’t expect them to actually find any.

“You two may go!” Liu Wuxie waved his hand, indicating that the two could leave. After all, he wasn’t a demon who would kill whoever he saw.

The two quickly departed, leaving Liu Wuxie standing there, hesitating about whether he should go and take a look.

Dragon bones were treasures, and his golden true core had a divine dragon image. If he could refine a segment of the dragon bone, he could reach the second level of the True Core Realm.

However, with fifty strands of dragon auras on him, he would become everyone’s target the moment he showed himself, which was why he was in a dilemma.

As the golden true core began to revolve, it seemed to have sensed the direction of the dragon bone. Even the demonic flame in the cauldron surged restlessly.

“Fortune and risk are equivalent. If I just focus on cultivating, who knows how long it will take me to return to the Celestial Realm.” Liu Wuxie made up his mind. He had to collect resources to make swift breakthroughs in his cultivation.

Concealing his aura, Liu Wuxie turned into a comet and followed behind the crowd. His presence stood out with fifty golden rays, making him the center of attention wherever he went.

But he was fortunate that the dragon bone attracted everyone’s attention, and no one paid attention to him. Dragon bone was more precious than dragon auras.

Many people had already obtained two strands of dragon auras, so they did not need to take the risk. They just had to wait until the time ran out before competing for the final ranking.

Roughly an hour later, a massive canyon appeared ahead. It was a mountain that had been severed into two forcibly. The walls on the interior of the two peaks were smooth like mirrors, instantly making everyone curious about what had caused a mountain to be split into two.

Furthermore, a crowd had gathered beneath the canyon, puzzling over how a dragon bone could be here.

The rotation of the golden true core increased upon sensing the presence of dragon bone.

There were at least two thousand experts in the surroundings. Most importantly, there were also experts from the various empires who were in the fourth-level True Core Realm.

Liu Wuxie’s appearance instantly became the center of attention, and the fifty golden halos on him made him stand out.

After all, there weren’t many present with fifty golden halos. Only the geniuses of the various empires had dozens of golden halos on them.

Greedy gazes fell onto Liu Wuxie, but he remained indifferent. He had used the Ghost Eye to inspect the two halves of the mountain.

“Brat, you’re the one who killed the representatives of my Fire Rock Dynasty?” A roar came behind Liu Wuxie as a group of seven came over.

When Liu Wuxie turned around, he didn’t recognize these people. So, how did these people know him?

He immediately recalled that he had run into three Fire Rock Dynasty’s representatives when he had collected his first strand of dragon aura, but he had mercilessly butchered them.

There were some people present at that time, but Liu Wuxie didn’t kill them. Now that he thought about it, they must’ve leaked his portrait.

Looking at the seven people, the strongest was only in the first level of the True Core Realm. Lui Wuxie asked coldly, “What do you want?”

“You killed the representatives of my Fire Rock Dynasty. If you hand over all your dragon auras, I can spare your life!” Gong Xing smirked, greedily eyeing the fifty golden halos behind Liu Wuxie.

It was as Liu Wuxie had expected. These people wanted his dragon auras under the guise of avenging the representatives of the Fire Rock Dynasty.

“That will depend on if you can take them from me!” Liu Wuxie wore a harmless smile, and this was an excellent opportunity. He could use the lives of these seven to intimidate everyone in the surroundings. After all, many people were in the surroundings, eyeing his dragon auras.

Among the seven, three had recently reached the True Core Realm, aside from Gong Xing, and the remaining three were only in the Quasi-True Core Realm.

“What arrogance!” A True Core Realm cultivator took a step forward and released his aura.

Everyone in the surroundings retreated, clearing an area for them to fight.

“Who’s that kid? He looks unfamiliar and doesn’t seem to be from any intermediate-grade nations!” The representatives of the Southern Gold Dynasty gathered to discuss.

Everyone gathered in the surroundings was divided into dozens of factions representing their nation.

“He’s from the Great Yan Dynasty.” A representative from the Sky Mansion Dynasty recognized Liu Wuxie.

“The Great Yan Dynasty? Where’s that?” The Black Chu Empire’s representatives looked baffled; this was the first time they had heard of this nation. The same was true for the other empires; no one had heard of the Great Yan Dynasty before.

“They’re small and located in a remote area. They’re only a low-grade nation, and it’s natural that not many people know about them.” Someone found the Great Yan Dynasty’s location on the map, which was more remote than they had imagined.

When everyone chatted among themselves, the seven representatives from the Fire Rock Dynasty surrounded Liu Wuxie.

“Brat, don’t blame us for being ruthless!” Gong Xing drew his sword and unleashed his sword aura to suppress Liu Wuxie. It was as expected of someone who had reached the True Core Realm before entering the Battle of the Hundred Nations. His strength wasn't to be underestimated; he was even stronger than Wei Hao and the others.

“Make your move!” Liu Wuxie couldn’t be bothered to waste time with these people. Using Ghost Eye, he had already found the location of the dragon bone, which was in the depth of the cliff on the right side of the mountain. This segment of the divine dragon’s spine was roughly a meter long.

The dragon bone contained the law of the deceased divine dragon, which was too crucial for Liu Wuxie.

“Senior Brother Gong, this fellow is too arrogant. Let us attack altogether and suppress him!” The other Fire Rock Dynasty’s representatives couldn’t bear to keep watching and wanted to kill Liu Wuxie in case someone intervened.

“Attack!” Gong Xing gave the order, and all seven attacked, bolting towards Liu Wuxie.

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