Supreme Dragon Martial Soul-Chapter 336 - 12: Mysterious Gift! Justice!

In the following days, Luo Cheng stayed in the small courtyard, secluded in cultivation to refine the devoured Martial Soul Essence.

During this cultivation session, Luo Cheng could clearly sense that the speed of refining Martial Soul Essence had significantly increased!

Luo Cheng speculated that this was likely due to the strengthening of his Soul Power!

Refining Martial Soul Essence requires the consumption of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

With his Sea of Consciousness strengthened twice over, it naturally greatly enhanced his refining speed!

Buzz!

As the Martial Soul Essence was refined, the nine Dao Yuan Qi Mansions within Luo Cheng surged more vigorously. At their center, nine beams of Essence Energy Spiritual Light shone brilliantly, resembling heavenly pillars of divine light, faintly showing signs of breaking through the Divine Power Heavenly Gate and penetrating his Sea of Consciousness!

Once the Essence Energy Spiritual Light breached the Divine Power Heavenly Gate and delved into the Sea of Consciousness, it would signify a breakthrough to the Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm!

"At this rate, it won’t be long before I can achieve a breakthrough!"

Taking a deep breath, Luo Cheng steadied his thoughts and returned to his cultivation state.

While Luo Cheng was secluded and cultivating, the entire Qishan City was anything but peaceful.

The matter of Luo Cheng crushing the Lin Family’s experts and killing their Family Head, Lin Canglang, was still spreading, and people had not yet completely digested the news when another bombshell landed:

Luo Cheng had claimed first place in the Xuanyuan Sect’s Outer Sect competition, becoming the Chief Disciple of the Outer Sect!

This news exploded like a thunderclap on a clear day, shaking the entire Qishan City to its core!

The Three Great Sects were revered as the holy lands of martial arts in people’s hearts! Even ordinary disciples were among the rarest of geniuses!

To claim first place in the Outer Sect competition of the Xuanyuan Sect, where geniuses gathered—this feat was harder than ascending to the heavens!

Upon hearing this news, people’s first reaction was disbelief!

Only after waves of confirmations and pieces of evidence did they have no choice but to believe, falling into deep, unparalleled shock.

If Luo Cheng were a peerless genius, that would be one thing. But he had awakened a "Wasted Martial Soul," a failure in everyone’s eyes! Yet in half a year, he had soared to become the Chief Disciple of the Xuanyuan Sect’s Outer Sect!

This transformation was nothing short of ascending to the heavens in one leap, shocking the world!

For several days in a row, the gates of the Luo Residence were crowded with visitors and bustling with activity, to the point where the doors were nearly worn down.

Prominent forces from around Qishan City all came to pay their respects, even smaller sects brought congratulatory gifts!

After about four or five days of such commotion, things began to gradually settle down.

At midday on this day, a powerful surge of Essence Energy suddenly emanated from the small courtyard where Luo Cheng was staying!

Buzz!

The Essence Energy fluctuations were as thick as water, forming gusts of wind that swept out of the courtyard, shaking the surrounding trees until they rustled loudly.

"What’s going on?!"

The Luo Family guards stationed around the small courtyard felt as though a heavy stone pressed upon their hearts, making it hard to stand steady, their expressions full of fear!

Inside the courtyard.

Luo Cheng slowly opened his eyes, his gaze as piercing as lightning.

"I finally broke through to the Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm. It was much faster than I expected! It must be related to the improvement in my Martial Soul’s quality."

With Luo Cheng’s continual devouring of Martial Souls, the vast starry river within his Martial Soul had now lit up thousands of stars, clearly accelerating his cultivation speed!

"Everyone thought that my awakening of a Wasted Martial Soul and stepping into the Awakening Vein Realm would lead to mediocrity. But they don’t know, this is just the beginning of my rise to power!"

Luo Cheng chuckled lightly, focusing his attention inward.

The nine beams of Essence Energy Spiritual Light had already penetrated into his Sea of Consciousness, illuminating it with golden brilliance, rippling in circles and flowing endlessly, as though something was about to emerge!

"Hmm? What’s this?"

Luo Cheng suddenly noticed a point of azure radiance flickering in his Sea of Consciousness!

The azure radiance was pure and flawless, hovering still and motionless.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that at the center of the azure glow was a small, illusory sword!

If not for the Essence Energy Spiritual Light delving into his Sea of Consciousness and brightening it entirely, it would have been nearly impossible to spot!

"Could this... be what that senior left within me before departing?"

Luo Cheng felt that the aura emitted by the azure sword was somewhat familiar. He recalled the mysterious elder who had taken Ling Chulan away!

Before leaving, that elder had mentioned leaving Luo Cheng a gift.

Luo Cheng had no idea what the gift was—until now, when he caught a glimpse of its true form!

Fixing his gaze on the illusory sword, Luo Cheng tried to activate it, to see what wonders it held.

However, no matter how he tried, the illusory sword remained motionless, showing no reaction!

"Forget it; I’ll take my time to study it later!"

After several futile attempts, Luo Cheng had no choice but to give up.

In any case, given the profound realm of that mysterious elder, the gift he left behind was bound to be extraordinary!

Composing himself, Luo Cheng got up and changed into a fresh set of clothes, stepping out of the courtyard.

Having broken through to the Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm, his next step was to have the Essence Energy Spiritual Light completely breach the Sea of Consciousness and transform into a Divine Bridge!

This step was akin to a carp leaping over the dragon’s gate and was also the most challenging step.

Those with insufficient talent might take four or five years—or even ten or twenty years—and still fail to accomplish it within a short timeframe.

It had been some time since he returned, yet he hadn’t even had a proper reunion meal with his family.

Luo Cheng decided to visit his grandfather and father before resuming his cultivation.

As he exited the courtyard and walked only a short distance, he saw a large group of people approaching quickly.

At the forefront were Luo Mingshan and Luo Hong, followed by other high-ranking members of the Luo Family.

"Grandfather, Father!"

Luo Cheng went up to them and asked, "Why are you all here?"

Luo Mingshan examined Luo Cheng carefully and said, "Someone reported that strange fluctuations appeared in your courtyard just now. We were worried and came to check. Is everything okay?"

Luo Cheng shook his head. "It’s nothing. I just broke through in my cultivation. No need to worry."

Luo Heng burst into hearty laughter: "How can we not worry? You’re the treasure of our Luo Family now! What did you say—you broke through? To what realm?"

Luo Heng was astonished to find that he could not discern Luo Cheng’s cultivation level at all!

Luo Mingshan and the others also turned their eyes toward Luo Cheng.

"The Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm."

Luo Cheng smiled faintly, no longer concealing his aura.

"The Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm!"

Luo Mingshan was stunned.

Everyone present was equally shocked.

What astonished them wasn’t that Luo Cheng had broken through.

It was that Luo Cheng had only just reached the Third Layer Peak of the Tongxuan Realm!

Didn’t this mean that Luo Cheng, with cultivation only at the late stage of the Third Layer of the Tongxuan Realm, had not only defeated Lin Canglang, a Half-step Absolute Vein Realm warrior, in seconds...

...but also killed a strong cultivator at the late First Layer of the Absolute Vein Realm?

This thought left everyone momentarily in a state of mental blankness.

Everyone knew what a powerhouse in the Absolute Vein Realm represented!

They were true cultivators! Transcendent beings!

Compared to them, martial artists in the Tongxuan Realm were like ants compared to elephants!

"No wonder you could secure first place in the Xuanyuan Sect’s Outer Sect competition! Our Luo Family is truly blessed!"

An elderly ancestor of the Luo Family cried out, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Excellent!"

Luo Hong gave Luo Cheng a strong slap on the shoulder. The pale color on his face receded a little, replaced by a hint of flush, and his eyes glistened with moisture.

Luo Hong had always feared that Luo Cheng, awakening a Wasted Martial Soul, would fall into despair and, like him, spend his life in dejection and decay!

Fortunately, humiliation and gossip had not crushed Luo Cheng!

Instead, they had ignited a fire within him, making him shine with unprecedented brilliance!

Luo Cheng raised his head and looked Luo Hong in the eyes, his gaze resolute:

"Father, do you remember what I said before? I won’t let you down! One day, I’ll personally go to the Ji Family to seek justice for you and for our entire family!!"

Hearing these words, Luo Hong stood there motionless. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Since the day he was gravely injured and saw his cultivation wane, he had long resigned himself to reality, numbing his pain daily.

Yet at this moment, buried deep within his lifeless heart, a flicker of hope ignited.

Though it was just a faint glimmer!