It was not only overwhelmingly powerful, but also wielded a terrifying devouring power that seemed to be capable of devouring anything. Such a frightening ability was clearly not something an ordinary Genesis Beast would possess.
It was rumored that grade 6 Genesis Beasts had intelligence that did not lose to the human race. What’s more, some Genesis Beasts with powerful bloodlines possessed amazing abilities that even the numerous powerful experts of the human race did not dare to underestimate.
Tuntun's origins were clearly not ordinary.
Zhou Yuan shook his head, scattering these messy thoughts. The important thing now was to test if Tuntun's blood was able to raise the quality of essence blood like Yaoyao had claimed.
Zhou Yuan began to concentrate, one hand holding one of the bottles of Genesis Beast essence blood, as the other very carefully dripped golden blood into it.
The moment the golden blood entered the bottle, its contents abruptly began to boil.
Golden light spread, infusing the originally blood red-essence blood with a faint golden glow. At this very moment, Zhou Yuan felt the surrounding Genesis Qi begin to converge towards the bottle.
The blood-red essence blood boiled as a faint bloody mist began to rise. The mist ultimately took the shape of a tiny python silhouette and released a soft hiss.
The savage aura from the blood also steadily strengthened.
Joy surged in Zhou Yuan's eyes when he saw this. As expected, Yaoyao had been speaking the truth. Tuntun's blood was indeed able to raise the quality of Genesis Beast essence blood.
According to his estimates, this Genesis Beast essence blood was now not the slightest bit inferior to the grade 5 essence blood from the Glittering Jewels Pavilion!
This was an upgrade of an entire level.
"How terrifying…" Zhou Yuan involuntarily gasped. Although it was only a single bottle, one could already see how amazing Tuntun's blood was.
"If Tuntun was eaten by a grade 6 Genesis Beast, the beast would likely advance to grade 7 or maybe an even higher grade!" Zhou Yuan swallowed as his expression turned grave.
Looks like this information had to be kept secret at all cost. If not, it would surely draw the attention of many people, something that would be extremely detrimental to Tuntun.
One must know that a grade 6 Genesis Beast was already equivalent to a human Divine Dwelling expert, while the Divine Dwelling stage was considered elite even in a behemoth like the Cangxuan Sect.
As for grade 7 and grade 8 Genesis Beasts… they were existences that even the Cangxuan Sect would not dare to offend.
"I should start refining the essence blood, and begin practicing the Nine Dragons Canon…"
Without further ado, Zhou Yuan slammed his hands together, shattering the jade bottle. Red liquid rose, transforming into two thin streams of blood that were sucked into Zhou Yuan's nostrils.
The pungent scent of blood assaulted his senses, nearly making him puke, but Zhou Yuan forcibly pushed down the urge.
Rumble!
The Genesis Beast essence blood immediately began to rebel the moment it entered his body, a savage aura spreading with the intent to invade.
However, Zhou Yuan was prepared. Genesis Qi flooded over from all directions, surrounding the essence blood to prevent it from causing any harm to the body.
Rumble!
The essence blood charged with all its might, making the insides of Zhou Yuan's body shake violently. The savage aura continued to rise, stirring up vexed feelings in his heart. Red appeared in his eyes as the desire to destroy began to engulf him.
However, the moment this urge rose, the Spirit between Zhou Yuan's brows began to vibrate as a cooling sensation spread, allowing him to regain his senses.
"It is indeed dangerous to refine Genesis Beast essence blood. If the heart and mind are not strong, one will easily be infected by the savagery, entering a state of uncontrolled violence that would likely lead to the descent into madness."
Zhou Yuan's heart shivered, not daring to delay any further as he began to refine the Genesis Beast essence blood in accordance to the instruction in the Nine Dragons Canon.
Moonlight sprinkled onto the land.
Zhou Yuan sat on the ground, faint bloody mist rising from his pores, before being blown away by the wind.
According to the Nine Dragons Canon, one needed to slowly whittle away the savageness inside the Genesis Beast essence blood. Once this step was complete, one would be able to fuse the essence blood with one's own Genesis Qi. The fusion of the two would bestow one the ability to release extremely berserk Genesis Qi attacks.
The most important factor for the whittling process was time, time Zhou Yuan was already prepared to spend.
However, when he began to direct the Omni Python Qi, he discovered that every time his Genesis Qi neared the Genesis Beast essence blood, the savage aura contained within seemed to be suppressed as if it was faintly trembling in fear.
After observing this phenomenon a few times, Zhou Yuan could not help but feel somewhat puzzled.
“It seems that the Omni Python Qi has a special suppressive effect on dragon type Genesis Beast essence blood?” Mumbled Zhou Yuan with uncertainty.
“The Omni Python Qi does originate from the Ancestral Dragon Scripture and contains a little of its primal aura. It is possible that this is why it has a suppressive effect on the dragon type Genesis Beast essence blood.”
Zhou Yuan’s heart jumped slightly. If so, it would be much more convenient for him to whittle away the savageness in the essence blood.
He immediately got to work, whittling away the savageness in the essence blood with his Genesis Qi. Sure enough, the originally untamable and violent essence blood feebly gave up most of its resistance, allowing the Omni Python Qi to swiftly neutralize the savageness contained within it.
After an entire night.
The essence blood in Zhou Yuan’s body had grown much calmer. At this rate, he would be able to fully refine it in a few days...
When that happened, he would have completed the initial step.
Phew.
A slightly pungent breath of air was puffed out from Zhou Yuan’s nose as his tightly shut eyes slowly opened.
A look of satisfaction flitted across them.
The night had been much more fruitful than expected. He had originally been prepared to spend a long time on this process. Who could have expected that his Omni Python Qi would be an exceptional match for the Nine Dragons Canon.
“I should be able to reach the first level of the Nine Dragons Canon in three more days.” Anticipation flashed in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. He was itching to try the power of a high grade little Heaven Genesis technique.
Zhou Yuan brushed his clothes and stood up.
The moment he stood up, he saw two figures rapidly approaching from far away. When he concentrated, he saw that it was Qiao Xiu and Shen Wanjin. Both individuals were rushing towards his location, worried looks on their faces.
Zhou Yuan frowned slightly as his figure moved, like mist as it drifted forward and landed in front of the two.
"What is it?" He asked.
Upon seeing Zhou Yuan, Qiao Xiu panted a few times before looking towards Zhou Yuan with an ugly expression as he said, “Lu Feng gathered many of the more highly ranked outer mountain disciples last night to fix the top ten spots of the peak selection ceremony.”
“He said that the Shengzhou disciples are going to take eight of them.”
“If we from the other continents want to compete, we can only fight for the last two spots. Whoever breaks this rule will become an enemy of all the Shengzhou disciples!”
Qiao Xiu’s expression turned complicated as he gazed at Zhou Yuan. The outer mountains was currently in an uproar due to this news.
“Finally, he also said… that you are the reason behind all of this.”
Chapter 254 Response
“I’m the reason huh…”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly afte
r hearing what they had to say. Lu Feng was clearly doing this on purpose, his aim to make the other continent disciples resent Zhou Yuan. When that happened, he would not only have to face hostility from the Shengzhou disciples but also the criticism of the disciples from the other continents. With unfriendliness from both sides, Zhou Yuan’s situation would not be good.
“There’s already some other continent disciples that have began to complain. They feel that it’s clearly a grudge between only you and Lu Feng, but it has now ended up implicating them…” Qiao Xiu smiled bitterly.
If this continued, Zhou Yuan would become highly criticized.
A mocking look rose from the corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth as he said, “It’s clearly Lu Feng who started this, what kind of logic is it to throw their complaints to me instead of him?”
Although Lu Feng’s tactics were underhanded, Zhou Yuan felt that the disciples who blamed him were even more stupid.
Shen Wanjin’s mouth pulled outwards as he said, “These guys only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong. They don’t dare to voice their objections to Lu Feng, so they made up another reason to vent their frustrations.”
Lu Feng clearly knew that this would be the outcome, hence why he had acted so outrageously.
After all, the title of the number one individual amongst the outer mountain disciples was a powerful deterrent force. Even though Zhou Yuan had defeated an inner mountain disciple in a Genesis technique match, he was still unable to compare to Lu Feng.
Everyone felt Lu Feng was very likely to become a well known figure of this batch in the Cangxuan Sect, and his future prospects were practically limitless. Hence, they would naturally not dare to offend him.
Qiao Xiu nodded. “However, quite a number of people have complaints against you, while even more are very angry at Lu Feng’s overbearingness but can’t do anything about it.”
“According to these rules of his, the Shengzhou disciples will be occupying eight of the top ten spots, leaving the rest of us to fight for the remaining two. There are so many of us from the other continents, can you imagine how wretched and desperate the situation will be.”
Zhou Yuan counter asked, “On what basis should we listen to him? Does the likes of him have the right to allocate these places?”
The top ten spots of the peak selection ceremony should be contested based on one’s own strength. Who the hell did Lu Feng think he was, and how thick skinned was he to think he could decide on how they should be split?
Qiao Xiu smiled bitterly. “I’ve heard that the peak selection ceremony will be a free-for-all battlem, while the quality of the Shengzhou disciples far surpasses the rest of us. Take the top ten outer mountains disciples for example, a total of seven are from the Shengzhou continent.”
“Hence, when the time comes to vie for the top ten spots of the peak selection ceremony, they will have the upper hand.”
“What’s more, they have Lu Feng, whom no one has been able to come close to. Now that he has even brought together the Shengzhou disciples to decide the allocation of the top ten spots, whoever tries to touch those spots would have to face all of the Shengzhou disciples.”
“In the face of this power, the disciples from the other continents are merely akin to a plate of scattered sand. Who would dare to object? After all, once the other party is provoked, they can easily join hands in the peak selection ceremony to make things difficult. Let alone the top ten, one might be hard pressed to even obtain a decent ranking.”
Zhou Yuan indifferently remarked, “In the end, it depends on whose fist is harder.”
He looked towards Qiao Xiu and Shen Wanjin as he continued, “I do not know whether the others will acknowledge his allocation, but with regards to my ranking, I’m afraid that they don’t have the qualifications.”
“Moreover…”
“I’m not interested in the other spots either, the only thing I want in the peak selection ceremony is first place.”
His tone was ordinary, but the words he spoke stunned Qiao Xiu and Shen Wanjin.
There was no one who did not know that Lu Feng had already declared first place was his. In the face of his overwhelming might, no one dared to have any opinions. Hence, practically everyone felt that Lu Feng taking number one in his batch was already set in stone.
Who could have expected Zhou Yuan to also declare he wanted first place.
As such, would this not mean that he would have to compete with Lu Feng?
Qiao Xiu swallowed, before he said, “Junior brother Zhou Yuan… Lu Feng will not be easy to deal with. I suspect that he has already reached the fourth layer Alpha-Origin.”
Most of the first class disciples were at the third layer, and Lu Feng was likely the only one who had reached the fourth.
Zhou Yuan laughed in a carefree manner. “Whether or not he’s easy to deal with, I’ll find out when we fight.”
He wanted to see how ugly Lu Feng would look when the first place he coveted so much was taken by Zhou Yuan in the peak selection ceremony. When that happened, would Lu Feng finally regret provoking Zhou Yuan?
Lu Feng had repeatedly use various methods to make things difficult. If Zhou Yuan beared with all this without counter attacking, he would not be Zhou Yuan.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiu knew that Zhou Yuan had already made his decision. Looks like things were no longer going to be peaceful during the peak selection ceremony. However, Qiao Xiu felt a little apprehensive. Although no one had a good grasp of Zhou Yuan’s abilities, the one he was facing this time was not the likes of Zhu Feng, but Lu Feng, a ruthless individual that was known to stand at the top of all the outer mountain disciples.
“Little Yuan bro, if you're really planning on vieing for first place with Lu Feng, I advise you to cooperate with some of the other continent disciples. They have already been enraged by Lu Feng's overbearingness, and only lack someone to step up and take the lead. If little Yuan bro can get them on your side, you will not have to face the Shengzhou disciples alone." Shen Wanjin suddenly suggested.
Qiao Xiu fell into thought for a while, before he said, "I know some first class disciples that are also unhappy with Lu Feng. They will be a considerable force if you manage to recruit them."
Zhou Yuan fell silent some time. In the end, he nodded. Lu Feng had already gathered a huge group of Shengzhou disciples, an alarming powerful force indeed. Although Zhou Yuan did not feel that numbers meant victory, it was true that going alone would at times be more physically and mentally exhausting.
If he could recruit these other continent disciples to his cause, he would not lose to Lu Feng in presence.
When Qiao Xiu saw Zhou Yuan nod, he continued to speak again, "However, all of them are elites amongst the outer mountain disciples, proud individual that will not easily submit to anyone. Without sufficient strength, it will be very difficult to convince them."
Lu Feng had been able to become the leader of the Shengzhou disciples due to his strength. In contrast, there was no one amongst the other continent disciples like him who could sweep away everyone else with power.
This led to the current situation in the outer mountains. The other continent disciples formed their various groups and factions. Though they may seem to have the advantage due to their superior numbers, they were completely unable to match the Shengzhou disciples.
Qiao Xiu intended to caution Zhou Yuan. After all, the former was worried that Zhou Yuan would be unable to control the situation after recruiting these proud and untamable individuals. If the situation turned into a farce, Zhou Yuan would lose all face.
Who amongst those who could come to the Cangxuan Sect was not a prided genius? Everyone was full of pride, making it an uphill task to make them all voluntarily acknowledge a single person.
At the very least, such a person had never appeared during the past two months.
Zhou Yuan naturally understood this. He softly chuckled and said, "Senior brother Qiao Xiu need not worry. You only need to call them ov
er, and I'll handle the rest."
With these words from Zhou Yuan, there was nothing much for Qiao Xiu to say, and he could only nod.
"We'll depend on junior brother Zhou Yuan's methods when the time comes."
Chapter 255 Method
Qiao Xiu was very efficient. By the time afternoon arrived, he had already invited over all of the outstanding individuals from other continents amongst the current batch of outer mountain disciples.
In a certain little house by the mountain creek.
Zhou Yuan was seated on a rock, a dozen youthful figures seated before him. Robust Genesis Qi spread from these figures, every action and gesture they made filled with a certain aura of pride.
Most of the individuals whom had been invited were after all elites amongst the first class disciples. They were normally surrounded by many of their peers, enjoying the feeling the world seemingly revolving around them. Hence, it was natural that they did not lack pride.
Especially the two figures at the very front, a young man and woman.
The young lady wore a long dark cyan dress, her fine black hair reaching all the way to her waist. Her face was pretty, and her skin white as snow. She was called Song Wanxi, and was quite well known amongst the outer mountain disciples. Due to her good looks, she had many admirers.
The male wore long gold robes, his hair scattered behind him. His wild looking face gave off a proud aura.
He was known as Zhao Kun.
These two were also ranked amongst the top ten outer mountain disciples, and could be said to be one of the rare few from the other continents that were able to vie with the Shengzhou disciples.
Song Wanxi appeared calm, though her eyes would covertly sweep towards Zhou Yuan to examine him.
Zhao Kun, on the other hand, was even more unbridled, his gaze uncourteously sizing up Zhou Yuan, as if trying to discover the latter’s bottom line.
Song Wanxi inquired in a soft and gentle voice, “May I ask why junior brother Zhou Yuan has gotten Qiao Xiu to gather us here?”
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