Chapter 1162: Spiritual Manifestation |
TL: GoldenLung
The entire match was not very long, but it gave Bai Xiuxiu a brand-new understanding of herself. She felt more than ever just how much she had improved after the Dragon Force Tempering. Lan Xuanyu gave her a thumbs up, and the two smiled at each other. Bai Xiuxiu sat down beside him and accompanied him in absorbing the dragon energy.
After this battle, Bai Xiuxiu's record had also become four wins and one loss, making her a strong contender for a qualifying spot in her group. Especially since Hu Hongyu had been severely injured by Lan Xuanyu and would very likely withdraw from the competition, there were very few left in her group who could contend with her for the top three. The most important match remaining in this group was the one between Lan Xuanyu and Xu Yanmo for first place in the group. One could say the overall situation had been decided.
The true strength of the Goddess of Luck became a hot news topic on Celestial Dragon Planet that day. Footage from the match was singled out for analysis, and the media heaped praise on the Goddess of Luck, Royal Xiuxiu, for her control. Lan Xuanyu did not leave through the teleportation array that day. After returning to their residence, he immediately used the dragon energy he had absorbed that day to focus on healing his injuries while also cultivating.
What relieved Bai Xiuxiu was that by the time they returned to their residence, Lan Xuanyu's injuries were already mostly healed, something neither of them had anticipated. His powerful recovery ability made his tactic of "trading injuries" extremely valuable. Huang Yuanlang brought news in the evening that Hu Hongyu had withdrawn from the remaining round-robin matches due to the severity of his injuries. This was exactly as Lan Xuanyu had predicted.
That meant that, out of all nine round-robin matches, Bai Xiuxiu could already guarantee a record of five wins and one loss. In her group, Hu Hongyu, who had originally posed a threat to her, had been eliminated, and another competitor had lost to her today. Bai Xiuxiu's path to qualification thus became clear. In her final match, she would face Lan Xuanyu, and as long as he went easy on her, she could achieve an impressive six wins and one loss, which in itself was already close to the standard for the top three. Among her remaining opponents, only one could still pose a threat to her, and that one had already lost to both Xu Yanmo and Hu Hongyu. As long as that opponent also lost to Lan Xuanyu, it would be almost impossible for them to compete with Bai Xiuxiu.
At this point, Fenglong City had already achieved great results in this year's Rising Dragon Competition, with three participants and two advancing to the finals. This was the first time in countless years that Fenglong City had produced such outstanding results. Huang Daoqi had watched the matches that day with a smile that would not fade. But Lan Xuanyu did not relax, because the next match was the one he valued most. In this match, he would face the strongest competitor in his group, Xu Yanmo.
Xu Yanmo's strength had been fully displayed in the previous matches. The fact that Hu Hongyu had conceded against him showed just how powerful he was. Between Lan Xuanyu and Xu Yanmo, the first place in the group would essentially be decided. This was also why Lan Xuanyu had not gone to help his comrades cultivate, instead devoting all his attention to healing, improving his cultivation, and maintaining his condition.
He had to face Xu Yanmo in his best state. Although this match would not affect his advancement to the finals, it was an opportunity to experience the caliber of the younger generation's top dragon experts without worrying about winning or losing. Xu Yanmo, Qi Tianlong, and Tang Lengxuan, the elder brother of Tang Yanxuan, were all favorites to win the championship. By fighting Xu Yanmo and fully experiencing that level of strength, Lan Xuanyu could better prepare for the matches to come.
This was what Lan Xuanyu urgently needed to know. He could almost certainly confirm that Xu Yanmo's strength was at least equivalent to a Super Douluo among human soul masters, meaning above level ninety-five. As for his own strength, he was definitely above the rank of Titled Douluo, but exactly what level he had reached, he himself did not know. Do not forget that he could not use Dragon God Transformation, and even the abilities of the Silver Dragon King lineage could only be used with extreme care in the form of Dragon God Shock. So he was not facing Xu Yanmo as his complete self.
Under these circumstances, could he win? If he wanted to enter the Dragon Realm, he would need to defeat these strong opponents in the Rising Dragon Competition. Could he do it? Lan Xuanyu himself was not sure, so he needed to try. This was also an excellent training opportunity for him.
The next morning, when Lan Xuanyu opened the window and faced the morning sun to cultivate the Purple Extreme Illumination, he suddenly sensed some special fluctuations in his spiritual power. Everything around him became slightly brighter, and the intense sunlight at that moment seemed to grow much gentler. Intangibly, his essence, energy, and spirit seemed to have undergone an elevation at that instant. The spinning speed of the blood vortex within his body suddenly slowed, giving him a special feeling. He heard his own powerful, slow heartbeat and could clearly sense the life force of every plant outside, and the distant clamor of voices from further away. It was as if he had entered a brand-new world, and everything had become different. Bai Xiuxiu was standing beside him at that moment, and she sensed his change as well. Surprised, she could not help but turn her head to look at him.
She realized that the person beside her had vanished at that instant, not from her sight, but from her perception. At that moment, he seemed to have merged completely with heaven and earth, no longer separate from it. Faint light and shadows silently emerged around Lan Xuanyu's body. In those light and shadows, first appeared a colossal ball of fire, clearly in the form of a star. A silver figure seemed to be calling out something, its voice filled with endless reluctance, as it fell toward that fiery ball. Seeing this, Bai Xiuxiu covered her mouth, terrified that she might cry out and disturb him.
Spiritual manifestation! This was a wondrous phenomenon that only appeared when one's spiritual power reached an extremely high level, approaching the peak of the Spiritual Domain realm. His spiritual power had actually risen to such a degree! Although Bai Xiuxiu had always known that Lan Xuanyu's spiritual power progressed very quickly through cultivation with the Dragon Crystal, combined with the various benefits he had received before, his spiritual power had been constantly improving. Yet she had never expected that he could reach such a level.
On Douluo Planet, there had long been a saying among soul masters: if a soul master's spiritual power reached the level of spiritual manifestation before the age of fifty, then they would surely reach god rank in the future. The strength of the body and the level of soul power could still be improved through talent and effort, but spiritual power was a profound and mysterious thing, and improving it through cultivation was extremely difficult. Many soul masters were stuck at the Super Douluo level, unable to even reach the Limit Douluo level, precisely because their spiritual power could not advance further. But at this very moment, Lan Xuanyu's spiritual power had suddenly entered such a realm. The manifested scenes that appeared must have been the deepest memories of his life. There was no doubt that Nana falling into the star was such a profound memory, and it emerged during this unintentional spiritual manifestation.
After a long moment, Lan Xuanyu suddenly came back to his senses, and the light and shadow before him silently dissipated. Somewhat startled, he turned to look at Bai Xiuxiu beside him. "I… what just happened to me?"
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