Supreme Dragon Martial Soul-Chapter 349 - 25: Turmoil! Leading Figure!

Sky Wind Roc was a Four-star Demon Beast, immensely powerful, its Demon Qi robust. Carrying several people on its back felt like nothing; a single leap spanned hundreds of meters. Flying above the cloud layers, it tore apart the sea of clouds, leaving two long passageways!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

The roaring Sky Wind brought violent gusts, sharp as knives!

For ordinary people, they would have already been swept away by the blade-like winds, crushed into pulp upon impact.

Luo Cheng and the others channeled their Protective Essence Energy, their bodies as firm as stone. No matter how ferocious the Sky Wind was, they remained unmoved.

Chen Lingyu stood beside Luo Cheng and said softly:

"That Elder Qin Douyuan made a heavy vow with you, yet this time, he didn’t accompany us to Jinyu Peak. How peculiar..."

Luo Cheng nodded and said, "It is indeed rather strange."

"In any case, be cautious! The Crown Prince Hall is growing stronger within the sect, and their people are everywhere from top to bottom. Better to be safe than sorry."

"Understood."

Luo Cheng’s gaze swept across Ninth Elder Cheng Han and the others. He sat cross-legged and turned his eyes toward the surging sea of clouds.

His cultivation had made little progress recently. Now was also not the time to break through to the Awakening Vein Realm. Luo Cheng intended to use this opportunity to refine his Divine Wind Absolute Kill technique.

This ultimate move was born from integrating the Heavenly Fall Four Forms. So far, Luo Cheng had only perfectly fused the First Move, Wind Stopping, but several flaws still remained.

Rarely did he have the chance to roam above the sea of clouds.

Luo Cheng wondered if he could gain some insights from the shifting clouds.

"The wind flows without fixed patterns; the clouds change without fixed shapes..."

Gazing at the ever-changing sea of clouds, Luo Cheng gradually immersed himself, as though grasping at something, yet grasping at nothing at all!

Late at night.

The starlight dimmed; the bright moon hid within the clouds.

The earth was shrouded in darkness.

An orange campfire tore through the thick night.

Luo Cheng and the others sat around the fire, resting.

In a mere half-day, the Sky Wind Roc had traversed a distance of over ten thousand miles.

Even as a Four-star Demon Beast, it was still a creature of flesh and blood. Traveling at full speed exhausted it as well.

Having covered more than half the journey, Elder Chen Xuan decided to rest overnight and resume their flight to Jinyu Peak at dawn.

After a hasty meal, Luo Cheng found a sheltered spot and sat down.

His observations of the birth and dissipation of clouds while atop the Sky Wind Roc in the afternoon had already sparked a glimmer of understanding within him. He intended to strike while the iron was hot and see if he could push his Divine Wind Absolute Kill technique to new heights!

Closing his eyes, Luo Cheng quickly entered a state of meditation, leaving only a trace of consciousness clear.

"The wind flows without fixed patterns; the clouds change without fixed shapes; winds rise and clouds surge, endlessly transforming..."

Scenes of the cloud sea’s transformations flashed through his mind. That faint realization in Luo Cheng’s heart grew increasingly vivid. Even the flow of Essence Energy within his body became faster!

"Hmm!"

Chen Lingyu, seated beside Luo Cheng, observed him. A hint of astonishment flickered across her bright eyes.

Although Luo Cheng was clearly sitting there, for an instant, she had the illusion that he was miles away, exuding an otherworldly, unreal aura!

She shook her head and looked at Luo Cheng again.

The peculiar feeling was gone without a trace, and everything appeared normal.

"Was it just my imagination?"

Chen Lingyu was slightly doubtful.

At that moment.

Luo Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, a frown forming on his face.

"What’s wrong?"

Chen Lingyu couldn’t help but ask.

Luo Cheng said solemnly, "Something is approaching! There are many of them!"

Even as he spoke, Luo Cheng had already stood up, resting his hand on his sword hilt, his eyes staring into the distance.

"Something is approaching?"

Chen Lingyu froze, glancing around.

The world beyond the orange firelight was pitch-black, utterly empty, and eerily quiet!

Raising her eyebrows slightly, Chen Lingyu remarked, "It’s too quiet!"

Hearing this, the four elders all stood up.

Elder Chen Xuan exchanged a glance with Ninth Elder Cheng Han, their expressions grave.

"Everyone, be on guard!"

Elder Chen Xuan shouted.

As his voice fell, an intense whooshing sound pierced the air.

In the distance, the sky was dense and ink-black. A massive congregation of dark clouds blotted out the stars and rapidly surged toward them.

As the black clouds approached, the group noticed countless pairs of bloodthirsty crimson lights flickering within!

What black clouds were those?

They were an innumerable swarm of flying Demon Beasts!

With numbers in the thousands or even tens of thousands, the overwhelming aura they exuded made even Luo Cheng’s heart tremble.

Elder Chen Xuan said, "It’s Blood Ravens! There are too many of them. Stay in your positions and don’t give them an opening!"

Blood Ravens!

Luo Cheng was momentarily stunned.

These were bloodthirsty creatures born in areas heavy with blood essence, possessing little intelligence but an insatiable craving for blood!

Individually, a Blood Raven’s strength was not formidable, but they always moved in swarms. Their frenzied bloodlust made them extremely troublesome opponents, and they were one of the creatures lone Martial Artists feared encountering the most.

Their strength could be determined by the number of eyes they had.

A one-eyed Blood Raven was a One-star Demon Beast, a two-eyed Blood Raven was a Two-star Demon Beast, and so forth.

Looking closely, Luo Cheng noted that most of these Blood Ravens had only one eye. Mixed within were some with two eyes and a few three-eyed ones.

"They’re coming!"

Chen Lingyu exclaimed.

Amidst a cacophony of cries akin to infant wails, a massive "cloud" dove downward at them!

"Kill!"

Elder Chen Xuan roared deeply, thrusting a palm forward.

Boom!

A purple handprint the size of a house tore through the air, obliterating the Blood Ravens in its path, reducing them to splatters of blood. The sky instantly poured with a torrential blood rain!

The force of the attack shot straight into the heavens, blasting a gaping hole in the murky clouds, allowing silvery moonlight to cascade down!

Luo Cheng’s heart trembled in awe.

The strength of a Late Stage Awakening Vein Realm expert was truly extraordinary!

Han Qianlin and the like couldn’t even be spoken of in the same breath!

"Sun Yingyang is at the Sixth Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm; I am far from reaching him!"

Recalling the intelligence he had received from Luo Yao, Luo Cheng’s eyes sharpened.

At that moment, another large swarm of black clouds surged toward them.

A glint flashed in Luo Cheng’s eyes as the Flame Trace Sword appeared in his hand. An aura, elusive and formless, spread out from him.

"Heavenly Fall Second Form—Cloud Stabilization!"

In an instant!

Razor-sharp Sword Qi, unpredictable in its trajectory, shot skyward.

The Blood Ravens, whether one-eyed, two-eyed, or three-eyed, were shredded into pieces along its path. A deluge of blood rained down!

"Hmm!"

A spark of excitement lit up Luo Cheng’s eyes.

This strike was clearly different from his past executions—it was much freer, more fluid!

The fluctuating Sword Qi resembled the ever-changing sea of clouds—without fixed patterns, without fixed shapes. Its might seemed to have risen significantly!

"It seems my cultivation direction was not misguided. At this rate, I’ll soon achieve perfect integration of the second move of Divine Wind Absolute Kill! By then, its power will surely climb to new heights!"

Feeling confident, Luo Cheng was preparing to strike again when a lean figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Ninth Elder!"

Luo Cheng’s pupils contracted.

Ninth Elder Cheng Han drew a long spear, fierce flames surging from his body as he swept it out horizontally.

Whoosh!

The air split into two layers. A large number of Blood Ravens were smashed to pieces and incinerated into nothingness!

"Luo Cheng, you need not act. Conserve your energy. In this year’s Three Sects Martial Arts Competition, you are the Xuanyuan Sect’s champion! Success or failure depends on you!"

The Ninth Elder spoke.

Luo Cheng shot the Ninth Elder a deep look, nodding slightly, then glanced at the two other Outer Elders, a thoughtful expression crossing his face.