It had to be admitted that the Old Dragon Mother's pregnancy-inducing gaze brought a huge shock to Lu Yang, forcing him to once again realize the true value of a Supreme Dao Fruit.
But... he couldn't use this move too many times.
Lu Yang wasn't cowed by the Old Dragon Mother's threat. The reason this move had succeeded was largely because what had arrived was merely his incense incarnation.
If my true body were here, uninjured and in peak condition, even if the Old Dragon Mother used all his strength, he probably couldn't plant the [Foundation of Heaven and Earth] within me to force a pregnancy. After all, my Dharma Body is too sturdy; he couldn't even break my skin...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang calmed down significantly.
Soon, the Old Dragon Mother's eyes flashed with strange brilliance again. Lu Yang watched as his incense incarnation's belly began to bulge once more...
"Naive!"
Lu Yang sneered, repeating his old trick. He continued to use the wonder of [Placer Gold in Sand] to interrupt the pregnancy process, performing a caesarean section to extract the 'child' prematurely.
Pfft.
The next second, Lu Yang swayed on the spot, spitting out a mouthful of sandalwood-scented blood. The spiritual power aura of his entire body plummeted significantly.
But across from him, the Old Dragon Mother's condition was hardly better. His spiritual power also nosedived. He stood there panting heavily, looking somewhat delicate and vulnerable. His profuse sweating invited pity, and a mass of water-blue long hair stuck to his chest, accentuating the whiteness of his skin.
"You're ruthless!"
It was clearly a low roar through gritted teeth, yet coming from the current Old Dragon Mother, it held a certain charm, perhaps even a sense of coquetry.
Beautiful eyes glanced around, full of grace.
Looking over, the previously burly and sturdy Old Dragon Mother had already transformed into a noble lady of immense tolerance, whose maternal aura could not be concealed at all.
"Hmm."
Soon, the Old Dragon Mother sensed his own abnormality. He hurriedly tightened his expression, smoothed his hair, and assumed a cold, arrogant demeanor.
However, even so, with the operation of [Vast Ocean Water], the maternal aura on his body continued to expand, making people uncontrollably desire to get close to him, have a child with him, and take up the responsibility of breeding all living things. Even with Lu Yang's willpower, there was a momentary wavering...
But the next second, he woke with a start:
"Monster!"
He had to admit that the Old Dragon Mother's combat power at this moment exceeded his expectations. Like Lu Yang, he had barely reached the peak of the mid-stage Golden Core.
With a shout from Lu Yang, boundless golden light shone in his hand. It was shockingly [Divine Firmament Thunder], which had been accumulating power for a long time, only erupting suddenly at this moment!
Seeing this, the Old Dragon Mother showed no fear.
After all, having sacrificed his 'little brother', his divine abilities had greatly increased. He was about to urge [Vast Ocean Water] immediately to make Lu Yang's thunder light call him 'Mother'...
However, before [Vast Ocean Water] could respond, the dazzling thunder had already shone into his pupils. This was the strongest aspect of [Divine Firmament Thunder]; its extreme speed shockingly exceeded the scope of normal divine sense perception. By the time you saw it, it had already hit you!
Boom!
Intense thunder light instantly submerged the Old Dragon Mother. Not only that, where the thunder light surged, the spiritual qi of the surrounding heaven and earth gathered rapidly!
"With my true qi, join the creation of heaven and earth!"
Thunder is the pivot of Yin and Yang. The thunder light unleashed at this moment was not only gathered by Lu Yang's spiritual power and transformed by Dao Fruit concepts, but also triggered the enhancement of heaven and earth!
For a time, waves of thunder rolled in. Thunderbolt lightning roamed like dragons. A full twenty-seven bolts surrounded the Old Dragon Mother, galloping and whistling as they struck down together, forcibly breaking into the Old Dragon Mother's body and causing him to let out a heaven-shaking, high-pitched scream:
"Ah!!!"
The thunder light lasted for several breaths. The Old Dragon Mother's screams did not cease for a long time. Only when the thunder light dissipated did the screams gradually turn into low panting.
What Dao Fruit is this!?
The Old Dragon Mother lay on the ground, his fine body almost turned to charcoal. Only shock, anger, and doubt remained in his heart: He actually didn't recognize this thunder light!
Thunder belongs to Wood, but how can a Wood-element Dao Fruit unleash such thunder light!
This is unreasonable!
On the other side, Lu Yang's mood was much better than the Old Dragon Mother's. He hadn't expected that under the accumulation of [Responding to Origin], it could actually trigger the enhancement of heaven and earth.
He had been secretly accumulating power since meeting the Old Dragon Lord. Even though he used thunder light midway, he had actually held most of it in reserve. Only just now did he unleash it brazenly. Seeing the accumulated thunder light trigger the enhancement of heaven and earth after eruption, leading to a qualitative change in power...
This was an unexpected surprise.
He didn't expect accumulating power could raise the might to this extent. One thunder leads, twenty-six follow, combining into twenty-seven... Perhaps it can be called the [Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation]!
Lu Yang favored [Divine Firmament Thunder] even more.
After all, this Dao Fruit was currently only unorthodox and hadn't birthed wonders. It relied entirely on his high stature to display power. There was still infinite potential to dig!
"Old Dragon Lord, how about it?"
Walking up to the Old Dragon Mother, Lu Yang smiled slightly. Thunder light condensed in his palm again, jumping as if possessing life, ready to strike out at any time.
"Willing to let me seize your golden nature?"
"You..."
Lying on the ground, the Old Dragon Mother barely raised his head, wanting to recover spiritual power. But having used everything to resist the thunder just now, ninety percent of his spiritual power was already exhausted.
Now, with Lu Yang right in front of him, it was impossible to recover.
Thinking of this, two lines of clear tears instantly flowed down the Old Dragon Mother's country-toppling, beautiful face. The originally deliberately created cold arrogance completely shattered.
Of course, Lu Yang had no interest in this.
He was even a bit disgusted.
Because if it were the previous Old Dragon Lord, such a performance would be absolutely impossible... It was evident that the influence of [Vast Ocean Water] on him had gone deep into the marrow!
Without delay, Lu Yang extended his large hand, grabbing the Old Dragon Mother, preparing to forcibly seize his golden nature. Seeing this, the Old Dragon Mother instantly bit his red lip.
Don't even think about it!
Even if I die, I won't submit to you!
Before the voice fell, the Old Dragon Mother's body exploded with a boom. He had decisively committed suicide. His Golden Nature soul fled rapidly toward the outside of [Nourishing Life Master].
As long as I leave [Nourishing Life Master], he can't kill me!
The Old Dragon Mother wasn't worried. No matter how powerful Lu Yang was, he was also at the mid-stage Golden Core like him. There was no essential difference in stature; he couldn't catch a fleeing soul.
However, the Old Dragon Mother missed one point.
My [Divine Firmament Thunder] has the wonders of [Resonance] and [Manifestation]. The more you think of me in your heart, the more I can directly inflict thunder punishment on you!
The next second, Lu Yang formed a hand seal. [Divine Firmament Thunder] sensed the thought and directly locked onto the Old Dragon Mother, who was crazily cursing him in his heart. Then, crossing all barriers of distance and time, it bombarded the Old Dragon Mother's soul at zero distance, exploding into a patch of brilliant golden thunder light!
"ARGHH!!!"
Until this moment, the Old Dragon Mother truly felt pain piercing the heart. One bolt of thunder naturally wouldn't make him die on the spot, but it was enough to shake his soul!
Crack!
Under the flashing thunder light, a tiny, almost invisible point of light shockingly fell off from the Old Dragon Mother's originally perfect and unified Golden Nature soul.
Golden Nature!
Looking at his own Golden Nature, the Old Dragon Mother's eyes were about to split, but he dared not stay even a moment longer. In just the blink of an eye, he disappeared inside the [Nourishing Life Master] secret realm.
At the same time, Lu Yang was overjoyed.
He had fought for so long, and finally seized the golden nature from the Old Dragon Mother!
"...Mine!"
The next second, he launched a strak of light, simultaneously extending his hand, intending to pocket that point of Golden Nature light. However, at this very moment—
Another palm, covered in smoke, snatched it one step ahead and pinched it.
Lu Yang's movement stopped abruptly.
Immediately, as if lifting an invisible curtain, in the place that was empty just moments ago, a figure hazy with smoke suddenly appeared.
[Sky-Shrouding]!
(End of Chapter)