Chapter 263: Transforming into a True Dragon!

But after the call ended, the smile on her face not only didn’t fade, but widened a few more degrees, even becoming somewhat crazed.

In the dark room, a murmur could be heard.

“But I think he can really win.”

Shen Xing was unaware of everything happening outside, nor did he know that Shang Lian had relayed his words.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn’t care too much.

He might even think it was a good thing.

Now, all the negative voices would, at the moment he won, transform into true momentum, and this momentum was exactly what he needed right now.

Not to mention anything else, at least with this kind of reputation, no ordinary person would dare to challenge him again. In addition, this would inevitably add a layer of color to the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm, attracting even more people to come.

It should be known that the secret realms of the ancient sacred grounds were not limited to the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm.

Sand Court had one, and so did the Ancient Sword Sect.

Most of them were used to train disciples.

In this case, naturally, the more powerful the prodigies trained, the more powerful the secret realm was considered to be.

For Shen Xing, this kind of prestige was a continuous source of wealth.

Another half a month passed, and Shen Xing, who was cultivating in the secret realm, received a communication from Meng Han.

The Sword Maiden of the Ancient Sword Sect had arrived!

Upon arrival, she immediately stated her intention to challenge him, without any pretense!

“Her timing is really good.” Shen Xing glanced at the message sent by Xu Qing. His Fourth Realm armor had entered the final testing stage, and specifically, he, as the owner, needed to perform the actual test.

However, since the other party had already arrived, there was no need to rush this matter.

Shen Xing’s figure flashed, and he directly appeared outside the secret realm.

Then he was slightly startled.

Because there were too many people outside the secret realm!

As far as the eye could see, there were almost ten thousand people, most of whom were at least Second or Third Realm, and basically all of them were young people. There were also many Mountain and Sea Realm experts, at least dozens of them.

This number even exceeded the number of Mountain and Sea Realm experts in Tianyuan Sect!

“Are these all here to watch this battle?” Shen Xing murmured to himself, suddenly understanding. In this situation, someone must be pulling the strings behind the scenes.

However, his gaze was more attracted by the person in front of him.

This was a “thin” girl.

Yes, Shen Xing had seen countless peerless beauties, with various styles and temperaments, but he had never seen such a thin expert!

The long sword she held in her arms seemed to be healthier than she was.

But strangely, her lifeless eyes were filled with a burning sword intent, which even he, with his strength, could clearly feel.

Thin and powerful.

These two completely different temperaments were mixed in her.

“This must be the Sword Maiden.” Shen Xing quickly realized the other party’s identity.

He had to say, this sense of oppression was no less than when he faced Wu Qilin.

Sure enough, this world would inevitably have exceptional prodigies!

“Perhaps, it won’t be boring in the future.” The corners of Shen Xing’s mouth slightly curled up, and he asked aloud, “Are you the one who wants to challenge me?”

“Yes.” The Sword Maiden’s reply was very brief, her gaze still lifeless. If one didn’t pay close attention to the terrifying sword intent in her eyes, one might even think she was an ordinary mortal girl.

Any martial artist passing by might not even give her a second glance.

Shen Xing frowned slightly, feeling that this state seemed a bit strange.

To put it bluntly, she didn’t even seem like a person anymore.

Forget it.

Shen Xing didn’t know the reason for this, maybe it was natural, maybe it was a cultivation technique, but it had nothing to do with him.

“Let’s go to that mountain peak over there, don’t crowd here.” He glanced at the thousands of martial artists and said lightly.

The two rose into the air.

He noticed that even when using Yuan Power, the Sword Maiden’s aura remained unrevealed. No, she was clearly suppressing it.

Realizing this, his expression became slightly more serious.

A martial artist specializing in sword-type martial path intents could be as sharp as they wanted, but suppressing oneself, that was likely a system—a concealed sword system.

The essence lay in the word “concealed.”

Whether it was the sword nurturing style or the sword drawing style, the essence was similar. When it erupted, it would inevitably be earth-shattering!

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That would definitely be a power that exceeded one’s own limits.

If this Ancient Sword Sect mastered this system, it was no wonder that they often lost their lives in internal sparring.

However, this was clearly a demonic path.

“You’re using the concealed sword style, right?” Shen Xing frowned, standing on a mountain peak, his voice spreading far and wide. “This kind of style is all about burst out, but the greater the burst, the greater the damage to oneself. If it’s against an enemy, that’s one thing, but does your sect do this even during sparring?”

A slight murmur arose from the crowd.

Although the Ancient Sword Sect was famous, it was far from Tianyuan Sect, and its numbers were small, so not many people knew about it.

However, a Mountain and Sea Realm expert from the Ancient Sword Sect who had come with the Sword Maiden spoke up, “This is the way of my Ancient Sword Sect. No matter who we face, when we draw our swords, it’s either life or death.”

This Mountain and Sea Realm expert looked almost identical to the Sword Maiden, also holding a sword, also with lifeless eyes, also thin.

When he noticed him, Shen Xing knew that it was probably a problem with their cultivation technique.

He didn’t say anything more, his aura gradually solidifying, his gaze becoming sharp, and he could even feel his blood starting to flow faster, scales faintly appearing under his skin.

“Let’s begin.”

The moment his voice fell.

Heaven and earth changed.

No one could see when the Sword Maiden drew her sword, but at the moment she did, the blood vessels all over her body burst, and a vast sword intent spread across the entire sky, boundless, almost a vast expanse of white, with a huge sword mountain standing upside down, covering the entire world!

Many of the Second and Third Realm disciples watching even covered their eyes at this moment, letting out cries of pain.

Even just by looking, their eyes were injured by the sword intent.

Shen Xing also took a slight breath. His perception was clearly deeper than everyone else’s. Because at this moment, he clearly felt a “domain.”

Yes, it was similar to the Xue family’s “domain.”

Moreover, this was no Heaven Grade cultivation technique, it was clearly a Heaven Grade martial skill type martial path intent!

But he didn’t have time to think about it. In an instant, his body was covered in black scales, his muscles bulged, and a rolling dragon’s might filled the sky.

“Roar——!”

A dragon’s roar carrying a tangible dragon’s might exploded in an instant, shattering a large swath of the sword intent in an instant!

But the remaining sword intents were already whistling towards him!

Even before they reached him, the mountain peak beneath Shen Xing was already crumbling under the impact, like being hit by a dense barrage of fine sand, rapidly disintegrating, collapsing, and then quickly turning into dust. Even his scales showed cracks, constantly appearing and breaking!

This had already exceeded the level of so-called Spirit Realm Completion!

Even Mountain and Sea Realm experts couldn’t say they could take it head-on without getting injured!

Just by looking at the Sword Maiden’s appearance, Shen Xing already understood that she had paid a great price for this sword strike. Even if she could defeat him, her own injuries might be irreparable!

“What the hell.” The first thing that popped into Shen Xing’s mind was confusion.

This was no longer a so-called sparring match. Even if this sect was crazy, they couldn’t treat this as sparring. This was clearly coming to kill, even at the cost of mutual destruction!

Therefore, Shen Xing couldn’t understand it for a moment. He hadn’t made any enemies. Even if he had, it wouldn’t be worth wasting such a prodigy.

However——

“This level is still not enough!” He roared, his entire divine soul, body, all burst into golden light in this instant, then rapidly expanded. A huge black dragon, radiating a terrifying aura, thus rushed out from the light, its pervading dragon’s might instantly soaring again!

Countless martial artists directly spat out blood and fell, unable to even lift their heads, their eyes filled with horror.

Even some Mountain and Sea Realm experts were equally horrified!

They stared blankly at the person in front of them!

Even if Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents cultivated to a certain level could indeed transform into a true dragon, that was definitely not something that a mere Fourth Realm could achieve!

In the ancient Mysterious Dragon Palace, only Sages could transform into true dragons!

But what was this?

This vast and majestic dragon’s might, filled with an unparalleled kingly aura, encompassing all, overlooking all!

Everyone present, including the Mountain and Sea Realm experts, had never seen a true dragon, but at this moment, they felt as if they were seeing one!

Some people even suddenly realized.

“I see, I see!”

No wonder this mysterious Young Master Shen had never been heard of before. No wonder he could so easily control the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm, and even become the Holy Son of the ancient Mysterious Dragon Sect!

He was clearly a member of the Dragon Race! The Dragon Race that had disappeared from this world for far too long!

Some Mountain and Sea Realm experts also came to this conclusion, even dancing with excitement, their eyes filled with immense fervor as they looked at the black dragon!

The Dragon Race, even in ancient times, was an extremely powerful existence!

One of the most powerful forces in this world!

Sacred grounds like the Mysterious Dragon Palace were merely tangentially related to the Dragon Race, having some connection with them!

And now, was the Dragon Race about to emerge again?

This news alone was enough to shake even the sacred grounds!

Now, they were no longer concerned about the outcome of this so-called sparring match. Even if it was a true dragon, even if it was only at the Fourth Realm, it was not someone just anyone could challenge!

The saying that those below the Mountain and Sea Realm were invincible was absolutely true!

In fact, it seemed to be the case. The huge black dragon charged towards the sword intents without dodging or avoiding, crashing through them. Countless sword intents slashed at its body without exception, but one after another, they broke!

Instead, the Sword Maiden’s body constantly burst with blood! As if every broken sword intent was ultimately slashing at her!