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Chapter 581: As Difficult as Reaching the Heavens!
Inside the Treasure Tower.
Master Qingyou was the first to open his eyes. He stood up and said, "If you’re not ready yet, allow me to go first."
Without hesitation, Qingyou walked forward.
Soon, he arrived before the Fire Dragon Palm.
Taking a deep breath, he formed a hand seal.
He spat out a gout of flame.
A ball of black flame flew out, like the Netherworld Fire, rushing forward. Instantly, it landed on the Flaming Dragon Claw.
"That’s the Nine Nether Flame!" Alliance Leader Tianyang exclaimed.
This was an extremely terrifying Spiritual Fire. With Qingyou using his full strength, its power was truly horrifying.
I wonder how many Dragon Scales he can activate?
The Flaming Dragon Claw before them absorbed the flames.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! The Dragon Scales on it trembled.
Then, they slowly began to light up.
One, two, three...
One after another, the Dragon Scales ignited. A brilliant fiery glow shot into the sky, illuminating the area.
The light grew brighter, quickly surpassing one hundred scales and continuing to increase.
Finally, the fiery light stabilized. A total of 500 rays of light shone forth, indicating that 500 Dragon Scales had been activated.
Seeing this, Master Qingyou’s expression darkened. Even at full power, I could only light up 500 Dragon Scales? Just half? How can this be?
Behind them, Situ Hang and Alliance Leader Tianyang wore extremely grave expressions. Qingyou’s strength was comparable to theirs. If he could only activate 500 Dragon Scales, they estimated they would perform similarly. Even if they managed a few dozen more, it would still be a far cry from the required 1,000. Damn it, are these Dragon Scales really so difficult to activate?
When Lin Xuan saw this, he shook his head slightly. "Only 500? How pathetic."
Qingyou was so angry he nearly spat blood. He snorted coldly, "What does an ignorant brat like you know? The difficulty of activating these Dragon Scales is beyond your imagination! I bet you won’t even be able to activate ten of them!"
He ignored Lin Xuan, took a deep breath to compose himself, and then retrieved an elixir, swallowing it in one gulp.
BOOM!
A deep roar erupted from within his body. In the next instant, his skin turned crimson, as if it were being roasted by fire. A far more formidable power burst forth.
"What’s going on?" Alliance Leader Tianyang cried out in alarm.
Situ Hang’s face fell. "Is he trying to forcibly boost his strength with an elixir?"
A good strategy. I never expected Master Qingyou to have a trump card like this!
Lin Xuan’s eyes flashed as he watched. Oh? He can boost his power even further? Interesting.
In front of them, Master Qingyou’s body grew increasingly red. His skin began to crack, and wisps of smoke rose from the fissures.
He was clearly nearing his limit. If this continued, he would be burned to ashes.
Qingyou knew he couldn’t wait any longer. With a roar, he spat out another ball of black flame. The power of this one was clearly more terrifying than the last. It floated forward and landed on the Dragon Claw.
In the next moment, the Dragon Claw blazed with light.
One by one, the Dragon Scales lit up, quickly surpassing the 500 mark.
Everyone cried out in astonishment. Qingyou himself was ecstatic. This is it! I’ll definitely light all 1,000 Dragon Scales this time!
However, reality was cruel.
The light halted at the 799th Dragon Scale.
The 800th Dragon Scale flickered weakly for a moment before going dark, failing to ignite.
How could this be? Qingyou was stunned, his face a mask of disbelief. I gave it my all, and I still only lit up 799 Dragon Scales? That’s nowhere near 1,000!
The atmosphere grew heavy.
Alliance Leader Tianyang’s expression became even graver.
At that moment, Situ Hang snorted coldly. "My turn."
He strode forward. So what if Qingyou had failed? That didn’t mean he would. His strength was greater than Qingyou’s.
"It’s useless," Qingyou said, shaking his head with a look of utter despair. "It’s too difficult. No one can do it."
"We’ll see about that," Situ Hang retorted, arriving before the Fire Dragon Palm.
The next moment, he roared. The Flame Power in his body erupted, and a Fire Dragon Illusion materialized around him.
The Fire Dragon Sect specialized in cultivating Fire Dragon Power. With the manifestation of the Fire Dragon Illusion, its aura was truly immense.
Even Lin Xuan was momentarily startled, but he quickly shook his head in disdain. It’s just an illusion conjured from flames. It lacks a true Dragon Soul and has no real draconic might. It’s all for show.
Situ Hang waved his hand, and the Fire Dragon charged forward with overwhelming power, landing on the Dragon Claw.
BOOM! The scales on the Dragon Claw began to light up rapidly. In moments, the count surpassed 500 and reached 600.
This result was already better than Qingyou’s initial attempt of 500.
But Qingyou still shook his head. "It’s no use. 600 is a long way from 1,000. You won’t succeed."
"I haven’t used my trump card yet," Situ Hang sneered.
With that, he waved his hand and produced a gourd.
After he opened it, a stream of purple flames fluttered out. The purple flames swirled before him, coalescing into a purple crane that spread its wings and soared. An immense Flame Power erupted.
"This is...?" Qingyou was astonished.
Alliance Leader Tianyang was shocked. "That’s a second Top-grade Spiritual Fire! You’re actually carrying a second Top-grade Spiritual Fire!"
Situ Hang laughed heartily. "That’s right. I do have a second Top-grade Spiritual Fire. I refuse to believe that two Spiritual Fires can’t activate 1,000 Dragon Scales."
With a wave of his hand, the purple crane flew forward. At the same time, the Fire Dragon charged again. The two flames landed on the Dragon Claw in unison.
The Dragon Claw lit up with an exceptionally brilliant light, quickly surpassing 500 scales.
Soon, it broke past 600.
700 scales!
800 scales!
Qingyou cried out in shock. His own record was 799 scales, just one shy of 800. He hadn’t expected Situ Hang to actually light up 800. This was incredible!
After 800, more Dragon Scales ignited, pushing toward the 900 mark.
Qingyou gasped. Could he actually succeed?
Alliance Leader Tianyang’s heart was in his throat, his eyes glued to the scene before him.
In the end, the light stopped.
A total of 900 Dragon Scales were lit.
This was an astonishing number, but it was still 100 short of 1,000.
"Damn it! How could this happen?" Situ Hang roared in fury. He had only lit up 900 scales. This was far worse than he had imagined.
"I don’t accept this!"
He continued to push his power, but it was useless. Not a single additional Dragon Scale lit up.
"AHHH!" he roared, his eyes bloodshot. He charged forward, trying to snatch the Dragon Pearl from within the Dragon Claw.
However, the moment he got close, he was swatted away by the Dragon Claw, and he crashed to the ground, spitting up a large mouthful of blood.
Qingyou and Alliance Leader Tianyang’s expressions changed drastically. They immediately abandoned any thought of trying to seize it by force. It was better to follow the rules.
Situ Hang had failed. Even with two Top-grade Spiritual Fires, he had failed.
Alliance Leader Tianyang gave a bitter laugh and walked over. On his first try, he only managed to light 506 Dragon Scales. For his second attempt, he used a Secret Technique that greatly boosted his Flame Power, but he still only lit 760 Dragon Scales. He had failed as well.
Seeing this, Qingyou sighed. It seems no one is destined to obtain the Fire Dragon Pearl.
Situ Hang could not accept this outcome. The Fire Dragon Pearl was the main reason he had come here, yet he had failed at the final hurdle. He didn’t dare try to snatch it again, but he could only glare ahead, his eyes filled with unwilling resentment.
"Are you all done? Then it’s my turn," Lin Xuan said with a grin as he walked over. He was ready to make his move.
"Hmph! We all failed. What makes you think you can succeed?" Qingyou rolled his eyes.
Alliance Leader Tianyang shook his head and sighed. "It’s no use, Young Master Lin. This is too difficult." He didn’t believe Lin Xuan could succeed either.
Situ Hang didn’t even spare Lin Xuan a glance. In his eyes, Lin Xuan was nothing but a posturing clown.
Lin Xuan paid them no mind and walked toward the Fire Dragon Palm, arriving before it a moment later.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xuan extended his right hand. In the center of his palm, a cluster of blue flame materialized.
Instantly, a scorching aura filled the air.
It was the Nine Heavens Profound Flame.
Lin Xuan flicked his wrist, sending the Nine Heavens Profound Flame shooting forward.
The blue flame streaked across the void like a meteor, striking the Fire Dragon Palm.
A booming sound rang out as the Fire Dragon Palm instantly erupted in a dazzling light.
One, two, three...
100 scales.
200 scales.
500 scales.
600 scales.
The count was still rising. It finally stopped at 650 scales!
Alliance Leader Tianyang’s eyes were wide as saucers.
Qingyou gasped. This kid managed to light 650 scales! Incredible! That surpasses what any of us could do in our normal state!
He remembered that Situ Hang had only lit 600 scales on his first try. This kid had surpassed Situ Hang! To be able to wield an Anomalous Fire to such a degree... it was simply heaven-defying!
Even Situ Hang was stunned for a moment. He had never taken Lin Xuan seriously, but unexpectedly, the boy’s control over fire surpassed his own. It was hard to believe.
But he still sneered, "650 scales is impressive, but it’s a long way from 1,000. Even if you use a Secret Technique, you’ll reach 800 at most. You’ll never be able to light all the Dragon Scales."
Alliance Leader Tianyang sighed as well. It looked like Lin Xuan wouldn’t make it either.
Qingyou sighed. So it’s true. No one can light 1,000 Dragon Scales and get the Fire Dragon Pearl. Well, that’s fine. If nobody gets it, I can feel a bit better about my own failure.
But Lin Xuan just smiled. "Who said I was going to fail?"
A single Anomalous Fire lit up 650 scales. I have another one. Together, that’s enough for 1,300. Is lighting a mere 1,000 Dragon Scales supposed to be difficult?
Hearing Lin Xuan’s words, Alliance Leader Tianyang was stunned. Could it be? Does Young Master Lin have another powerful trump card?
Qingyou and Situ Hang stared at Lin Xuan in amazement. Could this kid really have some incredible trick up his sleeve?
Lin Xuan chuckled. "A trump card? Of course I have one."
"I have two Anomalous Fires."
What?
Alliance Leader Tianyang was dumbfounded. Qingyou rolled his eyes. Situ Hang was so angry his teeth were grinding together.
This brat is spouting nonsense again! You have two Anomalous Fires? And I suppose you can walk on water, too!