After hearing Ye Bufan's request, Chen Xu patted his chest with his right hand.
"I thought it was some big deal. It's just acting as a protector? Leave it to me."
Subsequently, the three of them headed out to the open sea.
Although Chen Xu did not understand why breaking through to the mythic-tier was such a solemn affair, he remembered that when he advanced to the mythic-tier, he had simply slept for a few days.
It did not seem like there was much of a commotion.
Once they reached the sea, Ye Bufan looked at Xiang Longwu.
"I will go first."
After saying that, Ye Bufan rode his spiritual sword, flying high into the sky. He took out the Golden Elixir and held it in his hand.
Chen Xu also summoned Kunpeng and Sindragosa, letting them each guard a direction.
In the sky, Ye Bufan placed the Golden Elixir into his mouth, circulating his mana to refine it.
A massive aura surged into the sky, and it continued to rise.
On the surface of the sea below, ripples began to form.
The clouds in the sky were gradually pushed away.
After about ten breaths, Ye Bufan's aura reached its peak.
His mana was full, and he felt the Dao.
Ye Bufan looked up at the sky. Above the previously clear sky, a large mass of pitch-black thunderclouds suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Lightning flashed within the clouds, resembling dragon spirits.
"No way? Is Brother Ye going to cross a heavenly tribulation?"
Below, Chen Xu watched the changes occurring in the sky with his mouth wide open.
Why was the commotion caused by others' breakthroughs so large? It was a completely different style from when he broke through.
For others, it was a high-budget fantasy film filled with lightning and special effects, while for him, it was just a peaceful bedtime cartoon.
"Brother Chen, is it not normal for cultivators to undergo tribulations? Why are you so surprised? Moreover, this is a heavenly tribulation for breaking through to the mythic-tier, which is equivalent to the heavenly tribulation for the Great Completion stage.
Even for those who are not cultivators, the commotion for other transcendent systems breaking through to the mythic-tier should not be small.
There should be phenomena of heaven and earth, all things coming to congratulate, and so on. Did you not have that when you broke through?"
"Uh, did I? Did I?"
Faced with Xiang Longwu's question, Chen Xu did not know how to answer.
The advancement of the Lord of the Undead was less of a breakthrough and more of an unlocking. The power was already there; it was just a matter of opening the shackles step by step.
Furthermore, when he broke through, he was in his dormitory at the Daxia Military Academy. If there really had been any phenomena, they should have been captured by the Fuxi sub-system in the room.
However, Chen Xu had not received any news regarding that.
"Rumble!"
The thunderclouds—no, it should be called a sea of thunder.
What was originally a small patch of dark clouds had now expanded into a vast expanse that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The lightning within the clouds surged and churned, emitting a terrifying aura.
"Brother Xiang, should we move back a bit? This heavenly thunder will not strike us too, will it?"
"It will. I heard Old Ye say that when he underwent tribulations in the past, he would always find a safe place inside a dungeon just to avoid the heavenly thunder harming the innocent."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck toward Ye Bufan.
At the same time, another bolt of lightning lunged toward Chen Xu and Xiang Longwu.
Chen Xu was quick and nimble, instantly recalling Kunpeng into the Necrotic Space and then summoning it back in front of him in a flash to act as a shield.
"Boom!"
The lightning struck Kunpeng, its powerful force and terrifying energy leaving a large black scar on Kunpeng's body.
"Woo?"
Kunpeng was completely bewildered. Why had it been attacked the moment its master summoned it?
"Kunpeng, if any more heavenly thunder strikes from the sky later, just swallow it directly."
"Woo~~"
"Boom!!!"
The heavenly thunder continued to fall, with lightning and thunder crashing down as if it were the end of the world.
In the center of the heavenly tribulation, Ye Bufan controlled his sword with his heart, achieving the state of man and sword as one. His sword intent overflowed, becoming increasingly refined under the tempering of the heavenly thunder.
After a long time, the heavenly tribulation dissipated, and sunlight pierced through the clouds and mist, shining on Ye Bufan.
A breeze blew past, his Daoist robes fluttering slightly. He looked radiant, like an immortal descended to the mortal world.
"Longwu, it is your turn!"
"Hahaha, good!"
Xiang Longwu took out the True Dragon Orb and pressed it against his dantian. Then, he reached out a finger, stuck it into his nostril, and with a bit of force, pricked the mucous membrane.
Next, he blew his nose hard, spraying fresh blood onto the True Dragon Orb.
The blood was absorbed by the orb, emitting a flash of light. The orb melted like cream and entered his dantian.
"Roar!"
Xiang Longwu changed his form, revealing his crimson dragon body, and dove headfirst into the sea.
The sea was the domain of true dragons, and Xiang Longwu had actually chosen the ocean as his place of advancement.
With layers of seawater blocking the way, Chen Xu had to use his mental strength to observe the situation at the bottom of the sea.
Ye Bufan also came to Chen Xu's side, stepping on his spiritual sword as his soul left his body to delve deep into the seabed.
In the ocean, Xiang Longwu dived to the very bottom. His massive dragon body frightened many merfolk, but fortunately, Chen Xu had Kunpeng deliver a divine decree so that no misunderstandings would occur.
Using the water pressure of the seabed, Xiang Longwu actually performed the stances of the Nine Dragon Punch in his crimson dragon form deep within the ocean.
"Nine Dragon Punch: Qiuniu's Heavenly Sound!"
"Nine Dragon Punch: Yazi's Gratitude!"
......
"Nine Dragon Punch: Bi'an's Conviction!"
......
"Nine Dragon Punch: Chiwen's Billows!"
With every punch he threw, Xiang Longwu's punch intent transformed into a phantom of a dragon's son.
Once the nine punches were completed, the nine phantoms merged into one, combining within his body.
A dazzling golden light erupted from his dantian.
Wherever the golden light passed, the fish, shrimp, crabs, and clams all received blessings. They gained sentience, their bloodlines evolved, and they underwent atavism to become yokai.
As the light faded, a golden dragon over a thousand meters long with golden scales appeared at the bottom of the sea.
The dragon shadow leaped up, and Xiang Longwu sped upward from the sea.
After emerging from the surface, he transformed back into human form.
"Hahaha."
Xiang Longwu's face was full of joy, and he wanted to share his happiness with the two of them, but he found that the two people in front of him had strange expressions, accompanied by slight twitching.
"Old Ye, Brother Chen, what is wrong with you two?"
"Brother Xiang, on your head."
Chen Xu raised his hand and pointed at Xiang Longwu's forehead.
Xiang Longwu reached up and felt around, only to find that two hard objects had grown there. Looking down at his reflection on the sea surface, he saw that they were two dragon horns.
"Ah! Have I not changed back into human form? Why do I still have two dragon horns!"
Seeing Xiang Longwu's bewildered expression, Chen Xu and Ye Bufan could no longer hold it in and burst into hearty laughter.
"Hahaha!"
......
The next day, Chen Xu arrived at the academy smelling strongly of alcohol.
Last night, he had drunk all night with Ye Bufan and Xiang Longwu.
In theory, given the constitutions of the three mythic-tier powerhouses, they should not have been able to get drunk.
However, once Chen Xu took out the Corrupted Puree produced by the Mad Alchemy Lab earlier, things began to spiral out of control.
After drinking the puree, Xiang Longwu was curious about where Chen Xu had gotten such strong alcohol, so the three of them went to the Mad Alchemy Lab.
After that, it was a frenzy of experimentation. Xiang Longwu and Ye Bufan took out all sorts of bizarre items and synthesized a pile of high-quality alcohol.
The three of them drank until they were completely out of it on the East Sea.
Ye Bufan danced with his sword while drunk, his sword intent soaring into the sky. It could be seen from the shore, terrifying the nation of the Bald Eagle across the ocean.
Xiang Longwu even revealed his dragon body and guzzled from vats of wine. His dragon body slept in the sea, overturning rivers and seas, causing turbulent waves.
Chen Xu was not as flashy as the other two, but he had Sindragosa freeze a vast area of the ocean and then summoned an army of hundreds of millions of undead to perform a song and dance.
The terrifying and surging necrotic aura drifted into the air, turning into eerie dark clouds that were blown by the wind to various parts of the world.
In the end, it was Xia Qiming who stepped in to drag the five of them back to Daxia from the sea. There was no choice; the other nations on Blue Star were scared to death and sent inquiries one after another asking what Daxia was up to.
As for why there were five people and not three.
Before Xia Qiming arrived, Zhuge Xuanqi and Wu Xiuyuan had also come to persuade them, but as soon as they smelled the high-quality alcohol, the two of them joined the revelry.
"Academy Sector A, Linglong Academy... yes, this is the place."
Chen Xu looked at the navigation on his hand and verified it against the plaque of the building in front of him. After confirming it was correct, he strode inside.
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