Chapter 1949 : Ancient Silver Dragon
Previously, Eldrin had been able to defeat the 9 Extremes Divine Lord primarily because of the enhancement from the 7 Luminaries Ascension, which doubled the foundation of his entire being.
At that time, Eldrin's combat prowess was virtually on par with his current strength at the Great Perfection Stage's middle phase.
"Since I've already broken through, it's time to complete the ascension of the Celestial Realm and the True Spirit Supreme Treasure."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, immediately commencing the advancement of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.
The Abyssal Seal was forged from the fusion of 10 supreme divine artifacts. Previously, when Eldrin had merged 9 strands of innate indestructible spiritual light, he realized it had reached its limit and could advance no further.
This time, as Eldrin advanced the Abyssal Return Seal once more, he discovered that even after integrating 18 strands of innate indestructible spiritual light, it could still accommodate more of the primordial undying luminescence.
Thus Eldrin continued the fusion process, and only after integrating 20-1 additional rays did he reach his limit. By this point, the Abyssal Return Seal had fused a total of 30 strands of innate indestructible spiritual light, finally ascending to become a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
"This Ethereal Abyss Seal is also a major consumer of resources."
After completing the advancement of the Void-Returning Seal, Eldrin couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.
After several consecutive major battles, Eldrin had accumulated 108 innate indestructible spiritual lights. However, with the breakthrough of his 3 foundations to the Great Perfection Stage and the ascension of the Abyssal Return Seal, this reserve was nearly halved.
In addition to nurturing spiritual roots and the resources consumed by Lyra (Person Name) and others, Eldrin (Person Name) now possessed fewer than 30 strands of the Primordial Undying Radiance.
"Alas, resources are never enough."
Eldrin let out a soft sigh, then focused his senses on the power of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss. A flicker of delight surfaced in his heart.
This time, after the advancement of the Return to Void Seal, its power underwent another tremendous enhancement, breaking through the limits of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, the current Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) could now rival a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure, having reached the realm of 12-mark supreme innate treasures—an exceedingly gratifying achievement.
It is important to understand that the vast majority of Great Perfected Golden Immortals do not possess a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
Even the weakest 12-ring supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure was a coveted treasure that countless Great Perfection Golden Immortals dreamed of obtaining.
Of every 10 Great Perfection Golden Immortals, at most 3 possessed a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. And these 3 were almost invariably existences with backgrounds connected to a Chaos Emperor.
1 must either have the backing of the Primordial Chaos Emperor or be akin to the 7-Colored Immortal Lord—only those whose ancestors once prospered could possess such profound foundations.
In truth, the reason why the Immortal Clam Clan’s 7-Colored Immortal Lord had drawn the attention of numerous Great Luo Golden Immortals and Primordial Chaos Emperors was primarily due to the clan’s possession of legacy treasures such as the supreme-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasures.
To return to our story, after the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) completed its ascension, Eldrin (Person Name) experienced another monumental surge in combat prowess.
Before the True Spirit Divine Abilities and True Spirit Runes had fully reached perfection, this Abyssal Seal was already Eldrin's most formidable technique, potent enough to pose a threat even to a Great Perfection Golden Immortal.
With his combat prowess now secured, Eldrin returned to the Abyssal Sanctuary and once again propelled the celestial domain to complete its ascension.
After ascending to the immortal realm, Eldrin took the opportunity to elevate all 144 primordial trees of the Abyssal Immortal Realm to become Great Luo ancient trees.
Although this Great Luo Ancient Tree could not compare to a Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), its rate of converting the Primordial Chaos Sea's waters had accelerated manyfold, causing the accumulation speed of the primordial essence within the Abyssal Immortal Realm to surge by no less than several times....
Furthermore, thanks to these Great Luo Ancient Trees and the advancement of the celestial realm, the combat prowess of the 144 Emperors of the Returning Abyss Celestial Realm has ascended to another level, now rivaling that of 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals.
Although the combat power of this 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal would be lost once he left the Abyssal Return Immortal Domain, it must be said that this was still a force of no small strength.
Moreover, the newly ascended Voidrift Immortal Domain had seen a significant enhancement in its overall defenses and foundational essence. According to Eldrin's estimation, its scale and foundational power should now be comparable to that of a top-tier immortal domain.
After the immortal realm's ascension was complete, Eldrin returned to the Abyssal Heaven of Returning Ruins only to find that Lyra and the others had been waiting for quite some time.
The women clustered around Eldrin, chattering like a flock of orioles. Seraphina Qu couldn't suppress her laughter as she exclaimed, "With your breakthrough across 3 paths of heavenly ascension this time, my husband has now firmly joined the ranks of the supreme Great Perfection cultivators!"
Lyra (Person Name) gave a slight nod, smiling faintly as she said, "With this breakthrough, we should fear no opponents within the Great Luo Realm."
At this moment, Eldrin had just achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, his spirits soaring with elation. Seeing several ethereally beautiful Dao Companions surrounding him, he could no longer restrain himself. He swept Seraphina Qu into his arms, then whisked all his Dao Companions away to his cavern abode.
After all, his Dao Companions were seasoned cultivators of the immortal path. Having witnessed countless kalpas unfold over the ages, they accepted this development without resistance.
After a bout of absurd passion, Eldrin held Lyra in his arms and said, "After this breakthrough, my strength is now sufficient to establish a firm foothold among the Great Ro Immortals."
"So I plan to visit the Chaos Silver Dragon Nest in a while, to see if I can help Elder Eldrin secure the Mithril Vein."
All the women voiced their agreement, yet Seraphina Qu (Person Name) spoke up, "Let us accompany you."
"No need."
Eldrin shook his head and spoke, "This war is far from over. If too many of us depart at once, we risk detection by the Chaos Fiend Gods. An ambush at such a time could lead to devastating losses."
"Perhaps it would be better if I depart alone, while you remain to guard our clan."
Hearing this, the crowd still seemed somewhat uneasy. Lyra (Person Name) spoke up, "Are you confident you can handle this alone?"
"The power of the Primordial Silver Dragon primarily stems from its magic immunity and physical strength, which happens to be precisely what I can counter."
Eldrin spoke calmly, pausing in brief contemplation before stating, "The Reincarnation Body and I should be sufficient to handle this."
The others nodded in understanding upon hearing this. Lyra could only add, "Since that's the case, you must be extremely cautious on this journey. Remember, do not alert the Chaos Kui Bull and the others."
Hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) finally nodded and said, "Rest assured, I will go retrieve it immediately."
Once they had resolved to depart, the group delayed no further.
Early the next morning, Eldrin set off toward the depths of the chaos, accompanied by his Samsara Body.
The location of the Chaos Silver Dragon's Lair was also immensely distant from the 3 1000 Immortal Realms. The group journeyed through the primordial chaos for a long while before finally arriving at the territory where the Chaos Silver Dragon's Lair lay.
"Is this the place?"
Gazing upon the Chaos Silver Dragon's Lair before him, a trace of solemnity surfaced in Eldrin's expression.
Regarding the Chaos Silver Dragon Nest, Eldrin (Person Name) had also obtained extremely detailed intelligence. The ruler of this Chaos Silver Dragon Nest, the Primordial Silver Dragon, was a Chaos Demon God at the seventh level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
It was said that this Ancient Silver Dragon possessed an indestructible body, its cultivation having long reached the Sixth Heaven of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Yet, even this was not enough to make Eldrin take the matter seriously.
Most crucially, the Primordial Silver Dragon possessed the trait of spell immunity and had even cultivated a Half-Step True Spirit Body.
Such astonishing aptitude endowed the Ancient Silver Dragon with formidable power, even enabling it to achieve the remarkable feat of defeating a Seventh-Level Golden Immortal.
From this alone, the Primordial Silver Dragon could be considered a top-tier, peerless prodigy.
A cultivator of the seventh layer, if defending from a Chaos Nest, would be enough to make Eldrin take the matter seriously.
Fortunately, the Primordial Silver Dragon was also a loner with no other Great Luo Golden Immortals to aid him, so Eldrin (Person Name) was fairly confident in his ability to handle the situation.
Thinking of this, Eldrin stealthily moved to a position a 100 Dao paths away from the Chaos Silver Dragon's lair. He glanced at his Reincarnation Body and said, "Later, I will use the Abyssal Return Seal to break the formation. You guard against the Ancient Silver Dragon's escape."
"Very well."
The Samsara Avatar nodded, then vanished into the primordial chaos while harnessing the Dao of Samsara.
Seeing this, Eldrin immediately summoned the Returning Abyss Seal. In the blink of an eye, the seal transformed into a primordial chaos cauldron that descended with crushing force, slamming directly onto the Ancient Silver Dragon's lair.
The guardian formation of this Ancient Silver Dragon Nest also possessed the effect of spell immunity. If 1 were to employ divine abilities or mystic arts to confront it, it would likely be impossible to breach this grand formation.
Therefore, Eldrin directly manifested an ancient cauldron through the Seal of Returning Abyss, suppressing this chaotic nest with sheer force.
"Boom—"
The Seal of Returning Abyss now rivaled a supreme-grade innate numinous treasure—how utterly staggering was the unleashed might when it manifested as a treasure seal?
In an instant, the entire Chaos Silver Dragon Nest trembled violently. The nearly 10-1000-tribulation-indestructible mountain protection formation began to fracture, and the whole sky became covered with immortal cracks.
"Who goes there?"
In that very instant, a silver-armored youth stepped forth from the Chaos Silver Dragon's Nest.
But seeing him gripping the gleaming silver spear, instead of fleeing for his life immediately, he charged straight toward Eldrin (Person Name) to suppress and slay him.
"Perfect timing!"
Eldrin's eyes flashed with brilliance as he instantly raised his palm and struck out with tremendous force, immediately clashing with the silver-armored youth. Riding upon the Chaos Heavenly Halberd, they unleashed a world-shattering blow together.
In the fleeting moment of their clash, Eldrin was forced back several steps in quick succession before he could regard the silver-armored youth with evident surprise. "You broke through?" he exclaimed.
"Who might you be?"
The silver-armored youth also staggered back several steps before turning his gaze toward Eldrin, a flicker of astonishment flashing across his face. He had always pursued the path of physical ascension to sainthood, and among those of similar cultivation realms, he had rarely encountered rivals—let alone anyone whose physical prowess could truly stand shoulder-to-shoulder with his own.
This time in seclusion, his cultivation had broken through to the late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. He had believed himself nearly invincible among Great Luo Golden Immortals, yet unexpectedly, he gained no advantage against Eldrin (Person Name)—even suffering a faint, barely perceptible setback.
At this thought, the Primordial Silver Dragon took a deep breath and said, "What formidable physical prowess. Are you, sir, also walking the path of physical sanctification?"
"Come, taste my steel!"
As the words faded, the youth charged forth with silver spear in hand. A surge of overwhelming sharpness pierced through the primordial chaos, clashing violently against Eldrin (Person Name) in a fierce battle.
At this moment, Eldrin also wore a grave expression. Though he continuously engaged the Primeval Silver Dragon in close combat, unleashing earthshaking collisions 1 after another, he still struggled to gain absolute dominance.
After exchanging several dozen blows, Eldrin realized that relying solely on physical strength would make it nearly impossible to overpower this Ancient Silver Dragon.
It was not that Eldrin was not powerful enough, but that the Ancient Silver Dragon's innate talent was far too extraordinary.
He had already mastered 7 great bloodline divine abilities. With the empowerment of these 7 bloodline arts and the astonishing divine strength of his Half-Step True Spirit body, the combat prowess of the Ancient Silver Dragon was virtually unrivaled among those of the same realm.
Though he had only just entered the seventh level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, his physical combat prowess had nearly brushed against the domain of the eighth level.
With the added characteristic of spell immunity, the Primordial Silver Dragon could contend head-on with an Eighth-Level Great Luo expert on the Path of Dao Dominion, and even when facing a Great Perfection Great Luo Golden Immortal, it would have the chance to retreat unscathed.
At this thought, Eldrin spoke: "Your physical cultivation is remarkable, worthy of my full power."
"Boom—"
As the words fell, Eldrin erupted with his full power. In an instant, he channeled the Great Dao and his Primordial Spirit energy into his being, while pushing the 5 Divine Marks of the True Spirit to their absolute limit.
In this situation, every strike from Eldrin carried enough power to wrestle gods and demons, unleashing a world-shattering true force capable of destroying all heavens.
"Ah—"
The Ancient Silver Dragon suffered successive defeats, pushed to the brink of blood-soaked frenzy. With a thunderous roar, it unleashed the full potential of its Bloodline Divine Ability, even resorting to activating a Forbidden Divine Ability in a desperate fight for survival.
If not for the overwhelming power of the Eldrin (Person Name)'s Void-Returning Seal and the fact that he had also unleashed the first stage of the Yin-Yang Self-Sacrifice Art, he would have nearly suffered defeat at his hands.
"Boom—"
No 1 knew how long the 2 had been locked in combat. Only when their battle stirred chaotic tempests that shook the 8 Desolates, and endless tidal waves of primordial chaos swept through the vast heavens, did it finally conclude—with Eldrin ultimately gaining the slightest upper hand.
But then Eldrin, wielding the Chaos Heaven Halberd, cleaved downward with overwhelming force, splitting the Ancient Silver Dragon’s spear clean in 2.
"Ah—"
At the critical moment, the Primordial Silver Dragon, grievously wounded, fled in bitter defeat toward the depths of chaos, declaring with immense resentment: "In this day's battle, you prevailed over me by naught but the superiority of your weapon."
"Once I have fully consolidated my realm, I shall return to settle our score."
As the words faded, the Primordial Silver Dragon vanished into the chaos. Not even the power of the Great Daos of Samsara and Time-Space, unleashed by the Samsara Incarnation, could hold it back.
"What a pity. Even with his cultivation breakthrough, I could no longer keep him here."
Watching the Primordial Silver Dragon depart, the Reincarnation Body remarked with a hint of regret.
Eldrin remained remarkably composed, for the Silver Primordial Dragon’s escape had been well within his expectations.
因为太古银龙的法力免疫非常惊人，如果没有突破的情况下，轮回身还是勉强能拦住他，可如今突破了修为，轮回身根本就不可能将其拦下。
In truth, not to mention the Samsara Body's principles of reincarnation and spacetime, even Lila's Primordial Glacier, Yan Ziji's Net of Duji Purple Flames, and Eldrin's 5-Colored Divine Light would have been incapable of containing it.
Even a Great Perfection Golden Immortal would find it nearly impossible to restrain the present-day Ancient Silver Dragon.
Having cultivated immunity to magical power to such a realm, if 1 could still be easily subdued by others, it would hardly deserve to be called immunity to magical power.
"I never expected his cultivation to advance this swiftly. It seems we've provoked a formidable foe."
A trace of helplessness involuntarily surfaced as Eldrin (Person Name) slowly began to speak....
The Ancient Silver Dragon had only experienced a few dozen kalpas since attaining the Dao. To cultivate to this realm without any backing proved it truly deserved to be called a prodigy of unparalleled talent.
This time, Eldrin was able to defeat the Ancient Silver Dragon primarily because the dragon had only recently broken through to the late-stage Great Perfection Golden Immortal realm. Its 7 bloodline supernatural abilities had not yet been cultivated to the pinnacle of mastery.
Moreover, the divine weapon of the Primordial Silver Dragon, the Primordial Silver Dragon Spear (Magic Treasure), had yet to ascend to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
Once the 7 bloodline supernatural abilities of the Ancient Silver Dragon are fully mastered and its innate Numinous Treasure completes its ascension, its combat prowess will undoubtedly experience a far greater enhancement.
By that time, the Primordial Silver Dragon would possess the power to contend against a Great Perfection Golden Immortal—provided, of course, that this Golden Immortal cultivated the Path of the Palm.
However, 1 thing was certain: once this Ancient Silver Dragon consolidated its cultivation base, it would undoubtedly become an opponent not to be underestimated.
"First the Primordial Chaos Kui Bull, and now the Primeval Silver Dragon..."
"Before we knew it, we had incurred the enmity of more and more foes."
Eldrin (Person Name) let out a faint sigh before withdrawing his thoughts.
He immediately made his way to the Chaos Silver Dragon Nest and thoroughly ransacked the chaotic lair.
Unfortunately, the treasures obtained were not plentiful—only a single mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Silver Calabash of Warding (Magic Treasure), and a large mithril vein.
Eldrin had anticipated this all along. This Ancient Silver Dragon had only attained enlightenment a few dozen kalpas ago. To break through to the seventh level of the Great Realm Golden Immortal in such a short time—it would be a miracle if it had managed to accumulate any substantial resources at all.
Moreover, most of the resources were likely taken away by the Ancient Silver Dragon, so it was expected that only this much remained.
Fortunately, the large mithril vein remained intact, containing over a 100 portions of Great Luo Mithril and 9 portions of Innate Divine Metal-grade mithril, which had already fulfilled Eldrin's objective.
"Take it back with you."
After gathering all the treasures, Eldrin immediately propelled the Ancient Silver Dragon Nest toward the Abyssal Ruins Immortal Domain. It took over a million years before he finally returned to the Abyssal Ruins Immortal Domain unnoticed.
Upon arriving at the Return Abyss Immortal Realm, Eldrin placed the Ancient Silver Dragon Nest within the Chaotic Heavenly Domain, positioning it directly opposite the Chaotic Golden Bull Nest. Only then did he let out a slight sigh of relief.
At this moment, the other Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Void-Returning Immortal Alliance arrived at the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Domain with great enthusiasm.
Even Violet Phoenix Ancestor was startled. Gazing at the Chaos Silver Dragon Nest before her, she remarked, "To think you've managed to claim this chaotic nest as well. That Primordial Silver Dragon's power was certainly no weaker than my own."
"He has already broken through to the late-stage Great Perfection realm."
Eldrin made no attempt to conceal the truth, openly informing everyone of the intelligence failure.
Upon hearing this, the Great Luo Golden Immortals all showed subtle shifts in expression. Violet Phoenix Empress couldn’t help but speak up, “Once the Primordial Silver Dragon breaks through, his combat power is bound to surge yet again. To think you actually managed to defeat him?”
"I've only just made a breakthrough, and my cultivation hasn't stabilized yet. As for me, I'm merely relying on the advantage of my magic treasure."
Eldrin shook his head and spoke with utmost gravity, "Though I managed to defeat the Primordial Silver Dragon this time, I ultimately failed to slay it."
"Once his injuries have healed, you must never again venture beyond the 7 Great Immortal Domains alone."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this. If they were ambushed in the primordial chaos by a supreme Great Perfection expert like the Ancient Silver Dragon, even Violet Phoenix Empress would likely face grave injuries—or even the risk of falling.
It could be said that aside from Eldrin, no 1 in the Chen Clan had any confidence in defeating him.
At this thought, Lyra spoke up, "If we ever venture into the depths of the Chaos in the future, we must inform each other beforehand. It would be best for several of us to journey together."
The others all nodded in agreement, acknowledging his perspective.
Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) spoke up, "There's no need for excessive concern. The Primordial Silver Dragon's greatest strength lies in its immunity to magical power, yet its physical resistance is not invincible among beings of the same rank. Where there is a weakness, there is always a way to counter it."
With those words, none of the others had anything more to say. After learning about the mysteries of the Mithril Vein, they all promptly dispersed.
等到众人离去之后，Eldrin (Person Name)寻来了渊老祖，带着他来到了秘银矿脉道：“有了这秘银矿脉，老祖应该有把握修成法力免疫了。”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan’s face immediately lit up with a trace of delight.
At that moment, he finally understood the whole story. After a brief silence, he couldn't help but sigh, "It seems I've caused you trouble this time."
"Worry not, for we dwell in chaos, and in the end, we must still strive for our destiny."
Eldrin shook his head and spoke, "However, there is 1 matter for which I would like to ask the Patriarch for assistance."
Feeling a bit off today, so the update is slightly shorter than usual.