The forty-six responses from within his body were like forty-six ferocious tigers roaring in unison inside Chu Lingguang. The resulting aura fluctuation from these forty-six streams of power made Eunuch Liu’s rapidly aging face flush with unstoppable excitement.
Although he had lost his eyes, he could clearly perceive that Chu Lingguang had become powerful to a frightening degree. He feared that even at his own peak, and perhaps even with Guo Wei’s help, they would be no match for the current Chu Lingguang.
He could even perceive that after Chu Lingguang’s forty-six responses awakened, the Mental Realm map on his body was swiftly replaced.
It became a new Mental Realm map, one with three hundred and sixty-three responses yet to be awakened.
The fourth level of the Mental Realm: Unity of Heart and Will.
The values for the Mental Realm evolution technique had long since reached Perfection.
Zhang Xuan and Li Mao had said that when the Mental Realm evolution technique was cultivated to its peak, one could reach the state of Unity of Heart and Will, or even Unity of Heart and Thought.
The reason Chu Lingguang’s Mental Realm had been stuck at the third level was because the remaining forty-six responses on the third-level Mental Realm map had yet to be awakened.
Only when all the responses were awakened could his Mental Realm power step into a whole new domain.
Now that the forty-six responses were awakened, his Mental Realm power had finally entered the fourth level, reaching the state of Unity of Heart and Will.
This was a natural culmination, a matter of destiny, and the greatest reward for Eunuch Liu, who had poured all his strength into it.
"Eunuch Liu!"
Tears streamed down Chu Lingguang’s face.
That palm strike from Eunuch Liu had injected all of his power into Chu Lingguang’s bodily responses, awakening them at all costs.
This seemed to be a forbidden technique of the Soft and Flexible Technique.
It not only cost him his power but also shortened his lifespan, turning Eunuch Liu from a spirited old man into a tottering figure on the verge of death.
"Lin Guang, defeat it!"
"Take me back. I have something to tell Jin Kang."
Eunuch Liu said.
"Yes!"
Chu Lingguang nodded.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Just then, the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon once again spat out a mouthful of Water Arrows.
BZZZT!
At the same time, its two tentacles erupted with higher-frequency power fluctuations, and its tail whipped forward along with the dozen or so Water Arrows.
Chu Lingguang held Eunuch Liu with one arm and his Long Spear with the other, pointing it forward.
His Bloodline Divine Abilities erupted.
In that instant, fragments of brick and stone seemed to solidify, blocking the dozen or so Water Arrows almost simultaneously. His Sea of Consciousness Power then trembled and surged out, forming a curtain of light to protect Eunuch Liu from the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s Consciousness Power attack.
As his realm advanced.
Every ounce of power within Chu Lingguang’s body was undergoing a transformation.
Whether it was his Bloodline Divine Abilities, Dantian Power, Sea of Consciousness Power, Mental Realm power, or even his Divine Wisdom Power, all of it seemed to evolve.
Even his Spear Stance, guided by that power, underwent an incredible transformation.
Watching the tail hook sweep toward him, Chu Lingguang swept his Long Spear, releasing a powerful Spear Intent Fluctuation. A tangible, blade-like aura of light formed around the Profound Iron Spearhead, looking like a knife as it sliced at the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s tail hook.
SPLURT!
The tail hook snapped on impact. It was apparently connected by bloodlines, and fresh blood spurted out.
ROAR!
The Cloud Mist Flood Dragon cried out in pain.
It reared its upper body up again.
This time, Chu Lingguang could see, as if with his naked eye, a layer of light covering the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s internal organs. This halo of light came from the Bloodline Power within the dragon’s body.
This power stopped the Qi Blood inside the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon from surging backward to impact its internal organs. That was why, aside from his very first thrust where he had released Flesh and Blood Divine Power and injured the dragon, his subsequent flurry of thrusts had failed. No matter how he unleashed his Flesh and Blood Divine Abilities, that power could never penetrate its internal organs.
Chu Lingguang had originally thought the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon simply had tough skin and thick flesh, and that its internal organs were comparable to a sixth-level Dharma Aspect, which was why he couldn’t injure it in a short amount of time.
Now, following his increase in strength, Chu Lingguang’s Sea of Consciousness Power was like an X-ray, allowing him to perceive the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s physical condition.
He thrusted forward once more.
He released his Flesh and Blood Divine Power.
At that moment, guided by Chu Lingguang’s Bloodline Divine Abilities and Sea of Consciousness Power, all the Qi Blood in the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s body formed into swirling forces. Like a mighty army of thousands, they charged toward its internal organs.
The previously indestructible curtain of light was shattered in an instant.
Its water-vat-sized internal organs were pulverized in a flash and enveloped in a bloody mist. Its reared-up body stiffened rapidly before it could even fall back to the ground.
SHIIING!
A spear light, carrying a Spear Intent Fluctuation and containing multiple streams of power, flashed past the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s lower jaw.
The Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s enormous body was split in two.
The lower half of its body sank into the emerald-green pool.
The upper half fell onto the edge of the pool. The shared resonance of its two tentacles quickly vanished, and the power of the responses on its body dimmed at a visible rate.
Though surrounded by darkness, Eunuch Liu could capture the traces of the Cloud Mist Flood Dragon’s fading power. He could even perceive the entire process of its physical body falling into the stillness of death.
He discovered that when a Sea Demon’s power awakened, although it also drew strength from responses, its method of finding those responses seemed different from that of humans. It didn’t rely on the guidance of Mental Realm power, nor was it aided by a Cultivation Technique. Part of it came from bloodline awakening, while another part seemed to be drawn by an external force.
It was a pity.
His lamp had run out of oil.
His consciousness had also been attacked, and he failed to grasp the key piece of information.
"Eunuch Liu, we’re going back right now."