Gao Zhengyang's Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul was several feet long. It was golden in color, and its scales were as hard and heavy as gold.
With his strong martial arts foundation, it was not difficult for him to condense his martial soul. It was just that he was limited by his Yuan Qi, which was why he could not use it to condense his martial soul.
The powerful effects of the Moon God Elixir stimulated the acupoints in his body to vibrate.
Gao Zhengyang knew that time was of the essence, and he did not have time to think too much. He instinctively activated the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations and guided the Yuan Qi to open the acupoints one by one.
Under the surge of Yuan Qi, sixteen acupoints on his spine were opened one after another, like a hot knife through butter.
With these sixteen acupoints opened, Gao Zhengyang had opened a total of sixty-six acupoints. He had crossed the threshold of Heaven Rank.
Sixty-six acupoints absorbed Yuan Qi at the same time. Through the Origin Dragon Fission of the Nine Transformations of the Dragon Emperor, the Yuan Qi gathered in the Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul in the Deity Palace.
The Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul seemed to be filled with air, and its body expanded. The golden scales continued to crumble, and new giant scales grew under the support of the Yuan Qi.
In the blink of an eye, the original Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul changed. From head to tail, it was more than ten feet long, and the horns, scales, claws, tail, and other parts were growing proportionally.
In terms of appearance, it was very similar to Ao Zhen's body, but it was not as big as Ao Zhen. But in terms of aura, there was already a hint of the supreme and victorious aura of a divine dragon descending upon the world.
Gao Zhengyang felt that something was wrong. The newly formed Dragon Emperor martial soul was strong, but it was not as solid as the Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul. As the martial soul changed, it had an illusory aura.
He had advanced too quickly, and did not have the time to refine his Yuan Qi and martial soul. Another problem was that he had abandoned the power of the Diamond Body. Therefore, the martial soul lacked the firmness of the Diamond Body.
The Heaven, Earth, and Human Ranks were just the ranks of the martial soul's Yuan Qi. In fact, the martial soul itself had different qualities.
It was very simple, like Ao Zhen's martial soul, which was naturally strong. At the same rank, Ao Zhen's martial soul was a hundred or a thousand times stronger than the human's.
On one hand, this was due to the innate difference in life levels, and on the other hand, it was also due to the difference in understanding of power, which led to the huge difference in the quality of Martial Souls.
Martial Souls differed from person to person. Different Secret Techniques, different physiques, and different talents would result in completely different Martial Souls.
Over the past ten thousand years, although many Martial Masters had classified the quality of Martial Souls, there was no reasonable and clear standard to determine the quality of Martial Souls.
Normally speaking, the purer, clearer, and more solid a martial soul was, the higher its quality would be. Just like Gao Zhengyang's Vajra Dragon Emperor martial soul, it was more powerful than an ordinary Heaven Stage martial artist's martial soul.
The Martial Spirit that was formed under the stimulation of Yuan Qi had no time to slowly sharpen, so its quality was inevitably much worse.
According to the famous ninth-grade Martial Spirit, Gao Zhengyang estimated that his newly condensed Martial Spirit would be around the third or fourth grade.
The higher the quality of the Martial Soul, the more powerful it was and the greater its potential.
Of course, Martial Souls could also be upgraded. From the seventh to the eighth rank, there was a chance to change his Martial Spirit. If he was courageous enough, he could even break his Human Rank Martial Spirit and refine a new one. However, the risk was too great, and not many people were willing to take the risk. Not even one in ten thousand would succeed.
A third or fourth-grade Martial Spirit should be of a high quality. Some of the flaws could be corrected during the next upgrade. The Nine Transformations of the Dragon Emperor was also a secret technique that Gao Zhengyang had invented. It was the most suitable for him and had endless potential.
Without the threat of the Blood God Flag, Gao Zhengyang could accept the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit. However, time was running out. Once the Blood God Flag settled the Magnetite Meteor, it would be his turn to suffer. With his current Martial Soul, there was no way he could resist the assimilation of the Blood God Flag.
The Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit had also abandoned his strongest Adamantine Body. This was also an intolerable flaw.
As Gao Zhengyang thought about it, the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit that had already taken shape became more and more illusory, as if it could disintegrate at any time.
Gao Zhengyang did not care about the changes to his Martial Spirit. His mind was unprecedentedly calm. Being more stable in the face of chaos, this was one of his best qualities.
In the Heart Buddha Realm, the Heart Buddha, who was wearing the Ten Methods Robe, was practicing various martial arts.
From Xing Yi to Ba Ji, Tai Chi, from Black Tortoise Transformation, Adamantine Fist to the Nine Transformations of the Dragon Emperor. All the secret techniques that he had learned were executed one by one.
As a Martial Arts Master, and having learned top-notch secret techniques in this life, Gao Zhengyang's experience in two lives had broadened his mind and provided him with rich experience in Martial Arts. Perhaps he was not as tall as the experts in this world, but he had an advantage in width.
The dragon in this life was almost identical to the Divine Dragon Totem of China in Gao Zhengyang's previous life. Gao Zhengyang did not know the relationship between the two, but he could reorganize the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit through his understanding of Martial Arts.
The dragon had nine shapes, and the dragon's horns were like deer antlers.
Deer were docile, and the antlers were the hardest part of a deer's body. They were also extremely beautiful, like a human's hat.
Therefore, the antlers were the deer's weapon, and also the most important ornament. They had both the qualities of hardness and beauty.
The same principle applied to the dragon's horns. They could be used for sprinting and stirring, and also symbolized the majesty of the dragon.
When Gao Zhengyang thought of this, the dragon's horns of his Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit changed accordingly. The dragon's horns became sharper, and the shape became more magnificent.
The core of a Martial Spirit was the martial artist's mind and soul. Gao Zhengyang's mind turned, and he had a new understanding of the dragon's horns, so his Martial Spirit naturally made adjustments.
The dragon's head was like a horse's head. The horse was gentle, but had great strength and galloping speed. The horse's head symbolized great strength and speed, as well as a peaceful temperament.
Gao Zhengyang was proficient in the Horse Form of Xing Yi Fist, and was proficient in all the variations of the Horse Form. He thought of the various essences of Horse Fist, and the dragon's head of the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit made the same adjustments.
The dragon's eyes were like a turtle's. The turtle was full of vitality, and its armor was strong. It seemed slow, but it was the most agile.
The dragon's neck was like a snake. The snake was agile, and twisted and turned at will.
The dragon's belly was full of surprises. The dragon's body was hard to predict, and it was marvelous.
The dragon's scales were like fish's scales. The fish's scales were soft, natural, and hard. Most armors were made by imitating the scales of fish. It could be seen that the dragon's scales were used to protect the body, and would not hinder the changes of the body.
The dragon's claws were like eagle's claws. The eagle flew in the sky, relying on its sharp claws to run amok. The eagle's claws were the sharpest.
The dragon's paw was like the tiger's paw. The tiger was the king of all beasts, overbearing and fierce. The dragon's paw was fierce and overbearing.
The dragon's tail was like a fish's tail. The fish's tail was the most important part of a fish to maintain balance and control direction. The fish's tail symbolized flexibility and control.
With the change of Gao Zhengyang's mind, the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit gradually adjusted and shrank, becoming smaller in shape, but more solid and full of strength. Moreover, the charm of each part evolved, giving the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit an additional charm, and it came to life.
These processes were complicated, but Gao Zhengyang's mind turned. The reconstruction of the Martial Spirit was almost completed in an instant.
The Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit was now close to perfection. But Gao Zhengyang was still not satisfied.
Such a Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit was not pure enough, and it was not strong enough. The highest quality was second-grade.
The actual quality was not that important. What was important was that the Vajra Body could not be integrated into the Martial Spirit.
The Vajra Body tempered the flesh and bones, combined with the titanium alloy, forcefully pushed his body to the eighth rank. It could be said to look down on the eighth rank.
But it was not easy to integrate it into the Martial Spirit.
Cultivating the Martial Spirit could also forcibly merge the Vajra Art and the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations together to form the Vajra Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit. But this combination was forcefully put together, and it was not Gao Zhengyang truly merging the two secret methods.
The Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations was a secret method created by Gao Zhengyang, and its level was not considered high. As long as he was willing, he could make many adjustments.
The Vajra Art was a supreme secret method passed down in Buddhism for thousands of years. The level was too high, and Gao Zhengyang had only just started cultivating it. It was undoubtedly a dream to want to adjust the Vajra Body.
In terms of level, the Vajra Art could transcend the mortal realm and even become an immortal god. The Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations reaching the eighth rank was already the limit.
The two secret methods could not be compared at all.
In terms of level, the Vajra Body should be the main to condense the Martial Spirit.
But Gao Zhengyang could not bear to just throw away the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations.
How to integrate the two secret methods into one also made it difficult for Gao Zhengyang.
The crux of the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations was the Dragon Emperor. The divine dragon had the might of an emperor, and the form of the divine dragon was very special. The Vajra Body was the form of a human, and it was too difficult to transform into a Vajra Dragon.
Thinking of this, Gao Zhengyang suddenly had a thought. He was a little foolish. The Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations was basically the might and changes of the divine dragon, and not the form of the divine dragon.
Since he had comprehended the various subtle changes and charm of the Dragon Emperor, why did he have to imitate the form of the divine dragon?
The nine transformations of the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations were not really nine transformations, but endless transformations.
Once he figured this out, the most crucial hurdle was gone.
The Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit that had just condensed in Gao Zhengyang's Divine Palace transformed into Gao Zhengyang's appearance with a shake of its body.
The difference was that the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit transformed into Gao Zhengyang's body was covered in fine golden scales, and its eyes were long and narrow vertical golden pupils. There were even two small dragon horns on its forehead.
Its palms were also wider, and its fingertips were long and sharp golden claws.
The reconstructed Martial Spirit maintained Gao Zhengyang's human form, but also retained the charm of the Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit in various details.
The human form did not have the awe-inspiring majesty and power of the divine dragon form. But its aura was more condensed. Especially the supreme and victorious aura of the Dragon Emperor that descended from the nine heavens was completely retained.
The most crucial thing was that the form of the Martial Spirit had changed, but the power of the Martial Spirit was not lost. Instead, because of the human form, it became a little stronger.
Gao Zhengyang estimated that his current Martial Spirit should have reached the near-perfect first-grade level.
But this was not enough. Next, he had to completely integrate the Body of Vajra into the Martial Spirit.
Gao Zhengyang cultivated the Vajra Arts, from the outside to the inside, through the cultivation of the muscles, bones, and flesh, and finally reached the peak of the Tier 7 Body of Vajra.
The Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations, on the other hand, cultivated both internally and externally, but focused more on the changes of spirit intent and essence qi.
Two types of mystic arts, two types of cultivation paths. Not to say that they were incompatible, but without a unified core, it was impossible to truly integrate the two types of mystic arts together.
Gao Zhengyang now had a few choices. One was to use the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations as the core, but this way, the cultivation of the Body of Vajra would be easily restricted and unable to progress further.
The other was to use the Vajra Arts as the core to absorb the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations. This way, he would definitely lose many of the most important things in the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations.
Gao Zhengyang repeatedly pondered and chose the most difficult path, which was to use another mystic art as the core and integrate the two mystic arts.
In his previous life, Gao Zhengyang was actually most proficient in Taiji.
Taiji, extreme Yin gave birth to lesser Yang, extreme Yang gave birth to lesser Yin, and all the changes in the world.
Taiji was relatively simple, but the principles of Taiji could encompass everything.
The Body of Vajra was extremely tyrannical, indestructible, and immortal. It was the body, the heart, and the soul.
The Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations was the supreme majesty of the Dragon Emperor, and it also contained endless changes.
The Body of Vajra was eternal and unchanging, which was the inside, while the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations had endless changes, which was the outside. Like this, one on the outside and the other on the inside, unchanged and changing, opposing yet unified, forming the momentum of Taiji.
What Gao Zhengyang used was the principles of Taiji, not the essence of fist techniques. The principles of Taiji were like an axle, connecting the two wheels of the Dragon Emperor Nine Transformations and the Body of Vajra into one.
After thinking this through, Gao Zhengyang was not in a hurry to act recklessly. Instead, he used the Ten Directions Buddha Seal to deduce all the changes of the Martial Soul in the Heart Buddha Realm.
The reason why he dared to act recklessly was because he had the Ten Directions Buddha Seal, which could deduce the changes of the Martial Soul in advance, so he was not afraid of Qi Deviation.
In reality, the so-called Taiji principles of Gao Zhengyang were formed by the Ten Directions Buddha Seal. It was just that the Ten Directions Buddha Seal was illusory and changeable, and the changes could only be done with a thought from Gao Zhengyang.
This kind of change also had to be completely understood and believed by Gao Zhengyang, and it had to have a foundation. If one's thoughts changed too quickly, then they would be rootless.
Just like now, Gao Zhengyang's deep understanding of the principles of Taiji was his most firm and unshakable understanding, which was why the Ten Directions Buddha Seal could steadily transform into the principles of Taiji.
After deducing more than ten times in the Heart Buddha Realm, Gao Zhengyang made some minor adjustments, and after confirming that there were no more mistakes, he began to truly adjust the Martial Soul.
Gao Zhengyang activated the Body of Vajra, and the tyrannical power of his flesh, blood, bones, and organs was projected onto the Dragon Emperor Martial Soul, adjusting the muscles and bones of the Dragon Emperor Martial Soul.
At this moment, the Dragon Emperor Martial Soul was a projection of Gao Zhengyang's body. Any subtle changes in the body's flesh, blood, and bones could be projected onto the Martial Soul, allowing the Martial Soul to make subtle adjustments according to the body.
The Blood God Flag absorbed the Essence Demon Spirit Embryo, and the blood-colored flames wreaked havoc, causing great damage to Gao Zhengyang's body.
This kind of damage also destroyed the weakest part of his body.
Normally, with Gao Zhengyang's tyrannical physique, he would need to recuperate for a year and a half to recover from his injuries.
The Moon God Pill that Yue Qingxue condensed at the cost of her life, however, greatly nourished Gao Zhengyang's soul and flesh.
Not only did the injuries on Gao Zhengyang's body heal immediately, but under the support of the Moon God Pill's powerful effects, the surging power in his flesh, blood, and bones made him almost fly.
He had originally reached the peak of the seventh level of the Body of Vajra. Gao Zhengyang reconstructed his Martial Soul, circulating the powerful power in his flesh, blood, and bones. He immediately broke through the bottleneck, and the Body of Vajra rose rapidly, all the way to the upper grade eighth level.
Gao Zhengyang was also very surprised. Such an outcome was definitely an accident.
Although the Moon God Pill was powerful, without the destruction of the Blood God Flag, it would not have been able to unleash its full potential.
If not for him condensing his Martial Soul, which caused his body and soul to be in a state of metamorphosis, he would not have been able to break through the bottleneck of the Body of Vajra.
These few special conditions allowed him to advance by leaps and bounds, and cultivate the upper grade eighth level of the Body of Vajra.
Although the titanium alloy was strong, the enhancement to his physical strength had been reduced to the minimum. It could only push him to the peak of the eighth level, not enough for him to break through to the ninth level.
Unfortunately, he was still a paper-thin distance away from the ninth level.
Gao Zhengyang's five senses had gradually recovered, and he heard the 'dang dang' sound of the door being broken. Although he could not see what was happening outside, he could roughly guess what was going on.
Those people outside should be chasing after Yue Qingxue and the rest.
Gao Zhengyang did not blame Yue Qingxue. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that she was willing to come to see him was a sign of her sincerity. Although he did not know what the pill was, it must be extremely valuable.
Thinking of the many rank nine powerhouses outside, Gao Zhengyang did not have any good ideas.
If it was somewhere else, he could use the Divine Martial Arena to leave. But in the underground arena, there was nowhere to run even if he wanted to.
With his current peak eighth level Body of the Vajra, coupled with his heaven-ranked essence energy cultivation, he could even fight against ordinary rank nine powerhouses. Even if he could not win, it would not be difficult to escape.
The problem was that it was definitely Prince Wuan and Princess Yuzhen outside. Prince Wuan's cultivation was unfathomable, while Princess Yuzhen's magical arts were superb, and she wielded a country protecting artifact.
Gao Zhengyang's thoughts spun at lightning speed, and he thought of dozens of methods, but none of them could allow him to escape safely.
Since trickery did not work, he could only subdue the Blood God Flag. A rank eight physique coupled with a rank eight essence energy was enough to fight against a rank nine powerhouse.
Gao Zhengyang opened his eyes and said to Yue Qingxue, "Stop them for a while."
Yue Qingxue's eyes revealed some sadness, "We have implicated you this time."
At this point, Yue Qingxue also knew that they had exposed their whereabouts, which was why the other party would come looking for them.
"Time is tight, I will say some sweet nothings later." Gao Zhengyang smiled, "Don't worry, it will be fine."
Yue Qingyu was frowning, but when she heard that, she revealed a joyful expression, "Do you have any ideas?"
"Nothing much." Gao Zhengyang said indifferently, "At most, we will die together. What is there to be afraid of? It is more fun with the few of us. "
Yue Qingyu gritted her teeth in anger, and she wished that she could pounce on Gao Zhengyang and bite him a few times. But Gao Zhengyang closed his eyes and continued his cultivation.
Yue Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but she still gave up on the idea of making a move. She stared at her sister with wide eyes, "What should we do?"
"Heh …" Yue Qingxue smiled, Gao Zhengyang's words had calmed her down. That's right, at most, they would just die, that was all.
It was not that Yue Qingxue was not afraid of death, but she felt that it was not bad to die like this. There was nothing unacceptable about it.
The sound of heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor. The other party was not in a hurry to rush in. The surroundings were locked by the Tianyue Demon Sealing Formation, and the people inside had nowhere to escape. It was safer to take one step at a time.
Yue Qingyu held the hilt of her sword, and her eyes were filled with killing intent, "I will stop them, you stay here and protect him."
"No need, let me go first."
Yue Qingxue formed a seal, pointed at the door, and shouted. A huge water mirror appeared out of nowhere, blocking the entrance of the underground arena.
Through the water mirror, they could clearly see a few experts in black armor walking in from the entrance.
But the strange thing was that they walked into the water mirror together. The few of them stopped at the same time, and their eyes were filled with seriousness.
Yue Qingyu was surprised, "What sorcery is this?"
"Maze Palace." Yue Qingxue said indifferently, "This is an illusion, it won't trap them for long."
At this moment, the aura of Gao Zhengyang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly fluctuated violently.
He said, "Stop them for a while."
Yue Qingxue's eyes were filled with sadness, "We have implicated you this time."
Now, Yue Qingxue knew that they had exposed their whereabouts, which was why the other party came looking for them.
"Time is tight, I will say some sweet nothings later." Gao Zhengyang smiled, "Don't worry, it will be fine."
Yue Qingyu was frowning, but when she heard this, she was delighted, "What do you have in mind?"
"Nothing," Gao Zhengyang said indifferently, "At most, we will die together. What is there to be afraid of? It will be more fun with the few of us. "
Yue Qingyu was so angry that she clenched her teeth, wishing that she could pounce on Gao Zhengyang and bite him. But Gao Zhengyang closed his eyes and continued his cultivation.
Yue Qingyu hesitated for a while, but gave up the idea of attacking. She stared at her sister, "What should we do?"
"Heh …" Yue Qingxue smiled, Gao Zhengyang's words had calmed her down. Yes, at most, they would just die, that was all.
It was not that Yue Qingxue was not afraid of death, but she felt that it was not bad to die like this. There was nothing unacceptable about it.
The sound of heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor. The other party was not in a hurry to rush in. The surroundings were sealed by the Tianyue Demon Sealing Formation, there was nowhere for the people inside to escape. It was safer to take one step at a time.
Yue Qingyu held the hilt of her sword, her eyes filled with killing intent, "I will stop them, you stay here and protect him."
"No need, let me go first."
Yue Qingxue formed a seal, pointed at the door, and shouted. A huge water mirror appeared out of nowhere, blocking the entrance of the underground arena.
Through the water mirror, they could clearly see a few experts in black armor walking in slowly from the entrance.
But the strange thing was that they walked into the water mirror together. The few of them stopped at the same time, their eyes revealing a dignified look.
Yue Qingyu was surprised, "What sorcery is this?"
"Maze." Yue Qingxue said indifferently, "This is an illusion, it won't trap them for long."
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