178: How long will it take to learn the secrets of space? I would have died in a hundred years!
Logically speaking, with Li Yan's Divine Soul strength at Fifth-Grade, he should have been torn to shreds the moment he entered the spatial storm vortex.
However, with his Soul Emergence, he was in an invincible state, enduring the terrifying tearing force.
Did it hurt? It certainly did a little.
He could feel the spatial storm trying to rip him apart every moment, but this pain was nothing compared to the gains.
As a Cultivator, his ability to endure pain was strong; this bit of pain was nothing.
Instead, Li Yan found that his Divine Soul grade was rapidly increasing!
The Ancient Dragon King in the eye of the storm reminded him, "Junior, an hour has passed. You have completed the first trial."
Li Yan, however, remained unmoved and continued to stay in the spatial storm vortex: "Wait a moment."
What!?
Everyone else avoided the spatial vortex like the plague, yet Li Yan was asking the Ancient Dragon King to wait?
The Ancient Dragon King was startled at first, then threw his head back and laughed: "You, boy, are interesting! Truly too interesting."
Before the Ancient Dragon King could laugh a few more times, Li Yan's Dragon Soul Golden Body in the storm suddenly surged!
【Congratulations, Host! Your Divine Soul has undergone tempering and Breakthrough to Fourth-Grade Divine Soul through the tearing of the spatial vortex storm!】
【Your Golden Body Avatar has increased from eight hundred zhang to one thousand six hundred zhang!】
【Your Divine Soul strength has exceeded your current Cultivation, and you can now use your Divine Soul to nourish your Physical Body's Cultivation.】
Li Yan's Golden Body Dragon Soul also expanded and doubled, his body growing larger day by day.
Watching Li Yan, this Little Yellow Dragon, suddenly grow larger, the Ancient Dragon King felt both surprised and delighted.
After Breaking through to Fourth-Grade Divine Soul, Li Yan wasn't greedy; he knew the importance of a steady approach.
Furthermore, the more important purpose of this trip was to learn the Ancient Dragon King's spatial Spell.
Thinking of this, Li Yan slowly withdrew from the spatial vortex and came before the Ancient Dragon King.
"Your Majesty, did I just pass your test?"
The Ancient Dragon King hesitated. He wanted to praise Li Yan, but it wouldn't do to let this boy become too complacent.
The Ancient Dragon King merely snorted coldly and said leisurely, "You barely passed. A truly excellent Ancient Dragon can endure twelve hours in this King's storm."
Hearing this, Li Yan raised his claw: "I can stay for forty-nine days if you want."
"Cough... cough, cough, cough!!!"
The Ancient Dragon King coughed violently, rebuking him with angry words: "You ignorant young Dragon, a newborn calf fears no tiger."
"Our Ancient Dragon Clan needs not only powerful Dragon Souls and Physical Bodies but also a humble attitude."
Facing the Ancient Dragon King's lecture, Li Yan muttered to himself, "Actually, I could stay in the spatial storm for a lifetime and be fine."
"Forget it, I'll just go along with this lonely, empty-nest elder for now."
Seeing that Li Yan finally didn't retort, the Ancient Dragon King nodded in satisfaction.
"Since you barely passed the trial, this King will teach you a Spell."
Finally, the main event arrived, and Li Yan was very serious: "Please bestow your wisdom, Your Majesty. Can this Spell you teach perform spatial teleportation?"
"Hmm, spatial teleportation is just the most basic usage."
"This Space Rending Claw can both tear apart enemies and open a teleportation gate out of thin air."
The first Ancient Dragon Spell could open a teleportation gate!?
Li Yan immediately perked up. He hadn't expected to learn the Spell he had longed for so easily.
"Then, Your Majesty, can this teleportation gate be opened at will?"
Seeing Li Yan's strong desire to learn, the Ancient Dragon King chuckled: "Of course, you can go wherever you want."
Li Yan secretly rejoiced. Now he could finally escape the imprisonment of White Jade Capital and instantly move into the Gui Xu Realm Abyss.
As long as he entered the Gui Xu Realm Abyss, he would be the true Heavenly Emperor of the Gui Xu Realm Abyss!
Just as he was full of anticipation, the Ancient Dragon King poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"However, the distance of this teleportation depends on your Comprehension Ability of the Cultivation Technique and your Divine Soul's positioning ability."
"For a beginner to accurately teleport to your desired location, it would require at least a hundred years of Cultivation."
"Even a peerless Genius of the Ancient Dragon Clan like this King had to Cultivate for a full ten years before being able to accurately teleport within a hundred li radius."
When Li Yan heard the Ancient Dragon King say this, his heart sank.
Ten years!?
At least ten years!?
By then, Li Yan's Physical Body would have already turned into an Immortal Pill and been swallowed by a powerful being in White Jade Capital.
He would have been long gone after ten years.
And it would take ten years of Cultivation just to teleport within a hundred li radius.
Bugui Mountain was tens of thousands of li away from the Gui Xu Realm Abyss. Being able to teleport only a few hundred li at a time... was a bit ridiculous.
Li Yan twitched his Dragon Soul and his eyes showed irritation.
"Your Majesty, it takes ten years to Cultivate and can only teleport a few hundred li. Isn't that too useless?"
Hearing Li Yan say this, the Ancient Dragon King was displeased.
"Young man, even without Cultivation, the Ancient Dragon Clan has a lifespan of tens of thousands of years."
"Moreover, as long as it's an Ancient Dragon, they will Cultivate. Living for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years is nothing to our Ancient Dragon Clan."
"Ten years, even a hundred years, is but a flick of a finger."
"You are so young, yet so impetuous. How can you inherit this King's mantle? Inherit the position of Ancient Dragon King?"
The Ancient Dragon King felt disappointed in this Little Yellow Dragon.
He didn't know that Li Yan had less than a year left before he would be sent to be used for Alchemy.
He didn't have time to Cultivate for ten or a hundred years for a Spell.
Even 2.5 years wouldn't work; it would cost Li Yan his life.
Li Yan gritted his teeth in thought and asked, "Is there a simpler way? To let me learn how to open spatial teleportation first?"
The Ancient Dragon King shook his head, his attitude firm: "Space Rending Claw is the most basic! The most introductory Ancient Dragon spatial Spell."
"This Spell is the starting point for all spatial Spells. If you can't even learn this well, how can you practice other Spells?"
In the Ancient Dragon King's eyes, Li Yan was an arrogant young Dragon who didn't want to suffer and wanted to fly before he could even walk!
At this moment, Li Yan pondered for a moment and then tried a different strategy.
"Then, Your Majesty, is it possible that my Comprehension Ability is super strong, and I can learn this Spell within a year?"
The Ancient Dragon King chuckled mockingly when he heard this: "Forget a year, if you can skillfully master this Spell within ten years, this King will give you ten Dragon Clan treasuries!"
They say Ancient Dragons like to hide treasures, and this Ancient Dragon King immediately offered ten treasuries, betting that Li Yan couldn't learn it within ten years.
"Learning" meant being able to precisely teleport to the desired location when opening a spatial rift with the Space Rending Claw.
Even if Li Yan couldn't do it now, he had to! His life was at stake; he couldn't afford to be lax.
"Your Majesty, let's begin!"
The Ancient Dragon King said, "Watch closely!"
He saw a faint purple light condense at the tip of his Dragon claw, and his sharp claw slowly carved a rift in the air.
Li Yan watched and comprehended until he saw the Ancient Dragon King open a spatial rift out of thin air.
He had a sudden idea.
What interesting changes would occur if he integrated the Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern into the Ancient Dragon's spatial magic?