ragginovel Chapter 10 Dragon Marrow Suppresses Cold Poison, Tides Rise
Chapter 10 Dragon Marrow Suppresses Cold Poison, Tides Rise
The East China Sea, the high seas, is raging with towering waves!
The torrential rain had long since subsided, but the waves on the sea were even more ferocious than during the downpour. Walls of waves, tens of meters high, crashed against the ships, causing the two missile destroyers of the First Fleet of the Chinese East China Sea Fleet to rock violently. The soldiers on deck clung tightly to the railings, their faces ashen. The fleet was anchored 150 nautical miles outside the Guixu Sea area. Although it was in a safe and alert zone, a huge weight was pressing on everyone's hearts, making even breathing feel suffocating.
Inside the command center, the lights were blazing, but on every radar screen, there wasn't a single valid signal. Only blinding static flickered wildly, accompanied by a grating crackling sound, like a desperate howl. The fleet commander gripped the communicator tightly, his knuckles white from the force, cold sweat soaking through the plastic casing and dripping from between his fingers. His voice trembled uncontrollably, filled with barely concealed fear.
"Dragon Bureau... the Leviathan carrier strike group on the dark web is gone."
A single sentence, seemingly light, carried immense weight. The commander's Adam's apple bobbed as he continued his report with difficulty: "Our sonar just detected a deafening roar, so powerful it rendered the sonar unusable! Immediately afterward, the Leviathan's heat signature vanished completely from the sea surface, not even a single intact piece of wreckage surfaced... It's as if, as if it were forcibly erased by something!"
On the other end of the communicator came the heavy, labored breathing of Long Yuan, the director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Immortals. His suppressed grit and barely perceptible panic were clearly audible: "Where is that person? Lu Yuan, where is he?!"
"I don't know..." The commander's voice trembled even more, his eyes fixed on the static on the radar screen. "The radar can't detect anything, but the energy level on the seabed is skyrocketing exponentially, terrifyingly so, like a ten-million-ton nuclear bomb is about to detonate directly on the seabed!"
Before the words were even finished, "BOOM—!!!"
A deafening roar erupted from beneath the sea! The destroyer shuddered violently, instruments in the command center toppled over, and screens went black instantly. The commander staggered to the bulletproof glass, his pupils contracting sharply, his blood seemingly freezing in that instant—
Above the sea, a towering column of water, over a hundred meters in diameter, exploded with a deafening roar, carrying towering waves that pierced the sky, its spray obscuring half the heavens. At the very top of that column, a figure in a green robe with long hair stood tall, stepping through the splashing water, surrounded by pale blue sword energy. In the next instant, he transformed into a dazzling blue rainbow, tearing through the thick clouds, and with a world-destroying momentum, hurtled towards the Chinese mainland!
The speed was so fast that even the sonic boom cloud was left far behind, leaving only a fleeting blue trail in the sky, which even satellites could not detect.
The commander stared at the streak of blue light piercing the sky, his legs buckled, and he collapsed into a chair, his back soaked with cold sweat. His voice, trembling with exhaustion from the ordeal, said, "He...he went back. His direction...to Jiangzhou in Jiangnan Province!"
A loud bang came from the other end of the communicator, followed by the sound of shattering glass—Long Yuan had smashed the communicator in his hand to pieces. His heavy, angry roar, transmitted through the electrical current, made the commander's eardrums ache: "Lu Yuan! What exactly do you want to do?!"
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Panlong Mountain Villa, western suburbs of Jiangzhou.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, the pale dawn piercing through the clouds and illuminating the mountains, but the stench of blood from last night had vanished without a trace. The blood that had filled the mountains had been completely absorbed by the spirit-gathering array surrounding the villa, and the trees that had been withered and blackened were now sprouting tender green branches, full of vitality, forming a stark contrast to the deathly silence of last night—this was the residual power left by Lu Yuan, who had even forcibly reversed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The bedroom on the second floor was as cold as an icebox, the chill biting to the bone, and thick frost had formed on the windowpanes. Lu Qingxue lay quietly on the bed, her body covered by a shell of ice a meter thick, its fine ice patterns enveloping her entirely, making even her breathing barely perceptible. The illusory image of the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron, suspended between her brows, was trembling violently, its pale blue spiritual light being suppressed by the extreme cold emanating from her body, constantly shrinking and on the verge of dissipating.
"Squeak—"
The window was gently pushed open, and a cool sea breeze carrying a scorching heat rushed in. Lu Yuan's figure stepped through the air and landed steadily beside the bed. His blue robe was still damp with water, his long hair hung down casually, and the sharpness in his eyes had not yet faded, but when he saw his sister on the bed, his expression softened instantly, leaving only an overwhelming tenderness and urgency.
He slowly opened his right hand, and in his palm lay a drop of crimson Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow, its entire body swirling with scorching red light and radiating a suffocatingly high temperature, even distorting the surrounding air slightly.
Two extreme forces, one cold and one hot, collided suddenly in the cramped bedroom! "Sizzle—" A series of ear-piercing sonic booms rang out as the cold air and heat waves intertwined, forming invisible air currents that impacted the walls, leaving tiny cracks.
Lu Yuan gently stroked Lu Qingxue's cold cheek, his voice low and gentle, yet with an undeniable firmness: "Qingxue, bear with it, brother will save you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he exerted a slight force with his fingertips, forcing out a drop of golden primordial blood essence. That essence, radiating a powerful life force, instantly enveloped the Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow, neutralizing some of its scorching power. Then, he gently raised one hand, steadily pried open Lu Qingxue's tightly clenched teeth, and pressed the drop of Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow, enveloped in essence blood, directly into her mouth.
The moment the dragon marrow entered the body, a sudden change occurred!
Lu Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes. Her originally clear black and white eyes were instantly filled with two extreme colors—half was an icy blue of extreme cold, and the other half was a crimson red of extreme heat. Her pupils contracted violently, and she let out an extremely painful groan. Her body suddenly arched on the bed like a boiled shrimp, her whole body convulsing violently, and cold sweat instantly soaked her clothes.
The scorching power of the Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow and the extreme cold poison in her body engaged in a primal and violent battle within her meridians. Her meridians were repeatedly torn apart and crushed by the two forces, and every inch of her skin was enduring excruciating pain, as if it were about to be completely ripped apart.
"town!"
Lu Yuan let out a low shout, his voice powerful and resonant, carrying the absolute majesty of a Mahayana cultivator. He quickly formed hand seals, unleashing a surge of powerful spiritual energy that poured into Lu Qingxue's body without reservation. Like a rushing river, it forcefully guided the two violent and out-of-control forces, guiding them slowly along the Nine Yin Profound Meridian's pathway, gradually neutralizing and merging them.
The illusory image of the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron between her brows also magnified, emitting a dazzling blue light, devouring all the excess energy overflowing from Lu Qingxue's body and transforming it into spiritual power to nourish her meridians.
Time passed slowly, and the clash between hot and cold in the bedroom gradually subsided. The icy shell on Lu Qingxue's body began to melt at a visible speed, turning into wisps of white mist that rose and dissipated into the air. The pain on her face gradually faded, her brows relaxed, her breathing became steady and long, and a faint blush gradually rose on her originally pale cheeks.
The extreme cold poison within her body was finally completely neutralized by the Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow! Not only that, the collision and fusion of the two extreme forces unexpectedly and forcefully broke through the first layer of the Nine Yin Profound Meridian seal, allowing her physique to undergo a qualitative leap, turning misfortune into blessing.
Lu Yuan slowly withdrew his hand, his face slightly pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth—the suppression of Earth's laws was too powerful. He forcibly used his Mahayana stage spiritual power to guide the two extreme forces, and the Heavenly Dao Life Stealing Curse chains in his body tightened even more, causing piercing pain to spread throughout his body.
But he didn't care at all. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze gently falling on Lu Qingxue's face, his eyes filled with relief and doting affection. As long as his sister was alright, he wouldn't hesitate to tighten the chains, or even defy the heavens and shatter the very laws of this earth!
Just as Lu Yuan was about to put away the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron and stay by his sister's side, another unexpected event occurred!
Although he forcibly suppressed the enormous energy generated by the collision of the Extreme Flame Dragon Marrow and the Nine Yin Profound Vein into Lu Qingxue's body, the aftershocks of this energy still crashed into the Jiangzhou Dragon Vein beneath Panlong Mountain through the array eye of the Spirit Gathering Array outside the villa!
"Boom—!!!"
A deafening roar came from the depths of the earth, and the ground throughout Jiangzhou City began to shake violently. Houses swayed, windows shattered, vehicles skidded out of control on the roads, and pedestrians screamed and scattered in panic. This was not an earthquake, but a powerful, deep throbbing pulsation, like the pulse of a giant beast, resonating in the hearts and minds of everyone present.
Lu Yuan's expression changed slightly. He strode to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the city below. A knowing glint flashed in his eyes, and his tone was calm yet carried an earth-shattering power: "The Heaven and Earth Separation Formation has cracked."
Deep beneath the earth in Jiangnan Province, the invisible net that had locked away the earth's spiritual energy for ten thousand years was forcibly torn open by the violent aftershocks of this energy! The earth's spiritual energy, suppressed for ten thousand years, surged out like a flood finding its outlet, rushing wildly through the array eye of Panlong Mountain, sweeping across the entire Jiangzhou, and even the entire Jiangnan Province!
The spiritual energy tide has fully erupted!
Visible white spiritual mist burst forth from the city's sewers, road cracks, parks, and famous mountains and rivers, swirling like a fairyland. The concentration of spiritual energy in the air surged at a visible speed, instantly breaking through the critical value that Earth had held for tens of thousands of years, and it continued to rise.
In the green belt of downtown Jiangzhou, the camphor trees that are decades old have grown wildly in a matter of seconds under the nourishment of the spiritual mist. Their trunks are so thick that it takes three people to hug them, and their branches and leaves are so lush that they block out the sun. The grass by the roadside has grown taller than knee-high, lush and full of vitality.
In the zoo, a Siberian tiger that had been sickly and could barely stand suddenly let out a deafening roar, its voice filled with wildness and power. Its size instantly doubled, its fur became glossy and smooth, its muscles bulged, and it crushed the steel cage in one bite. Its eyes flashed with ferocity as it leaped out and disappeared into the forest.
Not just plants, not just animals, but the entire landscape of the Earth was accelerated by Lu Yuan's single-handed power! The dormant ley lines awakened, the hidden spiritual veins revived, and a brand new era quietly began.
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The capital city, headquarters of the Bureau of Extraordinary Immortals.
In the main control room, piercing alarms blared incessantly, their sharpness causing eardrum pain. Red warning lights flashed wildly, reflecting panic and despair on everyone's faces. Hundreds of screens displayed a dense, overwhelming barrage of reports of anomalies from all over China.
"Director!! This is terrible! The spiritual energy concentration in Jiangnan Province has exceeded the critical value and is still skyrocketing, reaching dozens of times the normal level!" A researcher, clutching his hair, pale-faced and on the verge of tears, cried out, "If this continues, the entire ecosystem of Jiangnan Province will be completely altered!"
Another researcher immediately roared, "Director! Satellite images show a massive surge of high-energy biological activity in the deep mountains surrounding Jiangzhou—a dense horde of mutated beasts! Villagers have already been attacked!"
Long Yuan stood in front of the large screen, radiating a chilling aura. The scar on his face was blood-red, and his eyes were terrifyingly sinister. He stared intently at the huge energy vortex representing Panlong Mountain in the center of the screen—that energy was violent and boundless, carrying a pressure he had never seen before, making him feel cold all over.
"Lu Yuan!" He gritted his teeth, his voice filled with rage and fear. "What are you doing?! Are you trying to break the seal on the entire Earth?! Do you want to destroy this world?!"
Long Yuan whirled around, ripped a black military overcoat from the hanger, and draped it over his shoulders. His eyes were resolute, and without the slightest hesitation, he shouted, "Prepare the plane!"
"I'm going to Jiangzhou to meet this living ancestor in person!"
The adjutant's face changed drastically, and he rushed forward to stop him, his voice filled with urgent dissuasion: "Director! You absolutely mustn't! It's too dangerous! He wiped out even a carrier strike group on the dark web with a single stroke. If you go, you'll be sending yourself to your death!"
"Get out of the way!" Long Yuan shoved his adjutant aside with such force that the adjutant staggered back several steps and bumped into the wall. He strode towards the elevator, his back resolute, his voice icy and ruthless, carrying a do-or-die determination: "If he doesn't die, then the entire nation of China will die!"
He paused, then, without turning his head, ordered, "Put that thing from under the dungeon into a specially made hibernation pod, and have it follow me in a military transport plane."
"If we can't reach an agreement..."
Long Yuan's voice was deep and ruthless, each word carrying a bloodthirsty undertone, echoing throughout the main control hall: "Then drag the entire Jiangnan Province down with him!"