X-Dragon Era

Xin Yun froze for a moment, but dared not delay. His right hand flicked three times in succession, sending three bolts of thunderbolts down. Finally… the orange-colored Giant Dragon exploded with a roar, turning into a dazzling spread of light that forced Xin Yun to shut his eyes tightly.

Soon, as the light dispersed, the orange-colored Giant Dragon reappeared midair. Moreover… Xin Yun quickly located the floating orange Dragon Ball suspended in midair, barely perceptible.

After pondering briefly, Xin Yun quickly calculated that these Nine-colored Divine Dragons were each stronger than the last, seemingly doubling in strength. The first dragon collapsed after just two Thunderbolts, but the second required four. By that logic, wouldn't the third one need eight Thunderbolts?

As he speculated, the golden light in the void began to twist and converge. Witnessing this scene… Xin Yun dared not hesitate, releasing another Jade Dragon while gripping the Thunderbolt Mace tightly with his left hand, focusing his attention in preparation.

The light converged rapidly. In just a few seconds, the golden light condensed into a radiant, golden Giant Dragon that seemed to be sculpted entirely from solid gold. Faced with this, Xin Yun unleashed his concealed Thunderbolt attack in an instant, engulfing the dragon and paralyzing it completely.

What followed went remarkably smoothly. The Jade Dragon drilled directly into the Golden Dragon's skull. Simultaneously… Xin Yun struck down bolt after bolt of Thunderbolt.

One bolt… two bolts… three bolts… four bolts… Don't underestimate these Thunderbolts—they carried the might of Xin Yun's Diamond Peak Realm, fused with the divine lightning released by the Thunderbolt Mace. Even a single bolt was enough to instantly kill a fellow Diamond Peak Expert!

The power of the Spiritual Treasure resided in this: if Xin Yun could kill Ten-star Experts instantly when he was at the Ten-star level, then at the Pinnacle Realm, he could kill Pinnacle Realm experts just as easily. The power of a treasure grew alongside its wielder's strength.

However, these Giant Dragons possessed terrifying power. Clearly… even the initial Red Dragon was a being that surpassed the Diamond Realm, having reached the King-level Initial Stage of strength. Otherwise, a single Thunderbolt would have sufficed to kill it outright, without the need for a second strike! This was the might of a treasure—if the adversary couldn't resist its power, an offensive Spiritual Treasure could absolutely one-hit-kill any opponent of the same level!

Some might think this exaggerated, but consider this: back then, Yun Xiao used the Primordial Golden Dou to capture all Ten Great Golden Immortals of the Jie Sect, severing the Three Flowers atop their heads and sealing the Five Qi in their chests, reducing them to mere cripples. Wasn't that even more extreme? Bear in mind… Yun Xiao and the Ten Great Golden Immortals were all equal in strength.

Throughout the history of the Investiture of the Gods, as long as the combatants were evenly matched in power, failing to counter the opponent's treasure undoubtedly led to disastrous outcomes. Even if it didn't kill you outright, it would strip away your ability to resist.

But Xin Yun's Thunderbolt Mace was something else entirely—this was purely an offensive Spiritual Treasure, akin to the Sky-Overturning Seal. If you couldn't resist it, "disastrous" wouldn't even begin to describe it. Just like the Sky-Overturning Seal: if you couldn't withstand it, death was your only ending—there was no other path. Moreover… the Thunderbolt Mace was an Innate Super Spiritual Treasure even stronger than the Sky-Overturning Seal! In terms of sheer power, it surpassed most Ultimate Treasures.

After unleashing six successive Thunderbolts, at last… the golden Giant Dragon erupted with a deafening explosion. However, seeing this, Xin Yun furrowed his brows even deeper. What was going on? It didn't require eight Thunderbolts?

The first took two bolts, the second took four bolts, and the third took six. Could it be that the requirement increased incrementally using two as the base number? What kind of logic was this?

After roughly calculating, Xin Yun was stunned to find that if the escalation continued at this rate, his Thunderbolt Force would be fully depleted long before he reached the ninth Divine Dragon. As things stood, Xin Yun could only release sixty Thunderbolts in total!

As Xin Yun grappled with this troubling realization, emerald-green light began twisting and gathering in the void. Seeing this, Xin Yun let out a bitter laugh. With no time for further thought, he struck out with a Thunderbolt from his right hand, while releasing another Jade Dragon, poised to seal its target at any moment.

Just as Xin Yun had calculated, this new Giant Dragon's strength indeed followed a pattern of doubling with each stage. The Green Dragon required Xin Yun to expend eight Thunderbolts before it was subdued. If this continued, there was no chance his sixty Thunderbolts would last to the end.

Amid his mounting anxiety, Azure light started twisting and coalescing once again. Witnessing this, Xin Yun laughed bitterly yet again. After sealing away the Green Dragon's Dragon Ball, he looked up and was stunned to see several other Giant Dragons.

Up until now, Xin Yun had already sealed the Red, Orange, Yellow, and Green Divine Dragons. Next up was the Azure Divine Dragon. If he thought about it this way, the earlier Divine Dragons were already his. If he brought them into the fight to assist with the attack, then...

At this thought, Xin Yun's eyes lit up instantly. Soon… the Red, Orange, Yellow, and Green Divine Dragons lined up in formation, their dragon jaws aimed at the location where the Azure Dragon would soon appear. Each dragon opened its mouth, gathering orbs of differently colored light within.

"Roar!" Finally, the Azure Giant Dragon fully materialized. Simultaneously, the Thunderbolts Xin Yun had prearranged exploded with a roar. Almost at the same time, the surrounding four Divine Dragons launched their assault. Four differently colored Dragon Breaths whistled through the air, striking the paralyzed Azure Dragon all at once.

Under the relentless barrage, the Azure Giant Dragon never managed to recover from its paralysis. After consuming six Thunderbolts from Xin Yun, it had no choice but to explode with a resonating blast.