Chapter 612 Dragon-Slaying Blade, Heart of the Dragon God.
"Is this my divine weapon…?"
Xuan Mo's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze focused on the large blade erected in the center of the altar, his heart burning with desire.
He hadn't expected the Dragon-Slaying Blade he'd just seen in the scene to appear so unremarkable now. However, its power was…
Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the crystal core, thinking to himself, "If the Dragon-Slaying Blade were still stuck in the altar, how powerful would that crystal be!?"
His gaze was undisguised and quickly caught the attention of the five Dragon Kings.
The Wind Dragon King gave Xuan Mo a sharp rap on the head, "How can you be so greedy? You haven't even gained the Dragon-Slaying Blade's approval yet, and you're already eyeing the Heart of the Dragon God."
"Ouch!" Xuan Mo cried out in pain, feeling the Wind Dragon King's force.
But he was intrigued by the Wind Dragon King's words. Moreover, ever since he saw the Dragon God's Heart, his martial spirit had displayed an extremely urgent emotion, as if it couldn't wait to devour it.
Seeing this, the five Dragon Kings sighed slightly.
At the same time, they decided to tell Xuan Mo about the origin of the Dragon God's Heart. They weren't surprised by Xuan Mo's reaction. The Dragon God's Heart held immense appeal for the dragon race, possessing the pure bloodlines of the nine Dragon Kings and the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings.
This impulse wasn't easily suppressed.
The five Dragon Kings waved their hands, mobilizing the energy within Dragon Valley to temporarily isolate the overflowing nine-colored energy.
They then explained to Xuan Mo, who was gradually regaining his senses,
"Boy, what you see now is the most important thing left behind by the Dragon God in Dragon Valley. It is the core source of the dragon race! The Dragon God's Heart! But you are not yet qualified to covet it."
Next, Xuanmo learned from the Dragon Kings that the Dragon God's Heart was not the Dragon God's true heart, but rather the core of all the essence left behind by the Dragon God at the end of the Dragon God War.
Most importantly, the Dragon God's Heart held immense attraction for the nine Dragon Kings and their pure-blooded descendants, as well as the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings who were split from the Dragon God.
However, even the nine Dragon Kings, who were sons of the Dragon God, or the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings who were split from the Dragon God himself, could not absorb the power of the Dragon God's Heart for themselves.
This was because neither the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings nor the nine Dragon Kings represented a portion of the Dragon God's power. Only when the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings merged into one, or when someone possessed the combined power of the nine Dragon Kings, could they truly possess the energy of the Dragon God's Heart.
Although neither the nine Dragon Kings nor the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings could directly fuse with it, they could borrow its power to a certain extent, depending on the degree of their mastery.
For example, Xuanmo at this point already possessed the abilities of four Dragon Kings, meaning he could borrow a quarter of its power.
However, as the strongest divine beast that once dominated the God Realm and required the combined strength of several God-Kings to defeat, the Dragon God's Heart, left behind by the Dragon God, is itself a true divine artifact!
Therefore, if Xuan Mo wanted to borrow the power of the Dragon God's Heart, the first thing he needed to do was gain its approval.
But at this moment, he wasn't even a Title Douluo yet, and had only received the inheritance of the Four Dragon Kings. How could he possibly be qualified to approach the Dragon God's Heart and gain its recognition?
After listening to the Dragon Kings' explanations, Xuan Mo's previously fiery heart immediately calmed down.
Just as they said, he indeed didn't have the qualifications. If he rashly did anything to the Dragon God's Heart, he would probably be annihilated by the power emanating from it.
So, after calming his mind, he focused his attention back on the Dragon-Slaying Blade. Because what he needed to do now was to gain the Dragon-Slaying Blade's approval and draw it out to make it his own divine weapon.
"Since you're ready, let's begin," the Wind Dragon King said, pointing to the Dragon-Slaying Blade that was stuck upside down.
With his gaze fixed on the Dragon-Slaying Blade, Xuan Mo walked step by step towards the altar.
As for Mu Lin… in his words, even just looking at the Dragon-Slaying Blade gave him the feeling that it was about to slice off his head, so he decided to stay away.
Here, the energy and force field emanating from the Dragon God's Heart had been shielded by the five Dragon Kings, so there was no pressure like in the previous trials.
However, Xuan Mo's steps were heavy, and his heart was filled with trepidation, his gaze never leaving the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
The reason for this was that he had concentrated all his spiritual power on the Dragon-Slaying Blade, feeling the sharpness of the undrawn blade, which made his martial spirit tremble with fear.
As Xuan Mo continued forward, he finally faced the dragon clan's magic blade directly. But he felt the sharpness of the Dragon-Slaying Blade even more directly now. This made his expression solemn.
Xuan Mo hesitated beside the Dragon-Slaying Blade, unsure of what to do.
After a moment's hesitation, he roared, took a large step forward, and gripped the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Blade.
At that instant, several wounds appeared on Xuan Mo's hand holding the blade, and bright red blood gushed out.
Simultaneously, the blood flowed down the blade.
Sensing the pain in his hand, Xuan Mo didn't hesitate, immediately activating his two soul skills, "Gluttonous Battle Body" and "Indestructible Vajra Body," attempting to withstand the Dragon Slayer Blade's sharpness.
But this was utterly ineffective against the Dragon Slayer Blade. Even with his two soul skills activated, Xuan Mo could only alleviate a slight amount of damage from the blade's edge.
Seeing this, Xuan Mo gritted his teeth and decided to go all in, pulling the Dragon Slayer Blade out in one go!
As he pulled with all his might, an electric shock-like sensation spread throughout his body, followed by waves of pain.
The pain this time was no longer just affecting Xuan Mo himself, but also striking his martial spirit and spiritual sea.
As the phantom of his martial spirit, the Taotie, appeared behind him, it howled in agony.
Xuan Mo himself cried out in pain as well.
This pain seemed vastly different from any he had ever experienced before!
"Buzz..."
In an instant, Xuan Mo had completed the release of his martial spirit true form and the Devouring Domain, but in this small space, it couldn't support the enormous body of the Taotie true form.
So, somehow, likely due to the restriction of some unknown force within the hall, the Taotie true form shrunk to the size of an ordinary person.
However, its power remained undiminished.
"Ahhh... Get up!"
(End of Chapter)