Lingxi wasn't around, so when Long Chen took out the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul, there was a feeling of emptiness in his heart.
In the past, every time Long Chen cultivated, Lingxi would be by his side. Even the huge amount of Thunder Flame Crystals he had obtained for him the first time was obtained by Lingxi. But now that he had obtained the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul, there was no one to guide him.
"Fusing with the Thunder Flame Crystal already requires such terrifying torture. This Thunder Flame Crystal Soul should be even more terrifying."
Thinking of this, Long Chen looked at the suppressed Thunder Flame Crystal Soul in his hand, and couldn't let go of his thoughts.
"I think the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul will be very terrifying. Big Brother, you'd better be mentally prepared," Mo Xiaolang suggested worriedly.
"Even Li Ziling, that b * tch, could succeed. What's there for me to worry about?" Thinking of this, Long Chen was filled with confidence again.
"When Li Ziling fused with the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul, there would definitely be a Heavenly River Tier expert guiding her. This is different," Mo Xiaolang said.
"It's fine. I've worked so hard to obtain this, so how could I not dare to fuse with it?" Long Chen raised the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul before his eyes. He took a deep breath, actually already prepared.
After fusing with the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul, there would be two treasures. One was the Dragon Soul Transformation, and the other was the Returning Element Battle Technique. And now, Long Chen had already undergone the Dragon Soul Transformation.
"Then be careful. I'll watch from the side." Mo Xiaolang nodded, and leaned against the wall of the cave.
Long Chen looked at the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul, trying his best to calm himself down. Then, he took a deep breath, and the blood-red true energy in his dantian swept out, spreading towards the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul. Instantly, the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul seemed to turn into a clear stream, surging into his body like a wave.
"The power of the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul is indeed much stronger than the Thunder Flame Crystal. This current of lightning and flame is countless times stronger than the Thunder Flame Crystal."
Right at the start, Long Chen was taken aback. Then, he felt waves of pain engulfing his body. Even though he had already transformed into his dragon soul form, it was still unbearable.
The power of the thunder flame continued to destroy the structure of his body. This destruction completely surpassed the speed at which he could reconstruct it. Therefore, not long after, Long Chen felt a pain that was even more severe than when he had fused with the Thunder Flame Crystal. It appeared and tore at every corner of his body, as if there were countless small blades hidden in every corner of his body. At this moment, they were all crazily twisting.
Soon, a trace of blood flowed out from the corner of Long Chen's mouth.
However, it could be seen that his teeth were still clenched tightly, and he was holding on.
The lightning and flame continued to twist and turn on his body. As they passed by him again and again, even his dragon scales were damaged to a certain degree.
"My body has already suffered a great deal of damage. Under the tempering of the lightning and flame, it has probably exceeded its limits."
This was only the beginning, but Long Chen's body was already covered in cuts and bruises. There was no other way. He could only use Yuan Returnance like before.
Traces of warmth began to slowly swim through the cracks of the lightning and flame in Long Chen's body. Wherever it went, his bones and muscles seemed to be nourished and slowly recovered.
However, the power of the Thunderflame Crystal Soul still exceeded Long Chen's imagination. Even though he had transformed with his dragon soul and used Yuan Returnance, the destructive power still rampaged within his body. It even mobilized all the energy that Long Chen had absorbed from the Thunderflame Crystal before.
Long Chen had originally thought that he would not be able to endure it. However, he carefully discovered that after the power of the thunder flame destroyed his muscles and reconstructed them, there was actually a small symbol formed from lightning and flame. This symbol was completely formed from lightning and flame, and it quickly covered Long Chen's body.
Mo Xiaolang could also see that the symbol of lightning and flame had appeared on every scale on Long Chen's body. These symbols combined to form a strange formation, and the absorption of the Thunderflame Crystal Soul was the process of perfecting this formation.
"This is the complete state of the Thunderflame Battle Body. At the beginning, big brother seemed to be unable to endure it, but now he seems to be feeling better. It seems that the Thunderflame Crystal Soul's function is to form this formation, and the Thunderflame Crystal Soul reconstructs the body through destruction, tempering the body, and strengthening it." Mo Xiaolang murmured. He had been very nervous before, but now he was much better.
Long Chen also discovered that when the lightning and flame began to appear, the pain on his body had already decreased by a lot. Under the recovery of the Origin Restoring Technique, his body was finally moving in a good direction. The formation on his body was gradually strengthening his body, advancing towards the third level of the Thunderflame Battle Body.
"The second level of the Thunderflame Battle Body and the complete third level of the Thunderflame Battle Body are indeed very different. No wonder that chick Li Ziling values this thing so much and hates me so much. She worked so hard to suppress it, but in the end, it still benefited me." Thinking of this, Long Chen was very proud.
The formation of the symbols and formation of the Thunderflame Battle Body required a very long time to reconstruct and perfect. The accompanying pain was not as intense as at the beginning, so Long Chen was much more at ease, and patiently waited for the moment of success to arrive.
And when Mo Xiaolang saw that Long Chen was no longer in danger, he began to cultivate. He was only a short distance away from the Heavenly River Tier. If he could break through to the Heavenly River Tier in this period of time, there would be no suspense in the battle of the ancient ruins.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
The cavern was filled with fluorescent light, and Long Chen was the source of this light. At this time, the scales all over his body lit up with thunder and flame runes. These runes were densely packed together, forming a complex yet beautiful array formation around his body. Every rune connected to each other, causing Long Chen's body to increase in toughness and strength.
This was the third level of the Thunderflame Battle Body, the complete Thunderflame Battle Body.
"I've finally succeeded …" After a whole five days, Long Chen could not suppress his joy. In these five days, the Thunderflame Crystal Soul had finally completed its function, and disappeared from Long Chen's body.
And now, when Long Chen stood up, he could feel an explosive power filling his whole body. The Thunderflame Battle Body, which was equivalent to a medium Earth-class body-refining battle technique, brought indescribable benefits to Long Chen. At the very least, Long Chen could feel that his speed had increased by several times.
Body-refining battle techniques could temper the body, strengthen the leg's strength, and also greatly increase the speed. It could be said that body-refining battle techniques were actually battle techniques that added attack, speed, and defense. Many times, body-refining battle techniques were the important criteria to determine the winner between two people with similar strength.
Right now, Long Chen could feel the explosive power in his body. He felt that he had the battle strength to fight against Mo Xiaolang. Although his True Qi was two levels lower, Long Chen had the Dragon Soul Transformation, which could make up for the difference of one level. The third level of the Thunderflame Battle Body could make up for the difference of half a level. In this way, he was not far away from an absolute genius like Mo Xiaolang.
"Xiao Lang, let's go out and fight." Long Chen had just succeeded, and he said excitedly.
There was no pretense between him and Mo Xiaolang. Long Chen had always said what he wanted to say. This was something that Mo Xiaolang liked very much.
"You just finished your cultivation, and you're in a hurry to show off your strength in front of me?"
Mo Xiaolang was somewhat speechless. As he spoke, he had already stood up, and it could be considered that he had agreed to Long Chen's request.
"Of course, I'll let you see exactly how strong I am now."
Long Chen first walked out of the cave. The Desolate Beast Region was incomparably vast. Fighting here, in Long Chen's words, was simply too satisfying.
"Big Brother, you're bragging again."
As soon as he walked out of the cave, he saw a scorched area in front of him. After looking around, Mo Xiaolang said with a chuckle.
"Nonsense, hand over your life."
Being looked down upon by this brat, Long Chen's heart was filled with fighting spirit. He was still in his Dragon Soul Transformation state, and he even used the Blue Dragon Halberd.
Against the current Long Chen, Mo Xiaolang didn't dare to be negligent. He took out the Sirius Fiend Blade. The two gem-like eyes on the Fiend Blade emitted a beautiful light in the dark night. As Mo Xiaolang unfolded his hands, rays of light formed in the dark night.
Long Chen knew that the Sirius Fiend Blade's strength wasn't inferior to the Blue Dragon Halberd.
"Careful! Phantom Godly Steps!"
As soon as Mo Xiaolang finished speaking, he turned into a phantom and appeared in front of Long Chen in an instant. The Phantom Steps was a movement technique that Mo Xiaolang had put his life on the line. It was different from Long Chen's True Dragon Nine Flashes. This movement technique specialized in speed, while the True Dragon Nine Flashes emphasized agility.
Mo Xiaolang specialized in close combat, while Long Chen was more average. However, he knew that if he let Mo Xiaolang get close to him, he would be finished.
"You want to get close? Dream on!"
Long Chen laughed out. With the True Dragon Nine Flashes, his body brushed past Mo Xiaolang's shoulder, causing Mo Xiaolang to miss him.
"Xiao Lang, I'll let you have a taste of the pure strength of my Thunderflame Combat Body!"
With a loud shout, Long Chen suddenly turned around and swung the Blue Dragon Halberd towards Mo Xiaolang's waist.
When Long Chen used all his strength, the hidden Thunderflame symbol on Long Chen's body once again revealed itself. The force of the thunder and lightning instantly surged into the Blue Dragon Halberd.
With just a forceful swing, without even using any true energy, the destructive force was almost the same as the strongest attack of an Early Heavenly Core warrior. Mo Xiaolang quickly blocked the attack with the Sirius Fiend Blade.
Clang!
An ear-piercing sound rang out as the two Mid-Grade Earth-ranked Divine Weapons collided with each other. Mo Xiaolang was directly sent flying by the force of the collision. His face was filled with shock as he clicked his tongue, "What a powerful force. Big Brother, your Thunderflame Battle Physique is truly powerful."