Chapter 0944: Discussing the Division

The thunderstorms rained down like a deluge of calamitous lightning, continuously striking the white jade roots of the World Tree, causing them to tremble violently.
The World Tree, standing in the void, even began to sway!
Huang Long sensed the situation of the World Tree and his expression changed—such formidable power in those thunderstorms!
If not for the World Tree having consumed two massive fragments of itself earlier, it would likely have been impossible to withstand these thunderstorms!
Although the World Tree was the supreme divine artifact that controlled the laws of the universe, its current strength was not even one billionth of what it once was. Even if it could absorb these thunderstorms, there was a limit to the impact it could endure!
Once that limit was exceeded, it could no longer absorb or transform the power of the thunderstorms!
The rain of thunderstorms continued to pour down; each bolt was enough to kill six or seven ordinary Era Semi-Saints!
Thousands upon thousands of thunderstorms falling at once—what kind of situation was this?!
The white jade roots trembled incessantly, and the World Tree swayed back and forth.
On its trunk, the green light fluctuated, and the spiritual energy emitted was in chaos, as if struck by fierce winds.
After absorbing the thunderstorms, the white jade roots transformed the power of each bolt, slowly and difficultly, but continuously. Like layers of filters, it refined the energy into the purest and gentlest form, which then flowed into Huang Long’s body.
Once Huang Long absorbed this energy, his physical form, the thirty-three divine artifacts, and the Dragon Gate’s light became even more brilliant.
As Huang Long’s physical form, the thirty-three divine artifacts, and the Dragon Gate changed, streams of first-class spiritual veins emerged, transforming into the purest spiritual energy to be absorbed by Huang Long.
What relieved Huang Long was that no matter how violently the thunderstorms raged, the World Tree remained standing high in the sky, and its white jade roots continued to absorb and transform the power of the thunderstorms.
This continued for half an hour before the thunderstorms finally stopped.
The thunderstorms vanished completely!
Powers from the thunderstorms washed over Huang Long’s physical form, the thirty-three divine artifacts, and the Dragon Gate. Eventually, a complete transformation began.
“Buzz!” A low hum filled the entire Sacred Cauldron space. As Huang Long’s body trembled, a burst of light erupted from within him like a volcano, so bright that everyone could hardly keep their eyes open.
It took some time before the light faded.
Everyone opened their eyes.
Huang Long stood up, and everyone had the illusion that the entire world seemed to bow beneath his feet.
“Second Brother, has your physical form advanced to a mid-tier Great Path Divine Artifact?!” Huang Yi asked in surprise first.
Huang Long nodded with a smile: “Indeed!”
Indeed, he had finally advanced!
A mid-tier Great Path Divine Artifact!

Along with the Yellow Dragon itself, thirty-three divine artifacts also ascended—Dragon Gate! Now, the Yellow Dragon’s attacking power has more than doubled! The Yellow Dragon absorbed the World Tree into its body with a single move. “Have Leng Yue and Jiao Tai Guang left?” the Yellow Dragon asked the others. Back when it left the Heavy God Merchant Guild, the two had followed it, and four or five days had passed since it began its seclusion. “Not yet. Besides Leng Yue and Jiao Tai Guang, there are four more people. Two of them are likely experts from the Ice Sea Palace, and the other two might be leaders or family heads of certain factions!” replied Pi Long. “Oh? Four more?” The Yellow Dragon immediately activated its Heavenly Eye. Through the Sacred Cauldron, it discovered that aside from Leng Yue and Jiao Tai Guang, four powerful forces were lurking in the inn—two at the late stage of the Seventh Era and two at the early stage of the Eighth Era! The Yellow Dragon retracted its Heavenly Eye and sneered. It seems that in the merchant guild, many people were eager for it after it spent so much money! “Perfect. With these ‘fat sheep,’ I can break through to the Eighth Era. Then I can return to retrieve that fragment of the World Tree!” the Yellow Dragon thought to itself. “A few days have passed. Some of them must be getting impatient. Let’s go—it’s time to leave Heavy God City!” The Yellow Dragon immediately led everyone out of the shop and headed toward the city gates. After leaving Heavy God City, the Yellow Dragon took them to a remote area. The Yellow Dragon didn’t fly fast, and Leng Yue, Jiao Tai Guang, and the others followed behind without rushing to attack. A few hours later, when the Yellow Dragon arrived at a desolate mountainous region, Leng Yue finally couldn’t hold back. She flew forward and blocked the path in front of the Yellow Dragon and the others. “Kid, didn’t expect to see you so soon again! I wondered who was competing with me for that Yuanlong Divine Iron—it turns out to be you! Hehe, after much effort, I got it effortlessly!” Leng Yue looked at the Yellow Dragon and sneered arrogantly. “Hand over the Yuanlong Divine Iron, and also the Green Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword!” This time, she wasn’t accompanied by the six palace maids but by two elders—likely the two envoys of the Ice Sea Palace! Both were at the late stage of the Seventh Era! The Yellow Dragon ignored them and looked into the distance, saying calmly, “Do you all still want to hide?” “Hahaha!” As soon as the Yellow Dragon spoke, loud laughter rang out. Then Jiao Tai Guang appeared before everyone in a flash. After him, the other two semi-saints from the early stage of the Eighth Era also appeared one after another, surrounding the Yellow Dragon from all sides.

“Kid, hand over the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords!” Jiao Taiguang’s eyes flashed with fury. “Hand them over, and I’ll let you go. Otherwise, hehe!”
Huang Long glanced at the six of them, then looked at Jiao Taiguang with a mocking expression. “Oh, is that so? But the Ice Sea Palace also wants the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords. If I hand them over to you, can you really guarantee I’ll be able to leave?”
“Hmph!” Jiao Taiguang snorted coldly. “Stop talking nonsense! Hand over the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords, or I’ll break your neck right now!”
“Jiao Taiguang and the others, this kid is someone the Ice Sea Palace wants to capture. If you three don’t interfere and give the Ice Sea Palace some face, how about we compensate each of you with ten thousand first-class spiritual veins as compensation?” said an envoy from the Ice Sea Palace.
“Don’t try to pressure us with the Ice Sea Palace. Ten thousand first-class spiritual veins? Heh, that’s not bad. If your Ice Sea Palace steps back, we can give you ten thousand first-class spiritual veins as compensation!” retorted a family head from the early stages of the Eighth Era with a cold laugh.
Obviously, everyone could see that Huang Long had plenty of first-class spiritual veins to spare and could easily pay twenty thousand of them for the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords. Such a lucrative target, of course, none of them wanted to let go!
“Very well, then capture this kid first. We’ll divide the spiritual veins and the innate divine pills equally among us. As for the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords, we’ll fight for them based on our strength later. What do you all think?” suggested Leng Yue.
“Agreed!”
“Good!”
After some deliberation, Jiao Taiguang and the other two agreed to this plan.
Huang Long stood there, quietly listening as they discussed how to divide him up. With a cold smile in his heart, he concealed his true strength, appearing to have only the power of a fifth-era cultivator.
“Since you’ve all made up your minds, then I’ll send you all on your way!” Huang Long said coldly before taking off into the air.