Chapter 351: Shocking All Sides

Sitting in lotus position, Rod quickly entered a state of cultivation, merging body and mind to sense the elements around him. There was a strong presence of fire and dark elements, along with some lightning elements—all of them pure and untainted. Basically, they could be incorporated into his combat energy without much refinement.

Rod was pleased—everything matched his expectations. These three elements he needed were here, and more importantly, they were incredibly powerful!

As these elements merged into his combat energy and flowed into his dantian, it began spinning rapidly, seemingly adapting to the return of its former dominant force. But then a problem arose. Cultivating in the Battlefield of Death had caused the murderous aura and yin energy to dominate his combat energy, taking control of half of it. Now, the original dominant fire element struggled to regain its position, facing resistance from these forces.

Unable to integrate into the core of his combat energy, the combat energy that kept swirling in his dantian was drawn out. His dantian began to swell slightly, a result that shocked Rod greatly, leaving him sweating profusely. The consequences of a problem with his dantian were unthinkable.

“Damn it!” he cursed silently. Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he began to assess the situation in his dantian. Fortunately, it was better than he had feared. At this critical moment, the original three elements—fire, dark, and lightning—joined forces to fight against the external threats. The murderous aura remained silent, as it was always under Rod’s control, so he quickly regained control.

Next, he focused on integrating the combat energy into its core to bring about a qualitative change.

It was unclear how much time passed; it felt like an eternity. Finally, Rod completed everything and could relax.

Upon looking again, both the core of his combat energy and the combat energy itself had changed. The core now had a completely new appearance. On the hexagonal crystal, red, blue, and black dominated—almost evenly divided.

The three combined forces decided to split the control equally. As for the murderous aura and yin energy, they were deliberately compressed to the very center by these three forces, surrounded by them, with only a small portion left to create a few patterns on the surface in their respective colors. Thus, the core displayed several eerie yet dazzling patterns.

Rod wasn’t surprised by any of this; in fact, he could even say it was within his control. The goal was to avoid difficult situations in the future. Compared toevil spirit andnegative energy, Rod had greater control over these three elements and understood them better.
The misty gas surrounding the core of his combat energy also changed at this moment—bright red, blinding blue, and eerily black! After organizing it, the sense of breaking free from constraints became even more pronounced!
All of this was developing in a positive direction, and Rod was secretly pleased. Feeling fullness and comfort within his body, he slowly stopped practicing. He exhaled a puff of turbid air, which shot out of his mouth like a sharp sword before disappearing in an instant.
When he opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance appeared, and at the same time, an overwhelming aura was released from his body. Though it vanished quickly, it still caught the attention of the three people who were practicing nearby. Of course, those who had been observing from behind also widened their eyes in shock.
That aura was extremely powerful. Although it lasted only a moment, they felt its impact deeply, even to their very souls.
Elder Seven, Elder Eight, and Tus stopped practicing. Their gazes toward Rod were filled with complexity—and a hint of strangeness.
“Hehe, I’m sorry…” Rod said with a wry smile upon sensing their looks. It seemed that his excitement had disturbed their practice, which must have been unpleasant.
“No… it’s fine!” Elder Seven replied, his lips twitching as he spoke solemnly.
Frowning deeply, they recalled that overwhelming aura and felt uneasy. Not only him, but Elder Eight and Tus were the same way. They had been truly frightened by that devastating aura, thinking some serious event had occurred. Thankfully, it vanished quickly, allowing them to relax. Once they realized it was Rod, their shock was indescribable.
Although they had heard about Rod’s actions and strength, seeing it with their own eyes still scared them.
Not only them—even those two old men who knew Rod well from afar were horrified.
That aura far surpassed theirs, carrying a hint of brutality, destruction, and dominance. That sense of ruling over everything was unforgettable for them! Even though they were also at the Yin Yellow realm, they found it hard to believe.

“He has already entered the advanced stage of Yin Huang! It seems he’s here to strive for the Yang Xuan realm!” After a long while, one of the elders with white hair spoke in a deep voice, his lips twitching as his expression kept changing.
“The Yang Xuan realm!” Hearing these words, another elder’s expression changed drastically as he exclaimed in shock.
What did the Yang Xuan realm mean? It meant being the greatest in the world. Look at the Wolf Clan—it was because of their Wolf Emperor at the Yang Xuan realm that they were so powerful. Even if it were just the Wolf Kings, they wouldn’t be feared by so many major clans. Which of the four major clans didn’t have a heritage of ten thousand years? Surely they had some outstanding experts!
The Yang Xuan realm was considered the pinnacle of strength. Even among those they knew, the number of people who had reached it couldn’t exceed the count on one hand—absolutely not! At the very least, perhaps only their ancient ancestor in the Black Phoenix Clan possessed such strength, and even he had ignored the world for a thousand years!
“Didn’t he just enter the advanced stage of Yin Huang not long ago?” the elder speaking behind asked reluctantly.
“There are those called geniuses. They cannot be measured; anything can happen to them. You’re still in the early stage of Yin Huang, so you might not understand many things! Once you reach my level, you’ll understand! It took me a hundred years to reach the middle stage of Yin Huang. Based on that momentum just now, I’m sure he’s stronger than me—by a lot!”
“He came here, using the Nether Hell Fire, simply to strive for the Yang Xuan realm. Otherwise, he wouldn’t take such risks or owe our Black Phoenix Clan such a huge favor!” Looking at Rod, the elder with white hair’s gaze wandered, as if recalling something, and he spoke with emotion.
Silence. After hearing the elder’s words, the other elder remained silent. He believed his old comrade wouldn’t exaggerate. If he said it, it must be true! He just didn’t expect that young man named Knight Rod to progress so quickly—it was quite astonishing.
“Perhaps this time, the Law Enforcement Elders and the clan leader made the right decision!” After a long while, the elder with white hair sighed.
“Indeed. We can’t afford to offend someone like him. It’s worth having him owe us a favor!” The other elder also spoke with emotion. Once Rod reached the Yang Xuan realm, it was easy to imagine just how much of a debt he would owe the Black Phoenix Clan.
The favor of a strong person cannot be bought with money. If he became powerful, the Black Phoenix Clan would surely thrive as well.

“Alright, give orders that no one should come up here to practice for now. Inform Seventh Elder, Eighth Elder, and Tus to leave this area for the next couple of days—give that kid some time!” In the next moment, the old man with white hair made an important decision, a decision of great significance. As soon as this decision was announced, it caused shock throughout the Black Phoenix clan. When the news reached Merk and the others, Merk, along with the clan elders and enforcement elders, gathered together. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say, with a heavy atmosphere. They knew very well who those two elders above were—they were the guardians of the clan, their status no lower than that of the enforcement elders. It could even be said that the Netherpeak was under their jurisdiction, and even the clan leader and those elders had no right to speak. Previously, they had strongly opposed Rod’s departure, forcing him and the enforcement elders to work hard to persuade them. What was going on? Such a huge change had occurred in just one day—it was hard to believe. “He’s about to reach the Yangxuan realm!” Merk exhaled deeply, holding the letter he had received, and spoke in a low voice. “Yangxuan realm!” It was like thunder striking—everyone’s eyes widened. “Yes, the Yangxuan realm. The message from Elder Lu says that Rod is now in the later stage of the Yinhuang realm and is likely to attempt to reach the Yangxuan realm. Since we’ve already shown favor, let’s go further—prevent anyone from practicing here for now, and have Seventh Elder, Eighth Elder, and Tus withdraw as well!” Merk took a deep breath and continued. “Yangxuan realm… He’s already reached the later stage of the Yinhuang realm? Such speed…” Dolong clicked his tongue in amazement. Whose expression could possibly remain good? The atmosphere was extremely gloomy. “This is good too. If he enters the Yangxuan realm, our Black Phoenix clan will surely thrive!” Soon, everyone agreed and reached a consensus—to give Rod the greatest support possible. The originally set ten-day period would also be changed; if necessary, it could be extended. As for Rod, who was the subject of this, he wasn’t aware of anything at all. It wasn’t until that evening that he realized something was wrong when the three people who had been practicing here suddenly stared at him strangely before leaving.

At first, he thought some danger had struck the Black Phoenix clan and grew anxious, but since no news came, he settled down. After all, if something really happened, they would surely inform him, and even if they didn’t, the Nightingales would come to let him know. With this realization, Rod focused on his cultivation here in peace.