Dragon God

Dragom vein

Chapter 3 - Dragon Vein

While Long Chen remained in a

daze, the Qi released from the

mysterious dragon jade pendant

had appeared in his dantian. "Where

did this Qi come from? Perhaps the

pendant absorbed it from my

father's body?!"

Long Chen was only at the peak of

Body Quenching Stage so the

amount of Qi far exceeded his

body's capacity. Explosive energy

radiated from the depth of his

bones, even blasting dust and soil

around him into the air!

A warm wave surged through his

chest. Long Chen cried out in pain,

clenching his jaw tight. He was

already drenched in sweat!

Qi surged powerfully within his

dantian, as if it would cause an

explosion at any time. If this carried

on, he would die fromn spontaneous

explosion. Long Chen's eyes

reddened when he thought of dying

without even leaving a corpse. "I'm

not going to die this easily! Dragon

vein! Let's go!"

The nine Draconic Stages came after

Body Quenching. When a martial

artist accumulated enough Qi in his

dantian, he would be able to

consolidate all of it into a dragon to

break through the first dragon vein.

Currently, there was more Qi in Long

Chen's dantian than necessary for

this breakthrough! "BREAK!"

Clenching his jaw, his sweat dripping

to the ground, Long Chen let out a

deep roar. Using his mighty

willpower, he turned the Qi in his

dantian into a roaring dragon that

charged towards the dragon vein.

The reverberations broke the dragon

vein, unleashing an angry flood of Qi

into the dragon vein. It had been

tightly shut but the strong collision

with Qi made it slowly expand inch

by inch. During this process, the

dragon-shaped Qi quickly grew in

strength!

Boom!

The first draconic vein was

unblocked in fifteen minutes. The Qi

dragon circled the dragon vein

several times before returning to his

dantian. However, the returning Qi

was still violently unstable, its

powerful momentum making Long

Chen's entire body swell

uncomfortably.

"l just broke through the first dragon

vein! I have attained the First

Draconic Stage! I've got to admit

the Qi in my dantian is abnormally

powerful; looks like I can try my

luck with the second stage too!"

Long Chen had a feeling. He had not

used up too much energy during the

first breakthrough, and now that he

had a good momentum going, he

wasn't going to let this chance go.

He stood before his father's grave,

clenched his jaW, then directed his

Qi towards the second dragon vein.

Breaking through the second dragon

vein required much more Qi than

the first one; this pattern continued

through the stages. It was easy to

imagine how difficult it was to

advance through the stages. Hence,

even the best warriors in Baiyang

Town might not beat a martial artist

past Draconic Stage even if they had

spent their whole lives and fortunes

fighting.

Wielding his dragon-like Qi, Long

Chen stood before his father's grave

with great confidence. This was a

life-changing day for him. As he

clenched his teeth, a great wave of

Qi pushed through the dragon vein.

Unblocking the second dragon vein

was much more difficult, and if he

failed, he would have to start again!

Fifteen minutes passed. Long Chen

had only unblocked ten inches of

the vein. He was utterly exhausted

by this point, but when he thought

of his father's words and tearful

eyes the moment before his death,

Long Chen felt like the pain and

suffering was nothing at all!

"That bastard wanted me to be

powerful, and I made a promise to

him! I swear to fulfill every promise

even if it costs me my life! | will get

my second breakthrough today, and

you will be shocked!"

At the same time, he thought about

all the people in the Yang family

who bullied him in private and every

single person who had ever mocked

him. "While I don't consider myself

very violent, if you've ever

humiliated me ... Ill take my

revenge if l'm fortunate enough to

SurpasS you!"

Boom!

Two hours later, he finally broke

through the second dragon vein. Qi

flowed unobstructedly through two

dragon veins, heading to different

parts of Long Chen's body and

healing them. Even more Qi coiled

within his dantian, which was now

the main source of Qiin his body.

As Qi flowed through his eyes, ears,

nose, and mouth, everything

appeared much sharper. Although it

was night time, his field of vision

was much larger than before, and

the sounds of birds and insects

around him had grown much clearer.

It was as if he had metamorphosed

upon stepping into the Draconic

Stage. Although his body was as

light as a sparrow, the impact from

his punch easily reached 500

kilograms.

Long Chen stood up with a smile,

energized.

He was now a Second Draconic

Stage martial artist. Felling the large

tree next to him with one powerful

punch bolstered by some Qi wOuld

not be a difficult task.

From today, he was going to be a

true martial artist!

He looked at Long Qinglan's

tombstone and kowtOwed several

times. "My success is all from you. I

used to hate you because you didn't

give me anything, but l was wrong.

You're a good father."

He straightened, then hurried back

to Baiyang Town on his horse

carriage. "That's not right ..."

Long Chen furrowed his brows. "This

mysterious dragon jade used to be

in Father's dantian. I thought the

dragon jade appearing in my

consciousness was just an abnormal

incident, but now thatI think of it,

it's likely Father knew it would

happen. That's why he was

confident enough to encourage me

to take it out. The dragon jade is

very mysterious, and what he said

about some Dragon Continent and

world Superpower waS strange, too.

Perhaps Father had a mysterious

past?

"Then again, no one knew anything

about Father before he arrived in

Baiyang Town."

His brows knitted, and he wondered

aloud, "Most importantly, he

definitely knew what the jade

pendant was, but he died because it

absorbed all his Qi. Why did he pass

it down to me then? It's all

shrouded in mystery."

Mentally returning to the sea of

consciousness, he found the

mysterious Dragon Jade Pendant

levitating quietly there. He probably

would not figure out why it was

there even if he had ten brains.

The sea of consciousness was an

intangible place. No one would

believe it if he said that a physical

object had entered it. The fact that

it had happened was enough to

prove that it was a mysterious

artifact.

It was then that Long Chen realized

the dragon jade vwas still supplying

Qi into his dantian, just not as much

as before.

He was overjoyed. "If my Qi is

constantly increasing, it will

probably surpass their cultivation

speeds. It shouldn't be too difficult

to overtake their abilities."

His mediocre life was suddenly filled

with hope.

Gazing upon Baiyang Town not far

away, he thought of Long Qinglan's

last wish. "The Family Meeting.

Those talented kids from the Yang

family are all prodigies. I'm so far

from being able to defeat Yang

Zhan, wouldn't it be more difficult

with them? Father wants me to

beat them all to get the Dragon

Seal, that's impossible ... Is it really

that important to be the Dragon

Warrior?"

By the time he reached Baiyang

Town, it was already late at night.

Long Chen didn't live in the Yang

Residence. Instead, he had bought a

house on the eastern side of town

to live alone. Although he had

bullied many people throughout his

life, he rarely offended anyone

important so nothing serious

happened to him even though he

lived alone.

As always, he went into his house

and quickly washed up. When he

drew close to his bed, his gaze

turned cold. "The sheets have been

touched. Was a thief here?"

Suspicious, Long Chen inspected his

room but nothing was missing.

He laughed mirthlessly, then lay

down in bed. It had been an

eventful day for him. He'd broken

through two dragon veins to attain

the Second Draconic Stage. He was

still full of energy and couldn't fall

asleep.

It was still early in the morning and

most normal people were still

sleeping. Now that he was a martial

artist, Long Chen's senses were

heightened, and he could vaguely

sense someone slowly approaching

his house.

He quickly pressed a switch on his

headboard, which dumped him into

an underground space under his

bed. His bed returned to its original

appearance.

He quietly observed the room

through a tiny gap in the

floorboards. After a few breaths,

two masked men dressed in all

black infiltrated his room. When

they saw the mound of sheets, one

of them slashed the bed without a

word. The bed snapped in half with

a loud bang. "Eh? The i***t's not

here? Didn't we see him enter just

now?"

"He must've noticed that we'd been

here and slipped away!"

"Hmph, he might escape today, but

can't run forever. We'll be back

tomorrow. We're patient enough,

and it'll be easy killing a spoiled

brat, don't you think?"

Although he had attained the

Second Draconic Stage, there were

still powerful people in Baiyang

Town. Long Chen did not dare let his

guard down. He'd sensed a

dangerous aura radiating from the

two people who tried to kill him,

and a direct clash would not end

well for Long Chen.

"Thank goodness I was smart

enough to make this switch, or I

would've died." His eyes flashed

coldly. "l can't believe someone sent

two skilled assassins after me in

Baiyang Town. I'm such an

unimportant figure, am I worth the

effort?"

He frowned again as he went

through a list of people he knevW. H

still couldn't figure out who would

send assassins after him.

The members of the Yang family

ignored him, and it didn't seem

likely they would send skilled

assassins after him. "There's a

hidden intent here. Fine, I'll move

back to the Yang Residence

tomorrow. I'll be safer there. Also,

even though I've attained the

Second Draconic Stage, I might still

lose to a guy in the first stage if I

don't learn any techniques. The

Yang Residence has a Martial Scroll

Palace, and I'm still a Yang family

member. Maybe I can still get

something there."

"A good fighting technique can

greatly amplify your strength ..."

He'd seen Yang family members use

their fighting skills in combat, and

they were powerful!

Long Chen still had his quarters in

the Yang Residence, he just never

stayed there. When the sky

brightened, he brought the few

bags he owned and returned to the

Yang Residence.

The place was gigantic, so naturally,

no one paid attention to his return.

After tidying up his quarters, Long

Chen started to work on

strengthening his cultivation. After

one night, his Qi had already

strengthened significantly. He

expected that he would be able to

Work towards the Third Draconic

Stage.

Of course, the most important

matter now was to get a combat

technique from the Martial Scroll

Palace.

According to the Yang family rules,

any Yang family member who had

attained the first Draconic Stage had

the right to take one technique

from the Martial Scroll Palace. Long

Chen already fulfilled the

requirement.

Along the way, Long Chen ignored

cold glares from handmaidens and

guards alike. He couldn't be

bothered to deal with their constant

whispers.

Thanks to his excellent memory, he

still remembered the way to the

Martial Scroll Palace despite only

having seen it once when he was

much younger.

The Martial Scroll Palace was a

private area, so no outsiders were

allowed inside. Even handmaidens

and guards could not enter it.

Long Chen looked at the stone gate

deep in the forest. A tall tower, the

Martial Scroll Palace, was beyond it.

Before he reached the gate, Chen

Liu appeared and blocked his way.

Chen Liu was the one who'd spat on

Long Chen. Both of them were of

similar age, he too was in the

Second Draconic Stage. He was

surprised to see Long Chen heading

towards the Martial Scroll Palace

and he paused before laughing.

"Young Master Chen! How did you

find the time to come here? I heard

Some i***t from the Yang family

keeled over yesterday. Why aren't

you doing your job as a filial son?"

Long Chen knew that Chen Liu was

only trying to get a reaction out of

him, but he secretly burned with

rage. The Martial Scroll Palace was

just a stone's throw away and he

didn't want to get into any trouble

before he had a martial technique.

Pushing his rage down, he walked

past Chen Liu.

Still, Chen Liu would not let him go.

He stepped in front of Long Chen

again and grinned coldly, "Have you

gone deaf, Young Master Chen? Did

you not hear me?"

"I"ve already attained the Draconic

Stage. Also, you're an outsider, how

is the Martial Scroll Palace any of

your business?n

Long Chen looked up coldly at him.

Since he fended for himself in the

streets despite not having any

substantial powers, Long Chen

could be intimidating if he wanted

to. Now that he had also attained

the second Draconic Stage, his

steely gaze was enough to scare

Chen Liu into taking a step bac.

"What? Did I hear that right? You

can't just claim you're at the

Draconic Stage without proof. I have

Some time today so let me see if

what you say is true!"