Chapter 1001: ? Heavenly Dragon Qi

The war between the Tianyuan Region and the five major top-tier forces erupted as expected.

The vast armies of powerful experts from the five major top-tier forces swarmed from all directions like locusts, pressing directly towards the Tianyuan Region's territory. The Tianyuan Region responded directly, with countless experts gathering at its four borders, and the flames of war were instantly ignited.

Along the border battle lines, countless bursts of violent Genesis Qi constantly erupted, and the sounds of fighting echoed incessantly.

Everywhere the eye could see, intense battles raged.

The stench of blood permeated the air.

Every day, powerful experts fell on both sides, as the merciless and relentless meat grinder of war consumed lives.

This earth-shattering war also caused a huge stir in Hunyuan Heaven. At this moment, the Tianyuan Region's borders became the most watched focal point in Hunyuan Heaven, and all forces paid close attention to the conflict.

For many years, ever since the Nine Regions' status was established, this was the first time a top-tier force dared to challenge one of them.

Everyone understood that this war concerned the entire structure of Hunyuan Heaven. If the Tianyuan Region were truly defeated, its prestige would completely collapse, its position among the Nine Regions would become unstable, and it would become the first Nine Region in history to be dethroned!

This would undoubtedly turn the Tianyuan Region into a laughingstock.

Therefore, in this war, to uphold the dignity of its status as one of the Nine Regions, the Tianyuan Region would certainly go all out.

And the brutality of the war was something everyone could anticipate.

While this earth-shattering war unfolded intensely along the Tianyuan Region's borders, on an uninhabited island deep within the Tianyuan Cave Heaven…

Zhou Yuan sat quietly on the mountaintop. Fierce winds raged there, but whenever the wind approached within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of Zhou Yuan's body, it would quietly dissipate into nothingness.

His eyes were tightly closed, his breathing faint and sporadic, as if he had fallen into a deep slumber.

He had maintained this state for three days.

At a certain moment, a faint mist swirled around Zhou Yuan's nostrils. His eyes slowly opened, and a powerful, majestic Genesis Qi fluctuation swept out, causing sounds of wind and thunder.

After three days of adjustment, his state had reached its peak.

"I can now fuse with that wisp of Saint Dragon Qi," Zhou Yuan murmured.

A hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes. Back when the Great Wu Dynasty was destroyed, this wisp of Saint Dragon Qi should have returned to him, but it was unfortunately intercepted by Wu Yao. It wasn't until this Nine Regions Convention that he finally reclaimed it.

Zhou Yuan clasped his hands together, forming a seal.

Deep within his body, a loud flood dragon's cry resounded, shaking the universe.

Golden aura burst forth, coloring the entire sky. An illusory dragon shadow appeared in the void behind Zhou Yuan; as it coiled, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from it.

Zhou Yuan glanced up and, without hesitation, activated the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.

A mysterious suction force erupted within his body, and the illusory dragon shadow was immediately drawn in, then whistled down, rushing into Zhou Yuan's body.

Boom! Boom!

Rumbling sounds continuously emanated from Zhou Yuan's body. His skin was dyed golden, and fine dragon scales even emerged on its surface. His body began to swell in layers, and in just ten-odd breaths, it transformed into a form about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) tall, like a giant.

Yet, his expression remained completely undisturbed by the changes in his body. His eyes tightly closed, he fully operated the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, fusing with the rampaging and colliding Saint Dragon Qi within him.

The Saint Dragon Qi had been taken by Wu Yao for a long time, carrying a slight trace of her own will, which was why it was initially rampaging.

However, Zhou Yuan was not worried. As the Ancestral Dragon Scripture operated, the resistance from the Saint Dragon Qi grew weaker and weaker. It also seemed to begin realizing that Zhou Yuan was its true origin, eventually completely abandoning its resistance, emitting joyful dragon cries, and transforming into countless mysterious golden lights that scattered throughout Zhou Yuan's body.

It was as if golden bells were ringing.

Within his Divine Dwelling, the light from a hundred million Genesis Qi stars converged, forming a colossal azure-gold flood dragon light-shadow. The flood dragon coiled, exuding boundless majesty.

At this moment, countless golden lights descended from the sky, landing on the colossal azure-gold flood dragon's body.

The azure-gold flood dragon bathed in them, erupting in a loud, long cry, and its body also began to undergo immense changes.

The slightly azure flood dragon scales receded, gradually replaced by platinum-like dragon scales, and the flood dragon's form began to transform towards that of a true dragon.

Dragon horns, appearing as if forged from platinum, slowly emerged from the flood dragon's head, and its original flood dragon cry also began to take on the resonance of a true dragon's roar.

Within the Divine Dwelling, countless Genesis Qi stars erupted with even more dazzling light, as if cheering in joy.

This was the quality of his Genesis Qi improving!

However, this transformation from flood dragon to Saint Dragon was not entirely complete, as the descending golden light specks gradually disappeared, clearly indicating that the power of that wisp of Saint Dragon Qi had been fully absorbed.

Zhou Yuan's mind focused on the massive light-shadow within his Divine Dwelling.

The former World-Suppressing Heavenly Flood Dragon Qi was ranked seventh-grade, appearing as an azure-gold flood dragon. But now, the World-Suppressing Heavenly Flood Dragon Qi had clearly evolved; its azure color had faded, and the light-shadow before him now resembled a golden dragon forged from platinum.

A faint purple light flickered on it, but it was sporadic and not obvious.

With a thought from Zhou Yuan, the platinum dragon shadow dissipated into countless light specks, immediately followed by vast and majestic Genesis Qi surging out. The color of the Genesis Qi also changed from azure-gold to a platinum hue, exuding a chilling and domineering sensation.

"Such powerful Genesis Qi!"

Zhou Yuan carefully sensed it, a pleasant surprise welling up in his heart. In his perception, this platinum Genesis Qi was undoubtedly much stronger than the previous azure-gold Genesis Qi!

"The evolution was successful."

Zhou Yuan rejoiced. After fusing with this wisp of Saint Dragon Qi, his seventh-grade World-Suppressing Heavenly Flood Dragon Qi had also advanced by one rank. It should now be considered eighth-grade Genesis Qi. However, it was still a distance away from the ninth-grade Saint Dragon Qi.

And the distance between them was like a chasm. After all, ninth-grade Genesis Qi was absolutely the most top-tier existence throughout all the heavens!

At least as far as he knew, ninth-grade Genesis Qi did not exist within the Tianyuan Region!

"From now on, I'll call you Heavenly Dragon Qi," Zhou Yuan murmured to himself.

Vast Genesis Qi surged within his body, as if a true dragon's roar had erupted. The roar echoed throughout his body, directly causing Zhou Yuan's flesh and blood to vibrate, subtly enhancing the power of his physical body.

Zhou Yuan's tightly closed eyes opened at this moment. His eyes appeared as if forged from platinum, emitting ten-thousand-zhang long beams of light that were incredibly sharp, instantly piercing through the mountain peaks in front of him.

He slightly narrowed his eyes, and the platinum light beams gradually retracted.

"What domineering Genesis Qi!"

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed. This newly evolved Genesis Qi was clearly far more powerful than the previous World-Suppressing Heavenly Flood Dragon Qi. If he had fought Zhao Mushen in the past, possessing Genesis Qi of this caliber, Zhou Yuan believed the battle would certainly not have been so drawn-out.

"Did this Genesis Qi evolution take half a month?"

He calculated the time and let out a slight sigh.

"The war must have already broken out by now, right?"

He gazed into the distance, then retracted his gaze moments later. His secluded cultivation had not yet ended, because when his Genesis Qi evolved to the eighth grade, Zhou Yuan had already felt his Divine Dwelling continuously vibrate, and the countless Genesis Qi stars also showed signs of merging.

This was a sign that he was about to break through to the Heavenly Sun Stage.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes burning with fervor. He had been in the Divine Dwelling Stage for over two years; was he finally going to transcend this stage?

Zhou Yuan's eyes slowly closed.

He was also very much looking forward to what grade of Heavenly Sun he would condense in this breakthrough.