Chapter 1346: Awakening

The moment Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, Zhao Mushen, who was standing nearby, felt all the hairs on his body stand on end. An indescribable sense of danger surged into his heart, as if the one who had just awakened was an extremely terrifying monster.

Zhou Yuan gently twisted his neck, producing a faint cracking sound. He slowly sat up, then glanced at Wu Yao and Su Youwei, who were enveloped in a red glow with their eyes closed. A complex emotion flickered in his eyes.

Although he had been unconscious earlier, he had vaguely perceived what had transpired.

He hadn't expected Wu Yao to voluntarily relinquish the last wisp of Saint Dragon Qi.

Now, the Saint Dragon Qi within him was complete once more.

Regarding this, even Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. Ever since the Saint Dragon Qi was taken from him at birth, he had put in countless efforts and faced numerous life-or-death situations for this very reason.

Nevertheless, the young man who emerged from the Great Zhou Dynasty had never chosen to give up.

And after so many years of arduous effort, he had finally reclaimed what had once belonged to him, completely and utterly.

“Royal Father... I did it.”

Zhou Yuan slowly clenched his fist, muttering to himself.

“From now on, there is no debt between our two families,” he quietly told Wu Yao in his mind.

King Wu had seized his destiny, almost destroying the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, Zhou Yuan had also slain Wu Huang, and King Wu himself was indirectly killed because of him, leading to the collapse of the Great Wu Dynasty. Now that he had reclaimed the last wisp of Saint Dragon Qi, the long-standing entanglement between the two parties could be considered resolved.

“How are you feeling now?” Zhao Mushen asked from the side.

Zhou Yuan glanced at him, his gaze lingering on his bare arms for a moment. “Oh, nice new look,” he said. “Armless Fiend?”

Zhao Mushen’s face instantly darkened.

“But, thanks,” Zhou Yuan said with a smile. Although he had been unconscious earlier, he knew what Zhao Mushen had done.

Zhao Mushen replied expressionlessly, “It’s just that if I hadn’t helped you recover, we would all have been in danger. So I was just helping myself; you don’t need to thank me.”

With that, he changed the subject, asking again, “How are you now?”

Zhou Yuan grinned, revealing his sparkling white teeth. “Better than ever,” he replied.

Indeed, at that moment, he felt an unprecedented power surging through his body. His physique, both internally and externally, had undergone earth-shattering changes.

“Have you established your Law Domain?” Zhao Mushen asked, somewhat surprised.

Zhou Yuan shook his head.

Seeing this, Zhao Mushen’s mouth twitched. After all that, he was still in the Nascent Source stage?

Zhou Yuan ignored his expression. With a thought, he sensed his Divine Dwelling, where the Origin Qi was vast and boundless. Its foundation was even comparable to a typical third-stage Law Domain cultivator!

What concerned him most was the Nascent Source quietly seated in the center of his Divine Dwelling.

This Nascent Source had also undergone significant changes. Faint dragon scales shimmered on its surface, and when its eyes opened and closed, they revealed a pair of majestic and profound dragon pupils.

Of course, what truly stirred Zhou Yuan’s heart was... the size of his Nascent Source...

It had surpassed the nine point nine cun limit!

“The limit has been broken...”

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath. Despite having some psychological preparation, he was still profoundly shocked. The Nascent Source before him exuded an incredibly mystical aura; it surpassed nine point nine cun, yet its true size couldn't be precisely measured.

If one looked closely, it seemed as vast as a mountain, immeasurable; yet in the blink of an eye, it felt small enough to rest in a palm.

Zhou Yuan understood then: once the Nascent Source broke through the nine point nine cun limit, it shed the superficial constraint of size. It could be as grand as a mountain or as tiny as a grain of sand...

“Since the limit is broken...”

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, a look of anticipation welling up within them. Now that he had met Yaoyao’s requirements, it was time to condense his Law Domain.

“I’ll need some supplementary items...”

Zhou Yuan slightly tilted his head, gazing into the depths of the earth. With the Saint Dragon Fortune now complete, he felt his perception of the Ancestral Dragon Remnants become even keener. This was normal, as the Saint Dragon Fortune was, after all, a wisp of Qi formed after the Ancestral Dragon transformed into all creation.

He extended his hand towards the ground, curling his five fingers.

“What are you doing?” Zhao Mushen asked with a frown. This guy had been acting a bit strangely ever since he woke up.

Zhou Yuan still ignored him, maintaining the posture of his outstretched hand for several minutes.

Just as Zhao Mushen grew increasingly impatient, his expression suddenly sharpened. He felt the ground beneath his feet subtly vibrating, as if something was rapidly approaching.

Before he could sense it more closely, the ground beneath his feet suddenly tore open, and streaks of light, like birds, shot out from underground.

These light clusters flew directly towards Zhou Yuan, circling around him, subtly emitting waves of joyful exultation.

Zhao Mushen watched in astonishment, and the next moment, his pupils suddenly constricted.

Because he saw faint dragon shadows coiling and swimming within the light clusters floating around Zhou Yuan, emanating an extremely ancient and vast aura.

Zhao Mushen was familiar with that aura; it was clearly the Ancestral Dragon Remnants.

However, the aura contained within the dragon shadows in these light clusters was far more potent than that of ordinary Ancestral Dragon Remnants.

“This is... Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow?!” Zhao Mushen was stunned. He naturally knew how precious and rare Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow was, even within the Stone Dragon Secret Realm it was exceedingly scarce. Yet now, Zhou Yuan had directly pulled out so much from underground?

He roughly estimated that there were more than twenty wisps of Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow!

“You... you raided the Stone Dragon Secret Realm’s lair?” Zhao Mushen couldn’t help but ask.

“I merely took a portion,” Zhou Yuan replied with a slight smile. “These are ownerless treasures to begin with. If we don’t use them to enhance our strength, wouldn’t they just fall into the hands of the Saint Race and aid our enemies?”

Zhao Mushen was speechless.

Zhou Yuan flicked his finger, and two wisps of Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow floated towards Zhao Mushen. “There’s enough for everyone,” he said. “I, Zhou Yuan, am not one to monopolize good things.”

Zhao Mushen had previously consumed his own arms to use his vital blood to save him, so Zhou Yuan naturally wouldn’t treat him unfairly.

Zhao Mushen was startled to see the two wisps of Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow floating before him. Clearly, he hadn’t expected Zhou Yuan to bestow upon him such a rare treasure, coveted even by Law Domain third-stage experts.

Zhao Mushen was a proud man and wanted to show that he had no interest in such handouts. However, his gaze became fixed on the Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow and couldn’t move away. In the end, he could only silently swallow his rising pride and collect the two wisps of Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow.

Still, the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his inner emotions.

Zhou Yuan waved his sleeve, and four more wisps of Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow separated, directly entering the bodies of Wu Yao and Su Youwei, who were immersed in their cultivation.

After distributing them, he no longer hesitated. Opening his mouth, he inhaled, and with a surging suction, swallowed all the remaining Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow in one gulp.

Zhao Mushen, witnessing this, felt his scalp tingle. Ancestral Dragon Soul Marrow was extremely potent; even a third-stage Law Domain expert would find it difficult to refine and absorb easily. Yet, Zhou Yuan had just swallowed it all in one go.

What was this guy trying to do?

At that thought, Zhao Mushen’s heart suddenly tensed.

He understood what this guy was going to do...

Zhou Yuan was trying to... directly establish his Law Domain!

However, a strong sense of curiosity arose within him. He was eager to know just how astonishing the Law Domain this guy established would be.