"Subordinate Guo Chongtian, pays respects to the Azure Dragon King!"
Guo Chongtian also knelt down, his face filled with excitement.
"Get up. You two are truly useless, nearly beaten to death right at your doorstep. Here are two spirit pills. Take them, and they will help you enhance your cultivation!"
As the Azure Dragon King spoke, he waved his hand, and two spirit pills fell, landing in their hands.
"Many thanks, Azure Dragon King!"
The two said in unison, then quickly swallowed the spirit pills.
After they consumed the pills, their bodies instantly began to change. Countless spiritual energies seemed to control their souls, and deep within their souls, a brand appeared. Both of them felt as if their souls were no longer their own. With a single thought from the Azure Dragon King, they would immediately have all their true qi drained.
"Azure Dragon King, what is this you've given us? And why?"
Guo Xiaotian stared at the Azure Dragon King with wide, disbelieving eyes and asked.
"I forgot to tell you. While this spirit pill enhances your cultivation, it also allows me to control your souls. If you ever harbor any thoughts of betraying me, I can crush you into dust with a single thought. However, if you serve me faithfully, I will never mistreat you. Achieving Human Immortal or even Earth Immortal realms in the future is not impossible!" the Azure Dragon King said with a cold smile, looking at the two.
Though the two were unwilling in their hearts, after hearing the Azure Dragon King's words, they dared not harbor any thought of resistance. They could only kneel on the ground and kowtow their thanks.
"Alright, go and cultivate quickly. Break through to the peak of the Divine Realm as soon as possible!"
With that, the Azure Dragon King left the area, disappearing without a trace.
In other places, other Divine Realm experts also received spirit pills and were rapidly breaking through. Some even half-step Divine Realm experts, under the Azure Dragon King's coercion and enticement, consumed a spirit pill and became controlled by him. In just two days, three Divine Realm experts and seven half-step Divine Realm experts had taken the Azure Dragon King's spirit pills and become his subordinates. Although their cultivation had improved, their souls had been surrendered to the Azure Dragon King. With a single thought, he could easily annihilate them.
Meanwhile, within Youdu Prison, Lu Yang quickly healed Lu Tianfeng's body and then began practicing his martial arts alone in an open space. Lu Yang's cultivation had advanced too rapidly without a solid foundation, making him no match for the Azure Dragon King. The Azure Dragon King had been tempering himself in the Human Immortal realm for over a decade, stabilizing his cultivation. Now, he only needed a catalyst to break through to the Earth Immortal realm.
Upon entering the Earth Immortal realm, one became a true immortal with a lifespan of five hundred years. With every move, they could annihilate a nation. In the past, when the world was abundant with spiritual energy, Earth Immortals were countless. However, they were ultimately trapped on this dying planet, Earth. With the depletion of spiritual energy and the lack of cultivation resources, some were killed, some died from the lack of spiritual energy, and some hid in blessed lands, waiting for their lives to end.
The Azure Dragon King was naturally aware of this. Therefore, his goal was to break through to Earth Immortal as quickly as possible, then continue to ascend, hoping to become the legendary true celestial being and escape this dying planet for a place truly rich in spiritual energy.
However, the current Azure Dragon King did not possess sufficient strength to consolidate his cultivation. After reaching the peak of Human Immortal, he had been unable to advance further for many years.
Upon seeing Lu Yang, the Azure Dragon King felt a continuous flow of spiritual energy from him. As long as he could convert all of Lu Yang's spiritual energy into his own, the Azure Dragon King would have the ability to break through directly to Earth Immortal and continue ascending.
"Lu Yang, Youdu Prison. Hahaha, I'm here. Are you ready?"
A week later, at night, Lu Yang was cultivating. His progress in the Human Immortal realm had been significant. His physical body had become even more powerful, and with a mere gesture, he could tear a large hole in the sky. His strength was immense.
However, Lu Yang knew that even this strength was not enough in the face of the Azure Dragon King.
The Azure Dragon King was simply too powerful. If not for the decisive role of the Guiyuan Sword Array this time, he would have been no match for the Azure Dragon King. But activating the Guiyuan Sword Array had depleted Lu Yang's spiritual energy. Fortunately, Lu Yang had the Seven-Colored Crystal to teleport into Youdu Prison; otherwise, without the support of spiritual energy for the Guiyuan Sword Array, Lu Yang and his companions would have faced certain death.
"The Azure Dragon King has lived for at least one hundred and fifty years. What he said is true. The previous Lingque King once told me that the Azure Dragon King had sought out the Lingque King for the Cheng family's cultivation techniques. But because the Cheng family's techniques could only be passed down through sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, the Lingque King directly refused the Azure Dragon King's request. Unexpectedly, the Azure Dragon King did not give up and directly took action. However, the Azure Dragon King at that time was not the Lingque King's match and was ultimately defeated, forced to flee in embarrassment!"
"From then on, the Azure Dragon King seemed to have vanished into thin air, his whereabouts unknown. Even when major wars broke out in China, it was the other three leaders who quelled them. The Azure Dragon King was nowhere to be seen!"
"However, when the eighteen allied nations launched an attack on China, the Azure Dragon King reappeared. His cultivation had reached the Divine Realm, but at that time, there was someone more powerful, the Black Dragon King. The Azure Dragon King paled in comparison to the Black Dragon King. Unwilling to accept this, the Azure Dragon King challenged the Black Dragon King to a match and was ultimately defeated, disappearing once again!"
"Until this reappearance, he has annihilated our three families. He has become a demon!"
The Old Lingque King said calmly, looking at Lu Yang and everyone else.
"So that's how it is. No wonder the Azure Dragon King gave me the feeling that he wasn't a normal martial artist. It turns out the Azure Dragon King has become a demon. He is no longer entirely himself; his mind and spirit are controlled by a demon!"
Lu Yang said indifferently after hearing the Old Lingque King's words.
"Indeed. The Azure Dragon King is very troublesome now. After becoming a demon, there should be a demon standing behind him, but we have never seen this demon and do not know how powerful it is. Although Youdu Prison can temporarily ensure our safety, I feel that the Azure Dragon King will soon break in!"
The Old Lingque King shook his head and sighed.
"Youdu Prison was jointly constructed by several powerful masters. The Azure Dragon King's strength should not be able to break through it easily, right?"
King Feihu also frowned and asked the Old Lingque King.