Chapter 1 Thunder Lord Is Fine, But Dragon King Is a Bit Tacky, Isn't It?

[Logically speaking, Dragon King is actually very fitting, after all, it's dragon controlling lightning, and lightning is the support.]

[This is tradition. Think about it. The nuclear fusion ignition device displayed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences a few days ago. If the professor hadn't introduced it, I would have thought it was just a big iron lump, and the layer of plastic sheeting covering it was similar to what we use at home to cover grain.]

[Isn't that right? The paint job is really earthy, but the longer you look at it, the more interesting it becomes!]

[Ah, my aesthetic is already in the official shape~]

There wasn't much discussion about Su Zhou's title online, after all, it was well-deserved and not much of a gimmick. It was a rare case of not being boastful and being a very fitting title.

After becoming a public figure officially, there was actually no impact on Su Zhou's daily life—even the reporters decreased.

After all, harassing a top scorer in the Saint Trial selection test was not the same as harassing a professor, an officially certified Transcendent Realm cultivator. No one wanted to be paralyzed by electricity, and looking at his temperament, he didn't seem like the kind of person who cared about his reputation. An eighteen-year-old young man, if angered, might really take heavy action.

Su Zhou didn't expect to be regarded as the kind of person who 'didn't care about his reputation'. He clearly valued it! But thanks to the South Sea incident, the global enthusiasm for cultivation rose again, and the topics chattering on various forums were no longer gossipy things like 'Who cheated on who today?' but cultivation tidbits like 'Did you cultivate today?'

And the government finally investigated how the Descent Spirit Society was spreading fiend factors. It was relying on the products of a small health product company. The health products were not widely distributed and had been completely stopped, mostly concentrated in coastal areas. After all, if they spread to the inland, it would be difficult for them to rely on rituals to recover them.

Instantly, the chaos in related industries was eliminated, and considering that 'if we don't occupy the high ground, the enemy will', officially issued cultivation pills by the National Food and Drug Administration were also in the process of being reviewed. It seemed that it wouldn't be long before truly meaningful pills to assist in opening spiritual awakening would be sold.

"I didn't even get to swim in the South Sea!"

Shao Shuangyue was relatively dissatisfied. Her dissatisfaction was indeed very reasonable. It was finally a vacation, but she didn't get any rest at all. How could this be allowed? So Su Zhou and Shao Qiming took her to climb Mount Lu, which exhausted this self-proclaimed beautiful girl otaku to the point of crying and returning home, vowing to stay at home for the rest of her life and never go out for tourism again. Anyone who goes on vacation is a dog.

Shao Qiming and Su Zhou consulted together about some matters that might need attention in the legends of the Underworld Gods related to the Lonely Master, as well as information about related rituals.

Although there were no plans to explore and conquer the Lonely Master's world for the time being, it wouldn't hurt to review the relevant knowledge in advance.

As the notary and guide who helped Yala and Su Zhou sign the contract back then, Shao Qiming's connection with the Great Existence was actually not shallow. Yala had also praised him a little, thinking that Shao Qiming was also a rather interesting person who would not be ordinary if given the chance.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three weeks had passed.

During this time, many things happened, such as Su Zhou's parents and both sides of his relatives going to the official for testing to see if they had Dragon Blood inheritance.

The results couldn't be said to be nothing. Some Dragon Blood factors were indeed found in Su Zhou's father's bloodline, but the only one that was visibly activated was Su Zhou as an individual case. But at least it could be determined that the traces of Su Zhou's inheritance could be found, and it didn't appear out of thin air.

And during this time, the Zheng Nation government also sent the reward for resolving the South Sea incident, the bounty for the Shepherd around the world, and the cultivation resources provided to him.

It must be said that this was really a huge fortune. Just those precious cultivation pills, such as the Five Thunder Spirit Nourishing Pill like Daoist Saint, if converted into money, then Su Zhou could even be said to have become a millionaire overnight.

Money came too easily, which gave people a sense of unreality—but it didn't affect Su Zhou's enjoyment of eating, and he ate several square meters of Tiandu in one bite.

With this batch of resources, he laid a solid foundation for cultivating the 'Thunder Swamp Heart': Su Zhou spiritualized his bone marrow spiritual power organs, created his third spiritual power organ, and used it as a foundation to optimize his blood and blood vessels, warming his heart.

As the 'Thunder Swamp Inheritance' that has been passed down from ancient times to the present and modified and optimized countless times, although the Thunder Swamp Heart is powerful, it also requires a lot of resources. Su Zhou also adheres to the belief of 'do the best if you can, and don't settle for second best', so he would rather accumulate his foundation than casually start shaping it, so as not to spend more time correcting it later.

And the cultivation of the Sacred Geometry Pentagram didn't stop. Su Zhou felt that his soul was becoming more and more solid, and even had a feeling of permanently residing in 'Iron Will'. Now, even if he caught an Awakened level evil spirit and forced it to wail spiritual sounds into his ears, he would have no reaction, and could even hear a bit of rhythm.

"Next, maybe I can even ignore the Banshee's Howl!" This was what Su Zhou said in the background of Shao Qiming, who was frowning with a tight face and was in a trance. He even stuffed the evil spirit into Shao Qiming's hand and recommended, "Seriously, Qiming, listen to it more, it can really exercise your soul's endurance and strengthen your soul!"

"Take it away! If I listen any longer, I'll get evil spirit PTSD!" Shao Qiming was even forced to use his Pure Heart Mantra, directly purifying the evil spirit: "Evil spirits be gone!"

Facts have proved that when people are forced to the extreme, the Pure Heart Mantra can also kill ghosts.

July 23, 2015, Wednesday, 2:30 PM.

"Speaking of which, it's been a year, right?"

Today also happened to be the anniversary of Su Zhou and Yala's acquaintance... It wasn't that he deliberately remembered it, it was just a coincidence. Su Zhou also suddenly remembered it when he was watering the Tree of Wisdom and mentioned it.

Yala, who was watching a xiangsheng (Chinese comedic dialogue) show, replied, "That's right."

Although Su Zhou felt something was wrong, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Originally, when he went to the South Sea, Su Zhou thought he could hunt some sea beasts and use their blood to water the Tree of Wisdom. Who knew that after turning around in the South Sea, he would become the Dragon King? Although Su Zhou couldn't be considered a good person, he at least believed in not hitting smiling faces. When those sea beasts saw him, it was like seeing their ancestor, and he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Only recently, when he took Shao Shuangyue to climb the mountain, he went to the mountain suburbs and slaughtered some ignorant beasts that had awakened due to the spiritual energy explosion, which barely prevented the Tree of Wisdom from running out of food.

Now, the Tree of Wisdom is about twice the size of a regular apple bonsai, and the Demon Emperor's Dragon Horn Spear is placed next to it, absorbing the overflowing spiritual energy of the Tree of Wisdom to warm it—it is said to give the wood-type spear an unusual effect, but Su Zhou hasn't encountered an enemy that requires the use of weapons yet, so he hasn't used it for the time being.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask Yala: "Yala, the Tree of Wisdom is getting bigger and bigger. It's fine now, but what should I do if it really grows into a tree in the future?"

"...Then the next time you go to other worlds, you have to pay attention to whether there are any spatial equipment."

Speaking of this, even Yala had a headache. It shifted its gaze from the screen to: "Actually, this problem is quite serious, because the Tree of Wisdom is also a divine tree after all. Its complete form might be even bigger than the Panrong Immortal Tree."

"Bigger than the Panrong Immortal Tree?" This time, Su Zhou's expression also twisted. He imagined the Tree of Wisdom, which was the size of a state and whose height broke through the atmosphere: "Then where was it planted in the past?"

"The Eden of the Highest Heaven, an independent small world." The Serpent Spirit answered quickly: "Basically, this kind of divine object has the ability to form its own world. Otherwise, in some small worlds, the complete form of them can distort that world into their own appearance in a short time, or even directly 'destroy' it."

"Then, is there a simple, convenient, and fast way to create your own independent space?"

Su Zhou blinked and said in a rather suggestive tone: "For example, the space you disappear into every time you take out the Sacred Geometry Original... Can I learn this?"

Hearing this, Yala immediately became alert: "Aha, no wonder you suddenly brought up the topic today. You're actually plotting against my treasure trove!"

But soon, it changed its tone: "I can teach you, but... the Transcendent Realm is still a bit low, and there are no corresponding Transcendent materials to cultivate—personal space is something that many Overlords and even existences on the next level may not have."

"What Transcendent materials? I can ask the Zheng Nation government if they have them!"

Su Zhou was quite optimistic and didn't think there was anything wrong with his actions—he took the benefits, and he would definitely make contributions. Not to mention anything else, if a powerful monster appeared within the territory of the Zheng Nation, would Su Zhou not take action?

"Maybe there will be in the future, but with this spiritual energy concentration, I don't think it's possible." Yala said: "Unless you can open the ruins of the immortals and gods, and in those ancient treasure troves that store spiritual energy era creations, you might be able to find relevant materials."

Perhaps it was a feeling in the dark.

Two hours after starting a discussion with Yala, Su Zhou, who was cultivating the Storm Armor, received news from the Zheng Nation government.

A special person from Tiandu was on his way to visit him.

To discuss matters related to the [Kunlun Ruins].