Dragon Sovereign

Zhang Fan nodded slightly. "After the meal, we'll head over."    

"Okay." The two nodded and left.    

"Eat." Zhang Fan smiled as he looked at the sumptuous dishes. He could not help but take out a bottle of wine. As he drank, he began to eat. For a moment, he felt extremely satisfied.    

At this time, the old man was already waiting there. When he saw eight people enter, he immediately stood up and respectfully looked at Zhang Fan, "Son of the Prophecy, you're the only one who can go to this forbidden area. Your seven wives can only wait outside."    

"Of course, there's no problem." Zhang Fan nodded after seeing the seven of them.    

"Son of the Prophecy, please come with me."    

As he said this, he walked outside. At this time, Zhang Fan, along with seven other people, also followed him out.    

As they followed, they arrived at the foot of a mountain. There was a stone door there, and the words' Forbidden Area 'were clearly written on it.    

The old man arrived in front of the stone door and placed his right hand on it. A faint light flashed, and following a rumbling sound, the stone door opened.    

"Son of Prophecy, please follow me in. Your seven wives will be waiting outside," the old man said.    

"Then you guys can wait outside." Zhang Fan nodded as he spoke to the seven of them.    

"Big Brother Zhang, then you better be careful inside!" Yu Jiu could not help but say.    

"Rest assured," Zhang Fan nodded his head lightly. At this time, he followed the old man in, leaving behind seven people and the two who were supporting him.    

Inside the cave, it was not dark. On the contrary, it was very bright. The stone walls were glowing with a bright light.    

After walking through a small path, his vision became bright. At this moment, Zhang Fan noticed that the surrounding stone walls were filled with swords. He could feel a sharp aura coming from the cave.    

When they reached deeper in, there were even more swords inside. When they reached the end, they were surrounded by swords. There was only one path that led to a round platform. There were also two ponds on both sides of the lake, which looked like beautiful decorations.    

"Son of the Prophecy, you need to sit cross-legged on that stone altar and receive the baptism from the Sword Spirit. When you can fully endure it, you have passed." An aged voice rang out.    

"Is it that simple?" Zhang Fan's eyes flickered. He looked around and saw that there was a huge calligraphy piece on the wall in front of him …    

This simple word was filled with a boundless sharpness.    

"Son of the Prophecy, please go up," the old man said respectfully.    

"Okay." Zhang Fan lightly nodded his head and slowly walked forward. However, after two steps, he said, "Under what circumstances, it should be considered as me passing."    

"Ancestor's teachings, destroy everything around you," the old man said.    

"Alright, I understand." Zhang Fan said. He didn't have any doubts since they had already come this far, so there was no need to suspect anything.    

The old man turned around and walked out of the cave as Zhang Fan walked towards him. By the time Zhang Fan arrived at the stone altar, the old man had already disappeared into the cave.    

The silence in the surroundings was terrifying, causing Zhang Fan to feel a bit uncomfortable. He looked around at the swords once more, and then sat down cross-legged, his eyes glittering.    

Just as he closed his eyes, the surroundings suddenly burst out with dazzling light. He raised his head to look, and discovered that countless illusions were floating up. They were all illusions of swords, and their existences were like Xuan Yuan.    

Taking a deep breath, he didn't know what to expect next, so he simply closed his eyes and waited patiently.    

And waiting is an absolutely painful process    

However, to Zhang Fan, who was waiting for it, it felt like a long time. As he broke out in a cold sweat, he felt a sharp aura envelop his entire body …    

When that sharp light pierced through his body, his body trembled and he let out a muffled groan …    

If someone else was around, they might have been able to see countless sword shadows piercing towards Zhang Fan's body. However, after the sword shadows entered, they did not come out. Instead, they completely disappeared into his body.    

Zhang Fan felt an absolute pain during this process, and it was a long one at that. This was the pain he had to endure while he was in the Yin Yang Lake, the pain of his third attempt at refining the Heaven Flame Soul.    

However, he could endure through the previous two attempts, so what could this one count as?!    

Zhang Fan clenched his fist under his strong willpower. However, the number of sword spirits increased and his handsome face was twisted.    

"Ah!" He couldn't help but groan in extreme pain. Golden rays of light burst out from his body and his white robe completely disappeared. He didn't know if it was due to the sharpness of his sword spirit or something else.    

The panicking body now carried a blood-red hue, making it extremely eye-catching.    

Zhang Fan sat there cross-legged, his body swaying a little. However, he still clenched his teeth and persevered on. His tenacious willpower and tenacious fighting spirit had completely erupted. Come on, either stop now or come here and go even crazier.    

Zhang Fan once again went crazy. A smile appeared on his face. However, that smile looked extremely ugly …    

Outside of the pagoda, the muffled voice continued, and the black figure appeared to be in a sorry state.    

"Why can't I see him? He can't even enter!"    

A voice filled with indignation rang out. It still charged forward relentlessly, but every time it struck, the same tremendous force would bounce back.    

With another frenzied attack, a golden light flashed. As the terrifying force rebounded once again, the figure trembled and spat out a mouthful of blood.    

He landed heavily on the ground. With a low growl, a few magical beasts surged forward, as if they were going to tear the man's body apart.    

The moment the black energy was released, a miserable shriek could be heard as the charging magical beast began to struggle on the ground as if it had been ignited by the black energy. In the end, the struggle ceased, and he lost his life.    

"Alright, alright, alright!"    

His eyes, which were hidden under the cloak, were filled with a scarlet glow. He stood up shakily and said, "I don't believe it …" With that, he opened his right hand, revealing a pearl. At this moment, his body charged forward once again.    

The blinding light once again blossomed and the entire body of the tower shook. A wretched figure was sent flying again. Black mist filled the air and a bead floated in the air. There was a red dot on the inside. After the body fell heavily onto the ground, it immediately collapsed.    

"A weak body … Can you really not enter if you don't pay for it?" The voice was soft, but it still carried a hint of unwillingness.    

Inside the cave, Zhang Fan's body was completely dyed red. At this moment, his expression was calm, because from an extreme pain to now, he was paralyzed. No matter how much pain he was in, he could not feel anything.    

He did not feel anything. At this moment, he could feel the energy within his body becoming denser and denser. The golden light was originally withdrawn by him, but it appeared once again during the tempering phase.    

Moreover, he seemed to have heard the sound of something cracking.    

"Is he about to break through?" Zhang Fan muttered to himself.    

As soon as he finished speaking, golden rays of light enveloped him, and he appeared extremely calm. The only thing that seemed to be moving around was probably the sword spirits.    

As the sword's shadows became fewer and fewer in number, the 'Rising Emblem' character started to become more and more illusory. To say it was illusory, it seemed to have shrunk down to a smaller size.    

As the golden energy became denser, it became more and more dazzling. At this moment, the amount of energy that surged out also became more and more intense.    

When he reached the limit, the melodious sound of a dragon could be heard.    

Following that, a mysterious golden divine dragon drilled out from Zhang Fan's body and began to circle around him.    

"Roar!"    

The melodious dragon roar sounded out once more, and the golden light completely disappeared. As the melodious dragon roar rang out, it had completely entered his body, and the Sword Spirit had completely disappeared.    

The illusory word had now shrunk to the size of a thumb.    

The word 'Wang' appeared to be floating as it left the stone wall and entered Zhang Fan's body.    

The light surged once more, and the injuries on his body receded. Soon after, he returned to normal.    

After immersing himself in it for a while, Zhang Fan opened his purple eyes. A sharp glint flashed across his eyes. At this moment, he felt very different. He opened his right hand and placed it on the stone altar below him.    

"Is all this spiritual energy carrying a sharp edge?"    

Zhang Fan muttered to himself with an unswerving determination. After taking a deep breath, he spread out his left hand. Looking at Xuanyuan, he seemed to have completely changed. The feeling he gave off was even stronger than before.    

After putting away the Xuan-Yuan Sword, he once again felt his own strength and discovered that he had already broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Stage. The energy he felt was extremely rich.    

A hint of joy appeared in his eyes. He took a deep breath and sat up. At this moment, he couldn't help but take a glance and realized that his body was still naked.    

He shrugged helplessly as his gaze swept around. When he was walking towards the pond, he discovered that all the swords had disappeared. Perhaps the only thing that could verify his existence was the ravine that had once existed …    

He jumped into the pool and had a good look. After coming out, he put on a new robe and felt an indescribable feeling of comfort …    

He took a deep breath and looked around. At this moment, he also walked outside.    

The period of time he had to endure felt extremely long. He didn't know how much time had passed …