Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate-Chapter 309: From Dao Core to Dao Palace

"This looks bad! If we keep going like this, we’ll die for sure!" Ji Junhao’s face showed fear as he fought. He had come to the Immortal Martial Continent for enjoyment, and after only a few days of fun, the last thing he wanted was to die.

"My Lord, we need to work together and escape!" Xu Yuqi, looking pale like a corpse, managed to say this while defending against the nonstop attacks.

Suddenly, Ji Junhao’s eyes sharpened with a fierce look. "You two stay and cover our escape! I swear, I’ll make them pay for this." Without another word, he turned into a shadowy streak of light and disappeared.

"What?!"

Xu Yuqi and his companion were shocked and helpless. In the next moment, their Origin Power exploded uncontrollably, activating the demon race’s deadly self-destructive technique.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Powerful waves of demonic energy surged from Xu Yuqi and the other Dao Palace realm demonic cultivator. Their combat strength increased drastically, but it came at the cost of using up all their remaining power.

Trembling with despair, Xu Yuqi cried out, "This is it! We’re done for!"

"Curse the Purple Heaven Holy Land! Curse the demon race!"

"Why did it have to end like this? Ahhh!" Xu Yuqi’s final scream was full of pain as his mind began to break down. His eyes turned a terrifying red, and his face twisted with rage. Without thinking, he rushed forward, charging at Ji Mingxiu and his group in a last, hopeless attack.

But just as he moved, whoosh! A burst of black and red shot across the battlefield, taking the form of Jiang Chen, in his human-dragon hybrid appearance.

His body was covered in dark, purplish-black crystal dragon scales. Elegant dragon horns curved up from his forehead, and his deep, purplish-black eyes glowed with a cold, deadly intent.

Without hesitation, Jiang Chen ordered, "Die!"

He raised his hands, and his sharp dragon claws tore through Xu Yuqi and the other Dao Palace realm demonic cultivator, lifting them effortlessly into the air.

"Ahhh!"

The two men screamed in pain, trying to fight back, even though they were under Ji Junhao’s control.

But with a simple shake of his hands, Jiang Chen made their bodies explode, and blood filled the sky.

In an instant, two Dao Palace realm experts were killed by Jiang Chen.

Sensing the rising qi and blood energy from their bodies, Jiang Chen gave the command mentally, and the Wordless Heavenly Jade began to absorb it.

At the same time, the power of the Death Calamity Dark Blood Moon Bloodline activated. A mysterious force, unnoticed by anyone, reached out to gather the cultivation essence from Xu Yuqi and his companion’s remains.

Immediately, Jiang Chen felt a massive amount of pure cultivation energy forming in his Dantian.

This essence was completely pure, as if he had cultivated it through his own hard work.

As waves of this energy flowed into his Dao Core, his cultivation grew at an incredible pace.

In a short time, he advanced from the Early-stage Dao Comprehension realm to the Middle-stage Dao Comprehension realm. Without stopping, his progress continued, bringing him to the Late-stage Dao Comprehension realm.

Within this pure cultivation essence, there were faint traces of deep understanding related to certain laws of the Great Dao.

Most notably, there were many teachings related to the Fire Dao. These were followed by more complex teachings related to the Daos of the other Five Elements, as well as the Daos of Thunder, Wind, and Ice.

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Both Xu Yuqi and his fellow sect member were Dao Palace realm experts, with knowledge that covered more than just a single law of the Great Dao.

At this moment, Jiang Chen’s Death Calamity Dark Blood Moon Bloodline had absorbed only one-tenth of their power. This meant he had gained just one-tenth of the deep teachings related to the laws of the Great Dao from them.

However, Jiang Chen already had understanding of several of these laws. By combining his own knowledge with the new teachings, his previously scattered insights began to come together.

Additionally, new teachings emerged from various branches of the Five Elements Laws of the Great Dao.

Though many of these insights were not fully developed, the overall knowledge he gained was significant.

At this point, the cultivation energy he had absorbed was fully used.

Jiang Chen’s cultivation reached the Half-step Dao Palace realm.

Even so, his combat power had increased dramatically. While he hadn’t reached the Transcendence realm yet, his strength was now enough to easily surpass five versions of his former self.

"Ji Junhao, it’s your turn!" Jiang Chen whispered, a cold smile tugging at the corners of his lips. Without wasting any time, he charged forward, quickly closing in on the escaping Ji Junhao.

Even in his weakened state, Ji Junhao was still strong. Once a powerful expert at the Peak-stage Dao Palace realm, he had fallen to the Late-stage Dao Palace realm. But now, desperate to fight, his strength had returned to its Peak-stage level.

Still, Jiang Chen’s basic combat power was far greater, standing at "Peak-stage Dao Palace++", easily surpassing Ji Junhao. With his newly improved abilities, Jiang Chen was in a class of his own, leaving Ji Junhao far behind.

Though Ji Junhao had a small head start, it didn’t take long for Jiang Chen to close the distance, intercepting Ji Junhao in mid-air above a vast desert.

"Ji Junhao, your struggle is pointless," Jiang Chen said, his sharp dragon eyes glowing with a cold, piercing light.

True Dragon Bloodline! Recognizing Jiang Chen’s dragon-like appearance, Ji Junhao was stunned. His eyes shrank into tiny pinpoints as he stammered, "Who... who are you?"

"How can someone like you exist in the Immortal Martial Continent?"

"Could it be... are you a dragon cultivator from the Dragon Sovereign Immortal Domain?" As Ji Junhao tried to understand what he was seeing, a wave of hopelessness rose inside him.

"Dragon Sovereign Immortal Domain? Maybe I’ll visit it if I get the chance," Jiang Chen replied with a dark smile.

"No!"

Feeling the deadly power radiating from Jiang Chen, Ji Junhao, in a panic, gathered all his strength to flee.

But even his speed couldn’t match the swiftness of Jiang Chen’s strike.

Drawing on his knowledge of the Sword Dao, Jiang Chen moved his right hand as if holding a sword, sending out a sword beam decorated with dragon patterns.

With a sickening sound, Ji Junhao, still mid-air, suddenly stopped, and then, without expression, was sliced into two.

Immediately after, his body turned into a mist of blood, shredded by countless sword Qi, leaving only a single Nether Soul Crystal behind.

A rush of powerful qi and blood energy, along with a vast amount of pure cultivation power, surged into Jiang Chen’s body.

Boom!

Jiang Chen felt as if both his body and soul had exploded. His physical strength, the depth of his consciousness, and his Dao Origin Power all increased in that instant.

In his Dantian, the bright Dao Core, shining like a brilliant sun, expanded several times in size. It then transformed into streams of golden energy, which flowed and merged into his Dantian.

The entire Dantian underwent a profound change.

What was once a simple fleshly Dantian became a Dao Palace, now able to hold and harmonize even more of the laws of the Great Dao.

Indeed, when the Dao Core and the Dantian merge, they create the Dao Palace.

This stage forms the foundation for cultivators to delve deeper, comprehend, and control the immense power of the Great Dao.

It also paves the way for the Third Step in the Cultivation Path.

Before, the power of the Great Dao was stored within the Dao Core.

But now, the power of the Great Dao flowed through every part of Jiang Chen’s Dantian, and even reached every cell of his body!

Jiang Chen couldn’t contain his excitement. "I’ve made it! The Dao Palace realm!"

"Haha, the rewards from Ji Junhao are truly amazing, pushing my cultivation straight into the Dao Palace realm!"

Unable to hold back his joy, he laughed loudly and quickly checked his updated information panel.