Chapter 158
Chapter 158
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 158
Chapter Title: Supreme Star Realm (3)
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Geum Yeongyeong tidied her desk with a reverent heart.
She set down the massive stack of novel review essays on the floor and carefully placed a bowl of noodles on top.
Then she operated her terminal to play the video.
A few days prior, the ritual scene involving Seoran.
It began with the Conception Ritual.
As Seoran ascended to the top of the altar, several heavy pulses shook the entire island chain.
It was as if a bell the size of a mountain was tolling.
Seoran slowly exhaled with her eyes closed.
With a single breath, a vast amount of primordial spiritual power erupted into the air.
The resulting five-colored clouds enveloped the entire area.
The five-colored clouds swallowed even Geum Yeongyeong, who was filming the scene.
The slowly moving footage captured the surroundings.
No matter where she looked, there was nothing but five-colored clouds.
The five-colored clouds began to swirl slowly.
The barely noticeable breeze soon transformed into a gale.
And it rushed fiercely toward a certain point.
The thick five-colored clouds that had blanketed the island chain vanished in the blink of an eye.
The camera hurriedly turned back toward the altar.
A five-colored star born from the coalesced primordial spiritual power melted into Seoran's chest, her middle dantian.
Geum Yeongyeong, slurping her noodles, muttered in a serious tone.
“The camera angle is a bit lacking...”
After her self-review, Geum Yeongyeong operated the terminal to fast-forward the video.
Useless intermediate scenes flew by.
Finally, the moment she had been waiting for appeared.
Seoran ascending the altar for the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl ritual.
Once again, the raging storm of primordial spiritual power.
The five-colored clouds surging toward the lower dantian where the golden pellet resided.
With a flash brilliant enough to bleach the world, a bolt of lightning struck Seoran's crown.
Amid her brown hair, a horn had already sprouted.
Thunder roared loudly afterward.
Seoran opened her closed eyes.
A deer antler the same purple hue as her dragon eyes.
Amid the cheers of thousands, the dual-star half-human half-dragon was born.
Geum Yeongyeong paused the video.
And held another self-review session.
Zooming in on Seoran opening her eyes at the ritual's climax had been quite effective.
Geum Yeongyeong drained the noodle broth with a highly satisfied expression.
Whatever it was simmered in, the stock was exquisite.
Perfect for a late-night snack.
Geum Yeongyeong smacked her lips regretfully.
“Should I have just one more bowl?”
Geum Yeongyeong left the room without hesitation.
*****
Seoran gazed quietly into the mirror.
The first thing she noticed was her purple pupils.
Adjusting the mirror's angle slightly revealed the deer antler growing from her forehead.
It was purple, just like her dragon eyes.
Seoran made various silly expressions.
The girl in the mirror changed expressions accordingly.
It felt unfamiliar, but it was undoubtedly her own face.
She closed her eyes and contemplated her inner self.
Dual stars positioned in her middle and lower dantian respectively.
Seven spirit roots: fire, water, wood, metal, earth, wind, thunder.
Two primordial spiritual powers of differing natures.
Seoran sank deeper into meditation.
She quickly descended to the deepest part of her consciousness.
In place of the original three thousand nine hundred-odd fragrances, a massive dragon lay coiled in slumber.
It bore purple horns, just like Seoran.
Finishing her meditation, she opened her eyes.
Seoran realized she had become an immortal.
Temporarily, she could also transform into dragon form.
She was half-human half-dragon, but leaned more toward the human side.
Seoran changed her clothes and left the room.
She didn't bump her horns into the doorframe like Damcheong had.
It was just around dawn.
Geum Yeongyeong, passing through the hallway, spoke in a delighted voice.
“Oh, Seoran! Are you over the dizziness now?”
Seoran smiled and replied.
“Yeah, I'm perfectly fine now.”
“What on earth was that about?”
“Who knows, maybe I just couldn't adapt to the changed senses.”
Geum Yeongyeong said.
“Good thing it's nothing serious. I was really worried.”
Truth, she had been quite worried.
“Thanks so much, Yeongyeong.”
“Hey, we're friends. Oh, I woke up early and I'm tired. I'm heading back to sleep a bit more.”
Lie, she had pulled an all-nighter and was going to sleep now.
Geum Yeongyeong yawned as she returned to her room.
Seoran secretly gave a wry smile.
There was no need to test the dragon eyes' power.
The sun had now fully risen, illuminating the world.
*****
Deung Baekwol said.
“The technique I will teach you today is called the 'Supreme Bone Meridian Scripture.' It pursues harmony while also being a late-blooming type.”
Seoran said.
“I get what harmony-pursuing type means, but what's a late-blooming type?”
“Exactly as it sounds. It has little effect at first, but unleashes great power upon mastery. The Supreme Bone Meridian Scripture improves the user's constitution, laying the foundation to acquire any sacred bone. That's why sacred bone holders cannot learn it.”
“A foundation to acquire any sacred bone? Does that mean there are sacred bones generally impossible to obtain?”
Deung Baekwol nodded.
“Yes. Eating a sacred fruit or learning a technique doesn't guarantee acquiring a sacred bone. There are often prerequisites. Like fully mastering a specific technique from a previous realm, being born with a certain bloodline, or needing a lower-tier sacred bone first.”
“Mastering just the Supreme Bone Meridian Scripture ignores all those conditions? Is that even possible?”
“Then does becoming a half-human half-dragon near-radiant crimson realm cultivator at the tender age of ninety make sense?”
Seoran had no rebuttal.
Deung Baekwol continued.
“Anyway, try learning the Supreme Bone Meridian Scripture. If you can, you're ordinary-boned; if not, you're a sacred bone holder. Let me know the result right away, whether success or failure. That way I can teach you a new technique or figure out sacred bone verification.”
Seoran stared piercingly at the handed-over technique manual.
Completely eliminating sacred bone acquisition conditions? She wondered if such a cheat technique existed in the world.
The technique's origin was also full of questions.
Who created it, and how it ended up in Deung Baekwol's hands was a complete mystery.
Seoran asked.
“But how did you obtain such an amazing technique?”
“Hmm, I don't remember.”
“I see.”
The dragon eyes' power to discern truth from lies remained silent.
Probably due to the overwhelming gap.
Or perhaps something else that neutralized the dragon eyes.
Seoran pocketed the technique manual and stood.
“I'll give it a try and let you know later.”
“Do that. Oh, and Ryu Susa-nim will need a dragon race supreme star realm technique too. Last time, I saw two kinds of primordial spiritual power flowing in his body.”
“Do other half-human half-dragons learn two techniques each?”
Deung Baekwol pondered briefly before answering.
“Congenital half-human half-dragons probably cultivate just one like everyone else. But I can't say for sure. There are cases like Ryu Susa-nim who became one postnatally. Anyway, just know it's not the norm.”
“Won't that stand out too much? I even fudged my age because of it...”
“Just make something up. Like, I thought I was fully human until coming to the immortal world, when my dormant dragon blood awakened. Or a side effect of some strange technique. Prying into another cultivator's bloodline or technique is extremely rude.”
Seoran asked.
“Will such lies hold up? There must be plenty of dragon eyes roaming the immortal world.”
“It's fine. The dragon eyes' power doesn't work on fellow dragonkin at all. A dragon lying deliberately will never be caught.”
“Dragon eyes don't work on dragons? I didn't know that.”
Seoran went straight to find Damcheong.
To verify the information's truth.
Indeed, as Deung Baekwol said, the dragon eyes' power didn't work on Damcheong.
Seoran and Damcheong swam together for a while before parting.
*****
A few days later, Seoran successfully learned the Supreme Bone Meridian Scripture.
Of course, she encountered no obstacles even once.
It was so easy to learn that it felt custom-made for her alone.
Now everything was clear.
Confirmed ordinary-boned Seoran pondered.
Should she be happy?
Or disappointed?
Her feelings were quite complicated.
But such worries didn't last long.
True to her monstrous resilience, Seoran sprang up from her seat.
And strode out of the training room with vigorous steps.
Returning to her room, Seoran thought.
After all, achieving any goal starts with planning.
One couldn't travel a thousand li without a map.
Seoran sat at her desk upon arriving in her room.
And began drafting a high-tier roadmap.
Her ink-dipped brush moved dynamically.
Long-term goal: Reach the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible.
Mid-term goal: Acquire a sacred bone.
And finally, short-term goal: Obtain an excellent dragon race supreme star realm technique.
Writing it down made everything clear.
Seoran pulled out her terminal from her sleeve.
And connected to the Heavenly Net.
Now she had to scour the auction house thoroughly.