Second Arc: Dragon Gods Final Trial
"… What are you going to do?" Artemis asked with suspicion.
The wind screamed past Percy's ears as he stood near the cliff and stretched out his hands to feel the wind. He faintly smiled, then took a deep breath. Facing upwards, he used all his strength and shouted loudly:
"AHHH~~~~~~"
"Enhanced by profound strength, this shout was transmitted quite far, and directly scared Artemis. Immediately after, countless profound beast roars sounded from the distance. For all the profound beasts living in this endless plain, Percy was their target. Previously, Percy hid whenever he could, so this was the absolute first time that he dared to behave in such a flashy way… And to actually do it in this place, was essentially the same as seeking death.
Very quickly, the roars of profound beasts grew in number as the sounds came closer and closer. From far away, no matter whether it was from the skies or the ground, more and more profound beast silhouettes began to surface as they all rapidly charged in this direction.
The sleeping Piper was shaken awake by Percy's yell. She opened her eyes slightly and asked: "Percy… What are you doing?"
Percy looked down at her and gently answered: "Piper, you might've never seen the ocean right? After all, snow city is tucked away to the top of the mountains, so you all you really see is just ice and snow right? You must have never seen much water… Today, I'll show you an ocean. Remember to keep your eyes wide open."
Just as he had expected, the profound beasts in this nameless forest was even more concentrated than the one's in the plains.. At his rear, the dozen or so profound beasts all made unearthly sounds. Bringing along a berserk aura, they sprang out from either the bushes or the trees and chased after Percy.
Percy closed his eyes, letting his heart turn as tranquil as a still pond. A deep blue green glow appeared from within his bones. He was shining from inside! This was going to be a very dangerous trick. Usually he could only maintain the Divine Sea God's Transformation for at most ten seconds. Beyond that, he would be completely exhausted. But today, he had to summon the ocean itself, in the middle of this plain.
The roars behind him got louder and piper was getting worried. Then suddenly, the trident hologram appeared above his head. But this hologram was over a thousand feet tall, like a divine gods weapon. The aura was heartstopping and all the monsters around Percy were immediately alerted to him and began rushing in his direction.
The trident suddenly descended with a loud screeching sound and even as they watched, it exploded with a torrent of sea water. Percy felt a thrill buzz through him as he watched the flood rush down and slam into the cliff. The cliff groaned and collapsed. There were roars and shrieks as the monsters were all ruthlessly swept away, and crushed under the rocks. But Percy and piper just floated motionlessly in midair, supported by the water.
"Piper, I didn't lie to you right?" Percy asked while beaming. Standing in the midst of the flood, he had a sense of security that he didn't have for a long time. At least, when he stood in the middle of the ocean, there were no longer any sneak attacks from profound beasts that came at him.
"I like it. But… so much…. Scares me" Piper softly said with closed eyes. The profound art she practiced was that of a pure-ice attribute. Water and ice were compatible elements, so she naturally had an instinct to reflexively accept water.
"That's because you were always alone back then." Percy smiled, "Now that you're with me inside this ocean, if we look at it together… Would you still not like it?"
"…" Piper opened her eyes and stared at the boundless sea of water before her. She stared blankly for a while and did not say a single word, but she also did not shift her gaze.
"So that's it. You actually wanted to collapse the cliff and flood the forest. This forest ought to have existed here for a long time, so the moisture here is quite heavy. If this continues, the entire forest would have drowned and turned into a sea. The profound beasts in this vast forest would also be drowned to death. But are you sure that the profound beasts being drowned to death here, would be counted as being killed by you?" Artemis asked.
"I'm sure!" Percy nodded: "The Primordial Azure Dragon only said that I had to eliminate ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine profound beasts, and didn't say how I had to eliminate them. Death by assault is fine, using poison and using water is also fine. As long as I am the reason why these profound beasts are dying, then it would obviously be counted as my kill!"
The huge ocean wildly spread like a gigantic blue beast that proceeded to swallow up the entire forest filled with countless profound beasts. It didn't even take an hour's time for the water to spread to a distance of fifty kilometers. Fifty kilometers the land turned into an ocean that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The fifty kilometer splashing and waves sound was extremely fierce, but it was unable to drown out the miserable despairing howls of countless profound beasts. The number of profound beasts that died in this sea of water was increasing at a rapid pace…
At this time, the scene before Percy's eyes suddenly distorted. The sea that filled the ground disappeared within the fuzziness, and became a field of blackness. The sounds near his ears had also completely faded away, and became tranquil. While carrying Piper, he suddenly entered a completely dark world.
Above this dark world, a pair of gigantic azure blue eyes slowly opened.
The Primordial Azure Dragon's eyes.
"Primordial Azure Dragon, since you took us out of the second stage's trial ground, does it mean that we have already passed the second stage of the trial?" Without waiting for the Primordial Azure Dragon to speak, Percy spoke first.
"Right." The Primordial Azure Dragon answered: "Although your method was a bit cheap, but you did indeed pass. Not only that, you also passed before five months of time. I believe that even if you do not use such a method, you would still be able to successfully accomplish your goal of exterminating ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine profound beasts in at most a month. As a lowly human, you have yet again shocked me greatly, you are truly extraordinary. Your performance within the trial realm has made me completely incapable of believing that you are a mere Twelve year old youngster."
The Primordial Azure Dragon's voice was filled with emotion. And to let a divine beast like the Dragon God feel such emotion, was undoubtedly a kind of supreme honor.
"And it also looks like you seem to urgently want to leave the trial realm. Otherwise, you would not chose to use your last divine transformation method."
"Yes," Percy nodded: "I must return to the place I had previously settled in. Thus, I hope that the third stage of the trial would not take that long."
"However, you don't need to be too nervous. The third trial is a trial of the heart. It does not involve fighting, but instead involves the choices within your heart. If you are firm enough towards the pursuit for power, then even if you possess weak profound power, there is a chance you can easily pass. What depends is if you are willing to make sacrifices. Are you willing to let go of unnecessary things? In pursuit of perfection, you must be prepared to kill your own allies if they become your enemies. Do you have that conviction? On the other hand, if you do not possess enough determination, then passing your life in the mundane world can also be an option. After all, power is not everything in life. If you aren't willing to sacrifice everything for power, then you are unworthy."
"You, are you prepared? Be careful, remember, if you die in my trial, you will die in real life as well!"
Trial of the heart?
As a man of two lives, after experiencing the boundary of life and death so many times, what he should be least afraid of was a test for the heart, right?
"Trial of the heart"; these few words caused Percy's heart to become tranquil. Even when facing the extremely low passing rate the Dragon spirit had mentioned, he was not as nervous as when he was facing the first and second trials. Without any hesitation, Percy immediately nodded: "Let's start."
"As you wish… I wish you success."
The Dragon spirit's eyes disappeared and the pitch-black world started to distort once more. Percy felt as if his body had been swept up by a storm and started to float within the distorting space. He closed his eyes and muttered in his heart: "Let me see what this trial of the heart exactly is. The only thing that could truly break my mental state…. Should not exist anymore.
Within the darkness, he could feel his consciousness start to gradually blur. This caused him to suddenly open his eyes alertly, but the heaviness in his mind was irresistible. His vision and awareness became more and more blurred until his mind stilled completely.
When he regained consciousness, slight pains transmitted from various parts of his body. His body was also extremely weak, as if recovering from severe injuries. The tip of his nose overflowed with a faint smell of blood… That was the scent of his own blood.
What is going on? Why is my body so weak? It's like I just received serious wounds… Also, this feeling, this scent… Why does it seem so familiar?
He opened his eyes slowly. Within his gradually clearing sight, he realized where he was. He was lying in a soft bed, that seemed incomparably familiar." This place… is a camp…?" Percy frowned. A severe headache was making it almost impossible to think.
'Creaaak'
The cabin's bamboo door was pushed open cautiously, and a girl of fragile stature walked in carrying a bamboo pot of washed laundry. She looked tired, yet she had the delicate and charming air of a fifteen or sixteen year old teenage girl. She was as quiet and charming as a hibiscus under the glowing moon. She was garbed in rough grey garments, but they were unable to tamp down her star-like and eye-catching beautiful disposition; it was as if they were rain on a mountain side. Her eyes were especially so. They were clearer than the purest of crystals, beautiful enough to make the rest of the world lose their color in comparison..
For a moment, she seemed to have blonde hair, curled blonde hair, then his eyes blurred with tears. Percy quickly blinked them away and she was in fact a girl with auburn hair. It was artemis.
He quickly searched his inner world, and it was empty." Artemis…?" Percy asked with doubt in his heart. Wasn't he in the trial?
The bamboo basket in the girl's hands fell to the ground. Seeing the Percy that was sitting up on the bed, her beautiful eyes revealed heartfelt happiness and surprise. Rushing to the front of his bed, her expression was frantic, yet she forced her voice to become so soft and gentle: "Percy, you're awake… Does your body still hurt? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"
With the girl's face mere inches from his, the girlish air that belonged solely to her heavily impacted Percy's soul. Her eyes were brimmed happiness, worry, anxiety, a deeply hidden sorrow and longing… he'd seen this look in her eyes once… when he had saved her life from the poison, by giving her his blood. Her eyes had sparkled just like that when they'd opened. Then he'd fallen unconscious.
"Artemis….? What's going on….. the trial….. where… am i?" artemis frowned gently." Percy…. You failed the trial…." Percy felt shock resound through his mind." I-i…. I failed!?" artemis nodded sadly, tears sparkling in her eyes." Percy you went back to hope city, but it w as already destroyed in the battle between the shadow association and the city. And ever since then, you've been trying to hunt down the head, seeking revenge. Don't blank out on me again. Can't you remember anything again?"
Percy shook his head, confused. Artemis kissed his forehead gently." Maybe it's better. If you remember, you'll want revenge." Percy stiffened." Wait, my family! My parents! Calypso, piper? What happened?" artemis bit her lip and tears spilled from her eyes." P-Percy… please don't do this to me again…"
Percy slowly slumped back into the bed." I'm sorry artemis…. I didn't mean to hurt you.." She hugged him."Percy…" Artemis's whisper came from beside his ear, with a light and haziness that seemed almost like a dream, "Don't think about revenge anymore, okay? Your family's souls in heaven also definitely wouldn't wish to see you like this… No matter what it is, I can promise you that as long as you promise you won't pursue revenge any longer… The two of us can stay in this bamboo forest. You'll accompany me, and I, you, forever… A lifetime… I'll be your most gentle wife… and never leave you… okay?"
Without any hesitation, he nodded his head in extreme vigor; nodded five or six times in a row and insisted in a hoarse voice: "Yes! Yes! Artemis, I'll listen to you. I promise you, I'll no longer seek revenge anymore. In the future, you'll be my life; your life, will be my life. Wherever you are, I'll be there by your side forever, watching over you and we'll never part through life and death!"
Every sentence, every word, and every slightest bit of emotion came from the depths of his soul. He could see actual pain in her eyes and it broke him to see her so sad, so worried for him
Artemis cried in happiness, her jade-white hands tightly hugged him, "Percy, do you mean it? Is what you're saying for real?"
"I'm serious. Every word I said was real. If anything I've said was false, may I be destroyed by the heavens." Percy said every word with determination.
She smiled and stood up, heading back to pick up the basket. Percy frowned as he saw the hilt of a dagger tucked into her robes. She leaned forward and picked up the basket, then turned back and started walking towards Percy. He couldn't see the dagger anymore. A cold feeling crept over his neck. Her right hand was inside the basket, and the dagger had also been on the right side of her robe.
The words of the dragon god came back to him." If you are firm enough towards the pursuit for power, then even if you possess weak profound power, there is a chance you can easily pass. What depends is if you are willing to make sacrifices. Are you willing to let go of unnecessary things? In pursuit of perfection, you must be prepared to kill your own allies if they become your enemies. Do you have that conviction? On the other hand, if you do not possess enough determination, then passing your life in the mundane world can also be an option. After all, power is not everything in life. If you aren't willing to sacrifice everything for power, then you are unworthy."
An ally becoming an enemy…? Percy looked at artemis as she walked towards him with that gentle smile.
-the real world-
The pitch-black world was completely isolated from the outside world, and no external forces would be able to interrupt him. Because of this, Percy was able to concentrate fully without any worries. Beside him, Piper was under the protection of the Primordial Azure Dragon's power, as she was enveloped by a layer of light-blue colored aura.
Outside the pitch-black world, in the dim pit where Percy encountered the Primordial Azure Dragon, Artemis slowly revealed her figure. Raising her pair of cold eyes, she stared at the azure blue eyes in the sky. "You're actually able to find out about this princess' existence!"
"How can I not recognize the power of the twelve Celestial Gods?" The Primordial Azure Dragon's gentle voice sounded. "You, as one of the twelve Celestial Gods, actually appeared in this world, and you're even harboring the Absolute God Slaying Poison, the styx essence itself! It seems something big must have happened in the God Realm. "
Artemis snorted, and coldly replied. "Hmph! You're nothing but a residual soul that will disappear in a few years. Your role, is to watch over and conduct the trials and bestowals of your blood inheritance. As for the things happening in our God Realm, you do not need to be concerned about them. But what's this trial Percy is in!?"
The dragon god chuckled." You can see it all for yourself, why are you asking me?" artemis frowned." So you made me the enemy and he believes that is the real world….. and the enemy is about to kill him. So to survive… he must kill me…" artemis's eyes flashed as she stared down at the still form of Percy, still watching the trial.
"Since he believes it is the real world, and the trial requires him to sacrifice his allies, if he's smart enough, he'll soon figure out what to do." The dragon god chuckled.
-inside the trial-
Percy watched artemis approach him. She stopped before his bed and then tilted her head." Percy, you still look tense. Don't think so much." Percy swallowed and then asked her the question on his mind." Artemis…. Your poison..?" she smiled." It's been healed.. but well…" her eyes flashed with a hint of anger." Since I'm bound to your body, I can only return home after your death." Percy shook slightly.
She sat down next to him and he stiffened, muscles tensing for action. She turned to him and then said." Percy… I feel so lonely… can I have a hug..?" Percy looked at her. the basket was still around her hand and he could even sense a slight killing intent now.
Then he remembered the look in her eyes when he'd saved her, and suddenly another memory surfaced. She'd kissed him back. Her hand holding his cheek, trembling. When he'd given her his blood, she had kissed him.
That trust they had in each other…
He didn't hesitate and embraced her. he heard the sharp snick of the blade and then felt the sharp pain as it s tabbed into his back. He relaxed then softly whispered." i….. love…. You…. artemis…" the world went black around him
-the real world-.
Artemis covered her mouth with one hand, eyes sparkling with tears. Even the dragon god was silent. Percy shook then awoke. The scene before his eyes distorted and disappeared as the world once again returned to darkness. Percy opened his eyes. To the front of his view, there were those two giant, Blue eyes.
"I've failed." Percy laughed self-deprecatingly, but steadily. "Originally, I'd thought that, with my state of mind, I'd be able to pass through the third stage easily. But I had thought too highly of myself. Heh heh, I must have disappointed you. My pursuit of strength isn't that resolute after all."
The Dragon spirit's voice floated over, "Your soul's response tells me that you already guessed it was only an illusion from the very start, and that you had obviously seen the dagger in her robe. You also clearly knew that if you were to hold up this dagger and stab the girl, you'd be able to escape the illusion and easily pass this test. Why would you rather stay in the illusion and even tricked yourself into believing that it was real? You knew it was an illusion, but then thought it was real… and yet you were willing to take the risk to die? Unless, within your heart, the great strength that you can immediately obtain can't even compare to that temporary illusion?"
"I could not do it." Percy shook his head slowly, "This illusion came from the most precious memories in my soul. Even though it was merely an illusion, it's deeply imprinted in my soul as what true happiness is. You won't be able to understand how dear that girl is to me, nor will you understand how much I owe her. Even if that was only a dream, even if I have to lose my greatest strength as the price, I would never be willing to harm her."
Artemis was completely silent inside his inner world.
"Even if that is so, why did you not dodge, or even push her away when you obviously sensed her pick up the dagger to stab at you?" The Dragon's spirit asked in a puzzled tone of voice.
Percy laughed; but it was a laugh of sadness, "I knew that it was an illusion you'd forcefully created based on my memories… My Artemis, even if she had to die herself, she wouldn't be willing to cause me any harm. However, I'm willing to die by her hands because what is a life compared to what I owe her? "
The Dragon's spirit was silent for a long time.
"I thirst for power, but in this world, there are many things that are much more important to me than strength. Me needing strength was also because I need to protect the things that are important to me. It seems I am neither fated, nor qualified to obtain the power of the dragon god… However, even though I have failed the trial, I'm already satisfied. …"
Percy laughed; he laughed very warmly, without any trace of unwillingness or regret.
The dragon god laughed as well." Young human, you did the impossible… you passed my trial!" Percy stared at the dragon in shock." I said those words to mislead you! What I had said before about how only those with an appropriate amount of ambition towards achieving strength can pass the third stage of the trial, was a deliberate hint in the wrong direction. The Dragon is a divine creature and the trials it had left behind is a gift to the Gaia Continent. But the Dragon is never willing to have his strength to be inherited by those who are evil and heartless. The third trial is constructed through the practitioner's most pleasant memories from in the depths of their soul. Prior to the trial, I would give a hint that only through a strong desire for power would one pass the trial."
"Right, those illusions originated from your own memory, and were not replicated from other sources. It is exactly the same as the real person, item or event and they'll have to face it as if everything was real. If they hurt the person who they loved the most just to achieve strength, even if that is a sort of dedication, and even if it doesn't mean that they're evil, they will still be missing the most important requirement of a soul: affection. If such a person were to receive great strength, it would only be for their own self-growth, and not to protect others. This would go against the Dragon's original intention in leaving behind this trial ground."
"We would never let our bloodline be passed onto a human of inferior morals. And the last stage of this trial, just happens to be a trial of character. When you were passing through the two stages, you were always doing your best to protect the woman by your side, even if it meant that she would burden you with an increase in trial difficulty. Even when you were nearly unable to complete a trial, you never had a single thought of abandoning her. And the reason why you brought her into the trial ground, was also to personally protect her from danger. These actions of yours, is sufficient proof of your character. Thus, there was no need to carry out the third stage of the trial, for you have already passed. But I was curious to test your limits."
"in all my years of guarding this trial ground, the closest someone came to passing was a man who didn't notice the knife until it stabbed him. Then even he tried to resist and escape. But you let her stab you over and over, you just so you could keep embracing her….. remarkable…."
"Congratulations young human, you have become this land's sole person who has passed the Dragon God Trial."
Percy's expression relaxed, and then he asked somewhat excitedly, "Since I have already passed, then doesn't it mean that you can now tell me how to restore Piper's strength?"
Piper's eyes trembled… His first question was not about the Dragon God's bloodline, but instead was about her strength restoration method. Even if her heart was as cold as pure ice, it would still be shaken by his dedication.
"Of course I'll tell you that method. But before that, I have to first grant you something that you deserve."
"Challengers who have passed the Dragon God Trial could obtain three drops of the Dragon God's blood. And since you two have entered this trial as a pair, you may obtain six drops of Dragon God blood. Young human, the true person who had completely the trial is only you, and what you had completed was a trial with a two-fold difficulty, so I will grant all six drops of Dragon God blood to you."
Percy stared dazedly, then immediately shook his head. "No! We entered the trial together and completed the trial together. The process is insignificant, but the outcome, was something we passed through together! How can I possibly monopolize the six drops of Dragon God blood. I should get three, and she should get three."
Piper: "…"
"Heheheheh, I guessed that you would say that. But currently, her profound veins and meridians are all broken, and she simply cannot fuse with the Dragon God blood at the moment. Instead, the power of the Dragon God blood would destroy her in an instant. Furthermore, the method to save her has to be executed by you. However, the prerequisite, is for you to possess at least six drops of Dragon God blood. If you really want to save her, then you must completely fuse with six drops of Dragon God blood, not one drop less.
Percy lowered his head and looked into Piper's eyes for a little while, and then nodded his head: "Alright."
"I will give you seven days to completely fuse with the six drops of Dragon God blood. After seven days, I will then tell you how to save her. At the same time, within those seven days, you have to stabilize the profound strength breakthroughs that you had been suppressing for a while as well. You forcibly suppressed your breakthroughs for so long, so it is very likely to bring harm to your profound veins; if it is serious, it may affect the breakthroughs you will have later on. Carefully stabilize it… As for this woman, in these seven days, I will use my power to protect her life veins. You need not worry."
As the Primordial Azure Dragon's voice fell, a speck of azure blue light suddenly came flying from the darkness, and accurately touched the spot between Percy's eyebrows. Afterwards, it directly entered the space between his brows.
Six drops of the Dragon God's blood entered his body, causing Percy to instantly feel as though six balls of flames exploded within his body at the same time .
Percy immediately calmed himself. He sat down, and submerged his entire consciousness within his inner body. With his profound energy fully released, he began the slow and difficult process of fusing with the Dragon God's Blood. As he felt the tremendous bloodline power hidden within the Dragon God's Blood, he started to suspect himself if he was actually able to completely fuse the six drops of blood within seven days.
Under Percy's careful release, the profound energy which he had suppressed in the endless plains for nearly five months, was like a flood bursting through a dam; he made rapid breakthroughs. In a single day, he continuously broke through to the peak of Level Six Warrior!
After that, with the fusion of every single drop of the Dragon God's blood, the power of the Dragon God's bloodline that was stored within, allowed Percy's profound strength to increase rapidly as well.
He gathered a powerful momentum, then broke through the barrier between Level Six and Level Seven, finally becoming a Level Seven Warrior!
As Percy broke through, the dragon god began speaking to artemis." You've been infected by such a strong poison…." Artemis snapped back" what do the affairs of the realm of the gods bother you for? You're just a remnant!". She was still angry at how he had tried to manipulate Percy's emotions.
Towards her cold tone, the Primordial Azure Dragon did not mind in the slightest, and still retained his calm tone. "In the World of Gods back then, many Gods were still extremely fearful of the Absolute God Slaying Poison, the essence of styx. I did not expect that, even until now, within this realm, this frightening god-killing poison still exists. It seems, some individuals must have found the inheritance left by that 'Demon'. And in this realm, the only thing capable of cleansing this poison, is a soul that has already bathed in the styx… but then this boy… how did he….?. Your body currently resides with the inner world of his soul, and as long as you do not use your battle Qi, within three years, the poison will be cleansed… However, you're harboring a very deep hatred and killing intent within your soul. Even though the power restriction brought about by the Absolute God Slaying Poison, and the existence of this youth which you might have developed some form of feelings for, have completely suppressed these deep hatred and killing intent of yours, if you manage to fully cleanse your body from the poison one day, and leave this youth… It's hard to imagine, just how many lives will be taken by your hands."
Artemis's thin brows slightly sank, and her charming and tender small face was filled with hideousness, like a demon from hell. "People that this princess wish to kill, are people who deserve to die! These people who ought to die are spread throughout Three star realms, and they total to twenty-six billion people! As long as this princess is still alive, there will come a day, when all of them, will die!"
The Primordial Azure Dragon grew solemn, and then heaved a long sigh. "You once possessed the purest and kindest of souls, but nonetheless, the deep hatred and killing intent that were born and grew within this purity, were also extremely pure. I can only hope that there will be someone who will save you from within this deep hatred and killing intent…like this boy… I am only but a residual soul, which indeed do not have to know too many things that I do not need to know. But the reason why I wish to converse with you, is to find out… whether that sword, has already been found."
Artemis seemed to be really clear what "that sword" was referring to, and coldly laughed. "Many gods have died because of that sword. Even though you're only a wisp of a residual soul, you actually still have deep memories of that sword. This princess, however, can tell you this. Although countless people have risked their lives to find that sword, it has yet to be found by anyone."
"… The reason why I asked about that sword, is not because of the deep memories I have for it. Rather, residing within that sword, is a spirit that's extremely important to me."
Artemis: "?"
"I have no idea just what kind of answer I wished to hear as well. No matter if it's been found by someone, or has yet to be found, either answers will bring about hope, and at the same time, worry. I hope that it has been found, but I worry that it's been found as well…
Artemis furrowed her brows. "What's the meaning behind what you just said? Unless there's still a special secret kept within that sword?"
"It's not really a secret, but a worry that will never be relieved even if I were to perish… Little girl, I thank you for being willing to reveal yourself and converse with me, and even frankly tell me about some things. Your existence, have given me a few other ideas for this youth who have passed my trials. But you need not worry, I will not harm him, I will only bestow him a few more gifts, and then, entrust him with a part of my wish…"
On the eighth day, Percy finally opened his eyes. The world within his profound veins had been expanded by several times, and an unbelievably strong force was surging through every drop of blood and every cell within his body. At the same time, he felt that the level of tyranny of his meridians, profound veins, bones, and skin, had long surpassed before, and these changes did not come from the Great Way of the Buddha. They evidently came from the Dragon God's bloodline!
The Primordial Azure Dragon's power did not possess an 'element', its physical body and strength, could be described with one word, "tyrannical". With the infusing of the Dragon God's bloodline, it had undoubtedly changed Percy's physical body and strength, causing them to become incomparably tyrannical. At the very least, they had long surpassed the realms of a mere human.
Piper had always been by his side. When he opened his eyes, the blue power that had been protecting Piper slowly dissipated. He hurriedly carried Piper's upper body, speedily poured his profound energy into her body, and said with concern. "Piper, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Piper replied softly. "You actually broke through…to Level Seven Warrior?!"
Although she had lost all her profound strength, her ability to identify the intensities of profound strength was not lost. According to the intensity of Percy's profound aura, she was able to instantly discern that he had actually reached the peak of Level Seven Warrior!
"Mn!" Percy nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, I have already completely fused with the six drops of the Dragon God's blood. The Primordial Azure Dragon told me that, with this done, I'm able to completely heal you, and you might even gain a breakthrough into the Level Eight Warrior!"
He raised his head, and asked loudly. "Primordial Azure Dragon, I have already completely fused with the bloodline, it's about time you tell me what I should do to heal Piper."
Just then Artemis sighed. She already guessed what the dragon god was going to say." Percy…. Do what you have to…. I know why you try so hard..". Percy smiled at her words." Oh artemis, you worry about me too much."
Just then, the dragon god spoke up.
A.N.: let's get down to the second round of healing, with a little more intense moments! And even artemis has given her permission! So down to a little PiPercy smut!