Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Chapter 397 - 198: Imparting the Martial Dao, Man Yu

Li Chang’an’s massive head emerged from the clouds. Arcs of electricity flickered across his two enormous dragon horns, which had long since grown fierce and majestic. In an instant, a brilliant arc of light, powerful enough to tear the sky asunder, crashed down.

Below, feeling that overwhelming might, the three Guardian Gods summoned by the Tribal Alliance trembled in fear.

The giant turtle, struck by the lightning, was flipped onto its back. Its Turtle Shell was charred black as blood, mingled with the thick scent of the Power of Incense, gushed forth.

This scene was nothing short of astonishing.

Their opponent was clearly just a Guardian God at the Transformation Realm.

They should have all belonged to the same Realm.

But now, thanks to the immense boost from the Heaven and Earth Thunderfire Qi within the dark clouds, Li Chang’an could slaughter these Guardian Gods of the same Realm. It was as easy as killing chickens and dogs, utterly effortless.

Upon realizing this, the entire newly established battlefield descended into chaos.

The soldiers of the Tribal Alliance, who moments ago were full of confidence and believed they could avenge their previous defeat, now wished they could grow another pair of legs to flee this terrifying place as quickly as possible.

Naturally, Li Chang’an couldn’t be bothered with these insignificant small fry.

His full attention was focused on dealing with the remaining Guardian Gods.

Of the three Guardian Gods, the giant turtle had already been struck down by Li Chang’an. Although it wasn’t dead yet thanks to the Power of Incense, it had temporarily lost its ability to fight.

Among the two remaining Guardian Gods was a giant speckled snake.

The moment it felt Li Chang’an’s gaze land upon it, the speckled snake was so terrified it almost wet itself. It lost all courage to flee, instead prostrating itself on the ground and frantically bowing its head, begging for mercy.

There was nothing it could do. Li Chang’an was a dragon, while it was a mere snake.

The combined pressure from their bloodlines and disparity in strength made it impossible for the snake to even muster the thought of resistance. It could only earnestly pray that Li Chang’an would spare its life, even if it meant sacrificing everything but life itself.

Thus, the only one present still worthy of Li Chang’an’s attention was the last one: a massive, incredibly fast tiger.

He first unleashed several Thunderbolts, sending them crashing down toward the tiger’s head.

The tiger appeared terrified, but with its great speed, it managed to narrowly dodge the attack.

Seeing this, Li Chang’an dove straight down from the clouds.

The giant tiger was fast, but Li Chang’an was clearly faster. Besides, he could fly; the terrain below was no obstacle to him at all.

With a few swings of his dragon tail, Li Chang’an blocked the giant tiger’s only escape route and said coolly, "Since you’re here, don’t be in such a hurry to run. This saves me the trouble of hunting you down one by one later!"

Gazing at Li Chang’an floating in mid-air and exuding the unique aura of a higher being, the giant tiger was already drowning in regret. But it was obvious its opponent had no intention of letting it go, making begging a futile effort. So, it stated flatly, "You can’t kill me. I’m from the Nine-Tower Mountain Tribe, one of its former subordinate Guardian Gods. If you spare me, I promise to lead my clan away. Neither I nor my tribe will ever trouble you again!"

Nine-Tower Mountain was the closest mid-to-large-sized tribe to the Fusang Tribe, and was one of the Sunlight Tribe’s subordinate tribes.

One could say that the relationships between the tribes of this world were like a giant spiderweb. The origins of any tribe of note could almost always be traced.

Smaller tribes could only choose to submit or become vassals.

True autonomy simply didn’t exist for them.

To think this tiger was from Nine-Tower Mountain. No wonder its Transformed Form was far more refined than the other two Guardian Gods, and its intelligence was clearly on a higher level.

However, Li Chang’an wasn’t about to hold back for such a trivial reason. He had just achieved his breakthrough and desperately needed to devour some Energy to replenish his depleted reserves.

Thus, he couldn’t care less where the tiger came from.

He immediately unleashed a barrage of ranged attacks, bombarding his opponent with Soul Fire and lightning.

Even before achieving his Transformed Form, Li Chang’an had been able to burn the Guardian God of the Lanji Tribe to death with his Soul Fire. Now that he had completed the transformation, his power had increased dramatically.

Even though the tiger’s own strength and Cultivation were considerable, it couldn’t withstand Li Chang’an’s brutal, relentless bombardment for more than a few minutes.

Soon, it collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

Several balls of flame enveloped the bodies of both the tiger and the turtle. As they burned, a massive amount of vital essence and Incense poured into Li Chang’an, finally sating his ravenous body.

It had to be said, Soul Fire was truly a perfect method of attack.

Not only was it difficult to defend against, but it also returned a portion of the slain target’s Energy and characteristics to the wielder. Learning this skill from that Child of Destiny back then was undoubtedly one of Li Chang’an’s best decisions.

Li Chang’an closed his eyes, savoring the influx of power for a moment. The corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl into a slight smile.

Although he was still only in the Transformation Realm, his true strength was already quite impressive.

The strength of his physical body went without saying. He had been formed from stone in this life, and after numerous enhancements, his body—while not yet immortal and indestructible—was now incredibly durable.

Ordinary weapons couldn’t even leave a single scratch on him.

After killing the two Guardian Gods, Li Chang’an walked over to the last one, the giant snake. When the snake saw him approaching, its body began to tremble involuntarily.