After absorbing the dragon clan's essence blood, Zhou Yan's realm continued to transform within his body. This immense energy was incredibly potent, greatly benefiting his physical form.
As the Yin Yang Creation Art circulated and absorbed, Zhou Yan's realm underwent continuous changes, leading to breakthroughs and the shattering of all physical restraints. He successfully condensed all the energy into his dantian and qi sea.
This was a further enhancement of his strength, a sublimation of his power.
Regardless of profession or cultivation technique, after reaching the seventy-third heaven, a qi sea and dantian would form within one's body. This dantian served as the source of all power.
This source was the birthplace of strength for all powerhouses.
All the energy they refined and absorbed would enter this place, where it would be continuously evolved and sublimated, eventually leading to the creation of a world, a heaven and earth.
Once a territory also reached its maximum level, it could be directly integrated into one's body, becoming part of one's own world. This would ultimately lead to ascension into immortality, allowing one to lead the entire territory's population to the immortal realm.
The seventy-third heaven marked a transformation in strength; concurrently, it represented a brand new beginning.
The seventy-third heaven was the preliminary stage of transitioning from ground combat to aerial combat.
To reach this realm, one needed to condense an inexhaustible amount of energy, guide it into the qi sea, and then detonate it completely, akin to a Big Bang in the universe, solidifying a void world and then exploding it to form a new world.
Subsequently, one would need to absorb even vaster energy to fill this exploded world, transforming it into a stellar realm.
Only then could this stellar realm provide the energy needed when one required power.
While it sounded easy, its execution was anything but.
To become a powerhouse of the seventy-third heaven, without external factors, the lowest required aptitude was B-grade. Coupled with abundant cultivation resources and a cultivation technique of A-grade or higher, there was only a thirty percent chance of breaking through to become a martial artist of the seventy-third heaven.
Even individuals of A-grade aptitude had a forty percent chance of failing to break through to the seventy-third heaven.
For those with S-grade aptitude, a ten percent chance of failure remained if their luck was exceptionally poor.
For individuals of SS-grade aptitude, barring any major mishaps, a ninety-nine point nine percent chance existed of becoming a powerhouse at or beyond the seventy-third heaven.
Those with SSS-grade aptitude were guaranteed to become powerhouses at or beyond the seventy-third heaven, with a ninety percent chance of breaking through to the eighty-third heaven.
As for individuals of R-grade aptitude and above, barring any unforeseen circumstances, becoming a top-tier immortal on land would be a certainty.
If breaking through realms were not so difficult, wouldn't the soldiers under the command of the veteran lords all become powerhouses at or beyond the seventy-third heaven?
Having good aptitude also required high-level cultivation techniques and a significant amount of cultivation resources to ensure their smooth advancement.
Furthermore, unlike Zhou Yan, other lords did not possess resurrection-type buildings for their soldiers.
Once a soldier under another lord died, all the resources invested in that soldier would be wasted. This was why large numbers of high-level soldiers were rare.
Lords needed to constantly explore the mysterious Lord Continent, encountering all sorts of dangers. At critical junctures, if a territory faced immense crisis, a lord might be forced to teleport away, unable to summon soldiers from outside.
Such occurrences were not uncommon on the Lord Continent. In many situations, the safety of the territory often took precedence over the lives of soldiers.
Soldiers under Zhou Yan's territory, for instance, were now at least S-grade. Many would break through to the seventy-third heaven and beyond. With buildings like the [Closed-Door Training Room] that increased breakthrough probabilities, the future would surely see many powerhouses.
After thoroughly absorbing the dragon clan's essence blood, Zhou Yan's entire being, his spirit, energy, and demeanor, underwent a profound transformation. His blood turned golden-red, and his entire body was imbued with draconic strength.
Zhou Yan's inherent strength was already considerable. Following this bloodline modification, not only did his physical strength multiply severalfold, but his elemental attacks also saw a significant increase.
Zhou Yan even felt that a casual punch from him now could shatter a powerhouse at the eighty-third heaven.
This was not an exaggeration but genuine confidence.
His current strength could be described as a human-shaped behemoth without exaggeration.
The dragon clan was not only physically powerful but also favored by heaven and earth. From birth, they could control elemental forces and hover and fly in the void.
Coupled with Zhou Yan's ability to learn any skill and condense all spells, magic, and dao arts into a single technique, he could unleash them at will, with their power increased severalfold compared to before.
Zhou Yan's current combat prowess, as Li Chungan had said, was definitively several times stronger than before.
Zhou Yan opened his eyes, and a golden light shot forth. He had finally completely absorbed the dragon clan's essence blood. This power could unleash even greater bursts as his strength grew.
Zhou Yan stood up and bowed to the three elder dragons, expressing his gratitude: "Thank you, three esteemed elders, for bestowing upon me such great fortune."
The essence blood condensed by the dragon clan's powerhouses over tens of thousands of years was an invaluable treasure, a priceless gem. Yet, the dragon clan had gifted it to him. Zhou Yan was deeply grateful for their actions.
"We saw your excellent aptitude and decided to bestow it upon you, hoping you can one day help the dragon clan break their seal," the Dragon King said, his face revealing a satisfied smile as he witnessed Zhou Yan's successful and smooth absorption of the dragon clan's essence blood.
"Crack!"
Just then, the golden egg beside Zhou Yan emitted a crisp cracking sound, drawing everyone's attention.
"It's about to hatch," Zhou Yan said, his eyes fixed on the golden dragon egg with great curiosity.
Others also turned their gaze to the golden egg, eager to discover its quality.
Suddenly, a golden light erupted from the egg, causing the heavens and earth to change color. Above Dragon Island, a mysterious divine light appeared, directly piercing the Dragon Palace and shining upon the golden egg.
This greatly astonished everyone, who wondered about the cause of such a phenomenon.
Only the inhabitants of Dragon Island, upon witnessing this scene, erupted in cheers and shouts, directing their voices towards the Dragon Palace.
Instantly, the entire Dragon Island resounded with dragon roars, as if celebrating and rejoicing.