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Under the tempering of multiple elements, the quality of the dragon tendon was also improving.
Of course, the most crucial part was that Su Wen was simultaneously tempering the dragon tendon with the Intent of Creation from his Holy Dao Power alongside the lone Intent of Destruction, causing its quality to soar rapidly.
Between destruction and creation, its quality underwent the deepest level of tempering.
The power wielded by the Dread Demon Sea Dragon was already inherently inclined toward destruction. Although Su Wen's Intent of Destruction was slightly weaker, the two great Intents acting upon the Dread Demon Sea Dragon's tendon managed to maintain a fragile balance.
Su Wen was also a little surprised.
He used this weak balance as an opportunity to find a way to re-fuse his two great Intents.
"This Dread Demon Sea Dragon actually has a rather high quality of power; there are genes of destruction deep within its lineage."
However, it was only a tiny speck.
It wasn't enough to allow it to grow to the point of mastering the Intent of Destruction; this speck of genetic material merely caused its personality to lean toward destruction.
"The Xuantian Citadel also has a Dark Demonic Dragon. I wonder if it has an inclination toward destruction as well."
Although this Dark Demonic Dragon was completely different from the Dread Demon Sea Dragon--not only did it refrain from slaughtering innocents everywhere, but it had also protected the establishment of the Xuantian Palace, supported the Xuantian Palace in unifying the continent, and developed the Heavenly Jewel Master system--there was still no guarantee that it completely lacked talent in this aspect.
After all, just from the special darkness attribute it mastered, one could sense that it was not a dragon of a benevolent nature.
Having dealt with the Dread Demon Sea Dragon, Su Wen returned to Xuantian City.
Xuantian City.
Xuantian Citadel.
Though he had left to kill the Dread Demon Sea Dragon, in reality, not even a single day had passed.
Dongfang Hanyue had only just verified the matters within the academic world and hadn't even fully finished processing her conflicting thoughts when she sensed Su Wen's aura once again.
And within Su Wen's aura, she also sensed the familiar aura of the Dread Demon Sea Dragon.
Only, this aura was now incredibly faint.
She appeared in Xuantian City and looked at Su Wen.
"You... found the Dread Demon Sea Dragon?"
Was he unable to defeat it?
Dongfang Hanyue frowned, worried that this guy was looking to cooperate with her.
She didn't want to cooperate with an unfamiliar person to hunt the powerful Dread Demon Sea Dragon.
Even though she had learned of Su Wen's many contributions and grand ideals from the academic world, the fact that she and Su Wen were strangers remained unchangeable.
"Yes, I killed it, but I also preserved a sliver of its lineage," Su Wen said calmly.
Dongfang Hanyue's eye twitched.
Killed just like that?
He couldn't be lying, right?
But at this moment, Dongfang Hanyue felt it was best to believe what Su Wen said.
He was not to be underestimated!
This was a figure who had founded a sixth Great Sacred Land even under the premise that five Great Sacred Lands already existed on the Boundless Continent.
Moreover, the Sacred Land he established--the Academy--resonated far deeper with the people than any other Sacred Land or force throughout history, earning the support and esteem of everyone on the continent.
How could such a person be ordinary?
Furthermore, he also possessed Holy Power.
"I heard there is also a Dark Demonic Dragon within the Xuantian Citadel. I need him to help me with a few things as well," Su Wen said, looking at the masked Dongfang Hanyue.
Dongfang Hanyue subconsciously stepped back, her Heavenly Energy erupting as she went on high alert against Su Wen.
She even directly released her Consolidated Equipment Set.
He dared to claim he killed the Dread Demon Sea Dragon, and now this guy was bringing up Lord Dark Demonic Dragon. What was the meaning of this?
Dongfang Hanyue's first thought was that this guy wanted Lord Dark Demonic Dragon's life!
That was absolutely impossible.
It might be fine for the other high-ranking officials of the Xuantian Citadel, as the darkness attribute they possessed was merely an acquired modification derived from a portion of the bloodline power bestowed by the Dark Demonic Dragon. But Dongfang Hanyue was different; she possessed the genuine bloodline of the Dark Demonic Dragon, and her ancestor was that very Lord.
Su Wen waved his hand.
"Rest assured, I won't make a move against him. I just want to borrow a little bloodline power to study his strength. The Dragon Emperor and I can be considered old acquaintances. When it comes to the dragon race, unless it's an evil dragon like the Dread Demon Sea Dragon that slaughters innocents, I won't deal a fatal blow."
Dongfang Hanyue fell silent.
What was the meaning of the absolute confidence overflowing from his words?
Treating them like something he could manipulate at will?
"I heard that the Xuantian Palace Master's Consolidated Equipment Set consists of as many as eleven pieces. Would you let me experience it?" Seeing Dongfang Hanyue's reaction, Su Wen also intended to use his strength to give her a little reality check.
Meanwhile, Dongfang Hanyue's heart had already gone cold.
Where on earth did he hear about this?
The specifics of the Xuantian Palace Master's Consolidated Equipment Set had never been disclosed to the outside world in such detail.
Even the two current God-tier Masters only crafted according to the blueprints of the Consolidated Equipment Set and had absolutely no idea that her set was an eleven-piece set.
This was because a portion of the Consolidated Equipment Set was fused with the Dark Demonic Dragon. As long as the Dark Demonic Dragon did not die, the successive Palace Masters did not need to repeat the consolidation process; they only needed to fuse with the Dark Demonic Dragon to successfully consolidate those core pieces of equipment fused with it.
In other words, for each generation of Palace Masters, only eight pieces of the consolidated set came from the God-tier Masters within the Xuantian Palace.
During battle, the eleven-piece nature of the Consolidated Equipment Set was also not obvious because the tenth and eleventh pieces of the set combined to form the weapon of this set--the Dragon-Slaying Divine Spear.
Without her admitting it personally, there shouldn't be any definitive talk of an eleven-piece set.
Yet, Su Wen had directly stated that he heard it was an eleven-piece set.
This drove Dongfang Hanyue crazy.
She felt that Su Wen knew far too much.
"Roar!"
The Dark Demonic Dragon soared into the sky.
"Human, do not push it too far!"
Dongfang Hanyue leaped onto the Dark Demonic Dragon, and piece after piece of consolidated equipment began to manifest.
Riding the Dark Demonic Dragon, she rapidly headed toward the high skies.
Su Wen didn't want to start a war on the ground, so he followed them up to an altitude of ten thousand meters.
The two sides confronted each other.
Dongfang Hanyue's Consolidated Equipment Set was now fully donned.
Only in a fused state with the Dark Demonic Dragon could she wear the eleven-piece set. Strictly speaking, this eleven-piece set was substandard and still required external assistance to cooperate.
It couldn't compare to the Boundless Infinity Set.
However, from another perspective, this set perfectly fused Dongfang Hanyue with the God-tier Dark Demonic Dragon, forming a single entity.
The power of both sides superimposed on each other, augmented by the bonuses of the eleven-piece Consolidated Equipment Set.
Their strength was far more than just doubled.
"My killing of the Dread Demon Sea Dragon was also for a Consolidated Equipment Set. It just so happens that today, I'll first experience the might of your eleven-piece set," Su Wen said. With that, he had already urged his Holy Dao Power and engaged the person and dragon in battle.
Without even using a Consolidated Equipment Set, Su Wen was already suppressing them.
This was a total overwrite.
Even though development had been rapid under a unified nation, allowing a God-tier powerhouse to be born on such a small continent alongside an eleven-piece Consolidated Equipment Set...
In the end, it was merely the elementary stage of God-tier.
Even if the level of power was raised to its absolute peak, it was at most at the level of Xue Aotian without wearing a Consolidated Equipment Set.
How could this compare to Su Wen?
Defeating the Dread Demon Sea Dragon had been easy because Su Wen had cut off the ocean's empowerment to the Dread Demon Sea Dragon.
However, that didn't mean his power didn't naturally suppress the Dread Demon Sea Dragon.
Now, facing this person and dragon whose strength wasn't much different from the Dread Demon Sea Dragon when it was away from the sea, the pressure on Su Wen was naturally not great.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Su Wen released his Heavenly Jewels, using them to suppress all directions as he deployed the Six-Eminence Heavenly Dao Array, beating them into complete submission.
"Human, what exactly do you want?" Dissolving the fused state, the Dark Demonic Dragon sighed helplessly, wearing an expression of someone completely at another's mercy.