12 Combat Body

"Who was that blue-robed swordsman? He's so young, but his sword technique was so powerful."

"His robe is emblazoned with the word 'Lin'. He might be a young talent from the Lin Clan Sect Residence in Broken Sky City."

"Eldest Miss, what do you think?"

At this point, several Governor's Residence disciples calmed themselves and started to speculate.

Eldest Miss, that was the girl in blue.

She was the daughter of Broken Sky City's Governor, Luo Qingcheng.

The young girl raised her thin eyebrows and said softly, "That person's martial art movements were strong and not inferior to mine. He also wasn't afraid of the dragon-tiger beast and one swing of his sword was as if thunder and lightning exploded. He's a master swordsman."

It was clear that the Governor's daughter, Luo Qingcheng's regard of Lin Han was very high.

However, several people scoffed at this.

"Cousin, you don't have to praise that boy so much. We were the ones who lured the dragon-tiger beast out, and we were also the ones to deal a heavy blow to the beast using the Governor's Residence special hidden weapons. That Lin Clan Sect Residence boy might have been lurking in the dark for a while and merely profited from our work."

A young man dressed in black suddenly said coldly.

"Eldest Brother Luo Feiyu is right, that Lin Clan brat is just a thief. We can't let his evil schemes succeed. Let's hurry. The dragon-tiger beast belongs to our Governor's Residence!" Several young disciples echoed.

"In any case, he saved my life earlier. If you dare to cause trouble without reason, don't blame me for being merciless."

Luo Qingcheng suddenly spoke out. Her feminine voice carried an air of authority, causing all the Governor's Residence disciples present to shut their mouths immediately after.

Even Luo Feiyu's expression froze.

Luo Qingcheng was the Governor's daughter and naturally held the highest status among all of them. Once she spoke, no one dared to say anything to refute her.

However, a trace of jealousy and malice flashed past the corner of Luo Feiyu's eyes when he heard Luo Qingcheng's words.

At the same time, at another place.

Boom!

Not only was the huge dragon-tiger beast severely injured, but it was also being pursued by Lin Han. Now, it was finally overwhelmed before it fell to the ground like a collapsing hill.

Lin Han had chased it deep into the forest.

When Lin Han looked around and saw no one around him, his gaze burned as he stared at the dragon-tiger beast lying on the ground.

"Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor!"

Boom!

At this time, Lin Han no longer suppressed the power of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor in his body as he pressed a palm on the head of the dragon-tiger beast's corpse. 

"Hum".

A drop of golden blood floated out from the dragon-tiger beast's body and was devoured by the power of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor, assimilating directly into Lin Han's body.

That drop of blood was the origin dragon blood contained in the dragon-tiger beast's body.

"Boom".

In an instant, Lin Han realized that his consciousness had once again arrived at the Golden Spirit Fire in his mind.

What greeted his eyes was the same vast and boundless ancient land from before...

At the end of the earth stood a magnificent and heroic figure. 

His body was covered with a stream of golden light, and every inch of his body, flesh, and bones blossomed with golden divine light. Immortal divine power flowed in his body, his Qi and blood exuberant, like a sacred furnace that stood for eons, never burning out.

Boom.

The next moment, the figure suddenly turned around and pointed before a stream of divine light instantly hit Lin Han's consciousness.

"Ah!"

A great pain appeared in his mind. Lin Han roared in pain as his body broke out in cold sweat.

He then opened his eyes and found that his consciousness had returned to his body.

However, he had gained some extra memories.

It was an introduction to an ancient physique.

"The Dragon Emperor Combat Body, merging ichor with dragon blood, tempering the skeleton with dragon bone, refining the flesh with dragon essence, and achieving immortality…"

Feeling the extra information in his memory, Lin Han was overjoyed.

Sure enough, after cultivating the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor, his physique had been transformed and evolved towards a greater lifeform. It was the ancient first physique that was in his memory, the Dragon Emperor Combat Body!

Lin Han sat down and activated the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor, and found that the speed in which it devoured the world's spiritual energy was nearly twice as fast.

Bang!

Lin Han stood up and thrust out his palm again.

He used the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor to increase the potency of the Moving Dragon Palm. With that, he could instantly feel that the offensive power was at least twice as strong as before.

In other words...

The drop of dragon blood earlier had activated the cultivation of the Dragon Emperor Combat Body's physique.

Furthermore, the two abilities of the Dragon Emperor Combat Body were clearly shown too. First, when cultivating, the speed in which the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor devoured the world spiritual energy had increased by two-fold. Second, the power of all sorts of martial arts, which could be called their actual overall battle strength, was doubled.

"The Dragon Emperor Combat Body is really incredible." Lin Han was overjoyed as he said to himself, "If I keep looking for bones and blood from the ancient dragon race, then I might be able to evolve the Dragon Emperor Combat Body again. That might make my cultivation speed and fighting power double, triple, or even increase by tens or dozens of times!"

Thinking about this, even the usual calm in Lin Han's eyes flashed with shock.

This… This was an ability that was almost otherworldly!

Thump thump thump...

Suddenly, a burst of footsteps sounded not far away.

A group of young disciples emerged from the surrounding mountain forest.

Lin Han looked over and saw that it was the Governor's Residence disciples from before.

"Brother Lin, we took great pains to lure and injure this dragon-tiger beast. Although it was killed by Brother Lin, you're taking advantage of us. We don't mean any harm and only hope to share this dragon-tiger beast with Brother Lin." Dressed in blue, Luo Qingcheng looked graceful. She walked up to Lin Han and smiled before pointing out her purpose in a straightforward manner.

As she spoke, the Governor's Residence disciples behind her watched Lin Han warily. 

"Alright, I'll share."

 However, to everyone's surprise, Lin Han agreed directly with a smile.

Lin Han, though, felt nothing out of the ordinary.

First, the Governor's daughter was telling the truth. If this dragon-tiger beast was in peak condition, Lin Han would not be able to slay it even if he duplicated himself.

Second, the dragon-tiger beast's most precious origin dragon blood had already been devoured by him and assimilated into his body, improving his physique. In other words, he had already gained the largest benefit he could.

Third, the dragon-tiger beast's carcass was too large. Even if Lin Han wanted to monopolize it, he would not be able to take it away. It was better to agree to their request.

After all, the Governor's Residence position in Broken Sky City was equally matched with the Lin Clan Sect Residence.

"Brother Lin is indeed generous!" Luo Qingcheng thought that there would be a war with words, but seeing how Lin Han agreed so simply, her beautiful eyes flashed with a smile.

"Hm?"

However, at that moment, Lin Han suddenly felt a cold aura lock onto him.

As his perception was extremely powerful, he instantly saw the young man at the back, standing behind Luo Qingcheng, looking at him. The man's eyes were full of cold jealousy.

'Did I offend this stranger?'

Lin Han felt somewhat perplexed but paid it no mind.

After using the Dragon Emperor Combat Body, Lin Han's capabilities could be doubled at any time. As long as he did not encounter masters at the fifth tier or higher, he was not afraid of anyone.

Lin Han could sense that this young man in black only had cultivation at the fourth tier. Since he could easily kill the young man, there was nothing to worry about.

Then, Lin Han received half of the valuable materials from the dragon-tiger beast. If he sold everything, it would definitely exceed three hundred and twenty tales of gold.

Lin Han smiled in his heart. With this, he had fulfilled his initial objective in entering the forest.

"Miss Luo, I shall take my leave here."

Lin Han did not tarry and fist saluted. Carrying his sword, he turned to leave, his figure soon disappearing into the forest.

"Lin Gutian of the Lin Clan Sect Residence is one of the 'Five Blessings' of our Broken Sky City. I heard that his martial arts has already reached the sixth tier, the top level of a Master. This Young Master Lin might be the next Lin Gutian," Luo Qingcheng said out loud, her tone carrying some lament.

What?

The Eldest Miss's evaluation of that boy was that high?!

All the Governor's Residence disciples looked shocked.

However, at this time, no one noticed that in the crowd, Luo Feiyu was staring at the direction where Lin Han's back disappeared. His eyes were dark, but a cruel sneer appeared on his face.