Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 257 - 127: All Sorts of Things in a Dream_2

Chapter 257: Chapter 127: All Sorts of Things in a Dream_2

Long Dangdang couldn’t help but kick in frustration. The guy wants to kill him, yet he still appreciates the guy’s beauty. How big must one’s heart be to do so?

"Ouch! Long Dangdang, are you even human? I just healed you, your loving little brother, and you still kicked me!"

"It’s you I’m kicking. When will you ever grow up?"

"Why should I grow up? Isn’t it enough that we have you as the mature one in the house? I want to let dad and mom experience some childhood innocence, which is wonderful! Speaking of which, should we go home after we finish the demon hunting team exams? I miss them."

"Yeah, sure."

Ling Menglu thought she had finished her match pretty quickly today as she was drawn to compete earlier. But when she arrived at the meeting place of Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, she found that Long Kongkong was already leaning on Long Dangdang’s shoulder, fast asleep.

"Did you guys finish early?" Ling Menglu asked in surprise.

Long Dangdang nodded, "One of us got the third number and the other the fifth, so we finished pretty quickly."

"Wow, we almost bumped into each other!" Ling Menglu was equally startled.

Long Dangdang smiled and said, "No worries. It went smoothly enough."

Ling Menglu suddenly chuckled and said, "Kongkong’s drool has soaked your shoulder."

Long Dangdang glanced in annoyance at Long Kongkong, who was sound asleep with his mouth open on his shoulder, but he didn’t move away. "Did the competition go well for you, cousin?"

Ling Menglu lifted her chin in a bit of pride. "Of course." Her eyes lingered between Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong before she sighed softly, "I really envy you two, having each other for company."

Long Dangdang smiled, "Won’t we all be together in the future?"

Looking at his gentle gaze, Ling Menglu’s heartbeat raced inexplicably. "Hmm," she murmured. "Let’s go. We need to go back and train. It’s crucial to prepare for the next round, because if we win, we’ll have a chance to advance."

Long Dangdang nodded, "For the next round, we should be good as long as we can beat quickly. I hope we won’t encounter a 6th Rank."

Ling Menglu said with a mischievous grin, "No worries, this goddess will bestow luck upon you."

"Wake up." While saying this, she walked over to Long Kongkong and gave him a pat on the shoulder.

Only then did Long Kongkong wake up in a daze, "Is it time to eat?"

Long Dangdang responded impatiently, "Eat what? We’re going back."

"Oh, oh!" Long Kongkong’s eyes finally focused. Seeing Ling Menglu, he quickly said, "Cousin, could you help my brother out? He used Sacrifice today."

Ling Menglu looked at Long Dangdang in surprise, "You used Sacrifice? Was it necessary?"

Long Dangdang said, "For the selection of knight, I don’t want to use magic. And we need to keep some reserves."

Ling Menglu nodded, "Let’s go. We’ll get back first. After that, I’ll heal you properly. Then, you can cultivate with the Divine Prayers Icy Moon Angel, which should compensate for the energy you lost."

The energy obtained from cultivating with the Divine Prayers Icy Moon Angel is extremely pure and has an excellent nourishing effect on the body. This is why Long Dangdang felt confident using Sacrifice. Otherwise, even with the techniques passed on by Hai Jifeng, it would take a period of recovery to regain vitality after using Sacrifice even once.

The trio made their way to the teleportation array at the Temple Headquarters. Behind them, from a distance, the Reckless Knight Hai Jifeng, the Cowardly Knight Na Ye and the Wind Listener Zi Tianwu watched them.

"I don’t think those undead will appear for a while," said Zi Tianwu. He had pursued them yesterday but to no avail, which left him rather frustrated.

Na Ye nodded and said, "Those undead are highly intelligent, no different from us humans in many ways. This is turning out to be a big problem! If this territorial contamination continues, the Federation will face huge issues. The explosion could be terrifying."

With that, he turned to glance at Hai Jifeng, "Why did you teach Dangdang to make such sacrifices so early? Isn’t that habit-forming? What if he becomes accustomed to this approach when facing stronger enemies? That would be troublesome."

Hai Jifeng glanced back at him dismissively saying, "How I teach my disciple is none of your business. Do you think Dangdang would lose control?"

The two had differing styles and not exactly cordial temperaments.

Zi Tianwu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Kongkong’s three Spirit Furnaces Fusion surprised me. Not many professionals in the 6 Great Sacred Temples possess this method. This boy has truly grown."

Na Ye, who was just about to retort to Hai Jifeng’s comment, brightened upon hearing Zi Tianwu’s praise for Long Kongkong. He proudly responded, "Of course, look who is teaching him. Just wait for the Sacred Legate’s examination, he then..."

Hai Jifeng disregarded it with a humph, "As if he could defeat Dangdang. Relying entirely on the spirit furnace isn’t something to be proud of. That’s foreign aid."

Na Ye defiantly said, "What’s wrong with foreign power? If you have the abilities, become a dragon knight too!"

Hai Jifeng opened his mouth, eager to repartee, but decided against it, remembering a bad experience. Whang Kuaile might be an unreliable character, but he is the Dragon Emperor’s brother. Occasionally when he gets things right, he can be quite impressive - just a bit.

Zi Tianwu, seeing the two about to start arguing again, quickly interceded, "Let’s go, escort them back to the academy, and then we can return to our practice. It would be quite embarrassing if the young ones surpass us."

Long Dangdang and Ling Menglu accompanied Long Kongkong for a visit to Hep’s Ribs Shop before returning to the academy. As time allowed, the trio decided to rest in their individual rooms first. They arranged to regroup for lunch and then begin their afternoon cultivation practice.

When Long Kongkong returned to his room, he couldn’t wait to call for Small Tree in his mind.

With a flash of golden light, Small Tree transformed into a human form and appeared before him. "What is it?" She asked with some confusion.

Long Kongkong’s eyes were sparkling. The successive victories in the matches over the past two days had somewhat altered his mindset and made him more energetic.

"Small Tree, Small Tree, do you think that if I get another spirit furnace, I would be even stronger? If I can achieve a four Spirit Furnaces Fusion, wouldn’t that make me invincible in the demon hunting team selection matches?"

Small Tree paused, then gently said, "Why don’t you get some sleep and rest for a while?"

"What for? I’m not sleepy!" Long Kongkong responded, a little puzzled.

Small Tree replied, "You want a four Spirit Furnaces Fusion? You can find anything in your dreams."

"..." Long Kongkong was stunned and then started to wail, "Small Tree, you can’t do this to me! Look, I was nearly killed yesterday. wouldn’t a four Spirit Furnaces Fusion enhance our self-protection? Please, help me Sister Small Tree, won’t you?"

Seeing him calling her ’sister’, Small Tree was at a loss for words. She sighed lightly and said, "Do you think Spirit Furnaces Fusion is something simple? If it weren’t for the need to get you into the demon hunting team, I wouldn’t have helped you achieve the fusion. It’s best that you realize this yourself. The process of fusing the Spirit Furnaces is a form of cultivation in itself. Given your current cultivation level, you can’t even bear the addition of a fourth or even a third Spirit Furnace. You would at least need to be at the 5th Rank to barely handle one more spirit furnace, and it cannot be too powerful. To successfully perform a four Spirit Furnaces Fusion without damaging your body, you would need to be at the 6th Rank."

Long Kongkong was stunned, "That doesn’t sound right, aren’t we allowed up to nine spirit furnaces? If it requires the 5th or 6th Rank for four spirit furnaces, wouldn’t it be even harder in the future? How would we then achieve nine?"

Small Tree explained, "From the fifth Spirit Furnace onwards, if you can form a self-sustaining cycle, it will strengthen your physical body. The fusion of Spirit Furnaces with one’s limbs and five major body areas are different. Thus, I hope you wait until the 6th Rank to integrate the fourth Spirit Furnace and wait until the 8th Rank to fuse the fifth one in order to select the best Spirit Furnace. Do you understand?"