"Two Dragon Orbs!!"
A surge of uncontrollable joy welled up in Yi Tianxing's heart.
This wasn't the first time he had seen the Ancestral Dragon condense Chaotic Dragon Orbs, but it was the first time it had produced two at once. These two orbs—there was no doubt—would drive countless cultivators into madness if revealed to the world. They represented immense fortune, peerless treasures capable of unlocking life orifices (命窍) within the body, defying the heavens.
These orbs clearly had no intention of remaining within the Ancestral Dragon. As soon as they appeared, they shot out of his divine sea without hesitation, piercing into his flesh and blood. They darted rapidly through his body—through skin, muscles, bones, meridians, and blood vessels—at an unimaginable speed, eventually arriving in his heart, where they suddenly exploded.
Mysterious Dao Rhythms surged within his heart, threads of law and essence interweaving. This wasn't an ordinary heart—it was a True Dragon's Heart, incomparably powerful. Now, intricate patterns emerged across its surface.
"The heart, among the five organs, corresponds to the fire element. Could it be that this orb is meant to open a fire-attribute life orifice within the heart?"
Yi Tianxing immediately recognized the purpose of the Dragon Orb. Its mystical energy detonated within his heart, forcibly opening a life orifice space. Interwoven threads of Dao and law surged, and an intense fire Dao Rhythm emerged, condensing into the origin of a new life orifice. Wisps of flame began to flicker from his heart.
Thump! Thump!
The beat of his heart became louder and more powerful with each pulse. Blazing and ferocious, it felt as if his entire bloodstream was about to ignite.
With each beat, his blood grew thicker and more potent.
Faint flames flickered across the surface of his heart. In the new life orifice space, countless flames emerged, and from within them, a Flame Divine Egg took shape. The moment it appeared, it radiated a wild fiery aura, drawing Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi naturally into the orifice. That qi was transformed into searing flames, erupting like a tide, flowing through his entire body—bones, blood, and flesh.
This fire energy washed over his body.
Though it didn't harm him, it burned away lingering impurities, leaving behind only refined essence. His flesh, bones, and meridians grew even tougher.
His body became like steel, tempered further by this fiery purification.
New Life Orifice: Flame God Orifice (火神命窍)
In that moment, the name surfaced naturally in Yi Tianxing's mind.
Meanwhile, the second Dragon Orb entered his spleen.
Just like the first, it exploded upon entry, forcibly creating another life orifice space. Waves of Dao Rhythms surged, weaving across his spleen. Each thread merged into it, making it stronger, and gave off a feeling of solidity and groundedness.
A yellow divine egg began to form in the orifice space.
New Life Orifice: Earth God Orifice (土神命窍)
The name rose instinctively in his consciousness.
"How miraculous! Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—five orifices within the five organs—each one the pinnacle of its element. Now I've opened the complete Five Element Life Orifices. A full cycle is forming within my body."
A surge of boundless joy flooded Yi Tianxing's heart.
With all Five Element Orifices established, the five organs fused into a cohesive cycle. The elemental energies began circulating naturally, feeding one another. Each rotation of this cycle caused the orifices to rapidly strengthen.
Simultaneously, elemental energy coursed through his blood and flesh, merging into his physical form. His body grew stronger by the second.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A chorus of cauldron chimes rang out from within.
White Cauldron Six Rings (白鼎六鸣) — a sign of 600,000 jins of raw physical strength.
The effects of all the powerful food he'd consumed, every round of tempering, the benefits gained from dual cultivation and the Dragon Incense, and now, the Five Element completion, were culminating in another leap forward for his refined body cultivation.
His physical body had grown even more formidable.
Yet the transformation wasn't over.
The new Fire and Earth God Orifices, once stabilized, immediately began condensing Natal Stars in the divine sea's void. These stars quickly reflected onto the divine sea's surface.
Then, the stars naturally drifted into his Life Map—Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Subjugation Chart (天帝御龙图).
The Life Map smoothly absorbed these two new life orifice origins.
ROAR! ROAR!
As the energies fused into the chart, two more true dragons roared into being within the Dragon Nest of the Life Map.
One was yellow, exuding the mighty aura of earth, solid and immovable. It could shake the heavens and split the earth.
The other was red, wreathed in flame, blazing fiercely.
Together with the three previous true dragons, there were now five mighty dragons in the chart. The spiritual pressure they radiated—and the intelligence shining in their eyes—were worlds apart from the shadowy phantom dragons in the background.
Each of these dragons, born of the top-tier Five Element Orifices, radiated spirituality and unparalleled power. Even the Gold Dragon, once summoned, would now be several times stronger than before.
"The Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Subjugation Chart is a supreme Life Map capable of growth. As long as life orifice energies are compatible, it can assimilate and evolve endlessly. With the Five Elements now complete, the entire chart has grown more solid, the inner space more stable, and its divine abilities have doubled in power. The aid granted by the full Five Element cycle is indeed extraordinary."
Yi Tianxing rejoiced inwardly.
The Life Map had become more condensed. Its divine powers were stronger.
"Now, I'm even more confident I can survive the dangers of the Battlefield of Gods and Demons."
With that thought, Yi Tianxing withdrew his spiritual awareness from within and turned to look at the two peerless beauties resting on either side of him. A stir of desire flashed in his heart.
Thirty-Three Heavens Famous Artifacts – Jade Tiger of Emerald (碧玉老虎)Thirty-Three Heavens Famous Artifacts – Springwater Jade Urn (春水玉壶)
His heart pounded as he recalled the ecstasy of earlier. These two, Yao Yue and Lian Xing, each possessed one of the legendary Famous Artifacts—Yao Yue wielded the Jade Tiger, while Lian Xing had the Springwater Jade Urn.
Their unique constitutions had brought him unimaginable bliss.
"This could be trouble. These two are no docile kittens."
Though delighted, Yi Tianxing also felt a twinge of anxiety.
Without the effects of the Dragon Incense, there was no way this encounter would have happened. But now that it had, future interactions would be complicated. Mishandled, it could ignite chaos.
Fortunately, the intensity of their earlier bout had pushed the limits. Even with Yi Tianxing's physical strength, the two women—who had taken turns—could no longer endure and had now fallen into a deep sleep.
"I'll let this rest for now. It's nearly evening. I wonder if we'll face another beast tide or another racial army attack."
Yi Tianxing didn't linger in the warmth of beauty.
With a thought, he dressed and stepped out of the war chariot.
Upon exiting the City Lord's residence, he made his way toward the city walls.
Many patrolling soldiers saw him and saluted respectfully.
Upon reaching the watchtower, he saw Jia Xu and others gathered, along with a few unfamiliar faces. These weren't soldiers of Great Yi.
Yi Tianxing quickly recognized them—they were human cultivators rescued from the valley earlier.
One burly, rough-looking man especially caught his attention. There was a distinct military aura about him—something only someone long steeped in battle would carry.
The man was in the middle of bragging boisterously, spittle flying.
"I'm not one to boast, but back when I was fighting that three-eyed bastard, I just swung my axe—bam! That freak's guts nearly flew out! My 'Heavenly Gang Axe Technique (天罡斧法)' is top-tier. Had him pissing himself! If he hadn't run like hell, I'd have split him in two with one swing…"
The man sounded like he even believed his own story.
Laughter rang out around him. Whether or not they believed it didn't matter—it lifted the mood.
"Woof!!"
Suddenly, Green Emperor, who had been lounging nearby, let out a furious bark and leapt at Yi Tianxing like a green streak. Its eyes blazed with anger as it went straight for his thigh.
"Aiya!!"
But the one who screamed wasn't Yi Tianxing.
Green Emperor had bitten down quickly, but leaped away even faster. Now it was sprawled on the ground, clutching its mouth with a paw and howling in pain.
"My teeth!!"