X-Dragon Era

In the first year, Xin Yun, with the aid of the Water Spirit Fruit, advanced three star positions, directly boosting his strength to Purple Crystal Four Stars. Coupled with his own cultivation over the year, he gained another two stars, reaching Purple Crystal Six Stars. In the second year, by relying on his Water Spirit Physique and enduring closed-door training, Xin Yun ascended another three stars, achieving the realm of Purple Crystal Nine Stars. His speed in cultivation was absolutely shocking; maintaining such a pace at the Purple Crystal rank was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Over two years, by relying on his own efforts, Xin Yun improved by five stars. Adding the three stars gained from the Water Spirit Fruit, and the one star he already possessed, he made a frenzied leap to Purple Crystal Nine Stars. In this third and final year, Xin Yun had only one goal, and that was to assault the Diamond rank!

Originally, to merge the nine dragons into one, it would have required at minimum eighty-one days. However... transformed by the Water Spirit Fruit, Xin Yun had become a Water Spirit Body, whose effects were not only manifest in cultivation, but even more so in the control and mastery of water.

Nine days! Xin Yun had spent merely nine days to complete the entire process of merging the nine dragons, successfully arriving at Purple Crystal Ten Stars. His speed was such that it could be described as unprecedented and never to be surpassed!

The realization of such a miracle was partly due to the Water Spirit Body, but more importantly, it was Xin Yun's experience that played an absolute role. Absolute control, combined with his exceedingly rich experience, achieved what seemed like a miracle.

After reaching Purple Crystal Ten Stars, what followed was the understanding of the mysteries of the Diamond rank. This was originally very difficult, but there was no other way... Xin Yun had already broken through the Diamond rank in his previous life, albeit in the Fire Series, but after experiencing its mysteries, similar challenges no longer posed a difficulty for him.

Furthermore, speculation and conjectures about the Diamond rank began the moment Xin Yun was resurrected. After two or three decades of research, his various theories and deductions about the Diamond rank were already complete. Now, all that was left was the final verification.

The process unfolded almost as Xin Yun had previously deduced. As he continued, he indeed grasped the mystical battle skill, "Summoning the Rain," and as for the ability—complete control over Thunderbolt—this was all within Xin Yun's expectations.

Some may say, couldn't Xin Yun already control Thunderbolt before? It's not exactly the same... Previously, Xin Yun could only summon Thunderbolt, which is to say, he could create it to attack his enemies.

The so-called "control over Thunderbolt," however, is completely different. To control means being able to govern Thunderbolt, and it's worth noting that the Thunderbolt here is no longer limited to what Xin Yun can create. As long as it's Thunderbolt, Xin Yun can control it, though... the total amount of Thunderbolt he can control changes with his strength.

According to Xin Yun's thinking, summoning Thunderbolt is merely artificially creating a Thunderbolt, which relies on human power and has limited strength. But by controlling Thunderbolt, Xin Yun can use his own created Thunderbolt to trigger the Natural Lightning, bombarding his enemies with a force many times stronger!

Of course, Xin Yun had just broken through to the Diamond rank, and the Thunderbolt he created wasn't particularly powerful yet, with the Natural Lightning he could summon being correspondingly limited. But as his strength increased, the Thunderbolt he produced would become more formidable, and the Natural Lightning he could muster would grow more numerous!

After rising to the Diamond rank, Xin Yun had stepped into the threshold of masters. Below the Diamond rank, all were as ants, but in fact... upon entering the peak, Xin Yun was like a freshman entering university; within the domain of the Diamond rank, he was still just a fragile child, far from matching the prowess of a master in a High-Star Position.

After breaking through the Diamond rank, Xin Yun couldn't wait to soar into the sky, although his hold on the Diamond rank was not yet stable. But he really wanted to know, just how much power Yinglong had gained after reaching the Diamond rank!

The sky was clear above, cloudless. Riding Yinglong, Xin Yun appeared midair. Under his command, the enormous dragon coiled gently.

Taking a deep breath, Xin Yun's eyes widened as he suddenly stretched out his right hand, activating Soaring Clouds instantly. Accompanied by a muffled boom, with Yinglong at the center, an expanse of ten thousand meters was shrouded in clouds and mist. From below, a massive cloud formation appeared in the sky.

Before Diamond rank, the clouds and mist created by Soaring Clouds were quite sparse, like silk and gauze. But after reaching the Diamond rank, everything changed dramatically. Seen from below, the clouds were incredibly dense, dark, and oppressive like suffocation, causing anyone who looked up to feel breathless.

Soaring Clouds and Mist: when in the sky, it's clouds; on the ground, it's mist. Therefore... although this battle skill has one name, in different environments, the name varies. If it had been used near the ground at this moment, it would have been called Mist-Control!

With the clouds and mist activated, next... Xin Yun instantly launched Summoning the Wind! In an instant... the pitch-black clouds churned violently, and amidst the howling wind, the cloud mass spread rapidly, expanding the covered area with rolling mists!