Chapter 812: Unbearable Pain!

Ye Yuan had always thought that the divine inscriptions his father obtained were unique; he never expected the Dragon Clan to have long studied them.

It seemed that these divine inscriptions were also a highly classified secret within the Dragon Clan.

From Long Teng's words, it was clear that only the true Dragon King's clan was qualified to know.

Since Long Teng had said such words, Ye Yuan naturally couldn't ask further.

When it came to the divine realm, no matter the race or person, everyone would be extremely cautious.

Such secrets would never be shared with others.

That Long Teng agreed to tell him was already an exception. Otherwise, as a human, how could he have loosened his lips?

"Refining this dragon bone is not a one-day task, and the process is extremely painful. You must be mentally prepared," said Long Teng.

Ye Yuan's mouth twitched as he asked, "How... painful?"

Ye Yuan had a bad feeling. The earlier tempering of his body in the pool water had already been excruciating.

And that pool water was just a tiny bit of energy leaked from the dragon bone. So the pain of refining the dragon bone itself would surely be even more terrifying.

"It will definitely be a hundred times more painful than your tempering in the pool water! If you can't bear it, you might even commit suicide from the pain! So think it over before you start refining," Long Teng said, studying Ye Yuan's expression.

Ye Yuan's heart skipped a beat. The previous pain had already been unbearable; a hundred times more painful—what would that feel like?

Ye Yuan's scalp tingled, and he couldn't help but feel some fear toward this primordial dragon bone.

Seeing Ye Yuan's reaction, Long Teng laughed and said, "What? Scared?"

Ye Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, isn't using such a provocation on me a bit childish? I will definitely refine it, but I need to adjust my mindset."

Ye Yuan was extremely eager for power and wouldn't give up such a good opportunity.

Moreover, Long Teng said that once he achieved the royal bloodline, he would also tell him the news about the divine runes.

"Hehe, I have confidence in you. This primordial dragon bone is extremely rare and is indeed a dragon clan treasure. Refining the dragon bone actually means merging this bone into your own skeleton. After refinement, not only will you achieve the royal bloodline, but your dragon clan martial techniques will also double in power! By then, your physical body will be indestructible! This little snake's bloodline is impure and cannot withstand the dragon might within this bone; otherwise, how could this thing have fallen into your lap?" Long Teng said with a smile.

Ye Yuan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

...

Taking the dragon bone, Ye Yuan returned to the water surface and began to meditate.

Half a day later, Ye Yuan's mind entered a state of perfect stillness, and he started to refine the dragon bone!

However, upon refining it, Ye Yuan realized that the hundredfold pain Long Teng had mentioned was still an understatement; it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a thousandfold.

The heart-wrenching pain truly made him wish he were dead!

"Ah!"

Ye Yuan writhed on the ground in pain, even pounding the ground fiercely with his fists.

In the end, he even slammed his forehead directly against the rock!

"Boom!"

With that impact, gravel flew everywhere, scattering all around.

Ye Yuan had previously thought Long Teng was exaggerating—how painful could it be to drive one to suicide?

But now, he truly wanted to end his own life!

Ye Yuan's bones crackled all over, as if they were about to shatter into pieces; this was truly pain penetrating the marrow!

Such agony was unimaginable for ordinary people.

Seeing Ye Yuan like this, Black Wind beside him grew uneasy, and he couldn't help asking Long Teng, "Your Majesty, can the master... pull through?"

Long Teng's expression also darkened slightly as he said, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even bother to persuade them to refine the dragon bone. But Ye Yuan, I still have confidence in him. As for whether he can make it through... that depends on himself. The first refinement of the Primordial Dragon Bone is the most painful, utterly unimaginable. If he gets through it, the sky's the limit from then on; if he doesn't..."

Long Teng said this, clearly lacking absolute certainty.

"Bang!"

Ye Yuan flew into the air, but his Yuan power suddenly cut off, and he fell straight down from midair, landing with a dull thud.

This time, Ye Yuan quieted down a lot.

He curled up on the ground, trembling all over.

Ye Yuan clenched his teeth, producing a "creaking" sound.

Many times, he fainted from the pain, only to be awakened by it again.

Repeating this over and over, his consciousness gradually grew hazy.

At this moment, Ye Yuan had no strength left to maintain a heart as firm as a rock. What sustained him was merely a conviction!

The conviction of revenge!

Black Wind, having acknowledged Ye Yuan as his master, felt his pain as if it were his own.

Many times he wanted to go over and support Ye Yuan, but was stopped by Long Teng's shout.

"Going to help him now would be harming him!" Long Teng said solemnly, leaving only this brief remark.

For Ye Yuan at this moment, every minute and every second felt incredibly long.

A day passed in the blink of an eye, but to Ye Yuan, it felt like a lifetime.

His body still twitched uncontrollably on the ground, the joints of his fingers cracking loudly, a sight that pained the heart.

Two days, three days... five days!

On the fifth day, Long Teng suddenly opened his eyes wide, and his gaze toward Ye Yuan showed pain.

Ye Yuan was still curled up on the ground, but his right hand tremblingly reached out, slowly pressing down toward his own crown!

"Master, no!" Black Wind roared, about to stop Ye Yuan from committing suicide!

But before he could move, Long Teng firmly stopped him.

Long Teng's face was as calm as water as he said, "This is his toughest trial. If he gets through it, he will benefit immensely! Now, it all depends on how strong his will is!"

Long Teng stared intently at Ye Yuan's palm, shouting in his heart: Ye Yuan, never give up!

...

"Holy Lord, soon... the one month will be up!" Shen Qin said with a complex expression.

The month was up, yet the Red Gorge remained still, and Ye Yuan still hadn't come out.

This meant that Tu You would have to expend his remaining lifespan to activate the great formation.

This great formation has a five-day period of weakness every three hundred years, and activating it during that time is easiest.

Now that the five-day weakness period had passed, Tu You would have to force open the formation, at a much greater cost.

In his current state, whether he could even open the formation was uncertain.

But regardless of whether he could open it, he would surely die!

Tu You's expression, however, remained quite calm. He smiled and said, "It seems this is heaven's will! Ye Yuan's talent is enough to support the future of my Red Gorge Holy Land! Exchanging my remaining lifespan for his safe return is worth it!"

"Holy Lord!" Shen Qin called out, tears streaming down his aged face.

Tu You smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "All feasts must come to an end! After I die, you must assist Ye Yuan well and help him grow as quickly as possible!"

Shen Qin nodded with tears in his eyes.