A Mid Mortal Core Demon’s Soul was still very useful for Jiang Chen. The Dragon Transformation skill could absorb it immediately. This Demon’s Soul could at least help Jiang Chen form another two Dragon Marks.
When Jiang Chen broke through to the Early Mortal Core realm, he formed 15 Dragon Marks. According to his calculations, in order to break through to the Mid Mortal Core realm, he needed twice as many Dragon Marks – in other words, 30. And if he wanted to break through to the Late Mortal Core realm, he would need at least 60 Dragon Marks.
When Jiang Chen had successfully formed ten thousand Dragon Marks, he would be able to transform into a dragon. However, he was still far away from reaching that goal. Besides, each Dragon Mark required a tremendous amount of energy. Jiang Chen chose this path knowing that he would require a tremendous amount of energy. With that being said, the amount of energy he would need was the same as the energy needed by more than a thousand genii combined.
Jiang Chen swallowed the Revolving Golden Lion’s Demon’s Soul straight away. With the help of the Dragon Transformation skill, it only took him a few minutes to completely absorb it. Now there were two more Dragon Marks in his Qi Sea, and they were circulating around his Mortal Core. 17 Dragon Marks were there like loyal guardians.
With every new Dragon Mark formed, Jiang Chen’s combat strength increased.
During the next three days, the trio stayed near the center of the mountain. Along their way, they met quite a number of powerful demon beasts. They even met a large pack of wolves at one point. Luckily the three of them were all powerful, and they managed to kill all of the demon beasts who blocked their way.
When the group finally left the center of Origin Mountain, Jiang Chen had managed to form two more Dragon Marks.
Four Dragon Marks, this was Jiang Chen’s biggest reward from this trip. Unfortunately, they didn’t encounter any demon beasts with any rare bloodlines. If they did, Jiang Chen would have been able to obtain some new innate abilities.
The one who received the biggest reward was actually Yan Chen Yu. Not only did she obtain the Ten Thousand Year Freezing Crystal, after all these days in Origin Mountain, her mind and mentality had changed completely. She was now accustomed to killing, and she was getting increasingly familiar with using her innate combat skill. Her combat experience was also getting richer.
The only one who felt bored was actually Big Yellow. He had a dull face when he saw that his two companions got endless benefits while he was getting none. This left him with an upset feeling in his stomach.
Big Yellow sniffed around with all his effort, hoping to find some rare natural treasure that could heal his upset feelings. But in the end, he only found disappointment.
Although this poor big yellow dog had the ability to find treasures, no high grade treasures existed in this place. The only high grade treasure they found was given to Yan Chen Yu.
Why was the life of a dog so bitter?
After journeying for half a month, the group was now close to reaching the inner section of the Qi Province. They only needed to walk another thousand miles before leaving Origin Mountain. In this area, there weren’t any powerful demon beasts. That was why the group’s speed peaked.
“Just another thousand miles and we’ll reach the inner section of the Qi Province! Big Yellow, tell me about the powerful influences in the Qi Province.”
Jiang Chen looked at Big Yellow. This dog came from the inner Qi Province, so he was surely familiar with the big influences there.
“You’re asking the right person! Your father has been in the Qi Province for a long time now. There’s nothing I don’t know! On the Eastern Continent, there are a total of 28 provinces, and the Qi Province is the smallest. It just covers a few hundred thousand miles of area.”
Big Yellow said.
“What? A few hundred thousand miles of area is considered the smallest?”
Yan Chen Yu said with a look of disbelief on her face. A few hundred thousand miles, that could be described as endless boundaries, yet it was still the smallest province! This meant that the Eastern Continent was gigantic.
And this was just the Eastern Continent. What about the Divine Continent? Yan Chen Yu probably wouldn’t be able to imagine it. Of course, this couldn’t be blamed on her. She was born in Red city, and she had never left the Yan family before. She didn’t know anything about the Divine Continent.
Jiang Chen smiled indifferently. What Big Yellow said was correct. A province that only covered a few hundred thousand miles was really just nothing. Compared to the Divine Continent, not to mention the Qi Province, even the Eastern Continent was just a tiny piece of land.