Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Origin Dragon Swallowing Elephant [Thanks to the Director of the Silver League Who Loves Tea4]
Every book collection vault administrator knew about the “Devouring Origin Dragon”, so how could the School Head and the Elders not know!
This Zhang Xuan wasn’t a coachman, had no resources, and had never come into contact with any cultivation techniques? How did he cause such a stir the moment he started practicing?
Previously, they had discussed that if he could forge at least 50 strands of origin qi a day, they would pay him 5000 Origin Currency a month, but… this man could forge at least 50 strands in a single breath!
All were utterly flabbergasted.
Has igniting a high-quality furnace become so easy now?
“I can guarantee with my reputation that it’s true… I cannot be mistaken!”
Seeing everyone’s doubtful eyes, Su Qiao raised his hand to explain.
“Go and see for yourself!”
Seeing his confirmation, Ran Qingxu nodded hurriedly, but before he finished speaking, he heard the whistling of the wind. Looking up, he saw the School Head who had just been talking was now hundreds of meters away, and about to disappear from sight any second.
It wasn’t just him, Wu Yunzhou’s Vice School Head was right behind him, running faster and faster, as if chased by some primordial beast…
“…”
With a twitch of his face, Ran Qingxu stood there, dumbstruck.
Were these the usually unemotional School Head and Vice School Head? Why were they so incredibly impatient and frantic?
“Stop dawdling, or there’ll be nothing left to see…”
As he wondered, a sigh sounded. Looking up, The Second Elder Wu Liuyun also dashed out. Taking in his surroundings, only then did Ran Qingxu realize that the room was now empty save for him—all had run off…
“Wait for me…”
With a depressed look, Ran Qingxu could no longer hold back and hurried after them.
In no time, all the Elders had gathered in front of the book collection vault, watching the young man standing with one hand behind his back and the other holding a book, immersed in sudden inspiration, they exchanged looks.
…What impressive supplementary books!
From now on, everyone should circulate them well to practice…
“It’s really the Devouring Origin Dragon…”
Having confirmed it, Lu Mingrong swallowed his saliva.
The origin qi entered the other party’s body so quickly; apart from this legendary phenomenon, there could be no other explanation. The evaluation of the Source Pool smashed the Destiny Plate, cultivating in the Accumulative Realm caused the Devouring Origin Dragon…
After all this time, it turns out I’m the coachman, the inexperienced country bumpkin!
Otherwise, why would your casual practice be so powerful, so defiant of the heavens…
“The origin qi within hundreds of meters around has already been completely absorbed…” Feeling around, Ran Qingxu spoke.
“Yes! He absorbs so quickly, if this continues, not just hundreds of meters but I’m afraid the surrounding area for miles will be unavoidable, and once that happens, the entire school will experience a phenomenon where no origin qi can be absorbed… This situation, I’m afraid we can no longer conceal it from other students!”
Recalling a matter, Wu Yunzhou’s Vice School Head frowned.
It’s like a water pump, excessive power will create a vortex, drawing the flow of water, and unable to replenish in time, a vacuum will appear…
Origin qi is alive and flows at will, unnoticed by anyone, but once a vacuum appears, all the students in the entire school will definitely notice, and by then, there will be no explanation possible.
If this news gets out… the news of a genius, how can it be hidden?
All the efforts made before would be in vain, and the three Destiny Plates would have been sacrificed for nothing…
“The only solution now is to ensure that the Origin qi doesn’t hit a vacuum!”
Lu Mingrong nodded, “I have a plan…”
“Does the headmaster mean to replenish the Origin qi that’s been absorbed?” Before the other could speak, Wu Yunzhou realized, his pupils constricting.
The rate of absorption from the other party was clearly accelerating. To prevent any anomalies, they could only replenish the Origin qi that he had absorbed, and the most direct method was for these experts to use their strength to fill the gaps…
“We have no other choice…”
Lu Mingrong nodded, “Don’t worry. As you know about the Accumulative Realm, it’s about filling the Source Pool and activating the meridians… Even if his Source Pool has reached the Saint-tier, how much Origin qi can he absorb on his first try? If a few of us replenish a bit, we should be able to suppress the anomalies quickly…”
“Exactly!”
“That makes sense!”
Startled, Wu Yunzhou, Ran Qingxu, and others nodded simultaneously.
The Holy-grade Source Pool was formidable, but the opponent’s triggering of the Devouring Origin Dragon phenomenon indicated that he had already absorbed a lot of Origin qi. Unless something unexpected happened, it would soon be saturated. All they needed to do was manage the aftermath, and it was obvious that the danger should not be high.
Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!
During their conversation, the surrounding Origin qi boiled once again. The opponent’s absorption speed, far from slowing down, was becoming even faster. One, two, three… In the blink of an eye, nine Origin qi dragons had formed around Zhang Xuan’s body, positioned at the locations of nine major acupoints.
Creak! Creak!
The books that had just been moved were lifted into the air by the impact of the Origin Dragon and torn into shreds, scattering on the ground.
“We’re out of time. If we don’t replenish strength quickly, a vacuum of Origin qi will occur in less than 10 breaths,” Lu Mingrong’s complexion changed.
A single Origin Dragon had caused disturbance in the entire Book Collection Vault, draining the Origin qi within hundreds of meters. With eight more, they needed to replenish their strength quickly, or the vacuum would occur sooner and more violently than anticipated.
“Take action!”
Following Lu Mingrong’s shout, everyone simultaneously launched their attacks. Streams of pure strength burst forth from the palms of the many experts from Baiyan Academy, landing above the Origin Dragons.
Whoosh!
The nine Origin Dragons, which could barely draw any more Origin qi and were somewhat frantic, felt the influx of power and immediately began to thrive. In the blink of an eye, their bodies changed from a greyish color to a pale golden, appearing almost alive.
“This is… Origin Dragon Swallowing Elephant? Bad news, my strength is depleting too fast, I can’t break free…”
“I’m also held by the Origin Dragon, unable to escape!”
Seeing the Origin Dragons turn golden and feeling the strength rushing out of their bodies like a tide, Lu Mingrong and the others felt darkness creeping before their eyes, nearly fainting.
Origin Dragon Swallowing Elephant, derived from the idiom about pythons swallowing elephants, literally means that the Origin qi-formed dragon has an overpowering swallowing force, capable of devouring even elephants.
Although the people were not elephants, compared with Zhang Xuan, they were indeed too powerful, a case of the weaker devouring the stronger. Thus, naming it so was not only correct but apt.
Just now, they only wanted to provide some strength to make the Origin Dragons cease absorbing quickly and prevent any major disturbances that would make it impossible to conceal this event concerning the prodigy. But now, upon contacting the opponent, their power burst forth uncontrollably—there was no stopping it…
It was like seeing a hungry tiger and deciding to feed it a bit, only to end up being swallowed yourself!
Initially, they thought since the opponent had triggered the phenomenon of Devouring Origin Dragon, his demand for Origin qi would not be that high. They could never have imagined that he would become even stronger!
The moment their strength made contact, it was devoured, and the speed exceeded their own escape speed… Now, even if they wanted to back out, it was too late!
“Everyone, don’t panic, power through and transfer your cultivation. We, the Ten Great Master Teachers of Baiyan Academy, together with the Dean and the Vice Dean, fourteen experts, with our Origin qi, still don’t believe we can’t fill up the Source Pool of a newbie in the Accumulative Realm!”
With raised eyebrows, Lu Mingrong revealed a strong confidence in his eyes.
No matter how talented the opponent was, he was just a beginner in cultivation. They, a dozen or so people, with strengths reaching the peak of Jade Bone Realm, Sevenfold of Source Pool and even the pinnacle of Six Layers of Viscera, had their power overflowing massively. They were confident that the collective strength of so many people couldn’t fail to saturate a mere newbie in the Accumulative Phase!