While lost in thought.
Before long, the dragon pearl began to change. As soon as it appeared, it hovered slightly, then shot out of the divine sea without any hesitation and entered the flesh and blood, rapidly moving throughout the body.
It darted around—through flesh, skin, bones, meridians, and blood—with unbelievable speed, as if it were searching for a final resting place.
Unknowingly, it ended up in the liver among the internal organs—where it exploded.
Mysterious Daoist rhythms flowed continuously through the liver.
Threads of Daoist law converged and transformed.
"The Life Aperture Space actually fused directly into the liver! Last time, it fused into the kidneys, opening up a Water God Life Aperture. I wonder what kind of Life Aperture will be opened this time."
Almost immediately, Yi Tianxing realized that after the dragon pearl exploded, the mysterious power emitted directly opened up a space in the liver. This was clearly a Life Aperture, a Life Aperture space. Moreover, threads of Daoist law intertwined. He could feel a dense wood-based Daoist rhythm gathering and evolving, eventually forming the origin of the Life Aperture.
Vitality surged, an intense vitality, an endless source of vitality, the breath of life instantly erupted within the liver.
It swept out, and wherever it passed, every inch of blood and flesh seemed to regain vitality. The entire body felt as though it had undergone a fundamental transformation.
The vitality surged from the liver in an unending flow.
Across the liver, natural Daoist patterns began to intertwine in a bluish-green hue. The vitality was flourishing.
"Life Aperture—Wood God!!"
A message naturally appeared in his mind, and Yi Tianxing instinctively understood what kind of Life Aperture this was. It was exactly like the previous Water God Life Aperture, but this time, it was the Wood God Life Aperture. Within the Life Aperture, there was pure wood-based origin energy, and from the origin energy emanated an emperor-like aura. In the same attribute category, this was the pinnacle, standing at the very top, a top-tier Life Aperture within the wood element.
It could command the power of wood in the world, even easily control divine abilities.
The emergence of the Wood God Life Aperture made Yi Tianxing feel as if his body had become much more complete.
"I wonder if the dragon pearl can only be birthed through dual cultivation with a woman, or if it must be with a woman of special constitution," Yi Tianxing speculated. "It seems that only a woman with a complete body and the thirty-three Heavenly Artifacts, along with a special constitution, could produce a dragon pearl through dual cultivation. If not, it would be too much of a heavenly anomaly."
If his speculation was correct, the anomaly wasn't as extreme as it seemed, because women with the thirty-three Heavenly Artifacts were definitely rare, and encountering one was a stroke of great fortune. Encountering two such women would be an even rarer blessing.
Yi Tianxing didn't have any extravagant expectations.
"This is a huge problem. This one is definitely an important figure in the serpent people tribe, perhaps even their queen or something. Getting involved with her will certainly cause big trouble in the future," Yi Tianxing thought.
Looking at the woman beneath him, who had fallen unconscious after the intense struggle, he couldn't help but notice her figure. She was indeed perfect, with her most attractive feature being her perfect serpent waist, especially as her lower body transformed into a serpent's tail. The feeling was even more enchanting than her human form.
This was an alien race, an enemy to humankind.
In the past, Yi Tianxing would have immediately killed such a person without hesitation, but now, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"It seems I'm still not a qualified emperor. Perhaps I'll never become a qualified ruler," Yi Tianxing sighed bitterly, shaking his head. The aphrodisiac had already been completely dispelled during the previous battle.
This time, the benefits he gained were enormous.
Not only did he gain a new Life Aperture, but he also had the unexpected pleasure of spending the night with an exotic beauty. It certainly wasn't a loss.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Tianxing returned to the shore, quickly dressing himself. He also took out a woman's palace attire and placed it beside the unconscious woman to cover her naked body, before turning and leaving.
Not long after he left, he noticed that a divine light suddenly appeared on the woman's body. It started as green, then shifted to blue, with the two colors blending and intertwining. The alternating green and blue hues appeared on the serpent's tail, making her entire body exude an inexplicable sense of holiness. A faint pressure spread outward, sweeping in all directions.
Her closed eyes slowly opened, and as they did, the divine light on her body vanished, along with the pressure. She lowered her gaze and looked at her serpent tail. To her surprise, the scales on her body had undergone a transformation, now shimmering in blue and green.
"My bloodline... has evolved," she murmured, clearly sensing the drastic changes within her body.
Her bloodline had evolved, becoming much stronger than before. This was a fundamental transformation. In fact, a Life Aperture had even awakened within her body. This was an even more incredible gain.
"Damn, that perverted thief actually dared to do that to me. I, the Serpent Queen, will find you again, and make you experience the pain of being devoured by thousands of snakes. You've ruined my purity, and if you don't die, my heart won't be at peace," she hissed as she stood up, putting on the palace attire made of cloud silk, and in an instant, her serpent tail transformed into slender human legs.
Her eyes glowed with a bluish-green hue as she wore the palace attire, which accentuated her unparalleled beauty. The aura she radiated was one of seductive grace and aloofness, cold and distant, as if rejecting anyone from approaching. Her voice was ice-cold, freezing the very air around her.
A few of her serpent attendants approached quickly, their faces flushed with the afterglow of pleasure. Their skin was so smooth that it seemed to glisten.
"The Serpent Queen feels different now... More enchanting than before," one of the attendants remarked, instinctively sensing something was off, though they couldn't quite pinpoint what had changed.
"There's a human intruder in the valley. Find him! Bring him to me!" the Serpent Queen commanded coldly. "All warriors, mobilize! Keep an eye on the academy. That thief is probably here for the academy. Report back immediately if you find him. I'll personally crush his bones."
"What? A human intruder?"
"Our valley is shrouded in mist, and there are formations blocking the view. No outsider can get in. How could a human intrude?" one of the attendants questioned.
"That person must be extraordinary, to have angered the Serpent Queen. If captured, he'll be thrown into the Thousand Serpents Cave and tortured by thousands of snakes," another attendant whispered with a tremor in her voice.
The attendants hurried off to spread the word. A human intruding into the valley was no small matter, and even more so, angering the Serpent Queen. If he had managed to escape, his strength must be formidable.
"This is going to be a big problem," they all sensed a heavy pressure.