Against The Heavens 54 Twin Dragons Of Monarchy.

Jinwu seemed somewhat annoyed at how the little dragon had just pushed him away, so he landed on Li Yang's shoulder and started to peck the scales of the little dragon. As he pecked the dragon, he also let out several caws, complaining to Li Yang as well as scolding the dragon. The dragon turned its head somewhat, looking at Jinwu with an annoyed gaze. But before it got to respond to Jinwu's scolding, Li Yang pat him on the head and spoke up.

"Alright you two, don't fight like that. Tell me, little one, do you have a name I can call you by?"

He could not continue to refer to the dragon as Little one, but he didn't actually know what to call it. It was unknown how long ago this elemental had gained sentience, so he guessed that it might have already given itself a name. The dragon gave several rapid nods of his head, letting out a few low roars.

But as the two of them didn't share a bond like the taming ceremony with each other, Li Yang had no way of understanding what the roars meant. Seeing Li Yang's confused expression, the dragon grew a little distressed, his head moving around as he seemed to look for a solution. his eyes suddenly lit up as he uncoiled his body from Li Yang's neck and flew down to his hand, prodding it with his head.

It continued to prod Li Yang's hand for a bit, waiting for Li Yang to understand his intentions. It took a bit of time, but Li Yang eventually understood the intentions of the dragon, raising an eyebrow as he spoke out.

"You want us to do the taming ceremony? Aren't you worried that I am a bad person, I could choose to absorb you to strengthen my lightning element, you know that right?"

If Li Yang did the taming ceremony with the dragon, he could slowly use their bond to weaken the consciousness of the elemental, allowing him to easily absorb it, instantly gaining the ability to once again control the golden lightning he had used in his past life.

After hearing Li Yang's response, the dragon didn't shrink back, coiling around his arm in a loving gesture. He raised its head and flashed him what seemed to be a smile, but as his mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth, it came off as a bit terrifying. But it was enough to get across what he meant, so Li Yang pat him on the head with a smile.

"Alright, if you are going to trust me that much, how can I possibly let you down?"

The dragon had unconditional trust towards Li Yang, and Li Yang was also rather fond of the dragon. After all, the dragon was born from the fusion of Li Yang and Fang Ying's power, it could almost be considered their child. Li Yang placed his hand on the head of the dragon, initiating the taming ceremony, just like he had done with Jinwu.

A strange stream of energy surrounded the both of them, connecting their minds and binding them together for the rest of their lives. Once the taming ceremony was over, the dragon let out several happy caws, letting go of Li Yang's arm and flying around his head. After flying around his head for a bit, the dragon coiled around his neck again, so Li Yang took the chance to speak up.

"There you go. Now, do you have a name or do you want me to give you one?"

The dragon raised his head and let out several short roars, but this time Li Yang was able to understand the words that the dragon was speaking. Upon hearing the response, Li Yang's lips couldn't help but curl into a slight smile as he tapped the dragon on the head a few times.

"Shenlong, the dragon G.o.d? Quite the ambition you have there."

The little dragon had given himself the name Shenlong, the name that according to legend belonged to the first G.o.d of dragons. As Li Yang tapped him on the head, and he heard Li Yang's words, Shenlong seemed to puff out his cheeks and turned his head away. Seeing such a childish reaction, Li Yang could not help but let out a chuckle, stopping his actions.

"Alright, alright, I won't make fun of you. Shenlong, this is Jinwu, he is your big brother."

Li Yang pointed at Jinwu as he spoke, introducing the two of them to each other. Shenlong turned towards Jinwu, but when their eyes met, Jinwu raised his head, scoffing slightly. Seeing Jinwu's action, Shenlong let out a few roars, arguing with Jinwu, who quickly responded with several caws of his own. Li Yang could only tap the two of them on the head, interrupting their argument.

"Enough of that, no need to argue like that. Shenlong, are you a lightning dragon or a poison dragon, or are you both?"

Li Yang had seen Shenlong use his golden lightning, as well as Fang Ying's poison, so he guessed that he was most likely a dual-element elemental, but he still felt it was best to ask and get confirmation. Shenlong stopped arguing with Jinwu, uncoiling itself from Li Yang's neck and letting out a few roars. After it let out a few roars, its body was covered by an energy that was a mixture of purple and golden. The energy quickly vanished, but Li Yang could not help but be dumbfounded when he saw what Shenlong had become.

"This...something like this is possible?"

At the spot where Shenlong had been flying, there were now two dragons flying. One dragon was a magnificent golden in color, while the other was a deep violet. Shenlong had been around half a meter long, but the two dragons in front of Li Yang were only half as long. Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Li Yang's face, both the dragons let out triumphant roars, raising their heads high in satisfaction. After they relished in their satisfaction for a bit, they started to explain a bit to Li Yang, but their explanation only caused him to raise an eyebrow.

"So you are Shenlong, and you are Huanglong? One is the dragon G.o.d and the other is the symbol of the monarchy, just where did you come up with your names?"

The golden dragon was Shenlong, while the violet one was Huanglong. According to legend, Huanglong was the dragon that was the symbol of the monarchy, their divine right to rule. They were a very rare twin elemental, containing not only dual elements but also two separate minds. Shenlong controlled their lightning, while Huanglong controlled their poison, and only when they were both together would they be able to unleash their full might. After hearing Li Yang's question, Shenlong and Huanglong fused back together, turning towards the sword standing not far away from them.

"The sword?"

Li Yang stepped towards the sword, Jinwu and Shenlong following right behind him. The sword released a few faint arcs of golden lightning, the air around it a little bit hotter than the rest of the room. Li Yang furrowed his brows for a short moment, before reaching out with his right arm and grasping onto the hilt of his old weapon.

The moment he grabbed onto the sword, the skin on his right arm cracked and split apart, blood pouring forth and drenching the sword and the ground around it. Horrific pain filled all of Li Yang's body, arcs of golden lightning traveling up the sword and into his body, wreaking havoc on his insides. Jinwu and Shenlong rushed forward in panic, but Li Yang stopped them with a loud and guttural shout.

"Don't! I can take it!"

Both of them stopped, flying in the air right behind Li Yang as they looked on with worried eyes. Golden lightning continued to flood into Li Yang's body through the sword, more and more of his skin cracking open, his entire body quickly ending up drenched in blood. Yet despite the horrifying pain and terrible state of his body, Li Yang's eyes contained an arrogant light as he let out a loud laugh.

"Hahaha! I once forged my own body in an ocean filled with lightning that came directly from the heaven's to punish me, do you think a tiny amount like you will be able to roast me?!"

After he laughed out, Li Yang took the initiative to absorb the golden lightning into his body, using his destruction rune to weaken it a little before he absorbed it with his lightning rune. The golden lightning seemed to take this as a challenge, as it increased the amount of lightning that flooded Li Yang's body, trying to force him to surrender.

"Trying to force me to kneel, eh? I didn't kneel to the heaven's, I didn't kneel to fate, I didn't even kneel when I met the G.o.d of destruction, what makes you think I'll kneel to something like you!?"

In this life, Li Yang had been laying very low, even going as far as acting like a wonderful disciple to Jing Yimu. But he was a proud and even arrogant person, it was bred into his bones after spending so many years as the Thunder Monarch, so how could he possibly let a little bit of lightning force him to his knees?

Li Yang continued to absorb the lightning, no matter how much of it flooded his body and scorched his flesh, he simply continued to absorb it with reckless abandon. As time pa.s.sed, the lightning slowly changed, no longer scorching his flesh, but instead slowly healing the wounds it had created.

Once all his wounds had been healed up, the golden lightning carefully flowing through his body, the sword released a bright flash. A wave of energy was released by the sword, flinging Li Yang backward until he crashed into the statue, sliding down to the floor. As he laid on the floor, he could not help but let out a somewhat vengeful mutter.

"Zhao...Feng...You absolute b.a.s.t.a.r.d...I'm going to hit you...If we ever meet again."

The only one who could have done something like that to his old sword was Zhao Feng or one of the others. But Li Yang was certain that it was Zhao Feng who had done it, as he was the only one who had that kind of personality. Jinwu and Shenlong quickly flew over, prodding Li Yang with their heads as they looked at him with concerned eyes. Li Yang slowly stood up, his body somewhat unsteady because of the impact. He quickly pat Jinwu and Shenlong's heads, a.s.suring them that he was fine.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just had to clear one last test left behind by that b.a.s.t.a.r.d."

Only Zhao Feng had the personality that would make him place one last test right at the end when no one would expect another test. Luckily, the golden lightning was only meant to test the strength of the one who touched the sword, even strengthening their body while they resisted it. Only after he had resisted and absorbed the lightning was he given the true inheritance that was stored within the sword. The inheritance was very simple, it was a full recollection of Li Yang's past life and the techniques he used. Li Yang walked towards the sword again, looking at it with a gentle gaze.

"As I am now, I cannot use you for too long. But I promise you, once I get stronger, I will bring you along to stand supreme once more, the earth trembling whenever I wield you."

Li Yang had felt it when he touched the sword, it was filled with his lightning and Fang Ying's poison. If he were to try and wield the sword for more than a few seconds, the lightning and poison would invade his body with full force, tearing him apart instantly. He was simply too weak to resist them for the moment. He raised his hands towards the sword, a golden light flas.h.i.+ng on his hand. The sword turned into a beam of light, digging into Li Yang's hand and vanis.h.i.+ng into his body.

When the sword became drenched with his blood, it had once again become bound to him. The sword was of a much higher quality than the spear and armor Jing Yimu had given him were, so he could store the sword within his own body, putting it in a dormant state. Once he became stronger he would be able to once again use it freely. After he absorbed the sword, he turned around and came face to face with Jinwu and Shenlong, one flying right above the other as they looked at him with worried eyes. Seeing them like this, Li Yang could not help but let out a slight laugh, patting the two of them on the head.

"In my past life, despite the pa.s.sage of countless years, I never had a single beast companion. Yet now, after only 13 years in this life, I have been blessed with two adorable little rascals."

Shenlong and Jinwu both let out a happy cry, Jinwu perching on Li Yang's left shoulder, and Shenlong coiling around Li Yang's neck and right shoulder, looking like an extravagant ornament. Li Yang's lips curled into a slight smile as he raised his head, looking through the building and into the sky, a faint voice escaping his lips.

"It feels like a blink of an eye, but a year has already pa.s.sed, huh. Well then, shall we leave this hidden realm? Ying'er and the greater world awaits us outside."