Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 18

At this moment, the Divine Dragon Empress had reached a critical juncture in her cultivation.

She had already laid a solid foundation for Ye Wushuang and was on the verge of breaking through to the Sovereign Realm. Once she achieved this, she could finally begin her own cultivation in earnest.

Yes, after more than three months, the Divine Dragon Empress had yet to formally embark on her own cultivation journey—she had been solely focused on building Ye Wushuang’s foundation.

The reason was simple: only upon reaching the Sovereign Realm could she truly begin practicing the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.

Fortunately, she was inside the Imperial Treasury, where resources were abundant, so she never had to worry about shortages.

Thus, in just over three months, the Divine Dragon Empress had elevated Ye Wushuang’s body to the peak of the Monarch Realm while simultaneously reinforcing his foundation to unparalleled levels.

In the Body Tempering stage, she endowed him with a monstrous strength of 500,000 jin. In the Cave Heaven stage, she opened ten supreme cave heavens for him.

As for the Nurturing Dao, Dao Palace, and Monarch Realms, though she did not impart any overwhelmingly powerful techniques, she still refined his combat prowess to the absolute peak of each realm.

Such progress could only be described as meteoric.

What’s more, the Divine Dragon Empress never slackened in her own cultivation. On the contrary, she trained with relentless diligence, never pausing for even a moment.

A few days later, her realm finally underwent a transformation.

She had broken through to the Sovereign Realm.

A formidable aura surged within the sealed chamber of the Imperial Treasury, and an involuntary smile graced the Divine Dragon Empress’s lips. At the same time, she let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew… Finally, the Sovereign Realm. Who would’ve thought that re-cultivating from scratch would grant me such profound insights?”

For a Celestial King Realm expert to start over from the beginning required immense courage. Even the Divine Dragon Empress wasn’t certain she would have had the willpower to do so under normal circumstances.

But now, due to her body swap with Ye Wushuang, she was forced to re-cultivate—and this turned out to be a tremendous opportunity.

Through this process, her Dao became more stable, her path clearer. She even identified flaws within herself and devised ways to perfect her foundation.

This was nothing short of a blessing.

More importantly, she could now finally begin cultivating the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.

However, just as she was about to start, her expression suddenly changed.

A violent repulsive force erupted from within Ye Wushuang’s body—as if it were trying to expel her soul and summon another back into it.

At the same time, an overwhelming power surged within the body, threatening to burst forth.

This sudden development caught the Divine Dragon Empress completely off guard.

It was then that the Divine Dragon Imperial Seal spoke up:

“This is the awakening of the Divine Dragon bloodline within his body. His soul will soon be drawn back.”

“For now, switch bodies with him. Once his bloodline awakens, you can swap again.”

“Bloodline awakening?”

The Divine Dragon Empress was visibly intrigued, but she knew now wasn’t the time for curiosity.

Without hesitation, she sent a mental transmission to Ye Wushuang, who was still deep in cultivation:

“The Divine Dragon bloodline in your body is awakening. Let’s switch back for now—you need to undergo the awakening first.”

The sudden voice in his mind startled Ye Wushuang.

And when he heard about his so-called “bloodline awakening,” he was utterly baffled.

I’m a transmigrator, not a native of this universe. How could my body have a bloodline? And a Divine Dragon one at that?

But before he could process this, a dizzying sensation overtook him.

The next moment, Ye Wushuang found himself back in his own body—familiar yet strangely foreign.

Familiar, because it was the body he had inhabited for twenty years.

Foreign, because it now pulsed with the power of the Sovereign Realm.

More pressingly, an overwhelming energy was surging within him.

Thankfully, since it was his original body, he adjusted quickly.

“I’m back! I’ve got my manhood again!”

The joy of regaining what he’d lost was indescribable.

But just as he was about to reacquaint himself with his body, the pent-up energy inside him erupted.

BOOM!

His blood felt as though it were boiling, transforming into countless dragon-shaped currents that rampaged through his veins.

At the same time, something deep within his bloodline stirred, as if awakening from an ancient slumber.

Above the Divine Dragon Palace, a shocking phenomenon manifested.

The sky darkened instantly, and ominous clouds blotted out the heavens, stretching for a hundred thousand miles.

Lightning crackled, and within the thunderheads, towering golden structures flickered in and out of existence—palaces and pavilions woven entirely from golden lightning.

Layered and majestic, they exuded an immeasurable, oppressive might.

A single glance was enough to make cultivators feel their bodies fracturing under the invisible pressure.

Terror gripped the hearts of countless onlookers.

“What’s happening? Did some monstrous talent emerge? Or is someone undergoing a tribulation?”

“Could it be the Divine Dragon Empress breaking through to the Celestial Emperor Realm, summoning this world-destroying heavenly tribulation?”

“Impossible! Though Her Majesty is peerless—reaching the Celestial King Realm at just twenty years old—transcending to the Celestial Emperor Realm requires either centuries of accumulation or heaven-defying fortune. She couldn’t have done it so soon!”

“Then what is this?”

While the masses speculated in fear, the Divine Dragon Empress gazed worriedly in Ye Wushuang’s direction.

She knew this was the heavenly tribulation triggered by his bloodline awakening.

What she hadn’t anticipated was just how powerful his bloodline was—to the point of summoning such a cataclysmic trial.

A hint of concern flickered in her heart: Would he be able to survive it?

Beside her, Murong Wan’er noticed her unease and couldn’t help but ask:

“Your Majesty, what caused this tribulation? Why is its aura so terrifying?”

“It’s Ye Wushuang. His bloodline is awakening.”

“Ye Wushuang? Him?”

Murong Wan’er naturally knew who he was—the man who had served as the Empress’s personal attendant for three months, the one she had secretly viewed as a rival, fearing he might steal the Empress’s favor.

When he was later reassigned, she had breathed a sigh of relief.

Never did she imagine that he would be the one undergoing such a tribulation today.

Back then, he had been utterly powerless—someone she could crush with a finger.

Yet now, the tribulation he invoked was this overwhelming? Just what kind of bloodline did he possess?

And why was the Empress so concerned about him?

For the first time, Murong Wan’er felt her position threatened…