Chapter 340: The Wicked Dragon Appears, Reversing One After Another (Ten-Thousand-Character Chapter)

After finishing off Zi Hu, Du En produced the War-Stopping Halberd in his hand; it shimmered and flashed with cold light, causing Zi Shu on this side to jump back violently, intending to flee the scene.

But the speed on this side was even faster, and in a sudden instant, it had already arrived before him.

Why so fast and so timely?

The answer is that just now, while taking advantage of the conversation to draw his attention, he had already secretly catalyzed a spell, and vegetation was quietly covering the ground at this moment.

Of the four feet, two were suddenly bound; naturally, he could not jump up for a moment, and his speed was dragged down.

"You are slow, so I am fast!" The overbearing and wild War-Stopping Halberd chiseled down directly from the crown of his head, causing Zi Shu to subconsciously dispel the secret technique he had been maintaining all along, intending to make a desperate struggle.

"Fool..."

Someone said this, and in fact, it was so, because when Du En was no longer sick, his state suddenly improved; his immense physical strength, while not as terrifying as a supreme body, was still not something a rat unskilled in this path could compare to.

Immediately, the speed of the War-Stopping Halberd surged violently, swishing like a flash of light; it not only chiseled through the rat's crown on the spot, but also slid all the way down, splitting him in two, and he died and vanished in astonishment.

Zi Shu, dead!

Of the twelve earthly branches of the Fudong Immortal Gate, only one remained.

Xu Gou.

Du En merely glanced at her, who was currently shrinking to the other side, looking pitiful and no longer human, and then turned away.

It was not out of soft-heartedness, but because there were other strong enemies!

Ten thousand magical artifacts self-destructing could not kill those two, as expected; they even appeared unscathed, and even the charged Meteor Rock that had been diverted toward them had been shattered, its fragments falling into the lake.

Originally, because Du En had long-laid plans and was displaying great might, defeating the enemies one after another, the Luoyu group had only just been happy for a short while—before they could even show a smile, they had returned to a state of depression and gravity.

The scene fell into a brief stagnation.

Luoyu Immortal Gate, with Du En's divine might and bravery, had defeated many enemies one after another and had suffered no losses to date; they were still ten people, all present and accounted for.

Fudong Immortal Gate, only Xu Gou remained, lingering on in a desperate state there, waiting for her destined fate of not being able to survive to arrive.

Mucang Immortal Gate also had only one person left; however, although Yong Shi had been scared off, as a leading general among his peers and rank, he still had remaining strength, and if he couldn't win, he could try to escape. His eyes were currently restless, and he was stepping back, clearly intending to sit back and reap the rewards of the struggle.

Xiulin Immortal Gate had five wounded and disabled people who could now barely crawl up, and another one split in two; on Du En and Jiang Ying's side, the last one was the leading general of that generation, Tao Shao, whose strength was unfathomable.

Finally, there was the Zhijing Immortal Gate; Rui Yi, the only participant, had always been mysterious and difficult to fathom. At this moment, she seemed to be standing with Tao Shao, yet unknowingly, she had already retreated, moving closer to the Longwang Peak they had originally occupied.

These changes in the current situation were the true reason for the stagnation in the arena.

"Do you really want the snipe and the clam to fight?"

Du En asked the grave Tao Shao at this moment.

With Mucang's Yong Shi lurking on the side, wanting to be the fisherman, and Zhijing's Rui Yi seemingly also wanting to reap the benefits, if they continued their dragon-and-tiger struggle here, it would inevitably benefit them.

"What do you want to say?"

Tao Shao was also hesitant about this.

Yong Shi was nothing; after Liu Shi died, only he remained, and he could be finished off easily. Because that so-called genius had many shortcomings and could only be said to have barely crossed the line, if they were in good condition, both Nangong Sheng and Jiang Ying could solo him.

But Rui Yi was different; mysterious and unfathomable, she was someone who truly looked down on her peers. They had previously cooperated to resist that fifth-rank great flood dragon, but even so, Tao Shao had not been able to see through her bottom line.

"Join forces, kill him first, then kill her, and finally we will fight."

Du En said these words calmly, making Nangong Sheng and the others' brows twitch involuntarily.

Under the command of Meng Changqing, the True Lord Meng Zhun, how could there be someone as unscrupulous as you? Because of internal factional strife, they knew each other's roots and bottoms, so they naturally couldn't help but think this way and complain to themselves.

And although Tao Shao and the others had heard of it, Meng Changqing was actually their peer, and his rise had not been long, nor had his influence been great, so they did not know it very clearly and naturally would not feel strange.

Therefore, they only felt that this was a very common and acceptable strategy! Tao Shao's puppet-like face had its brows raised, appearing moved.

Seeing this, Yong Shi was greatly alarmed and was about to speak, but the one who spoke even earlier than him was Rui Yi, who theoretically still had the ability to bargain.

"Two, this concubine feels that it would be better to temporarily set aside our disputes."

"Hmm?"

Tao Shao immediately appeared concerned, his attention slightly diverted.

At this very moment, a black shadow flashed by.

"Ah!"

He roared in shock, exerting all his strength, and struck out with an Immovable Seal, truly like a Vajra descending to the world.

Boom! The suddenly erupting sonic boom left the onlookers feeling somewhat dazed.

What happened?

What just happened?! They hadn't seen it clearly at all and were now all extremely anxious.

Then, they saw Tao Shao, who had lost an arm, fall toward the Xiulin Immortal Gate side, stumbling and nearly falling to the ground, his eyes filled only with annoyance and secret hatred.

He hated the sneak attacker, hated that bitch Rui Yi, and also hated Du En, this guy who had sensed it early on.

—In that very instant, even though he was suddenly attacked, he had captured that neither of them had surprised expressions! Du En was currently just silently lowering his eyes, looking at the Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss, the deep lake of Dao blood.

The waves stirred up by the falling Meteor Rock had not yet subsided; instead, they were intensifying, as if encountering a storm, shaking incessantly.

The sneak attacker from just now was hidden within it, secretly stirring up the wind and waves; one could only vaguely see a slender black shadow, making one involuntarily think that the true dragon being bred had already been born, and immediately, their scalps went numb.

A supreme true dragon?! "This, what is going on?!"

Yong Shi couldn't help but speak, and this utterance immediately drew attention.

Bang! The sound of water breaking rang out, and the pitch-black blood flowed backward. When the crowd's vision cleared, Yong Shi only had two lower legs left; the stumps were gruesome, as if they had been torn off by force, with bone shards and muscle fibers trailing.

Fresh blood was smeared all the way back, repeating from the deep lake of Dao blood, actually covering the handiwork of the Mucang Supreme!

Everyone's scalps went numb, feeling a chill down their spines, and then, they heard a deliberate chewing sound, as if they were experiencing it themselves, which was even more terrifying.

"Still didn't succeed?"

Rui Yi lowered her eyes and murmured, with a sense of sorrow.

All four Supremes had handiwork, and previously they had been falling, wanting to exert it, and there were different influences; but in the end, the four were incompatible like water and fire, mutually restraining and interfering with each other, which instead gave an opportunity to the one hidden within! She actually saw it clearly: the blood covering the Mucang Supreme's handiwork was not Yong Shi's, but her little junior sister's.

At the same time, another object was slapped in front of Du En, trying to scare him.

It was the old object that the Xiulin Supreme had given to Tao Shao, now embedded with the Dragon Supreme's residual bones, engaging in a secret struggle with each other, causing both to become dim and silent.

Anyone who sees them, knowing well the supreme might, will be terrified and turn pale with fright.

But Du En will not.

Therefore, facing the evil path that wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack, only the glowing Three-Karma Treasure Pagoda, even stronger than the original version, with Buddha-light that could simply be called raging flames, forcefully blocked the guy who followed and had previously hidden under the water.

Boom! Amidst the shaking sound, everyone saw clearly what kind of thing that was.

The horns are not like a deer's, crooked and askew.

The head is not like a camel's, hideous and rugged.

The eyes are not like a rabbit's, but rather like maggots.

The neck is not like a snake's, covered in sharp spikes.

The belly is not like a clam's, full of rotting sores and pits.

The scales are not like a fish's, turned outward and curved.

The claws are not like an eagle's, webbed and blistered.

The palms are not like a tiger's, flat and thin like paper.

Finally, the ears, they are actually very much like cow ears, only two pale human hands grew inside them, as if they were part of a corpse.

Evil permeates its body, malice flows upon it; it is not like a dragon, not like a monster, it is completely a kind of extreme evil object, a terrifying filth! Following the Dragon King's last wish, gathering the blood of ten thousand dragons, is this what the Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss ultimately gave birth to—such twisted ugliness!?

Why is that?

Because of resentment! Because of hatred! The Dragon King's resentment, the hatred of ten thousand dragons, these things were kneaded from afar by the Supreme Luoyu, and in the remote echo with the Southern Border's resentment and evil, they received a violent push, and only then was such a monstrous dragon finally born!

The three-layered pagoda was already cracked, and the attacker's rotting, vicious mouth was pressed tightly against it, its malicious sharp teeth piercing through; it only needed one finger's length to stab Du En.

Regarding this, he finally used his true trump card.

Two fifth-rank Dharma artifacts suddenly flew out, so fast that others could not perceive them, and in an instant, they had already plunged into its evil mouth.

And then, self-detonation!

Whew—amidst the strange sound, before everyone could examine it and react, a self-detonation that felt like space shattering had already manifested in the belly of the monstrous dragon, directly making it unable to help but wail in pain.

"Aoooooo!!!"

Rising toward the sky, carrying the shattered pagoda, the thousand-foot dragon body was about to crash back down, only to see a thousand holes appearing on its body surface; what seeped out was not blood, but light of the chaotic underworld.

At the same time, people had already taken action, rising together in unison, each bringing out their strongest means, intending to execute this monstrous dragon on the spot.

If they don't kill it, they will all die! That resentment, deep as an evil cave, will devour them completely! Although he had already lost an arm, it was not much of a problem; Tao Shao's Nascent Core was currently fluctuating, and at the opening of his severed arm, inorganic light faintly flickered. At this moment, he fully exposed his entire strength, appearing directly in front of the monstrous dragon's forehead, forming a seal with one hand—it was precisely the Buddhist secret transmission, the Great Compassion Salvation Seal!

It belongs to the category of Daoist Dharma, containing the supreme principles of Buddhism.

Compassionate salvation, sending you to the West, to see the Buddha, to be freed from the sea of suffering!

His expression was cold and hard at this moment, looking down with pity, like a Buddha statue, indifferently imprinting the Dharma seal, precisely proclaiming his own faith and his own salvation.

Boom! The Great Compassion Salvation Seal struck the monstrous dragon's forehead, immediately embedding deeply, causing its skin to tear and flesh to split, its skull to shatter, and large amounts of filthy blood to flow out from within, exceptionally foul-smelling, even mixed with rotten, thin brain matter, extremely disgusting.

The mournful wailing stopped abruptly; the monstrous dragon appeared to have suffered heavy damage, but another attack followed closely behind, corresponding to that decisiveness and ferocity, known as "Tenderness Wrapping Around the Fingers."

The mysterious Rui Yi finally displayed her means at this moment, and she went all out from the start, as if everything before had been brewing for this moment, without the slightest mercy.

Everyone only saw that gentle and graceful figure appear at the side of the monstrous dragon, stretching out her hand as if to support it as it fell backward with its head broken, and then there was billowing, ethereal white smoke, and hallucinatory mist shrouded outward.

No, it should be said that it appeared in everyone's vision and divine sense, rather than there actually being ethereal white mist shrouding the top of the Five Dragon King Corpse Peaks, above the Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss.

Under the effect of the white mist, everyone was first dazed, then suddenly heard the sound of water bubbles rising from the bottom of the water in their ears, quite distant and ethereal.

Suddenly startled, they opened their eyes.

At the bottom of the Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss, in the nest made of shattered dragon pearls, inside that dragon egg being nurtured, he, they, or rather it, opened its eyes.

The monstrous dragon opened its eyes, stemming from the inheritance of the dragon race, the dying prayers of the five great Dragon Kings, and the long-lasting gestation, finally allowing its consciousness to be created from nothing and completely structured; yet, it could not feel happy.

Unease, irritability, malice, resentment, madness... and what could not be missing, fear!

The Dragon Kings, the true dragons, the great flood dragon sea monsters, whether they were Dragon Lords or unevolved first-rank demonic beasts, regarding their own destruction, that consciousness, that unconsciousness, that was fear that even death could not erase!

Fear of the Supreme! It acquired all of these at once.

Thus it feared, it was uneasy, it realized that even if it further absorbed the nutrients of the Ten Thousand Dragon Blood Nest and seized all the remaining precious splendor in the Dragon Palace, allowing itself to be perfectly nurtured and born, it still could not resist the Supreme who could slaughter even Dragon Venerables at will, without needing to do anything, letting that fear be deeply engraved into the inheritance, unable to be erased for tens of millions of years! What made it feel even more desperate was that its formal birth prompted the Dragon Palace to emerge from its state of hidden escape.

Because there was not enough spiritual energy.

The Dragon Palace, already shattered by the aftermath of the Supreme's battle, was originally in a very strained state, having continued to live in seclusion for nearly ten thousand years; now, because of the birth of the monstrous dragon, it was adding frost to snow.

Thus, following the settings, it began to rise to the world.

It was even more terrified and afraid that it would be targeted by the Supreme again, repeating the mistakes of the dragon race! But at that time, it was powerless to stop the rising of the Dragon Palace, and could only seize the time to digest the inheritance and nutrients, so as to suppress its own unease and terror.

Then, as expected, the Immortal Sect discovered the traces of the Dragon Palace, and in the absence of the Supreme's intervention, spent decades locking onto and anchoring it, with the intention of violently opening the door and exploring inside.

It was nervous about this, yet powerless; after all, judging by the dragon race's lifespan, which far exceeds that of humans, it was just a premature infant; the egg hadn't even been broken yet!

However, it subsequently paused suddenly, as if some accident had occurred, winning it a little more time.

It had thought the situation had improved, that the Immortal Sect felt the Dragon Palace was too dilapidated and had no value for exploration.

Unfortunately, in the end, what should come always comes!

At the moment the anomaly appeared, it was shocked, suddenly feeling extreme unease, as if the true dragon's dream had shattered and it would ultimately fail to be born... no, it should be said that, in fact, that possibility no longer existed.

Raising its claws, they were strangely twisted.

Introspecting with divine sense, it was terrifying and hideous.

The Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss, in the end, only nurtured such a deformed and ugly existence; the dying wishes of the Dragon Kings were, in the end, just an empty dream! "Ah!!!!!"

The monstrous dragon roared in a breakdown, the sound shaking the dragon egg, and cracks appeared from the bottom.

Then, the Dragon Palace opened, and the people of the Immortal Sect entered.

There was a woman who appeared above the Dragon-Breeding Blood Abyss in an instant, and it saw her.

Hatred! Hatred! Hatred! You all, you really deserve to die!!! Seeing someone appear in its eyes, feeling the feedback of the Dragon Palace collapsing and wailing because of the Luoyu Heavenly Scar, the venting of shock, anger, hatred, and fear all found a target at once! The monstrous dragon, however, needed to suppress this impulse, choosing to begin grinding its fangs, controlling and driving the few remaining controllable mechanisms of the Dragon Palace, awakening the obsessions of the demonic beasts in the middle section, and activating the four great flood dragon carcasses intentionally left behind to guard and block the gate outside the main hall.

At the same time, it stimulated the various powers of the main hall, hindering and obstructing the influence of the Luoyu Heavenly Scar, delaying the collapse and demise of the Dragon Palace, and preparing and accumulating power, with the thought of perishing together with everyone in the event of a worst-case scenario.

"Hee!"

Then, it began to laugh.

Because the development of the situation was unexpectedly good; the five great immortal sects began a chaotic battle as soon as they entered. What kind of drama could be more entertaining than enemies killing each other? Of course, it was not careless either.

Since these fellows liked to fight, then it would first create the opportunity for them to fight among themselves.

Thus, whether it was letting the demonic beast obsessions attack or having the Great Flood Dragon block the gate to obstruct them, it all appeared quite probing, with the intention of giving way at critical moments. In the end, it was only natural that here at the Dragon-Gestating Blood Abyss, because the spatial restrictions were removed and so on, a fierce mutual slaughter finally erupted.

"It's this poker-faced guy; did he notice something?"

It began to mobilize the Dragon King and the True Dragons, as well as the Dragon Palace and their remaining strength, to deal with the methods used to guide and drive the Supremes. The Wicked Dragon did not need to open its eyes to first perceive tens of thousands of pieces of scrap metal sinking down, followed by the smashing of small meteorite rocks, which also pressed down another strange puppet body, and finally, the crashing fall of a large meteorite rock.

"He really did notice something... Forget it, they are mostly dead anyway, and most importantly, the move aimed at me has also been temporarily restrained."

It did not hesitate further and launched a fierce sneak attack. It first wanted to kill Tao Shao, who could escape the Blood Abyss. After failing, it immediately changed targets to kill the weaker Yong Envoy, then suddenly turned to ambush Du En. As long as it killed them all, chewed them up, swallowed, and digested them, there would be no one left to report the news or act as a medium for the methods being employed. It would then boldly detonate the Dragon Palace, attempt to break through the encirclement, and use the Dragon Clan's secret art of concealment to try to escape this main hub star occupied by the immortal sects, going into the lonely and profound boundless starry sky to hide and wander.

Unfortunately, the plan was beautiful, but it encountered a problem at the very first step.

It failed to kill Du En and was instead blown up from the inside by those two fifth-tier magical artifacts.

That was a fifth-tier magical artifact!

I knew you had them, after all, I was secretly observing, but how could you just decisively detonate them?!

In an instant, as a premature dragon, a deformed and ugly creature only comparable to a peak Nascent Soul heaven's pride expert, it was left completely dazed by this internal explosion and fell backward.

Immediately following that was Tao Shao, who had already perceived its strength level and did not hesitate in the slightest; he took advantage of its illness to claim its life, using a Great Compassion Salvation Seal to blow its head apart in one strike! Finally, there was that woman; she smiled at it, somewhat strangely, her eyes carrying a peculiar emotion.

At this very moment, influenced by Rui Yi's methods, the people who were personally immersed in and experiencing the events the Wicked Dragon had gone through since it gained consciousness could not help but have strange thoughts arise.

Could it be that she just wanted us to know this dragon's helplessness and sorrow, its resentment and fear, and all its previous schemes?

Of course, it was not just that, because the true killing move only began to erupt when it brewed and converged to this point.

The crowd's field of vision suddenly inverted, returning to the time when the Wicked Dragon was secretly spying on the surface of the Blood Abyss above; they were no longer subjective experiencers, but had become bystander observers.

They saw a person falling down.

That little junior sister of Rui Yi!

The scene changed suddenly again; howling wind, goose-feather snow—in the north of the continent, it was a snow kingdom, and within the snow kingdom, there was a mundane capital city.

"Waa waa~ waa~"

Accompanied by the sound of a newborn's cry, a baby girl descended into this world that was not exactly beautiful.

However, she possessed a family that was quite beautiful.

Her father was the current Minister of Rites, a man of upright character who did not lack warmth; her mother was a princess of the current dynasty, heroic and elegant, not lacking in tenderness. The two were in love and had broken through many obstacles to successfully build a family, yet they still faced many problems.

For this reason, they had even prepared to abandon their home and flee.

Perhaps the heavens took pity on them; the crystallization of love they produced was actually a rare Earth Spirit Root, found once in ten million, far more excellent than even a top-grade spirit root.

If they were willing, the current dynasty could change hands immediately! The garrison of the Stop-Limit Immortal Sect expressed this upon visiting, amidst their joy, completely ignoring the frozen expressions of the dukes and ministers behind them.

"There is no need for the High Envoy to go to such trouble; this official only wishes to spend more time with my young daughter."

"This concubine is the same."

In the eyes of the parents, rather than being an emperor and empress in name only, it was better to strive for this kind of thing.

The garrison cultivator of the Stop-Limit Immortal Sect was not an unreasonable person either, so he smiled and agreed immediately. Thus, before the age of ten, the baby girl stayed at home, living a carefree life.

Perhaps due to her extraordinary talent, she quickly learned to read and became sensible, keeping every scene in her heart and gradually growing into a dignified and gentle young girl. However, when she was taken away by the immortal sect, she could not help but want to be willful for once.

Thus, in the gaze of the crowd, they saw the situation shift without them realizing it.

The young girl entered the sect to cultivate immortality, only to find quiet cultivation boring, and gradually became mischievous.

She was chatty and quite unrestrained, sometimes playing tricks on her master, sometimes laughing at her fellow disciples.

Complaints also grew, but who let her be a heaven's pride daughter?

Her cultivation was incomparably smooth, as if she were born destined to become an immortal; she successfully reached Foundation Establishment in two years, and succeeded in forming her Golden Core six years later. At this very moment, she was only twenty years of age.

Then, it took another eight years to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and another twelve years to reach the peak of Nascent Soul, as if she were only one step away from the Deity Transformation stage.

But that one step away became a sheer abyss!

The Dragon Palace appeared, the situation was urgent, she was entrusted with a task in a crisis, set off with the team, and then entered amidst the strange changes. She luckily reunited with her senior sister, followed her actions, and until the Dragon-Gestating Blood Abyss, she was finally pushed into this blood abyss!

"Sister!!!"

The light, drifting young girl fell, igniting flames like a torch, in extreme pain, heading toward the bottom of the abyss.

The crowd immediately stirred, and the Wicked Dragon could not help but open its bloody maw.

Then, just as she, who could not be burned away no matter how much she was burned, was about to sink to the bottom, it suddenly broke out of its shell and bit down in one mouthful.

The scream stopped abruptly, and the crowd was only left in a daze.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

Jiang Ying came back to her senses; there seemed to be sweet flesh and blood in her mouth, with a hint of charred fragrance. She was immediately shocked, felt a wave of nausea and retching, and began spitting out saliva without any decorum or care. If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, she would have used a Water Element talisman to rinse her mouth.

Nangong Sheng and the others on the side also frowned, some unable to stop themselves from retching. For a time, they all felt very bad; after all, although they had their share of blood debts, they did not practice evil arts or demonic techniques, and none of them had ever tasted the flavor of a human.

"Smack~"

To the side behind Du En, Shu Gou could not help but smack her lips, because that meat was so tender and sweet; it was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten. However, just as she couldn't help but think this, she suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly closed her mouth to focus.

Fortunately, the main focus was not here right now.

"This is?"

Tao Shao and the others from the Rotten Forest Immortal Sect all showed obvious expressions of displeasure, but he, the leading general, did not pay much attention to it, only staring at the Wicked Dragon whose head he had smashed, feeling somewhat strange.

At this moment, the Wicked Dragon stood stiffly, not falling backward, its forehead still streaming with filthy blood, its eyes rolling, only blank and unfocused.

Hearing Tao Shao's words nearby, color suddenly returned to them.

"Sister... uh?"

It blinked its eyes, showing a look of confusion, subconsciously flicking its tail, actually still having a bit of a young girl's unrestrained playfulness.

The crowd:?!! In the shocked gazes of the others, Rui Yi just patted it gently, very familiarly and intimately, telling it not to panic.

Then, she looked at the others: "I am truly sorry, but this is my junior sister now; could everyone please show mercy?"

Hiss! A collective gasp of cold air swept through the scene. The one-armed Tao Shao immediately retreated to Du En's side, vaguely forming a pincer formation, their strength united in silence.

The others were also incredibly nervous, for the situation had clearly changed! This woman, Rui Yi, who knows what means she used to actually swap the chariot for the commander, turning that ugly dragon into her junior sister, thereby turning their side into two people!

Judging by the fact that the wicked dragon's forehead was smashed and its belly was blasted, yet it still seemed full of vigor, it must certainly still have sufficient strength remaining, and when added to Rui Yi's mysterious and unfathomable, strange and wondrous means, she had already completely gained the upper hand!

For a moment, even Tao Shao felt it was incomparably thorny, and he couldn't help but secretly transmit his voice to Du En: "What other trump cards do you have? I still have one life-risking technique. Let us join forces first to kill that dragon, then come back to deal with Rui Yi!"

Clearly, after experiencing the situation just now, he had no confidence that he could kill Rui Yi in one blow, so his focus was entirely on that wicked dragon junior sister, who had not yet fully recovered and was particularly vulnerable.

To this, Du En simply spoke directly: "Can you kill it?"

Such a questioning tone made Tao Shao subconsciously angry, blaming him for being so blunt and appearing to look down on him, but he immediately reacted, his heart struck with shock.

At the same time, the eyes behind Rui Yi's veil widened slightly as she saw her veil fall and saw a bloody, gaping maw grow from the part she had just patted, directly enveloping her.

With one bite, it began to chew with a smacking sound. The wicked dragon's bloody, mangled head flickered and vanished; the playfulness and helplessness were gone, leaving only a hideous grin.

"Not bad, not bad. Today is the second time I've eaten such delicious meat. It's flavorful, especially that touch of shock and that touch of sorrow. Hehehe, to want to use you bunch of trash to squeeze me out, and greedily use dead snacks to replace me—it really is delusional and naive. You truly are a sheltered young lady who never steps out of the inner chambers."

Commenting like this, those maggot-like eyeballs turned to stare at Du En's side: "Where exactly did you kid notice something was wrong? The previous stuff aside, I didn't intend to hide too deeply; after all, seeing this washbasin, anyone who isn't an idiot could guess I might have already been born, and the Supreme One's handiwork was all aimed at controlling and dominating me. But this time? This delicate little lady's divine ability is no fake."

Speaking of this, it looked around at everyone, and amidst the shock, it couldn't help but be smug, beginning to boast to itself: "Divine ability, Myriad States of Sentient Beings! It can simulate a hundred states of sentient beings, appearing real yet not, appearing false yet not. If one is careless and falls for the trick, it will only let her replace and steal the body. When mastered to a profound level, the hundred states are me, and I am the sentient beings!"

"And her dharma method, if I haven't misidentified it, is the compatible Illusory Ethereal Codex. Illusory and ethereal, mysterious and unfathomable, it is best at creating falsehoods. With the two combined, that little lady turns her various thoughts into all sorts of people, each with their own mind, all thinking they are real."

Expounding on the strength of those it had eaten to show it was stronger than them, it spoke further, revealing another point: "Also, don't think I don't know, little lady, you actually hid another body here when you came over before. Hehehe, isn't that just perfect? It lets me eat you three times a day. What will the emotional seasoning be like next time?"

As it spoke, it exhaled a foul wind, blowing behind Du En's side. A figure that had been hiding and evading appeared from behind the Dragon King's horns, exposed—it was Rui Yi, who had been hiding a path to survival.

She looked somewhat young, at an age between gentle and graceful and playful and unrestrained, or perhaps this was the real her—both dignified due to her upbringing, yet never lacking in liveliness and willfulness, very vivid and lifelike.

At this moment, she wore a thick, bitter smile. Her realm had fallen to the point where she could barely maintain the Nascent Soul stage; she couldn't even speak, and her final defensive means had been reduced to zero.

Dao Wound!

A divine ability is a manifestation of the Dao. Once broken from the root like that, one is immediately injured in return. It is as if the Dao is carved into oneself, difficult to remove—this is a Dao Wound! It can be said that unless a great power who has mastered divine abilities and is proficient in healing Dao arts takes action, her life is effectively ruined. Even if she could run out of the Dragon Palace, she wouldn't live for long!

Everyone's minds were shaken. They never expected that Rui Yi, who had been mysterious, unfathomable, strange, and wondrous just a moment ago, leading them by the nose, would be heavily injured and out of the game in the blink of an eye, like meat on a platter, easily trampled even by themselves.

For a time, only despair and misery permeated the air, because this wicked dragon was too formidable, worthy of being an existence conceived from the Dragon Clan's dying wish.

Even as a twisted, premature baby forced out of its shell, it was enough to tower over geniuses of their same rank; they couldn't see its true depth at all.

Heaven's Pride!

This is a Heaven's Pride! It is truly too terrifying!

Even Tao Shao widened his eyes, looking at the wicked dragon that was showing off, smug, and gradually closing in. He inexplicably felt only a chill in his body and weakness in his limbs.

"You ask me how I noticed?"

At this moment, Du En spoke.

Everyone's attention was pulled over at once, because his tone was still calm, and this counter-question was even similar to his answer to Tao Shao just now, becoming even more obviously so.

It felt a bit speechless, as if they shouldn't have asked such an obvious question.

The wicked dragon's expression sank at once, and an invisible pressure covered them, like Mount Tai pressing down. Du En, however, didn't care at all; after all, this wicked dragon was just a premature dragon, not even a true dragon.

He only said slowly: "From the part where you opened your eyes, wasn't it fake enough? One could say it was full of flaws."

"……Hahahaha!"

The wicked dragon was silent at first, then laughed, laughing until its maggot-like eyes swung wildly, and the various distortions on its body fluctuated incessantly, as if there were thousands of mouths underneath, grinning and laughing hideously together, full of malice.

"That's right, that's right! Very correct! There was never any 'normal' at the beginning, nor was I distorted and alienated by the Supreme One's actions. I! Was always like this!"

As it spoke, it suddenly erupted, appearing very sudden, about to eat Du En in one bite.

Just as it was about to make a move, a one-armed figure flashed before it.

Tao Shao!

Just now, he had suddenly realized with a start that he had lost his courage, was trembling, and was extremely cowardly!

How could this be? How could this be him! Thus, he rushed out at this moment, intending to break his inner demons, shatter his delusions, and clear the obstacles for his path to the Spirit Severing stage, even if he might perish prematurely because of it.

Trapped at the Nascent Soul stage for a lifetime, one would die sooner or later anyway; the further one went, the more one was like an old dog in a stinking ditch!

"Ha!"

Like a Vajra roaring, precious light burst forth, waves vast and mighty, actually condensing into a Dharma image of the Immovable Wisdom King. Blue fire for breaking laws and eliminating evil burned fiercely, and the Buddhist law of being as immovable as a mountain appeared majestic.

With three faces and six arms, holding a wisdom sword and capturing silk ropes, it slashed demons and bound evil, cleansing the world.

"Well come! Hehehe!"

The wicked dragon was completely unperturbed. At this moment, its flesh and blood suddenly twisted and piled up, actually taking advantage of the situation in the air to transform into a twisted Dharma image.

It was the Great Might Evil, the Fallen Dragon Venerable, with a deep inheritance of evil karma, manifesting the Mara image—it was the Great Might Evil Fallen Dragon Venerable Flesh Bodhisattva! Tao Shao stared in shock, completely unexpected.

And that Flesh Bodhisattva only grinned and mocked sinisterly: "In the current world of Buddhism, most are followers of Mara. You are the same, so why be shocked, why be shocked!"

By the end of its words, it was a Lion's Roar, instantly shaking everyone's minds violently. In a trance, a Flesh Bodhisattva already stood in their hearts, beginning to chant Mara's evil laws. For a time, inner demons arose suddenly, and their magic power immediately fell into chaos.

Shu Gou died miserably on the spot, turning into a twisted, strange Arhat, stretching out a bloody neck to bite at Du En, only to be blasted apart by his punch, with an invisible shockwave spreading to all sides.

An ancient divine palace quietly projected outward. No matter what Buddhist or magic laws, no matter how the world changed, nothing could affect it in the slightest, nor could anything destroy it!

Those who had not yet fallen into madness or become monsters barely calmed down, hurriedly finding various means to target their spirits and minds to resist and protect themselves.

The most miserable was Rui Yi. First a Dao Wound, then falling into madness, she now fell to the ground like a celestial maiden descending to the mortal world, stained with filth, basically covered in the blood spilled by Shu Gou.

However, she was closest to Du En, which was fortunate, as she had already run over, so she could at least save her life, though she was injured on top of injuries. If she could survive, she would still need to treat her inner demons later.

Just as the clash of Dao hearts and spirits stopped on this side, the struggle between the Dharma image and the demon Buddha on that side also ceased! "Hehehe!"

The grinning Flesh Bodhisattva slapped out a palm, truly like a Great Might Fallen Dragon, capable of pushing the Pure Land of Mount Ling, directly blasting apart the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma image, and incidentally breaking the foundation of Tao Shao's dharma method, beating him into a cripple with parts scattered, falling to Rui Yi's side to be a pair of distressed companions.

The wicked dragon continued to tease and mock: "If you were truly the Immovable Venerable, having obtained the Wisdom King's dharma, you wouldn't be as easily broken as paper!"

"As for why? Just like how you forcefully broke the Samadhi Pseudo-Pagoda earlier, these are all Mara's methods. Though the appearances differ, they all lead to the same destination. So what do you have to fight me with?!"

Wah! Tao Shao was so provoked that he couldn't help but vomit blood. The survivors of the Rotten Forest were even more horrified, because they were puppet bodies, long since without blood or flesh. Seeing this, it was clearly a deep fall into madness! What should be done now! With Tao Shao's instant defeat, everyone present was disheveled and dispirited, unable to withstand a single blow. Only Du En still possessed the strength to fight, but now the wicked dragon's fierce might was sky-high, it was the posture of a Heaven's Pride, so how could he fight? Before, when he faced a bunch of small-fry, and Rui Yi and Tao Shao hadn't actually intervened, he had already been struggling!

It's over!

It's truly over! "Hehehe! Benefactor, now it's your turn!"

The Flesh Bodhisattva sits high in the sky, looking down and peering wickedly at Du En.

"I have obtained the Dragon Clan inheritance, which encompasses immortals, Buddhas, demons, monsters, and all other myriad spirits and sects; my foundation is like the four seas, and I possess the talent of a heaven-proud child. What do you have to fight me with now!"

The Sinful Dragon has a penchant for defeating its opponents head-on at their very best, only to then savor that astonishment, that despair, and that sweet, varied taste.

And facing Du En, there is no doubt that it wants to shatter his Dao heart and expose his ugly side! "You all really do like watching me show different expressions."

Du En sighs slightly at this moment, deliberately revealing an expression, making the crowd look as if they have seen a ghost.

So it turns out you aren't some kind of poker-faced person after all!

Even the Sinful Dragon is stunned; it was still thinking about a head-on defeat, but you're surrendering to me first, right?! But immediately, Du En returns to his normal state, as if the sighing expression from just a moment ago was merely an illusion, and then he nods earnestly, looking straight at the Flesh Bodhisattva: "Indeed, in terms of foundation, I cannot compare to the Dragon Clan."

"Hmm? What do you mean? Forget it, no matter what you think, convert to my Buddha!"

The Sinful Dragon feels a sense of alarm in its heart, and the Flesh Bodhisattva raises its palm directly, intending to beat him into a pulp, thus converting him to its Buddha, converting him to its body, and turning him into sweet flesh-food.

Then, in front of its palm, fire suddenly rises.

It is red with a hint of gold; it is that Phoenix Red True Flame!

"Screech!"

The blazing firelight illuminates the crowd, directly igniting and burning away the Flesh Bodhisattva, and in a trance, they only feel that the demonic thoughts in their own hearts have also been burned away.

(End of this chapter)