Chapter 326: I don't want these six; give me one of everything else

Shen Qing bit a crab claw, swaying as he approached the West Sea Dragon Palace gate.

Even before entering the dragon palace, Shen Qing saw the two dragon kings and their offspring hanging from the Stabilizing Sea Pillar at the gate.

They were already seriously injured before being hoisted up, so they never noticed Shen Qing arriving before them.

Shen Qing gnawed the crab claw while looking at them: "Hey, are you dead? If not, say something."

The South Sea Dragon King Ao He opened his eyes; due to extreme weakness, his golden eyes had grown dim.

"Human? How are you here?"

Shen Qing said: "Are you Ao He or Ao Wei?"

Ao He's eyes gained a solemn look; humans who know his name are truly few among the few.

"I am Ao He. And you?"

Shen Qing waved his hand: "Who I am doesn't matter; what matters is whether you can smell something."

Ao He's eyes held some suspicion, yet he still sniffed; a strong bloody scent drifted on the seawater, and he also smelled the fresh blood of Ao Sha on Shen Qing, causing Ao He's eyes to widen suddenly.

"This is Ao Sha's scent! Did you encounter Ao Sha?"

Shen Qing smiled: "Being able to smell it is good. Ao Sha is dead, including all his offspring; now the only sentient beings left who can breathe in the West Sea Dragon Palace are us."

Upon those words, the several dragons nailed to the other Stabilizing Sea Pillars all opened their eyes.

They also sniffed and all smelled the strong bloody scent.

Ao He's eyes showed some excitement; he knew Ao Sha's character would never let a human go, and the scent on Shen Qing fully indicated that Shen Qing had faced Ao Sha and emerged unharmed, showing Shen Qing's strength.

"Brother, quickly release us; we will surely repay you handsomely in the future!"

Shen Qing glanced at Ao He: "Handsome repayment? You probably can't afford the price I demand."

Upon those words, the two dragon kings and several princes all had their faces sink.

Shen Qing continued: "However, I can give you an opportunity."

"It just depends on whether you're willing."

"After I release you, I won't need your compensation; I disdain the melons and dates you offer."

"I only need you to follow my orders..."

Before Shen Qing finished speaking, the Great Crown Prince of the North Sea Dragon Palace let out a cold laugh.

"Nonsense! My North Sea Dragon Clan will never be slaves! Even the Martial Emperor never made us submit!"

"Who are you? You come up and order us to obey you?"

"Do you have that much face?"

"Make us submit? Have the Martial Emperor come himself!"

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows; these dragons, accustomed to being high and mighty, have no clue about the current situation.

Shen Qing glanced at the other dragons: "The saying 'those who understand the times are outstanding'—you seem to not understand it at all."

Ao Wei gave a light cough: "Brother, we can discuss something else."

Shen Qing raised a hand and pointed: "Negotiate? Negotiate what nonsense? Don't you realize you're now prisoners?"

Originally I thought to settle this matter and set them free, but now it seems there's no need to continue talking.

Over a thousand years, the Martial Emperor's orders have fattened them up to the point where big and small kings are indistinguishable, and the sea beasts have swollen to such an extent that they can even counterattack human territory.

It's time for another cleansing sweep, to make them know their place.

Shen Qing raised a hand and unleashed a slash, directly cutting the Great Crown Prince of the North Sea Dragon Palace in two; blood surged out and wails rose.

"Ah! How dare you!"

The North Sea Dragon King Ao Wei's face changed drastically: "How dare you! Aren't you afraid the Dragon Ancestor will return to settle accounts with you?!"

Shen Qing laughed loudly: "Nonsense! Why would they settle accounts with me?"

"It's clearly the West Sea Dragon King Ao Sha who killed you; by the time I reached the West Sea Dragon Palace, you were already dead!"

A chill rose from behind the dragons; if the West Sea Dragon Palace's dragons were all slaughtered by Shen Qing, then only they remain here, and even if Shen Qing killed them, no one else would know.

At this moment, they finally recognized the fact that they were prisoners.

"Slow, slow! Just as you say! We are willing to submit!"

Shen Qing chuckled: "Opportunity, when it comes, is only once; if you miss it, it's gone."

Having spoken, a terrifying slash swept across the sky and earth, directly cutting the dragons into blood mist, vanishing from the world.

Shen Qing returned to the Holy Net Empire.

The Martial Sages who had been besieging the sea beasts hadn't returned yet; in the whole Suoluoluo, only the Martial Sage Yuehan remained in command.

He saw Shen Qing and immediately went to meet him.

"Hey, Shen Qing, how did you come back so early?"

Shen Qing waved his hand: "The source of the sea beasts' chaos has been resolved—it was the West Sea Dragon Palace, which I have completely demolished."

"Ao Sha and all his offspring have also been slaughtered by me."

Yuehan blinked, then rubbed his nose: "Your relaxed tone made me think you'd just kicked to death two stray dogs by the road."

Shen Qing continued: "In terms of difficulty, they should be about the same."

"The North Sea Dragon King and South Sea Dragon King were also killed by Ao Sha; the Three Seas Dragon Palace is utterly wiped out—handle the remaining sea beasts yourselves."

Yuehan nodded like a chick pecking grain; by now he admired Shen Qing completely, and the matters they couldn't resolve were settled by Shen Qing in a few quick moves.

Shen Qing spoke.

"Finally, send over the Holy Net Empire's treasure medicine booklet."

Yuehan blinked.

Shen Qing looked at Yuehan: "You promised to give the treasure medicine; you won't go back on that, will you?"

Yuehan hurriedly shook his head: "No way! I'm just thinking this favor of yours is huge; frankly, since the founding of the Holy Net Empire, there has never been such a crisis."

"And you practically solved the evil spirits and sea beasts single-handedly; for this achievement, besides the founding emperor, no one can compare to you."

"I was thinking, if you have achieved this much, would giving you just a few treasure medicines be a bit hard to justify?"

Shen Qing raised an eyebrow: "How many? No no no, I might have taken a bit too much; I'm still worried you might mind."

Although Shen Qing said it was a breakthrough to the Primordial Elixir Realm, the amount of vital energy stored in his body is completely benchmarked against the Martial Saint Realm, so the amount of treasure medicine needed is exactly the same as for the Martial Saint Realm, even more.

Yuehan burst out laughing: "No problem, no problem! I was actually worried you'd take too little—wait a moment, I'll fetch the treasure medicine catalog right away!"

Not long after, Yuehan returned, shoved a booklet into Shen Qing's hand, and waved his hand broadly.

"Come, this is our Saint Luo Empire's treasure medicine catalog. Although the treasure medicines for the Martial Saint Realm aren't as abundant as your Great Martial reserves, over time they've accumulated quite a variety—feel free to pick any."

Shen Qing naturally didn't intend to stand on ceremony with Yuehan, flipped through a few pages, and said: "Then Yuehan, I'll have you take note."

Yuehan nodded.

Shen Qing said: "This Moluo fruit, as well as this midnight black lotus, blood vine...."

After reporting the names of six treasure fruits in succession, Shen Qing closed the catalog.

Yuehan nodded; these six treasure medicines are indeed effective and also suitable for the Primordial Elixir Realm.

Just as he was about to speak, wondering if it might be too little, he thought to help Shen Qing pick a few more, but Shen Qing's next sentence left him dumbfounded.

"I don't want these six; give me one of each of the others."

Why not those six? Are they ineffective? Or unsuitable for the Primordial Elixir Realm?

No no no.

Because those six are too hard to eat.