[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-944":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","First Demonic Dragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1078664,1393,"Chapter 944: A Change of Nature III","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-944",944,"\u003Cp>\"You've gotten fat and slow, dragon! I'm going to take your head again at this rate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only reason that you still have room to talk is because I'm letting you off easily. I could have killed you twenty different times by now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only twenty? HA! You're too far past your prime, old friend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of over fifty different Wukongs rushed at Abaddon all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon carefully avoided well-placed swings from every staff by only a hair's breadth. As he did so, he passively closed the distance between himself and Wukong to deal a critical blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wukong was a clever fighter who knew Abaddon well, and was seemingly waiting for exactly that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong's staff which was at first no larger than a broomstick, suddenly expanded to become the size of a concrete pillar. Throwing Abaddon back suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening was just enough for Wukong to get a clone overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, when the pillar expanded once again, Abaddon was caught underneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the mountain they were battling on were both crushed underneath the weight of Jingubang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rubble and debris went flying everywhere. The resulting earthquake shook every corner of the heavenly realm and threw it's harmony into disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong's true body stood atop Jingubang, breathing heavily while he glossed over his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the outside realms, Wukong was betting that at most only three hours had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the dragon and the monkey, it had been three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong's brilliant gold armor was cracked to the point where he was nearly naked. Abaddon wasn't much better off either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Rumble!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong leapt off his perch on Jingubang just as the rod of metal began heating up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next thing he knew, his centuries-old weapon exploded into countless shards of iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong had almost no time to summon a cloud to stand on before Abaddon came flying through the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His form was a bit more streamlined and slender. His skin had turned pitch black, and he had grown two additional pairs of arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard! Do you understand how much that staff meant to me?!\" Wukong roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked around, unamused. \"You still have more than enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens more Wukongs dropped out of the sky with their own unaltered versions of Jingubang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all pointed their staffs towards Abaddon and yelled out the dreaded word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GROW!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd wandered into her parents' bedroom with a particularly cheerful demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was humming to herself and even bordered on skipping. Despite her far from dainty physique, she was absolutely adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, mother!\" Thrudd barged in with a wide smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica was lying on her stomach, reading a magazine, when her daughter barged in, bursting with cheerfulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica took one look at her and instantly knew the reason for her good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How cute. My little late bloomer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I mean, what brings you here…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd started looking around the room inquisitively. \"Is Dad around by chance..? Aunt Lus said she saw him today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He took your brother and sister fishing.\" Erica replied as she sat up and patted the space beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd wandered over and noticed that Erica was reading a lifestyle magazine. Specifically, one for couples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, uh… Studying something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica shrugged slightly as she closed the magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your dad's been really on edge lately, according to the others. As a result, we're all kind of anxious over him, so I was thinking now might be a good time for us to take that honeymoon with your stepmother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd raised her brow. \"Dad's on edge? How so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica scratched her cheek. \"Wellll…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon roared hatefully as blood streamed from one of his broken horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lashed out with furious blows and struck every Wukong in his vicinity in the span of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true monkey king appeared just behind Abaddon and swung his staff in a wide arc aimed directly towards his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as feral as he looked, Abaddon was intensely aware of everything going on around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head around at the last moment and bit cleanly through the piece of metal with razor-sharp teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong was so stunned by the act of brutality that he faltered for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brief opening was all the incentive Abaddon needed to close the distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the monkey by the neck and smashed its head into his temple with a sickening crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...He's just a little stressed from being back on earth, I think.\" Erica finished. \"Bad memories and all that, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica expected Thrudd to ask for more details, but surprisingly, she did nothing of the sort. Almost like she had bigger fish to fry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, well, do you know when he'll be back? I had something I wanted to ask him about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica pointed to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica pointed to the photos on the wall of the many different women who lived in this bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd still wasn't getting the hint. \"What about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica wanted to scream. \"Your moms are here too, you know?? We can give you advice if you need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd put on a polite smile. \"Eh, no thanks, Ma. You all seem super busy and... to be honest, it's kind of a private thing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica was only getting more and more offended every time that her daughter spoke. \"I wiped your butt when you were a baby, you little brat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MOM!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just saying, it doesn't get more private than that!\" Erica held up her hands. \"Why are you acting like you can't open up to me now!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd's face turned as red as her hair, and her voice became small. \"I-It's about... y'know... sexy stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I have literally been having sex with sex itself before earth even-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn't have anything to do with this!\" Thrudd insisted. \"It's just that dad explains things better, you know!? He's way more laid back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon continued his brutal onslaught against Wukong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strikes broke bones, liquified flesh, and burned hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wukong couldn't produce clones faster than Abaddon could destroy them. To do that, he needed some semblance of separation, and Abaddon was no longer affording him that luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flew from the sky like rainwater as Abaddon continued to strike Wukong in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the immense threat, the monkey's own overwhelming drive for victory would not allow him to simply lie down and accept a defeat here. There were still more tricks left for the monkey to pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic had been sidelined over the course of this fight, but it was never expressly off limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that little loophole was all that Wukong needed to turn this entire fight around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As another fist connected with his temple, Wukong burst apart into a swarm of moths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brief but necessary distraction allowed the monkey king to get behind Abaddon and propel the two of them into the ground like a rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I promise I can be perfectly calm and clinical, alright? Promise.\" Erica insisted. \"Promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said promise twice.\" Thrudd pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Yes, because that's how serious I am about this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think being serious is the literal opposite of being laid back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"J-Just tell me what is going on with you!\" Erica wrapped her daughter in her arms. \"I-I refuse to let you go until you do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small struggle ensued where Thrudd tried her absolute best to get away from her mother and found that it was just as difficult as she thought it would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when the two women collapsed onto the floor, Erica was still holding onto Thrudd from behind and making her life a virtual living hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...\" Erica huffed as she tried to hide how out of breath she felt. \"What's new with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd was certain she now understood how cattle felt after being wrangled. It was a pitiful and unenviable fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized fairly quickly that the best way to get her mother off of her was to come clean about her original purpose for coming here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it's just... Behemoth and I have been... spending a lot of time together. Intimate time.\" Thrudd clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Erica's face was so big you couldn't wipe it off even with a mop and a dishrag. \"Mhm. Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-And it's good, you know, but we've been together a few times now and I've just noticed that she, umm... she doesn't have that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica no longer seemed amused. \"...Well, honey, I know she's a little rough around the edges, but you should've known she was a girl when-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not that!\" Thrudd recoiled. \"I'm talking about the crests our family gives out! Behemoth doesn't have one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\" Erica was starting to feel like maybe she should have let Abaddon handle this after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, I thought that maybe it was something only the boys could do, but then I remembered that Nubia and Thea both gave one to their partners, so why am I the outlier? Am I broken??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica smiled pitifully. \"No, my dear. You're not broken at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it then??\" Thrudd asked with big eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica slowly released her, and that was the first time Thrudd got the inclination that something actually might've been wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well...\" Erica rubbed her horn anxiously. \"You're aware of how our family's crests work, right? They link the emotions, hearts, and souls of two people after intercourse and impose upon them a bond that cannot be broken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh-huh. The birds, bees, and dragons talk.\" Thrudd nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\" Erica confirmed. \"But honey, the thing is, if one person is mentally or spiritually incapable of understanding the significance of the union, then no crest forms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd was caught between disbelief and a crushed spirit. Using a forced smile to hide it all. \"N-Nah, that can't be right...You must be-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, sweetie. One of us really should've said something sooner, but I guess we didn't think that..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-That's enough, mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd stood up suddenly and bolted out of the room so fast that her mother couldn't stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica wanted to chase after her, but after the bomb she'd just dropped, she wondered if that might have been doing more harm than good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because how else are you supposed to tell someone that the person they love is mentally incapable of loving them back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown amount of time later, two forces stood on an unrecognizable stretch of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side stood an army of monkeys, millions strong. Each of them perfectly indistinguishable from the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposing force was far more dreadful and difficult to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monstrous dragon, over four hundred feet tall, with nine heads swaying together in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their roar was the most dreadful, hate-filled sound ever to be released. But to Buddha, it sounded like one filled with great anguish and frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly uncovered his ears and shook his head pitifully as he watched from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh dear... perhaps I've let this go on too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1842,"2026-06-03T10:37:02.382Z","2026-06-03T10:37:06.474Z",1,"novelbin.me","08fad94fd45641198b3ee20f3cdd034bc63dfdf99519cb6dacecfa0308273faf","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-945","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-943",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]