Chapter 272: Such a Huge Juan Ce Long

Ma Luofu's wandering soul adventure left him with absolutely no reaction time; he only managed to raise his curved blade before a deep‑green ray struck it.

The sound of shattering rang out, and the curved blade in Ma Luofu's hand crumbled like it had been corroded by time, turning to ash that dispersed in the air; his pupils narrowed, unwilling to imagine the effect of being hit.

He looked toward the temple entrance, where three strangers stood; the leader, a woman veiled in black, had just withdrawn a finger tinged with green Arcane Power.

"Who are you! How dare you oppose the Shadow Alliance?!" Ma Luofu, unaware of their strength, shouted fiercely and brandished the Shadow Alliance's banner.

Xia Nai, whose invisibility ended after just casting Dissociation, turned pale; she hadn't expected her carefully prepared strike to be evaded.

What luck.

Watching the Shadow Alliance assassins close in on them, she couldn't help but regret her recklessness again.

To get in, she used the nine‑ring Conjuration Scroll 【Escape Technique】 her mentor had given her.

This spell is designed to cross any complex energy barrier; as long as the Spellcaster can see beyond the barrier with the naked eye, they can use 【Escape Technique】 to teleport past it.

However, there was only one Scroll, and they no longer had a chance to escape again!

Several Shadow Alliance killers ghosted into view before the three; Ebis hurriedly raised her dagger, but before she could act, one killer cleanly slashed across her wrist, severing a tendon!

"Ah!"

In pain, Ebis released her dagger; the killer kicked her, sending her crashing into the wall.

Kaide fared worse; powerless, he tried to trigger his fireball wand, but the killers, adept at dealing with Spellcasters, already knew how to counter; the dagger ignited a one‑meter black flame that sliced Kaide's hand clean off!

In an instant, the two combatants were disabled, leaving only Xia Nai!

Fortunately, at the moment the dagger was about to pierce Xia Nai's eyes, an invisible Force Wall materialized before her; the dagger struck the wall as if hitting the hardest barrier and rebounded.

At the hair‑breadth moment, she tore a 【Force Wall】 Scroll, saving her life.

"Xiao La!"

Seizing the chance, Xia Nai shouted, and a black raven suddenly appeared on her shoulder, swooping toward the two killers.

A green flash erupted from her fingertips; the power of Transmutation struck the flying raven, and the next moment it transformed into a massive eleven‑headed primordial snake‑lizard!

The gigantic figure that thundered into the air pressed down on the two killers with ten‑ton force, crushing them into flesh pulp!

Then she activated the teleportation Ring in her hand; a flash of blue light sent her to the massive snake‑lizard's head.

"Heh, Transmuter?" Seeing his two subordinates dead, Ma Luofu remained unruffled and asked with interest.

Xia Nai gritted her teeth; she knew that a single level‑13 primordial snake‑lizard, even without accelerated regeneration, could not handle so many assassins.

Ma Luofu stared blankly for a moment, and seeing no other tactics, he waved half‑heartedly, signaling his men to deal with the few remaining.

The remaining assassins approached Xia Nai; as they raised daggers to attack, Xia Nai's face turned pale and she decided to use the last 【Prismatic Orb】.

But just as she was about to trigger the Prismatic Ring, the ground suddenly trembled!

"Boom—, Boom—"

A massive roar rang out, the entire temple shuddered, the southeast corner seemed to collapse, earth and stone fell, raising dust.

"What's happening?!" Ma Luofu's expression flickered, a sudden sense of impending disaster washing over him.

Alvarez, lying on the ground, now had his entire draconic face twisted. As the highest‑tier Monster, the True Dragon possessed intuition far stronger than any creature's; he sensed an extremely terrifying presence nearby, just outside the temple!

"Boom—boom—!!"

The southeast corner of the temple suddenly shattered; an invisible colossal force ripped the bricks and stones apart, causing them to hover weightlessly.

One‑third of the temple became an open‑air ruin, and Ma Luofu and his companions saw the true form of the unknown entity outside.

A body one‑third larger than Alvarez filled the exposed corner; its silver scales were entwined with deep gold‑blue Rune, and its violet‑hued dragon eyes, larger than a person, gazed calmly at everything inside the temple.

It was a dragon after all!

"Ah, let me see what's been discovered—a Shadow Dragon?"

Whispered like smoke, with a malicious joking tone, reached everyone's ears; Alvarez's face changed dramatically, and his body curled up.

Such a massive adult Juan Ce Long?! What kind of monster is this?!!

The Five‑Colored Dragon Mother is above; could this be a Xenodragon?

Ma Luofu's complexion had already turned ashen, cold sweat soaking his back.

Unlike the well‑versed Alvarez, Ma Luofu's knowledge of giant dragons was limited to "the larger the size, the older the age, the stronger the power."

!

Alvarez was already an extremely ancient dragon, just one step away from Legendary; the silver dragon before him, a third larger, what is it? An ancient dragon?

"Honorable Great Dragon, may I ask why you have graced this place?" Ma Luofu asked cautiously.

He lowered his head, constantly glancing at the dragon's side, analyzing its strength.

Its size was huge, yet for some reason he did not sense the Legendary aura that former Shadow Alliance elders exuded; those elders carried a pressure unlike mortals, but this dragon did not.

How strange.

Just as Ma Luofu was scoffing, Xia Nai, perched on the primordial snake‑lizard in the distance, exclaimed excitedly, "Naimi Xisi?!"

Naimi Xisi looked toward the voice with a vague expression, a flash of shock crossing his eyes.

"Wasn't Xia Nai supposed to go handle the matter? How did she end up here?"

Ma Luofu thought grimly that the dragon seemed acquainted with the three uninvited guests; seeing how the woman had struck him so ruthlessly, he feared his own fate was bleak.

A fierce glint flashed in Ma Luofu's eyes; just as he was about to act, he noticed the giant dragon staring at him.

The violet dragon eyes held a lofty, playful amusement, as if regarding a toy.

In fact, it was exactly so. For the current Naimi Xisi, true Legendary foes were far too powerful, while pseudo‑Legendary opponents were far too weak.

Now, though slightly weaker than genuine Legendary masters, he already held a gap‑level advantage over all pseudo‑Legendaries.

"Mortal, I hear you wish to become the True Dragon's master?" Naimi Xisi said softly.

Alvarez, feigning death on the ground, instantly lifted his head and frantically nodded, "Exactly! This mortal wants me to submit to him; it's an insult to the True Dragon's dignity! Unfamiliar giant dragon, you should kill him at once, imprison his soul, and let him suffer eternally!"

(End of Chapter)