Chapter 6406 A Gift
“Vile dragons!”
Beneath the Sovereign Dragon Divine Nest, a group of dragon experts was holding chains that bound a giant dragon with a single horn.
Although the giant dragon had been dead for countless years, its corpse was still intact. Its scales still gleamed, and the single horn on its head flickered with divine light. Even in death, it exuded a powerful Sovereign might. This was, without question, the corpse of a Divine Sovereign.
The rhino dragon race’s experts were first drawn to the vile dragon experts. However, once their gaze shifted to the corpse, their heads buzzed, and killing intent exploded out of them.
The corpse was one of their ancestors. Yet, the vile dragons were using chains to drain its remaining energy.
“Kill!” Xi Yuanxing roared, charging forward with his comrades close behind him.
The vile dragon experts numbered in the hundreds. They had been in the midst of absorbing the energy of the corpse when the Sovereign Dragon Divine Nest appeared, startling them.
However, when they saw the rhino dragon experts, they sneered contemptuously.
Though these vile dragons were fewer in number, they were quite fearsome. Nine of them possessed 999 Sovereign flames, and even the weakest among them held 997 Sovereign flames. By contrast, only Xi Yuanqing had reached the peak of the Human Emperor realm. The power gap between the two sides was immense.
“Desecrators of my ancestor’s corpse, die!” Xi Yuanqing bellowed, reaching them first.
One vile dragon expert stepped forward, scoffing. “I alone am enough against these ants. The karmic luck of this corpse has already begun to ignite. Absorb it quickly, or heaven and earth will take it back.”
With that, sinister qi erupted from this vile dragon expert’s body. 999 Sovereign flames swirled around him, burning with terrifying might. Clearly, he had condensed his final Sovereign flame long ago. The pressure he radiated was on an entirely different level than Xi Yuanqing’s.
His intent was obvious: cripple Xi Yuanqing in one decisive strike. Once he fell, the rest would be nothing but small fry.
“Die!” Xi Yuanqing roared.
Divine light blazed from his fist, condensing into a miniature sun as he met the vile dragon expert’s punch head-on.
BOOM!
The impact shattered the vile dragon expert’s fist, and his entire arm exploded into fragments.
“What?!”
At this sight, all the vile dragons were stunned.
Before they could react, Xi Yuanqing’s second punch detonated like thunder. The injured vile dragon expert’s head burst apart, leaving only a headless corpse to fall limply.
Divine light still pulsed from Xi Yuanqing’s fist as Sovereign might surged wildly around him. He didn’t pause, rushing past his fallen opponent and straight toward the dragon corpse.
“There’s something off with him! Kill him!” shouted one of the vile dragon experts.
Two vile dragon experts immediately charged at Xi Yuanqing, only to be blown back by a single punch.
“Die!”
At that moment, another vile dragon expert swung a warhammer, and Xi Yuanqing’s fist met it.
BOOM!
The warhammer exploded into shards, but so did Xi Yuanqing’s fist. In its place, a tiny tile hovered, glowing with ancient power.
That tiny tile was the Rhino Dragon Command Writ. Xi Yuanqing was forcibly channeling its strength to unleash such devastating might.
“That tile is strange! Grab it!” shouted one vile dragon expert.
The vile dragon experts shot toward it like lightning. However, Xi Yuanqing immediately grabbed the writ with his other hand, divine light surging once more as he slammed his fist into the void.
One of the vile dragon experts attempting to grab it was blown back, half his body destroyed. Then, Xi Ming and the others swarmed him, cutting him into pieces.
Just then, a battle-axe came cleaving down at Xi Yuanqing.
He met it head-on with his fist. Like before, his hand exploded into blood mist, and the enemy’s weapon shattered with it. The Rhino Dragon Command Writ once again floated into the air, shimmering ominously.
As Xi Yuanqing’s other hand had yet to grow back, the Rhino Dragon Command Writ was about to be snatched.
Just then, a black figure flashed by. The nearest vile dragon expert screamed as his body was ripped apart.
That black figure streaked through their ranks like black lightning, each flicker accompanied by blood spraying into the air. One by one, the vile dragon experts fell, their lives snuffed out in an instant.
“Lord Long Chen!” the rhino dragon experts shouted excitedly.
However, they soon realized their mistake. The black figure’s aura was completely different from Long Chen’s. When the final vile dragon expert fell, they finally saw the black figure clearly: a warrior clad in pitch-black armor, emanating a bone-chilling aura.
“What...?”
They were all baffled.
The black figure was Cang Lu, not Long Chen. After Cang Lu had slain the vile dragon experts, his aura became even heavier and darker. The black qi around him grew denser.
“You are still too weak,” Long Chen said as he descended from above. “Pay your respects to your ancestor and absorb their karmic luck. Their spirit won’t endure much longer.”
After saying that, he turned to leave. “I will leave the Sovereign Dragon Divine Nest in your hands. Grow stronger quickly. A far greater battle is about to begin.”
Long Chen vanished along with Cang Lu, leaving everyone stunned.
“Lord Long Chen...!” Xi Yuanqing called, completely lost.
At this moment, Bai Fan said, “The real battle has yet to start. With your current strength, you are not yet qualified to fight beside Lord Long Chen. After you pay respects, absorb this karmic luck. Awaken the dormant power in your bloodlines—that is the only way you can even hope to follow Lord Long Chen.”
“Yes!”
Xi Yuanqing hastily kowtowed toward the dragon corpse and awakened their ancestor’s will.
A final blessing descended upon them before the spirit passed on, its long vigil finally ending. Power surged through their bodies as their bloodlines ignited with new strength.
...
Long Chen and Cang Lu’s figures rushed through the air. Beneath them, the earth trembled in a steady rhythm, like the heartbeat of a colossal beast buried underground.
Ignoring the quakes, Long Chen pressed onward, only to encounter another group of vile dragons dragging a dragon corpse with chains.
When those vile dragon experts saw Long Chen, their expressions completely changed. They clearly recognized him.
However, before they could make a move, Cang Lu had appeared beside them. In the blink of an eye, these hundreds of experts were slain.
“As expected of a Dark Son... You’re getting stronger and stronger!”
Seeing Cang Lu effortlessly annihilate foes of this caliber made Long Chen feel that every risk he had taken had been worthwhile.
Along the way, they encountered several more groups transporting dragon corpses. Each time, Cang Lu cut them down with ease.
Then, the tremors intensified. The earth suddenly split apart, erupting with a shockwave of qi.
An immense underground world revealed itself before Long Chen.
“Long Xu, you’ve really delivered me a great gift.” Long Chen’s lips curled into a faint smile as he witnessed this.