The Legend of the Dragon King

“It seems that our plan needs some changes. We might even have to bring it a step forward. Have humans already become this powerful? Through the abyssal passage, they can come into our world of their own accord. If they start extending their claws toward us, we’ll be in big trouble.”

“Enough!” Suddenly, an extremely cold and deep voice sounded, instantly silencing the bickering.

In depths of the darkness, a large vertical pupil slowly lit up. It was a blood red eyeball. If one looked closely, one could see that countless small red eyes formed the pupil. If anyone with trypophobia saw this, they would have convulsions all over their body.

When this eye opened the entire abyssal plane calmed down as well. Level 97 had collapsed and disappeared, but it was unable to affect the other neighboring planes.

“The Sage King.” All the kings who had gathered in the depths of the abyss bent their proud backs in unison, in reference to the blood red eye.

“A being capable of destroying us has appeared among humans. We must strike before the enemy does. We have to tear the passage open no matter the cost and completely destroy the humans. Those who are willing to sacrifice themselves and contribute to the passage, I guarantee that when you are reincarnated in the future your plane will be increased by three levels. To fully open up the passage, I need the sacrifice of ten kings.”

The cold voice echoed through the deepest parts of the abyss. It left many of the abyssal kings as quiet as crickets in winter.

Yes, it was not that the abyssal plane could not break open the seal, it was only that the price they had to pay to break it open was too high. Once they died, their positions as kings might get taken over by other clansmen. This was a situation that none of the abyssal kings would like to see.

The Sage King had been in a deep slumber for many years. His appearance had immediately made the 108 Abyssal Monarchs submit. Also, they knew that with this king’s promise, they would certainly be reincarnated. He had never gone back on his word.

“I am willing to sacrifice myself for the abyss.” A tall, burly monster with five arms slowly walked out and reverently stood before the Sage King.

Shortly after it, the other abyssal kings followed suit. Sacrificing themselves for the abyss meant that they would be sleeping for a long period of time. However, all this would be worth it if they had the promise of being revived at the end of their slumber and going up the chance within the abyss.

“Very good. Destroy and devour the entire world. It’s time to expand the abyss.” The Sage King’s cold voice spread throughout the entire abyss. There seemed to be a blood-colored eye materializing in every corner of it.

The abyssal creatures were in a collective frenzy.

…

The sudden terror made the Ant Emperor unexplainably grim. ‘Did the Six-clawed Demon Emperor really die? Why didn’t its Plane Seed escape back here? It’s impossible, right? Could it be that the humans already possess the strength to destroy our Plane Seeds? How’s that possible?’

At this moment, the Ant Emperor suddenly saw that the Four-clawed Bats and Six-clawed Bats that had covered the upper abyssal passage suddenly started collapsing. Without any attacks from the humans, these bats exploded and turned into clumps of abyssal energy which wildly flowed into the abyssal vortex.

The overall size of the abyssal vortex was enlarging, but what did this mean? Fearful, the Ant Emperor was thought to himself, ‘Could it be that the Six-clawed Demon Emperor’s plane has collapsed? Was its Plane Seed really destroyed by the humans?’

Suddenly, an intense sense of danger gripped him. Without any hesitation, the Ant Emperor moved hurriedly and dived into the abyssal vortex. It no longer cared about attacking humans. Its new priority was returning to its plane.

Although it was of the opinion that its own strength was much greater than the Six-clawed Demon Emperor’s, there was no reason to think that the humans could not kill it if they could slay the Six-clawed Demon Emperor.

When this thought surfaced in its mind, it turned around and ran without hesitation.

However, at that point, it noticed that its mind seemed to have frozen over. It was as if it could not focus anymore.

A single, beautiful sword of light appeared silently under it, charging ever closer.

The Ant Emperor lived up to its reputation of being ranked in the 60s among the abyssal kings and reacted instantly. It curled its body and extremely thick scales instantly surfaced on its skin. At the same time, a peculiar black liquid started bursting forth from every corner of its body.

It was formic acid strong enough to corrode anything. Any living organism that came into contact with it would be reduced to bloody liquid in no time.

The Ant Emperor’s cultivation method enabled it to use its formic acid to destroy its enemies and even its own clansmen. Then, it would consume the liquid that was formed from the corrosion of the formic acid to strengthen itself. It was an ability that it was born with.

However, an ice cold thought suddenly came from the sword. There were clearly many clansmen around it, but at this moment, the Ant Emperor felt as if it was alone. Everything around it seemed far away.

This was…?

A Domain. A Spiritual Domain.

‘This is bad. It’s an elite expert among the humans. No wonder the Six-clawed Demon Emperor died.’

Compared to the Six-clawed Demon Emperor, the Ant Emperor was being more decisive. This was partly due to the fact that the Six-clawed Demon Emperor had died. The Ant Emperor instantly collapsed from the inside. It had activated its Plane Seed directly. It intended to self-destruct its own Plane Seed and rush back to the abyss.

“Boom!”

The classic sword attacked it. The scales on the surface of the Ant Emperor’s body shattered. However, the self-destruct sequence within its body had already started.

Nevertheless, a spark of emerald-green light suddenly darted past behind the sword’s shadow. It silently stuck onto the Ant Emperor’s chest.

The Ant Emperor felt the abyssal energy it was utilizing within itself to explode suddenly going stagnant. It was as if it had met its natural enemy. To its surprise, the Plane Seed, which contained an immense amount of energy, was shuddering.

At that point, a pillar of golden light broke through the skies and beamed into the opening on its scales at lightning speed. The Ant Emperor felt the life source within itself swiftly spilling out.

In the skies, a glow that looked like moonlight descended. It had seized the opportunity when the Ant Emperor’s body paused, and it shined over them all. Then, it disappeared without a trace.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!” Seven slashes landed on the Ant Emperor’s tough skull.

Ant Emperor could not focus its thoughts under the Heartless Sword’s attacks.

If Cao Dezhi wanted to kill it, these seven slashes would have been enough. However, killing the Ant Emperor was not his intention right now. He wanted to buy more time for Tang Wulin or, to put it more accurately, for the Life Seed.

The Plane Seed in the Ant Emperor’s body was more powerful than the one on the six-clawed Demon Emperor.

After Tang Wulin’s Life Seed’s branch entered the Ant Emperor’s body, it was met with strong resistance by this Plane Seed. It desperately charged left and right as it attempted to break through the Life Seed’s blockade. However time and time again, it was still blocked by the Life Seed.

On the other hand, Tang Wulin was devouring the life energy within the Ant Emperor’s body with all his might. The weaker the Ant Emperor’s life force was, the less energy the Plane Seed could borrow from it.

In the center of Tang Wulin’s forehead, the emerald rune seemed like it would burst out of his head. It gave off a dazzling glow and the branch was clearly thicker than before. A dense energy wave circled around Tang Wulin’s body and his Golden Dragon Spear shook slightly.

The energy he devoured was too vast. It was so immense that Tang Wulin’s Dragon Core shrunk to a far smaller size. This also made his heartbeat accelerate continuously. The amount of energy his two energy cores were absorbing seemed to be getting closer to their limit.

‘Life Seed, quick!’

Given the immense amount of energy Tang Wulin was taking in and his current cultivation base, his body would be the first to break down if not for the Life Seed. This was even when taking his body’s physical capacity into account.

Simply put, his body was like a small lake. What he wanted to devour was akin to the Jiang River. He could still endure it for some time, but if there was too much energy, it was only natural for it to spill out. The little lake would break.

However, Tang Wulin had much experience breaking through the Golden Dragon King’s seals. His body’s tolerance for pain and the endurance of his meridian vessels was something that ordinary people could not hope to compare with.

Cao Dezhi’s relentless attacks had prevented the Ant Emperor from focusing its mind on the battle against Tang Wulin’s devouring. Tang Wulin, on the other hand, was draining the Ant Emperor’s energy with all his might.

“Puhh!” Suddenly, it seemed as if something had given way. Tang Wulin felt the energy coming from his Golden Dragon Spear cease. However, it was during this pause that there was a sudden surge of heat all over his body. The soul core within him shook slightly and its surface unleashed a brilliant flow.

He had achieved a breakthrough. This was his third breakthrough today. He was now at rank-69!

Within a few dozen minutes, his soul power cultivation base had consecutively broken through three ranks. He had not expected to reach rank-69 so swiftly. Nevertheless, it was not good to break through too hastily. Even though he had broken through three ranks consecutively, there was still a huge amount of energy that he had not completely absorbed. Instead, it was left within his body.