Piaohua Palace: Above the mountain gate, in the void.
Tianxuan Sect's Sect Master, Chu Tianxiong, stood with his hands behind his back. His black-gold dragon-patterned robe fluttered in the strong wind, his body surrounded by the terrifying pressure of the Initial Deity Transformation Stage, causing the spiritual energy within a thousand-zhang radius to stagnate, forming visible spiritual energy vortexes. Behind him, eight YuanYing Stage Elders stood in a row, each at the mid or late YuanYing Stage. Their combined pressure was like eight mountain peaks, pressing down on Piaohua Palace's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation until it emitted unendurable wails, its formation patterns cracking inch by inch, its light flashing wildly, on the verge of collapse. Twelve Golden Core executors stood on both sides, magical treasures unleashed, killing intent solidified into substance, scratching the air with ear-piercing shrieks, causing space itself to ripple.
"Chu Tianxiong, hand over Lin Chen, the murderer of my Tianxuan Sect's elders!" His voice was indifferent, yet carried unquestionable dominance, "This seat can consider leaving a lineage for your Piaohua Palace. Otherwise... after today, there will be no Piaohua Palace in the Canglan Realm."
Before his voice fell, a heaven-shaking dragon roar suddenly tore through the nine heavens!
Roar——!
From the direction of the blood pool, a blood-colored stream of light shot into the sky. Within the light, there was actually a towering black flood dragon!
This flood dragon was over fifty zhang long, its entire body covered in ink-jade-like black scales, each scale gleaming with a metallic cold luster, as if forged from a thousand hammer-strikes of black iron. On the scales flowed ancient dark-red patterns, natural runes formed from coalesced blood fiend energy, emitting heart-shaking ferocious might. Its dragon head was ferocious and mighty, bearing two curved dragon horns, the horn tips sharp as spears, wrapped in crimson lightning. Its whiskers were over three zhang long, dancing wildly in the wind like blood-colored war banners. A pair of dragon eyes like two scarlet blood moons, vertical pupils burning with overwhelming fiendish energy, just a glance causing the void to tremble. Within its dragon maw, fangs like swords, drooling corrosive blood fiend saliva that corroded bottomless pits where it fell.
The dragon body was extremely robust, its neck covered in reverse-growing blood-colored dragon scales. Dragon claws sharp as hooks, each talon several zhang long, gleaming with a biting cold light, seeming capable of tearing through everything. The dragon tail thick as a heavenly pillar, swinging with howling winds, cracking the void. Nine sealing chains wrapped around the dragon body, the chains covered in suppression runes, currently being struck by dragon might with a "clattering" sound, sparks flying, as if about to break at any moment.
Dragon might surged to the heavens, fiendish energy shooting straight to the clouds, causing the clouds within a hundred-mile radius to be dyed blood-red, rolling and surging like doomsday had arrived. The flood dragon soared into the sky, its massive body circling in the firmament, casting a huge shadow, covering the sky and blotting out the sun, like a killing demon god from ancient times!
Lin Chen stood on the dragon head, his robes fluttering, though bathed in blood, his gaze as sharp as a blade, merging with the flood dragon like an Asura controlling a demon god!
[Ding! Host borrows flood dragon power, current strength: Initial Deity Transformation Stage (temporary)!]
[Duration: One incense stick! Countdown begins: 30 minutes!]
[Warning: Host is in Killing Intent overdraft period, Killing Intent gained from kills will prioritize offsetting overdraft!]
[Current overdraft: -3000/4000]
Chu Tianxiong's pupils contracted, staring at the black flood dragon, the corner of his mouth hooking into a cold smile: "Fifth-stage flood dragon? Meng Qingcheng, is this the trump card you prepared? It does surprise this seat somewhat."
Though shocked, his Initial Deity Transformation Stage cultivation still gave him absolute confidence. He raised his hand, and the eight elders behind him instantly formed the "Nine Mystic Heavenly Gang Formation," their YuanYing spiritual power merging into one, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant sword, the tip pointing straight at the flood dragon's reverse scale, emitting a light that tore through the void.
"Form the formation! Kill the flood dragon first, then annihilate Piaohua Palace!" Chu Tianxiong barked, "Kill!"
The eight elders responded in unison, frantically infusing spiritual power, the giant sword's radiance skyrocketing, the blade wrapped in cyan lightning, exuding a heaven-destroying, earth-extinguishing aura. The twelve Golden Core disciples also unleashed their magical treasures—flying swords, copper hammers, dharma seals—all striking out, preparing to coordinate with the elders' lethal strike.
"Don't hurt my brother!" On the mountain peak, Lin Ying's clear voice rang out, carrying unshakable determination.
Though she hadn't cultivated any offensive techniques, her innate Beast-Tamer Body granted her a unique ability—Beast Blessing!
Her Chaos Green Lotus mark between her brows burst with golden light, her petite body floating up, small hands forming seals, pouring all her spiritual power into the flood dragon. Her face visibly paled, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, but her gaze was unwavering, as if she would burn through her life without hesitation.
"Blood Fiend, receive my Beast-Tamer power!"
[Ding! Lin Ying activates "Beast Blessing"! Innate Beast-Tamer Body characteristics fully unleashed!]
[Blessing Target: Blood Fiend Flood Dragon!]
[Blessing Effect: Cultivation temporarily elevated to Great Perfection Deity Transformation Stage! Duration: 5 minutes!]
[Cost: Lin Ying's spiritual power exhausted, entering a weakened state for 3 days!]
The flood dragon roared to the sky, its dragon body swelling to eighty zhang, dragon might soaring from Initial Stage to Great Perfection in an instant, the terrifying pressure causing the void itself to distort, space cracking with fine fissures!
"What?!" Chu Tianxiong's face changed drastically, losing his voice in shock, "Great Perfection Deity Transformation Stage?! How is this possible?!"
Before his voice fell, the flood dragon opened its maw wide, spewing out a blood fiend storm ten times more violent than before, carrying the ferocious might of an ancient dragon race, sweeping out. The hundred-zhang giant sword of the eight elders didn't even last an instant, shattering on the spot into a sky full of spiritual light!
"How... how is this possible!" An elder vomited blood and flew backward, eyes filled with terror and despair, "How could we possibly withstand a Great Perfection Deity Transformation Stage dragon breath!"
Lin Chen seized the opportunity, leaping down from the dragon head, the borrowed dragon power crazily merging with his own thunder, his fist like a dragon, transforming into a blood-colored thunder dragon that smashed toward Chu Tianxiong. Where his fist wind passed, the air exploded, space torn with cracks.
"Chu Tianxiong, die!"
Fist and palm collided, erupting with heaven-shaking thunder. Lin Chen flew backward a hundred zhang, the bones in his right arm completely shattered, blood spraying wildly. But Chu Tianxiong also retreated three steps, his palm scorched black, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, shock showing in his eyes for the first time.
"Good lad!" Chu Tianxiong went completely mad, burning his essence blood to unleash Tianxuan Sect's forbidden technique, "Nine Mystic Transformations, Sword Annihilates All Life!"
"Too late." Meng Qingcheng's voice spoke indifferently.
She had somehow already appeared behind Chu Tianxiong, her fair hand lifting lightly, Half-Step Deity Transformation pressure pressing down like a collapsing sky, fixing Chu Tianxiong firmly in place.
Lin Chen rode the flood dragon, dragon breath gushing out, swallowing Chu Tianxiong.
[Target eliminated: Chu Tianxiong (Initial Deity Transformation Stage)!]
[Congratulations to Host for annihilating a Sect Master! Killing Intent Points max +2000!]
[Ding! System upgrade! Unlocks new function: Slaughter God Fusion Skill!]
The remaining three elders knelt and begged for mercy:
"Spare us! Senior, spare us! We're willing to leave Tianxuan Sect and serve you as our master!"
Lin Chen's gaze was icy: "Survivors of Tianxuan Sect, not one left."
With a thought, a hundred-zhang tall blood-colored phantom appeared behind him—the Slaughter God Bai Qi!
"Bai Qi, devour their souls!"
[Slaughter God Domain·Myriad Soul Devour!]
[System Alert: Detected devourable targets: YuanYing Stage Elders × 3]
[Devouring... 25%... 50%... 75%... 100%!]
[Detected target impurity rate: 35% (heart devil杂念), purifying... purification complete!]
[Acquired pure spiritual power: 900 points!]
[Slaughter God Bai Qi obtained soul nourishment, projection duration extended by 30 minutes!]
The three elders' souls were forcibly ripped from their bodies, emitting miserable screams, their YuanYing crushed into light spots within the domain, while their flesh visibly withered, skin clinging to bone, fat, flesh, and essence qi instantly drained. Three seconds later, three dried corpses fell to the ground, weathering away.
Lin Chen felt the power surging within him, grinned: "From now on, there will be no Tianxuan Sect in the Canglan Realm."
He looked toward Meng Qingcheng: "Palace Lord, where is Tianxuan Sect's mountain gate? When cutting weeds, you must pull out the roots."
Meng Qingcheng smiled lightly: "Your killing nature is too heavy. However... this Palace likes it."
She pointed to the distance: "Tianxuan Sect's mountain gate is thirty thousand li from here. At the flood dragon's speed, half a day will do. But this Palace suggests you first go to Emei Palace to find the person you seek. As for Tianxuan Sect's remnants, this Palace will handle them."
[End of Chapter 22]