Chapter 223: Zhu Kun's Strength!
"Attack together!"
Seeing that the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill had actually included even them within the range of its attack, the expressions of Gu Yuan, Xiao Yan, and the others instantly changed drastically.
With a great shout, they hurriedly mobilized all the Dou Qi within their bodies.
"Rumble—"
This mass of light and shadow writhed and howled downwards. In less than half a breath's time, the light mass heavily blasted onto the Dou Qi defenses above the crowd. It then rapidly erupted with nothing more than a single earth-shattering, heaven-shaking boom.
Destructive fluctuations surged forth violently. The defenses the crowd had constructed were instantly broken through. Figures were sent smashing downwards like mad. Even Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, Xiao Yan, and Nihility Devouring Flame were blasted down from the sky in a wretched state, then fiercely slammed onto the plains, blasting open abyssal fissures tens of thousands of zhang deep.
The strength of the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill exceeded everyone's imagination. No one had anticipated that even with the combined might of the four great ancient imperial clans in the world today, they would still be no match for the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill. The other party's strength could already be considered invincible under heaven.
The Emperor-grade Prototype Pill hovered in the sky, his icy gaze fixed on the several ten-thousand-zhang abysses on the plains below. His attention was focused primarily on the three nine-star Dou Shengs: Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and Nihility Devouring Flame. As for Xiao Yan, although his aura was somewhat peculiar, he still didn't receive as much regard as the three.
"If you want to refine me, your skills are still a bit lacking," the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill glanced at the crowd and said flatly.
Hun Tiandi's chest heaved violently. Looking at the figures groaning and sprawled in disarray around him, then raising his head to look at the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill, he felt the pressure growing increasingly immense. He abruptly turned his head and said to Gu Yuan and Xiao Yan beside him with a smile, "Gu Yuan, I never thought there would be a day when we would join forces..."
"Hun Tiandi, why should I join forces with you?" Having just barged in and taken a beating for nothing, Gu Yuan was in no good mood. He stared at Hun Tiandi with icy eyes and sneered.
"Gu Yuan, I don't believe you hold no interest in the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill. Let us first join forces to seal it, and then each rely on our own abilities afterward," Hun Tiandi smiled calmly, then pointed at the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill and said.
Hearing this, Gu Yuan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance. Gu Yuan slowly nodded, "Fine!"
"Heh heh..." Seeing this, Hun Tiandi also laughed. The three of them surrounded the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill from three different directions. No one noticed that as Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame brushed past each other, Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade had already passed into Nihility Devouring Flame's hands.
"How can such a grand occasion be without my Ancient Dragon Clan!" Just at that moment, a great laugh, resonant as muffled thunder, boomed beside everyone's ears.
"Roar—"
What accompanied it were endless beast roars. The crowd looked in shock towards the rear entrance. Behind them, ten thousand beasts surged forward. Countless high-level magical beasts, ordinarily rarely seen, seemed utterly common and ordinary at this moment.
Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, Nine Serene Deep Earth Pythons, Golden Flame Sacred Lions, Blue Luans... and the circling Taixu Ancient Dragons.
Commanding this multitude of magical beasts was naturally Zhu Kun. At this moment, he stood above the ten thousand beasts. At his side, Zhu Ming, Zhu Zhou, Zhu Yu, and the others quietly guarded him. The numerous magical beasts at this moment seemed linked as a single entity. Such might was not inferior to the Gu Clan or the Hun Clan...
"The Magical Beast Clan!"
The members of the four clans watched this scene with dumbfounded expressions. None had imagined that the Beast Domain had already been quietly unified. And that Zhu Kun leading them—how did he feel no weaker than Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi?!
The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan still had such an expert?!
Truly worthy of being the supreme sovereigns of the magical beast world...
Just as the crowd was marveling, Hun Tiandi, Nihility Devouring Flame, Gu Yuan, and a few others looked at Zhu Kun with grave expressions. Sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from the other party, their hearts sank.
At the final juncture, such a formidable enemy had suddenly appeared.
"Who are you, sir?" Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame exchanged a glance. Anyone could see the heaviness in each other's eyes. Hun Tiandi exhaled deeply, looked at Zhu Kun, stepped forward, and asked with a smile.
"I am the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, Zhu Kun!" Zhu Kun's golden eyes, filled with dense, heavy pressure, fixed on Hun Tiandi. He smiled faintly and spoke in a 'proud' tone.
"Are you people of the Hun Clan and the Gu Clan?" Zhu Kun swept his gaze over the crowd, then spoke in a 'contemptuous' tone, "Heh, it seems you weren't much of a major clan back in the day. I never expected you'd actually manage to obtain Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade."
"I want the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill. All of you, withdraw!" With a contemptuous laugh, Zhu Kun looked at the crowd and spoke as if it were only natural.
"You..."
Seeing Zhu Kun display such a contemptuous attitude, the skin of Hun Tiandi's face couldn't help but twitch. Cold light flickered deep within his eyes. Were it not for his wariness of the other's strength and the magical beast army behind him, he probably would have long since ordered his execution.
Forcing himself to calm down, Hun Tiandi stared coldly at Zhu Kun and slowly retreated towards the rear with Nihility Devouring Flame and the others.
Zhu Kun's strength was indeed formidable. He admitted that in a one-on-one fight, even he didn't have absolute confidence of victory. However, if it came to facing the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill, he absolutely refused to believe that anyone on the Dou Qi Continent, aside from a Dou Di, could subdue it.
"And what about you? Do you wish to contend with this Emperor?" Seeing the Hun Clan members retreat into the distance, Zhu Kun turned his head towards Gu Yuan and the others and spoke indifferently.
"Hmph—"
Gu Yuan, having seen Hun Tiandi's actions, had already formed his own calculations. But upon hearing Zhu Kun's domineering words, he still snorted coldly with dissatisfaction. He led the members of the three clans in retreat, arriving at a spot adjacent to and facing the Hun Clan.
Seeing both sides 'forced back' by him, Zhu Kun nodded with satisfaction. He then turned towards the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill, who had been watching the show with amused interest the entire time. A flash of fiery heat flickered through his eyes, but recalling the plan in his heart, he immediately suppressed it.
"Emperor-grade Prototype Pill, back then, it was because this old man was schemed against by Tuo She Ancient Emperor that I ended up with today's result. Since you are something left behind by that old bastard, then you shall compensate for it..."
As his words fell, the aura within Zhu Kun's body, absolutely no weaker than Hun Tiandi's or Gu Yuan's, erupted with a thunderous boom. The dangerous air within it was even a notch above theirs.
Zhu Kun reached out with his great hand. The sound of a dragon's roar echoed from his palm. In an instant, a golden-yellow giant claw materialized out of thin air above the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill, tearing through space and grabbing fiercely towards him.
"Insignificant tricks!"
Sensing the golden giant claw tearing through the void, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill sneered coldly. With a single point of his finger, the incoming terrifying dragon claw shattered into pieces midway.
"My turn..." Having easily shattered Zhu Kun's attack, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill smiled coldly. Hand seals flipped and flew from his hands. A brilliant cluster of light rose and churned.
Suddenly, heaven and earth seethed. The energy of heaven and earth seemed to stir restlessly, roaring to life.
"Pill God Seal!"
A trembling, resonant hum suddenly rang out. A milky-white light seal condensed above the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's head. An intangible fluctuation swept forth.
Zhu Kun's expression immediately changed drastically. He felt as if he were being rejected by this entire stretch of heaven and earth. Powerful, oppressive pressure bore down on him like a mountain. Even moving a finger felt obstructed and sluggish.
"Go!" The Emperor-grade Prototype Pill shouted sternly. The milky-white light seal abruptly swept towards him.
"Ancient Dragon True Body!"
Sensing the extraordinary nature of this move, Zhu Kun's expression became solemn. A faint, fierce ruthlessness flashed through his eyes. His figure shot directly into the sky. Immediately following, his body twisted. A giant dragon, so colossal it left people speechless, appeared in the sky. Such vast, mighty dragon might made even Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi feel a jolt of heart-palpitating terror.
"This old dragon has terrifying strength!"
"Even the Clan Head and Hun Tiandi seem a notch weaker compared to him!"
Watching the giant dragon in the sky, the members of the imperial clans clicked their tongues in amazement. None had expected the Ancient Dragon Clan to have hidden such an expert.
"Useless effort!"
The Emperor-grade Prototype Pill gazed at the giant dragon suspended in the sky and couldn't help but shake his head. As his palm pressed down, that milky-white light seal also transformed into a stream of light, shooting towards the giant dragon.
"Boom!"
Facing such a terrifying attack, Zhu Kun opened his dragon mouth. A purple-gold beam of light, carrying annihilating force, shot forth towards the light seal.
Bang!
Blinding white light instantly flooded countless people's vision. A boundless hurricane erupted with a boom, curling and sweeping away the mist within a ten-thousand-zhang radius. Instantly, the clouds and mist cleared. The vast plaza, stretching for ten thousand li, became a blank, white expanse, swept completely clean.
Zhu Kun was indeed worthy of being an old monster who had lived for ten thousand years. Relying on his Ancient Dragon body, he was actually able to briefly contend against the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill. From this perspective, he indeed possessed a terrifying strength that was number one on the Dou Qi Continent.
However, as time passed, Zhu Kun's stamina began to falter. He started falling into a disadvantage, gradually reduced to merely taking a beating.
"Boom—"
As a horrifying beam of light exploded into a sky full of scattered light rays, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's figure moved. He appeared atop the giant dragon's body like a phantom. With a light stomp of his foot, those patches of purple-gold dragon scales burst apart. Dragon blood gushed from the wounds like a waterfall.
"Roar!"
The sudden, intense pain caused Zhu Kun's body to thrash violently. Every roll of that powerful, mighty, colossal body shattered space itself.
The Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's expression was cold and indifferent. He stomped fiercely once more with his foot. The giant dragon's body, a full tens of thousands of zhang in size, was actually kicked out of the void by this single stomp, smashing heavily onto the enormous plaza.
Were it not for the extreme stability of this space, a massive fissure would undoubtedly have appeared from this impact.
"Your Majesty—" A chorus of alarmed cries rang out. Zhu Ming and the others rushed anxiously towards Zhu Kun.
With a flash of purple light, Zhu Kun reverted to his human form. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He watched the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill with a cold, indifferent expression and spoke hoarsely, "What a fine Emperor-grade Prototype Pill! Truly powerful indeed!"
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty Zi Yan said that the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill is exceedingly powerful and cannot be opposed by one person alone. You insisted on not listening. Now you know how formidable it is!" Seeing that Zhu Kun was not seriously injured, Zhu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't resist voicing his complaint.
Hearing this, Zhu Kun smiled sheepishly. Knowing that Zhu Ming was worried about his safety, he didn't retort. He had indeed been itching to test the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's strength just now.
"You do possess some ability, but wanting to refine me—you are still far from it!" At this moment, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill looked at Zhu Kun and spoke with a face full of pride.
"Heh heh, I wondered how great the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon's ability was. Turns out it's nothing special..." At this moment, seeing Zhu Kun at a disadvantage, mocking voices immediately rang out from the several great imperial clans.
The scene of the other party ridiculing their own clan heads was still vivid in their minds. Now that they saw him suffer a setback, they naturally had to mock him back with full force.
"Insolence—"
This naturally drew furious glares from the members of the Ancient Dragon Clan.
Zhu Kun paid absolutely no mind to the thoughts of ants. He stared at the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill at this moment. His deep, profound gaze made the other's heart inexplicably crawl with unease...
In the next instant, Zhu Kun revealed a sinister, cold smile. He calmly extended his broad palm, and the vast Dou Qi within his body surged forth.
At this moment, an extremely acute sense of danger arose in the minds of peak experts like Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and the others—and of course, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill as well...
In the next moment, Zhu Kun's eyes locked onto the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill. Battle intent surged within his gaze. In the next instant, he stomped his foot. Space collapsed. His figure, however, appeared behind the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill like a phantom.
His five fingers spread open. His palm swirled, then fiercely slapped down. His entire palm seemed to transform into a white jade hand at that moment, emanating a faint, glistening spiritual light. Within the palm, light flickered as if it contained a starry sky.
Looking closely, one would notice that the glistening spiritual light resembled a glowing, seven-story little pagoda...
Before this palm even landed, the ground below directly collapsed. An enormously gigantic palm print was imprinted onto the earth.
"Not good—" Sensing the threat from that palm imprint, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill immediately let out a furious roar. Terrifying Dou Qi blazed forth. He countered with a palm strike of his own. Accompanying it was an intense, exquisite pill fragrance.
Bang!
The two palms met in the sky. The instant they collided, blood light and pure, glistening white light blossomed forth, each directly enveloping half of the sky. At the point of contact, it seemed as if the entire Ancient Emperor's Mansion was split in two...
The result of this collision was the polar opposite of the previous one. The Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's figure was sent flying backwards, while Zhu Kun merely shuddered slightly, retreating a dozen or so steps.
"How is this possible—" Stabilizing his form, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill wiped the seven-colored blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He stared at Zhu Kun in disbelief. No matter how he racked his brain, he couldn't understand. How could Zhu Kun, who had just moments ago been completely suppressed by him, suddenly possess such overwhelming strength?
This was truly... truly absurd!
"Heh heh, had fun beating me up just now, didn't you? Now it's this Emperor's turn!" Zhu Kun, hearing this, revealed a cruel grin at the corner of his mouth. Carrying a heaven-surging aura, he shot towards the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill.
Rumble!
Instantly, the two erupted into a startling clash. However, the result this time was the polar opposite of before. Every time a fluorescent light flickered in Zhu Kun's palm, his aura would surge by a fraction. He beat the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill until the latter was utterly incapable of mounting any defense.
As time passed, even the energy upon the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill's body seemed to have weakened considerably...
"Nihility, we can't wait any longer!" Watching the scene before him completely reverse, Hun Tiandi turned to Nihility Devouring Flame beside him and spoke in a deep voice.
"Call on Gu Yuan to join forces in a moment. You two hold off Zhu Kun. I'll deal with the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill," Nihility Devouring Flame said, his expression equally grave as he watched the situation unfold.
No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't understand. How could the Ancient Dragon Clan also have a method to deal with the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill? This had severely disrupted their plans. Now they had no choice but to act. Otherwise, the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill would truly be taken by the Ancient Dragon Clan.
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