Chapter 26: Killed a Golden Earth Dragon Cub? Yu Jingcheng's Fury: Iron Head, Tear Them Apart!
"Alright, get up."
"Since we've met, there's no need to rush off."
"Perfect timing. I'm in need of a gatekeeper here."
"From now on, you'll follow me."
"Roar——!"
The Golden Earth Dragon King let out an excited low roar, its massive tail wagging joyfully behind it like a big dog seeing its master.
Although it couldn't understand human language, through Soul-level communication, it comprehended its mission.
That was to protect the King before it!
After finishing all this, Yu Jingcheng finally turned around to look at Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang below, who had long been petrified.
The corner of his mouth lifted into a meaningful smile.
"You two, can we have a proper chat now?"
Hearing Yu Jingcheng's words, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang exchanged a glance, their previously tense nerves finally relaxing.
In their view, since this mysterious young man could suppress this terrifying Golden Earth Dragon King through Bloodline, the crisis was naturally resolved.
After all, they were all human Soul Masters, naturally on the same side in this law-of-the-jungle forest.
Meng Shu straightened his disheveled robes. Though he still bore a few injuries, the arrogance of the Dragon Lord had returned to his face.
Meng Shu cupped his hands towards Yu Jingcheng, his tone carrying a touch of relief after surviving a disaster,
and a hint of admiration for Yu Jingcheng's methods:
"Young friend, your methods are truly divine. This old man is impressed."
"Since this beast has been subdued by you, we need not flee any longer."
Meng Shu glanced at the dog-like obedient 'Iron Head', a flash of wariness in his eyes that quickly turned into a relaxed smile:
"It is truly shameful. My wife and I have roamed the Soul Master World for many years, yet today we almost stumbled at the hands of a mere beast."
Yu Jingcheng stood atop the massive Dragon head, looking down at the two with a placid expression that revealed neither joy nor anger.
"The Golden Earth Dragon Clan typically only operates within the core of their territory, rarely attacking humans proactively."
Yu Jingcheng gently stroked the rough scales underfoot on Iron Head, asking nonchalantly:
"I wonder, Seniors, what heinous act did you commit to provoke this sixty-thousand-year-old Earth Dragon into leaving its territory to pursue you here?"
Hearing the phrase 'heinous act', Meng Shu frowned slightly, seemingly displeased with the wording,
but due to the power Yu Jingcheng had just displayed, he did not flare up.
Yu Jingcheng laughed heartily, waved his hand, and said with an air of indifference:
"Young friend, you exaggerate. It was merely a case of being entrusted by someone and fulfilling their request."
"Some days ago, a noble from Heaven Dou City offered a high price to purchase a live Golden Earth Dragon cub around four hundred years old,
claiming it was for his descendant to hunt for their first Soul Ring."
At this point, Meng Shu sighed, as if lamenting the failure of this business deal:
"Golden Earth Dragons are extremely rare. My wife and I searched for a long time,
and finally managed to sneak into this beast's nest, finding a lone cub."
"We originally planned to take it away unnoticed. Who knew the moment we acted, this big fellow discovered us."
Hearing this, Yu Jingcheng's fingers, which were stroking the Dragon scales, paused slightly.
A trace of imperceptible coldness quietly surfaced in his originally placid eyes.
Capturing a cub.
Although common in the Soul Master World, for him, the King of Soul Beasts, it was the most detestable behavior.
Especially since this involved his own clan.
"What about that cub?"
Yu Jingcheng's voice remained calm, but those familiar with him could detect the suppressed volcano beneath that calm.
"Since you were pursued here, that cub should still be near the nest, right?"
Meng Shu did not detect the change in Yu Jingcheng's tone.
He shook his head, a look of disdain and casualness appearing on his face, as if discussing a crushed ant:
"How could it possibly still be there?"
"The situation was urgent. We had just knocked that little beast unconscious and stuffed it into a bag when this big one charged out like a madman."
"Carrying deadweight, we couldn't run fast at all."
Meng Shu shrugged, stating as if it were the most natural thing:
"To save our lives, this old man couldn't care about that bounty anymore."
"Halfway, finding it troublesome to carry and fearing it might wake and cry out, attracting more Soul Beasts, I simply struck with my palm, shattering its heart meridian, and casually tossed it into the roadside grass."
At this, Meng Shu even clicked his tongue with some regret:
"What a pity about the hundred thousand gold coin deposit. That little beast, though not high in years, truly had excellent quality..."
"You said... what?"
Yu Jingcheng's voice abruptly interrupted Meng Shu's rambling.
Yu Jingcheng slowly lowered his head, his gaze sharp as a blade, fixed intently on Meng Shu's indifferent old face.
"You... killed it?"
"Merely because it was troublesome to carry?"
Meng Shu was taken aback, clearly not expecting such a strong reaction from Yu Jingcheng.
He looked at Yu Jingcheng somewhat bewildered:
"Young friend, it was just a four-hundred-year Soul Beast. Killed is killed, what's the big fuss?"
"If you fancy it, another day this old man can catch a few more to compensate you..."
"Silence."
Yu Jingcheng coldly spat out two words.
That voice seemed to come from the depths of Hell, carrying a bone-chilling coldness that instantly solidified the surrounding air.
The original thought of taking these two under his wing, considering their reputations as Dragon Lord and Serpent Grandmother, completely vanished in this moment.
Replacing it was pure killing intent.
If it were other Soul Beasts, it might be different.
After all, Yu Jingcheng was reincarnated from a human; his identity wasn't that of a Soul Beast.
Soul Beasts kill each other too!
For Soul Masters to hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings is also natural.
But that cub was a cub of the Golden Earth Dragon Clan, Yu Jingcheng's kin.
This behavior, in Yu Jingcheng's eyes, was an unforgivable capital offense!
No wonder 'Iron Head' had gone so berserk.
The hatred for killing one's child is irreconcilable!
"Originally, I intended to give you a chance to live, even wanted to subdue you for my use."
Yu Jingcheng slowly straightened his posture, the elegant and easy-going Aura about him completely gone.
In its place was a suffocating, tyrannical Dragon Aura.
He looked at Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, his eyes as if viewing two corpses.
"But it seems now, you are unworthy."
"Since you killed its child, then repay with your lives."
Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang's faces changed dramatically, a strong sense of foreboding rising violently in their hearts.
"Young friend, what do you mean by this?
For the sake of a few beasts, would you make an enemy of us, the Peerless Dragon Serpent?!"
Chao Tianxiang even tightened her grip on her serpent staff, shouting sharply.
Yu Jingcheng did not answer.
He merely lightly stomped his foot, lifting the Bloodline suppression on the giant beast beneath him.
Simultaneously, a cold command, transmitted clearly through the Soul link, entered 'Iron Head's' mind.
"Iron Head."
"The debtor must pay the debt."
"Tear them apart."
"Roar————!!!"
As the suppression lifted, the Golden Earth Dragon King, which had been forcibly restraining its fury, finally erupted completely!
Its pair of scarlet beast eyes were instantly filled with the flames of hatred.
The child-killing enemy was right before its eyes!
Moreover, with the 'King's' permission!
Boom!
The earth cracked.
The Golden Earth Dragon King's massive body shot forth like a cannonball, carrying an earth-shattering Aura as it pounced towards the unprepared Peerless Dragon Serpent couple!
Within the terrifying Dragon roar, endless grief, indignation, and killing intent mingled, shaking the entire forest!
"No!!!"
Watching the sky-obscuring giant claw descend, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang let out desperate screams.
They never could have imagined.
That the young man, just chatting and laughing moments ago, could turn on them faster than flipping a page!
Even more unimaginable was that the 'little beast' they casually killed would become the spark for their demise today!
Standing to the side, Dugu Bo watched this scene, feeling his scalp tingle.
He took a deep look at Yu Jingcheng standing expressionless atop the Dragon head.
The awe in his heart for this 'Young Lord' instantly soared to its peak.
Was this the Young Lord's code of conduct?
Those who submit prosper; those who resist perish.
Touch his reverse scale, and death is certain!
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