Chaotic World Book
Chapter 306 - 299: Great Xia Dragon Sparrow VS Ancient Sword Dragon Emperor

Chapter 306: Chapter 299: Great Xia Dragon Sparrow VS Ancient Sword Dragon Emperor

The Four Symbols Sect once excavated the tombs here.

It was the cave where Fang Buping and the others performed rituals, originally an underground tomb, which was excavated and emptied over a decade ago by the previous White Tiger Saintess, leaving behind an empty cavern. Zhao Changhe had spent time there when he first arrived; it was devoid of contents, and when he later became the Village Chief, he had already repurposed the place as a storage area.

Such places, extensively explored by the sect and even having their floor tiles dug up, true excavation of three feet deep, indeed had nothing left behind.

The gold, silver, precious items, and cultivation techniques obtained from the tomb would have significantly strengthened the Four Symbols Sect, and records from ancient times were also extremely significant. According to San Niang, the previous generation of the Four Symbols Sect wasn’t impressive, but they’ve grown strong over these past dozen years, largely related to this.

They also found records of the Azure Dragon Seal, but didn’t specify where; later, the White Tiger Saintess passed this information to her daughter. The Four Symbols Sect, having already gained much, hadn’t thought there would be something left here, until years later they unexpectedly discovered clues, thinking there must still be a treasure here, and thus the Blood God Sect organized a search for the Azure Dragon Seal.

This was the origin of Zhao Changhe and Chichi’s involvement, both were the concerned parties.

In that case, it had been ploughed through twice... Neither the Four Symbols Sect nor the involved party Zhao Changhe had expected there to actually be a real main tomb here!

"To set up such real and fake tombs, the cost must have been disregarded." San Niang somewhat helplessly defended herself, "The tomb that was excavated earlier was really rich ... completely up to the standards of a real tomb, we gained a lot."

Zhao Changhe asked, "Was there a body?"

"There was, and it belonged to a powerful being." San Niang knew what he wanted to ask and admitted proactively, "But it probably wasn’t from the Ancient Azure Dragon ... If it really were the Ancient Azure Dragon, the body should have been intact, not just a skeleton. But back then, our understanding of the past epoch wasn’t as accurate as it is now, we thought an undecomposed skeleton was impressive enough ..."

Zhao Changhe nodded, it was normal for people to be limited by their understanding. He himself had an even lesser understanding back then; he had been the Village Chief here for so long but never thought there was anything beneath, who would have laughed at whom...

"I actually think, apart from the main chamber being shifted, that the main items were indeed taken by you all. There probably isn’t anything left in this main chamber other than the powerful seals. This Azure Dragon had put in great effort, all the good items were taken, there wouldn’t be many people still relentlessly pursuing it."

San Niang nodded, "It’s very likely that there really isn’t anything left other than the skeleton and the seals, but we can’t just speculate, I must go down and see for myself. You are not strong enough, it’s better for you not to come down, I might not be able to protect you."

Zhao Changhe hesitated for a moment, "I suggest you shouldn’t go down either, we should continue to keep it sealed, come back after your breakthrough."

Xuanwu and Wanjuang are similar in strength, this Ancient Azure Dragon likely matches the Sword Emperor too. Looking at it from the standards of the Sword Emperor’s Tomb, Tang Wanjuang had decided to only explore the periphery and keep the core sealed, as it could be extremely dangerous.

And the so-called "periphery" here had already been excavated empty, now this place is the core.

San Niang, having never witnessed the power of the Sword Emperor’s Tomb, couldn’t hold back due to her sect duties or her own nature, and their relationship wasn’t sufficient to make her heed Zhao Changhe’s advice.

Zhao Changhe could only watch helplessly as San Niang entered the passage, uneasy as he lingered above.

If even the second-ranked person on the Earth List couldn’t handle this place, then him going down would be risky; he might end up becoming a burden instead, and by trying to help, he could create more trouble— that’d be truly ironic, better not go down recklessly.

He could only hope that San Niang would realize the difficulty, decide promptly to give up, and leave, not stubbornly persisting...

Just as he thought this, another earth-shaking tremor came from below, mixed with the explosive sound of Qi forces clashing, it seemed San Niang had started fighting.

Zhao Changhe paced back and forth, growing more anxious by the minute.

Dragon Sparrow, which hadn’t shown any movement of its own for a long while, began to tremble now, just like it had when facing the Sword Shadow of the Sword Emperor before, immensely excited.

Zhao Changhe said irritably, "Stop trembling. Old Xia came out just fine, and now you start acting up."

Dragon Sparrow trembled, trembled.

Perhaps it was slightly in contact with the door to the Secret Treasure... Before, Zhao Changhe could only sense simple emotions like "excitement" or "displeasure" from Dragon Sparrow, but this time, he unexpectedly understood Dragon Sparrow’s more completo expression: I’ve lost interest in him, why bother?

Zhao Changhe’s heart stirred, the implication was interesting...

Dragon Sparrow’s exhibited temperament was quite similar to Xia Longyuan’s, both were melodramatic, domineering, and arrogant; seeing others acting tough made it want to compete, but that was just the surface. Its core essence was the Emperor’s Sword, its domineering nature was to not defy the emperor’s command, its arrogance was that the sky couldn’t hold two suns... Now, Xia Longyuan’s actions still showed domineering, but no longer matched the "Emperor’s Intent."

Swords had spirits, sensing its essence, thus Dragon Sparrow didn’t recognize Xia Longyuan anymore, strangers in form.

If it were like the Qinghe Sword, it might have diminished spiritually, but Dragon Sparrow was also lucky, it had followed Zhao Changhe.

Zhao Changhe’s actions... maybe he didn’t have an emperor’s heart, but what he did seemed quite fitting to Dragon Sparrow?

Cui Wenjing said, you should consider letting it recognize you as its master...

Dragon Sparrow conveyed another intention: there’s a lively one below, I want to thrash it.

In regular battles, Zhao Changhe had almost never used Dragon Sparrow’s power—it was disobedient and usually ineffective, only occasionally showing off a bit of its arrogance, normally only its material could be used as a weapon. Now recalling, back at Huqiu when it fought against the Sword Shadow of the Sword Emperor, it was solely the power of Dragon Sparrow that scattered the Sword Shadow, Zhao Changhe had done nothing, merely serving as Dragon Sparrow’s accessory.

In other words, if there also was a Sword Spirit or Sword Shadow below, Dragon Sparrow could fully participate in the combat.

Just as he was thinking this, a muffled grunt came from San Niang below, seeming to be at a disadvantage.

Zhao Changhe could no longer restrain himself, rushing swiftly into the passage.

The scene that met his eyes was indeed very similar to that in the Sword Emperor’s Tomb; a Divine Sword was attacking San Niang, who stood by the central Jade Coffin. San Niang, not knowing where she retrieved it from, wielded a Snake Whip 호, the whip shadows heavily surrounding her, forming a Turtle Shell Shield-like glow, toughly resisting the Sword Shadow.

Unlike the Sword Shadow from the Sword Emperor, which was entwined with Vicious Blood Qi and demonized in bright red, suggesting nothing but ferocity, it had been fairly determined by the time the Sword Emperor passed away that his stubborn spirit and deep Vicious Energy evidenced that, should the Sword Emperor be revived, a calamity would befall the Divine Continent, a judgement reached by both Sisi and Tang Wanjuang.

And at this moment, the sword was much livelier, faintly radiating a verdant hue with golden dragon-shaped markings vividly gracing the blade—it looked just like a real sword... Wait, this is actually a physical sword!

This sword was slightly broader and thicker than the common ones, featuring an ancient design without any savage aura; instead, it possessed a majestic and authoritative presence, subtly emitting a revival vibe of all creatures, clearly characteristic of the Azure Dragon.

This was the personal sword of the Ancient Azure Dragon that Zhao Changhe had seen in the images beneath Sword Lake, hanging at the waist of a man!

Ancient Sword Dragon Emperor!

As for San Niang... Zhao Changhe didn’t know why San Niang’s weapon was a whip; could this truly be the deep meaning of Turtle Shell Binding?

Regardless, such a weapon might work wonders against humans but was decidedly at a disadvantage against a sword. Zhao Changhe could roughly imagine that, with Xuanwu’s Turtle and Snake nature, she would defensively maintain the shape of the turtle shell while waiting for the opportunity to strike venomously like a snake with her whip and deliver a fatal blow to her adversary—but where was the opponent?

There wasn’t even a person there! How could she fight?

With a purely defensive but no offensive strategy, the only option might be to strangle the sword with the whip? However, the material of the whip probably couldn’t compete with the sword, and it dared not wrap around the blade. Trying to grip the handle was hardly easy and led to a serious disadvantage.

More troublesome was that with each clash, the Ancient Sword would release bursts of Sword Qi that scurried everywhere, occasionally breaching the defensive network formed by the whip’s shadows, making San Niang very embarrassed. It was fortunate that this was Xuanwu, who had strong defensive methods; otherwise, any ordinary person might have already fallen.

Zhao Changhe heard a muffled groan, which was San Niang getting lightly wounded by a sweep of Sword Qi along her arm.

All these impressions, spoken so expansively, were but a moment in reality; San Niang was shouting over there, "Why did you come down? Get back! I can’t protect you!"

Before she could finish her words, Zhao Changhe saw her lift the Dragon Sparrow, making a flying leap and striking straight down at the Ancient Sword: "Didn’t anyone tell you I have quite the experience in dealing with self-animated weapons?"

San Niang: "..."

"Clang!" The Dragon Sparrow excitedly chopped on the Ancient Sword, emitting a crisp, symphonic clang.

A tremendous force came through, and Zhao Changhe spun back, his palms tingling with numbness... He realized that this time, the Dragon Sparrow seemed unable to surpass the Ancient Sword...

After all, last time it was only a Sword Shadow, which was practically bullying; this time, it was a physical entity... So, was it that the weapons of this era were inferior to those of the last epoch, or was Xia Longyuan’s strength inferior to that of the Ancient Azure Dragon?

"Crash..." Zhao Changhe plummeted back, skidding a long mark on the ground, barely stopping his retreat. Meanwhile, San Niang had already begun her furious dance with the whip, binding the Ancient Sword anew.

Yet, San Niang made no move to chase him away again, feeling somewhat surprised—this guy could clash head-on with the Ancient Sword without injury? With such an ally, victory seemed much more likely now...

Thinking this, they heard Zhao Changhe slapping the broadsword and cursing: "Getting excited, eh? Acting all haughty and trembling, trembling, trembling! When it’s really time for you to perform in a group, where is your output? Where, is, it?"

Following the tirade, the broadsword, seething with anger, almost transformed into a beam of bloody light, charging straight toward the Ancient Sword.

To San Niang’s eyes, that blood light also faintly assumed a dragon shape, and seemed to carry the intent of the Vermilion Bird spreading its wings. As for Zhao Changhe carried by the bloody light, merely a fluttering accessory...

A thought barely stirred in San Niang’s mind before the Ancient Sword abandoned her to meet the Dragon Sparrow.

It was like a collision between a Blood Dragon and a Gold Dragon; the Sword Qi and Sword Light instantly exploded, filling the entire space.

San Niang, also a top warrior of this era, couldn’t miss such an opportunity. Her snake whip lashed out, precisely entangling the handle of the Ancient Sword.

An exceedingly shameless two-on-one, the Ancient Sword tried to struggle but couldn’t move; San Niang was not to be trifled with...

The Dragon Sparrow, however, seemed quite indignant, with a slight eagerness to chop at San Niang. Zhao Changhe, tightly grasping the handle, almost didn’t cry out for the blade to give him a break...

The Dragon Sparrow trembled a couple of times but eventually quieted down, as if saying it knew it was awesome and couldn’t be bothered to argue...

San Niang, holding the Ancient Sword, found that like other Divine Weapons, once someone held onto the handle, the Ancient Sword would also quiet down.

A baffling battle ended just as bafflingly; San Niang breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Zhao Changhe cheerfully: "Not bad, little brother, you really can be of help..."

Zhao Changhe didn’t reply, silently planting the Dragon Sparrow into the ground and started to disrobe.

San Niang: "?"

But she saw Zhao Changhe stripping off his outer garment and throwing it over: "Wear it."

After saying this, he turned his back, facing the tunnel entrance, and remained silent.

San Niang caught the clothes subconsciously, then realized, and looked down.

Unknown when, the area around her bosom had been slashed by Sword Qi, the clothes opening to either side, a burst of coolness.

Not only that, there were several other holes, exposing flashes of white flesh everywhere, indiscriminately revealing patches of skin.

San Niang looked up at his back, said nothing, but naturally slipped on his overcoat, smiling: "Do you want to check the coffin?"

Zhao Changhe then turned his head, as if nothing had happened: "Will he revive?"

"Probably not." San Niang peered at the jade coffin, muttering to herself: "The Ancient Four Symbols, they might all... really be extinct."