Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1023 - 744 Wild Dragon_2

Chapter 1023: 744 Wild Dragon_2

As he got closer, Jiang Chen could clearly see the true form of the shadow. It was a dragon, an immensely large dragon whose scales were each incredibly huge, seemingly composing miniature worlds of their own.

Even though Jiang Chen had transformed into the body of an Innate Saint, towering millions of miles, he still appeared as minute as an ant in front of the giant dragon.

Among the dragons Jiang Chen had encountered, only the Ancestral Dragon was slightly larger than this one.

"Perhaps the Ancestral Dragon is only so," he said.

Jiang Chen felt reflective, believing that in terms of size, this fierce dragon’s body could already compare to that of the Ancestral Dragon. He had previously obtained some of the Ancestral Dragon’s blood, and during tracing his bloodline to its origins, he had glimpsed the Ancestral Dragon spanning the aeons of time.

That size was just like the fierce dragon before him.

Of course, being the same size did not mean this fierce dragon could compare to the Ancestral Dragon.

The greatest under heaven starts with being large!

Initially, size was used to describe Pangu Great God. Therefore, the character for ’large’ took on an extraordinary significance, symbolizing sublimity.

Therefore, Heaven and Earth regard size as beauty.

This led to Heaven and Earth, when nurturing Innate Divine Demons, producing entities larger than the last, each reaching millions of miles. This was all an emulation of Pangu Great God’s towering stance, as Pangu was great, so were the Innate Divine Demons large.

However, despite their size, the Innate Divine Demons could not compare with the Innate Ferocious Beasts, born of the resentment of Chaos Demigods, their sizes surpassing even the Innate Divine Demons.

It was reluctance!

The Chaos Demigods were reluctant to admit their defeat to Pangu, so they strived to surpass him in every aspect. If size is considered beautiful, then the life they created was to be larger than the Innate Divine Demons bred by the lineage of Pangu.

In terms of size, Fierce Beasts were the largest creatures in the world, with even Innate Saints being slightly less imposing. So, even though the power of this fierce dragon might not match that of the Ancestral Dragon, in terms of size, it was hardly inferior.

While pondering, Jiang Chen moved closer to this fierce dragon, and more of its features progressively became clear to his eyes.

This giant dragon’s body displayed colors resembling Chaos, its scales seeming forged from blocks of chaotic divine metal, presenting a perfection in beauty that looked like creations of the Great Dao, transcending this realm.

He, like the Ancestral Dragon, was a true nine-clawed dragon, only, unlike the symmetric claws of the Ancestral Dragon, he possessed nine horns.

From him, Jiang Chen sensed an ancient and long-standing aura, as if originating from a time before Heaven and Earth.

Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, that was the name of this fierce beast. He was transformed from the divine essence of a Chaos Demigod Dragon, and in terms of lineage, was only slightly inferior to the Ancestral Dragon. Had he been born among the Dragon Clan, he would have been the foremost dragon just under the Ancestral Dragon.

His abilities, just like his name, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, involved mastery over the force known as "Desolation".

Wherever the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon went, all vitality would wither away; the earth first became barren, then gradually transformed into nothingness.

"A dragon that commands the power of Desolation, choosing water as the method for destruction, is truly ridiculous," he said.

"What a joke!" he remarked, watching the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon before him and shaking his head with a laugh.

From the power he wielded, it was evident that if the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon wanted to break through and achieve the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Realm, the correct way would be to turn the land into a desolate wasteland, extinguishing all life, and then ascend by that means.

However, this Nine-horned Desolate Dragon did not do so, but instead took a shortcut by drawing the waters of the Heavenly River, planning to submerge the Prehistoric World and return everything to ruin.

In the pursuit of cultivating the Tao, one should be grounded; shortcuts are ultimately not the true path.

Nonetheless, it had to be acknowledged that this Nine-horned Desolate Dragon indeed obtained significant benefits this way.

The Heavenly River flooding down triggered a catastrophic deluge in the Prehistoric World, capable of destroying the world if not for King Yu, who emerged and directed the floodwaters into the ocean, resolving the crisis. Otherwise, the earth might truly have been destroyed in an instant.

He almost succeeded, almost escaped the confines of Heaven and Earth, nearly becoming the first fierce beast to achieve the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Realm in the Chaos World.

But in this world, there are no ifs; a failure is a failure. Because of this, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon paid a tremendous price, was sealed here by King Yu, and forever lost his freedom.

Of course, despite the wide-reaching impacts of the flood, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon gained certain advantages. The flood was devastating, and the destruction it caused was undeniable. Thus, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon gathered considerable feedback, drawing him a step closer to the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Realm.

When Jiang Chen looked at him earlier, he even sensed a trace of perfection, a sign that he was on the verge of becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Heaven and Earth are flawed; thus, living beings are also flawed and not allowed perfection. Only those transcending Heaven and Earth, the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, not subject to the control of Heaven and Earth and self-contained, can compensate for their shortcomings and attain a perfect realm.

Primordial Chaos, flawless and perfect, such is the principle.

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"Hmph, foolish!"

"A mere boy, and you dare critique me? Ridiculous."

"How would you know of my plans? Naive!"

Just as Jiang Chen critiqued the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, it suddenly spoke up, its voice booming like thunder, making the entire void tremble incessantly.

"What?"

The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon suddenly speaking truly shocked Jiang Chen.

He had not anticipated that after being sealed for countless ages, this Nine-horned Desolate Dragon could still sense the outside world.

He had thought that the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon should be weak and have fallen into a deep sleep, completely disconnected from the outside world; however, the reality was entirely beyond his expectations.

"Are you alright?"

Surprised, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but ask.

"Haha, alright?"

"Ridiculous, what could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Even the Black Emperor could not kill me, let alone him, King Yu."

"I, the Sovereign, am immortal and indestructible; no one between heaven and earth can kill me. If it were otherwise, do you think Tiandi, as well as those Great Divine Transcendents, would simply watch King Yu seal me?"

"If any of them had the power to kill me, they would not have let me live."

"Haha!"

Hearing Jiang Chen’s question, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon suddenly burst into laughter, its tone full of arrogance, clearly not putting Tiandi nor the many Great Divine Transcendents in its eyes.

Jiang Chen did not listen to its nonsense, but instead looked at the limbs of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon. After seeing that the chains bound on its limbs were intact, Jiang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

These chains, transformed from the Fate of Heaven and Earth, were used by King Yu to seal the body of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon; as long as the chains remained unbroken, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon could not move, let alone escape.

After removing his gaze from the limbs of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, Jiang Chen then looked toward its brow.

In the Sea of Consciousness of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, there were Nine Tripods, transformed from the will of the original source of the Nine States — specially left by King Yu to suppress the intelligence of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, rendering it unable to think and only able to fall into a deep slumber.

Now, however, the will of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon had revived, indicating a flaw in this part of the seal.

"Hmm? Your eyes..."

"What’s going on; how can your eyes see through my Sea of Consciousness?"

Suddenly, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon exclaimed in disbelief.

Initially, when Jiang Chen looked towards its brow, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was disdainful. It possessed a cultivation nearing the Realm of Primordial Chaos. And what cultivation did Jiang Chen have? Merely an Innate Taoist Master with barely complete strength of a Quasi-Saint, bolstered by Fate.

Such a cultivation compared to his was as different as heaven and earth. To see through his Sea of Consciousness was utterly impossible.

However, when Jiang Chen’s gaze truly fell upon it, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was horrified to find that under Jiang Chen’s gaze, its Sea of Consciousness was as if undefended, easily penetrated.

Its cultivation had completely failed to function at that moment.

"Dao Eye of Primordial Chaos!"

"That’s it, your eyes have transformed into Primordial Chaos, so, you can disregard my defense and directly see through my Sea of Consciousness."

Staring at Jiang Chen’s eyes for a while, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon suddenly came to a realization, knowing the reason behind it.

PS: More to come tonight!