Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1027 - 748 Start working

Chapter 1027: 748 Start working

King Yu was unable to slice his body, destroy his soul, or extinguish his True Spirit, and could only seal the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

However, given the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s immense strength that reached the heavens, even though it was sealed at the heart of the Nine States and completely cut off from the outside world, it could still autonomously create Innate Spiritual Energy to compensate for its own consumption.

At that time, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s consciousness was suppressed by the will of the Nine States, it could only act on instinct. The Innate Yuan Qi it created was not much, insufficient to compensate for its consumption. After being suppressed for many years, it actually grew weaker.

But as the Nine States weakened, it became difficult to suppress the consciousness of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon any longer, and everything changed.

The Heavenly Mill that was used to erode him could no longer harm him in the slightest. The power he had previously lost also gradually recovered as time passed.

Now, although the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon had been sealed for countless millennia, his strength had not fallen much from before, and he remained at his peak.

"Isn’t it better that it can’t be killed?"

Suddenly, Jiang Chen laughed, actually feeling that it was a good thing they couldn’t kill the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

Seeing Jiang Chen laugh, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon also wanted to laugh, but he couldn’t, because a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

This feeling was even stronger than when he was chased by the Black Emperor and suppressed by King Yu, making him somewhat anxious, thinking that Jiang Chen might have thought of some scheme or conspiracy against him.

Yet the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon could not understand, with his strength, what kind of schemes and conspiracies in the world could be against him? To deal with him, only a force greater than his own would suffice.

"What are you laughing at?"

Somewhat anxious inexplicably, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon couldn’t help asking Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang Chen did not engage with him but instead looked towards the surrounding Innate Original Source. This Original Source, tainted by Sha Qi, was undoubtedly refined from the body of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

In this world, apart from the Witch Clan, only Fierce Beasts carried Sha Qi with their Original Source.

Jiang Chen suddenly looked up at the back of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, where there should have been a massive Heavenly Mill, transformed by the Heavenly Force of the Nine States. Its sole purpose was to gradually refine the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon who was sealed here.

If the Nine States had continued to be strong, even someone as powerful as the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon would by now have been mostly eroded by the Heavenly Mill, retaining only a fraction of his power. Unfortunately, with the weakening of the Nine States and the awakening of the dragon’s consciousness, the Heavenly Mill gradually lost its function and was destroyed by the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

Now, of the three great seals left by King Yu, only the chains transformed from the Fate of the Human Race were still functioning. The other two, the Nine Tripods manifested from the will of the Nine States and the Heavenly Mill transformed by the power of Heaven and Earth, had both ceased to function.

But it was precisely because they ceased to function that Jiang Chen discovered an opportunity. The Innate Original Source here was plentiful enough to give birth to a Quasi-Saint.

Yet, despite losing so much Original Source, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon remained in his peak period, which suggested something—that this was a perpetual motion machine! As long as he stayed alive, he could continuously provide power.

Of course, no mighty being would willingly become a perpetual motion machine, imprisoned for life and exhausted of all value. But at this moment, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon had no choice.

The will of the Nine States was about to revive, and by then, the consciousness of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon would definitely be suppressed again, and he could only act on instinct. With that, it would not be difficult for Jiang Chen to deal with him.

Moreover, even without the suppression of the Nine States’ will, Jiang Chen was not without means to suppress the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon. With the power of the Cycle Divine Palace, he could easily suppress the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

Or, he could refine the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon into a Divine Artifact...

Yes, with Jiang Chen’s strength, he indeed could not kill the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, but that did not mean he had no means to deal with him.

Moreover, for a being like the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, if there was a certainty of completely controlling him, it was clearly more valuable for him to be alive than to be destroyed.

Just think, placing him outside Heaven and transforming Chaos Qi. Every few millennia, the acquired Primordial Chaos Qi could enable the Human Race to give birth to an Innate Dao Sovereign.

Additionally, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon carried the finest Chaos Sha Qi. Thinking of this, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of the twelve metal figures in the First Emperor’s treasury. These twelve metal figures could ascend only by devouring a great amount of Sha Qi.

Jiang Chen wondered if feeding the Sha Qi from the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon to the twelve metal figures could cause them to transform. Even if it failed, after the Sha Qi was devoured, the remaining Innate Original Source would be harmless and could be absorbed by cultivators between Heaven and Earth.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced Jiang Chen became. Staring at the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, his eyes glowed as if he was looking at some rare treasure.

The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, feeling anxious under Jiang Chen’s gaze, thought even the gaze of the Black Emperor wasn’t as daunting as his. Subconsciously wanting to shrink his body, he found he couldn’t move, and could only passively endure Jiang Chen’s burning gaze.

"Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, has anyone come here before me?" Suddenly, Jiang Chen recalled something and couldn’t help asking the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon.

If he could think of using the Sha Qi in the Fierce Beasts for the twelve metal figures, which are greatly beneficial, then the talented and ambitious First Emperor must have thought of this as well.

Therefore, the First Emperor must have been here before.

"A thousand years ago, someone indeed came here. However, at that time, the Nine States were not yet as weakened as they are now, and my consciousness was half asleep, half awake, so I did not have any interaction with him."

The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon originally did not want to speak, but somehow, he sensed an extremely noble aura from Jiang Chen, which he dared not resist, compelling him to reveal all he knew.

"A thousand years ago, it must have been Emperor Huang without a doubt,"

Jiang Chen nodded, his mind sealed with understanding.

Though Emperor Huang fell several hundred years ago, he became famous very early on, dating back thousands of years. His presence in this place a thousand years ago was not surprising.

During the reign of Emperor Huang over the Nine States, the fortune of the Human Race’s dynastic path converged, and the Nine States remained prosperous. Even though it wasn’t like the Ancient Times, it still bore some features of that era, which were far superior to the present.

At that time, the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon’s consciousness had not completely escaped its confines; it could only barely sense changes in the outside world and did not possess the ability to communicate with the outside.

The fall of Emperor Huang led to the disarray of the fate of the Nine States in an instant, which then accelerated the decline of the Nine States.

"What did he do after coming here?" Jiang Chen continued to inquire.

The Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon initially thought to remain silent, but the aura that it greatly feared once again emerged from Jiang Chen, causing it to shiver involuntarily and to speak against its will, "After that person arrived here, he took out twelve golden figures, intending to plunder the Sha Qi from my body."

"Speaking of which, those twelve golden figures were also mysterious, actually refined by the Witch Clan’s Dutian Twelve God-killing Array, possessing the ability to devour thousands of Sha Qi from across the world."

"It’s just a pity, while the items were good, they were too weak to devour the Sha Qi from my body."

Seeing the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon suddenly becoming cooperative, Jiang Chen discreetly put away the Demonic Power of Destruction’s arm from his Sea of Consciousness, feeling very satisfied.

Fierce Beasts are indeed very powerful, therefore, to prevent betrayal from such a beast, the Chaos Demigod had placed restrictions on the lineage of Fierce Beasts. That is, no matter how powerful a Fierce Beast becomes, it can never resist the Chaos Demigod, and must be suppressed by its power.

Thus, the best way to deal with Fierce Beasts is not to have greater strength than them, but to possess an artifact related to the Chaos Demigod.

Jiang Chen held the arm of the Demonic Power of Destruction, which was among the mightiest in the Chaos Demigods, and even the original generation Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon had to submit to its power, being suppressed by it.

If not for the influence of the Demonic Power of Destruction’s arm, the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon wouldn’t have been so cooperative, answering whatever Jiang Chen asked, completely devoid of a Fierce Beast’s usual defiance.

"Emperor Huang indeed came here, but even with his capability, he was unable to refine the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon,"

Jiang Chen understood this matter; although Emperor Huang was remarkably talented, his time spent cultivating was ultimately too short. In terms of strength, though not weaker than Great Divine Transcendents, he still fell short compared to King Yu.

And this Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon was even stronger than King Yu; even King Yu could not contend with it, let alone Emperor Huang."

"What have you done to me?" Suddenly, the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon woke up with a start, looking at Jiang Chen, its eyes full of horror.

Unknowingly, it had been dominated by the person in front of it and obediently revealed all it knew.

This was too terrifying. How could it, with its strength, be manipulated by someone else?

"Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon, to the Human Race, your existence has great use, but your consciousness is somewhat superfluous. Today, I shall erase it,"

Jiang Chen did not talk further with the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon but coldly declared his intention to erase the dragon’s consciousness, turning it into a puppet.

In order to fully control the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon, naturally its consciousness had to be removed to prevent any notions of betrayal.

"You want to erase my consciousness just because you are a mere youngster? How laughable!"

The attitude of the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon turned cold at that moment, and its gaze towards Jiang Chen was filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, the hatred the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon felt towards Jiang Chen surpassed that of the Black Emperor and King Yu, reaching the top spot.

Because, to any living being, having their consciousness erased is unbearable, even worse than death itself.

At least in death, things come to an ultimate end. But having one’s consciousness erased is akin to living a fate worse than death, the ultimate humiliation.

Normally, erasing someone’s consciousness is more difficult than killing them. But the situation for the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon was unique; being sealed and unable to move gave Jiang Chen an opportunity.

Moreover, what Jiang Chen was best at was erasing consciousness. As a Divine Ancestor, his specialty lay in manipulating the thoughts of all beings, and thoughts stem from consciousness.

"Whether or not I can, you’ll find out soon."

Suddenly, Jiang Chen raised his hand and employed his strongest Supreme Divine Power, concentrating all his power into one point, turning it into a beam of Decimating Light that struck directly at the forehead of the Nine-Horned Desolate Dragon.

This Decimating Light, obtained through the comprehension of Pangu’s Original Spirit, ranged from harming their spirit to extinguishing their True Spirit and destroying their consciousness.

ps: Forget it, two thousand is unachievable.

But I won’t be short on the extra ten-thousand words, probably starting from the second.