Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 972 - 54: Convinced [Two in One]_2

Chapter 972: Chapter 54: Convinced [Two in One]_2

Yet when the Bone Dragon was struck by the heavenly thunder, it merely trembled with ghostly flames, twisted its body, and its spine blade, sharper than any Divine Weapon, viciously attacked the Immortal Qi Jing. Fortunately, he was agile enough to dodge a hundred yards away in an instant, narrowly avoiding being cleaved in two.

The Bone Dragon, massive in size, was exceedingly nimble, moving like a flowing river, capable of positioning its blade edge in front of an enemy in a blink of an eye.

However, at the moment it attacked, the others didn’t just stand by and watch. The Sword Emperor of the Western Sea soared into the air, and his overwhelming Sword Qi instantly landed on the ghostly flames in the eyes of the Bone Dragon, forcing its head to dip.

But aside from carving countless tiny notches on its dragon bone, it seemed to inflict no substantial damage.

Jiang Yuebai’s attacks were the same; she summoned the Yin Yang Five Elements, bombarding the body of the Bone Dragon, but not a single strike hit its mark.

Chu Liang’s Demon-slaying Sword also made its move, but even with its restraint against ghosts, it failed to completely shatter the body of the Bone Dragon, which seemed utterly undying!

"Hmpf—" The Bone Dragon let out another roar, its tail whipping through the air, forcing all four of them back, before it gracefully rose and circled in the sky. Despite being attacked by a few of the greatest masters of the time, it showed not the slightest sign of damage.

"What kind of dragon has turned into such a formidable ghost?" exclaimed the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea.

Usually, whether human or Demon Beast, when they turn into ghosts, they abandon their original bodies, as they become too fragile to be of any use after death. However, the Dragon Race can turn into Bone Dragons because their bodies are incredibly powerful. Even though they are weakened after death, they remain formidable beings.

Yet, any way you put it, being reduced to a skeleton meant being weakened. It wasn’t that just because it was left with only hard bones, it no longer had weaknesses... Once it lost the support of the spirituality in its flesh and blood, its strength inevitably diminished greatly.

But if this dragon were so formidable even as just a skeletal frame, wouldn’t it rival the Dragon God if its physical body were intact?

This was truly inconceivable.

If they really couldn’t overcome it, Immortal Qi Jing would have to summon the Shu Mountain Divine Boat, which he was reluctant to do. He worried that summoning a Divine Artifact so close to Shenxu Temple might alert those within.

As they fought now, making a commotion that shook the heavens and earth wouldn’t alarm Shenxu Temple, because there was a limit to the spiritual power fluctuations. But once a Divine Artifact was deployed, the level of spiritual power fluctuations would be completely different. To a true cultivator’s perception, it was like throwing a stone into a lake.

"Attack its ghostly flames!" Immortal Qi Jing shouted in a commanding tone, beginning another round of attempts.

He lifted his right arm to the skies, once again drawing down a bolt of Divine Thunder. Rubbing his hands, he transformed it into a long spear-like Divine Weapon, then swiftly stabbed it into the space between the chest and abdomen of the Bone Dragon.

Its body was nothing but skeleton, filled with gaps. Although this stab caused no harm, it immediately restricted its movements. Immortal Qi Jing proceeded to do the same, rapidly crafting twelve rods of thunderous Divine Weapons, pinning the Bone Dragon in place!

"Roar—" The Bone Dragon roared incessantly, struggling fiercely, the Divine Weapons snapping in the tumult, but still managing to restrain it momentarily for the brief span of two breaths.

In that time, Chu Liang and the others launched a fierce attack on its ghostly flames!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—

Sword Qi and divine skills bombarded it like they cost nothing, but the Bone Dragon simply shook its head, bearing the brunt of the attacks, its eye sockets trembling faintly with ghostly flames. Then silken threads spread out from its body, twisting towards them like countless tentacles.

Chu spread his hand, hissing with the emergence of positive thunder, driving back all the ghostly flames.

With this move, the ghostly flames in the eyes of the Bone Dragon explosively burst forth. Its dragon head suddenly rose proudly, its gaze fixated on Chu, uttering human speech for the first time, "Is this... the power of the Dragon God?"

Realizing the creature possessed intelligence and recognized the power of the Dragon God, Chu immediately sensed an opportunity; he could possibly rely on his connections to break through this predicament. Every member of the Dragon Race, after all, was a follower of the Dragon God and would naturally accord him some respect.

Thus, he harnessed the power of the Dragon God Token on his forehead, replying, "Indeed, I am the emissary of the Dragon God’s legacy."

"Good, very good," the Bone Dragon’s voice suddenly surged with bone-deep hatred, "Back then, I was exiled by the Dragon God to Shenxu, meeting my end in this place. Today is the time for my vengeance and wrath!"

This was indeed an unfortunate turn.

Chu couldn’t help but frown; who could have anticipated such a thing?

The Dragon God wasn’t his master; bringing up his name out and about was bound to encounter a few enemies. Usually, members of the Dragon Race would bow their heads in worship at the mere mention of the Dragon God’s name, but who expected this?

Initially, the Bone Dragon merely intended to obstruct them, but upon discovering his identity as the Dragon God’s emissary, it suddenly unleashed twelve times its strength, embarking on a fierce, life-and-death onslaught.

They truly didn’t know its origins.

This Bone Dragon should be called the Thorn Dragon King. In those days, it belonged to the Thorn Dragon Lineage within the Dragon Nest, known for its formidable combat power and unruly nature, often harming its kin and considered the biggest thorn in the Dragon Race.

Before the Ninth Realm existed within the Dragon Race, the Thorn Dragon Lineage ruled supreme. After the Dragon God ascended, they reluctantly submitted. Even after, they remained arrogant, and while they provided the Dragon Race with its strongest fighting force during wars, they were brutally ferocious internally.

Eventually, growing discontent after repeated punishments by the Dragon God, the Thorn Dragon King decided to lead its followers away from the Dragon Nest, leaving the Dragon Race behind.

Such a move, which threatened to divide the Dragon Race, was met with severe suppression by the Dragon God.

Thorn Dragon King was exiled to Shenxu, doomed never to leave.

The Thorn Dragon Tribe was demoted to war slaves, tasked to fight for the Dragon Race for a thousand years before they could earn their freedom. Over time, with severe casualties, the lineage withered. And now, after the downfall of the Dragon Nest, the descendants of the Thorn Dragon bloodline have nearly vanished from the world.