parentshiftbook Chapter 84: Extracting Dragon Blood
Chapter 84: Extracting Dragon Blood
Thump, thump,
The sound of footsteps, neither too light nor too heavy, echoed at the cave entrance.
The footsteps carried a peculiar rhythm, like invisible drumbeats striking the heart, making one inexplicably uneasy.
The enormous dragon head suddenly turned towards the cave entrance.
A young man dressed in a tattered black robe walked in, his steps casual, his gaze leisurely sweeping across the cave as if he were sightseeing.
The guardian beast exploded instantly upon his gaze, turning into a pool of blood and gore.
A strong smell of blood mixed with the airflow rushed into the cave.
The dragon's golden pupils suddenly contracted, flashing with a dangerous light.
"Human, who are you?"
Its massive body soared into the air, and deep green mist gushed out from the gaps in its scales. As the mist touched the ground, the grass immediately sizzled and emitted white smoke.
"Nice to meet you. I am Zhang Ping." Zhang Ping smiled, showing no sign of the nervousness one would expect from someone slaying a dragon.
He could clearly see that the venomous dragon was in dire straits. Its internal organs were damaged in multiple places, and blood was still seeping out, barely being repaired by a special force. It had at most lost half its strength, which was a significant advantage for him.
"Dragon Slayer?" the poisonous dragon growled.
Before he finished speaking, two blinding golden beams shot out from its eyes, instantly shattering the rocks beneath Zhang Ping's feet!
Zhang Ping sensed the danger long before the golden light appeared, and with a flash, he nimbly retreated several meters.
"Hmph!" Upon seeing this, Poison Dragon exhaled a scorching stream of air from its nostrils, realizing that its opponent was troublesome, and immediately tensed all the muscles in its body.
"roar--!"
A deafening dragon roar erupted, the sound waves almost tangible, causing countless small caves in the rock wall to collapse. Zhang Ping raised one hand, and a pale blue light shield instantly protected him.
The sound waves struck the light shield, creating ripples.
"There are sound waves too?" Zhang Ping raised an eyebrow.
He made a fist with his right hand, and a long sword made of condensed water vapor appeared out of thin air in his hand, which he then slashed fiercely at the poisonous dragon!
"Ghost Sword One Style - Shining Light!"
The blade flashed as fast as lightning, carrying a strange black and red aura, tearing through the air!
The venomous dragon's enormous body was unable to maneuver or dodge within the cavern. It took a deep breath, its chest expanding, and a churning green energy ball instantly condensed in its mouth. Immediately afterward, a thick green beam of light shot out, meeting the oncoming blade of light head-on!
Boom!
The blade and the beam of light collided violently in mid-air! The blade sliced upwards against the beam of light, and a violent stream of energy shot out in all directions, exploding on the cave walls, causing the entire space to shake violently!
The blade's light was completely worn away only when it got within several meters of the dragon's head.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Ping's lips curled into a playful smile.
"Is that all you've got? Looks like the rumors are pretty much unfounded."
A hint of human-like mockery flashed in the dragon's eyes. It suddenly raised its head high, and energy gathered in its mouth once more, aiming at the top of the cave!
boom!
With a loud bang, a large hole was blasted open in the top rock!
Zhang Ping was too far away to stop it, no matter how fast he moved.
Taking advantage of the moment, the venomous dragon's massive body transformed into a green blur and rushed out through the broken hole!
Zhang Ping's eyes turned cold, and he stomped his feet on the ground, his figure shooting like an arrow through the hole towards the mountaintop!
A gust of wind, carrying acrid poisonous fumes, swept across the entire mountain the moment Zhang Ping burst out of the cave!
The venomous dragon coiled high in the sky, spewing seemingly endless poisonous mist from its mouth. The vegetation and shrubs on the mountainside, touched by the mist, withered and turned black instantly;
Startled by the battle, the strange beasts saw the Dragon King spewing poisonous mist from afar and shrank back into the jungle in terror, not daring to approach even half a step closer.
"Heh heh, human! You've been poisoned by my Ten Thousand Beasts Poison, let's see how you get out of Dragon Mountain!" Seeing Zhang Ping being swallowed by the thick poisonous fog, the Poison Dragon let out a piercing laugh.
This poisonous fog was created by it over a hundred years, collecting tens of thousands of highly poisonous substances from the Western Poison Forest, refining them using secret methods, and then fermenting them within its own dragon body for decades! Even a tough-skinned, powerful beast of the Marrow-Entering Realm, a war bear, would die instantly if it inhaled even a trace of it!
The strange beasts gathered in the distance were all dragon-born servants. Seeing the Dragon King unleash his power, they immediately let out a deafening roar of cheers.
At the center of the poisonous fog, Zhang Ping let out a soft "Eh."
"This poisonous fog... can it be controlled?"
Contrary to the dragon's expectations, the poisonous fog couldn't get close to him at all. The instant the fog surged up, moisture swirled around him, and an invisible force pushed away the poisonous fog particles.
But soon, Zhang Ping discovered that the poisonous mist that had been pushed away was forcibly gathered together by an invisible force and pressed towards him again.
"Tsk, this is a bit troublesome," Zhang Ping muttered.
The toxic fog blocked both internal and external perception.
In the air, the dragon's massive head stared intently at the churning dark green mass, its golden vertical pupils filled with astonishment and disbelief: "What's going on? Why can't my poison mist touch him?"
Swish!
A sharp blade of light suddenly tore through the poisonous mist, slashing straight at the poisonous dragon in the air!
The venomous dragon spewed out two streams of scorching white steam from its nostrils, revealing its disdain. It couldn't maneuver properly in the cave; now, with the sky high and the land wide open, how could it possibly be hit again?
Its massive body twisted, as if to dodge.
But in the instant it twisted its body, the blood inside it surged violently! It was as if countless tiny blades were reversing, frantically slicing through its internal organs, meridians, and flesh!
The excruciating pain surged forth like a tidal wave!
The enormous dragon body, three hundred meters long, suddenly stiffened!
puff!
The blade struck the hard dragon scales without any hindrance!
Dark green dragon blood sprayed out like a waterfall. A hideous, huge wound suddenly burst open on the back of the venomous dragon near its head, reaching all the way to the dragon bone, and even the cracks on the spine could be seen!
The wound stretched diagonally from the back of the dragon's neck to above its front claws, and was over fifty meters long!
"Roar!!! Damn humans!!"
The venomous dragon roared in fury from the pain!
It never expected that its Ten Thousand Beast Poison Mist would not only be ineffective, but would also be exploited by the opponent to severely injure it!
Furthermore, that strange power just now was able to control the blood in its body!
Ignoring the gushing blood, it endured the excruciating pain and abruptly took to the air to create distance, its voice filled with horror: "Human! What have you done to me?!"
Seeing that the flash of the blade had worked, Zhang Ping grinned.
"What did you do? I want your body!"
He slowly raised his hands and gently clasped them together in front of the distant poisonous dragon:
"The Power of Water - Authority!"
hum!
The shock and anger in the dragon's eyes instantly turned into frozen fear!
The blood flowing through its body was completely out of control, like a flood bursting its banks, rushing wildly toward the huge wound on its back, about to burst forth from the wound!
"roar--!!"
The venomous dragon let out a terrified roar, no longer caring about anything else. Its massive body rolled and crashed into another mountain peak, landing heavily on the ground as it desperately used all its strength to suppress the rebellious blood within it.
But in that brief moment, a large amount of dark green dragon blood containing surging power detached from the dragon's body, transforming into a huge blood sphere that quietly floated to Zhang Ping's side.
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Zhang Ping's eyes as he looked at the ball of dragon blood.
This is genuine dragon blood! You won't find another like it in the entire Great Wei.
If it were to leak out, it would be enough to make those old guys in the Bone Forging Realm break their heads.
But here, facing this 300-meter-long dragon, he can fill a large bucket with a single flick of his wrist!
"Roar! What are you waiting for! Tear him to pieces!" The loss of dragon blood aggravated the injuries, and the venomous dragon's eyes were so sinister they could drip water as it roared down the mountain.
Upon hearing the Dragon King's command, the dragon-born beasts gathered at the foot of the mountain stared in fear at the figure atop the mountain.
Those who can extract the Dragon King's blood, wouldn't they be throwing their lives away if they rushed up against them?
But the suppression from the depths of his bloodline overcame his fear, and amidst the venomous dragon's furious roar...
Hundreds and thousands of powerful dragonkin of various shapes roared as they charged toward the tiny human on the mountaintop!
Birds flew, blotting out the sky; beasts roamed, shaking the earth.
With at least the strength of the Refining Realm, such a massive monstrous torrent was about to engulf Zhang Ping in the blink of an eye...