Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2614 The Azure Dragon's Scheme

The lord of the volcano, who had his own schemes, was now humbly pleading for help. All his calculations and conspiracies were nothing but a wisp of smoke...

It no longer calls itself "the God," but has become the humble "I."

"Just a wisp of true spirit... and you still want to turn the tide in the face of despair," the Primordial Azure Dragon said calmly.

"Hey... After you swallow it, it'll be my turn, right?" Lin Mu asked with a sly smile.

"Help me...help me..." The Lord of the Volcano God's cries for help continued to echo, but the sound grew fainter and fainter...

The years of scheming and confrontation between the Nine-Headed Azure Dragon Python and the Lord of the Volcano God's Path finally ended with the victory of the Nine-Headed Azure Dragon Python.

The ancient dragon's eyes, as large as a millstone, were fixed on Lin Mu, and Lin Mu's figure was deeply imprinted in its eyes.

"You give me a dangerous feeling, and instinctively, I don't want to fight you," the Primordial Azure Dragon said in a low voice, its words revealing its apprehension.

"You haven't made a move either; you've just been... waiting!"

"At first I didn't know what you were waiting for, but after I recovered, I realized that you wanted to wait for a stronger and more perfect version of me to appear!"

The words of the Ancient Azure Dragon seemed to reveal that it had seen through Lin Mu's plans.

"You are all waiting..." the Primordial Azure Dragon said meaningfully.

"Yes! There's another point: I hope you can continue to absorb the resources of Japan to enrich yourself, so that I can take the opportunity to weaken Japan."

"You should still have ways to utilize Japan's resources!" Lin Mu said confidently.

The Primordial Azure Dragon gave Lin Mu a deep look, seemingly lost in thought.

"I still have a question: what about those Heavenly Serpent Bodies outside? Don't you care about their lives?"

"Also, when you invaded my territory's military cave, was that part of the remains that was originally integrated into the body of the Yamata no Orochi cut off hundreds of years ago?" Lin Mu asked again, getting straight to the point.

"That could be considered a twist of fate..." the Ancient Azure Dragon said meaningfully.

"Still chatting... Lin Mu is extremely adept at manipulating people's minds; don't let him easily lead you astray." At this moment, the familiar hoarse voice of the Eight-Headed Serpent rang out again:

“Since you are wary of Lin Mu, let’s leave him alone for now and deal with other matters first.”

Upon hearing this, the Primordial Azure Dragon decisively retreated, slowly sinking into the sea of ​​blood and disappearing from sight.

It came to see Lin Mu specifically to confirm its guess.

Lin Mu is the most difficult opponent to deal with!

Hearing their words and seeing the Ancient Azure Dragon leave so easily, Lin Mu frowned.

What other things are there?

He certainly didn't want those so-called other things to involve dealing with Dian Wei and Huang Zhong.

After the Primordial Azure Dragon had been gone for a while, a spatial fluctuation rippled out, and Xu Yuan's figure reappeared.

"My lord!! Are you alright?" Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that he could teleport again.

"It's alright... How's the situation outside?" Lin Mu asked.

Lin Mu could have used the Qiankun Mother-Child Pages to contact Guo Jia and the others to get information, but their battle was so intense that they simply didn't have time to report or chat. Furthermore, with Xu Yuan as a messenger who could come and go at any time, the Qiankun Mother-Child Pages were even less necessary.

"Gong Dazhi and Gong Tu have completed their missions, but Feng Xiaozilong and Han Sheng are trapped in a barrier, fighting against the Divine Crystal Serpent whose power has surged..." Xu Yuan reported briefly.

"I was studying the natural formation up there when I sensed the fluctuations from the Lord's side reappearing, so I returned to the sacrificial plaza and teleported here."

Upon hearing Xu Yuan's report, a thought flashed through Lin Mu's mind: "A one-on-one battlefield, and then the battlefield was sealed off, forbidding others from participating... and they didn't cooperate or provide cover for each other, only seeking death? Could it be that it wants Gong Tu and the others to each slaughter a snake for a day... to obtain the divine crystal, and then... to bear some kind of karmic burden?!"

"This must be one of Orochi's schemes!"

“A calamity, a calamity… it’s both a tribulation and an opportunity… I see!” Lin Mu seemed to have figured something out, and a look of realization appeared on his face.

“There’s no need to worry about the Orochi slaughtering them. Perhaps the Yamata no Orochi thinks they’re not killing them fast enough…” Lin Mu concluded.

Upon hearing his lord Lin Mu's analysis, Xu Yuan suddenly realized that these intricate schemes were truly interconnected and incredibly cunning.

"It shouldn't be too much of a problem..." Although Lin Mu was somewhat skeptical, he showed no panic; his confidence remained unwavering. Just then, a system notification suddenly rang in Lin Mu's ears:
"--Ding!"

"--System notification: Dragon Lord Lin Mu, your [Supreme Dragon Qi Observation Technique] has been successfully used. You have discovered the [Dying Sacrificial Celestial Serpent]."

"It really appeared... I had been searching for it but couldn't find it, and now it seems to have appeared here on its own... Heh..." Lin Mu's expression tightened slightly when he heard the system notification.

"However, since they've come to our doorstep, we can't waste them," Lin Mu said calmly as he approached the bow of the ship.

"My lord, what have you discovered?" Xu Yuan asked.

"On the tenth day, take your sword and go into the sea. There is a celestial serpent below. Offer a sacrifice to the celestial serpent!"

"Go and kill it," Lin Mu instructed.

"Ah... Heavenly Serpent, its strength is at the level of a top-tier divine general. My small body wouldn't even be able to withstand a mouthful of its saliva."

"It's alright. Its strength should be quite weak. It's practically offering itself up for us to kill. Besides, the sacrificial crystal represents the path of faith that Yamata no Orochi took as the guardian beast of the nation. It can be considered the core divine crystal that Yamata no Orochi possessed before. We can lose other divine crystals, but we cannot lose this one!"

“But now, it’s on the verge of death, and the divine crystal is no longer useful to the Yamata no Orochi. It’s taken everything it could… it’s just an empty shell,” Lin Mu analyzed.

Hearing his lord's analysis, Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Without asking any further questions, he drew his sword and plunged into the sea of ​​blood, completely disregarding any potential dangers below.

Lin Mu stood at the bow of the ship, watching calmly as Xu Yuan disappeared into the sea of ​​blood.

Ripples spread across the surface of the sea of ​​blood, as if foreshadowing the impending battle. At this moment, the surrounding stench of blood intensified, and bubbling water rose continuously, making the sea of ​​blood seem to boil!
After the blood blisters burst, a series of wailing sounds emerged, which were the resentment of countless living beings. In this eerie atmosphere, Lin Mu's figure appeared exceptionally calm.

Time passed second by second, but the sea of ​​blood remained scalding hot, and no further commotion came from it.

Lin Mu frowned slightly, his heart filled with worry, but even more so with trust in Xu Yuan. He knew Xu Yuan's weaknesses, and he was also aware of the Sacrificial Serpent's current weakened state. But in this sea of ​​blood, no one could predict what unexpected events might occur. After all, the whereabouts of that Primordial Azure Dragon were still unknown…

"Boom!!!" Suddenly, a strong light erupted from the depths of the sea of ​​blood, and a dazzling pillar of light shot into the sky.

A violent tremor followed. Lin Mu frowned slightly, his eyes sharpening. The light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the surrounding sea of ​​blood as if it were daytime.

Just then, a figure soared into the sky from the sea of ​​blood—it was Xu Yuan. His entire body radiated a jet-black light, and the sword in his hand gleamed with a cold light, dripping with the blood of the Heavenly Serpent. Behind him, the enormous corpse of a Heavenly Serpent was dragged from the water; it was the Sacrificial Heavenly Serpent.

"My lord, we have slain the sacrificial celestial serpent!" Xu Yuan shouted, his voice filled with excitement and pride. He had always watched Dian Wei and Huang Zhong fight such beings, but now it was finally his turn, and he would have something to brag about.

Lin Mu smiled with satisfaction and waved, saying, "Well done, Chu Shi!"

Xu Yuan placed the corpse of the sacrificial celestial serpent on the sea of ​​blood in front of the bow of the ship, and Lin Mu observed it carefully.

The body of this sacrificial celestial serpent was covered with mysterious runes. Even though it was dead, strange runes still lingered around it, and they still emitted a faint light.

At this moment, Xu Yuan stretched out his right hand, and a huge, strange divine crystal appeared in his palm.

"Huh... I can't give the Divine Crystal to my lord, the Heavenly Dao is restricting it!!" Xu originally wanted to entrust the Divine Crystal to Lord Lin Mu for safekeeping, since it was safest with him. But he discovered the transaction was impossible...

"It seems that my guess was correct..."

"The position of the guardian beast of Japan is both the means by which it regained its power and the chain that shackles its growth..."

"It wants to sever the past... cut off cause and effect... and usher in a new life. It must have known all along that you set up an array near the sacrificial plaza, but it never stopped you. At the same time, it also knows about the God of Volcano's plans... Everything is within its calculations." Lin Mu said, his eyes slightly narrowed.

“It’s not as innocent as it seems… The true spirit of the Yamata no Orochi might also be its puppet…” Lin Mu’s apprehension towards the Primordial Azure Dragon deepened even further.

"My lord, this is all part of its scheme. What do we do next?" Xu Yuan's head throbbed; he didn't know if it was from overthinking or from being hit during the battle...

Just then, the already boiling sea of ​​blood surged once more, with towering waves erupting outwards. Countless blood-red figures rose from the sea of ​​blood—these were the wronged souls of countless victims.

Their eyes were filled with anger and hatred, clearly seeking revenge for their unjust and wrongful deaths. And their target was none other than Xu Yuan, who possessed the sacrificial crystal.

"Indeed, the curse of the family bloodline is not so easy to resolve. Perhaps all of this is my karma." Xu Yuan, who had just been suffering from a headache, seemed to have seen through something and uttered these profound words with emotion.

"On the surface, it does require cursed divine crystals and ancient azure dragon divine crystals, but in reality, it's perfectly normal to have other karmic consequences attached to it." Lin Mu nodded.

"It's alright... You deal with them first. If you can't handle them, then I'll step in."

"No need for you, my lord. They are still within my feng shui formation!" Xu Yuan exuded an unprecedented sense of confidence.

(End of this chapter)