Hell Emperor.

Chapter 251 Meng Junyao-Chi

The roar coming from afar startled Ye Jie. The roar was so heartbreaking and distressing, as if the animal was enduring great pain.

Ye Jie's heart trembled, and he hurriedly walked past everyone and stepped into the deep valley first, taking in the scenery ahead.

However, in the center of the dark and gloomy valley, there lay a towering and burly monster. Its body was winding and covered with hard scales. It had mighty dragon horns on its head. Its long body was like a snake, and it had no wings or limbs.

Countless iron chains extended from all directions, binding the monster in the center of the valley, making it unable to move. One end of the chain was deeply nailed under its scales, and the wound at the nail point was hideously turned outward, which made people gasp and feel horrified.

The monster, unwilling to be restrained, struggled continuously, causing the earth to shake continuously. The chains rattled, and whenever the wounds on its body were touched, it let out a terrible scream.

At the front of the valley, the Yellow Dragon Army, who had arrived one step ahead, was leaning against an iron cage, trembling with fear, hesitating and not daring to approach the behemoth in the center of the valley. In the iron cage, the silver-white young dragon was trembling and whimpering.

“That is…” Ye Jie’s pupils shrank and he couldn’t help but clench his fists.

The figure in the iron cage touched Ye Jie's heart. The person trapped in the cage was none other than the lonely, helpless and at a loss Meng Junyao!
Zhang Long came over and heard what Ye Jie said. He thought he was talking about the big monster in the valley, so he introduced it: "That is the Chi Monster King. Many years ago, I discovered that a big monster was secretly sucking the dragon vein of Wanglong Peak. After a hard battle, I finally captured it."

After a pause, Zhang Long continued: "Among the seventy-two cave monster kings, the Chi Monster King ranks sixty-third, and has only the cultivation level of a first-level great monster."

Following Zhang Long's direction, Ye Jie also saw the great demon with a snake body and a dragon head. He couldn't help but say, "Chi Demon King... According to legend, Chi lie dormant for a thousand years, just to transform into a dragon. In order to transform into a dragon, they will do anything. A Chi at the great demon level is extremely rare."

Zhang Long nodded: "When it turns into a real dragon, its strength will rise to the level of the top ten cave demon kings. By then, even I will not be its opponent."

Hearing this, Ren Changhong glanced at Ye Jie, with a hint of surprise in her beautiful eyes: "I didn't expect that you know so much. Even I don't know the secrets of this snake demon, but you can tell it all... Wait a minute, you are not guessing, are you?"

"Just think of it as me guessing." Ye Jie's mouth twitched, and he looked at Zhang Long beside him, "By the way, why did you bring that real dragon to the Chi Demon King?"

Ye Jie's words focused everyone's attention on Meng Junyao who was trapped in the iron cage, but Zhang Long snorted angrily and spoke loudly:
"The dragon will never abandon us! Many years ago, the last order given to me by the Dragon King was to hold on here and wait for the day when the dragon returns! Now, the real dragon has finally come, but the news it brought has greatly disappointed me. Since this real dragon is unwilling to save us, let our own real dragon come!"

At the end of his speech, Zhang Long raised his head and shouted: "I will feed this young dragon to the Chi Demon King, let it devour the blood of the real dragon, help it transform into a divine dragon, lead us back to the Southern Continent, and reproduce the former divine dragon style!"

Hearing this, Ye Jie's pupils shrank. Meng Junyao was in danger now. Before he could make any move, he heard Zhang Long's loud order: "Open the iron cage and feed the young dragon to the Chi Demon King!"

The men did as they were told, and with a creaking sound, the heavy iron door slowly opened.

In the cage, Meng Junyao sensed the danger. His dragon eyes, which used to be as smart as those of a human, now only showed deep panic and helplessness. His body trembled constantly and he hesitated to leave the iron cage.

The men held sharp spears and stabbed at Meng Junyao in the cage through the gaps in the cage, threatening her to leave the cage and move towards the direction of the Chi Demon King.

With the arrival of Meng Junyao, the breath of the true dragon blood immediately attracted the attention of the Chi Demon King. It was standing up, and the iron chains were making sounds, as if a small mountain was rising from the ground. A huge shadow was cast down, and its turbid pupils shrank into a slit.

Facing the approaching Meng Junyao, it opened its bloody mouth with its fangs sharp and terrifying, and a fishy and foul smell gushed out from it, like a hungry ghost that had not eaten for a thousand years and suddenly found a table full of delicacies. It shook its head like crazy and bit towards Meng Junyao continuously. As its dragon fangs closed, there were dull explosions.

At the closest point, the Chi Demon King's head was only ten feet away from Meng Junyao. Thanks to the iron chains, there was always a distance between the two of them. If he bit hard, it would be enough to swallow Meng Junyao whole.

"Very good, eat her and turn into a dragon...what?"

Zhang Long was quite satisfied with the bites of the Chi Demon King. It seemed as if he had seen the moment when a dragon was born. However, what happened next was beyond his expectations.

The Chi Demon King, who was about to devour Meng Junyao, was suddenly struck by lightning and froze in place, not moving for a long time. His huge body seemed to be completely petrified, like a huge statue.

"What are you doing? Eat her quickly! Don't you want to turn into a dragon?" This sudden change made Zhang Long very anxious, and he shouted angrily.

After a series of angry shouts, the Chi Demon King finally moved, but it did not bite and swallow as Zhang Long expected. Instead, it raised its head and looked around, with a hint of panic and astonishment in the depths of its pupils.

Just now, a divine dragon aura suddenly appeared and disappeared from the surroundings. The divine dragon aura only existed for a short moment and was so elusive that no one noticed it, but it was still keenly captured by the Chi Demon King.

That aura was so noble and inviolable, it only existed in the legendary Nine Heavens Divine Dragon. Compared with the Chi Demon King, there was not a single one better than the other.

From the breath of the divine dragon, the Chi Demon King seemed to see his vision for many years. As long as he could absorb the breath of the divine dragon, he would be able to transform into the most noble divine dragon and soar above the sky.

The Chi Demon King searched around, looking for the source of the dragon's aura. Suddenly, a whisper came to its ears:
"Do you want to be a dragon?"

The Chi Demon King's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly. Soon, the indifferent voice sounded in his ears again: "Very good, I will give you the power of the dragon. Next, you just need to do as I say..."

Just as Ye Jie was concentrating, holding his breath, and whispering quietly, suddenly, someone began to shake his shoulders violently.

Ye Jie opened his eyes helplessly, only to see Ren Changhong grabbing him and pushing him. He asked curiously, "Hey, don't you know Chi very well? It just looked like it wanted to eat people, why did it suddenly stop moving? Could it be stupid?"

Ye Jie thought to himself, isn't it because I was transmitting the message to it? He just said, "Maybe it will move after a while, just wait a little longer."

After finally diverting Ren Changhong's attention, Ye Jie no longer hesitated and secretly practiced his skills: "Divine Dragon Transformation - See the Dragon in the Field."

The Divine Dragon Transformation in the Dao Shi stage endowed Ye Jie with all kinds of unimaginable abilities. Among them, Seeing Dragons in the Fields allowed Ye Jie to transfer the dragon essence in his body to other dragons with lower realms than him, allowing them to temporarily exert the power of the Divine Dragon.

Since Ren Changhong was beside him, Ye Jie couldn't reveal his true strength. He didn't have the puppet talisman to control others, so he couldn't restrain Ren Changhong. After all, Ren Changhong was the best ghost messenger in the Demon Palace. If something happened to him, it would be quite troublesome. In desperation, Ye Jie could only find another way. Seeing the dragon in the field could solve his urgent problem.

As Ye Jie slowly practiced his skills, the dragon essence in his body began to be transmitted to the Chi Demon King.

Dragon Essence continued to pour into the body of the Chi Demon King at a very slow rate. Ye Jie was secretly shocked by the Chi Demon King's acceptance of the Dragon Essence. It was like a huge hole with no end. No matter how much Dragon Essence Ye Jie sent to it, it would accept it all. Its body did not feel any burden and it kept craving for more Dragon Essence.

At first, the transmission of Dragon Essence was under the leadership and control of Ye Jie. As a practitioner of Qigong, Ye Jie could naturally control the amount of Dragon Essence transmitted. But from some point on, Jianlong Zaitian gradually lost control. The Chi Demon King continuously swallowed up the Dragon Essence in Ye Jie's body like a whale drinking water. Even if Ye Jie wanted to cut off the transmission, it was also quite difficult.

The Chi Demon King, who longed to transform into a dragon, had such a powerful innate magical power. Once the entrance to transmit the Dragon Essence was opened, how could it stop so easily? It would not stop until it had completely devoured the Dragon Essence in Ye Jie's body.

Feeling the greed of the Chi Demon King, Ye Jie's eyes darkened, and the threat in his voice transmission was not concealed: "Don't go too far, I am the owner of the Dragon Yuan."

After saying that, Ye Jie forced himself to use his internal energy to stop the transmission of Dragon Essence.

The strong backlash made Ye Jie's arm tremble, but fortunately it was nothing serious. The Dao Shi level of divine dragon transformation made Ye Jie's overall strength far beyond that of ordinary people. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a walking divine dragon. How could he be affected by this little backlash?

After absorbing enough dragon essence, the slightly shriveled snake body of the Chi Demon King has become full and plump. It lets out a loud roar, which goes straight up to the sky, making the people around it change color.

"How is it possible... Its roar clearly carried some of the might of a divine dragon, but it didn't even swallow the dragon. Could it be that just feeling the breath of a real dragon is enough for a Chi to transform into a dragon? This is totally unreasonable."

Ren Changhong was horrified. The changes in the Chi Demon King made her feel that something was wrong. At the same time, she was genuinely confused and could not understand the key.

Ren Changhong is only at the peak of the fifth level and has not yet ascended to the immortal position. She is no match for those big monsters at all. Once the Chi Monster King transforms into a real dragon, it will be easy for her to kill her.

Zhang Long also realized that the situation was different. As the leader, he remained calm and said repeatedly: "Don't be afraid. The Chi Demon King is trapped by the dragon chain. Even if he turns into a dragon, he can't escape control. You must obey my orders..."

Before he finished speaking, something strange happened on the scene.

The Chi Demon King let out bursts of roars, and the scales all over his body gradually loosened, and then cracks appeared all over his body. The dragon-binding chain was nailed into his skin. He twisted his body impatiently, and as he struggled, his skin was torn off bit by bit.

In the end, there was a tearing sound, and a huge black shadow, accompanied by the majestic breath of a dragon descending to the world, broke free from the snake skin bound by chains, and rolled up a sky full of sand.

When the wind and sand subsided, the Chi Demon King appeared in front of everyone in the form of a divine dragon. Its entire body was covered with golden scales, emitting a dazzling luster. Under its soft snake body, there were two pairs of sharp dragon claws. All that was left in the dragon-binding chain was a long string of shriveled dead skin.

"This is bad..."

In this situation, even Zhang Long felt something was wrong and his pupils contracted. Although the dragon appeared, it was not in the way he had imagined. Instead, it broke free from the dragon-binding chains and became a calamity.

The eyes of the Chi Demon King were filled with hatred and malice that completely occupied its dragon pupils. It had always remembered the pain of being imprisoned for many years, and now it wanted to settle accounts with these people.

However, before settling the score, it once again set its sights on the helpless Meng Junyao.

Even if it has transformed into a dragon, swallowing other real dragons is also beneficial to it, as it can make its bloodline purer. As a Chi, it will not miss any opportunity to swallow a real dragon.

In its eyes, the weak and helpless Meng Junyao was undoubtedly a great tonic. How could it miss such a delicious meal?

Realizing the Chi Demon King's intention, Ye Jie was filled with rage, and angrily transmitted his voice: "How dare you! Have you forgotten the conditions I said? You have to help the young dragon escape!"

"I'll eat her now, and when I find you, I'll eat you too."

The Chi Demon King sneered and spoke in human language with a hoarse voice. After transforming into a dragon, it had no more worries in its heart. Not only did it break its previous promise and attack Meng Junyao, it also threatened to find Ye Jie and eat him together.

Ye Jie took a deep breath. As the saying goes, a greedy snake will swallow an elephant. The Chi Demon King, who transformed from a snake into a dragon, also inherited the greedy nature of the snake. As long as there are benefits, he will ignore everything and will definitely not fulfill the previous agreement.

"Who is it talking about?"

Beside Ye Jie, Ren Changhong frowned slightly. Her intuition told her that the person the Chi Demon King was talking about must be closely related to the dragon he had just transformed into.

Sensing the malicious look in the Chi Demon King's eyes, Meng Junyao slowly stepped back.

Seeing that the nearby soldiers were in panic and unable to take care of themselves, Meng Junyao seized the opportunity, exerted all his strength, and flew rapidly towards the sky above his head, trying to escape from this dangerous place.

The loud dragon roar coming from behind made Meng Junyao shiver all over. She looked back tremblingly, only to see the Chi Demon King, who was hundreds of times larger than her, also rising into the air and chasing after her, ready to swallow her in one bite.

Seeing the Chi Demon King getting closer and closer, Meng Junyao's body stiffened, her flying speed became slower and slower, and her heart was beating so wildly that it was about to jump out. At this moment, many past events involuntarily emerged in her mind, the disaster of her family being broken up and loved ones dying since she was a child, the joy of traveling with others, and the appearance of the destined man who was engraved in the deepest part of her heart.

At this moment, the Chi Demon King who was chasing relentlessly from behind suddenly let out an angry roar, and his body fell uncontrollably, as if he was grabbed by an invisible hand and pulled back to the ground. When he fell to the ground, there was a heavy muffled sound.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Junyao did not dare to stop at all. She quickly flew into the sky and disappeared from everyone's sight.

(End of this chapter)