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Chapter 509 Obtaining the Treasure: Immortal Blood
Amidst the colorful coral reefs, a figure was swimming forward. Chen Jie spotted him immediately; it was a man who didn't look old.

Judging from his physique, he should be a young man, all muscle and without an ounce of fat. Moreover, judging from his swimming style, he should be a skilled swimmer. Having figured this out, Chen Jie quietly followed him.

The Imperial Advisor moved swiftly, weaving through the colorful corals in search of the dragon's lair.

Chen Jie followed behind the Imperial Preceptor. Whether it was due to his heightened spiritual senses or something else, the Imperial Preceptor seemed to sense someone following him and suddenly turned around. Upon seeing this, Chen Jie immediately used the swimming technique from the Swimming Manual to instantly hide behind the coral, without making a splash at all.

When the Imperial Preceptor turned around, he did not find Chen Jie's whereabouts and frowned slightly.

For some reason, he felt as if something was following him. He turned around and looked carefully, and found Chen Jie hiding in the mud, with a manta ray covering his body and the surrounding mud covering him.

The Imperial Preceptor turned around and swam over his body, but did not find Chen Jie.

Chen Jie was also startled, while the giant manta ray in front of him had already been stunned by Chen Jie's qi and was lying limply on the mud.

The Imperial Advisor searched for a week and found no trace of being followed as he had imagined, so he swam back again. He was in a bit of a hurry and didn't know when the dragon would return.

Therefore, he didn't dare to check too thoroughly or spend too much time.

After a quick check, he felt relieved to find no place to hide. Then he frowned slightly, wondering if he was overthinking things and if no one was actually following him.

Perhaps it was due to the immense pressure he was under, after all, his opponent was a dragon, a dragon with strength approaching that of a terrestrial deity.

The Imperial Preceptor continued to move through the coral reefs. Chen Jie, seeing the Imperial Preceptor had gone far away, then carried the poor manta ray on his back and used it as cover to move through the sea. Watching him rise and fall in the water, he looked just like a real manta ray.

And so, Chen Jie followed the Imperial Preceptor through the coral reefs and arrived at the foot of one of the mountains. Upon reaching the mountain, Chen Jie could clearly feel that the seawater temperature in the vicinity was very high. Could there be a volcano nearby?
Chen Jie was startled, but he remained calm and continued to follow the Grand Preceptor.

Finally, after swimming for an unknown amount of time, the Imperial Advisor appeared directly in front of a huge cave.

The interior of the cave was still radiating intense heat.

At this moment, Chen Jie, carrying the manta ray, followed not far away, watching the Grand Preceptor. The Grand Preceptor stood in front of the cave, very excited. Finally, he had finally found this place, the Dragon Cave!

This is the Jiaolong Cave!
The immortal blood is inside this Flood Dragon Cave. If you go in, you might find the mysterious immortal blood. With the immortal blood, you can achieve your ambition of becoming a king.

Unifying Southeast Asia and then competing with that ancient kingdom to the north—that's what the men of Siam should do.

Why should we submit to that ancient kingdom in the north? No, he Basong will not submit. He Basong will lead the Siamese to independence and then become the suzerain state of the ancient kingdom in the north, making them pay tribute to him year after year!

Pasong, the royal advisor, was extremely excited. He knew that if he could really do what he said, he would become a hero of all Siam, a true hero!
As Basong thought this, looking at the enormous dragon cave in front of him, he realized that this must be where his dream had begun.

Thinking of this, Basong swam directly into the cave, determined to find the immortal blood before the dragon returned.

Thinking this, Basong didn't dare to delay and went straight into the cave. Chen Jie thought to himself, "Should I go in and take a look? I can't let Basong get that divine blood before me."

Thinking this, Chen Jie quickly followed, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a warning bell ringing and immediately stopped.

Immediately afterwards, they arrived at a mountain wall and used the manta ray's huge body to block themselves, just like a manta ray clinging to the wall.

Just then, a loud bang was heard, followed by the cave exploding open. The next moment, Basong, who had just gone in, quickly retreated, and a small dragon rushed out of the cave and crashed into Basong.

Its single, somewhat menacing horn was incredibly sharp, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks. Just then, the little dragon suddenly charged over and attacked Basong.

Basong never expected that a small dragon would be hiding in this cave. He had just entered the cave when he was attacked by the small dragon that rushed out from the side. Fortunately, he was fast enough to avoid being attacked by the small dragon, otherwise he would have been the one who suffered the collapse of the mountain and the splitting of the sea.

Basong exclaimed in dismay, "Who would have thought that this dragon would dare to have offspring?"

At this moment, the little dragon attacked Basong fiercely. However, Basong was no ordinary person. As the strongest person in Siam, a second-stage Fusion God, he could not deal with the big dragon, but he could handle this obviously immature little dragon.

At this point, he directly engaged the little dragon in combat.

The little dragon swam incredibly fast in the water, and it had a sharp horn on its head. When it suddenly charged, anything it hit would shatter, and in a moment the entire seabed was churned up, with countless rocks being smashed to pieces.

Basong had no choice but to desperately dodge and try to avoid the little dragon's attacks. The two of them then began to fight each other underwater.

At this moment, Chen Jie was on the wall not far away, using the huge manta ray's body to shield himself. From a distance, it looked as if a manta ray was stuck to the stone wall.

Chen Jie then looked through the manta ray's skirt at the man and the dragon locked in fierce combat, but his eyes turned to the cave not far away, and a playful glint appeared in his gaze.

The next moment he moved. He carried the manta ray, using its body to shield himself, and moved slowly towards the cave, hugging the wall.

His actions went completely unnoticed by the little dragon and Basong, who were engaged in battle.

When he arrived at the entrance of the cave, Basong, who was fighting, suddenly saw the strange manta ray. When he looked again, his eyes widened in shock, because he saw that there was a person hiding under the manta ray!

He was furious. Good heavens, he was fighting the little dragon to the death, and someone was taking advantage of the situation. This made Basong extremely angry.

He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound in the water. He wanted to attack the despicable little thief, but the damned little dragon in front of him didn't know right from wrong and just kept blocking him. This infuriated Basong!
I've painstakingly planned this whole thing, spending over a decade on it. How could my scheme end up benefiting this petty thief? Absolutely not!
Basong was furious, but there was nothing he could do but watch as the little thief sneaked into the dragon's cave.

Blood from the gods!
Basong roared inwardly and charged straight at Chen Jie, who had sneaked into the cave. But then the little dragon attacked again. Basong was furious. This stupid dragon had its sights set on him. Didn't it see that someone had already sneaked in?

Can't you see? Are you blind?

Basong roared furiously in his heart, and the next moment he no longer cared about anything else, becoming even more ferocious towards the little dragon. Those who block my way shall die!

When Basong went berserk, he unleashed the full power of his second-stage Molten God cultivation without reservation, and his strength was astonishing. Although he was from overseas, in terms of combat experience, he was definitely no less than that of people from the Central Plains.

It's important to know that Basong was originally a fighting slave of the Siamese royal family. These were a group of highly skilled slaves specially kept by the Siamese king, who competed in gladiatorial arenas to please the nobles of Siam.

Basong himself was not Siamese; he was actually an outcast of China.

When Basong was very young, his family suffered a great tragedy. They were originally a tea-producing family that supplied tea to the Song Dynasty royal family. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, they were captured and enslaved by the Mulan people.

When Basong was three or four years old, his father risked being beaten to death and secretly fled. He boarded a cargo ship bound for a difficult destination and was subsequently wanted by the Mulan people. He and his father were tossed and turned, fleeing all the way, and finally escaped to Siam.

Within two years of arriving here, his father died from overwork, and he was captured and sent to the royal fighting team, where his daily task was to kill his opponents to please the high-ranking officials and nobles.

They had always lived a life of dependence on others and enslavement.

All of this changed because of a highly respected monk in Siam who needed a young servant, and Basong was fortunate enough to be chosen by the monk at the Colosseum.

After that, he followed that high monk, but unexpectedly, the high monk's purpose in taking in Basong was to obtain Basong's strong heart. This high monk was not a virtuous monk at all, but was actually a sorcerer monk who was skilled in Siamese black magic.

He chose Basong not out of kindness, but because he wanted a strong, young heart.

However, the high monk was unlucky. At the most crucial moment, his enemies found him, ruined his ritual, and he was cursed. Basong escaped death and regained his freedom.

After experiencing so much, Basong's view of the world completely changed; he no longer believed in anything truly good or beautiful.

He knew that everything in the world was driven by self-interest, but some self-interest was hidden so well that it wouldn't be revealed.

Having figured all this out, Basong completely changed his aspirations. He no longer wanted to be a good person; he only wanted to be a strong person, someone who could distribute benefits. Later, through his continuous efforts, he finally became the person he is today, capable of manipulating the king, the number one person in Siam, the Grand Preceptor.

But that wasn't enough. Basong wanted revenge, revenge against that ancient kingdom in the north, where his ancestors had been killed. Now that he had the power, why couldn't he avenge his family and take revenge on that kingdom?

So he poured his heart and soul into this plan, enduring countless hardships, and finally came up with this scheme: using the dragon as bait to attract all the forces in Southeast Asia, and then using the ships of these forces as bait to lure the dragon away, thus creating a closed loop and fulfilling his own idea—killing two birds with one stone.

He not only eliminated all the forces in Southeast Asia, but also prepared himself for the unification of Southeast Asia.

He could also steal the divine blood guarded by the dragon, thus transforming his personal martial arts and giving him the strength to hold his own against the hands of terrestrial immortals.

His plans were so perfect, so flawless, that there was practically no flaw to be found. But who would have thought that a petty thief would suddenly appear and ruin his grand ambitions?

Thinking of this, Basong felt an unprecedented madness, his eyes blazing with murderous intent. No, absolutely not! If this little thief gets away with it today, wouldn't he become a laughingstock to the world?!

And what will become of my grand ambitions? They will become castles in the air. I will never allow such a thing to happen.

Thinking of this, Basong showed no mercy to the little dragon that was getting in his way.

But after he went berserk, the little dragon in front of him was suddenly at a disadvantage, and he was actually no match for the human in front of him.

But the little dragon is an absolute stubborn one; even if he can't win, he'll fight on. He's not going to admit defeat.

As I was thinking about it, I saw the little dragon attacking Basong like a madman.

In an instant, the entire seabed became a turbid soup, with countless grains of sand and stones being stirred up, creating a chaotic mess of flying sand and stones.

However, the little dragon was still too small. After fighting for a while, it was completely at a disadvantage. In this dangerous situation, the little dragon suddenly opened its mouth in the water and emitted a sound wave of a special frequency that only its kind could hear.

ow~~
Meanwhile, the giant dragon that was attacking other ships on the sea had just rammed and sunk two warships. At this time, only seven intact warships remained on the sea, five of which belonged to the Kingdom of Siam.

The dragon continued its pursuit, showing no sign of stopping, seemingly determined to sink the two non-Siamese warships before giving up.

But just then, a cry for help suddenly came from the sea.

ow~~
The giant dragon paused abruptly, ceasing its pursuit.

The people on the other two warships also looked at the dragon that was stopped at sea. One of the warships belonged to Li Bona, the one-eyed tiger of the Zhenla Kingdom. At this moment, the molten god turned to look at the dragon that was stopped at sea.

His face was covered in cold sweat. The power of this dragon was completely beyond his expectations. He was still thinking of fishing for the dragon, which was simply courting death.

It really felt like the six major sects had gone up Wudang Mountain to capture Zhang Sanfeng alive.

Good heavens, even if the six major sects do their best, they can only attack all at once. I bet that Old Taoist Zhang can't wipe you all out in one fell swoop.

And now you're actually thinking of capturing Old Master Zhang alive? How audacious of you!

At this moment, Libona looked at the stopped dragon, his heart pounding. The next moment, he saw the dragon suddenly turn around and disappear into the sea.

The sailors on the two surviving warships who witnessed all this immediately cheered.

"Oh!"

He excitedly raised his hand, he was overjoyed. Libona also breathed a sigh of relief. He had survived. It was so hard. He had finally survived.

Thinking this, a sailor said to Libona, "Grand Preceptor, our Thirteen Pirates of the South China Sea have suffered heavy losses this time. More than thirty ships came, but now only seven remain, and five of them are from Siam."

Upon hearing this, Li Bona frowned. At this moment, Li Bona's first mate spoke up: "Boss, don't you find it strange? This dragon attacks everyone except the ships of Siam. Could this be a conspiracy by Siam, aiming to wipe us all out here so they can dominate Southeast Asia?"

Upon hearing this, Libona frowned, but still said, "Don't say anymore, I will..."

call out!
boom!
Just as Libona opened his mouth, a cannonball suddenly sank another surviving pirate ship, which immediately began to smoke.

Seeing this, Libona was stunned. He looked up and saw five warships sailing towards him in battle formation not far away.

On the bow of the lead warship, a man stood there leaning on a large halberd, his eyes filled with an arrogant air of looking down upon the world.

"King Wuping accepts the summons!"

At this moment, Libona suddenly looked at Wuping King Naxuan, who then raised his broadsword and shouted, "Target the two warships ahead! Open fire and sink them!"

Huh, huh, huh!
The next moment, all five warships fired their main guns, and countless shells rained down.

Seeing this, Libona suddenly drew his greatsword and slashed it through the air, cleaving apart all the cannonballs flying towards their ship. He then immediately shouted, "Dump all supplies and escape at full speed!"

Hearing this, everyone on the ship was stunned, but then Libona roared again, "Are you all deaf? I said escape!"

The crew understood immediately, and the next moment they discarded all the irrelevant ballast on the ship, such as cannons, and fled at full speed.

Seeing that Libona's ships were about to escape, King Wuping Naxuan raised his broadsword and shouted, "Men, full speed ahead! Boarding action! Boarding action! I'll chop that one-eyed tiger to pieces! Kill! Kill them all!"

"Oh!"

At this moment, all the sailors responded in unison and began to give chase.

At this moment, Prince Wuping, Na Xuan, stood on the deck and looked at Li Bona, who was fleeing in panic like a stray dog. He laughed and said, "Li Bona, if you have the guts, stop right there and take my knife!"

Upon hearing Wu Pingwang Na Xuan's arrogant shouts, Li Bona clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with indescribable anger. He never imagined that one day he would be chased and hacked by this bastard Na Xuan.

But today's scene clearly shows that I have fallen into the trap of that treacherous Na Xuan. Now I can only stand aside and avoid his sharp edge. As for any other thoughts, I can only put them aside for later.

Thinking of this, Li Bona clenched his fist tightly. He would definitely avenge this humiliation!
Meanwhile, King Wuping gave chase at full speed. Under his pursuit, another warship hit by cannonballs was quickly overtaken. The pirates on the warship roared angrily at King Wuping: "Naxuan, you have betrayed the spirit of the pirate alliance. You will not have a good end. You will not have a good end."

Upon hearing this, King Wuping chuckled and said, "The pirate alliance will cease to exist. Sink it!"

At a command, all five warships fired their main guns, which then bombarded the poor warship in front of them.

They threw the entire ship's crew into the sea because of sharks.

In an instant, the entire sea surface was filled with people who had fallen into the water.

Meanwhile, King Wuping led his warships to pursue the fleeing Zhenla Kingdom warships.

Seeing that all the ships had fled, a small boat hidden in a corner slowly rowed over. The red-haired Garuno on board exclaimed in shock, "What a terrible naval battle! This battle was a hundred times more intense than our Battle of Bigal."

As Garuno spoke, Zhang Dingbian, who was sitting on the ship, looked out at the sea and saw that the sea was full of people, all of whom were very good sailors. Zhang Dingbian looked around and then suddenly saw the slave ship in the center of the entire triangular sea area. For some reason, the slave ship was completely intact in such a fierce battlefield.

Or perhaps the dragon didn't perceive the ship as a threat, and therefore prioritized sinking warships, thus allowing the ship to escape unscathed.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dingbian immediately shouted, "Garuno, quick, row the ship to the slave ship!"

Garuno was taken aback by these words, but immediately agreed. At this moment, Zhang Dingbian and Garuno used the small boat to directly reach the slave ship. There were still the holy maidens of the national teacher on the slave ship. Garuno was furious when he saw them. "These bastards! Look how many people you have killed!" he said, and kicked all the women off the ship without saying a word.

At this moment, Zhang Dingbian looked at the sailors floating in the surrounding ocean and shouted, "If you don't want to die, get on the ship quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the sailors who had fallen into the water but survived frantically climbed onto the slave ship. Zhang Dingbian then said, "Lower the ropes and let them climb up."

Garuno immediately began to lower the mooring ropes, and in the next moment all the sailors climbed onto the ship. With people on board, the large ship could start moving. Zhang Dingbian then rescued people directly from the water, and soon the large ship was full of survivors.

Seeing the growing number of people, Garuno said, "Boss Zhang, there are too many people. The ship can't hold them all. We've reached the maximum draft."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian said, "Throw away all the useless things on the boat. We should haul as many as we can. Hurry up, once it's full, we'll leave."

"Yes."

Garuno responded and then shouted, "Quickly throw away all the useless stuff on the ship, save as many as you can!"

On the sea surface, chaos reigned, while deep beneath the ocean, inside the dragon's cave, Chen Jie swam rapidly into the cave. The deeper he swam, the more unfathomable the cave became, and waves of scorching heat slowly seeped out. Chen Jie suspected that it might be a volcano.

Chen Jie traversed quickly and finally discovered a large space at the deepest part of the cave. Not far from this space was a platform, and on the platform floated three drops of something that looked like blood!

Divine blood!

(End of this chapter)