Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 172: A carp leaps over the dragon gate and ascends to heaven in one step

Boom! !
A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, illuminating the world shrouded in dark clouds.

The fear of life for the power of nature made the giant snake with a big bump on its head feel as if it felt a great threat. In front of everyone, it opened its mouth and let out a low dragon roar.

“┗|｀O′|┛Ouch~~”

The giant snake, winding for thousands of feet and coiling like a mountain, suddenly raised its head and roared towards the sky like a dragon, as if accusing injustice or venting its fear.

The snake skin on its body kept falling off, as if it had been covered with wall dust for a long time.

"puff!"

Two pairs of claws emerged from the belly of the giant snake's front body, dripping with blood.

The giant snake seemed to feel no pain. Its blood and energy, as vast as the ocean, formed a sound like the tide, which was clearly visible to everyone.

"coming!"

Zhu Jinzhen, Changsun Wangqing, Li Chengen and others all looked over at the same time.

I saw a giant snake, oh no, it had a single horn on its head and two claws on its belly. It had transformed into a dragon, and even the snake skin on its body had turned into pieces of scales like fish scales.

"Ow!"

Another low dragon roar was heard.

All the beasts within dozens of miles around were frightened and fled in panic, and the birds scattered in all directions.

Under the watchful eyes of Zhu Jinzhen and others, this strange snake, which originally had only great energy and an aura comparable to that of a celestial grandmaster, saw its aura rise steadily after completing its transformation.

Land immortal, late stage of land immortal.

It continued to grow until it reached the peak realm of terrestrial immortals, and then it barely stopped.

"Hiss! It actually leaped straight up?!" Qin Yiyan couldn't help but exclaimed, "And its blood and energy are like the tide, making a sound like rolling waves. Now that it has transformed, its blood and energy seem to contain something that even I can't understand. Could it be one of those mythical magical powers or something like that?"

"It's not that powerful. It's just that after the transformation, the precious blood, which was already like a miraculous medicine, has undergone new changes."

Li Chengen stared at the dragon with shining eyes. "Then, Your Highness, is it possible to ask Lu Miaozi and the others to make an even more powerful dragon tonic soup?"

In these few short days.

Relying on the gourmet tablecloth for an unlimited supply of Jiaolong Tonic Soup.

The entire armies of Tian Ce and Cang Yun have undergone an unprecedented transformation.

Whether they were the new recruits selected by Tiance or the veterans of Tiance Mansion and Cangyun Army, they had all reached the Vajra Realm at this time.

If only there were an even more powerful Dragon Tonic Soup...

Li Chengen didn't dare to think further. By then, forming an army and breaking through the city would no longer be a dream.

Zhu Jinzhen sized up the dragon, his eyes gleaming with divine light. Finally, he slowly nodded, "Its accumulated foundation is unmatched. Even Zhu Wushi, who has absorbed the power of hundreds of people, pales in comparison to it, like the difference between the bright moon and a firefly. But now, it has leaped over the dragon's gate, its accumulated knowledge transformed into firewood, ascending to the pinnacle of the terrestrial immortal realm in one step. It's only a single step away from taking that one remaining step."

"From a snake to a dragon, the essence of the creature has changed."

"If the dragon's flesh and blood could be used as medicine, its efficacy would be far greater than before. However... developing an even more potent dragon tonic soup would take time."

Now Zhu Jinzhen no longer lacks peak combat power.

A dragon at the peak realm of land immortals, apart from its own specialness, is not of great value in Zhu Jinzhen's eyes. It is not even one-tenth of the value of its usable flesh and blood or the better tonic soup that can be developed.

But even though he has everything, Zhu Jinzhen will not give up just like that.

If we can't figure it out in a short period of time, then we'll study it slowly. He is a celestial being on land, and has lived on earth for a thousand eight hundred years. The thing he has the most is time.

Zhu Jinzhen gestured to Yang Ning standing beside him, "Yang Ning, hold back a bit and test its current strength." "Yes."

Yang Ning clasped his fists and accepted the order. His figure flashed in the air, overlooking the dragon's head, which was still immersed in the transformation of its own life. He pointed his right hand towards the sky and said, "Fall!"

"Boom!"

A flash of lightning fell from the sky and struck the dragon's head hard, causing it to scream in pain.

Immediately, the ferocity in the dragon's body was aroused, and its body shot into the sky like an arrow, opening its mouth and spewing out a terrifying column of water, heading straight for Yang Ning.

"what?"

"Could this be the change it undergoes after transforming into a dragon?"

"It doesn't seem to have the ability to spit water and fire originally, right?"

Changsun Wangqing, Yan Yimei and others were surprised to see the dragon that could resist the power of heavenly thunder and continuously spit out water jets and even fireballs towards Yang Ning in the sky.

Zhu Jinzhen nodded from time to time, but he was also a little puzzled: "Could it be that after transforming into a dragon, it really has developed magical powers?"

The water column and fireball spewed by the dragon seemed ordinary, but they were extremely powerful. A fireball that Yang Ning avoided flew thousands of meters away without exploding.

The water column fell into the surrounding forest, directly breaking hundreds of towering ancient trees in half, just like Godzilla's quantum breath, with terrifying power.

These are abilities that the Jiaolong had completely lacked when it was still a snake.

Food for thought.

Zhu Jinzhen looked at the dragon that Yang Ning was teasing, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Humans practice martial arts, but exotic beasts can continue to grow stronger through evolution?"

At this moment, a doubtful voice came to Zhu Jinzhen's ears.

"Your Highness, although this dragon has reached the level of a terrestrial immortal, it seems... it cannot fly on clouds?"

"The Jiaolong and the Jiaolong share the same origin, but the difference is vast. Dragons can soar into the clouds, while Jiaos lurk in the water. Although it possesses powers comparable to those of terrestrial immortals, it is ultimately only a transformed beast, not the mythical Jiaolong. It's normal that it can't fly."

"No!"

Zhu Jinzhen heard the conversation between Yan Yimei and Changsun Wangqing and shook his head. He said, "It's not that it can't fly. It's deliberately disguising itself, waiting for its 'prey' to show a flaw so it can kill it with one strike."

"Don't forget, it was able to transform thanks to the Dragon God Technique."

After hearing Zhu Jinzhen's reminder, everyone suddenly realized.

The next moment, Yang Ning, who had been teasing the dragon, found that the dragon suddenly jumped up from the ground like a mountain, turning into a winding dragon body and slamming towards him fiercely.

"Dragon God Skill?"

Yang Ning was startled at first, but then he regained his composure. He appeared above the dragon's head like a ghost, and said, "Get down."

After saying that, he stomped his foot down hard, causing the flying dragon to whimper and fall heavily to the ground.

Accompanied by a rumbling sound, the surrounding mountains shook.

"Human, human, I, I was wrong. I am willing to surrender. Please... don't kill me."

The sudden sound caused Yang Ning's fist to stop less than one meter away from the head of the dragon.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on the dragon.

(End of this chapter)