I see Qingshan

Chapter 49 Ying Long
The black bear was born in the Tang Dynasty, which is relatively late.

He is not as good as senior creatures like Xiaohulu, and he doesn't have much experience.

Just as Captain Xiaohulu said, the second mountain ranger had turned evil, but Black Bear was completely unaware of it.

He couldn't imagine that the second generation of mountain keepers would turn against those evil ancient creatures because of their weak resolve.

At the same time, Black Bear couldn't understand how cautious Little Gourd was towards Qin Ying.

At first, he looked down on Qin Ying and thought that it was just a snake, at most on the same level as a transformed snake.

Later, when he learned that Qin Ying was born in the Qin Dynasty, he felt even more disdainful.

The transformed snake is an ancient creature after all, but how powerful can a snake born in the Qin Dynasty be?
Based on this, Black Bear concluded that the captain was making a big deal out of nothing and deliberately making things difficult for him.

This is also why he took the initiative to provoke Qin Ying. He just wanted to test the depth of this snake.

Although he was defeated later, Black Bear still believed that it was because he was not strong enough, not because Qin Ying was so powerful.

Little Gourd laughed and said, "In the world of mountains and seas, which ancient creatures are the most difficult to deal with?"

Hearing this, Black Bear frowned deeply. "I've looked through the ancient books, and the overlord-level ancient creatures of each period are different. I haven't been to the mountains and seas, so I can't say anything casually."

The little gourd nodded. "Before, there was the ancestor of dragons, Zhulong, and later, the Azure Dragon, one of the four heavenly spirits. The position of the dragon is unshakable and has remained unchanged throughout the ages."

Black Bear instantly understood what Little Gourd meant. His face was filled with astonishment. He said in disbelief, "You said that snake... is it a dragon? Impossible! I've smelled him. Qin Ying is definitely a snake! I'm giving you face by calling you Captain, but you have to respect me too. Don't treat me like a fool just because you're old."

He had indeed never seen a dragon, one of the most powerful creatures in ancient times, but he had seen snakes.

There is a very apt saying among humans: Have you ever eaten pork or seen a pig run?
He couldn't be so confused as to not be able to tell the difference between a snake and a dragon.

Little Gourd: "Although you are not smart, I don't have the time to argue with you about this matter."

Black Bear: "I don't care, Qin Ying is 100% a snake!"

Little Gourd took a deep breath and said, "Qin Ying is indeed a snake. This is the most terrifying thing."

Black Bear looked even more puzzled. "Why don't you listen to what you're saying? It's so damn hard to communicate with plant creatures like you!"

Hearing this, Little Gourd glanced at Black Bear like he was looking at a fool and said, "Then you know that there are two ways for a dragon to be born."

Black Bear said disdainfully: "The first way is that it was born by the dragon's father, and the second way is that it was born by the dragon's mother."

Little Gourd: "...The fact that you're still alive is truly a miracle in the bear world."

Ignoring Black Bear's chatter, Little Gourd explained calmly, "One kind is the bloodline inheritance of dragons. If the parents are dragons, there is a chance that the offspring will also be dragons."

Black Bear: "He's just a rich second generation."

Little Gourd: "Uh... there is a second way, which is evolution, and the lowest point of this evolution is the snake."

Black Bear: "I see. Starting from scratch, becoming rich for a generation." Little Gourd sighed and continued, "It takes hundreds of years for a snake to transform into a python, and then at least fifteen hundred years for a python to shed its skin and become a true giant anaconda. After another two thousand years, it may grow scales all over its body, transforming from an anaconda into a Jiaolong, commonly known as a Jiaolong. Unfortunately, at this stage, it has no horns or legs, a transition period between a giant snake and a dragon. After another two thousand five hundred years, the Jiaolong enters the sea and grows limbs, becoming a Chilong. And after endless training, the Chilong can grow true dragon horns, which is called a Qionglong."

Black Bear pondered: "Qionglong, is this what is generally considered a true dragon now?"

Little Gourd said, "Indeed, in today's world, the Qionglong is considered a mythical creature."

Black Bear: "So, that snake should be a Qionglong???"

However, Little Gourd shook his head in denial: "Don't be impatient... The Qiulong evolved again, and dragon wings grew on its back, also known as the Yinglong. The Yinglong has two stages: the first stage has dragon wings, and the second stage loses them. The Azure Dragon, once one of the Four Spirits of Heaven, belongs to the second stage."

Black Bear was stunned: "You said he is Yinglong? How do you know?"

At least in Black Bear's opinion, when it reached the Qionglong stage, with dragon horns and limbs, he could no longer tell them apart.

The little gourd said, "You can tell them apart by their color. Before the Qiulong stage, the dragon's body was silver-white, and at the Yinglong stage, it was either black or blue. The top dragon was the Zhulong, the only one in history to be red. Qin Ying's original form was a black dragon, so at least in the first stage of the Yinglong stage."

Black Bear squatted on the ground, thinking for a long time but still couldn't understand. He said in a strange tone: "Even if you are right, Qin Ying himself said that he was born in the Qin Dynasty, which was only two thousand years ago. He turned from a snake into a dragon? This doesn't match what you said."

According to Xiaohulu, this is only possible if Qin Ying grew up in the ancient world.

After all, it takes at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of years for a snake to evolve into a Yinglong.

Little Gourd: "He was indeed born during the Qin Dynasty, so in just two thousand years he transformed from a snake into a black dragon. Isn't that terrifying, especially since he once caused so much trouble that he nearly overturned the entire world, and was later sealed away in the mountains and seas."

Black Bear: "Wait... if that snake evolved into a dragon, why did it become a snake again after escaping the mountains and seas?"

Little Gourd: "In the mountains and seas, there's a phoenix sealed away that has a feud with dragons. The only thing that can turn Qin Ying back to his original form is the phoenix's nirvana. So I speculate that after Qin Ying was sealed in the mountains and seas, he must have encountered the phoenix that has a feud with dragons and was seriously injured by it. The reason he asked the new mountain keeper to fetch phoenix blood is probably because he wanted to use the power of the phoenix's 'nirvana' to help him restore his dragon body."

Black Bear was stunned for a long moment, his face filled with surprise. "The boss doesn't have any special abilities. At most, she can understand the sounds of animals and plants. She doesn't have any means of attack or self-defense. Qin Ying asked her to go to the mountains and seas to get phoenix blood? Isn't that like asking a three-year-old to fight a tiger with bare hands?"

Little Gourd: "If the phoenix is ​​still alive, your statement is quite appropriate, but if the phoenix is ​​dead, it's just a dead tiger. A three-year-old child wouldn't be afraid of it."

Hearing the sound, the black bear shook his body subconsciously.

If you think about it carefully, Qin Ying was injured so badly that he was beaten back to his original form from a dragon body to his original snake body. It is impossible for the phoenix to be unscathed.

Xiao Hulu’s guess should not be too far off.

In the battle between the dragon and the phoenix, the black dragon was seriously injured and the phoenix died.

The black bear murmured, "It only took two thousand years for a snake to evolve into a Yinglong. I wasn't killed by him. I'm really lucky."

Little Gourd: "Qin Ying has a long history of bad deeds. We absolutely cannot allow him to obtain Phoenix Blood. This is our bottom line."

Black Bear said puzzledly, "If that's the case, since he's been beaten back to his original form, why don't we gather our men and kill him while he's still weak? That way, we'll be done with it."

(End of this chapter)