Douluo Continent: The Time-Stopping Evil Dragon, They All Want to Tame Me

Chapter 5 I see you still retain your charm

[Successfully kidnapped Princess Xue Ke of the Heavenly Dou Empire!]

[Elemental Dragon Evolution Paths Unlocked!]

[Does the host wish to activate the Elemental Evolution module?]

The system's voice suddenly rang in Ao Xing's mind.

Without hesitation, he chose "no".

The dragons in the Douluo Continent are mostly Western pseudo-dragons, slightly stronger than miscellaneous dragons but weaker than sub-dragons.

Even the time-stopping dragon he became was actually a pseudo-dragon, albeit a pseudo-dragon of the highest rank.

The elemental path can unlock various abilities, giving him more offensive and defensive options.

But ultimately, the upper limit of growth is only that of a dragon.

Perhaps the tasks assigned by the system later can help you break through from a sub-dragon to a true dragon, but the whole process will definitely be quite tortuous.

Based on the text descriptions, the power systems of the mechanical route and the gem route definitely do not belong to the [miscellaneous dragon - pseudo dragon - sub-dragon - true dragon] line. Moreover, after the second and third advancements, both their attack and defense are maxed out.

Especially the immortality of the final form of the Gemstone Route, it's simply heaven-defying!

Choosing an elemental route makes no sense!

Ao Xing's abduction of Xue Ke was merely a last-minute tactic; he wanted to find Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.

after all,

The Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace is heavily guarded, and the Heavenly Dou Empire, as an old empire that has stood on the Douluo Continent for hundreds of years, must have mature countermeasures.

He is still just a young dragon, and his [Time Stop] ability has a limited range.

Breaking into the palace at night and kidnapping the crown prince is far too dangerous.

"Xue Qinghe, you wouldn't want your sister to spend the rest of her life with an evil dragon, would you?"

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It was late at night, high in the sky, and Ao Xing was flying at a very high speed.

Xue Ke, who had fainted from fright when she was kidnapped, was awakened by the howling cold wind.

She never imagined that one day she would be kidnapped by a dragon!

Woo woo woo.

What should I do?

Is this life destined to be confined by evil dragons in caves deep in the mountains?

Father, brother, please come and save me!

I don't want to become the dragon's plaything!

Its trunk is so big, it'll die.

Xue Ke caught a glimpse of Ao Xing's Phantom Dragon brother and was immediately terrified!

She tried desperately to turn her head away, wanting to make the thing disappear from her sight.

But the next moment, Xueke suddenly realized that the houses on the ground were only the size of a fingernail, and the dark river was like a winding rope.

Oops!

Xue Ke suddenly felt dizzy and her vision blurred again.

She's afraid of heights.

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Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace!

Emperor Xueye, dressed in his bathrobe, was initially incredulous when he learned that his beloved daughter, Xueke, had been abducted by a dragon that suddenly attacked from the sky while attending the Yuexuan Banquet.

But when he realized that no one in the palace would dare to lie to him, he panicked and turned pale.

As the ruler of a country, although his cultivation level was not high, he benefited from being the ruler of the Swan Dynasty. Xue Ye knew clearly that the evil dragon was the master of Douluo Continent in ancient times!

Even a titled Douluo would find it difficult to defeat the evil dragon!

"Summon the commander of the city gate guards!"

"Why did the evil dragon appear in the sky above Tiandou City without any soldiers noticing beforehand?"

Having reigned as emperor for decades, he still managed to cultivate his composure on a snowy night.

Even though his beloved youngest daughter was kidnapped by a dragon, he still maintained his dignity in front of a group of eunuchs and maids.

"Your Majesty, I have fully understood the situation!"

Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's brows furrowed with a hint of seriousness as he strode into the palace to report:

"Your subject went to Yuexuan immediately to inquire about the situation."

"Based on the descriptions of those present, it is confirmed to be an evil dragon, and he calls himself Ao Xing."

"Besides kidnapping his sister, the evil dragon Ao Xing also easily burned to death Yuexuan Steward Aode, whose strength was at the Soul Emperor level, with his dragon flames."

"Before it left, it left a message saying that if I personally escort ten carriages full of precious jewels to Saint Dou Village in the northwest of the Star Dou Great Forest before sunset tomorrow, it can release my sister."

Xueye listened attentively to the Crown Prince's statement without saying a word, and finally felt relieved.

The dragon is lustful, tyrannical, and greedy.

It is understandable that they would ask for ten carriages' worth of jewels in exchange for Xueke.

At the same time, seeing that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was able to understand the situation so quickly in the face of such a major event, Emperor Xueye couldn't help but feel relieved, knowing that there was a worthy successor.

After confirming that Xue Ke could be exchanged for jewelry, Emperor Xue Ye did not immediately issue an order, but instead asked:

"Where's that Avalanche kid?"

"Uh," Xue Qinghe said with a slight embarrassment, "My fourth brother didn't stay in the imperial city tonight, so he probably doesn't know that my sister was kidnapped by the evil dragon. After all, I was woken up by the guards and that's how I found out."

"You don't need to speak up for him!"

Emperor Xueye looked angry, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Go to my private treasury now and select ten cartloads of jewels. I will send someone to inform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to have Sect Master Ning bring Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to discuss the matter of the evil dragon."

"Father."

Upon hearing the name Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Xue Qinghe's expression turned somewhat strange, and he said softly:

"It is said that the evil dragon Ao Xing is less than three meters long and seems to be still in its infancy."

"Your subject has heard that as long as a young dragon can be tamed, it will grow up to become the most loyal mount, and its strength will far surpass that of an ordinary Title Douluo."

"If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School finds out about this, I'm afraid..."

"Let's inform our guest advisor, Poison Douluo!"

"A young dragon?" Emperor Xueye's expression was shocked. He knew that young dragons could be tamed, and he also knew that adult dragons were not only far stronger than ordinary Title Douluos, but could easily deal with the siege of dozens of Title Douluos!

If the Heaven Dou Empire could possess a "Guardian Beast" of such strength, let alone its mortal enemy, the Star Luo Empire, it would at least be able to hold its own against the Spirit Hall!

Emperor Xueye fell into thought.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"Even if we don't inform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, given their connections and informants in Heaven Dou City, they will find out about the evil dragon immediately."

"Perhaps Sect Leader Ning has just been woken up as well."

"Qinghe, go to my private treasury and take one of the twin Azure Pearls and mix it with the pile of jewels."

"Xue Ke is still in the hands of the evil dragon Ao Xing. The time limit it gave us is too short. The taming plan needs to be reconsidered in the long term."

Xue Qinghe was slightly startled.

Indeed, experience is the best teacher!

The Twin Azure Pearls are a pair of pearls that were born from a 22,000-year-old clam-like spirit beast.

These pearls are quite magical; no matter how far apart they are, the ends that are closest to each other always shimmer with a green light.

If one of these jewels is mixed in with the rest, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family could use the other to find the dwelling place of the evil dragon Ao Xing!

The growth cycle of a dragon is quite long.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Family could easily spend one, two, or even three to five years preparing a taming plan, and then use the Azure Pearl to find the evil dragon Ao Xing!

"Your subject obeys!"

Xue Qinghe left his palace and, on his way to Emperor Xue Ye's private treasury, secretly sent a message to the Porcupine Douluo in the city.

At the same time.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!

As Emperor Xueye had predicted, Sect Master Ning Fengzhi was also awakened from his sleep by urgent intelligence brought by a speed-attack type Soul Douluo belonging to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Please go and inform Uncle Gu again."

After regaining consciousness, Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed.

Young dragon!

If they can tame this young dragon, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be able to face any force for hundreds of years and may even become the most powerful sect in the entire Douluo Continent!

"Fengzhi, what's so urgent that you had to wake this old man in the middle of the night?"

"Oh dear, my old bones can't take this kind of torture."

Gu Douluo Ancient Banyan Tree yawned repeatedly and calmly walked into the house.

His steps were slow, but he appeared in front of Ning Fengzhi in the blink of an eye.

"Uncle Gu," Ning Fengzhi told him everything.

"Why didn't you call Chen Xin over for such an important matter?"

The ancient banyan tree stared wide-eyed, its sparse white hairs swaying like willow branches in a gentle breeze.

"The dragon is cunning!"

"Although our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is just a sect, not a country, what difference is there between her and a princess?"

"We left Uncle Jian here to prevent our base from being raided!"

Ning Fengzhi said smugly, "Besides, Uncle Gu, your martial soul is a bone dragon, which might be surprisingly effective against evil dragon cubs!"

"Feng Zhi, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

"You have good taste!"

Gu Rong laughed, revealing his few remaining teeth, and said, "According to the intelligence, the young dragon is less than three meters long. According to ancient records, the strength of the evil dragon Ao Xing is generally between the peak of Soul Douluo and level ninety-one or ninety-two."

"I can tame it all by myself, no problem at all!"

"When do we leave?"

"Time is of the essence, and the mission is urgent!" Ning Fengzhi said, "We must leave now. We need to tame or imprison the young dragon and bring it back before the people of the Heavenly Dou Empire can exchange Xue Ke for her!"

……

Even a young dragon can fly very fast. In just over two hours, it flew from Tiandou City to the vicinity of Shengdou Village. However, it did not stop, but flew deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

"If you don't want to be eaten by a soul beast, stay here and don't move!"

Ao Xing placed the slowly waking Xue Ke on the ground and said fiercely, "Although this is not the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the soul beasts nearby are mostly over five thousand years old, and there are quite a few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts."

After saying that, he lifted his leg, circled a few times in the low air to leave his scent, and then roared before flying deeper into the forest.

Xue Ke stood there, stunned.

Just like that, you casually left the princess you went through so much trouble to snatch here?

I'm a princess, not an ordinary person!

Was the dragon's plunder merely for the thrill of kidnapping the princess?

Xue Ke was puzzled.

But soon, the fear and terror of being alone in the Soul Beast Forest in the dark completely enveloped her heart.

At this moment, she actually wished the dragon were by her side.

……

"The Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit, such a common soul beast, how could it be worthy of becoming food for my evil dragon Ao Xing?"

"Hmm, a Fierce Eagle Tiger Beast, that's rare, but it's only a little over two thousand years old. Its strength is too low; it's not worthy!"

"A five-thousand-year-old Wind-Riding Fox? Its stench is too strong, how can anyone bring themselves to eat it?"

"Wow! *shrugs* Demonic Bear, this is great!"

Ao Xing, flying at low altitude, suddenly noticed something.

Having flown so far tonight, he's long since become a "heartbroken man."

Upon seeing the 6,000-year-old, outstretched demonic bear in the forest, my saliva involuntarily started to drip.

Bear paws are said to be a top-grade delicacy.

However, for various reasons, he had never tasted it in his previous life.

Now that we've happened to encounter this situation, there's nothing we can do.

"Hehehe." Ao Xing let out a strange laugh, then looked at the bloated Demon Explosion Bear curled up on the ground.

A burst of condensed dragon flame shot out from his mouth!

Before long, an enticing fragrance filled the forest.

Many sleeping spirit beasts were awakened by this alluring scent.

but,

Upon discovering that it was a dragon feeding, they all fled far away, fearing they would suffer the same fate as the shrug-and-fry bear.

The fur on the bear's paws had been completely burned to ashes by the high-temperature flames.

Ao Xing tore off a piece of meat and savored it carefully.

The bear paws were very fatty, and the texture was similar to that of a pork knuckle, but firmer. Perhaps because there was no seasoning, Ao Xing still tasted a slight gamey flavor.

However, he did not hate it because of the fact that he had become a dragon.

"What are you looking at?"

"I've never seen anyone eat bear paws before!"

Ao Xing noticed that the bear with one missing paw was still standing motionless in front of him, and couldn't help but say with disdain, "I'm not going to eat your bear paw for nothing. If you ever encounter danger, just say the name of the evil dragon Ao Xing, and I'll protect you!"

"One bear paw for a lifetime of safety, it's a great deal!"

"Get out!"

The law of the jungle: survival of the fittest.

As a vicious dragon, Ao Xing was already very kind by not directly performing the act of roasting a whole bear.

The trembling, bloated Demon Bear immediately turned and left after hearing Ao Xing's words.

At the same time, he was also inwardly complaining:

"It is indeed a good deal. But Brother Evil Dragon, if you want roasted bear paws, I can just chop them up for you. Why wait until they're cooked before cutting them off?"

"It hurts so, so much, okay?!"

……

Before long, Ao Xing had devoured the bear paw completely.

After resolving his inner turmoil, he did not immediately return to find Xue Ke, but instead continued to wander deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Even in the darkness, the shadows of the dense trees only deepen the darkness.

But Ao Xing, with his keen hearing, sensitive sense of smell, and vertical pupils that could detect even the smallest details, completely captured the situation in the nearby forest.

Before long, his eyes lit up.

About 300 meters ahead, near a secluded little pool, a horse-like creature with a sharp, single horn about half a meter long on its head was resting.

"It's a mare."

Ao Xing took a careful sniff of the air and determined the gender of the soul beast.

He narrowed his eyes and began to observe carefully.

Her long, pinkish-white mane lay lazily, her beautifully curved ears stood up deftly, and the mare was entirely white. Her tight coat perfectly outlined her beautiful and strong muscle lines, and her pert hindquarters were adorned with a ponytail that looked like something a JK loli would love.

"I see you still retain your charm."

Ao Xing swallowed hard, but still managed to suppress any inappropriate thoughts.

It wasn't because this 40,000-year-old crystal unicorn was six meters long and three meters tall, making it quite large, while he was still just a young dragon.

The reason he was wandering around was to find a spirit beast that could help him pull the jewels tomorrow.

He wants Qian Renxue, and he wants the jewelry too!

After all, he didn't have a spatial storage device, so he had no way to take away ten carriages of jewelry all at once on his own!

(End of this chapter)