Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 69 Beginning

East China Sea.

Beneath the abyss of water, countless slender figures intertwined with each other.

The raging waves are their way of communicating.

"A new Dragon Transformation Road has actually appeared in Yongning Continent?" A magnificent voice rang out, bringing with it a giant wave that collided with another giant wave.

A space filled with water vapor.

A monster resembling a giant dragon emerged from the water.

It has a bright pearl embedded in its forehead and dragon horns resembling old tree branches hanging from its head. Its back is azure, its belly is pure white, and its scales grow in the opposite direction all over its body.

From head to waist to tail, it has three pairs of pinkish-white appendages that look like fish fins.

"Chi, it's that black serpent from Zhongshan." The giant creature named Shen rolled its throat with raging waves, and with each breath, white mist that even the waves couldn't dispel surged up on the sea surface.

"They're about to die, yet they still dare to meddle in the affairs of the East Sea Dragon Court—just like that frog in Yunmeng Marsh."

"Alligator".

"Here." A giant crocodile surfaced on the sea, its size even larger than the imperial treasure ship.

"Besides your descendants who went to hunt down Hunxie, which other dragons have been to Yongning Continent?" the long, thin, snake-like shadow asked from the bottom of the water.

"The path to dragon transformation has been suppressed by the Dragon Court. That black serpent does not yet have the ability to bypass us and communicate with the heavens."

"This—let me think about it." The giant crocodile was speechless upon hearing this, and glanced very subtly at the mirage that was also on the water's surface and staring at it.

Before the Dragon Court was established, Shen was already the overlord of the East Sea.

It, along with the hydra and the vine, is merely a subordinate of the clam.

It also turned a blind eye to let that mirage-like demon dragon go back then.

"Those who went to hunt down the evil spirits were mostly dragons from the Yunmeng Marsh region, and had nothing to do with our East Sea."

"And most of them were eaten by my children."

After a moment's thought, the giant crocodile concealed the fact that the mirage's offspring had visited Yongning.

"Hmph." A voice full of dissatisfaction suddenly came from underwater, and the waves surged.

A vicious blue dragon burst out of the sea and hovered in the air.

Its scarlet eyes glanced at the alligator that dared not meet its gaze, and then fixed their gaze on the much larger clam.

"Since we don't know why the Dragon Transformation Heavenly Secret was leaked, why don't we just go to Zhongshan and ask them for an explanation?"

"A drought is coming, and that old guy is going to die anyway. Do they still dare to wage war against us in the East China Sea?"

"Jiao, don't act rashly." Before the underwater dragon and the dragon could speak, the mirage spoke first, "That old fellow Sifa is still in Yongning Continent—"

"What bullshit about acting on impulse? I think it's just that you old bastard don't want me to go to Yongning Continent!" the evil dragon roared.

From the very beginning, when the myth entered the sea, the Dragon Court was established, and the Heavenly Secret of Dragon Transformation was suppressed, it had disliked this creature that looked like a dragon but had fish fins on its body.

But this old fellow managed to gain the Dragon Court's approval!

"Yongning Continent has more than just the Xuan Snake God—" He stared at the dragon's violent and scarlet eyes, knowing deep down that he could not fight it now.

Otherwise, if you anger this serpent, it might actually start a war with you on the spot.

"So what?" the evil dragon scoffed. "Yongning Continent is about to suffer a severe drought. How could the humans there possibly wage war against us in the East China Sea?"

"Besides humans, are there any other beings on Yongning Continent capable of challenging me?"

"Qiu and Chi, let me into the royal court! I will use the waters of the East Sea to wash away Zhongshan Mountain, so that the world will know that the future dynasty will be us, the Dragon Court of the East Sea!"

As the battle-ready voices faded, the already turbulent sea became even more treacherous and unpredictable.

The mirage remained stationary, letting the waves crash against its body, its eyes lowered, but its peripheral vision remained fixed on the evil dragon in the sky.

"Okay." A voice suddenly came from underwater, so clear and crisp it sounded as if someone was chewing on ice.

"Hmph." The evil dragon glanced at the mirage, circled in the air once, and then plunged into the sea.

Upon seeing this, the clam dived into the water.

The giant alligator breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Suddenly, a suction force came from below, pulling it into the seabed.

Before my eyes appeared a giant creature that resembled a dragon.

The only difference is that the Jiao only has one dragon horn, while it has two.

"Qiu—" the giant crocodile called out in a low voice, feeling guilty.

"Don't be afraid, they've gone to the Dragon Court." Qiu leaned his head against the giant crocodile's mouth. "Tell me the truth, besides your offspring, who else has been to Zhongshan?"

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Zhongshan.

The giant snake rushed across the Luo River and arrived at the Mountain and Water Cave in less than a day.

The familiar taste and feeling enveloped it once again, but it couldn't relax at all.

The pair of long horns on its head were constantly sending it warnings.

Deep within Zhongshan Mountain lies an extremely scorching and furious sun, constantly attempting to break free of its seal.

And from the east, a steady stream of anger is emanating.

"I should say I've finally wiped out the roots of that dragon clan—" The giant serpent returned to its original form, coiled in the water, waiting.

Soon after, a strong wind swept in.

The mountain lord leaped out of the dense forest and stood before the giant snake.

"Welcome home, candle."

"That's quite strange—" The giant snake looked at the blue tiger as if it were seeing a white fox.

It used to talk to itself like that.

The white fox seems to be very attached to the concept of home.

I don't know if it's married or not. Eighteen years have passed, and I've never seen it get close to that fox.

"The Zhongshan landscape painting is complete. I have invited some people from Xia'an City and Chunhua City to come up the mountain to participate in the verification process."

"The Golden Ape King has completely broken free of its shackles. The black bear said it felt the urge and went back to its den to hibernate ahead of schedule."

"The Prison Wolf and the Bloodhound are still sparring; it seems they need to fight to break free of their shackles."

The mountain lord recounted to the red snake, item by item, the changes that had taken place in Zhongshan over the past half month.

As Huai Nian listened, she suddenly felt that something was missing.

"Where is the fox?"

"You're often with it, have you seen it break free of its shackles?"

"It—" Shan Jun paused here.

"What's wrong?"

The red serpent lowered its head, its eyes close to the mountain lord.

Before it left, the Mirage Dragon Pearl was indeed given to the white fox.

Although it has indeed reached the age of old age, it does not have an air of decline. At a cursory glance, it is full of vitality, and it seems that it can still live for a few more years.

"Did some creature injure it while trying to steal the Dragon Ball?" The serpent pondered, finally settling on one possibility.

"It wasn't injured by any other creatures, and no creature in Zhongshan dares to touch it." The mountain spirit shook its head. "I only call it a friend."

"Are those humans down the mountain?" The giant snake flicked its tongue, unable to believe that humans would do something so foolish.

"No, it can't come over for its own reasons."

The mountain serpent turned its body to the side, tilting its head to the side, using its gaze to guide the great snake down a path.

"Hmm?" The giant snake was puzzled.

The snake flicked its tongue, but couldn't smell the white fox. Trying to connect with Zhongshan's senses, a sudden wave of sadness washed over it.

Huai Nian's heart sank.

"Take me there."

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