Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 542 The Tragedy of the Thunder Dragon King [Please Subscribe]

Tuyunling.

Two silver dragons, one large and one small, roared in the air at different pitches, as if they were communicating with each other.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun and the other high-ranking members of the Zhou family on Tu Yunling could only be spectators.

To be honest, Zhou Chun was mentally prepared for this day to come.

When he first cultivated the Four-Clawed Thunder Flood Dragon, he realized that the Flood Dragon Clan of Dragon Abyss would not turn a blind eye to this matter.

If he had continued to cultivate in places like the Great Zhou Kingdom, far from Dragon Abyss Marsh, it would have been fine. Given the high mountains and long roads, even if the Flood Dragon Clan was powerful, they certainly wouldn't dare to venture into those prosperous human regions and act recklessly.

Unfortunately, the Zhou family's ancestral homeland was located in Jingguo, next to the desolate land controlled by the Longyuanze dragon clan.

Under these circumstances, it's hard to believe that the Jiaolong clan remained completely unmoved after learning the news.

After all, the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon has a high probability of advancing to the fifth rank of a dragon. Even within the dragon race, a fifth-rank dragon is considered a very high-level dragon.

The fact that the Jiaolong clan was able to hold back until now before making a move was actually beyond Zhou Chun's expectations!

At this moment, he looked at the two silver dragons in the sky that seemed to be talking. Although there was a look of tension in his eyes, he was not particularly flustered.

Zhou Chun was not worried that Lei Jiao would be persuaded by that fifth-order Lei Jiao for nothing, and would be willing to follow the other party based on just a few words.

The bond between master and servant, spanning over two hundred years, could not possibly be less than that of a so-called clansman who suddenly appears!

The concern now is whether the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon, having failed to persuade them, will become enraged and attack the Zhou family.

But actually, Zhou Chun wasn't that worried about this.

Zhou Chun learned that the Black Dragon Hall Master Di Long of the Transformation Dragon Sect had appeared at the Zhou family and was quickly ambushed and killed by True Person Tianjing, indicating that the Moon Wheel Sect had been using the Zhou family as bait all along.

And this time, the Thunder Flood Dragon advanced to the fourth rank for nothing, causing such a big commotion that lasted for so long. Did the Moon Wheel Sect not expect that a high-ranking dragon would come and try to take away the newly advanced fourth-rank Thunder Flood Dragon?

If they can't even think of this, then the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Moon Wheel Sect have lived for nothing all those years!

This is also an important reason why Zhou Chun let Lei Jiao break through within the family for nothing.

He hadn't expected Lei Jiao's breakthrough to cause such a long commotion, but it was impossible for him not to know that news of Lei Jiao's breakthrough to the fourth rank within the family would leak out.

In fact, for Zhou Chun, letting Lei Jiao break through to the fourth rank for nothing within the family was the best option.

Otherwise, judging from the commotion caused by Lei Jiao Bai Bai's previous breakthrough, it would have caused a lot of trouble, whether in Tianyuan Immortal City or some remote wilderness.

Even if you kill a newly broken-through fourth-order thunder dragon and harvest its materials, its value is no less than that of a high-grade magic weapon.

But its owner was only a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm!

Which late-stage Golden Core cultivator wouldn't be tempted by this?

Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator might be tempted!

Moreover, even if Zhou Chun allowed Lei Jiao to break through for nothing and brought it back, the news would still inevitably leak out.

The scene that unfolded today will still happen!

Since it was bound to happen sooner or later, why should he take any more risks?

The current situation may seem dangerous, but Zhou Chun knows that even if the Moon Wheel Sect ultimately chooses to cower, the Zhou family will not be destroyed by that fifth-order thunder dragon.

The biggest loss was that he broke his contract with Lei Jiao Bai Bai, allowing the fifth-tier Lei Jiao Bai Bai to take Bai Bai away!

The fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon is highly intelligent. After a brief exchange with Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai, one should know that the Zhou family has never mistreated Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai, and that Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai has a very deep relationship with Zhou Chun.

Under these circumstances, he did not want Lei Jiao to become his enemy in the future for nothing. He certainly would not forcibly destroy a small Zhou family after Zhou Chun agreed to terminate the contract, thus creating a powerful enemy of his own kind for the future!

So Zhou Chun isn't too panicked right now; he just hopes the situation won't escalate to the worst possible outcome.

After all, he really didn't want to lose the spirit pet he had raised!

Just as Zhou Chun was lost in thought, a furious roar suddenly echoed from the sky: "Ignorant brat, I'll ask you one more time: are you coming back to Dragon Abyss with me or not? If you refuse again, I'll kill all the humans below and take your corpse back, so you won't become a disgrace to my Thunder Dragon clan!"

These words were spoken in the common language of humans, and the pronunciation was very accurate.

Therefore, as soon as these words were spoken, the Zhou family cultivators in Tu Yunling who were still conscious all changed their expressions drastically, their eyes filled with terror.

Then, an angry dragon roar rang out from Lei Jiao Bai Bai's mouth.

The general meaning is that they will never be separated from their owner!

This scene filled Zhou Chun with both relief and nervousness.

He knew in his heart that at this point, it was time for the final showdown.

"Very well, since you're so ungrateful, I'll grant your wish!"

A furious roar rang out from the sky, and the fifth-order thunder dragon suddenly raised its claw and swung a thick silver bolt of lightning, which slammed down on the Zhou family's mountain gate in Tuyun Ridge below.

Upon seeing this, Lei Jiao Bai Bai quickly used his lightning escape technique to reach the top of the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] and used himself as a shield to take the attack head-on!

As a result, even though it had advanced to the fourth rank, it was instantly torn apart and its body was smoking under this attack, suffering severe injuries in an instant!

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun trembled, tears welling in his eyes. He hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Senior Demon King, please hear what I have to say!!"

As he spoke, he ignored Zhou Mingde's obstruction from behind, flew out of the formation, and used his magic power to catch the thunder dragon in vain.

Then, looking at the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon, he said, "Senior Demon King only wanted to take it away; why harm its life!"

After saying this, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Since my Zhou family cannot keep it today, it means that my fate with it has come to an end. Please, Senior Demon King, give me some time to persuade it. I promise to break the contract with it and send it back to Dragon Abyss!"

"Young human, are you telling the truth?"

The fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon opened its eyes, as large as water tanks, and stared at Zhou Chun, its tone full of distrust.

Zhou Chun replied in a low voice, "With the Demon King's strength, if I dared to lie, wouldn't I be disregarding my own life and the lives of all the cultivators in my clan!"

Upon hearing this, the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon remained silent for a moment before coldly saying, "Fine, then I'll give you one month. If it doesn't return to Dragon Abyss after one month, I will ensure that you and your entire family die without a burial place!!"

"Thank you for your leniency, Senior Demon King!"

Zhou Chun responded and hurriedly led Lei Jiao Bai Bai back to the family to heal his injuries.

Upon seeing this, the fifth-tier thunder dragon also prepared to turn and leave.

But just then, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out in the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Thunder Flood Dragon King, since you have come to my human territory, why are you in such a hurry to return? Why not come with me to the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate for a chat!"

Before the words had even faded, several streaks of light suddenly flew in from the horizon, revealing as many as five Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

Inside Tu Yun Ridge, Zhou Chun, who had just fed Lei Jiao a healing elixir, clenched his fists upon seeing this scene.

He didn't believe these people had just arrived.

These people must have all witnessed what happened before.

However, they all remained on the sidelines and watched.

With just a little thought, Zhou Chun could guess what these people were thinking and planning.

They simply wanted to wait for the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon to become enraged and destroy the Zhou family, and then, under the pretext of upholding justice for the Zhou family, they would besiege the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon.

Even if they kill the fifth-tier Thunder Dragon, they will still be in the position of absolute justice!

You can also get the corpse of a fourth-tier thunder dragon along the way!

When other cultivators learn of this later, they will likely praise and sing their praises!

Unfortunately, they miscalculated in the end. The fifth-order thunder dragon did not do as they thought, and Zhou Chun was more decisive than they expected.

Seeing that Zhou Chun and the fifth-order thunder dragon had reached a reconciliation and the fifth-order thunder dragon was about to leave, they had no choice but to reveal themselves to stop it, not wanting to leave empty-handed!

How could Zhou Chun not feel disgusted and angry at such behavior!

"If I ever have the chance, I will repay this debt tenfold!"

Zhou Chun made a silent vow in his heart, took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and sent the seriously injured Lei Jiao back to his cave to recuperate.

Outside, the five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, including Silver Moon True Person, were already engaged in a fierce battle with the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon.

Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the gap in strength between them and demonic beasts like dragons will not be too large.

It's unlikely that a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to kill even a low-grade fifth-order dragon.

For example, the fifth-order thunder dragon that appeared this time, although it was a fifth-order low-grade peak thunder dragon, its strength was only about the same as that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

While its lightning escape techniques are indeed formidable, Nascent Soul stage cultivators often also practice powerful escape techniques and have ways to limit or interrupt its escape techniques.

Not to mention that Master Yinyue and the others came prepared this time, having long ago prepared magical treasures and methods to counter it.

Faced with the siege of five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, it was at a complete disadvantage from the very beginning.

"Damn it! What kind of skill is it to gang up on the few? If you're so capable, fight me one-on-one to the death!"

"Damn human cultivators, how dare you besiege me like this? Aren't you afraid that the Dragon King will be enraged and personally come to wipe out your sects?"

"No! I am the king of the Thunder Dragon clan! You cannot kill me!!"

……

The sky over Lingzhou is ever-changing today.

Not only did a silver full moon appear in broad daylight, but a crimson-gold sun also appeared, and thunder rumbled in the sky, with thousands of thunderbolts striking at once.

The battle between the Nascent Soul stage cultivator and the fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon had reached a fever pitch from the very beginning.

A random attack falling from the sky can destroy mountains and alter the terrain.

Countless cultivators and mortals who couldn't dodge in time died from this attack, and countless animals perished as a result!

If, by some unfortunate chance, a mountain gate of a cultivation family or a stronghold of a rogue cultivator is hit by those attacks, the entire clan will be wiped out, with little chance of survival!

The powerful aftershocks of the battle were so terrifying that even a Golden Core cultivator like Zhou Chun was terrified and could only do his best to activate the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] to protect his family's mountain gate.

The formation couldn't withstand the attacks of Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but it could barely hold off the aftershocks of battle!

However, the battle ended much faster than Zhou Chun had imagined.

Just as he was listening to the roars of the fifth-order thunder dragons hundreds of miles away and judging the course of the battle, a dazzling silver lightning suddenly rose from the sky.

Even though they were hundreds of miles apart, the blinding lightning still made Zhou Chun unable to help but close his eyes, and two lines of bloody tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyelids.

After several breaths, the earth-shattering explosion finally arrived!

What happened?

Zhou Chun forced his eyes open, gathering his magical power to suppress the discomfort in his eyes, and looked in the direction from which the explosion came.

The silver lightning had not yet dissipated, but it was no longer as dazzling as before.

Zhou Chun could only see a silvery white sky.

After several dozen breaths, the silvery-white color faded slightly, and the blue sky could be vaguely seen.

After several dozen breaths of contemplation, Zhou Chun gradually formed a guess in his mind.

"No way! Could it really be a self-destructing demon core?! That's a fifth-tier thunder dragon!!"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, his face full of shock.

Indeed, he felt that the earth-shattering explosion just now could not have been accomplished by any kind of supernatural power, or rather, it could not have been accomplished by a fifth-order being!

The only explanation is that the fifth-order thunder dragon self-destructed its demon core, and even its own demon body!

The self-destruction of a demon core is the most powerful method of high-level demon beasts, a method that can be used to fight against opponents of higher levels!

A fifth-order low-grade peak thunder dragon self-destructs its demon core. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be severely injured if they got too close!

But what shocked and puzzled Zhou Chun was why that fifth-order thunder dragon would do such a thing.

With his extraordinary abilities, even if he were to be surrounded by enemies several times stronger than himself, he should still have a way to escape.

After all, there were no Nascent Soul stage cultivators among the cultivators who besieged it.

Therefore, as long as they are determined to escape and are willing to pay some price, they should have a good chance of getting away.

Even if they simply abandon their demonic bodies and teleport away with their demon cores, it's still something a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't catch up with!

Zhou Chun didn't believe that any of those Nascent Soul cultivators would be willing to leave their Nascent Souls and hunt down the demon core of the fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon, just like Qingxiao Zhenren did back then. They might not even have that kind of ability.

"This is going to be a big problem! Is another war between the two races about to break out?"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself with a solemn expression, his heart heavy.

Indeed, because of the death of the fifth-tier Thunder Dragon, he no longer had to hand over the Thunder Dragon for nothing, thus saving his beloved pet.

However, because of the death of the fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon, the Flood Dragon Clan will certainly not let this go!

They might launch another beast tide attack on Yasukuni.

He and the Zhou family will definitely be drawn into the great battle again, and may even become the main targets of the beast tide!

He couldn't possibly be happy just thinking about these things.

While Zhou Chun was worrying about the serious consequences that the death of the fifth-order Thunder Dragon might cause, the instigators of all this were also looking extremely ugly.

"That damned beast actually dared to self-destruct his demon core! Junior Brother Xuan Yue died unjustly!!"

Master Yinyue stared at the half-piece of the spiritual treasure in his hand with a livid face, his heart bleeding.

Just now, the fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon self-destructed its demon core and demon body. Because he escaped in time, he was only in a disheveled state and suffered some minor injuries.

However, another Nascent Soul cultivator from the Moon Wheel Sect, True Person String Moon, was caught off guard and was dragged down with him, dying together with him. Even his Nascent Soul didn't have time to escape!

Originally, the Moon Wheel Sect had four Nascent Soul stage cultivators, making them a unique force in Jing Kingdom and even the surrounding countries.

But now, with the passing of True Person Crescent Moon, the Moon Wheel Sect only has three Nascent Soul stage True Persons left.

What's even more fatal is that True Person Crescent Moon is currently the youngest Nascent Soul stage True Person in the Moon Wheel Sect, only a few decades older than True Person Heavenly Mirror!

Now that the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator has passed away, another advanced Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect has less than a hundred years left to live.

A century from now, the Moon Wheel Cult may not even be able to maintain its position as the most powerful force in the Yasukuni Kingdom.

How could such a situation not enrage and shock True Person Silver Moon?

"Cough cough cough, Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, what should we do now? That beast self-destructed its demon core and body. Not only can we not force the Golden Horned Dragon King to come and redeem it using its demon core and soul as originally planned, but we have also completely offended the Flood Dragon Clan. How should we deal with the Flood Dragon Clan's retaliation?"

Just as Master Yinyue was feeling distressed by the sight of the object and worried about the future of his sect, a weak voice, panting heavily, interrupted his thoughts.

Turning his head, he saw a tall, burly man with tattered robes and a broken arm looking at him with a worried expression.

Judging from the appearance of this burly man, he was obviously also one of the unlucky ones who suffered from the self-destruction of the fifth-tier thunder dragon's demon core earlier, and he was unable to avoid most of the explosive power in time like he did.

"It's a pity, it would have been better if this guy had died in the explosion too!"

A thought flashed through Silver Moon Master's mind, then he said with a cold face, "If the Flood Dragon Clan wants revenge, that's fine. Isn't our goal to lure that Golden Horned Dragon King here? I'm not afraid he won't dare to retaliate!"

Upon hearing this, the tall, burly man's face immediately fell, and he said with a bitter expression, "That's true, but I not only lost a top-grade magic weapon just now, but I was also seriously injured. If a few more fifth-tier dragons come, I will hardly have the strength to fight again!"

Upon hearing this, True Person Silver Moon's expression immediately hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Yang, you flatter us. At our level of cultivation, as long as our physical bodies aren't destroyed, what difficulty is there in recovering from a minor injury!"

He then added sharply, "Our junior brother Canyue sacrificed his life to kill that beast, and you, Fellow Daoist Yang, are already trying to back down after only suffering minor injuries. If this gets back to that senior's ears, I'm afraid it won't be well-received!"

Upon hearing the words "that senior," the tall, burly man's eyes narrowed, and he quickly gritted his teeth, saying, "Fellow Daoist Silver Moon is right. Then I, Yang, have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you!"

At this point, as if remembering something, he glared angrily at someone and shouted, "Fellow Daoist Tianjing, didn't you say that the [Mysterious Spirit Mirror] could immobilize that beast and prevent it from self-destructing its demon core? Why did it still manage to self-destruct its demon core in the end?!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue Zhenren's eyes flashed with anger, and he looked at Tianjing Zhenren with a slightly cold gaze.

Facing the piercing gazes of the two leaders of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect, True Person Tianjing calmly said, "I did say that, but as you two fellow Daoists saw earlier, even after the fifth-tier Thunder Dragon's demon core was immobilized, it still possessed a secret technique to break free and self-destruct its demon core. How can you blame me for such an unexpected event!"

This answer failed to satisfy the tall, burly man, who sneered, "Hmph, who knows if you're deliberately holding back to use someone else to do your dirty work!"

But Master Tianjing, seemingly unfazed, replied calmly, "If Fellow Daoist Yang doesn't believe me, then there's nothing I can do!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Master Yinyue frowned and immediately said in a deep voice, "Alright, with a great battle at hand, we need to unite as one. Let's not say anything that could affect unity."

After saying this, he looked deeply at True Person Tianjing and said, "Fellow Daoist Tianjing, I will trust you this time, but if we fight against the demon race again, I don't want to see you shirking your responsibilities again!"

"I understand."

Master Tianjing frowned, but still agreed in a deep voice.

Seeing that he seemed to understand the gravity of the situation, True Person Silver Moon didn't say anything more about it. Instead, she said, "Although that beast's demon body was also shattered when it self-destructed its demon core, there are always some things on a fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon that weren't completely destroyed in the explosion. Let's search it first, and then have someone come back to search the surrounding area carefully. It would be good if we could recover something!"

Upon hearing this, the tall, burly man's eyes lit up, and he immediately replied, "Fellow Daoist Silver Moon is absolutely right. Then we need not delay any longer; let's each take our own actions!"

After saying that, he took the lead and flew off in a certain direction, using his divine sense to search for the materials scattered on the fifth-order thunder dragon's body.

After searching, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators all made some gains, finding some dragon bones and dragon scales.

Because it comes from a fifth-order thunder dragon, even though it is too incomplete to be used to refine a magic weapon on its own, it is still excellent whether used in medicine or refined together with other magic weapon materials.

After this looting spree, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators returned to their respective caves to recuperate in preparation for the upcoming great battle.

After they returned, some Golden Core cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators from the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect rushed to the battlefield to conduct a second search in order to find any fifth-order demon beast materials that might have been missed.

But in this kind of situation, those who are in a good position undoubtedly have an advantage!

Less than half a day after the Nascent Soul stage cultivators left, the Zhou family and some other cultivators from the vicinity who had been attracted by the explosion of the fifth-order thunder dragon rushed to the battlefield to search for any possible treasures.

The corpses of the cultivators who were killed by the roar of the fifth-order thunder dragon were mostly taken care of by the cultivators from the Zhou family who went out to search, and all their belongings went to the Zhou family.

Watching the spectacle led to their deaths; these people are truly tragic!

However, Zhou Chun did not join in the fun, because he was entertaining a distinguished guest.

This distinguished guest was none other than Master Tianjing, who came to the Zhou family after the event!

(End of this chapter)