Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Away Wuzhan at the Beginning

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"After that, the man left. Dan Heng and Xing Ze successfully boarded the Star Raft and arrived at the Dan Ding Division. However, here, they immediately met an old acquaintance... General Jing Yuan."

"Although he's recovered quite a bit from his injuries, the general is still nominally recuperating... though it's possible he's just trying to slack off for a while and dump all the work on a certain pink-haired dwarf."

After a warm greeting, Dan Heng looked puzzled: "General, are you here to persuade me to give up the audience with Long Zun?"

"Hehe, what does that have to do with me? I'm recuperating at the Dan Ding Division under the care of the Dragon Girl, and I just happened to run into you two." Jing Yuan was a little curious about Dan Heng's attitude. "Since you asked this, it seems someone came to meet you before the trip?"

"That's right, there were more than one wave, each with their own purpose." Xing said, one hand on his waist.

"This is related to the fate of the Chiming clan, so those with ulterior motives will naturally want to influence it. This is true for Dan Feng, the dragon masters, and the Dan Ding Division, which trains the dragon girls."

Dan Heng's eyes suddenly became sharp. "The general is recuperating here, so he knows exactly who has seen us."

"Faced with Dan Heng's questioning, Jing Yuan simply smiled meaningfully and didn't answer him, only suggesting that he could understand the intentions of those people."

"Talking about the Chiming elders wanting to elect another Dragon Lord, Jing Yuan explained calmly, "Haha, the power struggle between Dragon Master and Dragon Lord has been going on since ancient times. But when it came to Dan Feng, he was so powerful that he completely broke free from the constraints of the elders, making them dare not speak out."

"Originally, the elders had a say in the succession of Long Zun, but Dan Feng chose his own candidate. Now that the matter is settled, they can only accept this outcome."

"Now that Dan Heng has returned, the elders see another opportunity. How can they let it go?"

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grim Reaper--

"This Dan Feng... is quite assertive." Kyoraku Shunsui gently lifted the edge of his bamboo hat. "But this autocratic style... is a mixed blessing. If the Chiming Clan needs a dramatic overhaul, this kind of person would be perfect to step forward."

Kyoraku Shunsui leaned leisurely against the pillar, shaking a pot of warm sake in his hand, and handed a cup to Hitsugaya Toushi. "Want to join us? Serious topics like this should be discussed over a drink."

"Forget it, I have to go to training later." Hitsugaya Toushirou snorted, crossing his arms. "Besides, you're not trying to imply anything about yourself, are you? You don't look like someone who's good at change."

"Haha, I don't have the strength of Danfeng, nor the courage of Mr. Yamamoto..." Kyoraku Shunsui smiled slightly, "My job now is much easier than theirs. I just have to maintain order in Soul Society and the real world."

Chapter 182: Handsome Cheng Danheng is called a monster? What kind of aesthetic is that?!

"But the Dan Ding Division hopes that Long Zun will still be Bai Lu," Xing said.

"These people claim to be orthodox. They believe that Bai Lu was personally chosen as the successor by the previous Dragon Lord, and unless he commits a serious mistake, the Dragon Masters have no right to choose another one."

"The Medicine-Bearing Dragon Girl possesses both the appearance of a dragon and incredible healing powers. Some see this as proof of her Dragon Sovereignty. However, the Dragon Master Elders, who believe in power, are unwilling to accept this..."

Jing Yuan turned his head and looked towards the distant Scaled Abyss Ancient Sea. "And after this 'Dan Feng Reincarnation' before you commanded the vast expanse of Boyue Ancient Sea, those who defend the orthodoxy of the Dragon Lord became even more uneasy."

"Jing Yuan has no opinion on the internal strife between the two factions within the Chi Ming Sect. He's just offering a friendly reminder as a friend: As long as Dan Heng, who possesses the power of the Dragon Lord, and Bai Lu, who bears the title of Dragon Lord, stand side by side in Luofu, the voices of opposition within the Chi Ming Sect will not disappear... even if it's not their fault."

"After saying that, Jing Yuan went back to recuperate, holding his old waist."

"The two continued forward and came to the beach where they met Huanxi, who was waiting there. When Danheng expressed his insistence on meeting her, she simply smiled bitterly and shook her head, not trying to stop him. However, a group of Chiming people soon followed behind Danheng, threatening to drive him out of the Linyuan Realm."

"Even if he's not Dan Feng, the Chiming Clan won't tolerate a monster like him!" the leader said aggressively.

Blessings on this wonderful world——

"Huh? Monster?"

"If someone as handsome as Danheng is called a monster, then what is someone like Kazuma?" Huihui slammed the beer glass on the wooden table in the tavern, causing several empty glasses to jump up.

"Hey, hey, I think I heard someone saying something bad about me." Kazuma walked in from the main entrance of the tavern. He looked up at the sky, then at the overly excited Huihui. "Are you obsessed with someone from another world again? I remember it was Jingyuan last time, and Luosha the time before that... This time it's back to Danheng?"

"...No matter how good they are, you can't touch them, right? What's the point of being so obsessed with them?"

“Of course it does! At least it reflects my high aesthetic standards.” Huihui, whose cheeks were slightly flushed from drinking, raised her head proudly. “Unlike someone whose aesthetic standards are so low that even the lady at the succubus shop thinks she’s a beauty!”

"That's because they can use magic to look pretty!" Kazuma argued with a blushing face.

At this moment, Darkness, who had been quietly drinking juice nearby, suddenly spoke up, "Actually... I don't think Kazuma is that bad..." Her face inexplicably flushed, "Although he's not as good as Lord Danheng, but sometimes... very occasionally, he can be quite handsome..."

Aqua on the side almost spit out laughter. The three of them turned to Darkness at the same time with an expression of disbelief.

“Darkness, you’re not going to have a fever, are you?” Aqua reached out and touched her forehead.

“No, I guess she was hit on the head by a tentacle monster today.” Huihui said seriously.

Kazuma, looking touched, shook Darkness's hand. "Finally! There's someone with normal vision in this team!"

Darkness’s face turned even redder, and she stammered, “I, I’m just telling the truth… Of course, most of the time you’re still a hopeless scumbag…”

"After that, those people revealed their identities as assassins and attacked Dan Heng together. However, their strength was insignificant in front of Long Zun, and they were easily neutralized by Dan Heng."

"After dealing with these minions, Dan Heng and Xing followed Huan Xi to Xianlong Dayu Palace."

"There, Bailu had been waiting for them for a long time, her chubby face full of impatience. But when she turned around and saw Xing, her brows immediately relaxed and her voice rose several degrees: "Hello, Xing, long time no see, how come you're here too?"

"Huanxi explained that they encountered assassins on the road. These people tried to kill Dan Heng... I think they also wanted to protect Bai Lu's Dragon Lord orthodoxy."

"Hearing the word 'Dragon Lord,' Bai Lu's eyebrows drooped again, and she snorted impatiently, "What does that have to do with me? I told you all along, whoever wants to be Dragon Lord can do it. It's not like I had to choose this title."

"When she saw Dan Heng, Bai Lu was first surprised, then curious... Especially after she was convinced that Dan Heng was Dan Feng's reincarnation, she couldn't help but glance behind Dan Heng."

"Alas, you're different from me. Why don't you have a tail?" Bai Lu said with a smile, "If I let you become the Dragon Lord, would you grow a tail?"

"...Uh." Dan Heng showed a rare look of embarrassment.

"He said he had no intention of getting involved in the Dragon Lord's inheritance. He only wanted to repair the Jianmu seal and chat with Bai Lu about the past. He wanted to try to do something."

"Bai Lu was quite impressed by Dan Heng's honesty and expressed her willingness to travel to the Scaled Abyss with him."

"When the two arrived at the entrance to the Scaled Abyss, they saw the dragon-shaped roots from afar. Bai Lu sighed and complained that the elders had never told her about the Jianmu seal. This showed that they had long known that they were not worthy of the position of Dragon Lord."

"Since I have no qualifications, why did Danfeng choose me back then?" Bai Lu looked up at Dan Heng curiously.

A certain scientific railgun——

"Eh? The only two people from the Chiming clan who manifested the dragon form don't want to become the Dragon Lord?"

In a park in Academy City, Misaka Mikoto was sitting on a bench, watching the two "Dragon Lords" in the light curtain.

"Hey, isn't this Bilibili? Are you following them too?"

A familiar voice interrupted her thoughts. Misaka Mikoto looked up, only to see the shadow of the hedgehog-haired boy looming over her from behind, just enough to block out the strong sunlight.

"It's not Bilibili, it's Misaka Mikoto!" Veins popped out on Mikoto's forehead, and a few strands of blue and white electricity jumped uncontrollably between her bangs.

Touma smiled and raised his hands in surrender. "Just kidding, Misaka-san. I didn't expect you to be so taken with Danheng."

"It's not just me. The higher-ups are also very concerned about his abilities."

Misaka Mikoto snorted softly, looking at the two ancient seas that had been separated in the Scaled Abyss. "This level of ability would probably be far more than Level 6 in Academy City. It's no exaggeration to call it a miracle... How could those guys not care?"

"But I don't want to think about that for now. I'm just a little upset to see them all trying to avoid Dragon Lord's responsibility."

"Ah? But isn't that only natural?" Kamijou Touma observed the two figures reflected in the screen. "It's only natural for them to rebel when forced to take on this kind of responsibility, right? Besides, these two never wanted to be Dragon Lords."

"But we can't escape, right?" Misaka Mikoto frowned. "Although being forced to accept it is indeed painful, the adventure has already found her, and this cannot be changed. Instead of trying every possible way to escape, I think... it's better to first learn how to be a good Dragon Lord, and then slowly change the current situation."

"...As a Level 5, I understand that with great power comes great responsibility."

Chapter 183 The Five Warriors on the Cloud... Just hearing the name makes them sound incredibly powerful.

"Wow, that's something a hero would say." Kamijou Touma smiled, but his eyes were serious. "But, Misaka-san, you choose to help others because you want to, not because someone forces you to, right?"

Misaka Mikoto blushed slightly: "Of course! But this is different from..."

“So the key question isn’t whether they should take responsibility,” Kamijou Touma interrupted her, “but whether they can freely make choices.”

"If people like Bai Lu and Dan Heng were forced to lose their right to choose freely because of Dragon Lord, leading to unrest among the Chi Ming tribe, then the responsibility does not lie with them... but rather with the tradition of Dragon Lord inheritance."

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"The Dragon Lord is the closest thing to immortality among the Vajra Clan," Dan Heng recalled. "According to records, achieving the Dragon Lord's inheritance requires the secret ritual of the [Dragon Transformation Method] and the possession of a precious artifact considered the [Dragon Heart]. Once the inheritance is complete, the previous Dragon Lord will hatch from an egg and the new Dragon Lord will manifest his dragon form."

Dan Heng looked toward Jianmu in the distance. "However, Dan Feng's ritual failed. His power remained in me... and somehow, it also gave rise to you."

Bai Lu also sighed. "It seems like this guy is just like a quack who changed the prescription without permission. Now he's hurting himself and others."

"Seeing that Bai Lu didn't remember anything, Dan Heng decided to complete the seal on Jianmu first."

"To stop Ruo Mu's resurrection and the lingering plague, the waters of the Ancient Sea, obeying the Dragon Lord's command, are here to subdue Xuan Gen!"

"Dan Heng was wielding the Chongyuan Pearl, but the feeling was completely different from when he released the seal. Jianmu showed no reaction at all."

"And Bai Lu, who was standing by, saw that he was in a dilemma, so she imitated his movements and sealed Jianmu."

"As Bai Lu chanted, her tender voice intertwined with Dan Heng's solemnity, sealing Jianmu in an instant. At the same time, a strange feeling surged through Bai Lu's body... She stared at her hands in disbelief."

"You...did it! You don't need outsiders' approval. This alone is enough to prove you are a true Dragon Lord." Dan Heng looked at Bai Lu with satisfaction.

"Did you remember anything when you rebuilt the seal?"

"Hmm..." Bai Lu rubbed her head. "It was like a tide was surging through my mind. I felt like I had become incredibly huge. The entire Scaled Abyss was responding to my voice, resonating with me."

"Just as Bai Lu was about to ask Dan Heng to teach him another method, the air around him suddenly began to tremble. A group of assassins slowly appeared from the thin air, having already silently surrounded everyone."

Under One Person——

"Wow, these assassins can't be from the Tang Sect, right? Why do their methods look so similar to our own...Illusion Body Barrier?" Tang Wenlong stared at the group of assassins curiously. If Dan Heng hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have noticed that there was something strange in the air.

"I don't know how they did it, but considering the stealth effect... it seems to be more effective than the Illusion Body Barrier," Zhang Wang said calmly. "If it weren't for the Dragon Lord Dan Heng, I'm afraid no one would have been able to detect them."

"Uncle Wang means that these guys who don't look like humans at all are better than us in hiding our whereabouts?" Ma Long, who was sitting next to Uncle Wang, found it difficult to accept for a moment.

"Hmph, nothing unacceptable." Zhang Wang closed his eyes and snorted coldly. "If we talk about hiding our tracks and escaping, there are definitely experts outside the Tang Sect who are better than us. If others do it well, you just need to learn from them with an open mind...if you can learn it."

"Besides, no matter how exaggerated the tactics used on this immortal ship are, I'm not surprised by them... Compared to Huanlong casually detonating stars and Jingyuan summoning gods to chop people down, I find these strange-looking assassins much more approachable."

"These assassins, like the last wave, appear to be coming with overwhelming force, yet they completely fail to consider Dragon Lord's strength."

"Dan Heng only needed to lift his finger slightly, and countless surging water dragons tore them to pieces. The assassins died on the spot without even a sound."

Even after resolving all of this, Dan Heng remained vigilant, glancing around cautiously. "Using Yunyin to manipulate the mist, they're pulling off this visual deception trick. Just like when we arrived, there must be assassins waiting in ambush... It seems someone has finally grown tired of our presence."

"To be on the safe side, Dan Heng suggests we retreat first."

However, on their way back, Dan Heng and his companions encountered a lingering mirage. Sensing the surging power within Dan Heng, the mirage's aged voice trembled slightly, "Dan Feng...it's you. You're back?"

"You might have the wrong person," Dan Heng said coldly.

"There's no mistake... I recognize your voice. Humph, have you come to the Holy Land to repent?"

"You, the proud son of Chiming, the great hero of the Five Warriors of the Clouds, hehe... you have fought us your entire life, yet in the end you have been reduced to such a pitiful state?"

"You mastered the art of dragon transformation, creating that evil dragon that nearly destroyed the Scaled Abyss!" Mirage's voice seemed to carry a hint of pride. "If it weren't for your friends working together to slay it, the seal of Jianmu would have been destroyed. Didn't you feel heartbroken watching it fall?"

"As the Dragon Lord, you should have led us out of the cycle of reincarnation and onto a new path. But you were trapped by your false reputation... You allowed yourself to degenerate, associating with those Immortal Boat people and even the short-lived beings..."

The buried Fulilian——

"The Five Heroes of the Clouds... Just hearing the name makes them sound incredibly powerful. They should be Jing Yuan, Jing Liu, Dan Feng, and Ren, right? Who's the other one?"

"If I remember correctly, I think someone mentioned... a pilot who operated a Star Raft. He should be a fox like Yukong, right?" Fulilian recalled. "...I feel like foxes are particularly talented at operating Star Rafts."

"So, why did Danfeng use the magic method of dragon transformation to create dragons?" Feilun was confused.

"Phiren, have you forgotten the plight of the Vidyadharas? If a Vidyadhara were to die, the tribe would be forever missing a member. Due to the self-sustaining cycle of reincarnation, no new life can be born among the Vidyadharas."

"...Perhaps it's related to the Fengrao Min War?" Fulilian speculated. "When the Chiming Clan suffered significant population losses, Danfeng, as the Dragon Lord, had to find a way to continue the Chiming Clan."

Chapter 184 Ao Guang: I vote for the magic method of transforming into a dragon!

"This clan trial is your last chance. Hand over the secret of dragon transformation now. The dragon masters can help you keep the secret."

"The magic method of transforming into a dragon?" Xing looked at Dan Heng in confusion.

"Isn't that evil dragon you created proof that your magic of dragon transformation was successful?"

"Well, it's said that Dan Feng, obsessed with the Dragon Ancestor's immortal power, created a giant dragon-shaped creature. That must be what he was referring to," Dan Heng sighed and shook his head. "The hero of the Immortal Boat has thus become a great sinner."

Bai Lu disliked the Mirage's condescending tone and attitude, snorting softly, "He thinks the Chi Ming Clan is superior, and he thinks he's superior within the Chi Ming Clan—as if without his plans, the Chi Ming Clan wouldn't be able to develop at all."

She looked up at Dan Heng and said, "I think Dan Feng didn't tell them the secret of the dragon transformation method..."

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Undersea purgatory.

"If Dan Feng had really passed the 'Dragon Transformation Technique' to Master Long, I'm afraid the Scaled Abyss Realm would be filled with evil dragons by now, right?"

Ao Run smiled slightly. Although she didn't know much about the Vajra Dragon Master, just from this mirage, she could vaguely see the attitude of the elders of the entire Vajra Clan towards the "Dragon Transformation Method".

What they denied was Dan Feng, not the "Dragon Transformation Method" itself.