Proud Sword Soaring Clouds

Chapter 373: Chapter 278: Who is More Cunning

An expression of fury crossed Song Mingyue’s face. She couldn’t believe how cunning and dishonorable this Magical Beast was, luring them to its own territory only to reveal its true colors. And it seemed the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon had actually believed Ling Xiao. Otherwise, there would have been no need to bring them here before starting its threats.

Ling Xiao, however, seemed to have expected this all along. ’Perfect,’ he thought. ’The more you act like this, the less guilty I’ll feel when I trap you. Besides, trapping you for a thousand years will force you to calm down. In a way, I’m actually helping you!’ "First, hand over some of your blood!" Ling Xiao said, seemingly oblivious to the danger. He held up the porcelain vial, a faint smile on his face. "This is our deal. You promised."

The Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon fixed its crimson eyes on Ling Xiao, its ancient voice chilling. "Little human whelp, do you have any idea what you are saying?"

Ling Xiao laughed. "Just a fair trade. Of course I know what I’m saying. Not only do I know what I’m saying, I also know that if I don’t refine an Elixir for you, you’ll die soon! Especially... if you don’t listen and go devour those human Martial Artists. Then you’ll die even faster! Ha, hahaha!"

"You dare threaten me!"

The Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon roared madly at Ling Xiao, simultaneously unleashing an immense pressure from its body. It snarled, "My kind has survived for generations this way anyway! Hmph, for a lowly human whelp like you to threaten me time and again... If I don’t show you a bit of my power, you’ll truly never understand the might of a Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon!"

An immense power bore down upon Ling Xiao, and his expression instantly soured. At his side, Song Mingyue felt nothing at all, which filled her with terror at the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon’s precise control. She cried out, "Don’t you hurt my husband! You great lizard! He has the power to save your life, yet you treat him like this!"

"Ohoho, and what of it? I’m going to kill him! That’ll teach him to be so arrogant! An ignorant, lowly, and insignificant human dares to speak to me in such a manner! This is the consequence!"

Ling Xiao’s bones creaked under the pressure. Tears of desperation streamed down Song Mingyue’s face as she pleaded softly with the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon, "Please, let him go! I promise, we’ll refine the Elixir for you! Just spare him, please don’t kill him! If you have to kill someone... then kill me!"

"Heh heh, how noble! Fine, then, I’ll grant your wish! Perfect. The human I ate yesterday was far too weak. Devouring you should allow me to make some real progress!"

As it spoke, the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon’s body suddenly transformed, revealing a creature over a hundred meters long. It had four limbs, each ending in sharp claws, and its entire body was covered in enormous black scales. A patch of long, white fur sprouted from both sides of its body, starting about a dozen meters down from its neck.

On its triangular head sat a pair of antlers like tangled branches. Seven or eight long barbels drooped from the corners of its mouth. Its crimson eyes were unnervingly vibrant, and a gaping maw revealed rows of fine, sharp, terrifying teeth.

Having revealed its true form, the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon spoke in a human tongue, "I’ll devour you right now and see what he can do about it!"

With that, it opened its cavernous maw and lunged viciously at Song Mingyue!

Song Mingyue let out a terrified shriek, but she did not retreat. The only place to dodge was behind Ling Xiao, and as frightened as she was, she would rather be devoured by this monster than let any harm come to him. Even if it meant death, she would die before he did.

"Stop!" At that moment, Ling Xiao let out a furious roar, and a spike formed from his Spiritual Power viciously stabbed into the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon’s Sea of Consciousness!

"HISSSS!"

The Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon’s body trembled violently, as if being winnowed like chaff. It simply could not fathom how this little human whelp, whom it had nearly crushed to death, could still possess such a ferocious ability to fight back!

Meanwhile, after turning his thoughts into a needle, Ling Xiao’s own Sea of Consciousness was thrown into chaos. That technique was something only cultivators at the Late Golden Core Stage should be able to practice, yet he had risked his life to use it prematurely. To have successfully ambushed the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon once was the absolute extent of his abilities. Even if he were to unleash his ultimate strike, Fleeting Light Glimpsing Shadow, he would be no match for the beast! In fact, even physically injuring it was an exceedingly difficult task.

The Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon howled in pain. Ling Xiao summoned the Urgently Cold Treasure Cauldron, pulled Song Mingyue inside, then stood at the cauldron’s mouth, coldly watching the beast roar in a frenzy within the enormous cavern.

"It won’t be easy for you to kill me. You’re a Magical Beast that’s lived for ten thousand years, yet you can’t even part with a palm-sized vial of blood? Do you really want to wait until those innocent souls you consumed create a backlash in your Sea of Consciousness and kill you? Hmph. How did that feel just now? Pleasant? Do you want to know why I can harm you so easily, despite being so much weaker? It’s because a great deal of the energy within your Spiritual Power doesn’t belong to you! Those souls are dying for me to kill you so they can finally be free!"

Ling Xiao sneered, then added, "So now, Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon, do you still want to go through with our transaction?"

The Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon let out a bloodcurdling screech, but Ling Xiao remained unmoved, standing on the rim of the Urgently Cold Cauldron. At the slightest hostile move from the beast, he was ready to jump inside.

Even with its great power, the Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon was not strong enough to destroy the Urgently Cold Cauldron. His life, at least, was guaranteed.

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