Chapter 2025 Raw 2121 : Never Giving Up (1/2)
Chapter 2025 (Raw 2121): Never Giving Up
After quickly killing the Snake-Tailed Tiger, Xiao Chen advanced to the next step uninjured.
The others were not as fortunate.
The Hou was the nemesis of the Dragon Race. Their fear of it stemmed from their bloodline, innate and unchangeable.
Many of the mutated beasts with the Dragon Race bloodline that could suppress the world felt helpless against the Hou.
The Silver Dragon Palace’s Yuan Xi immediately paled when he sensed the Snake-Tailed Tiger in the pillar.
Yuan Xi had not expected Ancestor Dragon City’s people to be so cruel. To think that they set such a difficult test in the first stage.
Fortunately, those taking the test were the strongest disciples of the seven outer palaces. Even if they could not defeat the Snake-Tailed Tiger, they could still survive. An ordinary heaven-cla.s.s core disciple would not be able to resist the Snake-Tailed Tiger, which possessed the Hou bloodline. The Snake-Tailed Tiger would eat them up in mere moments.
Yuan Xi did his best to remain calm, hoping he could resist the Hou bloodline in the Snake-Tailed Tiger’s body.
Unfortunately, fear still came. No matter how calm Yuan Xi remained, he could bring out only seventy percent of his strength.
Being able to bring out seventy percent was already outstanding. Some of the other outer palace disciples could bring out only fifty percent.
At least, with seventy percent of Yuan Xi’s strength, killing this Snake-Tailed Tiger was possible. At fifty percent, that would be hard to say.
The only one in a better situation was Qin Mu.
While Qin Mu was also affected, he had a Grade 7 Golden Dragon bloodline. Moreover, the current Dragon Emperor was from the Golden Dragon bloodline, making it the n.o.blest Dragon Race bloodline.
Qin Mu could use royal Dragon Might, bringing out eighty percent of his strength.
Barring any surprises, Qin Mu should be the first to kill the Snake-Tailed Tiger after Xiao Chen.
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On the light steps in the sky, the leaders of the various outer palaces did not know what their disciples were doing in the formation.
There were only the three large bronze doors, waiting to be opened, on the formation plate.
“Lord Feng, what trials are there in the first stage?” the Green Dragon Palace’s Palace Master asked out of curiosity as he looked at the white-bearded old man from Ancestor Dragon City.
The white-bearded old man replied casually, “The first stage is nothing special. Aside from increased gravity, malicious environments, and the attacks from the other outer palaces, only the Snake-Tailed Tiger is difficult to deal with.”
“What?!”
The moment Lord Feng spoke, the expressions of all the Palace Masters changed drastically.
Elder Tian Yun was in an even worse state. His legs softened, wobbling beneath him. He looked at the First Palace Master and said in a fl.u.s.ter, “First Palace Master, Xiao Chen, he…”
Everyone knew that the bloodline power of the mixed-blood dragons was the weakest.
The resistance of mixed-blood dragons to the Snake-Tailed Tiger, which had the Hou bloodline, would be the weakest.
However, the expressions of the Palace Masters from the other outer palaces were unsightly, as well. Clearly, they also worried about their disciples facing the Snake-Tailed Tiger.
Only the Golden Dragon Palace’s Third Palace Master showed confidence. He said, “It looks like the first to open a bronze door will be my Golden Dragon Palace’s Qin Mu. He should be the one to finish off the Snake-Tailed Tiger the fastest. Aside from Qin Mu, I can’t think of any other.”
The other Palace Masters knew that the Golden Dragon Palace’s Palace Master was right.
The Golden Dragon’s bloodline was the n.o.blest in the first place. Furthermore, Qin Mu possessed a Grade 7 bloodline. He held too many advantages in this stage.
The Golden Dragon Palace’s Third Palace Master glanced at First Palace Master Yi Yun and smiled. He said softly, “However, Brother Yi Yun still needs to worry. While it is dangerous for the Divine Dragon outer palace disciples to face a Snake-Tailed Tiger, they are not in danger of dying. However, your outer palace’s Xiao Chen probably cannot even last a few moments. After all, there is the bloodline factor. Lord Feng, perhaps you should give him a chance to give up at this stage.”
The outer Palace Masters welcomed this thought, finding it interesting.
Before the compet.i.tion between the seven outer palaces, Xiao Chen became famous and enjoyed great popularity in the Heavenly Dragon Palace.
This was especially so when Xiao Chen simultaneously defeated two Divine Dragon outer palace heaven-cla.s.s core disciples during a gathering of three outer palaces.
Perhaps Xiao Chen might be somewhat weaker than the strongest heaven-cla.s.s core disciples of the other outer palaces. However, such a heaven-defying mixed-blood dragon cultivator had not appeared in centuries.
Who could have expected that the horrifying Snake-Tailed Tiger would appear in the first stage?
This was simply a fatal blow to the mixed-blood dragon cultivators.
As the adage went, Fate is unfavorable. This was probably what it meant.
The white-bearded old man pondered. He did not concern himself with the grudge between the Golden Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Dragon Palace. After rationally thinking this through, he looked at the First Palace Master Yi Yun and asked, “Yi Yun, what do you think? Going by the usual rules, one cannot give up. However, this year’s test is indeed special. I do not know what is happening inside, but I can sense that Xiao Chen is still alive. If you want me to, I can bring him out.”
“Haha! Brother Yi Yun, stop holding on so stubbornly. Lord Feng already made his stance known, what are you persisting for?” the Silver Dragon Palace’s Palace Master asked casually with soft laughter.