Chapter 332 - Dragon Eater (2/2)

[Eldest young master, don’t show off and hurry already!]

But a king wasn’t a king without a bit of swag and hot air. Since he got out of hell, he had to first regain his rightful appearance worthy of his position, being unnecessarily pompous.

Unhurried in the least, especially when one step got him home, Huangpu Qingtian’s cocky look made the Regent Estate elders gnash their teeth.

Huangpu Qingtian first began with cleaning up his act and straightening his messy hair. He didn’t forget to recover his usual haughty look after the exhaustion he had suffered all these days running, to regain his poised nobility and to return home triumphant.

Regent Estate elders’ faces twitched. They wished nothing more than to give him a beating.

[Eldest young master, prancing aside, you’re still in grave danger. Your life is about to run out yet you actually have the time to stroke your ego?]

[Humph, you’ll only have yourself to blame if you die now.]

The Regent Estate’s elders sighed, not realizing their complaints turned out to be curses.

Huangpu Qingtian, having finally recovered a modicum of royal cockyness, strutted towards the fire exit like the true winner of the Esoteric Debate.

Then, a thunderous boom came with the fall of lightning.

“Stop!”

Huangpu Qingtian’s lifted leg twisted and exploded in a mist of blood. His body had yet to pass the veil and a heart rending pain stabbed his chest as he collapsed.

Huangpu Qingtian didn’t need to turn around to know who was behind him.

Startled, Huangpu Qingtian never would’ve guessed Zhuo Fan would reach him so fast when he was already so hurt. Does this mean he was going to die?

What about that prancing just now? All that showing off and priming himself made him look like a clown.

Huangpu Qingtian gnashed his teeth and kicked with his remaining leg before he hit the ground, aiming for the exit.

His life aside, he had to survive and maintain his regal prestige. He could not allow his royal self to be reduced to a laughing stock. He had to become the final winner, the only champion and receive the people’s worship.

But a flash of thunder and a black figure slamming into his spine, destroyed any hope of reaching the full height of his glory. Instead, he was now a meter into the ground and spitting blood.

What made it worse was his finger being a millimeter from victory. So close yet so far.

“Eldest young master!”

The Regent Estate elders cried. Struggling so hard to make one last push yet failing, filled Huangpu Qingtian with desperation.

Stepping on Huangpu Qingtian, Zhuo Fan grinned and panted, “Huangpu Qingtian, I finally caught up. You almost had me worried there, that I would lose my chance, he-he-he…”

“Zhuo Fan, how did you get here so fast…” Huangpu Qingtian turned a hateful glare at the man on his spine. But didn’t finish as it all made sense.

Behind Zhuo Fan was Yan Fu jumping off of a purple bird and rushing to Zhuo Fan.

Zhuo Fan snickered, “Do you get it now? I lost my wings, but I still have a Thunder Skylark. With speed as its focus, it was of great help catching up in time.”

Huangpu Qingtian lamented.

[How could I forget that punk still had a spiritual beast?] It had gotten to his head that with the punk’s meager speed, he had enough time to prance a bit and tend to his regal good looks.

He would’ve skipped all that waste of time if he knew and avoided this mess by jumping right in.

But no, he just had to show off his flashy side and die, becoming the butt of Tianyu’s joke!

Huangpu Qingtian wailed some more, “Zhuo Fan, kill me then! But I am king decreed by heaven and I ask that you let me go with dignity.”

Squinting, Zhuo Fan snorted, “Humph, dignity is it? Sure. I’ll make sure to pick the most dignified death I can think of.”

Zhuo Fan leaned and bit his ear off.

Ah!

Huangpu Qingtian raved in pain, “Z-Zhuo Fan, what are you doing?”

“Me? Humph, didn’t you want the most dignified death? Wish granted. I’ll bury you all in my belly, far more respectful than having dirt peppered all over you in a hole somewhere.” Zhuo Fan grinned with bloodthirsty eyes.

That came as a shock to all who heard him.

Soaring Demonic Dragon was planning on eating Heaven-shaking Dragon Lord alive?

Followed by shivers of fear.

[That is the cruelest death yet…]