Chapter 390: The Returning Dragon (1/2)
Chapter 390: The Returning Dragon
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
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Fang Zhengzhi had no idea if he was awake or not. All he remembered was that he had a very strange dream after being hit by Yan Xiu.
In this dream, he was in his pocket dimension.
However...
His pocket dimension was clearly different. This time, the fruits on the huge tree were adorned with patterns. The sea of white mist was also glistening.
Of course, the most attention-grabbing fruit on the tree was the purple one.
A queer, crystal-like glow could be seen from the fruit. It became brighter and brighter, so much so that his entire pocket dimension was stained purple.
The trees were now purple in color, the leaves and branches bathing in purple light. Even the vast ocean glistened purple.
As the purple became more and more intense...
Fang Zhengzhi felt a deep-seated rage grow. He felt like he was losing control of himself and his actions became more involuntary.
In the end...
When he opened his eyes again, he saw an ancient city.
This was a city made up of red rocks. From afar, it looked like a giant beast bathing in blood.
There were two words emblazoned in red atop the city walls.
Blood Shadow.
Fang Zhengzhi knew what the Blood Shadow City was. However, he had no idea why he would dream of such a place. After all, he had never been there before.
How could he dream of it if he had never been there?
Okay then...
That was not the most important point. The most important point was that he saw a sword.
This sword shot straight into the heavens and morphed into a humongous dragon. It roared, causing the ground to shake, as it enjoyed its freedom.
Then, it turned back and tunneled back into the ground in a show of force.
This was known as...
The Returning Dragon!
...
The purple dragon continued to circle in the sky before it finally morphed back into a ray of purple light which shot back down towards the middle-aged demon next to Wu Ji.
”Die!”
The purple dragon's roar sent chills down everyone's spine.
The middle-aged man stared at that purple light. He knew that this had come from Fang Zhengzhi, and he knew that Fang Zhengzhi was merely in the pinnacle Heavenly Reflection State.
For someone like that to attack...
He should not have felt threatened.
However, when he saw the purple light tunneling towards him, he felt an intense wave of fear. He did not know if it was because the light had enough power to destroy everything in its path...
Or because...
Of the aura it was exuding.
It had a lonely aura, almost as if it was alone at the very top. It felt as though this single attack could destroy an entire star.
The middle-aged man tightened his grip on his sword instinctively.
He did not know exactly how strong this attack was. However, he had a feeling that it was very powerful. It was so powerful that he wanted to escape.
However, could he dodge?
No!
He was the stronger individual.
This was the pride and arrogance that he had. After all, Yun Qingwu was behind him watching this fight.
His blade was already marked after his clash with Yan Xiu. However, he was not bothered by it.
The reason was simple.
He was in the Rebirth State. He was the more powerful one.
He raised his sword and the blade glowed purple. He charged forward like a bolt of lightning, straight towards the ray of purple coming towards him...
”Boom!”
An explosion rocked the entire area as the two rays of purple continued to clash and tear at each other. The roars of the purple dragon continued to resonate.
Then, silence. Complete, utter silence.
Only one sound could be heard, the cold crisp roar of the dragon. Other than that, there was no second sound to be heard.
Everyone was captivated by the battle.
The 50,000 strong Great Xia Dynasty army stopped fighting as they looked at the two rays of purple duking it out. All of the Southern Region soldiers also stopped fighting as they watched in awe.
The candidates were all holding their breath...
The demon elites were holding their breaths as well. They were all immensely powerful and could feel the energies contained within the two rays of purple.
The Dragon Protection Squad continued to hold onto their blades. They had been through rigorous and strict training, but even they could not resist looking at the two rays of purple.
Nangong Hao, Bai Xing, Wu Ji, Yun Qingwu, Xing Qingsui... there was no one on the battlefield who wasn't looking at the two rays of purple.
All of them only had one thought in their mind...
How does a pinnacle Heavenly Reflection State cultivator fight a Rebirth State cultivator? Furthermore, the duel seemed quite evenly matched.
”Kaboom...”
The roars faded but it was quickly replaced by thunder and a downpour. The raindrops were as large as beans and they brought with them a winter-like cold.
The rain pummeled the ground and sent mud flying all over the place. It began to wash away the blood on the ground, forming little streams all over the battlefield.
The battle ceased temporarily.
Both the Great Xia Dynasty army and the Southern Region army stood their ground, allowing the rain to slide off their armor.
It was cold...
But they didn't seem to be bothered.
All of the candidates were also under the brutal assault of the rain. Normally, they would find a nice restaurant to hide out, or a nice bar to have a drink. At the very least, they would use their abilities to shut out the rain.
But now...
Nothing like that happened.
All of the candidates stood rooted to the ground, the raindrops pummeling their faces and flowing down their necks.
”How did this happen?”
”How is that possible?”
”Am I dreaming?”