Chapter 143 - Ao Fenglou of the Eastern Sea (1/2)

"Difficult, it's too difficult.

In Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xin Huo said with a very low voice as he was afraid of the Saint City Lord detecting him. Xin Huo shook his head and said, "The chances of you surviving are extremely low. Unless, I take control of your body and we fight our way into the Black Mountain's secret realm and enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land underground to detonate the entire Devil Soul Forbidden Land. With that, we might still have some chance but fighting your way out of the Saint City is a dead end. But our chances of survival are hopelessly slim even if we are to enter the secret realm because of the Lotus Saint Spirit…".

Zhong Yue's heart sank deeper and deeper as Xin Huo said. Although Xin Huo said that there was a slim chance of surviving, it was clear to the both to them that they stood no chance at all!

The Lotus Saint Spirit in the Black Mountain's secret realm was much more horrifying than the Saint City Lord and if he wanted to enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land in the underground of the Black Mountain, Zhong Yue would have to get past the Lotus Saint Spirit first, an already extremely difficult endeavor in and of itself!

And it's even more ludicrous to entertain the possibility of fighting their way of the Saint City as there were just too many powerful Qi Practitioners in the city that were greater in number than the elder level Qi Practitioners than the Swords Gate. All this was not to mention the presence of a paragon figure like the Saint City Lord!

Seems like I would have to enter the secret realm again. This time, there will be no place for me in the monster race even after I survived.

"Oh?"

In the city lord hall, the voice of Saint City Lord could be heard saying, "How can you prove that Long Yue is a human instead of a dragon? Any evidence about him being related to the incidents happened in the Savanna Wasteland?"

Lang Qingyun bowed and said, "I've been looking into this matter for quite some time already and I have discovered something strange. Those Qi Practitioners that pursued after Jun Sixie and those who saw the traces of the battle all died mysteriously. The traces were also wiped away completely. With the traces wiped away and everyone directly related to the battle died, I suspect that there must be human spies among us! Therefore, I could not prove that Long Yue is a human."

Zhong Yue's heart thumped and he thought,  Someone killed the Qi Practitioners that saw the traces of the battle back then? That person even destroyed the shreds of evidence I left behind? So there really are human spies among the monsters!

Saint City Lord's voice could then be heard again, "So why did you still step out if you can't prove his identity?"

Lang Qingyun smiled and said loudly, "I may not be able to prove that he is the one that saved Jun Sixie or a human but I can prove that he is not a dragon! I've invited a dragon guest from the Eastern Sea a few days ago, Ao Fenglou! Brother Fenglou, welcome!"

As soon as he finished talking, a man with horns on his head walked in. The man appeared to be very glamorous and he was emitting a unique aura. The man then bowed at the direction of the city lord hall and he said, "Greetings, my lord. I am Ao Fenglou from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace."

"Greetings, my fellow Ao Clan's member from the dragon race!"

There was a slight fluctuation in his voice as the Saint City Lord was also a little bit surprised by the origin of Ao Fenglou. He then said, "There is no need for such formalities. So, is this Long Yue one of yours?"

Zhong Yue's heart squeezed again as the only reason why the other monsters could not precisely identify his identity as a human was because of the Beast God inner core. But the inner core could only change aspects of his corporeal form, and not his bloodline aura and soul!

Therefore, he could conceal his identity from the other monsters or even esteemed individuals like the Saint City Lord, but this facade would be laid bare for a true member of the dragon race!

Xin Huo sighed and he said, "Brat Yue, prepare to let me take over your body, I'll control your body and we will fight our way into the Black Mountain's secret realm…."

Ao Fenglou looked at Zhong Yue and he said with a smile, "Yes."

Zhong Yue's body shook as he heard what Ao Fenglou said as he was preparing to hand over his body to Xin Huo. On the other side, Lang Qingyun also shook and he looked at Ao Fenglou in disbelief and he said confusedly, "Brother Fenglou?"

"Long Yue is one of us."

Ao Fenglou smiled and said, "The bloodline flowing in him and his scent will never be changed and he is an authentic dragon race. The surname "Long" may be rare among the dragons but that doesn't mean that it does not exist. There may be few of them among the dragons, but they are true dragons nonetheless. He belongs to the Xiang Dragon race and despite there being traces of the tiger and horse bloodline in him, his draconic bloodline is still more dominant. He is a mixed dragon, you can categorize him as a dragon or a monster and because of this, the Xiang Dragons occupy a lower position in our hierarchy."

Zhong Yue stared at Ao Fenglou and felt extremely confused to why this dragon Qi Practitioner helped him in his lie.

Those things about what Ao Fenglou said was all bullshit and how could Zhong Yue not know anything about his own situation?

But Ao Fenglou still helped him regardless in order to help him to clear his name!

Why did he do that?  Zhong Yue thought.

Lang Qingyun frowned and he looked at Ao Fenglou as he asked again, "Brother Fenglou?"

Ao Fenglou then replied apologetically, "Brother Lang, Long Yue is indeed one of us and this cannot be changed. I may have been invited here as a guest and have a good friendship with you but I can not just blurt out nonsense and defame my own kin."

Lang Qingyun's face changed rapidly and he suddenly said, "But his soul weapon is almost identical to the soul weapon of the person who saved Jun Sixie, this can't be changed right? Long Yue, show us your soul weapon."

Zhong Yue calmed down at last and he removed his soul weapon from his back and uncover it from the clothes wrapping around it. He then said, "Is Senior Martial Brother Lang referring to this soul weapon? I named it the Fang Blade and it was crafted with the God's Fang."