Chapter 450: Chapter 39: Eastern Cyan Dragon, Fire-Devouring Spirit (3/3)

"What?"

No matter what, he never expected Divine Monarch Mengzhang’s response to be so swift.

Yin Yi, lurking in the shadows, was momentarily stunned, and had to prematurely escape from the shadow, transforming back into a physical form to avoid the lightning bolt.

However, this was the very opportunity Divine Monarch Mengzhang had been waiting for.

Suddenly, he spun around, and his body transformed into an Azure Dragon a hundred feet long.

"Ang!"

Divine Monarch Mengzhang was never like Li Boyang, he had no patience for testing his opponent blow by blow.

Whenever he struck, it was with full force, a habit he had maintained since his days as a Totem God.

Rumble...

As Divine Monarch Mengzhang manifested his true form as an Azure Dragon, the nearby dark clouds began to gather.

Streaks of lightning and thunder flashed in between the dark clouds.

His terrifying and magnificent aura even temporarily suppressed the vortex of Nether Qi.

"Ha!"

Seeing this situation, Yin Yi gritted his teeth and once again dived into Divine Monarch Mengzhang’s shadow.

For he could not allow Divine Monarch Mengzhang to affect the gathering of the Nether Qi—even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

Zzz...

Visible black arcs of electricity emerged from Divine Monarch Mengzhang’s shadow.

Realizing the danger, Divine Monarch Mengzhang decisively opened his massive maw and spat out surging seawater towards his own shadow.

The seawater surged back to the sky, about to engulf the entire Qichi City.

Unfortunately, this time Yin Yi was truly fighting for his life, not caring at all about the onslaught of seawater.

"Ang!"

Accompanied by a resonant dragon roar.

Yin Yi forcibly devoured the surrounding Nether Qi, in a manner exceeding his own limits, controlling Divine Monarch Mengzhang’s shadow to break free from his own body’s restraints.

In the blink of an eye, a shadow dragon, matching Divine Monarch Mengzhang in size, had already appeared.

"Ang!"

The shadow dragon had no features, no details.

It seemed like nothing but a raised shadow, yet it possessed power equivalent to Divine Monarch Mengzhang.

Clang!

In the instant when claws and scales clashed, the ear-piercing sound of metal striking echoed across the sky.

"No spell, no divine powers..."

"What use is it to simply possess my physique!?"

With a thundering roar, the Azure Dragon that Divine Monarch Mengzhang had become immediately chose to entwine in reverse, attempting to strangle the other in the most primal way.

"I just need to stall you!"

Likewise opening its mouth to engage in close combat with the Azure Dragon, the shadow dragon’s objective was clear.

And that was to stall Divine Monarch Mengzhang, preventing him from using any magical divine power, thus buying as much time for the ritual as possible.

"Stall me? Are you dreaming!?"

Laughing angrily, Divine Monarch Mengzhang performed a Divine Dragon Tail Swing, his body suddenly and impossibly shrinking rapidly.

Not giving Yin Yi time to react, the successfully freed Divine Monarch Mengzhang took a deep breath, and immediately returned to his original size.

No, this time the Azure Dragon became even larger.

Framed by the seawater and waves, the sun in the sky was obscured, and the ground was engulfed in shadow.

At this moment, Divine Monarch Mengzhang was already a true giant.

His colossal body, stretching thousands of feet, was like a mountain floating in the sky, exerting an indescribable sense of oppression.

Completely underestimating the opponent’s power, Yin Yi instinctively raised his head to gaze at the sky.

But in the next second, he was swallowed whole by the open dragon’s mouth, with no room for resistance.

— A dragon can grow large or small, can ascend or hide.

— When large, it causes clouds to rise and mists to exhale; when small, it hides, shape concealed.

— When ascending, it soars through the universe; when hidden, it lurks in the waves.

...........................

Simultaneously, the battle below between the Red Snake and the Futu God was drawing to a close.

Enduring the seawater pouring from the sky, letting the waves engulf the capital city.

The Futu God’s head floated in the air, while its body wielded a long sword, continuously cutting down.

This was the true "Three-blade Style."

The three long blades, in near-perfect coordination, relentlessly closed in on the Red Snake.

Any ordinary God, faced with the assault of the Futu God, would have only been able to dodge in embarrassment or defend.

But this time, his opponent was no ordinary God, but the once East Sea God—Yu Guo’s most trusted vassal.

It was widely known that under East Sea God Yu Guo, there were four Yellow Snakes responsible for protection duties.

Yet few knew that Yu Guo also had a Red Snake, tasked with patrolling the East Sea and secretly liaising with the many gods of Great Xia.

To be entrusted by Yu Guo as a guardian of his orphans...

To be assigned, before Yu Guo’s death, the mission to guard the "Nether Spring of the Underworld"...

What the Red Snake possessed was not only loyalty; its abilities were second only to Celestial Gods.

Roar!

Faced with the flamboyant Three-blade Style assault from the Futu God, the Red Snake once more opened its mouth.

But this time, the Red Snake did not spit out flames; instead, it concentrated endless heat within its mouth.

In an instant, the ground seemed to gain a sun.

Endless heat and radiance erupted from the Red Snake’s mouth, turning the surrounding seawater into scalding steam.

— Divine Power: Fire-Devouring Spirit!

This fire is neither celestial fire, nor earth fire, nor the fire of the sun.

It is the "essence of fire" formed by the gathering of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, and is the Red Snake’s trump card in suppressing the "Nether Spring of the Underworld."

Wherever the firelight shone, the Nether Qi dissipated.

The Futu God, so close, was reduced to nothingness without so much as a wail.

Rumble...

When the Red Snake closed its mouth again, its face clearly showed exhaustion.

Obviously, due to the overwhelming power of this divine power, the Red Snake could not completely control it.

Even its momentary use was already the limit of what the Red Snake could accomplish.

However, the Red Snake risked using this divine power not just to destroy the Futu God who had fallen to a Ghost God. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The "Fire-Devouring Spirit" could suppress even the "Nether Spring of the Underworld," let alone Qichi City, which was on the border of Yin and Yang.

"Ah!"

"I’m so hot! I’m burning up!"

"Fire, our bodies are on fire..."

...

Amidst a chorus of endless wails, the voices of the Underworld echoed through Qichi City, which had already become a Ghost Realm.

They were once the original residents of Qichi City, now reduced to sacrifices for the "Fire-Devouring Spirit."

"That damned Snake God!"

Similarly noticing the wails from Qichi City, the astonishment resurfaced on the floating man’s face.

For it’s not only Qichi City affected by the "Fire-Devouring Spirit."

The massive vortex in the sky, formed by the Nether Qi, also rapidly dissipated following the fleeting appearance of the "Fire-Devouring Spirit."

"Well done!"

The enormous Azure Dragon, spiraling in the sky, let out a sound of praise.

Next, Divine Monarch Mengzhang turned around, aiming the massive dragon head at the isolated and helpless floater.

"Whatever you planned to do, it has already failed."

"Disperse this plague nicely, and I’ll give you a swift end!"

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