The Arrogant Ancestral Dragon

Ancestral Dragon

Little did he know that although the battle at Buzhou Mountain ended in haste, it still stirred the attention of certain major figures.

Among them was Ancestor Qiankun, one of the Chaos Demon Gods. The moment Li Xinghe used the Qiankun Cauldron, he sensed it immediately.

"Li Xinghe, you've finally shown yourself!" Ancestor Qiankun snorted coldly.

If Li Xinghe hadn't specifically demanded the Qiankun Cauldron back then, he, Ancestor Qiankun, wouldn't have fallen so quickly. This karmic debt was settled.

As one of the top-level Demon Gods of the Chaos World, Ancestor Qiankun's strength was beyond doubt.

In later ages, even Hongjun invited him to join forces against the Devil Ancestor Luohu, but unfortunately, he was schemed against by Hongjun and died at Luohu's hands.

During the Creation Tribulation, Ancestor Qiankun fell, and a sliver of his true spirit reincarnated into the Primordial World.

To his delight, this reincarnation came with an Accompanying Spiritual Treasure—a Qiankun Cauldron, formed from the lotus seed pod of the Chaos Green Lotus, that great fool.

In terms of grade, it was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Though inferior to the original Qiankun Cauldron, given the current cultivation level of the Primordial World, it was already the pinnacle of treasures.

His greatest regret remained the Chaos Spiritual Treasure Qiankun Cauldron that Li Xinghe had snatched away.

Pangu split the heavens and slew the Three Thousand Demon Gods, but as Pangu's underling, Li Xinghe surely hadn't died.

As long as he found Li Xinghe, reclaimed the authentic Qiankun Cauldron, and merged it with this imitation, even if it fell short of a Chaos Supreme Treasure, it would far surpass any Innate Supreme Treasure of the Primordial World. By then, who in the Primordial World could contend with him?

In the Primordial World, treasures were ranked from strongest to weakest as Supreme, Top-grade, High-grade, Medium-grade, and Low-grade.

Beyond that, there was also the distinction between Innate and Acquired.

In terms of power, treasures of the same grade were stronger if Innate than Acquired. For example, an Innate Supreme Treasure surpassed an Acquired Supreme Treasure, and a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure surpassed a Top-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.

Chaos Supreme Treasures stood above both Innate and Acquired, representing the ultimate existence.

Beyond these, the most special were Chaos Spiritual Treasures—Accompanying Spiritual Treasures of certain Demon Gods from the dawn of Chaos.

Some powerful Chaos Spiritual Treasures far exceeded Innate Supreme Treasures, such as Daoist Shichen's Wheel of Time or the Lord of Destiny's Destiny Roulette.

At this moment, Li Xinghe had already stepped into the East Sea Coast, territory of the Dragon Clan.

Comparatively, the Dragon Clan was far stronger than the Qilin Race. However, with Taowu and Taotie leading the Four Fierce Beasts, they had nearly flattened the East Sea as well.

The Ancestral Dragon was struggling to cope. Though he was already a Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, the two Fierce Beasts opposing him were of the same rank. Fighting one against two, he was no match.

"Ancestral Dragon, the Fierce Beasts plague the Primordial World. I, on behalf of Lord Pangu, hereby decree the Dragon Clan as the commanders of the Scaled and Shelled lineage of the Primordial World, to oppose the Fierce Beasts." Li Xinghe strode through the air.

The Ancestral Dragon was startled at first, then, just like the Beginning Qilin, he made a great vow. Instantly, boundless Heavenly Dao Merit descended, and the Ancestral Dragon broke through directly to Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

The entire Dragon Clan also received immense benefits and began to counterattack the Fierce Beasts.

Seeing the tide turn, Taowu and Taotie immediately turned and fled.

This time, Li Xinghe didn't intervene. Ever since he was warned by the Great Dao for digging up the Chaos Bell last time, he had kept a low profile.

The only reason he had killed Chaos before was because that one didn't dip dumplings in soy sauce—otherwise, Li Xinghe wouldn't have bothered to act.

"Who are you, exactly?" Compared to the Beginning Qilin, the Ancestral Dragon was far more arrogant.

Among the myriad races of the Primordial World, aside from the Fierce Beasts, his cultivation was the highest. Now that he had broken through to Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, he was naturally brimming with pride.

"I am Lord Pangu's sworn brother. Today, I have come specially to aid you against the Fierce Beasts." Li Xinghe frowned. This guy was putting on airs—just a Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

No wonder the Dragon Clan would later provoke the Phoenix and Qilin Races to unite against them during the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

"So you're one of the Three Thousand Demon Gods. But they were all failures." The Ancestral Dragon's tone was haughty, tinged with disdain.

In his heart, perhaps only Lord Pangu counted as a true powerhouse, since he had created the entire Primordial World.

"Motherf*cker! I gave you face!" Li Xinghe strode forward and slapped him right across the face.

The Ancestral Dragon didn't react in time and was sent flying by the blow.

"How dare you!" The Dragon Clan erupted in fury and charged at him.

Li Xinghe didn't indulge them either. He slapped out again, and every Dragon Clan member was beaten half to death.

The Ancestral Dragon was furious. He had just broken through to Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, and now he had been publicly slapped.

"You're asking for death!" The Ancestral Dragon summoned his Accompanying Spiritual Treasure, the legendary Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

This treasure was blessed by heaven and earth, said to be infinitely close to an Innate Supreme Treasure, ranking among the top treasures of the Primordial World.

But later, when the Ancestral Dragon fell, this treasure vanished without a trace.

"Looks like I have to teach you a lesson." Li Xinghe snorted coldly. A mere Ancestral Dragon Pearl meant nothing in his eyes.

A ruler appeared in his hand—the Merit Supreme Treasure, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

The Ancestral Dragon charged furiously, only to be beaten bloody by the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, cracks even appearing on the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

"An Innate Supreme Treasure!" The Ancestral Dragon was shocked.

He had thought the Dragon Clan was uniquely favored, and the Ancestral Dragon Pearl a rare treasure of the Primordial World. He never expected this man to possess an Innate Supreme Treasure, just like Shen Ni.

Li Xinghe snorted coldly, "If it weren't for your merit in slaying Fierce Beasts, I would have annihilated you long ago."

The Ancestral Dragon showed no fear. He had obtained Heavenly Dao Merit, and slaying Fierce Beasts was his heavenly mandate.

Like Hongjun and Luohu, for now, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races were the chosen sons of the Primordial World. He didn't believe Li Xinghe dared to kill him.

"The Dragon Clan remembers this humiliation today. We will seek recompense another day." The Ancestral Dragon turned and plunged into the depths of the sea.

Li Xinghe frowned deeply. The Ancestral Dragon had clearly received some favor from the Heavenly Dao as well. Once the Fierce Beasts Tribulation ended, the Three Clans would gain even more blessings from the Heavenly Dao.

By then, the Three Clans would be even stronger, and the Ancestral Dragon, as the strongest among them, would at least reach the Golden Immortal of the Origin (Quasi-Saint) level.

No wonder he was so arrogant, showing no fear even in the face of a powerful Li Xinghe.

"Then let's wait and see. If you anger me, I might just trigger the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation ahead of schedule." Li Xinghe prepared to leave as well.

Just then, a sudden surge of intuition struck him. He performed a silent divination and a peculiar smile crept across his face.

He was well-versed in the Law of Time and the Law of Destiny, able to foresee events yet to come.

In the void not far away, a powerful aura rushed over rapidly.

"Li Xinghe, return my Qiankun Cauldron!" It was none other than Ancestor Qiankun who had arrived.

As one of the top twenty Demon Gods in the Chaos World, he held Li Xinghe in no regard.

At the beginning of the Creation Tribulation, Li Xinghe had barely broken through to the Golden Immortal level.

Now, not long after the world's creation, he was estimated to be at most at the mid-to-late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal stage.

Even if he possessed a supreme treasure, with his Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation, he likely couldn't unleash its true power.

Meanwhile, Ancestor Qiankun had long refined a replica of the Qiankun Cauldron and had just broken through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal stage.

"Ancestor Qiankun, don't you already have a new Qiankun Cauldron?" Li Xinghe said with a half-smile.

Ancestor Qiankun was startled, wondering how he knew.

But then anger surged within him—Li Xinghe was clearly mocking him.

He, the dignified Qiankun Demon God, wielded only a replica of the Qiankun Cauldron, while the genuine article was in his opponent's hands. It was a utter disgrace.

"Enough nonsense. Return the Qiankun Cauldron to me, and I'll let you live today." Ancestor Qiankun snorted coldly.

"Is that so? Just you?" Li Xinghe laughed heartily, releasing the aura of a Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Ancestor Qiankun was shocked. He hadn't expected Li Xinghe's cultivation speed to be so fast. For Chaos Demon Gods like them, a hundred thousand or a million years passed in the blink of an eye, and each realm's advancement was measured in Yuan Meetings.

By the reckoning of the Primordial World, one Yuan Meeting equaled one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years. Since the Creation Tribulation had passed only about one Yuan Meeting, he never imagined Li Xinghe could go from the early Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal stage to the peak.