Shuofang City Visitor

Chapter 19: Visitors from Shuofang City

Su Yun was puzzled. These Crocodile Dragon Diagrams are the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar, but why are they appearing on my Yellow Bell scale? And what's the use of these Crocodile Dragon Diagrams?

Yellow Bell is used for timing, while the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar are for combat and tempering the body. The two have nothing to do with each other.

However, the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar had transformed into brandings, imprinted on the Yellow Bell scale. Qiu Shuijing and Mister Wild Fox had never mentioned anything like this.

There must be a reason. The fact that Crocodile Dragon's Roar and Yellow Bell are connected means there's definitely a relationship between them.

Su Yun pondered. It's just that I haven't discovered this relationship yet.

The Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar being branded on Yellow Bell indicates a subordinate relationship – the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar are subordinate to Yellow Bell.

Perhaps in the future, when I cultivate other techniques, they will also be branded on Yellow Bell. It was only after I had a thorough understanding of the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar that the patterns of crocodile dragons appeared on Yellow Bell. Most likely, other techniques also need to be cultivated to a very high level before they can be branded on Yellow Bell.

As he thought this, his Blood Essence suddenly surged, and a sense of weakness washed over him.

At the same time, Flower Fox saw the materialized crocodile dragon of Su Yun's Blood Essence suddenly stop its transformation and disappear.

He couldn't help but feel a pang of regret for Su Yun. Su Yun had been so close to achieving the third stage of Crocodile Dragon's Roar, just one step away from transforming the crocodile dragon into a Flood Dragon!

Flower Fox told Su Yun what he had seen, speculating, "The reason the transformation failed is still because your Origin Energy cultivation is insufficient to support this transformation."

Su Yun was surprised. He hadn't known any of this had happened; he had only felt his Blood Essence suddenly become depleted. He hadn't expected that while he was "observing" Yellow Bell, his Blood Essence had also undergone a transformation!

"It's also possible that it's because Little Yun Ge doesn't understand the transformation into a Flood Dragon very well," Qingqiu Yue said from his stretcher. "If Little Yun Ge's Blood Essence were to transform into a Flood Dragon, that would be four achievements! Therefore, Little Yun Ge absolutely must go to witness The Whole Village Eats' transformation into a Flood Dragon!"

Su Yun pondered. Although he had seen the transformation of a crocodile dragon into a Flood Dragon in the Immortal Diagram, the crocodile dragon was immediately slain by a sudden Immortal Sword.

Moreover, at that time, he was more focused on the four Thunderous Roars of the crocodile dragon and the transformation into a Flood Dragon, and didn't pay much attention to the transformation itself.

Now, it seemed he indeed had to go to witness the Great Black Snake of Snake Ravine transform into a Flood Dragon.

Even though I cannot see, I am focusing on the changes in Blood Essence. I don't need to use my eyes. I only need to capture the Blood Essence changes as The Whole Village Eats transforms from a snake form to a Flood Dragon form, and I will be able to grasp the changes in my own Blood Essence. he thought to himself.

Although his injuries had largely healed, when he tried to replicate that sword strike, his right arm still couldn't withstand the incredibly violent Blood Essence impact. Su Yun had to endure it and continue cultivating the upper and lower volumes of Great Furnace Transformation to temper his body.

Once The Whole Village Eats transforms into a Flood Dragon, my injuries will be completely healed, and I should be able to withstand the Blood Essence impact.

Finally, the seven-day period arrived, which was the fourteenth of September, and the moon was not yet full.

It wasn't dark yet, and several foxes, limping, set off with Su Yun towards Snake Ravine.

"Snake Ravine has been quiet. The Whole Village Eats said he will transform and face his tribulation at the Hour of the Rat tonight. Let's go earlier and head to the upper reaches of Snake Ravine," Su Yun suggested. "The upper reaches of Snake Ravine offer a commanding view and a clear vantage point."

The upper reaches of Snake Ravine required passing through Linyi Village. Neither Su Yun nor Flower Fox liked going there usually. The residents of Linyi Village built their houses on trees, and these residents were noisy and often mocked them.

However, this time, to get to the upper reaches of Snake Ravine, they had to pass through Linyi Village.

The person and four foxes walked until sunset, finally arriving at Linyi Village. They saw towering trees everywhere, so dense that looking up, they could only see the sky through sparse gaps.

This Linyi Village was on a hillside. Between the canopies of the tall trees were houses of various sizes. Human-faced Beasts stood before small doorways, tilting their heads to look at them with strange eyes.

"Cripples—"

Suddenly, a Human-faced Beast burst into laughter. "Coo, coo, cripples, and blind ones, and two half-paralyzed ones and a disabled one! Coo!"

The forest immediately became lively. Houses on the trees opened their doors, and some pushed open windows, revealing furry heads from within.

Those birds were beside themselves with laughter, mocking: "The little blind one from Tianmen Town, coo, bringing the disabled ones from Huqiu Village, coo—"

Su Yun and Flower Fox walked forward in silence along the mountain path, enduring the mockery of Linyi Village all the way.

When they reached the outskirts of the village, there was a sudden commotion from Linyi Village. A Human-faced Beast shouted loudly, "Fellow villagers, The Whole Village Eats often harms us! Whenever our brothers and sisters pass by Snake Ravine, they are devoured by him! This time, he is transforming and facing his tribulation, he is doomed. Prepare your knives, forks, axes, and picks, and take his life tonight!"

Su Yun thought, The Whole Village Eats has quite a few enemies. He might not be able to successfully pass his tribulation tonight when he transforms into a Flood Dragon.

The thought of tribulation involuntarily brought to mind the crocodile dragon being slain by an Immortal Sword in the Immortal Diagram, and he felt a sense of unease.

Just then, several black cows grazing at the entrance of Linyi Village turned and left. One black cow, as it walked, stood up on its hind legs like a human and shouted, "The Whole Village Eats is facing his tribulation tonight. If he transforms into a Flood Dragon, none of us will have good days! Hurry back to the village and get your weapons!"

Another black cow shouted, "That's right! While he's weak, strike him down! We'll finish him off tonight!"

Flower Fox and the other fox demons watched, dumbfounded.

Su Yun smiled in the direction of the voices. "It sounds like some of the older brothers from Niu Family Village are speaking."

The fox demons exchanged glances.

Hu Buping opened his mouth, but was immediately covered by Flower Fox and the others, unable to speak. He could only think, Little Yun Ge probably thinks the villagers of Niu Family Village and Linyi Village are like him, all human...

On the road to the upper reaches of Snake Ravine, they passed Crocodile Dragon Pool again. They heard human voices by the bank, where several crocodile dragons were chatting while lying on the shore.

"...The Whole Village Eats is going to transform into a Flood Dragon. This guy, he's drinking our foot-washing water and he's going to become a dragon, faster than us! It's utterly unfair!"

"Go kill him?" one crocodile dragon excitedly raised its head.

The other crocodile dragons were like eggplants hit by frost, listless. "Not going. It's too far to climb. Whoever wants to go can go. The Whole Village Eats has too many enemies; he might not survive tonight. We don't need to go looking for trouble... Huh? The little blind one from Tianmen Town and the bad guys from Huqiu Village!"

A crocodile dragon spotted Su Yun and his group and became excited, wagging its tail and shouting, "Look here, blind one, look here! There's good food here!"

Another crocodile dragon excitedly said, "If you come over, we'll have good food!"

The leading crocodile dragon slapped him with its tail, angered, "If you say that, will they still be willing to come over?"

Su Yun shook his head, thinking, "No wonder Mister Wild Fox always says the people from Two Dragon Village are a bunch of dimwits – lazy, sneaky, and stupid. It's true."

Finally, they arrived at the upper reaches of Snake Ravine, where a waterfall formed by a cliff face split the precipice in two. Above the cliff was another pool, and yet another waterfall plunged from a higher cliff into the pool.

The mountain behind the cliff was called Dragon Burial Mound, rumored to be the tomb of dragons. Beyond Dragon Burial Mound lay Fallen Dragon Valley, said to be a valley formed by a divine dragon falling from the heavens.

Later, the divine dragon died from its severe injuries and was buried, hence its resting place in Dragon Burial Mound.

However, this was just a legend, and Su Yun and Flower Fox didn't really believe it.

But the strange thing was, near Dragon Burial Mound, there were indeed many dragon-type monsters, such as The Whole Village Eats, and the crocodile dragons from Two Dragon Village.

Su Yun and Flower Fox, along with other fox demons, reached the cliff top. The moonlight was bright, making the pool water shimmer, reflecting the dim, unclear sky and a moon nearing fullness.

Su Yun sat on a reef and sensed carefully, immediately detecting the Blood Essence of the great black snake in Snake Ravine below the waterfall.

In Snake Ravine, the great black snake coiled on a reef, its Blood Essence like a large, oval egg.

This Blood Essence egg seemed to be breathing, pulsing rhythmically, its breath long and steady. Su Yun tried to breathe with the great black snake, but he couldn't hold his breath for that long and almost suffocated.

"Huh! Besides The Whole Village Eats, whose Blood Essence is extremely potent here, there are several other presences whose Blood Essence is not weaker than his!"

Su Yun immediately noticed. The great black snake was about to transform into a Flood Dragon, so its Blood Essence was naturally extremely potent. After transforming into a Flood Dragon, its strength would undoubtedly increase greatly.

Yet, in the darkness, there were several other Blood Essence presences no weaker than the great black snake!

Su Yun was shocked and whispered, "Hua Erge, there are actually people here not weaker than The Whole Village Eats! And there are four of them!"

Flower Fox's heart trembled. Four great demons near Tianmen Town, none weaker than The Whole Village Eats?

"Where are they?" he quickly asked.

"Three of them are right across from us."

Su Yun said, "As for the other one, I sensed it vaguely, but I don't know its location."

Flower Fox hurriedly looked towards the opposite cliff. Indeed, four figures stood in the moonlight, indistinct and blurry.

"Xiao Yun, there are four people across from us, and all four are humans!" Flower Fox exclaimed softly.

Su Yun chuckled, "Of course they're humans, what else would they be?"

Flower Fox quickly explained, "I mean, they're different from us. They're city folk!"

"City folk?"

Su Yun's expression turned serious. "Could they be guests from Shuofang City? If they are guests from Shuofang City, then they might not be here for The Whole Village Eats. They might even be here for me..."