The Foolish Third Prince of the Dragon Court

As a towering inferno swept through the Swampland, Zhang Xuanchen immediately put on a mask and changed his appearance.

With flames this massive, it would be bad if someone came to investigate and saw his face.

Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was enough to drive Nascent Soul factions mad.

After changing his appearance, it would not matter even if someone saw him.

He could just change it again later.

Roar!

Watching his territory and subordinates be incinerated by the two-legged beast before his eyes, the Swordback Crocodile Dragon flew into a boundless rage.

It let out a heaven-shaking roar.

Its Mid-Second Stage aura erupted in full.

Even as the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire burned across its body, it was determined to tear Zhang Xuanchen to pieces.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Its twenty-meter-long steel tail shattered every towering tree in its path as it slammed straight toward Zhang Xuanchen.

It moved so quickly that Zhang Xuanchen, who had only just put on his mask, had no time to react.

He was sent flying and smashed heavily into a boulder.

Yet this did nothing to ease the Crocodile Dragon Chief's pain at the annihilation of his clan. He spat out a pillar of black energy.

It blasted toward Zhang Xuanchen.

"Fuck! I underestimated this beast!

"It can still be this strong while enduring the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire's burning!"

Watching the black pillar of light hurtle toward him, Zhang Xuanchen did not hesitate in the slightest.

He immediately activated a Second-grade Mid-tier defensive Spirit Talisman.

In an instant, an Ice Shield formed before him, blocking the fatal strike.

After being tempered by the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire, the abundance of essence within his body, the strength of his Meridians, and the toughness of his Dantian all far surpassed those of Qi Refining cultivators.

His spiritual energy reserves were enough to rival those of a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.

Even so, using two Second-tier Top-grade Spirit Talismans was more or less his limit.

When he activated that Third-tier Low-grade Teleportation Talisman in the Dragon Mountain Range, it had directly drained all the spiritual energy in his body.

Had heaven not favored him by sending him to a mortal village, he would probably already have been dead.

So the idea of bombarding others with Spirit Talismans simply would not work.

He would only use them when his life was threatened, or when he was confident he could kill with a single blow.

Boom!

The black energy pillar slammed fiercely into the Ice Shield.

For a moment, shattered ice flew in every direction.

But it still blocked the attack.

Seeing the Swordback Crocodile Dragon's vicious glare as it burned its Monster Core, Zhang Xuanchen did not even think before choosing to flee.

At this rate, he would have to expend quite a few Spirit Talismans to kill it. That was far too wasteful.

After all, a Second-grade Mid-tier Spirit Talisman did not mean it could kill a Mid-Second Stage demon beast.

Those were fundamentally different matters.

Retreat!

Just then, the sky abruptly darkened.

Lightning flashed.

Terrifying demon qi spread through the surroundings.

The instant that demon qi appeared, even the Swordback Crocodile Dragon engulfed in Spirit Fire could not help but prostrate itself on the ground.

It trembled uncontrollably.

This was pressure from its bloodline.

Squelch!

An enormous Black Dragon claw suddenly descended, instantly crushing the Swordback Crocodile Dragon, famed for its defensive strength.

"Second-tier Late-stage Peak! This is trouble!"

Zhang Xuanchen stared at the majestic purple-black Flood Dragon in the sky, radiating overwhelming demon qi.

His heart sank to the bottom!

Why was his luck so terrible!

He had actually run into the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon Court—Long Zhantian!

How was he supposed to escape?

Before Zhang Xuanchen could speak, Long Zhantian landed before him.

His enormous dragon eyes simply stared at the two-legged beast before him.

"A Qi Refining Peak cultivator possessing a rare treasure like Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire! I have to say, human, your luck is quite good."

Long Zhantian's voice was crisp and straightforward, and no killing intent emerged from his body. Clearly, he had no intention of killing Zhang Xuanchen.

At least, not for now.

At this, Zhang Xuanchen secretly breathed a small sigh of relief.

If so, then he had some use to Long Zhantian.

Normally, only Third Stage demon beasts could refine their transverse bones and speak human language.

But Zhang Xuanchen was not surprised that Long Zhantian could speak at the Second Stage.

The cultivation world had no shortage of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could allow demon beasts below the Third Stage to speak human language in advance.

For example, Second-tier Top-grade Spirit Awakening Grass, Third-grade Mid-tier Aperture Opening Spirit Flower, Third-grade Top-tier Speech Transformation Fruit, and so on.

Of course, the effects of these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures naturally went far beyond merely allowing demons to speak.

"I am Li Feiyu. Greetings, Third Prince. May I ask what you need Li to do?"

Fortunately, he had changed his appearance in time. Otherwise, given the other's status, tracing matters back to him would not have been difficult at all.

Hearing Zhang Xuanchen's words, Long Zhantian froze.

He asked, "How did you know I had something for you to help with? Did I say that just now?"

Fuck!

Wasn't this guy just a complete blockhead?

Wasn't it obvious?

No person would ask that, right?

Oh, right. He wasn't a person, so that was fine.

If the other party did not have sufficient strength, he would probably have died in the Secret Realm long ago.

Though somewhat speechless, Zhang Xuanchen still replied:

"I am of the Human Race, while Third Prince is of the Demon Race. You possess sufficient strength, yet you did not kill me.

"Because of that, I guessed that you most likely have something requiring my assistance."

Upon hearing Zhang Xuanchen's words, Long Zhantian's dragon eyes shifted, as though he were pondering them.

A moment later, he said, "That does make some sense. Boy, you're pretty smart."

"Uh, Third Prince overpraises me."

As he spoke, he wiped sweat from his forehead that did not exist.

He kept feeling that this dragon was somewhat foolish and simple-minded.

If not for fear that its father would come looking for trouble, he really wanted to trick it into coming home with him.

"Li Feiyu, right? You're good. You're a smart man. I do indeed need your help with something.

"Cross this Swampland, then fly forward for a while, and you'll find a Lion Pride.

"There are two Golden Lions with cultivation equal to mine. Leave them to me.

"Can you help me deal with the Mid-Second Stage and lower Golden Lions?

"Of course, I won't make you work for nothing. There are quite a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Golden Lions' territory. I only want the Aperture Opening Spirit Flower; everything else is yours. What do you say?"

At that point, Long Zhantian's demon qi surged forth like a tidal wave, pressing down on Zhang Xuanchen.

The meaning was obvious. If Zhang Xuanchen refused, he would make his move.

He did not understand threats, but he knew that the weak had to agree to the demands of the strong.

Otherwise, kill them!

This was the Demon Race's way of survival, without too many twists and turns.

He had not wanted to seek a human's help either, but there was simply no one nearby he could cooperate with.

Though the human before him was only at the Qi Refining Stage, he had Spirit Fire protecting him.

Helping him hold back those Mid-Second Stage and lower Golden Lions so they would not disrupt his battle would not be difficult.

"Fine! But if you fail to hold back those two Second-tier Late Stage Golden Lions, I will flee without hesitation!

"You cannot stop me!"

"Hahaha, straightforward!"

Long Zhantian first laughed, then revealed a disdainful expression. "If those dozens of low-grade lions had not been causing trouble,

"I would have devoured their chiefs long ago!

"You needn't worry about that!"

Zhang Xuanchen looked at the claw marks on Long Zhantian's scales. Clearly, he had already fought a battle not long ago.

Yet he was still this confident.

Then there was probably no problem.

Zhang Xuanchen nodded. "Good! I hope you won't break your word!"

"Hmph! We of the Dragon Clan are not like the Human Race, who love to go back on their word!"