Xuan Yu, who had snatched away the Dragon Pearl, flew straight out of Dragon King Temple without stopping.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu cursed under his breath and hurried after him.
But the moment he rushed out, Dragon King Temple collapsed behind him with a thunderous rumble, crumbling into a heap of ruins and startling Zhou Xu.
"Damn, is this Dragon King Temple really that flimsy?"
As he muttered this, Zhou Xu recalled how Xuan Yu had snatched away the Dragon Pearl, and his expression quickly softened.
[That kid was actually saving me.]
Even if this ramshackle temple really had collapsed on him, one Flame Dance would have sent the whole thing flying. It could never have done anything to him.
But for the sake of Xuan Yu's thoughtfulness alone, Zhou Xu decided that he would definitely reward him properly later.
With that thought in mind, Zhou Xu swept his gaze around.
The very next moment, almost as soon as he spotted Xuan Yu, he saw the bird standing on a section of broken wall throw back his head. With a gulp, the black Dragon Pearl was swallowed straight into his belly.
"You ungrateful brat?!"
Zhou Xu was dumbfounded by the sight. Looking at Xuan Yu's vacant expression, he opened and closed his mouth several times, suddenly at a loss for words.
"You swallow anything and everything! Aren't you afraid of making yourself sick?!"
From Zhou Xu's perspective, and based on his own impression, that old dragon clearly didn't look like a good sort. The Dragon Pearl was supposedly meant for some descendant of the North Sea Dragon Clan, but the thing was pitch-black. Who knew what tricks it contained?
This time, he was genuinely a little worried.
As if he had gone stupid, Xuan Yu stood ramrod straight on the