Death Underworld Dragon Yields the Throne

"Ouch... my stomach hurts so much! D-Death Underworld Dragon, what... what are your intentions, why are you trying to harm me?"

Just as Tathagata was about to capture the Death Underworld Dragon! Chen Tong's tragic voice came from within! The pain in his voice made the two outside freeze, and Tathagata's golden hand retracted at that moment.

"Kid... kid, why haven't you escaped yet? Hurry up and escape!" the Death Underworld Dragon roared.

"Escape? Escape your ass! You dead dragon, you... what are your intentions, why are you trying to harm me?"

Death Underworld Dragon: "This...?"

"Haha!" Tathagata laughed with relief, "It seems your awakening as a demon dragon is quite high. Bring this seat to capture that kid, and then I will enlighten you."

As Tathagata spoke, a golden light flashed, and he appeared in the Northern Sea. His speed was so fast that the Death Underworld Dragon didn't even have time to react.

Death Underworld Dragon: "This..."

"Old thief, you've finally come in."

Chen Tong knelt on one knee, his left hand supporting him, his right fist clenched on the ground, his face contorted in pain as he looked at Tathagata appearing above him.

"Haha... Little friend, since you are already injured, this seat naturally has to come in and take a look. You don't need to be so angry."

"Heh heh..." Chen Tong grinned painfully, "You hypocrites who put on a pious facade, do you all enjoy being disgusting this much?"

Chen Tong smiled and slowly stood up, then spread his hands, and an invisible barrier blocked his path into the Sea of Death.

"Whoa!!"

Tathagata looked at the surrounding barrier and was surprised, "You... you're not injured?"

"Ah ha ha ha!" Chen Tong laughed contentedly, "Tathagata, oh Tathagata! Even though you are a Saint, you didn't expect to misjudge things, did you?"

Tathagata's expression was calm, without any ripples, "It seems this seat was too hasty. But even so, what can you do to this seat?"

"No, no, no, no! You're wrong. I don't want to do anything to you. I just know that my goal has been achieved, I won."

"Tathagata! Now, in this water, neither of us can do anything to the other. You only have one path to choose: crawl back to your Spiritual Mountain. If you're not convinced, feel free to make a move and try."

Tathagata looked deeply at the confident Chen Tong, then let out a long sigh. He did not attack, but slowly disappeared from sight.

Chen Tong did not make a move to stop him during the entire process! As a master, one often only needs a glance to see through everything. Since he knew attacking would be useless, doing more would also be useless.

"Hoo~"

Seeing Tathagata disappear, Chen Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief. His body, which had been full of fighting spirit, suddenly became weak! To be honest, his divine power had not fully recovered, and his feigned injury and bluffing earlier were entirely to save the Death Underworld Dragon.

At this moment, the Death Underworld Dragon stared blankly at the approaching Chen Tong, as if examining a monster.

"Th-that guy, he... he just left?"

"What! Do you want to get cozy with him?" Chen Tong rolled his eyes at it.

"No! What was going on with you just now? Weren't you in so much pain you were about to die?"

"Hmph! That was to save you."

The Death Underworld Dragon blinked its large, blood-red eyes, as if it couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

"This Death Qi is truly unbearable." Chen Tong felt the atmosphere of the Sea of Death again, the oppressive feeling made his body heavy! "I say, can you really not get out?"

"Hmph! If I could get out, how would you be able to see me now?"

"Forget it, I'll detoxify you here then!" Chen Tong extended his right hand towards its massive head, then thought of something and said, "There's something you need to know. Even if I clear the Death Qi from your body now, as long as you don't leave, the Death Qi will still gather in your body. So, to get rid of it completely, you must leave the Sea of Death."

"Alas, you speak of it, but how could this venerable one not know! But it's a fact that I cannot get out, so let's alleviate it for now."

Seeing its resigned attitude, Chen Tong felt a trace of pity for it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I do have a way to let you out, but you might not agree to the conditions."

"Hmm...?" The Death Underworld Dragon rolled its two blood-red eyes and looked at Chen Tong, feeling a strange tremor within!

"Tell me."

"Call me master." Chen Tong said without hesitation.

The Death Underworld Dragon was stunned for three seconds, then snorted, "Hmph, you want this venerable one to recognize you as master? Dream on."

"Hmph!" Chen Tong coldly glanced at it, displeased, "Do you think I'm desperate for you? It's just that the method to let you out requires you to enter my divine sea, and I'll take you out! To do that, you must recognize me as master, otherwise you won't be able to enter my divine sea."

"Choose what's more important, yourself. Besides, after helping you absorb this Death Qi this time, I probably won't be coming here again."

As Chen Tong spoke, his eyes slowly closed, and he focused on absorbing the Death Qi from within it!

Streams of black energy poured madly from the Death Underworld Dragon's massive body into Chen Tong's right hand! With every bit he absorbed, Chen Tong's face grew paler, showing the immense pain he was enduring.

Even though he was underwater, beads of cold sweat covered his entire head.

The Death Underworld Dragon's body was incredibly large, and the Death Qi accumulated over the years could be measured in tons! And although Chen Tong was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, his body only weighed a little over a hundred catties.

With such a small body having to bear such a massive amount of Death Qi, he couldn't do it all at once.

"It seems I overestimated myself before." After absorbing the last bit of Death Qi, Chen Tong collapsed onto the ground! Cold sweat streamed down his face, and he gasped for air!

"I can't anymore. The Death Qi in your body is too vast, it can't be eliminated all at once. I can only do this much for now."

Looking at the exhausted Chen Tong on the ground, the Death Underworld Dragon understood the severity of the situation. It then sighed deeply and shook its head, "Fine, I'll recognize you as master, but I have three conditions. If you can agree, I will follow your wish."

"Speak!" Chen Tong couldn't feel any happiness from its words right now, only feeling like he was about to die from discomfort.

"First, for you to be master, we will only have a cooperative relationship, not one of servitude."

"Alright, and what about you?" Chen Tong didn't argue, nor did he want to.

The Death Underworld Dragon looked deeply at Chen Tong. "Second, my time is my own, free and unconstrained."

Seeing that Chen Tong didn't object, the Death Underworld Dragon continued, "Third, you are not to ask me to do anything. If you can agree to these three conditions, I will recognize you as my master."

"No problem!"

Chen Tong agreed almost without thinking. After catching his breath for a moment, he forced his aching body to stand up!

"Since that's the case, I am willing to recognize you as my master! Master!"

"BOOM!!"

A massive sound echoed in Chen Tong's mind.

[Ding, Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden quest and acquiring one Death Underworld Dragon.]