Lin Changqing let out a low shout. Countless streaks of crimson light surged from behind him, solidifying like flesh and blood as they intertwined.
A pair of enormous crimson wings, several zhang across, slowly unfurled. Streams of light coiled around them, transforming into divine runes that were etched into every piece of flesh and bone!
If anyone had been able to see it, they would have noticed that the wings behind Lin Changqing looked exactly like the ones behind the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Divine Demon in his sea of consciousness!
This was his new divine ability: the Divine Demon Wings!
Lin Changqing slowly lifted his head, the corners of his mouth curling slightly. The sense of imminent danger had vanished in an instant.
Thunder tore through the sky at incredible speed, as if it would strike in the very next moment.
But Lin Changqing was faster still. His wings gave a light beat, and he was already a hundred zhang away. Another gentle flap sent him a hundred li farther.
The thunderbolt crashed down, missing him entirely. The dragon's claw swept down, ripping the mountain ridge into a series of deep ravines.
A thousand-zhang Azure Dragon bore down from above!
Damn it!!
Lin Changqing stared at the Azure Dragon, the wounds on its scales still clearly visible. He had just saved this fellow, and now it was repaying his kindness with betrayal!
"Friend, you've got a real knack for killing the miller once the grain is ground and repaying kindness with enmity!"
Lin Changqing snorted and checked the energy within him.
A short while had passed. Though his soul had entered his sea of consciousness, his body had continued absorbing energy and recovering.
But this place was no Kunlun. The spiritual energy was far less concentrated. The energy around him had barely restored two-tenths of his Divine Demon Power.
He couldn't use the Spear of Divine Demons! Against a Golden Immortal, that was a serious problem.
Lin Changqing furrowed his brows, then quickly relaxed them.
Fortunately, his newly acquired divine ability, the Divine Demon Wings, though costly to use, didn't require a huge amount of energy all at once. He could still keep it going.
First, he'd get away. Then he'd find a chance to settle the score!
This Azure Dragon had repaid kindness with betrayal. He'd be no gentleman if he didn't avenge himself!
"Golden Condor!! You killed my friend and possessed his body. I'll kill you today and avenge him!!"
To his surprise, the Azure Dragon let out a furious roar and charged at Lin Changqing again.
Lin Changqing froze. Wait, was there some kind of misunderstanding?
His wings beat, and he dodged the Azure Dragon's pounce in a flash. He frowned as he watched it.
Did it really want to avenge him, or had it realized it couldn't win and was just making an excuse?
The Primordial World was treacherous. Lin Changqing couldn't afford not to be cautious.
"Hahahaha! The soul of a human ant really is delicious!"
"If I kill this one, I can eat another dragon, too. What could be better?"
Lin Changqing's gaze flickered as he deliberately said this to the Azure Dragon.
In an instant, the Azure Dragon grew even more furious. Thunder and rain clouds swirled around it as it turned, its blood-red eyes fixed on Lin Changqing.
"You still dare to say that?!"
"Friend, I'm the one who wronged you. I got you killed. Today, I, Ao Ying, will give my life if I have to, but I'll make the Golden Condor pay for you!"
Ao Ying roared and charged at Lin Changqing.
Lin Changqing finally understood. This really was just a misunderstanding.
And it made sense. Who would have thought that the soul of a mid-stage Golden Immortal great demon could enter the sea of consciousness of a Mystic Immortal creature and get killed instead?
Before this, even Lin Changqing wouldn't have believed it. The gap between a Mystic Immortal and a Golden Immortal was simply too great!
Now that he understood, Lin Changqing looked at the Azure Dragon with a gentler gaze.
"Fellow member of the Dragon Clan, I killed the Golden Condor. I'm still the same human from before."
"I wasn't possessed."
Lin Changqing smiled at the Azure Dragon, but the killing intent around it only grew fiercer. Thunder leaped across its claws, its power even greater than before.
"You're still trying to deceive me!!"
"Golden Condor, I won't fall for your trick. You've only just possessed him, so your cultivation must be unstable. I'll kill you!"
This was bad!
Lin Changqing's mouth twitched. This dragon really was stubborn to the core.
It wasn't listening at all. Those two sentences of his had just confirmed that he was the Golden Condor.
Well, he couldn't exactly pull out one of the Azure Dragon's nerves like Nezha had. Looks like he'd have to leave first and come back to explain once he'd recovered.
Lin Changqing was beating his wings, ready to make a clean getaway, when the Azure Dragon's blood surged and its wounds split open.
Its scales broke apart, and dragon blood spilled across the mountains and rivers.
This... Had it used a Dragon Clan Divine Ability despite its injuries to kill him, and suffered a backlash?
The Dragon Clan really was loyal.
"Roar!!"
The Azure Dragon roared and cast Lin Changqing one last unwilling look.
Its thousand-zhang-long body slowly began to fall, dropping toward the ravine below.
Lin Changqing's mouth twitched, too.
He'd thought he was the one running on fumes. He hadn't expected the Azure Dragon to push itself even harder.
What a reckless fool.
As it fell, the Azure Dragon's body slowly changed shape, finally turning into a woman in blue robes. Pale-faced, she landed among the rocks.
Well, she'd even taken human form for him at the end. She was determined to die looking beautiful.
"Golden Condor, go ahead and do it!"
"Even if I die, I won't return to my true form. You won't get full by eating me, anyway!"
Lin Changqing's mouth twitched as he listened.
What kind of thought process was that? Was the Dragon Clan really not very bright?
At that point, Lin Changqing also withdrew his Divine Demon Wings.
Even if they didn't consume much energy, they were still a divine ability. He'd recover faster if he put them away.
He slowly landed and looked down at Ao Ying, who lay neatly before him. His feelings were complicated.
"Friend?"
"Hmph! I'm no friend of yours. Golden Condor, if you want to eat me, then do it!"
Ao Ying gave a soft snort and glared at Lin Changqing, her face full of anger.
He had to admit that, though the Dragon Clan might not be bright, they were quite loyal.
Under ordinary circumstances, Lin Changqing would have turned and left by now.
But now, remembering the Dragon Clan's secret land from the memories, he'd already made up his mind.
In the Primordial World, the Dragon Clan was hard to find, and true dragons were even harder. A true dragon who wasn't very bright was harder still!
After a moment's thought, a thread of blood essence appeared in Lin Changqing's hand. His soul surged out behind him, manifesting between heaven and earth.
"Friend, I'm the same human from before. The Golden Condor's soul was already damaged by my spirit treasure. It was incomplete to begin with, and I killed it during our fight."
After a moment's thought, Lin Changqing continued, revealing his soul.
Of course, he wasn't going to tell anyone about the image of the Divine Demon.
As for whether a spirit treasure could seriously injure the Golden Condor's soul, the treasure was his. He could say whatever he liked.
Only then did Ao Ying slowly open her eyes. She looked at the soul Lin Changqing had released, then at Lin Changqing himself.
"You're really not that demon?"
"Of course not!"
Lin Changqing smiled, and Ao Ying suddenly burst into tears.
"You scared me to death! I thought I was going to die here today!"
"I'm only seventy thousand years old, and I'd just come out to gain experience when I ran into a monster that eats dragons!"
"Friend, I'm sorry. I almost got you killed!"
Ao Ying bellowed, leaving Lin Changqing flustered and at a loss for words.
Seventy thousand years old, and already a Golden Immortal?
What kind of heaven-defying bloodline was that! He'd eaten so many treasures of heaven and earth, and after a million years, he was still only a Mystic Immortal. It was enough to make a fellow despair.
And she was seventy thousand years old—how was she still like a little girl?
The East Sea Dragon Clan must have been quite confident to let a dragon like her roam outside.
Still, at least he'd managed to fool this dragon. Now he could go investigate the Dragon Clan's secret land.
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