Might of the Life Profound Realm

A terrifying dragon claw, covered in red dragon scales, descended from the high platform, its target surprisingly Tie Shan.

"Iron Bone Lion King Body." Unable to evade, Tie Shan roared.

Tie Shan's robes exploded, and his body instantly grew to over three meters. A mane of brown hair grew wildly, a lion tail like a sword emerged from between his legs, and his claws became sharp as daggers.

"Roar!"

Tie Shan fought back with all his might, barely holding off the terrifying red dragon claw.

"Hmph!" Elder Yan on the high platform snorted coldly, continuously adding Yuan Power. The ground beneath Tie Shan's feet slowly crumbled, and his body was continuously pressed down by the red dragon claw, his legs below the knees sinking into the ground.

"Ah!"

Tie Shan let out a pained scream. His arms, which had been holding back the dragon claw, were now broken, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Heavenly Lion Hammer!"

Tie Shan exerted a sudden burst of strength, shaking off the red dragon claw. His palms suddenly clenched, and two heavy hammers, brown and shaped like lion heads, appeared in his hands. Light flowed over the hammers, giving them an extremely heavy feel. At a glance, anyone could tell these were Spirit Treasures, both Earth Tier Spirit Treasures, though they were low-grade Earth Tier.

Tie Shan leaped into the air, dual hammers in hand, his aura becoming much sharper. With a flash, he charged forward.

"Boom!"

Tie Shan's speed was incredibly swift. In a flash, he appeared before Elder Yan, his dual hammers like two small mountains, blasting through the air as they slammed down towards Elder Yan.

"Let me show you the might of the Life Profound Realm."

Elder Yan pointed a single finger. Terrifying Life Qi met the heavy hammers, and in just a moment, Tie Shan was sent flying backward.

Even with his demonic beast body, he was not lightly injured by this blow, but it didn't take him out of the fight.

"Heavenly Lion Heavy Hammer."

Tie Shan swung his dual hammers, and a massive, ferocious lion appeared before him. The enraged lion roared and charged rapidly towards Elder Yan, its terrifying momentum filling the air.

"Raging Dragon Seal!"

Elder Yan hovered in the sky, his voice like thunder. Above his head, a colossal red dragon shadow gradually solidified, coiling behind him. It then let out a majestic dragon roar towards the sky, carrying an indescribable, terrifying fluctuation that swept down fiercely towards Tie Shan below!

The raging dragon roared and shot out like a meteor, under countless shocked gazes, it fiercely slammed into the giant lion!

"Bang!"

Everyone's ears went deaf, and then they saw a storm filled with destructive fluctuations roaring down from the sky.

Within the storm, the giant lion was torn apart by the raging dragon, finally dissolving into scattered points of light and exploding.

At this moment, the raging dragon coiled around Tie Shan's body, as if it could twist him into pieces with a slight squeeze.

"My lord, spare me, my lord, spare me!"

Tie Shan, who had been defeated, begged for mercy. He felt the threat of death and did not wish to die.

Elder Yan did not stop. In a territory where the Dragon Clan held absolute dominance, to be questioned by a lower-tier demon beast and to re-establish the Dragon Clan's majesty, only his blood would suffice. His actions had already sealed his fate.

The ferocious red angry dragon continued to erupt with powerful Yuan Power fluctuations. Clearly, Elder Yan paid no heed to Tie Shan's pleas.

"Since you won't let me live, then even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time," Tie Shan roared ferociously.

A brown light flashed, and Tie Shan's original form disappeared, replaced by a Bone Sword Lion hundreds of feet tall.

Its lion claws, as large as small mountains, tore the angry dragon to shreds. Its lion tail, like a life-stealing Blood Sword, lunged towards Long Jiuyyao on the high platform.

He sensed from the battle that Yan Ying had been deliberately protecting that room, so he guessed there was someone very important inside.

As long as chaos ensued, he could find an opportunity to escape.

A flicker of panic finally crossed Elder Yan's calm face. He was not afraid of this attack, but if Long Jiuyyao, who was only in the Heaven Origin Realm, took this blow, he would surely die.

After all, this attack was launched by a Nirvana Realm demon beast.

"Blood Scale Chain."

Elder Yan formed hand seals, and endless red Yuan Power condensed into countless chains that appeared, entangling the rapidly approaching Bone Sword Lion's tail.

The chains spread like a persistent ulcer, wrapping around the Bone Sword Lion's hundred-foot-long body.

The Bone Sword Lion's tail was blocked, but the shockwaves still affected Long Jiuyyao. However, it wasn't a major problem; he was protected by Ancient Dragon Bone, after all. Still, his blood and Qi surged.

Tie Shan, who had transformed into his true form, was not faring well. He was bound by chains all over his body, and countless wounds appeared on him, each deep enough to expose bone.

Elder Yan also looked at Long Jiuyyao. Seeing that he was unharmed, he looked back at Tie Shan. Elder Yan's killing intent was now palpable. If Long Jiuyyao had been harmed, he would be a sinner of the Dragon Clan for eternity.

"Die!" Elder Yan let out a low growl!

Elder Yan waved his hands, and boundless Life Qi converged into a great saber. As the saber fell, Tie Shan's body was severed.

At Long Jiuyyao's reminder, he collected Tie Shan's Universe Bag.

Elder Yan had not initially paid much attention to it; he disdained Tie Shan's Universe Bag. However, he naturally complied with Long Jiuyyao's instructions.

Several tens of minutes after the battle ended, Ying Shuo stood before Long Jiuyyao in a panic.

"Ying Shuo, it seems you've been too comfortable in the City Lord's position. To only find out about such a major incident at the auction now," Elder Yan said angrily.

"Please forgive me, my lord," Ying Shuo said fearfully.

"Alright, Elder Yan, let this matter rest. We've been out for a while; it's time we returned," Long Jiuyyao said.

"Ying Shuo, bring up the items we bid on," Elder Yan said calmly.

"Yes, I'll go do that right away." Ying Shuo wiped the cold sweat from his brow and hurried away.

Not long after, several attendants brought over the items Long Jiuyyao had bid on.

On the jade plate were the Time Between and a Universe Bag, while the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub was sound asleep in its cage.

"Sir, these are the items you won. The Universe Bag contains the City Lord's compensation," one of the maids said, bowing.

He's quite good at playing the game! Long Jiuyyao muttered inwardly.

Long Jiuyyao opened the cage. The Golden Sun Nether Lion cub, which had been sleeping soundly, suddenly opened its lion eyes and lunged at Long Jiuyyao, trying to bite him.

Heh, I don't believe I can't handle a mere cub. Long Jiuyyao sneered inwardly.

Seeing the cub pounce, Long Jiuyyao reached out with both hands and grabbed its neck.

"Roar, roar, roar!" The Golden Sun Nether Lion cub continued to growl, but to Long Jiuyyao, it lacked any ferocity and felt more like a spoiled child's tantrum.

Long Jiuyyao stared into the cub's eyes, and a terrifying dragon might erupted from his body. The Golden Sun Nether Lion cub immediately stopped roaring, as if frightened by Long Jiuyyao.

However, the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub only hesitated for a moment before resuming its roaring.

"Oh!"

This action by the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub caught Long Jiuyyao's attention. In the beast realm, the dragon bloodline exerted absolute suppression over most demonic beasts, and even the Eight Great Royal Clans were not completely immune.

Long Jiuyyao's bloodline was top-tier even among dragons. Although he had only released a trace of it, it should have been more than enough for a mere cub of the Golden Sun Nether Lion. Yet, something had gone wrong.

However, Long Jiuyyao was delighted by this, as it proved the cub's potential was not weak.

Since force wouldn't work, he decided to try a gentler approach. Long Jiuyyao took a piece of Flood Dragon Leg from the Universe Bag and placed it before the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub.

The flesh and blood of a flood dragon held absolute allure for a cub of the Golden Sun Nether Lion. Not only was flood dragon meat delicious, but the energy it contained was also not to be underestimated.

Flood dragons were not easy to hunt because their dragon bloodline was already quite pure, and their combat strength was formidable.

On the Tian Xuan Continent, there were not a few demonic beasts with dragon bloodlines, but not all of them were considered part of the dragon race. Only a select few demonic beasts who had contributed to the dragon race and possessed dragon bloodlines were granted the status of dragonkin through special dispensation.

The dragonkin were united against outsiders and would not kill their own kind.

This slain Nirvana Realm flood dragon was clearly not of the dragonkin. Therefore, for the sake of his appetite, Long Jiuyyao had asked Elder Yan to kill it. Long Jiuyyao felt no psychological barrier to eating flood dragon meat.

Upon seeing the flood dragon meat, the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub stopped roaring and began to devour it greedily.

"Follow me, and you'll have as much flood dragon meat as you want."

Long Jiuyyao waved his hand, and hundreds of pounds of flood dragon meat appeared before the Golden Sun Nether Lion cub. The cub looked at the flood dragon meat, then at Long Jiuyyao, and actually began to wag its tail at him.

To others, Flood Dragon meat might be precious, but for Long Jiuyyao, it was available anytime he wished to eat it.

At this moment, Long Jiuyyao looked at the Time Between on the jade plate, a hexagonal stone flowing with a faint aura of time. This stone was equivalent to a cultivation cheat, and though it was a one-time use item that disappeared after being consumed, this did not diminish its preciousness.

As Long Jiuyyao put everything before him into his Universe Bag, he discovered that the Flood Dragon leg had already been eaten by the Golden Sun Nether Lion.

"Jin Ming, let's go."

Long Jiuyyao picked up the Golden Sun Nether Lion and walked towards the courtyard where he was temporarily staying in the City Lord's mansion.