The Might of the Life Profound Realm

A terrifying dragon claw covered in red scales descended from the high platform, its target none other than Tie Shan, who stood some distance away.

"Iron Bone Lion King Body!" Tie Shan roared, with nowhere to dodge.

Tie Shan's clothes burst apart, and his body instantly swelled to over three meters tall. His brown mane grew wildly, a lion's tail as sharp as a sword sprouted from his backside, and his claws gleamed like daggers.

"Roar!"

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

"Hmph!" Elder Yan, standing on the high platform, snorted coldly and continued pouring in Yuan Power. The ground beneath Tie Shan slowly crumbled, and his body was forced lower and lower by the red dragon claw until everything below his knees sank into the ground.

"Ah!"

Tie Shan let out a pained scream. Both arms that had been holding back the dragon claw were broken, and blood sprayed from the corner of his mouth.

"Heavenly Lion Hammer!"

Tie Shan suddenly exerted his strength, shaking off the red dragon claw. He clenched his hands, and two brown heavy hammers shaped like lion heads appeared in them. Light flowed over the hammers, which gave off an extremely heavy feeling. One glance was enough to tell that they were both Spirit Treasures—Earth Tier Spirit Treasures, albeit low-grade ones.

Tie Shan leaped into the air, gripping a hammer in each hand. His aura grew much sharper, and he flashed forward in a fierce charge.

"Boom!"

Tie Shan moved with astonishing speed. In a flash, he appeared in front of Elder Yan. The twin hammers in his hands were like two small mountains as they shattered the air and crashed down toward Elder Yan.

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

Elder Yan pointed with one finger. The 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 badly injured by that strike, but he had not lost his ability to fight.

"Heavenly Lion Heavy Hammer!"

Tie Shan swung both hammers. A huge, ferocious lion appeared before him. The furious lion roared and charged at Elder Yan at terrifying speed, its imposing might spreading everywhere.

"Raging Dragon Seal!"

Elder Yan hovered in the sky, his shout like thunder. Above his head, the enormous red dragon shadow gradually solidified and coiled behind him. It let out a majestic dragon's roar that carried an indescribably terrifying fluctuation, sweeping fiercely down toward Tie Shan!

The raging dragon shot forward like a meteor. Under the countless shocked gazes, it slammed into the enormous lion!

"Boom!"

Everyone's ears went silent. The next moment, they saw a storm filled with destructive force burst across the sky.

Within the storm, the enormous lion was torn apart by the raging dragon, then exploded into a sky full of specks of light.

The raging dragon now coiled around Tie Shan. It seemed that the slightest tightening would crush him to pieces.

"Please spare me, my lord! Please spare me!"

Defeated, Tie Shan begged for mercy. He could feel death threatening him, and he did not want to die.

Elder Yan did not stop. In a region where the Dragon Clan held absolute dominion, a lowly demonic beast had dared to question them. To restore the Dragon Clan's authority, Tie Shan's blood was the only answer. His actions had already sealed his fate.

The ferocious red dragon continued to radiate powerful Yuan Power. Clearly, Elder Yan had no intention of heeding Tie Shan's pleas.

"If you won't give me a way out, then I'll make sure you suffer, even if I have to die!" Tie Shan roared savagely.

A brown light flashed. Tie Shan's original form vanished, replaced by a Bone Sword Lion over a hundred zhang tall.

Its mountain-sized paw suddenly tore the raging dragon apart. The lion's tail, like a blood sword meant to claim lives, stabbed toward Long Jiuyyao on the high platform.

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

As long as he caused chaos, he could find a chance to escape.

A flicker of panic finally crossed Elder Yan's calm face. He himself had nothing to fear from that strike, but Long Jiuyyao was only in the Heaven Origin Realm. If he took the blow, he would almost certainly die.

After all, the attack had been unleashed by a Nirvana Realm demonic beast.

"Blood Scale Chain!"

Elder Yan formed hand seals. Endless red Yuan Power coalesced into countless chains that appeared and wrapped around the Bone Sword Lion's tail as it charged at full speed.

The chains spread and coiled around the hundred-zhang-long Bone Sword Lion like maggots burrowing into bone.

The Bone Sword Lion's tail was stopped, but the shockwaves still affected Long Jiuyyao. Fortunately, the Ancient Dragon Bone protected him, so it was not serious, though his blood and qi still surged.

Tie Shan, now in his true form, was in a bad way. Chains bound his entire body, and countless wounds had appeared across him, all so deep that bone showed.

Elder Yan also looked toward Long Jiuyyao. After confirming he was unharmed, he turned back to Tie Shan. Elder Yan's killing intent had become almost tangible. If anything happened to Long Jiuyyao, Elder Yan would be a sinner of the Dragon Clan for all eternity.

"Die!" Elder Yan growled.

Elder Yan swept his hands, and boundless Life Qi gathered into a great blade. It fell, severing head from body.

At Long Jiuyyao's reminder, Elder Yan tucked Tie Shan's Universe Bag into his robes.

Elder Yan had not thought much of it at first. He had no interest in Tie Shan's Universe Bag, but he naturally followed Long Jiuyyao's instructions.

Several dozen minutes after the battle ended, Ying Shuo stood before Long Jiuyyao, looking flustered.

"Ying Shuo, it seems you've been too comfortable in your position as city lord. Something this serious happened at the auction, and you're only finding out now?" Elder Yan scolded.

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

"All right, Elder Yan. Let's put this matter behind us. We've been out for a long time; it's time to go back," Long Jiuyyao said.

"Ying Shuo, bring up the things we won at the auction," Elder Yan said calmly.

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away." Ying Shuo wiped the cold sweat from his body and hurried away.

Before long, several attendants brought over the items Long Jiuyyao had won at the auction.

On the jade tray lay the Time Between and a Universe Bag. The Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub was fast asleep in its cage.

"My lord, these are the items you won. The Universe Bag contains the city lord's apology gifts," a maid said, bowing.

"He certainly knows how to handle things," Long Jiuyyao murmured to himself.

Long Jiuyyao opened the cage. The Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub, which had been sound asleep, suddenly opened its eyes and lunged at him, trying to bite him.

"Heh, I refuse to believe I can't handle a cub," Long Jiuyyao thought with a cold laugh.

When the cub pounced, Long Jiuyyao reached out with both hands and grabbed it by the neck.

"Roar, roar, roar!" The Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub kept growling, but to Long Jiuyyao, it had no threat at all. Instead, it sounded like it was being affectionate.

Long Jiuyyao stared into the cub's eyes. Terrifying Dragon Might burst from his body, and the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub immediately stopped growling, as if Long Jiuyyao had frightened it.

But the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub hesitated for only a moment before starting to growl again.

"Hm?"

The Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub's reaction caught Long Jiuyyao's attention. In the world of demonic beasts, the bloodline of the Dragon Clan had absolute dominance over most demonic beasts. Even the Eight Great Royal Clans could not be entirely immune to it.

Long Jiuyyao's bloodline was top-tier even among the Dragon Clan. Although he had released only a trace of it, that should have been enough to suppress the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub. Yet something had gone wrong.

Still, Long Jiuyyao was delighted, since this proved the cub had great potential.

Since force had failed, he would try kindness. Long Jiuyyao took a piece of Flood Dragon Leg from the Universe Bag and held it in front of the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub.

Flood Dragon flesh was irresistible to a Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub. Not only was the meat delicious, but the energy it contained was also considerable.

Flood Dragons were not easy to hunt. Their Dragon Clan bloodline was relatively pure, and they were powerful fighters.

On the Tian Xuan Continent, demonic beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines were not rare. But not all of them belonged to the Dragon Clan. Only a few demonic beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines that had contributed to the Dragon Clan were granted membership as an exception.

Members of the Dragon Clan stood together against outsiders and did not kill one another.

The slain Nirvana Realm Flood Dragon clearly did not belong to the Dragon Clan. So Long Jiuyyao had simply told Elder Yan to kill it for food. He felt no qualms about eating Flood Dragon meat.

When the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub saw the Flood Dragon meat, it stopped growling and eagerly devoured it.

"Follow me, and you'll have all the Flood Dragon meat you want."

Long Jiuyyao swept his hand, and hundreds of pounds of Flood Dragon meat appeared before the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub. The cub looked at the meat, then at Long Jiuyyao, and began wagging its tail.

Flood Dragon meat might be precious to others, but Long Jiuyyao could have as much as he wanted, whenever he wanted.

Long Jiuyyao looked at the Time Between on the jade tray. It was a hexagonal stone that shimmered with a faint aura of time. It was like a cultivation cheat device. Though it was only good for one use and would disappear afterward, that did not diminish its value.

As Long Jiuyyao put everything in front of him into the Universe Bag, he noticed that the piece of Flood Dragon Leg had already been eaten by the Golden Sun Nether Lion Cub.

"Jin Ming, let's go."

Long Jiuyyao picked up the Golden Sun Nether Lion and walked toward the courtyard where they were temporarily staying in the city lord's residence.