Terror Demon Dragon King

Zhang Lexuan was sleeping soundly when she suddenly sensed someone approaching. Though she lingered in the comfort of her slumber, she still opened her eyes to look ahead.

Lin Yun was standing before her, his hand extended toward her shoulder, now frozen in mid-air.

"As expected of a senior, your instincts are sharp enough to wake the moment I get close."

Lin Yun smiled at Zhang Lexuan and pointed toward the window.

The sky was already beginning to brighten, a pale, fish-belly white gradually expanding as the sun revealed itself.

Zhang Lexuan stood up immediately. Her bare feet touched the cold marble floor, causing her to shiver imperceptibly before she quickly put on her shoes.

"Let's go. It's all mountain paths today; if we miss the timing, we'll be stuck wandering the mountains for the whole day."

Hearing this, Lin Yun didn't dawdle; he grabbed his backpack and set off.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Lin Yun asked, "Are we not flying straight up?"

"Can you maintain flight for that long? This mountain isn't exactly short."

Zhang Lexuan looked back at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun nodded and said to her, "My Martial Soul's flight ability is much stronger than an ordinary Bone Dragon. I can absolutely fly up on my own."

Zhang Lexuan led Lin Yun to a more secluded area and said, "Since you're flying, there's no need to fight for the main path."

With that, Zhang Lexuan took flight first, heading toward the mountain peak.

Lin Yun unfurled a pair of bone wings from his back, each three times his own height, and caught up to Zhang Lexuan with just a few casual flaps.

Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but be surprised by Lin Yun's flight speed. She pursed her lips into a smile and said, "If your speed is like this, our journey will be much faster."

As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan prepared to accelerate, but Lin Yun grabbed her arms from behind.

Lin Yun's arms were now covered in bony dragon claws. With this enhancement, Zhang Lexuan found she couldn't break free without using her Soul Power.

"Senior, if you keep accelerating, you'll consume unnecessary Soul Power."

Saying this, Lin Yun directly controlled his bone wings to surge toward the peak, only landing once they reached the summit.

The two stood steady. Zhang Lexuan stood at the edge of the other side of the mountain, looking down.

Soon, Zhang Lexuan said, "We're in luck. These creatures are in an active period lately. Get ready to head down."

Lin Yun nodded, walked to the edge of the cliff, pinched his nose, and jumped off in a diving posture.

The impact of the freefall made Lin Yun's face ripple, yet he remained calm and unhurried. Zhang Lexuan was not nearly as reckless, honestly using her Soul Power to control her descent slowly.

Just before hitting the ground, Lin Yun suddenly spread his bone wings, the upward lift instantly canceling out the force of the freefall.

Lin Yun stood firm at the edge of the Valley of Fear. After Zhang Lexuan landed, she gave him a flick on the forehead.

"Don't do that next time. It's too dangerous."

Lin Yun didn't mind at all; he simply felt a secret thrill at the sensation of having everything under his control.

It was unique and wonderful.

The two tidied their clothes, returning to their appearance from before the descent, and then Zhang Lexuan said, "From here on, we can't afford to be playful. You must stay close to me. Although this area is a nest maintained by multiple factions and it's unlikely there are any exceptionally strong Fear Demon Dragons, with your current strength, even a thousand-year-old one would be very troublesome to deal with."

Lin Yun nodded. Zhang Lexuan then raised a wisp of Soul Power, beginning to sense the changes in the surrounding aura.

Lin Yun followed her closely; this wasn't a freefall bungee jump, and this was something he truly couldn't control on his own.

However, Lin Yun was also observing Zhang Lexuan's movements, sensing the principles behind them, and soon used his own Martial Soul to raise a similar cluster of Soul Power.

Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but smile. "You learn quite quickly."

Lin Yun smiled modestly. "I'm merely following the manual. However, I sense one over there. Shall we go take a look?"

Zhang Lexuan nodded and said to Lin Yun, "These Fear Demon Dragons have such high mental strength, and knowing we are here to hunt for soul rings, they are experts at hiding. It would be good to catch one and see."

Just as the two approached the source of the soul energy, a figure lunged fiercely at Lin Yun.

The creature was essentially a giant lizard. It smashed down toward Lin Yun, snapping its jaws at his neck.

Lin Yun immediately summoned his strongest undead minion, a thousand-year-level Bone Dragon.

The Bone Dragon instantly knocked aside the Fear Demon Dragon that had been attempting to disembowel Lin Yun. Only then did Lin Yun and Zhang Lexuan clearly see the creature's appearance.

It was a wingless sub-dragon over ten meters long, its entire body covered in black scales, with purple irises and golden pupils revealing the bloodline within.

Zhang Lexuan grew somewhat excited at this moment. As the senior sister of the Inner Court, her knowledge of Martial Soul theory was nearly as precise as artificial intelligence, allowing her to quickly deduce the background of this soul beast.

It could even be said that she had laid bare its entire history.

"Your luck is truly remarkable, Junior Brother Lin Yun. This is a dragon species with ties to the lineage of the Dark Dragon King—a creature that is a half-step toward becoming a True Dragon."

Lin Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't even have wings; isn't that a far cry from the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon clan?"

Zhang Lexuan replied, "That is only because you do not understand the status of the Golden Eyes within the dragon race! Since it possesses Golden Eyes, such dense dark elements, and can so effortlessly shatter your thousand-year-level Bone Dragon, it must be a Terror Demon Dragon King."

"This type of soul beast grows to the ten-thousand-year level at an incredible speed. To encounter one at eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight years is an absolute stroke of great fortune."

Lin Yun, while dodging the attacks of the Terror Demon Dragon King, spoke to Zhang Lexuan, "I hope you realize that while you're talking, it has already smashed my Bone Dragon and is now attacking me. Help!"

Zhang Lexuan chuckled, cleared her throat, and said, "My apologies, I was just surprised to see something that only exists in books."

As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan's expression shifted instantly. Her elegant and cold temperament vanished, replaced by an unparalleled, murderous majesty.

Having switched to her combat persona in a split second, Zhang Lexuan launched an attack with zero frames of delay. A silvery-white Moon Blade flashed, severing the limbs of the Terror Demon Dragon King before pinning it through its spinal cord.

"Alright, deliver the final blow and let it become your soul ring."

Zhang Lexuan's words were entirely redundant, for the moment its spine was pinned, Lin Yun immediately demonstrated a complete reversal of roles, ripping the head of the Terror Demon Dragon right off.

A deep purple soul ring, bordering on black, floated into the air. Lin Yun looked at the position of his third soul ring and said, "Senior Sister, is this really okay? Why do I feel a bit afraid?"

Lin Yun asked, half-feigning innocence and half-genuinely concerned.

Zhang Lexuan replied with absolute confidence...