You're Already Surrounded by Me

The Flame Wolf Unicorn happened to be fire-attributed as well.

"You think calling over some Tier Three and Tier Two small fry is enough to surround and kill me? You lot aren't enough." Zhu Jin showed no panic whatsoever. He crossed his arms over his chest and watched coldly, like a true dragon looking down upon ants from high above.

The Flame Wolf Unicorn leader remained equally composed before Zhu Jin's calm demeanor. It said coolly, "Your Dragon Clan is indeed powerful, but you are only a young dragon, merely a Dou Ling. And I'm not the only one who wants your flesh and blood. To any magical beast, dragon flesh and blood are an immense tonic."

As soon as the Flame Wolf Unicorn leader finished speaking, the sound of rushing wind came from overhead. A black shadow swiftly swept across the sky. Zhu Jin looked up and saw a magical beast with a wingspan of fifteen meters that looked very much like a vulture. The difference was that this vulture's wings were like iron, every feather seeming to be forged from dark steel beneath the sunlight. Its feathers gleamed with cold light, like blades.

Zhu Jin recognized the magical beast. It was an Iron-winged Vulture, a flying magical beast. Like the Flame Wolf Unicorn, it was a Tier Four magical beast, but its cultivation was one level higher, having reached the strength of a Five-star Dou Ling.

The Iron-winged Vulture landed behind Zhu Jin and spread its wings, blocking off his retreat. It said, "Heh, it really is a Dragon Beast. How long has it been since the Wild Mountain Range last saw the trace of a Dragon Beast? They say dragon meat and dragon blood are the most delicious things in the world."

Zhu Jin was not surprised that the Iron-winged Vulture had mistaken him for a Dragon Beast. The book had clearly stated that the old Dragon Emperor, Zhu Kun, had been missing for thousands of years, while the Four Dragon Islands had been divided for thousands of years as well. In other words, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had actually vanished from the Beast Domain for several millennia.

Aside from clans like the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan, and certain top magical beast families of the Beast Domain, other magical beasts likely had never even heard of the Ancient Void Dragon race. After all, it had disappeared thousands of years ago. In a barbaric place like the Wild Mountain Range, it was only natural that no magical beasts knew of it.

Furthermore, Zhu Jin was merely a low-grade hybrid. His appearance differed greatly from the Ancient Void Dragons of legend, which had once punched Ancient Heavenly Phoenixes and kicked Heaven Swallowing Pythons. He looked more like a flood dragon or a Dragon Beast.

Just as the book had said, when Zi Yan followed Xiao Yan to the Jia Ma Imperial Family, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast had only recognized that Zi Yan possessed a very high-grade bloodline and was a dragon. It had not known that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon.

Of course, even if they knew Zhu Jin was an Ancient Void Dragon, they likely would not be afraid. His bloodline grade was simply too low. Magical beasts primarily judged strength through the pressure of bloodlines from their own race. As a low-grade hybrid with Third-Stage Dragon Blood, Zhu Jin naturally possessed little dragon might.

Boom! Suddenly, a massive boulder flew down from above the basin. Zhu Jin merely glanced at the enormous thrown stone, then lashed out with his dragon tail and shattered it, neutralizing the sneak attack.

There was another Tier Four magical beast.

It was a gigantic ape ten meters tall, its body covered in clumps of yellowish-brown earth. Its enormous palms tossed heavy boulders around as though they were pebbles. Its terrifying weight seemed capable of crushing mountain peaks with a single step and wading across rivers in another.

A Mountain-moving Ape. It was an ordinary magical beast commonly found throughout the Wild Mountain Range, with specimens ranging from Tier One to Tier Four. It was an extremely numerous race. This Tier Four Mountain-moving Ape before him was undoubtedly the Mountain-moving Ape King of the Wild Mountain Range, with the cultivation of a Three-star Dou Ling.

"Dragon meat, dragon blood... If I can obtain them, my bloodline will surely break through as well. A fortunate opportunity. This is a great fortunate opportunity." Humanlike greed appeared on the Mountain-moving Ape's face.

There were three Tier Four magical beasts in total, along with dozens of Tier Two and Tier Three Flame Wolf Unicorns. To hunt Zhu Jin, this "lost little dragon," the three overlord magical beasts of the Wild Mountain Range had joined forces to surround him. They had even used those Goblins to lure Zhu Jin into this basin.

Even while surrounded by three Tier Four magical beasts, Zhu Jin remained calm. He smiled faintly and said, "Indeed. Dragon blood, dragon meat, and dragon flame are all great fortunate opportunities for ordinary magical beasts. If one obtains them and is lucky enough to refine a trace of Dragon Vein power within the body, one can advance in rank or even break through the shackles of one's bloodline. It is no wonder you are greedy."

"But..." Zhu Jin said, "haven't I also wanted to eat you? Three Tier Four magical beasts are enough to keep me full for quite some time. If I am lucky, I might even improve my cultivation a little and strengthen my Dou Techniques. Did you really think those foolish Goblins could escape my Dragon Sense?"

The moment Zhu Jin said this, the three Tier Four magical beasts were all dumbfounded. In their eyes, no magical beast with even a shred of reason would say something so arrogant. Even if he possessed Dragon Clan blood, he was facing three opponents alone, and all three Tier Four magical beasts had higher cultivation than Zhu Jin's One-star Dou Ling.

One against three, and not only did he not want to run, he wanted to kill them instead!

This was practically courting death.

Hearing Zhu Jin's words, the Iron-winged Vulture's expression darkened. It shouted, "You ignorant little dragon! Do you think you are a Tier Five Dou Wang?!"

"Enough nonsense. Today, either you eat me, or I eat you." Zhu Jin lightly waved his dragon claw and said, "Afterward, I will find your tribe and that big ape's tribe, and clean them out together."

Hmph! Without question, Zhu Jin's words had thoroughly enraged the Iron-winged Vulture. It was obvious that Zhu Jin would never spare any creature that had offended him. If he was cutting weeds, he would pull out the roots!

With a roar, a hurricane swept up. The Iron-winged Vulture flapped into the air, then struck from above. The wind-attributed Dou Qi within its body surged as it instantly unleashed a Dou Technique at the little dragon below. Its steel-like feathers shot forth like ten thousand swords, slashing toward Zhu Jin.

Streams of sword qi and Dou Qi swept through the surroundings. As the feather blades descended like divine swords, sharp hiss, hiss, hiss sounds rang out. Holes were instantly punched into the ground one after another, as though they intended to turn Zhu Jin into a sieve.

"Just this low-grade Mystic Tier Dou Technique?" Facing the Iron-winged Vulture's Iron Feather Flying Swords, Zhu Jin immediately circulated the Dragon Dou Qi within his body as well. In the next moment, blood-red Dou Qi surged forth from within him.

"Battle Qi Dragon Armor." Zhu Jin's dragon scales merged with his Dragon Dou Qi, forming a suit of dragon armor around his entire body. At the very instant he unleashed the Battle Qi Dragon Armor, Zhu Jin used Dragon Soars Through Nine Heavens and shot into the sky, clawing at the Iron-winged Vulture as it unleashed its rain of swords.

Clang, clang, clang!! The sharp feathers capable of piercing through the ground struck the Battle Qi Dragon Armor with sounds like metal being forged. Those seemingly unstoppable blades could not damage Zhu Jin's dragon scales in the slightest.

With a crack, the flying dragon rose into the heavens. Zhu Jin passed through the rain of swords and clawed upward, followed by the sound of shattering metal.

He actually seized the feathers on both wings of the Iron-winged Vulture in one grasp. Under the crushing force of his terrifying strength, the steel-hard wing feathers instantly shattered like glass, fragments scattering through the air.

"Submit without resistance. You're already surrounded by me!"