Traitor

"What was going on? Had that last strike exhausted all the power within the rod?" Shen Luo wondered secretly. He silently activated the refinement art to sense the condition inside the rod, yet still could not detect that overwhelming power.

Ao Hong glanced at the Zhenhai Refined Iron Rod beside him, his gaze flickering slightly.

Shen Luo noticed Ao Hong's look and was about to explain, but Ao Hong had already withdrawn his gaze and descended toward the collapsed mountain wall.

Seeing this, Shen Luo's thoughts shifted, and he followed.

Ao Hong landed before a pile of collapsed rocks and swept his sleeve.

A stream of golden light swept the rocks away, revealing a pile of mangled flesh and bones beneath them—the remains of the Rain Master.

"Though this Rain Master was a fiend, judging from his appearance, he seemed to be a member of the Dragon Race as well." Shen Luo looked at a relatively intact dragon claw and spoke thoughtfully.

"Yes. As far as I know, the Rain Master belonged to the Elder Ink Dragon Race. In a sense, he had some blood ties to our East Sea Dragonkind. Unfortunately, he joined the Demon Emperor Chi You back then, and now he has finally met such an end." Ao Hong sighed.

After saying this, he opened his mouth and spat out a sheet of golden flames onto the Rain Master's remains, where they blazed fiercely.

"I shall use dragonflame to aid your Rebirth. In your next life, I hope you will not enter the demonic path again," Ao Hong murmured.

A trace of regret flashed through Shen Luo's eyes at the sight.

The Rain Master had possessed profound cultivation, likely having reached the realm of a Taiyi True Immortal. His Dragon Blood and dragon bones were exceedingly valuable