With arrangements made by Gungun and Ao Yue, Ao Bing arrived in the Azure Dragon World to become Meng Zhang's disciple and study the Way of the Four Symbols under him.
Elsewhere, Spirit Pearl Child was taking the Yang Family Siblings from place to place, evading the Heavenly Court's pursuit, when they stumbled onto Jade Spring Mountain. Since the Heavenly Court had dispatched only a few Heavenly Soldiers from the Judicial Temple, they had encountered little danger. Their journey had practically turned into a sightseeing tour.
Little did they know that their safety was only temporary. After fooling around along the way and wasting considerable time, Soaring Serpent finally found them that day.
Above Jade Spring Mountain, on an auspicious cloud.
Soaring Serpent sat cross-legged there, holding a skewer of deep-fried peacock eggs. He chewed as he looked down at the group walking below, chatting and laughing.
Spirit Pearl Child... hmph! Soaring Serpent snorted inwardly. Then flames flared around him, and the next instant, he shot toward the ground.
Boom! They had been walking along peacefully when fierce winds suddenly rose, a streak of fire flashed through the sky, and the temperature soared. The strange sight made Spirit Pearl Child and the Yang Family Siblings stop in their tracks.
"What's going on?" Yang Jian asked Spirit Pearl Child in front of him, shielding Yang Jiao and Yang Chan behind him.
Spirit Pearl Child raised his head to look at the approaching streak of fire and muttered irritably, "Oh, that Fire Longworm's here."
Yes, Gungun called Soaring Serpent "Stinking Snake," while Spirit Pearl Child called him "Fire Longworm."
With Nuwa protecting him in the Wa Emperor Palace, Spirit Pearl Child was extremely bold. He had no fear whatsoever of an innate great deity like Soaring Serpent. He believed Soaring Serpent would