The frenzied expression froze on Ruthis's face. Even the Five Poison Insects on his hands stopped moving their clawed appendages. From a distance, they looked like a mass of fuzzy things, but their shapes were so grotesque that another glance seemed enough to raise goosebumps all over one's body.
Shen Yangge hovered in front of Chu Xuanzhen, a soft white glow emanating from his body. Though the light was faint, it seemed deeply mysterious to Ruthis.
"Could you really maintain that form for so long? Impossible."
He had done his research. Despite the Divine Dragon's exalted status, he was human at his core. Ruthis did not know why the gods had favored him with the ability to transform freely into other species, but those transformations did not last long.
His trusted subordinate had observed him. The longest a single transformation had lasted was around fifteen days.
After investigating Shen Yangge's life, Ruthis had felt rather contemptuous. Without that stroke of fortune, such a foolish scholar would have spent his whole life shutting out the world and burying himself in the books of sages.
He was the one Heaven should have favored.
Ruthis let his smile fade. Neither pleasure nor anger could be discerned in his voice as he said, "Is that so? No matter. Since I can't get anywhere with you, then... your loved ones should do, shouldn't they?"
The threat was unmistakable, and Shen Yangge heard it clearly. His golden dragon eyes seemed to see straight through Ruthis. "You intend to target my family?"
The glow of sunrise gradually faded as daylight spread across the sky. No one nearby dared make a sound. In the silence, Yue Hanshan nearly swore aloud.
Target the Divine Dragon's family?
How dare he!
The subordinates around him were just as furious and shared