Earth Dragon Corpse Transformation

"Master, something has changed in this dragon corpse!"

"Mm. Fall back."

Old Beggar reached back and pushed, making Lu Xiaoyou and Yang Zong retreat several steps. They did not go far, only stopping a few paces behind Old Beggar.

After the faint strange sound just now, the dragon corpse fell silent again, as though it had all been an illusion. But immortals like Old Beggar and the others would never believe in such illusions.

"Stop hiding your head and showing your tail. Reveal yourself!"

Deep beneath the mountain range, Old Beggar did not form any hand seals. He simply stretched out a hand toward the Earth Dragon's corpse and made a faint clawing motion through the air.

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

As the surroundings began to tremble slightly, vast swathes of pale yellow light gathered from every direction like little streams formed from Earth Power. Following the direction of Old Beggar's clenched hand, they converged around the Earth Dragon's corpse and seeped into its scales and other parts.

Creak, creak, creak... Creak, creak...

The sound of rocks grinding against one another rang continuously from the Earth Dragon's corpse, while the subtle tremors around them never stopped. After roughly a dozen breaths, faint black smoke actually began to seep from the corpse's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

It was called smoke, but the black substance resembled strands of black filthy water floating in the air. Even after spilling out, it lingered around the Earth Dragon's corpse without dispersing.

"Hmm?"

Old Beggar's eyelid twitched. He suddenly sensed that something was wrong, but before he could react, the Earth Dragon before him opened its eyes without warning—and opened its mouth as well.

"Aangh-roar—"

The Dragon's Roar exploded at close range. A huge dragon maw lined with sharp teeth and fangs lunged at Old Beggar.