Rapidly Shifting Rhythms

If one is in a desperate situation, many conflicts will be temporarily put aside.

However, if one is located on the outskirts of a valuable place and cannot enter, former enemies may even become friends after the disputes are put aside.

Zhang Xuezhou paid no attention to the fact that Li Shaojun was still hanging on the dragon demon's spear. He repeatedly talked to the dragon demon, constantly reducing its hostility.

"The most urgent thing right now is not for us to compete, but for us to work together to open the Mohists's Mechanical City so that we can obtain the treasure and leave this place safely," Zhang Xuezhou suggested.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but there's no way to get up the mountain and into the Mechanized City from this place," the dragon demon said, raising its head to look at a corner of the mountain. "It seems this Mohists Mechanized City has stumbled upon a secret area, causing even more trouble for the already dangerous city!"

"Secret place?"

Upon hearing the confirmation of the dragon demon, Zhang Xuezhou still felt very lucky to have entered the Mohists's Mechanized City so soon after waking up in bed.

But when the other party mentioned that the Mohists's mechanical city had rushed into a secret place and was shrouded in a purple fog, it added a touch of eeriness, which made Zhang Xuezhou feel a chill in his heart.

Given that the dragon demon had been unable to explore the area for several months, it must have tried various methods, but the dragon demon was still at the bottom of the mountain, which proved that this mechanical city was extremely difficult to enter.

"Don't be afraid of any secret location," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Rather than waiting to die here, let's take a gamble!"

"I hadn't gone far up those stairs when I saw Ao Li standing there," the Flood Dragon Demon said. "Although I hate his face, I have to say he's a little bit stronger than me. I really can't beat him right now, and I can't get through this mountain path!"

"How could Ao Li be inside?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise, "Ao Li was clearly in Jiangdu two months ago!"

"No, no, no, Ao Li is inside!"

The dragon demon shook its head repeatedly, indicating that Ao Li, whom it saw, was blocking its way above, and it was unable to get past him to rush in.

He lost every time he fought. No matter how Qi Ingestion he was to admit it, the dragon demon had to acknowledge that he was no match for his opponent. He had fought no less than ten times in the past few months, but had not defeated his opponent each time.

He looked at the toothpick meat, then at Zhang Xuezhou and Gongsun Hong, and felt that one of them relied on his Lineage's Law Treasure and the other had been defeated by Ao Li before, so it was impossible for them to defeat the opponent.

With that thought, the urge to eat everyone to fill his stomach grew stronger, and he felt that it was more important to eat his fill before taking on the challenge again.

He tilted his head down and lunged towards Zhang Xuezhou, only to see Zhang Xuezhou's body float away and then fly off the ground.

"Your bloodline isn't pure; it seems you can't fly like Ao Li!"

Jiaolong belongs to the sub-saurus family and has another name: fish dragon.

If the dragon demon doesn't reveal itself, Zhang Xuezhou will have difficulty knowing its strength.

However, the opponent revealed a demonic form, which was almost indistinguishable from the spiritual energy that Zhang Xuezhou had condensed.

Those who are family know their own situation. Zhang Xuezhou's dragon-like body was far inferior to the five-clawed golden dragon that Emperor Jing had transformed into, nor to the white dragon of the King of Liang, and even inferior to the dragon-like body of the King of Huainan.

All three could soar high and fly, even hovering in the black space, while Zhang Xuezhou's fish-dragon body roamed below.

He then used his cloud-riding technique, raising his body more than ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) in height.

If this dragon demon can jump several meters high, he can easily increase the height a little more.

It must be said that Zhang Xuezhou's ability to fight head-on was terrible, but his ability to escape was never lacking.

Even if the dragon demon possesses the ability to fly, Zhang Xuezhou could still fight it off.

"Don't underestimate dragons! Who says I can't fly!"

The dragon demon was furious. Although its demonic body could move freely in the sea, it was indeed difficult for it to fly due to its heavy body.

Without the pure bloodline of the dragon race, his body could not grow wings, nor could he possess the feather power of the Yinglong lineage.

This caused him to use a spell, causing his three-zhang-long demonic body to continuously shrink.

Nearly twenty breaths later, the dragon demon shrank into a hideous monster about ten feet tall, then grabbed the long sword from the ground, stirred up a demonic gust of wind, and flew up unsteadily.

"You don't even wear clothes, do you have any shame about being human? No wonder people despise you for being ugly and repulsive?"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted.

He stopped the dragon demon's fighting spirit very quickly, but his denial regarding Ao Li's matter caused the dragon demon to immediately strike, and even Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to quickly understand the thought process of such a demon.

Seeing that the opponent had transformed and was flying to pursue him, Zhang Xuezhou could only try to distract the opponent with words, making it difficult for the dragon demon to cast spells normally to catch up.

"It's all because you exposed my true form, otherwise I wouldn't have torn through my Hundred Battle Armor. And now you're laughing at me... You better not try to hide!"

The dragon demon cursed loudly, whipping up a whirlwind as it gave chase.

His flying control stability was average, but his superior cultivation level made his flying speed quite fast.

Zhang Xuezhou could easily shake off his opponent by displaying his demonic wings and using his Technique Within the Clouds, but his speed wouldn't increase much when using only his cloud-riding technique.

This caused him to repeatedly change positions to evade.

This is somewhat similar to the turning maneuver he makes when using the Technique Within the Clouds to fly, but this kind of turning maneuver is much less sensitive when used with the Cloud Leap Technique, making it difficult to achieve complete control.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't satisfied with his flying skills, but the dragon demon chased him more and more urgently, and the more it chased, the less it could catch up.

"Isn't this just walking the dog?"

Gongsun Hong was deeply disappointed by Zhang Xuezhou's fighting skills, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou had no ability to cooperate as a team in combat.

But once Zhang Xuezhou had attracted the attention of the dragon demon, the dragon demon could control itself almost at will when it soared through the air.

Those involved are often blinded, while bystanders see things clearly. The Flood Dragon Demon is unaware that it is being controlled by Zhang Xuezhou. No matter how hard the Flood Dragon Demon chases, the other side always just misses capturing Zhang Xuezhou.

But this tiny distance is an insurmountable barrier for the other side.

The two sides are on almost two different levels of mastery of flying techniques. The only advantage of the dragon demon is that its cultivation is deeper and it can continue to cast spells for a longer period of time.

Gongsun Hong was still concerned about this comparison of merits and demerits, but suddenly remembered that Zhang Xuezhou was a cultivator of the Yin-Yang School, and the Yin-Yang School was best at extreme control and profound Law Power, and its realm technique was not afraid of prolonged battles.

He was certain that as long as the twitching dragon demon was kept being lured and chased, it would eventually become exhausted.

Compared to his direct confrontations that determined victory or defeat, Zhang Xuezhou's struggles and victories followed a different pattern.

This made Gongsun Hong sigh inwardly, realizing that he was too old and couldn't keep up with the pace of modern young people at all.

As he pondered this, he glanced at Li Shaojun, whose death was extremely tragic. He felt that seeing him in person was far better than hearing about him, and the man's fate made him feel deeply saddened.

Gongsun Hong stared at the human and demon flying in the sky for a moment, and then couldn't help but collect Li Shaojun's corpse.

He pulled out his spear and threw it into the mountains shrouded in purple mist, then retrieved his twelve green bamboo swords.

"We've really arrived at the School of Mohists's mechanical city!"

He was about to look up to determine if the dragon demon was exhausted and prepare to draw his sword to help Zhang Xuezhou when he heard a faint sound coming from the ground.

Gongsun Hong glanced around and saw Li Shaojun, whose neck had been pierced earlier, clutching his neck as he got up. His eyes were fixed on the stairs in the mist, which seemed to lead to an unknown destination, and he looked somewhat eager to try and climb in.