12: Chapter 12 I want to kill you all, as easily as killing chickens and dogs!

“Roar——”

Yun Che suddenly let out a long, thunderous roar.

“Dragon Soul Domain!”

Instantly, between heaven and earth, a majestic and vast aura surged wildly. This was not an aura belonging to this era, but one from the extremely ancient Era of Gods.

As this aura diffused and rose, a massive shadow appeared in the night sky. A giant azure dragon blotted out the sun, soaring above the firmament.

The Primordial Azure Dragon!

Though it was only a phantom, it was so solid, heavy, and clearly visible. Set against the backdrop of the night, it was magnificent and majestic, like a true god reborn. Heavy, profound dragon roars echoed repeatedly in mid-air.

This moment would be remembered by the entire history of the Dragon Domain.

Above the entire Dragon City, including the surrounding area of over a million kilometers, everyone heard the deafening dragon roars in the sky. Everyone looked up, watching the Primordial Azure Dragon flying and soaring above the Ancestral Dragon Temple in the distance.

That was the true Dragon God, the true ancestor of the Dragon Clan.

In the ancient era, only one dragon could be called the Dragon God, becoming the Lord of All Dragons and the Patriarch of the Dragon Clan.

In the Dragon Clan of that time, when the Azure Dragon emerged, ten thousand dragons looked up, and all dragons bowed their heads.

After too many years, these memories seemed to have long been forgotten, disappearing into ancient texts.

However, at this very moment, when the Primordial Azure Dragon reappeared in the world, the memories of all members of the Dragon Clan were instantly awakened.

Across the entire Dragon Domain and Dragon City, the descendants of the Dragon Clan all prostrated themselves on the ground, worshiping toward the sky.

Submit, please submit to the returning Dragon God!

The depths of the souls of these Dragon descendants were shouting. Their inner will seemed to have found a new anchor, a sense of belonging they had yearned for over millions of years.

A million miles away in the west of the city, Long Chixin, the group of elders, protectors, and Dragon Guards were also stunned by the Primordial Azure Dragon that suddenly appeared above the Ancestral Dragon Temple. Their hearts were incredibly shaken, giving rise to an innate sense of awe. Long Chixin inwardly cried out that things were bad and shouted:

“This Azure Dragon aura is identical to Long Xi's, yet it is much stronger. I fear something has happened at the Ancestral Dragon Temple. I must return to the city first!”

In a certain part of Dragon City, Ban Sheng gazed at the Primordial Azure Dragon above the Ancestral Dragon Temple from afar, falling into deep thought. The Azure Dragon had been extinct for millions of years; to think it would reappear in this lifetime and that he could witness it with his own eyes.

Long Xi, who had just entered the courtyard, was also completely stunned. Although she knew Yun Che possessed the dragon soul of her grandfather, the Primordial Azure Dragon, seeing it with her own eyes still caused a powerful shock in her heart.

This was the first time in her life she had seen her grandfather's dragon soul—mighty, domineering, and heroic, daring to challenge the heavens and looking down upon all living beings. Her heart was incredibly moved and excited, and a sense of pride as a descendant of the Azure Dragon lineage arose spontaneously.

(There's a question here, I don't know what Mars Gravity was thinking. Yun Che inherited the Primordial Azure Dragon's marrow, and the blood flowing in his veins is that of the Primordial Azure Dragon. Then he dual cultivated with Shen Xi, the daughter of the Primordial Azure Dragon, and even gave birth to Long Xi, a little dragon girl who is half-dragon and half-human. So, should Long Xi call Yun Che grandfather or father? Speaking broadly, isn't this a bit of a mess in terms of seniority and ethics?)

(Of course, this logic can be forced back. In Western mythology, there are practices of inbreeding to keep the bloodline pure. I wonder if Mars thought the same way.)

Once the Dragon Soul Domain appeared, the group of Dragon Guards lost half their spirit. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably as they prostrated on the ground, not daring to cast a single glance at Yun Che. That pressure coming from their bloodline made them feel despair, not daring to have even a hint of resistance.

Only the Fifth Elder and three protectors—one at the sixth level of the Divine Extreme Realm, one at the second level, and one at the first level—could barely withstand this Dragon Soul pressure. They stood with their heads held high, but their momentum was nowhere near what it used to be.

“How can this be? How can this be?” the Fifth Elder muttered to himself in great horror. He clearly thought he could easily win and subdue Yun Che, but he never expected such an instantaneous reversal.

Gazing at the massive figure of the Azure Dragon in the sky, the Fifth Elder's heart nearly collapsed. He was mad with jealousy. This human actually possessed such a noble dragon soul, standing above all Dragon Clans. Before this human, he felt his own life as a dragon was so lowly, so insignificant.

He shouted in the depths of his heart: “No, he is not of the Dragon Clan, he is just a lowly human!”

Born as a dragon, he had always felt the Dragon Clan was the head of all spirits, and his soul and body were incredibly noble and lofty.

But now, his dignity and pride were being ruthlessly trampled and destroyed by a human. He had never been so humiliated.

An extremely malicious thought arose in his heart: I must destroy him. Even if I am smashed to pieces, I will destroy him.

He looked toward the other three protectors and saw that they were also in a daze, their faces blank. It was an expression of having lost their dignity and self-confidence.

“Attack together! Kill this human!”

The Fifth Elder and the three protectors rose at the same time, four figures lunging toward Yun Che. However, under the supreme suppression of the Dragon Soul, their strength was greatly discounted, not even reaching sixty percent of their usual power.

Yun Che gave a cold snort, and the Jietian Demon-Slaying Sword suddenly swung out.

Blood Moon Immortal-Slaying Sword, Heavenly Wolf Prison God Canon Sixth Form!!

The sound of a sword whistle rang out as a crimson sword beam sliced through the night sky. The Fifth Elder and the three protectors were all sent flying back, crashing heavily onto the floor in a total mess.

The Fifth Elder lay on the ground, a trickle of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, his face showing a pained expression. He never imagined he would lose to a human at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm. He felt extreme humiliation and resentment.

He looked up at the current Yun Che and saw that Yun Che's eyes were as dark as a deep pool, emitting an aura that made one shudder. There was not a hint of warmth in his black pupils; they were as cold as ice that hadn't melted for ten thousand years.

In those bottomless, extremely cold eyes, the Fifth Elder saw intense killing intent. That gaze was like a sharp blade, ready at any moment to tear everything before it into pieces.

For the first time, the Fifth Elder felt a great fear. His voice trembled as he said:

“Yun Che... you... don't you dare be so arrogant. This... this is the Ancestral Dragon Temple.”

“It's not too late for you to surrender now... we can let bygones be bygones... otherwise, we will surely leave you without a place to be buried.”

“Ha—ha—ha—ha—”

Yun Che threw his head back and laughed loudly.

“Death is at your doorstep, yet you still dare to threaten me? When has I, Yun Che, ever feared anyone?”

At this moment, Yun Che's aura surged, and his Dragon Might erupted. His eyes glared around, landing on the group of Dragon Guards, protectors, and the elder, as he shouted loudly:

“This is a grudge between me and the Ancestral Dragon Clan, a fight to the death!”

“I want to kill you all like slaughtering chickens and dogs!”

Yun Che's body slowly rose, floating in mid-air. His hands slowly lifted, profound energy surging in his palms, flickering between black and white, unpredictable.

Suddenly, Yun Che tilted his head slightly and looked toward the sky. His right index finger pointed toward the heavens, and instantly, wild winds howled, and dark clouds rolled and surged like ink, pressing down overwhelmingly.

“Boom——Rumble——Rumble!”

Deafening thunder echoed within the thick cloud layer. Several massive, thick, and differently colored pillars of lightning appeared in the sky: crimson, ice blue, dreamlike purple, opulent gold, flawless white... every bolt of lightning was so brilliant and dazzling, hanging suspended in the vast firmament.

What Yun Che was performing now was exactly the Heavenly Dao Tribulation Lightning Art he had created himself, combining the Yun family's Purple Cloud Art with the insights he gained into the laws of tribulation lightning during his Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation. He flipped his left palm and gently pressed down.

The five-colored lightning descended rapidly, striking among the Dragon Guards, protectors, and the Fifth Elder. The violent lightning surged incessantly like river tides, rampaging wildly and making terrifying crackling sounds, like a movement from a doomsday symphony being played.

Bolt after bolt of lightning, like incredibly sharp blades, easily sliced through the hard scales of the Dragon Clan, tearing at their dragon bodies. Dragon blood, flesh, skin, and tendons splattered everywhere. It was like flames from the end of the world, crazily scorching the bodies of the Dragon Clan and emitting bursts of pungent burnt smells.

“Ah—ah—ah—”

Shrill screams rose one after another. Within moments, over twenty Dragon Guards had basically been burned to charcoal. Only the Fifth Elder, the three protectors, and a few survivors remained standing, their bodies covered in wounds, their expressions dull as they let out pained moans.

“Your turn!”

Yun Che looked at the Fifth Elder and coldly swung the Jietian Demon-Slaying Sword. A cold light flashed.

By now, the Fifth Elder was physically and mentally exhausted, his face extremely pale. He raised his giant axe with both hands, exerting all his strength to swing his strongest strike, the “Dragon Flame Heaven-Collapsing Slash,” to meet the blow.

However, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness. His tyrannical Dragon Clan brute force could not be exerted. The Dragon Clan bloodline he was so proud of became his greatest disadvantage when facing the ancient and sacred Dragon Soul; all his power was being suppressed to death.

“Boom—”

With an earth-shattering bang, the Demon-Slaying Sword descended. The giant axe flew dozens of meters away. The Fifth Elder's hands were numb and covered in blood.

He fell to his knees, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth as he cried out in pain:

“No... don't kill me!”

“We have never met before, and there is no deep-seated hatred between us. There is no conflict that cannot be resolved. As long as you don't kill me, I will do anything. I'll even sign a soul contract to be your follower, your dog, for the rest of my life.”

The usually insufferable and high-and-mighty Fifth Elder actually knelt down, humiliatingly begging Yun Che for mercy.

However, the answer he received was the Jietian Demon-Slaying Sword. A massive, crimson sword beam appeared in his sight once again!

In despair, he looked around, searching like a drowning man for even a one-in-ten-thousand chance of survival. He finally noticed Long Xi standing nearby with her sword.

A thought flashed through his mind. Using all his remaining strength, he suddenly leaped up and lunged toward Long Xi.

A Dragon Clan elder at the sixth level of the Divine Extreme Realm dealing with a weak woman at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm—if such a thing were to get out, it would be enough to ruin his reputation and bring shame to his family. But this seemed to be the most advantageous choice he could make at this moment.

Under the high pressure of the Primordial Azure Dragon's soul, his strength was already greatly compromised. Meanwhile, the Yun Che before him was like a peerless demon; though he only had the cultivation of the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm, his entire body radiated the power and momentum of the early Divine Extreme Realm.

Facing such an opponent, he had no chance of winning. He now only wanted to quickly subdue Long Xi and use her to blackmail Yun Che.

However, he had miscalculated.

Just as his figure started to move, Yun Che was also moving at the same time:

Star Shape Shattered Shadow!

Almost at the same moment the Fifth Elder leaped, Yun Che was already blocking his path, the Jietian Demon-Slaying Sword steadily thrusting forward.

“Squelch—Squelch—”

The Fifth Elder heard the sound of his own body breaking. He felt a massive sword blade pierce through his body.

He looked at Yun Che in pain, his pupils dilating rapidly, his eyes filled with despair and fear.

He didn't understand. Long Xi was clearly very close to him, yet he simply couldn't reach her. It was as if thousands of mountains and valleys lay between them, impossible to cross.

Yun Che reached out a hand, grabbed the Fifth Elder's head, and gave a sudden, violent pull.

“Ah—” A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the night sky. The Fifth Elder's head was separated from his body, his soul and form both destroyed.

Yun Che walked to the corpse of a Dragon Guard, pulled out his longsword, impaled the Fifth Elder's head on it, and threw it with force, pinning it to the courtyard wall in the distance.

Step by step, he walked forward. Before him, the Jietian Sword flew through the air. Three sword flashes appeared, and the heads of the three protectors fell to the ground, perishing forever.

For the Dragon Clan, Yun Che didn't have a shred of goodwill. He struck without any mercy or sympathy.

Back in the God Realm, it was Long Bai who had forced Shen Xi and her daughter into a desperate situation.

And after arriving in the Abyss, it was again the Dragon Clan that cast their malicious eyes upon Long Xi.

Against such a Dragon Clan, he had always been one to kill them with haste.

Long Xi stood amidst the pile of dragon corpses, looking at the Yun Che before her, unable to calm her heart for a long time.

More than half a year ago, this man had appeared out of thin air, standing up for her in the Lin Secret Realm. At that time, he was only at the tenth level of the Divine Sovereign Realm, yet he used a secret technique to boost his cultivation and fought against the four major forces of Helian, Bailin, Panxuan, and Wanren to save her from the brink of death.

She had even mocked him for his weak cultivation and for being unreliable. Now, he was at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm just like her. With his secret technique active, he could forcefully slay a Dragon Clan elder at the mid-stage of the Divine Extreme Realm. As for the other Dragon Guards, they were like slaughtered pigs and dogs, not worth mentioning.

She really wished her mother could see this scene.

She really wanted to know if her mother, sleeping within the sword, would know everything that was happening.

Looking at this man who, in his anger, could slay the heavens and earth and with one breath of sword intent level the world, she was truly happy in her heart. Since she was born, no one had ever pampered her like this.

In her ninety years of experience, except for the brief time she felt maternal love in the womb, she had always lived in the shadows. Most of the people around her harbored ill intentions.

Life had never been easy for her. She had to change and hide her appearance, and she had to be constantly prepared to fight with her life to protect herself and obtain the resources needed for cultivation.

Her coldness toward everyone was merely a stubborn form of self-protection.

She never thought that one day, a man called 'father' would descend from the sky, appearing by her side to shield and tolerate her.

She found that she didn't actually dislike this father who was decades younger than her; her heart was even full of gratitude.

However, besides gratitude, she didn't want to be protected by her father for a lifetime.

She wanted to become stronger herself, without relying on Yun Che.

She secretly made up her mind that some things, she would do personally.