25: Chapter 25 World-Destroying Demon Dragon

In the center of the dried soul fusion pool, the fully reshaped demon dragon slowly raised its head.

The originally dim and murky dragon pupils completely shed their dead silence, turning into a pair of deep crimson vertical pupils. Their depths churned with innate brutality and defiance, and a faint yet pure aura of world destruction slowly spread, enveloping the entire Jiuyou Divine Domain.

Su Ming concentrated on perceiving the turbulent aura on its body, frowning slightly.

"Divine Lord, be careful!"

Wawan and Ada by his side instantly tensed their nerves, stepping out together to guard Su Ming's left and right. They drove their nether ghostly qi to the extreme, staring warily at the demon dragon before them.

Even though the opponent's realm was only at the first tier of Extraordinary, that sense of oppression originating from the depths of its bloodline still caused bone-chilling coldness in the two, instinctively breeding dread.

The demon dragon completely ignored their vigilance. Its massive dragon body stretched its wings, circling and soaring across the Jiuyou firmament for a week, black qi scattering with its feathers and causing the surrounding ghostly qi to churn violently.

After a moment, it landed heavily, causing the ground to tremble slightly as it faced Su Ming and his party directly.

Wawan and Ada's expressions grew increasingly solemn, their combat power primed and ready without daring to slack off in the slightest.

"It is fine, step back."

Su Ming raised his hand to gently press down on their shoulders, his tone calm.

He could clearly perceive that deep within the bloodline of this newborn demon dragon, his own nether mark was firmly branded.

This showed that this demon dragon was his vassal.

"But Divine Lord, this dragon is too dangerous..." Wawan was still full of misgivings and hesitated to step back.

Not only her, even the steady Ada wore a solemn expression; the sense of danger brought by this demon dragon before them far exceeded any opponents they had encountered in the past.

Seeing this, the landed black dragon flashed an extreme contempt in its crimson vertical pupils, raising its head high and speaking in an extremely arrogant tone: "Mere ants, how dare you try to stop the great world-destroying black dragon — Sargalian?"

Such arrogant contempt instantly made Wawan and Ada's expressions sink coldly.

The two exchanged glances; without needing to say much, they tacitly made their move.

The nether ghostly qi in Ada's palm surged violently. Amidst the trembling void, an unregretful saber spanning the long sky condensed and formed, its pitch-black blade suppressing all things, and its weighty might locking down all dodging space around the black dragon.

Wawan's sleeves fluttered as thousands of crimson silks instantly pierced through the void, intertwining into a trapping heavenly net. The Red Attire Binding was cast instantly, silently locking down its movements.

Sargalian was full of disdain at first, but the moment the suppression power of the unregretful saber struck, its expression changed abruptly.

Following closely behind was a wave of hallucinations invading its body, causing it to trance inexplicably. Its massive dragon body instantly stiffened and slowed, its movements becoming extremely sluggish.

"Despicable! How dare you ambush the great Sargalian!"

The black dragon roared in fury, the world-destroying black qi surging and expanding as it attempted to break free from the restraint, but at this moment it finally put away all its contempt.

It clearly perceived that these two seemingly inconspicuous beings before it truly possessed the strength to slay it.

"Enough, stop now."

Su Ming chuckled, speaking up at the right time to stop them.

This confrontation was tacitly allowed by him in the first place, with the purpose of dampening the arrogant edge of this newborn world-destroying black dragon and making it recognize the master-servant order.

Hearing this, Ada and Wawan immediately reined in their power, but their vigilance remained unrelaxed.

The moment the binding power dissipated, Sargalian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the arrogance in its heart looking down on all things faded by more than half.

It finally recognized reality completely. Its massive dragon body slowly crawled and landed on the ground, its sharp horns tightly pressing against the earth. The restless world-destroying black qi around it fully converged, leaving not a shred of its previous flaunting ferocity.

The defiance in the crimson vertical pupils vanished, replaced by awe and obedience originating from the depths of its soul.

Its huge dragon head knocked heavily against the ground, causing the surrounding cinder soil to peel off with a rustling sound.

"Sargalian greets the Divine Lord!"

The low and heavy dragon roar was submissive and pious, completely shedding its previous arrogance.

This was precisely the result Su Ming wanted.

The next instant, Sargalian's information came into Su Ming's view.

[Name: World-Destroying Black Dragon — Sargalian (Epic)]

[Rank: A+]

[Realm: First Tier of Extraordinary]

[Skills]

World-Destroying Dragon Breath: Spits out quintessential destructive black flames originating from Deathwing, burning all things to ashes and dissolving spiritual power and laws.

Quintessential Dragon Body: Covered in quintessential scales all over its body, bearing the earth's destructive power, greatly exempting physical and magical damage, and capable of devouring all things to quickly repair injuries and amplify its own strength.

World-Destroying Dragon Might: Flows with pure world-destroying origin coercion, suppressing the bloodline of all living beings, forcibly weakening the enemy's combat power, shaking the opponent's mind, and generating extreme fear.

Calamity Dragon Blood Sacrifice: Releases cataclysmic black blood to infect living beings, eroding bodies and souls, capable of assimilating and transforming targets into dragon descendants; the fall of dragon descendants can feed back destructive power to the host in reverse.

[World-Destroying Overlord (Awakening Skill): {Missing Unlock Conditions}]

[Description: A brand-new world-destroying dragon completely transformed and reshaped after an ordinary dragon species was infected by the world-destroying black qi overflowing from Neltharion.]

"It actually has Epic quality and an A+ rank!"

Su Ming couldn't help but feel secretly startled, swallowing a mouthful of saliva slightly.

He had long anticipated that the demon dragon fusing with Neltharion's aura would certainly be extraordinary, but he never expected that it would leap directly into becoming an Epic-grade hero vassal!

When the divine trial opened, he might not be unable to give it a try and sprint for a top-tier divine mansion!

"It is time to leave Jiuyou."

Su Ming felt a trace of discomfort in his soul, and he suddenly remembered that the Hanging Secret Realm here could not be lingered in for too long within the divine domain, otherwise, it would be repelled by the Hanging Secret Realm.

Hearing this, Sargalian crawling on the ground immediately straightened its body, submissively lowering its head and slightly bending its massive dragon back: "Divine Lord, please mount the dragon back."

Su Ming nodded in satisfaction, leaped up, and steadily sat atop the wide and thick dragon back.

Sargalian lightly beat its wings, carrying a wisp of pitch-black flowing light to pierce through the divine domain passage and fly out of Jiuyou instantly. Wawan and Ada led the group of vassals to stay behind in Jiuyou while Su Ming left.

The long wind brushed against his face and swept past his shoulders.

Su Ming sat upright on the dragon back, overlooking the rapidly receding secret realm mountains and rivers below, his eyes filled with joy and exhilaration.

He could now be considered a dragon rider!

Gazing at the boundless and endless Hanging Secret Realm, he couldn't help sighing softly: "This secret realm is far too vast; after flying at high speed for so long, we haven't even encountered a single new place of opportunity."

As soon as his voice fell, Sargalian's low voice came from beneath him: "Divine Lord, this subordinate knows the location of an opportunity."

Su Ming's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked: "You still retain the memories from your lifetime?"

"Only a few vague memory fragments remain." Sargalian responded truthfully.

Su Ming's heart stirred, and he prioritized asking about the most crucial mystery: "Then do you know the origin of that ancient palace deep within your former nest?"

Compared to the secret realm's opportunities, he cared more about Neltharion's whereabouts and the origin of that palace hiding eternal secrets.

Sargalian was silent for a moment, then slowly replied: "In this subordinate's memory, that palace was originally deeply buried underground. Three thousand years ago, the secret realm experienced a sudden earthquake and the strata turned over, revealing it to the world. This subordinate accidentally discovered this place and occupied it to build a nest and rest; as for the origin of the palace and the secrets within it, this subordinate knows nothing at all."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Su Ming's eyes, but he quickly let it go.

Sargalian was merely a monster at the eighth tier of Extraordinary during its lifetime, with limited vision; naturally, it had no way of knowing such eternal secrets.

"Very well, tell me about the place of opportunity you know of." Su Ming reined in his thoughts and spoke again.

"Reporting to the Divine Lord, three thousand li away from here stands an ancient trial tower called Hanging Pagoda. Anyone who passes the trial within the tower can reap the rewards of the Hanging Secret Realm."

"Good, then let us head to the Hanging Pagoda immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, Sargalian beat its wings to accelerate, and the pitch-black dragon shadow slashed across the long sky.