173: Humanoid dragon form! A single shot pierces a hundred-meter-long blood-red skull!

Xiao Yan glanced coldly at his younger sister, his voice low: "We are the noble deep-sea race, while those are lowly humans, and..."

His tone carried a hint of pride: "My Fire Spirit Spear is a Life-Weapon Secret Technique personally bestowed by Father, further enhanced with Deep Sea Earth Core Fire Essence; it is a true divine weapon! How can it be compared to the flashy scrap metal of humans?"

Though he said so...

But the look in Xiao Yan's eyes as he looked up at the dragon devouring spear in Lu Sheng's hand held a hint of hard-to-detect gravity.

When a master makes a Move, one knows if they have it.

The bloodthirsty and domineering aura emanating from that spear, even through five hundred meters of seawater, caused the Fire Spirit Spear within his body to let out a tremor of unease.

"Oh, let's just go up and take a look!"

Seeing her brother unmoved, Xiao Ling immediately activated her spoiled mode, hanging onto Xiao Yan's arm, her voice sickeningly sweet.

"Father said we aren't allowed to contact humans, but he didn't say we aren't allowed to watch the excitement!"

"And look, those two Drowned Ones! What if they are citizens of our Fenhai City and are being bullied by humans?"

Xiao Ling blinked her big eyes and used her trump card: "You are King Xiao's Eldest Son! The future Burning Sea City Lord! If others find out you stood by and watched them die, they will definitely stab you in the back!"

"Brother, you wouldn't want others to speak ill of you behind your back, saying that the dignified King Xiao's Eldest Son is a shrinking turtle, would you?"

Critical hit.

Precise and fatal.

The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched violently.

What he couldn't stand most was this title of "King Xiao's Eldest Son"; it was an honor, but also a shackle.

"Shut up."

Xiao Yan glared at her irritably, then closed his eyes, his vast Mental Energy extending upward like tentacles.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his brow slightly furrowed.

"The aura of those two Rank 8 Drowned Ones is cold and their Moves are ruthless. They don't seem to be from the orthodox path of our Fenhai City, but rather like the... unorthodox ways from Tian Family Town."

"Tian Family Town?" Xiao Ling tilted her head, "Is that the place that supposedly has a Level 9 Half-Step old man?"

"Mhm."

A flash of disdain crossed Xiao Yan's eyes, "Just a bunch of trash who rely on crooked paths to increase their strength."

"However..."

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the deep seawater, locking onto the figure of the youth holding the golden spear above.

Deep in his eyes, a flame called "Battle Intent" ignited.

"Two Rank 8s actually can't take down a Rank 7 human; they have completely disgraced the deep-sea race."

"Let's go."

Xiao Yan's body moved, turning into a streak of crimson light, rushing upward.

"Let's go up and see."

"If they really are our own people, I will step in to save their lives. If they are outsiders..."

Xiao Yan's voice was cold as ice: "Then we'll just treat it as watching a monkey show."

"Yay! Brother is the best!"

Xiao Ling cheered and followed closely like a nimble little fish.

Above the sea, the battle had already reached a fever pitch.

Or rather, it was a one-sided slaughter.

"Damn it! Damn it! How is this kid's skin so thick?!"

Tian Zuo no longer had his initial composure.

He waved his hands frantically, water blades bombarding Lu Sheng like a rainstorm, but aside from sparking a few embers on the other's layer of dark-gold scales, they couldn't cause any substantial damage.

Meanwhile, Lu Sheng was like a humanoid tank.

Enduring the sky-full of secret technique bombardments, he approached step by step.

With every step he took, a deep pit exploded on the sea surface. That sense of pressure made Tian Zuo almost suffocate.

"Big brother! I can't take it anymore! My spirit source is almost depleted!"

Tian You clutched his severed arm, his face pale as paper.

The high-intensity output of secret techniques, combined with the severe pain from his severed arm, had brought him to his wit's end.

"Let's risk it all!!"

A flash of crazed ruthlessness appeared in Tian Zuo's eyes.

There was no escaping; this kid's speed was even faster than theirs.

Only by risking their lives!

"Second brother! Use that Move! Blood-Burning Combined Strike!!"

"Alright!!"

Tian You was also a ruthless person. Hearing this, he didn't hesitate at all and suddenly bit the tip of his tongue.

"Pfft—!"

The two brothers simultaneously spat out a large mouthful of pitch-black essence blood.

That essence blood did not fall into the sea, but instead underwent a strange Fusion in the air, turning into a hundred-meter-tall blood-colored skeleton phantom.

"Roar—!!"

The skeleton phantom let out a shrill roar, and the surrounding seawater was instantly dyed crimson. A nauseating smell of blood permeated the air.

"Human!! This is the ultimate kill we brothers exchanged ten years of our lifespan for!!"

Tian Zuo's face was hideous, bleeding from his seven orifices: "Die for me!!"

Rumble—!

The blood-colored skeleton stretched out a massive bone claw, carrying corrosive poisonous black Qi, descending upon Lu Sheng like a mountain!

The power of this strike was already infinitely close to Rank 9!

Even the distant blazing flame was shaken violently by this terrifying pressure, and alarms blared through the sky.

However.

Facing this desperate strike.

Lu Sheng stopped his footsteps.

He slowly raised his head, looking at the blood-colored bone claw that blotted out the sky. In his golden vertical pupils, there was no fear, only a kind of tyranny after being provoked.

"Ultimate kill?"

Lu Sheng's right claw suddenly tightened around the dragon devouring spear.

Within his body, the Five Viscera Furnace roared into operation, and eighteen thousand catties of strength erupted without reservation at this moment!

"Human-Dragon Form—though it's not necessary, to show respect..."

"Buzz—!!"

Golden light exploded from Lu Sheng's body as he activated the Human-Dragon Transformation, his Dragon prestige soaring into the sky like a physical substance.

"Break... for me!!!"

The sea surface beneath Lu Sheng's feet suddenly collapsed.

He turned into a streak of golden lightning, advancing instead of retreating, soaring into the sky to meet that blood-colored bone claw!

The dragon devouring spear in his hand seemed to come alive at this moment, turning into a roaring golden Dragon!

"Pfft—!!!"

There was no flashy collision.

Only the purest penetration!

The golden spear light instantly pierced through the blood-colored bone claw, and then, with unstoppable momentum, it directly impaled that hundred-meter-tall blood-colored skeleton phantom!

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

The Tian brothers let out an extremely shrill scream.

Their lifeblood essence was broken, and both were instantly severely injured, spitting blood wildly as they fell toward the sea like kites with broken strings.

Just then.

"Splash—!"

Two figures broke through the waves and appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

It was Xiao Yan and Xiao Ling who had just arrived.

As soon as Xiao Ling poked her head out, she saw this heart-shaking scene!

That golden-shining human youth had pierced through a giant blood-colored skeleton with a single spear, like a dragon-slaying hero from myth, bathing in the rain of blood, domineering and peerless.

"Wow..."

Xiao Ling's mouth hung open, she even forgot to breathe.

And Xiao Yan, who originally had the mindset of watching a monkey show, now had the arrogance on his face instantly stiffen, his pupils shrinking violently.

He looked at the murderous Lu Sheng hovering in mid-air, and then glanced at the two Rank 8 Drowned Ones below who were like dead dogs.

The corner of his mouth twitched violently.

"What the f..."

"The plot is a bit off!"

Just as Xiao Yan was in shock.

In mid-air, Lu Sheng seemed to sense something.

He suddenly turned his head.

Those emotionless golden vertical pupils, through the sky-full of rain curtain, locked onto the Xiao siblings who had just appeared.

The dragon devouring spear in his hand, still dripping blood, slowly turned its tip.

"Two more seeking death?"

"Then... let's go on the road together."

PS: Holy crap, I accompanied my wife to the hospital for postpartum recovery today. There were so many people! Who on earth said people aren't having children! The obstetrics department was full of people. Checking and queuing made me break down. I went at eight in the morning and didn't get home until 7 in the evening. I rushed to finish this draft after coming back. Here are 4 chapters. Regarding the plot holes mentioned in the comments, I'll fill them in the next few chapters, like why these Drowning Clan members level up so fast. My typing speed is too slow; I've let everyone down.