190: The birth of the demon dragon

Those blood-flamed dragon pupils abruptly turned toward the source of the attack, filled with fury and a hint of... shock!

As the purple light pillar dissipated, three figures revealed themselves.

Li Xiao was sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion, crashing miserably against the rock wall and coughing up blood. However, he couldn't care less about the pain at this moment; his eyes were fixed ahead, filled with the wild joy of a survivor and an indescribable awe!

Two steps in front of him, the silver-white figure of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf stood quietly, his moon-white robe remaining motionless amidst the scorching airwaves.

His cold silver pupils looked down indifferently at the churning Devilish Qi and the collapsing dragon shadow below, as if watching a boring farce.

And slightly ahead of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf's side, the mountain-like, burly figure of the Amethyst Demonic Tiger stood proudly!

He maintained a posture of having just thrown a punch, with purple demonic flames that had yet to dissipate swirling around his fist, emitting a terrifying aura capable of incinerating the eight directions.

A hint of a grin and disdain marked his rugged face. His purple pupils ferociously locked onto the well entrance, and his gruff voice exploded in the underground space like rolling thunder:

“A bedbug locked up for a thousand years dares to make such a racket in front of me?”

At that moment.

A surge of Devilish Qi, a hundred times denser than before and as thick as ink, erupted from the bottomless well!

“Roar—!”

A Dragon's roar shook the heavens!

The entire foundation of the Great Qi Imperial Palace trembled violently. Glazed tiles fell like rain, and palaces with carved beams and painted rafters groaned as they cracked open under the impact of the Devilish Qi.

The sky was completely obscured by rolling demonic clouds, cutting off the sunlight. Only the demonic flames erupting from the well illuminated the surrounding dozens of miles like a purgatory netherworld.

“Tsk, quite a commotion,” a clear and somewhat lazy young voice rang out.

The Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf and the Amethyst Demonic Tiger appeared above the Dragon Locking Well.

When the erupting torrent of Devilish Qi touched the area within a few feet of them, it was as if it hit an invisible wall of sighs; it instantly became docile and slid away silently to both sides.

A faint, weak light suddenly flickered in the cloudy old eyes of Li Xiuhong and Li Fangyuan. It was an instinctive reaction to seeing a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation, but it was immediately replaced by deeper fear and doubt—facing a Saint Realm Demon Dragon that was about to fully escape and was filled with endless fury, could these two, despite their deep and unfathomable auras, truly... turn the tide?

“Your Majesty, these two are...”

Li Xiuhong looked at the powerful figures of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf and the Amethyst Demonic Tiger.

“Old Ancestor, these are experts sent by the Di Clan Chief. I saw them when the Eternal Night Divine Capital was established. I didn't expect them to be this powerful.”

“The Godfall Di Clan is truly unfathomable...”

The Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf seemed completely unconcerned with the thoughts of Li Xiao and the others below.

His eyes, flowing with moonlight, sized up the colossal entity below the well entrance that was becoming clearer and clearer, emitting an aura of destruction.

“Roar—!!!”

In the next instant, accompanied by a dragon roar that split the firmament and was filled with endless ecstasy and sky-high malice, the entire Nine Heavens Dragon Locking Well exploded!

Debris shot out like a rainstorm, and dust mixed with thick Devilish Qi soared into the sky!

A terrifying figure so massive it blotted out the sun finally broke free from its ten-thousand-year shackles and soared into the air from the depths of the cracked earth!

It was a true Demon Dragon!

The dragon's head was hideous, covered in massive scales as dark as black iron with flowing red patterns like lava. Its horns were curved like gnarled branches, shimmering with a cold metallic glint.

Huge dragon wings unfurled, kicking up a violent hurricane; every flap left pitch-black cracks in the Void Realm.

Vertical pupils of dark gold burned with a fury that could incinerate the eight directions as it scanned this world that had imprisoned it for endless years.

The Devilish Qi surrounding its body was so thick it wouldn't disperse, emitting a bloody, decayed scent. Just the leaking pressure made Li Xiao and the two Old Ancestors below feel as if they were carrying a giant mountain; their bones creaked, and they almost knelt down.

“Hahaha! A thousand years of imprisonment! Li Clan ants! You cannot hold me!” The Demon Dragon's voice was like the roar of ten thousand thunders, every word making the space hum, carrying a mad hatred that tore at the Soul.

“Today, I, ‘Hellfire Burn,’ am free! I shall use your Bloodline as a sacrifice! Your Dynasty as fuel! I will burn these ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers to quench the hatred in my heart!”

Its massive dragon claw suddenly lunged out, carrying a terrifying power that tore through space, aimed directly at the three pale-faced men below!

Before the claw even arrived, the destructive wind pressed down like a physical weight. Li Xiao and the others felt as if their bones were about to shatter and their Divine Souls were going to be crushed by that pure killing intent!

The shadow of death had never been so clear.

At this critical juncture—

“Noisy.”

It was still that clear and lazy young voice, now carrying a hint of obvious impatience.

The figure of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf appeared before the sky-blotting giant dragon claw at some unknown moment.

Compared to the dragon claw that covered half the sky, his figure was as tiny as a speck of dust. Yet, he casually raised a fair, slender hand that looked as if it were only suited for playing the zither or admiring the moon.

The Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf's palm lightly met the terrifying dragon claw that was capable of shattering mountains and tearing space.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

“Bang!”

A massive explosion erupted!

The imagined scene of an ant being crushed into meat paste did not occur.

On the contrary, the sky-blotting dragon claw, carrying destructive demonic flames, was like it had hit an indestructible star!

An irresistible, terrifying power—as if originating from a higher level of life—burst forth from that tiny palm!

“Aow—!”

Demon Dragon Hellfire Burn's vertical pupils, once full of violence and ecstasy, suddenly shrank to the limit, replaced by unparalleled agony and extreme horror!

It felt that its dragon claw hadn't hit a palm, but a solidified Star Domain containing endless lunar power!

That power was cold, aloof, and pure, carrying an absolute will that crushed everything!

The hard scales on the dragon claw, which could withstand the strikes of Saint weapons, were like cheap pottery shards before that power, shattering and flying off inch by inch!

Dark gold dragon blood sprayed like a fountain, each drop containing terrifying energy that corroded deep pits into the ground below.

What was even more terrifying was that the power did not stop; it surged arrogantly into its body along its dragon arm!

“Crack! Crack, crack!”

The hair-raising sound of bones shattering rang out in rapid succession.

The Demon Dragon's mountain-like body suddenly stiffened, and then, as if struck hard by an invisible giant hammer, it let out a shrill, distorted wail. At a speed even faster than when it soared into the air, it was slammed into the cracked earth below by an irresistible force!

“Rumble—!!!”

The earth shook violently, and dust soared into the sky like a tsunami, forming a massive circular shockwave that instantly leveled the remaining palace complexes within the imperial palace.

Fortunately, Li Xiao had already cleared the imperial palace earlier; otherwise, who knows how many people would have died miserably under this single strike.

A giant pit with a diameter of over a thousand feet and bottomless depth appeared at the original location of the Dragon Locking Well. Demon Dragon Hellfire Burn's massive body was deeply embedded in the bottom of the pit, with only half of its blood-stained, hideous head and one twisted wing showing, lying miserably amidst the ruins.

Dust filled the air, obscuring the sky's remaining faint light.

The entire imperial palace ruins fell into a dead silence, leaving only the Demon Dragon's heavy, pained gasps mixed with disbelief.