Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 475 Dragon Body
On the south bank of the Yellow River, blood clouds suddenly gathered, and Erzhu Rong appeared in the form of a nine-zhang-tall Asura, covered in red and black scale armor, holding a skinning knife, a blood-drinking sword, and a bone-crushing hammer in three hands!

On the north bank of the Yellow River, amidst dense nebulae, Chen Qingzhi appeared in the form of the Nine-Foot Gouchen, with white hair and silver armor, holding the Gouchen Halberd.

The two gods had already fought several times and knew each other's moves inside and out. They skipped all probing and went straight into a life-or-death struggle, with every move drawing blood!

However, Erzhu Rong's divine body had lost three hands, greatly reducing his combat power, and he was quickly suppressed by Chen Qingzhi.

Chen Qingzhi swung his halberd, throwing Erzhu Rong into the Yellow River.

Before Erzhu Rong emerged from the water, he quickly ran his fingers along the ridge of the halberd, and the seven stars of the Big Dipper shone brightly in the daylight:

"The celestial pivot governs life, the celestial disc governs destruction—as the stars revolve, all evil is swept away!"

Emperor Gouchen roared and unleashed the power of the Big Dipper to vanquish demons and bandits!
Amidst surging stars and streaks of lightning, Erzhu Rong had just burst out of the water when a bolt of lightning struck him head-on.

He quickly teleported to dodge, but the lightning had already locked onto him. When he reappeared, it struck down head-on!

"Ah!" Erzhu Rong screamed in agony as the left arm of his Asura Dharma Form was severed at the root, and another arm fell into the river, turning the hundred-mile-long Yellow River crimson. The carp in the river were all transformed into demons...

Erzhu Rong's body also fell into a state of paralysis, and his two remaining hands could no longer hold the weapon.

Both the Blood-Drinking Blade and the Bone-Smashing Hammer fell into the river...

"Die!" Chen Qingzhi shouted mercilessly, thrusting his halberd toward Erzhu Rong's head.

Just as they were about to blow his head off, the world suddenly went dark, leaving only black and white.

Everyone entered slow-motion mode, even the two gods, Chen Qingzhi and Erzhu Rong. Only their bodies crackled with electricity, seemingly resisting this terrifying force field on their own.

Just then, a point of dark blue appeared from the void and instantly flew to Chen Qingzhi's heart.

Chen Qingzhi caught a glimpse of a divine arrow with intricate patterns and exquisite design.

"The Arrow of Consecration!" These three words popped into his mind. How could he care less about killing Erzhu Rong? He desperately twisted his body, trying to avoid this fatal blow.

He barely dodged it by an inch before the God-Slaying Arrow pierced his chest.

The moment the blue light penetrated the body, the world regained its color, and everything returned to its normal speed.

Erzhu Rong finally broke free from his paralysis, narrowly avoiding the Gouchen Halberd by tilting his head back, only to have a deep wound left on his cheek by the 'Wuqu'.

Ignoring the blood streaming down his face, he reached for his Blood-Drinking Blade and slashed at the fallen Chen Qingzhi, wounded by an arrow! He intended to cut him in two...

A flash of white light, and a figure appeared in front of Chen Qingzhi. It was Ren Yuan who had come to his rescue!

He held the Demon-Slaying Blade and blocked Erzhu Rong's Blood-Drinking Blade!

Amidst the bursting flames, Ren Yuan's hands split open at the base of his thumbs, and golden blood flowed freely.

He did not back down at all, gritted his teeth, raised his knife and blocked another attack from Erzhu Rong.

At this moment, A Yao also caught up, flew out the Ziwei Sword, and was about to join forces with Ren Yuan to fight Er Zhu Rong!
"Never mind me, take Chen Shuai and get out of here!" Ren Yuan shouted, "Listen to me!"

A Yao bit her lip until it bled, her eyes turning bloodshot. The Ziwei Sword shot out like lightning, blocking Erzhu Rong's attack for Ren Yuan. Only then did she pick up the unconscious Chen Qingzhi and quickly retreat westward.

"Where do you think you're going?!" How could Erzhu Rong let Chen Qingzhi escape death? He didn't want to live in this man's shadow forever.

He then shouted and tried to chase after Chen Qingzhi, but Ren Yuan blocked his way again.

"Your opponent is me." Ren Yuan wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb.

Above the Yellow River, a small figure blocked the nine-zhang-tall Dharma image, truly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"You're asking for death!" Erzhu Rong roared in frustration, raising his sword to strike Ren Yuan.

"You can't kill me!" Ren Yuan said fearlessly, raising his sword with both hands to block.

Erzhu Rong is a god, while Ren Yuan is half human. The difference in their divine status makes all his illusions ineffective against his opponent, leaving him only able to rely on divine power to fight head-on.

Ren Yuan was no match for Er Zhu Rong. After seven or eight exchanges of blows, cracks appeared in his bones, which had been tempered by divine fire, and blood was flowing from his seven orifices. He was on the verge of collapse...

He refused to fall, even with both arms broken, he bit the knife with his teeth and wouldn't let it pass.

This made Erzhu Rong, who had previously regarded him as an ant, feel a deep respect for him, saying, "You are a true warrior, but the next strike will surely kill you. Step aside; you have already done right by everyone."

Ren Yuan shook his head, wiped the blood off his face, and struggled to open his eyes, staring intently at Erzhu Rong.

He couldn't give in, because behind him was Commander Chen, whose fate was uncertain, his lover and brothers, and six thousand White-Robed Soldiers!
"Then I will grant your wish!" Erzhu Rong raised the Blood Drinker Blade high and asked in a deep voice, "Leave your name, and I will sing your praises!"

"The Shangqing School, Ren Yuan!" Ren Yuan squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.

"Very well. Your illustrious name will be remembered for generations!" Erzhu Rong nodded, and then raised his sword to strike Ren Yuan!

Ren Yuan, biting the Demon-Slaying Blade, fearlessly confronted Erzhu Rong.

Erzhu Rong spoke eloquently, but when he actually attacked, he used all his divine power!

The instant their weapons clashed, a surge of destructive power rushed towards Ren Yuan! This attack would surely sever all his meridians and break all his bones!
With a 'crack', a crisp sound of jade shattering rang out from Ren Yuan's body, as if his soul had been torn apart, emitting a howl that was not human!
However, Erzhu Rong frowned, because he realized that his seemingly sure-fire strike hadn't caused Ren Yuan any further damage. It seemed that something inside him was blocking the attack.

Erzhu Rong sensed something was wrong and quickly swung his Blood-Drinking Blade again, slashing down at Ren Yuan!

Sure enough, the dragon patterns on the Demon-Slaying Blade roared out and blocked another of Erzhu Rong's blows...

At the same time, Ren Yuan's body shone with golden light, so bright that Erzhu Rong couldn't open his eyes.

He quickly covered his face with his hands and used his divine sense to look at Ren Yuan.

Within the golden light, Ren Yuan's size exploded! The dragon pattern on his back burst forth, transforming into a blue Yinglong. The Yinglong spread its wings, roared to the sky, and unleashed a powerful aura of kingship that caused the heavens and earth to change color!

The dragon circled once in the air before lunging at Ren Yuan and merging with him!

Erzhu Rong stared at Ren Yuan in shock. He saw that Ren Yuan had wings on his back, a golden dragon scale armor on his body, and even his eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils!

As the dragon's aura surged, its body grew to be as tall as him.

"You're not a god?!" Erzhu Rong was stunned. He could tell that Ren Yuan had not become a god, but how could he have a divine form that only gods possess?

"I am now a dragon!" Ren Yuan roared, feeling all his injuries healed and an unprecedented surge of power coursing through his body.

He felt he had never been so powerful!
(End of this chapter)