Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 385 The final game
Long Lie didn't know whether he should hope that the raging emperor would lose his temper and devour this human in one gulp.

It's so good to eat this; the invincible enemy is gone.

But what if we eat it and His Majesty continues his rampage, causing everyone to be crushed to death?

Long Lie was caught in a deep internal conflict. Did he really have to ask this human to whip His Majesty a couple more times?

People cautiously retreated, observing the state of the rampaging Dragon Emperor.

As a result, they watched helplessly as Long Qinghuang's rampaging figure actually slowed down under the whip, and a trace of confusion appeared in her dragon eyes.

Long Qinghuang's initial rage wasn't complete insanity; some of her earlier statements were quite coherent and not incoherent. She was simply extremely irritable and angry and didn't think things through carefully.

But the more he fought, the more intoxicated he became. After swallowing the cuckoo and tearing his soul apart, he went even crazier. This time, he truly lost his mind, and a desire to tear everything apart surged up within him.

Ultimately, the previous spells and the effects of the earth's veins became increasingly effective due to her raging inner fire. If not dealt with in time, she might actually start killing her own people indiscriminately.

At this moment, Lu Xingzhou's choice turned out to be the best answer.

With a lash of the God-Slaying Whip, the primordial spirit, which was in the midst of a violent struggle with Du Juan, was stunned for a moment, while Du Juan was left on the verge of death.

Long Qinghuang, still somewhat half-asleep, wondered, "Wasn't I angry because I got hurt carrying this little man on my back? Why did he hit me...?"

Its body continued to surge forward due to inertia, killing everything in its path.

"Snap!" Another lash of the whip.

Long Qinghuang: "?"

The dragon's bewildered eyes finally cleared a little, and there was even a hint of grievance in them.

She finally realized what had happened.

You hit me...

And in front of so many people.

In reality, Lu Xingzhou was seriously injured. He was almost exhausted after lashing out with those two whips. He lay weakly on the dragon's back and whispered, "You... your magic is not yet broken. Even if you hit me, you can only slightly awaken my reason. The violence in your heart is hard to quell... Let's go to the formation where the ancient golden dragon appeared at the main peak of the Holy Mountain... Let's go in and take a look."

With her last shred of reason and suppressing the violent impulse in her heart, Long Qinghuang's voice resounded throughout the hall: "Long Lie is in charge of cleaning up the mess here, capturing the demon monk, and occupying the Holy Mountain. A'nuo will assist him... Long Ao will return to the Demon Capital to check on the situation at Longya, stabilize the overall situation, and announce the matter of Pudu's collusion with Long Yan and Long Yun in a rebellion, and capture the remaining followers. Other matters... will be discussed after I leave seclusion."

Without waiting for a response, the dragon turned around and headed straight for the sacred mountain.

There was an array there that was still flickering with a ghostly light. Long Qinghuang transformed back into human form, scooped Lu Xingzhou up in her arms, and they disappeared into the array in a flash.

Long Lie looked at A Nuo from outside, and A Nuo was looking at him too.

"What does His Majesty's order mean? Does he want a child like you to assist me?"

Ah Nuo looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot for a long time: "Your understanding is correct."

Long Lie flew into a rage: "Am I not even as good as a child?"

Ah Nuo said, "I know your temper is just because Your Majesty went to the bridal chamber with a man. I understand how you feel. There's no need to take it out on a child."

Long Du, who was listening in, turned his head away, unable to bear watching. Long Lie's face turned pale and red, almost splitting open: "Your master is injured like that now, how can he still have that ability?"

Ah Nuo said, "I don't know if it's true or not, do you want to guess?"

Long Lie roared in fury: "What are you all standing there for! We've captured these monks, and if even one escapes, I'll beat you all to death! And that Chen Yu, why are you running away! Come here and refine pills for me!"

The dragon soldiers thought to themselves, "You must have learned the word 'draw' on the spot. Your goddess got drawn, but it's not mine... oh, it's my empress."

As a result, the entire dragon race was in a bad mood, and their fierce, emerald-green eyes were fixed on the monks.

Chen Yu: "..."

No one spoke up for him, and he himself was almost too weak to even speak.

He didn't even know if the nightmares he'd been having for the past few months were just a dream.

…………

Within the belly of the mountain.

This is not a cave in the mountain, but an ancient ruin.

Although located deep in the mountains, one can see vast grasslands and even blue skies and white clouds above. I wonder what kind of temporal and spatial interplay could create such a phenomenon.

At least among the ancient ruins that Lu Xingzhou saw, whether it was at the bottom of Danxia Mountain, or under the glacier and in the dragon pool where Ye Tinglan encountered, they were all places where the sun never shone.

Long Qinghuang appeared in the center of the grassland carrying Lu Xingzhou, looking around blankly at the endless ancient beast corpses. The intense demonic aura made her eyes bloodshot again.

Lu Xingzhou could make a rough judgment: there was indeed a demonized ley line effect here. The main reason was that the demonic energy accumulated in the ancient battlefield ruins was too dense, which subtly altered the ley line appearance of the entire sacred mountain.

If one were to cultivate within this environment, the benefits would be immense. No wonder even a mere azalea could cultivate to the highest grade; it's no less difficult than cultivating a sunflower to the highest grade. It turns out they all relied on this. Case solved.

The influence of this place on demonic and wild nature stems from the fact that it contains the remains of ancient demons, naturally arousing the violent demonic nature within them. It's understandable that Long Qinghuang couldn't withstand the influence of such a vast area on her own. And that cuckoo is very likely one that originated from here; it itself represents a part of ancient history…

Upon realizing this, Lu Xingzhou immediately said, "Don't kill Du Juan yet, control her, we have something to say..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Long Qinghuang staring at him with bloodshot eyes, grinding her teeth as she said, "You... dare to hit me..."

Lu Xingzhou: “…”

"Since I was born, no one has ever dared to spank me!" Long Qinghuang viciously flipped Lu Xingzhou over and raised her hand to slap him.

"Damn..." Not to mention that Lu Xingzhou was so injured that he had no strength left, even in his prime, he couldn't overpower the female tyrannosaurus!

A spanking is fine, but if she doesn't know her own strength, then it's not just a spanking, it's murder of her husband.

Lu Xingzhou was about to struggle when he saw Long Qinghuang stop, as if her inner consciousness was stopping her. Her bright red dragon eyes struggled, flickering between light and darkness.

This isn't good, especially in a place like this. If her wild and violent nature were to take over my mind again, I reckon I'd really get beaten to death.

Lu Xingzhou immediately devised a plan to save himself, sending a telepathic message to the azalea soul that Long Qinghuang was holding in her left hand: "How do I dispel your witchcraft? Tell me quickly, or you'll be crushed to death too!"

The cuckoo, on the verge of death, said, "I was never going to live anyway. Whether she's lucid or berserk, she's not going to let me go. What's wrong with watching you kill each other and making her suffer terribly when she comes to her senses? Hahaha... Hahaha!!"

Lu Xingzhou immediately said, "I can guarantee your survival."

"Who would believe that?" Du Juan sneered. "Back then, Long Qinghuang also promised me autonomy for the Holy Mountain, and what happened?"

"Didn't you trick her first? How dare you?" Lu Xingzhou said, "Let me tell you the truth, my opponent is the Ancient Realm, and you are likely an existence that, although a remnant of the ancient times, has no direct connection with the Ancient Realm. You are very useful to me, so I will definitely not kill you. As for the future, I do not promise to release you. Whether you can escape from my grasp depends on your own ability. How about it? Having a glimmer of hope is better than being crushed now."

Who would want to be crushed by a mother tyrannosaurus if they had a chance to live...? A glint flashed in Dujuan's eyes: "How can you prove that you are an enemy of the Ancient Realm?"

"Please, the other day people from the Ancient Realm attacked the mountain, which proved you weren't with them. Then, I sent Si Han to go shopping, didn't you know that, you idiot?" Lu Xingzhou saw that Long Qinghuang's struggle was getting weaker and weaker, while her violent expression was getting stronger. He became impatient and said quickly, "Hurry up, you only have one breath left!"

Du Juan thought to herself that Lu Xingzhou, a mere third-rank cultivator, had no way to control himself. If he could just take her from Long Qinghuang right now, he could escape immediately without having to wait "later".

He then said, “I will teach you a way to temporarily remove her wildness. When you remove it, she will be even more confused. Take the opportunity to rescue me from her. After we are out, I will teach you the final solution. Otherwise, if the wildness is reversed, there will be no hope.”

Lu Xingzhou: "Deal."

Immediately, a technique for utilizing the earth's veins entered his mind.

Long Qinghuang had already raised her right palm.

Lu Xingzhou quickly activated the last bit of his magic power and silently recited an incantation.

Long Qinghuang's eyes widened slightly, and her hand loosened again.

Lu Xingzhou seized the opportunity to pull Du Juan from her left hand. Du Juan flapped her wings as if to fly away: "Fool, you think I'd teach you the final solution? Hahahaha... Uh?"

A glittering gem appeared in Lu Xingzhou's hand without his noticing. He then quickly trapped Du Juan inside and set up a restriction.

Du Juan: "???"

Where did this Soul-Transferring Pearl come from?!

The next moment, Lu Xingzhou pulled out a bag. It was a bag used by the Tianyao Holy Land to capture souls that had secretly entered the ancient realm and tried to possess other souls. Fang Qihao and Duan Ning's possessors were both captured by this thing. Lu Xingzhou directly put the Soul-Transferring Pearl into the Spirit-Controlling Bag, and after double-protecting it, he put it back into the ring.

Before tying the bag up, Du Juan shouted one last time, "You broke your promise, aren't you afraid her condition is beyond help!"

"Now that I have temporarily shed my wild nature, I have my own methods, so there's no need for you to worry."

Dujuan was plunged into darkness and could see nothing at all.

"Xingzhou?" Long Qinghuang seemed to have just come to her senses and said urgently, "I feel like I can't suppress the violence and killing intent in my heart. I've suppressed it for now, but I feel like it could overwhelm me at any moment. You have to leave quickly... otherwise I'm afraid I'll hurt you."

Lu Xingzhou was truly too injured to have any strength left. He slumped on the ground, smiling as he handed over the bag in his hand: "He has the solution for soul searching. Just dig it out and it'll be over."

Du Juan heard this from inside and cursed, "Is this how you do things? Lu Xingzhou, I'll fuck you..."

The raging dragon's might instantly enveloped her, and Dujuan felt a sharp pain in her soul, losing consciousness.

Almost at the same time, Lu Xingzhou also fell into a complete coma.

Without hesitation, Long Qinghuang searched Du Juan's soul. The most superficial memory was naturally how Lu Xingzhou, in his weakest state, had successfully outmaneuvered the enemy in the blink of an eye. Looking at the unconscious Lu Xingzhou on the ground, Long Qinghuang's beautiful eyes turned into a pool of water.

Thank goodness it was him... thank goodness he was there.

Long Qinghuang retrieved the cultivation technique, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and quietly began to practice her internal energy.

Before long, the violence in his heart subsided, and he regained his rationality.

But looking at the man beside her, she couldn't suppress her wild passion, nor did she want to.

(End of this chapter)