Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 326 Returning to Old Grounds, the Sea Serpent Royal Family (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets)
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Two days later, Su Yu left the cave heaven with three immortal talismans given to her by Ye Lingfeng and teleported directly to Long'ao Immortal City through the sect's teleportation array.

I lingered in the Immortal City for a short while and spent nearly six thousand Immortal Coins to purchase a large amount of array-setting materials.

That ancient teleportation array has been destroyed. It needs to be either rebuilt or reconstructed, both of which require a large amount of materials.

Leaving Long'ao Immortal City and heading east, one enters the vast ocean.

The last time he came here, he was with Qingchan. This time, he was alone. He directly activated the Yuan Magnetic Flowing Light Escape and crossed the sea at an extremely fast speed. In a short while, he left the near-shore area and entered the deep sea.

Following the same route they had taken, it only took them five days to reach the airspace above the Canglan City.

He plunged into the sea, his water escape technique merging with the ocean and disappearing from sight.

Less than 10,000 meters into the water, a giant water demon was seen leading a patrol of aquatic demon soldiers.

After diving more than 20,000 kilometers past the patrol team, they encountered a second patrol team.

Next, there would be a patrol team every ten thousand meters or so, and their size and level would become larger and higher.

"Wait, something's not right here. Is war about to break out?"

They dived down to the depths of the sea in one breath and finally arrived at the city of Canglan. They found that the city was under extremely strict security and the entry checks were even more rigorous. Everyone was being checked carefully, and there were even demons holding magic mirrors to carefully check whether anyone had changed their appearance.

The inspection was so thorough and slow that a queue actually formed at the city gate.

Su Yu glanced at the messages from the back of the queue a few times, then opened the regional channel and immediately saw a pinned message:
"Attention everyone, the Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan are currently engaged in a fierce battle. Both clans are frantically recruiting people outside. Please do not go out unnecessarily to avoid getting caught up in the war."

"So that's it."

Su Yu opened her contacts and sent a message to Ping Lingze:
"Brother, I'm back. Are you still in Canglan City?"

Ping Lingze quickly responded:
"It's still here, in the same old place."

"I'll be there soon."

After queuing for about half an hour, I paid the entrance fee and successfully entered Canglan City.

They arrived at the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce branch familiar with the place and soon met Ping Lingze.

"Brother Su has reached the Core Formation stage? Congratulations!"

"By the way, where's your wife?"

"She is in seclusion within the sect."

"Oh, is it preparation for Core Formation?"

Su Yu nodded:

"Yes."

Ping Lingze gestured, and the two arrived at the backyard, where he asked:
"What brings you back this time? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Su Yu smiled and said:

"I just formed my core and came out to train. I came to the East Sea to level up and just happened to drop by to see my brothers."

Ping Lingze laughed and said:

"Then you've come at a bad time. The situation isn't good lately. The East Sea Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan have started fighting, and most of the East Sea demon clans have been drawn into it. It's extremely chaotic. It's probably not safe for you to come here to level up."

"It's okay, I'm just leveling up near Canglan City. They won't be fighting right up to the edge of Canglan City, will they?"

"Not always."

Ping Lingze smiled wryly:

"In the great war between the two races, Canglan City will find it difficult to remain unaffected. Over the years, the two races have frequently sent envoys to either persuade or threaten Canglan City. I estimate that it won't be long before Canglan City will also be drawn into the conflict."

"so serious?"

Su Yu frowned, then suddenly changed the subject and asked:
"Brother Ping, do you know the origins of the Sea Serpent Clan, and what kind of background they have that allows them to fight against the Dragon Clan?"

Ping Lingze said in a deep voice:
"Don't underestimate the Sea Serpent Clan. This clan is also an ancient race. In the ancient primordial era, they once competed with the Dragon Clan for dominance in the sea. Their ancestor was a top-level innate deity who was no less than the Ancestral Dragon. Although they were defeated by the Dragon Clan in the primordial era and their strength was greatly weakened, even a lean camel is bigger than a horse. They are not something that ordinary races can compare to."

"But that can't compare to the dragon race, can it?"

Although Su Yu was unaware of the Sea Serpent Clan's true strength, he knew about the Dragon Clan's.

They were once the main race of the world. Even though their glory has faded, they are still found all over the world. Their bloodline is hidden among hundreds of millions of races. Even the bloodline of the sea serpent race contains the bloodline of the dragon race. As long as the bloodline is purified, the sea serpent race can transform into dragons.

With such a powerful foundation, how can the sea serpent clan contend with the dragon clan?

Admittedly, the sea serpent race was indeed very strong in the past, but that was in the past. They had already declined after being defeated by the dragon race in the ancient primordial era.

Over hundreds of millions of years, even the dragon race has weakened to this day, so the sea race will only weaken further and will never be able to catch up with the dragon race.

Ping Lingze's answer confirmed Su Yu's guess:

"Of course, the sea serpent clan cannot compare with the dragon clan, and is far inferior. However, the remaining main force of the sea serpent clan is concentrated overseas, far away from the four major dragon palaces. The Azure Dragon Palace is far inferior to the four major dragon palaces and has limited strength. How could it withstand the main force of the sea serpent clan?"

"Oh!"

Su Yu understood; it turned out that the sea serpent clan had gathered all of its main forces.

To give an example, the combined strength of all the dragons in the Immortal Realm is 100. The four Great Dragon Palaces each account for 20, with the 20s scattered around. The Azure Immortal Domain only accounts for 1 or even less, and the Sea Serpent Clan only accounts for 3, far less than the dragons. They cannot defeat any of the four Great Dragon Palaces. However, if they were concentrated in the Azure Immortal Domain, they could suppress the dragons in the Azure Immortal Domain.

However, the dragons of the Azure Immortal Realm have now come to the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Divine Continent to ask for reinforcements, and the two sides have set up their carriages and horses to fight.

"If this is the case"

Su Yu remembered that he possessed the Supreme Dragon Transformation Technique, which had already entangled him with the Ancestral Dragon.

Even if the First Dragon is just one of countless pieces on my side, it's still cause and effect. Why don't I take advantage of this cause and effect to gain some benefits from the Dragon Clan?

Although the dragon race has declined, it is still a force to be reckoned with, possessing a very deep foundation and numerous treasures, including many spiritual treasures. It would be reasonable to acquire one or two from them.

The Supreme Dragon Transformation level has exceeded 300. In the entire Earth Immortal Realm, it is only a small Karami, but in the Azure Immortal Domain, it is already considered a mid-to-high level combat force, which is enough to cause a certain impact.

Thinking of this, Su Yu asked Ping Lingze:
"Brother Ping, do you know where I can apply to join the Dragon Clan?"

Ping Lingze exclaimed in surprise:

"You want to participate in the Dragon-Snake War?"

“Yes, I figured it was impossible to avoid them while leveling up here. Instead of having to guard against both sides, why not join one of them? If I join the Dragon Clan’s territory, I can level up directly in the Dragon Clan’s controlled waters, which would be much safer.”

"Uh"

Ping Lingze was surprised for a while before nodding and saying:

"Makes sense."

"It's very simple to join the Dragon Clan faction. Have you noticed the two new buildings in the East Gate Square of Canglan City? One is the Dragon Clan office, and the other is the Sea Serpent Clan office. Just go there to register and get an identity token."

"So simple?"

"It's that simple."

"I'll pay attention."

At this time, there were only two people in the Chamber of Commerce: Ping Lingze, the branch manager who was stationed there, and Bai Cong, a master alchemist. The other humans who were active there were either out or had gone to other places.

This wasn't Su Yu's first visit, so there wasn't a welcome banquet this time. The three of them simply drank some wine and chatted in the evening.

The conversation mainly revolved around interesting events that had occurred recently, naturally including inquiries about Su Yu's progress in achieving the Golden Core stage.

Both of them were shocked when they learned that Su Yu had condensed a top-grade immortal golden core.

"As long as the top-grade Golden Core cultivator doesn't perish prematurely, becoming an immortal is practically guaranteed. Brother Su, your future is limitless!"

"Let's talk about the future later, and focus on the present."

Su Yu could clearly sense the subtle change in the two men's attitudes. They used to take care of each other out of consideration for their shared clan, but now they were actively trying to befriend each other.

When he woke up the next morning, he received a war report from Ping Lingze about the Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan, including detailed war reports of the two clans over the past ten years.

"Brother Xie Ping."

"polite."

After carefully reading the battle report, Su Yu gained a basic understanding of the battle situation between the two races in the nearby sea.

"Overall, the sea serpent clan still has the advantage."

The main limitation was transportation conditions, so the East Sea Dragon Clan could only send a group of dragons at the Celestial Immortal level or above, including two or three Mysterious Immortal level True Dragons, twenty True Immortal level True Dragons, and hundreds of Celestial Immortal level True Dragons.

Due to limited transportation, the East Sea Dragon Clan's army could not come over, so they could only gather the remnants of the Azure Dragon Palace and recruit various aquatic creatures to serve them on the spot.

However, after the defeat of the Azure Dragon Palace, the Sea Serpent Clan has been aggressively recruiting and suppressing the sea serpents over the past few decades. Most of the surviving sea creature forces have joined the Sea Serpent camp. The Dragon Clan cannot recruit enough mid-to-lower-level combat power in the short term. Now, they can only rely on secret techniques to transform a large number of experience monsters into cannon fodder to fight against the Sea Serpent Clan, and naturally, they are at a disadvantage.

"There are only a little over a hundred Celestial Immortal-level True Dragons. The Supreme Dragon Transformation must have held a significant position in the past."

Since Su Yu overcame the Earth Immortal Tribulation and successfully condensed his Golden Core, which was also an Immortal Golden Core, the duration and cooldown of the Supreme Dragon Transformation state have been removed. There is no longer a one-month limit, and theoretically he can maintain the Supreme Dragon Transformation state indefinitely.

In theory, he could exist as a true dragon indefinitely.

In theory, he can now exist as an independent Celestial Being.

Therefore, Su Yu does not intend to join the Dragon Clan as a human, but rather to join the Azure Dragon Palace as a dragon.

After all, joining as a human means being an outsider who won't be valued or trusted. Joining as a dragon, with the cultivation of a Supreme Dragon Transformation, allows direct entry into the core and a high position, preventing them from being used as cannon fodder.

Having made the decision, Su Yu went straight to the East Gate conscription point the next morning.

Two buildings stand opposite each other, one with a dragon statue coiled around it and the other with a sea serpent statue coiled around it.

At the entrance of each of the two buildings stood a row of demon soldiers, all of whom were level 180 or above. In the center of each building stood a demon general of level 250 or above. On one side was a half-dragon human with a dragon's head and a human body, and on the other side was a half-snake demon with a snake's head and a human body.

The two stood facing each other, glaring angrily.

Su Yu arrived at the square, walked between the two buildings, and left the city directly.

There's no point in eagerly signing up; it's better for the dragons to come to you.

Moreover, he wouldn't join in right now; he needed to go back to where he came from and see if the ancient teleportation array could be repaired before making any further plans. He left Canglan City and plunged into the dark depths of the sea.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away from the city, Su Yu opened the Zhenhai Boundary Gate, and a deep blue dragon as thick as an arm emerged from it, joyfully swimming around his waist.

A flash of blue light, and a beautiful woman in a blue dress appeared in his arms.

"Young master, where are we?"

"East China Sea."

Su Yu gently stroked Ao Run's jet-black hair and asked:

"I intend to join the Dragon Clan in the war against the Sea Serpent Clan. Do you have any reservations? Is it safe for you to appear before other members of your clan?"

She shook her head and said:

"I was just a small dragon back then, inconspicuous in the Dragon Palace. My familiar kin are probably long gone, and no one would recognize me."

"That's no problem."

"Let's go somewhere first."

Ao Run nodded and obediently followed behind him.

During their journey, Su Yu stripped the Crimson Flame Dragon Pearl and the Black Tortoise Armor from the Supreme Dragon Transformation body and handed them to Ao Run:

"You should refine the Dragon Ball and the armor first; I don't need them now."

Ao Run didn't stand on ceremony and transformed into a green dragon, swallowing the dragon pearl and the armor in one gulp.

These two magical treasures are no longer of any use to the Supreme Dragon Transformation who has become an immortal. The Crimson Flame Dragon Pearl is not even as powerful as a single claw strike from the Supreme Dragon Transformation. The Black Tortoise Armor is still somewhat useful, but not much.

The only two useful attributes of the Xuanwu Armor right now are 80% damage reduction and the Immovable Mountain trait.

However, Su Yu possesses the body of an ancient dragon, which reduces damage by up to 75%, just 5% short, which isn't a significant difference.

With such a small difference, it would be better to give it to Ao Run to improve her survival ability.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The four flying swords split in four directions, piercing the sky and plunging into the sea, circling back and forth around an unknown deep-sea giant fish of level 220, their speed as fast as lightning.

The clumsy, deep-sea giant fish was powerless to resist as its body was covered in deep, bone-revealing sword wounds, and in the blink of an eye, countless injuries surfaced.

The flying sword combined with the sword technique has a base damage of 33. With a 150% bonus from the tenth-tier flying sword sword technique, the base attack is 49.5. With a sword skill level of +200%, the base damage reaches a staggering 148.5.

Armor penetration +10, swordsmanship level armor penetration +5, all these combined, the level 200 experience monster's defense is almost completely broken, dealing full damage.

With the speed boost from Su Yu's flying swords at this moment, a single sword can deal more than 20 hits per second, and the four flying swords can deal a total of 80 hits each time they cross over, resulting in an instantaneous burst of up to 11880 million damage.

The level 200 experience monsters have 40 to 50 million HP, and they can be killed in one wave.

This is not an exaggeration. With an Immortal Golden Core and four tenth-tier flying swords, it is perfectly normal for him to instantly kill an experience monster of the same level, which is just a piece of trash.

It would be abnormal if it couldn't be killed instantly.

Su Yu did not transform into a dragon, but instead wielded four swords in human form and fought his way through.

The monsters that appear in such deep seas are at least level 200 or higher, and occasionally there are monsters that are level 250 or higher, but none of them are a match for him.

With the double talent stacked up, his attributes have reached an incredible level, resulting in extremely explosive damage output.

However, there is no bonus for monsters of higher levels after the Golden Core is formed. Most monsters at level 200 only have basic experience and no cultivation. Only monsters of level 250 and above with templates of terrifying power will have some cultivation.

However, given the level, even a level 200 monster can give you tens of thousands of experience points from killing it.

If quantity is insufficient, quality will make up for it.

After a short while, Ao Run had refined the Dragon Pearl and the Xuanwu Armor, and emerged from the Zhenhai Pearl again, transforming into a sixteen-kilometer-long true dragon that plunged into the sea, driving the surrounding monsters toward him.

This scene reminded Su Yu of the time when he had just subdued Ao Run in Lanshan. Back then, Ao Run was responsible for driving the monsters from the bottom of the water and then slaughtering them.

At this point, Ao Run's level had risen to 256, and the power of all his supernatural abilities had increased accordingly. After gathering the monsters, he began to use area-of-effect attacks.

The small waves of monsters, numbering only a few hundred, were bombarded repeatedly with the Gui Water Divine Thunder Net or the Midnight Cold Tide Forbidden Zone.

If it's a large group of several thousand, a wave of Xuanming Yiqi Wuxiang Kunzai Thunder Net will bombard the area within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, turning it into a thunder pool and bombarding it back and forth. Even low-level monsters with low experience points can't withstand a wave of attacks and will be instantly killed.

Su Yu, on the other hand, had some free time and only needed to kill those high-level, high-health enemies one by one.

Watching her frenzied performance, Su Yu stroked her chin thoughtfully.

“When Canghai undergoes his tribulation, Ao Run will be around level 300, and we should consider upgrading her.”

"Since the Xuanwu Armor already has a spirit, let's nurture it properly and upgrade it to a low-grade immortal treasure."

"In addition, we also need to find a way to equip her with a set of supreme-level Dao techniques and true understanding."

"Then he upgraded the Great Divine Power Nine Transformations Dragon Scripture to the ninth level of perfection, transforming it into a mythical bloodline."

"As long as these three conditions are met, and as long as it is not a Heavenly Tribulation of Level 3 difficulty, the success rate is at least 70% or more."

"I'll prepare some pills then, like the Demon Saint Pill I used when I underwent the Tribulation of the Supreme Dragon Transformation. That will increase the success rate."

The two, one man and one dragon, fought their way through the land, unknowingly leaving Canglan City far behind.

Four days later, they were more than 100,000 kilometers away from Canglan City. A large group of monsters had gathered in an underwater canyon. Ao Run was driving them away, and Su Yu was preparing to activate the innate water mines for a big attack when suddenly a roar came from the dark sea:
"Dragon clan?"

Immediately afterwards, several enormous creatures emerged from the darkness. They were four sea serpents of level 250 or above, between the peerless and legendary templates, coiling in the sea, followed by a densely packed army of demons.

However, what attracted Su Yu's attention the most was a effeminate man in a blue trench coat, surrounded by five snake-man players, all of whom were over level 200, in the center of the four ferocious sea snakes covered in bone spurs.

Youchao (Myth): Level 296, a member of the royal family of the Sea Serpent Clan.

The man had snake-like eyes and a handsome yet effeminate face. He sized Ao Run up and down, a cruel glint in his eyes, and pointed a finger:
"Kill that human and capture this dragon alive."

The four-headed sea serpent arched its massive body and roared continuously. Behind it, numerous demon soldiers received orders and split into teams to spread out in all directions, preparing to form an encirclement.

Su Yu narrowed his eyes, his powerful vision piercing through the darkness, and he could see that the number of demons behind him was probably in the hundreds of thousands, with a wide variety of types, and a large number of elite leaders with a level of 200 or above.

"Seek death."

With a thought, Su Yu's body rapidly expanded. The pressure from the Celestial Immortal-level True Dragon exploded on his body, spreading out like ripples in the seawater, instantly sweeping hundreds of kilometers away. The many demon armies that were directing the attack were suddenly stunned and frozen in place, unable to move, after being swept by the dragon's might.

The four sea serpents suddenly turned around, their pupils dilating involuntarily, reflecting a rapidly expanding crimson dragon.

"Roar!"

With a deafening roar, Su Yu transformed into a 120-kilometer-long crimson dragon, coiling in the sea and looking down at the Youchao in the center.

"The Sea Serpent Royal Family!"

A dragon claw opened and pressed down on the dark tide.

The sea serpent king trembled violently and could not move. At this moment, a snake-man player suddenly released a talisman that exploded, summoning a snake-man celestial phantom to block the terrifying dragon's might. The sea serpent king gasped for breath, raised its head and hissed. A ghostly light exploded, and it quickly transformed into a giant sea serpent more than 30 kilometers long, with wings on its ribs and its body covered with snake scales and venomous spines.

"Innocent!"

The Crimson Dragon unleashed the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw, shattering the illusory image of the Snake-Man Celestial Immortal with a single palm strike.

How can a projection summoned by a celestial talisman compare to a true celestial being?

In that brief delay, the five snake-man players revealed their true forms and unleashed their magical weapons to intercept him. At the same time, they roared and communicated, and the sea serpent king turned and fled.

"Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations!"

A sky full of stars appeared on the seabed. With a light touch of his dragon claw, the stars lit up, and he marked all the sea serpents and five snake-man players present.

When the star above the head of the Sea Serpent King lit up, a spiritual light rose from his body, shattering the star and attracting the attention of the Crimson Dragon. With another flick of his finger, countless stars gathered into a funnel and fell, forcefully marking a mark on the top of his head.

"The stars have changed!"

Starlight shone above everyone's heads again, and teleportation was prohibited.

At this moment, the Crimson Dragon raised its hand and pressed down with its claw, which was blocked by a blue pagoda summoned by a snake-man player. But the next second, the dragon's claw trembled and sank, and the light of the tenth-tier magic pet shattered, disappearing into the sea like a meteor.

A level 300 Supreme Dragon has a base strength of 100 million, and with the Ancient Dragon bloodline, it gains 1% bonus to all attributes, increasing its strength to 2 million.

The Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw's power is increased by 100%, with a single strike dealing up to 4 million damage.

A level 10 defensive magic weapon has a defensive power of less than 100 million, and even after deducting damage reduction, it cannot withstand a single blow.

Immortals and mortals are not on the same level.

Even if there is only one level difference between level 299 and level 300, that one level difference is like heaven and earth.

One palm strike and they're gone; no matter what kind of magic weapon it is, it can't withstand a single blow and will be shattered or knocked away.

A burst of blazing dragon breath swept across, and the scales of the sea serpent that had been blocked by Ao Run quickly melted and crumbled, its flesh melting away to reveal its skeleton.

"Thunder!"

Billions of bolts of lightning exploded, turning a 200-kilometer radius around the Crimson Dragon into a thunderous inferno, instantly annihilating all demon soldiers within the area.

In less than ten seconds, the five snake-man players were picked off one by one by the red dragon, their faces filled with despair.

The enormous red dragon turned and plunged into the darkness. A dozen seconds later, a painful scream was heard, and a few pieces of the sea serpent's corpse, which had been forcibly torn in two, floated down.

A minute later, the Crimson Dragon appeared before the fleeing Sea Serpent King. The Sea Serpent King no longer had the arrogance he had shown at the beginning. He trembled under the massive body of the Crimson Dragon, already able to foresee his fate.

Two minutes later, the Crimson Dragon returned, holding the Sea Serpent King Youchao, whose body was now only half its upper body, in its palm.

At this moment, Ao Run had already killed the sea serpent that had intercepted him. He turned around and stood in front of Su Yu, looking up at him with admiration in his dragon eyes.

Su Yu snapped the sea serpent king's neck and threw it in front of her, saying:
"Kill it."

Without hesitation, Ao Run extended his dragon claw and plunged it into the chest of the sea serpent king, ripping out his heart.

After defeating a sea serpent royal that was far superior to her, her level increased by one.

The red dragon reached out and grabbed, its invisible force gathering all the spoils that had fallen on the battlefield. It then breathed out a dragon's breath that swept across the battlefield, burning all the corpses to ashes before carrying Ao Run and continuing to swim in a certain direction.

Two real dragons, one red and one blue, one 120 kilometers long and the other only 16 kilometers long, a huge difference. The little dragon swam around the red dragon happily, and occasionally, when it didn't want to swim anymore, it would wrap itself around the red dragon's back, having a very happy time.

(End of this chapter)