A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 464 Golden Dragon King

Jin Kui's expression was solemn. After a moment's thought, he slowly nodded: "The spirit stone mine is related to the lifeline of human cultivation resources and cannot be lost."

This matter certainly requires careful consideration. The most urgent task is to ascertain the exact location of the mineral vein, the demon race's defenses, and—”

However, just as they were preparing to leave this place with the giant octopus demon cultivator, who had already had his soul searched and was on the verge of death, and return to Silver Shark Island to make further plans—

A sudden change has occurred!

An indescribable, extremely sharp aura, seemingly capable of piercing the soul, appeared out of nowhere without warning, like an invisible shackle, instantly locking Luo Ming, Jin Kui, and the Yin-Yang Elder in place!

"not good!"

Luo Ming reacted the fastest, alarm bells blaring in his mind, a deadly sense of crisis making his hair stand on end! Without even thinking, he was about to retreat.

"laugh--!"

In the void, a golden light suddenly appeared! Immediately afterwards, a spear, dark gold in color, about ten feet long, with fine silver lightning patterns wrapped around its shaft and a cold light that distorted the space itself, appeared out of thin air, several dozen feet in front of the three of them, as if it had been pierced from another dimension!

The moment the spear appeared, a vast, domineering, and terrifying aura erupted, making the surrounding air seem to freeze! The spear tip trembled slightly, emitting a deep, dragon-like hum, and its target was none other than Luo Ming!

"The Golden Flood Dragon King's natal divine weapon—the Sky-Splitting Thunder Dragon Spear!"

The moment Jin Kui saw the spear, his face turned deathly pale. He gasped in disbelief, his voice filled with utter horror, "This spear is here! That old dragon—is nearby!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ming was also greatly shocked! The Golden Flood Dragon King? That peerless demon king who ruled the Flood Dragon Clan of the outer star sea and whose cultivation had reached the peak of the late stage of the Transformation Realm? How could he be here? And his divine sense hadn't detected him at all!

There was no time to think! The Sky-Splitting Thunder Dragon Spear seemed to pause only slightly before transforming into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the heavens and earth. With a piercing thunderous roar and an all-destroying sharpness, it shot straight at Luo Ming's chest at a terrifying speed that surpassed the ability of divine sense to detect!

Before the gun even arrived, the sharp intent and thunderous pressure of the gun made Luo Ming's skin sting and his soul tremble!

"I'm the target!" Luo Ming's pupils shrank to pinpoints. In this life-or-death moment, he pushed his reflexes and potential to the limit!

"Buzz—!"

Thirty-six "Mysterious Yuan Pearls" that had been gathering power in his dantian instantly appeared in front of him, spinning rapidly along a mysterious trajectory. The powerful and heavy "Mysterious Yuan Heavy Water" force field suddenly unfolded, like an invisible swamp, covering the space several feet in front of him!

The golden spear light, as swift as lightning, visibly slowed down the instant it entered the Xuan Yuan gravitational field! It was this fleeting delay—

A burst of earth-yellow spiritual light erupted beneath Luo Ming's feet as he unleashed the full power of his Earth Escape Technique! His figure seemed to merge with the earth, and with a mere millimeter's margin, he swiftly dodged to the side and rear!

"boom!!!"

The golden spear light grazed past Luo Ming's afterimage and slammed into a small hill hundreds of feet behind him! There was no loud noise, only a muffled, strange sound as if space itself had been ripped apart.

The entire hill, several tens of feet high, along with the ground beneath it, vanished silently in an instant, leaving behind a terrifying hole with unfathomable depths and smooth, mirror-like edges! Around the hole, fine silver arcs of electricity danced, and the space itself faintly rippled with unstable energy.

The power of that single strike was terrifying!

"what?"

A deep voice, tinged with obvious surprise and a hint of amusement, rolled across the distant sky like muffled thunder.

As the sound rang out, ripples spread across the void within the sight of Luo Ming and his companions, like the surface of water. At the center of the ripples, three figures slowly emerged.

The leader was a middle-aged man with golden scales, a pair of ferocious golden horns on his head, a majestic face like that of an ancient emperor, and a burly and powerful physique.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp as lightning, and his body exuded a terrifying pressure as vast as the sea. He was none other than the Golden Flood Dragon King, who had been a powerful figure in the outer seas for thousands of years!

Half a step behind the Golden Flood Dragon King, on the left stood a burly man with a dragon's head and a human body, clad in azure scale armor. He was the Blue-Armored Flood Dragon cultivator who had previously encountered Feng Xi, and his aura was at the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm. On the right was a tall woman with crimson scale armor, a bewitching appearance, but cold eyes. She was also at the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm and should be a demon cultivator from the Poison Flood Dragon lineage.

The Golden Flood Dragon King's golden, vertical pupils, seemingly brimming with thunder, scrutinized the still-shaken Luo Ming with interest, a cold smile curving his lips: "Interesting. A mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the human realm actually managed to dodge my Sky-Splitting Strike? Your set of beaded magic treasures and that earth-escape technique... they're quite something."

"My lord!" The burly man clad in azure scale armor fixed his gaze on Luo Ming like a venomous snake, his eyes filled with undisguised, deep-seated hatred and murderous intent. He stepped forward, bowed to the Golden Flood Dragon King before him, and said in an icy voice, "This is the man who enslaved Qing'er back then! His aura still lingers in Qing'er's soul imprint; I have no doubt about it!"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the Golden Flood Dragon King's golden vertical pupils, which had previously held only scrutiny and amusement, instantly turned icy cold, its gaze like a tangible ice spike piercing Luo Ming.

He slowly turned his head to look at Luo Ming, the smile on his lips turning icy cold: "So it's you—that human boy Qing'er has been thinking about all these years?"

The "Qing'er" he mentioned was clearly the Azure Dragon from back then! Judging from the blue-armored giant's reaction and the Golden Dragon King's instantly dangerous aura, the Azure Dragon's status within the dragon clan was probably extraordinary.

"Hehe—" The Golden Flood Dragon King chuckled, but there was no warmth in his laughter, only a chilling killing intent. "Very well, I'd like to see what this audacious human cultivator has to rely on!"

Before he finished speaking, the dark golden "Sky-Splitting Thunder Dragon Spear" in his hand trembled slightly, emitting a high-pitched dragon roar. The silver lightning patterns wrapped around the spear suddenly lit up, and the terrifying power of lightning and the sharp aura that tore through space locked onto Luo Ming once again!

The next moment, the spear transformed into a golden lightning bolt that was even more dazzling and swift than before, ignoring spatial distance and piercing straight for Luo Ming's brow! This strike was several times more powerful than the previous probing attack!

The moment Luo Ming sensed the change in the Golden Flood Dragon King's aura, his muscles tensed and his consciousness reached its limit. When the blue-armored strongman pointed him out, he knew that things would not end well today! Faced with the Golden Flood Dragon King's enraged attack, how could he dare to even entertain the slightest thought of taking it head-on?

"hide!"

In the blink of an eye, Luo Ming's figure flashed to the side like a ghost, leaving a faint afterimage in his place.

"Sizzle—!"

The golden spear light barely grazed his afterimage, and the sharp force it generated tore through his protective aura, leaving a thin bloodstain on his cheek.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Luo Ming waved his sleeve, and a blue-gold shuttle-shaped magic weapon was summoned. It was the "Wind Escape Shuttle," which he had repeatedly refined and fused with several rare high-level flying bird materials of wind and metal attributes, and which Liu Su had inscribed with multiple acceleration formations!

"Buzz—!"

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The Wind-Escape Shuttle shone with a brilliant azure-gold light, emitting a sharp, piercing whistle. It transformed into a thin, azure-gold thread that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and shot off in a certain direction at a terrifying speed far exceeding that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator! Its speed was so great that it left behind rings of sonic boom clouds in its wake.

"Hmm? What a fast flying boat!" A hint of surprise flashed in the Golden Flood Dragon King's eyes, clearly not expecting that Luo Ming, a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, would possess such a high-grade flying magic weapon. But immediately, this surprise was replaced by coldness and a murderous intent.

"You two, hold off those two from the Star Palace and the Reverse Star Alliance!" Without turning his head, the Golden Flood Dragon King commanded the blue-armored burly man and the crimson-scaled woman behind him, his voice brooking no argument. "I'll be right back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, golden light burst forth from his body, and he seemed to transform into a pure golden lightning bolt. Ignoring air resistance, he tore through the sky at a speed that seemed even faster than the Wind-Escape Shuttle, and chased after Luo Ming in the direction he had fled!

Wherever it passed, the clouds dispersed, and the sea surface was cleaved open by its fierce energy, leaving a deep trench.

"Yes, sir!" the blue-armored strongman and the crimson-clad woman replied in unison.

The burly man in blue armor grinned maliciously, his gaze locking onto the grave-faced Jin Kui: "Jin Kui, your opponent is me!"

Before he finished speaking, he let out a high-pitched dragon roar, and his body crackled and exploded, instantly expanding and transforming into a majestic dragon that was a hundred feet long, covered with hard, azure scales, with a single horn on its head and four claws on its belly!

Once he revealed his true form, his aura became even more violent and ferocious. With a flick of his giant tail, he stirred up towering waves that rushed straight towards Jin Kui.

On the other side, the woman with crimson scales remained expressionless, her lips slightly parted, and she spat out a round bead the size of a pigeon egg, entirely crimson, with a faint iridescent halo.

The bead swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into a crimson poisonous cloud covering hundreds of feet in radius. Its sweet and pungent scent carried a dizzying, highly toxic aura, and it enveloped the Yin-Yang Elder like a living thing. Wherever it passed, even the air hissed and corroded.

Jin Kui's face was extremely ugly. He never expected that this investigation would lead him directly to the Golden Flood Dragon King! Seeing the Blue Flood Dragon reveal its true form and pounce, he knew that he had fallen into the demon race's trap and could not afford to fight for long.

"Fellow Daoist Yin Yang, things are hopeless. Let's split up and break through! Whether we can escape or not depends on our own methods!" Jin Kui transmitted his voice to the Yin Yang Elder, and his figure transformed into a dazzling golden rainbow without hesitation. Instead of heading towards the Blue Dragon, he sped off in another direction!

He had no intention of getting entangled with the blue dragon; he only wanted to escape as soon as possible. In his mind, Luo Ming, having been targeted by the Golden Dragon King, was doomed to die, even with that strange flying shuttle, given his cultivation level.

After defeating Luo Ming, the Golden Flood Dragon King may return at any time. At that time, he and the Yin-Yang Elder will face an attack from the Golden Flood Dragon King and two mid-stage Transformation Demon Cultivators, and their chances of survival are slim.

As the crimson poisonous cloud descended, a hint of gloom flashed across the beautiful face of the Yin-Yang Elder.

She snorted coldly, and a strange black and white banner flew out from her sleeve. With a gentle wave, a cold wind howled and black and white mist churned, concealing her figure. At the same time, a pink streak of light appeared, and she shot off in a different direction from Jin Kui, also intending to leave first.

Here, Luo Ming pushed the Wind-Escape Shuttle to its limit, the azure-gold light forming a continuous line, its speed so fast that even divine sense could hardly discern its trajectory. However, the terrifying aura behind him clung to him like a persistent leech, and was slowly closing the distance!

The Golden Flood Dragon King did not reveal its true form as a dragon, but remained in human shape. However, its body was radiant with golden light, as if it had merged with the Thunder Dragon Spear in its hand. Man and spear became one, transforming into a golden lightning bolt that pierced through the void. The sound of the lightning bolt cutting through the air was sharp and piercing, leaving a golden trace that lingered for a long time in its wake.

His speed was actually slightly faster than Luo Ming's, who was using a top-tier flying shuttle and wasting high-grade spirit stones to accelerate it!

"Damn it!" Luo Ming's face darkened as he scanned the approaching golden lightning bolt, radiating an aura of destruction, behind him with his divine sense. He could sense that the Wind-Escape Shuttle was nearing its limit, and the consumption of high-grade wind-attribute spirit stones was also extremely rapid. "At this rate, I can only hold out for another half an hour at most. Once the spirit stones are exhausted, my speed will inevitably decrease drastically, and I will be caught up!"

At this critical moment, a fierce glint flashed in Luo Ming's eyes, as if he had made up his mind.

He suddenly patted an inconspicuous spirit beast pouch at his waist, and at the same time, he made a hand seal with his right hand and patted his chest.

"puff!"

A blood-red figure suddenly appeared beside him. This figure was not a physical entity, but a blurry, blood-red phantom that existed between reality and illusion, resembling a strange large bird with four wings on its back, exuding a rich aura of blood essence and wind-attribute spiritual power.

It was he who used the essence blood of the Riftwind Beast he obtained back then as the main material, combined with his own essence blood and divine soul imprint, and nurtured and refined it in his dantian for many years, thus creating a special "Blood Shadow Avatar"!

This avatar not only possesses some of the combat power of the original body, but at critical moments, it can also burn its essence and blood to unleash a speed far exceeding the normal speed for a short period of time, which can be used to escape or launch a surprise attack!

"go!"

Luo Ming pointed a finger at the crimson avatar and uttered a low, obscure incantation.

The Blood Shadow Avatar of the Rending Wind Beast let out a sharp, mournful cry, unlike any human voice. Its body suddenly blazed with crimson light, its aura instantly becoming violent and unstable. It lunged forward, not to attack, but to transform into a dense crimson glow that completely enveloped the Wind-Escape Shuttle in front of it!

"Buzz—!"

Enveloped in crimson light, the Wind Shuttle shuddered violently, its speed surging once more! A strange crimson halo appeared around the edges of the azure-gold light, and the sound of it tearing through the air turned into a piercing shriek. Its speed increased by a full 50%! Like a crimson meteor, it streaked across the sky, instantly leaving the pursuing golden lightning bolts far behind!

"What?" The Golden Flood Dragon King, who was hot on his heels, showed obvious surprise and doubt for the first time in his golden vertical pupils. He stared intently at the blood-red escape light ahead that suddenly accelerated and emitted a strong fluctuation of essence blood and wind spiritual power, his brows furrowed and his eyes flickering uncertainly.

"This aura—the scent of this very essence of blood—"

The Golden Flood Dragon King maintained its speed, its nostrils twitching slightly as if carefully discerning the faint yet unique primal aura remaining in the air. A moment later, a terrifying light suddenly erupted from its eyes, a surge of overwhelming rage and killing intent mixed with disbelief soaring into the sky!

"Feng hope? This is the essence of Feng Xi's blood! And it's so pure—it's definitely not something you can get from ordinary contact. This is a bloodline incarnation refined from his original essence! Could it be that Feng Xi was killed by this kid? And his essence was even refined into an incarnation?!"

The killing intent in the Golden Flood Dragon King's heart reached its peak at this moment! Originally, it was only to avenge his juniors and silence them, but now, it also included the blood feud of Feng Xi! Although Feng Xi was not from the same branch as the Flood Dragon Clan, he was, after all, a well-known level nine Rift Wind Beast in the Outer Star Sea, and he had some relationship with him.

More importantly, this kid was able to kill Feng hope and refine his blood essence. The secrets hidden within him are far beyond what was expected!

"You brat! You are doomed to die today! I will extract your soul and refine it for a hundred years, whether you go to heaven or the earth!" The Golden Dragon King roared, his voice shaking the surrounding area. The golden light around him intensified, and his speed increased slightly. He was now locked in a tight grip on the blood-red meteor in front of him, and the distance between them began to slowly close once again.

He was determined to capture and kill Luo Ming here, no matter the cost!