This Taoist priest is so unprofessional!

The thick, black iron chains, like giant black pythons, were tightly coiled around the dragon-locking pillar.

The other end of the chain extends into a huge pool of water in the distance.

The pool was pitch black and bottomless.

At the end of the chain, a colossal creature was locked!

That was a giant dragon that was tens of meters long!

Its entire body is covered in jet-black scales, which reflect a cold, eerie light in the water.

Four claws have already grown from its belly, and a single, majestic horn points straight to the sky from the center of its head.

It doesn't look like a snake; it looks more like a dragon stained black with ink!

At this moment, it was half-floating on the water, its huge head facing the direction of the three people, constantly emitting low roars.

"roar--!"

The roar echoed through the enormous cavern, making one's eardrums ache.

This was the first time Wang Xiaoer had ever seen a creature that only existed in legends.

He was completely stunned and speechless for a long time.

Several seconds passed before he managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Holy crap... this thing..."

"It's even more exciting than in the movies!"

Zhang Chen and Li Xuanqing, however, were not in the same good mood as him.

The faces of the two men were so dark they looked like they were about to burst with anger.

Their eyes were fixed on the dragon-locking pillar.

The massive stone pillar was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

The largest cracks almost run through the entire pillar, making it seem as if it could collapse and break at any moment!

Even worse.

It was at the bottom of the Dragon-Locking Pillar, the core of the entire suppression array.

A black banner was planted deep in the ground!

The banner was only a little over a meter tall, completely black, with five twisted ghost faces drawn on it in unknown blood.

Extremely pure black evil energy was continuously emanating from the flagpole, like venomous snakes, frantically eroding the foundation of the Dragon-Locking Pillar.

Five Ghost Banners!

"That's it!"

Zhang Chen gritted his teeth.

"Destroying the array's core will trigger the earth's evil influences and unleash the dragon's ferocity!"

Li Xuanqing's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"It must be pulled out!"

"As long as we remove the Five Ghost Banner, the array's core will regain some of its functions on its own. We still have a chance!"

Zhang Chen nodded without the slightest hesitation.

He took out several glittering gold talismans from his canvas bag and held them between his fingers.

"I'll go, senior brother, cover me!"

He took a deep breath and prepared to rush towards the Dragon-Locking Pillar.

Just then.

In the pool, the evil dragon that had been roaring in a low voice suddenly stopped moving.

Its huge, tightly closed eyelids slowly opened.

What kind of eyes were those?

No pupils, no whites of the eyes.

There was only a pure, crimson color, like burning blood!

Tyranny, malice, madness!

"roar--!"

A deafening roar exploded without warning!

This roar was louder and more ferocious than any before!

The entire underground cavern shook violently at the roar.

Countless pebbles and dust fell from the cave ceiling.

"Snap—!"

A shattering sound, louder than a roar, came from the Dragon-Locking Pillar.

Under the horrified gazes of the three.

The largest crack on the Dragon-Locking Pillar suddenly burst open!

The entire massive stone pillar that supported the sky and the earth has broken!

Boom! ...

Rock fragments shot out like cannonballs, crashing against the cave walls and sending up a shower of sparks.

A primordial, ferocious aura, ten times more concentrated than before, surged into the sky like an ancient demon god breaking free from its cage!

That aura was no longer simply cold and gloomy, but carried a brutality and resentment that burned away the soul!

"roar--!!!"

A roar powerful enough to shatter the soul exploded from the depths of the pool.

The one-horned evil dragon, which had been imprisoned for hundreds of years, has completely broken free from all its restraints!

Splash!

The last few black iron chains binding it snapped instantly.

Its enormous head suddenly turned around, and its eyes, burning with blood-red flames, immediately locked onto the three living creatures closest to it.

revenge!

Without the slightest pause, its massive tail, as thick as an iron pillar, whipped up a foul wind and swept across the area with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!

"retreat!"

Li Xuanqing roared angrily, his reaction was incredibly fast.

He grabbed Wang Xiaoer by the collar and threw him backward with all his might.

At the same time, he and Zhang Chen exchanged a glance, and their tacit understanding as fellow disciples instantly erupted.

"rise!"

Li Xuanqing made a hand seal with his left hand and took out a palm-sized copper seal from his pocket with his right hand.

The bronze seal is simple and ancient, covered with fine lightning patterns. As soon as it appears, it causes electric arcs to jump in the air.

"Imperial Edict!"

He poured his magic power into it, and the bronze seal swelled in the wind, turning into the size of a millstone. Carrying thousands of bolts of lightning, it smashed fiercely into the dragon's tail!

On the other side, Zhang Chen raised his hands, and dozens of shimmering purple talismans flew out.

"disease!"

The talismans arranged themselves in the air, connecting with each other with electric light, and in an instant, they formed a temporary "Purple Heaven Thunder Array"!

"fall!"

The lightning array took shape, enveloping the enormous dragon's tail from head to toe!

boom--!!!

The Thunder Seal and the Thunder Array struck the dragon's tail, which was covered with hard scales, almost at the same time!

A deafening roar, deep and muffled, echoed throughout the cave.

The violent shockwave exploded in a ring, scraping away a layer of the ground!

"Awooo—!!!"

The evil dragon let out a painful roar.

Thunder magic is extremely powerful and yang, specifically designed to counter yin and evil. Even with its strong physical body, this attack blasted a large patch of scales on its tail, leaving it charred and curled up, with black dragon blood splattering everywhere.

The excruciating pain did not deter it.

Instead, it completely ignited all the ferocity that had been suppressed for hundreds of years!

"call--"

It suddenly opened its blood-red maw.

A visible black aura shot out like a high-pressure water gun!

The aura was pitch black and viscous; wherever it passed, even the air hissed and corroded, filled with filth and the scent of death.

"spread!"

Li Xuanqing and Zhang Chen's pupils shrank sharply, and they dared not even consider taking the hit head-on.

The two of them moved with incredible speed, tumbling awkwardly to either side to avoid the danger.

The black aura grazed past their bodies and slammed into the stone wall behind them.

There was no explosion.

There was only a sickeningly loud melting sound.

The hard rock, like butter that has been branded with a hot iron, was silently corroded into a bottomless hole, with foul-smelling black smoke rising from the edge of the hole.

The two of them felt a chill run down their spines.

If even a tiny bit of this gets on you, there probably won't be any bone fragments left.

"You beast!"

Li Xuanqing steadied himself and changed the hand seals again.

"Golden Light Mantra!"

A dazzling golden light erupted from his body, forming a golden shield that enveloped his entire body.

With a stomp of his foot, he charged forward like a cannonball, his hands forming a thunder incantation, continuously summoning heavenly lightning to bombard the evil dragon's head.

Zhang Chen also threw out several yellow talismans, which transformed into golden-armored divine generals wielding weapons, restraining the evil dragon's actions from the side.

In an instant, golden light and black mist intertwined wildly inside the vast cave.

The lightning magic clashed fiercely with the demonic wind.

The entire underground space was shaking violently, rocks were collapsing, and the ground was trembling, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.

Wang Xiaoer couldn't get involved at all.

In this scene of gods fighting, he felt like an ant that could be stepped on at any moment.

The fearlessness on his face had vanished; at this moment, he really wanted to slap himself twice, telling himself to stop showing off!

Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets. He could only stand on the edge of the battlefield, covering his head and desperately trying to dodge.

"boom!"

A boulder the size of a millstone broke off from the cave ceiling, accompanied by a whistling sound, and crashed straight down on his head.

Wang Xiaoer was so frightened that his soul almost left his body, and he tried to scramble away as fast as he could.

He tripped over something and fell forward.

The boulder grazed the back of his head and crashed to the ground, creating a crater half a meter deep where he had just been standing.

"call……"

He had just caught his breath when a shockwave from the battle swept over him, sending him flying again.

He closed his eyes, thinking he was doomed.

As a result, his body spun several times in the air before finally landing on his buttocks, right on a pile of relatively soft soil that had fallen from the top of the cave.

It looked like a perilous situation, but in reality, they were unharmed.