Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

Thunder roared and torrential rain poured down.

Within Changming Marsh, countless reeds and trees were battered and bruised by the torrential rain.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the darkness of Changmingze and the figure in the sky.

This figure was about three zhang long, covered in dark scales, with two fleshy spheres growing from its abdomen, a single horn on its forehead, and whiskers around its mouth.

It was clearly a snake demon trying to transform into a dragon.

At this moment, the snake demon faced the sky, let out a roar, and charged straight up into the air.

In an instant, a storm raged, and several bolts of lightning struck down, crackling and popping sounds echoing from the snake demon's body.

"Bang!"

The snake demon's body fell to the ground, landing on the water's surface and splashing up a large spray of water, then remained motionless.

Above the sky, the torrential rain began to subside, and the previously raging thunder had vanished without a trace.

One day, two days, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, the Jade Rabbit hung high in the sky, and suddenly ripples appeared on the water's surface. Then, a black crab the size of a millstone slowly emerged from the water and stopped a hundred meters away from the snake demon.

"You clam maiden, you really didn't lie to me, is this snake demon truly dead?"

Gazing at the snake demon from afar, the crab asked the fist-sized clam woman above its head with trepidation.

"Brother Crab, don't you still believe me?"

The clam-woman wore a white dress and looked innocent and naive, but her eyes flashed with a cold light.

"That snake demon at most possesses a few strands of dragon blood; how could it possibly survive this heavenly tribulation?"

Upon hearing this, the crab couldn't help but swallow hard, its eyes burning as it looked at the snake demon in the distance. This snake demon's cultivation was many times higher than its own; if it were to eat it, its cultivation would definitely increase significantly.

As he thought about it, drool involuntarily dripped from his mouth.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go over there quickly."

Having said that, it extended one of its pincers and threw the clam woman off its head. Its two rows of crab legs then parted the water and swam toward the snake demon.

"This crab is really brainless."

Upon falling into the water, the clam woman couldn't help but curse under her breath, but then she sneered.

Although this snake demon didn't survive the Heavenly Tribulation, it's not so easy for it to die. This guy can be used to scout ahead.

Then it began to sway its body, trailing far behind the crab.

Upon approaching the snake demon, the crab smelled a meaty aroma, which made its mouth water.

"From this day forward, Changmingze belongs to me, the Crab King! Hahaha!"

A pair of pincers rose and fell toward the snake demon's head.

Not far away, the clam girl watched as the snake demon remained motionless, and a sense of suspicion arose in her heart.

Why is this snake demon still not moving? Could it really be dead? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She should have known better than to call this old crab.

Just as the crab claw was about to strike the snake demon, a rustling sound suddenly rang out from the snake demon's body.

What's going on?

The crab's eyes widened immediately, and it quickly retreated.

At this moment, cracks appeared on the huge snake demon's body, and then a dragon about two zhang long, with scales as black as ink, a single horn on its forehead, and a pair of claws on its belly, emerged.

"D-King!"

The crab's body went limp, and it collapsed into the water, crying out in terror.

"Your Majesty, I knew you would be alright!"

Upon seeing the claws on the snake demon's abdomen, the clam woman quickly put on a fawning smile and rushed forward, her heart filled with lingering fear.

Fortunately, I didn't rush forward. Judging from the snake demon's appearance, it had clearly survived the tribulation.

"Of course I'll be fine."

On the water's surface, Zhou Yan looked at the two demons and spoke coldly. Then, he stretched out his claw, and a dragon claw formed from condensed water appeared.

With a thought, he grabbed the clam maiden with his dragon claw and delivered her to Zhou Yan.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? I'm Xiaobai!"

Feeling Zhou Yan's oppressive aura up close, the clam maiden turned pale and cried out tremblingly.

Ignoring his shouts, he manipulated the dragon claw to squeeze hard, and in an instant, the clam girl revealed her true form, turning into a clam demon.

Zhou Yan opened his mouth and immediately began refining it.

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! I was completely deceived by this clam maiden!"

Upon witnessing the fate of the clam woman, the crab was immediately terrified and begged for mercy.

Without a reply, Zhou Yan moved his two claws, and two walls of water rose from both sides of the crab, pressing towards it.

Loyalty that is not absolute is absolutely disloyal; how could I possibly tolerate such a rebellious being?

"Your Majesty, please spare me..."

In the middle of the water wall, the crab immediately began to struggle, its huge body running backward.

Before he could run more than a few steps, he was caught between the water walls and turned into a cloud of blood mist.

Zhou Yan quickly swam to the blood mist, opened his mouth, swallowed it, and then turned back to his original body.

At this moment, the snake demon's original body had long since been torn to pieces, leaving only large fragments.

Looking at these things, Zhou Yan couldn't help but reveal a complex expression in his eyes.

He was not from this world; he had simply arrived here the moment he opened his eyes, transforming into a snake demon who had failed his tribulation. For the entire day, he could only remain motionless, quietly waiting for his body to recover.

Fortunately, just as the crab demon was about to make its move, it molted and emerged from its shell, thus avoiding becoming the crab demon and clam woman's meal.

However, this body was already badly injured and had lost most of its vital energy due to its failure to overcome the heavenly tribulation. The vital energy restored by the two demons it had just devoured was only a drop in the ocean.

Thinking of this, a hint of worry rose in Zhou Yan's eyes.

According to his memories, this snake demon was born in the East Sea Dragon Palace. Because he had some dragon blood, he got a job as a patrolling demon soldier after he had achieved success in his cultivation.

Unexpectedly, the Dragon Palace of the East Sea later went to war with a demon kingdom full of monkeys, and the snake demon became a common soldier.

As everyone knows, soldiers are always the first to die. The snake demon, naturally unwilling to die, seized an opportunity to desert and fled to Changmingze, a remote place in Beixuan Prefecture in the north, where it became a king.

Unexpectedly, a powerful human passed by, disapproved of the snake demon, and fought with him, ultimately resulting in both of them being severely injured.

In order to save its life, the snake demon prepared to forcibly transform into a dragon, facing death to live.

And now, it's clear that he has failed.

But none of these are the most important things. The most important thing is that there is more than one great demon in Changmingze, including the snake demon, making a total of five.

But now, feeling the emptiness in his body, Zhou Yan's heart sank.

In my current state, if those guys came over, they wouldn't stand a chance at all.

As the Jade Rabbit rose high and the moonlight shone down, Zhou Yan swallowed the remnants of the original body, pondering what to do next.

Now, it's definitely not safe to stay in Changmingze. But where should I go? This is the only place around here with abundant water. If I go to other places, my injuries will be even harder to heal.

Just then, a panel lit up in Zhou Yan's mind.

Daily settlement begins