The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　However, the Lord of Rebirth suddenly turned and jumped back, simultaneously spewing a large amount of Mad Dragon Virus at Alatreon. Alatreon immediately spread its wings to block the explosion of Mad Dragon Virus, but as soon as Alatreon opened its wings, the Lord of Rebirth's Mad Dragon Virus ball flew over, causing Alatreon to stagger. The Lord of Rebirth then raised its wing claws and pounced on Alatreon. The Lord of Rebirth's attack was so fast that Alatreon did not have time to adjust its body position and react. Alatreon quickly raised its head to dodge the Lord of Rebirth's wing claw sweep.

　A surge of crimson energy erupted from Alatreon's Sky-Piercing Horn. It then swung its head and rammed into the World Lord. Alatreon's Sky-Piercing Horn was an extremely powerful weapon in itself, and when combined with the surging dragon attribute energy, even the World Lord's scales could hardly withstand Alatreon's thrusting attack. However, unlike Kushala Daora and Alatreon, which are typical four-legged, two-winged ancient dragons, the World Lord possessed a pair of wing claws. The power of these wing claws was enough to block Alatreon's "head-shaking attack."

　Hui Shi Zhu grabbed the Heavenly Horn of the Alatreon. She had long realized that these two large horns were the key to the Alatreon's fancy attacks. Realizing that Hui Shi Zhu was about to do something bad, namely trying to break off its Heavenly Horn, the Alatreon immediately wrapped uneasy lightning elemental energy around the horn and then unleashed a straight lightning strike at Hui Shi Zhu. The violent lightning energy flowed from the Alatreon's Heavenly Horn to Hui Shi Zhu, while the lightning that struck outside Hui Shi Zhu's body exploded into clouds of water mist on the sea surface.

　However, what puzzled Alatreon was that the lightning energy, once transmitted to the Lord of the World, vanished without a trace, as if it had disappeared into the sea. At the same time, a ghostly blue light flickered on the Lord of the World's chest. This reminded Alatreon of the same situation when he unleashed the Final Judgment. He could feel that the chaotic and violent energy he released was completely absorbed by the Lord of the World. This made Alatreon even more cautious. He couldn't help but wonder if he was really unable to subdue such a young dragon.

　However, because Alatreon's center of gravity was lowered by the Reincarnation Lord, Alatreon was unable to get up.

　The Lord of Rebirth gripped the Alatreon's Heaven-Piercing Horn with increasing force. The Alatreon could only ram into the Lord of Rebirth to ensure that the Lord of Rebirth wouldn't tear off its Heaven-Piercing Horn along with its scalp. But as the saying goes, a fist fears the young and strong, and a stick fears the old wolf. The old Alatreon was no match for the Lord of Rebirth in terms of strength. Just as the Lord of Rebirth was about to break off the Alatreon's Heaven-Piercing Horn...

　"Awoooooo!"

　The roar of Alatreon was very distinctive, possessing a sense of tearing through space while also being extremely oppressive. Sensing that its Heavenly Horn was about to leave its side, Alatreon let out an angry roar, then raised its upper body high, its body constantly surging with chaotic red dragon attribute energy. Subsequently, the dragon attribute energy continuously gathered in Alatreon's forepaws, where it constantly changed attributes, gradually transforming from crimson dragon attribute energy into blazing fire attribute energy.

　As Alatreon continuously infused fire-attribute energy, the fire-attribute energy in its forepaws expanded and became unstable. Then, in the next second, Alatreon pounced on Hui Shi Zhu, the fire-attribute energy slamming into Hui Shi Zhu, forcing it to release its wing claws. Freed, Alatreon lowered its body and aimed its Sky Piercing Horn at Hui Shi Zhu. Then, crimson dragon-attribute energy surged from its limbs, and Alatreon immediately charged headlong into Hui Shi Zhu.

　"Pfft!"

　The Alatreon's Sky-Piercing Horn successfully pierced the side of the World Lord's abdomen, but due to the unique structure of the Alatreon's horn and the World Lord's scales, the horn could only penetrate a portion before it could not go any deeper. Warm blood quickly flowed down the Alatreon's Sky-Piercing Horn onto its face. Just as the Alatreon was feeling triumphant, the World Lord spat out the Mad Dragon Virus at the Alatreon and immediately detonated it. With lightning speed, it turned around and whipped its tail, causing the Alatreon to stumble.

　The Lord of Return roared with all her might. For her, having absorbed all the energy of the Lava Mountain Dragon, the Crimson Emperor Dragon God Jade within her body had been restructured. At the same time, this energy had also transformed the other dragon jades within her body. The restructured Crimson Emperor Dragon God Jade meant that the energy within the Lord of Return had truly reached the level of infinity. This was the state that the Chosen Netherworld Lamp Dragon, as speculated by the scribe team, would eventually mature without any disturbance. However, the Lord of Return's situation was even stronger than hers. She now possessed far more than just infinite power.

　This means that the wounds left by the Alatreon could heal in just a few seconds, and even the scales on its side abdomen were replaced. The other wounds were also quickly healed. However, for the Alatreon, treating the wounds left by the Lord of the World was not as easy as it was for the Lord of the World. But this was only compared to the Lord of the World. Compared to ordinary monsters, the Alatreon's recovery speed was still top-notch.

　Furthermore, although Alatreon lives in the high-pressure deep sea, it is not good at fighting in the water. In its battle with the World Lord, it first used its breath to create an ice surface for itself to stand on. However, Alatreon could not suppress the World Lord with this. However, for the World Lord, when fighting on the sea surface, the Mad Dragon Virus could not gather around it due to the fluctuation of the waves and the energy dissipating around Alatreon. Therefore, the World Lord was also constantly moving closer to the land during the battle.

　Finally, the Lord of the World reached the land before Alatreon. Immediately afterward, the Lord of the World swung its talons and swept them towards Alatreon, trying to stop its advance. Amidst the rising pillar of the Mad Dragon Virus, Alatreon quickly retreated and spewed a fiery breath that detonated the Mad Dragon Virus. After circling in the air once, it spewed a water breath at the Lord of the World. The Lord of the World used its limbs to forcefully dodge the fierce water wave from Alatreon, but Alatreon then hurled four ice spikes at the Lord of the World.

　The Lord of Rebirth unleashed a blue breath that shattered the ice spikes, then swept it towards the Alatreon. The Alatreon dodged the Lord of Rebirth's breath and unleashed a massive fan-shaped flame. While the Lord of Rebirth was dodging, the Alatreon rapidly approached the Lord of Rebirth and once again gathered a surge of violent dragon-attribute energy on its Sky Piercing Horn before slamming it down.

　"boom!"

　A massive burst of dragon-attribute energy erupted instantly, and crimson lightning spread rapidly like cracks in ice. Before Alatreon could even stand up from the ground, the Lord of the World had already pounced with its wing claws raised. The Lord of the World raised its enormous wing claws, gathered its power, and slammed them down on Alatreon's head. Amidst the explosion of the Mad Dragon Virus, sparks flew as the Lord of the World's wing claws rubbed against the reverse scales on Alatreon's head. By the time the Lord of the World raised its wing claws, half of Alatreon's head was already buried in the ground.

　The Alatreon's reverse scales weren't shattered, but a significant portion of them were knocked askew, and dragon blood flowed freely. The Alatreon struggled to lift its head from the ground, roaring angrily at the sky after being attacked. While spewing fireballs, it immediately unleashed a fierce fiery breath at the World Lord. The World Lord didn't dodge; instead, it raised its wing claws and slapped at the Alatreon again.

　"boom!"

　By slamming its wing claws down, the Revenant skillfully dodged Alatreon's breath attack. Each time its wing claws landed, the nearby Dragon Virus would explode, simultaneously unleashing the earth's leyline energy and causing a widespread explosion. After spewing its fiery breath, Alatreon then unleashed a jet of water from its mouth, but this too was dodged by the Revenant. Enraged, Alatreon took a deep breath, its abdominal muscles bulging.

　The black dragon suddenly spat out a fireball.

　The fireball exploded in a ring shape upon landing. Instead of dodging to the outside, the Lord of the World jumped into the flames after the innermost flames exploded. The Alatreon had been waiting for this moment. It raised its body again, inhaled the air, and then unleashed a deafening roar, "Roar!" The surrounding snowflakes trembled from the terrifying sound waves. After letting out its roar, the Alatreon raised its forelegs, which were wrapped in dragon-attribute energy, and slammed them down on the Lord of the World.

　As the surging dragon energy exploded on Hui Shi Zhu's body, Hui Shi Zhu also exhaled a breath of mixed azure and blackish-purple energy, striking the reverse shell composed of reverse scales on Alatreon. The surging ley line energy shattered Alatreon's reverse shell, while the dragon energy also destroyed the scales on Hui Shi Zhu's body. Moreover, due to the dragon energy, Hui Shi Zhu's recovery speed was slightly slower, but this was only a superficial injury for both Hui Shi Zhu and Alatreon.

　Lanmei stood atop a mountain not far from Hui Shi Zhu and Alatreon, watching the battle between the two dragons. She also wanted to join the fight to help Hui Shi Zhu, but if she did, Hui Shi Zhu would be unhappy. Moreover, Lanmei felt that Alatreon could not defeat Hui Shi Zhu. Nevertheless, Lanmei kept her eyes fixed on the battle between the two dragons, always ready to transform back into Lanmei at any moment. Although Lanmei trusted Hui Shi Zhu, if Hui Shi Zhu showed any signs of defeat, Lanmei would not hesitate to transform back into Lanmei and join the fight.

　Of course, they'd team up with the Lord of the Worlds to bully Alatreon.

　During the prolonged battle, the white-gold scales scattered by the Resurrection Lord mixed with the blizzard caused by the Alatreon, but this did not stop the Resurrection Lord from detonating the Mad Dragon Virus. "Boom!" As the Resurrection Lord spewed out azure beams of light that knocked the Alatreon to the ground, it immediately detonated all the Mad Dragon Viruses around it. The rumbling explosions lasted for several minutes, but this was nothing new to the Alatreon.

　After several final judgments, beam clashes, and close-quarters combat, a large chunk of flesh was bitten off one of the Alatreon's wings by the Reincarnation Lord, revealing the bone underneath. The reverse shells on both sides of its body were also bombarded by the Reincarnation Lord's Mad Dragon Virus, leaving them almost defenseless. A piece of its fangs was even chipped off by the Reincarnation Lord's blade scales. However, compared to Alatreon, the Reincarnation Lord was almost unharmed and even seemed to be in high spirits.

　Down on his luck, Alatreon circled and spewed fiery breath, trying to force back the Lord of Rebirth. However, the Lord of Rebirth spat out a beam of light, blocking Alatreon's fiery breath. Seeing that the Lord of Rebirth's offensive had not subsided, Alatreon swung its Sky Piercing Horn, and the surging lightning energy immediately formed a wall of lightning to block the Lord of Rebirth's attack. Just as Alatreon was about to use the Final Judgment again, the Lord of Rebirth actually charged straight in front of Alatreon, enduring the attack of the Judgment Lightning, and grabbed Alatreon's Sky Piercing Horn.

　Alatreon struggled incessantly to shake off the World Lord, but in terms of strength, Alatreon was no match for the World Lord. Gradually, Alatreon heard a series of cracking sounds coming from its Heaven-Piercing Horn. Alatreon immediately tried to unleash its Final Judgment, but the next second, "Crack!" With a crisp breaking sound, Alatreon's Heaven-Piercing Horn snapped off, and instantly, chaotic elemental energy surged violently around Alatreon.

　As it turns out, although the Heavenly Horn is essentially Alatreon's elemental controller, Alatreon can still manipulate these energies even without it. Moreover, the Heavenly Horn can regenerate. Thinking about this, Alatreon felt somewhat gratified, since the Heavenly Horn was like their identity card—something they couldn't live without.

　The island, devastated by the chaotic energy eruption, was completely unrecognizable. Only the petrified corpse of the Zorah Magdaros remained, presumably becoming the island's new foundation after a long period of time. Just as Alatreon was wondering where the World Lord had gone, blazing azure flames swept across the island ravaged by the energy burst.

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　Volume 1: 444 - The Hunter Arrives at the End

　The moment Alatreon's most precious Heavenly Horn was violently broken off by the World Lord, it lost control of the chaotic elemental energy within its body. However, Alatreon did not panic. The next second after regaining control, it immediately used the Final Judgment. The violent ice energy instantly froze the entire space, and a fierce blizzard almost covered the entire island. It was foreseeable that in such a snow-covered environment, almost no creature could survive.

　The island quickly returned to calm, but Alatreon did not find the Lord of the World. Currently weakened, Alatreon did not recklessly search for the Lord of the World. Alatreon also knew that the Lord of the World would not be killed so easily. Alatreon's Sky-Piercing Horn...

　A deep purple light shimmered at the cut surface as the Alatreon unleashed a compressed ice-attribute breath, mixed with countless ice particles. The ice-attribute breath, capable of easily slicing through the ground, collided with the earth, creating thick smoke and snow.

　Numerous flying snow chunks shattered the snow-covered plants into fragments, while lightning, fire rain, and thunderstorms rained down around Alatreon. Just as Alatreon was searching for the location of the Revenant, the Revenant, hidden in the blizzard, boldly launched its attack. The Revenant swiftly flew into the sky and spewed azure flames at the ground. The Revenant's flames not only penetrated deep into the earth, causing widespread fire explosions and even spectacular flame tornadoes, but also scorched Alatreon's reverse scales.

　Alatreon had never seen Safi'jiiva before, so he didn't know what the Lord of the Worlds was doing. Alatreon opened its mouth and spewed ice-attribute breath at the ground. The moisture in the air was immediately frozen and turned into ice walls to block the waves of light and flame. However, the hard ice walls only blocked for a moment. The light and flame erupted like a tsunami, wave after wave of light and flame instantly evaporating the ice walls. By the time Alatreon realized that these light and flame were not to be touched, the reverse scales on its body had been burned to the point that they were almost melting.

　Because one of its wings was damaged by the World Lord, Alatreon could not quickly fly away from the area scorched by the flames. It could only continuously spew out ice-attribute breath to create ice walls and ice pillars to resist the burning flames. Just as Alatreon was thinking about what to do next, a dazzling azure star fell from the sky. Almost without thinking, Alatreon's instincts were desperately warning it that this thing was very dangerous, extremely dangerous, and that it had to escape as soon as possible.

　However, the light star was falling very fast, and Alatreon knew that it probably couldn't dodge it. Then, Alatreon's body surface was immediately covered with crimson dragon attribute energy. Just as Alatreon was about to breathe fire to send the light star back, it suddenly felt as if the scene in front of it had flashed. Alatreon immediately shook its head. At this moment, it didn't want to miss because it didn't see the position of the light star clearly. Alatreon then took a deep breath and was about to exhale its fire breath when the light star in the sky changed.

　There wasn't just one falling star, but seven. The seven stars formed a strange pattern in the sky and fell rapidly. The scene was so terrifying that Alatreon even subconsciously thought it was fake. But the flash that almost blinded Alatreon proved that it was all real. However, before he could even unleash his fiery breath, the stars had already hit the ground. The azure plasma spheres exploded immediately after hitting the ground.

　The energy generated in the instant of the explosion was enough to annihilate the flesh of any creature that came into direct contact. The scalding blast wave instantly shattered the rocks on the ground, and the reddish-brown reverse scales of Alatreon, which had been burned to a molten state, fell to the ground and exploded, just like the scales dropped by Bazelgeuse during a hunt. New reverse scales then appeared in the places where the original scales were missing, but before the scales could oxidize and harden, a second ball of light fell. The sound of the explosion drowned out Alatreon's painful roar, and the blinding flash almost made Alatreon lose consciousness.

　When the island returned to calm, the Lord of the Reincarnation slowly descended from the sky, flapping his dragon wings. The starry patterns on his wing membranes were quite beautiful. In front of the Lord of the Reincarnation was the terrain of a basin, which could be described as a basin, blasted open by the Crimson Emperor Azure Star. The Black Dragon stood in the deepest part of the pit, its body swaying precariously. If it weren't for its tenacious willpower, the Black Dragon would probably have already fainted. Because its left side and dragon wings were closer to the Crimson Emperor Azure Star, the skeleton and beating heart inside could be seen. In particular, the entire dragon wing had completely turned into a skeleton.

　The entire reverse scale on its chest was burned through, revealing only the massive dragon bone and beating heart. The right side of its body was the least injured, with most of the reverse scales falling off and the skin scorched to a dark brown, but at least the internal skeleton was not exposed. Although the wounds on the Alatreon's body were stopped by the flames, its blood started gushing out again after the explosion.

　At this moment, because of the Crimson Emperor Azure Star of the Reincarnation Lord, the seawater on the coast was blown away, forming a basin. This caused the seawater to back up, and a large amount of seawater rushed into the huge basin, crashing into the body of the Alatreon. Seeing that the Reincarnation Lord was just standing on the edge of the basin and did not chase after it or spew the Crimson Emperor Azure Star again, the Alatreon was relieved and completely fainted. The Reincarnation Lord knew that the Alatreon was not its enemy at all, which meant that it had completely and utterly become a taboo.

　The Lord of Rebirth watched expressionlessly as the seawater filled the basin she had created before turning around. Just as she was about to transform back into her young daughter form, she suddenly let out a small burp, expelling the gas accumulated in her stomach. The Lord of Rebirth swayed contentedly. At that moment, Lanlong swayed as it flew down from the clouds. After reaching a suitable altitude, it transformed back into Lanmei and landed beside the Lord of Rebirth. Seeing Lanmei land, the Lord of Rebirth couldn't wait to transform back into her young daughter form as well.

　"Huh? Hikaru, you, no, how come you've turned back again?"

　Lanmei had mentally prepared herself for what awaited her below, but she hadn't expected the Returning Lord to look exactly the same. Actually, there were some changes, the most significant being his hair. His once black hair had completely turned platinum blonde, though the ends had a touch of peach pink. The dragon horns were also a slightly lighter color than before, but not noticeably. His tail...

　The raised thorns disappeared, replaced by sharp blade scales. Lan Mei didn't care; as long as she didn't use force, the blade scales wouldn't cut her skin. But she didn't know about other creatures.

　The little girl tilted her head, seemingly pondering the best way to say it. Suddenly, she had a brilliant idea. Clapping her hands happily, she ran off. She chose the thickest, tallest tree, then snapped it in two with a single flick of her tail. She then dragged the trunk to Lanmei's side. Lanmei tilted her head, looking at the trunk with a puzzled expression, wondering what the little girl intended to do. The little girl then began to knead and rub the trunk, the tree shrinking in her hands. Soon, she effortlessly molded the trunk into a tiny diamond.

　Lanmei looked at the shiny stone, somewhat puzzled as to why the little girl was doing this. It was certainly not in line with the little girl's personality. First of all, this thing was obviously not edible. Based on Lanmei's understanding of the little girl, she wasn't very interested in things that weren't edible. Even with toys, the little girl would get bored after playing with them for a while. However, to call this a toy was a bit too small. If it fell on the ground, she could just move on to the next toy.

　However, the little girl got anxious when she saw that Lanmei didn't understand her meaning. Her idea was simple: to use the act of squeezing a tree into a diamond to compare it to the sudden growth of her skin when she molted. Seeing that Lanmei couldn't understand, the little girl simply handed the diamond to Lanmei and then used a branch from the ground to gesture for a while before Lanmei understood what she meant.

　Lanmei clapped her hands and said with a sudden realization, "I understand now. You mean that during evolution, in order not to waste energy, the body temporarily enlarges to store that energy. This energy is not only used to analyze your Dragon Jade, but also to reconstruct a new Dragon Jade. So after the deconstruction is completed, those excess cells naturally disappear, and you return to your previous appearance. I see. But then, what about the energy I ate?"

　"I'm too full to eat anymore~"

　The little girl's reasoning was perfectly valid, but the thought of that energy reminded Lan Mei of the scene where she kissed the dragon girl, and her cheeks couldn't help but flush. Moreover, the thought that the dragon girl was actually the little girl, meaning that she was essentially kissing the little girl, made Lan Mei even more afraid to look directly at the little girl beside her. Hearing what the little girl said, Lan Mei understood the situation. The little girl was a staunch advocate of not wasting food, so "gifting" the excess energy to Lan Mei was a good choice. Besides, that pure life energy was also a tonic for Lan Mei. But then Lan Mei suddenly thought of something.

　"If you had just said it directly, I would have understood. Why aren't you saying anything?"

　The somewhat excited little girl was suddenly stunned. Looking at the little girl's silly appearance, Lanmei couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth and secretly feel proud. At this moment, the stubborn little girl just let out a soft hum from her nose, then turned her head and left. Lanmei smiled happily and caught up with the little girl in a few steps and walked beside her.

　On the hunters' side, the defeat of the Lord of the Guiding Lands meant that the hunters had completely lost track of the Lord of the Guiding Lands. Considering that the Lord of the Guiding Lands' goal was to find the Lavasioth and absorb its energy, the hunters dared not imagine how powerful the Lord of the Guiding Lands would be if it were allowed to absorb it successfully. In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, the Hunter's Guild and the Dragon Academy jointly dispatched several Dragon Detection Ships to search for the Lord of the Guiding Lands' whereabouts. Fortunately, following the Lavasioth's movement trajectory investigated by the hunters in the New World, the investigators quickly found the Lord of the Guiding Lands's trail.

　Unfortunately, the place where the Lord of the World and the Lava Dragon finally stopped was too far from both the Everfrost Tundra and the New World. Although the Dragon Sense Ship could help hunters quickly find the target's trail, it was far inferior to regular transport ships in terms of carrying personnel and supplies. Moreover, when facing a monster like the Lord of the World, hunters had to mobilize all their forces to have any chance of winning. Therefore, finding the Lord of the World was the first step, and the hunters had to race against time with all their might.

　Therefore, the hunters on the Dragon's Insight Ship quickly drew up a complete sea chart and handed it over to the Hunter's Guild. The hunters on the Dragon's Insight Ship would not return with the seabirds, but would instead act as an advance force to find a suitable base and prepare to welcome the hunters who would follow. The remaining hunters would travel by transport ship to the location marked on the Dragon's Insight Ship to prevent the Lord of the World from meeting the Lava Dragon.

　"Bai Feng, do you think we'll succeed?"

　As the main force of the expedition, Mary and Bai Feng were indispensable members of the hunter team. At this moment, they were sitting in the cabin, surrounded by the smell of the tide. The waves crashed against each other, the sound so regular that it was like a lullaby to lull them to sleep. However, the hunters had their own thoughts and could not fall asleep. Mary asked Bai Feng a question while calmly sitting outside the window and gazing at the scenery.

　Although they had clearly located the location of the Reincarnated One, how to defeat him remained an unsolved problem. Even though they could see the white waves surging on the sea and hear the roar of the real ocean, Bai Feng couldn't imagine where they would end up after navigating these turbulent waves. Meanwhile, outside the window, seagulls comfortably stretched their wings in the gentle breeze.

　Flying in the middle.

　"To be honest, I don't think we can succeed. Should I say that she is indeed the Lord of Reincarnation, or should I say that she is truly the Lord of Reincarnation? She is too perfect, unlike any monster I have ever seen before. Moreover, I have a feeling that this plan to subdue her will not go so smoothly."

　"It seems we must be careful this time. A hunter's intuition is always very accurate."

　"I hope my intuition isn't too accurate this time." Nearly a month later, Bai Feng and her group's transport ship was about to arrive at its destination, the sea area where the World Lord was located. Although the arrival time would vary from the expected time depending on the sea and land routes, the overall arrival time was not too far off. However, just as they were about to reach the coast, the Elucat started running around the cabin in a panic.

　"Watch out, meow! The fleet has encountered an unusually severe storm with heavy rain. We can only stay a few hundred meters from the coastline for now. We cannot proceed rashly, or the ship will capsize."

　"What? What happened?"

　"With wind and rain raging, how come we can't move forward when we're almost at our destination?"

　Although the two transport ships were large wooden vessels, monster materials had been incorporated into their keels and key parts, making them capable of navigating moderate waves. While they weren't new ships, they had undergone considerable repairs in preparation for their upcoming voyage to the open ocean. As a result, the ships gave the impression of a hunter fully prepared for a hunt. However, it was almost certain that the heavy rain and stormy weather were due to the Storm Dragon.

　But there was nothing they could do. With their current conditions, they could hardly defeat the Storm Dragon. So the hunters could only watch helplessly. Finally, after waiting for another month, the storm finally subsided. Although there was still bad weather on the island, at least they no longer had to drift at sea. But just as the hunters reached the shore and were preparing to carry supplies down, seven bright stars suddenly appeared in the sky.

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　Volume 1: 445 - Chicken flavor, crunchy

　The universe was in chaos, like a chicken egg. Pangu was born within it. After 18,000 years, the universe was first separated. The clear Yang became the sky, and the turbid Yin became the earth. Pangu was in the middle, changing nine times a day. He became a god in the sky and a sage on the earth. The sky grew one zhang higher each day, the earth grew one zhang thicker each day, and Pangu grew one zhang taller each day. This continued for 18,000 years. When the sky reached its highest point and the earth reached its deepest point, and Pangu reached his longest point, the distance between the sky and the earth was 90,000 li. After that, the Three Sovereigns came into being.

　Pangu was born first, and upon his death, he transformed into a being. His breath became wind and clouds, his voice became thunder, his left eye became the sun, his right eye became the moon, his four limbs and five body parts became the four cardinal directions and five sacred mountains, his blood became rivers, his veins became the earth, his muscles became fields, his hair became stars, his skin became grass and trees, his teeth and bones became metal and stone, his essence became pearls and jade, his sweat became rain, and the insects on his body, touched by the wind, transformed into the common people.

　The Three Sovereigns are Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa, who were transformed from the essence, energy, and spirit of Pangu. Pangu's body transformed into the myriad lands, and the "spiritual energy of heaven and earth" contained within him also decomposed into the five elements that interact and restrain each other: wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth. Pangu's heart, however, hangs high in the sky, becoming the link between heaven and earth. Because it connects with the place where the pure energy of heaven gathers, the "divine tree" was born from the convergence of pure and impure energy, becoming the source of life in the heavens.

　In the beginning, there were few living beings in the world. So the Three Sovereigns created their own races in their own way, which were the original gods, humans, and beasts. Originally, the races should have lived peacefully like this, but as time went by, the three races gradually developed differences and began to have small-scale conflicts. This eventually led to the Great War of the Three Races. After the war, the three races experienced different degrees of changes. After that, humans discovered that they could activate the spiritual power of Nuwa during cultivation and become immortals.

　Immortals can be granted titles and become gods. Similarly, beastmen can cultivate to unleash the power belonging to Shennong and become demons. Demons can continue to cultivate and become monsters. After that, in order to prevent the continuous conflict between humans and demons from causing widespread suffering, the divine realm specially created the demon realm in the Shu Mountain formed under the influence of Pangu's heart for the demon race to live in, and prohibited the human and demon realms from invading each other.

　During the long period of peaceful development that followed, more places similar to Mount Shu were discovered, and thus the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, which were suitable places for cultivation, came into being. At this point, the Six Realms of Gods, Demons, Humans, Monsters, Immortals, and Ghosts were officially formed. However, they could not understand each other, so the conflicts between the Six Realms have never stopped since the day the Six Realms were born.

　In a not-so-remote county town in the human realm, the newly appointed Earth God, Qi Yun, sat solemnly in his temple, pondering how to break free from his current predicament. Besides Qi Yun, two furry yellow creatures flanked him—two immature foxes, employees Qi Yun had casually recruited upon taking office. After all, he was, in a sense, an Earth God, responsible for protecting the local area and ensuring a bountiful harvest; wishes for things like falling gold or finding a rich man's wallet were left to the foxes.

　Qi Yun had his own things to do, and he was unwilling to waste time on these matters.

　However, Qi Yun was hoping that the urgent wish he needed to resolve was that someone was going out and getting lucky by finding a wallet, but the reality was far worse, and there were only three days left until the deadline.

　The whole story begins twelve days earlier. Qi Yun, who had just taken office, was checking the household registration of local residents in the county. Because Qi Yun was charitable and did many good deeds during his lifetime, he became the local land god after his death based on his merits. After paying homage to the city god, Qi Yun immediately began to familiarize himself with his work. Although the land god is the lowest level of deity, he has a lot to do. Unexpectedly, at this time, a powerful tiger demon suddenly appeared in the fields of Peigu County.

　The tiger demon opened its blood-red maw and let out a roar that shook the mountains and forests. The terrifying roar instantly scared away the farmers who were still working, and some of the timid ones even fainted. The bolder ones watched from a distance. When Qi Yun learned of this situation, he immediately came to the fields. The fact that he was unwilling to admit was that the tiger demon was stronger than him. Qi Yun immediately activated his magic to notify the local city god, hoping that the city god could arrive in time when the tiger demon went on a killing spree. However, although the city god did not come, the tiger demon did not do so either. Instead, it said something that shocked even Qi Yun.

　"Hey, you little land god, you've finally arrived. Listen up, the place where these two-legged sheep are farming is now my territory. A long time ago, these two-legged sheep tried to take over my territory, but they neither made a move nor bothered me, so I, Tiger Grandpa, didn't bother to say anything. After all, Tiger Grandpa was in the wrong. But now, these two-legged sheep have trespassed into my territory. So how do you want the rent calculated?"

　"You audacious tiger demon, stop spouting nonsense! This land was clearly reclaimed by the villagers of Peigu County to grow some vegetables to supplement their income. How could it be your land? You are clearly making trouble. I advise you to leave immediately, or don't blame me for being merciless."

　To Qi Yun's surprise, the tiger demon wasn't even angry. Instead, he brazenly took a gourd from his waist, pulled out the lid, and drank the wine inside in one gulp. The tiger demon seemed very satisfied with the wine. After wiping the wine stains from his mouth, he grinned and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, I say, you local god really think you're a deity! But even if you are a deity, you still have to follow the rules. Otherwise, why didn't the City God come? Because even if he did, it wouldn't be of any use. Hahahaha, after seven days, I only need a pair of boys and girls as rent every month, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."

　After the tiger demon finished speaking, it leaped more than four people high and disappeared into the distant forest, leaving Qi Yun standing there helplessly. In the end, Qi Yun also told the City God about this, trying to get help from him. However, the City God also did not have a suitable way to deal with the tiger demon. Another undeniable fact was that after learning about the tiger demon's power, the City God said that he could not defeat it either. Qi Yun immediately said that if the young boys and girls were not delivered on time, and the tiger demon went on a rampage in the county, the number of dead would probably not be just a pair of young boys and girls.

　On the other hand, if Qi Yun had to hand over a pair of young boys and girls, he would rather not be the local earth god. Of course, the worst outcome would be for the earth god to die at the hands of the tiger demon, and then for the tiger demon to enter Peigu County as if it were nothing. But would such an outcome be good? However, to avoid a tragic end for the entire county, handing over a pair of young boys and girls was not something a local earth god should do. The earth god Qi Yun was in a dilemma. If he were alive, Qi Yun could talk to his friends, but now he was drifting in the underworld and could only rely on himself.

　"Senior Brother, according to the instructions of the Hundred-Mile Universe Compass, the tiger demon is staying near Peigu County. Should we go and subdue the tiger demon now, or should we report the situation here to Master first?"

　"There's no time to lose, Changqing. Let's go now. If we delay even a moment, the surrounding villagers will be at risk of being harmed by the tiger demon. We can report the details to our master later. I'm sure our master and the others will agree with our approach."

　"Yes, Big Brother."

　From the moment Xu Changqing and Chang Qing stepped into Peigu County, Qi Yun sensed their arrival. Both were dressed in white robes and carried long swords. Xu Changqing, leading the group, had a handsome face and an extraordinary air about him. His white robes billowed in the wind as he walked, making him appear dashing and elegant. Compared to Xu Changqing, Chang Qing beside him seemed much more youthful. The two quickly organized the information they had. Xu Changqing then used a Celestial Master Talisman to locate the tiger demon. From the way they used the talisman, Qi Yun immediately recognized them as members of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. He was all too familiar with that sword-pointing technique.

　When Qi Yun learned from Xu Changqing and Chang Qing that they had come to deal with the tiger demon, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. After all, they were from the Shushan Immortal Sword Sect, which had always taken it upon itself to subdue demons and save the world. Moreover, he heard the younger one address the older one as Senior Brother. Since he was Senior Brother, surely it wouldn't be a problem for him to eliminate the tiger demon.

　But seeing Xu Changqing and his companion wandering around Peigu County, Qi Yun realized that the tiger demon was truly cunning; it had actually set up decoys in multiple locations to mislead the enemy.

　This thing made Xu Changqing cautious. If it were a common, irrational monster, it would be easy to subdue it by simply paying attention to its location. But for this kind of monster that has developed intelligence, it is much more difficult to subdue than an ordinary monster.

　However, this was not a problem for Xu Changqing. As the eldest disciple of Shushan, Xu Changqing had been raised by the elders of Shushan since childhood. These tricks to deceive people were simply useless to Xu Changqing. Moreover, Xu Changqing did not underestimate his enemy because of this. Xu Changqing immediately took out the True Celestial Master Talisman and then quickly cast it.

　The True Celestial Master Talisman, once unleashed, immediately transformed into golden threads. After circling several times in the air, it pointed northeast. Xu Changqing and Chang Qing instinctively looked up, and there it was—the location of the withered mountain in Peigu County. It seemed the tiger demon had hidden within it. Xu Changqing and Chang Qing exchanged a glance, then immediately began running towards the withered mountain. Soon, following the direction indicated by the golden threads, they arrived at its foot. The mountain was called withered because villagers from Peigu County frequently came to cut firewood there, causing the trees on the mountain to disappear.

　Xu Changqing immediately placed his hand on the hilt of the sword, waiting to draw it. But at that moment, the golden thread turned into light spots and disappeared because the time limit had expired. Changqing, being inexperienced, thought that the tiger demon was approaching, so he immediately pressed his back against Xu Changqing and quickly drew the sword.

　"Elder brother, let me help you!"

　Xu Changqing could hear the tremor in Changqing's voice, indicating that this trial had been a bit too much for him. However, as a disciple of Shushan, such things were unavoidable. Xu Changqing reminded Changqing to prepare two kinds of talismans: Body Binding and Forbidden Spell Sealing. At the same time, he quickly took out several talismans and placed them between his fingers for emergencies. After making preparations, Xu Changqing swiftly cast the True Celestial Master Talisman and once again searched for the tiger demon's location by following the direction of the golden thread.

　"Changqing, I can feel that tiger demon is right in front of me, standing behind me. Don't be afraid, don't worry, trust yourself."

　Surprisingly, after hearing Xu Changqing's words, Changqing calmed down, and the tip of the sword in his hand stopped trembling. Xu Changqing was very pleased with Changqing's progress. At this moment, the golden thread in front of Xu Changqing was getting brighter and brighter, which proved that the tiger demon was getting closer and closer. Xu Changqing immediately focused his attention and prepared to fight the tiger demon. This time, the Demon Locking Tower of Shushan was destroyed by the Demon Lord Chonglou, which caused many demons to escape from it and bring many disasters to the human world. Xu Changqing knew that he had to capture all these demons.

　However, the next second Xu Changqing saw a scene that he could hardly believe, or rather, a scene that would give him nightmares: Xu Changqing saw a tiger demon, but it was a tiger demon that had run away.

　The tiger demon in front of Xu Changqing was running past him in terror. It was so fast that Xu Changqing only caught a glimpse of it, but even that was enough for him to see the extremely frightened expression on the tiger demon's face. Moreover, after encountering the two disciples of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, the tiger demon did not change its direction of escape and continued to run backward in the same direction as before. Changqing looked at Xu Changqing in disbelief and asked, "Senior Brother, this... it must have been Senior Brother who scared it away, right?"

　Xu Changqing remained silent, pondering what had transpired. The Bagua compass on his body showed no abnormality, proving there were no more powerful demons nearby. Could it be a cultivator stronger than himself? Xu Changqing thought this was possible, and if so, he felt obligated to help. However, the next second, a blue and white figure shot out, moving so fast that Xu Changqing couldn't even see what it was. Changqing didn't even notice something had rushed past.

　"boom!"

　The next second, the tiger demon was kicked to the ground by the blue and white thing, kicking up a cloud of dust. The tiger demon didn't even have time to beg for mercy before its neck was snapped. Seeing the tiger demon killed, Xu Changqing relaxed his vigilance slightly, but the next second, Xu Changqing felt as if a great enemy was facing him, and his hair stood on end. Because what appeared in front of him was not a person, but two, no, it could not be called a person, it was a demon, or perhaps a monster.

　What angered Xu Changqing even more was that the two demons seemed to completely disregard them. Admittedly, the smaller demon killed the tiger demon with a single move, but good and evil have always been irreconcilable, so Xu Changqing immediately set these two demons as his targets.

　The young girl and Lanmei had no idea that Xu Changqing had such a rich inner world, because their attention was entirely focused on the tiger demon. At first, the young girl was quite curious about what this furry, talking creature was, but the next second she felt that this creature would probably taste pretty good, so the young girl immediately revealed her killing intent. Then the tiger demon fled, and the young girl chased after it. Unfortunately, the tiger demon couldn't escape, and then the young girl kicked it, breaking its spine. As for how to cook it...

　Although I didn't bring Meralu with me on this trip, as long as it's cooked properly, it's bound to taste good!

　The young girl quickly peeled off the tiger skin, tossed it aside, and then took out a legendary item—a fork. Using ancient dragon magic, Dragonfire, she quickly roasted the tiger demon until it smelled delicious. Lan Mei grabbed the tiger demon's forelimb, gently twisted it, and tore it off. Taking a bite, Lan Mei covered her mouth in surprise. The tiger demon's tasted surprisingly good; the meat wasn't as tough and unpalatable as she had imagined.

　It doesn't even have much of a sour or astringent taste.

　Of course, this only needs a sprinkle of seasoning to be perfect. The roasted tiger demon meat is the best of the best, with a rich meaty aroma mixed with a faint fragrance. The young girl tore off a hind leg and took a big bite.

　"Crunch~ Crunch~" The little girl chewed up the tiger demon's bones and swallowed them. The crunching sound frightened Xu Changqing. Both the little girl and Lanmei had horns on their heads, and the little girl's tail was so bright. Xu Changqing didn't need to look closely to recognize that the little girl and Lanmei were definitely not human. So he had no choice but to join forces with Changqing and immediately swung their swords to slash at them.

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