Chapter 263: I Am of the Scorpion Dragon Clan Do You Dare Kill Me?
Dan Domain, Fallen God Ravine!
A thunderous, arrogant laugh echoed through the sky as a blood red figure flickered several times before appearing high above in the distance. The newcomer's appearance was decent not as handsome as Lu Bu but far superior to Xiao Yan. Behind him stretched a pair of massive dragon wings, each spanning dozens of meters. As the fleshy wings flapped, sharp and piercing gusts of wind howled through the air.
Additionally, a long scorpion tail extended from his back, its sharp tip gleaming ominously with a faint purple glow, radiating an aura of deadly poison.
Lu Bu glanced at the dragon wings behind him, raising an eyebrow. The Taixu Ancient Dragon did not have wings could it be that the dragon bloodline in this Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast did not originate from the Taixu Ancient Dragon?
"Hmm?" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast noticed his two subordinates lying on the ground, their faces swollen beyond recognition. A flicker of surprise crossed his face before he let out a sinister chuckle. "Heh… Not bad, little pretty boy. You actually managed to take down Fat Rat and Dry Monkey!"
"However, despite their loss, they still completed their mission perfectly!"
The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast sniffed the air, just as Fat Rat had done earlier. A moment later, his eyes lit up with excitement, and he burst into manic laughter. "Hahahaha… It really is the Calamity Poison Body!"
"And it's a female Calamity Poison Body! Hahahaha… My luck is incredible! To think I would encounter a female Calamity Poison Body this must be fate! She is destined to be my queen!"
"Hahahaha…" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast laughed wildly, his entire body trembling with excitement.
"Brat, tell me who is this Calamity Poison Body?" His expression suddenly twisted into a vicious snarl as he glared at Lu Bu and roared, "You must be deeply connected to her, or else her scent wouldn't linger on you for so long!"
"You definitely know who she is! Tell me immediately where is my queen?!"
Lu Bu's lips curled into a faint smirk, his expression icy.
Today, you die!
Boom!
A chilling killing intent erupted from Lu Bu's body. His eyes gleamed with cold light, the temperature around him surged, and the ethereal glow of the Green Lotus Core Flame flickered into existence, distorting the surrounding air.
The interwoven forces of icy killing intent and blazing flames sent shockwaves through the atmosphere. Poisonous beasts in the vicinity shrieked in terror, scrambling to flee in all directions.
"Heh… Not bad!" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast hesitated briefly before nodding approvingly. "A mere one star Dou Zong, yet you actually dare challenge me?"
"Impressive, impressive! Among the humans I've encountered, you are one of the more remarkable ones. Tell me where the Calamity Poison Body is, and I will be merciful and spare your life."
"You must have a close relationship with her. How about this? I will cripple you and let you serve as my queen's personal attendant. This way, you won't have to be separated from her. I am so benevolent! Surely, she will be grateful and wholeheartedly submit to me. Hahaha…"
As he spoke, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast trembled in pleasure, reveling in his own delusions.
"Are you finished?" Lu Bu asked flatly. "If so, then die."
Boom!
A violent burst of cyan flames surged into the sky, merging with the raging winds to form a swirling inferno. In the blink of an eye, a massive cyan fire wolf materialized, baring its fangs as it lunged toward the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast.
"Heavenly Flame?!"
The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's expression changed drastically. As a venomous beast, he was naturally countered by the world's most supreme Yang based energy.
"Heh… So what if you have a Heavenly Flame? With your weak cultivation, how much of its true power can you even unleash?" After a brief moment of shock, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast sneered. His scorpion tail lashed upward, its sharp tip glowing blood red as a terrifying energy gathered at its end.
A violent, sinister beam of blood colored energy shot forth, colliding directly with the cyan fire wolf.
Boom!!
Crimson and cyan light intertwined, sending scorching flames and poisonous energy sweeping across the battlefield.
Lu Bu grunted as he was forced to take a step back. Meanwhile, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast was also struggling. The wild and intense flames of the Green Lotus Core Flame made him feel stifled, as if his battle energy circulation had been blocked.
"Heh… Not bad, but in your hands, the Heavenly Flame is far from reaching its full potential!" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast sneered. His dragon wings flapped violently, stirring up a powerful gale as his figure suddenly vanished from sight.
"You think you can play tricks on me?!" Lu Bu sneered. His hands clapped together, and the Green Lotus Core Flame roared to life. A lifelike flame dragon coiled into existence, its long tail flicking as it lunged toward a seemingly empty patch of sky.
Boom!
Another explosion rang out as a blood colored blur staggered backward from the flames. The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's face was twisted with shock.
"Impossible! How can a mere one star Dou Zong manifest such a powerful fire spirit?!"
"You claimed the Heavenly Flame was weak in my hands?" Lu Bu smirked. "Let me show you what it can really do!"
His hands flashed through a series of intricate seals.
In an instant, four additional masses of blazing cyan flames emerged, floating before him like miniature suns.
With a rapid change in hand seals, the four flames writhed and transformed.
"Wolf Spirit, manifest!"
"Leopard Spirit, manifest!"
"Lion Spirit, manifest!"
"Tiger Spirit, manifest!"
In mere moments, four towering fire spirits a wolf, a leopard, a lion, and a tiger appeared in the sky, their terrifying roars shaking the heavens. The overwhelming surge of Heavenly Flame energy caused the entire Fallen God Ravine to tremble.
The once damp and chilly air of the ravine had completely evaporated, replaced by an arid, blazing atmosphere.
Seeing this, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's pupils constricted in horror. "How… How can he summon such powerful flame beasts with his cultivation?!"
Lu Bu smirked. Though the Five Wheel Flame Technique did not reach true Heaven Tier might due to lacking multiple Heavenly Flames, it was more than sufficient to deal with this beast!
"Five Wheel Flame Formation activate!"
With a final hand seal, Lu Bu's battle energy erupted. The five towering fire spirits charged forward, their combined force forming a five pointed star of burning energy. Five colossal pillars of cyan fire shot skyward, twisting and intertwining into a massive array of flames.
The instant the fire formation took shape, an ocean of searing flames descended, distorting the space itself and plunging the entire battlefield into chaotic, seething heat.
"Suppress!"
Lu Bu smirked coldly as his hands shifted, commanding the vast fire formation to press downward, aiming to bury the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast beneath it.
"Suppress me?! Foolish delusion!"
The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast roared in fury. For the first time since advancing to Dou Zong, someone dared to claim they could suppress him.
"ROOOOAR!!"
The beast slammed its limbs into the ground, releasing a monstrous howl. A dome of crimson light erupted around him, and in an instant, a towering blood colored beast coalesced from the energy.
The massive blood beast opened its maw, condensing a fearsome torrent of energy. Within mere seconds, it formed a massive ten meter wide beam of condensed blood power.
"Die!"
With a furious bellow, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast commanded the blood colored beast to unleash its devastating attack. The monstrous beam of energy surged forth like a bolt of scarlet lightning, aiming to obliterate the descending fire formation in a single strike.
"Hmph!"
In the distance, a translucent figure floated among the treetops. Tianhuo Zun zhe watched the blood colored beam with a smirk.
"Do you really think my Five Wheel Flame Technique is so easy to block?"
Before his words even faded, Lu Bu's hands shifted through a rapid series of seals. The massive fire array spun violently, and in an instant, an equally terrifying cyan flame pillar erupted, colliding head on with the blood colored beam.
BOOM!
The world seemed to tremble as cyan firewaves and crimson energy exploded outward, engulfing the sky in a cataclysmic eruption. The violent energy rippled through the entire Fallen God Ravine, shaking the surrounding mountain range. Countless boulders tumbled down, and venomous creatures and birds shrieked in terror as they scattered in all directions.
Above the sky, cracks of pitch black nothingness thick as a grown man's waist ripped through the void at the point of impact, swallowing fragments of the world itself.
Lu Bu's expression was dark, his face slightly pale, and his breathing heavy. His once unmatched momentum had dimmed slightly after all, his opponent was a high tier Dou Zong, an undeniably formidable force!
"Damn it!" Seeing that his attack had failed to completely shatter the hundred meter cyan flame array, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast cursed. Blood colored energy surged around him once again, his killing intent overflowing.
"I refuse to believe you can match me in battle energy reserves!" A vicious gleam flashed in his eyes as he roared.
Lu Bu remained unfazed. His left hand controlled the array while his right swiftly formed another sequence of intricate hand seals.
RUMBLE!
Before the Scorpion Dragon Beast could finish his words, the very essence of heaven and earth boiled violently, surging toward Lu Bu. Pure, boundless energy rushed into him without restraint.
"This… this is a Heaven Tier technique?!" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast froze in shock. Who the hell is this kid?! How does he possess a Heaven Tier cultivation technique?!
BOOM!
Before he could recover from his astonishment, an explosion erupted in the sky. Lu Bu's aura skyrocketed, recovering to its peak in mere moments. His momentum surged once more, completely erasing any exhaustion from the previous clash.
"Impossible! Not even a Heaven Tier technique should be able to do this!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
The Scorpion Dragon Beast roared in frustration, his eyes bloodshot. How the hell do you fight someone who recovers instantly mid battle?!
"You think just because you say it's impossible, it is?" Lu Bu sneered. With a shift of his hand seals, the enormous Five Wheel Flame Array descended once more. This time, its flames burned even fiercer than before, roaring with violent power.
In truth, it wasn't just a Heaven Tier technique it was the Devouring Ancestral Talisman!
By using a Heaven Tier technique as a cover, Lu Bu had hidden the talisman's effect, allowing it to devour energy at a rampant pace. The combination of both made it possible for him to sustain this battle without depleting his reserves at all.
Seeing the massive cyan flame array crashing down once more, the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast shuddered. How can a mere one star Dou Zong unleash such an overwhelming attack?!
"You want to kill me?! Not so easy!" The beast let out a furious howl, his blood colored energy surging once again. The massive crimson beast behind him solidified further, gathering an immense amount of energy for another terrifying attack.
"Hmph…"
Lu Bu smirked coldly. Behind him, a silver glow surged, and a massive silver skeleton materialized, radiating an overwhelming soul force that swept through the entire sky.
"What… what is this?!" The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's pupils contracted in terror. Why does this aura feel so suffocating?!
"Yin Demon Howl!"
Lu Bu's voice rang out. The silver skeleton's jaw unhinged, releasing a sharp and piercing sound wave.
SCREEEEEECH !
The eerie soundwave traveled at an impossible speed. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached the Scorpion Dragon Beast.
"This… this is a soul attack?!" His expression twisted in horror. How does this brat know such an advanced technique?!
BANG!
The invisible soundwave struck directly into his body, piercing his soul like countless needles.
"AAARRRGH !"
The Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast clutched his head and howled in agony, his massive frame writhing in the air as waves of excruciating pain tore through his very soul.
At the same time, an even more terrifying energy began brewing in the sky.
Through the searing pain, the Scorpion Dragon Beast forced himself to look up only to see the colossal cyan flame array condensing further. A towering cyan pillar of fire was forming at its center, filled with an overwhelming aura of annihilation.
"NO! Damn it I am of the Scorpion Dragon Clan! Do you dare kill me?!" The beast screamed in panic. His wings flared open, and he shot forward, desperate to escape. But his voice lacked confidence he was terrified.
The soul wrenching agony had stripped him of his ability to fight. Escape was his only option. However…
BANG!
He slammed headfirst into an invisible barrier, the impact splitting his forehead open.
"What… what is this?!" He screeched in panic. How could a barrier exist that even I can't break through?!
"Don't waste your energy," a calm voice echoed. A translucent figure emerged. Tianhuo Zun zhe floated in the air, watching him indifferently.
"My Soul Seal Barrier isn't something you can shatter so easily."
"You… you're a Dou Zun?!" The Scorpion Dragon Beast's face twisted in pure horror.
"Heh… That's not what you should be worried about," Tianhuo Zun zhe chuckled.
Before his words even finished, the temperature around them soared dramatically. The Scorpion Dragon Beast whipped around in terror, only to see an immense column of fire plummeting from the heavens so vast it seemed as if it would pierce through the very earth.
"NO! I am of the Scorpion Dragon Clan "
BOOOOOM!
Flames erupted violently, engulfing the beast entirely. The scorching heatwaves rippled outward, melting the very ground beneath into a pool of molten lava.
The charred remains of the Scorpion Dragon Beast twitched atop the magma, his mouth agape as wisps of black smoke billowed from his scorched lungs. His wide, lifeless eyes were locked onto Lu Bu.
"You… you…"
SHINK!
A silver blade pierced through his skull. With a harsh twist, it was yanked out, revealing a crimson crystal resting in the silver hands of the Earth Demon Puppet.
The Green Lotus Core Flame surged once more. A fiery wolf manifested, biting down on the Scorpion Dragon Beast's corpse before incinerating it into nothing but ash.
Nearby, Tianhuo Zun zhe had already finished dealing with Fat Rat and Dry Monkey. Their bodies were thrown into the flames as well, vanishing into oblivion.
"Let's go."
…
Half an hour later, Fallen God Ravine Scorpion Domain!
This was the domain once ruled by the Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast. Without hesitation, Lu Bu seized it as his own. The beast had built a grand stone fortress in the area, and Lu Bu wasted no time deploying formation flags, activating a protective barrier over the entire stronghold.
Inside a secret chamber, Lu Bu waved his hand, summoning three objects before him.
A jade green stone, within which a crystalline liquid swirled Heavenly Jade Essence, found in the ruins of the Black Corner Region battlefield.
A jade bottle filled with a translucent green liquid Pill Spirit Essence, looted from Elder Mugu's storage ring.
And lastly, an enormous white jade sphere, stolen no, acquired from the Medicine Clan's sacred fields. Within this sphere lay Earth Core Soul Marrow, the very treasure Lu Bu had been longing for.
"Are you finally going to break through to the Soul Realm?" Tianhuo Zun zhe asked with a grin.
"Of course…" Lu Bu smiled. "I've been stuck at this bottleneck for too long. It's time to advance!"
"Haha… With me and the Earth Demon Puppet guarding you, focus and break through without worry!"
Lu Bu nodded. Taking a deep breath, he exhaled slowly.
"Let's begin."
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