Chapter 28: The Thousand Year Lightning Dragon
Father and son continued deeper into Thunder Canyon, but along the way, aside from a few lightning attribute Spirit Beasts, they did not spot a single Swiftdragon.
Seeing that, Yu Mingfeng soothed him. "Don't worry, Tianlin. Finding Spirit Beasts takes patience."
"The Swift Lightning Dragon is the best source for the first Spirit Ring of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Spirit Masters, so it's hunted very fiercely. Their numbers are naturally lower. But the age limit for a first Spirit Ring is four hundred twenty three years. Once a Swift Lightning Dragon's cultivation goes beyond that, no one wants it anymore."
"When we go a bit deeper into the area where thousand year Spirit Beasts roam, we should soon find a Swift Dragon that matches the age you need."
"Mm." Yu Tianlin replied casually. Truthfully, he was not anxious at all, but since his father was trying to comfort him, he played along.
Half an hour later, they pushed forward and their view suddenly opened up.
Yu Mingfeng was no longer as relaxed as before. His expression turned serious as he looked at Yu Tianlin and said in a low voice, "Tianlin, we've left the outer edge of Thunder Canyon. From here on, things get dangerous. A thousand year Spirit Beast could jump out at any moment, and even a ten thousand year one isn't impossible. From now on, don't stray more than twenty meters from me, understand?"
I will definitely be careful.
Yu Tianlin nodded firmly.
After the incident with the Ten Thousand Year Lightning Wyvern, Yu Tianlin was extremely sensitive about safety. Just because his father was a Spirit Saint did not mean he would recklessly wander through places filled with Spirit Beasts.
Better safe than sorry. If a powerful Spirit Beast suddenly appeared while he happened to be too far from his father, he would be finished.
Just as they were about to keep moving, a rustling sound came from ahead.
"There's something there."
Yu Mingfeng shouted softly, reached out to pull Yu Tianlin to his side, then stared sharply in the direction of the noise.
The Spirit Beasts in this region were at least thousand year level. Their strength was far beyond Yu Tianlin's. The moment he sensed one approaching, Yu Mingfeng immediately activated his martial spirit.
The sound grew louder, clearly rushing closer. A heartbeat later, a crawling figure entered Yu Tianlin's sight.
It was a Spirit Beast that looked like a giant lizard, roughly five meters long. Its limbs were several times thicker than an adult's thigh.
Dark brown scales covered its body, but many on its back were shattered, bright red blood pouring out nonstop. It was badly wounded.
Seeing it clearly, Yu Mingfeng called out, "A Dark Thunder Lizard. It's charging at us!"
He did not know why a Dark Thunder Lizard already at death's door still dared to attack, but he did not waste time thinking. He was about to move.
Then something shocking happened.
"Roar!"
A dragon's roar echoed from afar. In the same instant, Yu Tianlin saw a streak of lightning flash past, slamming into the Dark Thunder Lizard.
The bolt was unbelievably fast. Before Yu Tianlin could even follow it, it struck the lizard's back and exploded.
The Dark Thunder Lizard's already mangled back was hit again. Blood sprayed out. It let out a weak, miserable cry, then its limbs went slack and it crashed to the ground.
A purple Spirit Ring slowly rose from its corpse.
Yu Tianlin had not seen the lightning clearly, but Yu Mingfeng had. That bolt was shaped like a claw.
With the dragon roar still ringing in his ears, Yu Mingfeng made an immediate judgment. "Lightning Claw. The signature attack of the Swift Dragon."
"Tianlin, we're in luck. That Dark Thunder Lizard was a little over a thousand years old, five meters long. It was killed by Lightning Claw, which means the Lightning Dragon that struck it is at least fifteen hundred years old."
As soon as Yu Mingfeng finished speaking, a Spirit Beast with a blue purple body rushed over to the Dark Thunder Lizard's corpse. It crouched beside it, then raised its head and glared fiercely at the two of them.
Its outline was extremely similar to the velociraptors Yu Tianlin had seen in Jurassic Park in his previous life, though the size was on a completely different scale.
The Swift dragon before them was nearly nine meters long. It stood upright on its hind legs. Its build was not thick, but its legs were long and perfectly proportioned, the kind of body built for frightening speed. Its forelimbs stayed curled close to its chest, each bearing three razor sharp claws.
"Nine meters isn't quite right. It's just a hair under that." Yu Mingfeng's eyes lit up as he measured it. "One meter of Swift dragon length equals about two hundred years of cultivation. At this size, its age should be extremely close to eighteen hundred years. Tianlin, it's perfect for you."
Thousand year Spirit Beasts were not very intelligent. The Swift dragon could not understand what the seven Spirit Rings on Yu Mingfeng's body meant, but it could still feel the pressure pouring off him.
"This Swift dragon must have been hunting, chose the Dark Thunder Lizard, and chased it straight into us," Yu Mingfeng laughed. "Tianlin, watch Daddy catch it for you."
As he spoke, Yu Mingfeng walked toward the Swift dragon. Yu Tianlin remembered the warning and followed closely, never letting the gap grow too wide.
"Roar!"
Yu Mingfeng's approach made the Swift dragon uneasy. But it was unwilling to abandon prey it had worked so hard to kill, so it roared at him in warning.
Yu Mingfeng ignored it and kept closing the distance. When he was about ten meters away, the Swift dragon finally snapped and struck first.
For a thousand year Spirit Beast to attack a Spirit Saint, there was only one explanation. Ignorance really was bliss.
Lightning crackled across the Swift dragon's forepaws, instantly forming claw shaped bolts that slashed toward Yu Mingfeng.
The Swift dragon was fast, but Yu Mingfeng was faster.
Lightning swirled around him as he controlled the extent of his dragon transformation. Only his arms enlarged, covered in blue purple dragon scales.
With his right arm raised, he took the Lightning Claw head on. At the same time, his first Spirit Ring flared, and a Thunder Dragon Claw condensed over his left hand. He struck back with the same technique.
The Swift dragon's Lightning Claw collided with Yu Mingfeng's transformed arm and exploded. Yu Mingfeng swung once, tearing the lightning apart in an instant, completely unharmed.
His Thunder Dragon Claw crossed ten meters like a flash and slammed into the Swiftdragon's right leg. There was no explosion. Instead, the claw cleanly severed the leg at the root.
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