Chapter 1748 - 1745: The Dragon Clan Arrives!
"I know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Dao Stele, you can’t kill me!"
Seeing Li Chen raise that sharp long sword, Mo Zhan immediately let out a scream like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on.
Upon hearing Mo Zhan’s words, Li Chen immediately stopped his hand, looked at him with interest, and asked, "Oh, you know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Dao Stele?"
Mo Zhan, seeing his words piquing Li Chen’s interest, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Immediately, he nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Yes!"
Li Chen stared into Mo Zhan’s eyes for a long time to make sure he wasn’t lying, then smiled slightly and said, "Very well, tell me where the Heavenly Dao Stele is."
Mo Zhan did not immediately answer Li Chen’s question but clenched his teeth and said, "I can’t say now; I will tell you naturally when I leave here safely!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chen couldn’t help but sneer coldly.
Mo Zhan was shocked and hurriedly pursued, "Why are you laughing?"
Li Chen replied word by word, "Now, you have no right to negotiate with me!"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Mo Zhan felt a sharp pain in his heart.
One must know that he, after all, is a domineering Demon Son, a high Heavenly Pride.
But now, he’s using the biggest secret he knows as a trading condition to negotiate with Li Chen.
Only to be told that he has no right to negotiate.
Even a clay figurine has a temper!
Let alone Mo Zhan, whose temper isn’t very good, to begin with!
"Then go ahead and kill me. After killing me, you will never know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Dao Stele!"
After saying this, Mo Zhan intentionally put on a composed face, showing a willingness to die and sacrifice.
Li Chen stared at Mo Zhan’s pupils, speaking word by word, "Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
The chilling killing intent in his voice hadn’t yet dissipated when the Seven-star Dragon Abyss, still dripping blood, was slowly raised again.
Mo Zhan panicked; he truly didn’t dare to bet his life.
But now, the words have already been spoken, and Li Chen is unmoved even by baptism of fire or honey, so even if he pleads for mercy, there’s no guarantee of a good outcome.
Besides, it would ruin his lifetime reputation!
Could it be that he really must perish here?
Mo Zhan shouted desperately in his heart.
Just as his heart was shrouded by the shadow of Death God, a sudden sound like rolling thunderous collapse echoed.
For some reason, the palace suddenly accelerated its collapse.
Chunks of rocks, like an avalanche, came crashing down madly.
"Li Chen, quickly go, this place is about to collapse!"
Snow Princess, seeing Li Chen still standing there, hurriedly called out to remind him.
She paused, separating from Li Mengjiao’s protection.
A huge rock fell with a boom, directly towards her.
At this critical moment, Li Chen had to abandon the chance to kill Mo Zhan and turn back to rescue her.
"Swish!"
A Sword Light pierced through the sky, immediately shattering the huge rock already headed towards Snow Princess’s head.
Amidst the falling rocks, like a storm, Li Chen quickly rushed in and grabbed the slender waist of Snow Princess.
Snow Princess, seeing Li Chen approach and get close to her, felt her heart beat wildly like a deer, thumping intensely.
The originally certain-death Mo Zhan, seeing a chance for escape once again, couldn’t help but be overjoyed and shouted at the sky.
"Heaven has not abandoned me, Heaven has not abandoned me!"
"Even if Heaven hasn’t abandoned you, sooner or later, I’ll make sure you perish!"
Li Chen turned back and said a sentence to Mo Zhan in a firm voice before rushing out of the palace with Snow Princess.
He didn’t originally intend to kill Mo Zhan, just wanted to pressure him into revealing the whereabouts of the Heavenly Dao Stele.
Now, Snow Princess encountered danger, so he took the opportunity to leave the deadly place temporarily and plan for the future.
Li Chen had just dashed out with Snow Princess when the entire majestic ancient palace had been flattened.
In sight, devastation was everywhere.
Initially, thousands of cultivators ventured deep into it.
Now, only a mere two or three hundred remain.
Essentially, one in ten survived!
Many cultivators’ siblings, spouses, and parents were all buried within.
Suddenly, everyone was filled with grief.
After a moment of deathly silence, Master Jingkong folded his hands in prayer and silently chanted "Amitabha Buddha," breaking the calm.
"This place has been destroyed, we should all leave,"
Upon hearing Master Jingkong’s words, everyone nodded in agreement.
However, as they were preparing to leave, the originally calm sea surface suddenly surged with waves.
Even the sky was filled with dark clouds, seemingly ready to engulf the city.
Before everyone could react to what was happening, they heard a soul-stirring dragon’s roar echoing through the void.
Upon hearing this dragon’s roar, everyone momentarily froze.
After a long while, someone finally managed to call out in a trembling voice.
"This, this, is the Dragon Clan?"
The area they were in, although a sea area, was on the edge of the sea.
Since a massive shocking battle long ago, the Dragon Clan retreated into the depths of the sea, rarely appearing.
This time, for a Great Power from the Dragon Clan to come here, it surely wasn’t a coincidence.
Though the Human Clan and Dragon Clan have a common enemy—the Beast Spirit Clan.
The proud Dragon Clan always looks down on the Human Clan.
Even though the Human Clan has become a very strong force, the deep-rooted stubborn prejudice still exists.
Thus, the Dragon Clan’s attitude towards the Human Clan, though not as relentless as that towards Beast Spirit Clan, is still highly repulsive.
This shallow sea area, though abandoned by the Dragon Clan, is still under their nominal jurisdiction.
According to the Dragon Clan and Beast Spirit Clan’s peace agreement, all sea areas are under the Dragon Clan’s jurisdiction, while land areas are under the Beast Spirit Clan.
As for the time when the Human Clan was still very weak, seeking survival in the crevice, they were directly ignored.
Now the Human Clan intruded upon the sea area, if discovered by the Dragon Clan, they would certainly defend their racial dignity by executing these insignificant humans.
Due to ancestrally ingrained beliefs, in almost all human cultivators’ understanding, the Dragon Clan is considered mysterious and powerful.
Therefore, when the cultivators who had just escaped from the ancient palace heard this dragon roar, it was no less than hearing a Grim Reaper’s chant.
Immediately, the entire crowd descended into chaos.
No one knew how to respond.
"Master, what should we do now?"
Soon, someone cast a desperate gaze towards Master Jingkong, who was powerful and highly respected.
Seeing the situation, everyone followed suit, looking at Master Jingkong, hoping that this powerful mage would come up with a practical solution.
However, even Master Jingkong was at a loss at this moment.
As usual, he folded his hands in prayer and silently chanted "Amitabha Buddha."
With no solution from Master Jingkong, the gaze of these people then shifted to another top Heavenly Pride, Li Mengjiao.
Li Mengjiao was also unsure of what to do, instinctively looking towards Li Chen.
Seeing this scene, the cultivators present then remembered that not long ago, Li Chen had slain a Tribulation Crossing Great Ability, Star Cloud Ancestor.
Thus, they all looked at Li Chen as devoutly as believers gazing upon their Savior...