Chapter 2662: Dismembering the Dragon Corpse
The news of a Beast Clan Fire System Emperor Realm Expert appearing near Furious Flame Sea quickly spread throughout the Nine Dragons Mountain Range, drawing the attention of various immortals.
Immortal teams composed of loose cultivators swiftly retreated from the Nine Dragons Mountain Range to avoid attacks from that Beast Clan Emperor Realm Expert.
However, some powerful Immortal Sects were unwilling to abandon their interests in the Nine Dragons Mountain Range. After discussions, they formed temporary alliances and dispatched numerous Immortal Emperor Realm Experts to one location to confront the potential intrusion of the Beast Emperor.
In their view, a single Emperor Realm Expert, no matter how powerful, would be apprehensive facing the combined force of thousands of Immortal Emperor Realm Experts.
For a while, the originally bustling Nine Dragons Mountain Range became much quieter, but the atmosphere grew intensely tense.
Meanwhile, Fang Bai, the White-Haired Fairy, the Qingyang Immortal Emperor, Fairy Qingxia, and the Leiling Immortal Emperor settled within a dense bamboo forest covering a hundred thousand miles, having flown tens of thousands of miles away from the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.
"Let’s distribute the Redflame Dragon’s corpse here."
Fang Bai swiftly created a Concealment Formation within a range of several hundred feet, then lightly waved his left hand, revealing the hundred-foot-long Redflame Dragon corpse before the immortals.
Gazing at the Redflame Dragon corpse and sensing the immense immortal power within its flesh and bones, the immortals’ eyes glimmered with excitement and eagerness.
"The body of an Emperor Realm Redflame Dragon is incredibly sturdy; dissecting its corpse won’t be easy!"
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor suddenly thought of this problem and couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
Fairy Qingxia and the Leiling Immortal Emperor also wore troubled expressions.
Although the Emperor Realm Redflame Dragon had died and its body isn’t as sturdy as in life, dissection requires either Emperor Realm skill or assistance from Emperor’s Instruments; otherwise, the difficulty is considerable.
Thus, the Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the others could only sigh at the Redflame Dragon corpse.
In Fang Bai’s view, although his Great Cauldron might be an Emperor’s Instrument, it wasn’t a sharp weapon like a sword or axe, and couldn’t be used for dissection, which was a pity.
The White-Haired Fairy glanced at Fang Bai and seeing him smiling confidently, became certain he had a solution.
Sure enough, Fang Bai smiled, lightly tapped his brow at the Sea of Consciousness, and the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade appeared in his hand with a flicker of light.
"Emperor’s Instrument!"
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor felt the Blade’s intense evil qi and the trace of Emperor’s power it contained, exclaiming in shock.
Fairy Qingxia and the Leiling Immortal Emperor heard this and looked at the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade with wide eyes, faces full of disbelief.
The White-Haired Fairy felt the Palace Master possessing an Emperor’s Instrument was natural.
After all, in his past life, the Palace Master stood at the apex of the Emperor Realm and was one of the few Artifact Refiners in the Immortal Realm capable of crafting Emperor’s Instruments; no matter how many Emperor’s Instruments he possessed, she wouldn’t be surprised.
With the emergence of Fang Bai’s Blood Blade, evil qi pervaded, and pressure spread everywhere. Fortunately, the Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the others were strong and reacted quickly, forming Defense Qi Shields around themselves to block the evil qi and resist the pressure; otherwise, the intense evil qi and Emperor Realm pressure would threaten them greatly.
"Such a powerful Emperor’s Instrument..."
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor viewed the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade with lingering fear, muttering to himself, and gained more respect for Fang Bai.
Though his realm and cultivation level matched Fang Bai’s, it was already evident Fang Bai’s combat abilities surpassed his, not to mention the assistance from Fang Bai’s Great Cauldron and Blood Blade, leaving him no ability to contend.
Reflecting on his choice not to contest Fang Bai for the dragon ball, he confirmed it was a wise decision.
Moreover, considering Fang Bai’s youthful immortal age and his extraordinary cultivation level and fortune, his future achievements in the Immortal Dao will likely be beyond his reach.
"I’ll be unceremonious!"
Fang Bai said, raising the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade high and targeting the dragon’s head before striking.
Being the first to discover and acquire the Redflame Dragon corpse gave him the right to choose first.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound rang out as the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade struck the fiery scales on the dragon’s head, producing a pattern of fractures immediately.
"Rather sturdy!"
Fang Bai chuckled as the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade continued its trajectory, breaking the scales completely with four more slashes.
"Splatter!"
With Fang Bai’s fifth slash, the unshielded dragon’s head fell, releasing a surge of dragon blood.
Emperor Realm dragon blood was also extremely precious; Fang Bai naturally wouldn’t waste it. Using another prepared Space Immortal Ring, he collected the dragon blood for later distribution.
Moments later, Fang Bai divided the dragon’s head in two, and a fist-sized, round dragon ball rolled out, appearing before the five immortals.
The dragon ball emitted a faint glow, surrounded by pure Fire Immortal Qi, and the five immortals all knew the ball contained astonishing immortal power.
Without exaggeration, if immortals across the realm learned of this dragon ball’s existence, many Immortal Emperor Realm Experts would go mad over it, and even Emperor Realm Experts would grow covetous.
Fang Bai casually stored the dragon ball in the Five Elements Space Ring, then took some dragon tendons, dragon bones, dragon blood, and dragon meat, taking his share.
Subsequently, he split the remaining dragon corpse into three, addressing the Qingyang Immortal Emperor, Fairy Qingxia, and the Leiling Immortal Emperor: "The White-Haired Fairy’s share is counted with mine. You three can divide these shares equally!"
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor looked at Fang Bai in surprise, then at the White-Haired Fairy without any objection, saying, "This...how could this be?"
Fang Bai signaled to the White-Haired Fairy, who understood and apologized to the Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the other immortals: "There’s something I’ve been concealing from you, which is regrettable..."
"Hmm?"
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the other immortals focused on the White-Haired Fairy, puzzled.
"Actually...I’m not a loose cultivator. My true identity..." The White-Haired Fairy hesitated slightly, then continued, "I am a member of the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace!"
Her words left the Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the three immortals speechless, their faces filled with astonishment.
They’d assumed that if the White-Haired Fairy wasn’t a loose cultivator, she might be a disciple of some Immortal Sect or Immortal Sect in the current Immortal Realm; they never expected she’d be a disciple of an Emperor Palace that had been destroyed a thousand years ago.
The White-Haired Fairy added: "Since the palace’s destruction a thousand years ago, our Emperor Palace disciples have faced pursuit by the eight top forces. If you three immortals are afraid of being implicated, then you should take these three shares and quickly separate from us."
The Qingyang Immortal Emperor noted her words "separate from us" instead of "me," recalling her interactions with Fang Bai along the way, and realized, "Immortal Friend Wushuang may have significant ties to the Emperor Palace too?"
Fang Bai smiled: "You can’t fool the Qingyang Immortal Emperor; I’m also a member of the Emperor Palace."