Chapter 726: Dragon Marrow
Chapter 726: Dragon Marrow
Shortly after, the other seven giants all woke up from the illusion one after another. Then, they looked towards the owner of this startling clap of thunder and turned somewhat despondent.
Shui Lingling’s charming brows knitted as she muttered to herself, “Will of thunder! An Junxi really comprehended the will of thunder!”
Xiao Chen frowned and sank into deep thought. The might of a will was very terrifying; it even provoked fear for one’s soul.
If An Junxi truly made a move, all the people here combined would not be a match for him. He had long surpassed the rest by a large margin.
If one could not comprehend a will, then even if they were half-Sage, they would only be like ants before him.
An Junxi’s lightning whip flickered with a platinum electric light, looking like a mighty platinum holy dragon sweeping through the place.
This whiplash sent the five Fiend Race loose cultivators, who had transformed into their Fiend forms, flying through the air. Their bodies trembled, and when they landed, they took on human forms again. Black smoke wafted out of their bodies; they looked extremely pathetic.
“You are still not scramming?!”
An Junxi stood on the dragon skull with a stern expression, holding the flickering platinum whip in his hand.
Having had to expose the will of thunder, An Junxi was not in a particularly good mood. When he spoke, his words did not have the slightest bit of politeness for his opponents. If these five Fiend Race loose cultivators insisted on continuing the fight, he would have no choice but to kill them.
The five Fiend Race half-Sages trembled as they stood up. Their eyes revealed a soul-deep dread as they quickly fled the burial grounds without looking back.
When An Junxi landed on the ground, he casually swung his whip and shattered the massive True Dragon remains, retaining only the first nine vertebrae of the spine.
As this particular set crumbled, the entire burial grounds quaked. Chunks of stone started falling from above, rumbling as they did so.
“Quick, run! This place is going to collapse. If we do not leave right away, we will end up buried here forever.”
Shui Lingling’s expression changed slightly. Then, she swiftly led Xiao Chen and the others to the exit.
The cave collapsed. Huge rocks dropped from the ceiling. The entire place turned chaotic. Fortunately, all the people who came here had high cultivations.
Given the level of danger, unless they were extremely unlucky and got crushed by a rock before they could circulate their Quintessence, most of them would be fine.
When Xiao Chen and the others left the True Dragon Cave, the entire area behind them fell in. After that, a loud explosion resounded, and the True Dragon Cave slumped into the dirt, turning into rubble.
No one could continue hunting for treasure. It would also be impossible for others to come over in the future to try their luck.
Several cultivators could not bear to leave the rubble before them. In this fortuitous encounter, many had managed to obtain the treasures they sought, gaining a considerable fortune.
Some people had also died here, paying with their lives and turning into dust. They fell on the arduous and perilous path of cultivation.
Shui Lingling sighed slightly and said, “Let’s go. The Demonic Barrier around the Savage Battlefield will return to normal after a little while more. When that happens, it will be difficult to leave.”
The stream of people slowly dwindled. On Xiao Chen’s suggestion, Shui Lingling took an extremely desolate path.
One hour later, after Xiao Chen scanned the place with his Spiritual Sense, making sure there was no one within five kilometers of them, only then did he take out that segment of dragon bone.
Jun Si smiled gently and said, “Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are behaving so cautiously. Could this piece of vertebra really contain some Dragon Marrow?”
The others looked curiously at Xiao Chen. They could not understand why Xiao Chen had been so insistent on secrecy. They were aware that Dragon Marrow was very rare. It was nearly impossible to obtain it from subordinate dragons.
Earlier, Wang Meng and the others dared to check for Dragon Marrow in public because they did not hold much hope for success.
If Wang Meng and the rest had some certainty of getting Dragon Marrow, they would not have conducted the inspection in front of so many people. That would just be seeking trouble for themselves.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and held the True Dragon’s ninth vertebra tightly in his right hand. He said, “That is hard to say. Perhaps a miracle might happen.”
“Swish…!”
When he gently shook the vertebra, the melodious sound of liquids sloshing inside came from the dragon bone.
This sound startled everyone else, including Shui Lingling. All four even suspected that they were hallucinating.
“Roar!”
Before the rest could voice any doubts, the melodious sound of sloshing liquids suddenly transformed into a resonant dragon roar containing a boundless Dragon Might.
True Dragons had already vanished long ago. The ones left in the world were all sub-dragons. Even the Dragon Might of the strongest sub-dragon could not compare to this; the difference was like heaven and earth.
This roar held the purest True Dragon Might. The moment the sound issued from the bone, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples, except for Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling, were sent flying.
Right after the dragon roar finished, another dragon roar followed. Hu Hai and the others could no longer endure. They each vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
Even Shui Lingling had a somewhat grave expression. Her feet shifted slightly.
After the Dragon Might dispersed, Shui Lingling walked over joyfully. She said, “Two dragon roars. There are two drops of Dragon Marrow in it. Xiao Chen, how did you find out?”
The others walked over with somewhat pale faces, their eyes still filled with disbelief. Hu Hai muttered, “Two drops of Dragon Marrow…if Wang Meng and the others knew about this, I wonder how red their eyes would become.”
One drop of Dragon Marrow already outvalued all the rare fruits and ores that they had collected. Two drops of Dragon Marrow completely surpassed everyone’s gains.
This was all the more so for the genius cultivators who came on this experimental training specifically for Dragon Marrow, which held a fatal attraction for them. To them, if they could not obtain Dragon Marrow, coming to the Savage Battlefield would be pointless, no matter how much treasure they acquired.
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More than five kilometers away, Wang Meng’s body quivered. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he parsed the faint fluctuations in the air.
After a while, his eyes lit up. Then, his lips curled up in a smile. “It’s Dragon Marrow. This is really coincidental.”
After Wang Meng recognized Xiao Chen, he had wanted to go over and settle accounts with him. He did not want to have lost his half drop of Dragon Marrow for nothing.
However, when Wang Meng followed after Xiao Chen’s group, he quickly detected a Spiritual Sense that was much stronger than Mental Energy.
Wang Meng was very experienced. He immediately considered the possibility of Shui Lingling having obtained a powerful Mental Energy Martial Technique.
To avoid that, Wang Meng chose to trail far behind the group.
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Back at Xiao Chen’s side, Hu Hai and the others entered a state of wild joy. However, they soon calmed down. No matter how things worked out, the two drops of Dragon Marrow should not go to them.
“First Senior Sister, we will not partake of this Dragon Marrow. You and Junior Brother Xiao Chen should take one drop each,” Hu Hai said calmly, speaking for the three.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, “Alright. When we return, I’ll make up for it by giving you all some Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. However, I do not need this drop of Dragon Marrow, either.”
Xiao Chen looked at Shui Lingling with an expression of doubt. Since there were two drops of Dragon Marrow, he definitely had to give one drop to her. He could not understand why Shui Lingling did not want it.
“The main use of Dragon Marrow is strengthening the defense of a cultivator’s physical body. One drop of Dragon Marrow can increase my defense by about twenty percent.”
Shui Lingling brushed her fringe lightly and smiled gently. “However, my primary focus is on archery and Movement Techniques. This Dragon Marrow is not very useful to me. So, I might as well let you have all of it.
“In the future, you will have to take out a treasure equal to the Dragon Marrow in value and repay me.”
Xiao Chen had never been one for pretensions. This Dragon Marrow was indeed very useful to him. So, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, “Many thanks, Senior Sister. Xiao Chen will remember this kindness.”
Just as Shui Lingling opened her mouth to speak, a gentle frown appeared on her pretty face. She raised her head and looked into the distance before saying, “Someone is here.”
The others all turned their heads to look and saw a dim beam of light flashing in the air. It looked like a rainbow as it flew quickly towards them.
This person did not hide his strong aura. As he approached, a gust of wind preceded him, kicking up sand and small pebbles. Xiao Chen and the others could not help but squint slightly.
When the strong wind passed, the arrogant and tyrannical Wang Meng appeared before the group with a smile on his face and his saber on his back.
“Shui Lingling, congratulations to your Supreme Sky Sect for gaining another good disciple.” Wang Meng casually pulled out his saber and stuck it into the ground, then rested his two hands on the handle.
Of the seven giants, Wang Meng was the most arrogant. He always went straight to the point. Thus, he had poor relationships with others.
Shui Lingling had no desire to speak nonsense with him. She quickly took out her purple bow, held it in her left hand, and said coldly, “You must be here for the Dragon Marrow. Given the vast space here, I really wonder where you get the confidence to appear before me.”
Wang Meng had fought side by side with Shui Lingling in the Martial God Palace. He knew better than others the might of Shui Lingling’s bow.
Several cultivators of other races and Demonic World experts had died at her hands because of this bow.
Wang Meng glanced at the bow with some fear and smiled faintly. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, “I am here for him. I’m not here to seek trouble with you. You should know about the matter of him winning my half drop of Dragon Marrow.”
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. He had known that obtaining that half drop of Dragon Marrow so easily was too good to be true. Trouble finally came for him.
Shui Lingling frowned slightly and replied coldly, “You can’t seek trouble with him, either. Regarding the half drop of Dragon Marrow, you should go look for Nuan Muyun. How weak do you have to be to come and settle accounts with my junior brother?”
Wang Meng had not expected Shui Lingling to be so headstrong. His gaze turned cold, and he released an indistinct killing Qi. He countered, “I don’t care what you think. I have to settle this grudge somehow. Otherwise, I will keep feeling this discomfort in my heart.
“Bai Wuxue gave him one year. I will not bully him, either. I only ask that he receive one move from me; then the matter will be settled. If he does not want to, that would be fine as well, so long as you give me one drop of Dragon Marrow. Otherwise…”
Shui Lingling did not show any fear on her pretty face. She held back a frosty killing Qi and prompted, “Otherwise, what?”
Wang Meng smiled coldly and replied, “Otherwise, he might not survive to a year later, unless he keeps hiding in the Supreme Sky Sect.”
“Good. In that case, I will kill you now!”
After Bai Wuxue’s threats in the True Dragon Cave, Shui Lingling had been stewing in her anger. Now that they were in such open terrain and Wang Meng tried to intimidate her, she could no longer hold back her rage. Without saying anything else, she unleashed all her killing Qi.
Shui Lingling’s purple clothes and her fine black hair fluttered in the wind. Then, she pulled back on the bowstring and released it.
A fiery light flashed through the air, illuminating the dark plains, and arrived before Wang Meng in the blink of an eye.
The fiery light lit up the sky and disappeared in a flash. The tenebrous space of the Savage Battlefield returned to normal immediately.