"The Supreme Dao?"
A menacing black dragon appeared before Feng Bingwen, its deep, dark vertical pupils staring at him as if it would swallow him whole if he made the slightest mistake.
"To lend a hand? When has my Dragon Clan ever asked your Supreme Dao for help?"
"I heard that there are extraterrestrial demons lurking in the desolate sea, so I came here specifically to do my part!"
Looking at the black dragon in front of him, Feng Bingwen remained unmoved. Clearly, this dragon must have experienced many battles in the desolate sea during this period, otherwise it would not have been able to accumulate such a fierce aura.
"I appreciate your kind gesture, but please go back now. My dragon race has no need for the assistance of your human race!"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, the black dragon flicked its tail and turned its head away indifferently.
He had neither goodwill nor ill will towards the human race, but he was also aware of the relationship between the human and dragon races. As for this immortal who had come to the desolate sea, after verifying his race identity, he would certainly not speak ill of him, but his attitude was not exactly friendly either.
"No, I am not here on behalf of the Supreme Dao, nor on behalf of the human race. I am not qualified. I am only here on behalf of myself. I want to come here to slay the demons, nothing more!"
"You humans, are you not afraid of death?"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, the black dragon, who had been preparing to deal with him casually, turned back and grinned at him, its gleaming white fangs radiating a chilling light.
"On this desolate sea, ten true dragons have already perished, and there are no fewer than a hundred flood dragons with the opportunity to transform into dragons. As for the weaker dragon species, there are countless more! Although your cultivation is not bad, you also face the risk of perishing here."
"I know!"
Upon hearing the casualty statistics of the Dragon Clan over the years, Feng Bingwen showed no surprise and even nodded calmly.
"So, what is it that you want, after risking your life?"
"I've heard that Her Majesty Yingli is also in the Desolate Sea?"
Feng Bingwen did not answer, but suddenly asked a question in return, raising a seemingly unrelated issue.
"Your Highness Yingli?"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, the originally indifferent and ruthless black dragon looked at the handsome immortal before him, a different kind of expression appearing in his eyes.
What do you want to do?
"It's nothing. Her Majesty should be here too. Several years ago, I traveled with Her Majesty. Who knew that Her Majesty would suddenly receive a message telling me that she was going to the Desolate Sea. So I have been cultivating diligently all these years, and now I have finally made another leap forward and achieved the position of Earth Immortal!"
Feng Bingwen was just rambling on. He honestly gave his name and background, but the black dragon in front of him didn't want him involved at all. There was no other way, so he had to use some other methods, which was in line with his true feelings anyway.
"..."
Upon hearing these words, the Black Dragon's gaze towards Feng Bingwen changed completely. His deep, vertical pupils narrowed slightly, releasing a different kind of dangerous signal.
"What is your relationship with Princess Yingli?"
The black dragon's voice sounded strange.
"It's nothing, just an ordinary fellow Daoist!"
Feng Bingwen revealed a shy smile, which made the black dragon's whiskers tremble.
"Why would an ordinary fellow cultivator make a special trip to the desolate sea?"
Black Dragon didn't believe this nonsense at all, but he already had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
The human immortal before them was undoubtedly yet another human admirer who was infatuated with Princess Yingli and knelt down at her feet, but this human admirer's origins were somewhat unusual.
Not only did she know Princess Yingli, but they also had a pretty good relationship before, otherwise how could they have traveled together?
Thinking of this, even the bloodthirsty and warlike Black Dragon was no longer in a good mood.
Although there is a tradition among dragons to marry outstanding talents of the human race, most of those who marry humans are of impure blood. Even those of higher status who marry human talents are only dragon girls who have not yet transformed into true dragons.
It's not that there aren't any true dragons who have become Daoist partners with humans, but such true dragons often only survive the Dragon Transformation Tribulation after becoming Daoist partners with humans. To some extent, they can be considered to have borrowed the fortune of human prodigies.
If he were to truly transform into a dragon, there would be almost no chance of him finding a human partner. But it was only almost; even the black dragon himself couldn't guarantee that.
After all, the alliance between humans and dragons has lasted for a very long time, so it is not surprising that some special beings have emerged. After all, there are indeed many outstanding beings among the human race.
Even so, the Black Dragon could not imagine that Princess Yingli would become a Daoist couple with a human. Even if it was only a possibility, the existence of this possibility was an invisible mockery of their dragon clan's heroes.
Princess Yingli is a true dragon born in the primordial era. She was born as a true dragon, created by the heavens and earth. Such a noble being was born into their dragon clan, yet she is to be married off to a foreign race.
Although he had no chance at all, the thought of such a thing happening made him extremely unhappy.
"To eliminate demons and protect the righteous path is the duty of us cultivators, and we have no choice but to do so!"
Feng Bingwen put his hands behind his back and responded with an upright and dignified expression.
"hehe!"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, Heilong let out an undisguised sneer; in his eyes, Feng Bingwen had now become a completely different person.
He had previously suspected that this was a human cultivator who coveted the merits of the Heavenly Dao, but now he realized that this was clearly a philandering immortal who used the pretense of exorcising demons to actually seduce the most noble dragon maiden in his clan.
"Ahem, fellow Daoist, the Dragon Clan has been waging war in this desolate sea for a long time. Since the Dragon Kings must have a way to communicate with each other, I wonder if you know where Her Majesty Yingli is now? It has been a long time since I last saw her, and I miss her very much. I would like to go and pay her a visit!"
Feng Bingwen coughed dryly, looking extremely shameless.
"I cannot accept your address of 'fellow Daoist,' so please excuse me. As for Princess Yingli, I am not familiar with her, so I do not know if she is in the Desolate Sea, nor do I know where she is. Therefore, you need not ask me any further questions!"
At this moment, Heilong's gaze toward Feng Bingwen maintained a facade of indifference and ruthlessness, concealing his deepest disdain.
"Fellow Daoist knows nothing?"
Upon hearing this answer, Feng Bingwen's face showed disappointment, but a glimmer of hope quickly reappeared.
"Alright, this place isn't just home to you alone. I'll go look elsewhere and hopefully find out where Fellow Daoist Yingli is. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Yingli still remembers us from the past in the mountains..."
"shut up!"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, the black dragon felt as if all the scales on its body were about to stand on end. It quickly interrupted, not wanting to listen any further.
"You Taoist priest, didn't you come to the desolate sea to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path? Come on, I'll take you!"
Don't even think about letting this dissolute immortal go after their most esteemed prince.
Although he was talking nonsense, he was right about one thing: he was not familiar with Princess Yingli at all. But even so, it did not stop him from trying to prevent the Taoist from going to find Princess Yingli.
Although he would lose some Heavenly Merit by taking this Taoist priest to hunt down the demons that had infiltrated from beyond the realm, it didn't matter; it was better than losing Princess Yingli.
Moreover, in his view, the extraterrestrial demons were endless and impossible to kill completely. In any case, there was no way to eradicate them in the short term, because the root of the demons, those who even called themselves Heavenly Venerables and Buddha's Heavenly Demon Lords, were still around.
As long as the root cause is not eliminated, the extraterrestrial demons will not be eradicated. After all, any cultivator with slightly stronger strength can forcibly revive some inanimate objects that originally had no life, even at a certain cost. This is even more true for those beings that are so powerful that they can traverse the void.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Didn't you tell me to leave earlier? I'll go then, but before I leave, I'd like to pay a visit to Princess Yingli!"
Feng Bingwen's face immediately showed a reluctant expression, but it was also mixed with a hint of anticipation and longing.
"I've changed my mind, okay? The extraterrestrial demons are coming with overwhelming force, and I, a dragon alone, can't handle them. I need help from them!"
As it spoke, the black dragon even extended its claws towards Feng Bingwen.
"Come on, let's go slay the demon together. As for Princess Yingli, we can meet her another time. It's not even certain whether she's still in the Desolate Sea."
"But when she said goodbye to me that year, she said she was going to the desolate sea!"
"That was a long time ago. Since you are familiar with this princess, you know that she holds an extraordinary position in our race. How could you bear to leave her in the desolate sea, fighting to the death with these demons? Only true dragons like us, who have ascended from the acquired realm, would stay here!"
"Is that so!"
"I can sense the filthy aura of those demons. Fellow Daoist, let's not concern ourselves with these trivial matters. Let's quickly join forces to eliminate these demons!"
Seeing that Feng Bingwen was still hesitant, the black dragon became a little impatient. Suddenly, its long and thick body trembled violently, and its aura became extremely fierce in an instant. Just as Feng Bingwen was a little surprised, the claw suddenly grabbed him and threw him onto its back, cutting through the violent storm and flying towards the deeper wilderness.
"Heavenly Demon!"
In the blink of an eye, Feng Bingwen, who had already stepped onto the back of the true dragon, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, but quickly returned to his original state, showing a rather displeased look.
"Fellow Daoist, isn't this too dangerous? Should we contact a few more Dragon Kings to investigate together? That would be safer."
"What danger is there? Don't be intimidated by the name 'Extraterrestrial Demons.' In reality, these guys are nothing special. I've killed countless of them over the years. They're nothing to fear!"
Hearing that Feng Bingwen's words seemed to indicate a willingness to back down, the black dragon, who had originally intended to dismiss him easily, began to encourage him, worried that once this guy was out of his sight, he would really run off to find Princess Yingli.
He didn't know if it would work out, but he felt he should set up some obstacles where he could to prevent this love between a human and a dragon from coming to fruition. Otherwise, it would be too distressing for the heroes of their dragon clan.
"Of course! That would be perfect!"
Hearing these words, Feng Bingwen breathed a long sigh of relief, seemingly relaxing.
It was at this moment that the black dragon noticed the anomaly, which appeared before Feng Bingwen's eyes: a gray tide spreading and dispersing in the turbid and turbulent seawater.
Within this black tide, there are countless insects with ferocious mouthparts, thick claws, and heavy shells that reflect a metallic luster!
Insect swarm!
The overwhelming murderous aura surprised even Feng Bingwen, who had fought in the abyss for three years.
After all, what he killed were just revived and moving corpses, and they didn't even have much intelligence. But these insects were clearly different.
"What the hell is this thing?"
"Dragon-devouring worms!"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's question, the black dragon carrying him immediately gritted its teeth and answered.
"What's this name? Who came up with it?"
Feng Bingwen frowned immediately. Among the extraterrestrial demons who fought against the dragons, those who could obtain such a title were never benevolent. Otherwise, how could the dragons tolerate it?
"It's not that anyone took it, but that these insects' teeth can easily gnaw through our scales!"
Black Dragon replied, his voice filled with deep apprehension.
"These are insects that those extraterrestrial demons specifically bred to target our dragon race, and they were even bred from the corpses of our own kind!"
"These insects were specifically bred to target the dragon race. Anyone capable of doing something like this must be extraordinary!"
"Whether it's simple or not, let's wipe out these bugs first!"
The malevolent aura emanating from its body was almost tangible, and the black dragon, which even transformed into a ferocious beast, did not use its massive dragon claw to crush the swarm of insects spreading in the deep sea.
Between his thick, long branches and dragon horns, dazzling lightning flashed, and with each breath he exhaled, the howling storm around him gradually came under his control.
To command the wind and rain!
Those who possess certain dragon bloodlines can master innate divine abilities, which, in the hands of a dragon king who has already transformed into a true dragon, can easily become terrifying natural disasters that stretch to the heavens and the earth, wreaking havoc on the region!
However, Feng Bingwen clearly saw that in the increasingly violent storm, the tens of thousands of dragon-devouring insects were mostly drifting with the current, looking extremely comfortable and unharmed.
"Fellow Daoist, do you possess any powerful weapons such as immortal swords?"
As expected, a voice rang in Feng Bingwen's ears.
"What a coincidence! I happen to have a powerful weapon in my possession!"
Feng Bingwen looked down at the swarm of insects, a calm smile on his face. He reached into his sleeve, and when his hand reappeared, it had become a simple, ancient tower with nine sides and twelve stories.
"go!"
With a flick of his hand, the Taoist priest caused the tower to grow taller amidst the storm. Amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, one hundred and eight sword lights burst forth from it, forming an unparalleled and magnificent sword formation that stretched from the sky to the sea, annihilating everything within a thousand miles.
(End of this chapter)
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