Chapter 837: Chapter 835: Buried Memories
Ghost Slasher and Si Ming walked up to Ji Ce at the same time, both their faces looking as ugly as they could get.
Especially Si Ming, who was standing in front. He pointed at Ji Ce’s nose and berated him word by word, "I’ve been putting up with you for a long time. Don’t push your luck just because I gave you face."
Ji Ce’s expression changed. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw Ling Fei Yun, who had been standing to the side, quickly walk to the front of the group. At the same time he said calmly, "Before coming here, the Four Cities had already set an alliance. Before we kill the True Dragon War Venerable, we can’t start a war among ourselves, or we’ll be making enemies of the people from the other three cities. I think you should be very clear about that, right?"
"If you don’t dare fight, just say you don’t dare fight."
A man standing behind Ji Ce folded his arms and said, "What are you yapping about here for?"
"You..."
Si Ming had just opened his mouth when he saw ripples suddenly spread across the black Pool, and right after that, a column of water shot straight into the sky.
All around them, the sound of a dragon’s roar suddenly echoed.
It resounded through the entire space.
Wang Zhan’s face also changed. He hurriedly led Xiang Tian and Luo Xue to retreat several steps before he looked toward the figure suspended in midair.
Behind him, the Sword Spirit also stepped out quickly. She glanced at Wang Zhan, then said in a deep voice, "The True Dragon War Venerable has come out."
Wang Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze locking onto the figure in the sky.
He had to admit, the True Dragon War Venerable indeed gave off a powerful sense of intimidation.
Moreover, Wang Zhan could feel that this was the most powerful enemy he had ever encountered.
Under that dragon’s roar, Ling Fei Yun’s and Ji Ce’s people kept collapsing to the ground one after another, but most of them were those with relatively low cultivation.
As for their core members, they weren’t too affected.
"Not good, this guy really has been waiting for the right moment."
Wang Zhan frowned slightly. Seeing the vortex gradually forming in midair, he immediately ordered, "He’s brewing a fatal strike. If he completes it, all of us will die here in this Captive Dragon Abyss."
"Everyone, attack with me now. Don’t hold back in the slightest, or none of us will get out of here in one piece."
Hearing this, Ling Fei Yun and Ji Ce both rushed toward the figure in midair.
At the same time, they heard Ling Fei Yun shout an order to the people behind him, "Your strength is too weak. Just stay here quietly. If we can’t hold him, then you come and support us."
Everyone nodded.
It was the same for the people on Ji Ce’s side.
But although they didn’t move, Xiang Tian and Luo Xue quickly flew to Wang Zhan’s side. It was obvious they were preparing to attack together with him.
Of course, this was also part of Wang Zhan’s plan.
"Fatal One Slash!"
With Wang Zhan’s furious roar, a massive blade shadow slashed straight down toward the True Dragon War Venerable.
Ling Fei Yun and Ji Ce also struck at this moment.
Under the trio’s combined attack, the True Dragon War Venerable was forced back several steps on the spot.
But all of them knew very well that with just this little means, killing the True Dragon War Venerable would be anything but easy.
"Didn’t you say people from the other two cities would show up?"
Wang Zhan glanced at Ling Fei Yun beside him and asked in a low voice.
Ling Fei Yun frowned and said, "Logically speaking, they should have arrived long ago, but they still haven’t shown themselves. Could it be they’ve already been killed by this True Dragon War Venerable?"
"No way."
Wang Zhan said firmly, "There are no signs of battle here at all. That proves they never came here in the first place. Or maybe, as soon as they entered the Captive Dragon Abyss, they found a place to hide, waiting for us to wear down the True Dragon War Venerable first, so they can come out afterward and reap the fisherman’s profit."
"How is that possible?"
Ling Fei Yun’s expression changed. Then he clenched his fist and said, "Nice idea, but even with us teaming up, we still can’t seriously injure the True Dragon War Venerable. Once our power gets scattered, he can break us one by one—they shouldn’t be ignorant of that, right?"
"What if they still have a backup plan?"
Wang Zhan once again reminded him.
"Then what should we do now?"
At this point, Wang Zhan and the others were already like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Ji Ce also moved to their side, gritting his teeth as he said, "Even if we can’t get the Crystal Core, we absolutely can’t become tools for others to make use of."
"Those damn bastards, once I get out of this Captive Dragon Abyss, I’ll definitely visit them in person and slaughter everyone in those two cities."
Ling Fei Yun said disdainfully, "Save it. Think about how to break this stalemate first."
As they spoke, the three only felt the True Dragon War Venerable’s offensive grow fiercer and fiercer. In the blink of an eye, they had already been forced back several steps.
Because Ling Fei Yun’s strength was the weakest, he crashed to the ground in a sorry state, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face looked frighteningly pale; clearly, he no longer had any strength to fight.
Hovering in midair, the True Dragon War Venerable swept a glance over Wang Zhan and the others, then spoke lightly, "Ignorant mortals, today is your death day."
They saw the True Dragon War Venerable slowly raise his hand. From within that huge black vortex, a pillar of energy instantly descended, slamming fiercely into Wang Zhan and the others.
"Indestructible Azure Dragon Spell!"
As Wang Zhan let out a low shout, they saw Fire Deity Armor completely cover his body. In the sky above, waves of dragon roars resounded, even purer than the sound the True Dragon War Venerable himself had unleashed.
This...
The True Dragon War Venerable did not continue to hunt down those who had fled in panic. Instead, his face full of shock, he gave Wang Zhan a look, then asked word by word, "You’re a mere mortal—why do you possess a true dragon aura?"
"Do you know the Azure Dragon Venerable?"
Wang Zhan spoke in a deep voice.
"Azure Dragon Venerable?"
After staring at Wang Zhan in shock, the True Dragon War Venerable gritted his teeth and spoke word by word, "How do you know of the Azure Dragon Venerable’s existence? With your strength, it’s simply impossible for you to know any information related to the Azure Dragon Venerable."
Wang Zhan smiled. "If that’s what you think, then you’re completely wrong. Not only do I know the Azure Dragon Venerable, we’re extremely familiar. Otherwise, he naturally wouldn’t have passed his trump card on to me."
"Could it be this Indestructible Azure Dragon Spell still isn’t enough to prove it?"
Hearing this, the True Dragon War Venerable fell into a moment of hesitation.
After a brief silence, he looked toward Wang Zhan and asked, "Since you know the Azure Dragon Venerable, why are you siding with those people from the North Netherworld Domain? You even joined hands with them to deal with me? Don’t you know that I too am a member of the Dragon Clan?"
"Dragon Clan?"
Just then, the Sword Spirit stepped up to the True Dragon War Venerable and said disdainfully, "Don’t think I don’t know your background. Thousands of years ago, when my master and I traveled the Star War Battlefield, I already heard rumors about you. If I’m not wrong, you should be that piece of trash abandoned by the Dragon Clan, right?"
"Trash?"
After glancing doubtfully at the Sword Spirit, Luo Xue asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Heh..."
A cold smile appeared at the corner of the Sword Spirit’s mouth as she explained, "You might not know what happened in the Dragon Clan hundreds of years ago."
"As far as I know, the Dragon Clan has a forbidden technique. It can indeed let one’s cultivation reach great completion, but it requires sacrificing other people’s lives as the price to refine this technique."
"The True Dragon War Venerable before you was once hailed as a genius of the Dragon Clan. But later, because he couldn’t endure the loneliness, he secretly learned this forbidden technique, throwing the Dragon Clan into brief chaos. After that, the True Dragon War Venerable was expelled from the Dragon Clan."
"But I have to say, he really does have extremely high Talent. Relying on his own strength alone, he was able to gain a foothold on the Star War Battlefield. Just based on that, he’s already worthy of some respect."
"However, because he had secretly learned a forbidden technique, his heart had long become unstable. So on the road afterward, he stepped into the Magic Path, slaughtering experts on the Star War Battlefield at will. In the end, people of the Dragon Clan learned of this, and they issued a kill order on him."
"After a fierce battle, the True Dragon War Venerable was directly beaten to the brink of death, surviving only by clinging to life with a single remnant soul. That’s why there’s a rumor in the North Netherworld Domain: even though the True Dragon War Venerable has already become the number one most powerful expert in the North Netherworld Domain, he has always shut himself away in the Captive Dragon Abyss."
"The real reason is right here. He’s only been hiding here to heal his wounds. Of course, it might also be because he’s afraid of running into old acquaintances and losing his life."
After hearing all this, Xiang Tian and Luo Xue exchanged a glance, finally understanding the ins and outs of the entire affair.
The True Dragon War Venerable, however, gave the Sword Spirit a cold, gloomy look, then asked word by word, "These are secrets of our Dragon Clan. How did an outsider like you find out?"
The Sword Spirit said blandly, "If you don’t want anyone to know, then don’t do it. On this Star War Battlefield, there’s nothing I don’t know."
If anyone else had said this, they would naturally be treated as a boastful fool who didn’t know their own limits. But the Sword Spirit had the qualifications to say it. After all, she had traveled the Star War Battlefield for a long time with her first master. Not only did she know everything about the Dragon Clan like the back of her hand, she was extremely clear on other matters as well.
"Who exactly are you?"
The True Dragon War Venerable clenched his fists and walked toward the Sword Spirit step by step.
At that moment, Wang Zhan directly drew the Great Void Divine Sword from his back and slashed fiercely at the True Dragon War Venerable before him.
A beam of sword light fell, and they saw Fire Dragons soaring into the sky one after another.
"Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire Formation!"
In an instant, those Fire Dragons had already formed a cage, completely trapping the True Dragon War Venerable inside.
The True Dragon War Venerable frowned slightly, then said coldly, "This doesn’t concern you. Get lost. Otherwise, even if you are the Azure Dragon Venerable’s successor, I’ll still kill you without hesitation!"
Wang Zhan said indifferently, "No one knows who will die by whose hand yet!"
Behind him, Xiang Tian and Luo Xue quickly moved to the left and right sides of the True Dragon War Venerable, clearly already prepared for battle.
"Foolish mortals, then come at me together."
