Immortality from Taming Elephant

Chapter 762: Chapter 338: The True Dragon Appears

The tranquil surface of the lava lake suddenly exploded!

Countless dark red soul shadows shot forward like arrows, carrying viscous lava and surging black flames, madly attacking Murong Zhen!

They twisted into different forms, some resembling burning humanoids, others like fierce fiery beasts, or even transforming into massive fiery tentacles or sharp claws, surrounding from all directions.

The entire lava lake turned into a boiling purgatory in an instant!

At that moment, heaven and earth seemed completely set ablaze, as if able to crush everything under an overwhelming demonic presence, spreading everywhere with the countless terrifying soul shadows.

Even the lava lake seemed to come alive, expanding wildly outward.

Murong Zhen’s expression turned serious as he wielded his duster: "The light of heaven and earth, purify the demonic aura!"

Thousands of white threads surged, transforming into an enormous net that shimmered with pure light, meeting the oncoming soul shadows.

The pure light clashed with the black flames, producing a sizzling roar. Many soul shadows were cleansed and dissolved by the light, turning into wisps of black smoke.

Yet, more soul shadows charged forward, undaunted by death!

Moreover, the demonic presence and evil fire from those slain shadows didn’t vanish but were quickly absorbed by nearby shadows!

Dozens of soul shadows near Murong Zhen, after absorbing the dissipated power of their companions, swelled in size, their color deepening, and the fluctuations of demonic presence and flame power suddenly intensified!

In an instant, their aura surpassed the second transformation!

Murong Zhen’s expression changed slightly, yet he kept moving.

In the air, he maneuvered skillfully, his duster net expanding defensively at times, then coiling like a whip to strike down oncoming shadows relentlessly.

His Half-Saint cultivation was fully displayed. Even as the shadows grew stronger, they couldn’t breach his defensive circle in a short time. His speed was unmatched, allowing him to continue advancing toward the gold-red divine jade at the lake’s center.

At the lake shore, the middle-aged man in luxurious clothing, the shirtless giant, and the mysterious man in black all watched the battle intently, their expressions grim.

Both Murong Zhen and the soul shadows in the lava lake proved far more dangerous than they anticipated.

"What are you waiting for!?"

Murong Zhen roared angrily.

The three exchanged glances.

The shirtless giant licked his lips, unable to suppress his excitement: "Murong’s in a rush, let’s join in! Can’t let him hog it all!"

The middle-aged man in luxurious clothing’s eyes flickered, unfolding his folding fan, the painting on it seemingly coming to life, enveloped in vapor, forming a domain distinct from but separate within the fiery field.

"Don’t rush. Acting now serves that old guy’s purposes... and besides..."

His gaze, barely perceptible, swept over the mysterious man in black, revealing fear in his eyes.

The man in black stayed silent, not even glancing at Murong Zhen, his eyes locked onto something intriguing on the lava lake’s surface.

"Are you playing games with me?"

Murong Zhen’s voice, a touch ominous, echoed from above the lava lake.

Despite his words, he showed no intention of retreating, clearly believing he could handle these soul shadows, terrifying as they were.

Confident enough to still seize the gold-red divine jade with ease.

"Since you’re unwilling to act, once I get the item, I hope you don’t harbor ill intentions, or don’t blame me for turning against you!"

He suddenly flung his duster, thousands of white threads recoiling, forming a massive, slowly rotating white lotus in front of him, its petals unfurling layer by layer. The pure light flowed like a waterfall, temporarily repelling the surging soul shadows.

Then he gazed at the gold-red divine jade within reach, forming a spell in his left hand, shooting a condensed, tangible beam of pure energy, sweeping toward the divine jade!

The shirtless giant and the middle-aged man in luxurious clothing both changed expressions slightly.

Could it be?

Is this treasure really going to be taken by that old thing?

The mysterious man in black remained indifferent.

Elsewhere, Xu Guang hid inside a cave, watching Murong Zhen entangled among the soul shadows in the distance, his duster’s pure light wrapping toward the divine jade.

He felt a bit regretful; the gold-red divine jade was valuable, but trying to snatch it from the fire seemed a bit daunting.

But at that very moment.

Just as Murong Zhen’s duster’s beam of pure energy was about to touch the divine jade.

An intensely bright gold-red light suddenly erupted from the lava lake!

The entire lake boiled.

It was as if they were welcoming their king.

All the soul shadows stood atop the lava lake like soldiers.

Roar!

An ancient, majestic, seemingly omnipotent dragon’s might abandoned by heaven and earth overwhelmed the domain!

This aura...

Xu Guang felt somewhat familiar.

BOOM!!!

The entire lava lake felt like an invisible giant hand lifted it from the bottom!

Great waves of lava surged hundreds of meters high!

Amidst the interwoven red and black waves, an enormous shadow slowly raised its head!

It was a giant dragon entirely composed of dark gold flames and solid purple-black demonic presence.

The true dragon appeared, rapidly shrinking, then transforming into the image of a dragon sovereign with a human body and crown!

It was the very Dragon Monarch who had previously knelt before the supreme coffin!

How could it be... him?

Having battled Lingxiao and ultimately exiled, he appeared within the Fire Domain?

Even more startling for Xu Guang was its aura...

It was even stronger than it had been outside!

Originally a fire attribute true dragon, its power suppressed in the Purple Moon Cavern, by a twist of fate, it managed to recover some of its strength within the Fire Domain.

Xu Guang’s expression turned peculiar.

Meanwhile, Murong Zhen’s expression had long since changed dramatically.

A true dragon... even just a soul shadow.

It was enough to make even a Half-Saint’s heart tremble.

"ROAR!!!"

The earth-shattering dragon roar unleashed visible fiery sound waves, sweeping in all directions!