Chapter 474: Chapter 95: Senior Brother Zhang Thrashes His Father-in-Law, Lu Xuan Appears
On the mountaintop.
"Hm?"
Zhang Liang and Ao Xianzhi, nestled together, both felt their pupils shrink.
The former glanced at the northern Celestial Vault, his brow knitting involuntarily as he narrowed his eyes.
A True Dragon, still far off on the horizon, yet its killing intent already enveloped all of Taishan... No, it was coming for him!
A chill ran through Zhang Liang’s heart. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but he quickly arrived at a conclusion. ’It’s coming for me?’
’Why?’
’Has the Celestial Court targeted me?’
As his heart pounded with dread, a look of fear also flashed across Ao Xianzhi’s face.
’Father... he’s here!’
"Ah Shui!"
"Ah Liang!"
The two spoke in unison, then both froze for a moment.
In the end, it was Ao Xianzhi who spoke first, clutching her stomach with an embarrassed look.
"Ah Liang, my stomach hurts... I’m going to use the old man’s latrine. Can you wait for me a bit?"
"Alright." Zhang Liang nodded emphatically and reached out to stroke the young woman’s long hair. "I’ll wait for you," he said softly.
Ao Xianzhi nodded forcefully, hesitated for a moment, then asked:
"Ah Liang, when you called my name just now...?"
Zhang Liang fell silent for a second, then suddenly pulled her into an embrace.
"It’s nothing. I just wanted to hold you."
They held each other tightly.
After a moment, Ao Xianzhi let go of Zhang Liang, clutching her stomach again.
"It hurts so much! I have to go now!"
With that, she got up and hurried away, her figure vanishing from the mountaintop.
After she left, Zhang Liang’s gaze sharpened abruptly. A terrifying Dao Rhyme surfaced in his eyes, and with a flash, he disappeared from the mountaintop.
Meanwhile, Ao Xianzhi, who had been rushing down the mountain, also stopped. She stomped her foot and shot into the sky.
「At the same time, in the northern Celestial Vault.」
The ten-thousand-meter-long North Sea Dragon King, blazing with fury, sped through the sky. Space shattered and the Celestial Vault trembled wherever he passed.
Behind him, a smaller True Dragon was giving chase, calling out anxiously:
"Father, slow down... slow down!"
Ao Shun paid him no mind.
Just as he was about to continue his charge, a figure who looked like a Farmer’s Son suddenly appeared, blocking his path.
"May I ask what business brings you here?"
The Farmer’s Son’s tone was calm, a terrifying Dao Rhyme swirling in his eyes. Ao Shun, however, frowned slightly and snarled:
"Get out of my way!"
He was ill-tempered and had no patience to waste words on this inexplicable person blocking his way. He immediately lashed out with his tail!
Zhang Liang’s brow twitched, but he showed no panic. The Dao Rhyme in his eyes flowed to his five fingers as he said coldly:
"You shall not pass."
He attacked without hesitation, his palm seeming to encompass the heavens and the earth as he struck at the colossal True Dragon!
The North Sea Dragon King’s eyes widened.
"Such audacity!"
He was already enraged, and now some creature was inexplicably blocking his path, irritating him further. He brought a Dragon Claw down with savage force!
BOOM!!
This stretch of the Celestial Vault shook violently. Auras flared, and where the palm and claw collided, the sky began to peel away, layer by layer!
The Dragon Crown Prince, trailing behind, was slightly startled.
"An Immortal?"
Meanwhile, Ao Xianzhi, who was rushing over, also sensed the terrifying tide of power in the distance. A fierce gale swept toward her, nearly knocking her from the clouds!
’Father... who is he fighting?’
Ao Xianzhi’s expression changed.
「Back in the Celestial Vault.」
"You’ve only just reached the Immortal realm, and you dare to provoke me?!"
The North Sea Dragon King let out another roar. A world-shocking radiance coiled around his Dragon Claw as he thrust it forward!
He had long since converted over two hundred of his Acupoints into Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands. With this one strike of his claw, it was as if more than two hundred great Grotto Heavens were bearing down at once!
Zhang Liang’s expression was grave. He had only just reached the Immortal realm and had Pioneered a mere few dozen Acupoint Grotto Heavens. Their earlier clash had already left him with considerable injuries, and a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
But he was not afraid. He activated his Ninefold Supreme Jade Steps, unleashed the nine Divine Techniques he had acquired through the Nine Tribulations, and channeled the Supreme Killing Skill!
"You shall not pass!"
Zhang Liang’s voice was like ice as he stared at the True Dragon’s descending claw. In a daze, he could almost see over two hundred vast Grotto Heavens, stacked one upon another.
He counterattacked, wielding the Supreme Killing Skill and commanding the Divine Techniques of the Nine Gates!
Shrinking Inches! Close But Far Away! Three Heads and Six Arms!
Picking Stars and Catching the Moon! Covering the Sky and Sun! Flowers Bloom in an Instant!
He unleashed all the Divine Techniques at once. The Supreme Killing Skill triggered a celestial phenomenon, and Zhang Liang, now in a wrathful form with Three Heads and Six Arms, struck out. He pierced through the crushing pressure of the two-hundred-plus vast Grotto Heavens...
...knocking the North Sea Dragon King back until his scales shattered and Dragon Blood gushed out like a waterfall!
"What a move!"
The North Sea Dragon King’s expression flickered. No longer daring to underestimate his opponent, he once again mobilized the might of his two hundred-plus Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands and unleashed the Ancestor Dragon Killing Skill engraved deep within his bloodline, striking with his full power!
ROAR!!
The dragon’s roar exploded, surging out in all directions!
Far away, Liu Bang, who was strolling toward Taishan, looked slightly surprised. A smile appeared on his face.
"A dragon on Taishan?"
He lightly flicked his Chixiao Sword and chuckled.
"It seems you shall drink blood again."
The Chixiao Sword was a weapon forged to answer the great calamity of the Late Qin Dynasty. It was famed for slaying dragons; the more it killed, the mightier it became. When its power reached the apex, it could easily slay the great dragon known as [Qin].
「At the same time.」
The True Dragon’s claw slammed down on Zhang Liang. With a sudden burst of force, it brutally pushed him through layer after layer of void, smashing him down and pinning him to the summit of Taishan!!
En route, Ao Xianzhi’s vision blurred. Before she could see anything clearly, she was struck by the sweeping hurricane of energy and staggered. She steadied herself and focused her gaze, only to see her father pressing a blurry figure down, smashing it onto the summit of Taishan.
A violent tremor erupted. Taishan, whose rocks were as hard as Immortal Gold Divine Iron, shook at that moment. The summit was swept by a storm of violent energy, leaving behind a scene of shattered stone, cracked earth, and utter ruin!
Ao Xianzhi’s heart went cold.
’Ah Liang... Ah Liang is still on the summit.’
An immense terror seized her, and a feeling of suffocation washed over her. The Little Dragon Maiden let out a shrill cry:
"AH LIANG!!"
Tears burst from her eyes as she gave it her all, shattering the void to appear instantly on the mountaintop!
Ao Xianzhi didn’t look at her father. She just stared blankly at the large tree where she and Ah Liang had been nestled together just moments before.
