Chapter 279: Chapter 252: Capture the Red Dragon Alive
A storm-like barrage of attacks descended.
This Beast Taming prodigy, who had been gaining immense fame in recent years, didn’t even last three rounds before he was utterly defeated. All his prior hopes and fantasies had turned to dust...
’He’s dead!?’
Amidst the ruins, Yu Sihai, Rong Shisan, Liang Yuan, and the others exchanged glances, their surprise undeniable.
When they first arrived, Chen Che had described their opponent as incomparably fierce. They had even braced themselves for the possibility of a desperate counterattack before his death, one that might drag them down with him...
But they never expected it to be over so easily.
However, just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Chen Che still standing there, the vigilance on his face not diminishing but growing even stronger.
As they wondered why Chen Che showed no sign of joy, they heard him speak faintly:
"True Master Chilong, isn’t it about time you showed yourself?"
"True Master Chilong?"
At these words, everyone was dumbfounded. The hairs on Yu Sihai’s body stood on end, a chill flooding his heart as he stared at the corpse in disbelief.
CLANG!
He tightened his grip on his longsword, like a cat with its fur on end.
In an instant, the others also tensed up, activating their True Essence to its absolute limit, adopting the stance of those facing a formidable enemy.
Only Meng Changtu’s expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated this all along.
"Did you really think a mere Sun Hao was worthy of me making such a grand display just to deal with him?"
Seeing no reaction from the corpse, Chen Che let out a light laugh and slowly shook his head. "Or perhaps you’re planning to possess someone else and wait a while before re-emerging? Or maybe you intend to use your remnant soul to cultivate into an Incense Fire Daoist God, transforming into a Ghost God?"
"Sigh!"
As his voice fell, a sigh echoed out.
Then, under everyone’s disbelieving gazes, a spectral figure suddenly rose from Sun Hao’s corpse, coalescing into the form of an old man past his sixties, his hands held respectfully at his sides.
Red hair, red robes.
Though he was only a wisp of a soul, his features held an undeniable martial bearing.
It was none other than True Master Chilong!
"How did you guess that I had possessed him?"
True Master Chilong stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Chen Che as he spoke slowly. "Sun Hao is already dead. Fellow Chen, why are you unwilling to let this go? Must this be a fight to the death?"
"Even if I were willing to let this go, would you be?"
Chen Che slowly shook his head, his gaze shifting as he chuckled. "As for guessing you possessed him... True Master, do you remember the exchange meet from a few years ago?"
"The exchange meet?"
A few years ago, he had used his Divine Sense to help Sun Hao disguise himself as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and sneak into an exchange meet. He had hoped to trade an item in exchange for someone killing Chen Che and seizing the Xuan Peng. But not only did his plan fail, he was even ambushed by a mysterious Major Cultivator.
He had only just awoken at that time, and his weak soul had nearly been shattered.
Thinking of this, True Master Chilong’s eyes narrowed.
"That mysterious Major Cultivator... was you?"
"What do you think?"
Chen Che remained noncommittal.
True Master Chilong’s expression immediately darkened. ’Now it makes sense why the other party was so unwilling to let things go. He knew from the very beginning that I had my eyes on him. How could I possibly expect him to let me off the hook?’
"Fellow Chen, your methods are truly impressive. It seems I was the one who was careless."
He let out a long sigh, his gaze suddenly turning on Chen Che like a starving wolf, while his peripheral vision swept over the others.
"I had originally planned to make my move after you all left. Since it has come to this, let’s end it here! Though I am but a remnant soul, I am not someone a few mere Foundation Establishment Cultivators like you can hope to match."
He began by muttering to himself, but by the end, his words boomed like a great bell, causing the marsh to boil and the trees to shatter.
"Chen Che, hand over the Xuan Peng!"
BOOM!
Amidst the furious roar, True Master Chilong made a grabbing motion with his hand, swiping directly at Chen Che.
CRACKLE!
At the same time, his body trembled, and a thunderous rumble echoed from within his Soul Body. Everyone quickly looked over to see that in the instant he raised his hand, his body had suddenly expanded, growing to a height of over three zhang.
As his hand reached mid-air, black scale armor materialized over his body.
By the time his claw descended, the red-haired, red-robed, majestic and martial True Master Chilong was gone. In his place stood a three-zhang-tall monster with two horns, a red face, sharp fangs, and hands like vicious claws, covered in red scales, looking like a demon that had crawled out of hell.
Chen Che’s pupils contracted. True Master Chilong had already started down the Ghost Dao.
The Ghost Dao was similar to that of a Cultivator, except it was practiced using Yin Qi. Countless Demon Beast corpses were buried beneath this Marsh Forest, making it a perfect place for his Cultivation.
And judging by his oppressive aura, he possessed the strength of at least a Foundation Establishment Eighth or even Ninth Layer. Clearly, he hadn’t merely been dwelling within Sun Hao’s body; he had never stopped his Cultivation!
"Go!"
Chen Che waved his hand, clenched his fist, and gripped the Red Dragon Lock Chain, swinging it out horizontally on the spot.
A flash of fire lit up the dark, deep mangrove forest with a crimson glow. The chain swelled in mid-air, sweeping out like a true Red Dragon as it brutally slammed against the opponent’s right claw.
CLANG!
A loud crash echoed.
When the chain swept across the massive, black-scaled claw, it unexpectedly produced the crisp clang of metal on stone. In the collision, the Red Dragon Lock Chain clearly had the upper hand, forcefully shattering the scales on his claw and leaving behind a scorched trail.
"Hm?"
True Master Chilong’s expression shifted slightly, and he couldn’t help but retreat several steps. "What is this Magical Artifact?"
"Haha!"
Chen Che chuckled, deliberately drawing out his words in a half-joking, half-serious tone. "True Master, don’t you recognize the shape of the flames on this chain?"
"Hm?"
He looked down and saw, amidst the churning flames, the shape of a single-horned Flood Dragon. His eyelid twitched, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes. "My Red Flame Snake... The one who raided my Cave Mansion back then was you..."
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