"General Chen, what are you waiting for?"
The urging voice of Old Man Dong rang in his ears.
Chen Yuan came back to his senses, saw the wounded Dragon Girl and the panting Old Man Dong, discarded any distracting thoughts, and prepared to make a big push and hunt for the next node.
He had just taken two steps when the Magic Eye Golden Light flowed; then a thunderous explosion rang through the world, and a giant face formed from the dark clouds above, with pupils as fierce as two rounds of the Great Sun, slowly scanning the two men and one dragon below. From its mouth emitted a cold and indifferent voice that shook the world.
"The legendary Trapped Dragon Lock."
"And a brash little guy who masters the Dharma Eye."
The discerning eyes of the Dragon and Tiger critiqued each, comprehending their capabilities profoundly, the voice carrying a hint of malice, clashing like metal.
"But do you think you can escape?"
"Under the overwhelming power of the Court, even the Heaven and Earth True Spirits are merely birds and beasts. Without adherence to the rules, heads will roll."
"Your unruliness will not be tolerated."
As these words fell, a thunderous boom erupted from the clouds; the Dragon and Tiger face disappeared into the darkness, followed by long-unseen figures. Two reprimands echoed, and amidst the rolling thunderclouds, two distinct figures appeared.
They were warriors from the Gongyang and Meng Families.
The warriors from these two families, with eyebrows knitted in anger, suddenly appeared with a Big Flag in their hands amidst the clouds, wildly waving the flag, where streams of cloud gathered upwards. Simultaneously, the world of Bodhisattva vibrated unceasingly with a profound resonating sound, and two terrifying presences swiftly brewed into existence.
Below them, the group of three, Chen Yuan, saw the Trapped Dragon Locks spanning two nodes trembling violently with this anomaly.
One of the Trapped Dragon Locks shattered.
Then the second, and the third.
Old Man Dong’s eyes widened, his tone filled with panic, "How could there be the old Dragon and Tiger beasts!"
A loud dragon’s roar echoed.
The Northern Sea Dragon Girl soared towards the thunderclouds above, aiming to disrupt the spellcasting.
Old Man Dong grew frantic, his face pale as he drove the blood-red Trapped Dragon Lock, chasing after her.
But in the next breath, within the thunderous clouds,
Two thundering pillars descended like a world-ending calamity, striking the Northern Sea Dragon Girl and Old Man Dong, who were soaring upward.
The Northern Sea Dragon Girl turned her sharp Dragon Horns into silver Dual Swords, confronting the Thunder Pillars, causing Thunder Liquid to spray everywhere as she continued her ascent into the clouds.
But then, a massive black hand, the size of an acre, ferociously swiped from within the clouds, striking the silver Dual Swords fiercely away.
Following that, the Thunder Pillars struck back, viciously hitting the dragon’s body. In an instant, with a heartbreaking cry, the dragon’s scales shattered under the brilliant Thunder, stretching miles long. The dragon’s body, resembling mercury poured onto silver, shrank rapidly under the bombardment of Thunder.
Simultaneously, on the other side, with a loud boom, a mountain-sized Yellow Jade Gourd was struck by lightning, plummeting downwards.
Two shooting stars fell.
Chen Yuan’s eyes narrowed; the Dharma Image’s large hand waved, catching the two falling figures.
The two small figures landed in his massive hand.
Mr. Dong from the Dragon Breeding Clan was enveloped in wisps of blue smoke, his hair frizzed out and his skin peeling open from the strike, while the Northern Sea Dragon Girl reverted to human form, laying in the giant hand, her silver hair spread over a stunningly beautiful face with crimson at her lips. Two silver lights shot back, forming into two Flying Swords circling above the Dragon Girl’s head.
At this moment, the Dragon Girl was dressed in a Silver Scale Dress, her face under the silver hair exuding a mature and cold charm, her eyes icy, filled with a sense of pride, resembling a grown version of the young girl Cun Xin, yet with an entirely different aura.
Obviously, this was the true appearance of the Northern Sea Dragon Girl!
But at this moment, the Northern Sea Dragon Girl seemed to be in bad shape, the silver light flickering, elongating and shrinking her body, the state highly unstable, compounded with injuries.
Chen Yuan immediately produced a streak of green light in his palm, a jade branch emerged, tinkling with the sound of a bell, subtle dragon roars echoing, streams of the Mother Tree’s Essence Qi mixed with a surge of vitality immediately flowed into their bodies.
A thunderous roar exploded amongst the clouds, reverberating through heaven and earth.
Following it, two more distinct shouts came, shaking right next to his ear.
"Ignorant fool, what audacity."
"Today, the entire Tianxiong Pass shall be your burial ground."
Three thunderous roars boomed, carrying an unfathomable power of Divine Skills, pounding like drums against Chen Yuan’s eardrums.
Chen Yuan looked up, momentarily feeling as if the earth and sky were spinning. In the thunderclouds above, three terrifying giant faces suddenly appeared, looking down as if abyssal behemoths.
With indifferent gazes, or fierce eyes like Vajra, or a killing intent as Fierce as any.
The majesty of the Dragon and Tiger rolled down oppressively.
Below in Southern City, at this instant, unable to withstand this pressure, the ground within two miles radius at the bottom collapsed abruptly, rocks flying as if smashed by some terrifying giant creature.
A commanding shout resounded, as if the words carried the force of law.
In the next moment, Chen Yuan felt an immense invisible force suddenly descend upon him, the space above compressing, his Dharma Image’s Scarlet Gold light flashing wildly, forcibly bending his Dharma Image.
And around him, the space seemed to turn into steel, firmly trapping him.
The Dharma Image emitted from Chen Yuan roared loudly,
with unimaginable force continuously shattering his Protective Spirit Light.