"Burn those treacherous lovers to death, and avenge the village chief."
"Burn them to death..."
Flames engulfed the cabin as those outside, spurred by excitement, bellowed loudly.
Not even giving me time to fear the approaching fire disaster.
Yu Longting's inner core suddenly burst forth, breaking through the roof and flying out.
"How did your inner core run away?" I exclaimed in shock.
Yu Longting touched his forehead, "I don't know either; Wanwan, you're too mischievous. I specifically hid the inner core in the bathtub to avoid the moonlight, yet you still fished it out!"
"Why avoid the moonlight? The moonlight loves you so much, giving you its gentlest and brightest side."
I looked at the fierce fire growing more terrifying and suggested, "Shall we go out and take a look?"
"Dry yourself off, put on some clothes, and then we'll go out," Yu Longting said with a stern face, "Don't catch a cold."
He was remarkably nonchalant.
The inner core had run off; I wondered if he would start worrying if it couldn't be found.
I was wrapped up like a bear, my hair half dry, as we, together, pushed open the door.
The fire was intense enough to almost completely dry my hair.
Seeing Yu Longting and me walk out nonchalantly,
The villagers, who had been noisily jesting, were suddenly choked up. The source of this content ɪs novel•fire.net
At that moment, hanging above the roof was Yu Longting's crimson inner core.
The inner core shone brightly red, complementing the full moon's brilliance.
Subsequently, the moon's rays directly showered upon Yu Longting.
The light from the inner core was cleansed by the moonlight into a silver radiance, growing ever brighter.
It illuminated the entire Barbarian Village, including the dark depths where the flowing river became crystal clear under the light.
The fire eating away at the house had been extinguished.
"Lord Dragon God... has revealed himself."
The villagers looked up at this miraculous sight, then collectively prostrated themselves, "Only a True Dragon can be nurtured by the full moon's devoted energy and light up every corner of the village with glorious light. He... he truly is the Dragon God..."
The heavy sound of head-knocking filled the air.
Such veneration and reverence couldn't be faked.
People knocked their heads until the ground was stained with blood.
I looked sidelong at Yu Longting, stunned, "They seem to have completely accepted your identity as the Dragon God."
By a twist of fate, Yu Longting had become established as the Dragon God.
Yet, he was clearly only at the Ying Long stage; how could he have the Celestial Omen reserved for True Dragons?
In the cultivation of snake species, the progression is: snake, python, viper, Transformed Snake Dragon, Snake Dragon, Ying Long, True Dragon...
Although both Yu Longting and Immortal Liu are Ying Longs, there's a vast difference between them.
Yu Longting is only one step away from becoming a True Dragon.
His strength is several times that of Immortal Liu...
It seems even within the Ying Longs, there's a hierarchy of power.
"Who cares about that," Yu Longting said with an indifferent face.
The next day, after a good night's sleep, I rose early.
Upon opening the door, I saw last night's villagers still kneeling there.
The walls bore the remains of charred marks, luckily extinguished in time.
The main structure of the house sustained no significant damage.
Hearing the noise of my opening the door, they all shivered in trepidation.
I figured these people had only come to set fire last night after witnessing Yu Longting kill the village chief and being incited by the chief's son, so I didn't hold a grudge, "Everyone, get up. Dragon God has forgiven you, and won't punish you."
Kneeling all night in the winter cold had nearly frozen many of them stiff.
They slowly raised their heads, exchanging glances, yet none of them stood up, "It's not punishment we fear, but rather the guilt is too much to bear."
"Yu Longting, come and say something. They are kneeling , and I can't even eat breakfast. I'll starve to death here," I called into the house.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Longting was by my side, "My wife is hungry, go prepare some food."