Chapter 726 - 279: What Makes You Think You’re the Only One With a Trump Card?
Chapter 726: Chapter 279: What Makes You Think You’re the Only One With a Trump Card?
"How dare you?"
"How dare you!"
"How dare a lowly commoner like you insult a member of the Royal Family!"
After catching its breath, the massive draconic body actually stood up again, letting out three furious roars.
Suddenly, crimson-gold flames erupted from its body, igniting all of its flesh and skin.
The fire was no illusion. The onlookers could even hear the CRACKLING sound of its flesh charring and its fat bursting.
"You damned commoner! Even if I have to throw away my life today, I will make you understand."
The Flood Dragon stared daggers at Xiao Chen and spat four words from its mouth: "Royalty cannot be insulted!"
Its eyes were wide and bloodshot, completely ignoring the capillaries that had burst within them.
Its chest heaved violently as it spoke, its tone thick with unrestrained fury.
It was a Great Demon with a mutated bloodline, capable of shapeshifting and possessing intelligence, yet it had been forced to kowtow on the ground by a mere mortal.
This was an absolute disgrace!
An utter humiliation!
The Flood Dragon had never experienced such shame since the day it was born.
It was simply unforgivable. This transgression had to be avenged immediately, no matter the cost!
Therefore, it unhesitatingly activated its life-bound Secret Technique, igniting the Dragon Blood flowing through its veins.
It was sacrificing its flesh, Cultivation, and lifespan in exchange for a temporary surge of immense power.
It would kill Xiao Chen to wash away the humiliation it had just suffered, even if it meant mutual destruction.
Under the effect of the Secret Technique, the pressure radiating from its body surged to an even greater height.
It was so intense it felt almost tangible. Every Cultivator present felt the air grow thick and viscous, as if it were slowly solidifying.
"Xiao, run!"
Fazhao Arhat immediately shouted a warning. "That’s one of the Dragon Race’s ultimate Secret Techniques! It sacrifices everything to land an attack containing a faint shadow of the Great Dao."
"Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would have to face it with extreme caution!"
However, just as he spoke,
the Reversed Scale on the Flood Dragon’s chest detached on its own, releasing a swarm of golden runes.
Even Fazhao Arhat was dumbfounded by the sight, unsure of what was happening.
The runes appeared to move slowly, but in the instant they manifested, they arranged themselves throughout the area according to some profound pattern.
They cordoned off the space around the Flood Dragon and Xiao Chen, isolating an area thirty-three zhang in radius.
Now, no one could enter or leave unless they possessed the ability to traverse space.
"CRACK! BOOM!"
Suddenly, a multitude of ethereal blue runes appeared in the surroundings—the Power of Restriction from the Relic.
They had materialized because the power used to slice through space had reached Tier Four, completely exceeding the Relic’s tolerance limit.
But the golden runes shone brightly, and for the moment, even the Relic’s Restriction couldn’t do anything to them.
’It’s over!’
Fazhao Arhat clenched his fists, only to helplessly unclench them a moment later.
If there were any way to help, he would have intervened at any cost.
But the golden runes before him were not a power that belonged to the Flood Dragon.
Instead, they were a measure implemented by some Tier Four Great Demon, embedded into the Flood Dragon’s body before it entered the Relic, or perhaps even earlier.
With the area now a Forbidden Space,
even a life-saving Supreme Treasure like the Life Replacement Grassman could not carry a Cultivator to safety.
In other words, if Xiao Chen had no way to teleport himself out, he could only remain trapped inside and bear the full brunt of the extremely violent Power of Sacrifice.
One had to understand that this life-for-a-life tactic was enough to erase the original gap in their strength.
Upon realizing this, Fazhao Arhat turned his head away in grief and indignation, unable to watch any longer.
The outcome seemed clear.
A sense of pity couldn’t help but stir in the hearts of many Cultivators.
’Even a prodigy as strong as Xiao must face such a calamity?’
’He didn’t lose to his opponent, but in the end, he couldn’t escape the means granted by his opponent’s powerful background.’
"Fine, fine, fine. So that’s how you want to play, is it!"
But Xiao Chen was smiling, showing no signs of nervousness. "I originally thought that while you may be an arrogant worm, you at least had some backbone."
"Now I see I completely overestimated you."
He shook his head as he spoke, his disdain plain to see.
"Still talking tough when you’re about to die!"
The Flood Dragon’s flesh had almost completely burned away, leaving only a head attached to a skeleton. "I said I would swallow you whole, and I will swallow you whole!"
With that, it lunged forward.
Its movements weren’t fast, but they immediately drew the raging flames to empower its body.
For a moment, its power was nearly equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Monarch attacking with their full strength.
"Sigh. What makes you think you’re the only one with a trump card?"
Xiao Chen feigned a sigh and formed a hand seal. "Secret Escape Technique: Front Wheel Turns, Back Wheel Doesn’t!"
Of course, the hand seal and Mantra were useless. He only had two real trump cards to deal with this attack.
He could either use the newly acquired Small Shifting Talisman to escape the blockade or use the Blade of Night to withstand the attack directly.
Given the current situation, the Blade of Night was naturally the preferred choice.
After all, aside from the unpredictable Flood Dragon, no other Cultivator in the Relic could threaten his safety.
As for why he put on an act this time, it was because the situation was rather unique.
If this had happened outside the Relic, he would have had no scruples and could have simply left.
The problem was, the time in the Relic was not yet over.
Therefore, after the effect of the Blade of Night ended, Xiao Chen would reappear inside the Relic.