Chapter 138: Crimson Empress Zhuyin.
With the agreement being made, Wei Zhong Jun stepped back from the front and focused on storing up his Qi preparing his strongest attack in an attempt to defeat the enemy in a single hit. Wei Yating, Lin Hanying, and Jing Huo exerted all their strength to fill the hole that had been created when Wei Zhong Jun stepped back.
The group slowly pushed forward, Wei Yating even used as much of her bloodline as she could, controlling the scattered blood to create floating shields and weapons. The woman sitting in the air looked slightly confused at why Wei Zhong Jun stepped back, but she didn't take any actions against them.
“Yating, spread as much blood as you can onto as many Demonic beasts as you can. If you can make it so that there is blood on their orifices, that will be even better.”
While the group was pushing forward, Yao Jun whispered to Wei Yating. Wei Yating was slightly confused, but seeing Wei Zhong Jun nod at her, she still followed Yao Jun's orders. The weapons she had created using the Demonic beasts' blood started exploding when they came into contact with enemies, as if they had become too weak to support themselves.
Jing Huo's fire was a bit of a nuisance, as it would evaporate some of the blood whenever they came in contact. But since his axe did a good job of cleaving enemies and splattering out more blood, Yao Jun did not say anything. Lin Hanying's brute-force way of fighting was also very useful, shattering the hard exoskeleton on some of the Demonic beasts.
“About 150 meters... Should be doable. Wei Jun. The last 50 meters will be crossed in an instant, prepare to follow me.”
Yao Jun measured the distance between them and the woman sitting in the air. His eyes narrowed and he turned to Wei Zhong Jun, letting him know that they would move into action now. Wei Zhong Jun nodded his head and prepared himself, his entire body tensing up.
A black sword appeared in Yao Jun's hand, slightly surprising Wei Zhong Jun. He had never seen Yao Jun use a weapon before. Did this mean that he was actually a swordsman? And what kind of sword was that? Pitch black in color, with not a single decoration, it was the epitome of simplicity. But just by looking at it, Wei Zhong Jun knew that this was a tyrant's sword, the sword of a ruler.
With the sword in hand, Yao Jun activated the first channel of Crumbling The Nine Heavens, his aura skyrocketing and reaching the late stage of the 2nd Mortal Earth. The others were shocked at how he suddenly managed to raise his power by so much, but now was not the time to question it. Yao Jun took a step forward, and arcs of purple lightning appeared in the area, ravaging the Demonic beasts.
He would normally have trouble piercing the thick carapaces of most of the Demonic beasts, but by using the scattered blood as a conductor, he could send the lightning into their bodies through their orifices. The purple lightning killed some, but many more were left alive. But it managed to stop them from moving for a second, and that was all Yao Jun needed.
He dashed forward, the shocked Wei Zhong Jun quickly catching on. He wanted to know why Yao Jun could control lightning as well, but he figured that now was not the time to ask. He also figured that he would probably not get an answer even if he did ask, Yao Jun had probably hidden it for a reason after all.
50 meters were crossed in less than a second, putting Yao Jun and Wei Zhong Jun into the 100 meter range. And as they arrived within 100 meters, the eyes of the woman watching them glittered with interest and curiosity. She wanted to see what they were planning on doing.
And she quickly got her answer. The shadows in a 100 meter range suddenly grew and extended, shrouding the entire area in darkness. The Demonic beasts that were still stunned because of the lightning were thrown around when the shadows extended, clearing out the area.
Yao Jun vanished into the shadows, appearing at the left side of the woman. He moved his right hand and put all his might into it, wind, lightning, and darkness coiling around the sword as he struck her with his strongest attack, One Sword To Free The Heart.
“Shame, I was expecting a bit more. There is no worth in you.”
The sword hit the woman, but she only sighed and shook her head with disappointment. Yao Jun's strongest attack hit her shoulder, but it only left behind a small cut, only a few drops of blood sliding down her skin. She could not help but be disappointed. Did he really think he could harm her like that?
The woman raised her left arm and pierced it towards Yao Jun, intending to kill him. But then she suddenly noticed the smirk on Yao Jun's face, a slight chill going down her spine. But by then it was already too late. From the shadow that the woman cast onto the string she was sitting on, Wei Zhong Jun's figure appeared.
Wei Zhong Jun was bursting his power, crimson blood coiling around his right arm and forming a sharp lance. Activating both of his powers, his control over blood and his instantaneous power boost, Wei Zhong Jun struck out with his strongest attack. He was so close to the woman that she did not even have the chance to dodge.
“So that was your plan. A risky move to guarantee a hit huh? Quite well done, if not reckless. Very well, I will acknowledge you. Then to this reckless king, I will grant the fire that my mistress so despises, to turn all your enemies to ash.”
The woman glanced at Yao Jun when she realized that she had been had, a chuckle escaping her lips as a seductive smile appeared on her face. She changed her strike so that it was no longer a spear-hand, but a normal fist. The fist struck Yao Jun's body and flung him away into the distance, preventing him from seeing the result of Wei Zhong Jun's attack.
Despite the pain wracking his entire body after getting hit, Yao Jun realized that his body was not injured. His bones were still fine, and his flesh had not been cut. It seemed like the intention behind the hit was only to send him flying away. Yao Jun was flung away at such speed that he reached the lake at the deepest part of the hollow mountain in less than two seconds, crashing into it and creating small waves.
When he crashed into the lake, he got to see why the middle of the lake was frozen. In the depths of the ice, laid a single creature. Deep crimson scales, two leathery wings, a thick tail, four limbs ending in sharp claws, and a maw filled with teeth that seemed like they could tear apart everything. It looked like a miniature version of the dragon Yao Jun had encountered in the burning wasteland, only three meters long.
“Are you the one who will take me away from here? My lord? Papa said that someday, someone would surely take me away and let me fly freely.”
When Yao Jun looked at the dragon trapped in the ice, it opened its eyes and looked at Yao Jun with its golden eyes. A slightly childish and feminine voice rang out in his mind.
“I'm sorry. But it is currently impossible for me to bring you away, my power seems to be somewhat sealed.”
Yao Jun placed his hand on the ice as he spoke, using mental energy to send his words into the head of the young dragon. He could guess that this dragon was probably the reward that the woman had spoken about, the fire she would give him. But he could not grasp it, for his Demon God's Gate had been somewhat sealed ever since he entered this hidden realm.
“So you really are the one who can do it! Please help Papa be free too once you have the chance, I know that he misses the open sky.”
Despite Yao Jun saying that it was currently impossible for him, the voice of the dragon became cheerful after hearing his response. Yao Jun could feel his eyebrows twitch somewhat after hearing her reply. If his guess was correct and the dragon he saw earlier really was the father of this girl, how was he supposed to help him?
Yao Jun was just about to say something, when the ice suddenly started cracking, red light shining through the cracks. More and more cracks started appearing, the dragon sealed in the ice slowly getting enough space to move. When the ice had cracked enough to move its body slightly, it stretched its body so that its nose came into contact with Yao Jun's palm.
And when the two made contact, Yao Jun felt like the blood within his body turned into liquid fire. The water around him started boiling from the heat that his body suddenly released, a deep red light surrounding him and the young dragon, connecting them.
When the light completely surrounded the both of them, it was like the restrictive power that prevented him from opening his Demon God's Gate was loosened, the dragon slipping in through the opening. And with the dragon vanishing and entering his Demon God's Gate, the burning feeling he felt in his body was soothed, the pain vanishing as his cultivation rose slightly, reaching the middle stage of the 2nd Mortal Earth. Not only his cultivation rose, even his bodily strength rose, his bones creaking and cracking as they grew tougher and stronger.
Despite the pain vanishing, Yao Jun still stood completely still, completely dumbstruck by the turn of events. He had tried to absorb other Demonic beasts earlier, both ones that he had killed and ones that he used mental energy to put under his control. But neither were able to enter his Demon God's Gate, the restrictive energy preventing them.
So why was it that this dragon could enter? Was it because it was a mythical beast, like Sirius was? He also noticed that the resonating he had felt in his Demon God's Gate when he entered the hollow mountain had stopped, now only resonating with whatever it had been resonating with since he entered the hidden realm. The more time Yao Jun spent in this hidden realm, the more interested in it he became, the more he wanted to know what his Demon God's Gate was resonating with.
“Right, I should probably give her a name. Zhuyin sounds good, Crimson Empress Zhuyin.”
Yao Jun left the lake and muttered to himself. The area was completely silent, so he was uncertain if Wei Zhong Jun and the others were still fighting. But that did not matter to him any longer, he had gotten what he came here for. And Wei Zhong Jun and the others had seen too much of his power, so they would certainly be wary of him now, wondering why he kept it hidden.
Yao Jun glanced around the area and found a small opening in the mountain, just large enough for him to crawl through. He could not help but wonder if it had been placed there by the woman who had flung him here, since they had not spotted that opening before they entered the hollow mountain.
With an excited and almost ferocious smile on his face, Yao Jun made his way towards the opening. Since he had been able to absorb the dragon into his Demon God's Gate, did that mean that there were other special Demonic beasts in this realm that he could absorb?