Chapter 502: Chapter 68: Peerless Beauty
At the Dragon Transformation Pool, everyone suddenly realized that the pool was the true goal of the juvenile flood dragon.
The Dragon Transformation Pool, enriched with the blood of the three Holy Beasts, even if it couldn’t directly transform the juvenile flood dragon into a dragon, could nourish its meridians, enhance its cultivation, and turn it into a unique Jiao Clan Holy Beast on the Canglong Continent.
We must stop it!
We absolutely cannot allow an Evil Jiao, full of hatred towards the Human Race, cunning as humans are, and possessing the attribute of space-time, to advance to the status of a Jiao Clan Holy Beast.
Xie Yu, Jin Nuo, and Bo Xiyu were all top Dark Practitioners.
At that moment, without a second thought, the three of them unleashed all their Dark Power, with only one goal: to stop the juvenile flood dragon.
As swift as an alarming cry, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, in the blink of an eye.
The three were like three shooting stars, rushing forward in a surge.
Yet even so, the three were a step too late; half of the juvenile flood dragon’s body had already been immersed in the Blood Pool.
It was at this moment that a prolonged whistling sound filled the air, like the roar of a tiger or the growl of a dragon, making people’s eardrums rumble.
A White Arrow shot across the sky, heading straight for the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Such speed that even three powerful Dark Practitioners couldn’t discern whether the newcomer was human or beast.
The White Arrow struck the juvenile flood dragon, weighing five to six hundred catties, and knocked it directly into the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Blood water splashed, and instantly, two huge whirlpools began to swirl within the pool.
"Damn it, it’s still too late. What on earth was that? Did anyone see it clearly?" Bo Xiyu’s face was full of panic as he glanced at Jin Nuo and then at Xie Yu.
Jin Nuo wiped his face, "It looked like a person."
Xie Yu frowned slightly, "It’s a woman, I smelled a fragrance."
"..."
In the Dragon Transformation Pool, the two whirlpools grew larger and larger, and the pool that was already seventy percent full was now intermittently making sounds like boiling bubbles.
Everyone was staring intently at the pool when suddenly, a Black Dragon with a body length of two to three meters burst out from the water.
Its black skin, tougher than stone, its green eyes like two deep tunnels, its colorfully winged back had transformed into wings; when spread, they could cover half of the Sky Altar, and the eight claws under its belly shimmered with a fierce light.
It overlooked the Dragon Transformation Pool and suddenly exhaled an ice storm from its mouth, immediately forming a layer of ice over five inches thick on the surface.
This was the power of ice and snow absorbed from Jiao Lan, one of the Five Holy Beasts.
Under the reddish ice, there was not the slightest movement; the unidentified object that had fallen into the water with the juvenile flood dragon remained still.
Xie Yu’s heart, for no reason, was pounding fiercely.
On the surface of the pool, there was still no movement; the ice seemed to have sealed off the last trace of life at the bottom.
"Crack—" a soft sound.
Made everyone’s eyelids involuntarily twitch slightly.
A crack appeared on the surface of the pool, and it continued to widen.
"Boom—"
Then the ice exploded, and a "Fire Dragon" burst forth from the ice.
That was not a Fire Dragon, but a figure shining with the dazzling Nirvana Fire.
That figure let out a clear and unmatched howl, and as the sound pierced the sky, suddenly, above the Sky Altar, the wind and clouds changed dramatically, the clouds dispersed, to the west a crescent moon appeared like a brow, and to the east a round sun blazed like fire.
Boom, boom, boom! Three dazzling, firework-like heavy punches were thrown directly at the Evil Jiao.
Each one was incredibly precise, leaving the Evil Jiao no room to dodge, and they were Mo Kang’s Dragon Slaying Fist Technique.
Dragon Slaying Fist, epitomizing Mo Kang’s lifelong dedication, the technique itself was not ostentatious, yet each movement was the epitome of combat refinement against beasts.
The Jiao Dragon took three punches straight to the gut, each one causing such pain to the Evil Jiao that its heart and lungs trembled, unbearable agony.
Incredibly, the Evil Jiao was directly rendered unconscious, its massive body crashing to the ground with a noise akin to the heavens crumbling and the earth splitting.
People looked up and their eyes suddenly shone with amazement.
Under the light of the moon, they saw a figure, blurry and clear by turns, as elusive as the moon reflected in water.
Such an unrivaled beauty was she that even Bo Xiyu and Jin Nuo, born into influential families and having known countless beauties, were dazzled.
Her long, ink-black hair floated in the wind, and her tattered battle armor outlined her long legs and fair bosom, her wild eyes, red lips fiery as she slightly lifted them with an air of non-conformity.
She was a woman as intensely intoxicating as strong liquor, one extra sip and one might fear it would scorch the throat; yet she was also as indifferent as flowing water, seeing the whole world as but a speck of dust in her view.
The sun and moon suspended in the sky, the splendid sunlight and the bright moonlight made her face even more enviable.
Who is she?
It was when they realized this, Jin Nuo and Bo Xiyu also became aware that the phenomenon of the sun and moon vying in brilliance was the vision of breaking through to Dark Heavenly.
A girl, who appeared to be under twenty years old, had triggered such a unique natural vision by breaking through to Dark Heavenly, who exactly was she?
Just as the two were about to step forward and inquire, someone suddenly appeared before them.
"What are you looking at, haven’t you ever seen a beautiful woman?!" Xie Yu’s face was unspeakably sour, looking like someone who had been cuckolded.
From his tone, it seemed as though he was quite familiar with that beauty.
Jin Nuo mustered his courage, "Brother, what’s the name of that beauty, and what’s your relationship with her?"
Xie Yu blurted out without hesitation, as his lips moved effortlessly, "The ace woman assassin of the Assassin Alliance, Evil Xiaoqi."
Just as he suspected, a disaster like Yue Jinghua lingers for a thousand years; he knew very well that a disaster like that couldn’t die so easily.
Despite not being able to see the girl who had rendered the Evil Jiao unconscious very clearly when the sun and moon mingled, just by her figure and the faint scent of a woman emanating from her, Xie Yu was certain that it had to be Yue Jinghua beyond doubt.
Someone from the Assassin Alliance?
Upon hearing this, Jin Nuo and Bo Xiyu felt both disappointed and surprised, yet they did not question it further.
The Assassin Alliance, being one of the most mysterious organizations among the powerful ones, has always been known for being enigmatic. Judging by the woman’s quick and decisive moves in slaying the dragon, she indeed seemed to be an assassin.
A pity, she’s from the Assassin Alliance.
However, the two men thought again, what of the Assassin Alliance? As long as the Mercenary Guild (Dragon War Empire) can offer sufficiently generous terms, they could still recruit her to their side.
After slaying the dragon, the woman assassin mysteriously disappeared, and the Evil Jiao was taken away by the July Mercenary Team, claiming it as a mission’s Dark Beast.
What puzzled people was that the Chaos Mantis and the so-called Divine Artifact, the Sea Suppressing Square Ring, had also vanished with them.
Although everyone knew there was something strange about it, the events in the Sky Dragon Palace were mysterious in nature, and as everyone was completely exhausted, they wearily exited the Opportunity Transmission Array when the Sky Altar’s Transmission Array was reactivated.
Upon leaving the Opportunity Transmission Array and returning to the Dragon Court, Jin Nuo dumbfoundedly met Yue Jinghua, who greeted him with an oversized cheerful smile: "You, didn’t you say you had died?"
Yue Jinghua touched her nose, playfully reproaching, "Brother Jin Nuo, why would you curse someone to death like that, when I’m perfectly fine? I was just unlucky and got sent out as soon as I entered the Transmission Array."
"What, but I clearly heard from your teammates that you died, don’t believe me? Ask him," Jin Nuo randomly pulled Feng Buhui over and questioned him.
To his surprise, the latter winked at him, counter-questioning, "Captain Jin, did I say that?"
Jin Nuo was immediately stupefied on the spot.