Chapter 120: Spiritual Body

  "Unexpectedly, it was actually the Three-Legged Fire Dragon!"

  The voice of the knife spirit, Chen Ye heard a deep sense of awe and solemnity from him for the first time. Not only was Tian Dao, but at this moment, the ancient emperor's hall also quickly shrank, finally turning into a size of several meters, just enough to protect Chen Ye inside.

  "Three-legged fire dragon, what is a three-legged fire dragon?" Chen Ye asked curiously.

  Now he's a bit enlightened, and both the Heaven's Blade and the Ancient Emperor's Palace are things that they fear. No wonder previously, neither of these two guys' skills could detect it.

  "Three-legged fire dragon, it is..."

  "Who is this person, so bold, that dares to enter the place where I sleep, and even absorbs the energy of my world!"

  The words of the Knife Spirit had not yet finished, when a calm, overbearing, and icy voice quickly spread over, and at the same time, there was an extremely strong pressure that followed the sound, and it appeared around Chen Ye.

  Under such pressure, even with the protection of Tiandao and Gudi Temple, Chen Ye still felt that he was about to lose his normal breathing, and even his bones and flesh were being squeezed by a powerful force.

  Sensing Chen Ye's unbearable pain, the sword spirit let out a cold hum. A white light burst forth from the Heavenly Sword at high speed and transformed into a shadow... This shadow was identical to the Heavenly Sword, but more transparent. It didn't have the same rugged surface as the Heavenly Sword either. Clearly, this was the true form of the sword spirit!

  "Three-legged fire dragon, do you still recognize me?"

  Dào Líng's words made Chén Yè stunned for a moment, it turned out that they were still old acquaintances after all!

  "Is it you?"

  That three-legged fire dragon, which has not yet revealed its true appearance, also had a tone of fear and solemnity in its voice. It seems that not only the Heaven's Blade and the Ancient Emperor's Hall have some apprehensions about the former, but the former is also the same.

  "It's me!" Dao Ling said calmly.

  "Haha!"

  That three-legged fire dragon suddenly burst out laughing, and in an instant, Chen Ye only saw a fiery red shadow flash before his eyes, appearing not far in front of him.

  Three-Legged Fire Dragon!

  That was a body, if it were allowed to stretch out its limbs and extend itself, at least several hundred feet in size of the enormous creature, all over its body, were embedded with fiery red scales, looking extremely sharp!

  The dragon's head is ferocious and unmatched, with a pair of dragon horns on top that are surging with astonishing energy. What's even more curious is that this big guy has three legs, no wonder it's called the Three-Legged Fire Dragon!

  "Haha, Tian Dao, I didn't expect it, the infamous you from back then has fallen to this state today." The three-legged fire dragon laughed loudly, and then its gaze, which seemed somewhat illusory, condensed tightly as it said in a low voice: "Is that the Ancient Emperor's Palace? He was injured even more severely, his very soul is scattered..."

  The three-legged fire dragon's words caused Tian Dao and Gu Di to simultaneously reveal a hint of sorrow, after a moment, the sword spirit said: "It is precisely because of this that Gu Di needs your energy, I didn't expect it would be you here..."

  "Didn't expect that?"

  The voice of the three-legged fire dragon was even more solemn: "You actually can't sense my presence, it seems that Tian Jian, you're also in a pretty bad state now!"

  "Hmph, after the great war back then, who else was in a good state? You three-legged fire dragon, aren't you now also dispersed in body and spirit, with only a spiritual body left? In my opinion, if it weren't for this place's special environment, I'm afraid your spiritual body would have dissipated as well. In the world, it's fundamentally impossible for you to exist." The knife spirit snorted and said.

  "That's right!"

  His three-legged fire dragon's eyes dimmed for a moment, but then became ferocious: "I finally found a good place with great difficulty, and after years of dedicated cultivation, I can finally condense my spiritual body. With enough time and opportunity, I can recreate my physical body. Heaven's Blade, Ancient Emperor's Hall, you've come just in time to absorb the results of my years of hard work. You're quite capable, aren't you?"

  "Reincarnation of the flesh?"

  "Three-legged Fire Dragon, your words may deceive others, but in front of us, it's better to be honest. We've absorbed those energies, and the place is still here, you can continue to cultivate, we won't bother you anymore."

  Upon hearing this, the three-legged fire dragon suddenly became enraged: "You speak so lightly, those energies are the fruits of my labor for hundreds of years. Heaven's Blade, Ancient Emperor's Palace, return my energy to me and I won't blame you for disturbing me, otherwise..."

  "Otherwise, what do you want to do? Do you still want to fight a great war with us?"

  "Hehe!"

  The three-legged fire dragon laughed and said, "If you were in your peak state, I wouldn't dare to fight one against two. But now, with Tian Jian's current state and the fact that even Ling Zhi has lost his mind, do you think you can still take me on?"

  "Tian Dao, Gu Di Dian, quickly return the energy to me. Otherwise... your energy is enough for me to reduce my cultivation by hundreds of years."

  "Don't even think about it!"

  This sentence was not said by Dao Ling, but by Chen Ye!

  "Shut up, kid! You don't have a say here, get out!"

  The three-legged fire dragon let out a light drink, and a flame pillar burst forth from its mouth, with incredible power that directly pierced through the void, instantly appearing in front of Chen Ye.

  "Don't you dare harm my master!"

  A flash of sword light, white light transformed into a fierce slash, heavily chopping down on the pillar of fire.

  Pong!

  The flames and white light turned into a puff of blue smoke, disappearing instantly.

  "Master? You've actually found a master again?" The three-legged fire dragon looked at Chen Ye with interest, sneering: "Tian Jian, Gu Di Temple, you're really not doing well, are you? Shouldn't you be thinking that recovery is hopeless and just casually finding someone to be the master? Or do you think this kid will be able to help you recover in the future?"

  "Is it the Three-Legged Crow?"

  With a grasp of his hand in the night, the heavenly sword flew back into his hands. Looking at that enormous object, he said calmly: "Now, I am no match for you, but I believe that as long as time is enough, one day I will surpass you..."

  "Are you kidding me?"

  "You don't believe me? Alright then, let's make a bet, how about that?" Chen Ye said with a sudden smile.

  "Gambling? Alright, what are we betting on?" The three-legged fire dragon said slowly and logically, as if it hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time. In the eyes of Tian Jian and Gu Di Temple, it actually had rare patience!

  "Tonight, under the starry sky, I vow that one day my cultivation will surpass yours!"

  "Haha, you little brat, humans are indeed cunning. If I agree, next thing you'll say is that if I lose, I have to do things for you, and this matter of these two guys absorbing my energy will be written off? Pfui!"

  The three-legged fire dragon said coldly: "You little brat, you think you can use this method to deceive me? It's not that simple. Today, let's cut the nonsense. If you three can defeat me, I'll let bygones be bygones and won't pursue what happened. Otherwise, all three of you will become my next meal!"

  "Come on and hit me then, are you afraid I won't be able to take it?"

  The dagger flew back and entered the Heavenly Dagger, while the Ancient Emperor's Palace also transformed into a palm-sized size and stopped on Chen Ye's left hand. The two great divine objects, at this moment, emitted a fierce and violent aura that surged out, although not comparable to the Three-Legged Fire Dragon, but still not to be underestimated.

  "Alright, many years ago, I couldn't stand the two of you looking so smug and arrogant. Now that you're both weak, it's time for me to thoroughly trample you."

  The three-legged fire dragon roared, and its massive body moved immediately, wrapping Chen Ye in it. Suddenly, an extremely hot high temperature burst out, like a wave, pouring out endlessly.

  "Master, this guy's physical body is not here, it's just a spiritual entity. What is called a spiritual entity is the condensation of the soul. Therefore, if you want to defeat it, your Xuan Qi energy won't be enough, you need to use your soul power to deal with it. With me and the Ancient Emperor Temple interfering and suppressing it, it can't exert its current peak strength."

  "This guy is a treasure trove, master. If we defeat it, there will be many benefits."

  Upon hearing this, Chen Ye couldn't help but laugh bitterly. For the sake of Tian Dao and Gu Di Temple, he would go all out to fight against the three-legged fire dragon, but it seemed like he had been calculated by Jian Ling.