Chapter Thirty-Six: There Really Is a Dragon
Before, every time Jiang Heng heard Tianyi talk about his past, although he didn't doubt him, he was always puzzled in his heart. This so-called master was actually very strong, but now he no longer had this idea.
Although it is now the Tyrant controlling his body, Jiang Heng can still clearly feel the situation inside his body. The battle energy in his dantian has not increased in the slightest, which means that until now, the Tyrant has been using only his own soul power.
Keeping the distance between them at two hundred meters, the seven war kings on the other side, or even stronger, did not detect anything, which shows how powerful the Tianjing-level soul power is.
"Heh, aren't you surprised? Actually, there's nothing to be surprised about. The five levels of soul power, if one doesn't advance a level, there will be huge changes. If the Mortal Realm is equivalent to a strong warrior general, then the Micro Realm is equivalent to a strong war emperor. As for Tianjing's soul power, even facing a War Saint wouldn't be a problem. As for the Void Realm... in the era of my master, only one person was able to reach this realm." Yi Tian said as he controlled Jiang Hao's body and flew by.
"At that time, I was already a top-notch strongman as a teacher, and my own strength could be compared to that of a war god, except for the power of the soul. However, when facing that powerful being who had reached the Empty Realm, just one encounter left me severely injured. If not for my unique cultivation method, I might have been annihilated on the spot." As Yi Tian spoke, Jiang Heng clearly felt Yi Tian's soul fluctuate.
"Wow, teachers are so formidable now, could it be that the Empty Realm is actually this terrifying."
"Haha, that's natural, because the Void Realm has already transcended the realm of gods. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible for only him to achieve the Void Realm in millions of years." Tianyi smiled and said.
Jiang Hao seemed to have thought of something and hastily said, "Teacher, you said that the spiritual power of the Tianjing can rival that of a Super Strong Warrior at the War Saint level. Doesn't that mean we can just walk all over them?"
"Hmm, theoretically it's like that, but which of the strong people who can become a War Saint isn't someone with extremely good luck? If they also have a physical body, then dealing with a War Saint is not necessarily a guaranteed victory, at least you can stand on equal ground. Wanting to rely solely on soul power to defeat a strong War Saint, that's just impossible."
"Other people's power is ultimately someone else's, and it's limited. Even teachers aren't invincible. When I was a teacher, I always felt a kind of pressure in this world between heaven and earth. Your world isn't simple either. You still have a long way to go."
"Alright, teacher I know." From the mouth of Tianyi, Jiang Huan learned some things about ancient times. He responded with a single word and stopped talking, but Tianyi clearly felt that Jiang Huan was different from before.
Tian Di let out a cold laugh, not bothering to explain, and instead used his soul power to tightly lock onto the seven people in front of him. In an instant, eight figures disappeared into the dense thicket.
Even a strong warrior of the War King level, even if not flying, has an astonishing speed. After entering the inner circle, the opponent did not stop at all and arrived at the cliff valley that Jiang Hao had been to for the first time in just a short hour. The thousand-meter-wide cliff separated the inner circle from the center of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
The cliff is bottomless, with a thick fog swirling below. Even the War King might not survive if he fell down.
At first, even someone with Zifeng's strength didn't dare to step into the central area of the mountain range. In the minds of the mercenaries in Taoyang City, the central area of the Demon Beast Mountain Range was absolutely forbidden because it was said that someone had seen a powerful demon beast of the fifth rank there before, which was an existence that even a strong warrior like Zhan Huang couldn't defeat steadily! Therefore, until now, Jiang Huan hadn't heard of anyone who entered the central area and came out alive.
The man in the green shirt and those six men in black only stayed at the edge of the cliff for a moment before unfolding their bodies and flying towards the center, while Tianyi didn't stop at all, closely following them.
"How did these guys get to the center of the Magic Beast Mountains? Don't they know there are fifth-grade magic beasts here?" Jiang Hao thought to himself.
It was another half an hour or so before the seven of them finally slowed down, and Jiang Huan's heart skipped a beat as he realized they were approaching their destination.
The trees in the center of the mountain range are even more astonishing, towering into the clouds and blocking out the sky. Not even the shadows of second-tier magical beasts can be seen here; only third-tier magical beasts are visible.
At this level of third-order, just like humans, magic beasts also have a sense of territory. Therefore, in the central location of this magic beast mountain range, there are no groups of magic beasts, which may be the only good news.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in front of him, and what appeared before Jiang Hao's eyes was a basin with thousands of hectares, in the center of which was a clear and green lake. The birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant here. If it weren't for the towering giant trees behind him, Jiang Hao would have had an illusion that this was someone's backyard garden.
Slowly rotating his gaze, Jiang Hao fixed his eyes on the center of the lake, his pupils dilating, his mouth agape. Jiang Hao's current expression was one of utter incredulity.
In the center of the lake, there is a huge bluestone, and on that bluestone, a demon beast appears. The demon beast is tens of meters long, its body as black as ink, with giant claws vaguely visible under it, scales all over its body, reflecting a cold and stern light, making one know at a glance that its defense is astonishing.
From Jiang Hao's position, all he could see was a massive body that seemed to have sensed the presence of those seven people. The demon beast slowly stood up, its enormous head also turning around slowly. What an enormous head it was, connected to a body tens of meters long, yet somehow lacking any coordination whatsoever - it could only be described as ridiculous.
But Jiang Huan couldn't laugh at all, with a pair of huge deer antlers on his head, a pair of bronze bell-like giant eyes, lion-like whiskers, and that grey-golden inverted scale under his throat.
"My goodness, what is this thing? It's so ugly!" Jiang Hao exclaimed in fright as he recognized it.
"You don't even recognize this, I told you to study hard but you didn't, sigh!" Tianya's helpless voice sounded again.
Jiang Hao thought for a moment and said in a daze: "This...this can't be a dragon, right?! My god, there really are dragons in this world?!"
"Ah, indeed it's a dragon, but can't be called a true dragon in the real sense. Can only say it's a deep-sea giant python with dragon clan bloodline. Looking at its appearance, seems to have suffered quite some injuries!"
"An adult dragon must have at least seven levels of cultivation. This giant python should be newly promoted, and its breath is quite unstable." said Tianyi.
"Teacher, it turns out that these people are going to catch this dragon's attention! What should we do?" Jiang Hao asked in a hurry.
Tianxiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, this dragon hasn't detected our presence. Although we're not its match now, if we want to leave, this little dragon can't stop us."
The words of Usurper Heaven revealed not confidence but a sense of superiority, and with this statement, Jiang Huan's heart was no longer so fearful.
"Besides, aren't there still seven of them? Judging from the situation, it seems like a good show is about to begin. Who knows, this might be an opportunity for you." said Tianyi.
"Foolish humans, leave my territory at once and I might spare your lives!" A thunderous voice boomed, startling Jiang Huan. To his surprise, it was the giant python that had spoken. Magical beasts that reached the seventh rank could speak human language, although this python hadn't reached that level, its possession of the dragon's bloodline made it different from ordinary magical beasts.
"Heh heh, it's not impossible for us to leave, as long as you give that to me, we'll leave immediately!" The man in the green shirt said with a calm smile, pointing to a certain place behind the giant python.
When the man in green robe stretched out his finger, Jiang Huaming clearly felt that the giant python's body trembled violently, apparently it was truly enraged.
"Teacher, what is it? I don't see anything!" Jiang Hao asked in confusion.
Usurper Tian was also stunned, and solemnly said: "I'm not clear either, but it must be some kind of extraordinary treasure. Could it be...?" Usurper Tian's words were left unspoken, as if he had thought of something.
"What's going on?! It's really frustrating!" Jiang Hao responded.
"Just wait and see, if it's that thing, try to get your hands on it, it will be of great help to you in the future!" Jiang Huan heard some excitement in Tianyi's words, something that could excite his teacher, an old freak like him, must be a good thing.
Just as Jiang Hao was lost in thought, both sides became tense and ready to draw their swords due to a single sentence spoken by the man in green.