Chapter 874 : Clash of Dragons and Divine Hand

"How dare you!"

Witnessing Eldrin Chen attempt to slay the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor right before myself, the Ghost Dragon [a powerful spectral dragon entity] erupted with a look of towering fury.

With a fearsome display of claws and fangs, it unleashed a torrent of baleful flames, surging forward to shield the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor.

"When I decide to kill, you cannot stop me!"

At that very moment, Eldrin Chen declared with utter calm.

As his words fell, a colossal hand capable of blotting out the heavens descended with a world-shaking force, seizing the Ghost Dragon Demon Progenitor within its titanic grasp.

This Primordial Grasping Hand [a divine technique capable of plucking stars and seizing moons], though unable to completely subdue the Ghost Dragon, held it firmly trapped for the moment.

"Disaster!"

Seeing this, the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor immediately understood the dire turn of events.

Alas, it was too late to flee. The Yin-Yang Void Realm [a magical treasure that seals and manipulates space] had locked down the surrounding void, making it impossible for the dragon to tear through space and escape. This content originates from audio-novel dot com. Please respect copyright.

Just as he sought to flee into the distance, Eldrin Chen flicked his sleeve and pointed into the void. A dazzling bolt of five-colored lightning struck forth, instantly annihilating his soul and causing him to fall dead on the spot.

"Well done."

Having slain the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor and eradicated a long-standing nemesis, a faint, composed smile touched Eldrin Chen's lips.

He collected the remains and the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], then turned his gaze to the Ghost Dragon Demon Progenitor. "You were born from the remnant soul of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon, and thus carry a trace of an Immortal's [a being who has ascended to immortality] legacy," he stated.

"I have no wish to move against you. Let us end this here."

"Damn you!"

Fury blazed in the eyes of the Ghost Dragon Demon Progenitor. Though he held no deep affection for this Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor, the creature still carried the bloodline of the Azure Dragon within it—a rare and precious successor to his own legacy.

To see it so casually executed by Eldrin Chen ignited a cataclysmic rage within the Ghost Dragon Demon Progenitor. With a mighty surge of power, he forced open the grip of the Primordial Grasping Hand and prepared to strike at Eldrin Chen.

"Do not force my hand!"

Eldrin Chen's gaze turned frigid in an instant, a tempest of thunder flashing within the depths of his pupils.

In an instant, billions upon billions of lightning bolts descended in a heaven-engulfing bombardment. Eldrin Chen stood atop the Nine HeavensSea of Lightning, resembling a celestial thunder god from beyond the heavens, commanding the myriad lightnings to strike his formidable foe.

After that furious barrage, the Ghost DragonAncient Ancestor was sent flying backward. He gazed at Eldrin Chen with immense wariness, only to find him still standing firm in the void, his body protected by the Primordial True Aegis [an ultimate defensive technique]. He had not even shifted his footing half a step.

"This person's Divine Ability [supernatural power or technique] is far too effective against this venerable one."

The Ghost Dragon's expression turned exceedingly grave. For a moment, a sliver of fear even flickered within him, and thoughts of retreat began to form.

He was born from the remnant soul and Yin energy [the dark, cold, passive cosmic force] of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon. Although he had now become a Ghost Dragon, his Mana [the spiritual energy used to power techniques] was less than one-tenth of his original self's. Furthermore, he was most vulnerable to all forms of Pure Yang Power [the bright, hot, active cosmic force], making him naturally suppressed by this Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder.

Against an ordinary Primordial Spirit, Late Stage cultivator, the Ghost Dragon might not have feared them at all. But he understood in his heart that myself would likely be countered by Eldrin Chen.

Continuing the fight, even if he was confident in preserving his life, he would likely suffer significant injuries.

With this thought, he suppressed the fury in his heart. Only then did he speak, his expression unpleasant: "Your Divine Ability is formidable, sir. This venerable one admits inferiority."

"You want that Yi Wood Divine Water [a divine water imbued with the essence of the Wood element]? This venerable one will hand it over. However, once you take the Yi Wood Divine Water, you must depart immediately. Do not disturb this venerable one's slumber."

"It shall be so."

Seeing the Ghost Dragon concede, Eldrin Chen saw no need to press his advantage further and agreed to the Ghost Dragon Demon Progenitor's terms.

Having obtained the Yi Wood Divine Water, his journey was now complete. Before parting, he returned the Shattered Sword to the Ghost Dragon, his words carrying a veiled meaning.

"You were born from the lingering will of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon, inheriting a fragment of an Immortal's legacy. Out of respect for the Horizon Sea Pavilion, I shall offer you a piece of advice."

At this point, Eldrin Chen's gaze sharpened as he continued, "Though your dragon soul is fractured, should the Demonic Tribulation be quelled, you may yet find a chance for reincarnation [the cycle of rebirth]."

"To rashly make enemies now is merely to shoulder another's calamity, becoming an unwitting pawn in their grand design."

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At that very moment, deep within the Vast and Boundless Marsh, a colossal black dragon shadow that blotted out the sky opened its eyes.

The eyes of the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor burned like twin suns, glaring fixedly towards the edge of the Vast and Boundless Marsh. A murderous aura flickered within them, clearly having sensed the events unfolding in the Eastern Sea.

After a brief moment of calculation, the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor's gaze grew even more frigid and sinister.

"That whelp Eldrin, the Abyss... you deserve death!"

The Black Dragon Demon Progenitor was utterly enraged, his overwhelming killing intent [murderous aura] nearly sweeping across the heavens and earth.

It turned out that the reason the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor had gone into the Eastern Sea Abyssal Eye and even gained the recognition of the Ghost Dragon was part of its own intricate scheme from the start.

Its fundamental goal was to obtain the legacy of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon.

As a being from antiquity that had nearly ascended to immortality, the legacy of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon was a supreme treasure for the dragon race. If the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor could obtain it, he would have absolute certainty in breaking through to the Half-Immortal Realm.

Furthermore, through the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor, he also had the potential to gradually refine, devour, and assimilate the Ghost Dragon, thereby obtaining the final wisp of World-Initiating Qi [the primordial energy born from the creation of a world] within that Yi Wood Azure Dragon.

The so-called World-Initiating Qi is a supreme divine substance born at the moment an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a foundational immortal who creates a world] opens up a new realm of heaven and earth.

It is said that after an Earth Immortal Progenitor performs the world-creation, the newly formed world can nurture many treasures of creation, among which the most precious is the World-Initiating Qi.

The Immortal Treasure [an immortal-grade magical artifact] used by an Earth Immortal Progenitor is hailed as the 'Earth Immortal Ancestral Artifact' and is also known as the 'World-Initiating Immortal Treasure'.

As the name implies, a 'World-Initiating Immortal Treasure' is forged by integrating 'World-Initiating Qi', granting it the power of World Creation [the act of creating a world].

It is said that if an Immortal wields a 'World-Initiating Immortal Treasure', they could effortlessly cleave open a Great Thousand World [a major realm of existence] and possess the power to slay a Nine Heavens Immortal [an immortal of the highest heavens].

And in the legends, it is said that in ancient times, the Horizon Sea Pavilion [a powerful and ancient sect], in order to nurture the Yi Wood Azure Dragon [a legendary dragon of the Wood element], once brought down from the Immortal Realm [the higher plane of existence where immortals reside] an exceedingly faint wisp of World-Initiating Qi [the primordial energy from which the world was born].

Even though that strand of World-Initiating Qi was incredibly thin, negligible to an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a supreme being who has attained the Earth Immortal realm], and by the time it fell into the current Ghost Dragon [a spectral dragon of immense power], only a minuscule trace remained.

Yet for the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor [the ancient progenitor of the Black Dragon lineage], it was still an incomparably precious, supreme treasure of staggering value.

He wished to seize the opportunity to refine that Ghost Dragon, but although the Ghost Dragon's strength was far inferior to his own, it was, after all, a mighty being at the Primordial Spirit, Late Stage [the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm], and it had retreated into the Sea of the Dead [a vast, perilous sea of yin energy and lost souls]. He had no confidence in his ability to slay it.

Coupled with the legacy of the Yi Wood Azure Dragon, the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor thus planned to use the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor [the progenitor of the Azure Dragon lineage] to obtain the Ghost Dragon's inheritance, and after securing the legacy, win its trust.

When the time came, he, the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor, having obtained the inheritance, would then strike. Whether he succeeded in slaying the Ghost Dragon or not, he would already have profited greatly.

Yet despite the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor's myriad schemes, believing his plan to be foolproof, he could never have calculated the appearance of Eldrin Chen at the Eastern Sea Abyssal Eye [a legendary, treacherous whirlpool in the Eastern Sea]. With a single decisive move, Eldrin Chen slew the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor, severing the linchpin of his intricate plot.

Without the Azure Dragon Demon Progenitor as the chosen heir, that Ghost Dragon, facing a Black Dragon whose power far surpassed its own, would surely be wary. Whether obtaining the inheritance or slaying the Ghost Dragon would now be possible seemed exceedingly doubtful.

"Abyssal Daoist [a title meaning 'Daoist of the Abyss'], you deserve death!"

"You deserve death!"

The Black Dragon Demon Progenitor [a primordial demonic beast of immense power] raged with fury, its killing intent blazing like a wildfire, yearning to charge forth and slaughter the Three Veins Immortal Alliance [a powerful coalition of immortal cultivators].

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