Unknowingly, they had absorbed a massive amount of Dragon Core essence. The two bathed in the blood essence of the Cherry Dragon, their skin burning hot as if scorched, as streams of blood essence quietly merged into their bodies. What Ji Shiyu didn’t notice was a Divine Wood stamen blooming amidst the congealed blood.
The Cherry Dragon was completely dead; the scene was horrifying. When Gelan surfaced, clutching a bloody hole in her abdomen, Yan Bingling was severely injured and still meditating. An avatar ultimately couldn’t exist independently of its original body; it took a long time to catch her breath.
Not far away, beside the enormous dragon head, two blood-soaked figures were clinging together. On closer inspection, they turned out to be Ji Shiyu and Yun Liu.
Little Yellow Hair muttered to herself, confirming that the master was still breathing, then rubbed her reddened eyes, stopped crying, and carefully tended to him.
“The sun is already tanning your butt, why isn’t he waking up? Does he need a kiss to snap out of it?”
“How should I know? Why don’t you give it a try?”
Ao Tian was lying on the beach, patting his belly and sunbathing, holding a small twig to pick his teeth. He was the quickest of the lot, having dug out and swallowed the Cherry Dragon’s inner core the moment he could.
Hearing the nonsensical chatter between the person and the bird, Gelan smiled softly and felt somewhat relieved. She summoned a fine drizzle to heal everyone’s injuries and assisted Yan Bingling in circulating her Qi.
After a brief rest, it was noon. When they came to their senses, the desolate island had no trace of Nuo Nuo, and even the Cherry Dragon’s shriveled corpse was gone.
“Eh, where’s the dragon?”
Gelan looked around in surprise. Only a pool of blood remained on the shore, and a large Cherry Blossom Forest had sprouted.
Ao Tian’s heart skipped a beat. He’d gotten a little too carried away. While the blood essence, Dragon Core, and inner core were precious, every part of the Cherry Dragon was a treasure. They had gone through so much trouble and nearly capsized, only to let it go to waste for someone else.
‘The corpse must have been taken by the Demon Sect. From the very beginning, their goal was the Vermilion Bird and the Cherry Dragon—sacred spirits of a continent. I wonder what malicious intent they have. Damn it, I was so absorbed in digestion that I even forgot about that demonic woman. I’m going to get scolded by Mister again.’
Little Yellow Chick was furious with himself. He could only pick up the scattered broken claws, shattered teeth, and pink Cherry Scales, carefully storing them away, making sure not to miss a single drop.
Seeing that Yun Liu still hadn’t woken up, Gelan took the lead and said thoughtfully:
“This place is no longer safe. Let’s regroup with Qin Xiang first. With the Five Islands Aligned and the Mirage City appearing, they must all be gathered near the Great Whirlpool watching the sea. Even if something happens to Liuer, we can seek help from Mister Canghai.”
“Alright!”
Their reckless advance had barely managed to slay the Deity of Yingzhou. The Yushen Clan surely wouldn’t let this slide. The group hurried back.
Gelan tended to Yan Bingling and Ying Lian, while Ji Shiyu held onto Yun Liu, refusing to let go, her face filled with worry. She didn’t even notice that Xuantian Nine Transformations had unlocked a new form.
Nuo Nuo watched from the forest as the group faded into the distance, clutching her chest and limping out from among the trees. Her heart was concerned for the young man, but she didn’t dare show herself.
Her severe injuries hadn’t healed, and now new wounds had been added. The danger still lingered in her heart, hard to calm.
But everything was worth it. Now that she held the Cherry Dragon in her hand, subduing one of the Guardian Sacred Beasts of the Nine Provinces, the rest would be much easier.
‘Little troublemaker, see you next time. You helped me so much this time—how should I repay you?’
Meanwhile, outside the Great Whirlpool, countless boats raced on the surface. The sea was calm, leaving only a massive hollow within the whirlpool that stretched toward unknown depths.
Among them, a huge whale pod was most conspicuous. On the back of one of the white whales, a white-clad fairy suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, a sweet taste at her throat, as if sensing something.
The white whale frowned and turned his head.
“Miss Yan?”
“Nothing.”
Yan Bingling had a vague, uneasy suspicion. Her avatar had suffered a backlash that affected her original body, and it was very close—she could feel it.
The sea surface was a scene of devastation. Huge Cherry Wood thorns stood upright on the water, and everywhere were fragments of ships being dragged into the whirlpool. In the middle, a few humanoid wooden figures floated.
Clearly, a fierce battle had taken place here, and those who had perished at sea were all lonely ghosts of the Howling Fjord.
The events of last night were turbulent; chaotic spirits of sea and sky had clashed in the air between two colossal beings, causing quite a stir.
Something in the clouds had startled the Kunpeng into the sea, and every cultivator in the Inner Boundless Sea had seen it.
As the whale pod rose and fell, passing a desolate island, they suddenly saw a lively little girl waving excitedly.
“Uncle Bai! Over here, over here! I’m here!”
“Liu… Su?”
The white whale exchanged a glance with Qin Xiang, and both sensed trouble.
Those two brats had indeed been caught in the storm. Thankfully, nothing serious had happened.
But what about Ji Shiyu?
Liu Su threw herself into the white whale’s arms and refused to leave. Remembering the bizarre experience of the previous night, her face turned pale. Not crying was already a feat.
Something about a cloud dragon in the sky, a great whale in the sea—two ancient primordial beasts inexplicably started fighting. When gods fight, mortals suffer. Many, many people had died. The little Dan boy was incoherent.
When Qin Xiang heard how the two had disguised themselves as the white whale and Yun Liu to sneak into the Sea-Severing Alliance for free food and drink, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She had underestimated their audacity.
“Where is Liuer?”
Yan Bingling’s expression was tense. If her avatar had been following the young man, it must have encountered danger to give her such a warning.
“I didn’t see Mister Yun, but I did run into Big Brother-in-Law.”
“Pfft, I almost got dragged into the Yellow Hair’s nonsense. It’s Brother Ji—Shiyu’s older brother, who’s also a little yellow hair.”
“Then that’s him. He’s Young Friend Yun, using the alias Ji Shiyu to travel the Boundless Sea.”
The white whale rubbed his brow.
Liu Su shrank her neck, her face alternating between pale and green.
“What!?”
Qin Xiang held her chin, finding it a bit amusing.
“The little tadpole really did find its father.”
Yan Bingling was a woman of few words, merely staring blankly at the massive whirlpool.
“Thank you for your trouble, Mister Bai. Let’s set off as soon as possible.”
“Alright.”
The white whale emitted a peculiar melody, summoning the whale pod to probe the sea, assuming that Yun Liu had already gone ahead and dived to the bottom.
The forces from both sides of the Howling Fjord had already followed the whirlpool into the sea. The old immortal estates from the other two harbors came next, followed by Cold Chant Sect and Penglai Island, all joining the race for the Chaotic Sea Secret Treasure.
On the azure sea, a small boat drifted across the Inner Sea, carrying a load of wounded.
Yun Liu’s body felt exceptionally heavy, but his consciousness was clear, floating in the clouds as if his Divine Soul had left his body. A strange, profound sensation lingered, and it took a long time for him to slowly descend.
When his senses returned, he heard faint whispering nearby, and a doltish voice rambling on and on.
“Why didn’t you tell me sooner? You made me look like an idiot!”
“I said it plenty of times already, what more do you want? I’ve been giving you looks the whole time, but you only had eyes for Big Brother-in-Law.”
“Don’t say that!”
Little Yellow Hair’s pretty face flushed as she belatedly realized that their secret conspiracy might have been exposed. She didn’t know how to face her master when he woke up.
It was the first time she’d seen someone propose to themselves.
“Is he really okay? This isn’t a forced sale!”
Ao Tian picked his nose with disgust.
“Not gonna die. But someone might be in trouble.”
“Who?”
“Not you.”
The Dragon Core was a powerful supplement. However bad the Oily Boy’s injuries were, his yang energy must be overflowing.
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