Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Although his lapse was but a fleeting moment, possibly lasting less than a single breath,

in high-stakes duels, a single breath was often enough to determine victory or defeat.

A flash of crimson firelight burst forth, and in that brief moment of distraction, the fourth protector screamed as if struck by lightning.

This scream seemed to awaken Zhou Chun and the other two as well.

By the time their consciousness fully returned, they saw a short crimson sword thrust deep into the chest of the fourth protector.

The rank of the crimson short sword was unknown, but it was able to penetrate the Dragon Scales of the fourth protector, stabbing straight through the heart, with only the hilt visible outside.

And the fourth protector seemed unable to accept that he had been defeated so swiftly.

He clasped the crimson short sword protruding from his chest with a claw while spitting out blood, his face filled with disbelief, as he stared at the Scale Frog Alien Clan magician and said, "The Red Dragon Dagger, a magic artifact of the Red Dragon Hall, how could you possibly have this! Who are you really!"

Upon hearing the words of the fourth protector, the Scale Frog Alien Clan magician didn't react, but Guo Chen suddenly bulged his eyes in shock and exclaimed, "The Red Dragon Dagger! How could it be the Red Dragon Dagger!"

"Envoy Wu, what is the Red Dragon Dagger?"

Zhou Chun, confused by their cryptic conversation, couldn't help but turn to Envoy Wu for an explanation.

Having joined the Dragon Transformation Sect for a very short time, he hadn't even figured out the affairs of the Golden Dragon Hall, let alone those of the Red Dragon Hall.

Hearing his question, Envoy Wu swallowed hard and said, "The Red Dragon Dagger is exactly what it sounds like, a magic artifact that only protector-level cultivators of the Red Dragon Hall can possess, and it is generally only bestowed upon the top three protectors. It is said to be forged from the Dragon Tooth of a fourth-order Red Fire Flood Dragon, with immense power!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Scale Frog Alien Clan magician let out a strange laugh, "Gaga, didn't I just say it? Once you are dead, I'll naturally tell you everything!"

With a sweep of its claw, the "Red Dragon Dagger" artifact, held by the fourth protector, flew out from his body and landed in the magician's frog-like hand.

And as the artifact was removed, the fourth protector's life seemed to be draining away, as he listlessly collapsed to the ground and began vomiting blood in large gulps.

It was clear that he wouldn't survive.

"Now it's your turn. All members of the Dragon Transformation Sect must die!"

The gaze of the Scale Frog Alien Clan magician turned coldly toward Zhou Chun and his companions.

At these words, Zhou Chun and the others were filled with terror.

Zhou Chun, alarmed, also thought quickly and then shouted urgently, "Wait, senior, please hold your hand! I am not a person of the Dragon Transformation Sect; I am an undercover agent sent by Jingguo Country to infiltrate the sect!"

"What! Envoy Zhou, you..."

Guo Chen and Envoy Wu were both stunned, looking at Zhou Chun with shock on their faces.

Even the fourth protector, not yet fully expired, widened his eyes at Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun quickly reached into his Storage Pouch, pulling out a golden bell magic artifact and suspended it above his head, then continued urgently, "My real name is Zhou Zhengchun, the Vice Clan Leader of the Zhou Family from Lanzhou, a Cultivation family of Jingguo Country. I was entrusted by Master Qingwei of the Green Lotus Temple to lurk within the Dragon Transformation Sect to gather intelligence!"

"Gaga, interesting, very interesting!" said the Scale Frog Alien Clan magician, amusement showing in his froggy eyes as he laughed strangely and said, "Since you claim you are not of the Dragon Transformation Sect, I will give you a chance. Kill them, and I will believe you."

By "them," he naturally meant Guo Chen and Envoy Wu.

"Thank you, senior!" Zhou Chun called out, and without another word, he slapped his Spirit Beast Pouch to release his Silver Lightning Python, Baibai, and quickly performed the secret technique "Ancestral Resurrection" to transform it into a Thunder Flood Dragon.

He also brought out the "Sun Glare Wheel" and launched an attack on Guo Chen.

"You really are a spy!" yelled Guo Chen in anger, hastily defending against the onslaught from Zhou Chun and his mount.

Envoy Wu was also unwilling to sit and wait for death, his face flushed with shock and anger as he desperately wielded his Magic Artifact and engaged in fierce battle with Zhou Chun and his servants.

Although the power of their clash was not as formidable as that of the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician and the two third-order protectors, it still caused massive destruction to the Underground Cave Hall.

One could see a great amount of Stone and mud pouring down, as if the entire Underground Cave Hall might collapse at any moment.

This scene caused the eyes of the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician to flicker with thought.

Then, with a flick of his fingers, he released the "Red Dragon Dagger" Magic Artifact in his hand and decapitated Guo Chen on the spot with a single strike.

Without Guo Chen, a Foundation Establishment stage Cultivator, to share the burden of the offensive, Envoy Wu's face was filled with despair as he was cut in two by Zhou Chun using the "Sun Glare Wheel."

"Now, senior should believe what I said just now, right?"

Zhou Chun raised his hand to beckon, and the golden circular Magic Artifact flew back in front of him, which he then held in his hand, before turning to the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician with a painfully forced smile.

To be honest, he was not at all certain that the other party would let him go just because he was not a member of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

But under the circumstances just now, after sensing the other party's extreme hatred for cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Sect, he had no choice but to disclose his true identity first to lower the other's hostility.

As for the fiery exchange with Guo Chen and Envoy Wu just now, that was something he had to do after revealing his true identity, even without the compulsion of the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician.

Looking at Zhou Chun, who appeared humble and eager to please but was actually filled with caution,

and then at Baibai, who had transformed into a Thunder Flood Dragon beside Zhou Chun, the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician's eyes revealed a contemplative expression.

After such contemplation, it finally nodded slightly and said, "Looking at your techniques and Magic Artifacts, you indeed do not seem to belong to the Dragon Transformation Sect. I will tentatively believe you for now!"

With that, it flicked its wrist and threw the "Red Dragon Dagger" back toward the corpses of the four protectors on the ground, piercing directly through one's skull.

Faintly, Zhou Chun thought he heard a scream filled with unwillingness rising from within the body of one of the protectors.

The Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician shook its head and said, "I originally wanted to give him a chance to beliberate his Divine Soul, but who would have thought he still harbored unrealistic hopes? He was truly seeking his own death!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately understood the scream he had just heard.

Once a Cultivator opens the Purple Mansion, the Divine Soul will manifest within, gaining various mystical Divine Skills.

One such mystical Divine Skill is the ability to leave the body upon physical death and possess another.

If successful, the cultivator would lose all their prior cultivation strength, but their realm would remain. The difficulty of re-cultivating to the Purple Mansion phase would undoubtedly be much lessened compared to a normal Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The protector had previously had his heart shattered by the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician, making the death of his physical body unavoidable.

But he was not willing to fall just yet, and his Divine Soul was reluctant to disperse and remained hidden in the Purple Mansion, hoping to find an opportunity for rebirth through possession.

Unfortunately, under the circumstances just now, there was no opportunity for possession, and the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician had already seen that he was unwilling to let go of his soul.

Now that his Divine Soul had been forcibly scattered by the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician, he had completely dissipated.

However, how did the Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician even know about the fact that Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators can perform soul possession?

After all, due to different cultivation systems, not all beings at the third order have the ability to possess others.

For example, the Demon Clan can condense inner cores at the third order while the Human Clan must wait until the Golden Core Stage to form the more mystical Golden Core.

Although Zhou Chun did not know what special abilities a third-order Magician of the Scale Frog Alien Clan might possess, he knew it was unlikely to involve soul possession, like the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator of the Human Clan.

Further considering that this Scale Frog Alien Clan Magician was not only adept with the Human Cultivators' Magic Artifacts, holding several third-order Magic Artifacts in hand but also possessed the "Red Dragon Dagger," a weapon only available to the top three protectors of the Red Dragon Hall,

and that it had used the "Ancestral Resurrection" secret technique and the "Sun Glare Wheel" Magic Artifact, which Zhou Chun claimed was not characteristic of Dragon Transformation Sect Cultivators,

Zhou Chun's mind could not help but jump to an astonishing speculation!