Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Just as Tian Kui and Serpentera prepared to follow Zhang Xiaolong [3] inside, an unexpected blast blew them away, leaving them both stunned. Before they could react, the barrier closed by itself. "Shit!"

Tian Kui launched an immediate attack on the barrier, but his own attack knocked him back. "What the hell is this barrier? The Golden Dragon Emperor made this barrier before he was as powerful as he is now, but it can withstand and reverse my attack."

"Hmm?" Serpentera approached the barrier and touched it. "I don't understand formations, but this barrier seems to have an absorption and counterattack mechanism, preventing anyone from destroying it."

"So, what should we do now? How will that kid deal with that dragon by himself?" Tian Kui and Serpentera turned to Zhang Fei [1], who suddenly appeared there. "Are you going to bring this clone in there too?"

"No." Zhang Fei [1] shook his head in response. "I anticipated that this situation would occur, so I have already made preparations. I can't possibly face Long Zhaihuo alone, so I'll send you two into my beast space now."

Serpentera and Tian Kui exchanged glances for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Alright, send us inside now."

After he sent Serpentera and Tian Kui into his beast space, Zhang Fei [1] approached the barrier and touched it. He then entered the training space again before sending all the female beasts in the pavilion into the beast space. He also asked both ice phoenixes, Feng Xueying and Feng Jinqiu, to enter there.

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Behind the barrier, Zhang Xiaolong [3] quickly summoned the demon extermination sword and the light angel, and he also used his light domain to light up the place, especially since Long Zhaihuo's hatred and resentment caused the area inside to become completely dark.

"Shit." Zhang Xiaolong [3] cursed as soon as he saw that the golden chains had fallen off the body of the Calamity Demon Dragon. He immediately channeled his light element into his sword and slashed it. "Severing Slash!"

However, Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s attack vanished on its own before striking the dragon, which quickly shrank and transformed into a human—none other than Long Zhaihuo himself.

Long Zhaihuo stared at Zhang Xiaolong [3] with his blood-red eyes. "I haven't seen the outside world for a long time after Long Wuzhao sealed me in this place, so I didn't expect to meet a unique living being like you today."

"How did you manage to free yourself from those golden chains?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked with full vigilance.

"Hahaha! Do you think people call me the Calamity Demon Dragon for nothing?" Long Zhaihuo kicked the golden chains towards Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Honestly, I could have freed myself from those chains a long time ago, but I couldn't break this barrier because Long Wuzhao created it with a special method, assisted by those beast ancestors. Therefore, I pretended to be sealed in this place for millions of years, and I deliberately weakened myself so that he wouldn't suspect me. He underestimated my abilities too much, and he sent you here to kill me. By the way, you don't need to bother summoning the two powerful souls of the cultivators who helped you back then, especially since you're in my domain now."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] frowned at that. He tried calling Ma Kuangyu and Nalan Yushu, but neither of them responded to him, nor did Mei. "I guess I'll have to fight you myself."

"Do you think you can fight me with your current strength?" Long Zhaihuo asked with a smirk as he summoned a black spear with a dragon's head at the end of the hilt. He dashed toward Zhang Xiaolong [3] and thrust his spear at him, but he disappeared from his sight. "Hmm?"

"Being locked up in this place for millions of years has made you senile." Long Zhaihuo turned to Zhang Xiaolong [3], who immediately activated the soul link, causing his strength to soar and instantly reach the Five Celestial Realms, especially since Serpentera and Tian Kui's cultivation was already at that stage. Not to mention, there were dozens of powerful beasts in his beast space, and his strength surpassed the two ancient beasts. "Do you think I would have come here if I wasn't confident in my abilities?"

"I see." Long Zhaihuo nodded in understanding. "No wonder Long Wuzhao chose you to kill me, especially since you are really special. Can you tell me what level your cultivation is at now?"

"You must have never heard of it, but my cultivation is at the Five Celestial Realms now." Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately teleported in front of Long Zhaihuo and slashed his sword at him, but the dragon smirked faintly and countered his attack right away, blowing him back really hard. "Cough... Cough... What the hell is that?"

"Hahaha!" Long Zhaihuo laughed at his shocked expression. "Long Wuzhao didn't tell you anything about my abilities, huh? Are you still unaware of why he chose not to end my life and instead decided to confine me here? He can't kill me because I can counter all his attacks, and he himself will die if he attacks me with his full strength."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] frowned at that, and he was certain Long Zhaihuo wasn't bluffing after experiencing the effects of his ability just now, which made him furious with Long Wuzhao for not telling him anything.

Long Zhaihuo spoke to him again. "I don't know how you managed to raise your cultivation to such a high level, but you will never be able to kill me. As long as you can't defeat me, you won't be able to leave this place, and you will accompany me here for the rest of your life."

"Is that so?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked with a calm expression, confusing Long Zhaihuo. "You might be able to stop me from summoning Old Ma and Nalan Yushu, but you won't be able to stop me from escaping this place. I can escape whenever I want, but I've never met an opponent as interesting as you. Therefore, I won't escape from this place; instead, I'll use you as a stepping stone, and I'll defeat you by bypassing your abilities."

"Tch... Tch... Tch...! Do you think that is the extent of my abilities? From the moment you set foot in my Calamity Domain, you were doomed to die. Once you die, I will devour your body and abilities, and I will go look for Long Wuzhao afterwards." Zhang Xiaolong [3] experienced a sudden halving of his strength and body, particularly after Long Zhaihuo activated his domain's effects. "Hahaha! Have you noticed? No matter how strong you are, your strength will weaken significantly in my domain, and your physique will continue to weaken as time passes. Therefore, I don't need to waste my energy to kill myself, especially since you will eventually die."

"I see." Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded to himself. "Now, I understand why Long Wuzhao sent me to kill you, especially since I am your nemesis."

Long Zhaihuo frowned at that, but he was shocked when Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s body condition returned to normal, even though his cultivation was still cut in half.

"You are too confident in your domain's abilities, old dragon. Others might die if they stay in here too long, but I am not them, and I am a unique individual, as you said before." Zhang Xiaolong [3] instantly transformed into his transcendent lust demon form. "As you can see, I am a demon like you. However, I am a lust demon, and all lust demons have absolute condition ability. Therefore, your domain's ability to weaken my body is meaningless to me, especially since I will never weaken as long as my ability is active."

"You—" Long Zhaihuo immediately spun around as soon as Zhang Xiaolong [3] disappeared, but he misjudged his movements because he didn't appear there.

Instead, Zhang Xiaolong [3] stood behind Long Zhaihuo and attacked him without using any abilities. As he expected, the demon dragon's ability couldn't counter his attack, and the attack left a slash wound on his back.

"Gahh!" Long Zhaihuo screamed loudly as he staggered forward, but he immediately slammed the end of his spear into the ground before counterattacking Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Tch!"

Zhang Xiaolong [3] had already returned to his previous position, much to Long Zhaihuo's annoyance. "Haha! You don't have to be so upset that your speed is too slow compared to mine, especially since I've been living in the Paradise Realm with its heavy gravity for some time. On the other hand, you've spent millions of years trapped in this place, making it impossible for you to match my speed. As for your ability to counter any attack, I've found its weakness now. You won't be able to counter my attacks as long as I use normal attacks, right?"

'Fuck! This kid isn't stupid like Long Wuzhao! He could realize the weakness of my abilities just by experiencing it once!' Long Zhaihuo grinned once more before activating another ability from his domain.

Badump... Badump...

Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s cursed demon heart suddenly beat so fast in response to Long Zhaihuo's ability, but he immediately suppressed it by covering it with his light element. He then stretched his hand forward and used all his flames, shocking the demon dragon.

"Shit! Golden Crow Flame!" Long Zhaihuo immediately jumped out of the way as soon as Zhang Xiaolong [3] threw the small annihilation flame at him, causing it to hit the area behind him before exploding.

Boom

Zhang Xiaolong [3] deliberately restrained the power of his annihilation flame; otherwise, the entire mountain would explode, and Long Zhaihuo would cause trouble in the Sky Dragon Realm if he managed to escape.

Long Zhaihuo stared at Zhang Xiaolong [3] in shock, not expecting that he possessed the Golden Crow Flame. 'How could he possess that flame? Moreover, he also possesses the phoenix flame, the vermilion flame, and several other types of flames that I can't recognize.'

"Are you surprised by my technique? I didn't expect that the mighty Calamity Demon Dragon would be afraid of the Golden Crow Flame." Soon, the silhouettes of eleven mythical beasts appeared behind Zhang Xiaolong [3]: Heavenly Fox, Golden Crow, Dark Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, Golden Fox, Flame Dragon, Mythical Dee, Azure Emperor Roc, Rainbow-Shelled Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger.

Followed by Golden Crow Flame, Phoenix Flame, Dragon Flame, Vermilion Flame, Soul Flame, Earth Flame, Sky Flame, Dark Flame, and Blood Flame that suddenly appeared and revolved around Zhang Xiaolong [3].

Long Zhaihuo was completely shocked after seeing all that; not even Long Wuzhao, who had always been his rival, had all that.

"Where was your confidence earlier?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] calmly asked, but the slight smirk on his face made Long Zhihao feel humiliated. "You previously said that I was doomed to die the moment I set foot in your domain, but you became so afraid of me. Long Wuzhao and the others were afraid of you in the past, but millions of years have passed since they locked you up here, and many things have changed out there. Your rival is no longer an ordinary mythical beast, but he has become the leader of all the beast races, and they nicknamed him the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Emperor. As for you, you haven't made any progress since then, which makes you no different from an ordinary mythical beast."

"I will kill you!" Long Zhaihuo dashed toward Zhang Xiaolong [3], but he was forced to dodge as soon as the nine flames shot at him. He was not particularly afraid of the other eight flames, but the Golden Crow Flame terrified him.

"Since you are so afraid of my Golden Crow Flame, I will call one of my wives to help me." Soon, Yan Jinwu appeared by Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s side. "As expected, your domain couldn't seal my beast space; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to summon her now. By the way, meet one of my wives, and you should be afraid of her."

Long Zhaihuo was fully alert as he kept his distance from the two of them, but he hit a dead end as the door and barrier stopped him. 'Shit! A Golden Crow!'

"Is he the Calamity Demon Dragon that was sealed by the Golden Dragon Emperor, husband? Why is he so pathetic?" Yan Jinwu's questions enraged Luo Zhaihuo, but he didn't dare to attack her after realizing her identity as the true Golden Crow.

"Haha." Zhang Xiaolong [3] laughed as he squeezed his buttocks. "Don't underestimate him, Jinwu. You're not his opponent if I'm not here, and his domain will make you miserable."

Yan Jinwu looked around them, but she couldn't feel the effects of Long Zhaihuo, especially since Zhang Xiaolong [3] used the harem feature to share his strength and vitality with her. "What are we going to do now? Are we going to gang up on him?"

"Somehow, he was afraid of my golden flame, so your golden flame should be even more frightening to him." After Zhang Xiaolong [3] said that, Yan Jinwu summoned several flames, causing Long Zhaihuo to break out in a cold sweat. "See? Your flame frightened him."

"Hehe." Yan Jinwu giggled and launched her flames directly at Long Zhaihuo, forcing him to flee like a cowardly dragon. "Let's burn him alive, husband!"

'Fuck! Why do I have to meet this monster and golden crow? If her flames strike me, I will definitely die!' Long Zhaihuo kept running and dodging, especially since Yan Jinwu kept shooting her flames at him. 'Damn it! I'll use that and take them to death with me!'

"Hmm?" Zhang Xiaolong [3], who noticed Long Zhaihuo's plan, immediately made his move. He thrust the demon extermination sword imbued with his light element toward the demon dragon, piercing through its chest directly.

"Gah!" Long Zhaihuo thrust his black spear towards Zhang Xiaolong [3], but Yan Jinwu's Golden Crow Flame quickly shot towards him and hit him in the face. "Arghhh!"

Zhang Xiaolong [3] kicked Long Zhaihuo's chest and pushed him back, causing the demon extermination sword to slip out of Long Zhaihuo's chest and black blood to spurt from the wound.

Their attacks caused Long Zhaihuo's domain to disappear by itself, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately summoned Nalan Yushu out of his tiny soul world, followed by Ma Kuangyu. "Possess his soul, Yushu!"

"Yes, Master." Nalan Yushu quickly entered Long Zhaihuo's body and took over control of his body. "Ouch! Both of your attacks caused me pain, Master."

"Haha." Ma Kuangyu laughed before speaking to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "You're really lucky because this guy's cultivation has stagnated for millions of years; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to defeat him this easily."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded in agreement with him. "Yes, you are correct, Old Ma. I am indeed fortunate, but what should I do with him now?"

"Didn't you want to take his bloodline, soul, physique, and cultivation core?" Ma Kuangyu asked back.

Long Zhaihuo, who was under Nalan Yushu's control, immediately spoke. "Master, you shouldn't absorb his soul now, especially since it is full of negative emotions. If you do that, you'll inherit his negative emotions, and they'll have a detrimental effect on your Cursed Demon Heart."

"Yeah." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then asked. "So, what do you two think?"

"Hmm?" They thought for a while before Ma Kuangyu told him. "You can use his bloodline, core, and physique after you kill him, but you have to purify his soul first. Unfortunately, those with the light element on your side can't do that, so you must take his soul to the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary, and Luo Fenghan will help you to purify it."

"Master, I think that's the best solution," Long Zhaihuo then asked him. "Do you want to do it now? If you wish, I will extract his soul from his body and transfer it into your tiny soul world. This way, his physique, bloodline, and core will remain intact, and if you inherit them all, you'll become even more terrifying."

"Wait a minute, husband." They turned to Yan Jinwu. "Are you sure it's okay if you want to do that? After all, Long Wuzhao asked you to kill this dragon, and he'll probably be furious if he finds out that you transformed yourself into this dragon."

"Long Wuzhao should already be aware of my intentions towards this guy; otherwise, Tianshi Shengjie wouldn't have asked me that." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then asked the other two. "What do you two think will happen if I transform into him and implant his core into my body?"

- To Be Continued -