Chapter 1184: End of the Trial
Well, this is good. Xu Fei was just worried about the Divine Dragon not being angry. Now, after being tricked a bit, Chen Tianlong even struck it with a sword. If it doesn’t go berserk now, it wouldn’t be the King of Spirit Beasts.
Thinking of this, Xu Fei quickly stopped the Phantom Divine Whip, because Chen Tianlong was still within close range of the Divine Beast. Soon, the Divine Dragon would probably bite Chen Tianlong to pieces.
After retracting his skill, Xu Fei looked smugly at Chen Tianlong, imagining the scene of Chen Tianlong being brutally killed by the Divine Dragon. But the scene he imagined did not occur.
The Divine Dragon stood up, didn’t attack Chen Tianlong, but instead, turned swiftly and launched at Xu Fei standing not far away!
"Ah?!"
Xu Fei was startled, not expecting the Divine Dragon to attack him instead of Chen Tianlong. He almost got scared out of his wits and hurriedly ran away; the chase switched from the Divine Dragon pursuing Chen Tianlong to chasing Xu Fei.
Xu Fei was terribly frustrated, thinking, "What is this? This Divine Dragon doesn’t seem very smart. How did it figure out the confusion came from me?"
And even if it did come from him, before Chen Tianlong had even stabbed it with a sword, why didn’t it go after Chen Tianlong who was nearest, but rushed towards Xu Fei standing farther away? It truly was bewildering.
However, Xu Fei was helpless; where could he go to reason? There wasn’t anywhere to talk reason!
Moreover, he didn’t dare continue using the Phantom Divine Whip; the move consumed way too much physical power and Powerful Qi. If he kept it running, soon he would run out of physical power and Powerful Qi.
What would happen when the energy runs out?
Wouldn’t he also be attacked by the Divine Dragon? Without physical power and Powerful Qi, he couldn’t even escape.
So, this Divine Dragon was simply unbeatable. The Pure Yang Daoist Sect Leader had warned him so before. If it couldn’t be beaten, then what was the use of confusing pressure?
Now, Hao Shuai is incapacitated; if he weren’t, he could have tried running the Star Absorption Technique to absorb the physical power and Powerful Qi from the Divine Beast, causing it to level down and handling it accordingly.
But Hao Shuai couldn’t be tested anymore; Xu Fei was left to fight alone.
Xu Fei’s Heart-Burning Divine Skill was only at the third level, definitely ineffective against the Divine Dragon, which left him feeling frustrated.
"Du Min, Hao Kan, quickly send someone to assist me!"
Xu Fei was drenched in cold sweat; he didn’t have the exquisite footwork of Chen Tianlong. Although it seemed like Chen Tianlong and the Divine Dragon were playing around, if it were him, it’d be fraught with danger, and a careless slip could get him struck by the Divine Dragon’s claws.
Du Min and Hao Kan were hesitant, undecided on whether to help Xu Fei, as things had deviated from their initial plan. They initially intended for the Divine Dragon to deal with Chen Tianlong.
But now, it had disregarded Chen Tianlong and relentlessly chased Xu Fei.
If they helped now, it meant everyone would be fending off together, making the goal of killing Chen Tianlong quite unlikely.
"Chen Tianlong, aren’t you going to help? Do you intend not to exert yourself?" Du Min shouted at Chen Tianlong.
"I’ve been exerting myself just now; I’m a bit tired now and want to rest for a while," Chen Tianlong responded calmly.
"If you don’t act soon, I’ll take it as your constant disobedience." Du Min threatened.
"Oh? Okay, let me try!" Chen Tianlong nodded; he thought it was about time to join the fun.
Chen Tianlong stood up, rushed towards the Divine Dragon, and amidst the fight, whispered to the Divine Dragon, "We’ll continue to fight vigorously again later; soon it’ll be all done."
"Roar... Alright, let’s make it more intense and convincing." The Divine Dragon said, suddenly opening its mouth and spewing a burst of fire.
"Ah!"
Chen Tianlong flinched, and seeing Chen Tianlong intimidatingly, the Divine Dragon quickly ran over, saying, "Uh, did I frighten you? Sorry."
Chen Tianlong chuckled wryly, quickly saying, "No worries, that’s exactly the effect we want, do it again."
The Divine Beast saw Chen Tianlong wasn’t angry, so it got more enthusiastic, and the two of them continued their antics for quite a while.
Meanwhile, Tan Batian, Liu Ting, and Bing Ruxue, along with the Attribute Female Cultivators, began stabilizing the Evil Qi inside the Divine Dragon Cave. Poor Xu Fei intended to take the opportunity to stabilize himself as well, yet he was constantly guarded by the Divine Dragon at the entrance, with no chance to enter.
Time rapidly flew by, and in a blink, three hours passed by. The Divine Dragon knew its task was done. The Attribute Female Cultivators spent a sufficient amount of time inside its lair.
The Divine Dragon watched a group of Attribute Female Cultivators exit the cave sequentially.
It ceased fighting with Chen Tianlong and hastily returned to its cave without acknowledging anyone on the way. This left everyone present quite puzzled, feeling the Divine Dragon was acting strangely by ignoring them entirely.
Du Min rose as he watched the group of Attribute Female Cultivators and said, "Miss Feifei, how are the Attribute Female Cultivators on your side doing? Has the Evil Qi been successfully stabilized?"
"Yes, everything’s stabilized, everyone has advanced one to two levels, truly worthy of celebration." Pure Yang Feifei got slightly excited as she spoke.
"Huh? All of them advanced?" Du Min was surprised, unaware that among the group of ladies, there were such formidable ones.
"What’s so surprising? I leveled up too, heading towards Great Perfection in Celestial Dao Seven Stars!" Pure Yang Feifei gave Du Min a sidelong glance, clearly displeased.
"Hehe, I was just saying, don’t be mad, Miss." Seeing Pure Yang Feifei’s expression, Du Min quickly replied.
Du Min didn’t feel like sticking around; he feared the Divine Dragon might emerge from its cave again after some time, spelling disaster. As for the breakthrough of the Attribute Female Cultivators, in Du Min’s viewpoint, it mattered little now; his purpose had already gone awry, why bother with anything else?
"Alright, the trial is over, everyone follow me back!" Pure Yang Feifei said calmly.
Chen Tianlong glanced at Wu Mengting, experiencing an inexplicable sensation, and Wu Mengting noticed Chen Tianlong looking at her, feeling shy, thus bowing her head and avoiding eye contact.
Honestly, Wu Mengting not only stabilized her attribute within the Divine Dragon Cave, but she also broke through three levels consecutively, bringing her strength to Celestial Dao Five Stars.
This surprised Chen Tianlong. Previously, she seemed like such a graceful and young lady, but now instantly became a Celestial Dao Five Star expert. Despite Chen Tianlong’s own formidable prowess, comparing himself to her made him feel somewhat lacking.
"From my end, the trial takers successfully lured and held the Divine Dragon, delaying time; however, Hao Shuai ended up incapacitated!" Du Min said this in frustration, "We’ll check later uh, see if we can restore him."
"Huh?"
Pure Yang Feifei was equally taken aback; she naturally knew Hao Shuai’s prowess, didn’t expect him to be incapacitated, making things really difficult.
Yet the immediate priority was to leave here first, so Pure Yang Feifei said, "Activate the Teleportation Array, lead the trial takers out first, I’ll stay behind, escorting the Attribute Female Cultivators out."
"Alright!" Du Min couldn’t wait to leave.
Following the Pure Yang Daoist Sect Leader’s taught method, Du Min activated the Teleportation Array of the Five Elements Extreme Realm, and then, without waiting for others, charged straight into the Teleportation Array...