Free Web NovelChapter 577: Chapter 556: Gathering Spirit Success
"Ah Zhe?"
"Did you succeed?"
After a moment of confusion, Yao Yuelong realized that the person who had just pulled her away was Sun Zhe.
However, before she could celebrate, Sun Zhe rudely tossed her aside.
Already heavily injured and weakened, her body fell heavily from mid-air onto the ground, making Yao Yuelong’s vision go dark from the pain, feeling an urge to curse.
Leng Yueshuang hurried over to help her up, asking anxiously, "Priest Yao, are you okay?"
Yao Yuelong gently shook her head, her face full of worry as she looked up at Sun Zhe standing in mid-air.
Sun Zhe’s ability to remain suspended indicated he had successfully gathered spirit because after gathering spirit, a peculiar magnetic field forms around the body, allowing levitation.
But Yao Yuelong sensed something was wrong, as Sun Zhe now showed no signs of being human, exuding an ominous ferocity with visible dragon scales growing on his limbs.
"Die—!"
At that moment, Sun Zhe suddenly locked his gaze onto Chen He, speaking in a hoarse, chilling voice, and from his remaining single eye, bloodthirsty light surged, as he walked slowly toward Chen He, stepping on empty air.
"Boy, who do you think you are?"
Chen He looked at Sun Zhe with a face full of disdain, using a mocking gaze.
Despite Sun Zhe’s terrifying aura, the tangible gap in their cultivation level gave Chen He confidence.
"A mere rookie who just gathered spirit dares to challenge me, Chen... ah!"
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Sun Zhe rushed at a speed unimaginable to Chen, pressing him to the ground and, subsequently, began to savagely bite him. freewebnøvel.com
"Aaaahhh..."
The piercing screams echoed through the valley.
The others, engaged in battles nearby, simultaneously paused upon hearing the scream and turned toward its source, witnessing the bloody, brutal scene that made their scalps tingle!
Sun Zhe had pinned down Chen He on the ground, with blood and flesh being torn by razor-sharp dragon claws and large chunks bitten off his neck, blood gushing like a spring, even his bones were forcibly dismantled!
The exposed chest showed pale ribs!
No matter how desperately Chen He struggled and fought back, Sun Zhe ignored him, growing ever more ferocious, as though a bloodthirsty beast emerging from hell.
"Old Chen—!"
Huang Zhong’s tiger eyes filled with tears as he shouted and punched Qing Kui away, heading toward the valley.
"Boy, let go of Old Chen! Or I’ll take your damn life!"
Unexpectedly, the Little Dragon Girl descended from the sky, blocking his path like a mountain, stirring up a large cloud of dust.
"Want his life... go ahead and try?"
Huang Zhong was on the brink of eruption, his body trembling.
Meanwhile, across the site, the bloodied Huang Tianjing crawled out from the ruins, glanced in Chen He’s direction, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Retreat!"
At this point, Yao Yuelong had already deactivated the gathering spirit formation. Having achieved his goals, there was no need to stay and fight to the death.
As for Chen He, his fate seemed grim.
"Rest assured, once I consume the Human Emperor Pill to increase my strength, I will avenge you against those bastards!"
"Huang Zhong, Jiang Xiong, retreat!"
"..."
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Seeing Huang Tianjing’s group retreating in a sorry state, Yao Yuelong breathed an internal sigh of relief.
In the creek.
Leng Yueshuang stood in the blood-stained stream, covering her mouth with her hand, watching upstream where Sun Zhe was still enthusiastically tearing apart Chen He, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, her voice trembling as she asked, "Priest Yao, what do we do now? What’s happening to Ah Zhe..."
At this moment, the Little Dragon Girl descended, a long whip in hand, landing lightly before the two women. "Relax, Xiao Zhezi is just unable to suppress the ferocity after dragon transformation." freewebnoveℓ.com
"It might be due to Yao Yuelong being in danger earlier, causing his emotions to become overly agitated."
"He’ll be fine after a nap."
As she spoke, the dragon spine whip in her hand seemed to come alive, extending like a frenetically growing vine, instantly ensnaring Sun Zhe.
"Whack!"
Without a glance, the Little Dragon Girl pulled Sun Zhe back with a casual tug, slapping him unconscious.
"All right, take him back."
The Little Dragon Girl casually tossed Sun Zhe to Yao Yuelong.
Yao Yuelong caught Sun Zhe, placing him on the ground to check his condition.
Leng Yueshuang stood aside, tense, asking, "Priest Yao, did Ah Zhe succeed?"
Yao Yuelong nodded, withdrawing her divine sense, exhaling deeply, saying, "It seems fine for now, let’s wait until he wakes up to be sure."
"Ah... help... me..."
Suddenly, a weak voice for help came from upstream ahead of them.
Following the sound, they found Chen He still alive, struggling amidst the rocky creek, his desire to survive pushed to the limit.
"Save... save me..."
"I’m the Patriarch Chen... save me..."
The scene fell silent.
Everyone looked at Chen He, speechless, all feeling their scalps tingle.
At this moment, Chen He’s body was a tattered mess.
Even many internal organs were exposed!
Dragging a large mass of extracted intestines through the rocks, he crawled like a ghost emerging from hell.
The Little Dragon Girl remained expressionless, her delicate lips slightly opened, exhaling cold air towards him, instantly freezing him into an ice sculpture.
"Qing Kui, take care of him."
Hearing this, Qing Kui jumped up without a word, kicking, shattering the ice sculpture into countless pieces, melting into the creek water.
"Ha! Old Ding Chen, who would have thought you’d meet your end!"
Liu Bingyue breathed a sigh of relief, approached, and asked, "What should we do next? That Huang Tianjing surely won’t let this slide."
Yao Yuelong replied indifferently, "Let’s return to the cave first."
"..."
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Huang Tianjing retreated in a dismal state, leading Huang Zhong, Jiang Xiong back to the gorge.
A crowd of clan disciples gathered, all bowing in silence.
Upon learning of Chen He’s ordeal, the disciples of the Chen family exploded in commotion.
"Ancestor, where are those bastards?!"
"Please, Ancestor, command the gathering of forces to avenge our Family Head!"
"..."
Huang Tianjing sighed softly, watching Jiang Yunfei stand quietly among the crowd, asking, "Consort Yun, what is your view?"
Jiang Yunfei smiled calmly, lifting a jade hand to gently flick her hair, "Brother-in-law fell victim to treachery, this feud must be avenged, but the priority now is to refine the Human Emperor Pill."
With that, she stepped out from the crowd, her skirt fluttering, revealing long, slender legs enveloped in thin silk, "How about letting Consort Yun lead people to hunt down those criminals, while you refine the pill in peace."
"..."
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Time passed unknowingly.
When Sun Zhe awoke due to the heat within him, he found himself lying on a cold jade bed in a stone chamber.
His memory lingered on the moment he broke free from the cocoon.
At that time, he completed gathering spirit inside the cocoon, but during the final consolidation, he saw the outside situation through the cocoon’s cracks, prompting him to prematurely break free, causing spiritual qi chaos inside him.
He couldn’t recall what happened afterward.
"Damn, why is it so hot?"
The increasing heat inside made it difficult for Sun Zhe to calmly recall, and as he looked at the high-pitched pyramid below, he silently cursed.
Although he had completed gathering spirit, the medicinal power of the Human Emperor Pill’s Pill Guide adhered within him, and as his body gradually absorbed it, the Yang Qi grew ever more intense.
"I can’t take it anymore, I need to find them for help, otherwise my body will explode!"
"..."
