Chapter 1009: Chapter 1008: Slay a Demon Dragon

This fallen Chi Dragon, though capable of overwhelming Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia, is clearly no match for Lu Zheng.

Without even requiring Si Lingxi to act, Lu Zheng subdued it under his palm using a single White Cloud Hand Seal.

However, this Chi Dragon was evidently not one to be trifled with; it twisted its form and instantly plunged into the water.

Lu Zheng smirked, crafted a hand seal, and executed the "Profound Turtle Water Control True Spirit Secret Technique," forcing it back out again.

"Ang!"

The Demon Dragon let out a long cry, enveloped in black mist, sprouting two pointed, spiral-like horns from its head, and as it opened its large mouth, it spewed forth a demon fire with black and red smoke.

"Oh, it’s a Fire Dragon now?"

"What Fire Dragon? This is Demon Fire; Li Qian has delved too deep into madness!" Ao Qi sighed.

"Li Qian?"

At this point, everyone had flown to Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia’s side. Liu Qingyan asked Ao Qi, "Do you know him? Isn’t his surname Ao?"

"Fake dragons cannot bear the surname Ao." Ao Qi casually explained, then continued, "The Chi Dragon clan takes the radical ’Chi’ from the word ’Li,’ sharing the surname Li."

"I know him," Ao Qi said, "He’s notorious, violent by nature, eats people at will, defies his elder brother’s authority, and eventually violated his brother’s daughter, rebelling against the Chi Dragon clan.

I thought he had long been hunted down to death by the Chi Dragon clan, but I did not expect him to still be alive, let alone fallen."

"Raging heart-fire, unresolved," Si Lingxi remarked, "His thoughts are not clear. From the demonic qi and transformations in his form, it is unclear if he fell into madness or was exploited by demonic skill, or perhaps inadvertently came into contact with it."

Ao Qi nodded, "It appears so."

At this, Ao Qi glanced at Si Lingxi, then at Lin Wan, cupping his hands, "I am Cyan Dragon Aoqi, may I ask who you two are..."

"This is Sister Si Lingxi, and this is Sister Lin Wan," Shen Ying pulled Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia aside, giving them an ambiguous look while introducing them.

Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia instantly understood.

On the other side, facing the Demon Dragon’s attack, Lu Zheng did not dodge. He opened his mouth, and a wisp of Phoenix Divine Fire shot out, growing with the wind, transforming instantly into a wall of fire that enveloped the opposite side.

"Whoosh—"

The wind assisted the fire, and the Phoenix Divine Fire wrapped around the demon fire, burning it into a wisp of ash, vanishing without a trace.

In the next moment, the Phoenix Divine Fire advanced, following along the path the demon fire had emerged from, burning onto the Demon Dragon’s body.

"Ang!!!"

The might of the Phoenix Divine Fire was such that even with demonic qi as protection, the flames seeped through. The Demon Dragon clearly couldn’t withstand the searing burn of the Phoenix Divine Fire, crying out in pain, twisting its body, while using Dragon Power Demonic Qi to erode the divine fire, simultaneously stirring the seawater, infiltrating it with spiritual power, rolling up monstrous waves.

Lu Zheng crafted another hand seal, the monstrous waves transformed into several tens of sea wave chains, filled with the True Spirit Spiritual Power of the Profound Turtle, instantly binding the Demon Dragon from head to tail, fixing him mid-air.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Divine Fire, like a bone-rotting worm, clung to the Demon Dragon’s body, eroding its Dragon Power Demonic Qi, infiltrating strand by strand into its dragon form, causing the Demon Dragon to twist in agony.

"Ang!!!"

The Demon Dragon’s horns continued to grow, its scales emitted a faint black light, flickering with demonic patterns, a Dragon’s Might mixed with demonic qi radiated in waves, pressing the sea below it down by three fathoms.

Only...

The gap in raw strength left it unable to escape the Profound Turtle Spirit Rope and Phoenix Divine Fire, though it struggled crazily, both its water and fire control were firmly suppressed by Lu Zheng.

After a brief and frantic struggle, in the end, it was driven back step by step, ultimately subdued by Lu Zheng with the Power of Water and Fire, suppressing its spiritual power to the point of barely being able to move, and confining its entire form mid-air, unable to move a muscle.

"It’s settled!" Lu Zheng clapped his hands, turning to look at Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia, "How did you come across this Demon Dragon? Or did he ambush you?"

Yan Hongxia shook her head, "I heard the name of the Thousand-Li Golden Yuan Sea and came here with Ao Qi to play for a while."

Facing Lu Zheng’s teasing gaze, Yan Hongxia replied helplessly, "The Thousand-Li Golden Yuan Sea is so vast, and it’s unowned land. Taking a few pieces of gold back is quite a normal thing, right?"

Lu Zheng couldn’t help but ask, "Does the Cyan Dragon Palace not have valuable treasures?"

Yan Hongxia pursed her lips, "Those things are valuable, but difficult to sell. Gold is much more convenient, and I can’t always take things from the Dragon Palace."

Lu Zheng squinted his eyes, "..."

"Let’s get back to the main point," Yan Hongxia continued, "But since we were here, of course, we wanted to explore, and then we discovered a cave on the edge of the Golden Yuan Sea, with faint demonic qi coming from within, so..."

"This Demon Dragon was hiding in the Golden Yuan Sea?" the accompanying Crab General said incredulously, "The Golden Yuan Sea isn’t exactly remote, has no one ever discovered it before?"

Ao Qi added, "There was an array concealing the entrance to the cave. He must have been at a critical point in his cultivation, which is why a trace of demonic qi leaked out, and we happened to be nearby to perceive it."

"Oh? So his hideout is nearby?" Lu Zheng’s eyes brightened, and he couldn’t help saying, "You know, it’s been a while since we’ve raided a hideout?"

Everyone, "..."

"Shameless bandits!" An angry, savage voice came from the Demon Dragon’s mouth, "I will kill you!"

"Oh? You can talk?" Lu Zheng said in surprise.

"Why wouldn’t I be able to talk!?" the Demon Dragon’s body twisted in pain, enduring the divine fire searing its body, "I am a Chi Dragon, not a wild beast!"

Ao Qi shot Li Qian a sidelong glance, "Lost in madness, unworthy of being a dragon."

Li Qian sneered, "Unworthy of being a dragon? If not for my unintentional exposure, when I achieve completion in my magic, on the day I emerge, even the Cyan Dragon clan will have no choice but to bow under my ’Fiery Fire Demon-Extinction Dragon Ascension Technique’."

Fiery Fire Demon-Extinction Dragon Ascension Technique?

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, glancing at Si Lingxi; Si Lingxi nodded and touched a finger to the air, prompting the Demon Dragon to involuntarily open its mouth, spitting out several pieces of gold stones emitting demonic qi.

Si Lingxi shook her head, then waved her hand, and in the next moment, flames erupted on the surface of these gold stones. They slowly began to melt in the fire at a visible speed.

Li Qian’s large Dragon Eye was instantly filled with shock; evidently, the Phoenix Divine Fire wielded by Si Lingxi was stronger than the divine fire used by Lu Zheng.

"What do you think?" Lu Zheng turned to Ao Qi, "Should we keep him alive? Perhaps hand him over to the Chi Dragon clan?"

Ao Qi calmly shook his head, "No need."

"Alright!" Lu Zheng nodded, then without even looking at the Demon Dragon, snapped his fingers, and the Phoenix Divine Fire clinging to the Demon Dragon flared up instantly, burning through the demonic qi and Dragon Power on its surface within a few breaths, and then...

"Boom!"

A fiery explosion resounded, the Phoenix Divine Fire expanded and contracted, burning the entire Demon Dragon into ash.

"Ang!"

With a dragon’s roar, the Light of Fortune arrived as expected, while Lu Zheng stood with his back to the now-empty sky, looking casually calm.

"Eh?"

At this moment, Ao Qian suddenly pointed at his chin, "This demonic qi feels familiar, wasn’t it the same qi as the dragon that chased me back then?"

Everyone, "..."

Lu Zheng was speechless, "Why didn’t you mention this earlier?"

Ao Qian shrank his neck, then openly stated, "I forgot!"