Rebirth as a Tiger: Sister is the Reborn Empress!-Chapter 423 - 421: Ancient Thunder Dragon

The Emperor Tree, an extremely rare Spirit Root, bears fruit known as the Emperor Fruit, a Spirit Fruit that can greatly enhance a cultivator’s strength.

Fang Yuan and Nangong Luo are so excited because, even for beings of the eighth rank, the Emperor Fruit has a very strong effect on increasing cultivation.

In ancient times, even the great sects coveted an Emperor Tree, because the Emperor Fruit is an unparalleled Spirit Fruit that can quickly elevate cultivation, ensuring that the sect’s eighth-rank strongmen are never in short supply.

The Emperor Tree in front of the trio was likely transplanted here by Thunder Emperor, the Emperor Realm powerhouse, from somewhere unknown. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

What delighted them even more was that, by luck, this Emperor Tree had fruit hanging on it.

The shape of this Emperor Fruit resembles a golden bell, palm-sized, golden and dazzling, appearing extremely delicate.

On its surface are bright golden patterns, with shining Spiritual Light, while circles of golden halos spread from around the fruit, further highlighting its extraordinary nature.

The Emperor Fruit seems to be already ripe, as now the air is filled with a faint, intoxicating fragrance.

Staring at the Emperor Fruit hanging on the branch, Fang Yuan’s eyes are full of greed; a single bite of this fruit will undoubtedly make his cultivation surge significantly, perhaps even leading to another breakthrough.

This time, it was indeed the right place to come; the Thunder Emperor Palace is truly full of treasures. Not only did he just scour a lot of precious Spiritual Medicines, but now he also encounters this treasure, the Emperor Tree—it can be said that he is incredibly fortunate.

"Big brother, let’s go quickly! This precious fruit is not only useful to us but to you as well; we can’t let it go, we must get it immediately!"

Beside him, Nangong Luo was also eager, urging Jiang Che while stepping swiftly toward the Emperor Tree.

Hearing this, Jiang Che smiled and followed behind, thinking that the Emperor Fruit, after all, is just a Spirit Fruit to improve cultivation.

It might be beneficial for the second and third, but for Jiang Che, it doesn’t greatly matter, or rather, eating the Spirit Fruit himself is not really worthwhile.

Instead of eating it himself, it’s better for Jiang Che to distribute it to the second and third, these ’workers’, to eat.

As long as they eat it and break through in cultivation, he can directly receive a tenfold feedback, which is much better than consuming the Emperor Fruit alone.

Rumble~

Unexpectedly, the ground beneath them started to shake violently after they had only taken a few steps, with continuous booming sounds.

"What’s going on?"

Jiang Che and the others were startled, quickly looking around to check for any signs of danger or creatures causing such a disturbance that even the ground was trembling.

Right at that moment, a tremendous noise erupted ahead, and the ground shook fiercely, nearly causing Jiang Che and the others to lose their balance.

Moo~

Amidst a series of earth-rumbling sounds reminiscent of a cow’s bellow, the ground hundreds of meters ahead cracked open before their eyes, like a whole biscuit split into halves, retreating in opposite directions.

"Roar!"

The next moment, dirt erupted, roaring sounds filled the air, and amidst the rising dust, a terrifying figure shot up from the ground’s crevice, issuing a dragon’s roar that stunned all around.

Then, it slowly hovered in the air, emanating a terrifying aura.

It turned out to be a Thunderous True Dragon, with strength reaching the late eighth rank, over a hundred zhang in length, its body exceptionally robust, with enormous purple scale armor seemingly condensed from thunder, exuding a dazzling purple brilliance.

Its form was winding and vigorous, imposingly godlike, raising its head high with a pair of awe-inspiring dragon eyes exerting pressure all around. Its body was surrounded by destructive thunder, constantly converging and finally transforming into thunderclouds that floated around the Thunderous True Dragon.

"Is this an Ancient Thunder Dragon?"

Upon seeing this Thunderous True Dragon, Fang Yuan immediately recognized it, but then discovered something, hurriedly shaking his head, saying: "No, this isn’t a real Ancient Thunder Dragon; it’s a Puppet Dragon!"

"What a grand scheme! Thunder Emperor actually has an eighth-rank late-stage Ancient Thunder Dragon Puppet guarding the Emperor Fruit here all this time."

Jiang Che couldn’t help but sigh; this is a Thunder Dragon Puppet with strength reaching the late eighth rank, perhaps only Thunder Emperor, a powerhouse of the Emperor Realm, could afford such a guardian.

Needless to say, the eight silver puppets subdued earlier in front of Thunder Emperor Palace were merely at the early eighth rank, not even stable, without relying on the Puppet Battle Array, they couldn’t hope to defeat an eighth-rank strongman.

And now, an eighth-rank late-stage opponent has appeared right before them.

"Roar~"

The Thunder Dragon Puppet seemed to have a strong spiritual presence, issuing a furious roar upon seeing the intruders like Jiang Che and the others, spewing a mouthful of Thunderous Liquid at them, transforming into a rushing Thunder River in no time.

Rumble~

Instantly, the roaring of thunder was incessant, causing dizziness, with an overwhelming momentum. The whole sky was tinged purple, rendered this color by the Thunder River, like a purple rainbow bridge, dispersing purple light all around.

Sensing the formidable aura exuding from the Thunder Dragon, both Nangong Luo and Fang Yuan felt tense, realizing it was too strong for their seventh-rank cultivations to contend with.

If Fang Yuan could set up the Celestial Demon Array, perhaps he might try against this Thunder Dragon Puppet, but unfortunately, with the Thunder Dragon’s attack imminent, there’s no time to set up the Array.

"Second Brother, you and Third Sister step back, I’ll handle this big guy."

"Xiao Zi!"

At this moment, Fang Yuan gave concise instructions to them, then called to Xiao Zi on Nangong Luo.

"Buzz, Master, Xiao Zi is coming!"

Understanding, Xiao Zi responded softly and then transformed into a streak of purple light, merging into Jiang Che’s body, turning into a purple pattern on his neck.

Boom!

Instantly, Jiang Che’s already terrifying aura intensified further, his strength rapidly increasing, his cultivation swiftly surpassing the eighth rank, faintly rising into the ninth-rank realm.

The oppressing aura, akin to Mount Tai, made Nangong Luo and Fang Yuan instinctively tremble in their bodies, as if encountering a formidable beast.

"Kill!"

Feeling the boundless power within, Jiang Che’s fighting spirit surged as he shouted, wielding the Donghuang Bell in his hand.

Immediately, purple light surged skyward, rushing towards the Thunder River spewed by the Ancient Thunder Dragon.

Rumble~

With a deep bellow of the bell, terrifying sound waves destroyed everything in all directions, with airwaves continuously rolling.

The incoming Thunder River was utterly annihilated with a light strike from the Donghuang Bell, dissipating into purple light spots.