You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 686 - 621: Dragon Subjugation

For Ying Zhoufan, demon descendant discrimination has always been a slogan used for propaganda, a tool to elevate his own status.

But he doesn’t entirely believe in the theory of demon descendant discrimination.

After all, if the human clan discriminates against his noble bloodline, that’s indeed a problem worth getting angry about.

But if they discriminate against lower-class demons like the Mouse Demon or Insect Demon... Ying Zhoufan thinks this is quite normal, even he looks down on these lower demons.

On the contrary, wealthy and powerful people are more worthy of respect in his eyes, especially with the many years of archaeological research by the demon descendants supporting the theory of human and demon origin... Humans originally evolved from demons.

Although many from the human clan refuted the theory of human and demon origin, Ying Zhoufan still firmly believes in this theory, and he and many of his demon descendant friends are supporters of this theory.

So at this moment, after sensing Zhang Yu’s strong power, the opponent is no longer considered scum in his eyes, at least a race-class human.

And Ying Zhoufan’s proposal for cooperation for mutual benefit has at least more than half sincerity.

Ying Zhoufan thought to himself, "If I continue to fight with Zhang Yu in his grand formation, even if I break through this formation, I would probably suffer severe injuries."

"However, if we cooperate, we could surpass everyone together and rush to the finish line... by that time, I’ve already escaped his formation, then I would attack him and divide the first and second positions."

"If Zhang Yu doesn’t agree, then I can only hold on to the end."

At the same time, Ying Zhoufan’s dragon body twisted, already prepared to fight hard against the formation.

Facing Ying Zhoufan’s proposal, Zhang Yu simply said calmly, "Take the sword then."

In the next moment, as Zhang Yu pointed his sword, hundreds of thousands of cold glints shot out like a meteor shower, heading toward Ying Zhoufan.

The gigantic dragon in the water let out a furious roar, its dragon body sweeping up monstrous waves, as if trying to stir the entire ocean into a pot of porridge.

Zhang Yu then unleashed the Eternal Damnation Abyss, using the Seven Extremes Magic Remains accumulated since the start of battle to thrust out a sphere of Earth Evil Gravity, as if a gravitational cage trying to trap the giant dragon.

Ying Zhoufan waved the Demon Summoning Banner back and forth, attempting to block his own Spirit Realm signal amidst the swirling dust clouds, repeatedly clashing with the Sword Realm opened by Zhang Yu, yet never able to escape the lock of Taihao Moral Sword Intent.

As the two sides engaged in a series of lightning-fast exchanges, one temporary flying sword after another swept across Ying Zhoufan’s body like torrential rain.

Instantly, the collision of sword and dragon armor stirred up sparks underwater, then the dragon armor gradually cracked under the relentless sword edge assaults, exploding into a large mist of blood.

Roar!

Amid the dragon’s roar, Ying Zhoufan cursed, "Zhang Yu! Don’t you dare trample on the dignity of demon descendants! I’d rather die than submit!"

Meanwhile, waves carried Ying Zhoufan’s voice into Zhang Yu’s ears, "Isn’t that enough? If we keep fighting, even if I’m heavily injured, you’re wasting time too, neither of us will achieve a good result, why bother?"

"Next, I’ll pretend to be severely injured, you capture me and I’ll send you to the finish line."

Facing Ying Zhoufan’s persuasive sound transmission, Zhang Yu merely shouted, "Come on!"

In the next moment, during an intense battle, Ying Zhoufan’s body exploded into clusters of blood, his strength seemingly weakened greatly, yet he still displayed a feigned struggle that couldn’t withstand but resisted unsuccessfully.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Such a performance, trying to highlight my power by portraying an oppressed, resisting demon descendant hero?"

"I’ll fulfill your wish."

Then, sword weapons plunged into Ying Zhoufan’s dragon body, causing him to let out a miserable cry.

As the dragon’s mouth opened, a flash of fire had already been spewed out by Zhang Yu, which was the Heavenly Sun Divine shooting out directly into Ying Zhoufan’s body.

Allowing the Heavenly Sun Divine to drill into his belly, Ying Zhoufan seemed to emit a roar filled with surprise and anger.

Then, amid repeated stimulation from the sword and firelight, Ying Zhoufan showed intense resistance, ultimately being forcibly brought before Zhang Yu.

Waves continued to carry Ying Zhoufan’s gritted voice, "Alright then? Let’s take first place together."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This demon descendant is letting me subdue him so obediently, likely there’s a trick to this. High chance he wants to use my strength, and strike before reaching the finish line."

Ying Zhoufan thought to himself, "Hmph, for now, let’s allow you to have the upper hand, helping me complete the entire act of being discriminated, suppressed, and finally counterattacking from the abyss."

Zhang Yu thought, "Let’s rush to the finish line together, and then..."

Ying Zhoufan thought, "Ambush him, seize the first position!"

Meanwhile, outside the seabed storm stirred by Zhang Yu and Ying Zhoufan’s fierce battle.

Mu Qiansi’s figure brought a series of afterimages as she continually charged forward.

"Well well well, you two continue fighting until the end of the world if you want to."

Mu Qiansi thought to herself, "I’ll just go ahead first."

But shortly after, Mu Qiansi felt a tumultuous underwater surge, a huge dragon shadow breaking through the storm at an astonishing speed, surpassing her position and disappearing in a blink.

"That was..."

Mu Qiansi frowned, recalling the scene she had just witnessed.

Then she saw Zhang Yu standing proudly on the dragon’s head, stepping on Ying Zhoufan’s head as they progressed forward.

"Where’s your demon descendant’s backbone? Just like that, subdued by a human clan?"

Mu Qiansi cursed under her breath and sprinted forward with all her might, yet all she could do was watch as the gap between her and the silhouette of one person and one dragon widened.

Violent water currents surged like countless giant hands, creating spiraling waves under the manipulation of one person and one dragon, propelling them forward.

Furthermore, the overwhelming Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power continued to activate, like invisible ropes desperately pulling the person and dragon forward.

Almost every twist of the dragon’s body brought a burst of intense acceleration.

And just the constant sprinting triggered underwater storms wherever they passed, churning the water below into chaos, even hindering Mu Qiansi’s progress from behind.

Watching her own full effort fail to make any headway, Mu Qiansi was forced to admit internally, "The speed of this collaboration between the person and dragon is beyond my reach."

At the same time, as Zhang Yu maneuvered the giant dragon forward, he split his focus to sense the peculiar sensation emanating from the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor.

During his recent battle, the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor touched the blood splatters released by Ying Zhoufan and absorbed a few drops, seemingly satisfying a trace of craving for blood.

Especially as the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique and Infinite Heart Internal Dharma Body continued to operate in Zhang Yu’s mind, they resonated with the blood-infused Green Water Gold Crystal Armor.

A moment later, a segment of Cultivation Technique content was parsed out, surfacing in Zhang Yu’s mind.

"Demon Saint’s Ten Thousand Transformations Scripture... another Black Technique?"

"So what the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor needs is dragon blood? No, that’s not right, Ying Zhoufan has eagle demon blood, so it’s eagle blood? Or... demon blood?"

Reviewing the excerpts of "Demon Saint’s Ten Thousand Transformations Scripture," Zhang Yu mused, "The Cultivation Technique information in the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor not only requires resonance with the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique and Infinite Heart Internal Dharma Body, but also needs to be interpreted with the demon clan’s bloodline information."

"Or perhaps..."

Zhang Yu repeatedly examined the contents of "Demon Saint’s Ten Thousand Transformations Scripture," speculating, "Within the demon clan’s bloodline, knowledge itself is hidden; the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor is at most a translation, merely activated by the demon clan’s bloodline and my two mental methods."

"To obtain the complete ’Demon Saint’s Ten Thousand Transformations Scripture,’ it seems more varieties of demon descendant bloodlines need to be absorbed using the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor."

Zhang Yu resolved that once this race ended, he would swiftly spend money to purchase various demon descendant blood.

After all, he still had over 100 spirit coins at his disposal; if that wasn’t enough... then the advertisement fee from the next stage should be sufficient.

Thinking of the advertisement fee, Zhang Yu’s fighting spirit sparked again: "No matter how Brother Dao performs in the next round, I’m going to claim first place in this underwater stage."

"Only by claiming first place can I further increase the buzz, enhance my Immortal Path potential, and continue to close the distance between me and Tao Qiankun and Kuang Tianqing, boosting the chances of clinching the championship."

With this in mind, Zhang Yu shouted out, "Heave-ho! Let’s accelerate, Ying Zhoufan!"

Feeling the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power lash like a whip against his body, driving him to accelerate once more, Ying Zhoufan cursed inwardly and continued to charge forward.

The underwater scenery around them flashed by continuously; as Ying Zhoufan reached the next registration area, he found a Fish Demon holding a black registration ball, waiting early on.

Witnessing this, Ying Zhoufan was taken aback: "So that’s how it is."

Reflecting on the intelligence about Zhang Yu, he mused: "This guy utilized the breeding function of the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor to raise a batch of demon beasts."

"Then he had the demon beasts arrive early at several subsequent registration areas to search for registration balls on his behalf."

"In this way, he saved the effort of searching for the registration balls."

"Wait, if he doesn’t need to search for registration balls, then what about me?"

As Ying Zhoufan pondered this, another Fish Demon produced a black registration ball.

Zhang Yu casually remarked, "Aren’t you going to register quickly?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Ying Zhoufan’s heart trembled: "Did this guy deliberately have the Fish Demons also search for black registration balls for me, ensuring I focus entirely on acceleration and forward progress?"

Ying Zhoufan thought: "Isn’t this guy worried I might defeat him in the end?"

Zhang Yu calmly said, "Still not registering?"

Feeling the confidence in Zhang Yu’s tone, Ying Zhoufan smiled inwardly: "Is this guy really that confident he can beat me?"

Taking the black ball, Ying Zhoufan thought, "Let’s decide the outcome of this."

Using the two black balls to complete registration, the person and dragon accelerated once more, chasing after the second-place position.

As for directing the Fish Demons to collect more black balls, Zhang Yu couldn’t be bothered to interfere, especially since taking the black balls out of the registration zone would be against the rules, and without removing them, other competitors couldn’t be prevented from detecting them.

Moreover, the number of black balls within the registration area was far more than the number of participants, greatly exceeding 11, so hiding a few balls was almost pointless.

With the person and dragon accelerating together, and skipping the hassle of finding black balls at each upcoming registration area, they continuously sped along like lightning and fire, soon spotting a figure merged with a sword body.

It was Yu Yunzhan from Sky Sword University, the scholar who took Bai Zhenzhen’s relay ball and once operated the Heavenly Patrol Flying Sword with Wen Wuya to support the normal team competition.

At this moment, Yu Yunzhan was merged with his sword, transforming himself into a slash of Sword Qi, tearing through water currents and racing forward along the seabed.

But in an instant, Yu Yunzhan sensed a vast silhouette enveloping him, and at an astounding speed, gradually overtaking him.

Moreover, the sea current stirred by the massive figure engulfed him like a storm, forcing him to slow down his speed to resist the chaotic currents.

"This is..." Yu Yunzhan watched as the person and dragon receded into the distance, astonished internally: "Zhang Yu has subdued Ying Zhoufan?"

At that moment, the rankings shifted once more, with Ying Zhoufan moving to second place and Zhang Yu closely following in third.