Chapter 349 - 146: Everyone Bows, the Ink-Colored Demon Dragon, Gui Chen Reappears

However, some Cultivators knew that a top-tier Feathered True Master—especially a Sect Leader—would never spend so many resources supporting a washed-up member of their sect.

Even if that person had made contributions in the past.

After all, in their view, maximizing benefits was the only eternal truth. All emotion had to come second to personal gain.

Most Cultivators would likely scorn spending so many resources just to extend the life of an old man who had reached his limit.

"It was all for this..."

Su Bai fell silent for a moment before flicking a finger.

HUM!

The void suddenly hummed.

Cui Yanliang and Jin Yunfeng felt their vision blur, and the world before them changed drastically in an instant.

ROAR!

First, a soul-shaking roar exploded in their ears.

Immediately after, their eyes fell upon a colossal, ink-colored dragon that rose rumbling from the ruins ahead, soaring straight into the clouds!

It was hundreds of yards away, yet it felt as if it were right on top of them.

Cui Yanliang subconsciously took a step back, his mind reeling.

The dragon’s roar contained an indescribably terrifying power, making him fear he would be shaken to death on the spot in the very next moment.

"Is this... the Gui Chen Sect’s Destiny Divine Dragon?"

"No, it’s more than that. It also carries the destiny of other sects!"

Jin Yunfeng swayed and fell to the ground, but he didn’t even notice. His eyes were glued to the Destiny Divine Dragon, which stood in mid-air like an Immortal Divine Mountain!

The Ten Thousand Spirits all have an aura. When it gathers, it becomes destiny: the destiny of a family, a land, a sect, a nation...

Only a great sect with a legacy spanning ten thousand years, one that has gathered the fate of countless millions and earned the devotion of the people, could give birth to such a Destiny Divine Dragon.

But now, this Destiny Divine Dragon, which should have been reddish-gold, was pitch-black from head to tail, as if it had been dyed with ink to become an Ink Dragon!

Its scales, Dragon Horns, claws, fangs, whiskers...

Without exception, all were wreathed in black qi.

At a glance, it held no hint of divinity. Instead, it filled the heart with disgust and fear.

ROAR!

The long, ink-colored dragon writhed in the sky, letting out a series of enraged roars that no ordinary person could withstand.

If it weren’t for the countless golden chains extending from the void, tightly binding the Destiny Divine Dragon’s body, head, claws, and Dragon Horns, Jin Yunfeng would have suspected it could break free at any moment and devour the Ten Thousand Spirits!

How could this be a Destiny Divine Dragon?

It was clearly a Demon Dragon!

’Gui Chen is already dead...’

A glimmer of understanding rose in Jin Yunfeng’s heart.

"Elder Su, are you saying that Old Thief Gui Chen extended that old dog’s life just to pollute this Destiny Divine Dragon?"

Jin Yunfeng couldn’t help but ask.

His gaze remained fixed on the ferocious and terrifying Destiny Divine Dragon.

The countless golden chains surrounding it trembled, but no matter how the Ink Dragon struggled, it was utterly unable to break free.

This was because the golden chains were one and the same with the Destiny Divine Dragon itself.

He also knew that these golden chains had to be the work of Elder Su.

"That Elder, though frail and crippled, was once a Feathered Transformation Great Power. It’s not as if he was incapable of employing certain measures."

Listening to the enraged roars of the dragon, Su Bai said with an indifferent gaze:

"And that Leader of the Gui Chen Sect possesses a special Destiny Divine Technique that allows him to pollute the destiny of other sects and secretly absorb it."

"He taught this Divine Technique to that Elder, having him secretly devour the destiny of other sects within the Capital City to strengthen the Gui Chen Sect’s own."

"The benefit he offered in return was to expend vast resources to extend the Elder’s life."

"Elder Su, what are the specific consequences of this Destiny Divine Dragon being polluted and turning black?"

At that moment, Cui Yanliang stuck a finger in his ear and raised his voice to ask.

Although the dragon’s roar could only be heard in one’s Heart Spirit, he still subconsciously raised his voice.

"The Destiny Divine Dragon is the convergence of the faith of the masses, the embodiment of the people’s will..."

"Now that it has turned black, the Heart Spirits of all the sect’s followers connected to this Destiny Divine Dragon—those countless millions of people—will also be polluted..."

Jin Yunfeng’s heart grew heavier. The ghostly blue flame in his partially shattered eye socket stared intently at Su Bai.

"Elder Su, am I right?"

"This thing can pollute the hearts of everyone in the world?"

Cui Yanliang felt a chill run down his spine.

If everyone in the world became as ferocious, terrifying, and repulsive as this Ink Dragon, the world would surely descend into chaos, and slaughter would erupt everywhere.

"You’re half right."

Su Bai nodded slightly.

"The will of the people creates destiny when it is good, and Evil Qi when it is not. Once this Demon Dragon breaks free, many places in the world will inevitably become a paradise for demons, fiends, and ghosts."

"However, this isn’t the goal of the Leader of the Gui Chen Sect. He couldn’t care less about the people of the world, nor does he need to destroy it..."

"He went so far as to split off a part of his own Divine Spirit and physical body to merge with this Destiny Divine Dragon."

"Why would he do that just to slaughter everyone and destroy the world?"

Saying this, Su Bai paused and looked toward the ferocious Ink Dragon.

"Leader of the Gui Chen Sect. Or should I say, Celestial Evil Infant!"

"Am I right?"

A ripple appeared in his gaze.

Before his eyes, the world peeled away, layer by layer.

Endless, brilliant streams of destiny flickered and were stripped away—the lights of countless homes, the national Dragon Qi, the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, the aura of the Buddhist Dao and Demon Ghosts, and the Evil Qi.

Then, faintly visible within the Ink Dragon’s body, was an evil Divine Spirit, black as ink—a sight that would drive any ordinary person to madness.

This was a part of the Divine Spirit of the Leader of the Gui Chen Sect!

The Leader of the Gui Chen Sect was a truly malevolent figure, an unparalleled and ruthless tyrant.

Few in the world knew he had ten incarnations, for this was his most guarded secret.

But what no one knew was that his greatest secret of all lay within this very Destiny Divine Dragon.

The Leader of the Gui Chen Sect was truly ruthless, even to himself.

He had forcibly stripped away his own flesh, blood, and Divine Spirit, feeding them to this Destiny Divine Dragon piece by piece until they became one.

"What? The Leader of the Gui Chen Sect!?"

"This Ink Dragon is the Leader of the Gui Chen Sect!?"

Hearing this, both Jin Yunfeng and Cui Yanliang were utterly horrified!