Chapter 701 - 534: As a Son: I Could Never Watch My Mom Be Beaten

"A place only the Dragon Race can enter?!" The soldiers of the Guard Army at the Eastern District Fortress stared with wide eyes.

"That’s right! From the moment we descended upon this world, the Dragon Maiden has been guarding the Dragon Tomb. That is, until eighteen years ago, when she walked out of it! I originally thought she was just curious about this world, but I never imagined... she was actually pregnant!" Tianzang continued.

"Bullshit! If only the Dragon Race can enter the Dragon Tomb, then how could Bai Feixue have possibly gotten pregnant? Tianzang, don’t even think about trying to sow discord!" Qin Lei retorted.

"Yes... what you’ve said is indeed a problem. Why would the Dragon Maiden get pregnant? What did she do in the Dragon Tomb to betray the Ancestral Dragon? I’m afraid that’s a question only the Dragon Maiden herself can answer, right?" Tianzang said, his gaze shifting to Xu Zilan.

"ROAR!!!"

A dragon’s cry echoed.

It seemed Xu Zilan’s emotions had been stirred.

Her originally stunning face was instantly covered in specks of white brilliance. Piece by piece, Scale Armor was spreading from her body up to her face.

"Hahaha, I understand now! Not only were you pregnant, but you actually fell in love with a human? I never would have thought the great Dragon Maiden would fall for a lowly human! I just wonder what was so attractive about that human that the noble Dragon Maiden would willingly debase herself!" Tianzang had clearly found Xu Zilan’s reverse scale.

"Shut up!" Xu Zilan’s voice was ice-cold.

And then, a pillar of white light shot toward the sky.

"BOOM!"

The two of them separated.

Tianzang appeared completely at ease.

Within the white light, a massive figure was faintly visible.

"Oh? Are you angry? Are you finally going to use your real strength?" Tianzang sneered, watching the figure in the white light.

"Tianzang, you’re courting death!" the figure spoke. However, it didn’t continue to grow. Instead, it seemed to be gradually shrinking.

Finally, it returned to its human form.

Xu Zilan looked at Tianzang, who was hovering in the air before her.

Tianzang’s brow furrowed instantly.

’She actually suppressed it?’ Tianzang knew very well that if Xu Zilan didn’t reveal her true form, his plan would fail.

But Xu Zilan was clearly extremely calm.

Even though he had prodded her reverse scale again and again, she still hadn’t fully revealed her true self.

But just then, a figure shot over from not far away.

"Hm?" Tianzang’s eyes lit up.

Because the newcomer was none other than the Beast Race Sword Saint.

"You didn’t die eighteen years ago, so today will be the day you do!" The Beast Race Sword Saint had somehow broken away from his entanglement with Northwest Wolf, his longsword raised high once more.

He slashed straight down at Xu Zilan.

"SWISH!"

A streak of light descended.

Like a meteor falling from the heavens.

Attacked from behind, it was impossible for Xu Zilan to dodge.

"ROAR!!"

A resounding dragon’s cry rang out again.

The white light that had already faded once more shot toward the sky.

A celestial pillar seemed to rise, connecting heaven and earth.

And at that very moment...

The sword light fell.

It slashed into the celestial pillar.

"CLANG!"

The sound of metal striking metal rang out.

From within the white light, a claw as hard as metal shot out.

It directly crushed the sword light to pieces.

Then, the massive figure reappeared. A white dragon, its body shimmering with a crystalline light, finally burst out of the pillar of white light.

This was an exceptionally cold and majestic white dragon, especially its eyes, which were filled with an icy chill.

"Well done, Sword Saint!" Tianzang’s face lit up with glee. "Hahaha... Dragon Maiden! Weren’t you so good at holding back? You’re finally done hiding your strength? All of you, open your eyes and look! How could a human turn into a real dragon? Only the Dragon Race has such an ability!"

"It’s a dragon!!"

"A real dragon!"

"This isn’t an illusion! What Tianzang said... it’s true! The Fairy Dragon, Bai Feixue... she really is from the Dragon Race! Just like the Celestial Race, she’s from another race!"

Within the Eastern District Fortress, voices finally began to rise.

A dragon from the Mythical Era had reappeared before them.

The white Scale Armor covering its body, the whiskers hanging from its head, and the four sharp claws under its belly all proved one thing to the crowd.

Xu Zilan was a true dragon!

"Gao Neng, are you still going to deny it? The Dragon Maiden has revealed her true form now. Do you think the Human Race will still believe you? ’Those not of our kind cannot be trusted.’ Isn’t that a saying you people are so fond of?" Tianzang flew swiftly to the Beast Race Sword Saint’s side.

"Those not of our kind cannot be trusted!"

"..."

The way the Eastern District Guard Army looked at Xu Zilan and Gao Neng began to change.

"Tianzang, stop wasting your breath! Even if Bai Feixue really is from the Dragon Race, that doesn’t mean Gao Neng is! He could very well be her adopted son... Yes, that’s it! Gao Neng is one of us, a member of the Human Race!" Qin Lei tried to break out of the encirclement, but the five Four-winged Celestial Gods had him too tightly bound. The more anxious he became, the harder it was to break through.

"Oh, so he’s an adopted son? Then I wonder... would you mind if we slaughter a dragon that has nothing to do with you, right in front of your face?!" As Tianzang spoke, a long spear appeared in his hand.

"Tian, stop wasting words on him! Let’s attack together!"

"Alright!"

Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint exchanged a look, then lunged toward Xu Zilan in a flash, attacking from the left and right in a pincer movement.

"Just the two of you? You dare to make an enemy of me?!" Xu Zilan was clearly unconcerned, charging directly toward Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint.

"SWISH!"

The light of a sword flashed.

The Beast Race Sword Saint attacked first.

But this strike, born of the Unity of Heaven and Man, was like paper in front of Xu Zilan.

In her dragon form, Xu Zilan’s Defense Power and speed were far greater than before. With a single swipe of her claw, she tore space itself.

The shattered space formed a barrier in front of her.

The Beast Race Sword Saint’s sword light flew toward her.

It was immediately swallowed by the spatial rift.

However, while Xu Zilan could block the Beast Race Sword Saint’s sword, she couldn’t block the sky-filling volley of feather arrows from Tianzang.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

"BOOM!"

The feather arrows slammed into Xu Zilan’s body.

They created massive explosions.

Amidst the blasts, the faint sound of striking metal could be heard.

Fortunately, the defense of the Dragon Scales on Xu Zilan’s body was extremely strong. Even when taking direct hits from the feather arrows, she didn’t suffer any major injuries.

’I didn’t expect Bai Feixue’s strength to increase so much after transforming into a dragon! It seems... she shouldn’t be in too much danger.’ Although Qin Lei was anxious, he could still see that even while being besieged by two peak-level experts like Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint, Xu Zilan wasn’t at a disadvantage.

In that case, the situation shouldn’t be too dire.

’Wait!’

’If Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint can’t take down Xu Zilan even by working together, then their true goal in deliberately provoking her and teaming up can’t be just her.’

’It’s Gao Neng!’

Qin Lei whipped his head around to look at Gao Neng.

And with that one glance, Qin Lei’s expression changed completely.

Because, at that moment, streams of golden light were flowing around Gao Neng’s body. Even his eyes had turned completely gold.

"Gao Neng, calm down! You’re human... you were just adopted by Bai Feixue! You aren’t one of them! Don’t fall for their trap!" Qin Lei shouted, frantic with worry.

"I’m human? I was adopted? No!!! Xu Zilan is my mom!!! I, Gao Neng... am the son she carried for ten months and gave birth to, not her adopted son!!" As Gao Neng’s voice fell, a golden light shot into the sky. "A person can make any mistake in their life, but there is one thing they can never get wrong... as a son, you can never just stand by and watch your own mother get beaten!"

"BOOM!"

The golden light surged toward the heavens.