Chapter 53: It’s Actually a True Dragon

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: It’s Actually a True Dragon

「Four months later.」

The first "Planet Cup" concluded.

After Li Ye returned, the Fun People Club tore through the competition and won the championship.

Li Ye, however, did not gain a Derived Skill from this.

This came as no surprise to him.

After all, both of his Derived Skills had emerged during life-or-death situations.

With his current strength, he could easily crush anyone on the field, so it was normal that he didn’t gain a new Derived Skill.

However, he wasn’t without his gains. Although the skill "Painfully Strike My Teammate" could no longer improve his body, his Inner Strength had been doubling over and over.

Now, the Inner Strength in Li Ye’s Dantian had completely liquefied, like a vast ocean.

Li Ye had a vague feeling.

As long as his Inner Strength underwent another qualitative change, his power would transform dramatically, and his Body Attributes could continue to increase.

Li Ye had scoured the Martial Arts Secret Manuals of the Celestial Dao Alliance and the Red Flame Sect but found no method for a breakthrough. None of the manuals even described the liquefaction of Inner Strength.

Therefore, he was being limited by this world’s Cultivation Techniques.

The next level up was likely immortal cultivation.

Solving this problem wouldn’t be difficult. He just had to go back.

The Demon Hunting Bureau had cultivation manuals brought back by other Time Travelers. Unfortunately, they were incomplete, only allowing one to cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining...

Speaking of which, that Time Traveler was the one who truly got insanely lucky. He was sent directly to a Cultivation World and never even encountered the Demon Qi. The demon was annihilated by some powerful cultivator, and he just had to lie low for a year before returning safely.

Not like him, so tragic. He ran into two wisps of Demon Qi on his very first trip and had to solve it all by himself...

...

The government promoted the league with unprecedented publicity. By the later stages of the Planet Cup, every match was sold out, with tickets impossible to find. After all, this world was starved for entertainment, and the violent football Li Ye promoted was extremely entertaining to watch.

Riding this bizarre trend, Gongsun Jie of the Profound Light Sect, Wenren Chuan of the Qingcheng Sect, the vast majority of players from the Fun People Club, and even Emperor Xiang Ying all broke through to the Grandmaster realm. The number of Innate Masters became countless.

Chu Country was truly experiencing an explosion of talent.

Many others also made a fortune from the football matches, and the Great Chu Country was a picture of prosperity.

The matter of Xiangli slaughtering hundreds of thousands in the Capital City was thus lightly forgotten by everyone.

When news of the massacre in the Capital City spread, the neighboring small countries had planned to take advantage of the situation and bite off a piece of Chu Country.

But after their spies in Chu Country reported back about the football league, the rulers of those small countries immediately suppressed their restless ambitions. They even sent official requests to Li Ye to participate in the league. Who wouldn’t want a long life...?

If there were no accidents, Li Ye would have loved for the days to pass peacefully like this. In just over seven months, he could escape this dangerous world. As for the remaining Divine Dragon, whoever wanted to deal with it could deal with it...

But the Divine Dragon clearly had no intention of giving Li Ye that chance.

Li Ye was in Sirius Valley, discussing plans for the second "Planet Cup" with Xiang Ying and the others.

Suddenly.

Billowing black clouds rolled in from the west, and the sky darkened at a visible rate.

"Li Ye, it’s here." The Team Emblem’s voice, laced with a tremor, echoed in Li Ye’s mind. "This time, Hui is really counting on you..."

Before it could finish, its voice fell silent.

In the blink of an eye, dark clouds pressed down from above. An immense pressure descended from the sky, stirring an impulse from the depths of one’s heart to prostrate and worship.

Everyone in the meeting hall instinctively looked up at the sky.

Amidst the clouds, a massive black dragon head looked down. Its body was partially hidden, its full size impossible to discern. Beside it, several indistinct black shadows gradually revealed their true forms.

Some had the head of a dragon and the body of a turtle, some had the head of a snake and the body of a dragon, others had the body of a chicken and the claws of a dragon...

GULP!

It was unclear who swallowed, but the sound was clearly audible to everyone.

’Holy shit!’

Staring at the Giant Dragon and dozens of monsters in the sky, Li Ye was completely stunned.

’How is this a True Dragon?’

’A dragon this huge that can ride the clouds and mist, and it even brought a gang of monster sidekicks... how am I supposed to fight this?’

’No wonder the death rate for Time Travelers is so high!’

’Against such a powerful monster, there’s nowhere to even run!’

’Wouldn’t it be nice to just stay in the Western Regions and enjoy your worship? I didn’t even provoke you...’

’If he could, Li Ye would have loved to just hand over the Team Emblem and let the dragon devour it!’

"Lord Li, is this the thing we’re supposed to slay?" Yu Hai’s face was ashen, his lips trembling as he spoke.

"That’s right, just this little dragon. I didn’t expect it to come looking for me when I hadn’t even gone after it." Li Ye’s calves were cramping, but his face remained nonchalant, his eyes even holding a hint of madness. "Everyone, if we slay it, my Skill Level can recover by one percent! Then I’ll take you all to the heavens to live the good life..."

’As their leader, he had to remain calm and fearless. Otherwise, if even he was scared, how could the people beside him dare to fight with him?’

"Why is there a group of monsters next to it?" Huaiyi asked.

"Dragons are lustful by nature. They’re probably its offspring." Li Ye licked his lips and said, "All of them are great supplements."

"Lord Li, do we really have to fight? Why don’t we reconsider?" Xiang Ying said, trembling. "After all, your Skill Level hasn’t recovered..."

"Do you think it’s going to reconsider with you?" Li Ye shot him a sidelong glance, pointing at the commoners on the field who were prostrating themselves before the Divine Dragon. "If we don’t slay it, all your subjects will belong to the Divine Dragon Sect."

"..." Xiang Ying froze.

WHOOSH!

The Divine Dragon’s gaze locked onto Li Ye. It suddenly opened its mouth and blew downwards.

A violent gale instantly erupted in the valley, sending sand and stones flying. Of the commoners in the valley who had been worshipping the Divine Dragon, some were blown away by the gale, others were struck by flying rocks. They all scattered and fled, screaming and wailing in terror.

Then, raindrops the size of beans began to fall, and in an instant, it turned into a torrential downpour.

In the rain, those bizarre monsters created by the Divine Dragon dove down from the sky, their eyes filled with a bloodthirsty light, heading straight for Li Ye and his group.

Behind them, the black dragon also spiraled down.

At this moment, its true form was fully revealed. It was at least three hundred meters long.

Demon Qis devour one another. The Divine Dragon clearly had no intention of negotiating with Li Ye. It didn’t even waste a single word, showing its attitude from the very beginning.

"Team up! Slay the dragon!" Li Ye shouted. A soccer ball suddenly appeared at his feet. He let loose a powerful kick, and the ball, like a cannonball, blasted through the dense raindrops and shot straight for the Divine Dragon’s head.

Meanwhile, his rising heel just so happened to kick Huaiyi, who was behind him, five inches below the navel.

’Painfully Strike My Teammate could grant his teammates a combat power bonus.’

In the past, taking a hit like that would have cost Huaiyi his fighting ability for at least a moment. But now, he was used to it. He merely frowned, steadily withstood Li Ye’s painful strike, and even let out a moan of pleasure from his throat.

BANG!

The soccer ball slammed heavily into the Giant Dragon’s forehead and immediately bounced away.

The immense force actually knocked the dragon’s head back slightly.

Seeing this, Li Ye’s heart inexplicably relaxed. ’It’s good as long as I can hurt it,’ he thought. ’If my full-power strike couldn’t even break its defense, that would be truly fatal...’

Similarly, the sight of the dragon’s head being knocked aside also gave Yu Hai and the others a boost of confidence.

After all, the black dragon rode the clouds and mist, summoned wind and rain—its appearance was too intimidating. From the moment it appeared, these Grandmasters had felt in their hearts that the creature before them was invincible.

"A mouthful of Dragon Flesh will increase your Skill Level by a hundred years! A mouthful of Dragon Blood will strengthen your body and bones! Don’t be fooled by its appearance. At the end of the day, it’s just a big loach."

Li Ye dodged over and caught the rebounding soccer ball. In the same motion, he elbowed a nearby chicken-headed dragon that was pecking at his eyes, snapping its neck. He shouted to rally the others, "The Spiritual Power within your bodies is a great supplement for it as well! Today, either it dies, or you do!"