Chapter 555 - People Leave and Tea Grows Cold

Following that, a clear dragon’s cry rang out. Chongming’s five-colored divine flames fully blazed up. They interweaved, transforming into a divine, majestic dragon about a hundred zhang long. As it swung its head, it spat a stream of colorful divine flames straight at Li Mao. In the distance, a glint of admiration and excitement shone through Xiao Hei’s pained eyes. In its simple mind, Chongming was its heaven.

The old ancestor secretly sighed in relief. “So it was a false alarm. Looks like we can still make it for tea.”

Taking advantage of Xiao Hei’s state, he manipulated the mist giant, raising both fists high. Wrapping them in strands of dissolving force, he brought them down on Xiao Hei again. Another roar full of pain and brutality rang out.

Even though Xiao Hei was experiencing the agony of having his soul ruptured, it still struggled to its feet. Gritting its teeth, it clashed with the old ancestor. Xiao Hei seemed to understand that if it lost its combat ability, the old ancestor would definitely go after Chongming, and the beast would not allow that.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the five-colored divine dragon had already reached Li Mao. The divine flames swept over him and swallowed him whole. A cold snort rang out, and a fist shot out from within the divine flames. Boundless immense force poured down and scattered the divine flames completely. Li Mao was a body cultivator!

Although Ling Ya took on disciples so casually and never really cared about them, each of those he accepted ultimately had something special about them. Li Mao was born with a Profound Gold Physique and followed the path of body cultivation. Although he was also at the Feather Transformation realm, he was far stronger than the Hehuan Sect Master.

As the immense force continued to pour down, he instantly arrived before the divine dragon. With a cold, stern expression, he threw another punch.

Just then, a blood-colored sword aura over a hundred zhang long came from afar. Nearly solidified, it radiated unmatched sharpness and killing intent as it landed squarely on Li Mao. The sword aura and Profound Gold Qi kept colliding and exploding, forcing Li Mao to retreat again and again.

Li Mao’s heart tightened as he looked toward Gu Han. He’s so strong!

Although the divine dragon seemed immensely powerful, it was far inferior to Gu Han’s Kill Sword as Chongming had yet to fully recover.

“Break!”

In the blink of an eye, the sword aura had forced him back over a thousand zhang. He then furiously gathered more Profound Gold Qi on his right fist and smashed it heavily against the sword aura.

The sword aura exploded, but rather than dissipating, it transformed into one hundred and eight strands of red sword qi. It formed a sword net that completely surrounded him.

Li Mao cursed inwardly, Fuck!

The strands of sword qi kept sweeping in, leaving fine wounds all over him. A quick glance showed Gu Han holding his sword, pressing the attack once more. Although his sword technique was utterly plain, completely devoid of killing intent, a strong sense of foreboding rose in Li Mao’s heart.

I can’t block this!

He only had a small chance of blocking this sword. Most of the intelligence he’d gathered was about Chongming, with only a small portion concerning Ah Gou. Meanwhile, Gu Han’s description had only two lines: Sword cultivator. Very strong.

Still, he never expected Gu Han to be this strong. Moreover, Chongming was still causing trouble on the side!

He called out for help, “Senior Huang!”

The old ancestor had also seen how devastating that sword of Gu Han’s was. As he was terrified out of his wits, he was about to abandon Xiao Hei and rush to help. “Young Master Li!”

Just then, Xiao Hei let out a fierce roar as the pain in its eyes intensified. It opened its massive maw wide and chomped down on half the mist giant’s body. With a flash of dark light, it trapped the old ancestor firmly in place, refusing to let go.

Li Mao was decisive by nature. Upon seeing that the old ancestor couldn’t break free, he activated the jade talisman again, intending to use the Slave Seal to kill Xiao Hei completely. “I’m sorry!”

“Don’t you dare!”

“Great Might Heavenly Dragon!”

Two furious shouts rang out simultaneously as Gu Han and Chongming’s attacks came again. One was for Ah Gou, and the other for Xiao Hei. The man and the rooster held nothing back!

With a cry, the divine dragon shrank to about a zhang. Once it got closer to Li Mao, it opened its mouth wide and clamped down on his right arm. Gu Han’s sword also came down. Silently yet cleanly, his unremarkable sword momentum pierced through Li Mao’s Profound Gold Qi. Li Mao’s flesh and bone proved to be harder than refined metal.

Li Mao froze as he saw an arm fly through the air. It seemed vaguely familiar. Just then, Gu Han flickered forward, grabbing the mother talisman now covered in cracks. He channeled his cultivation, squeezed hard, and the mother talisman crumbled to powder!

The moment the mother talisman shattered, an enormous, bizarre red rune flashed across Xiao Hei’s brow. The rune trembled for an instant before cracking apart piece by piece, turning into strands of red light that dissipated completely from its forehead.

With the Slave Seal gone, Xiao Hei threw back its head and howled. The pain in its eyes gradually faded, replaced by endless ferocity and towering hatred. Its demonic qi was stronger than ever! The already dim sky now took on an even deeper darkness.

Fangs interlocked as it pounced down, biting the mist giant clean through. Xiao Hei chewed a few times before swallowing it down. The old ancestor’s aura plummeted. It seemed Xiao Hei had devoured more than just his cultivation.

Run! Get out of here now! That was the only thought in his mind.

No longer caring about Li Mao, he dispersed the remaining half of his manifestation. He turned into rolling yellow mist and fled into the distance.

Free from its restraints, Xiao Hei’s cry was wild and furious. It spread its maw, forming a black hole, and sucked in violently. Sand and stones flew, mountains crumbled, and the earth split. Plants, soil, rocks, small hills, yellow mist, and the old ancestor—all of it was pulled back by that terrifying suction force, vanishing into its belly.

It’s over! The tea’s going to get cold! That was the last thought in the old ancestor’s mind.

A moment later, Xiao Hei let out another satisfied burp, seeming to have eaten its fill. However, even though it was full, the ferocity in its eyes hadn’t diminished in the slightest. It licked its lips and slowly raised its head, fixing its gaze on the great sun hanging high in the sky’s veil.