The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 1114: Chapter 1115: Long Zhong

The space where Ye Mo was located was a realm of primal chaos, where all things were just beginning to form, and around him, there were no other living creatures.

"What exactly is this Long Zhong?"

Ye Mo asked curiously.

"Among the Eight Protectors, the Heavenly Multitude become the Heavenly King, wielding a pagoda as a force of deterrence, while Long Zhong, actually also called the Dragon King, uses Martial as a force. The Dragon’s Bloodline is the most mysterious clan in the world, existing in every spatial plane."

Hong Ling and Ye Mo were in perfect harmony and could also sense this space and naturally communicate with Ye Mo.

"Even if Martial is used as a force, how strong can it be? It’s just a Mirror Image. If even I can’t get past Long Zhong, then others might not be able to either."

Ye Mo spoke earnestly. He knew his own strength well. Although the Heavenly Multitude and Long Zhong were the strongest of the Eight Protectors Sect, they couldn’t be too outrageously strong.

If Ye Mo couldn’t defeat the Mirror Image of Long Zhong, the geniuses from the Four Divine Beasts Families wouldn’t stand a chance against their Mirror Images.

Thus, Ye Mo evaluated the strength of Long Zhong’s Mirror Image as the standard for successfully breaking the Seal Formation.

While he was contemplating, a rumbling sound echoed from afar, and a beam of light shot up into the sky like a volcanic eruption. The primal chaos around it was dispersed and torn apart, and in the sky, a distorted fire cloud began to take shape as if heralding the arrival of Transcendence Skyline.

Then, the fire cloud began to move slightly, gradually shaping into a human figure.

He appeared with the head of a dragon and the body of a man, wearing a crown, draped in a dragon robe, and standing upon the fire cloud, exuding an imperial aura.

His appearance halted the waves in the entire space, even stopping the flow of time.

A powerful pressure accompanied his arrival, enveloping it directly, making Ye Mo take two steps back.

"Are you the Long Zhong of the Eight Protectors?"

Ye Mo’s body shook, unloading all of the pressure.

Even when facing the most formidable Long Zhong of the Eight Protectors, Ye Mo felt not a hint of fear. Every word and deed now reflected in the eyes of the Dragon God. As the spokesperson of the Dragon God, he would not be daunted by anyone, nor did anyone have the right to make him cower.

"I am indeed Long Zhong of the Eight Protectors."

The Dragon King spoke lightly and began to probe Ye Mo’s body, showing a hint of surprise on his face. The young man before him was at the realm of Qiankun Ninth Rotation.

"If you wish to fight, let’s begin!"

Ye Mo replied calmly.

"No, no!"

The Dragon King waved his hand and said, "Although my strength is unparalleled, here I am merely a Mirror Image and not your match. As the spokesperson of the Dragon God, there’s no need for us to fight. On the contrary, I should use the power settled here to lend you a hand."

"What do you mean by that?"

Ye Mo frowned, full of apprehension.

"Hehe, the Dragon God within your body is an old friend of mine. Thousands of years ago, there was a secular world’s genius who brought the Rising Dragon Pillar here. At that time, I communicated with it, but sadly now, it has completely fallen into a deep slumber."

The Dragon King shook his head.

"The secular world’s genius you spoke of, is it Mu Longwu?"

Ye Mo asked.

"Yes, yes, it is said that Mu Longwu was the one who arranged the Eight-part Heavenly Dragons formation, but alas, he could not escape his fate of falling."

The Rising Dragon Pillar changing hands again led the Dragon King to naturally deduce Mu Longwu’s demise.

"Where exactly did this Rising Dragon Pillar come from? Why is the Dragon God trapped on the Rising Dragon Pillar?"

Ye Mo asked curiously. This was undoubtedly what intrigued him the most.

"It’s best that you don’t know about this for now."

The Dragon King spoke softly, "What I need to remind you is that you must never expose the secret of the Rising Dragon Pillar. It is your greatest trump card, allowing you to stand proud in the Ninth Realm, but it could also be your disaster."

"I understand!"

Ye Mo nodded. He also knew that this might involve a huge conspiracy, of which he was evidently not yet qualified to be aware.

"There’s one more thing I have to tell you: breaking the Heavenly Dragon Eight Factions formation won’t kill the Evil Dragon. That black-clad veiled woman is intentionally deceiving you, wanting you to release the Evil Dragon."

The Dragon King said.

"What? Deceiving us?"

Ye Mo exclaimed in surprise, "But now that I know of her plot, all I need to do is retreat, and the formation can’t be destroyed."

"No, this is also an opportunity!"

The Dragon King shook his head and said, "That black-clad veiled woman, I can sense, has had her Heart Force controlled by someone else, and within her, there’s a gun energy identical to yours. Don’t you know who she is?"

"A gun energy identical to mine?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mo was startled, realizing that the person sharing the same gun energy was likely Gu Xingyue.

Since Gu Xingyue helped him avoid the absolute kill of the Chaos Absolute Kill Group, she returned to Chaos Palace. With Qin Ya’s methods, she must have known about Gu Xingyue’s betrayal and thus used her methods to control Gu Xingyue’s mind.

Thinking of that, Ye Mo’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he grimly laughed: "I might have already guessed who is controlling her."

"Since you already know, you should use this rare plan against her, luring her out, and at the same time, completely eradicate the Evil Dragon."

The Dragon King said lightly, "The Eight-part Heavenly Dragons formation sealing the Evil Dragon is not a long-term solution. Even if sealed again, sooner or later, the Evil Dragon will break the seal. Since the mastermind behind all this wished to orchestrate your actions this way, he must intend for you to release the Evil Dragon to slay it and gain the Dragon."

"However, even for them, defeating the Evil Dragon isn’t that simple. The only possibility is to completely refine it."

The Dragon King continued.

"Refine the Evil Dragon?"

Ye Mo was greatly shocked at heart.

"Don’t you have the Devil Refining Gourd? If you have enough strength, seizing the moment when the Evil Dragon is heavily wounded to refine it isn’t impossible."

The Dragon King said.

"Senior, there’s one thing unclear to me."

Ye Mo cupped his hands.

"Speak!"

The Dragon King replied kindly.

"The mastermind, I think I have guessed who it is, and I’ve killed her several times, but each time she escaped. I hope Senior can enlighten me."

Ye Mo said.

The Dragon King pinched his fingers and laughed mysteriously: "Your fate is unpredictable, but this calamity is destined. Everything needs to be resolved by you, and this is also your opportunity. Whether you can gain that creature’s recognition depends on whether you can overcome this calamity."

The creature spoken of by the Dragon King was naturally the Dragon God.

"Alright, the others have already broken their mirror images, and I too shall shatter. I hope to meet you again, young one."

As the Dragon King spoke, his body shattered like porcelain, and then a light emerged, congealing into an Eight-Protectors Light Longsword in mid-air.

"This is the last power of the Eight Protectors, an Eight-Protector Dragon-Slaying Sword, which can only be used once to help you through this crisis."

The Dragon King’s voice grew weaker and eventually disappeared entirely.

Grasping the longsword, Ye Mo clenched his fist and silently made a vow: "This time, I will ensure no future trouble remains!"