In the searing space filled with golden flames, there was one spot untouched. Or better yet, the golden flames always went around it from fear.
Zhuo Fan stood in the middle, staring hard at Decimating Dragon Ancestorâs bulk with sharp eyes.
His left eye was pitch-black with flashes of black flames and flickering black lightning. While his right eye now sported six golden halos. Divine Eye of the Void was in the 6th stage!
Decimating Dragon Ancestor looked at this freak and trembled. He felt like he struck a familiar figure, like Heavenly Sovereign.
Yet he feared this little kid even more, especially that left eye. Despite only being in this form, the Apocalyptic Thunderflame Eye was made of four sacred beast powers, its level was above the five sacred beasts, bearing down on them.
Logically, the black eye was on a weak user and that shouldnât work on him. But instinct told him to fear it.
He felt slight regret from imparting the Decimating Golden Flame to Zhuo Fan and leading to the creation of something so abominable. Kunpeng had been thinking of every way possible on how to get his hands on ultimate power, only for a pup to stumble into it.
[I wonder what face heâll make when he finds out.]
Dragon ancestor relaxed at this pointâŠ
Pa!
A sound came from Zhuo Fanâs left eye and he clenched his teeth. Holding his eye, when he took the hand away, the eye was back to normal, with blood seeping from it.
âWhatâs wrong?â Dragon ancestor asked.
Zhuo Fan shook his head. The immense loss he felt made him think of how to fight Heavenly Sovereign when the time came, where normal methods were useless.
Then he recalled the dreaded thunderflame, the power that was always out of Kunpengâs reach.
His head felt hot and the four sacred beast powers came out on an impulse, using Demon Transformation Art to fuse them just like when he fought Ye Lin.
But after he succeeded, he noticed the thunderflame was truly abominable. His own body couldnât take the strain. He had no way of keeping it in his body, or it would eat him alive.
So he thought of how to dispel it when it came undone by itself. The thunderflame was made of powers within himself. As these powersâ source was him, it would be coming back, and could ignite from a single spark. It was unlike in the Double Dragon Gathering, where it was only temporarily.
[Arenât I playing with fire here?]
Luck had it, he was suddenly thinking of Divine Eye of the Voidâs art. It emphasized space and emptiness, able to contain everything and nothing.
Then he entered Divine Eye of the Voidâs 6th stage, Void Domain, just like that.
In the void, a space was created, similar to Heavenly Sovereignâs new world he wanted to create.
He then thought of the Apocalyptic Thunderflame Eye and understood. The Void Domain was inside his left eye and stored the thunderflame, turning it into the Apocalyptic Thunderflame Eye.
It became clear to him why the Heavenly Sovereign would say that by understanding the Divine Eye of the Void one could train in the Purple Lightning Gold Eye.
[This was the secret!]
While he learned the core art, accidents happened. The thunderflame eye rebelled on him, hurting his left eye.
[Is the thunderflame too strong for Void Domain to hold or just unstable?]
[Am I missing the fifth sacred beast power? Is the thunderflame eye incomplete?]
Decimating Dragon Ancestorâs eyes flashed and eased a breath.
[Thank god the thunderflame isnât complete, or the kid wouldâve been more terrible than Heavenly Sovereign.]
[Or weâd have been inviting a worse disaster to deal with the first, one of our own making too.]
Both were deep in thought, each to his own devices.
When the wounded eye recovered, Zhuo Fan wiped the bloody tears and spoke in a heavy tone, âDragon Ancestor, you said that you have a way. What is it? What can you possibly do when youâve been caught so easily?â
âHumph, kid, donât look down on us so much.â
Dragon ancestor grumbled, âI might have simplified things, but Heavenly Sovereign paid a heavy price to get us deeply wounded. Maybe thatâs why heâs been in hiding all this time after facing the other Sovereigns. From how I see it, he should be hovering on the edge. I mean, itâs been ages and thereâs no sight of him in the Sacred Domain or before us. Doesnât he want his art back? This is the only explanation.â
Zhuo Fanâs heart shook.
[This dragon does have a good point. Since he ainât dead yet hasnât recovered, that means heâs stuck like that. Maybe heâs really that woundedâŠ]
âThatâs why we must take this chance!â
Seeing recognition in Zhuo Fanâs eyes, the dragon ancestor said, âBefore Heavenly Sovereign comes back, we must break open the mortal domain and get ourselves out then kill him while heâs weak. There hasnât been a better time to take down the strongest man in the world.â
Dragon ancestorâs eyes flickered. Zhuo Fan looked up then frowned, âThe mortal domain isnât something simple as an isolated space made by a barrier, but a world in itself, even if smaller. To break it wonât be easy. Without the power of a SovereignâŠâ
âHa-ha-ha, donât worry. I already have a plan.â
Dragon ancestor laughed confidently, âWeâll use a recoiling array to attack with extreme power and break its seal on us. Then we, the sacred beasts, can simply walk out of hiding and no one can stop us, ha-ha-ha.â
Brow shaking, Zhuo Fan said, âRecoil array? Thatâs something I used in a town to deal with a demonic twerpâs fog array. Itâs not hard, but to strike at something the size of mortal domain, it needs something huge and of immense power.â
âThe entire mortal domainâs power.â
Dragon ancestorâs eyes flashed, âThe five lands of the mortal domain will each set up a recoil array. Their power will be enough to break it, crushing Heavenly Sovereignâs world.â
[What?]
Zhuo Fan shook as he cried out, âWith the entire lands as the basis, setting up a complete recoil array? Just how big would that make it? Aside from the obscene amount of resources needed, the five lands are still in conflict with each other. Whoâd go along with your plan in setting up some crazy array?â
âUhm, you make a fair point. Thatâs the crux of the problem.â
Dragon ancestor nodded, âBefore you become the lord of the mortal domain, setting it up will be impossible. The factions will fight you every step of the way. Thatâs why I believed relying on Ye Lin alone was impossible. Luckily, thereâs you. Now that youâre stuck with us and have the same enemy, we should be fighting alongside, and unite our efforts. If we, sacred beasts, werenât stuck from coming out, enslaving humanity to set the array wouldâve been easier than coming to you.â
Zhuo Fanâs face was hard and then he nodded.
Whoosh~
Dragon ancestor opened its maw and spewed out tremendous heat. Then, three huge glittering golden balls came out.
They were just like the golden ball Ye Lin used when he saved Zhuo Fan, only thousands of times bigger.
The three scorching light balls drifted before Zhuo Fan. Sensing the decimating flames inside, he had to falter a few steps in fear.
Dragon ancestor looked tired after that effort. âKid, youâll have to help us out as we canât do anything to offer direct support. Just take these three Dragon Breath Pills and use them to save your life.â
âThisâŠâ
Zhuo Fan felt the huge light ballsâ immense power and gulped.
With a snicker, dragon ancestor held his head high, âThese Dragon Breath Pills hold the power of one fully powered dragon breath of mine. Not even a Sovereign or other sacred beasts will take it head on. As for the Sheng clan in the Sacred Domain, one of them is enough to wipe them out. But giving you these three made me tired and need rest. Since Iâm in a prison thereâs no one whoâd come to take advantage of my weakness. Ha-ha-ha, despite being trapped, Iâm quite safeâŠâ
âUhm, Dragon AncestorâŠâ
Startled Zhuo Fan looked conflicted, but then he cupped his hands. âThank you, Dragon Ancestor for giving me these three precious Dragon Breath Pills. But there shouldnât be anyone near that strengthâŠâ
Dragon ancestor cut him off with a heavy tone, âKid, youâre my hope of getting out of here. Iâll be sure to grasp it fully. It might be the mortal domain, but itâs hard to say you wonât be stumbling into something outrageously hard. Thereâs Kunpeng and⊠ha-ha-ha, other deviant freaks out there. If they come after you, it always pays to have a last resort.â
Shaking all over, Zhuo Fan pondered and bowed in gratitude, âI am immensely grateful, Dragon Ancestor!â
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