txolops Chapter 131 The Evil Dragon of the South China Sea
Chapter 131 The Evil Dragon of the South China Sea
However, no matter how much Taibai searched for this tribe, he ultimately found nothing.
The entire tribe, from the inside out, from the mortals to the celestial cultivator, exuded a sense of purity.
With no other choice, Taibai had no choice but to leave the tribe.
As time went by, night gradually fell.
The heavenly soldiers and generals previously dispatched have been reporting back on the situation within a radius of a thousand miles.
An invisible net is being quietly woven, waiting for the lurking evil to reveal itself.
According to Taibai's calculations, since this evil god does not appear during the day, it must appear at night.
As expected, just as Taibai had predicted, there was indeed a reaction in the tribe shortly after midnight.
Almost simultaneously, a faint, azure halo flashed across the interior of each house, disappearing in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, a creaking sound began, and the continuous sound of doors opening was particularly clear and jarring in the quiet night.
Under the moonlight, many shadows of people were cast.
Women from every household silently walked out of their homes, carrying infants in their arms, some of them also leading boys and girls around ten years old.
Everyone looked solemn, their eyes were clear, and their steps were in unison. They did not seem to be controlled by anyone, but rather as if they were performing a solemn and voluntary ceremony.
Taibai watched all this from a distance. After scanning the area with his divine sense, he was certain that these people were not controlled by magic.
"They headed towards the South China Sea, so it seems that the lair of this evil god is indeed near the sea."
After muttering to himself, Taibai immediately transmitted his voice to Qingmu, ordering him to lead the heavenly soldiers and generals to ambush in the South China Sea.
He concealed his aura to the extreme and quietly followed behind the group.
This tribe is not far from the sea, and in less than half an hour, the people had reached the beach.
The women knelt down in unison, placing the infants in their arms on the sand in front of them.
After bowing three times, the eldest female cultivator at the head of the group straightened up, faced the dark sea, and devoutly shouted:
"We respectfully request the Dragon God to manifest His divine power and enjoy the offerings from our believers!"
As soon as the shouts subsided, the boys and girls who had been brought along stood up on their own initiative, their eyes burning with fervor and their faces filled with near-ecstatic joy, and walked step by step toward the surging tide.
They showed no fear, as if heading towards a great glory.
Just as the child was about to wade into the sea, the nun waved again.
In an instant, tiny golden particles of light floated up from the bodies of all the babies on the beach, converging into a gently flowing stream that drifted slowly towards the sea.
"This is the innate essence of the human race. Hiss. The Emperor has returned to his throne, and the human race is at the height of its fortune. Yet, there is still such a thing as stealing the origin of life."
Just after the boys and girls completely disappeared into the sea, a thick column of water suddenly rose up.
The crowd on the shore immediately began to kowtow repeatedly, their piety reaching its peak.
And they kept chanting, "Dragon God! Dragon God! Dragon God!"
"Aww!"
A dragon's roar suddenly appeared, echoing through the night sky.
At the top of the water column, a dragon-shaped creature with a dark purple body and scales that gleamed with an eerie light appeared.
It raised its head and cried out again, and a lot of grain, meat and animal hides fell from the sky.
"Thank you, Dragon God, for your grace! Thank you, Dragon God, for your grace!"
The group of human believers kneeling on the ground bowed their heads towards the sea once more.
The cultivator at the Celestial Immortal realm stepped forward, his face filled with anticipation, awaiting the so-called gift from the Dragon God.
On the sea, the evil dragon roared and spewed a mouthful of pale golden mist with a sweet and fishy smell toward the cultivators on the shore.
The cultivator's body trembled, and his face immediately glowed with a red light of wild joy and satisfaction.
His aura also increased dramatically at a visible speed.
This blessing, bestowed in a mere instant, was equivalent to the arduous cultivation of an ordinary cultivator over a hundred years.
"I see……"
At this moment, Taibai had clearly connected all the causes and consequences.
The so-called Dragon God's cultivation increased by absorbing the incense offerings and prayers of the human race, and also by absorbing the essence within these humans.
Finally, the bodies and souls of young boys and girls are used as sacrifices to solidify one's cultivation.
Those kneeling humans, in order to have enough food and clothing, were willing to offer up their own flesh and blood.
As for the Celestial Immortal cultivator, Taibai's cold gaze swept over that still greedy face.
This person must know all the key points, but in order to quickly improve his cultivation and to gain the support of a Taiyi Golden Immortal at the peak of his realm, he chose to betray his clan.
In his mind, his people were nothing more than resources to be traded.
Once these tribesmen are exhausted, he can go to other places and lure some more ignorant humans.
After all, he was a cultivator, and as long as he extended an olive branch, many humans would surely come to join him.
As for this black-purple evil dragon, under the perception of Taibai's divine sense, it was also discovered that it actually possessed the bloodline of a true spirit.
Despite the immense karma and arduous cultivation faced by the Dragon Clan, he managed to break through the barriers and reach the pinnacle of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
Regardless of the evil methods he used, his perseverance did inspire a touch of admiration in Taibai's heart.
Unfortunately, he had gone astray and his evil ways had taken root, leaving him with only one path: death.
As time passed, the entire ritual was drawing to a close.
The black-purple evil dragon seemed satisfied, its body swaying as it prepared to sink into the deep sea.
"Buzz!"
When Taibai realized that the Dragon God was about to leave, he suddenly released all his cultivation at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level.
The black-purple dragon and the celestial cultivator were both startled and stared in horror at the location of Taibai.
The giant dragon possessed the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and it was still able to barely withstand this pressure.
Meanwhile, the celestial cultivator beside him was deathly pale, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, his knees buckling, and he was about to collapse to his knees.
However, the humans on the shore seemed completely unaffected.
They all turned their heads at once, their gazes fixed on Taibai, their eyes burning with intense hatred.
In their minds, this immortal, who appeared out of nowhere, was disrespecting their dragon god.
"You wicked creature! I am the Heavenly Judge of the Heavenly Court! Surrender at once!"
Taibai shouted sharply, and the sword in his hand struck down like lightning.
But just as the sword touched the dragon's body, he sensed something was wrong.
The dragon shadow suddenly collapsed, turning into a thin yet hard empty shell.
Its true form had already escaped by taking advantage of the dragon's molting and the cicada's shell.
"Dragons can shed their skin and disappear? Could this wicked dragon's mother be a snake, or perhaps a lizard? Otherwise, how could it possess such abilities?"
Taibai immediately transformed into a beam of light and chased after the depths of the South China Sea.
At the same time, the kneeling humans on the shores of the South China Sea all stood up.
They waved their arms in the direction where Taibai had disappeared, shouting a mixture of dialect and curses.
The South China Sea was already a scene of utter devastation.
The heavenly soldiers and generals who had been lying in ambush were now locked in fierce combat with the giant dragon.
But amidst the surging waves and unfamiliar waters, they were outmatched and clearly no match for the creatures of the sea.