Meng Ke'er was dressed in white, her hair as white as clouds, her skin as smooth as jade, and her body radiated countless rays of light and auspicious colors. She exuded a holy aura, truly like a fairy who did not eat the food of the mortal world.
She rode the jade lotus platform, soaring through the air, the colorful glow illuminating the entire forest. Vast power, like a raging sea, emanated from her celestial body, causing the entire forest to tremble wildly.
Countless trees crashed down under the glow of the five-colored holy light. No trees could stop Meng Ke'er's path. Like a shooting star streaking across the sky, she quickly appeared about thirty feet behind Chen Nan.
"Chen Nan, you're dead today!" The cold words were devoid of any emotion, yet they revealed Meng Ke'er's determination to kill. The immense pressure of a fifth-tier peerless expert surged towards Chen Nan like a tidal wave.
Chen Nan and the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon felt like a small boat adrift in a raging sea, constantly in danger of capsizing. The layers of mental pressure were so heavy that the man and the dragon could hardly breathe.
"Awooo... So what if you catch your Dragon Grandpa, you little wench? You can't hurt me."
"Shut up, fly away!" Chen Nan smacked it hard, urging it anxiously. Now that Meng Ke'er had broken the seal within her body, her cultivation had risen to the level of a fifth-tier peerless expert. He had absolutely no chance of winning; staying would only be courting death. The only option now was to run away.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon shuddered as it recalled the brutal beating and retaliation it had suffered during the day. Although Meng Ke'er couldn't disembowel it, the unbearable pain from the relentless bombardment still haunted it.
"Awoo... This dragon is running away..." The purple-gold dragon rushed out of the forest and arrived in the sky, accelerating at full speed to widen the distance between the two sides to forty feet.
Meng Ke'er sneered. A lotus petal detached from the jade lotus platform and flew forward like lightning, trailing a long tail of light like a comet. A surging, boundless power surged and trembled, shaking the entire space. The violent energy fluctuations caused the purple-gold dragon flying in the air to sway.
"Awooo... Lotus Slash is coming! Kid, quickly block it for me. I was already dizzy from being struck by it in the valley just now. If I get hit again this time, I might lose my ability to fly."
"Shut up and fly!" Chen Nan smacked it hard and said, "You slippery mudfish, you're really spineless. You're clearly ready to fight, but you're just afraid of the pain. If I were wearing the Xuanwu Armor, would I need to run away today? I would definitely go back and fight her to the death. Even if it's exhausting, I'll exhaust that woman to death."
The jade lotus petals emitted a series of whooshing sounds as they arrived in front of Chen Nan in the blink of an eye. The terrifying power contained within them made him feel uneasy. This was an attack launched by Meng Ke'er, who currently possessed the cultivation of a fifth-level peerless expert, and it was many times stronger than usual.
Chen Nan steeled himself, his right hand flashing with lightning as he slashed forward with his longsword. But the intense blade light melted away as quickly as ice and snow on a hot summer day upon impacting the jade lotus petals. The unparalleled blade energy was instantly shattered by the jade lotus petals, which radiated multicolored light.
The jade lotus petals emitted a series of sharp, piercing sounds, and in that instant, they suddenly shone brightly, shredding the longsword in Chen Nan's hand into dust. The shattered pieces of refined iron quickly scattered to the ground, leaving Chen Nan with only a bare hilt.
He was utterly shaken. A fifth-tier expert was truly terrifying; he had no chance against him whatsoever. Seeing the jade lotus petals, radiating multicolored light, hurtling forward, he instinctively spun in mid-air, his body veering to the side.
The jade lotus petals brushed past him, overtaking the rapidly flying purple-gold dragon and blocking its path. Then, it swiftly circled back, but this time its target wasn't Chen Nan; it slashed directly at the rogue dragon. The dazzling light illuminated the sky, startling the purple-gold dragon, which trembled and cried out, "Awoo... brat, why didn't you stop it...?"
A deafening roar interrupted the purple-gold dragon's rebuke, and the jade lotus petal slashed fiercely at its body, sending both the man and the dragon flying downwards for a distance of thirty miles.
Chen Nan was so shaken that he almost dropped his grip and fell from the air. He felt a tingling numbness in his tiger's mouth, and blood gushed out from the cracked opening. His chest and abdomen were also churning violently, causing him excruciating pain. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was even more distressed, howling in pain in the air: "Awoo... My God, you damned little wench... It hurts so much, Dragon Grandpa! Waaah... I haven't suffered like this in thousands of years, waaah..." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon howled, tears streaming down its face from the pain.
If it hadn't been a descendant of the Divine Dragon Emperor and protected by the Black Tortoise Armor, it would have been cut in two long ago. Even so, the formidable power contained within the jade lotus petals still delivered a most ferocious blow to it, the pain penetrating deep into the bone marrow of the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, causing it to howl in agony.
The jade lotus petals swirled and flew towards Meng Ke'er.
As the jade lotus petals receded into the distance, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon cursed, "You little brat surnamed Meng, this feud is settled! You can't kill me anyway, but I'll get my revenge sooner or later, woof..." Its fierce words were interrupted by Chen Nan.
"You stupid lizard, get out of here! Stop talking nonsense!"
The purple-gold dragon streaked through the air like a bolt of lightning, swift as a shooting star, leaving a trail of purple light. However, Meng Ke'er had temporarily advanced to the fifth-tier peerless expert level, her speed many times faster than usual, drawing ever closer to it. Hearing the purple-gold dragon's harsh words, she gritted her teeth, and her jade lotus petals struck again.
Meng Ke'er truly hated this rogue dragon, even more so than Chen Nan. This time, the jade lotus petal didn't attack Chen Nan, but instead slashed directly at the purple-gold dragon, showing that Meng Ke'er was genuinely enraged by it.
A myriad of rays of light and auspicious colors shone forth, and the man and the dragon were once again blasted thirty feet away. Although Chen Nan was not hit, he was still shaken so badly that he coughed up blood, which stained his clothes. He hung like a pendulum beneath the purple-gold dragon, tumbling forward with it.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was the first to suffer, and naturally, it was in even worse pain. It grimaced in agony, tears streaming down its face, no longer caring about its dignity, howling and cursing, "My Dragon Mother, it hurts so much, aww... aww... you damned little wench, I'll never forgive you... a hundred times over!"
Chen Nan's heart sank. He felt that tonight was likely to be a disaster. He couldn't beat Meng Ke'er in a fight, and he couldn't escape either. He was truly trapped with nowhere to turn.
"Awooo... My Mother of Dragons! Here she comes again... Waaah..."
Meng Ke'er seemed to be deliberately tormenting the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, bombarding it one after another. The parts of the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's body that were not protected by the Xuanwu Armor had already begun to bleed. It was already listless and had suffered considerable injuries.
If this continues, it will inevitably be shot down. It may not be fatal, but Chen Nan will definitely be killed by the fall.
"Damn it, this is utterly pathetic. I'm about to be thrown to my death. I'm so unwilling to accept this. I'd rather fight her to the death on the ground." Chen Nan looked at the purple-gold dragon teetering on the verge of collapse. He was so shaken that he coughed up blood as he muttered angrily to himself.
"Awooo... If this continues, I'll be done for too. Damn it, why has she become so powerful? Even if I throw you down and try to escape, she'll catch up with me in an instant. Waaah... It hurts..." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon lost its former roguish demeanor and howled repeatedly.
"That damn mudfish actually tried to abandon me and run away..."
The colorful rays of light shimmered, and the jade lotus petals swept in once more.
"Awooo... It's happening again, heavens... Are you trying to kill the dragon... Waaah..." The man and the dragon coughed up blood and tumbled out once more.
"Awoo... No, I'll risk it all! Kid, if you promise to give me thirty Vermilion Fruits to restore my strength, I'll unleash my Blood Dragon Transformation to escape this place with you today." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was truly driven to desperation. If this continued, even with the Xuanwu Armor protecting it, it would be injured and eventually die.
"You must not touch those immortal fruits of the Dawn, but I can provide you with a treasure trove of spiritual herbs. Over the past thousand years, the Divine Wind Academy has collected countless Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, which are stored in the rear medicine storehouse. If you suffer a severe loss of vital energy, you can replenish your needs there."
"Awooo... Deal! As long as there's a elixir that can restore my energy, I'll risk everything, whether it's the Divine Wind Academy or the Demon Wind Academy!" Driven to desperation, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon roared at Meng Ke'er behind it, "Damn little wench, sooner or later you'll regret everything you've done today..."
The purple-gold dragon stopped, then opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of dragon blood. The blood did not fall away, but quickly turned into blood mist in the air, swirling around it.
The purple-gold dragon spat out seven mouthfuls of blood, the crimson liquid turning into a blood mist that swirled around its body. Then, an astonishing change occurred: the blood mist erupted with a dazzling light, illuminating the entire sky.
A ten-zhang-long crimson dragon rapidly condensed and took shape in the air, enveloping the purple-gold dragon and Chen Nan. The blood dragon looked remarkably similar to the purple-gold dragon, except for its color and size; it was essentially a larger version of the purple-gold dragon.
The blood dragon emitted a bright crimson light, which was particularly dazzling in the dark night. A heavy sense of oppression emanated from the blood dragon's body. The immense pressure made Meng Ke'er freeze in place. She felt the power of the blood dragon and dared not make a move rashly.
Suddenly, a resounding dragon roar erupted from the mouth of the purple-gold divine dragon, and the blood dragon followed suit, its movements identical to the purple-gold divine dragon's. The immense roar shook the heavens and the netherworld, causing birds and beasts within hundreds of miles to tremble and prostrate themselves on the ground. The divine dragon's aura surged and undulated across the land, and countless beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains paid homage, bowing in reverence in this direction!