175: Chapter 174 Escape! An Unexpected Incident

The moment the tiger soul saber struck down, Jiang Hanzhou saw the dragon heart.

At the severed neck of the half dragon head, a dark golden heart the size of an adult's head was beating slowly.

The surface of the heart was densely covered with countless fine blood vessels. These vessels twisted and squirmed like living creatures; one end was connected to the jiaolong remains, while the other was deeply embedded into the blood pool.

Blood Bone Venerable's blood fiend power was extracting Dragon Yuan from the jiaolong remains continuously from the blood pool through these vessels.

"Slash!"

Jiang Hanzhou shouted sharply, the tiger soul saber carrying a crimson-gold blade radiance, hacking fiercely onto the dragon heart!

The instant the blade cut in, an indescribable resistance came forth.

Although this dragon heart had been dead for three thousand years, it remained terrifyingly tough. After the tiger soul saber cut in three inches, it could barely advance further.

Jiang Hanzhou gritted his teeth, the Blood Burning power within his body burning crazily!

Crimson-gold flames surged wildly from the blade, scorching the dark golden dragon heart.

At the same time, the sharpness condensed from the Golden Sharpness True Intent spun crazily at the edge of the blade, like countless miniature blades, cutting into the dragon heart's tough flesh.

"Sshh—!"

A harsh tearing sound rang out!

The tiger soul saber finally cut open the dragon heart!

Dark golden blood surged wildly from the crack!

That blood contained the Dragon Yuan power remaining from the jiaolong for three thousand years; as soon as it touched the air, it emitted a suffocating pressure.

Jiang Hanzhou subconsciously wanted to dodge—

But it was too late for him.

That dark golden dragon blood surged toward him like a living creature!

No, it wasn't surging toward him, it was surging toward his blade!

On the tiger soul saber, those dense golden patterns suddenly erupted with brilliant light at this moment!

The blade was trembling, cheering, and—devouring!

The moment the dark golden dragon blood poured into the blade, those golden patterns began to undergo a transformation. Within the gold, a layer of dark blood color appeared, as if a layer of bloody veins had been overlaid on the golden patterns.

The blood patterns and golden patterns intertwined and entangled, forming a bizarre pattern on the blade.

Jiang Hanzhou perceived it.

He perceived the tiger soul saber's ecstasy, perceived its hunger while devouring the dragon blood, and perceived that the Dragon Yuan power pouring into the blade was fusing with the blade's own spirituality.

The light on the blade grew brighter and brighter, more and more intense, and finally—

Boom!!!

A dark golden light shot up into the sky from the blade!

Within that light, a phantom of a jiaolong could be vaguely seen, roaring at the sky!

The phantom lasted less than three breaths before dissipating, but that aura, that pressure from the Dragon Clan, was already deeply branded onto the tiger soul saber.

Jiang Hanzhou looked down at the sword in his hand.

The blade was still a dark blood color, but within the blood color, there was an extra layer of faint dark golden luster. Those dense golden patterns had now completely turned dark golden, and the light flowing within the patterns also carried a trace of dragon might.

He gripped the hilt, sensing the new power within the blade.

Golden Sharpness True Intent—

Second level!

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, that golden light surged violently! From the original one and a half levels, it directly crossed that threshold and stepped into the "Entering the Hall" realm of the second level!

He had finally done it.

Three types of True Intent, advancing side by side, all reaching the second level!

"No—!"

A shrill roar came from behind.

Blood Bone Venerable stood above the blood pool, staring fixedly at the cleaved dragon heart, staring at the dark golden dragon blood surging wildly from the crack, staring at the Dragon Yuan power completely devoured by the tiger soul saber.

His face was full of hideousness and madness.

"My Dragon Yuan! My half-dragon body! My—my—!"

He roared and bellowed, and in those crimson eyes, the killing intent was already so thick it almost condensed into substance.

"You—ruined my great undertaking—die!!!"

He slammed both hands down suddenly!

The blood pool churned!

No, it wasn't churning, it was—exploding!

The entire blood pool exploded with a bang at this moment!

Countless blood waves shot into the sky, not to attack, but surging toward Blood Bone Venerable himself!

Those blood waves poured into his body, into his Meridians, into every pore of his!

His body began to expand, began to twist, began to—disintegrate!

Skin and flesh burst, bones expanded wildly!

Countless blood-colored bone spurs grew crazily from within his body, piercing through skin, piercing through muscle, piercing through all obstacles!

Those bone spurs grew longer and thicker, finally condensing around him into a hundred-zhang-long—Bone Dragon!

Yes, a Bone Dragon!

Blood Bone Venerable used himself as the core, the blood fiend power accumulated in the blood pool for countless years as flesh and blood, and the dragon bones of the jiaolong remains as the skeleton, forcibly fusing into a hundred-zhang Bone Dragon!

The Bone Dragon was entirely pale white, every bone was as thick as a pillar, and dark red blood light flowed between the bone joints.

Its head was an enlarged version of that half dragon head, and two clusters of blood-colored flames burned in its eye sockets.

Its spine was formed by countless thick vertebrae connected in series, and every vertebra was covered with sharp bone spurs.

Its dragon claws were the complete version of that incomplete dragon claw; the three claws were over a zhang long, and cold, chilling light flickered at the fingertips.

The most terrifying thing was that aura.

That aura had already surpassed the Primal Form Realm—

Dragon Elephant Mutual Harmony!

Although it was only a pseudo-Mutual Harmony briefly achieved after forced Fusion, and although it could only be maintained for less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, that pressure, that essential suppression from the Dragon Clan, had already made everyone present feel suffocated!

"Run—!"

Huo Qingfeng shouted hoarsely and turned to run!

But just as he ran out three zhang, the Bone Dragon's tail swept over horizontally!

"Boom—!"

He slashed out with his sword with all his might; the moment the sword light collided with the dragon tail—

The sword broke.

That spirit weapon longsword, which had accompanied him for ten years, snapped into two pieces at this moment!

His entire body was struck by the dragon tail, flying out thirty zhang like a torn sack, smashing fiercely onto the ground, spewing blood from his mouth, and could no longer get up.

Teng Yuzhi's face was pale.

She stared fixedly at that hundred-zhang Bone Dragon, the power from the "Pure Lotus Body" within her body surging crazily.

That was her Bloodline Power, her greatest trump card.

But at this moment, that power was collapsing.

The Pure Lotus Body had the purification of all things as its Foundation. But facing this bizarre existence that fused the jiaolong remains and blood fiend power, her purification power was actually suppressed rigidly, unable to be unleashed at all.

She groaned, and a wisp of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Within her body, that Pure Lotus power was backfiring, tearing her Meridians, and destroying her Foundation.

"Junior Sister Teng!"

Zhao Yuanjing rushed to her front with all his might, his long spear sweeping horizontally to block a bone spur sweeping toward her for her.

But he himself was thus exposed under the Bone Dragon's gaze.

The Bone Dragon lowered its head, and two clusters of blood-colored flames in its eye sockets locked onto him.

Then—

It opened its mouth.

And bit down!

Zhao Yuanjing's pupils contracted suddenly!

He wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

That bloody maw had already covered the sky above his head.

Just at this moment—

A crimson-gold blade radiance shot into the sky!

Jiang Hanzhou moved.

He was like a madman, swinging his blade to slash at that Bone Dragon!

The tiger soul saber slashed onto the Bone Dragon's neck, leaving a deep blade mark.

But that blade mark existed for less than a breath before it was filled and repaired by the surrounding surging blood fiend power.

The Bone Dragon didn't even pay him any mind.

It just continued to bite down toward Zhao Yuanjing.

"No—!"

The Heroic Woman and the Burly Man attacked simultaneously, attacking the Bone Dragon's head with all their might.

But their attacks, striking the Bone Dragon, couldn't even leave a mark.

It was over.

Zhao Yuanjing closed his eyes.

Teng Yuzhi's face was pale, her Pure Lotus Body on the verge of collapse.

Huo Qingfeng lay paralyzed on the ground, blood continuously pouring from his mouth.

The Heroic Woman and the Burly Man were full of despair in their eyes.

Jiang Hanzhou stood on the Bone Dragon's back, gripping the tiger soul saber tightly.

He could escape.

With his speed, with the burst added by his Blood Burning power, he could completely escape this sea area before this Bone Dragon could react.

These people were neither relatives nor friends of his.

Although Teng Yuzhi had some acquaintance with him, that was all.

Zhao Yuanjing, Huo Qingfeng, the Heroic Woman, the Burly Man—they were merely temporary teammates for this mission.

Better them than me.

He should escape.

He must escape.

He—

Was about to turn around.

Just at this moment—

A metallic clang suddenly came from the horizon!