354: Chapter 354 Four Dragons Dance Wildly, Demonic Flames Rage to the Heavens

Four dragon roars resounded through the sky simultaneously.

To the east, the ground exploded as Tu Beng's body charged out from underground. His size began to swell the moment he emerged; his earthy-yellow dragon scales were covered with a layer of dark purple devilish patterns. Landing on all fours, the rock spikes on his back transformed into purple-black devilish crystals, and his entire body expanded tenfold within three breaths.

A dark purple rock dragon.

Thirty zhang in length.

As the dragon's feet stepped on the ground, the earth cracked. All spiritual energy within a hundred zhang of him was sucked dry, replaced by thick Devilish Qi.

To the west, Xuan Jia's Clone underwent a similar mutation. Purple tumors grew upon his black scales, and dark purple poisonous mist gushed from where his single horn had broken. His entire body transformed into a poisonous dragon over thirty zhang long; wherever the toxic mist passed, even the air began to rot.

To the north, Mo Yuan's body merged into the Gloom Mist. The mist expanded rapidly, turning into a soul dragon of indeterminate substance. The dragon's body flickered in and out of existence, surrounded by countless pale white soul bodies that let out shrill wails as they circled the soul dragon.

To the south, Chi Jin's transformation was the most violent.

His red-gold dragon scales were completely covered by dark purple devilish fire. The dragon flames on his wings turned into devilish fire, and his entire body elongated and grew within the blazing heat, transforming into a flame dragon over forty zhang long.

burning realm demonic fire burned upon the flame dragon's body. Heatwaves surged, causing the temperature within a hundred zhang to soar to a terrifying degree.

Several Golden Core Stage Cultivators who were slightly closer were instantly evaporated by the heatwaves.

Not even their bones remained.

Four devilish dragons.

They occupied the four cardinal directions of the venue.

Surrounding the tens of thousands of Cultivators in the middle.

Chi Jin's voice issued from the flame dragon's massive head, carrying the characteristic humming resonance of the Dragon Clan.

“Everyone of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.”

“You are fortunate.”

“Because you shall become the stepping stones for my, the Blazing Flame Dragon Emperor's, Ascension.”

Chi Jin's dragon maw opened, and a pillar of dark purple fire erupted from his mouth, blasting directly toward the densest part of the crowd.

“No!”

Xiao Huang charged forward with his injured body, pushing out the last of his strength with both palms to erect a spiritual energy barrier between the fire pillar and the crowd.

The fire pillar slammed into the barrier.

The barrier held for two breaths.

Then it shattered.

Xiao Huang was sent flying once again, and this time he could not stand back up.

He knelt on the ground, supporting himself with his hands as black blood continuously poured from his mouth.

“Hall Revered Master!”

“The Hall Revered Master can't hold on anymore!”

The fire pillar passed through the shattered barrier, its aftershock sweeping across the edge of the crowd.

Thirty-seven Cultivators vanished.

There were no screams.

No flesh and blood flying.

They simply vanished quietly.

Not even ashes were left in the air.

Su Changge saw that scene.

Thirty-seven living people had evaporated before his eyes.

His fingers tightened slightly on the armrest.

[Thirty-seven people.]

[I counted them clearly.]

[One of them was a young girl who looked less than twenty years old.]

Su Changge's throat tightened.

Ye Qingyao sensed the slight fluctuation in Su Changge's emotions.

A flash of pain flickered in the depths of her eyes.

Revered Master... is grieving for those innocent people.

“Revered Master.” Ye Qingyao's voice lowered, “Your Disciple requests permission to take action.”

Su Changge did not answer immediately.

He was thinking.

Ye Qingyao was at the Mahayana Stage.

After the four devilish dragons absorbed the extraterrestrial Devilish Qi, their strength skyrocketed; Chi Jin was already approaching the Mahayana Stage level.

Against Chi Jin alone, Ye Qingyao could barely manage a fight.

But if the four dragons attacked together, Ye Qingyao wouldn't last long.

Furthermore, once Ye Qingyao left his side, he would be completely exposed within the attack range of the four dragons.

Qi Refining First Layer.

One breath of dragon fire and he'd be gone.

“You are not permitted to go.”

Su Changge's voice was soft, but his tone brooked no argument.

Ye Qingyao opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately swallowed her words.

“Yes, Revered Master.”

To the east, Tu Beng's rock dragon form had already begun to move.

His massive dragon claw slammed into the ground. Under his control, the earth surged, and rocks transformed into spikes that shot up from the ground, impaling over a dozen Cultivators who were too slow to dodge.

Blood splattered.

This time, it wasn't vanishing.

It was the visceral piercing of flesh and blood.

Screams finally rang out.

To the north, Mo Yuan's soul dragon released a large number of soul bodies. Those pale white souls pounced on the crowd, drilling into the Cultivators' Sea of Consciousness in an attempt to seize their bodies.

The Cultivators invaded by the souls had their eyes roll back as their bodies convulsed; after a few breaths, they became Mo Yuan's Puppets.

The Puppets turned around and began attacking their own companions.

To the west, Xuan Jia's toxic dragon spat out dark purple poisonous mist. The mist enveloped an area, and the skin of the Cultivators touched by it rapidly festered as the spiritual energy in their bodies went out of control.

Hell.

The venue of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly had turned into a living Hell.

The four devilish dragons rampaged through the venue, causing heavy casualties among the tens of thousands of Cultivators under their assault.

The Elders at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage were still resisting, but their strength seemed so pale before the demonized Dragon Clan.

The Purple Mansion Saint Master's Purple Gold Tower had already shattered. Covered in blood, she stood before a group of Taixuan Sect Disciples, using her body to block a blast of toxic mist for them.

Her left arm had already festered to the point of exposing the bone.

“Saint Revered Master! Your arm...”

“Don't worry about me, protect the low-level Disciples.” The Purple Mansion Saint Master gritted her teeth. “Wait for the Sect Master to take action.”

Zhao Tian stood beside Su Changge's jade chair, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white.

“Junior Martial Uncle, let me go help.”

“If you go, you'll just be throwing your life away.” Su Changge didn't look at him.

“But those people...”

“You can't save them.”

Zhao Tian's eyes turned red.

But he knew Su Changge was right.

He was at the Body Integration Stage.

Before four devilish dragons at the Peak of Tribulation Crossing or even approaching Mahayana, a Body Integration Stage was just an ant.

Going would just result in one more corpse.

Su Changge's gaze swept across the entire venue.

Casualties were still rising.

Time was running out.

If this continued any longer, the tens of thousands of people here would all die.

Including himself.

[I have to find a way.]

[I can't delay any longer.]

Su Changge's consciousness touched the System once more.

He quickly went through all the active effects in his mind.

One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate.

Phenomenon of Words Following the Law.

Zixiao Dao-Governing Art.

Grandmist Immortal Suppression Art.

Taichu Heaven-Opening Seal.

Wan Hua Gui Yi Sword.

Nine Heavens God-Sealing Technique.

Star River Boundary Stabilization Method.

Sacred Heart Tribulation-Crossing Art.

Dao Derivation Lifeless Method.

Lingxiao Mountain Suppressing Art.

Eternal Suppression of the Firmament.

Saintly Purple Qi Across Thirty Thousand Miles.

Which effect could be used?

Su Changge didn't know.

The System's judgment mechanism was determined based on the emotion points he had accumulated.

Whether he had enough emotion points, he would know the moment his thoughts touched it.

Su Changge closed his eyes.

To everyone else, his posture of closing his eyes to rest his mind looked like a peerless powerhouse who had transcended life and death, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

In reality, he was desperately scrolling through the menu.

Chi Jin's flame dragon body circled once in the air, dark purple devilish fire constantly peeling off from the dragon's body and raining down toward the ground.

Every piece of devilish fire that landed took several lives.

“Spiritual Void Desolate Dao Master.”

Chi Jin's voice rang out again.

“How much longer are you going to watch?”

“Or rather...”

A hint of playfulness flashed in Chi Jin's dragon eyes.

“You simply cannot save them at all?”

Su Changge opened his eyes.

He looked at Chi Jin.

Chi Jin looked at him.

The gazes of the two collided in the air where the devilish fire surged.

Su Changge did not speak.

Chi Jin didn't continue speaking either.

He merely opened his dragon maw, and another pillar of fire blasted toward the crowd.

This time, the fire pillar's direction was toward Su Changge's position.

Ye Qingyao immediately blocked the way in front of Su Changge. Her Mahayana Stage spiritual energy fully unleashed, a sword light slashed out from her hand and collided with the fire pillar.

“Boom!”

The collision between the sword light and the fire pillar kicked up a massive shockwave.

Ye Qingyao's body retreated three steps.

Her hand was trembling.

But she had blocked the fire pillar.

A flash of surprise crossed Chi Jin's dragon eyes.

“Mahayana Stage?”

Chi Jin's voice carried a hint of interest, “Interesting. To think the Spiritual Void Desolate Dao Master has a Mahayana Stage guard by his side.”

“What a pity.”

Chi Jin spread his dragon wings, and the dark purple devilish fire burned even more vigorously upon them.

“Even a Mahayana Stage is not enough before the World-Burning Fire.”

Ye Qingyao gripped her sword tightly.

She knew what Chi Jin said was the truth.

The World-Burning Fire merged the power of the dragon vein with extraterrestrial Devilish Qi, possessing an extremely high level of Law. Her sword light was weakened by thirty percent the moment it touched the devilish fire.

If Chi Jin went all out, she could at most last ten moves.

“Revered Master.” Ye Qingyao's voice was very soft, “If Revered Master needs time for your Disciple to delay them, please inform me. Your Disciple can buy ten breaths for Revered Master.”

Ten breaths.

In a battle of this level, ten breaths was already a very long time.

Su Changge looked at Ye Qingyao's back.

Her body was trembling slightly.

But her spine was held perfectly straight.

Like a wall.

Blocking the way in front of him.

A complex emotion surged in Su Changge's heart.

[This girl has truly entrusted her life to me.]

[She thinks I have a way.]

[She thinks that as long as I take action, I can solve everything.]

[But I'm only at the Qi Refining First Layer.]

Su Changge closed his eyes for a moment.

When he opened them again, his gaze had changed.

It was no longer panicked.

Nor was it helpless.

Instead, it was a kind of resolve from having nothing left to lose.

[Fine.]

[Since it's death either way.]

[I might as well die with some dignity.]