102: From today on, I won't eat beef.

“Holy crap!”

“What happened?!”

In the jungle, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.

The person bathed in the lightning was Qin Chuan, the Guild Master of the Dragon Pavilion Guild.

He received intelligence halfway through his journey to reinforce Hongwu.

The True Dragon's actual target was not Hongwu City, but Jingming City.

The situation was urgent, so he directly abandoned his team and used his flying ability to rush towards Jingming City.

But when he was about to arrive, he saw a huge mushroom cloud rising in the direction of Jingming City.

The heatwave almost affected the entire forest.

Qin Chuan's current position was 20 kilometers away from Jingming City.

Yet, he could still feel the strong wind blowing in his face, carrying a scorching temperature.

“I'm still too late!”

Qin Chuan's heart clenched.

To his knowledge, all the experts in Jingming City had been transferred to Hongwu.

The strongest person in the city at this time was only Zheng Yun, a Rank 65 Daoist.

The Daoist profession was versatile but lacked strong destructive power.

So.

The mushroom cloud on the horizon could not have been caused by Professionals.

“Even an ordinary Dragon doesn't have such power.”

“An Ancient Dragon must have descended…”

Qin Chuan felt a pang of sorrow.

With Jingming City's defensive strength.

It was impossible to survive an Ancient Dragon's attack.

The previous plan was for Lin Xiaoer to intercept the Ancient Dragon.

But judging from the current situation, Lin Xiaoer must have been late.

There was nothing that could be done.

Space was chaotic in the Annihilation Sea.

It was already good enough not to get lost while traveling through it.

Lin Xiaoer might have been caught in a spatial-temporal turbulence and couldn't get out for a while.

This could only be said to be Heaven's will to destroy Jingming City.

Of course, this was also a man-made disaster.

In the cities surrounding Jingming City, there were Monarch Tier Professionals, but when they learned that an Ancient Dragon had descended, they all chose to stand by and watch.

This was a common problem among human powerhouses.

The more powerful they were, the more they feared death and the less willing they were to make sacrifices.

Qin Chuan had nothing to say about this.

He had not yet become a Monarch, so he naturally could not judge Monarchs.

He just felt heartbroken.

In Jingming City, there was his best friend's daughter.

“Chu Mengchen only has this one daughter… how sad he must be!”

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan also felt some regret.

If it weren't for him and Chu Mengchen bickering, both families would have become in-laws.

If Chu Mengxuan had married into the Qin Family, she wouldn't have died during the monster invasion.

This was what was called fate playing tricks on people.

Just as Qin Chuan was regretting, his phone rang.

He opened it and saw that it was a call from Lin Xiaoer.

“Xiao'er, you're out of the Annihilation Sea?”

Qin Chuan answered the phone and asked immediately.

“Just got out.”

Lin Xiaoer's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Then are you in Jingming City now?” Qin Chuan pressed.

Lin Xiaoer said, “No need to go, I met that Ancient Dragon in the Annihilation Sea, and it's already been taken care of by me. I called you after getting out just to save a sound-transmitting talisman.”

“Taken care of? That fast?”

Qin Chuan was stunned and looked at the mushroom cloud in the direction of Jingming City again.

If the Ancient Dragon had already been slain by Lin Xiaoer, then who caused that mushroom cloud?

Could it be that there was more than one Ancient Dragon?

As Qin Chuan was thinking, Lin Xiaoer's annoyed voice came through the phone.

“You didn't even ask if I was injured?”

Qin Chuan was stunned and asked, “Then… were you injured?”

Lin Xiaoer replied, “No.”

Heh, women.

Qin Chuan rolled his eyes and then said, “Jingming City seems to have suffered great destruction. I'm worried there are two Ancient Dragons. Do you want to go take a look?”

“No need, I just asked Chu Mengxuan, and she's perfectly fine.”

Lin Xiaoer replied and then added, “Oh, and my son is also in Jingming City. You go take a look. I won't go. A storm is about to brew in the Annihilation Sea, and I need to rush back as soon as possible.”

“Qin Yang?”

“Why isn't he staying in Hongwu? How did he end up here?”

Qin Chuan was startled, looking towards Jingming City… outside Jingming City.

Qin Yang was still floating in mid-air.

He vigilantly looked at the sky, ready to deal with the Ancient Dragon that might descend at any moment.

However, the barrier surrounding Jingming City had begun to recede.

“Eh? Is this Ancient Dragon not coming?”

Qin Yang grew suspicious.

The Ancient Dragon used a barrier to trap Jingming City to prevent the people inside from escaping.

So that it could use the blood of a million humans to activate its heart.

The receding barrier meant the invasion was over.

But… the Ancient Dragon had not shown itself.

Could it be that it was scared away by his power?

Thinking of this, Qin Yang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Indeed.

The Hand-Plucked Stars just now had scared even himself.

Its power was comparable to a small nuclear bomb.

If it weren't for the long throwing distance, the mere aftershocks would have caused massive damage to Jingming City.

It was no exaggeration to say.

Professionals of Rank eighty or ninety.

Might not necessarily possess such destructive power.

“Starting today, I will not eat beef.”

Qin Yang said in his heart.

He now had the power to slaughter a city by himself.

He had the final say in interpreting the laws of the Jiuzhou Federation.

And this wave of Dragon invasion was also a great tonic for him.

He had only recently come out of the Goblin Kingdom.

He had directly risen from Rank 35 to Rank 45, and various skills had also improved.

The notifications, like a waterfall, were too many to read.

One of the notifications, in particular, made him curious.

【Professional Skill】: Eternal Imperial Power.

【Introduction】: Some skills with high consumption of Imperial Power will settle the Rank difference. For example: Exterminate the Nine Clans, See Me As Heaven, Imperial Grace… “What does this 'settle the Rank difference' mean?”

“The higher the Rank, the lower the consumption?”

“My strength has taken another leap. I'll have to thoroughly examine it when I get back.”

Qin Yang said in his heart.

He was not at all surprised by the exponential increase in his strength, nor did he have the initial excitement.

Having awakened his profession for so long.

Qin Yang had long understood that his opponents were not humans.

Not even the so-called Ancient Dragons.

But the gods of this world.

If his growth rate couldn't keep up.

How could he achieve the Human Emperor under their noses?

Having thought about it, Qin Yang prepared to summon his dragon carriage and return to the palace.

Condensing a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with True Dragon Breath still put some burden on him.

At this moment, he was a little tired.

Just then, a figure flashing with lightning was rapidly approaching at supersonic speed.

“Flying Thunder Feather?”

Qin Yang was startled.

He recognized that skill.

This was a short-distance flying ability, with a speed that could exceed the speed of sound.

Its user was his old man, Qin Chuan!

Qin Yang's spirits lifted, and he chuckled in his heart, “Is the father-son battle about to begin?”

...Retired Emperors: Three chapters done, a bit late, sorry!