39: The Death of Yu Luomian

Boom...!!!

The massive dragon body, nearly a hundred meters long, smashed a huge crater into the ground, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward.

Yu Yuanzhen lay prone on the ground for a long time.

His entire dragon body was trembling.

It had nearly shattered from that single strike.

This was the terrifying pressure of a disparity in size.

A single tail flick from Yu Mengzhang had nearly caused him to perish.

And this was even with Yu Mengzhang deliberately holding back.

The surrounding Spirit Masters snapped out of it, all gathering at the edge of the crater, calling out to Yu Yuanzhen with anxious concern.

Yu Yuanzhen shook his head and finally stood up.

His mind was still in Chaos, ringing with a constant buzz.

But he could barely manage to maintain his Spirit.

At least it hadn't been shattered by a single blow.

Looking at the surrounding Spirit Masters, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but feel a surge of rage in his heart.

This group of bastards had actually defied his will in secret, detaining Spirit Beasts and abusing them with torture.

"I'll settle the score with you all when I get back!"

Yu Yuanzhen flapped his wings and took to the sky, the powerful airflow knocking those Spirit Masters over.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!!!

Yu Yuanzhen chased back up into the sky.

He only had one biological brother left, Yu Luomian.

Even if it meant offending a deity now, he couldn't just sit by and watch.

He sped along, following Yu Luomian's aura.

Fortunately, the Azure Dragon Divine Lord seemed to have deliberately left a trail for him to follow.

He arrived above a patch of farmland.

Bang...!!!

Yu Luomian was smashed down from the sky like a ball.

He crashed onto the ground.

Immediately afterward, an incredibly massive dragon head appeared, breaking through the clouds.

A pair of golden eyes looked down at the fields below.

Outside the fields, a group of commoners happened to be watching the suddenly fallen Yu Luomian.

Upon seeing the Azure Dragon head, they showed no fear; instead, they all knelt on the ground, loudly expressing their gratitude to Yu Mengzhang.

However, there wasn't much excitement on their faces.

The sweet spring rain brought by Yu Mengzhang had not solved their plight.

Yu Luomian lay on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

Now, the last of the Soul Power in his body had been scattered by the fall.

He didn't know how many bones in his body were broken.

He didn't even have the strength to speak and was still catching his breath.

Yu Yuanzhen arrived from the sky at this moment. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly said, "Divine Lord! You see, because of you, the crops in these fields have come to life. This is also a village of our Family; they are all our branch members..."

"Although Yu Luomian is a bastard who has done things that provoke heaven and anger people, it shouldn't come to taking his life..."

Yu Yuanzhen pleaded cautiously.

Yu Mengzhang looked toward the group of villagers and delivered a divine edict to him.

"Tell me about your experiences."

After receiving the divine edict, those commoners all became excited.

One by one, they scrambled to voice their complaints.

"Our land was all snatched away by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! They are simply not human! What talk of kinship? They're even worse than the nobles outside!"

"Old Man Li from the end of the village had his land sold off completely, and he hung himself that very night!"

"Now we aren't even considered people, just cattle and horses for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! We till the land for them and still get beaten and scolded!"

"Widow Wang sold her land the day before Lord Divine Dragon brought the rain. When she tried to back out later, she was actually beaten back..."

“...”

The villagers all began to voice their accusations.

To take away the land of villagers who relied on it for their very survival was undoubtedly driving them to their deaths.

They had no affection whatsoever for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Only hatred!

And because they shared a trace of Bloodline connection, this hatred was even more intense.

To be so cruel to one's own people was simply something that should be struck down by lightning!

Yu Yuanzhen looked down at these villagers, speechless for a moment.

He currently had no ability to defend himself.

Although he didn't know about or care for those riches, having given full authority to Yu Luomian to handle them, he had to share the blame when problems arose.

He was an old fogey, but he wasn't black-hearted.

The villagers' words now were like knives stabbing into his heart.

Yu Luomian remained silent, staring fixedly at the dragon head in the sky.

His crimes were exposed to the light of day.

Even if he could save his life now, he certainly wouldn't be able to keep his position.

"You could have chosen not to sell the land... In all these years, did you not save any surplus grain?" Yu Yuanzhen finally couldn't help but speak up when he heard the villagers start to curse the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He almost asked if it was because they didn't work hard enough and if they should look for the cause within themselves.

Hearing this, the villagers became even more incensed, not even caring about Yu Yuanzhen's current prestige.

"Surplus grain? With you people doing such heartless things, how could we possibly save any?"

"Even under the Empire's jurisdiction, or even in the most severe noble fiefs, the highest tax is forty or fifty percent... but you actually want sixty or seventy percent!"

"Just staying alive is already very difficult. How could we possibly save any money or grain?"

“...”

The villagers pointed at Yu Yuanzhen and cursed him roundly.

Yu Yuanzhen, currently in his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon form, was cursed until he saw stars, nearly falling straight out of the sky.

He was now extremely resentful toward Yu Luomian.

How on earth had this sightless brother of his managed things?

To be so harsh even to the Family's own villages?

Clearly, he had said not to have any tax collections or percentages!

A great wind suddenly rose, sweeping Yu Luomian up into the sky.

It was controlled by Yu Mengzhang, who continued to lead Yu Luomian away.

"Divine Lord..."

Yu Yuanzhen only managed to open his mouth.

A massive dragon tail smashed down from the sky.

In an instant, it smashed Yu Yuanzhen into the mud.

This time, Yu Yuanzhen didn't crawl out for a long time.

The physical injuries were secondary; the most critical thing was that his conscience was suffering!

...In the sky, Yu Luomian, lifted by the wind and passing through the clouds, looked at Yu Mengzhang and suddenly said:

"You... you aren't some Divine Lord! You are Yu Mengzhang!"

Yu Mengzhang gave Yu Luomian a cold look; this fellow wasn't so stupid as to be beyond hope.

"No wonder... no wonder..."

Yu Luomian recalled the feeling of facing Yu Mengzhang and became even more certain.

How could a six-year-old child have such eyes?

Unless he was a deity born with knowledge!

"Yu Mengzhang! You can't kill me! You are a descendant of my lineage. If you kill me, that is committing one of the Ten Abominations! You would be hated by gods and loathed by ghosts, destroyed by heaven and earth!"

"I only... I only accidentally caused the deaths of your parents, I, I..."

The more Yu Luomian spoke, the more afraid he became, and at the same time, the more he struggled to breathe.

Now at a higher altitude, Yu Luomian's body was covered in a layer of ice.

At the same time, he was heading toward the Thunderstorm Vortex.

The powerful energy contained within it made his body tremble uncontrollably even from a thousand meters away.

He would die!

He would definitely die!

"I know I was wrong! Yu Mengzhang, spare me! Whatever you want me to do... I'll agree to it..."

"I can't die! I... I haven't become the First Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan yet..."

His voice stopped abruptly.

A look of terror remained on his face.

Before he could even be sent into the Thunderstorm Vortex, he had actually been scared to death...