48: Kang Jinlong!

"Roar!!!"

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon let out a joyful roar.

It circled around Yu Mengzhang, flapping its wings as it went.

Spreading its evolved wings for the first time, it didn't know how to control them. By accident, it actually took flight. In a panic, it flapped harder and higher, scaring itself so much that it shut its eyes tight and came tumbling down sideways.

Yu Mengzhang raised his hand and sent out a wisp of gentle breeze, catching the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon.

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon was spared a nasty fall. After landing on the ground, it opened its eyes, no longer daring to be as exuberant as before.

It immediately scurried to Yu Mengzhang's side, burying its large head into his chest.

Yu Mengzhang patted the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon helplessly, soothing it until it calmed down.

The "Green Lizard" tumbled in the air, overcome with mirth.

"Don't resist, let me see..."

After a moment of thought, Yu Mengzhang raised a hand, and a faint golden light emanated from his palm.

He wanted to try the power of Canonization on the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon.

"Roar...?"

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon looked curiously at the golden light in Yu Mengzhang's hand.

In the next instant, the golden light flew out and surged into the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon's head.

!!! The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon froze, a golden light igniting in its eyes as it stood there in a daze.

At the same time, Yu Mengzhang felt nearly half of his Karma being drained away!

It was all being used on the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon!

The title he canonized upon the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon was the Kang Metal Dragon of the Seven Mansions of the East.

The Star Lord Kang Metal Dragon presides over plagues, gales, flying stones, the hundred herbs, the office of the National Preceptor, the Three Dukes, and the ranks and salaries of the Five Elders and the hundred officials.

Additionally, it possesses a sharp golden horn capable of piercing any solid object.

But... a few seconds later, the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon snapped out of it. Aside from a faint golden light glinting between the gaps in its scales, nothing else seemed to have changed.

It began licking Yu Mengzhang's face again, just like a puppy.

The "Green Lizard" flew over its head and gave it a sharp smack.

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon was instantly floored, looking up at the "Green Lizard" in the air with a wronged expression.

It regarded the "Green Lizard" as its older brother and didn't dare to resist.

"Xiao Lei, do you feel any changes?" Yu Mengzhang asked.

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon's intelligence was equivalent to that of a child's; having undergone this evolution, it was now even smarter and could understand him.

After thinking for a long while, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat.

Specks of light, pitch-black like a swarm of locusts, flew out from its mouth.

This was Miasma!

It was also one of the Divine Authorities of the Kang Metal Dragon!

After the pitch-black Miasma flew out, it crossed the mountain peak and merged with the Miasma left behind by the Poison Douluo.

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon then turned to look at those herbs, its eyes flashing with joy as it hopped in place.

Yu Mengzhang nodded slightly. Although the physical appearance of the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon hadn't changed much, it could inherit some of the Divine Authorities of the Star Lord Kang Metal Dragon.

And now, having mastered the Hundred Herbs, it was equivalent to becoming a divine physician.

Yu Mengzhang said, "Then we shall head to the Star Dou Great Forest. You should go back and see your home as well."

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon tilted its head, not understanding his meaning.

Not long after it was born, it had been captured by Spirit Masters from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Mengzhang did not use his Divine Soul to travel.

Although he had obtained the Dragon Qi of the Two Dragon Kings of Ice and Fire, which could sustain him for a few more years, using it just for travel was too extravagant!

The Dragon Qi advanced through the earth veins.

He, meanwhile, stepped onto the "Green Lizard" and flew through the air.

The Single-Horned Thunder Dragon wasn't fast, so it followed behind, flying unsteadily... Not long after Yu Mengzhang left.

The Poison Douluo quietly arrived at the foot of the mountain of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Having his precious land seized, he was simply too unwilling.

After much deliberation, he had ultimately come back.

This mountain was originally surrounded by the poisonous mist he had intentionally left behind to prevent Spirit Beasts from rushing to the summit.

Now, the color of that turbid poisonous mist had turned even darker.

"Something seems to have been added..."

"If I go up now and the Divine Lord is inside, I'll just say I'm here to help him withdraw the poison mist. He shouldn't do anything to me, right?"

"If the Divine Lord isn't there, then I can pick a few more herbs."

The Poison Douluo thought to himself. Gritting his teeth, he turned into a green light and rushed toward the summit.

The moment he touched the poison mist, he began to feel restless, wondering whether he should continue forward.

If the Divine Lord was fast asleep right next to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, wouldn't his presence be hard to explain?

Could the Divine Lord still trust him?

The Poison Douluo's heart was filled with conflict.

Suddenly, he felt his body getting heavier and heavier, and his flight speed slowed down.

Even though he was within the poison mist he himself had created, he had a strange sensation of being unable to breathe.

"No... something's wrong. Am I... am I poisoned?"

The Poison Douluo realized what was happening as his body seemed to lose its Soul Power, and he plummeted a significant distance!

The sensation of weightlessness gave him a terrifying shock.

He, the grand Poison Douluo, had actually been poisoned? And it seemed to be by his own release?

"How is this possible...?" The Poison Douluo hurriedly retreated and landed back at the foot of the mountain.

The Poison Douluo clutched his chest; that heavy, stifling feeling—there was no doubt, he was poisoned!

If word of this got out, probably no one would believe it!

"What on earth is going on?"

...Meanwhile, somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest.

After receiving the transfer orders from the Supreme Pontiff Palace, the Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately headed here and soon rendezvoused with Bibi Dong and the others.

The two entered the large tent. Having not seen Bibi Dong for three years, they both felt very guilty.

Bibi Dong gave them a cold look and sneered, "You two certainly are busy men, aren't you? A single mission took you three years?!"

"Supreme Pontiff, please forgive us..."

Both the Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo adopted humble attitudes, not daring to resist.

Even though they really wanted to say that the team leader was the Spirit Kite Douluo.

"Supreme Pontiff, we put in a lot of effort..." The Chrysanthemum Douluo tried to muddle through.

"A lot of effort? Do you mean holding back Elder Spirit Kite? Why did you obstruct Elder Spirit Kite? Elder Spirit Kite has filed over a dozen complaints against you with me!"

Bibi Dong slapped the armrest of her chair and questioned them in a cold voice.

The Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo trembled, secretly blaming the Spirit Kite Douluo in their hearts—she actually did snitch on them!

Bibi Dong continued, "Since the Spirit Kite Douluo isn't here right now, I can't be bothered to deal with you two! Tell me, what's the deal with that Azure Dragon Divine Lord?"

Bibi Dong leaned her head on her hand, her tone casual.

As the successor of the Rakshasa God, she understood gods better than anyone else.

The way Yu Mengzhang's Azure Dragon Divine Lord acted couldn't possibly be that of a god!

What kind of god would manifest not to find Believers, but to bring rain to a bunch of commoners?

"Supreme Pontiff, you mustn't be disrespectful to the Divine Lord, I..."

The Chrysanthemum Douluo advised cautiously.

Bibi Dong gave him a look as sharp as a blade.

The Chrysanthemum Douluo didn't dare to advise further, and he and the Ghost Douluo began to fill in the details together.

After listening, Bibi Dong sneered, "So that Azure Dragon Divine Lord is quite beloved by the people there?"

"Yes..."

"It can't possibly be a god; it's likely a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast that is powerful to the extreme. Ignore him for now, until after we've resolved the issue here."

A flash of greed crossed Bibi Dong's eyes.

"Supreme Pontiff, what are we here for?" the Chrysanthemum Douluo asked curiously.

"A transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast!"

Bibi Dong said each word with emphasis.

!!!

The Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were instantly stunned.

A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast would produce a hundred thousand year spirit ring and a hundred thousand year Spirit Bone—treasures that Spirit Masters dreamed of.

And a transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast meant a lower level of difficulty.

This temptation made even their breathing grow heavy.

"Congratulations... congratulations, Supreme Pontiff. You will surely succeed..."

The Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice was hoarse, his heart filled with an indescribable envy.

But he certainly didn't dare to show it.

Bibi Dong said indifferently, "Your Spirit Fusion Ability will play a major role. If you can contribute to me, then I can pardon your incompetence over the past three years. But if you continue to be useless..."

Bibi Dong's voice turned cold as she eyed their necks.

The threat was clear.

The Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately shouted their assent, not daring to cross Bibi Dong.

Other Titled Douluo might have some face before Bibi Dong.

But not the two of them. Because they had failed to protect Qian Xunji properly back then, they were nearly killed by Qian Daoliu. It was only thanks to Bibi Dong that they were saved.

"Rest assured, Supreme Pontiff, we will do everything in our power!"

The two immediately pledged their loyalty.

Bibi Dong sneered, but she didn't make things difficult for them; after all, she still needed to use their strength.

The Chrysanthemum Douluo hesitated for a moment, then added, "Supreme Pontiff, I have one concern..."

"Speak."

"Will our hunting of the transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast attract the Azure Dragon Divine Lord? He is also a Spirit Beast turned god, and he once killed the Second in Command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for the sake of a group of Spirit Beasts..."

"So what? He's just a Spirit Saint. Would he really dare to take action against me?"

Bibi Dong curled her lip, thinking to herself that it would be even better if he came—that way, she could have two hundred thousand year spirit rings!

"Elder Spirit Kite has already told me about how cowardly you two are. If not for you, Elder Spirit Kite would have long ago investigated that fellow's true form!"

Bibi Dong gave them another verbal lashing.

The Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't dare say more.

Internally, they were both extremely resentful of the Spirit Kite Douluo, even feeling a bit annoyed that she hadn't been eaten by the Divine Lord!

...Somewhere on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, a gentle-looking young woman in plain clothes was leaping from branch to branch, holding a young girl in her arms.

She was A Rou, a transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, the very one Bibi Dong had her sights on.

The little girl in her arms, about six years old, was named Xiao Wu. She was her daughter and also a transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast.

Bibi Dong didn't even know yet that she was actually targeting two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts!

"Xiao Wu, Mama is sorry for bringing such huge trouble upon you... Now those Spirit Masters are surrounding us, and we have no chance to return to the Core Zone..."

A Rou sighed.

In A Rou's arms, Xiao Wu, who had only recently transformed, had a Soul Power of only level ten!

She was simply not a combatant.

"Mama, we'll live and die together! But... where are we going?"

Xiao Wu wasn't afraid, her large eyes bright.

A Rou stopped on a branch, looked toward the north, and said, "I've heard that near Heaven Dou City, there is a powerful Beast God called the Azure Dragon Divine Lord. Let's go find him and ask for help!"

"Those Spirit Masters would never imagine that we would actually leave the forest, so their defenses will surely be at their weakest."