77: Chapter 77 Subduing the Evil Dragon

Xiang Tian suddenly came to a halt.

Ouyang Batian, however, was wrapped in a fierce wind and showed no intention of stopping.

Just as his furious palm was about to strike down, the Golden Lotus suddenly turned into a stream of light and instantly drilled into Ouyang Batian's body.

Ouyang Batian's body froze abruptly, his movements coming to a sudden halt.

"A good opportunity!"

Xiang Tian's eyes narrowed, and he backhanded his blade, slashing straight down!

"Bang!"

Xiang Tian exclaimed, "Damn, so hard!"

Where the blade passed, Ouyang Batian's skin didn't even show a single white mark.

Couldn't break his defense?

"If one strike doesn't work, then two!"

Xiang Tian gritted his teeth, his speed with the blade becoming increasingly fierce.

Ten breaths passed in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the flashing blade light, Ouyang Batian remained completely motionless.

"Master, are you... not capable enough?"

Jinlian's voice suddenly came from Ouyang Batian's mouth.

Her tone carried a hint of deliberate lightness.

But no one knew how much pressure she was enduring at this moment.

A strange black shadow was hidden within Ouyang Batian's body, constantly bombarding her spirit form.

"Who says I'm not capable!"

Xiang Tian's face darkened.

He gripped the hilt with both hands, pouring all his spiritual energy into it, and slashed down fiercely once more!

"Sss—"

This time, the sharp blade finally cut through the skin, leaving a shallow mark on Ouyang Batian's body.

"Finally, some effect."

Xiang Tian was drenched in sweat, his chest heaving violently.

It had to be said, the Physical Body strength of Ouyang Batian, after being enhanced by the power of the Evil Dragon, was terrifying to this extent.

Another ten breaths passed.

Accompanied by a crisp tearing sound, "Rrrrip!"

Xiang Tian slashed down in one stroke, actually cutting Ouyang Batian in half at the waist!

Immediately after, a golden light shot out from Ouyang Batian's corpse and drilled straight into Xiang Tian's body.

"Finally, the task is complete."

Xiang Tian let out a long sigh of relief, feeling no guilt in his heart.

Ouyang Batian was inherently wicked and had been a scourge to the region.

His death today was purely a case of reaping what he had sown.

"Jinlian, where is the Evil Dragon?" He sank his Divine Sense into his Purple Mansion and asked Jinlian.

"Master, part of its energy has been absorbed by me." Jinlian's voice carried a hint of exhaustion.

"The Evil Dragon is currently in an extremely weak state; you must take this opportunity to subdue it!"

As her voice faded, Jinlian closed her eyes and fell into silence.

Dealing with the Evil Dragon had already consumed a large amount of her spiritual energy, not to mention the burden of refining the Evil Dragon's energy after absorbing it.

"Oh? The Evil Dragon isn't dead yet?"

Xiang Tian's eyes lit up.

In his previous life, there was a saying: "Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground."

If he were to take this black dragon...

[Host, watch your words! Do not consume the black dragon's Physical Body; the negative emotions contained within it are too violent for you to control.]

[Furthermore, wouldn't it be cooler to take the black dragon as a mount than to eat it?]

The System's reminder rang out just in time.

Xiang Tian thought about it and immediately felt it made perfect sense.

Just then, the surrounding Ten Directions Eight Trigrams Array suddenly dissipated.

The eighteen Arhat Puppets also faded away without a trace.

"Xiang Tian!"

A crisp female voice came.

Immediately after, a beautiful figure rushed over and hugged him tightly.

It was Ouyang Huamei.

Although she had always had confidence in Xiang Tian, the opponent was, after all, a legendary Dragon, so she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Now that she saw Xiang Tian was safe and sound, the heart she had been holding up finally settled down.

"Don't hug me so tight, I can't breathe."

Xiang Tian helplessly patted her delicate body.

He secretly muttered in his heart: This wave of destroying the Evil Dragon was another invisible show-off, and it had actually made her more dependent on him.

"Xiang Tian, did you... did you really kill Ouyang Batian?"

Ouyang Yunshan and the others also hurried over.

When they saw Ouyang Batian's corpse, cut in half at the waist, everyone's faces showed shock.

"He deserved to die." Ouyang Miaomiao snorted coldly.

"Miaomiao, don't be careless." Ouyang Yunze frowned tightly.

He said in a deep voice, "Ouyang Batian's father is the Eighth Elder of the Family, and his status in the clan is not low."

"What's there to fear? Isn't it just an Eighth Elder?" Ouyang Miaomiao didn't care at all.

"Wouldn't Xiang Tian's aunt and uncle sit idly by?"

This was true.

Ouyang Changgong, being the biological son of the Family Head, had a lot of say in the clan.

With him backing them, there was naturally no need to fear an Eighth Elder.

"I helped your Ouyang Family eradicate the great threat of the Evil Dragon; you should be thanking me." Xiang Tian waved his hand, his tone relaxed.

He didn't take the threat of the Eighth Elder to heart at all, "As for Ouyang Batian's funeral arrangements, I'll leave that to you to handle."

He gently pulled Ouyang Huamei away.

Looking up, he saw that in the Void Realm not far away, the huge Evil Dragon was slowly shrinking, and its aura was becoming increasingly withered.

"Whoosh!"

Xiang Tian tapped his toes.

His figure soared into the air, flying straight toward the Evil Dragon.

"Little Dragon, those who know the times are wise; are you willing to acknowledge me as your master?" A playful smile curled at the corner of Xiang Tian's mouth.

"I... even if I am smashed to pieces, I will never acknowledge you as my master!" The Evil Dragon's eyes were filled with malice.

As it spoke, it swung its giant claw, swatting at Xiang Tian.

"Hehe, refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

Xiang Tian chuckled, raised his hand, and slapped it out!

"Bang!"

After the loud noise, the Evil Dragon's body was directly slapped to the ground, creating a huge pit.

"That's not up to you."

Xiang Tian flew close to the Evil Dragon's head and stepped on its dragon body.

"From now on, you are my mount. Do you understand?"

The Evil Dragon had a rebellious nature.

How could it easily submit? "I will never be..."

"Bang!"

Before it could finish, Xiang Tian punched it on the head, causing the Evil Dragon to see stars.

"Do you submit?"

"I do not..."

"Bang!"

Another punch landed.

In the next few hours, dull thumping sounds kept coming from the pit.

The Evil Dragon was beaten by Xiang Tian until it was covered in bumps, and many scales had fallen off.

Its aura grew weaker and weaker.

"Still not submitting?" Xiang Tian's voice gradually turned cold.

"I..." The Evil Dragon opened its mouth, wanting to curse loudly.

But meeting Xiang Tian's cold gaze, it ultimately swallowed the words back.

Seeing its attitude soften, Xiang Tian's tone became slightly gentler: "Little Dragon, follow me, and in the future, I guarantee you'll eat well and drink well. Cultivate resources will be plentiful; you definitely won't lose out."

"Xiang Tian, you should just kill this black loach!" Ouyang Huamei and the others stood at the edge of the pit, frowning.

She rejected the cold and strange aura on the Evil Dragon from the bottom of her heart.

Just being near it made her feel uncomfortable.

"Xiang Tian, I also think you should kill it," Ouyang Yunshan chimed in.

Recalling the scene of being injured by the Evil Dragon's casual strike earlier, he still had lingering fears.

"This black dragon has formidable strength and a violent temper. Keeping it is undoubtedly playing with fire, and it is very easy for it to kill its master."

"I understand Brother Ouyang's feelings." Xiang Tian waved his hand.

His tone was firm, "But I have full confidence in controlling it, so rest assured."

Just kidding, with the System on his side, couldn't he handle a weak Evil Dragon?

"Xiang Tian, this black dragon's aura is too strange, and I really don't like it either." Ouyang Miaomiao frowned deeply.

She said seriously, "If our child is infected by this aura, their Heart-Nature is very likely to become twisted."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Tian's forehead was instantly covered with black lines.

He coughed lightly to change the subject: "Ahem, I naturally have my reasons for keeping it. As for the matter of subduing it, I have my own discretion."

"Xiang Tian, you scoundrel... hurry up and kill this black dragon! Keeping it will sooner or later be a disaster!"

Ouyang Yunyan's voice came, and although her tone still carried a bit of hostility, it lacked the desperate determination from before.

Xiang Tian was stunned and turned to look at her.

Ouyang Yunyan's cheeks flushed red under his gaze.

In her mind, she couldn't help but recall what Xiang Tian had done to her before, feeling both shy and angry.

If it weren't for Xiang Tian saving everyone this time, she would never have let it go so easily.

"Alright, stop talking, I have my own discretion." Xiang Tian sighed helplessly.

He naturally understood that everyone's worries were not superfluous.

The Evil Dragon was inherently a derivative of condensed negative emotions.

If he were careless, he could be backlashed by it.

But what everyone didn't know was that he had the System as his greatest backing.

Xiang Tian cast his gaze back to the Evil Dragon in the pit.

He gently stepped on its dragon body: "Little Dragon, you heard them too; they all want to kill you, only I am willing to save your life."

"You only have two choices: either acknowledge me as your master, or become a pile of dragon meat. If you acknowledge me as your master, if you perform well in the future, I might give you a chance to be free; conversely, once you become dragon meat, there will be nothing left."

Xiang Tian threw the choice to the Evil Dragon: "I'll give you half an hour to consider. When the time is up, if you still refuse to acknowledge me as master, I will peel off your dragon skin and pull out your dragon tendons!"

After speaking, he stood quietly on the Evil Dragon's body, closing his eyes to rest.

The others also stood at the edge of the pit, their eyes tightly fixed on the person and the dragon in the pit.

They were puzzled, not understanding why Xiang Tian insisted on subduing this dangerous black dragon.

"What do you think Xiang Tian wants to do by taking this black dragon?" Ouyang Yunze couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked in a low voice.

"Hard to say." Ouyang Yunshan shook his head.

After pondering for a moment, he guessed, "However, I think it might be related to the phantom of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon on him. Other than that, I really can't think of any other reason."

Everyone nodded one after another.

Currently, this was the only explanation that made sense.

Time passed quietly in silence, and half an hour quickly went by.

In the pit, the Evil Dragon slowly opened its dragon eyes, a flash of struggle crossing them.

Finally, it turned into dejection.

Xiang Tian was right.

As long as one is alive, there is still hope; if one dies, everything is truly over.