NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1793 - A Dragon Returns to the Sea
Chapter 1793 - A Dragon Returns to the Sea
A petite figure flew beneath the dome of heaven. She flashed past like a fleeting beam of light, leaving no trace whatsoever.
The young woman looked up and gazed into the distance. That’s Evening Fog City up ahead!
She was dressed in broad-sleeved, black clothing, and her face was fair and tender. The staunch determination on her face seemed out of place given her youthful features.
Her bright golden eyes were particularly attention-grabbing, and her flowing long hair shone with a faint hint of red beneath the light of the heavens, like fleeting glimpses of fire.
She had an extraordinary disposition, too: cold and aloof, like solitary, never-melting ice. Despite her petite frame, her every gesture was dignified and contemptuous, as if she were gazing down upon all living things.
This was an imposing might originating from her bloodline. It could intimidate all other living beings!
Suddenly, the young woman saw a figure exit the distant Evening Fog City. He was headed her way. He was dressed in plain Daoist robes, and he wore his hair in a topknot. He had a clear, refreshing air about him, as if he’d risen out of the dust of mundanity, and his features were entirely unfamiliar.
But as he drew near, the talisman she gripped in one of her slender, jade-like hands started to tremble.
Her eyes lit up. She knew this was a message from the Sovereign!
A moment later, the young woman’s heart churned. She was instantly nervous and reserved. All of that imposing majesty disappeared without a trace.
“You’re here.” Su Yi greeted her with a smile.
The warmth of his smile eased some of her tension, but she still didn’t dare to meet Su Yi’s gaze. “Chi Su greets you, Sovereign.”
Chi Su was the Red Dragon Dao Monarch’s name.
“I see you’re just one step away from breaking into the Great Realm,” exclaimed Su Yi.
When he last saw the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, she’d been deathly pale, and both her ankles had been shackled. She’d had an air of dejection about her.
But now, her entire body brimmed with a natural, imposing pressure, and her essence, qi, and spirit were flourishing. Her cultivation base was at the pinnacle of the Miracle Realm!
Su Yi quickly understood what had happened. Long ago, prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch was already an Immortal Queen. To prevent the cataclysm from harming her, her foster father, the Black Dragon Dao Monarch, used his Dragon-Marked Blood Chains to seal her bloodline and confine her to the Black Dragon Market.
She remained shackled until Su Yi visited the market, broke her shackles, and released her from what basically amounted to house arrest.
That aside, Su Yi assisted her in entering the Dragon Transformation Pool, where she underwent a baptism by lightning and fully awakened the power of her bloodline. She was now a true Red Dragon!
From that moment on, her draconic majesty was far greater than before.
Furthermore, after she awakened her bloodline, Su Yi shared some of his experiences regarding proving his Dao and entering the Great Realm with her.
Given the circumstances, it wasn’t at all difficult to grasp how enormously she’d changed.
“If not for your assistance, this junior could never have achieved this,” said the young woman, her head lowered. She was completely reserved.
Su Yi smiled. “I called you here because I want to take a trip into the Eastern Sea. Are you willing to accompany me?”
The young woman didn’t even pause to think. “If you so command, this junior will jump into the flames. I wouldn’t refuse even if it meant dying ten thousand deaths!”
Su Yi inclined his head, then gently patted her on the shoulder. “You don't need to be so reserved. Just be yourself. Acting like this only makes us seem distant.”
“Mm,” said the young woman, but she still lowered her head, not daring to meet Su Yi’s gaze.
When Su Yi saw this, he decided not to push her.
“Let’s go. We...” Su Yi was just about to say something when he frowned and gazed into the distance.
......
Three thousand miles away.
Two figures stood on an entirely unassuming little hill.
“Unless something unexpected has happened, the person meeting with the Red Dragon Dao Monarch is really Su Yi!”
A smile tugged at a purple-robed man’s lips.
He held a blood-red flag shrouded in wisps of inscrutable light, and it reflected Su Yi’s meeting with the Red Dragon Monarch.
“Floating Mountain didn’t lie to us. Su Yi really has arrived in the Little Spirit Province, and he’s already reached Evening Fog City. I suspect that he participated in that auction at the Precious Gem Workshop two days ago!” said the man’s companion, an elder with brocade robes and a prominent mustache.
They’d racked their brains and exhausted every method at their disposal to hunt Su Yi down, investigating every place he’d been spotted in one by one.
In the end, they learned that three years ago, not long after arriving in the Immortal Realm, Su Yi visited the Black Dragon Market. They suspected that its leader, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, had a close relationship with him!
Thus, they’d kept an eye on all developments in the Black Dragon Market ever since.
A few days prior, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch left the Black Dragon Market and headed east, drawing their attention. They’d been tailing her in secret ever since.
Now, they finally dared say with certainty that she was going to meet Su Yi!
This was an easy conclusion to reach, as Floating Mountain had only just spread word that Su Yi had appeared in the Little Spirit Province. He’d even killed over a thousand of Floating Mountain’s immortals.
That, combined with the Red Dragon Dao Monarch’s movements, was enough for them to conclude that the man in Daoist robes outside of Evening Fog City was the target they’d been searching for this entire time!
“This operation has gone so smoothly thanks to the Flag of Immeasurable Light the sect leader gave us. It let us trace our target undetected!” laughed the man in purple.
The old man in brocade said, “We cannot afford any delays. Hurry up and send word back to the sect. I suspect that Su Yi is headed into the Eastern Sea, and it’s entirely possible he’s planning to search the ruins of the Dragon Palace.”
“Got it!” The man in purple took out a smooth white bone talisman.
But before he could crush it, a large, fair hand appeared out of nowhere and snatched it.
Another hand then grabbed the purple-robed man by the throat and squeezed, leaving him unable to move a muscle. Alarm and bewilderment were written all over his face.
Su Yi!
Where did he come from?!
It all happened so quickly that the old man in brocade freaked out, turned tail, and fled.
Bang!
A streak of sword qi flashed past, cleaving the old man into pieces and destroying him down to his soul.
Just like that, an Immortal King broke as easily as if he were made of paper!
The purple-robed man was gobsmacked.
He’d long since grasped that Su Yi was an extraordinarily terrifying existence, but it was only after seeing his abilities firsthand that he understood. Su Yi was far more terrifying than he imagined!
He slew Immortal Kings as if they were chickens. Such power should only have been possible for Great Realm experts.
Yet Su Yi, an Immortal Lord, was capable of it too!!
As his heart shook, the man in purple directly admitted defeat and said hurriedly, “Don’t kill me! I can tell you everything I know.”
“Oh,” said Su Yi. “No need.”
‘No need?’ What the hell does that mean!? The purple-robed man’s heart shook. “I....”
Crunch!
His neck broke, and immeasurably tyrannical power ripped him to shreds, scattering his ashes.
“I can tell that you’re from the Church of Supreme Oneness. That’s all the information I needed,” whispered Su Yi.
He glanced at the bone talisman in his hand, then put it away. He then grabbed the flag.
It really is the Church of Supreme Oneness’s Flag of Immeasurable Light, thought Su Yi.
Prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals, he had witnessed this treasure’s wondrous applications for himself. Of course, back then, the user was Jiang Tai’e himself.
Su Yi thought for a moment, then sealed the treasure and put it away.
“Your Excellency, what happened here?” The Red Dragon Dao Monarch shot over, an overcast look on her face.
Su Yi explained briefly, then said, “Don’t worry about it. These flies won’t be able to bother us after we’ve reached the Eastern Sea.”
Killing those two Church of Supreme Oneness Immortal Kings had undoubtedly alerted their sect. They now knew that he’d met up with the Red Dragon Dao Monarch. But that wouldn’t cause too much trouble.
“Let’s go.” Even as he spoke, Su Yi was already leading the Red Dragon Dao Monarch away.
Enough time to burn a stick of incense later.
A boundless stretch of blue seas came into view. The waters churned, and the waves crashed like thunder. From time to time, sea birds streaked through the sky, filling the dome of heaven with their sonorous cries.
Numerous ships were clustered on the shoreline, and there were cultivators all over the place. Some returned from the Eastern Sea, while others prepared their ships and set sail.
More reunions and farewells took place with each passing second.
Whoosh!
A little flat boat carried Su Yi and the Red Dragon Dao Monarch into the Eastern Sea.
The oceanic winds blew past, rustling Su Yi’s clothes and long hair. He stood there, hands behind his back as he gazed into the distance. Scenes of past journeys into these waters flashed through his mind.
The Eastern Sea was home to numerous ancient and powerful factions, like the Jade Firmament Immortal Palace, Penglai Immortal Island, and Floating Mountain.
It was also home to numerous powerful races, like the Kui Ox, the Ba Serpents, and the Giant Whales.
These races were the true masters of the Eastern Sea. They’d lived here since the Primeval Era, and their foundations were incomparably ancient.
Chu Shentong, Immortal Sovereign Sky-Killer, was the founder of Jade Firmament Immortal Palace, as well as one of the Five Sovereigns of the Yao Path. He was also a member of the Kui Ox Spirit Race!
All of the top factions of the Eastern Sea, including Penglai Immortal Island and Floating Mountain, had inextricable ties to the races native to these waters.
Wang Ye had explored the Eastern Sea on numerous occasions. Even with his abilities, he couldn’t grasp how enormous these waters really were, or how many mysterious, unknown lands were hidden here.
During these explorations, Wang Ye made numerous powerful enemies. Thus, four unparalleled experts of the Eastern Sea had participated in the Battle of Eternal Night.
Three of them had died by Wang Ye’s hand during the fighting. Only Chu Shentong, Immortal Sovereign Sky-Killer, escaped with his life.
Now that Su Yi thought about it, he still had Chu Shentong’s descendent, Chu Batian, trapped. He planned to use Chu Batian to force Chu Shentong, who was deep in seclusion to avoid divine misfortune, out of hiding.
The Red Dragon Dao Monarch sat at the tail of the boat, arms wrapped around her knees. As her golden eyes gazed into the distant waters, a strange sensation arose in her heart.
It seemed that, so long as she willed it, she could effortlessly direct the power of the entire stretch of sea, controlling the wind and summoning the rain. She could travel freely in all ten directions!
Even her vital energy grew livelier. The power of her bloodline surged as if awakened and jumping for joy!
Su Yi turned to look at her, and a sentence rose unbidden to his mind.
When a dragon returns to the sea, they receive the power of heaven and earth!