Chapter 64: Four Divine Artifacts! Is Long Xiao Dead or Alive?! (15,000 Words) (Part 3)
After confirming, Zhao Xing touched the treasure.
"Buzz~"
A vortex appeared, and Zhao Xing reappeared on Dragon Crystal Avenue.
When Dragon King Yin Xiu saw the huge divine weapon before Zhao Xing, he remained silent for a long time.
Zhao Xing felt unsettled inside.
Dragon King Yin Xiu only flicked his dragon whiskers after ten breaths, directly sending Zhao Xing back to the surface of the sea.
"Phew~"
Zhao Xing let out a long breath.
"The old Dragon King really couldn't hold his temper, I can't come back again."
Zhao Xing could clearly feel that Dragon King Yin Xiu was somewhat reluctant.
"However, my expectations were roughly met. The most valuable at Dragon King Yin Xiu's is the Dragon Emperor's Law and Shennong Hoe; the rest, which seem to be rare treasures, probably don't have a high chance."
"The other treasures aren't particularly necessary for me to take."
"Compared to safety, they're not worth mentioning."
Zhao Xing constantly reminded himself not to act recklessly.
There's absolutely no need to take risks.
There are plenty of good places out there; there's no need to stubbornly clash with Dragon King Yin Xiu.
"This time took another seven days."
"The number of people coming to the Royal City should be more."
"First, find the strong individuals of our dynasty." Zhao Xing turned the flying boat toward the large arena of the Royal City.
In the large arena, there is a dragon god statue.
The dragon god statue has many scales, and every lord-level strong individual who stands out in the large arena must leave their name on the dragon god statue's scales.
Dragon language names contain a wealth of information, and each party will leave unique messages on it; one glance can tell if someone is from their own faction.
In the Gu Ting Kingdom, there's a creature known as the 'Star Snail,' which is a collective life form.
The Star Snail Mother can communicate with all the Star Snails, and the Star Snails can also communicate with each other.
Through the Star Snails, the Dragon Clan has a means of long-distance communication.
Of course, this is far from convenient compared to the Earth Realm's, with a relatively small range. Zhao Xing also needs to first confirm a person is in the contact range before even considering using Star Snails for communication.
"Roar~"
"Howl!!"
"Boom crash!"
When Zhao Xing reached the arena region, there were two Thunder Dragons battling in a thundercloud in the east.
"One of the Thunder Dragons is a Dharma form transformed by a Martial Artist." Zhao Xing, now in Fire Chi Transformation state, immediately saw the clue.
Dharma Form transformation differs from Marquis Transformation Method.
Martial Artist's Dharma Form transformation uses primordial energy and exotic beast blood to make false seem real.
Minister of Agriculture's Marquis Transformation Method involves changes at the body level.
One leans toward a real change in life level, and the other is a change in technique—the differences are significant.
If Dharma Form is killed, the Dharma Form disappears, leaving a human corpse.
If Minister of Agriculture uses Marquis Transformation Method and is killed, a corresponding divine beast corpse is obtained!
"Someone is in the south too." Zhao Xing activated Heavenly Eye to check; someone stood on a Second Grade Hostile Soul Dragon, battling a Tian Wu.
"Why are there so many?"
Zhao Xing scanned casually and discovered the large arena had seven high-grade individuals!
Middle-grade Human Clan only had five individuals.
This was only a partial view of the edge region that he could see.
"The number of high-grade individuals in Gu Ting Kingdom shouldn't be this high," Zhao Xing frowned.
"Sir, is something wrong?" Cao Qianyue asked.
"Just do the math, and you'll see," Zhao Xing replied.
"Including my dynasty, the total number of high-grade individuals among various major powers doesn't exceed five thousand."
"Based on past experience, ninety percent of high-grade individuals will venture to the Central Dragon Court to explore."
"Everyone mainly competes in the Central Dragon Court area."
"Ten percent are spread among ten ancient countries; assuming all are in the Royal City, Gu Ting Kingdom's average count shouldn't exceed fifty."
"The actual number should be less."
"We see seven here... The density of strong individuals is off."
Cao Qianyue realized.
"Marquis, what should we do now?"
"First, get in contact with the strong individuals from our dynasty," Zhao Xing said, "According to our dynasty's tradition when exploring the Dragon Court, each kingdom's Royal City must have one first-grade, two-second grades staying behind."
"Weren't you looking for meal companions? You can start looking now."
"Yes." Cao Qianyue remembered his good friend Li Muwan.
The Dragon God statue stretches tens of kilometers; Zhao Xing began searching from the dragon's head because he could understand the Upper Dragon Language.
Cao Qianyue went towards the dragon's tail because if middle-grade individuals left marks, they would be in the tail area.
As someone who is Fourth Grade Perfect, he could also contact higher Grade Third-rank strong individuals.
...
Swish, swish, swish, swish~
Zhao Xing used Illusion and invisibility, utilizing the Heavenly Mechanism Robe's concealment to swiftly search the Dragon God statue.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Zhao Xing saw two familiar names at the junction of the dragon's head and body.
"Bright Moon Prefecture Master Ye Yuxong, King Shenluo Luo Tian?" Zhao Xing froze, "Why are these two here? Is it a coincidence?"
Either way, it's good to encounter acquaintances.
He quickly took out the Star Snail, held it to his lips, and blew a wisp of primordial energy.
At the same time, he tapped rhythmically on the shell of the Star Snail.
Soon, the other side of the Star Snail lit up. Because the corresponding secret talisman was pre-established, Zhao Xing quickly received a response.
"Roar~~~~~~~"
Regular Dragon Roar and vibrating sounds began.
"Zhao Xing? I've been looking for you. Where are you in the Royal City?"
"Hm? Looking for me?" Zhao Xing instantly became cautious, not responding immediately.
On the other side, King Shenluo immediately reacted and quickly sent another message: "Little Prince Yanda, pearl."
Zhao Xing slightly relaxed his guard, as King Shenluo's feat of slaying Little Prince Yanda might have become known.
However, the Heavenly Spirit Pearl transaction was confidential.
"Where is King Shenluo?" Zhao Xing remained cautious, first asking the other's location, because it seemed too coincidental—the two Second Grades left in Gu Ting Royal City were both acquaintances?