Chapter 1019: I'll Pay! (2/3)
Zhou Heng looked at the shattered door panel and couldn't help but sigh. Why do some people always like to kick doors?
A tall man walked in, almost one zhang in height. His top was a shoulder-baring leather vest, exposing his chest, where golden dragon scales grew in many places!
The entire Dragon Clan is divided into two categories: one is dragon form, the other is human form.
Theoretically, the bloodline of the dragon form is more noble. They can reach the Black Cave Realm just by eating and drinking, but how many caves depends on how concentrated their bloodline is.
Moreover, the dragon form completely inherits the physique of the Divine Beasts, terrifying brutal strength, and astonishing defense!
Just look at Little Fire, as a Heaven-Earth Divine Beast, it could endure a Stellar Realm blast without being injured when it was at the Bright Immortal level! Not undying, but uninjured, which is extremely terrifying!
The human form is different. Only after activating the bloodline can one truly possess the power of the Dragon Clan, being able to call themselves Divine Beasts in this state, and even fusing their physique with their natural Spiritual Power to gain stronger power.
This seems great and powerful, but it has time limits. Even a Comet Emperor can only transform into a dragon form for about an hour, and once the Bloodline Power is exhausted, it takes at least ten days to recover. Besides, the transformation process consumes a lot of Spiritual Power.
It can be said to be a double-edged sword. If you can't defeat your enemy during the transformation, you'll put yourself in danger.
However, as in the dragon form, there's a difference in bloodline concentration. The same applies to the human form. Some human-form Dragon Clan members have high bloodline concentrations but do not meet the requirements for dragon form, leading to partial Dragonification.
For example, one hand might be a dragon claw, a dragon tail might grow from behind, or like this giant guy, dragon scales might grow on the body!
As for dragon horns, ninety-nine percent of the Dragon Clan have them, which is the most common trait. Because Zhou Heng didn't even grow dragon horns, the priest thought his bloodline was too thin and threw him here.
Zhou Heng didn't care about his status in the Dragon Clan. What about the Old Azure Dragon? Didn't Hongyue bully him easily? He's a descendant of the Tai Xu lineage, Huo Tian's junior brother. How could he truly be the offspring of that old dragon!
This is just a training journey!
Gold Seventy-Four Stars is apparently a place of exile, where people with extremely thin bloodlines, abandoned and left to fend for themselves, or those who committed crimes on other planets stay. Among these, there could be exceptions with strong bloodlines.
This giant man seems to belong to the latter. Although he hasn't developed dragon claws or tails yet, having dragon scales is already impressive, giving him very strong defense even in human form.
It can be said that areas covered by scales have a defense equivalent to Divine Beast level.
"Too bad, can't eat the humanoid ones!" Zhou Heng sighed. He had no qualms about eating a dragon, but he couldn't bring himself to eat humans. However, this is Dragon Domain. Even if he encountered a dragon form, he couldn't make a move. How could he, with his current power, contend with Dragon Domain?
"What did you say?" The giant man didn't catch Zhou Heng's muttering, only feeling that it sounded like something outrageous, making him momentarily forget his purpose.
"Nothing!" Zhou Heng pointed at the broken door, "Let's first discuss the compensation issue!"
"No problem, as long as you spar with me, I'll pay you!" The giant man said, patting his chest. The thumping sound was as resonant as a drum, shocking to hear, making even a normal Milky Way Realm person blanch.
Zhou Heng grinned and said, "One thousand Dragon Coins!"
"Pfft!" The giant man sputtered immediately, angrily saying, "Why don't you go rob instead!"
A thousand Dragon Coins could buy ten jin of Comet Realm Demon Beast meat, or a whole Milky Way Realm Demon Beast, or one hundred Stellar Realm Demon Beasts! Can this broken door be worth that much?
"Forget it if you can't afford it, just fix the door and leave. You're not welcome here!" Zhou Heng said lazily, waving his hand for emphasis.
"Who said I can't afford it!" The giant man beat his chest again, making one wonder if such strength would damage his chest. He assumed a stance, "Fight me!"
"Wait!" Zhou Heng extended his right hand, "I don't believe I know you, so why are you picking a fight with me?"
"Hahaha, of course, you don't know me. Listen up, my name is Tu Lan, and in the future, I'll be the great Long Tulan!" The giant man started beating his chest again, and Zhou Heng was convinced that if he kept it up, he might injure himself without any intervention.
In the Dragon Clan, only those who break through to the Black Cave Realm can take the dragon surname. This giant apparently has high aspirations, as he is only at the peak of the Milky Way Realm now, similar to Zhou Heng's level.
Only somewhat similar; is reaching the Great Perfection of nine hundred and ninety-nine Milky Ways something just anyone can achieve?
However, Zhou Heng thought this giant had a problem, giving him the sense of playing the lute to a cow. He sighed and said, "Focus, why did you destroy my door?"
"I heard there's a new Milky Way Emperor here, so I came to beat you up to prevent you from competing with me after the Ancestral Pond baptism!" Tu Lan said, patting his chest as he spoke, as if he couldn't talk otherwise.
Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel slightly intrigued, "You haven't had the Ancestral Pond baptism yet?"
The Dragon Clan's Ancestral Pond baptism happens twice. The first time all Dragon Clan members are eligible, to initially activate their bloodline and begin their fast track to improvement. The second time is limited to those who break through to the Black Cave Realm.
He had heard that the Dragon Clan would collectively have an Ancestral Pond baptism the year they were born. This giant didn't seem like a newborn less than a year old, so was he, like Zhou Heng, newly arrived?
No, this person's bloodline clearly seemed quite rich—they already grew dragon scales. He must have been exiled here for crimes committed on another planet, indicating he had been in the Dragon Domain for a long time.
"Newbie, you are too ignorant!" Tu Lan showed a disdainful expression.
"Go ahead, explain."
"Pah, I'm here to fight, not to explain!" Tu Lan shouted.
"Then bring it on! But first, let me say, anything you break here, you have to compensate for. If you dare try to cheat, I'll beat you until you regret being born!" Zhou Heng said seriously.
He had a strong feeling that he was going to make a fortune today, finally able to shake off the embarrassing feeling of having an empty pocket.
"Such big talk!" Tou Lan was obviously angered, and immediately dashed towards Zhou Heng.
Boom!
He charged like a Barbaric Bull, his footsteps causing tremors like an earthquake, making ninety-nine percent of people dare not face him head-on, forcing them to adopt a strategy of wearing him down first.
But Zhou Heng had no intention of dodging. At the Milky Way Realm, his Spiritual Power was absolutely unbeatable!
Tou Lan attacked!
Zhou Heng threw a punch!
Bam!
The huge man was instantly knocked flying, unfortunately crashing into the fence. The few pieces of wood couldn't even hold his weight, let alone withstand such a powerful impact, instantly breaking the fence.
This punch was not light, and Tou Lan staggered to his feet like a drunk, as if he might fall down again at any moment.
The Dragon Clan, their physique truly is formidable!
Zhou Heng marveled to himself, his punch landing on the opponent's chest, right where a dragon scale was, which instantly absorbed at least eighty percent of his strength! And every piece of dragon scale was like this, so what about a complete dragon form?
Heaven-Earth Divine Beasts are truly enviable!
Just look at Little Fire. As a Bright Immortal, it could withstand the Stellar Realm's attacks without a scratch!
Without the Black Sword, forget about killing Divine Beasts—it's extremely difficult to even seriously injure them!
However, he hadn't yet used the Tyrant Dragon Fist, which contained some of the Old Azure Dragon's rule power, equivalent to a rune. Its power was no joke.
He pointed at the broken fence, his meaning unmistakably clear.
"I'll pay!" Tou Lan shouted, then charged at Zhou Heng again.
"Two thousand Dragon Coins!"
Pfft!
Hearing this exorbitant demand, Tou Lan almost stumbled and fell to the ground. What a greedy guy! Daring to ask for so much for a piece of broken fence! How could he be in human shape? With such greed, he should definitely be in dragon form!
Bam!
Zhou Heng threw another punch, and Tou Lan was once again knocked flying. This time he didn't crash into the fence but into the house, breaking a hole in the stone wall. Fortunately, the house didn't collapse.
"I'll pay!"
Bam!
"I'll pay!"
Bam!
"I'll pay!"
After being knocked flying more than a dozen times, Zhou Heng's small stone house finally couldn't take it anymore and gloriously collapsed. Tou Lan bounced out from the rubble, and his first words were, "I'll pay!" Zhou Heng couldn't help but admire that even the dumbest people weren't hopeless.
"How much do you owe now? Can you still afford to pay?" This time Zhou Heng didn't strike again.
Tou Lan was stunned, calculating in his mind, and his face turned green immediately.
He had now accumulated at least twenty thousand Dragon Coins in debt!
If he relied on himself to repay it, it would take at least a hundred years! Though a hundred years isn't long for a high-tier Martial Artist, counting day by day, it's definitely not short!
How did he end up owing so much money?
Even if he bought this broken place, he would spend no more than one Dragon Coin. How could he owe twenty thousand Dragon Coins for just breaking a few things?
That's too exorbitant!
"I haven't lost yet!" Tou Lan shouted loudly, clearly indicating that he wouldn't pay as long as he didn't lose! While it's certain he couldn't beat Zhou Heng, losing was also difficult because his vital areas were covered with dragon scales, which Milky Way Realm's power couldn't break through.
You could say he was born in an undefeatable position!
Of course, he only dared to be so unreasonable now. If he acted like this in the baptism tournament, he would definitely embarrass himself! But now he had no choice—the debt of twenty thousand Dragon Coins was too heavy. He wouldn't need to eat or drink; he'd have to use everything to pay off the debt!
"Trying to dodge debt? No way!" Zhou Heng rolled up his sleeves, exuding an air of menace. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)