Chapter 220: One Male and One Female
"Heh heh heh..."
"Xia Yi, I have already seen the end of the Human Race!"
"One month, cherish this last month, hahaha...."
The black dragon laughed arrogantly.
In just a month, the Demon Race would arrive, and then he could escape.
"Rest assured, if the Human Race perishes, you'll be buried with them!"
Xia Yi lowered his eyes, looking at the black dragon he had suppressed, and said indifferently.
"Kill me? If you could, you would have done it already! Had I not been careless back then, could I have been suppressed by you?"
When he first descended upon the Human Realm, the black dragon was extremely arrogant, not paying any attention to these humans. After all, with his status, humans were merely his food.
Thus, he grew complacent.
The end result was Xia Yi ambushing him and gravely wounding him, which led to his suppression in the Taiji Hall.
But even so, Xia Yi could not kill him.
After all, a king-level demon beast was not so easily killed!
"No matter what you say, it doesn't change the fact that you are my prisoner. As for...."
At this point, Xia Yi suddenly paused, then chuckled lightly, "Since you're so confident, why not make a bet? Isn't that your favorite thing?"
"What are we betting on?"
The black dragon instantly became wary.
Though a prisoner, being a black dragon prodigy with king-level strength, he remained incredibly proud. More importantly, he was a gambler!
And Xia Yi exploited this, luring him in.
The two had bet countless times over the years. In the beginning, the black dragon won quite a few times, and Xia Yi fulfilled the bets, even taking him out for a stroll.
This gradually made him more and more arrogant.
Afterward, they often made bets, but at some point, he gradually began to lose.
However, he still won more often.
But in recent years, he had been losing continuously, and only now did he realize it was all a massive trap set by Xia Yi.
First, he let down his guard, and once he took the bait, Xia Yi started extracting from him.
But by the time he understood, it was too late.
Xia Yi had extracted who knows how much from him by now.
That's why upon hearing the word 'bet,' he became wary, despite his gambling tendencies, he no longer dared to agree so readily.
"If you don't dare, then forget it!"
It was a simple goading tactic, yet the black dragon fell for it, and with his gambling urge kicking in, he immediately shouted, "Speak, how do we bet! I am a noble Black Dragon, to fear you mere humans is laughable!"
"I bet that you will surely die!"
"Hahahahaha...." The black dragon burst into wild laughter as if he had heard the world's greatest joke.
He would surely die?
Even in the Demon Realm, there were few who could kill him.
Such was the power of a king-level!
"If you lose, I will devour that little golden dragon!"
He had coveted the little golden dragon for a long time. Though it was the National Spirit, it was also a demon beast.
No!
More accurately, it was a spiritual beast, born of heaven and earth, even purer.
If he could devour it, he might progress to the next stage even faster.
Then, not only the Human Realm, but even in the Demon Realm, perhaps only that old one would be able to suppress him.
"Hmph! Bold words indeed?"
Xia Yi snorted coldly, his face turning grim.
But the black dragon, seeing this scene, became even more excited, "What, are you scared?"
"Scared?"
Xia Yi showed disdain, "There's nothing that can scare me! I can agree, but what can you offer in return?"
The black dragon was immediately troubled!
After so many years and so many losses, one could say he had nothing left to tempt Xia Yi with.
However—
He was reluctant to offer the little golden dragon!
And it had been a long time since he last gambled; his heart was itching with unease.
Resolutely making a decision,
he slowly spoke, "A drop of my essence blood!"
The black dragon was willing to risk it to devour Great Xia's National Spirit because essence blood from a king-level demon race could not be taken without his consent, not even if you killed him.
"Three drops!"
Xia Yi said expressionlessly.
"Two drops, take it or leave it! If you agree, take an oath; if not, forget it!"
Three drops? Impossible! Two drops were already the limit. Three drops would weaken him, pushing himself directly into the fire pit.
He knew what kind of person Xia Yi was.
If there was even the slightest opportunity to kill him, Xia Yi wouldn't hesitate.
"Deal!"
Subsequently, both took an oath, sealing it with a blood oath so that any deviation would result in immediate annihilation by the heavens!
"Give me the essence blood!"
Xia Yi demanded, as, in the recent years, every bet required the black dragon to deliver the stakes first.
Otherwise, Xia Yi wouldn't even entertain him.
"Heh heh, so what if I give it to you!"
The black dragon instantly spat out two black light dots, hovering in front of Xia Yi, exuding intense pressure.
"I've added seals; if you dare forcibly break them, they'll explode! Why don't you try?"
He couldn't resist provoking.
The prospect of Xia Yi trying was something he looked forward to because the explosion of his essence blood would... heh heh!
"I am the Emperor of Great Xia, not a gambler like you!"
Xia Yi looked at him with contempt, waved his hand to take the two drops of essence blood into his palm, and then closed his eyes again.
"Hmph!"
The black dragon snorted coldly, clearly displeased.
...
Within the altar of Great Xia.
Chen Xuan glanced at the golden dragon above the array, then at Xia Lingyu beside him, "Your father wants me to deliver the golden dragon to Zhou Zheng?"
Listening to her earlier, he was quite startled.
This is the National Spirit of Great Xia; though the two emperors are currently allies, Xia Yi is being quite bold here.
The National Spirit is the foundation of a nation.
If Zhou Zheng harbors any ill intent, Great Xia would be in grave danger.
"Just do as Father Emperor says, no need to concern yourself with the rest!" Xia Lingyu said calmly.
Under normal circumstances, she would certainly advise her father otherwise.
But now, they must assist Cai Feng in evolving.
Besides, she believed that as the emperor of Great Zhou, Zhou Zheng wouldn't engage in such petty actions when it came to major issues.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be fit to be an emperor.
"Alright, alright!" Chen Xuan shrugged. After all, Great Xia wasn't his nation, he was just mentioning it casually.
And in any case, Zhou Zheng probably wouldn't do such a thing, right?
Then he slowly moved to the side of the golden dragon and smiled, "Brother Long, suppress your aura, let's take you to Cai Feng!"
"Okay!"
The golden dragon nodded with great human-like intelligence, then he retracted all his aura, leaving no trace.
Chen Xuan placed his hand on its head, and in the next moment, both man and dragon vanished into thin air!
"Bang!"
Instantly, they appeared in the Taihe Palace of the Great Zhou Imperial City, ejected by space itself.
"Damn!"
Chen Xuan barely stabilized himself, couldn't help but utter a curse.
He vowed never to do such a thing again.
A golden dragon, thirteen zhangs in size, using his sped-up traversal technique was almost crushing under the pressure.
"Clang clang....."
The moment the golden dragon appeared, Cai Feng immediately let out cries of a phoenix song, flying swiftly to his side, nuzzling affectionately.
"┗|`O′|┛Awoo~~"
The golden dragon also let out dragon roars in response.
A dragon and a phoenix spiraling around each other in the air.
"Dragon and Phoenix Harmony!"
At this moment, Chen Xuan also came to Zhou Zheng's side, adding, "Could they be a pair, male and female?"
His comment immediately made Zhou Zheng glare at him, his face darkened instantly.
"Hehe, just joking!"
Seeing this, Chen Xuan quickly explained.
But in his heart, he still believed it, thinking they were indeed a pair.
Moreover, the actions of the golden dragon seemed to validate his thought next moment.
He saw the golden dragon inhale the essence below and then exhale it directly, while Cai Feng opened her mouth immediately to absorb it.
Mouth to mouth!
If they weren't a pair, he would wager his life on it.
Even Zhou Zheng's expression turned peculiar for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
"By the way, that is Great Xia's National Spirit, do you want to..."
Faced with Chen Xuan's probing, Zhou Zheng didn't even look at him, instead sneering, "This is the difference between you and me. That's why I am the emperor! No matter how strong you are, you cannot take this position!"
With the Demon Race about to invade, even if it destroyed Great Xia, Great Zhou would also be buried alongside.
He, Zhou Zheng, wasn't that foolish!
"Alright, you're noble, you're amazing, I'm filthy, okay?"
He even despised him.
As if this emperor position was something he desired. To be honest, if it weren't for the Demon Race, he would be living a carefree life right now.
Training in the day, training with some women at night.
Just imagine how joyful that would be.
"Damn Demon Race!"
Thinking of this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but curse.
"By the way, Ah Zheng!" he continued as he couldn't resist putting an arm on Zhou Zheng's shoulder, smiling as he asked, "You and Xia Yi, are you confident?"
"Bang!"
In an instant, Zhou Zheng punched, Chen Xuan didn't even have time to react before the blow landed squarely on his chest, sending him flying backward.
"Boom!"
The aura of the Nine Layers of Purity burst forth, instantly stabilizing him, "You're crazy!"
Feeling the burning pain in his chest, Chen Xuan glared at him.
"Behave, this time is forgiven. Next time, I won't be lenient!"
His expression was extremely serious, exuding an intense aura of authority from his eyes—Zhou Zheng was an emperor!
Chen Xuan pursed his lips.
This punch was in vain. He had really brought it upon himself, talking so carelessly.
"Alright, notify me!"
Then he left the Taihe Palace.
"Phew——"
After Chen Xuan left, Zhou Zheng inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, a slight flush appearing on his face, his eyes growing complicated.
No one had ever treated him like that before!
The earlier punch was purely instinctive!
Slowly he raised his eyes to the sky, where the dragon and phoenix now cooperated flawlessly.
"A male and female..."
...
After leaving the Imperial City, Chen Xuan didn't rush off. Instead, he made his way to East Main Street in Yonghe Commandery.
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