Chapter 1108 - 560: Day of the Dragon’s Rise
On the day the dragon emerges, it’s best to avoid travel. Clouds follow the dragon’s ascension, the sun hides while darkness descends. Those who follow will prosper, those who oppose will perish.
At the height of the day, suddenly dark clouds pressed down like a cover, a wild wind arose, and quickly black clouds draped with ink formed a vortex over the marsh. Soon, a fierce cyclone rose with the sound of ten thousand cattle roaring together. In an instant, torrential rain poured down, thunder roared, shaking the heavens and earth. At once, the world lit up, piercing the daytime sky.
After a brief moment, the wind stopped, the rain ceased, thunder silenced, and lightning dissipated. Only was the water in the marsh boiling, a massive rupture appeared centrally, and a column of water shot up into the sky, as thick as a hundred yards. The marsh water split apart like walls, and out emerged a dragon’s head.
As it ascended, it was as if the earth’s axis had turned, the marsh water stood up for it. As it moved, wild winds and thunder followed, obscuring the sun and casting darkness like night.
Soon, the dragon appeared amidst the clouds, its head and horns distinct, its scales and mane catching lightning, silver horns like forks, azure scales like palaces, eyes vast as pools, its spine like a coiled mountain, its body extending a thousand yards, riding the wind straight upward. The clouds gathered around, obscuring both head and tail.
Day Prophecy:
Clouds follow the dragon’s ascent, gentle rain descends abundantly. Seize the moment, success for those who meet the great man.
Chen Xuantian kneeled in the reeds, gazing at the flight of Lord Yun Meng.
Its body, a thousand yards long, more massive than the peaks of Xianjing. As it rose from the marsh, it was like the horizon lifting. As it flew across the sky, its spine cast shadows miles long, turning day into twilight in an instant. Azure scales as large as the eaves of the Immortal Palace, silver whiskers trailing like chains of the Heavenly Court, breathing clouds, exhaling wind. Opening its eyes brought daylight, closing them brought moonset. This scene, this feeling, makes one want to shout out in awe.
"Ah~ this damn thing is what you call a dragon~~"
Chan Zi pushed aside the reeds and stepped forward, looking at Chen Xuantian kneeling on the ground.
"Are you done? Dragon Slaying? Ready to go?"
Chen Xuantian turned his head to glare at him, pointing at the soaring Heavenly Dragon,
"Are you not blind? Seeing that thing, you still think of slaying it?"
Chan Zi spread his hands,
"Then what do we do? If I don’t kill it, it would eat my crop, wasn’t that what you said?"
"Damn it, in the end, it’s your own foolishness..."
Chen Xuantian cursed, then let out a long sigh, climbing up from the mud,
"Ah, let’s go, go, go! Slay, slay, slay!"
So the two turned toward the shack, facing a group of clueless old, weak, sick, and young.
Well, there was still an elderly one, probably seeing his good friend Liu Lang depart never to return, that Xu Wushe actually awoke and chased all the way to the duck coop. Yet he too was momentarily awed by the majestic dragon might of the Azure Sky Dragon Yun Meng, momentarily speechless, jaw agape, unable to help himself.
"Hey you! Yes, you!"
Chen Xuantian pointed at him.
"Is this fun or not!"
Xu Wushe looked dazed, as if still not back to his senses, subconsciously mumbled a "hmm."
Chen Xuantian raised his eyebrows,
"Still think it’s fun, huh!"
Xu Wushe furrowed his brow, pursed his lips but still followed his heart, gave another "hmm."
Chen Xuantian sneered coldly,
"Heh, damn it, I knew it! Some respect you as the unarmed one, the Azure Sky, some fear you as the merciless one, the Judge. But I think you’re neither, you’re just a madman!
Someone like you who delves into criminal studies can’t be a good person, and doesn’t count as a bad person, you’re all arrogant madmen!
After all, what bad person cares so much about the rules on paper, and what good person, seeing all the suffering in this world, can still be utterly impartial, fair, and just? You’re not even human, just a bunch of heartless bastards, a bunch of madmen who think you’re above others!
All of you sitting high and mighty, wearing the mask of impartiality, singing the rules of law, to put it plainly, you’re just playing at being the heavens, being the law, being gods! Just adjudicating others’ fates!
Manipulating prisoner’s lives in your hands, using criminal law and pens to sever the heads of the accused, listening to the convicts’ cries as they’re judged, watching the tearful gratitude of the bereaved, basking in the gaze of worship, acting as the masters of destiny!
You think that’s enjoyable! That’s fun! That’s thrilling! Isn’t it!!"
Xu Wushe was shaken all over by Chen Xuantian’s scolding, momentarily lost in it, seemingly unable to suppress the urge in his heart, trembling all over, unconsciously let out another sound,
"Hmm!"
Chen Xuantian laughed out of sheer annoyance,
"Hey! Damn it, looks like you’ve really been holding it in for too long, really going mad!
Alright! Stop climaxing by yourself over there! Come along, if we’re to get through this tribulation alive, the more people the better, there’s a spot for you!"
Then Chen Xuantian turned around to sweep at the others, pointing at the Azure Sky Dragon,
"You all come with me too! Told you to run but you all stupidly stayed put! Great! Now none of you can even think about running! We can’t escape!
Listen up! What you’re seeing now is just the opening show! Lord Yun Meng has been suppressed for too long, just recovered from Thunder Punishment, severely malnourished, the gravitational burden is too great, it has to return to the ionosphere to recharge, then come back to feast!
That’s right, once it catches its breath, it must return for seconds, using the blood and flesh of all living things on this earth! To reshape its body! Change its fate! Achieve its Dao!
Death! All must die! Even countless Yun Meng Plains isn’t enough to fill its belly! There’s too few high-quality specimens, unless you can escape to the Central Plains, escape to Kunlun, otherwise none of you can escape!
Don’t expect the Mystic Sect to intervene! This old mud loach had the chance to gain enlightenment six thousand years ago, suppressed till now! Now it has a glimpse of life, passing catastrophes breaking seals, by the rules of those in the mountains, it must be given a chance to reverse fate!
Don’t even think the Heavenly Dao would suppress it! The rise of the Demon Clan is the Heavenly Destiny! Countless beings are meant to serve as stepping stones, paving its path, becoming its Dao!