Chapter 979: The Destructive Scourge Dragon
Its scales were a dark purple color, and it had only two strong-looking hind legs, no forelimbs, and an oversized head that seemed out of proportion. But none of that diminished the terrifying aura it exuded. Within that overwhelming draconic might, there seemed to be boiling a will to destroy everything around it.
Around its neck was a massive metal collar, engraved with all manner of runes. As it roared, the runes on the collar lit up one by one.
This bizarre, ugly dragon-like being immediately began to struggle madly. Its massive body slammed against the cage, making the bars ring like a heavy bronze bell. Waves of crushing pressure continuously radiated outward.
"Enough. Quiet down now!" A white light emerged from the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's hand, descending onto the dragon's collar and causing it to turn white. Only then did the monstrous dragon gradually calm down.
It then opened its massive maw, revealing a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth.
Seeing this dragon, Tang San couldn't help but shiver slightly. This creature actually resembled one he was intimately familiar with—it was like a Tyrant Dragon from his previous life! If not for the wings sprouting from its back, they would have been practically identical. He knew the creature very well, since his son had a Tyrant Dragon as a soul spirit.[1]
The only actual difference was that this creature was far more ferocious and appeared to be far less intelligent. The sheer bloodlust in its scarlet eyes showed it had no sanity at all.
"This is our fifth auction lot today, provided by Crystal City. The dragons call it the Scourge Dragon. As you may have already understood, it's a mutated dragon. In some ways, its mutation was a success. It possesses an extremely powerful body and an exceedingly rare bloodline power attribute that grants it immense destructive power. However, the mutation also caused a huge side effect, namely that its mind is forever trapped in a state of confusion and madness. Once unleashed, it attacks anything indiscriminately.
"After plenty of research, the dragon race developed an array collar that can be used to temporarily control it. Unfortunately, the control can't last more than five minutes before the collar must put it to sleep again. Otherwise, it will turn on its master. In our tests, during its berserk eruptions, its strength approached that of an Emperor, and its toughness may even surpass an Emperor's. The issue is that, precisely because of this strength and toughness, maintaining the collar's arrays requires extremely expensive resources, so the dragon race has decided to put it up for auction."
As the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor explained, the auction hall, which had cooled off a bit, instantly grew fervent again.