Li Jiangshan let out a startled cry, retreating as blood gushed from his chest like a fountain.
He recoiled in horror.
Long Jian Ye stood before him.
The once gentle and learned Long Jian Ye, rumored to be the most knowledgeable of the hidden clan Dragon family, now resembled a beast.
His clothes were torn, revealing skin covered in crimson scales.
Layer upon layer of scales!
Half his face had turned pale and aged, resembling an orange peel, but with small, keratinized bumps.
It was like snakeskin!
"Long Jian Ye, what has happened to you?" Li Jiangshan clutched his stomach in agony.
Long Jian Ye opposite him let out a mournful cry and then opened his mouth.
Everyone watched in horror as sharp teeth dripped with black saliva, and a tongue longer than a whip, covered in barbs, shot out, coiling around Li Jiangshan.
Li Jiangshan screamed and plunged his hands into the floor of the arena.
Half his body was being devoured bit by bit, his other half barely supported by his hands.
"Master, save me!" Li Jiangshan cried like a child, "I don't want to die!"
The Great Leader of the hidden clan was petrified.
Behind them, Long Di Jun let out a low bellow, his black robe torn to reveal a body transformed entirely into a lizard.
And he was still conscious.
The Dragon family disciples who had transformed into monsters charged in, their eyes all dark yellow with streaks.
Only Long Di Jun's eyes were blood red.
He flicked his lizard tongue, licking his lips, "This feeling is incredible, roar, I can see in the dark, I can smell you all."
The eight leaders of the hidden clan huddled together, trembling, "Long Di Jun, you, why have you become a monster?"
"Monster?" Long Di Jun roared with laughter, his voice a low bellow due to his tongue, "I am not a monster, but a super human! A fusion of human and turtle-dragon, a body from the ancient divine realm, and boundless power!"
Turtle-dragon?
What nonsense! He was clearly a giant lizard!
But the hidden clan members, seeing the demonic energy emanating from the Dragon family, were utterly terrified.
A young disciple panicked, "Esteemed leaders, as cultivators, isn't it our duty to eradicate evil? Now that demons are before us, please, our masters, take action. We swear to defend..."
Before he could finish, his head was struck with a palm.
A fatal blow!
The Great Leader directly killed the hot-headed disciple.
He rolled his eyes and cautiously stepped forward, "Congratulations, Long Di Jun, you have inherited the turtle-dragon lineage. You know, our hidden clan has always admired you. How about we cooperate?"
Long Di Jun blinked his blood-red eyes dismissively, "Do I need you? What are you old fools hiding in the mountains as a hidden clan for? You rely on us agents to make money for you, to buy all sorts of luxurious pleasures. The hidden clan of the past might have had some heroic spirit, but now, including you old man, you are all useless sacks of meat!"
With that, his tongue shot out like a red lightning bolt, striking the Great Leader's left hand.
The Great Leader's left hand evaporated instantly, and he rolled on the ground in pain.
Over there, only Li Jiangshan's head remained outside, half his body already digested by Long Jian Ye.
His eyes had lost their light.
The monstrous Long Jian Ye swallowed the last piece, flicking his tongue with a hiss.
He was completely like a lizard.
Long Di Jun, who still retained his consciousness, could no longer restrain himself, flicking his tongue with a hiss as well.
Both monsters seemed unable to contain their excitement.
"So, eating humans with cultivation can make us stronger?" Long Di Jun laughed wildly, raising a black claw, the scales on the back of his hand flashing. "Then eat them. All these hidden clan members here have cultivation. They are the most delicious prey."
The Great Leader of the hidden clan painfully raised his right hand, "Long Di Jun, let's talk. You'll scare all humans if you go out like this. They'll think you're a monster. But if you cooperate with us, you can become super humans, become heroes..."
Hiss!
The two Dragon family monsters crouched on the ground and charged at the Great Leader with astonishing speed.
The Great Leader roared and unleashed his palm, imbued with incredible power, sending the two monsters flying.
This palm strike, executed with all his might, could shatter giant rocks, but the two monsters shook themselves and stood up again.
The Great Leader's soul was scattered.
At this moment, outside the arena, a white figure suddenly appeared, its eyes streaked, half its body covered in scales, letting out a hissing cry. It leaped over the Dragon family monsters and pounced on the Great Leader.
The Great Leader instantly unleashed his ultimate skills, including Cloud Breaking Palm, Sky Shattering Leg, and the hidden clan's secret Burst Qi Technique. But the white monster's skin remained completely unharmed, and it directly tore open the Great Leader's neck with its teeth.
The Dragon family monsters hissed and swarmed forward, surrounding the Great Leader.
Finally, the lizard monsters formed a small mound, and one of the Great Leader's hands, exposed and trembling a few times, lost all resistance.
Bang!
The Dragon family monsters were flicked away by the white figure, who stood in place, his height doubled.
It was Chen Bai Di.
Chen Bai Di let out hoarse cries, and without a word, walked towards the crowd of hidden clan members.
"I, I surrender, don't fight, don't fight..." a delicate-skinned young master of the hidden clan knelt down, his body depleted by alcohol, possessing no cultivation at all.
Chen Bai Di flicked out his tongue, piercing the fool's head, and then disgustedly retracted the tip.
Uninteresting. This one had no cultivation. He continued to search for the next.
Long Di Jun and Long Jian Ye could no longer hold back, now like wolves entering a flock of sheep. The hidden clan members all prostrated themselves, weeping.
From half the arena away, Li Kun Lun and his companions were stunned.
Some influential figures from the imperial capital had fainted from fear. Those still standing were retching.
Li Kun Lun held the cloth bag with trembling hands. Jun Meng Yao covered her mouth. Neither of them had time to open the bag.
"Quick, quick, open the cloth bag!"
Jun Meng Yao's voice trembled.
Li Kun Lun flinched and quickly tore open the bag, revealing... an egg?
A small egg like white jade?
It looked no bigger than a child's fist, crystal clear, and still vibrating slightly.
"What is this thing?" The other influential figures from the imperial capital were extremely disappointed. "We all thought it was something to save our lives!"
Li Kun Lun glared at them, "I tell you, this thing is our salvation! I believe in that old friend!"
The influential figures wailed, "Then who is your old friend? Could it really be Qin San Ren? That ancient person who died hundreds of years ago?"
Li Kun Lun straightened up, a smile on his lips.
He could still smile. "No matter what danger we face, even in this situation with monsters everywhere, I believe that person can resolve it with ease. At least, I witnessed his abilities when I was still a child."
In the crowd, a few old men pondered thoughtfully.
They scratched their heads, "Your Majesty, you can only be referring to one person. Is it, is it Qin Ye Xuan? He, he isn't dead?"