“Roar!”
The five-clawed dragon, writhing in pain, let out a deafening roar, thrashing wildly in the water to shake Lin Yun off.
But Lin Yun’s strength was immense. He gripped the dragon’s horn tightly with one hand, his legs clamping firmly, unshaken by the dragon’s efforts.
After slicing the wound, Lin Yun stowed his sword in his storage space and placed his hand on the gash.
The dragon’s body was remarkably resilient, its recovery rapid, as the wound began to slowly mend.
Lin Yun swiftly channelled his inner energy, halting the healing, and began drawing out the dragon’s essence blood through the wound.
His inner energy surged, pouring through the wound into the dragon’s body.
“Roar! Roar!”
“Scoundrel, what are you doing? You dare!”
The dragon, shocked by Lin Yun’s actions, roared furiously. It hadn’t expected Lin Yun to dare extract its essence blood.
Roaring, it thrashed even harder, trying to dislodge Lin Yun, even slamming the side he was on against massive underwater reefs, but Lin Yun held firm.
In moments, Lin Yun successfully extracted three drops of essence blood, enveloping them in his inner energy and holding them in his hand.
Boom!
The dragon slammed Lin Yun against another massive reef, shattering the hundred-metre structure.
But with Lin Yun’s formidable defence, it had no effect.
“Haha, got it!” Lin Yun grinned, delighted, staring at the three drops of essence blood in his hand.
“Damn human kid, you dare take my essence blood! You’re dead! Dead!” The five-clawed dragon roared in rage, desperate to tear Lin Yun apart, yet it was firmly under his control.
At that moment, the other five-clawed dragon, previously injured by Lin Yun, charged to assist.
While Lin Yun battled the two dragons, Little Green Dragon was locked in fierce combat with the East Sea Dragon Palace elder.
Both were seven-clawed dragons, and the elder, being much older, should have had a significant advantage due to his deeper foundation.
Yet, Little Green Dragon dominated.
Despite sharing the same realm, Little Green Dragon’s rare first-grade bloodline unleashed overwhelming power, leaving the elder no match. The elder was already injured.
Boom!
Another clash sent the East Sea Dragon Palace elder reeling, wounded.
“I told you, a mere East Sea Dragon Palace elder isn’t worthy to fight this king!” Little Green Dragon shouted, his aura fierce.
“You… you…” The elder’s face twisted in frustration.
Little Green Dragon turned to Lin Yun. “Kid, let’s go!”
“Alright!”
Lin Yun leapt off the dragon’s back, joining Little Green Dragon.
“Let’s move!”
With a glance, they unleashed their speed, swiftly departing.
The skirmish, though intense, lasted barely thirty seconds, too brief for the enemy’s reinforcements to arrive.
The East Sea Dragon Palace elder and the two five-clawed dragons, all injured, lacked the strength to pursue.
“Elder, they’re escaping! What now?” the less-injured five-clawed dragon rushed to the elder.
The elder glared in the direction Lin Yun and Little Green Dragon fled, roaring in fury.
“West Sea Dragon King, you’ll pay for this!”
His enraged shout echoed through the underwater canyon, dripping with resentment.
The elder’s plan had been to stall Little Green Dragon and Lin Yun until the head elder arrived.
But he underestimated Little Green Dragon’s strength and grossly misjudged Lin Yun’s.
As for the remaining Purple Radiance Sea Essence, only about one or two percent remained.
…
Elsewhere.
Lin Yun and Little Green Dragon sped away, soon far from the site.
“Phew.”
Both let out long breaths.
Little Green Dragon grinned. “Giving that East Sea Dragon Palace elder a thrashing felt great. That guy was clueless, acting so arrogant before me, a Dragon King. He deserved a beating!”
“He was only so bold because he’s backed by the East Sea Dragon Palace’s might, while our West Sea Dragon Palace is waning, unable to stand toe-to-toe with them. He was right about one thing: the weak are less than the strong’s dogs,” Lin Yun said, sighing.
“Yeah, it pisses me off. Damn it, the East Sea Dragon Palace is too cocky,” Little Green Dragon fumed.
He turned to Lin Yun with a grin. “Kid, you’re something else. Those were two five-clawed golden dragons, two against one. I was worried you couldn’t handle them, but you gave them a proper beating, haha!”
Still smiling, he added, “It’s only been a bit over a year since you last visited the dragon palace, right? You’ve reached Second Stage Myriad Realm already. That’s some insane progress!”
Last time Lin Yun visited the West Sea Dragon Palace, he was at Third Stage Eternal Realm. In a sparring match, he faced Ao Qirui, a four-clawed dragon, and barely managed to knock him off the stage, unable to injure him.
Today, Lin Yun fought two five-clawed dragons, not only winning but wounding them.
“I also snagged three drops of essence blood from them,” Lin Yun said, grinning as he opened his hand, revealing the three drops wrapped in his inner energy.
“Damn, you’re even more ruthless than me!” Little Green Dragon exclaimed.
He burst into laughter. “Haha, essence blood is a big deal. That dragon you took it from must be livid!”
Essence blood, derived from innate essence, was vastly different from regular blood. It contained the body’s core vitality, each drop immensely precious.
Losing even one drop caused significant harm, and losing too much could severely impact future cultivation.
Dragon essence blood was incredibly rare and invaluable, something no dragon would willingly part with.
When Lin Yun became a guest elder of the dragon clan, he absorbed a single drop of dragon essence blood, so he knew its potent effects well.
