Chapter 15: The Scarlet Earth Dragon
by Ink HubLuo Jiu and his group died miserably on the spot in an instant!
Witnessing this scene, Elder Chen Jiang’s expression became even more complicated!
Even now, he couldn’t believe that with his strength at the Third-Grade Golden Core Realm, he was no match for Lu Jin, who was merely at the Seventh-Grade Spirit Pearl Realm!
For Lu Jin, killing the First-Grade Golden Core Luo Jiu was devoid of any difficulty!
And now, Chen Jiang himself had his Dantian crippled, completely reduced to a waste, his little life firmly grasped in Lu Jin’s hand! This feeling was practically more unbearable than death itself!
Meanwhile, Mo Chen and Zi Xuan, seeing this scene, were petrified entirely on the spot!
Previously, they had been quite worried; now, amidst their pleasant surprise, their admiration for Lu Jin was absolute, and they were ready to prostrate themselves in worship! Moreover, just moments ago, the two had prepared themselves to die fighting.
Therefore, Lu Jin’s intervention had undoubtedly saved their lives!
“Friend, thank you for the grace of saving our lives!”
Mo Chen and Zi Xuan walked over and bowed respectfully:
“The grace of saving a life cannot be repaid with words. If our benefactor has any commands, the two of us will not decline, even if it means ten thousand deaths!”
Zi Xuan also expressed her heartfelt sentiments.
Lu Jin looked at the two and got straight to the point:
“You are going to save someone named Ling Tao?”
Mo Chen frowned, startled inwardly, but nodded:
“That is correct!”
Lu Jin asked:
“Do you also know Qin Long, Zhou Wu, Wang Zimo, Xiao Wuji, and Ma Zhengcheng?”
The names he spoke were all from the list Chu Tianxiong had given him.
Hearing this, the expressions of Mo Chen and Zi Xuan changed again, but then turned to joy!
“So, you are also a disciple of the Holy Hall!”
“Why didn’t the Lord Hall Master tell us that a super expert like Brother Lu Jin had appeared among the Holy Hall Apostles?”
“Defeating a Third-Grade Golden Core with a Seventh-Grade Spirit Pearl cultivation… Brother Lu Jin’s methods are truly inconceivable to us!”
The two spoke excitedly, no longer calling him ‘benefactor’ but addressing him as a brother!
Seeing the change in their attitude, Lu Jin’s eyes shifted slightly. He pondered secretly for a moment before saying:
“I don’t know much about the Holy Hall. Could you tell me more about it, Brother?”
Hearing Lu Jin say this, Mo Chen seemed suddenly more excited.
He did not doubt Lu Jin’s identity in the slightest.
Because in the Holy Hall, anyone who knew the names of those five specific Apostles was definitely a member. This was a rule all Apostles believed in.
The Holy Hall was an extremely tight-knit organization. Some members didn’t even know each other, communicating only through special methods.
Since Lu Jin recited those names in one breath, Mo Chen and Zi Xuan had no doubt that he was a man of the Holy Hall!
And when brothers of the Holy Hall needed rescue, there was no need for polite ceremony. They spent years secretly performing dangerous tasks and executing the Hall Master’s missions; looking out for one another was mandatory.
Hearing Lu Jin ask this, Zi Xuan turned to look at Elder Chen Jiang, who was lying not far away.
Thud!
The next second, a burst of Spiritual Energy erupted, knocking Elder Chen Jiang unconscious directly.
“The secrets of my Holy Hall must absolutely not be known by outsiders.”
Zi Xuan smiled. Her valiant and heroic bearing surprised Lu Jin.
“Brother Lu Jin, you should be a disciple of Myriad Sword Sect, right?” Zi Xuan asked.
Lu Jin frowned slightly, then said:
“Correct. Lu Jin of Myriad Sword Sect.”
“Good! The Hall Master is the Sect Master of Myriad Sword Sect, and Brother Lu Jin is also from Myriad Sword Sect. We must coordinate well in the future!”
Mo Chen said, then his expression suddenly changed:
“Right, Brother Lu Jin, Ling Tao was chased by this old dog and is now trapped deep in the Fire Jiao Cave, his life or death uncertain! We should go rescue him immediately!”
Lu Jin furrowed his brows:
“Fire Jiao Cave? The one deep in the Thunder Abyss?”
He understood this place quite well and naturally knew the location of this cave.
“Correct!”
“The transmission slip Brother Ling Tao sent earlier came from within the Fire Jiao Cave. Now that the transmission slips can no longer connect, I fear he is in grave danger!”
Lu Jin narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said:
“In that case, you two just wait for me here.”
Mo Chen said:
“Brother Lu Jin, the Fire Jiao Cave is extremely perilous. Legend has it that a Fire Flood Dragon (Jiao) haunts it. With your strength…”
Speaking to this point, he suddenly laughed awkwardly:
“I am not questioning Brother Lu Jin’s strength, but after all, your cultivation has not yet reached the Golden Core Realm. I am worried…”
Before Mo Chen could finish, Lu Jin smiled:
“Rest assured. The flame Spiritual Energy beneath the Thunder Abyss is not enough to pose a threat to me.”
With that, he turned and flew off, diving back into the Thunder Abyss.
When he heard the words ‘Fire Jiao Cave’, Lu Jin recalled that the pile of fire-attribute treasures he had hidden a few years ago was located not far from that very cave. After cultivating the Infernal Flame Prison Sword, he had already been thinking about those fire-attribute treasures, so he was bound to go there regardless.
Moreover, regarding the Holy Hall mentioned by Mo Chen and Zi Xuan, although he didn’t know much, he now understood that Chu Tianxiong had secretly established the Holy Hall with the specific goal of overthrowing the Scarlet Moon Ancestor!
Connecting this with the list Chu Tianxiong left him, he seemed to grasp Chu Tianxiong’s intention.
Of course, he didn’t want to be a pawn used by others, but for the sake of avenging his Shizun, Xuan Yangzi, he was willing to have more contact with this so-called Holy Hall.
“Brother Lu Jin really jumped down? This…”
Seeing Lu Jin dive directly into the depths of the Thunder Abyss, Mo Chen and Zi Xuan were both filled with surprise and unease.
“Let’s go down too. One more person is one more layer of security!” Zi Xuan said.
“Good! No matter what, we must rescue Brother Ling Tao!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After speaking, the two wrapped their bodies in Spiritual Energy, creating strong defenses before jumping into the Thunder Abyss.
Meanwhile, having entered the Thunder Abyss, Lu Jin’s body surface was covered with a faint dragon membrane.
With the existence of this faint, almost invisible dragon membrane, he felt no threat from the strange energies deep in the Thunder Abyss.
His speed was extremely fast, leaping and flying through the cracks in the black rocks deep in the abyss. He traveled straight ahead for about half the time it takes an incense stick to burn, until the space before him suddenly opened up.
In the black space, crimson light flowed. It came from strange plants that had survived years of tempering by thunder and fire, emitting a bizarre luster that illuminated the massive cavern.
Lu Jin had been here before. Perhaps because his cultivation wasn’t very powerful back then, he hadn’t fully sensed the danger of this place.
As the saying goes, the ignorant are fearless.
But at this moment, as soon as he revealed himself, he immediately saw a massive Scarlet Earth Dragon rapidly rushing toward him!
Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!
The Earth Dragon’s lower body rubbed against the ground, making a harsh, gritty sound. It was fully five or six zhang long, flicking a massive tongue. Flames seemed to burn in its pupils, and a bloodthirsty, ferocious aura instantly filled the entire space!
The instant Lu Jin’s eyes locked onto it, the Scarlet Earth Dragon launched an attack directly!
Swoosh!
Its massive body leaped into the air, fangs bared, the stench of blood assaulting the nose!
“Vile beast!”
Lu Jin’s figure flashed, dodging the attack. With a thought, a stream of Spiritual Power condensed into a longsword. It was none other than the Myriad Swords Paying Homage Art he had comprehended during his breakthrough!
NOTES
Zhang: A unit of length, approx. 3.3 meters. A 5-6 zhang beast is roughly 16-20 meters long.
Jiao: Often translated as Flood Dragon. A dragon-like beast capable of controlling water or fire, usually considered a lesser dragon before evolving into a True Dragon.
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