Chapter 123: Using Dragon Tendons as Rubber Bands – Could Anyone Imagine This?
Lin Qi’an and his maids stood watching from the rear.
“Your Highness, what should we do? Should we help?” Ran Yuwei asked urgently. Her eagerness to assist was evident, but she didn’t dare act on her own and awaited Lin Qi’an’s decision.
“Xuení,” Lin Qi’an called.
“At your service,” Su Xueni responded softly, her moon-white dress dazzling in its elegance.
“It’s time to test your strength. Go extract that man’s dragon tendon for me.”
“Dragon… tendon?” Su Xueni paused briefly, realizing that removing the Jiao Dragon Clan member’s dragon tendon would cripple his cultivation, a fate worse than death. Lin Qi’an’s command remained as domineering as ever.
“Xuení obeys!”
As both sides were about to clash, Su Xueni flew into the sky, her white dress fluttering like an ethereal goddess.
“Is that Su Xueni?” The fact that the young prince’s maid had made a move meant he wasn’t going to stand by idly. Lu Miaoyin was overjoyed.
However, Jin Xu had no idea who this woman was. The Jiao Dragon Clan had lived in the waters for so long that they paid little attention to human affairs, let alone matters involving the distant Tianchi Holy Land.
“Oh? Another fairy? It seems Qinglian Immortal Island may lack strength, but you sure have plenty of beauties!” Jin Xu sneered.
Su Xueni did not respond and immediately launched her attack. A chilling wind howled through the air, and the temperature dropped sharply, even causing the surface of the sea to freeze.
As the woman who had accompanied Lin Qi’an the longest, Su Xueni had gained the most benefits from him. She possessed a Heaven-ranked ice cultivation technique, the Ice Qilin Essence Blood, and had even studied the Celestial Immortal Goddess Diagram, granting her profound insights.
In terms of combat power, she was undoubtedly the strongest in Lin Qi’an’s household. Facing opponents of the same realm, fighting across realms was no issue for her.
With a wave of her jade-like palm, a frigid cold spread out, almost freezing Jin Xu midair. The ice spikes within the cold wind nearly cut through his hardened dragon scales. Only then did Jin Xu realize that this woman was no ordinary opponent.
However, since only a single woman in the Spiritual Insight Realm had come forward, he didn’t call for assistance. Naturally, he intended to defeat her on his own.
“Such skill, fairy. You’d make a fine woman for me!”
“Hmph.” Su Xueni’s flawless face showed nothing but icy indifference.
Her various ice-related divine abilities shimmered with dazzling light. The vast area of ten miles around her froze, and snowflakes danced in the air.
“This woman is incredibly strong!”
“Isn’t she the famed Saintess from Tianchi Holy Land?”
“She’s so beautiful, but her strength is equally terrifying!”
“Are you joking? She’s the Prince’s woman!”
Under Su Xueni’s relentless pressure, Jin Xu finally couldn’t hold out. He was frozen into an ice statue, unable to move.
“Did we win?”
“No, not yet!”
Crack!
The ice shattered into countless pieces, and a massive ten-zhang long Jiao Dragon burst free from the icy prison. Dark clouds gathered, and the sea surged violently.
“His true dragon form?”
“He’s been forced back to his true form!”
Jin Xu believed that revealing his true form would give him the upper hand, but the truth was that he still couldn’t match Su Xueni’s strength. He was beaten into retreat, crying out in pain as he fled.
“Retreat!”
“Think you can escape?” Su Xueni wouldn’t let him off so easily.
Countless ice spikes emerged from the sea, piercing the Jiao Dragon’s body and covering him in wounds. His blood dyed the sea red.
Then, Su Xueni stood atop the dragon’s massive form, ice sword in hand. With a single strike, she extracted a golden dragon tendon from his body.
“Ah!!!” Jin Xu’s scream was ear-piercing, filled with agonizing pain.
“She actually pulled out his dragon tendon!”
“My god, this is insane!”
“Is this really the prince’s woman? Damn…”
Su Xueni’s actions shocked everyone on Qinglian Immortal Island. The fairy-like woman had crippled Jin Xu in the most brutal manner possible.
“Sister Xuení… she’s so fierce!” Zi Lianyou exclaimed in amazement.
Still, they knew that Su Xueni’s strength came from being at Lin Qi’an’s side. The longer one followed the young master, the stronger they became. Su Xueni was simply fortunate, they thought.
Lu Miaoyin, however, was deeply shaken. She had never imagined that Su Xueni possessed such terrifying strength. Her power far surpassed her realm, as she was able to nearly kill a peak Spiritual Insight Realm Jiao Dragon. In fact, her strength was nearly at the Celestial level!
Her beautiful eyes shone with fervor. If she could follow the young master and get close to his Dao Physique, or even obtain the Divine Abilities of the Wenqu Emperor, what was there to fear? She could become stronger, and she could protect Qinglian Immortal Island.
In this world, strength was everything. Even having a master like the Ink Saint couldn’t change that.
After extracting the dragon tendon, Su Xueni swiftly executed Jin Xu, sparing herself the annoyance of keeping him alive. His bloodied head rolled into the sea.
The remaining members of the Jiao Dragon Clan were horrified.
“Run!”
They dove into the sea in panic, fleeing desperately.
Jin Xu was dead. Although he was only a small vanguard, it was still a significant loss. Qinglian Immortal Island had chosen to resist, and they would make the humans pay the price next time by sending someone even stronger.
…
Su Xueni returned to Lin Qi’an’s side and respectfully presented the dragon tendon.
“Well done,” Lin Qi’an said.
Lin Qi’an held the dragon tendon in his hand but didn’t hear any notification from the system. There was only one possible reason: the dragon tendon was too low-level, its quality insufficient, and it didn’t feel satisfying.
What a pity, he thought, perhaps next time something of a higher grade would come along.
“Thank you, Your Highness, for lending a hand!” Lu Miaoyin hurried forward to express her gratitude, feeling immensely fortunate that the young master had accompanied them on this trip.
If they had relied solely on her master, Qinglian Immortal Island might have been finished.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qi’an casually tossed the golden dragon tendon aside.
“Take it and tie it up for everyone to use as a rubber band for jumping games.”
“!!!”
Lu Miaoyin was stunned upon hearing this. The corner of her mouth even twitched uncontrollably. Using a dragon tendon from a Spiritual Insight Realm Jiao Dragon for jumping games? Could anyone come up with something like this?
It was simply too arrogant and domineering… If the Jiao Dragon Clan saw this, they’d probably die of anger on the spot!
But upon thinking about it more, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
“Understood!”
Several subordinates carefully lifted the ten-zhang long dragon tendon and tied it between two trees outside. Their hearts were both nervous and excited. They couldn’t help but feel that with the young master around, all the grievances they had endured in the past could now be avenged!
…
At sea, about five hundred miles from Qinglian Immortal Island, stood a grand palace. This was where the Jiao Dragon Clan resided, reigning as the overlords of the surrounding waters.
“Report! Report!” Several clan members, looking panicked, fled while shouting.
“What’s going on? Why have only a few of you returned? Where’s Jin Xu?”
“He… he had his dragon tendon extracted and was killed!”
“What?!”
This news quickly spread throughout the Jiao Dragon Clan, igniting a furious uproar.
The dragon tendon of a Jiao Dragon was incredibly valuable, used to craft various magical treasures. Having one’s tendon extracted was the most humiliating experience imaginable, without question! What kind of guts did the people of Qinglian Immortal Island have to do something like this?
“Outrageous! Chief, let me lead a team to annihilate Qinglian Immortal Island!” The Jiao Dragon Divine Son, Yan Qing, stepped forward, volunteering for the mission.
He was a rising star of his generation, the hope for the Jiao Dragon Clan’s future, and an exceptional genius. At a young age, he had already reached the Celestial Realm and even gained a trace of Azure Dragon bloodline, earning the favor of an emissary from the Kui Dragon Clan.
The Kui Dragon Clan, a true dragon lineage within the Dao Domain, was far nobler and more powerful than the Jiao Dragon Clan. They were a force to be reckoned with, even among the myriad races of the Dao Domain!
This emissary had come to visit the Jiao Dragon Clan with the intention of taking Yan Qing to the Dao Domain, offering him the chance to become the disciple of a powerful Kui Dragon expert. It was an incredible opportunity, and the Jiao Dragon Clan had been doing everything possible to please this emissary.
The invasion of Qinglian Immortal Island and the kidnapping of young girls were part of their efforts to entertain the emissary, who enjoyed the taste of human girls.
They had originally intended to capture more girls this time, but Qinglian Immortal Island had overturned the table.
“Alright, Yan’er, you personally lead the team this time and teach Qinglian Immortal Island a lesson. Remember to capture more human girls so we can better please the emissary.”
“Yes, father!” Yan Qing donned his silver armor, wielded a trident, and set out with his cloak billowing in the wind, his presence awe-inspiring. As he led a group of powerful Jiao Dragon Clan members, the sea churned violently, and schools of fish fled in terror.
…
Outside Qinglian Immortal Island, led by Yan Qing, the Jiao Dragon Clan approached in full force, riding the waves with imposing momentum. Their arrival was nothing short of ominous. The towering waves and dark clouds overhead signaled their hostile intent.
“These foolish humans dared to take our dragon tendons and use them to craft magical treasures. They’re courting death!”
“This time, we must severely cripple Qinglian Immortal Island!”
“We should capture more human women while we’re at it, so they can bear children for the Jiao Dragon Clan, haha!”
As they sailed, the members of the Jiao Dragon Clan exchanged crude remarks, eagerly anticipating their arrival.
Before long, they reached Qinglian Immortal Island.
“Why aren’t they showing any fear now that we’ve arrived?” The Jiao Dragon members were puzzled. Normally, the area would be heavily guarded, but today it seemed abandoned.
“Haha, they must be scared!”
“Wait, what are those women doing down there?”
They looked down and saw several women gleefully jumping up and down. Beneath their feet was a long, golden, elastic rope.
“Divine Son…”
“T-that’s our Jiao Dragon’s dragon tendon!!”