Chapter 0155: This Pearl Is Not Bad

After delivering their strike, Dragon Emperor Felix and the elders of the dragon clan stopped.
“Dead?” Dragon Emperor Felix frowned. He couldn’t possibly believe that the Yellow Dragon would be completely destroyed by such a single strike.
Yet, the Dragon Pearl barrier still existed—there was no way the Yellow Dragon could escape. But since it showed no signs of life now, what was going on?
Seconds passed by, and silence persisted. The Yellow Dragon still hadn’t reappeared.
“Search!” Dragon Emperor Felix ordered coldly. At the same time, dragon energy surged within him, and the light from the Dragon Pearl swept across all directions.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” the elders replied respectfully, though they thought the Yellow Dragon was most likely dead, and searching was unnecessary.
Immediately afterward, Pope Hades also ordered the saints of the church to search.
Half an hour later, neither the dragon clan nor the church’s forces had found anything.
Isi, the second elder of the dragon clan, returned and said to Dragon Emperor Felix, “Your Majesty, I believe the Yellow Dragon is dead. Within the Dragon Pearl barrier, it couldn’t escape. Even a godly being strong enough to enter the Divine Realm wouldn’t survive such a full-force attack from our Dragon Killing Formation.”
Isi wasn’t boasting. With the combined power of twenty dragons under the emperor’s command, even a godly being would be doomed to eternal suffering in hell, let alone the Yellow Dragon, who was at the peak of the Sacred Realm.
Was it really dead? Dragon Emperor Felix frowned. Even he began to doubt now.
Just as he thought the Yellow Dragon was truly dead, suddenly a voice rang out, “Five-Element Dragon Embrace Technique!” Immediately afterward, Dragon Emperor Felix felt the space around him reverse and tear apart. His body was forced to reverse as well, filling him with shock.
“Divine Dragon’s Tail Swing!”
In shock, Dragon Emperor Felix channeled all his dragon energy to manifest his dragon form. A golden dragon over fifty zhang long appeared in midair. Then, with a swish of its tail, violent winds swept through the space, allowing it to escape from the reversed space.
But as soon as Dragon Emperor Felix escaped, the Yellow Dragon’s attack arrived again.
“Sky-Shrouding Giant Hand Seal!”
The dragon clan and the church’s people looked up in shock. In midair, a giant golden hand covered the sky as it descended, plunging everything around into darkness.
Dragon Emperor Felix felt the terrifying force of that downward strike. His dragon face twisted in alarm. It was too late to dodge. In desperation, he reached out with his dragon claws, and the Dragon Pearl in midair instantly appeared before him, emitting faint yellow halos.
The halos expanded, forming a glowing barrier that tried to lift the giant golden hand seal out of the sky.
Boom!

A deafening roar shook the world; everyone felt the earth tremble violently, with thunderous noises in their ears, forcing them to retreat in panic. The dragon clan and the Church’s army, standing at a distance, were scattered by the residual force of the blast—many soldiers were flung into the air, screaming in terror. After the Yellow Dragon’s strike, even Dragon Emperor Felix felt his ears ringing and his mind reeling. His body, floating in midair, was knocked down dozens of feet, nearly crashing to the ground. Fortunately, he managed to stabilize himself at a height of about ten meters above the ground. “This pearl is quite good; I’ll keep it,” came the Yellow Dragon’s calm voice. Dragon Emperor Felix, still disoriented, looked up and saw the Dragon Pearl suddenly sucked away by some mysterious force before vanishing as a streak of light. Watching helplessly as the Dragon Pearl disappeared before his eyes, he finally realized what had happened and let out a furious roar. “Yellow Dragon, return the Dragon Pearl to this emperor!” After roaring, Dragon Emperor Felix stretched out his four claws, which instantly grew longer, and slammed them in the direction from which the Yellow Dragon’s voice came. The air howled, and the wind surged violently. Yet, his furious strike hit nothing but empty space. The force of his claws struck the mountains miles away, causing tremors; four huge claw-shaped pits appeared on the ground. Frustrated by his failed attack, Dragon Emperor Felix roared again and launched wild strikes in all directions where the Yellow Dragon’s voice had disappeared. “Yellow Dragon, you wretch! You stole our clan’s Dragon Pearl! The dragon clan will not rest until your family is destroyed!” Dragon Emperor Felix realized he had lost all connection to the Dragon Pearl. Passed down from the first generation of dragon emperors on the Hengyuan Continent, the Dragon Pearl had been nurtured over countless millennia by the dragon energy gathered through generations of emperors. Its power was immense, and it was the most precious treasure of the dragon clan, accessible only to the emperors themselves—essentially, a symbol of their status. But now, the Dragon Pearl was gone! Normally, when a new dragon emperor ascended, he would absorb the Pearl into his body, allowing it to gradually become part of him, so that he could retrieve it even when separated from his body. But now, no matter how hard he tried to sense it, the Pearl gave no response. It was gone! Completely vanished! “Yellow Dragon! Come out to this emperor!” Come out! Come out! Come out! The dragon emperor roared like a madman, his cries echoing everywhere.

Everything changed too quickly—from Yellow Dragon delivering a powerful strike to the Dragon Emperor to seizing the Dragon Balls, it all happened in the blink of an eye, leaving even Pope Hades and the others unable to react until the Dragon Emperor began blasting wildly around. In fact, even if Pope Hades and the others had intervened, it would have been useless, because after that single strike, Yellow Dragon disappeared without a trace—vanishing completely as if he had never existed, leaving Pope Hades and the others unable to act. Watching the Dragon Emperor’s frenzied state, Pope Hades frowned. The Dragon Emperor’s blasts caused the ground to crack, with continuous loud noises and intense vibrations. Both the dragons and the members of the Church fled for cover, as the powerful energy even affected their armies. “Your Holiness, what should we do?” Cardinal Kol stepped back beside Pope Hades, staring in shock at the mad Dragon Emperor in the distance. “Wait, and stay alert,” sighed Pope Hades. He understood the Dragon Emperor’s feelings at that moment. The Dragon Balls were not merely objects to the dragons. Even if a sacred artifact were lost, the Dragon Emperor might not care, but the Dragon Balls symbolized the entire dragon lineage—their significance was different. If his Light Divine Staff were lost, he would likely go mad just like the Dragon Emperor. Just as Pope Hades ordered Cardinal Kol to wait and stay alert, a scream suddenly rang out. Pope Hades and the others were shocked and turned to see one of the dragon elders with its head separated from its body, blood spraying into the air before it fell. Pope Hades’ expression changed; he realized something was wrong. But just as this thought crossed his mind, another scream came from nearby—this time, a leader of the Church’s ascetics was riddled with sword wounds, blood gushing out as he fell alongside the dragon elder. Blood splattered on the ground, bright red and glaring. The sudden deaths of the dragon elder and the Church leader terrified everyone, causing panic as they gathered together, back to back, to form a defensive circle. “Don’t worry. I said I’d kill only two people per day!” “Today is the second day!” Hearing the panicked expressions of the dragons and the Church members, Yellow Dragon’s mocking voice rang out clearly in everyone’s ears. At that moment, Yellow Dragon’s voice sounded like the howl of a demon to the dragons and the Church members. After the Dragon Emperor had set up the Dragon Ball barrier, he still let the enemy escape—no, not escape, but evade—and now he had boldly killed two great holy lands before disappearing. Utter terror! The second day!

When the Dragon Clan and the Church recalled Huang Long’s last words, everyone shuddered. Today was the second day—so what about tomorrow? Who would be chosen on the third day? Who would Huang Long select then? Himself? Perhaps he might be lucky enough to escape tomorrow’s fate, but what about the day after that? The fifth day, the sixth day, even the tenth and twentieth days! By now, no one doubted Huang Long’s words from yesterday. Two people would be killed each day! Even at this point, many in the Dragon Clan and the Church’s holy lands began to regret their decision. Was this alliance between the Dragon Clan and the Church meant to exterminate Huang Long and his family? But given the current situation, it seemed likely that the alliance’s army would be completely wiped out by Huang Long. The Dragon Clan elders died tragically, and Dragon Emperor Fei Li also calmed down from his madness. Seeing the horrible death of those elders filled him with rage: “Huang Long, our Dragon Clan will never tolerate you!” Never tolerate him? Huang Long sneered within the Immortal Pavilion. The Dragon Clan had long already hated him—there was no need to emphasize it again. Ignoring the outside situation, he retracted his divine vision and hearing powers. He looked at the Dragon Pearl in his hand, pondered for a moment, then lifted it into the air, allowing the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon of the Immortal Pavilion to absorb and merge all the dragon energy within it. After the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon swallowed the Dragon Pearl, golden light shone around it, accompanied by intense waves of power. Its dragon scales tightened and then expanded, tightening and expanding again. After countless repetitions, its entire body was clearly different from before. First, its body grew much longer. Second, its scales stacked tightly together like golden embossing, appearing even thicker. Its two coral dragon horns also grew longer and thicker. In the middle of its head, a pearl protruded—none other than the Dragon Pearl. The dragon energy within the Pearl contained the power of past Dragon Emperors from the Hengyuan Continent. However, this energy was not pure and had little effect on Huang Long. So he decided to let the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, the spirit vessel of the Immortal Pavilion, absorb it. After all, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was originally the dragon deity body of Angus, making the absorption effect better and more powerful. The Dragon Pearl was absorbed by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, unaware of which Dragon Emperor Fei Li still pondered how to take it back from Huang Long. Yet he knew that with his current strength, it would be difficult to take it directly from him. Dragon Emperor Fei Li’s expression was uncertain, while the Dragon Clan elders stood there with heads bowed, too afraid to speak. After a while, Dragon Emperor Fei Li went before the Pope of the Church and said, “This approach won’t work. It’s better if we proceed separately.”

In the Dragon Emperor’s view, with the dragon race separated from the Church and only the Yellow Dragon left, it’s impossible for him to serve both sides!