A fifty-foot Thunder Dragon roared as it streaked past Li Guanqi!
Twisting its body midair, it whipped its tail out with savage force!
*Rumble—!*
*Crash—!*
The two dragon tails collided, instantly shattering the scales on the Thunder Dragon's tail and drawing pale-golden blood. The fire spirit's tail, however, blew apart completely!
Agony jolted through the Thunder Dragon, yet its eyes flashed as it released a profound power that wrapped around Li Guanqi. This power hoisted him up and hurled him directly onto the Thunder Dragon's neck!
Before Li Guanqi could even register finding himself mounted on its neck, the beast beneath him let out a thunderous roar, surging with an overwhelmingly powerful tempest of lightning!
The dispersing arcs of lightning were exceptionally deep in color, burning a dark purple of terrifying potency. Saturated with frightful, ruinous destructive might, they far surpassed any power he himself currently commanded.
With a sudden burst of acceleration, the Thunder Dragon nearly threw Li Guanqi off its back. Caught off guard, he hurriedly clamped his hands onto its neck.
*Roar—!*
The Thunder Dragon reared upright and unleashed a breath of draconic power!
*Boom—!*
A thick bolt of lightning shot toward the fire spirit like a blast of heavenly tribulation!
*Crash—!*
In merely the span of a single breath, the fire spirit's fiery breath was shattered, scattering tongues of flame across the void. A massive hole was blasted clean through the fire spirit's torso!
A glacial chill filled the Thunder Dragon's enormous eyes. Its underbelly claws gripped the empty air as it coiled, glaring daggers at its opponent while rumbling with enraged snarls.
Li Guanqi could not hold back a smile. He could clearly feel the Thunder Dragon's fury—and its fierce desire to protect him.
At that moment, both Li Guanqi and the Thunder Dragon below him were voraciously devouring the sea of flames beneath them.
This was not merely the power of fire; it contained pure, concentrated fire-element spiritual energy that had accumulated over countless ages. Li Guanqi could vividly perceive his Nascent Soul growing within him.
With the flame seed formed in the abdomen of his Nascent Soul, it could be said he now possessed a fire pseudo spiritual root! He could wield fire-attributed spiritual power and absorb it just as freely.
*Hum—!*
The fire spirit's shattered body slowly mended itself, but a flicker of fear gleamed in the depths of its eyes.
*Boom—!*
The Thunder Dragon's eyes glinted, and an incomparably powerful, enigmatic aura erupted from within its body!
Dragon might!
The instant this pressure descended, the roiling sea of fire beneath them froze for several breaths. The fire spirit let out a piercing, wretched shriek.
Fear flared in the fire spirit's dragon eyes, its gaze darting about. Sensing it was about to flee, Li Guanqi leaped into the void and unleashed his Sword Prison domain!
*Boom—!*
"Seal!"
*Rumble—!*
In an instant, the space spanning five hundred zhang turned into a cage of lightning! Endless pillars of thunderous light pierced heaven and earth, sealing off the entire area.
*Thud—!*
The fire spirit whipped its tail and hurled itself toward one side. Lightning shattered under the impact, but the fire spirit's body was violently hurled backward.
*Pfft! Cough...*
Li Guanqi's aura was violently shaken, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Though the fire spirit had been substantially weakened, it remained a genuine Soul Formation Realm entity.
Just as he was racking his brain for a way to finish off the creature, the Thunder Dragon coiled its tail around him, gently lifted him, and settled him back onto its neck. Then, its eyes blazed with ferocious, sky-high hostility!
Its body rose tall, its proud head looking down upon the fire spirit as the terrifying dragon might radiating from it grew even more brutal! It was as though the fire spirit had insulted its innate pride as a true dragon.
How dare a lowly, inferior fire spirit harm its father!
*Buzz—! Boom—!*
Under that dread dragon might, even the glow of the sea of flames below dimmed. Weighed down by the crushing suppression, the fire spirit plummeted helplessly into the flames, howling in agony.
Born from the essence blood of a true dragon nurtured by heaven and earth, the aura of a true dragon suppressed it at the very foundation of its existence.
Li Guanqi's eyes lit up. Flashing with lightning, he descended onto the fire spirit's skull in an instant. Flattening his right hand into a blade, he drove his fingers deep into the creature's head.
The fire spirit writhed and struggled in agony, but the next moment, the Thunder Dragon pinned it firmly underfoot!
"Flame Devouring Art! Devour!"
*Hum—!*
*Boom—!*
A terrifying devouring force surged from Li Guanqi. The fire spirit's form dissolved into motes of fiery light that poured into his body.
As the origin power of the Purple Dragon Thunder Flame was absorbed, the flame seed inside Li Guanqi solidified completely. The scorching flames swirling around him gradually grew thoroughly docile.
After who knew how long, the ethereal body of the fire spirit beneath him burst apart with a loud pop!
With the fire spirit gone, Li Guanqi immediately sat cross-legged on the ground to guide and temper the power coursing through him. Gradually, the surrounding sea of fire began rushing madly into his body, while terrifying ripples of primal energy surged all around him.
The freshly hatched Thunder Dragon tilted its head as it watched, flicking its tongue out to lick Li Guanqi's head. Seeing no reaction from him, it turned to look at its eggshell, and its eyes lit up.
With a flick of its tail, it appeared beside the eggshell and snapped its jaws shut.
*Crunch! Crunch!*
The Thunder Dragon narrowed its eyes in delight as it ate, wrapping its body around the shell and chewing away with gusto.
As the shell vanished into its belly, the aura of a rank five great demon gradually emerged from the Thunder Dragon, its strength climbing at a breathtaking pace. The scales across its body shone with intense radiance, glinting with cold luster, and its wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The sword spirit's illusory figure abruptly appeared before the Thunder Dragon, murmuring softly, "As expected of the True Dragon race—born as a rank five great demon." She paused, glanced toward Li Guanqi, and curled her lips slightly. "Quite a formidable helper. The Dragon Swordsman... is truly blessed with immense fortune."
At that moment, the Thunder Dragon, still gnawing on its shell, seemed to sense something. Its golden eyes shifted forward. The instant it clearly saw the woman standing before it, it recoiled in fright, dropping the remaining eggshell where it lay.
Crouching low, it let out a menacing growl.
The sword spirit watched with a playful, teasing smile. Though the Thunder Dragon's sentience had only just awakened, it could clearly perceive that the woman before it was extraordinarily dangerous!
Yet when it caught sight of the eggshell lying near her feet, it hesitated for a moment, then quietly extended its tail, attempting to reel the eggshell back.
The sight made the sword spirit burst into laughter.
It was simply too comical: a fifty-foot Thunder Dragon, having just crouched and growled as if ready to strike at any moment, was now looking down with a pout, timidly curling its tail around the eggshell.
The sword spirit lightly tapped the eggshell with a jade finger, sending it floating gently back toward the Thunder Dragon.
A look of surprise flashed in the dragon's eyes. It could not understand why she would give the shell back. A hazy, budding thought told it that perhaps the woman before it could be trusted after all—since, at the very least, she wasn't trying to steal its food.
Chapter 339