Chapter 689: Chapter 688: Little Dragon Maiden
“A Dragon Pearl?”
Jiang Chen was also startled and looked toward the golden orb.
Members of the True Dragon Race could condense a Dragon Pearl upon stepping into the Emperor Realm.
It was no exaggeration to say that a Dragon Pearl was the ultimate treasure nurtured by a True Dragon over its entire life. Unless the True Dragon had fallen, a Dragon Pearl would never be found abandoned.
More importantly…
The True Dragon Race was an incredibly proud existence.
Most True Dragons would choose to self-destruct their Dragon Pearl upon death, or have it buried in a Dragon Tomb by the powerhouses of the Dragon Race.
Even for a Demigod Powerhouse, obtaining a Dragon Pearl was an incredibly difficult feat!
And now, there was actually a Dragon Pearl right in front of them?
“Hahaha, if I get this Dragon Pearl, I can obtain the essence power of an Emperor Realm True Dragon! Stepping into the Emperor Realm will be just around the corner!” Shan Ye’s eyes were filled with excitement and greed. With a flash, his body transformed into a stream of light and shot toward the Dragon Pearl.
Jiang Chen scoffed, “Trying to snatch the Dragon Pearl from right under my nose? You really don’t take me seriously!”
SWISH!
Jiang Chen was extremely fast and caught up to Shan Ye.
“Get out of my way!”
Shan Ye roared, his face contorted with fury. His Battle Mace erupted with a brilliant True Essence glow as he swung it mightily at Jiang Chen.
WHOOSH!
The Battle Mace burst with a dazzling radiance.
Its power was far greater than when they first fought upon entering the Dragon Palace, reaching the Peak of the Seventh Stage of the Human Emperor Realm.
The force of Jiang Chen’s punch was shattered by the Battle Mace, and he had to flash away to dodge the attack. He narrowed his eyes. “You were hiding your strength?”
“Hmph!”
Shan Ye sneered, “I’ve roamed the Azure Sky Sea for years. If I didn’t hide some of my strength, how could I have survived until now? Kid, you’d best be smart and stay away from the Dragon Pearl. It’s destined to be mine.”
“We’ll see if you have the strength to back that up!”
Jiang Chen curled his lip in disdain.
A silver light flowed, and a Saint Tier Profound Weapon Longsword appeared in his hand.
A dragon motif coiled around the silver blade.
This silver longsword was the Profound Weapon Jiang Chen had found in a side hall of the Dragon Palace. Although it couldn’t compare to the Spirit-Slaying Sword, it was still a formidable Combat Weapon!
It significantly boosted his combat power!
SWISH!
The silver longsword swept before him, forming a silver Sword Curtain that charged forward.
It left a silver rainbow of Sword Aura in the air, like a small silver dragon twisting its body as it slashed toward Shan Ye.
Shan Ye’s Battle Mace erupted with golden light and collided with the silver longsword.
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion echoed throughout the main hall.
Shan Ye’s figure shot through the violent energy and appeared behind Jiang Chen. “Double Dragon Out Sea!”
“Eight Trigrams Sword!”
Jiang Chen struck out with his sword mid-air, summoning a Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Sword Diagram to block the incoming Battle Mace.
The blade turned in the air.
“Seven-Star Sword!”
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH…
Seven successive streams of Sword Aura, arranged like the Big Dipper, rushed toward Shan Ye. Rumbling, the sharp Sword Auras contained terrifying energy. They exploded one after another, the continuous detonations forcing Shan Ye back.
Shan Ye glanced down at the vicious, bloody gash on his chest, a look of shock on his face. “How can he be this strong?”
Watching Jiang Chen walk toward the Dragon Pearl, his eyes filled with madness and unwillingness. “The Dragon Pearl is mine! If I get it, I can reach the Emperor Realm! I could even become a Pirate King Level existence! Kid, get out of my way!”
BOOM!
Shan Ye actually burned his Essence Blood, and his power instantly surged to the Eighth Stage of the Human Emperor Realm.
The Battle Mace swept through the air, sending a vast torrent of golden True Essence that forced Jiang Chen back.
“Hahaha, the Dragon Pearl! My Dragon Pearl…” Shan Ye lunged for the Dragon Pearl.
However, just as he grabbed the Dragon Pearl, a terrifying light suddenly burst from it.
The golden light coalesced into the phantom of a True Dragon. With a resounding draconic cry that shook the heavens, the dragon phantom shot out in an instant.
BANG…
Shan Ye’s body was sent flying, crashing heavily against a wall before falling to the ground. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with shock and unwillingness as he roared, “How can this be?”
“A Dragon Pearl goes to the one who is destined for it. Clearly, you are not. I’ll be taking this Dragon Pearl!”
With a calm expression, Jiang Chen walked forward with his sword. Under Shan Ye’s wary and resentful gaze, he reached for the Dragon Pearl.
ROAR!
The dragon phantom appeared again, rushing toward Jiang Chen.
“Idiot,” Shan Ye gloated with a schadenfreude-filled grin. “Even I couldn’t resist that dragon phantom’s assault. What makes you think you can?”
“Hmph! A mere remnant of Dragon Aura. What can it do to me?”
Jiang Chen’s expression remained unchanged. He snorted coldly as a golden light flickered around his body.
That True Dragon phantom charged into his body.
Heading straight for his soul.
This was a lingering will left behind by the True Dragon, containing a sliver of pure Dragon Aura that even an ordinary expert at the Peak of the Human Emperor Realm would find difficult to resist. But today, it had fallen into Jiang Chen’s hands. The God-slaying Sword trembled slightly, and the phantom of the Holy Dragon coiled around it suddenly opened its eyes.
It opened its draconic maw and, with a roar, devoured that sliver of Dragon Aura.
The golden light enveloping the Dragon Pearl vanished.
“He… He actually blocked it?” Shan Ye was completely dumbfounded, unable to believe what he was seeing.
The corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted as he reached for the Dragon Pearl.
HUM!
As his palm touched the Dragon Pearl, the entire orb trembled slightly before transforming into a brilliant light that enveloped Jiang Chen.
ROOOOAR—
A golden dragon phantom soared into the sky, then abruptly descended and plunged into the golden Dragon Pearl.
All the light began to converge, wrapping around Jiang Chen in its fading radiance, drawing a drop of his Essence Blood and merging it into the Dragon Pearl.
CRACK!
A crisp sound came from the Dragon Pearl. The supposedly indestructible orb began to crack like an eggshell, flaking off piece by piece.
Once the hard outer shell of the Dragon Pearl disappeared, Jiang Chen saw a small, golden dragon with lightning flickering across its body appear where the pearl had been. The little dragon looked newly born. It opened its drowsy eyes, shook its head slightly, and its Dragon Scales, claws, and draconic body began to recede.
It transformed into the appearance of a three or four-year-old girl.
The little girl shakily got to her feet, rubbed her eyes with her two chubby hands, and stared at Jiang Chen with big, bright eyes before breaking into a brilliant smile.
She opened her arms and called out to Jiang Chen, “Daddy, hold…”
Uh…
Jiang Chen was dumbfounded.
Holy shit!
‘What happened to the Dragon Pearl?’
‘This is clearly a dragon egg, okay?!’
‘I wanted a Dragon Pearl, so how did I end up with a dragon egg? And why is she calling me Daddy?’
“Daddy, hold… Daddy, Baobao wants a hug…”
With a flash, she appeared before him, wrapping her two chubby arms around Jiang Chen’s neck. She nuzzled her little head against his chest and said innocently, “Daddy, Baobao is hungry…”
As she spoke, the little one pulled open Jiang Chen’s clothes and, with a little “nom,” latched onto a certain protrusion on his chest. After sucking for a moment, she frowned, looked up with a puzzled expression at the thunderstruck and petrified Jiang Chen, and asked in a milky voice, “Daddy, why can’t Baobao drink any milk?”
Jiang Chen looked down at his chest, which was now red and purple from the sucking, utterly speechless. “…”
‘I’m a pure-blooded man! It’d be a miracle if you could get any milk out of me!’
He gave a wry smile and pulled his clothes back in order. He thought he had obtained a precious Dragon Pearl, but who would have guessed it was actually a dragon egg that hatched a Little Dragon Maiden who called him Daddy.
Just as Jiang Chen was feeling helpless, he suddenly felt a cold, sharp presence from behind. A chilling glint flashed in his eyes. “Shan Ye? You’re courting death!”
However, before Jiang Chen could make a move, the Little Dragon Maiden in his arms was already pouncing toward Shan Ye…