Dragon God

Beastlands

Chapter 10 - The Desolate

Beastlands

That floating light must be some

immortal weapon. From Bai Shixun's

face, he's definitely found a piece of

treasure, thought Long Chen.

Bai Shixun was sprinting after the

floating light. Since Long Chen was

already out of the city, he followed,

and thanks to his suCcess in

cultivating his Constellation Body,

he ran with vigor beneath the

starlight. He followed Bai Shixun

steadily without depleting his Qi.

black cloth, which would hide his

identity from most people. "He's

running as fast as he can, yet his

speed can only reach this point.

He's huffing and puffing too. Looks

like this Bai Shixun's only in the

Third Draconic Stage at most. That's

about the same as me, but I have

the Meteor Fist and Constellation

Body."

The glowing sword shot straight

into a patch of forest, staggered left

and right, then quickly descended

and stabbed the ground.

Bai Shixun dashed into the forest.

He finally heaved a sigh of relief

when he saw the glowing sword

before him, squatting down and

panting pathetically. However, his

eyes shone passionately as he

stared at the sword in front of him.

"This svword can fly on its own, it

must be an extremely valuable

piece of treasure! If I get it, Ill still

benefit so much even if I have to

hand it over to my family!"

When Bai Shixun thought about his

bright future, he let out a hearty

laugh. Then, he suddenly realized

that a masked stranger was

standing in front of him. He

panicked and shouted fearfully,

"Who ... who are you? What ... what

do you want?"

Long Chen was several times faster

despite only being at the Third

Draconic Stage. Bai Shixun saw Long

Chen disappear in a flash, then in

the next breath, something struck

him heavily and he collapsed. The

powerful force even knocked a few

teeth out.

Bai ShiXun burst into tears as he

looked at the masked person

standing coldly before him. "Senior, I

.. l only found this precious sword

by accident. If you want it, you can

have it ... Don't kill me, don't kill me

.. IU be your slave if you want

Long Chen grinned. "Is that so? I'll

take the sword, but l'm afraid of the

news getting out. It's still better to

kill you."

Bai ShiXun howled in fright, "Don't

kill me please, S-senior.. I can't see

your face, I don't even know who

you are! How can I tell anyone?"

"I guess you're right."

Long Chen smiled and picked Bai

Shixun up by the neck, tutting as he

eyed Shixun. "Your skin is tender,

your flesh delicate. Your father's

handsome too, I'm sure. However,

the thing I hate most is seeing

another man more handsome than

myself, so .."

When he heard Long Chen's words,

Bai Shixun panicked and struggled,

"Senior, don't disfigure me, please!

My father can give you whatever

you want ... My grandfather is the

patriarch of Baiyang Town's Bai

family, since you ... you know him,

will you let me go?"

"Nonsense, why would I disfigure

you?"

Long Chen's voice grew colder as he

surreptitiously felt for his dagger. He

stabbed the dagger into Shixun's

crotch with a SWOosh, then twisted

the blade. Bai Shixun screamed in

agony, gazed hopelessly at Long

Chen, then fainted from the pain.

Long Chen tossed him to the

ground. "l didn't disfigure you, but

you're no longer a man. Bai Shixun,

if I hadn't been smart that day, I

Would be the one who'd lost his

manhood instead. You reap what

you sow, this is just karma ..."

Long Chen looked back at the

SWord.

The sword was completely black. It

was very thin, only two fingers wide

and seventy centimeters long. It

was made of iron and covered in

rusty spots, and it appeared as

though it would break at any

moment.

Long Chen smiled bitterly. "I can't

believe | chased after a useless

Sword for such a long time."

He approached and looked at the

hilt, then reached out to grab it.

Out of nowhere, a teenage girl

screamed in surprise, and the sword

tugged upwards so strongly that

Long Chen could not control it at

all. When he came to his senses, his

face turned green because the

sword had flown high into the sky

again, bringing him along with it.

This time, the sword flew at a speed

ten times faster than before, and it

was flying much higher too. The

patches of forest below shrank

before Long Chen's eyes. Long Chen

was scared speechless, and he

cried, "If I fall, my body will split

apart!"

He quickly grabbed the hilt with two

hands, then hugged it with his

entire body. He held on for dear life

but the sword then started tO shake

haphazardly. Perhaps it was trying

to fling him off. "This sword is

sentient! It's a precious treasure

after all, but too bad I won't be able

to enjoy it if I die from a fall."

Man and sword shot through the

sky at high speed.

Long Chen clung on desperately.

Although the sword was using every

trick to get rid of him, it did not

succeed. Long Chen used every

ounce of strength he had to keep

himself alive.

An angry teenage girl's voice came

from the sword once more. "You

lecher! How dare you cling on to

me! Let me go or you'l face the

Consequences!"

Long Chen was startled to hear the

sword speaking, and when it called

him a lecher, he felt an urge to

vomit blood.

The sword's a girl? "Did you hear

me? Let go or I'll never forgive you."

The voice spoke again and the

SWord shook even more violently.

Long Chen replied hurriedly, "M-

miss, I do want to let go but you

flew so high up. I'm going to die if I

let go, don't you understand?"

The sword finally stopped shaking.

She mumbled, "Oh? Ah, sorry I

forgot. I'll go down now but promise

me you'll let go when we reach the

ground. Uh ... it's inappropriate for

girls and boys to touch."

Long Chen thought to himself, I

know what's inappropriate but

you're a freaking sword! What can I

do with that?

But he quickly responded, "Of

course, of course. A lady's body is

precious, I apologize greatly for

offending you."

"It's fine, I didn't think it through. It's

my fault. Alright, let's go down

now."

Long Chen was about to vomit

blood. So the girl only remembered

that he would die if he let go after

they'd already flown for such a long

time? How clueless could she be?

They landed safely.

Long Chen looked around and

realized they were at a desolate

mountain range covered with bare

boulders and wilted trees. It was

devoid of life. The roars of beasts

echoed from afar, raising

goosebumps on his body.

Crack! A skull turned to dust under

Long Chen's foot. It was only then

that he noticed many beast and

human bones around them. A chill

shot through his body. "M-miss, say,

this isn't ... the Desolate Beastlands,

is it..n

The Desolate Beastlands were the

deepest part of the Desolate

Mountains. People rarely made it

out alive. He'd heard many stories

of adventurers that had died there,

and he could be next.

He looked at the sword next to him.

A female voice came from the

sWord again, "Uh, I'm so sorry. I can

sense the aura of many demonic

beasts stronger than you. If I leave

you here, you're definitely not going

to live long. What do I do? What do

I do?"

The young girl panicked, spinning in

circles.

Long Chen was speechless.

After a few moments, he said, "Hey,

why can't you just take me back in

the direction we came from?"

The sword did not spea.

Fear crept into him and he grabbed

the sword. "Hey, miss, what's the

matter? Why aren't you talking?"

The sword explained hurriedly, "Uh

... I'm so sorry, I ... I didn't expect

this to happen either. I was so

focused on shaking you off that I

didn't notice the huge seal here. I

can enter through the sky but I

can't fly out ..."

"Wahhhh ...."

She burst into tears.

Long Chen took a deep breath. If his

willpower didn't keep him calm, he

would've slammed his head on the

ground and killed himself.

"I can't believe that I, Ling Xi, would

die in this stupid place ... If T knew

this would happen, I never would've

touched this stupid sword ... Waah

Mother ... Father... I'm scared .. I

don't want to die ..."

"Keep it down!"

Long Chen hurriedly grabbed the

sWord, then crouched and hid under

a gigantic boulder. He could faintly

sense a threat approaching.

Wailing this loudly within the

Desolate Beastlands was suicide.

Startled by Long Chen, she stopped

crying instantly. When she sensed

the dangerous aura, she did not

dare cry. She remained obediently in

Long Chen's grasp, not even talking

about how inappropriate it was.

Long Chen's heartbeat quickened

with fear. He dared not make the

slightest noise as he retreated

under the boulder. He stuck his ear

to the ground, listening for any

movement.

Heavy footsteps approached.

Long Chen felt his heart beating in

his throat. He realized he was

shaking uncontrollably in the face of

unimaginable danger.

He held his breath.

Long Chen slowed his heartbeat,

trying his best to appear like a dead

body as much as possible. His

clothes were already drenched in

cold sweat.

His worst fear was that the i***t in

his hand would suddenly make a

Sound, but he couldn't warn her

either. If he said anything, he would

be dead very SOon.

The heavy footsteps were followed

by heavy breathing. There was a

bloody scent in the air, as well as

the smell of saliva. Long Chen felt

his scalp go numb. He had never

felt this way before, not even when

facing a master. "A-wO0000

There was a deep howl some

distance away from the other side

of the boulder. Every hair on his

body stood up. The slightest

mistake on his part would lead to

death.

Fortunately, he did well, and the

footsteps began to grow fainter.

When he could no longer hear

them, he finally dared to breathe a

little. His hair was soaked in sweat.

"That beast that passed us ... was

the Moon Devouring Wolf. With your

current abilities, you'd be swallowed

in one mouthful ..."

The sword clutched to his chest

heaved a sigh of relief.

Long Chen got to his feet. "I must

leave this place in half a month, no

matter what. Come with me, and

tell me whenever you have a good

idea. Right, is your name Ling Xi? I'm

Long Chen!"