Chapter 1236: Jiang Hongying

In the wild and desolate world of the Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven, a massive, circular stone platform hovered high in the sky. At this moment, the space above the platform continuously cracked open, and figures emanating powerful auras shot out from within, landing ceaselessly onto the stone platform. Thus, the stone platform, which had been silent for a long time, once again became lively and bustling.

Zhou Yuan, with Tun Tun perched on his head, also landed on the circular stone platform. His immediate reaction was to sense the Genesis Qi in the surroundings. He then noticed that the Genesis Qi here carried a faint, unusual fragrance, and under its influence, the flesh and blood within his body became exceptionally active. His blood flow accelerated noticeably. His entire physique seemed to rejoice.

“The Genesis Qi in this Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven is indeed perfectly suited for body cultivation,” Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim. He mused that if he could cultivate here for an extended period, his physical body might experience significant advancement.

He surveyed his surroundings. The circular stone platform held many figures, but most of them were not from the Jinni Clan. Judging by their auras, they appeared to be from other races within the Myriad Beasts Heaven. It seemed that after entering the Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven, everyone was randomly dispersed onto these suspended circular stone platforms.

Zhou Yuan patted Tun Tun, who was still perched on his head. Tun Tun yawned, but its beastly eyes glowed with an intense fervor as it gazed at this ancient, wild, and desolate world. From its restless demeanor, Zhou Yuan could sense the anticipation in Tun Tun’s heart.

“The Ancestral Soul Mountain in the Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven should appear after some time. During this period, we can either wait here or explore other opportunities,” Zhou Yuan said.

Tun Tun immediately patted Zhou Yuan’s head. Its thought was clear: "Of course we should go out! With me around, we can find so many opportunities!"

Zhou Yuan grinned. He, of course, shared the same idea. Besides the Ancestral Soul Mountain, he was also very interested in the Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven’s special product, the Ancestral Soul Fruit. His Spirit (Soul) cultivation had not significantly advanced in recent years, and he felt he was missing a crucial opportunity. Perhaps the Ancestral Soul Fruit could help him.

With that thought, Zhou Yuan stopped lingering and prepared to leap directly from the stone platform. However, just as his figure began to move, an extremely powerful and violent surge of Genesis Qi suddenly erupted from within the circular stone platform, directly locking onto Zhou Yuan.

The sudden turn of events slightly startled Zhou Yuan. He immediately turned his head, expressionless, toward the direction from which the Genesis Qi had originated. This surge of Genesis Qi not only caught Zhou Yuan’s attention but also drew astonished gazes from other figures of various races on the circular stone platform.

There, at the focus of their gazes, was a particularly tall and graceful figure. She wore a black and gold form-fitting outfit that accentuated her curvaceous physique, revealing alluring and graceful lines that exuded a sense of power. Her long legs were strikingly straight. Moving up, one could see the figure had short silver hair, giving her a clean and sharp appearance, imbued with an air of sharpness. Her face was quite cold and beautiful, especially her eyes, which were narrow and sharp. With a slight raise of her brows, a chilling aura emanated from her.

On the circular stone platform, the other Genesis Infant experts from various races, upon seeing this woman, all changed expression, and low murmurs arose.

“It’s Jiang Hongying of the Mystic Dragon Clan!”“It’s that unreasonable ‘Female Tyrannosaurus’…”“The person she’s targeting… he looks familiar. Oh, I remember now, he’s Zhou Yuan from the Hunyuan Heaven, who entered this time with the Jinni Clan…”“What’s a human from Hunyuan Heaven doing in our Myriad Beasts Heaven’s Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven?”“Do you see the one on his head? That’s the Jinni Clan’s Little Ancestor, a Primeval Saint Beast… and Zhou Yuan is the companion it invited.”“So that’s it… But what does Jiang Hongying want?”“I’ve heard some inside information. You know Jiang Jinlin, right? The one who died in the Ancient Origin Heaven, he was Jiang Hongying’s younger brother…”“What does that have to do with Zhou Yuan? It was someone from the Saint Clan who killed Jiang Jinlin.”“Heh, you want to reason with Jiang Hongying? Over the years, countless people who tried to reason with her have been torn to shreds…”“Zhou Yuan will likely be out of luck this time.”

The numerous whispers around him also reached Zhou Yuan’s ears. He watched indifferently as the silver-haired woman, with her long strides and a chilling aura in her narrow eyes, approached. Following behind her was a gaunt figure entirely shrouded in a black robe, an individual who exuded a sense of danger to Zhou Yuan. Simultaneously, several other powerful Genesis Qi experts, clearly from the Mystic Dragon Clan, also followed Jiang Hongying, subtly forming a perimeter around Zhou Yuan.

“You’re in trouble,” Tun Tun patted Zhou Yuan’s head, an intention transmitted into his mind. “This woman is stronger than Jin Lan.”

Zhou Yuan’s eyes slightly narrowed, and a chill spread through him.

Finally, under the multitude of gazes, Jiang Hongying stopped several yards in front of Zhou Yuan.

“You are Zhou Yuan from Hunyuan Heaven?” Jiang Hongying’s voice was somewhat hoarse but carried an unconcealable chill.

“Is there something you need?” Zhou Yuan replied calmly.

“I am Jiang Hongying of the Mystic Dragon Clan. Jiang Jinlin, who died in the Ancient Origin Heaven, was my younger brother,” Jiang Hongying stated, her gaze, tinged with red, fixed on Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan nodded. “My condolences,” he said.

“Although he died at the hands of the Saint Clan, according to the information I’ve gathered, you were the one who decided to charge into the formation,” Jiang Hongying said slowly.

“It was me.” Zhou Yuan didn’t deny it. He stared at Jiang Hongying. “Are you implying that we should have retreated at that time and handed over all the Ancestral Genesis Veins to the Saint Clan?”

Experts from various clans around them frowned, their gazes toward Jiang Hongying hinting at displeasure. Zhou Yuan’s decision at that time was absolutely beyond reproach; they could not have conceded. Now, all the Heavens had benefited from it, and Jiang Hongying was no exception. Therefore, her actions were truly unreasonable.

“I know I’m being unreasonable,” Jiang Hongying said indifferently, “But I don’t care about anything else. My younger brother is dead. From now on, whenever I encounter the Saint Clan, I will tear them to shreds with my last breath, even if it costs me my life.” Her eyes, tinged with redness, stared at Zhou Yuan. “But I still feel that you bear some responsibility for this.”

“Therefore…”

“Although I won’t kill you, I still need to teach you a lesson. Otherwise, my mind will not be at peace.”

As her final words fell, faint dragon scales appeared on her cheeks. A terrifying surge of Genesis Qi abruptly erupted from her body, instantly changing the very color of the sky and land. A dragon’s might permeated the air, causing all the experts from various races present to repeatedly retreat, their faces paling.

Was this ‘Female Tyrannosaurus’ truly about to make her move directly?!