Chapter 61: Beating the Fierce Demonic Heavenly Mad Dragon

Although the Fiend Dragon struggled to utter these words, its immense size meant its voice still thundered, audible throughout the entire Devil Cloud Sect.

Many were instantly shocked. While they didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop their imaginations from running wild.

However, Fang Yin was more astonished than anyone. It was only then that he realized the Fiend Dragon had actually offered to be commanded by someone.

"Heh, I don't need it," Xu Yang said indifferently, looking at the Fiend Dragon before him.

He felt that the Fiend Dragon would be more valuable dead than alive. Its body contained numerous valuable spiritual herbs.

For instance, Xu Yang looked at the Fiend Dragon's whiskers, which could be used as ropes. These whiskers, combined with other spiritual herbs, could be refined into an Infant Elixir.

The Infant Elixir could significantly increase the success rate of cultivators advancing from the Core Formation stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

"You don't want me, so what do you mean? Are you going to kill me?" the Fiend Dragon asked, a hint of panic in its voice.

Even a thousand years ago, when it fought dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, it hadn't panicked. Yet now, facing Xu Yang, it was terrified. Xu Yang's two kicks earlier had made it question its very existence. They were too powerful; those two kicks had nearly claimed its life.

Moreover, it was clear Xu Yang hadn't even used his full strength; it seemed like he was just toying with it. Those seemingly light kicks had inflicted severe injuries! Although its intelligence wasn't comparable to a human's, it knew it couldn't defeat this human.

"Human, please don't kill me! I can be your mount!" the Fiend Dragon pleaded in terror.

Xu Yang shook his head. "I have no interest in mounts. I am interested in alchemy, so I intend to use you for that."

"Use me for alchemy!?" The Fiend Dragon froze for a few seconds before instantly comprehending.

Damn it, using it for alchemy meant killing it, didn't it? And it would be a slow, excruciating death! The thought nearly made the Fiend Dragon urinate itself from fear, and it quickly blurted out:

"Please don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'll do anything you ask, just please don't use me for alchemy!"

The Fiend Dragon begged desperately. In the face of death, honor was meaningless, so it abandoned all shame and shamelessly pleaded.

Fang Yin watched the Fiend Dragon, once so immensely cool and aloof, the very epitome of genius, now groveling and begging for mercy. His lips twitched. He immediately turned away, fine beads of sweat breaking out on his palms.

His own situation was no better than the Fiend Dragon's. He could sense Xu Yang's profound malice towards the Devil Cloud Sect. He felt that if Xu Yang became displeased, the Devil Cloud Sect could be annihilated in an instant. Therefore, the Devil Cloud Sect's top priority now was to ensure Xu Yang was perfectly content and never displeased. This... concerned the very survival of their Devil Cloud Sect.

Furthermore, there was another very thorny issue. The Devil Cloud Sect had stolen the Fiend Dragon from the Sky Sun Sect. How were they going to explain this to the esteemed Senior?

Fang Yin felt a splitting headache coming on.

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Meanwhile, the Fiend Dragon, using its not-so-bright mind, exhausted itself concocting countless reasons why it shouldn't be killed, but Xu Yang rejected them all with the simple statement: "I'm going to use you for alchemy."

"Human, don't go too far! You want to use me for alchemy, don't you? If you kill me, you won't get anything!" the Fiend Dragon shrieked hysterically.

Xu Yang smiled faintly. "You can try, you know. If you try, you'll find out."

A confident smile played on Xu Yang's face, his clear eyes fixed on the Fiend Dragon.

The Fiend Dragon hysterically declared, "Fine! Since you insist on killing me, I'll make sure you get absolutely nothing!" As its words fell, the Fiend Dragon's massive body turned scorching red, like an iron bar glowing from intense heat.

*Boom...*

Suddenly, the surrounding spiritual energy instantly became dense. Then, it began to revolve around the Fiend Dragon's body as its center. The rotation intensified, gradually forming a tornado of spiritual energy. The Fiend Dragon's body grew even redder, becoming translucent as if it would melt at any moment.

"Are you planning to self-destruct?" Xu Yang asked calmly, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Xu Yang estimated that if the Fiend Dragon were to self-destruct, with that amount of spiritual energy, everything within a hundred-mile radius would be reduced to ashes.

"Haha, human, you forced my hand! If I die, I'll drag you down with me! Hahaha," the Fiend Dragon roared with laughter.

At this moment, the Fiend Dragon's body slowly began to swell, becoming like a balloon, seemingly ready to explode at any second.

"Heh, you're overthinking it," Xu Yang said blandly. As he spoke, Xu Yang extended a finger and lightly touched the Fiend Dragon's body.

At that moment, something miraculous occurred. The Fiend Dragon's swollen body rapidly contracted, quickly returning to its normal size. Its glowing red body also reverted to its usual dark black. The spiritual energy storm that had just gathered quickly dispersed, and the world returned to tranquility, as if everything that had just happened were an illusion.

"What... what's going on?" The Fiend Dragon was utterly bewildered, its large eyes filled with confusion.

"Heh, you can die now," Xu Yang said indifferently. He suddenly produced a sword and plunged it into the Fiend Dragon's forehead.

*Thump...*

The sword pierced the Fiend Dragon's head, which instantly exploded into fragments. Xu Yang looked at the Fiend Dragon's corpse and smiled.

The Fiend Dragon, despite its advanced age, actually possessed a cultivation level of only half a step into the Cavern-Heaven realm, perhaps even less. Its only intimidating aspect was its massive body. Of course, this wasn't to say the Fiend Dragon was weak; it was merely due to being sealed under a formation for a thousand years. Its cultivation had regressed instead of advancing, and even after being released, it hadn't yet recovered its vital energy. If the Fiend Dragon had been allowed time to recuperate, it would have likely recovered to the Cavern-Heaven realm.

Just then, Xu Yang suddenly heard a whooshing sound from behind him. Xu Yang turned his head and saw a group of people flying towards him, stopping before him.

"Who are you, and what do you want?" Xu Yang asked.

*Thud...*

At that moment, the group of flying figures suddenly knelt on one knee, speaking respectfully.

"The Devil Cloud Sect welcomes your esteemed presence, Senior," the leader, Fang Yin, said tremblingly.

Xu Yang's gaze swept over Fang Yin, whose smile became even more forced. Xu Yang could almost hear his heart pounding from a distance.