Chapter 2034: Strong Gourd

To their surprise, the strongest among them, the Flood Dragon, plummeted from the sky at a single shout, utterly helpless. Both the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast and the Seven-Tailed Saber-toothed Tiger were stunned.

"It's the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon!"

"A true dragon?"

Looking at Zhang Xuan again, they were filled with terror.

As top-tier immortal beasts on the continent, they knew a great deal about the Dragon race. The Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon was a language only true dragons could utter. For this individual to speak it so effortlessly, didn't it signify his identity as a true dragon expert?

A true dragon was equivalent to a true god... How could they possibly fight this?

Still reeling in disbelief, they watched as the young man nearby approached the Flood Dragon, his voice laced with persuasion: "Good boy! Be obedient..."

"If you want me to obey, could you first remove the sword from my neck...?"

The Flood Dragon squirmed.

Zhang Xuan reluctantly retrieved the Tongshang Sword.

"Are you a true dragon...?" the Flood Dragon asked, gritting its teeth, still feeling a power suppressing its body.

"No, but I can use the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon," Zhang Xuan said. "Moreover, I can easily purify the dragon blood in your body, giving you a chance to break through to a higher realm! The choice is yours!"

He was not a true dragon, and there was no point in lying; if discovered, it would only sow future discord.

"I submit..."

Without much hesitation, the Flood Dragon nodded.

The Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon were unique to the Dragon race. For someone to utter them, even if not a true dragon, they must have a special connection to the Dragon race. Submitting to such an individual, which was akin to bloodline suppression, would not diminish the Flood Dragon's pride or dignity.

Furthermore, the opponent's sword qi had already penetrated its body. If it didn't agree, it could erupt at any moment.

Although this person appeared to be only at the peak of the True Immortal realm, judging by the power of his sword qi, the Flood Dragon might not be able to withstand it.

"That's good!"

Breathing a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan quickly completed the taming process.

He had originally thought that since the other party was already a Flood Dragon, the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon might not be very effective. Unexpectedly, it was equally powerful.

It seemed that as long as one hadn't reached the True Dragon level, even a pseudo-dragon could be brought crashing down from the sky with a single reprimand.

"This... it's tamed?"

"Who is this person?"

"He doesn't seem to be from the Myriad Beasts Sect..."

Elder Liao and the others, who were severely injured, exchanged bewildered glances.

They had thought death was certain this time, but then a True Immortal suddenly emerged and had the Flood Dragon submit within a minute...

To tame this creature, Elder Yuan had spent no less than thirty years refining essence blood and searching for the North Sea Dragon Pearl, consuming countless resources... and yet, their efforts had completely failed!

This guy, on the other hand, just showed up, shouted once, and then... the creature submitted!

Could the difference be any starker?

"Being able to use the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon, it's quite normal for a dragon to submit..."

Though dejected, everyone knew this situation was not unexpected.

As elders of the Myriad Beasts Sect, they had also heard of the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon – a formidable power representing true dragon identity. For a human to utter it, it exerted an undeniable deterrent force over dragons, regardless of the situation.

"You rest for now. I'll tame the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast!"

Having completely tamed the Flood Dragon, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and looked at the two sacred beasts in the sky, who were still filled with shock.

The Flood Dragon's ability to ambush the Myriad Beasts Sect members with them indicated a good relationship. As its master, ordering it to attack would put it in a difficult position.

Therefore, taming the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast had to be done personally.

"Thank you, Master!"

The Flood Dragon showed its gratitude.

It feared its new master might order it to attack; refusing would be disobeying, while agreeing would harm its brotherhood...

The master didn't say it, clearly to spare its feelings!

"Tame me? I possess the Celestial Phoenix bloodline; the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon are useless against me!"

Hearing this, the immortal beast in the sky didn't leave; instead, it scoffed coldly.

While the Dragon race was the king of beasts, the Celestial Phoenix race was by no means inferior. The true Phoenix race was renowned even in the God Realm.

The Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon had a certain suppressive effect on dragons and other sacred beasts, but on it, they had almost no effect whatsoever.

Therefore, this human could tame the strongest Flood Dragon, but taming it was impossible!

"I won't need the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon..."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan stomped his foot.

Numerous formation flags, previously damaged by ants, simultaneously shot up from the ground. In the blink of an eye, under the control of his immortal power, they floated around him.

"Go!"

With a low shout, the formation flags flew straight in all directions, instantly embedding themselves into the ground.

Most of these flags were broken, but a small portion remained intact. As they simultaneously embedded into the soil, an area of over ten kilometers was immediately enveloped by a formation.

"Is it a barrier formation?"

Everyone was startled.

The Flood Dragon and the two sacred beasts in the sky were also somewhat puzzled.

They had expected him to set up a killing formation, a maze, or an illusion array that could influence combat. Instead, it was merely for concealing auras.

This kind of formation could prevent outsiders from peeking, but... it didn't seem to be of much use for beast taming, did it?

"Utilizing the unique terrain of the great mountain, it can last for thirty breaths..."

Zhang Xuan exhaled, smiling slightly: "That's enough!"

"Enough for what?"

"You mean, you can tame me in thirty breaths? What kind of joke is this..."

The Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast in the sky was almost enraged.

This mere True Immortal was too arrogant!

You tamed the Flood Dragon because of the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon, which had absolutely nothing to do with your cultivation or charisma.

You just declared you'd tame me. Out of respect for the Flood Dragon, I didn't retaliate. What... did I give you too much leeway?

Thirty breaths...

And you expect me to submit...

Dream on!

Just as it was about to erupt in fury, it saw a blur of motion below, and the arrogant True Immortal had already appeared before it.

"You can fly?"

The Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast was stunned.

Not just it, everyone present was dumbfounded; even the Flood Dragon hadn't expected it.

On the continent, while a True Immortal was considered a powerful figure, one needed to reach the Immortal Monarch level to truly hold a decisive position.

At that level of strength, one could fly. If a battle proved unwinnable, they could simply flee without a trace, making them impossible to track.

This guy, he's only at the peak of the True Immortal realm, how did he fly?

And... so fast?

"Let's begin. Let me see what your strength is truly like!"

Too lazy to answer it, the Tongshang Sword appeared in his palm, and with a low shout, Zhang Xuan slashed through the air.

Since the gourd specifically asked for this guy's blood, a fight was inevitable!

For the Flood Dragon, he could use the Eight Sounds of the Celestial Dragon... but for this creature, he could only resort to his most effective beast-taming method: a beating!

Conveniently, he could also test the results of his recent cultivation!

However, fully unleashing his combat power risked revealing his identity to the Divine Temple. Thus, he had sealed off the area with a formation beforehand to prevent any prying eyes.

Whoosh!

His long sword unsheathed, sword qi immediately extended for dozens of yards, cleaving down towards the Fiery Phoenix Beast in the air.

Unexpectedly, the small True Immortal actually dared to attack it, and with such powerful sword qi at that. The Fiery Phoenix Beast stepped back, opened its mouth, and scorching flames gushed out.

"Give it to me..."

Just as Zhang Xuan was about to cut down the flames, he heard an anxious voice, and then a gourd abruptly appeared, blocking the flames.

With a slight turn.

Whoosh!

The sky full of flames vanished without a trace, all swallowed.

Zhang Xuan was startled.

This thing... it can not only swallow weapons, but fire too?

Not only was Zhang Xuan wearing that expression, the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast was even more shocked.

Fiery Phoenix blood was adept at flame attacks. This kind of bloodline-infused fire was incredibly scorching; even the immortal power of an Immortal Monarch could not withstand it.

Precisely because of this, just one attack moments ago had severely injured an elder of the Myriad Beasts Sect...

Such powerful fire... swallowed by a gourd... it seemed to have no effect at all!

What's going on?

"Let's see how much you can swallow..."

Fwoosh!

With an angry roar, the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast instantly transformed into nine heads, each spewing flames. Nine fire dragons converged, tearing cracks in the space itself.

"So powerful..."

Feeling the temperature of the flames, Zhang Xuan retreated repeatedly.

Using the God Sword Intent in conjunction with the Tongshang Sword could block this flame, but he would certainly suffer damage too.

Could the gourd... withstand it?

His sword intent circulated. He figured that if the other party couldn't hold on, he would rush forward. Then he saw the gourd twist again.

The surging scorching flames vanished again, completely swallowed.

Zhang Xuan was utterly dumbfounded.

This usually unreliable fellow was proving remarkably effective!

If it could swallow such fierce flames, didn't that imply even his strongest sword techniques might be ineffective against this foe?

No wonder this guy had always been arrogant and boastful; it seemed it truly had some ability.

"You, what kind of monster are you?"

Two consecutive streams of flames were swallowed by a single gourd, and the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix Beast also felt fear.

This guy in front of it, just a casual word made the Flood Dragon submit, and now he's pulled out a gourd that can casually devour its flames...

What's going on?

"No matter how powerful the gourd is, it's just a magical artifact, surely controlled by this guy... As long as I defeat him, even if it can swallow fire, it will lose its power..."

After the shock, its eyes flashed.

This gourd must be a powerful magical artifact, capable of restraining its flames, just like the North Sea Dragon Pearl was effective against the Flood Dragon.

However, no matter how powerful a magical artifact was, it wasn't the wielder's true strength. As long as this guy could be defeated, the artifact would naturally lose its effect.

Realizing this, it wasted no more words. With a powerful flap of its wings, it charged at Zhang Xuan, raising its hooves and claws, tearing through the air as it lunged.

Space tore like a curtain, "RIIIP!", a rift appearing. Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes, his long sword sharply rising to meet the assault.

His Divine Sword Intent circulated within him. Just as he was about to unleash it to shatter the opponent's move, he heard the gourd's voice again.

"Your opponent is me..."

The next moment, it appeared on the Fiery Phoenix's head.

Whack! Whack...

Nine consecutive sounds.

The Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix immediately plummeted from the sky, collapsing onto the ground. It lay trembling, flattened like a roasted duck in a boiler.

From the moment Zhang Xuan made his move until the beast lay prostrate, a mere ten breaths had passed!