The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 858 Unprecedented Fear

The air seemed to solidify, and the outline emerging from the abyss of the void finally revealed its true form—a ferocious black dragon, its scales so black they seemed to absorb all the light around it. It merely opened its mouth, unleashing a deep, deafening roar. Without exception, the surrounding soldiers covered their ears, knelt on the ground, and even their spiritual seas throbbed with pain.

Chu Ze's face was covered in cold sweat, and he staggered back several steps. He said in a trembling voice, "This...this is a forbidden existence in the darkness...the Devouring Demon Dragon of the Void Purgatory...No, impossible, how could it possibly descend here!"

Zhu Xiong Ying stood silently in the air, his eyebrows slightly raised, his eyes carrying a gleam of arrogance and murderous intent. His figure, bathed in the golden light of the sky, formed a stark contrast with the black dragon—one bright, one dark, clearly distinct.

"Heh, a mere wretched dragon, daring to claim to be a forbidden existence?" He sneered, then suddenly pointed, and the True Dragon Jade flew over like a loyal dog. However, to everyone's surprise, the True Dragon Jade, which had been bowing to him, was slightly shaken by the black dragon's pressure the moment it appeared, emitting a clear buzzing sound.

Chu Ze's eyes turned cold, and he burst into wild laughter: "The True Dragon Jade has begun to disobey your commands! This dark dragon is the embodiment of malice born from heaven and earth, and no one in the world can rival it! Zhu Xiong Ying, today you will be torn to shreds by it! Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying didn't get angry but laughed instead. He slowly raised his chin towards the black dragon in the void, seemingly not taking it seriously at all. He chuckled coldly in a low voice, "A mere old turtle from the gutter dares to pretend to be an ancient supreme being? If it can't even crush one of my fingers, what right does it have to act as the malice of heaven and earth?"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word was like thunder, deafening. The black dragon seemed enraged as well; a sharp roar erupted from the depths of its throat, and its massive tail lashed out, tearing through the void as it hurtled towards Zhu Xiong Ying!

"Hahaha!" Chu Ze seemed to already see Zhu Xiong Ying being torn into a bloody mist, and he laughed wildly.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying simply stretched out his hand coldly, grabbed at the air, and the dragon's tail, which had moved as fast as lightning, suddenly stopped, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding space. It was as if he had merely picked up a playful rope and casually pulled it back, yet he managed to drag the black dragon's enormous body forward.

"Pathetic!" Zhu Xiong Ying sneered, his tone full of scornful contempt.

The next moment, he exerted his strength, and the black dragon's huge body was directly pulled up into the air and let out a painful roar! The golden runes under Zhu Xiong Ying's feet instantly condensed, and he walked step by step towards the black dragon, and the runes prostrated themselves at his feet as if in submission.

"I respect you and will give you the chance to experience the pride of being a dragon for a moment," Zhu Xiong Ying said calmly, like a monarch declaring judgment, "but since you do not know when to advance or retreat, today I will let all the remaining evil creatures in the world see what true absolute authority is!"

With that, he extended his right hand, and the void instantly transformed into a golden vortex. Countless golden runes surged forth, sealing the massive body of the black dragon layer by layer. The previously rampant and boundless dark aura vanished in an instant. The black dragon struggled fiercely, but the runes binding it only multiplied, forming a vast, entangled net.

Zhu Xiong Ying stood at the center of this vast net, seemingly the sole manipulator within it. A chilling smile curled at the corner of his lips as he said, "Devouring the Demonic Dragon? Nothing more than that. Kneel down and prepare to bear my wrath!"

"Roar—!" The black dragon roared again, but this time, it was all in vain.

Zhu Xiong Ying gently squeezed her fingers. The ten-thousand-foot-long black dragon's body trembled violently, emitting a cracking sound!
"Stop! You...you can't do this!" Veins bulged on Chu Ze's forehead, his eyes filled with despair. He shouted, "If it's destroyed, you will too..." "Shut up." Zhu Xiong Ying didn't even glance at him, but with a flick of his sleeve, golden light sliced ​​through the air like a knife, sending Chu Ze flying dozens of feet. This domineering and merciless action revealed his formidable strength, while the other could only whimper and spit out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, the black dragon was finally unable to resist. Its scales shattered one by one, and a mournful cry echoed through the sky. Its entire body was bound by Zhu Xiong Ying with runes and torn into several afterimages!

"A fallen descendant of an old clan dares to call himself the Devouring Dragon." Zhu Xiong Ying's eyes were like torches as he glanced at the gradually dissipating remnant soul of the black dragon and said coldly, "After cultivating for thousands of years, you were nothing more than being crushed by my hand. How pathetic!"

Before he finished speaking, he slightly raised his head, and the originally murky and silent sky suddenly churned with dark clouds, and countless golden rays of blood rain fell down, breaking open a huge vortex.

From the depths of the sky, a hoarse yet majestic voice resounded, filled with boundless rage: "Zhu Xiong Ying, stop right now! Do you think you can challenge my will by killing a little dragon? What a fool!"

Before the words were finished, a pair of enormous, incomparable metal hands slowly emerged from the depths of the vortex, their claws like swords, gleaming with an eerie cold light!
Zhu Xiong Ying's gaze sharpened slightly. He licked his lips and gently straightened his clothes. Then, his eyes narrowed, revealing a half-smile.

"So that's how it is..." He paused, then smiled coldly. The golden light spreading from his feet suddenly receded, and he once again soared into the air, heading straight for the unknown killing intent.

"This is getting more and more interesting." His voice echoed between heaven and earth, yet it sent chills down one's spine like a tidal wave.

The moment that giant metal claw descended from the sky, the heavens and earth trembled—

The colossal, unparalleled metal claw hurtled through the air, its sharp, tearing sound like a divine weapon cleaving the heavens and earth. The entire sky darkened and became suffocating, as if only the shadow of the descending claw remained. Soldiers and cultivators on the ground collapsed to the ground, many even spitting out blood under the oppressive force.

Watching from afar, Chu Ze knelt on the ground, looking up at the gigantic claw that resembled a world-ending punishment, feeling an unprecedented fear. He never imagined that Zhu Xiong Ying's arrogant behavior would attract such a terrifying being. He kept shouting, but faced with Zhu Xiong Ying's aggressive aura, a deep-seated sense of powerless despair arose within him.

Zhu Xiong Ying, however, remained standing with his hands behind his back, looking relaxed, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth even revealing a hint of interest.

The giant metal claw was about to tear the universe apart in the blink of an eye. But just as it was about to touch Zhu Xiong Ying's figure standing in mid-air, space suddenly froze as if supported by an invisible force, and time seemed to stand still.

"That's it?" Zhu Xiong Ying said calmly, a faint smile playing on his lips. His voice resounded like a great bell, carrying an unyielding arrogance and confidence.

(End of this chapter)