The Eternal God Emperor Begins from the First Realm Breakthrough

Chapter 58 Senior Sister Duanmu, you were caught too?
It has been several days since we left the Dihuo City. The autumn has faded, and the first snow of winter has quietly arrived. The sky and the earth are covered in silver.

The black tiger moved its four claws and walked slowly in the snow, with four human figures following behind it.

In addition to Zhang Ruochen, Huang Yanchen, and Chang Qiqi, there was also a senior brother from the Wu City Academy, Si Xingkong, who came to rescue them.

As expected, in front of Chen Ping, Si Xingkong was captured without even having a chance to fight back and became one of the tiger's henchmen.

"What a horrible weather! It snows as soon as it says it will. Don't you know that I have been afraid of cold since I was a child?" Chang Qiqi held the sword and exhaled a puff of white air, which brought up a trail of white smoke in the air.

Si Xingkong smiled upon hearing this and said, "Junior Brother Chang, if you're feeling cold, why not try my 'Burning Knife Drunk'?"

"Big Brother, it's already this hour, and you still have the mind to drink. I wonder what this Senior Tuo is going to do with us." If it were usual, he would not miss Si Xingkong's 'Burning Knife Drunk' which was as valuable as the Semi-Saint True Liquid, but at this moment he had no mind to drink at all.

Si Xingkong, however, didn't take it seriously. He chuckled and said, "With your cultivation level, it would be a piece of cake for you to deal with us. Since he spared our lives, he must have a purpose. We can't resist anyway, so why should we live in such fear?"

Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen, who were standing by, both agreed deeply with what he said. They had tried to escape more than once in the past few days, but none of them succeeded. All their attempts were easily discovered.

Zhang Ruochen even tried to hide inside the Space-Time Crystal to avoid detection, but he didn't expect that the old hunchback's method could not even isolate the Space-Time Crystal. He was forcibly pulled out from the crystal, and Xiao Hei inside the Space-Time Crystal was also "discovered" and became a plaything in the hands of the old hunchback.

Chen Ping sat cross-legged on the black tiger's back, stroking Xiao Hei's fur with his old hands, as if he was playing with his own pet.

Apart from the great loss he suffered at the hands of the Xumi Saint Monk, Xiao Hei had never fallen into such a state. He had tried to resist, but was still suppressed. After being beaten, he submitted and became a pet.

The group walked in the snow for another two days and finally saw the outline of Yunwu Royal City in the distance.

Black Tiger swaggered through the downtown area. His strange appearance attracted the attention of many warriors. Zhang Ruochen and his three companions, wearing the martial arts robes of the inner courtyard students of the Wushi Academy, were particularly conspicuous. The news quickly spread to the ears of various forces.

Chen Ping rode the Black Tiger through the royal city, and finally stepped into an alley and walked into the inconspicuous courtyard at the end of the alley.

The peach tree in the center of the courtyard was in full bloom, even though it was winter. A three-foot-long green shadow emerged from the shade of the peach blossoms and fell on the hunchback's shoulder.

The green light was so fast that when Zhang Ruochen and the others saw its appearance clearly, they were all shocked.

"Is that... a dragon?"

Xiao Hei jumped onto Zhang Ruochen's shoulder. His fur instinctively stood on end as he gazed at the Azure Sky Holy Dragon. He transmitted his message with his spiritual power, "Zhang Ruochen, this Azure Dragon's bloodline is definitely not simple. Even I can sense the pressure of that bloodline from him. This old hunchback's background is incredibly profound. He's simply not someone you'd expect from a place like Tianmo Ridge."

Zhang Ruochen didn't take the first half of Xiao Hei's words to heart. "What kind of bloodline can a cat have?" But he agreed with the second half. A being that could raise a Azure Dragon was definitely not something that Tianmo Ridge could tolerate.

Even the weakest pure-blooded dragons, in their infancy, were comparable to those at the Celestial Realm. Judging by the quality of this Azure Dragon, it possessed a superior bloodline among the dragon race, perhaps even comparable to those at the Fish Dragon Realm. How many Fish Dragon Realm warriors were there in the entirety of Tianmo Ridge? Yunwu Commandery had none at all.

...Qingxuan Pavilion is a treasure place in Yunwu King City that sells weapons, elixirs and many other commodities. Behind it is actually the Moon Worshiping Demon Cult.

Duanmu Xingling was sitting in the backyard of Qingxuan Pavilion, holding the news sent by the disciples of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect.

"Sister Chen and Junior Brother Zhang were both captured by the mysterious old hunchback. Judging from his appearance, he seems to be the leader of the Black Tiger Hall, Iron Hulkback. But Iron Hulkback cannot have the strength to capture Si Xingkong. His identity is most likely a disguise. No, I have to go and save them!" Duanmu Xingling said as she was about to get up, but was held down by a jade hand.

"Lingxi, even Si Xingkong has been captured by that old hunchback. It's too dangerous for you to go." Qin Ya, the head of Qingxuan Pavilion, said. She was the proprietress of Qingxuan Pavilion on the surface, but in reality she was the person in charge of the Moon Worshiping Demon Cult in the thirty-six counties of Tianmo Ridge.

"Don't worry, auntie. I won't act rashly. But the sudden appearance of such a mysterious and powerful person in Yunwu King City may affect our plans. It's better for us to investigate it clearly." Duanmu Xingling said.

Qin Ya thought for a moment and nodded, "We really need to investigate and find out who this person is. Let Master Mo take a few masters from the Divine Religion with you. Remember, this is just an investigation, don't act rashly."

Inside the small courtyard, Zhang Ruochen, Huang Yanchen, and Chang Qiqi raised their swords and chopped with all their might... chopping wood.

Si Xingkong used his palms to pound the ground.

"It's cold and the ground is slippery. It's inconvenient for me, an old man, to walk. I'd like to trouble you young people to help me clear the potholes and prepare more firewood." Chen Ping said with a smile.

The four people in the yard blushed. This small yard looked ordinary, but the dry firewood in the yard was a hundred times stronger than gold and iron. Even with a magical weapon like Shen Yuan, it would only leave a white mark when chopped. It would take thousands of times of full strength to barely split a piece of dry firewood.

As for the ground, it was even harder. Si Xingkong struck it with hundreds and thousands of palms with all his strength, but the ground did not change at all. Instead, his arms were numb from the recoil force. He felt bitter in his heart, wondering what kind of old monster he and his friends had encountered.

Xiao Hei acted cute and stupid, sitting on the black tiger's back, supervising the work with the Qingtian Holy Dragon, thus saving himself the trouble.

After all, he was once a great sage in the supreme realm, and he had followed the Xumi Holy Monk for many years, so his knowledge was naturally extraordinary. After some observation, he had discovered some clues.

Whether chopping wood or tamping the ground, it was actually a form of cultivation. Zhang Ruochen and his companions had no idea what kind of terrifying existence they had encountered. The green dragon beside them alone was probably no weaker than themselves at their peak. The terrifying divine power hidden in the depths of the green dragon's eyes frightened him. Under the divine realm, no one except the empress a hundred thousand years ago could make him feel this way.

If the dragon he raised has such a high level of cultivation, what level must the old hunchback be at? Could he be a god?
Xiao Hei was thinking in his heart, but the cat's head suddenly turned to the outside of the yard.

"Duanmu girl, she's here too. It's over. The whole army is wiped out now."

After a while, several more figures appeared in the courtyard and joined the ranks of chopping wood and tamping the ground.

Zhang Ruochen saw the person coming and subconsciously asked, "Senior Sister Duanmu, were you also captured by Senior Tuo?"

(End of this chapter)