Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 16 East Sea Demon Dragon
Stepping into the East China Sea.

It is like a fish entering the water, or a dragon returning to the sea.

Ma Yuan did not set a specific destination.

Simply riding the light of escape, drifting aimlessly across this boundless blue expanse.

He closed his eyes and focused most of his mind on comprehending the Dao of Cause and Effect within himself.

In his vision, the whole world was transformed into a giant net woven from countless lines, some thick, some thin, some bright, some dark.

He himself is a unique beacon of light on this network.

Countless tiny threads extend from this point of light, connecting the past years and pointing to the unknown future.

What he needs to do is to find, among the countless threads of cause and effect, the strongest and most compatible thread of fate that may be connected to opportunity.

This is another wonderful aspect of cultivating the Great Way of Cause and Effect.

It doesn't involve deducing celestial secrets or directly peeking into the future.

Instead, they seek out potential consequences by analyzing their own causes.

Acting in this way can both bring good fortune and avoid misfortune, and avoid the backlash from heavenly secrets that easily occurs to those cultivators who forcibly predict the future.

Of course, as Ma Yuan himself knows, the Dao of Cause and Effect is not omnipotent.

He is currently only at the Golden Immortal level.

The understanding of this supreme law has only scratched the surface.

What he could see were mostly superficial causes and effects that matched his own cultivation level or were destined to meet him.

As for those great causes and opportunities that are truly obscured by heavenly secrets, concealed by the supreme power of great beings, or deeply hidden within countless eons, they remain a chaotic mess, beyond his current comprehension.

Even so, it was enough to give him a clearer direction than most headless flies in the primordial world.

Time flows on, tides rise and fall.

In the blink of an eye, Ma Yuan has traveled on the vast East China Sea for more than a thousand years.

Over the course of a thousand years, he has traversed countless desolate islands and reefs, and has also dived into the deepest trenches.

His footprints have covered every corner of the East China Sea.

They kept their distance from the prosperous Purple Mansion Continent Immortal Court.

On this day, Ma Yuan appeared in an extremely remote sea area.

This place is far from the central sea area, and the spiritual energy is scarce.

Even the sea-patrolling immortals of the past were too lazy to come and inspect this place.

A layer of gray mist shrouds the sea surface year-round, making this area appear particularly gloomy and desolate.

However, Ma Yuan stopped here.

Just as he was about to spread his divine sense to carefully explore this sea area.

"Crack-!"

The sea below suddenly exploded.

A huge black shadow, accompanied by towering waves, rose into the sky and blocked his path.

That was an incredibly huge demonic dragon!

This dragon is covered in black scales that resemble ink jade, and has four claws on its belly, each claw gleaming with a cold light that tears through the void.

On a ferocious dragon head, two majestic dragon horns point straight to the sky.

The dragon's eyes, the size of lanterns, were filled with an untamed, violent, and bloodthirsty light.

An incomparably powerful aura, almost reaching that of a Golden Immortal, suddenly emanated from its body, causing the surrounding wind and clouds to change color.

"How dare you trespass on my territory!"

The four-clawed black dragon spoke in human language, its voice like rolling thunder, filled with undisguised killing intent and arrogance.

It is a branch of the East Sea Dragon Clan. Although its bloodline is not pure, it is still extraordinary by nature.

Since the Great Calamity of the Dragon-Han Era, the Dragon Clan has been weakened.

Unwilling to be governed by others in the Dragon Palace, it occupied this remote sea area on its own, acting arrogantly and dominating the land, regarding it as its own private domain.

Seeing that Ma Yuan, a mere rogue cultivator, dared to intrude today, he naturally became extremely aggressive.

Ma Yuan hovered in mid-air, his expression still calm, only glancing at the black dragon indifferently.

The peak of Xuanxian.

Such cultivation level was nothing in his eyes.

If this had happened a thousand years ago, it might have been a bit of a challenge for him.

But now, he has hundreds of ways to completely obliterate it in an instant.

However, Ma Yuan did not show any intention of taking immediate action today.

Although his travels over the past thousand years have broadened his knowledge and deepened his understanding, he has also lacked the tempering of real combat experience.

The unruly four-clawed black dragon at hand, with its impressive cultivation and powerful physique, is an excellent sparring partner.

He could take this opportunity to test the results of his cultivation over the past thousand years and hone his combat skills.

"Your territory?" Ma Yuan's lips curled into a sneer. "The entire East Sea belongs to the primordial wilderness. When did it become the private property of a mere worm like you?" "You're courting death!"

The four-clawed black dragon had never been provoked like this before, and it immediately flew into a rage!
Its massive body suddenly swung, and its huge dragon tail, like a black divine whip that stretched across the sky, lashed out fiercely at Ma Yuan with immense force!
This strike is enough to reduce a thousand-foot-high mountain to dust!

Faced with this ferocious attack, Ma Yuan neither dodged nor evaded.

He did not summon the invincible Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, nor did he use the mysterious and profound Karma Hand.

He simply took a step forward, put his five fingers together, and threw a punch!
"boom!"

Their fists collided with their heels, producing a deafening bang.

A visible shockwave swept outwards from the two of them, creating a huge dent in the sea below!

Ma Yuan remained motionless in the air.

The massive body of the four-clawed black dragon was sent flying hundreds of feet backward by the force of the punch, letting out a painful groan.

A piercing pain suddenly came from its dragon tail, which was as hard as divine iron, as if it had been hit head-on by an ancient divine mountain!
"How can it be?!"

The black dragon steadied itself, its enormous eyes filled with unbelievable horror.

He was a member of the East Sea Dragon Clan, a mere rogue cultivator, yet he dared to compete with it in terms of physical strength.

And in terms of strength, it actually had a clear advantage!

"Come again!"

Ma Yuan, however, was filled with fighting spirit. He let out a long roar and launched an attack.

He moved with lightning speed, getting close to the black dragon's massive body.

Between the swinging of his fists, there were no fancy moves, only the purest power and the most exquisite use of magic.

Sometimes, the divine power of blazing flames would appear, transforming into a fire phoenix to scorch the dragon's scales.

Occasionally, divine lightning from the sunflower water would condense and strike the dragon's body, tearing its skin and flesh apart.

Countless mysterious runes appeared and disappeared at his fingertips, transforming into chains of restraint that constantly restricted the black dragon's movements.

A thousand years of travel, a hundred years of preaching.

This had already brought him to a completely new level of mastery over the various spells he had learned.

In an instant, the sky was filled with the roar of dragons, howling winds of fists, and a mix of thunder and fire.

The four-clawed black dragon is extremely ferocious and possesses a powerful physical body.

However, under Ma Yuan's relentless and fierce attacks, he was completely suppressed and fell into a disadvantageous position.

His pride and joy in his speed were rendered useless by Ma Yuan's ghostly movements.

The seemingly indestructible dragon scales were as fragile as paper before Ma Yuan's fist, which contained the power of a Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

Furthermore, the various water-based magical techniques it employed were easily countered by Ma Yuan's casual use of the Five Elements magic.

"Roar! I'll kill you!"

Unable to break through after a prolonged attack, they were instead suppressed.

The four-clawed black dragon went completely berserk. It suddenly raised its head and opened its blood-red maw.

A dragon pearl shimmering with a dark light slowly rose from its mouth, and a terrifying vapor that could cover thousands of miles instantly spread out!
This is its natal dragon ball, the essence of its cultivation, and its strongest attack!

However, just as it was preparing to activate the Dragon Balls and launch a fatal attack.

Ma Yuan chuckled and shook his head.

"You demonic dragon are indeed extraordinary, but I have played with you for so long, it is time to end this."

He no longer held back, and a thought crossed his mind.

Twenty-four azure divine pearls appeared silently around the battlefield, instantly creating a domain that isolated heaven and earth.

A terrifying pressure, vast and boundless, capable of suppressing all the heavens throughout the ages, descended with a thunderous roar!

"This is……"

The four-clawed black dragon froze abruptly, its fury instantly replaced by boundless fear.

It felt as if it had been thrown into a separate world, and its connection with the entire East China Sea had been completely severed!

The terrifying power suppressing its dragon soul prevented it from even having the thought of activating the dragon ball!

"receive!"

Ma Yuan uttered a single word calmly.

The miniature world formed by the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl suddenly shrank inward.

The arrogant four-clawed black dragon didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Along with its natal dragon pearl, it was forcibly absorbed into the world inside one of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls by the endless spatial power, and completely suppressed.

The sea is calm.

It was as if the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place had never happened.

Ma Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, sensing the black dragon's aura, which was still frantically ramming against the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl despite being suppressed there, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

It seems that this trip to the East China Sea has finally yielded its first gain.

(End of this chapter)