CHAPTER 1050: CHAPTER 1047: JIAO LONG IN PERIL!

Jiao Long lay coiled in the mountain stream, its high, bulging belly undulating with its breathing.

With each breath it took, it tightened slightly until it completely strangled the Black Water Snake, crushing its flesh in order to better swallow it down the digestive tract.

Jiao Long greatly enjoyed this process of devouring!

In its world, all things under heaven could be betrayed—except for Guoguo and its prey!

Oh, and Little Ice Dragon from the Dragon Ascending Valley...

For some unknown reason, Jiao Long suddenly thought of Little Ice Dragon.

It remembered frolicking with her in the clouds and the intense shiver when lying on her—it was simply too marvelous.

The thought of it made Jiao Long shiver with excitement.

This shiver affected its whole devouring process, and the pain in its belly pulled it down from the marvelous clouds back to the mountain stream below.

Just then, Jiao Long suddenly realized dozens of figures, armed with various weapons, were stealthily approaching it.

This discovery shocked Jiao Long to its core.

But now, it couldn’t move at all, only lay coiled in the mountain stream, trying hard to raise its massive head, letting out dull roars.

Attempting to intimidate these sneaky and ignorant humans into retreating!

These figures were, of course, Teng Ge’er from the Teng Snake Tribe, Hua Bao from the Leopard Jackal Tribe, and their elite personal guards.

After Jiao Long let out a warning growl, not just Teng Ge’er and Hua Bao, but even the warriors under them were startled into a shiver.

Some of the more timid ones even had thoughts of retreating.

At the critical moment, it was Teng Ge’er who stabilized the situation.

"Everyone, don’t panic! This beast can’t move. If we all attack together, we can definitely tear it to pieces!"

Hearing Teng Ge’er’s words, Hua Bao and the others looked again at the coiled Jiao Long in the mountain stream.

Indeed, having just devoured the Black Water Snake, it was unable to move, which reassured them and filled them with an inexplicable excitement.

After all, this was a descendant of the legendary Divine Dragon!

The totem venerated by the myriad tribes of the Azure Dragon Tribe!

If they could slay it, apart from momentarily averting their tribe’s crisis, the honor alone would let them take pride all their lives.

Thus, gripping their weapons tightly and with restless hearts, they continued to advance, closer, and closer still.

Jiao Long, seeing its warning roar was ineffective, scratched anxiously with its claws.

The hard rocks were clawed open by it, bared to a depth of several feet...

When they were twenty to thirty feet away from Jiao Long, Teng Ge’er, Hua Bao, and the others stopped in unison.

With ferocious expressions and glaring at Jiao Long, they shouted, "Attack!"

With the command, dozens of blades were raised simultaneously, their bright glint dazzling under the sun, chilling to the bone.

At this life-or-death moment, two sword shadows of fire and ice pierced through the air. Interweaving ice and fire formed a defensive barrier, blocking all the oncoming weapons.

The owners of the two sword shadows were naturally Lian Hongshang and Ximen Qingxue!

Seeing them, Jiao Long called out in excitement, babbling "Guoguo, Guoguo."

Unfortunately, it couldn’t yet speak human words, only say "Guoguo."

When Teng Ge’er and Hua Bao saw Lian Hongshang and Ximen Qingxue suddenly appear, fear surged in their hearts, and they wavered.

"Not good, it’s an ambush!"

Teng Ge’er realized it was only two human women and immediately raised his scimitar, slaying the guardsman who shouted "Not good, it’s an ambush," spraying blood on the spot.

"Don’t panic, it’s just two of them. As warriors of the Barbarians, unmatched in valor, why should we fear two mere human women?"

Teng Ge’er’s immediate act of killing for intimidation was remarkably effective; coupled with his usual authority as a clan leader, it quickly stabilized the situation.

"It was you who killed our tribe’s totem, today I will make you repay with blood for blood!"

Enemies encounter, and their eyes turn red with anger!

Seeing Lian Hongshang made Hua Bao’s eyes widen with fury, and he raised his Mystic Iron Scimitar, generating a Sword Gang, like a cold wind, rushing at her furiously.

Lian Hongshang was not to be outdone, her wrist flicking, the long sword like a dragon, issuing a resonant sword cry.

"Clang!"

Blade and sword collided, dragon and tiger fought!

The shower of sparks was like the dazzling fireworks of the Lantern Festival.

"All of you, go up together, entangle her!"

At this moment, Teng Ge’er directed his blade at Ximen Qingxue, ordering his men to entangle her.

As for himself, he intended to personally kill Jiao Long, the devourer of their totem!

"Kill!"

Someone shouted "Kill" to bolster their courage.

Instantly, a squad of elite warriors rushed aggressively towards Ximen Qingxue like death-defying machines.

"Ice Dragon Roar!"

Ximen Qingxue slashed out with her sword, the Ice Dragon roaring, entangling the unfortunate soul at the forefront.

Soon, his entire blood and meridians froze in an instant, white frost covered his face and body, transforming him into a vivid sculpture.

"Break!"

Ximen Qingxue spat the word ’break,’ shattering the sculpture violently, leaving the unfortunate Barbarian with no complete corpse on the spot.

"Swoosh!"

Ximen Qingxue’s sword point gleamed, piercing through a Barbarian’s throat Life Gate.

Before she even pulled out her sword, a gentle flick of her toe snapped the neck of a third Barbarian.

"Pfft!"

It was only then that the Barbarian with the pierced throat spewed blood and collapsed loudly.

Ximen Qingxue retracted her foot quickly, her white shoes and socks untouched by even a speck of dust.

After sacrificing a dozen or so Barbarian lives, Teng Ge’er finally closed in on Jiao Long.

At this point, the straight-line distance between them was only three feet.

One could say Jiao Long’s life was now firmly in his hands.

Neither Ximen Qingxue nor Lian Hongshang, occupied by Hua Bao and dozens of Barbarian warriors at a hundred feet away, could break free to rescue him.

Thinking of this, a grim smile played at the corners of Teng Ge’er’s mouth.

Jiao Long snorted white smoke from its nostrils, desperately trying to curl up to shield its belly.

That was its most vulnerable spot, the only Life Gate!

If attacked elsewhere, with Teng Ge’er’s strength, whatever he slashed or stabbed, he would find it hard to break through the Scale Armor defense.

Yet, it failed.

The devoured Black Water Mysterious Snake shifted to the belly, bulging like a small hill, making it impossible to retract.

"Hmph! You devoured the totem of the Teng Snake Tribe, and today I will slay you for revenge!"

With a smug snort, Teng Ge’er raised his scimitar with both hands, unleashing his full power, striking fiercely.

This strike was like thunder; even a mountain could be split in two!

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This Chapter was drafted early in the morning by the author. There’s surgery scheduled as the third operation today. It might be noon, might be in the afternoon.

I’ll play it by ear, to see if I can write another Chapter or two. If I can, it’ll be posted on schedule, updated at dawn tomorrow.

If not, it’ll likely not be updated tomorrow, please understand.

The day after tomorrow, depending on the recovery from the surgery, if I can draft more, I will try to write. If not, it’s okay.

The day after that, updates should resume!