novelraw Chapter 899 762: Dragon Ball
Chapter 899 762: Dragon Ball
"Pearl? What pearl..." Shi Chun half-questioned, suddenly recalling something.
He waved his sleeve and caught a glossy pearl larger than a fist out of thin air. It was obtained from the dissection of nine dragon corpses on the Demon Altar, each containing a pearl, totaling nine.
At that time, he felt something was off with the pearl, it contained mysterious power, his Right Eye Superpower couldn't see through it, and mana couldn't probe inside.
He had been too busy to pay attention to it until Qilin A San mentioned it.
"Is this what you're talking about?" Shi Chun asked, flipping the pearl.
Qilin A San had already stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, his eyes glowing and said, "Yes, it's this one. Master, what is this?"
After hearing this, Huang Yingying, who had finished digging, also swaggered over, full of curiosity.
Of course, he was more curious about A San, racking his brains to think about what kind of creature it was. It looked like many things, he even wondered if it was a Qilin, but upon closer inspection, it didn't resemble that noble beast. The legendary Qilin was powerful and majestic, but this creature's loose and sagging flesh didn't really fit the image of a Divine Beast.
Shi Chun knew what the pearl was but didn't tell A San, holding the pearl and puzzled, "This pearl is an inanimate object, how is it bothering you?"
"It's not that kind of nuisance, it's..." As he said this, Qilin A San looked at Huang Yingying as if unsure whether to speak.
Shi Chun immediately understood and addressed Huang Yingying, "Old Huang, go take a walk."
"..." Huang Yingying was speechless, called in just for digging.
Luckily, he was used to it, after all, he never got to live like an ordinary human since birth, so he shrugged at Qilin A San and swaggered away.
Without others around, A San then lowered his head, approached Shi Chun closely and whispered, "It's not a disturbance, it's temptation, the aura of this item has a tempting effect on me. I want to resist, but it gets hard to endure over time."
Still puzzled, Shi Chun asked, "What kind of temptation?"
A San replied, "I can sense that if I could devour this item, it would be greatly beneficial for my cultivation."
"Cultivation?" Shi Chun questioned suspiciously, "You don't understand cultivation techniques, how do you know this item would be beneficial for your cultivation?"
A San replied, "It's just a strong feeling. I don't know how to cultivate, but I know how to refine my body. Should I try one to see if it's useful for body refinement?"
Shi Chun: "You don't even know what it is, yet dare to eat it? Beneficial for your cultivation, and you use it for body refinement? Better find a suitable cultivation method first."
No matter if it's useful or not, or if it benefits Qilin A San, he hasn't proven himself, yet he wants benefits, how can there be such a good thing?
A San sighed sadly, "Since the Qilin clan has been exterminated, it's hard to find a cultivation technique suitable for me."
Shi Chun: "As long as you're not picky, the Demon Clan's cultivation techniques can be sought after for you, at least let you cultivate a human form first."
A San chuckled bitterly, "Master, you may not know, the Qilin clan does not conform to Yin Yang Five Elements, those techniques are useless to me, the Dragon and Phoenix clans seem similar, seemingly able to cultivate only their clan's techniques. A Tiger Demon or Snake Demon's technique given to us truly cannot be practiced."
Leaving his worries aside, Shi Chun took out the Mother-child Talisman to message Zhu Xiangxin, and since the cave was dug, it was timely to have Zhu Xiangxin come check if the pearl had any other uses or could be made into medicine.
Shortly, Zhu Xiangxin arrived, surveyed the newly dug cavern, and asked, "Master, what do you need?"
Shi Chun handed out the pearl directly and said, "See if this thing counts as precious medicine."
Zhu Xiangxin examined it and soon exclaimed in surprise, evidently realizing the same oddity, and asked, "Master, what is this thing?"
Shi Chun rubbed his chin, "I don't know either, it was dug out from a dragon's body."
"Dragon's body? What dragon's body?" Zhu Xiangxin was puzzled, she had thought of a proper dragon's body but quickly felt she imagined too much, thinking she heard the homonym.
So Shi Chun casually tossed out a gigantic head, a severed dragon's head with no peace in its death, another eight of these were in his Qiankun Bag.
"..." Zhu Xiangxin was stunned, thinking she must have seen wrong, repeatedly looking around it, even flipping it to examine, indescribably shocked, occasionally glancing towards Shi Chun, did the Master slay a dragon? Aren't they afraid of being killed by the Saint King of the West Bull King Court?
A San curiously asked, "What kind of monster's head is this?"
Monster? Shi Chun was bewildered, countering, "You've never seen one?"
A San looked perplexed, shook his head.
Even Zhu Xiangxin couldn't help turning to look at it, asking, "You've never seen a dragon?"
"A dragon? Ah..." A San suddenly showed shock, widened his eyes and circled the dragon head to examine, stretching his hoof to flip it, finally erupted in amazement, "This is a dragon?"
Shi Chun and Zhu Xiangxin exchanged puzzled looks, having thought the Qilin knew a lot, why suddenly acting clueless.
Shi Chun asked again, "Your Qilin clan never interacted with the Dragon Clan?"
San came to his senses and realized they had misunderstood, hurriedly saying, "There must have been interactions. I heard that when I was born, hundreds of clans came to congratulate, including the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, who also sent gifts. So I should have seen them, but I was too young to remember. After gaining awareness, my family restricted me tightly, making me learn this and that, which was quite frustrating. Had I not been so oppressed, I wouldn't have sneaked into the Lower Realm. Alas, who would have thought that upon leaving, I would never be able to..."
His voice carried a hint of choking, expressing sorrow for not being able to return.
The two people beside him roughly understood that this fellow indeed lacked knowledge, most of it being merely surface-level.
Shi Chun scoffed, "You're so old already, yet still crying like this."
Perhaps due to her feminine nature, Zhu Xiangxin comforted, "San, once the battle here concludes, everyone will return to the Upper Realm. The Master knows many people; you can ask him later to help find out the former location of 'Yingze Mountain.' You might still get a chance to see your old place."
"Uh-huh..." San replied forlornly, suddenly curbing his sobs, and widened his eyes, staring at the gleaming pearl in the other's hand, "Was this dug out from a dragon's body?"
Shi Chun looked askance, "No doubt, I dug it out myself. Why, is there something wrong?"
Zhu Xiangxin suddenly recalled something, and her hand shook, exclaiming, "Is this a Dragon Ball?"
"Dragon Ball!" San almost echoed simultaneously with her.
"Dragon Ball?" Shi Chun himself stared at the pearl in Zhu Xiangxin's hand, muttering slowly, then asked, "What is this thing used for?"
Zhu Xiangxin replied with a mix of laughter and tears, "I truly don't know. I've never heard of anyone using it. The main reason is its rarity. Legend says this Dragon Ball isn't present in every dragon. Only one dragon in the Dragon Clan can nurture it, and the one who has it becomes the leader. This leads to internal disputes and power struggles within the clan."
San added promptly, "The Dragon Ball is something born within the Dragon Clan itself. Only one will be born in a single clan. Dragons are divided into nine clans, distinguished by color, so there are nine balls in total..."
The words suddenly stopped, seemingly shocked by the notion, eyes widening, staring fixedly at Shi Chun, even trembling slightly, stammering, "Master, have you killed all the leaders of the nine Dragon Clans?"
Because it saw not just one Dragon Ball, but exactly nine; this couldn't be a mere coincidence.
Shi Chun thought to himself, I would love to have such power, but it's clear that this was the handiwork of Demon Ancestor, undeniably impressive.
Of course, he didn't mind letting Qilin A San remain under the misconception for now, as it served to intimidate.
Casually, he arranged a row of dragon heads in the cave, displaying all nine, the size being too large, forcing him to barely fit them in a row.
He examined each one, murmuring, "Are they divided by color? They all look black to me."
Zhu Xiangxin and Qilin A San stood there, dumbfounded, shocked! Enormously shocked!
Are there truly nine dragon heads? Zhu Xiangxin felt numb; how could the Master obtain these? She couldn't believe the Master had the strength to defeat dragons with Dragon Balls.
Furthermore, it was evident that there should only be one dragon possessing a Dragon Ball currently, so how did so many appear?
This endless series of surprises truly left her greatly astonished.
After closely inspecting each dragon head, Shi Chun acknowledged, "Looking closely, there is indeed a color difference..."
He roughly understood why they looked black; likely because Demon Ancestor had turned them into zombies.
Suddenly, a series of banging sounds echoed within the cave.
Shi Chun turned to see Qilin A San, stuffed and restless, using its mouth to bump against the stone wall, even pressing its mouth against the wall and rubbing.
Seeing the dust falling from the cave, Shi Chun immediately reprimanded, "What are you doing? Have you gone mad? If you keep hitting the wall, the cave will collapse; it's not your clan that's dead. If you anger me, I can slay those nine reptiles and you too!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiangxin blinked rapidly.
San was truly frightened, trembling, genuinely believing the other had such strength, almost getting sucked to death by the other's divine skills in the restricted area, with nine pieces of irrefutable evidence laid out before him.
It quickly stopped colliding with the wall, hurriedly explaining, "Master, no, I think something's wrong with me, something very wrong."
Shi Chun asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
San lifted one of its legs, showing its hoof, sobbing, "I have hooves. My Qilin Clan eats only vegetarian, only those spirit ginseng and immortal grass, those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. I only ate those in the restricted area, never thought of eating meat. I never considered it. Why, why do I suddenly want to eat Dragon Balls, and it's a strong craving, an uncontrollable desire? I'm definitely having some issue."
Thinking it was something serious and frightening, to Shi Chun, aside from matters of life and death, everything else was minor, all self-inflicted.
This being at least currently held great use and shouldn't be allowed to give up hope, thus approaching to comfort, "It's nothing, quite normal. You've lived too long, same for humans, after prolonged tranquility, one seeks excitement; it's a normal reaction to suddenly coming out of the restricted area."
After much persuasion and near collapse, San instantly found a mental pillar, earnestly confirming, "Master, is it true?"
Shi Chun retorted, "What's the benefit of deceiving you?"
San let out a long sigh, thinking its master sees the vast and has broad knowledge, believing the master must be right, while also beginning to doubt, suddenly showing skepticism, "Master, how can you kill the nine leaders of the Dragon Clan and not know of the Dragon Ball's existence?"
"You're overthinking it!" Shi Chun reprimanded, directly sweeping his sleeve to collect it into the Qiankun Bracelet, giving it no chance to speak further.