Peerless Dragon Sovereign

Chapter 683: Escaping with a Severed Arm

As time went on, Ji Shenhao’s Sea of Clouds rapidly diminished, while Chu Nan at this moment received the Dragon Qi transmitted from the Dragon Slaughter Tower.

This Dragon Qi once belonged to Ji Shenhao, but now it was all under Chu Nan’s control.

The Dao Pearl within the Dantian, representing the once Dragon Qi Cloud Sea, crazily devoured this Dragon Qi, emitting dazzling light, like a small sun.

Chu Nan’s aura began to rise continuously at this moment, becoming increasingly powerful.

Sensing his own weakening, Ji Shenhao could no longer hold on and let out an angry roar, his eyes revealing determination.

"Chu Nan, I, Ji Shenhao, will remember this hatred. We will meet again in the future."

Boom!

With the sound of his words fading, Ji Shenhao’s ninth layer of Dragon Qi Cloud Sea instantly self-destructed with a roar.

The self-destruction brought about an incredibly terrifying explosion of Dragon Qi, which even the Dragon Slaughter Tower could not withstand at that moment.

Ji Shenhao, sacrificing the self-destruction of one Cloud Sea for the power of liberation, immediately turned into a stream of light and fled into the distance after breaking free from the Dragon Slaughter Tower.

He dared not stop at all; after the self-destruction of one Cloud Sea, Ji Shenhao was merely an eight-layer Celestial Martial Artist.

Not to mention Lu Daochang, even Chu Nan could easily kill him.

Facing this irreversible disadvantage, even though Ji Shenhao was unwilling, he had no choice but to flee.

Taking advantage of the brief power gained after self-destruction, Ji Shenhao quickly flew hundreds of miles away.

Even Chu Nan was left in the dust at this moment.

"Where do you think you’re going!" Lu Daochang saw this scene and naturally couldn’t let Ji Shenhao escape, so he also turned into a stream of light and chased after him.

Chu Nan did not chase, instead watching as the Dragon Qi dissipated into the air after Ji Shenhao’s self-destruction, he began to devour it without hesitation.

This was the power of one layer of the Cloud Sea cultivated by Ji Shenhao, and even the remnants were of immense benefit to Chu Nan.

Moreover, from the battles with the Royal Family in the past, Chu Nan already clearly knew how terrifying the power of Dragon Qi was.

It was a formidable power, not weaker than Sword Qi and Blood Dao, and could even surpass Blood Dao if used properly.

Half an hour later, all the Dragon Qi had been completely devoured by Chu Nan.

Throughout the process, no one dared to interfere.

Chu Nan’s Dragon Qi Dao Pearl had expanded a bit, appearing even more powerful.

Even as he channeled the power of Dragon Qi, faint real dragon tattoos would appear on his body, exuding more authority.

"Truly worthy as the Hall Master!" Jiang Meier saw this and her eyes sparkled with admiration.

Chu Nan was the most talented and opportunistic martial artist she had seen, completing several leaps in strength in such a short time; even a powerful nine-layer Celestial Martial Artist fell to his hand.

Jiang Meier had never admired anyone so much, not even Qiu Huang in those days inspired such emotion.

Compared to Jiang Meier, the Dragon Beast that had just recovered was even more respectful, slowly saying, "Defeating Ji Shenhao is as simple as a task for my master."

"In the future, not only Ji Shenhao, but the master will surely defeat all the martial artists in the Celestial Crossing Realm."

The Dragon Beast’s face bore a haughty look, as if it was she who had just defeated Ji Shenhao.

Zhi Polang wanted to speak but stopped, never having imagined that the junior he once knew would become someone he needed to look up to, making it all seem like a dream.

As for Bai Youyou, she felt a chill of fear, thinking how fortunate she was to have accepted Chu Nan as her master; otherwise, she might have died in Desolate Ancient City that day.

The members of the Slaughter Emperor Sect watched Chu Nan with complex expressions.

Within this short hour, their emotions went through tumultuous upheavals.

From the start of the Slaughter Emperor meeting, which seemed like just another ordinary gathering, no one expected that Chu Nan would launch an attack.

He even caused Bai Youyou and Zhi Polang to consecutively betray.

And the most astonishing was when Chu Nan displayed his profound background, revealing himself as a peak nine-layer Celestial Martial Artist.

This was followed by a duel between the first Slaughter Emperor and Chu Nan.

They believed the first Slaughter Emperor would surely win, securing a Celestial Spirit Martial for the sect.

But the supposedly invincible first Slaughter Emperor of the Slaughter Emperor Sect was suppressed by Chu Nan and almost defeated, with the outcome all the more unacceptable.

The most trusted and venerated first Slaughter Emperor turned out to be a spy for the Qin Royal Family, and they had all been duped.

Not only duped, but for a thousand years, they had been unknowingly serving the Royal Family—an immense humiliation.

The Slaughter Emperors all wanted to kill Ji Shenhao to wash away the shame, but Ji Shenhao’s full strength made them fearful, leaving only Lu Daochang to possibly turn the tide.

But then, things changed again.

Chu Nan, who should have been defeated by Ji Shenhao, held Ji Shenhao at bay with just the Dragon Slaughter Tower.

They saw the once invincible Dragon Qi in the Celestial Crossing Realm behaving like a meek kitten before Chu Nan.

The Qin Royal Family had met their natural nemesis, a revelation both unbelievable and invigorating for the Slaughter Emperors.

In Chu Nan, they saw hope—a hope of restraining the Ji Family’s Dragon Qi and overthrowing the Qin Kingdom.

Just as the Slaughter Emperors were ready to submit to Chu Nan on behalf of their families, a powerful figure flew back from afar—it was Lu Daochang, who had gone to pursue Ji Shenhao.

Carrying a severed hand, Lu Daochang approached Chu Nan, who had just finished cultivating, and said, "Chu Nan, that Ji Shenhao used the speed from the self-destruction of Dragon Qi, and I only managed to sever one of his arms. It looks like he will soon escape South Desert."

Having repeatedly witnessed Chu Nan’s formidable strength, Lu Daochang already regarded him as an equal.

After all, it’s a fact that Chu Nan defeated a nine-layer Celestial Martial Artist, a fact no one could alter.

Chu Nan looked at the severed arm in Lu Daochang’s hand, which still bore Ji Shenhao’s blood.

Seeing this blood, Chu Nan’s eyes lit up suddenly and said, "Sect Leader, give me this severed arm, Ji Shenhao won’t get away!"

Lu Daochang, half-believing, handed the severed arm to Chu Nan.

Chu Nan carefully stored the severed arm, feeling incredibly confident as he now had a way to eliminate all future threats.

"It’s been a long time since I used the Curse Killing Blood Vase. I’ll use the blood from this severed arm to curse-kill Ji Shenhao," Chu Nan thought to himself.

The Curse Killing Blood Vase was one of the supreme treasures left to Chu Nan by his parents.

As long as a drop of the enemy’s blood was placed in it and the vase was successfully thrown three times, the enemy could be slain from afar, no matter where they were, unable to escape the curse of the blood vase.

Chu Nan had used this blood vase to kill two formidable foes before, finding it to be immensely effective.

However, if the vase-throwing failed, Chu Nan would suffer backlash, leading to soul destruction and death.

But with his current cultivation level, Chu Nan was confident he would not die from the blood vase’s backlash.