Chapter 1026: Chapter 1053: It Will Light Up Soon! (Third Update) Chapter 1026: Chapter 1053: It Will Light Up Soon! (Third Update) “Humph!” A flash of fury crossed Hei Qiu’s face, but he forcefully suppressed it and said with a cold snort, “Putting on airs!”

After speaking, Hei Qiu sat cross-legged next to the Black Lotus Saintess and said in a deep voice, “Do not be influenced, stay focused on stabilizing your Taoist feeling. Leave the rest to me. I want to see what earth-shattering things Yang Zhen can still pull off.”

Indeed, Hei Qiu did not directly attack and rush up to kill Yang Zhen, which clearly indicated that there were other methods to kill Yang Zhen. In Hei Qiu’s eyes, the perfection of the Black Lotus Saintess’s Taoist feeling was far more important than directly killing Yang Zhen.

The Black Lotus Saintess nodded, giving Yang Zhen a strange look with a hint of interest at the corner of her mouth.

In fact, there was no great enmity between the Black Lotus Saintess and Yang Zhen. The saintess had even once been curious about Yang Zhen and was quite interested in the various tales about him.

However, Yang Zhen had now come into conflict with Hei Qiu, and given Hei Qiu’s character, he would certainly not spare Yang Zhen’s life. Thus, however interested the Black Lotus Saintess might still be in Yang Zhen, it would not save him from becoming a dead man soon.

The Black Lotus Saintess sighed, looked deeply at Yang Zhen, and closed her eyes.

Having offended Hei Qiu, Yang Zhen was doomed today!

Whoom–!

A terrifying wave of energy suddenly erupted from Hei Qiu’s body, and an earth-shattering roar resounded. Behind Hei Qiu, a massive figure coalesced.

Everyone was startled by the terrifying creature before them, even Ming Luan let out a low growl, staring intently at the shadow behind Hei Qiu, seeming somewhat uneasy.

The roar was like a bull’s, shaking the universe. As the bellowing continued, the terrifying shadow soared into the sky, circling above Hei Qiu’s head, emanating an aura that spoke of the destruction of all life.

What shocked everyone was that this terrifying shadow, lifelike amidst the layers of blood light, seemed so real that it tainted with a sanguinary aura, making it even more fierce and horrifying.

A dragon, a dragon!

To be precise, it was a Qiu Long, a legendary creature. Its scales were clearly visible amidst its roaring roars.

Qiu Long was not a true dragon, but it was a type of dragon with the bloodline of true dragons flowing in its veins, commanding awe and fear through the ages, intimidating all creatures.

To avoid disturbing the Black Lotus Saintess’s perfecting of her Taoist feeling, Hei Qiu did not directly use his True Essence, but also coalesced the power of Taoist feeling, seeking to destroy Yang Zhen’s Taoist feeling in one go.

The cheeky cat who had just wiped his mouth cried out weirdly in the crowd, pointing to the Qiu Long roaring in the sky, “So shameless! To deal with a junior at the Celestial Phase and Ninth Heavenly Layer, you actually conjured a Qiu Long. Old man, your Black Lotus Sanctuary’s honor is all lost by your hand.”

“You must not be disrespectful!”

A cold hum came, and Mei Xiang’s face turned ashen, his sword pointing at the cheeky cat, his face full of murderous intent.

The cheeky cat shrank his neck and mumbled, “Fine, don’t speak then, what’s the big deal? Even if you put the sword to my neck, I won’t say it anymore!”

In the most bullish posture, the cheeky cat delivered the most cowardly line with perfect pathos.

After saying that, the cheeky cat looked up at Yang Zhen and shouted, “Kid, with the Qiu Long out now, can you still grill? If you can, don’t forget my share!”

After hearing the cheeky cat’s words, everyone present was stunned.

Even the cheeky cat got a shock from the Qiu Long; doesn’t that imply that the cat also thinks Yang Zhen is in danger?

A cold smirk appeared on Mei Xiang’s face. Apparently not wanting to stoop to the level of a cat, he sheathed his sword and returned to the Black Lotus Sanctuary, his face wearing a mocking expression as he watched Yang Zhen.

Seeing the look on Mei Xiang’s face, the crowd became even more convinced of the extraordinary nature of Hei Qiu’s Qiu Long.

This was confirmed by the cheeky cat’s words as well.

Could Yang Zhen possibly preserve his life amidst the charge of the Qiu Long?

At this moment, no one believed that Yang Zhen could still protect the two ladies from the impact of Hei Qiu. Surviving alone would already be an impossibility too great to imagine.

However, to everyone’s disbelief, at this time Yang Zhen was starting a fire!

Seeing Yang Zhen crouched over the barbecue grill, puffing away at the charcoal inside and ending up covered in soot, everyone felt as though their brains weren’t working properly.

Isn’t lighting a fire just a snap of the fingers for a Practitioner?

Yang Zhen, of course, knew what everyone was thinking and said with a curled lip, “What you all do not know is that meat roasted without any mystic techniques is actually the most delicious.”

The corners of everyone’s eyes twitched wildly–who the hell asked you that?

In such a situation, you still have the mind to barbecue. Don’t you know that in the next moment, you might be crushed by the Qiu Long’s impact on your Taoist Feeling, dead and gone?

As expected, Hei Qiu snorted coldly, and with a casual flick of a finger, the raging Qiu Long in mid-air roared towards him, its howls shaking the heavens, swooping down upon Yang Zhen with a violent onslaught.

“Blue Bird Saintess, you should feel lucky. Originally, this impact on the Taoist Feeling was prepared for you.”

No sooner had Hei Qiu’s words fallen than Yang Zhen hopped up with a groan, looked earnestly at the Blue Bird Saintess, and said, “Did you hear that? Did you hear what this old feather duster said? This was originally targeting you, but I took it for you. We’ll make a note of this debt and settle it after this is over. You are the esteemed Saintess of the Blue Bird Sect–you can’t welsh on this.”

Hearing Yang Zhen’s words, gratitude spread across the face of the Blue Bird Saintess, only to quickly turn to bewilderment.

The rest were slack-jawed, staring at Yang Zhen, feeling the urge to pry open his head and see just what was inside if it weren’t for the Qiu Long being too terrifying.

At a time like this, you’re keeping tabs with the Blue Bird Saintess?

You should first think about how to survive.

Even the Blue Bird Saintess, who had already reached perfection in her Taoist Feeling, grew anxious and said to Yang Zhen, “Young Master Yang, you… be careful!”

Hearing the exclamation of the Blue Bird Saintess, everyone’s hearts leaped, and they turned their heads together to look at Yang Zhen.

Behind Yang Zhen, no one knew when a mysterious golden behemoth with double wings on its back and a single horn on its head had materialized.

Facing the sky-covering Qiu Long, the behemoth glanced indifferently, swung its paw at the Qiu Long’s head, and amidst a throng of exclaims, with a loud smack that echoed like thunder, obliterated the entire Qiu Long.

And Yang Zhen… was still furiously blowing on the charcoal fire, his face smudged with a swath of black soot.

The whole world fell into dead silence, everyone incredulously watched Yang Zhen as if the terrifying beast that appeared behind him in a flash was never there.

If not for the fact that the Qiu Long was indeed gone, and the crowd had heard a palm strike’s sound, they would hardly believe their own eyes.

“That that that… What was that?”

“Qiongqi Heavenly Void? My god, what did I see? That was the Qiongqi Heavenly Void!”

“Impossible, how could anyone possibly conjure the existence of the Qiongqi Heavenly Void?”

“But… if it wasn’t the Qiongqi Heavenly Void, what else has the power to shatter the head of a Qiu Long with a single slap?”

The complexion of Hei Qiu turned completely pale, his face filled with shock as he stared at the empty sky behind Yang Zhen and shouted, “No, impossible, what was that behind you just now… What was that?”

Yang Zhen looked up, grinned, and with his face masked in charcoal, said innocently, “Sorry, I actually did blow out a bit of flame just now, but it’s gone again. Don’t worry, it’ll light up soon.”

Who the hell asked you that, whether you light your fire or not, what’s that to me?