Chapter 664: Bluff
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
The beast claw was dozens feet in length with five sharp hooks. Every hook had silver scales that were more like metal.
The claw didn’t seem to be illusionary at all. It was as if a real claw had reached out from the void and then ground Li Yang up.
Hu Lang, Zhao Moyang and Recluse Solar Dragon had similar feelings toward that silver dragon. They believed that it was not a shadow but a real dragon, a god of all beasts!
Dragon!
According to ancient legend, dragon was the god of all beasts, the most powerful of Xuan Beasts.
But legends were called so for a reason. For millions of years, nobody had seen a real dragon. There were many skills that could simulate the existence of a dragon but those were simulations.
But just now, the three thought they had seen a real dragon and witnessed a real dragon claw reaching out from the void and crumpling a Human Sovereign Realm warrior like sweeping up dead leaves.
No resistance, only death!
Like a hand of a god, the claw was something Hu Lang, Zhao Moyang or Recluse Solar Dragon could not compete with. They knew that if they were the one grabbed by the claw, death was the only possible ending for them.
Their teeth were chattering and they felt chills. This was the feeling they got when they met with a Xuan Beast back when they were kids. The kind of supreme power from a beast struck awe in them. They would lose all will to put up a fight.
The dragon claw disappeared in midair after Li Yang was dead. This indicated that the claw was nothing other than a phantom, a skill of an attack, instead of a real dragon claw.
For the time for three breaths, nobody said anything. Finally, Hu Lang, Zhao Moyang and Recluse Solar Dragon came back to their senses. They looked toward Lu Li at once and were shocked to see that there seemed to be two silver dragons hovering around in Lu Li’s silver eyes.
“Nice!”
Hu Lang yelled. He understood now. That silver dragon phantom and the dragon claw didn’t come from nowhere. It was Lu Li’s skill!
“How…”
Zhao Moyang and Recluse Solar Dragon looked at each other in horror. They felt they were stuck. Li Yang was crushed in one move. Could the two of them withstand that action?
Fight or flee?
The two of them were hesitating. But Lu Li had already walked over in an imposing manner. He yelled coldly, “Hu Lang, what are you waiting for? Do it! Today, we will make the underground palace their burial ground!”
“Okay!”
Swinging the huge axe, Hu Lang took out a black web which clearly was a magical weapon. He planned to trap the two with the web.
“Roar~”
From Lu Li’s abdomen came another roar. The silver halo around him glared as a silver dragon phantom rushed out from his back. The silver dragon was making threatening gestures, roaring in a soundless way and roaming up.
“Run—”
Zhao Moyang and Recluse Solar Dragon could no longer keep calm. Just now, after the silver dragon phantom appeared, a huge dragon claw ground Li Yang up. If they stayed here any longer, they would meet the same fate.
“Bang~”
Knocking away Hu Lang with his rod, Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang rushed to the tunnel at the same time. Hu Lang chased after them in a rage. However, he saw Lu Li stand on the spot without moving one inch.
He was confused. Why didn’t Lu Li release that dragon claw phantom? If he had done it, he could have killed another one.
“Pff~”
With a tremble, Lu Li spat out blood. He was weak in his knee and fell to the ground on one leg. He supported himself using his hand while spitting out more blood. He became pale.
“Young Master Li~”
Hu Lang was terrified. He rushed over at once and took out a pellet to give to Lu Li. He tried to adjust the rioting qi and energy in Lu Li’s body with Xuan Energy.
“Stop it. Let’s run out of here and find a safe spot first!”
Lu Li looked up with difficulty. He felt his eyelids were made of lead. This was the only thing he could say before he blacked out.
“Eh…”
It was until then did Hu Lang understand why Lu Li didn’t release the dragon claw for the second time. What Lu Li did just now was a bluff and he couldn’t have conducted a second bout of attack. He merely did so to scare away Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang.
“They must be gone by now.”
Hu Lang fed Lu Li with a pellet and waited for the time for a score of breaths before he carried Lu Li on his back and flew out. Zhao Moyang and Recluse Solar Dragon must be more than 100 miles away by now given how fast they were.
Hu Lang and Lu Li reappeared in the crack. Hu Lang checked with his psychic power with his full effort to make sure that Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang were not hiding nearby. Hu Lang was relieved and flew up with Lu Li on his back.
“Okay!”
Out of the crack, Hu Lang sensed no sign of Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang. Hu Lang flew toward the north at the top of his speed, too worried to make a stop first.
Lu Li not being able to launch another round of attack was a dead giveaway!
Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang were clever. They might have been scared away but they would figure it out soon enough. They would come back to hunt down Lu Li.
Recluse Solar Dragon and Zhao Moyang should be running toward the Central Plains. Hence, Hu Lang didn’t run toward the west or toward Clouds Plains or the Serenity Plains. He wanted to buy themselves some time and make it more difficult for their predators.
…
“Something is off!”
What Hu Lang speculated was right. On the beach 300 miles to the east of the Island of Tranquility, Recluse Solar Dragon suddenly stopped in midair. Zhao Moyang, who was flying ahead of him, stopped as well and asked in confusion, “What is it?”
“We are fooled!”
Recluse Solar Dragon thought about it. Gritting his teeth in hatred, he said, “That bastard was bluffing. He didn’t have the ability to kill us.”
“How so?” Zhao Moyang asked with doubt, “He killed Li Yang with one move.”
“Hmm!”
Recluse Solar Dragon snorted and answered, “He could have had the chance to kill another one of us the moment we ran. Why didn’t he, then? How can a warrior at the peak of the Eternal Realm release twice in a row an impressive skill he has learned? I suspect he is the one who did that. How can such a warrior use such a skill? A skill this powerful would have been known all over the Heaven Reverse Universe. Have you read about it in any historic records?”
“No…”
Zhao Moyang grew suspicious, too. After all, it was doubtful that a warrior at the peak of the Eternal Realm could utilize such a powerful skill. Recluse Solar Dragon made a point.
Zhao Moyang said, “Should we…go back and check?”
The mission was not accomplished. In this case, they wouldn’t pocket rewards. Instead, they would wander around and being hunted down like two homeless dogs.
“Go back!”
Recluse Solar Dragon made a decision. He believed in his own judgment. Taking the lead, he turned back and flew toward the island. Zhao Moyang followed him after some consideration.
“There is blood here!”
Back above the crack on the island, Recluse Solar Dragon spotted drops of fresh blood on the edge of the crack. He rushed in and went back to the underground palace.
“We are tricked!”
Recluse Solar Dragon stamped with fury when he saw the blood Lu Li spilled out at the front hall. Zhao Moyang quaked with rage as well. How could they be scared off by a young punk?
“They cannot have run far. Let’s go!”
Recluse Solar Dragon shouted in fury and dashed into the tunnel with Zhao Moyang right behind him. Lu Li must have sustained serious injury and even passed out judging by the amount of blood he lost. Recluse Solar Dragon believed that when he and Zhao Moyang tracked Lu Li and Hu Lang down, they could finish the job easily.
