Chapter 242 Human Face and Snake Body

"Poor Black Dragon Kingdom has turned into a battlefield for three forces," Qin Jun sighed, his face full of emotion. If the Black Dragon Emperor heard this, he would definitely be furious.

Sha Wujing looked at Qin Jun and asked, "Do you need me to take action now?"

Despite Yan Jingxi's seductive appearance, once Sha Wujing made a move, he would immediately kneel like a dog.

"Don't be hasty, let him show off for a while first," Qin Jun smirked, causing Daji and Xiaoli to twitch at the corners of their mouths. Xiaoli tilted her head and said, "Brother Qin Jun, I feel like there's our dragon clan's bloodline in that divine beast egg."

Dragon clan's bloodline?

Interesting!

Qin Jun's eyes narrowed involuntarily. The divine dragon should hold a high position within the dragon clan.

At the same time, the shattered eggshell of the divine beast egg began to slide off, revealing a red body wriggling inside, resembling a python.

Yan Jingxi shifted his gaze from the man in a raincoat named Xu Yue to the divine beast egg. A fanatical expression appeared on his stern face as he murmured, "The god is finally about to descend!"

God!

This word, along with "immortal," holds an indescribable power in the cultivation world. Cultivators absorb qi to seek immortality and pursue becoming gods or immortals. Both the imperial court and the kingdom are filled with various legends, such as the shattering of the void and ascending in broad daylight.

Both mortals and low-level cultivators believe in the existence of gods and immortals. There are even records stating that this world was created by gods and immortals.

For ordinary people and low-level cultivators, the Earthly Immortal realm is considered divine, possessing the power to move mountains and seas.

The presence of Yan Jingxi, who was at the ninth level of the Earthly Immortal realm, was difficult to imagine.

"Hum—"

The sound of dragon chants emanated from the divine beast egg, clear and crisp, indicating that the owner of the voice should be very young.

All the cultivators around the divine beast lake were either lying on the ground or kneeling, gazing at the divine beast egg. The magnificent lotus vision was accompanied by colorful rays of light around the eggshell, and the sky was filled with thunder and lightning, rolling black clouds, as if the heavens and the earth were celebrating the birth of the divine beast.

One by one, the eggshells cracked and fell, and the true form of the divine beast quickly emerged.

Hiss—

The sound of inhaling in fear echoed one after another as everyone looked at the newly hatched divine beast with dread.

Yan Jingxi, on the other hand, looked at the scene with fanaticism, even trembling all over.

Qin Jun, on the other hand, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with incredulity.

The divine beast turned out to have the appearance of a human-faced snake with a red snake body nearly two meters long, without scales, and a baby's head for its head. Its rosy cheeks and watery eyes made it extremely cute, but combined with its snake body, it gave off an eerie feeling, even causing goosebumps.

"Is that really a divine beast..."

"My goodness... It's clearly a monster..."

"It's too terrifying... We actually mistook it for a divine beast..."

"Quick, retreat! Such an ominous creature will bring disaster!"

The cultivators exclaimed in fear, but Yan Jingxi's oppression still kept them motionless.

"Is this the Candle Dragon?" Qin Jun looked speechless as he gazed at the newly born divine beast. In his past life, he had come across some posts about ancient divine beasts, and the Candle Dragon had left a deep impression on him.

The "Classic of Mountains and Seas—The Classic of the Great Wilderness" records: "Beyond the northwest sea, north of the Red Water, lies the Zhangwei Mountain. There is a god, with a human face and a red snake body, with straight eyes that bring light and closed eyes that bring darkness. It does not eat, sleep, or rest, and its breath brings wind and rain. It is the Candle of the Nine Yin, also known as the Candle Dragon."

The legend of the Candle Dragon has many variations, including the Sun, Pangu, and the Mount Buzhou versions. Its origins are shrouded in mystery, and various legends attribute it to extraordinary identities, even including the creation god. However, most of the legends describe it as having a human face and a snake body.

"System, is it the Candle Dragon?" Qin Jun's heart was racing, and he hurriedly asked in his mind.

"Yes!"

The system's resolute response made Qin Jun's breathing quicken. If the Candle Dragon were cultivated well, it would be absolutely formidable!

"The Candle Dragon is from Chinese mythology. How could it appear here? Could it be one of the five demons that have descended ahead of time?" Qin Jun asked, suppressing his excitement.

On the other side, Yan Jingxi led his followers to gather around the Candle Dragon, bowing deeply with extreme piety.

"Host, you're overthinking it. Divine beasts from mythology don't only exist in Chinese mythology, such as the Vermilion Bird, the guardian divine beast of the Southern Zhuo Dynasty," the system explained, causing Qin Jun to suddenly realize.

Although he still couldn't fully understand, he was too lazy to continue pondering. With insufficient strength, his understanding of the world was naturally shallow.

In any case, as long as he remembered one thing, that was the Candle Dragon was extremely powerful!

In his past life, some people even speculated that the Candle Dragon was the ancestor dragon. Although he didn't know if it was true, as a divine dragon, the Candle Dragon was definitely nobler than ordinary dragon clans.

"I must cultivate it well. It's definitely a more perfect guardian divine beast than the Vermilion Bird!" Qin Jun thought excitedly. The Candle Dragon could control daylight and seasons, which alone made it more practical than the Vermilion Bird, which could only act as a guardian.

It's mine!

"Is this little guy from the dragon clan?" Daji looked at Xiaoli with a strange expression. The appearance of the Candle Dragon was extremely bizarre. Although it was young and cute, one could imagine how terrifying it would be when it grew up.

Xiaoli also stared at the Candle Dragon in confusion and said seriously, "Although it doesn't look like it, I can feel it. It even makes me involuntarily revere it, even in the face of my father, the South Sea Dragon King."

Sha Wujing, Daji, and the Xiong Tian Dog all had their pupils constricted. The bloodline of this little guy was even stronger than the South Sea Dragon King's?

At the same time, Yan Jingxi looked up excitedly and said, "God, finally your birth has come. Please come back home with us!"

Xu Yue felt itchy hearing this. He had been tracking the little candle dragon for so long, only to be intercepted by the Abyss Gate halfway. He was very unhappy, but he understood that he was no match for Yan Jingxi, so he could only watch.

The little candle dragon blinked its watery eyes curiously, not answering Yan Jingxi, but instead looking around.

"God?" Yan Jingxi asked the little candle dragon again, unconsciously furrowing her brows.

Why does this so-called god seem a bit silly...

The little candle dragon puffed up its cheeks as it looked at Yan Jingxi, looking extremely cute, of course, ignoring its red snake body.

In the next moment, the little candle dragon suddenly opened its mouth. In an instant, Yan Jingxi's face changed, and before she could react, a strong gust of wind hit her. Her body flew backwards, flying thousands of meters away and crashing into a mountain peak behind the forest, directly smashing through the mountain, disappearing without a trace.

Silence!

The disciples of the Abyss Gate looked at the little candle dragon in horror.

After Yan Jingxi was blown away, the pressure also dissipated, but the cultivators still stood stunned, staring at the little candle dragon in disbelief.

Yan Jingxi, who they regarded as a god, was easily blown away by the little candle dragon?

Qin Jun also couldn't help but widen his eyes. Is it so powerful right after being born?

Thinking back to the deep red monster that had wanted to eat the little candle dragon earlier, Qin Jun suddenly felt that it was so strange. The Abyss Gate had actually done a good thing by saving the deep red monster's life.