Chapter 245: The Emperor's Despair
Boom!
Qin Jun only felt a mysterious force flowing into his body through his shoulder. He didn't feel any pain, but he felt that he was establishing some kind of connection with the little candle dragon in the depths of his mind.
Soul contract!
He had heard Xiong Tianquan talk about it before, but he never expected it to happen to him today. It made him feel excited, but also puzzled.
Is the little candle dragon too easy to deceive?
Could it be that there is something on him that attracts the little candle dragon?
Qin Jun couldn't help but ponder. He could joke shamelessly at ordinary times, but he wouldn't act foolishly at critical moments.
After thinking for a while, he couldn't determine the reason. After all, he had so many treasures on him.
The little candle dragon slowly loosened its mouth and then affectionately rubbed against Qin Jun's face, making him sigh. Any terrifying existence seemed cute when it was young!
In mythology, candle dragons were like big shots, with a body thousands of miles long, capable of controlling the wind and rain, and there were few opponents in the world who could confront them. But at this moment, this young candle dragon was so well-behaved that Qin Jun could hardly believe it was a candle dragon.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for subduing the first Qi Luck Divine Beast. The host is rewarded with one divine summoning opportunity!"
The system prompt suddenly sounded, making Qin Jun overjoyed, but it was also within his expectations. The significance of a divine beast was extraordinary, and if its first appearance didn't trigger a reward, Qin Jun wouldn't accept it!
Thinking about the fusion of power with the summoning opportunity, Qin Jun suppressed the thought of summoning immediately.
After all, the Abyss Gate could attack him at any time, and he didn't want to summon something useless.
Although talents like Zhang Jiao had their uses, they were too insignificant in the face of the colossal creatures of the Abyss Gate.
What Qin Jun was looking forward to now was a powerhouse like Erlang Shen or a peerless strategist like Jiang Ziya.
"System, can I see the attribute list of the candle dragon now?" Qin Jun asked in his mind. He was very curious about how strong the little candle dragon, which could blow away Yan Jingxi, was.
As soon as he finished speaking, a light screen that only he could see appeared in front of him:
"Candle Dragon, Qi Luck Divine Beast!"
"Race: Divine Race!"
"Cultivation: First Level of Heavenly Immortal Realm!"
Is it that simple?
Qin Jun blinked, confirming that he hadn't read it wrong before asking in his mind, "Is that all the information?"
"After all, this candle dragon was not summoned by the system, and it has just been born, so only these can be detected," the system said helplessly, causing Qin Jun to pout.
It seems that you are not omnipotent either!
He then looked at the little candle dragon in his arms, and the more he looked, the more he liked it. A heavenly immortal realm little darling!
"Your Highness, what should we do next...?" Daji spoke up, although she didn't finish her sentence, Qin Jun already understood what she meant.
Having obtained the divine beast, it was time to leave!
Qin Jun scanned the divine beast lake and found that the cultivators were all eagerly watching him. As for the disciples of the Abyss Gate and the Black Flame God Sect's Xu Yue, they had long since disappeared, escaping quite quickly.
"Well, it's time to go!" Qin Jun nodded and smiled, looking towards Jiang Ming not far away.
Feeling his gaze, Jiang Ming's three companions all retreated in fear, while Jiang Ming, with his head lowered, was unaware that Qin Jun was looking at him.
"Hey, didn't you say that we once swore brotherhood? Why don't I remember?" Qin Jun smirked, startling Jiang Ming, who raised his head in panic, feeling an inexplicable sense of being caught red-handed.
"I...," Jiang Ming retreated in fear, trembling all over, not knowing how to answer Qin Jun.
It was only then that Xiaochun and the others realized that Qin Jun and Jiang Ming were not actually sworn brothers. They had all been deceived by Jiang Ming.
Thinking of this, they glared at Jiang Ming angrily, especially Xiaochun, whose eyes were filled with tears, hinting at a story behind it.
"Haha, you want to be my brother? Go back and cultivate for another five hundred years!" Qin Jun laughed heartily and leaped up, with Daji and the others following closely behind. The mischievous Hong Haier even deliberately made faces at Jiang Ming and his group, while the little candle dragon imitated him in a cute manner.
"What a tyrant! Today, upon meeting him, his charisma is truly extraordinary!"
"Hahaha, Jiang Ming has finally been exposed by Qin Jun himself. Let's see how he continues to swagger and deceive under Qin Jun's banner in the future!"
"Tsk tsk, he's really unlucky. He actually met Qin Jun!"
"Hmph, if I were Qin Jun, I would definitely slap him to death!"
The cultivators around the divine beast lake were discussing animatedly, mercilessly mocking Jiang Ming, which made him feel so humiliated that he coughed up blood and fainted.
This incident would surely spread and become a legend!
The news spread quickly, and in the following days, the names of Qin Jun, the Holy Infant King, the candle dragon, the Abyss Gate, and the Black Flame God Sect instantly shook the Black Dragon Kingdom, causing a nationwide sensation.
Any one of these names was not something the small Black Dragon Kingdom could bear.
...
Black Dragon Kingdom, Imperial Palace.
The great hall was silent, and the civil and military officials were all nervous. The Black Dragon Emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, looked exhausted, exuding an air of despair.
The successive deaths of Bao Zhendan and Mo Qilin had left him mentally exhausted, and now, with the death of Yan Jingxi, he was plunged into despair.
Yes, the Abyss Gate was behind the Black Dragon Kingdom!
Yan Jingxi was a Seventeen Guardian, and such a figure also had a place within the Abyss Gate. His death might provoke the wrath of the Abyss Gate against the Black Dragon Kingdom.
In addition, the fact that the divine beast candle dragon was taken away by Qin Jun made him afraid to imagine the kind of anger it might provoke from the Abyss Gate.
"Your Majesty, should we continue to launch a war against the Qianyue Kingdom?" a courtier asked cautiously.
"Launch a war? What's the point! Qin Jun is still in our kingdom. Aren't you afraid he'll come knocking on our door?" The Black Dragon Emperor waved his hand wearily, clearly feeling utterly hopeless.
The courtiers also noticed his despondency, but no one spoke up to advise him, because they didn't know how to advise him either.
Whether it was the Qin monarch or the Abyssal Gate, they were not entities that the Black Dragon Kingdom could afford to provoke.
"If only we had known, we shouldn't have attacked the Qianyue Kingdom..."
Someone muttered, making the atmosphere in the hall even more solemn.
...
Two days later, the Qin monarch and his entourage arrived at the capital of the Black Dragon Kingdom.
Xiao Zhulong was wrapped in white cloth on the back of the Qin monarch, resembling a child being carried. Especially with his youthful and handsome appearance, the passing people couldn't help but stare.
The Qin monarch was also helpless. Xiao Zhulong clung to him, and if anyone else touched it, it would go berserk. Even Little Li, who was also a dragon, couldn't carry it away. At most, she could only pinch its cheeks.
"Your Highness, shall we just charge in directly?" Daji asked curiously. They had been leisurely traveling and sightseeing for the past two days.
"Of course, I don't want to waste any more time," the Qin monarch smirked. He looked towards the end of the street they were on and could see the outline of the palace. Although it was not as grand as the palace peak of the Southern Zhuo Dynasty, it was much more imposing than the palace of the Qianyue Kingdom.
He couldn't help but think that after he ascended the throne, he would have to redesign a new palace. After all, the palace was the face of the kingdom, and the more luxurious and grand it was, the more prestigious it would be!
