Chapter 3000 - 3001: Pulling the Dragon Tendon

Chapter 3000: Chapter 3001: Pulling the Dragon Tendon

Large chunks of dragon scales floated on the sea surface, mixed with ghastly white bone fragments and pale golden blood, forming a shocking sight.

Suddenly.

The sea surface was broken open as a damaged giant dragon surged into the sky, breathing heavily.

It was none other than the time-space giant serpent Shuming.

But at this moment, Shuming no longer had his initial vigor and was extremely bedraggled.

The massive dragon head was covered in scars, and one eye had been blinded, leaving only a dark socket.

The gigantic body, originally tens of miles long, had shrunk to less than a mile, and there wasn’t a piece of intact skin to be found; almost all the dragon scales had been forcefully pulled off, revealing the bloody flesh beneath.

Shuming was trembling.

This trembling was half due to fear, half due to anger.

Fear of his current situation, anger at the young man across from him.

"Xue An, what will it take for you to let me go?" Shuming roared.

Though he appeared fierce and questioned with a roar, the light flickering in the sole remaining eye revealed his bluffing bravado.

Xue An smiled.

The smile tugged at the scars on his face, and blood instantly flowed down.

Xue An was also injured, and severely.

His left arm had been torn off by immense force, along with the muscles and tendons on his left chest, leaving only a framing skeleton through which the beating heart could faintly be seen.

A massive scar spanned his waist, nearly slicing him in two.

As for the smaller wounds, they were innumerable.

Yet despite all this, Xue An’s eyes still burned brightly.

"What will it take for me to let you go? Hehe..."

Xue An let out a cold laugh, "I’ve said it before, this is a battle to the death; only one of us will walk out of this realm alive!"

Fear appeared in Shuming’s eyes.

He had lived for so long, yet had never met someone like Xue An.

Someone who disregarded life and death, unmindful of personal sacrifice.

"Don’t you know that once you die, everything you own will disappear? Achieving your current realm was no easy feat; why throw everything away?" Shuming shouted.

"Of course I know, but what does it matter? After all... it will inevitably be you who dies in the end!"

"Arrogant!" Shuming could hold back no longer, let out a roar and charged at Xue An.

Man and dragon were once again locked in fierce combat, the battle extremely intense.

But as time passed, the scales of victory tipped gradually towards Xue An.

Having lost the aid of the Time Law, Shuming was left with only a fraction of his power and inevitably was overpowered by Xue An.

Finally, after another brutal collision, Xue An managed to climb onto Shuming’s neck, then raised his hand and plunged it down forcefully.

Spurt!

Xue An’s hand plunged deeply into Shuming’s neck, blood splattered as Shuming howled in pain.

Yet Xue An didn’t hesitate, twisting the hand entrenched in Shuming’s body to grasp the tendon running through the entirety of Shuming’s form, then exerted all his strength to pull it out.

Accompanying the teeth-chattering friction sound and Shuming’s nearly hysterical wails,

Xue An forcibly pulled the tendon out bit by bit.

When this tendon, crystal-clear like jade and pristine like snow, was wholly extracted, Shuming’s body crashed down, then floated like a heap of mud on the sea, powerless to continue the fight.

Xue An breathed heavily.

The battle had consumed tremendous energy, even for Xue An, who had reached the Saint Pinnacle Realm, now was utterly depleted.

Yet everything was worth it.

All the arduous planning was for the purpose of knocking these once lofty creatures, who arrogantly believed they could manipulate the world, off their pedestals, to avenge the bloody debt of the Hua Clan.

Xue An managed to muster his last ounce of strength and slowly walked towards Shuming.

Shuming was now unable to move, but he could still speak.

Thus when he saw Xue An approaching, he made an unexpected decision.

Begging for mercy!

Indeed!

This being, once so high above, who never even acknowledged Xue An, had now thrown away his pride and began to beg humbly.

The longer a life like his had existed, the less it could face the fear of death.

"Xue An, let’s calm down. If you spare me, I’m willing to relinquish everything, even the laws of time and fate can be yours, as long as you spare my life, how about it?"

"Moreover, over the years, I have amassed countless wealth; if you nod, it’s all yours. If you can’t accept sparing me, even destroying my physical form and letting only a wisp of my spirit go, would suffice! Deal?"

Shuming pleaded earnestly, but Xue An remained unmoved.

Because of his grave injuries, close to collapse, Xue An walked slowly, but each step was firm.

Just like those unyielding ancestors who fought defiantly long ago.

Seeing this, despair gradually emerged in Shuming’s eyes.

Having personally witnessed the catastrophe back then, he knew too well what Xue An’s current state signified.

The fear of death finally broke through his psychological defenses, and he began to hurl curses.

"You damned Hua Clan, you’re like unkillable locusts. I regret not suggesting the lord destroy your realm back then!"

"Xue An, don’t think killing me spells the end; the lord will return, and then it will truly be your death!"

Xue An halted in front of Shuming, his face smeared with blood, showing no expression.

"Who is this lord you speak of?"

"Hahaha, there’s no need to hide it from you now. The lord I speak of is the ancestor of all evil entities in the Multiverse Realms; I’m just an insignificant worm under its hand. If not for it leaving to attend to matters, you wouldn’t have the chance to brag," Shuming shouted excitedly, trying to instill fear in Xue An through these words.

But he failed.

Not only was Xue An unafraid, he laughed even more brightly.

"Why did this lord of yours leave?"

Shuming faltered, clearly taken aback by the question.

Unbothered by Shuming’s bewilderment, Xue An continued, "I can guess! It’s to chase after the entity that secretly protected me, right?"

Shuming was dumbfounded.

"If that’s the case, at least one thing is certain: the entity that once protected me hasn’t died like those other evil beings claimed, but has gone to an unknown place!"

"Unsettled, the lord you speak of went to pursue it, leaving this universe vacant!"

"Am I right?"

Watching Xue An, covered in blood yet smiling delightedly, Shuming suddenly felt a deep-rooted fear.