This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Chapter 462: Escalation

Meng Tingfeng struck the large, plate-like scales on Donghai Longzi’s stomach. A thunderous crack echoed even in the emptiness of the Vast Void. Starlight exploded off the point of contact like endless rays. Though weakened and dispersed, they still carried tremendous might, forcing the immortals to move out of the way, lest they receive friendly fire.

Most of the starlight rays struck the dimension barrier of the Hundred Pill Realm. However, a few stronger rays pierced the dimensional barrier and struck the land and sea of the realm, bringing unneeded disaster to the denizens.

Donghai Longzi roared, more in surprise than pain, but he wasn’t the only one surprised. Even Meng Tingfeng’s fellow sword monarchs were confused by his abrupt explosions, much less the immortal monarchs from the Immortal Court.

Meng Tingfeng flew away in a burst of light. The fiery rage had left his face, replaced by an icy fury, one that would bring those with weak hearts chills. He didn’t retreat for long as he made an abrupt turn and charged toward Donghai Longzi again. His sword flashed, unleashing countless sword lights upon the black dragon.

At first, Donghai Longzi didn’t take them seriously. He allowed them to strike wantonly, but soon, he couldn’t do so anymore. The airy light belied the sword light’s terrifying power. They pierced through his scales and entered his flesh. They didn’t get very far, but the moment they entered, they exploded, almost like miniature novas, wreaking havoc in his body.

Although his flesh and muscles gave him tremendous strength, they didn’t have the same defensive power as his scales. So, the sword light dealt substantial damage despite using up the majority of their energy penetrating his scales and the destruction demon qi in his body destroying it as fast as possible.

The interaction between dragon and immortal occurred in a short amount of time, and by now, the eight immortal monarchs took action. They didn’t attack Donghai Longzi, but Honglin, who was shielding Jiaohu with her body. In their eyes, Meng Tingfeng seemed to be handling Donghai Longzi fine enough.

Even an immortal emperor would need to use a lot of effort to kill Donghai Longzi, even if there was no danger. Since they couldn’t kill him, they had to trap him, and that would take far more effort. So, it was better to kill the new demon monarch before focusing on Donghai Longzi. Compared to the black dragon that radiated an aura equal to a fifth-step monarch, the red dragon only had the aura equivalent to a first-step monarch.

Naturally, Donghai Longzi noticed the situation and rushed to aid her. But first, he had to get rid of an annoying gnat.

Black demonic qi encased the claws on all four of his limbs. Not just his claws, but all the spikes on his body and especially his twin horns. Donghai Longzi unleashed several claw strikes toward Meng Tingfeng. Those claws pierced toward the swordsman, as if a human finger squishing a mere ant.

Meng Tingfeng could sense the destructive power behind that seemingly simple attack. Still, he did not back down. The fourth star on the Seven Star Sword started to flash with light. However, unlike the previous three stars, it dimmed and lit up in a pattern, never quite lighting up all the way. He slashed toward Donghai Longzi.

Once again, claw and sword collided.

The moment the two clashed, an invisible ripple exploded from the contact point. It launched Meng Tingfeng thousands of meters back. Not just that, he felt his internal organs shift from the ripples and a sweet yet metallic taste rising up his throat. It was only through sheer force of will that he forced it down.

“An immortal emperor’s attack!” Meng Tingfeng shouted. “This bastard was hiding his true strength! Not only does he have the defensive capabilities of an immortal emperor, but his attack is on par, too! Once he enters the next realm, he will become a major threat. We must kill him at all costs!”

Reasoning and sound logic filled every single of the sword monarch’s words, but simultaneously, so was the overflowing hatred within them.

The seven monarchs’ actions didn’t stop or slow down at Meng Tingfeng’s warning. So what if Donghai Longzi had the attack and defense of an immortal emperor? That didn’t change their plan. They still needed to get rid of the red dragon first before focusing on the black one.

Although still curious, none of the immortal monarchs thought he said anything wrong. Under their commands, the true immortals hiding in the Hundred Pill Realm flew out one after the other.

Of course, Donghai Longzi wouldn’t allow them to do as they wished. Meng Tingfeng and the other monarchs were doing their best to delay him and Honglin as much as possible. At the very least, Jiaohu had already fled very far into the distance.

A thin black bubble grew from Donghai Longzi’s body and continued to grow. Within his domain of destruction, everything started to tremble, as if threatening to break. Immortal monarchs had enough strength to resist it, but the same couldn’t be said for the true immortals. If they couldn’t even defend themselves, they could not start the formation.

To combat the domain of destruction, several immortal monarchs also unleashed their own domains. It took several domains to combat Donghai Longzi’s domain. This was because his domain focused on one aspect: destruction. It interfered with the capabilities of all domains within its range, but ultimately, it was only a single domain.

The Immortal Court’s three monarchs formed the Fire-Water-Wind-Earth Containment Formation, while the Numinous Sword Sect formed a degraded version of their Ten Thousand Sword Formation. They had just formed, so it would take time for them to reach their height.

The Ten Thousand Sword Formation already started attacking the dragons of black and red, while the Fire-Water-Wind-Earth Containment Formation expanded its range. Its goal wasn’t just to trap the two demon monarchs, but also eliminate Jiaohu, this future scourge.

Jiaohu did his best to flee the formation’s range, but he was ultimately too slow.

“No!” Jiaohu shouted. The space distortion around increased again, but it was for naught. Desperation filled him. He had always prided himself on his innate abilities. Even if he couldn’t defeat his opponents, he could always flee. Sure, the other demons called him a coward, but what did they know? Staying alive was the most important.

Suddenly, the space distortion vanished. No, it didn’t disappear, but became sublimated, improved. Under the pressure, Jiaohu’s mastery over the Law of Space had improved to a new level. His speed increased threefold, and he slipped out of the Fire-Water-Wind-Earth Containment Formation’s range. His speed increased until he was fast enough to escape the formation’s encompassment.

“Haha, I knew there was no way I, Lord Jiaohu, would fall here!”

Alas, he was too happy, too fast. The space around him distorted, and he discovered that his ability to control space greatly diminished. A young man wearing white with a peerlessly handsome face appeared in front of him. It was Ba Shifang, who had ‘died.’

He pointed at Jiaohu and a beam of five-colored light shot toward the toad dragon. Jiaohu resisted, but he discovered that he only moved a few centimeters at most with the space confinement, far from enough to dodge the light. Just as he despaired again, a man with two jade-like horns growing out of his forehead appeared in front of him and blocked the beam.

“Dragon Lord Yujiao!” Jiaohu shouted with happiness.

Yujiao ignored him and stared at Ba Shifang. “With me here, you won’t be able to kill him.”

Ba Shifang simply smiled.

Yujiao didn’t understand the meaning behind that smile, but he soon realized it. Jiaohu suddenly screamed in pain and his vitality disappeared. He died mysteriously before Yujiao could react.