Wu Longzi and Long Meng had argued half the day. Wu Longzi insisted on defecting to the Black Dragon, reasoning that if things didn't go well, it would not be too late to return and seek refuge with the Cold Centipede.

Long Meng was reluctant, but he dared not return to the Cold Centipede alone, so he had no choice but to follow Wu Longzi to seek an audience with Shi Feiyang.

Upon reaching the bay area, they encountered Shen Gun and others cultivating in the water and requested to see the lord Black Dragon.

"It's the Black Dragon King!" corrected Red Snake.

"Yes, King! The King!" According to the unspoken rules of their kind, they all aspired to achieve a human form, with some even pursuing it as the goal of a lifetime. Creatures like Long Meng, who had already taken on a human figure, would not only choose a human name but also refer to themselves as Daoists. Calling them 'Great Man', 'Daoist', or 'Master' was a form of respect.

The Red Snake Sect sent the Green Flood Dragon up the mountain to relay the message. Shortly after, Green Flood Dragon returned with Lin Han, who said to the two demons, "My master is well aware of your intentions, but you are fiercely unruly and double-dealing, possibly harboring intentions to wait for an opportunity to do harm for personal gain! If you wish to join our ranks, you must submit a declaration of allegiance to prove your loyalty. My master has a task for you, to lure over two of Cold Centipede's Primordial Spirit Incarnations."

Wu Longzi said, "The Cold Centipede possesses the Heavenly Treasure Mirror, which allows her to see our every move clearly, the only exception being that she can't hear what we are saying. How difficult would it be to lure her here? Besides, her mana is boundless. Even if only two of her Primordial Spirits came here, they could wreak havoc."

Lin Han interrupted, "As long as you lure her Primordial Spirits here, my master has his own methods to deal with her! Either go and do it now, or stop bothering us here. If you continue to jabber and provoke my master to anger, you will not be able to save your little lives!"

Wu Longzi almost pleaded, "I have not met the Black Dragon King. Brother Long Meng has seen him, but I have not. We are sincerely seeking to join his ranks, please allow us at least to formally pay our respects in person and see the True God before we leave."

Lin Han was about to refuse when Shi Sheng descended from the mountain on a stream of silver light, "My master says, in light of Wu's sincere intentions, he is permitted to come up the mountain to pay homage."

Upon hearing this, Wu Longzi was quite overjoyed. Following behind Shi Sheng, he flew up the mountain. When they arrived at the entrance of Shi Feiyang's cave, he bowed several times. The cave door opened, revealing a figure with a dragon's head and a human body, somewhat resembling Long Meng, but covered in black scales and appearing even more formidable.

After seeing this, Wu Longzi was about to speak when the cave door closed again, forcing him to swallow back the words that had reached the tip of his tongue.

Leaving the bay, Wu Longzi and Long Meng hurried back the way they had come. Halfway there, Long Meng fretted, "What do we do next? How can we deceive the Demon Centipede into coming?"

Wu Longzi smiled faintly, "I already have a plan. Let's tell them that we pretended to defect, tricking them into opening the cave door. Since the Cold Centipede wanted to see the Black Dragon, as soon as the door opened, she must have seen him through the Heavenly Treasure Mirror. Our task is essentially completed. We can report back just like this. Then we'll find a way to stir up the Cold Centipede, prompting her to send her Primordial Spirits to fight the Black Dragon to the death. In this way, we fulfill both sides' tasks."

Long Meng asked, "Which side are we truly on?"

Wu Longzi flicked his head with a tentacle, "Both the Cold Centipede and the Black Dragon are vicious, not at all good creatures. Wasn't our original plan to have them injure each other deeply? Now, we can follow our initial plan, pitting them against each other to fight a desperate battle. When they're both half-dead, we'll make our move. I'll consume the Cold Centipede, and you'll take the Black Dragon, at least gaining tens of thousands of years' worth of mana. Later, we can team up to deal with the Qian Kang family, and then the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain will belong to the two of us."

Long Meng, hearing him speak this way, felt hope rising in his heart once more.

The two demons reported back to the Cold Centipede, who had indeed seen the Black Dragon within the cave through the Heavenly Treasure Mirror while Wu Longzi had been paying homage, feeling very confident, "That Demon Dragon is nothing special. Those two human brats look good, full of Primordial Qi and with excellent vitality, they'll be very delicious and nourishing to consume. And those fellows in the water, clearly affected by my Elixir poison, yet I'm unable to take their Primordial Spirits from a distance, which is somewhat strange. Do you know the reason why?"

Long Meng was about to mention he didn't know, but Wu Longzi cut in, "When we first arrived at the bay, we spent a long time eavesdropping from afar. We heard them say that the Black Dragon had used his own Dan Qi to cast a spell that protected their forms. However, it could only temporarily suppress your Elixir poison. I'm sure that once you capture the Black Dragon, those who have lost their protection will naturally be like fish and shrimp in the water for you to enjoy at your leisure."

The Cold Centipede found this explanation plausible and made her plans, preparing to take out the Black Dragon in one fell swoop.

She screamed piercingly with her four heads facing the four directions. On the surrounding peaks, more humans and demons flew in rapidly, and in a brief moment, there were over a hundred of them.

All were "food" selected by the Cold Centipede, restrained by her Elixir poison, and kept within the Forbidden Circle she had set. Once they left it, not only would the Elixir poison erupt, causing their bodies to rot into pus, but their Primordial Spirits would also be absorbed into the belly of the Cold Centipede from afar.

Many of them had voluntarily confined themselves here, entranced by the "beauty" of the Cold Centipede and agitated by the poison affliction coursing through their bodies. They would suffer both mentally and physically, especially whenever the Cold Centipede called out, immediately igniting their desires and aspirations, unable to control themselves, wishing they could joyously die in the throes of passion, believing that even as ghosts they would be fortunate. Only a very few had come to their senses, but by then, the likelihood of escape was nil.

The Cold Centipede ordered them to kneel on the ground in two groups, picked fifty odd creatures and twenty humans who were cultivators, and let the rest return to their abodes.

After making her selections, the Cold Centipede still instructed Long Meng and Wu Longzi to take point, "You two go and blow up those three small peaks for me, flush out the Black Dragon hidden within, and then I shall capture it in one fell swoop!"

Wu Longzi and Long Meng flew once more toward the bay where Shi Feiyang was located, hovered in midair, and surveyed the area, only to find a calm and peaceful seascape under the clear blue sky. Although the Cold Centipede wasn't following close behind, they knew with her extensive divine skills, she must be observing from afar.

As Black Dragon had instructed, all they needed to do was lure over the Cold Centipede. Yet, with her not showing herself and asking them to blow up Black Dragon's lair first, where did that leave them? They couldn't dare to do it; yet if they didn't act, the Cold Centipede refused to appear, leaving the two demons stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Seeing the two of them appear in the sky, Shen Guang and Red Snake, along with several others beneath the water, all were concentrating, expecting the Cold Centipede to arrive at any moment. They had previously been afflicted by the poison and deeply resented the Cold Centipede, holding back their strength, ready to attack the moment she appeared.

However, they waited left and right, but the Cold Centipede didn't come out, didn't show her face, leaving only those two awkwardly hovering in the sky.

Wu Longzi heard the Cold Centipede's sinister voice transmission, "Are you not going to take action? Are you scared? Or do you have some secret deal with the Black Dragon? The last time I sent an incarnation, I suffered a stealthy blow, was that also arranged by you in advance?"

The chilling voice made Wu Longzi shiver all over, knowing the Cold Centipede was nearby. If he didn't take action, she would probably attack him with her spells first.

With no other choice, he said, "Brother Long Meng, the Fairy Cold Centipede wants us to destroy these three mountains. Let's split up, you from the north and me from the south. Let's strike at the same time, first blow up the two side peaks, then destroy the main peak!"

His voice was loud enough to serve as a warning, saying that he would blow up the sides first and then the center, also giving the other side room and time to respond.

The two demons headed separately toward the north and south, hovering over the two side mountains. Long Meng didn't quite understand his intentions and simply followed his instructions. Wu Longzi shouted loudly, his hundreds of belly hands rubbing together, brewing bomb-sized Poison Bombs that shot out in quick succession toward the southern mountain peak.

Seeing this, Long Meng also bellowed, forming seals with both hands, and released two streams of Purple Lightning. Merging in midair into a single beam, they struck the northern mountain peak.

In the southern mountain lived Xiong Man and Deng Bagu, while in the northern peak resided Yuan Hua and Jin Xunu. At this moment, none of them had revealed themselves; the mountains were eerily quiet, devoid of any figures.

The Poison Bombs and Purple Lightning bombarded the peaks with a series of ear-splitting explosions, almost as if the heavens were tearing apart. Nearly a third of the southern peak was obliterated by the continuous barrage of Poison Bombs, and a vast cloud of lethal black mist rose with the dust and debris. The northern peak was struck in the middle by the Purple Lightning, which, with continued mana from Long Meng, grew increasingly bright, slicing the mountain peak diagonally in two as if with an aurora blade, causing the upper half of the mountain to slide into the sea below.

After such bombardment, there was still no movement from below, and the door to the central peak's cave remained tightly closed.

The two demons were puzzled, unsure of what was happening, when they heard the Cold Centipede command, "Blow up that main peak for me too!"

With no alternative, they unleashed more Poison Bombs and Purple Lightning toward the main peak.

At that moment, the door of the main peak's cave finally opened, and a Black Dragon about seventy to eighty feet long flew out, breathing out a mix of Water and Fire Elixir Qi that scattered all the bombarding Poison Bombs and Purple Lightning, roaring furiously, "I've been extremely tolerant, but you persist in pushing me. Are you not afraid to die?"

Long Meng trembled with fear, but Wu Longzi felt that the Black Dragon wasn't so formidable after all; where was the mightiness Long Meng had spoken of? It was ridiculous that he had been so fearful before—such a coward, and yet to be called King? To stand against the Cold Centipede? Had he been mistaken in thinking of using him against the Cold Centipede right from the start?

Although he thought this way, he didn't confront the dragon head-on. Instead, he fled with Long Meng in opposite directions, north and south, shouting loudly, "Fairy Cold Centipede! The Black Dragon has emerged! We have drawn out the Black Dragon!"

The Cold Centipede shared his sentiment, considering the Black Dragon's mana limited—a mere three to five thousand years' worth of cultivation, nothing extraordinary. Wu Longzi was even more of a letdown, utterly useless.

Finally, she revealed herself, first with a deafening roar that pierced the heavens. Then, in the four directions of east, west, south, and north, identical human beauties appeared, wearing green orchids on their heads and draped in almost transparent green gauze which hovered above non-essential parts of their bodies. At first glance, one would absolutely believe they were the epitome of stunning beauty, floating in gracefully.

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