Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"This dimensional space is truly vast and beautiful, and the air here is much better than outside, especially since nature here is naturally thriving." Not only Zhang Xiaolong [3] was amazed by the place, but Huli Jinhu and the three beast ancestors were also amazed to see it. "How many types of beast races live here? How many are there?"

"In total, there are about a billion or more beasts from thousands of different beast races." Long Qiu answered him.

Jin Xiang then added to his friend words. "The weakest beast here is at the quasi-divine rank, and the beasts below that rank live in the forest outside."

"A billion or more beasts with the minimum quasi-divine rank, huh? The number is one eighth of the population of my home realm." Zhang Xiaolong [3] displayed a subtle smirk that caught the attention of the senior beasts. "Senior, is it okay if I choose a few of them to become the contract beasts of all my wives?"

Long Qiu and Jin Xiang exchanged looks of shock after hearing that. "Young man, I can't say whether it's okay or not, and all your wives should try to approach and convince those beasts themselves. If they agree to follow your wives, we won't forbid them from going with you."

"However, all the beasts here are arrogant and have high self-esteem, and they won't easily accept humans to be their masters." Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded in understanding to Jin Xiang. "Are all your wives equal in strength to you?"

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head in response. "Most of them have not yet reached the Seven Divine Realms, and most of those who have reached that stage are mythical beasts."

"Oh? How many mythical beasts have become your wives?"

"Eight, but three of them are mythical demon beasts." Long Qiu and Jin Xiang were naturally not surprised to hear that, especially since Zhang Xiaolong [3] himself was a transcendent lust demon. "There are still a few other female mythical beasts by my side, but they are too stubborn, and I still need time to subdue them. So, where is the main city?"

"Over there." Long Qiu pointed to the center of the dimensional space. "There are a total of a thousand cities here, but the leaders of all races reside in Verdant Capital City."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately checked the area through the map, and he found at least a hundred beasts with cultivation in the 5-Moon Divine Ascension Realm. 'Holy shit! The overall strength of these beasts is much stronger than those humans, and they should be able to take over this realm from their hands.'

"What do you think, Master?" Ju Tan suddenly asked.

"Nothing important." Zhang Xiaolong [3] thought for a moment. "Unfortunately, all my wives are still busy elsewhere, and they cannot leave that place for the next few months; otherwise, I will bring them here to find their contracted beasts, and I will help them become stronger."

"Hahaha." Ju Tan laughed at that. "Master, you're still going to stay in this realm for quite some time, right? Therefore, you don't need to rush to bring all your wives here, and you can bring them here once they're ready."

"Yeah, you're right." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then asked the two again. "Do you two know the location of your two ancestors? I heard about them from Old Ren, one a dragon and one a phoenix."

Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s question made Long Qiu and Jin Xiang sigh heavily. "Ancestor Long Feng and Ancestor Feng Huang are still alive, but we haven't heard from them for over a hundred thousand years, so we don't know their exact whereabouts. We've been thinking about many possibilities about them, but our leader believed that they managed to pass through the barrier and went to the realm beyond, so they couldn't give us news due to the barrier."

"I think that possibility is there because there are many paths available to go to the realm beyond, and some humans outside recently ascended there through one of those places." Long Qiu and Jin Xiang looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3] with shocked gazes because they had been searching for a way to go to the Paradise Realm for hundreds of thousands of years, but they had always found a dead end. "There are several towers in the middle realms, and they were deliberately sent by people from that realm to the Three Mortal Realms to search for new talents. Their realm is experiencing a talent crisis, so they must do something to solve it; otherwise, they will decline."

Long Qiu and Jin Xiang exchanged glances before nodding to each other. "Young man, I hope you are willing to discuss this with our leader, so he can send some of us to one of the towers."

"All right, let's meet your leader."

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Sometime later, they had arrived at Verdant Capital City, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately sent the four ancestors into the beast space. After all, there were too many powerful beasts in the city, and he couldn't borrow their power if they were outside.

The two old beasts immediately led Zhang Xiaolong [3] and Ju Tan to a five-story building in the city, and Long Qiu went straight in to report the arrival of their guests.

"Let's go in." Jin Xian led them in directly.

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Once they were inside, Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately activated his reversal mirror technique and the soul link to borrow the strength of one of the beast ancestors, mainly because he sensed something unusual about the building's occupants.

Ju Tan was confused by Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s sudden action, but he immediately followed suit and prepared to face the unexpected possibility.

Noting the change in Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s strength, Jin Xiang immediately asked him about it. "How did your strength suddenly increase to this level, young man? Moreover, there is nothing dangerous in this place, so you don't need to be so tense."

"Sorry, but it's my secret, so I can't tell you about it, Senior." Jin Xiang nodded in understanding to Zhang Xiaolong [3] and did not ask further. "I always trust my gut feeling, and I sensed something unusual about one of the residents in this building."

Jin Xiang raised an eyebrow at that, and he tried to search the entire area inside the building but couldn't feel anything. "Which direction gave you that unusual feeling?"

"There." Zhang Xiaolong [3] pointed to the stairs far to their right, but he himself was confused by it, especially since all the names of the people inside the building were in green. "Who are the people living in the upper area of ​​the stairs?"

"Hmm?" Jin Xiang turned his head in that direction. "They are people from the soul-weaver spider race, and they are the opposite of the soul-devourer beast. Therefore, I find it strange that you feel something unusual from them, especially since they haven't done anything evil for hundreds of thousands of years."

"The soul-weaver spider beast race?" Jin Xiang nodded slightly to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Forget it, that's probably just my feeling, and we should meet your leader now."

"Let's go."

Even so, Zhang Xiaolong [3] did not take his eyes off the area, and he continued to monitor it through the map, waiting for any sudden movements from the people living there. 'Mei, help me monitor them.'

[Yes, Master.]

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Before long, they had arrived in another room, where Zhang Xiaolong [3] saw a bare-chested middle-aged man sitting leisurely with two women behind him massaging his shoulders.

[Master, this man is not an ordinary beast, but he is a mythical rank Thunder Fang Drake, and his name is Lei Yulong.]

'A drake with a mythical rank, huh?' Lei Yulong narrowed his eyes at Zhang Xiaolong [3], confused by the disparity between his apparent strength and his actual bone age. "You don't need to look at me, senior. I use a strengthening technique to increase my strength, but the technique doesn't have a time limit like other strengthening techniques, and I do this because there are too many powerful beasts in this city."

Lei Yulong nodded his head lightly. "A strengthening technique without a time limit, eh? This is the first time I have encountered such a technique; however, Long Qiu informed me that you are the man in the writings of the ten-tailed fox, so I should not be surprised if you have such a technique, as you are his chosen heir."

"Let's not talk about that, especially since my strength is still far from that of the old fox." Zhang Xiaolong [3] nonchalantly sat down in one of the empty chairs, followed by Ju Tan, who immediately stood behind him.

"What kind of towers were you referring to earlier?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately informed Lei Yulong about the Moon Tower in the Frozen Moon Realm. "Did they really ascend to the realm beyond that tower?"

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shrugged his shoulders. "If you don't believe me, you can meet the humans out there, especially since some of them witnessed their departure. However, I advise you not to send some of them there now, especially since there are powerful enemies on the way to this realm. Qi Lai came from the realm beyond, and he was previously in charge of the Dark Tower; however, he chose to leave the tower and come here to assist the Cao Clan. Although I have never met that man before, I can confidently say that he has the power to easily destroy this realm, including this dimensional space. Therefore, you need full strength to protect this dimensional space, or they will invade here."

"How did you know about all that?" Lei Yulong suspiciously asked him.

"Naturally, I once challenged one of those towers, and I have a good relationship with the officers there. They told me about Qi Lai, and I have warned the others about him, so I came here today to warn you about him." Lei Yulong still had suspicions about Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "It's up to you whether you want to believe me or not, but I've warned you. If you insist on going or sending the others to that tower, you'll be the one who suffers the loss, especially if that person destroys this dimensional space."

Ju Tan directly spoke to Lei Yulong. "Jia Yuyan has already confirmed this matter, and our natural races have already prepared to face Qi Lai, so there is no reason for you to doubt my master, right?"

"Your master?" Lei Yutong was taken aback.

"Is there something wrong with that?" Ju Tan wore a proud expression and folded his arms across his chest. "Zhang Xiaolong is my master and family, and our natural race has also recognized him as our leader because he is the heir of the ten-tailed fox. If you don't want the beasts in this dimensional space to suffer, you better start preparing them because Qi Lai and the Cao Clan will arrive in one to two months, so you don't have much time now."

Lei Yulong immediately ordered Long Qiu to contact all leaders, asking them to gather in the meeting hall. He then stood up from his seat. "Since our time is limited, I will discuss this matter with them now. Therefore, I will leave you two now, and you can enjoy your time in the city."

"All right." They all immediately left the building, but they went in different directions.

As they were about to walk away, Zhang Xiaolong [3] suddenly felt bloodlust from inside the building, but he still couldn't find a single red name on the map. 'What happened? Could that person be able to hide his or her hostility from the system?'

"Are you experiencing that unusual feeling again, Master?"

'Old Ju, we should leave this city to lure that person out, and we'll deal with him or her outside.' Ju Tan immediately agreed with Zhang Xiaolong [3], and they hurriedly left Verdant Capital City.

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In one of the rooms in the building, a woman stood by the window, smiling to herself and licking her lips. Her face was mature, with smooth skin, soft red lips, and sharp, alluring eyes. Her long black hair was styled neatly with a gold hairpin, and one braid hung down over her chest.

The woman wore a dark blue dress with golden designs and a deep neckline that showed her full, round chest. The dress was tight at the waist, shaped with a black belt and flower-shaped buckle, showing off her curvy figure. The sheer fabric on her shoulders revealed several black tattoos. "Opps! I wasn't careful, and that young man seemed to be aware of my bloodlust. After all, he was the heir of the ten-tailed fox; it would be a shame if he couldn't do such a simple thing. He wanted to lure me to see him, but I wasn't stupid enough to take the verse, and I'd let him wait forever."

"Do you want me to follow them, my queen?" A woman suddenly asked without appearing.

The woman paused to think while lightly tapping her cheek. "Follow them and test the young man's abilities, Bian Ling."

"Yes, my queen."

The woman returned to her bed made of spiderwebs and lay there. "The last time I enjoyed the life essence of a human was about three years ago when that foolish human suddenly appeared in my main nest, but his life essence was too weak. However, that young man is different from him, and his life essence should be much stronger, so I have to absorb it to strengthen myself. Once I am strong enough, I will kill Lei Yulong and the others, and this dimensional space will be completely mine. After I conquer this space, I will conquer those humans and absorb their life essence."

- To Be Continued -