Chapter 1444: The Azure Dragon Beast Breaks Through

Whoosh!

Lifting its hoof, it gently pinched the pill, landing it in its palm. Lowering its head to look, it grew even more puzzled.

This pill appeared to be an ordinary Strength Accumulation Pill, nothing special. Although the spiritual energy it contained was abundant, for a creature of its size, it was insignificant, utterly useless. Help it break through?

You must be joking!

"Take it and you'll break through. Don't hesitate—opportunities like this are rare!" Seeing its bewildered expression, Zhang Xuan continued.

"I won't eat medicine of unknown origin. Who knows if it's poisoned..."

With a flick of its hoof, the Flame Qilin Beast tossed the pill back.

It wasn't that it didn't trust the other party, but even the Zhang family couldn't help it break through. How could this twenty-something be more capable than them?

Besides, it had examined the pill carefully. Aside from being somewhat purer in spiritual energy, there was nothing special about it. If it were laced with a potent poison that it couldn't detect, that would be disastrous.

"Poison?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes widened, a hint of indignation in his voice: "You doubt my sincerity? My cultivation is only at the Domain realm. Do you think even if I poisoned it, I could kill you? And... what benefit would I gain from poisoning you?"

The Qilin Beast fell silent.

Indeed, the other party had no reason or ability to poison it.

However, humans were often despicable. It simply wouldn't willingly eat anything offered by others.

"Since you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you!"

Seeing the Qilin Beast lazy and about to go back to sleep, still unconvinced, Zhang Xuan snorted and flicked his wrist.

Whoosh!

A massive Infernal Azure Dragon Beast appeared before him.

"Master!"

The Azure Dragon Beast bowed its head.

"Swallow this pill, and I'll help you break through!"

With a flick of his finger, the pill in his palm flew straight over.

"Yes!" The Infernal Azure Dragon Beast nodded without hesitation, opened its mouth, and swallowed the pill.

Gurgle, gurgle!

As soon as the pill entered its body, the Azure Dragon Beast wore an expression of enjoyment. However, its internal energy did not change, as if the pill had no effect.

"Master..."

The Azure Dragon Beast looked over in confusion.

"Don't rush..."

As if expecting this, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and flicked his finger again.

Clatter!

Hundreds of long swords flew out, each connecting end to end, forming a straight line like a long bridge.

"Lie down on top!"

Zhang Xuan instructed.

Though it didn't understand why, the Azure Dragon Beast still lay down on it.

The Azure Dragon Beast's body was long and slender, like a serpent. Lying on the bridge of connected swords, it resembled a sausage skewered on a stick.

"Mm."

Satisfied, Zhang Xuan nodded. He grabbed again with his hand, and strands of true qi formed ropes, securing the Azure Dragon Beast so it wouldn't fall. Then he turned to the Flame Qilin Beast not far away: "This medicine is hard to refine. It requires Qilin fire as an aid to dissolve properly. Might I trouble you to lend me your flame?"

Though full of doubts, the Flame Qilin Beast still nodded.

It dared not casually eat the other's medicine, but lending some flame was no trouble. Besides, it could see whether the pill was effective.

Having agreed, the Qilin Beast opened its mouth, and a crimson flame burst forth, sweeping over in an instant.

"Right here, aimed at the Azure Dragon Beast!"

Zhang Xuan commanded.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

The flames spread, distorting the air with their heat, and when they landed on the back of the azure dragon beast, a crackling sound erupted.

Zhang Xuan turned the longsword, as if roasting meat over the fire.

“…”

Outside the iron cage, Zhang Wuchen and the others exchanged glances, all looking bewildered.

Even Zhang Jiang, the beast-taming prodigy, was utterly confused and at a loss.

This Hell Azure Dragon was clearly his beast pet. At the peak of the Domain Realm, taming a peak Hollow Void Realm sacred beast should have been a cause for celebration… but now, why was he burning it?

The Qilin Fire of the Flame Qilin Beast was even more powerful than earthly fire, capable of easily melting top-grade holy artifacts… No matter how strong the Hell Azure Dragon was, being scorched like this would only lead to one outcome: being burned alive!

“So this is what he meant by wielding a longsword?”

Jian Qinsheng shivered uncontrollably.

This fellow had just said he would use a sword… He thought he would use swordsmanship to deal with the huge creature, but instead, he skewered his own beast pet and started barbecuing it…

Could he be any more of a scam?

Sizzle sizzle!

Under the scorching flames, oil began to seep from the Hell Azure Dragon’s surface, and a strong aroma of meat assailed their nostrils.

“Master…”

The azure dragon could no longer hold on. Its long body wanted to convulse, but bound by the longsword, it could not move, and despair filled its eyes.

“If you want to break through, you must endure!”

Seeing that it was about to break free at any moment, Zhang Xuan transmitted his voice: “Hell Azure Dragon, born of hell’s yin cold, your internal cultivation power leans toward the cold attribute. Qilin Fire opposes you, but it can precisely clear the blockages in your body, purify your bloodline, and allow you to charge into a higher realm in one go!”

Zhang Xuan’s pills also had the effect of purifying bloodlines, but they only worked well on sacred beasts weaker than himself. For a beast of the azure dragon’s level, they were virtually useless.

The reason he said he could help it break through was that the pill’s efficacy was a pretense; his true aim was to use the power of Qilin Fire to help refine its bloodline, thereby breaking through the great barrier of the eighth level of the Saint Domain!

"Yes!"

Understanding his master's good intentions, the Hell Azure Dragon gritted its teeth and persevered.

The power of the flame drilled into its body, and the Azure Dragon felt as if all its blood was about to boil. Just as it could no longer hold on, the pill it had swallowed earlier immediately released a gentle force, clearing many blockages within its body, and its turbid blood grew increasingly clear.

"It really works..."

Its eyes couldn't help but light up.

It had thought its master's method was just theory, never expecting it to actually work. It seemed it wouldn't be long before it could break through!

Gritting its teeth and enduring, after three minutes, it indeed felt the power that had confined it to the eighth level of the Sacred Domain slowly begin to crack.

"Right now!"

Just as it hesitated, its master's voice sounded in its ear. Without further hesitation, the Azure Dragon gritted its teeth and let out a long roar.

Rumble!

The dragon's roar seemed to tear the entire iron cage apart.

Crack! Crack!

The power accumulating within the Hell Azure Dragon grew more and more, until it could no longer be contained. A狂暴 aura shot straight into the sky.

"A breakthrough... it actually broke through?"

Withdrawing the flame, the Flame Qilin Beast stood frozen in place.

When the other had said that taking that medicine would allow a breakthrough within ten minutes, it hadn't believed it. Now, it seemed it was true.

So the other hadn't deceived it... this medicine really worked!

It quickly looked toward the young man not far away, who was struggling to control his longsword. The jade bottle that had held the medicine lay on the ground nearby, completely unprotected.

"Heh heh, mine now..."

Its eyes flashed, and it grabbed at the air.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the jade bottle appeared in its palm. Looking down, there were still seven pills inside. Without a moment's hesitation, it opened its mouth and swallowed them all.