Dragon Tamer - Chapter 1307: 1311: Passing the Zhendi Beast

Chapter 1307: Chapter 1311: Passing the Zhendi Beast

Zhu Minglang believed that if the Little Gluttonous Lunar Eclipse Dragon was cultivated properly, it could rival the Sword Spirit Dragon, and might even surpass it.

Initially within the Dragon Gate, Zhu Minglang was the one who gathered all the dragons together to subdue this gluttonous overlord.

“From now on, don’t snatch food carelessly. If it doesn’t match your attributes, since you’ve accepted to follow me, you’ll have to be nurtured by a professional Dragon Shepherd like me. Even for a glutton like you, being indiscriminate isn’t necessarily a good thing,” Zhu Minglang lectured.

“Woo-hoo~~~~~” The Little Gluttonous Dragon was unimpressed.

“Smack!”

Sure enough, Zhu Minglang’s knuckle rapped on the forehead of this arrogant and conceited Gluttonous Dragon.

“If you’re not disciplined for a day, you’ll cause trouble. Don’t think you can ignore my words just because you used to be so mighty. If you want to return to the Sky Peak, you need to listen to me,” Zhu Minglang scolded.

The Little Gluttonous Dragon had a fiery temper too. Whenever Zhu Minglang hit it, it charged like a little bull, determined to knock Zhu Minglang to the ground before it would stop!

“With that bullish temper, why bother competing with a Dragon Shepherd like me? Come on, later you’ll challenge all the Suppressing Beasts of the sect!” Zhu Minglang said.

The Little Gluttonous Dragon knocked over Zhu Minglang, sporting a face filled with pride and disdain.

What’s so great about mere Suppressing Beasts? Even for a beast like the Executioner Cauldron Dragon, a Zhendi Beast, if it could restore its peak power, wouldn’t it still be easily trampled by the Gluttonous Dragon?

Having nothing better to do.

Zhu Minglang took the opportunity to tame all the Suppressing Beasts of Bi Luo Island.

One had to admit, the Little Gluttonous Dragon’s fighting prowess was indeed fierce.

The Xuanlong was already one of Zhu Minglang’s dragons with most noble bloodline, powerful enough to fight ten dragons of the same Cultivation Base. Even against opponents one level higher, it could still pose a lethal threat with its Profound Wind Moon Tail.

The Gluttonous Dragon was clearly even more formidable. Its Bipolar Beads, its voracious traits, its devouring of heaven and earth, and its Bronze Body were all features not even possessed by the Moon God Dragon.

Having any one of these tyrannical dragon characteristics alone would already far surpass others of the same class. The Gluttonous Dragon, however, possessed many of these traits and was versed in various divine arts and even had mastery over numerous forbidden texts…

Thus, after a series of challenges, a conclusion was reached.

Even the Suppressing Beasts venerated by a great Immortal Sect like the Southern Heavenly Palace were no match for the Gluttonous Dragon.

Th𝒾𝗌 𝙘h𝗮p𝘵ɛr 𝘪ʂ p𝟬𝙨𝙩𝕖đ b𝖞 𝗞𝚤τ𝙚𝐧𝐨ⱴᥱ𝕝

In one night, the Gluttonous Dragon cleared all the Suppressing Beasts, and even the mightiest Suppressing Beast, the Turtle Saint Dragon, was utterly crushed.

The Turtle Saint Dragon was a Starshine Dragon God King at the Peak, and even its combat power was vastly inferior to the Gluttonous Dragon.

“Does it mean, if your Cultivation Base reaches the peak of the Divine King, you could contend with the Moon Radiance God Child?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“Woo-hoo!!!” The Little Gluttonous Dragon raised its head.

Of course.

The Divine Skills it mastered were from the realms of Moon Radiance and Solar Corona. The Starshine Dragon God need not come knocking!

“After breaking through the Starlight God King, it will be at the Moon Radiance God Child Level. And the Executioner Cauldron Dragon is at the Moon Radiance God Divine Monarch Level…”

“It seems that the Southern Heavenly Palace has profound depths. If the likes of Executioner Cauldron Dragon are only Zhendi Beasts, just how formidable must the Zhentian Beasts be? They must be in the same Solar Corona Divine State as the Sword Spirit Dragon,” Zhu Minglang said.

…

The Red Sun patrols the sky.

Under the flaunting intense sunlight, Zhu Minglang’s steps became inevitably larger.

Though it’s just the status of an inner sect disciple of the Southern Heavenly Palace, it feels as if I am revered above all in the Horizon of Jun Tian.

“Junior Brother Zhu Lang…”

Qiao Caiqing, whom I had not seen for several days, approached with a bright smile on her face, and she was even holding a paper umbrella, adding grace and charm to her presence.

“Senior Sister,” Zhu Minglang said with impeccable politeness, “it has been many days since I last saw you, and Senior Sister shines even brighter now.”

“Junior Brother always enjoys making jokes at my expense. If I misunderstood something, wouldn’t that make it even more embarrassing for you?” Qiao Caiqing said.

“I am simply speaking the truth. If it were not for the marriage arrangement binding me, only permitting me to admire from afar, I would definitely be one of Senior Sister’s many admirers,” Zhu Minglang declared.

Qiao Caiqing was momentarily taken aback.

Indeed, after all these days, Zhu Minglang’s deliberate distancing had left a particularly unpleasant taste in her heart.

But she later understood the intention behind her junior brother’s actions and felt it was better not to point it out, as it would at least make future meetings less awkward and more straightforward.

Having managed her emotions and moved past the gloom, Qiao Caiqing felt that she should interact just like any senior sister and junior brother would. Today, she finally understood the reason behind his behavior, which he conveyed in such a subtle manner, and this realization brought her relief.

“Junior Brother, you have more admirers than I do. Oh, and I have something to tell you… Although one shouldn’t be happy about such things, it is about a person I find annoying. Remember Elder Hu? When he was patrolling the Beast Guardian Land, he got his legs bitten off by a Suppressing Beast and became paralyzed!” Qiao Caiqing said.

“Wicked people will meet their karma. I think if the Suppressing Beast hadn’t found him too filthy, it would have swallowed him whole instead of just biting off his legs and spitting them out,” Zhu Minglang remarked.

“Should we really be taking pleasure in others’ misfortunes?”

“Indeed, we are sect siblings after all. With Elder Hu meeting such a tragic fate, let’s go have a few drinks to drown the sorrow in our hearts,” Zhu Minglang suggested.

However, Qiao Caiqing was amused to laughter.

Elder Hu’s repeated harassment left Qiao Caiqing with not a shred of sympathy for him.

The two enjoyed a few drinks together, but there was also a disciple conference in the afternoon, so they couldn’t afford to get drunk.

…

The disciple conference began, and one by one, the elusive big shots of the Southern Heavenly Palace began to show their faces.

Zhu Minglang was quite curious as to which mighty gods were in charge of the Southern Heavenly Palace Immortal Sect. Having spent half a year on Bi Luo Island, aside from meeting officers, deacons, sect supervisors, and disciples, Zhu Minglang hadn’t seen much of the higher echelons of the Southern Heavenly Palace.

“This year, there are a total of twenty-three Immortal Elders recruiting direct disciples. Each Immortal Elder will accept between two to seven direct disciples. Based on your rankings by age, you will choose the Immortal Elder you believe to be the most suitable for your own cultivation…” the sect supervisor Bai Anzhong of the Southern Heavenly Palace proclaimed.

While the elders spoke, the disciples dared not utter a sound.

Yet every single inner sect disciple was incredibly excited inside.

Every year, the number of direct disciples recruited by the Southern Heavenly Palace varies, mainly depending on whether those Immortal Elders are willing to take on disciples or not.

If they are inclined to teach or wish to cultivate a few talents, they will open their doors to accept disciples. But if they find it troublesome or simply do not wish to teach, it could lead to a very low number of direct disciple recruits for the Southern Heavenly Palace that year. After all, a direct disciple without an Immortal Elder’s guidance is no different than an inner sect disciple.

Inner sect disciples, after all, receive uniform teaching.

But as direct disciples, being taken under the wing of an Immortal Elder—each at least of the Moon Radiance God status—with their strength and connections, can offer their direct disciples much more than what inner sect disciples and outer sect disciples can compare with.

To become a direct disciple is essentially to have someone guide you towards the Divine State of the Moon Radiance God…

“Shortly, we will announce the divine names of these twenty-three Immortal Elders. Please listen carefully, disciples,” they concluded.