Chapter 2097 - Invasion of the Fog Monarch

Chapter 2097 - Invasion of the Fog Monarch

“The reason she got the nickname ‘Scarfaced Dragon Girl’ is because of the terrible abyssal dust scars on her face.”

Meng Jianxi snuck one look at Yun Che’s face and immediately started scouring all relevant information inside his head. Then, he slowed down his speech and said, “Long Xi is a very special existence among the dragon race. In fact, she isn’t one of their descendants. The dragons found her by accident while the dragons were outside the mountains. Apparently, she was just a five to six years old girl when they found her.”

Yun Che: “...”

“She was brought back to the dragon race because she boasted the aura of the Ancestral Dragon, but no one claimed her as their child when they asked around. Eventually, it was believed that she was a mixed blood between an Ancestral Dragon and a human.”

“How is her life with the dragons?” Yun Che asked. This was the question he was most concerned about.

Meng Jianxi thought for a moment and gave him a clear answer. “Although she is a mixed blood, Long Xi’s status in the dragon race is extremely high. One would even say she was special.”

“She is adored by the ruler of the dragon race, the one they call the Dragon Lord. Not only did he bestow her a personal territory of her own, he strictly forbade anyone from offending or bullying her because of her foreign bloodline. No one is allowed to enter her territory or even greet her without permission.”

“Why’s that?” Yun Che asked almost subconsciously.

“It’s simple. Because Long Xi’s profound talent is exceedingly high.” Meng Jianxi used the word “exceedingly” without any hesitation. “It was difficult for dragons to reproduce to begin with, and their cultivation speed is far inferior to that of humans. In fact, the Ancestral Dragons only had one junior this generation, and his name is Long Wangchu. Despite investing the dragon race’s greatest resources in him, he just barely entered the Divine Master Realm at the age of three hundred and sixty.”

“That said, Long Wangchu has been suddenly improving by leaps and bounds in the past sixty years or so. He is now four hundred and eighty years old and a late-stage Divine Master. Everyone’s guessing that he is awakening some sort of innate latent talent.”

Meng Jianxi continued, “As for the collateral branches, there are only a handful of them that are worthy of mention. That is why Long Xi’s profound talent astounded the entire dragon race when it was first revealed.”

“According to the rumors, Long Xi was extremely reclusive even when she was at a young age. She was unwilling to make contact with anyone nor accept any resource from the dragon race. Despite this, she was able to become a Divine Sovereign at the age of eleven, and a Divine Maser at the age of fifteen via her own effort. It was such shocking news that the Dragon Lord left his secluded cultivation prematurely.”

To become a Divine Master at the age of fifteen without relying on any resources? It made Long Wangchu, the guy who took a hundred and eighty years to become a Divine Master despite enjoying the dragon race’s greatest resources, look like absolute garbage.

Meng Jianxi sighed in admiration, “To reach Divine Master Realm at the age of fifteen without relying on any high level resources is no small feat. Forget the dragon race, she would have been a legend even in the Kingdom of God... at the very least, you and I are no match for her.”

“This is why the Scarfaced Dragon Girl is well known even among the Kingdoms of God.”

“I heard that her scars appeared when she was fifteen?” Yun Che asked slowly and calmly.

Meng Jianxi frowned a little and spent a long time trying to recall the memory. Finally, he nodded. “Yeah, you’re right. According to the intel gathered by the Xuanji Pavilion, Long Xi was astoundingly beautiful even when she was just a prepubescent girl, and countless dragons were drawn to her like bees to honey. Long Wangchu especially begged the Dragon Lord to bestow him Long Xi many times...”

Bang!

A crack suddenly appeared on the tea table Yun Che was resting his hand on, and Meng Jianxi’s voice cut short.

Yun Che lifted his hand and gave him a small smile. “Sorry, I’m at the brink of a breakthrough, so sometimes I can't quite control my profound energy. Please continue.”

Meng Jianxi lowered his gaze and continued in the same tone as before, “As Long Xi’s talent is so high that it astounded the entire Abyss, the Dragon Lord naturally wished for a union between her and Long Wangchu... and as you said, that is the year she suddenly gained a pair of horrifying scars. It also scared Long Wanghu into forgetting his desire for her.”

“Brother Yuan, are you suspecting that Long Xi went so far as to destroy her own face... just to fend off her suitors?”

“...” Yun Che did not say anything, but he also didn’t deny it.

Meng Jianxi thought for a moment but could not accept his logic. “But... all women naturally value their countenance. Girls in particular view their beauty more importantly than their own life. Besides, Long Wangchu is the only direct descendant of the Ancestral Dragon. In the future, he is certain to become the next Dragon Lord. if Long Xi attaches herself to him, she would have become the Dragon Queen and enjoy the pinnacle luxury of the dragons.”

“To say that she went so far as to destroy her face just to avoid becoming the Dragon Queen, it just...”

Doesn’t sound logical to Meng Jianxi at all.

Long Xi’s calm yet heart-wrenching words had replayed inside his soul sea countless times.

Long Xi... my daughter... please treat yourself well. You’re right. I am drowning in myriad tribulations and disasters right now. If I approach you by force, I will only disturb your peace and bring you untold disasters...

I won’t let you wait too long though... even though you’ve never waited for me or expected anything for me.

You are Shen Xi's and my daughter. The scars in your heart, and the scars on your face... one day, I will heal it all.

At the very least, I hope you will give me the chance to make it up to you.

I hope I can one day hear you call me “Father” from the bottom of your heart.

Dragon race... I have heard of your benevolence to Long Xi. When all is said and done, I will repay this favor ten thousand fold.

The Abyss must be destroyed, but even so, I swear I will do everything in my power to ensure your survival!

......

Time passed slowly amidst the constant flow of abyssal dust. Before you know it, a year had passed since Yun Che arrived at the Dreamweaver Kingdom of God.

It was also the most chaotic year the Abyss had witnessed in recent years.

This was especially true for the Lands of the Living bordering the Endless Fog. To say that the atmosphere here was anomalous would be an understatement. And why was that? Because a monarch had appeared in the Endless Fog... no, scratch that. A monarch who ruled the Endless Fog since time immemorial had deigned to show himself.

His name was... the Fog Monarch.

At first, when the name “Fog Monarch” was first spoken, everyone thought that it was a pathetic trick by some audacious scum. Whoever did it must be in a hurry to dig their own grave, they all thought.

Each time the Fog Monarch showed up however, he would cause bigger and bigger waves outside of the Endless Fog.

Legend has it that the fog Monarch could manipulate abyssal dust and control abyssal beasts. He could even cure the absolutely incurable malady known as abyssal corruption with the flick of a finger.

The legends kept growing more and more ridiculous, exaggerated, and hilarious... but slowly, surely, more and more people found themselves unable to laugh at the rumors anymore.

It was because the Fog Monarch kept appearing, proving that he wasn’t just some legend cooked up by some insane sinner. More and more people saw him with their own eyes every day.

It was an experience that completely overturned what they knew of the world too.

Once abyssal corruption entered the heart, the victim could not be rescued. This was common sense for everyone living in the Abyss.

In fact, abyssal corruption was easily the main cause of death in the Abyss. Ninety percent of people who died in the Abyss died because of it.

Most of the Beasts went extinct because of abyssal corruption as well.

The appearance of the Fog Monarch tore this knowledge asunder.

As more and more victims who absolutely should have perished to abyssal dust were rescued by the Fog Monarch, the scornful laughter turned into suspicion, and the suspicion turned into hope...

In fact, since ten months ago, a large number of people bearing abyssal corruption or those carrying friends and family and beloved who were doomed to die to abyssal corruption would appear at the edge of the Endless Fog. They would search for the Endless Fog and beg for his appearance so they might receive his legendary blessing.

Then, two months ago, the Fog Monarch appeared and cured over a thousand people of abyssal corruption in the span of a few breaths...