Chapter 672: Keep It Coming

The Dragon Binding Stakes and the Dragon Binding Chains, eh? They certainly deserve their reputation.

From an outsider’s perspective, it looked as if Ye Qing was handling the trials of the Dragon Subjugating Platform with insulting ease. However, Ye Qing himself knew that wasn’t the case.

The Dragon Binding Stakes and the Dragon Binding Chains were already immensely powerful, but the ambient origin energy on the platform was completely isolated as well, meaning that he couldn’t borrow energy from his surroundings. On top of that, the platform was heavily suppressing his mind and body. If his body wasn’t on the level of a Half-Step Grandmaster, and his strength was almost equal to one sky dragon, he would’ve been shackled by the Dragon Binding Chains already.

Of course, the biggest reason he was still standing on the platform was because the Dragon Subjugating Platform itself was so, so much weaker than before. If this was several hundred years ago, it was highly likely he would have been bound and lifted into the air like a pinata from the get go.

“The golden truncheon strikes eight directions...”

Suddenly, a drawn out chant entered his ears. He saw a streak of golden light cutting across the sky from the east and landing on top of the blue pillar. It was a square-shaped, metallic truncheon with nine sections.

“The longsword seals heaven and earth...”

Another streak of light appeared from the west, and it landed on top of the white pillar. It was an ancient-looking sword with a dragon’s head and a snake’s tail.

“The blue lamp boils mountains and rivers...”

The sky turned fiery red after the ancient sword descended. A blue lamp with the image of a chi dragon painted on its surface flew over from the south and landed on the red pillar.

“The old bottle suppresses the four seas...”

Finally, a long, crisp cry came from the north, and a cascade of black water poured down from the sky. It landed on top of the black pillar and transformed into an old, black bottle with a panlong[1] circling around it.Follow the latest novels on no/velbin(.)com

The Dragonbeating Truncheon, the Dragonsealing Sword, the Dragon Ending Lamp, and the Dragon Suppressing Bottle. They’re finally getting serious.

Ye Qing lifted his eyebrows when he saw this. Just like the Dragon Nursing Nest, the Dragonbeating Truncheon, the Dragonsealing Sword, the Dragon Ending Lamp, and the Dragon Suppressing Bottle were all inheritances that had been passed down in Dragonrider Mountain for at least a hundred years. They were all Phenomenon-class Strange Artifacts.

The Dragonbeating Truncheon was an offensive weapon that specialized in beating the physical body. It possessed a massive attack range and could shatter bones and muscles like nothing.

The Dragonsealing Sword was a sealing weapon that specialized in sealing origin qi. It could seal heaven and earth and remove all origin qi from a certain area in one swing.

The Dragon Ending Lamp was a murder weapon that specialized in ending the mind and soul. Any soul burned by its fire would disintegrate into nothing and be denied from reincarnation forever.

And finally, the Dragon Suppressing Bottle was a suppressive weapon that specialized in suppressing the qi, essence and spirit. It could suppress anyone’s power to a ludicrous degree.

Besides their individual functions, the four Strange Artifacts were also important items that protected the luck and destiny of Dragonrider Mountain.

Unfortunately, the Dragon Subjugating Platform was but a pale shadow of past glory. The executioner’s blades succeeded in cutting Ye Qing’s shirt and leaving a number of white marks on his skin, but that was it. Forget hurting him, they couldn’t even pierce his skin.

“Acceptable. Continue.”

In the air, Ye Qing remarked with a smirk on his face.

Inside the Dragonslaying Hall, Yu Longzi was narrowing his eyes with an unfriendly expression on his face. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence on the bloody “Cut” in the sky, causing it to grow increasingly bloody and terrifying. At the same time, the dancing blades on the Dragon Subjugating Platform transformed into oddly-shaped knives that looked rather similar to a butcher’s skinning knife. They landed on Ye Qing’s neck, joints and other weak points.

The second punishment of the Dragon Scaffold was skinning, which meant that the knives were attempting to skin Ye Qing alive. For a time, the knives fell like the rain, and the man swayed left and right like a palm leaf. The sounds of blades thudding against flesh were disturbing to say the least.

Unfortunately, when nine breaths had passed, and the punishment had run its course, Ye Qing was still unharmed and smiling like nothing had happened.

This time, Yu Longzi did not wait for Ye Qing to taunt him. He shoved his power into the Dragon Cutting Seal once more and caused the skinning knives to transform into four boning knives.

The four boning knives glittered like they had just been sharpened on a grinder. They scattered in four different directions before hacking at Ye Qing’s wrists and ankles.

The third punishment of the Dragon Scaffold severed the tendons and broke the bones.

Compared to the downpour of knives before, the four lonely boning knives looked almost pitiful. They did not seem to be particularly powerful either. All notions of weakness fled when they landed the fist strike on Ye Qing’s wrist and ankles, however. It sounded like a powerful champion was attempting to snap a mountain in half. A seemingly endless wave of blood and violence washed out of the Dragon Subjugating Platform and rattled the four Dragon Binding Chains.

The impact was such that countless Dragonrider Mountain disciples were beset by an onslaught of dizziness, and blood would not stop pouring out of their orifices. As for the weaker ones, they blacked out immediately and had to be carried to the healing hall for emergency treatment.

However, when the wave of blood finally subsided, and Yu Longzi and the four elders looked, what they saw both disappointed and chilled them greatly. The impudent bastard wasn’t screaming his lungs out, nor were his arms and legs severed from his body. While he wasn’t unscathed this time—a bone deep wound now marred his wrists and ankles—but that was it.

“Oh! You finally managed to hurt me.”

In the air, Ye Qing shot his bleeding wrist one glance before sighing. “It wasn’t easy, was it? Well, keep it coming.”

Physically, his words harmed no one. Mentally?

Inside the Dragonslaying Hall, Yu Longzi took one step forward, and the entire Dragonrider Mountain plunged into a sea of bloodthirst.

1. Panlong is an aquatic dragon resembling a jiaolong 蛟龍 "river dragon; crocodile" in Chinese mythology. ☜

2. The moon I can understand, but IDK how anyone can tell if the sun had flipped upside down lol. ☜