Chapter 376 — Only Natural
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The Jade Tablet of the Heavenly Emperor flew through the air toward Long Jun. By now it had taken the form of Long Jue, with countless characters, symbols, and patterns flowing and shifting across its surface — a wondrous sight.
"The True Dragon's Lord…"
Long Jun's heart surged. He raised a hand and caught the Jade Tablet, sneering, "The True Dragon's Lord was always mine to begin with. Even if you did not hand it over, I could have it after killing you… Hm?"
His expression changed drastically. He hurriedly flung the Jade Tablet away and cried fiercely, "You poisoned it!"
His body began to dissolve at once, shrinking rapidly like ice dropped on red-hot iron, pools of corrupted blood streaming swiftly down beneath him.
Long Jun shrieked again and again. Bubbles swelled up all over his body; they burst with pops, and from each poked a tiny flood dragon's head, mouth agape in a shriek, struggling to flee outward. Some blood flood dragons escaped; some had their bodies melt away; some barely managed to get out a head and half a body.
Wang Muran and the others were dazed, their minds utterly blank, stunned by this transformation.
Shen Mu tugged hard at the sword. The great hall's door beam was too hard; with his strength he could not pull it free in a moment. He gave up at once, reached back, and slapped his palm against the beam. With a hiss, the blade passed through his body, and Shen Mu tumbled down from the beam.
He climbed to his feet, tears streaming from the pain, and hurriedly poured several bottles of dragon saliva onto his wounds. With perfect righteousness he declared, "I couldn't beat him, so of course I poisoned him!"
Wang Muran and the others were struck dumb again. By Shen Mu's tone, it seemed that poisoning a foe you could not defeat was a matter of course, as simple as eating or sleeping.
"The people who taught this Human Emperor hardly seem to have been good men…" Long Yu thought suspiciously.