I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Chapter 105: Soul-Snatching Vampire

For old foxes like Xie Xuan and Elder Wu, the slightest disturbance would not escape their notice.

Zhang Shicheng was clearly in a position of absolute advantage, yet he abandoned them at a crucial moment, which was highly abnormal!

There were likely two reasons for this:

First, the water energy in the world was too immense, and he was already suffering from backlash. The backlash might even be so severe that he couldn't even spare the time to kill them in ten or so breaths. Wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity for them to beat a dog in the water?

Second, something unexpected must have happened that forced Zhang Shicheng to leave. In that case, they should return to see if they could seize the opportunity to strike a drowning dog and kill Zhang Shicheng.

"Let's destroy the Feng Shui array first, and then we'll go see what's happening with that Dragon Seed," Xie Xuan said, not rushing to pursue, but consulting with Elder Wu.

"Good!" Elder Wu nodded: "If you and I join forces to destroy the Feng Shui array, even if nothing happens to the Dragon Seed, once the Feng Shui array loses its suppression of the water energy in the world, the Dragon Seed will surely suffer the backlash of the water energy, and we may have a chance to kill it."

The two went to destroy the Feng Shui array, while Zhang Shicheng, following his senses, returned to his lair and saw Zhang Chen standing in front of the crystal coffin.

Especially after sensing the True Dragon Destiny flowing around Zhang Chen, Zhang Shicheng was so overjoyed that tears streamed down his face: "Heaven hasn't forsaken me! The heavens treat me well! To actually send such good fortune to me."

As long as he devoured Zhang Chen and the True Dragon Destiny returned to its rightful place, even though the crystal coffin was broken and his 'fetal energy' leaked, it didn't matter. He now had the gluttonous bloodline and could devour the blessings left by the True Dragon to make up for it.

"Are you Zhang Shicheng, the first Prince Pingbian?" Zhang Chen stood in front of the coffin, not rushing to attack, but asking.

"I didn't expect that after hundreds of years, someone would still recognize this king's identity. You seem to have done your homework, kid, you're quite thoughtful. But since you're so thoughtful, you shouldn't have come to such a place to die! Considering that you're about to fulfill this ancestor's good fortune, if you have any last wishes, this ancestor might be able to grant them."

Zhang Shicheng was in an extremely good mood. It was truly a case of 'mountains and rivers exhausted, suspecting no way out, but then a village appears amidst the willows and flowers.' He never expected the True Dragon Destiny to come to his door.

Hearing Zhang Shicheng's words, Zhang Chen's eyes darted around, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Since Your Highness is so kind, then I won't be polite. I'm very curious about Your Highness's flesh and blood. I implore Your Highness to give me your flesh and blood to fulfill my wish, how about it?"

Zhang Shicheng's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and his eyes quickly scanned Zhang Chen up and down. After examining him for a moment, he frowned: "That shouldn't be! You're just a mortal, how do you have the courage to say such things to this king?"

"Regardless of who you are or what strange things you have, it's true that you're a mortal. This king kindly intended to fulfill your wish, but you actually had the audacity to set your sights on this king. Then this king will let you know what it means to die a horrible death today." Zhang Shicheng snorted coldly, and the surging dragon might swept out, about to suppress Zhang Chen.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen smiled coldly: "Zhang Shicheng, if you want to kill me, you'll have to see if you have the ability to do so."

In the next moment, Zhang Chen directly activated the skill: Soul-Snatching.

As Zhang Chen activated the skill, the void twisted, and Zhang Chen's soul gently leaped, jumping into that mysterious and unpredictable dimension. A gray chain appeared at Zhang Chen's feet.

"Zhang Shicheng! All of your good fortune is going to fulfill me!"

Zhang Chen's mouth curled into a sneer, and then he suddenly tugged on the chain, pulling it taut, emitting a rattling sound, wanting to drag Zhang Shicheng's soul out.

Zhang Shicheng's soul was very heavy, unprecedentedly heavy. Zhang Chen pulled with great effort, and could only move a few centimeters per second, but he was still pulled, dragged from the void into the gray world.

"Boy, where is this? What ability is this? To actually use this ability to plot against me?" Zhang Shicheng's Yang Spirit underwent a drastic change upon arriving in the gray world. A hint of horror appeared in his eyes. Seeing one end of the chain wrapped around his body and the other end held in Zhang Chen's hand, a bad premonition arose in Zhang Shicheng's heart, and his expression changed drastically.

"But it doesn't matter, as long as I capture you, everything will be easily solved!" Zhang Shicheng reached out, and a vast azure lightning flashed, which was the Jia Wood Heavenly Lightning. The Jia Wood Heavenly Lightning streaked across the void and landed directly on Zhang Chen's soul, but the Jia Wood Heavenly Lightning actually passed directly through Zhang Chen's body, unable to harm Zhang Chen in the slightest.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen smiled even more triumphantly. His Soul-Snatching skill had an iron rule, which was that if the other party's soul was hooked by him, no matter how great their abilities were, they could not harm him in the slightest during this period.

"How is this possible! What kind of ghostly ability is this?" Seeing that he couldn't harm Zhang Chen, a hint of horror appeared in Zhang Shicheng's eyes, and his eyes were filled with shock.

He couldn't believe his eyes. Even existences in the Yang Spirit realm wouldn't dare to take his Jia Wood Heavenly Lightning head-on, right? But Zhang Chen actually allowed the Jia Wood Heavenly Lightning to strike his soul without suffering any damage, which was simply unbelievable!

Seeing this, Zhang Chen smiled: "Prince Pingbian, now that I've invited your soul here, your body will belong to me next."

"Wait! Little brother, why must you be so ruthless? You and I have no grudges, why not take a step back? We can discuss any conditions! I know there's a great fortune in the Dragon Palace, which is the bloodline descendants left by the True Dragon in the past. Their bodies contain the True Dragon bloodline. If you can seize it, you can transform into a Half-Step True Dragon. Now I have the True Dragon Aura, and you have the True Dragon Destiny. If you and I harm each other, it will only result in mutual destruction, and neither of us will be able to achieve our wishes. Why don't you give me the True Dragon Destiny to help me transform into a True Dragon, and I'll give you the bloodline of the Half-Step True Dragon, how about it?" Zhang Shicheng's voice was extremely sincere, and a hint of eagerness appeared in his eyes.

He now knew that he was probably really in trouble. This kid had mastered a strange ability that could actually hook his soul out of his body and restrict his soul's freedom. If the other party attacked his body, he would really be done for.

"Heh heh, why isn't it you giving me the True Dragon Aura to help me transform into a True Dragon? Instead, it's me giving you the True Dragon Destiny?" Zhang Chen's voice was full of ridicule.

“If I dissipate my destiny, only death awaits. But you are different. If you give me your True Dragon fate, your soul can directly seize the dragon seed and re-entrust itself to a body. This can be considered a win-win situation,” Zhang Shicheng said.

“What you said is correct, very beautiful and tempting, but you have miscalculated one thing, that is, I have a great feud with your Pingbian Royal Mansion. You, the ancestor of the Pingbian Royal Mansion, want to transform into a dragon, which I absolutely cannot agree to,” Zhang Chen said with a smile.

“You have a feud with my Pingbian Royal Mansion? What feud cannot be resolved? As long as I, the ancestor, successfully transform into a dragon, I will definitely uphold justice for you,” Zhang Shicheng said sincerely, revealing a hint of urgency. He was really anxious now.

At the same time, he secretly cursed the descendants of the Pingbian Royal Mansion, scolding them for being worthless, for provoking such an enemy and not cleaning up the mess, which brought him so much trouble. Such descendants are better off gone.

Zhang Chen sneered coldly upon hearing this, ignoring Zhang Shicheng's words. He was not a three-year-old child and would only be a fool to believe him.

Then, Zhang Chen's soul withdrew from the gray dimension. As Zhang Chen's soul withdrew, Zhang Shicheng's soul also withdrew from the gray dimension, returning to the material world.

However, Zhang Chen sensed that Zhang Shicheng's soul was still bound by him. The three-day agreement was still valid, and Zhang Shicheng's soul was still under his control.

Zhang Shicheng's soul returned to the material world, and he was overjoyed. He quickly transformed into a stream of light and rushed into his body. Then, he glared at Zhang Chen with his eyes: “Boy, you are dead! Although I don't know what means you used to plot against me just now, now that my soul has returned to my body, I will never give you another chance…

But halfway through Zhang Shicheng's words, Zhang Chen gently pulled the chain that only he and Zhang Shicheng could see. Then, Zhang Shicheng's soul was pulled out again.

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Feeling a bit mentally unstable, Zhang Shicheng's words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter another word. He stared blankly at Zhang Chen, his face full of embarrassment: “That… cough cough… Little brother… Look, this is all a misunderstanding. I was just joking with you. Please don't take it to heart. Let's talk about how to achieve a win-win situation.”

Hearing Zhang Shicheng's words, Zhang Chen sneered, ignoring his soul. He went directly to Zhang Shicheng's body and looked it over.

Zhang Shicheng's body was very tall, about three meters high, with a dragon tail growing from his back. The dragon tail shone with a dark luster, and tiny strands of cyan lightning flickered in the dense scales.

Zhang Shicheng's claws and limbs had all turned into dragon claws, as if cast from steel, with strange patterns shining on them, as if lightning was brewing within.

Zhang Chen looked at it for a moment but couldn't figure anything out. Then, he looked at Zhang Shicheng's upper body, only to see that Zhang Shicheng's upper body was still humanoid, but there were dense scales shimmering, covering a layer of fish-like scales.

His cheeks were completely covered by scales, and his pupils shone with the vertical pupils unique to snakes.

“I have now stepped into the tenth rank and refined steel bones. You can't shake me at all. You can't do anything to my body. If I were you, I would choose to negotiate properly and strive to maximize our benefits,” Zhang Shicheng's soul looked at Zhang Chen, with an unspeakable nervousness in his eyes.

He felt that the young man in front of him was a bit strange. He was clearly just a mortal body without the characteristics of a 'god,' but he had pulled out his soul. This method was simply extremely strange.

Zhang Chen glanced coldly at Zhang Shicheng upon hearing this. The next moment, he slowly stretched out his palm and covered Zhang Shicheng's neck: “I can't shake your body? Your Highness, watch carefully!”

Zhang Chen gave a strange laugh. The next moment, a small mouth appeared in his palm. Two slender fangs directly extended from the mouth, ignoring his protective scales and his steel bones, directly piercing into his body.

“Buzz ~”

At the moment the sharp teeth pierced into Zhang Shicheng's body, the dormant crystal nucleus in Zhang Chen's body seemed to be a shark smelling blood, or like an ancient demon god, it directly awakened. An indescribable excitement surged into Zhang Chen's heart. Then, the crystal nucleus flickered, emitting an unprecedented suction force. The blood in Zhang Shicheng's body was drawn into Zhang Chen's body like a water pump. The crystal nucleus in Zhang Chen's body flickered with blood-red runes, and there seemed to be stormy waves rolling in the entire blood-red crystal nucleus, as if an unprecedented transformation had occurred.

A wave of blood-red clouds and rain rolled up in the crystal nucleus, and blood-red lightning was derived in the crystal nucleus. Zhang Chen's heart was constantly trembling.

“Crack ~”

At a certain moment, Zhang Chen's crystal nucleus actually shattered in the blood-red lightning, and then quickly reorganized, quickly restoring its original appearance.

Shattering ~ Reorganizing ~

This repeated thirty-six times. Finally, at a certain moment, after the crystal nucleus was reorganized again, it formed a blood cocoon, and even Zhang Chen could not see the transformation inside the blood cocoon.

However, the blood cocoon's absorption of blood did not stop. Instead, it became even more eager to absorb blood. The dragon blood in Zhang Shicheng's body was continuously drawn out.

This was the blood of a tenth-order pseudo-dragon, and the essence, energy, and spirit contained within were unimaginable.

“What are you doing!!!”

Zhang Shicheng could no longer sit still when Zhang Chen devoured the blood in his body, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

As the essence and blood in his body were drawn out, Zhang Shicheng's Yang God's aura actually began to weaken at this time.

Zhang Shicheng sensed something was wrong!

The essence, energy, and spirit of a person are originally closely connected. The body is essence, the soul is spirit, and the two have never been single individuals, but a community of fate where one is damaged, all are damaged, and one prospers, all prosper.

At this time, as the blood of Zhang Shicheng's body was drawn away, the aura of the Yang God also began to weaken.

“So there is such a saying?” Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Shicheng's declining Yang God, not only did he not stop, but he devoured even faster.

However, after devouring for thirty breaths, Zhang Chen noticed a trace of something wrong. According to common sense, with his blood-sucking speed, the other party should have been drained long ago, but why is there no sign of dryness in the blood in the other party's body?