Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!

Chapter 1147 - 910: If I Had Known Then What I Know Now

"Can’t be, is it dead?" Jiang Yuan was puzzled.

He thought that even if the divine power was taken, causing severe injuries, the Elder Dragon’s realm and foundation were still there. It couldn’t be dead just like that, right?

But this stench blowing by the wind seemed to be coming from the direction of the underground palace, so he frowned slightly and went to investigate.

"Hey! Elder Dragon, are you dead?" Yan Xuan rushed over, and at a glance, saw the underground palace still in the state he had left it, with a broad avenue leading straight underground.

Today’s weather was good, the autumn breeze was cool but the sunlight was nice.

The bright light only penetrated a short distance, making the underground palace appear darker and more eerie by contrast, with the stench even stronger.

Yan Xuan’s question received no response, apart from the sound of the wind blowing, there was no other noise.

He pouted and whispered, "It should be dead, tsk tsk, I can’t sense any living aura. Master, it’s so smelly, do we really need to go in?"

To say he wasn’t disgusted would be a lie; Yan Xuan even imagined the degree of body decay based on the smell.

"Is this really the outcome of losing divine power?" Shi Hu was visibly trembling, feeling that giving up divine power equaled torment and then death, a truly miserable fate!

He intended to play it smart, choosing whatever option was most beneficial for him.

So upon hearing that neither option was good, he reluctantly yielded for now. Firstly, because one cannot confront someone who saved you twice; second, he pretended to comply, planning to decide whether to stay or leave once the favor was repaid.

But now that his benefactor required allegiance, freedom was out of the question, hence his reluctance.

Without yet seeing the Elder Dragon’s fate with his own eyes, Shi Hu had a bad premonition and was hesitant, wondering if maybe he should comply first and plot an escape later.

"Let’s go take a look. We need to make sure it’s dead, so we can collapse and bury the underground palace, at least giving it a proper send-off for old times’ sake." Jiang Yuan took a deep breath of fresh air, thinking to quickly check it out.

If the health bar is at zero, then do what needs to be done; if it’s still alive...

As he thought this, he led the team into the underground palace and immediately saw the Elder Dragon crawling halfway, its health bar low but still alive.

"Oh my! What happened here?" Yan Xuan’s feathers bristled instantly, "Master, we didn’t hit him that day; it’s got nothing to do with us."

Then he added, "Could it be some other Demon Cultivator passing by and cutting its meat? After all, it’s True Dragon meat... Hey? If it’s dead, can we drag it back for stew?"

"Nasty, isn’t it? You want to eat its meat when you know it?" Shi Hu grimaced and whispered, "And it’s a Demon Cultivator, not a Demon Beast."

Yan Xuan glared, "I eat Demon Cultivators! What are you gonna do? I used to eat ten or eight at a meal. Now I’ve stopped since becoming the master’s, but shouldn’t waste it, right? It’s still a dragon anyway."

Jiang Yuan had no time to care about their bickering, focusing instead on the Elder Dragon. He saw dozens of bone-deep wounds on its enormous body, too severe to heal, causing flesh to rot and emit a nauseating stench.

The Elder Dragon wasn’t dead, but it was close.

It took a long while before any slight breathing movements could be seen.

"Shi Hu, I remember you have healing abilities, right?" Jiang Yuan saw in the system identification details that it naturally came with healing attributes. He nodded his chin, "Saving a life is better than building a Level Seven pagoda. Heal its wounds, and I’ll give it a couple of Elixirs; maybe it can live."

"Alright, we’re here because of fate, can’t just watch it die." Shi Hu nodded, stepped forward, and gently blew a breath towards the Elder Dragon.

A golden Demon Core emerged from its mouth, circled the Elder Dragon several times before returning.

In this short time, the Elder Dragon’s wounds visibly began to heal.

"Whoa! Your ability is pretty great!" Yan Xuan’s eyes widened, and he sent a secret communication, "Master, consider taking it as a Spirit Pet, such a strong healing ability is quite useful."

Jiang Yuan was a bit confused and thought it was indeed impressive, yet wasn’t the White Tiger supposed to specialize in combat? If any should have healing powers, it should be the Azure Dragon representing Life Energy and resurrection of the East.

Then he considered that, of the three reborn Divine Beasts besides the remnants of the Vermilion Bird, only Yan Xuan and the Black Tortoise bore some resemblance.

The other two seemed so different, perhaps due to the deteriorated state of the Wilderness World, causing newly born earthly spirits to be impure after the dispersal of divine power. A warrior being able to heal now seemed reasonable since they long fell to become demons, with less sense of duty than ordinary Demon Cultivators.

After a few more minutes, the Elder Dragon’s wounds were finally fully healed.

Jiang Yuan fed it a couple of Blood Replenishing Pills, and after a moment, the Elder Dragon Zhou Jian’s health bar increased slightly, and only then did it slowly open its eyes.

"Benefactor!" As things became clearer before his eyes, tears streamed down when he recognized who stood beside him, "I know I was wrong, Benefactor! I beg your mercy, return to me the Cyan Dragon Divine Power, no matter what you say I’ll do it!"

Jiang Yuan: ...

Wouldn’t it have been better to realize this earlier!

Unfortunately, it was impossible to return it.

As soon as the Cyan Dragon Divine Power was taken out, a prompt appeared: [Current target cannot use it, please find another target to recreate the Azure Dragon]

"Oh my, weren’t you pretty tough that day?" Yan Xuan heard this and knew he finally had a chance to vent his anger.