# Chapter 1655: Short-Lived Dragon
The Human Demon had arrived, still as ferocious as ever. His now-black hair remained a tangled mess, his muscles rippled like flood dragons beneath his beast-hide clothing, his bronze flesh was rock-hard, and he carried a white bone club, exuding a primal, barbaric aura.
This was a fierce man!
This was everyone's first impression, for they could sense his killing intent. From that gleaming white bone club, faint roars of various primordial savage beasts could be heard. This weapon was condensed from the essence of saint bones.
"Ao hou!"
The old dragon's body was towering. His brows shot up as he took a step spanning a hundred thousand li. He was domineering and overbearing. As a Quasi-Emperor, he controlled the life and death of the mortal world and looked down upon all the myriad domains of the universe. He had this kind of confidence, coming forward to kill the Human Demon immediately.
"Bang!"
The Human Demon didn't care. He swung his white bone club horizontally, blocking the old dragon's path. The roars of primeval savage beasts shook the world. This bone weapon radiated wild power, shattering the void.
Daring to fight a Quasi-Emperor? Everyone was greatly shocked!
The Human Demon was overbearing. The force he unleashed was unparalleled. A Great Sage would surely die facing it. This was combat power beyond what they could comprehend.
How powerful was the old dragon's body? It flowed with dragon blood, and now that he was a Quasi-Emperor, his strength could be called world-suppressing. From his human form extended a pair of purple dragon claws, sharp and icy-cold.
"Dang!"
The dragon claws collided with the white bone club. Sparks flew everywhere. The sky split open. A great star directly shattered and fell!
This single strike from them sent beams of light soaring through the heavens, piercing heaven and earth. It was like a brilliant river of stars cascading down, extremely dazzling and shocking to the heart.
Quasi-Emperor!
Everyone cried out in their hearts. The Human Demon was also a Quasi-Emperor, and his cultivation seemed even deeper. His physical strength could directly clash with a Quasi-Emperor-level primeval old dragon.
That club was a Quasi-Emperor weapon, refined to an unimaginably terrifying level. It seemed even sturdier than the old dragon's claws. With such a strike, the old dragon's nails trembled slightly, emitting metallic clangs.
In the flash of sparks and stone, the two exchanged dozens of blows. But the Human Demon's feet were nailed to the void like spikes, not moving half a step. Yet the old dragon circled around him, striking out sixty-four times with his claws, the clanging sounds piercing the ears. But he was instead shaken back, blood dripping from both claws.
Everyone's expression shook. How powerful was a race flowing with dragon blood? It represented a supreme evolutionary direction, and their very nature was like this. Moreover, the old dragon was already eight thousand years old. This kind of accumulation was too terrifying. Once he became a Quasi-Emperor, he was surely unmatched for a time!
Even so, in their first clash, he had fallen into the disadvantage, suffering no small loss. Blood dripped drop by drop from between his claws.
"You... Quasi-Emperor!"
He revealed a shocked expression and flew backward. He had originally thought he could blood-wash the Barbarian Clan and obliterate Dongfang Taiyi. He never expected that the Human Demon had already stepped into this realm long ago.
"Correct. Many years earlier than you." The Human Demon stood there holding his great club. The light flowing in his eyes was a beast-like radiance, very dangerous, as he stared at the old dragon up and down without stopping.
Everyone was shaken. The White Human Demon was like a leader of an ancient primitive tribe about to hunt a massive savage beast.
The old dragon's heart immediately sank. No one understood the terror of the Human Demon better than he did. Back then, it had taken gathering many people to subdue Dongfang Taiyi. Now facing him alone, his expression was grave.
"Just finished your tribulation. I'll give you time to consolidate. Go bathe in the essence of the sun, moon, and stars. That way, your dragon body will taste better when roasted." The Human Demon spoke.
Everyone was instantly petrified. This old-timer was too savage. He wanted to eat a Quasi-Emperor? What kind of person was this? Truly like a primitive man hunting a dragon, fierce to an "incredible" degree.
"You're asking for death!" The old dragon was enraged. Every strand of his purple hair stood on end. His purple pupils shot out like spear light, sharp and oppressive.
"Don't waste time. I'm hungry." The Human Demon said.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Among the experts in this region were no lack of Imperial Princes, and even they were stunned. What kind of opponent was this? If defeated, they would be eaten.
Inside the Black Pearl, a group of people were excited. Especially Dongfang Ye, who almost howled out loud, saying, "The ancestor has arrived just in time, so this old bastard won't be strutting around!"
"Heh, looks like we'll have a feast." Black Emperor licked his lips and said.
Huahua was also drooling, pressing his palms together and saying, "Amitabha on the left, Shakyamuni on the right, Master above, wine and meat pass through the intestines, the true Buddha sits in my heart!"
The array patterns partially converged. They were ready to strike and act at any moment.
A bunch of gluttons!
People nearby saw them and were a bit stunned, because these people looked like starving ones waiting for rice to cook. Their eyes were glowing green, a bit frightening.
Everyone was a bit dazed. How could an entire ship of people be like this? Truly of the same lineage, wanting to eat a Quasi-Emperor!
The old dragon sneered and directly turned to leave. He really went to consolidate. Since he had just finished his tribulation and could increase his strength, why not do it? He wasn't afraid of a sneak attack, because the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell was nearby as a deterrent.
Hong!
The sky was filled with waterfalls. Countless rivers of stars in the cosmic void cascaded down directly, pouring onto his body, filling his bottomless-pit-like frame, replenishing his energy.
His originally withered body began to swell up, submerged by the essence of sun and moon. His entire being gained an indescribable sacred aura.
After a long time, the old dragon let out a long roar. He was much stronger than before. He had accumulated for eight thousand years. After successfully crossing the tribulation, the transformation was unparalleled, extremely ferocious, with his full potential unleashed.
"Kill!"
With a long roar, he charged over, rushing at the Human Demon. A purple great bell appeared above his head—that was his weapon. He wanted to fight Dongfang Taiyi to the death.
"Dang!"
The white bone club swept across the sky, colliding with the great bell. No one expected that the second clash would be a life-and-death struggle from the very beginning.
There was no sign of prolonged combat. This was to determine life and death in an instant, to decide the victor. The methods were brutal.
Bell waves spread out. Everyone retreated, not daring to approach. Between the two, ripples of purple light erupted. They fought into the cosmos. Those lights were all bell waves, shaking the stars like ripe fruits, causing them to crackle and fall, continuously exploding.
This was the unreserved might of a Quasi-Emperor, terrifying and boundless, impossible to resist.
Fierce collisions. Bell waves spread through the cosmos. Those purple dao patterns surged in all directions, shattering all things.
However, the Human Demon was even fiercer. He wielded his white bone club, swinging it like a thunder god, ferocious and unmatched.
The club came down, striking directly at the old dragon's head. Each time it smashed against the great bell, destroying the bell waves, producing rapid metallic clangs.
The old dragon's gaze was grim. He urged the great bell to clash head-on. Dragon blood flowed within his body, and this bell was not refined by him alone. It was an ancestral Quasi-Emperor weapon, always nurtured within his body. Now, fully awakened, its divine energy was abundant. He didn't believe that the Human Demon's mere bone club could have much power.
"Dang!"
The lingering bell sound shook the ages, piercing into people's souls. All cultivators who heard it, no matter how far away, felt their primordial spirits about to shatter.
Even across the starry sky, many people found it unbearably painful. They had to seal their senses and stop paying attention to the great battle, or their primordial spirits would be destroyed by the residual bell waves of the old dragon.
The urgent bell sounds rang without pause, a full one hundred and eight times. Then came a burst of violent noise.
Hong!
Like fireworks blooming, people saw a purple light cluster blooming in the starry sky, like a mushroom cloud, covering the sky and flooding the starry void.
"What? The old dragon's weapon was shattered by the white bone club!"
In terms of weapons, the old dragon's was definitely superior to many. But it was shattered by the Human Demon with an inferior weapon. This was a manifestation of strength!
Moreover, the strangest thing was that all the fragments of the bell were shattered, turning into purple light that merged into the bone club, promoting its evolution. This was shocking.
This white bone club was extraordinary. It could actually evolve like this. No wonder it could step by step become a Quasi-Emperor weapon from mere bone. Its terrifying growth potential far surpassed many divine weapons in the world.
An imprint of the bell appeared on the bone club, standing alongside the imprints of Kunpeng, Azure Dragon, Blood Phoenix, and others, becoming dao pattern diagrams on the bone.
The old dragon's expression turned bleak. This blow was not small. Even after becoming a Quasi-Emperor, he was no match for the Human Demon. And the gap was not small, leaving his face ashen.
Hong!
Suddenly, before the Human Demon could act, the aura of a Primeval Emperor erupted. The Dragon Maiden's purple hair flew wildly. Her eyes were sharp as sword light. Her robes fluttered. She flew over like a purple heavenly god. The Ten Thousand Dragon Bell transformed into a true dragon, suppressing heaven and earth.
The Human Demon shifted positions, instantly retreating a hundred thousand li. Although he was fierce, he did not clash head-on. He knew when to exert force and when to fight bloodily.
The hearts of those on the Black Pearl sank. This was an Imperial weapon, the most terrifying thing in the current world. Imperial weapons had almost all been destroyed in the Dark Calamity. What was left to counter it?
Ye Fan stepped forward, holding the Chaos Azure Lotus, ready to enter the battle!
However, unexpectedly, the Human Demon was very calm. His gaze flickered. He did not retreat. Instead, he fixed his eyes on the Dragon Maiden, killing intent faintly appearing.
A Quasi-Emperor was very terrifying. If one hadn't reached this level, even holding an Imperial weapon, it was very difficult to kill them.
The Dragon Maiden advanced. The Human Demon retreated, not engaging her head-on, but also not leaving this place. He wanted to find an opportunity to kill the two from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
This was the confidence of a Quasi-Emperor. Even if he couldn't win, he could still maneuver. His dharma power and dao practice were like the sea, unfathomably deep.
"I'll handle it!"
The old dragon's face was livid. The other party was too arrogant. He was completely unafraid of the Imperial weapon and still wouldn't leave. He even planned to eat him, filling the old dragon's heart with resentment.
However, at this moment, Ye Fan moved. If he let the old dragon wield the weapon, the Human Demon would definitely retreat immediately. Then there would truly be no way to clash head-on, only covert hunting.
Weng long! Heaven and earth trembled violently. Ye Fan tore open the void, holding the Chaos Azure Lotus, and stood between the Dragon Maiden and the old dragon, cutting off their connection.
"Ao hou..."
The dragon's cry shook the nine heavens. The great dragon formed by the purple Ten Thousand Dragon Bell dove down, terrifying to the extreme. The might of the Primeval Emperor surged, shaking people's hearts.
Ye Fan's heart was very unsettled. After all, he was facing an Imperial dao weapon. But he had to try. He met it with the azure lotus in his hand, erupting with a burst of chaotic qi.
"What? Weren't the Imperial weapons of the world mostly destroyed? How is there another one?" Many people were shocked.
However, the Chaos Azure Lotus had no offensive power. It only passively blocked the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell. The surrounding starry void collapsed. The great dragon shattered the heavens.
At this moment, the Human Demon moved. He vanished in an instant and appeared before the old dragon.
"Hong!"
He raised his bone club and smashed down, supremely domineering to the extreme!
The old dragon was scared out of his wits. He turned and fled, quickly retreating, charging toward the Dragon Maiden, seeking the protection of the Imperial weapon.
However, Ye Fan held the Chaos Azure Lotus, blocking the might of the Imperial weapon, leaving the Dragon Maiden unable to attend to anything else!
The Human Demon was too fast. The two divine arts of Taiyin and Taiyang interwove. His body was half white and half black, then erupted with blazing light. In an instant, he caught up to the old dragon.
"Pu"
Blood splattered everywhere. The old dragon was beaten until his bones broke and tendons snapped. The primordial spirit within his head shattered. Although his Quasi-Emperor laws were powerful, they were all shattered. His life force was ground clean away.