He Ate a Divine Dragon-Chapter 488 - 486 Shocking Custom

An elder appeared before Lin Xiao. His figure was hunched, and the years had left countless marks on his face. He stood there like a withered old tree. Yet, despite his appearance, an endless aura of death radiated from him.

Lin Xiao couldn't perceive the old man's cultivation realm, but he knew it had to be terrifying. After all, anyone who could defeat Shen Jingzhe was far from ordinary.

"Is this your master?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

Shang Tuo nodded. "Yes, this is my master!"

"He seems incredibly powerful."

"Indeed. In all my years, I've never met anyone more formidable than him!"

"Then am I in danger?" Lin Xiao laughed.

"But I don't get the feeling you're scared at all."

"I really am not. It's probably just my personality."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the elder let out a sinister laugh. "You'll soon know what fear is!"

His voice was hoarse and ethereal, as if it had drifted up from the depths of hell. Moreover, when he laughed, his turbid eyes flashed with a piercing light. He, who had seemed like a withered tree, suddenly appeared to spring to life. Yet, the aura of death surrounding him only grew stronger.

Lin Xiao nodded. "Alright then, let me experience it!"

The words had barely faded when the elder shot toward Lin Xiao like lightning. The speed was so fast that Lin Xiao could only see an afterimage. By the time he saw the elder clearly, the man's fist had already slammed into his chest.

Shang Tuo watched the scene with a smirk. He knew Lin Xiao was about to say goodbye to this world. Forever.

BANG!!!

A sound like a bomb blast erupted in the villa's courtyard. In the next second, someone was sent flying before crashing heavily to the ground.

But the one sent flying was not Lin Xiao. Indeed, Lin Xiao stood motionless, not having moved an inch. The one who had been thrown was Shang Tuo's master.

Seeing this, the smile on Shang Tuo's face froze. He stared at Lin Xiao in shock and disbelief, completely dumbfounded.

Shang Tuo was well aware of how powerful his master was. Besides, his master had told him that Lin Xiao's current cultivation was merely at the Divine Martial Realm. At such a level, his master could kill him with a single slap. So why was his master the one sent flying? It was as if he had been blasted back by something. What in the world was going on?

Shang Tuo quickly looked toward his master, only to see him collapsed on the ground, his breathing faint, as if he were grievously injured.

Shang Tuo scrambled over to him and helped the elder up. "Master, are you—are you alright?"

The elder blinked a few times and said in an extremely faint voice, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just injured by my own power!"

Shang Tuo was startled. "Master, what do you mean? How could you be injured by your own power?"

The elder explained, "He can reflect my power. The harder I strike, the more powerful the rebound. To put it simply, he's like a spring right now."

Shang Tuo instantly understood his master's meaning, and his expression turned ugly. This was the first time since they had met that Shang Tuo had shown his true feelings in front of Lin Xiao. He was livid. He had assumed that one punch from his master would have left Lin Xiao dead, or at least severely wounded. He never imagined that his own master would be the one injured. And the root cause of it all was that Lin Xiao had consumed a dragon. He had consumed the dragon that should have been his. How could he not be furious?!

"Then, Master, is there no way to kill him?"

The old man's gaze swept over Lin Xiao like a bolt of lightning. He then said malevolently, "That boy has already begun to fuse with the dragon. In a way, he *is* the dragon now. Killing him won't be easy... unless we snap his neck!"

"Then let's snap his neck!"

Shang Tuo's cold, malicious voice reached Lin Xiao's ears, but Lin Xiao only smiled.

To be frank, when he first learned that Shang Tuo had kidnapped Su Qingning, Lin Xiao had been furious enough to kill. But he quickly calmed himself. He knew that anyone capable of snatching Su Qingning from under Shen Jingzhe's nose was obviously powerful, and Shang Tuo didn't possess that kind of ability. Lin Xiao had guessed then that Shang Tuo's master must have arrived. Even knowing his opponent's cultivation was extraordinary, Lin Xiao still came. It wasn't courage he was relying on, but his own body. After all, he was now practically indestructible, a fact that had already been proven against Bei Kuang and Shen Jingzhe.

The old man took a deep breath and stood up again. He walked toward Lin Xiao, one step at a time, until he stood right before him. This time, he didn't attack recklessly. Instead, he scanned Lin Xiao from head to toe, his gaze finally settling on his heart.

He stared at Lin Xiao's chest for a moment before suddenly sighing. "You are truly lucky, a child of destiny. But unfortunately for you, Shang Tuo is even luckier, because he met me. And I was born to slay dragons. So don't blame me, kid. This is all fate, sealed from the moment you were both born!"

As he spoke, the old man shot out his withered fingers, lunging for Lin Xiao's neck like lightning.

But at that very moment, Lin Xiao suddenly waved his hand toward Shang Tuo. A streak of cold light shot toward him like a bolt of lightning.

The old man roared in anger. He abandoned his attack on Lin Xiao, turning to lunge toward the streak of cold light instead. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Shang Tuo, contemptuously reaching out with two fingers to intercept the Xuantian Needle.

It had to be said, this old monster's cultivation was truly extraordinary. The cold light Lin Xiao had just unleashed was the Xuantian Needle, something an ordinary person could never hope to catch. But the old man did.

He pinched the Xuantian Needle between his fingers. After a single glance, the old man's eyes widened. A sneer spread across his face as he said, "The Xuantian Needle? Excellent. This is a real treasure!" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Master, what's the Xuantian Needle?" Shang Tuo asked curiously.

"A divine weapon forged from an Outer Realm Meteorite. When combined with supreme medical arts, it has the miraculous power to revive the dead. However, this needle's true strength isn't saving lives—it's taking them. It is the hardest substance on this planet. Nothing can block it!"

Shang Tuo was stunned. "It's that powerful?"

"Naturally. This needle is the signature treasure of the Immortal Doctor Sect. I never thought it would be in this boy's hands. But now, it's yours!"

Shang Tuo beamed like a child who had just received his most desired toy. He reached out to take the Xuantian Needle.

But the instant his fingers touched it, the sharp sound of air being torn apart suddenly echoed.