The True Dragon, flying at supersonic speeds, covered tens of kiloters in less than two minutes and arrived thousands of ters above the altar in this nation's airspace.
"Swoosh——!!"
The delayed sonic boom caused all the residents of this nation to cover their ears involuntarily.
"Boom——"
Above the sky, the clear day suddenly turned into a sky dense with dark clouds, and the atmosphere darkened. Golden lightning crackled and flickered within the clouds.
Above the altar, the ritual was still ongoing; Renea continued the relentless Kagura Dance on the platform, while the Shaman chanted the prayers below.
Xue Jing, with arms crossed, stood on a distant hillside, quietly observing the scene, silently waiting.
"Glug——"
In the center of the thick clouds, a circular hole slowly opened.
The majestically perfect form of the imnse True Dragon, with an air of absolute dominance, flapped its wings and slowly descended.
Upon seeing the supre and noble figure, every citizen of this nation, regardless of their prior thoughts, appeared extrely fervent in their worship, solemnly kneeling down, prostrating themselves, and chanting the prayers they knew by heart to welco this creator Dragon God.
Renea, seeing the Dragon God slowly descending towards her, couldn't help but take a deep breath and touched the two "claws" hidden in her waistband.
Her heart was now beating so fast she doubted it would leap out of her mouth the next second.
Nervous, limbs weak, an imnse pressure, constantly getting closer with the Dragon God, nearly crushed her to the ground.
"I can't do it without you, only you can achieve this, only you can help ."
Xue Jing's gentle yet solemn words echoed in her mind, and after stiffening for a mont, Renea felt the pressure miraculously ease a lot.
With impeccable etiquette, she kneeled down before the descending Dragon God, showing the Shrine Maiden's submission to the deity.
The wings, flapping violently, stirred the wind, fluttering her loose Shrine Maiden attire and her shoulder-length brown hair waved with the breeze, while the ritual crown on her head shook continuously.
"Hush——"
As the Dragon God's feet gently touched the ground, all beings within this nation knelt down, none daring to make the slightest sound, and the entire city fell into an eerie silence.
With its feet gripping the platform on the altar, the Dragon God's dark golden vertical pupils gazed at the kneeling Shrine Maiden, its head slowly stooped down, approaching her.
"Hmm——"
A deep, engine-like rumble emitted from the Dragon God's throat. Its long neck circled around the Shrine Maiden on the ground, scrutinizing her carefully, its gaze slightly narrowed.
Then, the Dragon God abruptly lifted its forepaw, grabbed the Shrine Maiden in its hand, flapped its wings, and soared into the sky, pulling a trail of sonic booms as it returned to Roaring Great Waterfall.
This was an outco that surprised no one; each face revealed a "just as expected" expression.
The most useless Shrine Maiden in history naturally could not earn the Dragon God's approval; her only fate was to be captured back to the Holy Land's Roaring Great Waterfall, to serve the Dragon God for life.
The aged Shaman beneath the altar platform sighed deeply, his face full of worries.
"What now... The Shrine Maiden did not leave any offspring; will the lineage of Dragon God Priestesses end with this generation?"
"Had I known, even if she was still young, I should have..."
...
On the hillside, Xue Jing watched the True Dragon surge back into the sky, clearly seeing Renea in its clutches.
"Very well, let's follow them."
Xue Jing's eyes slightly narrowed; the ground beneath his feet exploded, and he instantly vanished from the spot, racing towards Roaring Great Waterfall.
As he raced, he watched the True Dragon, much faster than him, continuously increasing the distance between them and said:
"Using the Dragon Species Force Field to protect Renea, shielding her from the damage of supersonic wind pressure, this Pureblood Dragon Species is quite considerate towards her."
Mirror Person humd: "Pureblood Dragon Species have always viewed other creatures disdainfully, almost like ants. This scene is rare... I wonder what story the First Generation Shrine Maiden had with it, to make it still willing to 'accommodate' her descendants."
The True Dragon's flight speed far outstripped Xue Jing's running speed; in no ti, it had left his sight.
Xue Jing was not anxious, though; he continued at full speed while constantly adjusting his mind and body to face the imminent great battle in the most perfect condition.
In intermittent casual conversations with Mirror Person, he crossed tens of kiloters and arrived at the very center of Intersecting Boundaries—the 'Roaring Great Waterfall'.
"Boom, boom, boom——"
Xue Jing, looking at the scene before him, was sowhat shocked.
The silvery waterfall, like a giant dragon, cascaded from a sky-high peak, making a deafening explosive noise, nearly resembling thunder.
It was an endless, furious flow of water, truly a silver river falling from the sky.
At a glance, it was nearly two thousand ters wide, and looking down from the cliff, the height, obstructed by the dense spray ford by shattering water droplets, was obscured from view by the thick mist.
But at least, it was also over three thousand ters high.
"This small piece of Intersecting Boundaries can hold such a big scenic spot."
Xue Jing sat cross-legged on the cliff's edge.
"That Dragon Breed is right inside the cave behind the waterfall."
"Now, we wait."
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