Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 213 – That Madman Is Here

Azurewood City, upon the ruins of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The air was still filled with the mixed scent of scorched earth and blood.

Long Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his black robes fluttering in the strong wind.

He didn’t turn around, only tilting his head slightly. The reflection of the red-robed woman kneeling behind him was visible in his golden pupils.

“I’m leaving Azurewood City to you.”

His voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable pressure. “Don’t disappoint me, and don’t disappoint her.”

Su Yue kept her head bowed low, her delicate body trembling slightly with awe.

“Rest assured, my lord.”

Su Yue’s voice was firm and deferential. “As long as I draw breath, Azurewood City will not fall into chaos.”

“Mm.”

Long Yan responded faintly.

He knew nothing about political maneuvering or administration, nor did he have any interest in them.

If not for the fact that Ning Shuang cared about that Rift, what did it matter to him whether this city lived or died?

“Tell the people below that I will be back soon.”

Long Yan raised his head and gazed toward the distant north, the direction of Border Dragon City, where that damnable Long Jingyun was.

“Anyone who dares to cause trouble in the meantime will not live to see another day.”

Before his words had even faded.

Boom!

The ground trembled violently.

Su Yue only saw a flash of golden light, and the tall, black figure had already vanished.

She raised her head, staring at the sky in shock.

A brilliant golden rainbow, like a sharp sword tearing through the firmament, shot across the sky with a thunderous sonic boom, disappearing over the horizon in an instant.

Such terrifying speed.

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“Is… is this a level-seven Dragon Clan member…”

Su Yue murmured to herself, her eyes filled with shock.

The slave boy who was once trampled into the mud had now grown into a being she had to look up to.

And all of this was because of the mysterious “Lord Ning Shuang.”

“Lord Ning Shuang… Your judgment is truly impeccable…”

…

Border Dragon City.

As the largest city within a thousand-mile radius, its prosperity was far beyond what Azurewood City could compare to.

At the city gate, two rows of elite guards in bright silver armor were inspecting the passing merchant caravans.

The weakest of these guards were at the early fourth level, and the collateral Dragon Clan captain leading them had even reached the sixth level.

In a smaller place, this would be a force sufficient to dominate a region, but in Border Dragon City, they were merely gatekeepers.

“All of you, keep your eyes peeled!”

The guard captain barked with his arms crossed, looking bored. “There’s a big shot visiting the city recently. If any of you let someone in who shouldn’t be, watch your heads!”

“Yes, sir!”

The guards responded in unison.

Just then.

Omm—

An indescribable sense of dread descended upon everyone’s hearts without warning.

It felt like an antelope on the plains having its throat locked onto by an apex predator.

“What’s going on?!”

The guard captain’s expression changed drastically. He subconsciously gripped the battle saber at his waist and looked up into the distance.

At the edge of the horizon, a speck of golden light was rapidly expanding.

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At first, it was only the size of a grain of rice, but in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a golden, blazing sun!

Rumble!

The air was violently displaced, creating a thunderous explosion of sound.

The golden light came to an abrupt halt a thousand meters from the city gate.

A fierce wind howled, causing the flags on the city tower to whip about and sending the guards stumbling. They couldn’t even open their eyes.

When the wind and dust settled.

Everyone clearly saw the figure suspended in mid-air.

It was a man.

He had not fully transformed into a human. Large patches of pure golden scales still covered his body, shimmering under the sun like a war god forged from gold.

The most eye-catching features were the pair of magnificent and domineering Dragon horns on his forehead.

Noble, divine, and unrivaled.

This was the first thought that popped into everyone’s mind.

“This is…”

The guard captain’s pupils contracted violently, and the hand holding his saber trembled. He couldn’t even speak properly. “Pure… Pureblood… No… that color…”

The Dragon Clan had a strict hierarchy where Bloodline was paramount.

But the Bloodline suppression originating from the depths of one’s soul could not be faked.

Even when facing the City Lord, Lord Long Teng, the pressure from the Bloodline hierarchy had never been this intense!

It was as if they were mixed-blood mongrels, while the one before them was the purest, noblest wolf king!

“Who might you be, Your Excellency?!”

The captain fought the urge to kneel and forced himself to shout, “Flying is forbidden in Border Dragon City! Please come down for inspection!”

It was his duty, so he had to ask.

In mid-air.

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Long Yan looked down upon this group of ants, his golden vertical pupils devoid of any warmth.

He had originally planned to just kill his way in.

He would slaughter everyone in this city and drag that Long Jingyun out to be torn to shreds.

But reason told him he couldn’t.

Ning Shuang had him take control of Azurewood City for the sake of that Rift, for the bigger picture.

If he went on a killing spree before finding Long Jingyun, he might attract stronger enemies, or even a siege from more Pureblood Dragon Clan members. Not only would that waste time, but it might also alert his target.

His only thought right now was to find Ning Shuang.

Everything else had to make way for that.

“Inspection?”

Long Yan snorted coldly.

It was just a sound from his nose, yet it struck the chests of all the guards like a heavy hammer.

Pfft!

Several of the weaker guards spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to their knees.

“Are you blind?”

Long Yan began to speak slowly. His voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached every corner of the city gate. “Is the path of this Young Master something you mongrels can block?”

His tone carried a natural arrogance and insolence.

He was deliberately imitating the mannerisms of the Pureblood Dragon Clan.

What he didn’t know was that, thanks to the enhancement of his ancient divine dragon Bloodline, his “imitation” was more like a Pureblood Dragon than an actual Pureblood Dragon.

The guard captain’s face turned deathly pale. His legs gave out, and he fell to his knees with a thud.

“My… my lord, spare me!”

He kowtowed frantically, cold sweat instantly soaking his back. “This lowly one was blind! I did not recognize which Young Master was gracing us with his presence… Please forgive me, my lord!”

Although he had never seen a Dragon Clan member of this Bloodline level, this terrifying pressure and this attitude of treating all life as grass could only belong to a top-tier young master from the core region of the Dragon Clan’s ancestral land!

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Could it even be the Bloodline of the legendary… imperial family?!

“Hmph.”

Long Yan retracted a bit of his pressure and asked coldly, “Where is that good-for-nothing, Long Jingyun?”

Hearing the word “good-for-nothing,” the guard captain’s head drooped even lower.

Who would dare to openly call Young Master Jingyun a good-for-nothing in Border Dragon City, other than someone of a higher status?

“Re-Replying to my lord!”

The guard captain said with a tremor, “Young Master Jingyun… he took Miss Xiao Wu and left the city early this morning!”

“Left the city?”

Long Yan’s brow furrowed, and a murderous intent flashed across him. “Where did he go?”

The captain pointed to the west.

“He… he went to the Death Marsh to the west!”

Long Yan narrowed his eyes, looking toward the gray, hazy sky in the west.

He paid no more attention to the kowtowing guards. With a flicker, his body transformed into a streak of golden light and shot off toward the Death Marsh.

Only when the terrifying pressure had completely vanished did the guard captain collapse onto the ground as if drained, gasping for air.

“Cap… Captain…”

A guard wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked, still shaken, “Who… who was that lord? Should we report this to the City Lord?”

“Report my ass!”

The captain slapped the back of his subordinate’s head. “Didn’t you hear that lord’s tone? He’s specifically looking for Young Master Jingyun. They’re probably at odds! Is a fight between gods like that something we can meddle in?”

“Besides…”

The captain looked in the direction Long Yan had disappeared, his eyes filled with reverence. “That lord said he was just passing through. If we run our mouths and disturb the City Lord, we’ll be the ones who suffer in the end!”

“All of you, shut up! Just pretend we saw nothing!”

“Yes, yes, yes…”