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Chapter 1648: 1648

“Who is calling this handsome dragon?!”

Gold Dragon pulled the huge sunglasses down his face with one finger, raised his eyebrows, and looked around . The beautiful woman who was being accosted by him also looked over her shoulder in confusion .

Bu Fang put his hands behind him and walked slowly toward them . He did not expect to find Nicholas the Handsome Dragon, who had broken out of the egg, here . He originally planned to go looking for him, but now it saved him a great deal of trouble .

Gold Dragon’s nature had not changed, still as flirtatious as ever . With the recovery of Earth’s spiritual energy, all kinds of superhumans had emerged, so even though he was a bit of an oddity, he was not so unusual among others and did not really surprise people too much .

Instead, his special ability had become an asset for him to pick up girls . It was the best of times for Gold Dragon .

As Bu Fang approached them, Gold Dragon saw him at once . “You’re the cub who’s calling me?” he said, raising his eyebrows and sizing up Bu Fang . ‘He’s not as handsome and tall as me, his hair is not as cool as mine, and his clothes are so out of fashion… What desert village did this bumpkin come from?’ he thought to himself .

‘Cub?’ Bu Fang froze for a moment . He did not expect Gold Dragon to call him that . ‘This fellow may not recognize me after breaking out of the egg, but… Isn’t he a little too presumptuous?’

Gold Dragon shook his head after sizing Bu Fang up a bit . “Not many people know this handsome dragon’s real name . Say, what do you want from this handsome dragon? I’m very busy . ”

At this moment, the few girls who Gold Dragon was hitting on were stunned . They stared at Bu Fang with wide eyes, while the most beautiful girl covered her mouth with her hands .

“Good heavens!”

“Ahhhhhh! Is this real?!”

The girls kept exclaiming . Gold Dragon was feeling smug . He thought that the way he just spoke must have been very handsome, which was why those girls were screaming so wildly . ‘Tsk, tsk…People are too easily fooled by appearances these days…’

“Good heavens! It’s the Great God!”

“I can’t believe this is real… He’s Senior Bu who ate the Indian God and crushed the Holy Army of the Western Church!”

“I’ve finally met him in person! He’s so handsome!”

The girls were very excited . With flushed faces, they ran toward Bu Fang desperately…

“Senior Bu, I’m a big fan of yours! Please give me your autograph!”

“Senior! Senior! I want your autograph, too!”

“Senior, do you still need someone to hug your leg?!”

Such an exciting scene had Bu Fang slightly startled . With a thought, a wave of air was released from his body, gently pushing away the girls who were rushing at him .

On the other hand, Gold Dragon’s face suddenly froze . What was going on here? Why did the plot go on so differently than he thought it would? ‘Aren’t these beauties charmed by my handsome appearance? Senior Bu? Who is that? I’m Nicholas the Handsome Dragon!’

He was a bit exasperated . This was supposed to be his playground . Why did it suddenly turn into a stage for this cub to showboat? ‘What’s so great about this cub? Just look at his face, and you can tell he’s weak!’

Gold Dragon was pushed out of the crowd . His face was a little dark, and he felt so depressed that he was almost going to vomit blood . However, he was only a little sulky and was fine after a while .

‘There are so many wild flowers in the world . Why should I care about these few flowers that have been charmed by the cub?’ he told himself as he put on his sunglasses, straightened his denim jacket, and prepared to leave . The world was a big place, and many beautiful girls were waiting for him out there .

However, just as he turned around, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder . “Hmm?” His eyes widened .

“Did I say you could…leave?” Bu Fang’s faint voice rang out .

Nicholas’ hair stood on end in an instant . “How dare you…” He turned to look at Bu Fang, his mouth open and ready to roar . ‘So he wants to fight me? In that case, I need to be louder than him first!’

Suddenly, he became dumbfounded because when he looked into Bu Fang’s eyes, he saw golden light swirling in them, and then a Vermilion Bird with its wings spread and a White Tiger surfaced within those pupils . The pressure emanating from them was so great that it burst his sunglasses .

“You…” Nicholas said incredulously .

With a thump, Bu Fang pointed a finger on his brow, sending him flat to the ground . Bu Fang turned, smiled at the girls behind him, then grabbed Nicholas’ head and dragged him slowly toward the distance .

“Senior Bu is… so handsome!”

“What a character he has! He surely is the man who conquered my stomach!”

“Eh… Who is that guy being dragged away?”

The girls were excited as they watched Bu Fang leave, but none of them remembered who Nicholas the Handsome Dragon was…

…

The news of Bu Fang’s return caused a stir at the supernatural base in Jiangdong . Xiao Ai, Chief Luo, and the others all came out to meet him . Bu Fang’s identity was too sensitive and important for them to take him lightly .

Nethery walked leisurely out of the base holding Foxy and Shrimpy in her arms . She was not worried about Bu Fang . With his strength, few people in the world could hurt him .

Bu Fang nodded to the crowd, then borrowed a separate room from Chief Luo . After dropping Nicholas into the room, he woke the dragon up .

Waking up, Nicholas jumped to his feet, held his hands in a defensive position, and looked at Bu Fang warily . “Little cub, don’t you think I’m afraid of you—”

Bam!

He had barely finished speaking when Bu Fang slapped him and threw him to the ground . “Dammit! How dare you use such a dirty trick?!” His eyes widened .

Another loud bam rang out . Bu Fang sat in a chair, crossed his legs, and gave the dragon another slap, throwing him to the ground once again .

After being slapped several times in a row, Nicholas gave up . He lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, looking like a fish on a chopping board at the mercy of Bu Fang .

“Now… What are your conditions for your return?” Bu Fang said faintly . This Gold Dragon was probably the most mischievous of all Artifact Spirits .

“Return? What return?” Nicholas continued to play dumb .

With a thump, he was once again thrown to the ground with a slap . His expression became very bitter . “I want wives and concubines . I want to have my own families and my own children,” he said at last, spelling out the conditions to let him return .

Bam!

Bu Fang rolled his eyes and gave Nicholas another slap, causing the dragon to almost sink into the floor .

“Fine… As long as you can make me feel the taste of love, I’ll return!” Nicholas said defiantly . The reason why he would go back to the mortal world was to seek the so-called love .

“The taste of love?” Bu Fang’s eyebrows raised slightly, but he did not slap the dragon this time . After thinking for a while, he gave Nicholas a deep look .

He took out a huge piece of demon dragon meat from the Heaven and Earth Farmland, produced the Black Turtle Constellation Wok, and unleashed the silver-and-red divine flame . The slow pulsating flame caused the temperature in the room to rise instantly .

He blanched the meat, then added various sauces to the wok and began to stew it . His movements were unhurried and skillful .

Gold Dragon got up from the floor and stared with wide eyes . Outside, many people watched through the glass windows of the room . The room that Chief Luo provided to Bu Fang was used for interrogation of suspects—the people inside could not see outside, but the people outside could see the situation inside clearly . They were all a bit confused when they saw Bu Fang cooking inside .

“Senior always cooks at the slightest agreement…”

The demon dragon meat was tumbling in the wok . The sauces had penetrated deep into it, making it very tender . Bu Fang removed it from the wok, then tore it up into fine shreds, laying them on a blue-and-white porcelain plate for later use .

Since Nicholas the Handsome Dragon wanted the taste of love, Bu Fang would give him that .

He began to prepare the other seasonings . He pulled out a blue-and-white porcelain jar containing an enhanced version of Abyssal Chili Sauce, which had a much stronger flavor than the previous version .

What he was going to make now was oiled chili sauce . He chopped the Exploding Flame Peppers into tiny pieces, added the Abyssal Chili Sauce and other ingredients, stirred them well, and then poured the boiling oil over them . The steaming, sizzling oil whetted the appetite of those who saw it .

Next, he diced up a large amount of Purple Garlic and made them into mashed garlic . He then added the shredded dragon meat, stirred them together, and finally poured the boiling oiled chili sauce over them .

The shredded dragon meat immediately wriggled as if they had come to life, while the oil shimmered and emitted a radiant glow .

Just moments after Bu Fang finished cooking the dish, the sound of thunder came from the sky . He frowned, looked up at the sky, and sighed . The thunder was gone as quickly as it had come, and no lightning punishment fell as it had before . Suiren had told him all that needed to be said, and he himself needed to control his own power .

Bu Fang picked up the dish and placed it in front of Nicholas the Handsome Dragon . “Here, this is the taste of love you wanted…”

“How can this be the taste of love?” Nicholas said incredulously . “Do you think you can deceive me because I don’t have much education? Is this the flesh of a female dragon?” he asked .

Bu Fang shook his head . “This demon dragon is… a male . ”

“Then how are you going to give me the taste of love?” Gold dragon said defiantly .

“You’ll understand when you eat a mouthful of the dish… It’s called spicy shredded dragon meat . ” Bu Fang wiped the water off his hands and looked at Nicholas . The look in his eyes made the dragon uneasy .

Combing his hair with his fingers, Nicholas glanced at Bu Fang, then picked up a pair of chopsticks and grabbed a few spicy dragon meat shreds . The deep-red oiled chili sauce was full of chili flakes and gave off an attractive spicy and oily smell, and when it mixed with the fragrance of the meat, it made the dragon take a deep breath .

“How can a dish taste like love?”

He shoved the dragon meat into his mouth . In that instant, his complexion began to change at a rate visible to the naked eye . His face was calm and pale, then it turned yellow, red, and eventually purple as if he was choking…

His body began to shake violently, his mouth opened, and his lips trembled . Then, beads of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, and his nose began to run .

“Dammit… I want the taste of love, not the taste of spicy food!”

Chapter 1649: The Claws in the Black Hole

The spiciness of the shredded dragon meat that exploded like a nuclear bomb in Nicholas’ mouth stunned him. The spicy taste stimulated his tear glands, causing teardrops to roll down his cheeks and drip on the ground.

‘I want the taste of love, not the taste of spicy… Is this cub stupid or what?!’

The strong spicy taste made him feel hard to breathe, while his face had even turned dark purple. However, as time went by, his complexion slowly returned to normal.

As he chewed, the cold, smooth dragon meat bounced in his mouth, and the spiciness transformed into a flavor that made him feel very comfortable. His eyes grew a little confused as some distant memory came back to him.

At that time, he was just a small dragon, flying through the mountains and playing in the fields every day, enjoying the feel of the wind blowing over every scale on him. There were many other golden dragons around him as well, and they lived happily and carefree together. The peaceful feeling seemed to be the simplest taste of love…

Nicholas squatted on the ground, eating the spicy shredded dragon meat and shedding tears. He was weeping not because of the spiciness, but because of sentiment. The sentiment contained in the dish made him unable to contain his emotions.

He wanted to burst into a rage of tears, but he found that he could not do it. Only this bowl of spicy shredded dragon meat could let him vent his inner emotions.

A delicious dish could let people vent the emotions that were repressed deep in them. A great chef was not only a great cook but also an experienced emotional manipulator.

The crowd outside the interrogation room was dumbfounded. They did not know what to say, watching Nicholas squatting on the floor eating a dish until he was in tears. Was he weeping because the dish was so good? Was it really that exaggerated?

Suddenly, their eyes widened, and they leaned over the glass, looking intently into the room. In their astonished gaze, the blond man stood up, and then his whole body bloomed with a golden light. A dragon roar followed, ringing out of the room, causing everyone to take a step back in fear.

In the blink of an eye, the blond man had transformed into a golden dragon, slithering in the air and emitting a terrifying aura that seemed to make heaven and earth tremble.

“That… Is that a dragon?!”

Everyone stared in horror. They could not believe they had seen a real dragon!

“Senior is indeed fearsome! A random youth he brought back is actually a dragon!”

Nethery’s expression did not change much, but her eyes narrowed slightly.

In the room, Bu Fang held the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife, looked at Nicholas, who had turned back to his golden dragon form, and exhaled softly. “Come back now,” he said.

The golden dragon gave Bu Fang a complicated look. He had recovered all his memories at this moment, so he did not refuse. With a dragon roar, he turned into a flash of gold and shot toward Bu Fang. In an instant, he wrapped around the kitchen knife and then burrowed into Bu Fang’s forehead.

The room became quiet, with only Bu Fang sitting on a chair. In front of him lay a pair of chopsticks and a plate of spicy shredded dragon meat that was partially eaten. There was a faint golden light flickering on his forehead, and the kitchen knife in his hand seemed to have regained its soul, emitting a glorious light like a real Divine Artifact.

With a thought, his consciousness went into his spirit sea. Inside, the Vermilion Bird was crowing, the White Tiger was roaring, and the Golden Divine Dragon was hovering between them. Nicholas the Handsome Dragon had finally returned, and Bu Fang’s aura had become even more powerful.

Of the four Artifact Spirits, three had returned. Now only the Black Turtle was left. Once he returned, Bu Fang’s strength would definitely go through a qualitative transformation. He had a feeling that the transformation would be extraordinary.

In reality, Bu Fang opened his eyes and put away the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife. Then, he picked up some shredded meat with the chopsticks and put them in his mouth. As he began to chew, he seemed to hear a rumbling sound and feel as if his mind was about to explode. At the same time, all kinds of images appeared in front of his eyes…

The spicy taste irritated Bu Fang and made him raise his head, while a glistening teardrop fell from the corner of his eyes. The dish was really delicious.

The people outside the room opened the door and came in. Xiao Ai and the others were shocked when they found that the blond man had disappeared.

Nethery was not surprised. She just stared at the spicy shredded dragon meat in Bu Fang’s hand. She walked up to him, took the plate from him, then gave the dish a taste. When she began to chew the tender meat, she froze in place…

Curious about her reaction, Xiao Ai and the others asked Bu Fang if they could try, and he agreed. Soon, the whole dish was finished, and all those who had eaten it squatted on the ground, weeping.

They could not contain their emotions. After taking a bite of the dish, they recalled their past youth, the days when they were carefree. This was a magic dish!

…

God’s body was shattered. The episode was sensational to all cultivators on Earth. No one expected the body of a Saint of the Great Path to be destroyed by Bu Fang and Tongtian.

The battle had made Tongtian and Bu Fang famous overnight. Now no one dared to mess with Bu Fang anymore. After all, he was an existence who could fight a Saint.

Then came the news that made people even more excited: Tongtian had become a Saint of the Great Path. It was a piece of good news for everyone.

However, after returning to Penglai, the Sect Leader sat cross-legged down in a temple and announced that he would be in secluded cultivation and that no one should disturb him. Many of the Gods and Immortals who wanted to see him were turned away.

Time passed. The development of Earth had become very fast. The body of a Saint was shattered and turned into nutrients that nourished Earth, causing the number of cultivators to keep increasing.

As more and more cultivators appeared, many Gods and Immortals announced orthodox cultivation systems and began to accept disciples. Both the Immortals from Hua and the Western Gods attached great importance to these cultivators on Earth, who they deemed as a kind of resource.

As a result, Earth was transformed from a technological civilization to a cultivation civilization overnight. Of course, technology was still closely related to people’s lives.

…

Bu Fang did not know where Black Turtle was. He had been searching for almost half a month. He did not work alone—he had already used the superhumans of Jiangdong. Chief Luo promised that he would only need three days, but half a month had passed and he had not been able to find anything.

Where was the last Artifact Spirit?

Artifact Spirits could sense each other. White Tiger had used this method before when he asked Vermilion Bird for help. But the other Artifact Spirits simply could not sense Black Turtle’s location. It was as if he had deliberately cut off that connection.

Bu Fang even went to Penglai to ask Tongtian for help. For a moment, all the cultivators in Hua were looking for someone. However, no one could find anything. They knew neither his identity nor his location.

…

While Bu Fang was searching for Black Turtle, the portals around the world were going through terrible changes…

There was a huge black hole in the East Sea. It was like a natural wonder, hanging in the middle of the ocean and constantly spinning like a whirlpool. The surrounding water was falling into it like a waterfall.

Many Gods had come out of this black hole, including Gods of small and great countries, and even Immortals of Hua. After all, each portal was connected to several universes.

One day, the black hole’s spinning speed suddenly increased, and a continuous rumble could be heard coming out from it. The next moment, several wretched figures flew out from it. Their aura was very strong, and they were all wearing armor, though the armor was very worn and tattered at this moment.

After leaving the black hole, the men turned and looked at it, their faces filled with fear.

“We’re alive! We’ve escaped at last!” said one of the men in a sad voice, and he burst into tears of joy.

“Our universe is… destroyed! All the Gods, the Divine Generals, and the Supreme Emperor have fallen! Even the Saint of the Great Path has been swallowed alive…” said another man, who was trembling all over.

“Quick! Seal the portal!” shouted a heavily wounded expert in ragged armor. “We left Earth once, but now we’re back, and this will be our last home… We can’t let those demons invade it!”

The armor he wore seemed like the most advanced technology. With a click, the chest part separated, revealing a ruby. The next moment, a beam of scarlet light shot out of it and flew straight toward the black hole.

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound in the distance. The men were startled and all looked up in that direction at the same time.

There, a huge figure emerged over the undulating sea. He sat cross-legged on a green lotus, with a colorful ring of light behind his head. With his appearance, a terrifying force instantly descended, causing the group of men to drop to their knees.

“A… Saint of the Great Path?!”

They stared at the huge figure in disbelief, terrified and shocked by the fact that there was a Saint on the Ancestral Planet.

Tongtian looked at the wretched men indifferently. Just now, he had stopped their act of trying to seal the back hole with a casual slap.

“Greetings, Your Excellency! We are humans of the Atlantis Empire from the Atherian Universe! Demons have invaded our universe and destroyed it! Our Saint of the Great Path tried his best to resist the demons but was eventually devoured by them… We’ve no place to go but return to Earth! Please, Your Excellency, let us live!”

The experts who claimed to be from the Atlantis Empire knelt in midair and kept kowtowing toward Tongtian. They were all trembling with fear.

Tongtian glanced at them. They were not weak, but they were not too strong either. The only one who was slightly stronger among them was the man in silver armor, but his strength was only at the level of an Immortal-Emperor-to-be.

“Those demons have overrun the Atherian Universe and are likely to make their way to the Ancestral Planet through the portal…”

“Your Excellency, you should know that the Ancestral Planet has portals that connect the major universes. Once we let those demons descend here, it will be a disaster for all universes! They can use the Ancestral Planet as a stepping stone to travel to various universes and destroy all civilizations and kill all humans!”

They looked up at Tongtian sadly. They were not being alarmist. Only when one had seen the power of those demons could one understand their horror. Even their Saint of the Great Path was not their match, let alone them.

The Sect Leader pondered for a long time. Finally, he narrowed his eyes and said, “Seal off the portal now!” He put his index and middle fingers together and pointed them out. At the gesture, the four immortal swords and the sharp green sword rose into the sky and hovered above the black hole, emitting dazzling light and mighty power.

The mighty power of a Saint spread, and the black hole began to slowly close up. It seemed that the portal was about to disappear.

Those few experts from the Atlantis Empire breathed a sigh of relief, and one of them, whom the others called the prince, burst into tears of joy. They had survived!

Suddenly, just as they were rejoicing, Tongtian’s expression changed dramatically. The black hole stopped closing up, and then a terrifying bestial roar echoed out of it. As all watched in horror, the spinning black hole grew larger again.

The next moment, a black demon paw covered with scales and with sharp claws suddenly stretched out from it!