Boom!
In an instant.
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons, who were meditating and cultivating, erupted with powerful killing intent.
The moment they opened their eyes, their pupils turned black.
Even a wisp of blackness existed within the vital energy of their bodies!
Zhang Yang was startled.
What was going on?
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons should not have black vital energy!
At the same time.
Zhang Yingxiong also erupted with surging azure vital energy, charging directly at the four of them!
Boom!
With a single punch, the entire cave began to shake.
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons staggered backward.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Yingxiong pressed his attack, unleashing a flurry of blows on the four, carefully avoiding their vital points.
However.
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons were not to be trifled with.
They were all masters of the Yuanfu realm, and in their berserk state, they immediately retaliated!
Boom!
Bang!
The four unleashed their techniques in unison, instantly stabilizing their defensive posture and even contemplating a counter-attack.
Seeing this.
Zhang Yingxiong's expression turned grim, and he once again channeled a large amount of azure vital energy to launch his offense.
But!
These four ministers fought as if they had nothing to lose.
Their faces were contorted with rage as they surrounded Zhang Yingxiong.
Vital energy tinged with blackness surged towards Zhang Yingxiong, overwhelming him. He spat out a mouthful of blood and retreated!
"Things seem to be getting bad! What's going on this time? Why are they so monstrous!" Zhang Yingxiong thought to himself, sensing danger!
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face etched with a grave expression.
Before he could ponder further, the four ministers of China's Five Dragons were already charging at him!
Zhang Yang, observing from the side, began to piece things together.
Likely.
This was the work of the dragon脉 beneath the ground.
Zhang Yingxiong had mentioned earlier that it was a black dragon脉, rare and uncommon.
After absorbing the power of the dragon脉 for cultivation, the four ministers had suddenly transformed. Zhang Yang speculated that they had been corrupted by the violent aura of the dragon脉.
This was similar to the demonization caused by the dragon脉 in Jiangnan City.
Zhang Yingxiong's actions.
Were undoubtedly an attempt to deplete the violent vital energy within them.
Once the violent vital energy in their bodies was exhausted, they should return to normal.
With this thought, Zhang Yang knew what he had to do!
He looked at Zhang Yingxiong, who was being pushed back, and instantly intervened!
Instantly.
True Dragon Qi erupted, bathing the entire cave in radiant light.
"I'll help you!"
Zhang Yang shouted, unleashing two rapid palm strikes that forced the four back, making them retreat continuously.
Then.
White light flashed in Zhang Yang's hand, and a crystal coffin suddenly appeared.
"Contain!"
Zhang Yang roared.
The crystal coffin directly suppressed the four ministers of China's Five Dragons.
A terrifying suction force instantly drew out all the black vital energy within their bodies.
The black vital energy affected them, but it would have no effect on Zhang Yang.
The crystal coffin could help Zhang Yang convert it into the energy he needed!
"This! The crystal coffin!" Zhang Yingxiong was also stunned.
He knew Zhang Yang had broken through to the Yuanfu realm, but he hadn't expected Zhang Yang to be anything less than an ordinary Yuanfu realm cultivator.
This strength seemed to surpass his own!
Moreover, Zhang Yingxiong found the crystal coffin familiar, recalling it to be the coffin placed at the highest point in the Zhang family's ancestral home!
Bang~
Bang bang~
After a short while.
The complexions of the four ministers gradually cleared.
The violent aura within them dissipated, and the four collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma once more.
Seeing this, Zhang Yang retracted the crystal coffin and stepped forward to check their pulses.
"They're fine. I've cleared the violent vital energy from their bodies. They'll recover once they wake up," Zhang Yang explained to Zhang Yingxiong.
"You know medicine too?" Zhang Yingxiong was surprised.
"A little," Zhang Yang nodded, then asked.
"This must be a side effect of you absorbing this dragon脉, right? Every time you absorb it, you get tainted with the violent aura of this black dragon脉, and then you become agitated."
"So you and they cultivated and absorbed the dragon脉's power separately, with the intention that someone could deplete this violent energy when you became berserk?"
Zhang Yang's speculation left Zhang Yingxiong utterly astonished!
He couldn't help but give Zhang Yang a thumbs-up.
"Tsk, tsk, child, what are you made of? If I didn't know you had just arrived, I would have thought you had installed a surveillance camera around us," Zhang Yingxiong praised.
"It's nothing, I just guessed it," Zhang Yang shrugged nonchalantly.
After a while.
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons awoke. They blinked their eyes in confusion and cursed.
"Zhang Yingxiong, you brat, you've gone too far! You hit a bit too hard this time, why are you hitting our faces!"
"That's right! Ow, I'm even bleeding from my nose!"
"You brat, next time we won't be polite either, we'll hit your face too!"
"..."
The four ministers of China's Five Dragons were furious!
"Can you blame me? You guys took longer to fall into a berserk state this time, and if my son Zhang Yang hadn't helped, I might not have been able to subdue you!" Zhang Yingxiong retorted!
"Ah?"
The four ministers were taken aback.
Only then did they notice Zhang Yang standing nearby, as well as Zhu Zhi, who had fallen unconscious.
"You... you're Zhang Yingxiong's son? Why are you here too?"
"Good heavens, not bad! Your strength has also reached the Yuanfu realm?! How come the Zhang family is full of freaks!"
Zhang Yang grinned.
"Greetings, esteemed ministers. The situation was critical just now, so I didn't hold back when I acted. I hope you don't mind."
The four ministers waved their hands, not taking offense.
"It's fine. We accept it if you hit us. If it were Zhang Yingxiong hitting us, we'd have a serious talk with him."
Zhang Yingxiong was speechless.
However, he then got back to business and said solemnly.
"We can't absorb this black dragon脉 anymore. If this continues, something will definitely happen. The duration of our berserk state is increasing each time. I'm truly afraid that one day we'll be completely demonized by the dragon脉."
The four ministers also understood the seriousness of the situation.
They had risen to prominence through the dragon脉, and naturally understood its importance. They nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, we can't absorb it anymore. This time, the power of the dragon脉 we absorbed didn't bring much improvement in our strength."
"Moreover, when the four of us absorbed the dragon脉's power this time, we all felt a voice trying to bewitch us. Fortunately, our willpower was firm, and we weren't swayed!"
Zhang Yingxiong and Zhang Yang's brows furrowed.
A voice bewitching them?
Had this dragon脉 completely developed sentience?
It could even bewitch people!?
"Regardless, we cannot continue to absorb this dragon脉, or something will happen," Zhang Yingxiong stated.
The other four ministers also nodded.
In the past twenty years, although they were trapped here and couldn't leave, their strength had soared.
From the accumulated realm of the Hunyuan realm, they had advanced to the current realms of two-star and three-star Yuanfu realm.
This was quite good for them, so they were not greedy.
Suddenly!
The four ministers noticed Zhu Zhi, whom Zhang Yang had placed in the corner, and exclaimed in surprise.
"Isn't this the Great Elder of the Ming King lineage, Zhu Zhi? Why is he here? What's going on?"