Dragon Tamer-Chapter 884 - 888 A Battle of Wits and Bravery

Chapter 884: Chapter 888: A Battle of Wits and Bravery

Chapter 884 -888: A Battle of Wits and Bravery

Zhu Minglang was a man skilled at thinking.

In this world, there should be nothing that couldn’t be explained with cultivation theories.

What White Marsh Crow is an incarnation of the God of Death, huh, superstition!

There must be some tricks he hadn’t noticed.

“First, we need to distinguish whether it has an especially quick reaction time, or it possesses a predictive ability for danger similar to the Red Sky Beast,” Zhu Minglang said.

From the previous ambush by the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon, it seemed that the White Marsh Crow tended more towards the former.

It had very keen insight, because when the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon attacked it, the crow was even sneering.

If it had danger forewarning, it would not choose to linger under the withered tree where the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon was lying in wait; after all, if its reaction wasn’t quick enough, or it wasn’t fast enough, it would have difficulty escaping even if it knew about the ambush.

“Secondly, its eyes, they must be somewhat peculiar, sometimes giving people the feeling of a mirror, specifically reflecting one’s embarrassing moments, and staring at it for too long makes one feel uncomfortable all over!” Zhu Minglang continued to analyze.

“Have you seen it eating anything?” Mr. Jinli asked.

“It seems to feed on some insects on the deadwood.” Zhu Minglang had noticed this before.

“If it feeds, then it’s definitely not a puppet mirage. Let’s mix in some laxatives and see if it eats them,” Mr. Jinli said.

“How would we be carrying something like laxatives?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“No worries, just coat those plump caterpillars with the juice of this grass,” Mr. Jinli said.

“You are indeed well-learned.”

…

Putting medicine in the crow’s food!

The White Marsh Crow followed them like a lingering spirit; it couldn’t possibly avoid food and drink.

As long as it didn’t have the ability to foresee danger, it couldn’t possibly know that they had coated the insects on the withered tree with herbal juice, which was faint in smell, and besides, laxatives are not poison. They have a detoxifying function and are not likely to arouse suspicion.

Sure enough, the damned crow finally took the bait.

After eating the herb-coated insects, during its continuous following of Zhu Minglang and Mr. Jinli, it no longer annoyed them as before but would mysteriously disappear for a while. Just as it was about to summon beasts with its “wa wa wa” cry, its voice would suddenly become odd, and then it would twist in agony, desperately trying to control something.

“It’s a success, but the question is how do we catch it?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“I didn’t say this would catch it, just make it uncomfortable,” Mr. Jinli replied.

“…”

Zhu Minglang regretted taking Mr. Jinli’s advice, this fish was indeed unreliable.

After observing for a while, Zhu Minglang found that the White Marsh Crow was indeed no ordinary creature, and the fact that it could even bring constant misfortune to a True God showed that it was quite marvelous and special.

Zhu Minglang wasn’t rash; this creature, if caught, could actually be very useful.

Who dares to trouble him, just send this crow to annoy them, it can definitely torment a person to exhaustion of spirit and energy!

Zhu Minglang had already planned out, once he caught this White Marsh Crow, he would let it go annoy the Flaunting God!

Mr. Jinli wasn’t entirely unhelpful.

At least he contributed to the White Marsh Crow being in a considerably weak state of health.

Whatever it ate, it vomited out. Its once sharp and luminous eyes had become dim and lifeless, yet this crow, stubborn in its principles, insisted on continuing to follow. It seemed as if not bringing about someone’s utter misfortune would mean failing to fulfill the holy mission given to it by Old Heavenly Father, and without that, it did not deserve to proudly exist in this world!

“This guy has a great sense of distance.”

“No matter which dragon I summon, from the opening of the Spirit Realm to the dragon’s appearance, and then the attack, it manages to fly away just in time.”

Spreading far and wide, divine skills were useless against the White Marsh Crow. It always managed to escape from sight immediately, then when everything quieted down, it would fly back and continue to emit that piercing mocking laugh.

As for ambush and sudden attacks, they too were unsuccessful. Its reactions were quick, and after several tests, Zhu Minglang felt that the White Marsh Crow must possess an ability similar to that of insects.

From an insect’s perspective, the speed of falling raindrops is very slow, and the dynamics of everything in the world seem to slow down many times over. Zhu Minglang remembered encountering a Divine Beast with similar abilities in the Dragon Gate.

Therefore, even deploying the fastest Sword Spirit Dragon and Bai Qi was of no use.

“My intentions can’t be too obvious, otherwise with the perfect distance it maintains, it will always have time to respond,”

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Sure enough, the White Marsh Crow was incredibly clever and soon noticed something was off with the insect food on the dead wood.

It began to seek other sources of food, catching insects flying in the White Marsh air and choosing its targets at random. Any that could be swallowed would do, and Zhu Minglang and Mr. Jinli certainly couldn’t coat every insect with poison.

It was as if the crow took the challenge personally, becoming more intense in its efforts.

Its cries became more and more shrill, and the moniker of God of Death began to unleash terrifying power. Zhu Minglang, walking through the White Marsh Realm, would occasionally see surging mudflows and stumble upon shockingly grotesque tides of corpses, and even if he released his divine soul and walked with the stature of a True God, he would still continuously step into disaster and calamity!

“It’s no longer just using its voice to attract ferocious beasts. Its power to beckon disaster has begun to affect the surrounding environment and even started to manipulate some natural geography!” Mr. Jinli said.

“Such a mystifying crow, it feels like its abilities are strengthening bit by bit,” Zhu Minglang said.

“That’s why I told you this thing is sinister!” Mr. Jinli said.

“You were the one who said it’s irreconcilable with us.”

“Mainly because I also don’t understand it deeply, and I can’t figure out its odd aspects,” Mr. Jinli said.

“Stay calm, stay calm. We have seen bigger tempests; how could we be cornered by a mere crow? There must be something we haven’t discovered yet!” Zhu Minglang said.

All creatures in the world have their unique ways of existence. Even if one has an overwhelming cultivation base, falling into the traps of wisdom built over long aeons, one might still be devoured to bones. This was the truth Zhu Minglang had realized while traversing the wild and vast wastelands. One must respect all life.

But this crow…

Zhu Minglang was determined to see it through to the end!

Based on what exactly could it act so above the laws? There must be a way to overcome it. He just hadn’t discovered it yet. Patience was necessary!

As long as the critical layer was found, this crow was just a mere crow, much like the magic tricks seen among folks. They seemed unbelievable, but once you knew the principle behind them, they ceased to be so miraculous!

“Thud!! Thud!!! Thud!!!!”

Enormous footsteps sounded in the desolate night.

Zhu Minglang hadn’t had a peaceful sleep for nights.

Not long ago, he had felt that his path to divination was ever so satisfying, and the residents of White Marsh were oh so kind and enthusiastic, but everything had completely changed since he met this crow!

At this point, to still think it was an ordinary crow was truly foolish.

Perhaps it was the ruler of White Marsh, an incarnation of Xie Cang, playing with the mortal world!

“Something is approaching us,” Mr. Jinli said.

“The ferocious beasts that this crow summons are getting stronger and stronger!” Zhu Minglang also felt a sense of creeping dread.

Emerging from the darkness, a Mysterious Ancient Giant with a head that blossomed like a lotus approached. This behemoth was like a moving mountain, and before it even got close to Zhu Minglang’s perch, Zhu Minglang’s view was completely taken over by this massive figure.

Perched proudly on the shoulder of the Mysterious Ancient Giant, the White Marsh Crow stood, like a bizarre overlord, an embodiment of the God of Death!

“A God General Level Mysterious Ancient Giant,” Zhu Minglang’s mouth hung open in shock.

Although Mysterious Ancient Giants weren’t particularly fearsome, and Zhu Minglang could easily deal with them with his current strength,

the creatures called forth by the crow’s cry were becoming more and more monstrous.

The initial Ancient Bronze Tyrant Dragon should be at the Demi-god or Quasi-god Level, followed by some Chaser Yishou beasts at the God Son Level, and now it could even summon those at the God General Level!

If this trend continues, might the crow summon even more powerful beings, those at the God principal level, or perhaps an extremely ferocious Ancient Fairy?

Would it still be timely to apologize to the Crow Immortal now?

Zhu Minglang thought so, but a stubborn pride inside him didn’t allow him to do so.

“Although summoning these beasts saves trouble for your dragon taming, I’m afraid it will call forth even more formidable enemies, adversaries you might not be able to cope with even with all your might,” Mr. Jinli said.

“You go and apologize,” Zhu Minglang said.

“How could I? I am a once-in-a-lifetime Jinli, the lucky Divine Star for a billion creatures. If I bow to an omen of ill fortune like that crow, how will I face other Jinli afterwards, and how will people in the vast world continue to gift Jinli pictures for good luck?” Mr. Jinli said.

“Let’s observe for a bit longer. I might have a clue. If we really can’t hold on any longer, then we’ll consider who should apologize,” Zhu Minglang said.

“All right!”

After dealing with the Mysterious Ancient Giant, Zhu Minglang actually gained quite a bit.

Though the crow kept summoning fierce creatures, as long as their level wasn’t at the God principal level, it was essentially sending experience books to Zhu Minglang. It was just odd that these ferocious beasts rarely dropped any good loot.

“Here comes another one, this time it’s… Oh my dear mother, it’s a God Ze Bailong!” Mr. Jinli exclaimed in shock.

The moment he heard it was a White Dragon, Bai Qi, who was dozing in the Spirit Realm, perked right up.

Whatever crow it might be, Bai Qi had no interest whatsoever, but if it was a rare White Dragon God General, then his fighting spirit was immediately ignited!

This God Ze Bailong was likely already one of the top slaughter dragons in the White Marsh Ferocious Domain.

“The Crow Immortal is much more impressive than you Jinli immortals; how come it feels like aside from blabbering, you are good for nothing,” Zhu Minglang said to Mr. Jinli.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jinli bristled with anger and retorted, “What a joke, you’ve found a Nuwa Dragon on your pathway to cultivation, obtained a divine position, and have all sorts of fairies and goddesses throwing themselves at you, didn’t this Jinli contribute to that!”

“Isn’t this the result of my own hard work?” Zhu Minglang said.

“To have such fortune by hard work alone, Zhu Minglang, Zhu Minglang, I never expected you to be someone who forgets who drew the water once the well is full.”

“Gratitude is owed to the well-digger for the water drawn…”

“Look at you, contradicting everything I say. Can we even cooperate properly anymore? If we part ways, you’ll see if your luck will stick around. Without this Mr. Jinli by your side, you’ll encounter Heart Demons during seclusion, suffer heavenly tribulations during trails, face bottlenecks in your cultivation, and find that all your romantic encounters are with men in drag!” Mr. Jinli said, chagrined and furious.

“Hmph, you’re just a trinket acting all high and mighty. If we part ways, so be it. Without me, Zhu Minglang, Tianshu would languish in eternal night, fish be gone!”

“Ptui!”

Man and fish, they argued incessantly and with malicious insults, eventually breaking off their partnership.

The crow still perched above, watching them with a mocking, teasing gaze, as if it had all been orchestrated by it from the start.

The little boat of friendship, trampled upon at a moment’s notice; sowing discord is one of the crow’s most adept spells!

…

Mr. Jinli left on his own.

As a Jinli that could travel without the need for water, its self-preservation skills were actually on par with that of the accursed Crow Immortal.

Of course, the White Marsh Crow’s main target was still the True God, Zhu Minglang.

So it intended to continue tailing Zhu Minglang.

It didn’t just want to plague Zhu Minglang with misfortune and destroy his good fortune but also bring about the ruin of his cultivation journey, the shattering of his reputation, and best of all, leave him abandoned by his wife and children!!

The White Marsh God Dragon was very strong, and it battled with Bai Qi for a long time.

In the end, the God Ze Bailong was wounded and temporarily retreated. Zhu Minglang knew that killing such a mighty ferocious dragon wasn’t something that could be solved in a day or two.

And that crow, with its increasingly bizarre mana, still hovered around Zhu Minglang. Wherever Zhu Minglang went, it followed, and wherever the crow landed, strange and peculiar events were sure to occur, whether it was a rain of corpses or an explosion of rats…

Finally, Zhu Minglang had had enough and took refuge in an ancient temple, where he started to infuse his Divine Power into some of the remnants of statues and stone tools, in order to expel the invasion of the sinister entities.

The White Marsh Crow dared not approach the temple too closely, even if it was a dilapidated one, but it stayed stubbornly outside, and unless one remained inside forever, it would never give up!

Inside the temple, Zhu Minglang had the Nuwa Dragon set up some isolating barriers.

Only after confirming that the Deadly Crow could no longer watch his every move did Zhu Minglang cough deeply.

At that moment, from behind the broken Divine Statues in the temple, Mr. Jinli swam out, wiggling his tail.

“Is it just as I said?” Zhu Minglang asked Mr. Jinli urgently.

“You guessed it right!” Mr. Jinli nodded vigorously.

“Hmph, this time we must destroy its Crow Immortal Nest!” Cold light flashed in Zhu Minglang’s eyes.

Parting ways was never really on the table.

What relationship do Zhu Minglang and Mr. Jinli share? The massive ship of their friendship fears no storm.

Arguing was just an act for the day, since they couldn’t always be under the crow’s surveillance.

Just as Zhu Minglang expected, the crow was playing a trick that was easy to overlook.

But once the trick was revealed, it was nothing!