CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 186 DEPRESSED MANDIBLE_1

Yan Xing refused to mediate between the Werewolf and Lizardman clans, citing non-interference as his reason. Qiao She Clan Leader and Lianzu Clan Leader had no choice but to report this truthfully to their respective leaders.

Both sides facing off on Blood Crown Mountain could only grit their teeth and hold out, hoping the other would be the first to give in and seek peace in a show of submission.

On the Lizardman side, the Red Eye King and the Green Tail King repeatedly inquired about Long Jaws Clan Leader’s progress on activating the Dragon Clan bloodline. If Long Jaws Clan Leader could find a way to transform Lizardmen into Dragonmen, the two Lizardman kings could lead the Dragonmen Great Army directly down the mountain, breathing Dragon Breath, turning all the Werewolves to ash, and burning the Eternal Domain’s camp on Blood Crown Mountain to ash as well.

But Long Jaws Clan Leader always replied that there was no progress whatsoever. Unveiling the secret of the Lizardmen’s evolution into Dragonmen would still take some time.

Actually, Long Jaws Clan Leader was in a real panic!

Ever since he became a Dragonman, he had frequently shown off to the other Lizardmen by breathing Dragon Breath. Only... the gas in his stomach began to build up more and more slowly.

In the beginning, Long Jaws Clan Leader could exhale a gout of Dragon Breath for every leg of lamb he chewed. Then, it took chewing two legs of lamb to produce one breath, then three legs, then an entire sheep...

A few days later, after releasing one last small fireball, Long Jaws Clan Leader found he could no longer breathe out Dragon Breath at all.

Long Jaws Clan Leader locked himself in a dimly lit, small dark room, desperately inhaling and exhaling, trying to conjure Dragon Breath. But aside from letting out a few noisy farts, nothing came out.

Long Jaws Clan Leader was truly panicked. He was, after all, the first Dragonman in Lizardman history, a sage proclaimed as such by both the Red Eye King and the Green Tail King. What kind of Dragonman was he if he couldn’t breathe Dragon Breath?

Long Jaws Clan Leader no longer went outside, staying in his dwelling to focus on cultivation and not allowing anyone to disturb him. He racked his brain for a month but still couldn’t regain his Dragonman abilities. What exactly had gone wrong?

Long Jaws Clan Leader took out the gemstone bottle supposedly gifted by the gods. The only thing he was certain of was that he had gained the ability to emit Dragon Breath after drinking the liquor from this bottle. The smell of the flammable gas continually welling up in his stomach was the same as the smell from this bottle.

Could it be that I haven’t actually turned into a Dragonman? That my ability to emit Dragon Breath... came from drinking the liquor in this gemstone bottle? The more Long Jaws Clan Leader thought about it, the more he believed it was possible.

He decided to go to the forest where his tribe’s elite warriors had fought; there might still be another gemstone bottle containing Dragon Breath Liquor there. If I can’t find one... he resolved, I’ll have to leave Thunderous Swamp.

A month had passed. Not breathing Dragon Breath for so long had probably already aroused the suspicion of many Lizardmen. The Red Eye King and the Green Tail King had been pressing him more and more frequently recently. If one day they summoned him and asked him to breathe Dragon Breath, his deception would certainly be exposed. Then, there would no longer be a place for him within the entire Lizardman clan.

Therefore, Long Jaws Clan Leader had to find a second bottle of Dragon Breath Liquor; if not, he would have to flee.

Long Jaws Clan Leader, resolved to find the Dragon Breath Liquor, clutched the empty bottle as he left his dwelling. The bodyguards arranged by the two Lizardman kings followed closely by his side.

Just as Long Jaws Clan Leader was pondering how to shake off these guards and sneak down Blood Crown Mountain, he encountered Lianzu Clan Leader.

Now, Long Jaws Clan Leader was the sage of the Lizardman race, his status second only to the Red Eye King and the Green Tail King; he was the sole Dragonman. The hopes of the Lizardmen evolving into Dragonmen rested on him, thus his prestige on Blood Crown Mountain was extremely high.

Upon seeing Long Jaws Clan Leader, Lianzu Clan Leader immediately bowed. Then, noticing the bottle in Long Jaws Clan Leader’s hand, he asked with a puzzled look, "Long Jaws Clan Leader... When did you go to the Eternal Domain’s Blood Crown Mountain camp? And why do you have a bottle from the Eternal Domain’s Werewolf Tribe?"

Long Jaws Clan Leader, who had been feeling downhearted, perked up when he heard Lianzu Clan Leader recognize the bottle and immediately asked, "What did you just say? Where have you seen this kind of bottle before?"

Not knowing why Long Jaws Clan Leader was suddenly so agitated, Lianzu Clan Leader honestly replied, "It was inside the Eternal Domain’s Blood Crown Mountain camp. Lord Yan Xing often invited us for drinks, and the bottles were exactly like the one in your hands...

"I’m so sorry, Long Jaws Clan Leader. I shouldn’t have mentioned the Eternal Domain’s Werewolf Tribe in your presence, bringing up unpleasant memories.

"Our ambush on the Eternal Domain’s Great Army was truly a misunderstanding.

"Lord Yan Xing and his forces were not there to support the Werewolves."

After speaking halfway, Lianzu Clan Leader finally realized why Long Jaws Clan Leader got so agitated upon hearing about the Eternal Domain. His clan’s elite had all fallen at Lord Yan Xing’s hands.

Before Lianzu Clan Leader could finish speaking, Long Jaws Clan Leader grabbed his hand and pressed, "After drinking the liquor from this kind of bottle, did you feel anything special?"

Lianzu Clan Leader didn’t understand why Long Jaws Clan Leader kept asking about the liquor. He thought for a bit before replying, "This liquor... it didn’t taste very good at first. But after a few sips, it made me feel wonderfully refreshed.

"Then there’s... right, you mustn’t drink this liquor too quickly. If you do, it’s easy to end up burping incessantly."

Long Jaws Clan Leader thought back to his first experience drinking the Dragon Breath Liquor. The first sip indeed hadn’t tasted very good. But, drawn by the aroma, he had continued to drink, and the more he drank, the more he savored the flavor. After finishing, he too had been burping continuously.

And the very night he obtained the Dragon Breath Liquor was also the night Yan Xing’s forces attacked his own. It all matched up!

It seemed the Dragon Breath Liquor wasn’t a divine gift to me, but rather from the Eternal Domain!

Long Jaws Clan Leader then asked, "When you burped, did anything strange happen?"

Lianzu Clan Leader thought for a moment and shook his head, "No!"

’No!’ That means he didn’t encounter fire when he burped, Long Jaws Clan Leader deduced.

Since the Dragon Breath Liquor came from the Eternal Domain, then I must go to the Eternal Domain and get my hands on it!

Thus, Long Jaws Clan Leader said to Lianzu Clan Leader, "Take me to the Eternal Domain’s Blood Crown Mountain camp. I want to meet Lord Yan Xing."

Thinking Long Jaws Clan Leader sought revenge against the Eternal Domain, Lianzu Clan Leader hastily tried to stop him. "Long Jaws Clan Leader, our battle against the Eternal Domain was a complete misunderstanding! Whether the Blood Crown Mountain war can be resolved still depends on Lord Yan Xing’s mediation.

"If we create conflict with the Eternal Domain at this time, the Werewolf Great Army will definitely charge up Blood Crown Mountain!"

Long Jaws Clan Leader said, "I have other business with Lord Yan Xing. If you don’t take me, I’ll go by myself."

Unable to deter Long Jaws Clan Leader and not daring to let him go to the Eternal Domain alone, Lianzu Clan Leader finally said, "Fine, I’ll take you to the Eternal Domain’s Blood Crown Mountain camp. I hope, Long Jaws Clan Leader, that you will prioritize Blood Crown Mountain. We absolutely cannot push the Eternal Domain to the Werewolves’ side at this juncture."

Anxious to obtain the Dragon Breath Liquor, Long Jaws Clan Leader urged Lianzu Clan Leader, "I know what I’m doing. Let’s go, quickly."

Lianzu Clan Leader somewhat regretted encountering Long Jaws Clan Leader. But with things as they were, he had no choice but to steel himself and lead Long Jaws Clan Leader down the mountain.