Chapter 1203, The Relationship Between Husband and Wife

Translator: Silavin

 

The Bronze Dragon King’s strength went without saying. As a Dragon King, when it truly came to blows, no ordinary Giant Dragon could hope to match her.

 

Though the Bronze Dragon King presently maintained her Human Form, her single roar carried a pressure that surpassed any other Giant Dragon.

 

Lu Fan could even see the air itself ripple and warp in concentric rings of sound waves radiating outward from that roar.

 

*Boom!*

 

The Shadow Dragon King’s expression shifted abruptly, though being a powerhouse in his own right, a single roar was not enough to wound him.

 

His Shadow Dragon guards, however, were not so fortunate. The vast difference in strength sent them all staggering backwards in unison, unable to advance.

 

The Bronze Dragon King fell silent. The Shadow Dragon King’s face was thunderously dark as he questioned, “What is the meaning of this…”

 

He had not finished speaking before the Bronze Dragon King raised her hand and, with an open palm, struck the Shadow Dragon King clean across the face.

 

*Pa!*

 

Accompanied by a sharp report, Lu Fan watched in stupefaction as the Shadow Dragon King’s effeminate face twisted from the blow, and then the entire figure was sent flying horizontally a full hundred metres, crashing violently into the ground and throwing up a cloud of dust and smoke. It was a true testament to just how utterly terrifying the force behind that strike was.

 

The Bronze Dragon Clan possessed the greatest close combat strength among all the Giant Dragons. Unless one were on par with Divine Beings, a single slap from the Bronze Dragon King could very well cost the other party their life.

 

The Bronze Dragon King’s sudden move was truly beyond everyone’s expectations.

 

Even Lu Fan’s heart sank, as he thought he might find himself drawn into a battle between two Dragon Kings before he had even dealt with the Desolate Ancient God.

 

After all, that slap was so ferocious. It was so thoroughly humiliating. How could a Dragon King like the Shadow Dragon King possibly let it slide?

 

With a Dragon’s temperament, it would surely come down to a fight to the death.

 

The Bronze Dragon King appeared entirely unbothered by her own slap. After sending the Shadow Dragon King flying, she rubbed her palm idly and called out at the top of her voice, “Are you going to behave yourself now? Who gave you the right to talk back to me, of all people!? Keep spewing nonsense and I’ll have you kneeling at Thousand Thorns Ridge!”

 

A deathly silence fell over the scene.

 

Because that short speech from the Bronze Dragon King looked, no matter how one regarded it, exactly like a shrewish woman dressing down a thoroughly hen-pecked Husband.

 

[Could it be that the Bronze Dragon King and the Shadow Dragon King are…] An amused expression crept across Lu Fan’s face. He was not alone, as every other person present wore an equally colourful expression.

 

Just as Lu Fan had suspected, the cataclysmic battle between Dragon Kings he had imagined did not materialise.

 

After a pause, the Shadow Dragon King emerged from the smoke cloud, his cheek faintly flushed, his face a picture of misery.

 

Yet he showed not the slightest inclination to retaliate, and simply said resentfully, “I am a Dragon King, the same as you. Could you not at least leave me a shred of face in front of others!?”

 

The Bronze Dragon King sneered. “Face is something you earn for yourself. If you did what I said, I would naturally give you face. But when I have already made up my mind, and you stand there spewing nonsense in front of my face, how am I supposed to give you face? I have already decided to go with them to find the Desolate Ancient God and kill it, resolving the trouble in our Dragon Domain. So, if you dare so much as say one word of objection, never mind face, I’ll rip your wings off!”

 

“…”

 

The Shadow Dragon King’s expression grew even more wretched, though at this point he no longer dared say a word.

 

The Shadow Dragon guards saw this, exchanged a few glances with one another, and realised that with this Dragon King of theirs, there was clearly going to be no battle today.

 

And so, quite simply, they sheathed their weapons and stood quietly to one side, terrified. Not of their own leader, but of the Bronze Dragon King, who might lose her temper and decide to start with them.

 

The Bronze Dragon King, seeing the Shadow Dragon King had settled down, let a smile return to her face and turned to Lu Fan and the others. “Sorry. I have been too lenient in maintaining my house. Must be quite funny for all of you.”

 

Everyone fell silent and said nothing. Only Tao Xiaoman wore an expression of pure amusement, pointing first at the Bronze Dragon King and then at the Shadow Dragon King. “Could it be that you two are…”

 

The Bronze Dragon King rather unusually showed a faint blush, and nodded. “In your Human terms, we two are… seeing each other. When the matter of the Desolate Ancient God first came up, I sent the Bronze Dragons under my command out to seek assistance. Few Dragons were willing to help. As for those Dragon Kings, only the Shadow Dragon King alone came forward. So, I developed quite a favourable impression of him.”

 

“Later, during our battles against the Desolate Ancient God, he came to greatly admire my decisiveness and my way of handling things. So, we hit it off and the two of us became Husband and Wife. It has not been long, but our feelings for one another are genuine and quite good.”

 

“Then…” Lu Fan could not help but laugh, torn between amusement and exasperation. “Then we truly must congratulate you both. One has to say, the two of you actually do seem rather well-suited for one another.”

 

“Hehe, thanks for the compliment.” The Bronze Dragon King laughed, then cast a sidelong glance at the Shadow Dragon King. “Though, whether things continue, that depends on his behaviour. I cannot stand those that keep talking nonsense. What I say goes. If he dares contradict me again, we are done!”

 

At these words, the Shadow Dragon King’s face clearly showed a flash of anxiety, though he still did not dare speak.

 

Lu Fan was left thoroughly speechless. He could sense that the Shadow Dragon King’s strength was on par with the Bronze Dragon King’s.

 

And yet here was this formidable being, so perfectly docile in the Bronze Dragon King’s presence. It was truly something one could barely imagine.

 

But regardless, now that the relationship between the two was clear, and the Bronze Dragon King was plainly the sort who ruled the household, whose word was final.

 

In a way, this made things simple.

 

The alliance between Lu Fan, the Bronze Dragon King and the Shadow Dragon King could be established without any obstacle whatsoever.

 

What remained to be discussed was the details of how to deal with the Desolate Ancient God.

 

Of course, the Bronze Dragon King’s method of dealing with the Shadow Dragon King was not purely a matter of ‘subduing by force’. After the Shadow Dragon King had no choice but to accept the establishment of the alliance, the Bronze Dragon King also conveyed to him why she trusted Lu Fan so much.

 

The golden reputation of the Life Dragon King carried weight with the Shadow Dragon King as well. Upon learning that Lu Fan had rescued the Life Dragon King, and that the Life Dragon King along with some of the Rootless Dragons were now settled comfortably at Lu Fan’s home, the Shadow Dragon King’s wariness towards Lu Fan and the others eased considerably.

 

Whatever the case, the alliance against the Desolate Ancient God was, at this point, formally established.

 

The Shadow Dragon King also took a seat and joined the group in discussing how to hunt down and kill the Desolate Ancient God.

 

In truth, the method was quite simple. With the addition of the Shadow Dragon King, Ouyang Bai Ge was even more confident that the Desolate Ancient God would not be able to escape this time.