At a lake in the heart of the swamp, a great battle began.
The flood dragon and the tiger were evenly matched, locked in a stalemate.
The flood dragon possessed water-element and ice-element divine abilities, while the tiger, having yet to awaken any divine abilities, could only counter with brute force.
The giant tiger was Hu Yang. His formidable body and explosive strength were no weaker than the Golden Flood Dragon's divine ability attacks.
The Golden Flood Dragon unleashed an ice-element divine ability at Hu Yang, instantly freezing him solid.
But soon, cracking sounds rang out. With a bang, the ice covering his body shattered.
Hu Yang launched a counterattack, opening his enormous jaws to bite the Golden Flood Dragon. The Golden Flood Dragon flashed backward, and Hu Yang gave chase.
No one knew how long the battle lasted. Neither side had suffered any injury, though both appeared somewhat exhausted.
Just then, the lake trembled again. A small vortex suddenly appeared, and with a whoosh, a small golden pearl shot out from within.
At the sight of the pearl, the Golden Flood Dragon was overjoyed. It opened its massive jaws, and the small pearl fell into its mouth.
Then, the Golden Flood Dragon transformed. Its original single horn split into two, and its original three claws transformed into four.
Borrowing the power of the small pearl, it temporarily changed from a flood dragon into a four-clawed dragon.
Roar! With a dragon's roar, all of the Golden Flood Dragon's exhaustion vanished, and it returned to an excited state.
Arrogance Defying the Gods, it looked at Hu Yang and sneered.
"Little tiger, you have nowhere to run now. Just wait to be devoured by this prince! Hehehe..."
Drool streamed from the Golden Flood Dragon's mouth as it once again summoned a water-element