Subduing the Flood Dragon

"Do you submit?"

Xiao Xian stood on the ground, looking refreshed and invigorated. Lying nearby was a Flood Dragon over a hundred zhang long and six or seven zhang tall.

At that moment, the Flood Dragon was utterly dispirited, with none of its former liveliness remaining. Countless swollen lumps covered its head and body, leaving the entire dragon unrecognizable. Even its mother might not have known who it was.

Tears of regret streamed down the Flood Dragon's face. Its huge eyes were dead and lifeless, as though it had lost all will to live.

If the heavens gave it another chance, the Flood Dragon swore it would never recklessly leap out again. It would tuck its head tightly beneath its belly and never come out to play the hero again.

Who would have thought that not only had it failed to become a hero, it had dragged itself into the mess as well? Just like humans said: it had lost both the wife and the soldiers.

"Do you submit?"

Xiao Xian asked again.

"I submit!"

The Flood Dragon closed its huge eyes and answered resignedly.

The thought of becoming the mount of the human before it's wife, to be toyed with by others every day, made the Flood Dragon feel as though its future was pitch-black. It could see no hope of escaping this sea of suffering.

"Don't pull such a long face. You may feel wronged for now, but one day, you'll definitely be sincerely glad for your decision, because your backer is a Dou Emperor." Xiao Xian knew he could not crush the Flood Dragon's will to live, so he revealed a little of his strength at the right moment.

A Dou Emperor?

You?

I'd believe that if pigs flew. You little brat are rotten to the core. Do you really take this young lady for an idiot? No Dou Emperor had appeared for who knew how many years. Whether one could even appear in the future was unknown, yet you dared call yourself a Dou Emperor? I'll Dou your face.

Of course, those were only the Flood Dragon's inner thoughts. It did not dare say them aloud, or the human before it would surely use the Fist of Justice on it once more.

"Heh heh, beneath my Fist of Justice, all evil forces must be reduced to ashes. Looks like I've already awakened the truth, goodness, and beauty in your heart. Very good. My painstaking efforts were not wasted." Seeing the Flood Dragon tremble beneath his tyrannical might, Xiao Xian spoke smugly.

Then, looking at the battered and bruised Flood Dragon, he pondered briefly before taking out a medicinal pill from his Storage Ring. He pried open the Flood Dragon's mouth and tossed it inside.

The Flood Dragon knew Xiao Xian would not harm it. Otherwise, there was no need for him to go through so much trouble. One punch would have been enough to kill it even if it had ten lives. Thus, the Flood Dragon swallowed the pill without hesitation.

The instant it swallowed the pill, immense medicinal power surged through its body. The swollen lumps on its body began vanishing at a visible rate, while the bruised blood within it was completely dispersed. Its entire body returned to peak condition once more.

"Th-this... what kind of pill is this? Its effects are far too powerful, aren't they?" the Flood Dragon secretly clicked its tongue in amazement.

It had long heard that human alchemists were a profession capable of turning decay into wonder. By combining all sorts of rare flowers and herbs, they could refine pills with countless different effects. Some could increase cultivation, while others could heal bodily injuries, and their effects were astonishingly good.

It had never expected to be fortunate enough to eat one today. Though this pill looked as small as dust in its eyes, its medicinal effect was incredibly fierce, forcibly eliminating all the swelling on its body.

"Heh heh, this is a Seventh Order Pill, the Life Creation Pill. As long as you still have one breath left, once you take it, you won't be able to die even if you want to. I have plenty of these pills. You definitely won't lose out by becoming my wife's pet." Xiao Xian waved his hand and took out a porcelain bottle half a person tall. When he pulled out the stopper, a column of medicinal aura shot into the sky.

This huge porcelain bottle was filled entirely with Life Creation Pills, numbering no fewer than a thousand. They had been found in the Treasure Vault after he had looted the entire Medicine Clan.

Seventh Order Pills were not cabbages, especially life-saving pills like the Life Creation Pill. They were particularly precious and far more complicated to refine than pills that increased cultivation. Even ordinary Seventh Order Alchemists did not dare guarantee they could refine one, and even if they could, they had at most a thirty percent chance of success.

To exceed seventy percent, one needed an Eighth Order Alchemist. Only the most exceptional Eighth Order Alchemists could guarantee success every time.

The Medicine Clan had deep foundations, yet after thousands of years, it had accumulated only a little over fifteen hundred Life Creation Pills. They had originally been stored as one of the clan's foundations, but Xiao Xian, that shameless fellow, had swept them all away in one go.

If there were a pill for regret in this world, the Medicine Clan would have bought one and swallowed it even if it had to spend its entire fortune. Unfortunately, such a thing did not exist.

As though that was not shocking enough, Xiao Xian waved his hand again, and a vast spread of medicine bottles appeared on the ground. The largest bottles were over a person tall, while even the smallest were as large as ordinary beer bottles. All kinds of labels were pasted on them, indicating what each bottle contained.

Life Creation Pills, Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pills, Venerable Pills, Five Qi Transformation Pills, Transformation Pills, Spirit Accumulation Pills, and other extremely high-grade pills.

None of the pills here were below the seventh order. There were even ninth order pills among them.

The Flood Dragon swallowed with difficulty, feeling dizzy and overwhelmed by this towering fortune. The resistance in its heart vanished completely.

Becoming someone's pet was certainly humiliating, but if there were benefits involved, it was not entirely impossible to consider.

"Master!"

The Flood Dragon finally lowered its proud head.

Heh heh, little punk, you think I can't tame you? Xiao Xian thought smugly.

The sheer quantity of pills had successfully stunned the Flood Dragon. Even with the pride of a Dou Saint expert, it now bowed before the power of wealth. Wealth could open the path to the gods—this was more than mere talk.

"Master, I feel that having only one mount does not sufficiently display your majesty. Why not take in a few more while you have the chance?" The Flood Dragon shrank its body until it resembled a little snake, then fawned over Xiao Xian.

Although Magical Beasts could take human form upon reaching the seventh order, not all Magical Beasts liked transforming into humans. Even after breaking through to the seventh order, many still chose to remain in beast form. The Flood Dragon was one of them.

The Flood Dragon seemed to have grasped the essence of being scheming as well. Being forced to acknowledge a master was somewhat humiliating, so it immediately set its sights on the other Magical Beasts.

Enjoying alone was not as good as enjoying together. They were all good friends, so they should share blessings and hardships alike.

Furthermore, when it had been beaten by Xiao Xian until it pissed itself in terror earlier, those fellows had all cowardly hidden away. Not a single one had come out to save it. Naturally, the Flood Dragon was furious.

Since it was having a bad time, the other Magical Beasts should not think of having it easy either. They could all become their master's mounts.

"Mm, you make a great deal of sense. The Golden Lion, Purple Winged Golden Roc, and Great Strength Demonic Elephant all have great potential to become mounts as well. Since they're here, there's no reason to let them go." Xiao Xian stroked his chin, finding the Flood Dragon's suggestion very reasonable.

"Master is mighty." The Flood Dragon shamelessly offered a flattering compliment.