Flood Dragon

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Flood Dragon
Alias(es)	Demon Flood Dragon; Bai Yujun's clone
Species/Race	Flood Dragon; Demonic Beast
Occupation/Role	Restorer and living anchor of the Cloud Ridge Dragon Vein
Status	Merging with the Cloud Ridge Dragon Vein
First Appearance	1493

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Flood Dragon	1494	Having completed Flood Dragon Transformation, Bai Yujun's former clone becomes an independent life rather than merely a clone.
Dragon Vein integration	1497 1500	Begins merging its meridians with the damaged Dragon Vein to restore its magnetic field; success would allow further evolution.

Background / History

Originally a clone of Bai Yujun, the Flood Dragon gained an independent existence after transforming. It felt an unexplained summons directing it away from its former home and toward an unknown duty. 1494

Early in its journey, it was confronted by five cultivators in a rice paddy and accused of causing floods, destroying farmland, and demanding sacrifices. The silver-gray Flood Dragon dismissed them as inexperienced Jianghu newcomers. 1493

It repaired a damaged embankment before traveling through drought-ravaged lands. Avoiding evil spirits and cultivators by moving at night, it observed human survivors struggling around scarce water sources and discovered a small temple devoted to Bai Yujun. 1494

After discovering and destroying a Dragon Vein Nail carried by bandits, it followed its summons to Cloud Ridge. There, it found several nails pinning the Dragon Vein and chose to merge with it despite the danger and immense difficulty involved. 1497

Within a cavern it created beneath the mountains, the Flood Dragon began using its own meridians to untangle and reconstruct the Dragon Vein's disrupted magnetic field. After more than ten days, the Dragon Vein began reviving, drawing cultivators, demons, and armies to the area. 1498 1500

Appearance

The Flood Dragon is a hornless, silver-gray Demonic Beast with a distinctly feral appearance rather than the refined form of a true dragon. 1493 1498

• Silver-gray scales covering its body. 1493 1494
• Long snout, sharp fangs, beast-like claws, and a long tail. 1668
• Bone spurs and hard bony armor along its head, back, and limbs. 1493
• Approximately ten zhang long while crossing the desolate lands. 1494
• Lacks Dragon Horns, distinguishing it from a true dragon. 1498

Personality

The Flood Dragon is blunt, sarcastic, and unimpressed by human assumptions about Flood Dragons. When accused of destructive behavior by cultivators, it responded with exasperation rather than fear. 1493

Though it values comfort, water, and personal safety, it possesses a strong sense of responsibility. It ultimately abandons the option of wandering freely and accepts the demanding task of repairing the Dragon Vein. 1494 1497

It also displays curiosity and empathy toward ordinary people, quietly observing villagers' harsh lives and repairing an embankment without seeking recognition. 1494

“My life is all fate, not a single bit is up to the Flood Dragon... alas...” 1499

Abilities & Skills

Water and Weather Affinity

The Flood Dragon has an innate connection to water and can faintly influence wind, rain, and river water. 1493

• Travels swiftly through floodwaters and along river routes. 1494
• Experiences discomfort in drought-stricken regions where rivers and springs have dried up. 1494
• Naturally favors aquatic environments and seeks ponds or deep water to rest in. 1494

Dragon Vein Perception and Restoration

It can sense abnormal Dragon Vein magnetic fields and recognize the ominous aura of Dragon Vein Nails. 1497

• Destroyed a Dragon Vein Nail with its claws. 1497
• Located the damaged Cloud Ridge Dragon Vein by sensing its chaotic magnetic field. 1497
• Merges its own meridians with the Earth Vein to gradually repair and stabilize the Dragon Vein. 1498
• Its body and the Dragon Vein increasingly function as one during the restoration process. 1498
• The work is mentally taxing because it lacks inherited memories and must calculate the magnetic-field patterns from scratch. 1498 1499

Physical Strength and Mobility

Its Flood Dragon body is suited to direct physical action and stealthy travel.

• Trampled bandits who had attacked a village. 1497
• Moves a few feet above the ground with its limbs tucked in, swimming through obstacles in a fish-like motion. 1494 1497
• Uses deadwood, mud pits, darkness, and terrain to conceal itself while traveling. 1494

Relationships

• Bai Yujun — Originally Bai Yujun's clone; after Flood Dragon Transformation, it develops into an independent life. A village temple dedicated to Bai Yujun also protects nearby villagers from hostile spirits and cultivators. 1494
• Five cultivators — Confronted the Flood Dragon in a rice paddy and accused it of destructive acts; it ridiculed their lack of Jianghu experience. 1493
• Cloud Ridge defenders — Cultivators and local forces delay hostile demons and Evil Cultivators to protect the Flood Dragon's restoration work. 1499
• Snake Demon Empire — Its forces support the Dragon Vein's revival and regard the Flood Dragon's Dragon Nest as a possible path toward Flood Dragon or True Dragon Transformation. 1514

Story Role / Major Arcs

Journey Through the Desolate Lands

• Repairs an embankment before departing on a journey compelled by a mysterious summons. 1494
• Travels through ruined mountains, dry river valleys, and abandoned settlements while avoiding dangerous cultivators and evil spirits. 1494
• Observes a struggling human village from concealment in a mud pit. 1494

Cloud Ridge Dragon Vein Restoration

• Destroys a Dragon Vein Nail and traces the disturbance to the Cloud Ridge Dragon Vein. 1497
• Chooses to merge with the Dragon Vein instead of pursuing a free life. 1497
• Creates a cavernous nest inside the mountain and begins restoring the Earth Vein through its own body and meridians. 1498
• Triggers the gradual revival of the Dragon Vein, attracting competing factions to Cloud Ridge. 1498 1500