The great river surged onward, vast and mighty.
The thin middle-aged man stood there with his hands behind his back, silent.
Earlier, he had marveled at how Su Yi's sword strike was unparalleled through the ages, and from the depths of his heart, he had already admitted that Su Yi's strike possessed the foundation to make him retreat in the face of difficulty.
But now, he realized that he had ultimately still underestimated the mysteries of that strike!
Su Yi had once said that if they fought, he would surely die.
Now, he believed it.
In this mortal realm, beneath such a sword strike, the thin middle-aged man truly could not imagine how he could possibly survive!
There was not even a sliver of hope!
Thus, the thin middle-aged man lost his composure.
He could no longer remain as calm as before.
"With one sword, life and death arise and perish, cycling endlessly. That carp truly had immense good fortune, to obtain, within that sword strike, an opportunity to live toward death and leap over the Dragon Gate!"
The thin middle-aged man gazed toward the heavens. Only after a long while did he let out a sigh and drift away.
He knew that in this mortal realm, he no longer had any chance of victory. He even had to thank Su Yi for sparing his life!
"Huh!"
Beneath the sky, aboard the treasure ship, Black Dog suddenly widened his eyes. "A dragon?"
Su Yi, reclining in the Rattan Chair, smiled. "Never seen one before?"
Black Dog sneered. "I've had a dragon serve me before. What do you think?"
Su Yi: "..."
As they spoke, a glittering golden dragon suddenly poked its head out from the clouds.
"Many thanks for your immense kindness, benefactor!"
The dragon was only a dozen