"Third Prince, use Hā Qì. Spray half of it into river dolphins to support Round Head and expand the pod; use the other half yourself. Of the twelve Mirage Beasts, split them evenly between Round Head and Fist. Manifest mirages yourself and grow larger to keep the Gar Fish Great Demon occupied.
"Cannot Move, deploy the Grass Soldiers and Vine Soldiers. Move the iceberg and collect Long Qi. Build up power in secret; prepare the Divine Wood Brand and support the Third Prince at the critical moment.
"Round Head, Fist, use Leader Harmony and the Gold Rock Crab King. Cover the left and right flanks, improvise as you see fit, and hold them off until the Heavenly Water Morning Dew has been collected!
"Charge!"
Withered waterweed shriveled away. Bubbles bored out of the silt and shot upward madly, trying to escape the riverbed.
On the banks of the Jiang Huai River, at Liang Qu's command, the floodwaters surged through Outpost Canyon.
They wheeled and swept in every direction!
Watching the Great Demon emerge from the canyon, the Little Mirage Dragon grumbled inwardly that it was not called Hā Qì, but Turn Illusion into Reality. Then it took the lead, dragon claws ringing sharply. White mist manifested around its body as the cries of ten thousand horses and thousands of troops thundered forth in a vast, rolling tide.
Round Head led five hundred river dolphins, their hearts united as one, in a charge along the left flank. Fist wrapped himself in earth and transformed into a hundred-zhang Crab King, launching a fierce assault from the right flank.
The twelve Mirage Beasts split apart, half joining each flank.
Grass Soldiers and Vine Soldiers rolled forward as guards, spreading like spiders. Their jointed legs transformed into steel cables. One end bound the azure