Becoming a God, Starting as a Water Monkey
Chapter 365

Reincarnated Dragon Lord

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Tiny specks of light floated on the water, and the sound of rushing water filled the entire cave.

Long Pingjiang emerged from the water and looked around.

The underground river, which extends in all directions, branches into countless tributaries, and there are countless cave entrances all around, like a spider's nest.

"Are you sure you want to take this route? I remember being here before."

Long Pinghe vehemently denied it. "Brother, you're mistaken. Underground rivers are all like this, they all look pretty much the same."

Long Pingjiang didn't believe it.

I remember the same intersection appearing more than twice.

He casually grabbed a small, shimmering fish and pressed it against the rock face for a photo. After searching for a while, he was astonished to find an arrowhead mark that was half an inch deep and two feet long! Several fluorescent blue fish swam past Long Pingjiang Long Pingjiang, making his face turn bluish.

Long Pingjiang gazes serenely towards Long Pinghe.

Upon seeing the arrow, Long Pinghe remained defiant. "Perhaps it was drawn by our predecessors..."

Then came a string of classical Chinese phrases, something about how Dragonfolk wouldn't get lost.

Long Pingjiang sighed deeply.

Holding them accountable was futile; the two had already lost their way in the complex underground river system.

This place was pitch black, with no landmarks to distinguish east from west, south from north, and north from south. The water level was also high, leaving only gaps of less than half a foot. Fortunately, the Dragonfolk could breathe underwater.

Long Pinghe, with his long neck, said, "I really did follow that fish in; it must have gone along one of the paths."

Long Pingjiang suppressed the urge to forge an unparalleled divine weapon using his second brother's mouth and rubbed his temples.

"Let's go out first and fill our stomachs. A basket of crabs won't be enough to fill us up."

The two had been traveling from the depths of the Great Marsh to the South Bank for almost half a month, and had no clues about the reincarnated Dragon Lord, so there was no rush.

Let's eat first.

The underground river mouth is right here, and the other side always needs to enter and exit.

Since the disappearance of the true dragon, all the alien species born from the guidance of the true dragon have been driven out of the dragon Dragon Palace by the flood Flood Dragon and are now wandering around.

The Flood Dragon, on the other hand, occupied the Dragon Palace alone, breathing in and exhaling Dragon Pearl, inheriting most of the True Dragon's Legacy, and attempting to control the entire Great Marsh.

I thought that with Son of Heaven emperor came a new court, and the Great Marsh would change hands.

Who would have thought that things would suddenly take a turn for the better this Xia Tian?

No secrets stay hidden forever, let alone the immense commotion caused by the Flood Dragon summoning the Demon Court Four Pillars.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; the many true dragons who enlightened the alien species and united as one also constitute a considerable force. They all have their own channels of information, and after some inquiry, they finally learned the reason.

It's to kill the thief! But whether the thief is human or demon is unknown, as is their exact location.

They only said it was in the south, so it might be on the shore.

It's very strange.

The Flood Dragon had been silent for a long time. As the strongest of the original Demon Court Four Pillars, and with the help of the Ironhead- Headed Dog, it had completely absorbed the True Dragon's Legacy. Its transformation into a dragon in the future was a foregone conclusion. The sudden appearance of such a thing would make everyone's imagination run wild.

The fact that the Flood Dragon, so determined to become the second-generation Dragon Lord, is taking this so seriously can only mean that the sudden appearance of the "thief" has affected its plans.

Looking across the world, perhaps only the Da Shun can influence the current Flood Dragon.

But if things were truly Da Shun, the Flood Dragon would never dare to utter the words "kill the thieves."

The more I think about it, the more thought-provoking it becomes.

The clan Elder performed a ritual to communicate with the heavens, claiming that Dragon Lord Reincarnation on the South Bank, which was why the Flood Dragon was so aggressive.

No one doubts it.

That makes perfect sense.

Even those Dragonfolk who thought the idea of reincarnation was unfounded and baseless grasped at it as if it were their last straw.

They've had enough of wandering, and they'll try to seize even the slightest chance.

The Elder immediately dispatched numerous Dragonfolk to find the Dragon Lord Reincarnation before the Flood Dragon could, and restore the former glory.

The brothers Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe are two of the many Dragonfolk.

Yesterday, still angry with the strange fish, he tried to steal crabs a second time. His second brother, Long Pinghe, hit him with a black stick that felt like it had hit Long Pingjiang on the head.

He suddenly had a bold idea.

Could the owner of this strange fish be related to the Dragon Lord Reincarnation?

The Elder provided no clues about the reincarnation, leaving the two of them like headless flies, forced to search desperately based on the Dragon Lord's past characteristics.

Transforming Water Beast into a dragon species by using its Essence Blood was once the specialty of the Lord of the Jiang Huai Waters! Hence the scene of tracking the strange fish today.

Long Pinghe witnessed the strange fish enter the crevice, but little did he know that it was a complex and confusing place. After bringing his elder brother Long Pingjiang in with him, they explored for a while, but ended up getting lost after many twists and turns.

Long Pingjiang dared not let Long Pinghe lead the way again, so he marked the path himself and chose a cave entrance to proceed.

Three hours later.

Long Pinghe touched the rock wall, looked around at the completely different landscape, and chuckled to himself.

Even with his older brother leading the way, he was just as unreliable.

Long Pingjiang's face darkened. He went back and forth three times, but instead of getting out, he sank deeper and deeper.

Long Pinghe took two deep breaths, his expression tense. "Brother, what do we do now? If we don't get out soon, it'll be dawn."

"Isn't it because you did a good job!"

Long Pingjiang glared at him fiercely.

He explored each of the dark cave entrances, but had no idea which one led out.

There's no way out; the only solution is...

"Up!"

"It should have been done long ago."

Long Pinghe rubbed his hands together, then slammed his fist into the rock wall.

Boom! Spider webs spread.

Large pieces of rock fell and crashed into the water, startling away the small fish that had gathered there.

The underground river strata near the Jianghuai are generally shallow. Even if they are not shallow, two people can break through a strata of hundreds of meters.

No matter how complex the underground rivers are, they cannot trap the Dragonfolk.

The only thing to worry about is that water nourishes all things, and where there is plenty of water, there are also many people.

Who knows what's above us? What if we break through and find out it's the Da Shun Prefectural Office, alarming the magistrate or the superintendent? That would be a huge problem.

Compared to the Da Shun, all other forces are small forces.

Even if one can hide in the Great Marsh and rely on its natural defenses to survive, one cannot escape the trouble.

Looking at the hole that Long Pinghe had quickly carved out, Long Pingjiang silently prayed for the Dragon Lord's blessing, wondering if above it lay a field or a desolate forest.

Long Pingjiang's prayers seemed to have worked.

After Long Pinghe cleared a nearly 30-meter-long passage through the rock strata, I dug through the soil and poked my head out. The surrounding area was barren, and the stubble of harvested rice poked my face, which was very uncomfortable.

The two were lucky; above them stretched a wide field that had been harvested for rice.

A faint light appeared in the east, and dawn was approaching.

The two enormous "giants" didn't have time to cover the cave entrance; they quickly ran across the field and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

A farmer, carrying an empty basket on his shoulder, paused as he looked at the morning mist in the distance, rubbed his eyes, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"It's so early in the morning, I must be hallucinating."

a long time.

"Oh? Why did Li Family dig a well in his own field? Just say no, I need to borrow some water."

Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe do good deeds anonymously.

The two traversed the dense forest, experiencing the concentration of moisture in the air, and ran eastward at breakneck speed, eventually reaching a vast Great Marsh after running for more than ten miles.

Many fishermen returned to their boats with baskets, but the two men dodged aside and entered the Great Marsh through the Reed Marsh beside them.

Rippling water, reeds touching the river.

Once the water reached their heads, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

"Big brother, what do we do next?"

Long Pingjiang pondered for a moment.

"Go to the entrance of the underground river and wait!"

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