Flood Dragon Nest!

"That foolhardy kid had never seen much of the world, yet he dared to bet against the prince?"

A'Da had already turned back, taking a rather wild route.

"He thought a little skill would be enough to win this bet? Hah. If the prince hadn't wanted to deal with Xu Changfeng, would he have lowered himself to go after you?"

"But His Highness is being overly cautious. The Soul Strengthening Fluid exchanged from the Deep Space Tower is incredibly rare. Wasting it just like this..."

Forget the Tian Yuan Star Observation Manor—even within the Tian Yuan Kingdom's imperial family, cultivators who knew about Soul Strengthening Fluid could be counted on one hand!

Looking across the vast Abyssal Realm, ordinary Star Gazing Manors were merely at the bottommost level. Only at the Heavenly Star Manor could one come into contact with rare resources.

But the Deep Space Tower was where countless heavenly prodigies gathered. Even legendary Dao Star Masters could be encountered there.

Soul Strengthening Fluid was an extraordinarily special resource. It could temporarily strengthen one's spiritual telekinesis and, even more importantly, make a fragile soul grow stronger.

Within the ink-black river waters, A'Da rode a Yellow Knife Fish as thick as a tree trunk, returning to the Flood Dragon Ship.

The Yellow Knife Fish was renowned for its speed. Surging spiritual telekinesis sprayed from A'Da's pupils, invading the fish's brain and taking control of it!

Just as A'Da was mocking Chen Fusheng in his heart, unease welled up inside him. His heart raced, and he had the constant feeling that the end of the world had arrived.

A'Da decisively abandoned the Yellow Knife Fish and rushed out of this stretch of river, but his panic had reached the point of suffocation!

His subconscious sensed a terrifying beast watching him from behind. His head spun and throbbed, and he was nearly deafened.

"Rumble!"

The sound of boiling river water followed!

A'Da was horrified. The stretch of river around him began to pulse, as if a terrifying monster's breathing had set the entire river into motion.

"Bang!"

The Yellow Knife Fish was torn apart by the surging water. The burst of blood dyed the river red, making A'Da even more nervous. Such a pungent stench of blood could attract the river-bottom demons.

"Croak, croak!"

A'Da used the Toad Skill to shatter the pulsing current and rapidly headed upstream.

"Not good!"

A'Da, who was about to break out, went deathly pale. A brutally ferocious school of fish was closing in around him, hunting him. Vast expanses of lantern-red eyes illuminated the Black River, while their gaping lips revealed thick, icy teeth.

"Piranha Swarm!"

A'Da shot upward like a madman, smashing through the surface. Gale-force winds blasted from his mouth and nose, propelling his body in bounding leaps toward the distance.

But then the sound of air vibrating rang out!

From its aura, it was clearly an attack by a vicious bird.

Amid the black mist, Eagle Strikes the Sky closed in. Chen Fusheng then used Horse Tramples the Sky, stomping both feet onto the back of A'Da's head and sending him plunging into the Piranha Swarm.

"No!"

A'Da's vision went black. He couldn't see who had attacked him clearly. His cultivation was sealed, and facing Chen Fusheng at the Star Guiding Realm? It was simply a nightmare!

A'Da's face was covered in blood as he struggled desperately within the Piranha Swarm. His entire body was covered in bloody bites, with stark white bones showing through.

Just as he thought he was about to die, he suddenly spotted a young man swimming desperately in the distance.

"Brother, what happened to you?"

Chen Fusheng paddled with both arms, looking utterly terrified. "Heavens, that's a Piranha Swarm! Brother, take care of yourself. I'm leaving first."

"Save me!"

A'Da roared from the water as great amounts of river water poured into his abdomen. Already grievously wounded, he found breathing difficult.

Chen Fusheng turned his head away with an expression of unbearable pity, then opened his mouth and violently spat out a vast sheet of flames.

This was an instinct bestowed upon him by the Yang Essence. The golden flames swept across a large section of the Piranha Swarm, and A'Da took advantage of the opening to wriggle free and desperately close in on Chen Fusheng.

Brother!

A'Da's eyes brimmed with tears. He had never expected Chen Fusheng to be so loyal and righteous as to lend him a helping hand!

"Hm? You actually took the token. Sorry, brother. I saved your life, so give me the token. Then we'll be even."

A'Da had not yet had time to thank him when Chen Fusheng ripped away his travel pack. Seriously wounded, he watched the rapidly retreating figure and let out a shrill roar: "Broth—You shameless wretch!"

"Bang!"

Chen Fusheng plunged headfirst into the Black River and vanished without a trace.

A'Da collapsed, but the Piranhas behind him caught his scent and came after him. He could only paddle for his life, fleeing wildly with a dog-paddling stroke.

Chen Fusheng was also putting as much distance between them as possible, worried that A'Da might lash out in desperation and challenge him. Accidentally beating him to death would be troublesome too.

His heart was pounding. The instant he had activated the Flood Dragon Diagram just now, he had felt as though he had become part of the Ten Thousand Li Black River!

That sensation was like becoming the river's overlord—the supreme king of countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals—turning his body to shake the boundless river waters and unleash a heaven-swelling flood!

But with his small frame, how much could he do? He could only make a small section of river water boil and surge.

The Flood Dragon Overturns the Sea Diagram mainly followed the river's flow, making the Black River pulse and vibrate at a special frequency. With a single activation, it could grind large schools of fish to pieces.

This also depended on the body's explosive power and one's degree of control over the current's flow.

The bodily mysteries explained by the Flood Dragon Diagram lay in the body's major sinews, blood, bones, and so on. They were like a condensed pulse of the Black River, erupting into sonic attacks.

This bodily strengthening path involved rather profound matters and required one to settle down and study it carefully.

Of course, the perception granted to Chen Fusheng by the Flood Dragon Diagram was inconceivable. A'Da's little tricks were completely like an axe being wielded before Lu Ban, so Chen Fusheng had set a trap and snatched away the token.

Moreover, when he had briefly activated the Flood Dragon Diagram just now, he had sensed more than a dozen special fish hidden extremely deeply. Among them was an adult Dragon Beard Fish!

Unfortunately, it was a great pity. The moment he sensed the Dragon Beard Fish, it fled. Clearly, creatures of the Dragon Breed like the Dragon Beard Fish could mysteriously sense the threat of death.

Yet during his probing just now, Chen Fusheng had discovered that one area was extremely unusual. The mysterious fluctuations radiating from it were quite similar to the Flood Dragon Diagram!

"Could that stretch of river have something to do with the Flood Dragon?"

The more Chen Fusheng thought about it, the more alarmed he became. The Black River Flood Dragon was definitely not a legend. Perhaps its nest was right here!

If this was verified and reported, how enormous would the merit be?

Chen Fusheng would not be foolish enough to report it. Those star officials were not idiots. They would certainly suspect that he possessed some secret.

Seeing that he was about to reach the Flood Dragon Ship, Chen Fusheng could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart and activated the Flood Dragon Diagram once more.

He had spent one hundred thousand star stones to illuminate the diagram, yet it could only be maintained for half an incense stick's time.

The ten-thousand-zhang river stretched as far as the eye could see. Chen Fusheng surveyed this area covered in glittering sand and stones. There was not even a blade of grass from one end to the other, nor any sign of fish activity.

But at the deepest point was a short cave that was difficult to notice. That aura originated from within the cave and was extremely obscure.

"Could a Flood Dragon really be living in there?"

Chen Fusheng probed the area. The cave was far too deep, and he could only make out vague scenery.

A palace at the river bottom? A strange ancient cavern? Flowers, grass, and trees? A five-colored halo? A golden source of light?

"It really does look like a Flood Dragon Nest!"

Chen Fusheng was increasingly shocked. He forced himself to memorize the nest's location, then quickly moved toward the Flood Dragon Ship.

Yet the moment he left, this deep, low nest reflected a strange radiance.

Because it was too deep, only its general outline could be seen. A pair of enormous pupils, as vast as lakes, slowly opened!

Pitch-black, mysterious, and terrifying, they looked like a ten-thousand-zhang abyss.

The giant eyes swept across the four corners of the world, sending strange ripples outward. The entire stretch of river fell into a state of stillness, and countless schools of fish trembled in fear.

"This aura?"

The giant eyes radiated a scorching glow. They sensed the fluctuations of one of their kind and spoke uncertainly: "Female?"

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