The system's notification chimed, and Deng Jiugong had already prepared for battle.
It seemed there was no choice but to kill this evil flood dragon.
The system's reward blind box might contain some incredible treasure.
Buzz!
Just then, the evil flood dragon lunged at Deng Jiugong again, its overwhelming momentum shaking the entire ravine.
The evil flood dragon had already reached a formidable level of cultivation, and it possessed Dragon Clan blood, giving it powerful defenses.
Among beings of the same realm, humans generally had weaker defenses than demons. This evil flood dragon's defenses were probably on par with those of the Dragon Clan.
Facing its attack, Deng Jiugong showed no fear. He circulated his cultivation art, gathering terrifying power into a fist, and punched straight at the evil flood dragon.
"Courting death!"
Seeing Deng Jiugong use only his physical body to fight him, the evil flood dragon froze in surprise, then decided Deng Jiugong must have a death wish.
After all, he could tell that Deng Jiugong was only at the early True Immortal Realm.
Boom!
Just then, Deng Jiugong's fist collided head-on with the evil flood dragon.
A series of deafening booms rang out, and the terrifying shockwave sent both of them hurtling backward.
"What incredible strength!"
The evil flood dragon was stunned.
This mere human was so far beneath him in cultivation, yet his strength was astonishing.
They were evenly matched!
Deng Jiugong, too, stared at the evil flood dragon in surprise.
His opponent had powerful defenses and strong attacks. Even an ordinary cultivator at the peak of the Mystic Immortal Realm would likely be hard-pressed to deal with this evil flood dragon.
But Deng Jiugong had cultivated the Mortal Scroll of the Pangu Divine Art. Compared with him, not just rogue cultivators but even disciples of the Three Religions were weak as tofu—even if they were at a higher level of cultivation.
At that moment, Deng Jiugong was able to match the evil flood dragon using only his physical strength.
Buzz!
Just then, Deng Jiugong summoned his Crimson Copper Saber.
The Crimson Copper Saber was a Low-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure. Deng Jiugong had already attained Divine Swordsmanship back when he was still mortal, and now that his strength had greatly increased, his swordsmanship was even more terrifying.
Knowing that his physical strength alone might not be enough to kill the evil flood dragon, Deng Jiugong decided to bring out his magic treasure.
Clang!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out. Deng Jiugong moved with incredible speed, landing a slash on the evil flood dragon.
But contrary to his expectations, the strike left only a white mark on its body. It hadn't even broken through its defenses.
Deng Jiugong was secretly alarmed by the strength of its defenses.
The evil flood dragon was covered in armor-like scales, each one incomparably tough. Worse, the scales were so slippery that they deflected some of Deng Jiugong's force.
The Crimson Copper Saber was simply too low-grade. Otherwise, he should have been able to pierce its scales.
"Hahaha! You can't break through my defenses!"
The evil flood dragon burst into laughter.
As long as Deng Jiugong couldn't break through his defenses, he was invincible.
The evil flood dragon instinctively felt that devouring this human would greatly increase his strength.
"Is that so?"
"Try this move!"
As Deng Jiugong spoke, he abruptly unleashed a divine ability.
"Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing!"
He imbued the Crimson Copper Saber with this divine ability. The roars of dragons and tigers rang out, making the evil flood dragon freeze for a moment.
Flood dragons were born to be suppressed by the Dragon Clan.
That was why they all dreamed of becoming true dragons!
Now, the evil flood dragon sensed dragon might in Deng Jiugong's divine ability and felt wary.
Instinctively, he knew the move posed a tremendous threat to him.
Whoosh!
Just then, the Crimson Copper Saber flashed with a terrifying blade arc and finally wounded the four-clawed evil flood dragon.
Its scales shattered, leaving a deep gash across its body as blood poured out!
"Ahhh! Damn human, I'll kill you!"
Wounded by Deng Jiugong, the evil flood dragon roared in pain and fury, then attacked him again.
Although Deng Jiugong had wounded him, the injuries weren't too severe. Instead, the attack had enraged him, bringing out his savage nature.
The evil flood dragon surged forward with murderous intent, meaning to kill and devour Deng Jiugong.
He had been lurking in this ravine for countless years, and not one person who had dared to enter had escaped being devoured.
Today, this human had actually dared to wound him. The evil flood dragon's savage nature came to the fore, and murderous intent filled his eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Deng Jiugong swung his saber several more times, leaving multiple gashes on the evil flood dragon and worsening his injuries. But his fighting strength hadn't diminished. If anything, he had grown even more vicious.
Deng Jiugong, on the other hand, was beginning to struggle after unleashing Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing repeatedly.
His physical strength was impressive, and his spiritual energy was abundant, but his cultivation was still more than a major realm below his opponent's. In the end, he had only so much spiritual energy to draw on. He was starting to falter, and exhaustion showed on his face.
"Human, you've landed so many blows on me. You have every right to be proud!"
The evil flood dragon spoke in human language, raised a claw, and swiped at Deng Jiugong.
Clang!
Deng Jiugong met the claw with his Crimson Copper Saber, barely managing to block the attack.
Clearly, the evil flood dragon had noticed that Deng Jiugong was running low on spiritual energy and was barely holding on.
"Once your spiritual energy runs out, you'll be my meal!"
The evil flood dragon was murderous, and couldn't help drooling.
"We'll see who dies first."
Deng Jiugong replied coolly.
His last move might have looked like a desperate block, but in truth, he had just finished using Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing and was at his weakest. In moments, he would be full of energy again.
Buzz!
Just then, the evil flood dragon attacked once more.
Deng Jiugong knew that even after using his divine ability repeatedly, he still hadn't managed to kill the evil flood dragon. Its defenses and attacks were both formidable.
He might eventually be able to kill it, but it would take considerable effort.
"End this quickly!"
With a thought, Deng Jiugong summoned the Immortal Binding Rope.
A flash of golden light, and the evil flood dragon, lunging toward him, was suddenly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope. Its massive body tumbled to the ground.
"What?!"
The evil flood dragon was dumbfounded, panic finally showing on his face.
He hadn't expected Deng Jiugong to have such a powerful magic treasure hidden away.
Bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, the evil flood dragon couldn't break free, and his panic grew.
"Brother, spare me! I know of a place with an opportunity. I can take you there!"
Bound by the Immortal Binding Rope and unable to escape, the evil flood dragon begged.
"No need."
Deng Jiugong replied coolly.
The Immortal Binding Rope could bind even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, so binding this evil flood dragon was easy.
Although Deng Jiugong hadn't fully refined it, it could easily bind someone in the Golden Immortal Realm. There was no way this evil flood dragon could break free.
Besides, he had the Treasure Map and had come here in search of an opportunity. He didn't need the evil flood dragon to lead him there.
And if he killed the evil flood dragon, he could get a blind box as well.
Moreover, once bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, immortals, gods, demons, and fiends alike had some of their spiritual energy restrained. The evil flood dragon could feel his spiritual energy struggling to circulate, severely obstructed.
When Deng Jiugong finished speaking, the evil flood dragon truly panicked.
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