After sensing that the current had boosted his speed to its limit, and realizing he was now extremely close to the river estuary,
Bai Chuan's eyes narrowed. He drew a deep breath, then arched his entire body, gathering strength.
Like a bowstring drawn taut, he suddenly swung his head up and burst forward.
"Bang!!"
In an instant, the Flood Dragon burst from the water!
His enormous head burst through the surging river, sending countless crystal-clear droplets flying. Before they could scatter, the rest of his body surged out of the water with tremendous force, smashing them to pieces and turning them into a billowing mist!
Beneath the sunlight and against the thunderous roar of the sea, a vast serpentine body shot skyward from the river, like a nimble Flood Dragon playing in the water as it soared through the clouds!
At that moment, time seemed to stand still. He felt like a True Dragon ascending to heaven, with the azure sky close at hand and the unfathomable ocean stretching beneath him.
Just then, a seagull happened to fly past. Startled by the "Flood Dragon" suddenly shooting into the sky, it froze for a moment, forgetting to flap its wings.
Bai Chuan smiled to himself. How could he pass up food that had practically delivered itself to him?!
His dragon jaws snapped shut around it.
Then time seemed to start flowing again.
As the seagull let out a shrill cry, Bai Chuan traced a graceful arc through the air before plunging heavily into the sea.
At that moment, a strange creature, part snake and part dragon, leapt from the narrow river and flew toward the boundless ocean.
It meant a dragon entering the sea. It also marked a transformation deep within Bai Chuan's heart, though he could not say how.
"Bang!"