Riding the Kunpeng, Liang Zhaohuang shot forward, swiftly overtaking the flying boats, warships, and seagoing vessels. A distance of several thousand li took only a dozen or so beats of the Kunpeng's wings before he was the first to meet the surging flood crest of the Glass River.
Atop the flood crest, the newly ascended Glass Shrimp Demon King rode the waves, commanding several thousand Glass Shrimp demons within the floodwaters to form a battle formation, along with even more aquatic demons. They swept up the river water in roaring torrents, piling the waves ever higher.
"Kunpeng!"
Liang Zhaohuang tapped the Kunpeng beneath him and gave a low shout.
Screech!
The Kunpeng let out a piercing cry. With repeated beats of its wings, it swept up raging winds and monstrous waves, blasting them straight at the oncoming floodwaters.
At the same time, Liang Zhaohuang flipped his hand and sacrificed the Sea-Settling Pearl, sending it after the raging winds and waves to strike the flood surging down the river.
Rumble...
The raging winds and waves raised by the Kunpeng collided with the floodwaters, erupting with thunderous booms. The winds and waves shattered in an instant, while the plunging flood merely paused slightly. After breaking apart more than a dozen wave crests, it continued crashing onward.
Some of the Glass Shrimp demons riding the waves, as well as the aquatic creatures in the river, were caught up in the collision and instantly shattered to death.
At this moment, the Sea-Settling Pearl Liang Zhaohuang had sacrificed arrived close behind. Mysterious light bloomed from it as the power of water-element laws circulated, pressing down in an attempt to still the plunging floodwaters.
Yet wherever the mysterious light covered, the floodwaters were held still for only a few moments before smashing through the light and