Qi Li had made his decision. In order to launch another round of attacks today, he immediately had his subordinates relay orders to several master craftsmen responsible for creations here, ordering them to release the Nation-Severing Flood God.
The master craftsmen turned pale upon receiving the order. After the messenger soldier left, one of them lowered his voice and said, "We're releasing it already? Wasn't it supposed to wait a while longer?"
Another master craftsman sighed. "What choice do we have when it's needed now?"
That craftsman said nervously, "But we aren't ready yet."
"What is there left to prepare? We can only hope this thing works now."
Nearly half a xia later, an enormous figure rose into the skies above Solitary Province's fortified ramparts. It could be seen clearly even from the Azure Yang Military Office's earthen fortifications, and every soldier who saw it cried out in amazement.
It was an enormous flood dragon, a full thousand zhang long. Unlike ordinary flood dragons, it had a sturdy, squat neck and upper body, while the latter half of its body trailed into a long draconic tail. Dense thorns bristled across its back, and its scales were pitch-black. Its appearance alone was immensely intimidating.
Commander Chi stared wide-eyed at the thing. Rubbing his head, he said, "Profound Rectifier Zhang, fellow cultivators, can something that huge be brought down?"
Standing atop the fortifications, Zhang Yu studied it and found that it bore some resemblance to Crocodile Hong's demon dragon. It had likely been fashioned after that creature.
Its towering form was as vast as a mountain. Regardless of its actual power, its sheer size alone delivered enough of a shock.
Shi Yue said, "Commander Chi, has this thing never appeared before?"
Commander Chi shook his head. "Never. They must have suffered a