Liu Changxu's battle with the Eighth Tier Azure Dragon raged like a world-shaking storm for an entire day and night, yet still showed no sign of ending.
Throughout that prolonged, ferocious battle, man and monster exhausted every means at their disposal. Their clash was so fierce that even the winds and clouds changed color. Surging waves of energy swept outward like monstrous breakers. The low-tier sea monsters that failed to escape the battlefield in time were as fragile as ants before those terrifying aftershocks. Some were hurled into reefs and smashed to pieces; others had their organs shattered by the tremendous impacts and died vomiting blood. Most were battered to death by the shock waves, leaving a scene too gruesome to behold.
Without the protection of the seventh-tier supreme-grade Nine Dragons Stirring the Sea Formation, Penglai Island would likely have been reduced to ruins long ago.
Though the grand formation protected the Liu household cultivators on Penglai Island from the battle's direct effects, the terrifying ferocity of the clash still left them trembling with fear. Eyes wide and faces stricken, they watched the distant battle that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, their hearts filled with worry and unease.
The prolonged, grueling battle had left both Liu Changxu and the Eighth Tier Azure Dragon utterly exhausted.
Although the Ruyi Golden Armor protected Liu Changxu's body, his exposed clothing was in tatters, and his hands streamed with blood. Yet his gaze remained resolute, for behind him were his wife and children, whom he had to protect.
The Eighth Tier Azure Dragon likewise bore many bleeding wounds, and its draconic breath had grown erratic. Still, it refused to retreat, determined to complete the task entrusted to it by the Azure Dragon Emperor.
Since both sides had reasons they had to fight,