(Second update)
As everyone continued their discussions, a nearly perfect plan took shape, and each person's role was settled. Dong Santong would lure away the Sea Flood Dragon. Although he was not the fastest among them, his light-attribute cultivation methods offered countless ways to lure enemies and evade their attacks, so this job simply had to fall to him!
Blue Ice's task was to set up and control the Water-Mist Gang Formation to trap the Sea Flood Dragon. Mother Li's magic power was currently sealed, leaving her unable to act personally, so she could only work through Blue Ice. Although Blue Ice's mastery of formations fell far short of Mother Li's, she was no slouch-at least, she was much better than Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong. Li Xiaoya had only picked up a little superficial knowledge from his senior brother Zhang Facai, while Dong Santong knew absolutely nothing about them. Naturally, the task fell to Blue Ice.
Li Xiaoya's task was to cut into the enormous island of Heavenly Starstone once the others had lured away and trapped the Sea Flood Dragon. Among them, only his Fire Dragon Sword could cut through the Heavenly Starstone, so this task could only be entrusted to him.
More importantly, they decided that as soon as they succeeded, they would leave the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Sea and head straight back to the Great Illusion Continent.
Besides the considerable time Blue Ice and Mother Li needed to refine the formation devices and tools for the Water-Mist Gang Formation, Blue Ice also needed to learn from Mother Li how to deploy it at sea. Thus, they were in no hurry to carry out their agreed-upon plan. Each went off to prepare for their own task, using this interval to consider anything they might have overlooked. It would be