He Pingsheng landed with a smile on a rock jutting from the nearby cliff and watched the spectacular scene unfold before him.
Rumble...
Although the Giant Flood Dragon was gravely wounded, he was still at the Golden Core Stage. With a surge of magic power within him, nine columns of water shot into the sky once more.
"Senior!" The Ninth Prince pointed at He Pingsheng nearby. "It was him... I just saw him steal two of your fruits!"
"It wasn't me! I didn't get any!"
The result?
An enormous column of water blasted toward the Ninth Prince.
He Pingsheng sensed that this water column carried less than thirty percent of the power of the earlier ones.
He couldn't tell whether the Giant Flood Dragon was deliberately holding back or whether his grave injuries had impaired his divine ability.
Fortunately, the Ninth Prince was no weakling either. He brought out a defensive magical treasure while sprinting along the cliff to evade the attack.
Sure enough, with that flurry of moves, he managed to withstand the attacks of all nine water columns.
"Damn it..."
The Ninth Prince's face darkened. Panting heavily, he said, "Senior, it really wasn't me... Please stop, Senior..."
"I'm a member of the Imperial Family! How dare you do this?"
The Giant Flood Dragon said, "It was precisely because I knew you belonged to the Imperial Family that I used only thirty percent of my strength just now. Otherwise, you would already have died beneath my water columns!"
"Get lost!"
Still unwilling to give up, the Ninth Prince pointed at He Pingsheng. "That fellow just stole two of your fruits! Why aren't you punishing him, Senior?"
The Giant Flood Dragon nearly spat blood. Damn it, since when did you get to meddle in my affairs?
Bang... Another enormous column