Poison Dragon Pool.
A body of water several miles across.
Rumor had it that a powerful dragon lurked within.
For that reason, people rarely ventured here all year round, and even traces of demons were scarce.
As Inuyasha and Li Xia rode their cloud past it, something unexpected happened: they ran straight into the dragon as it headed out to hunt.
"Roar..."
The dragon was twenty to thirty meters long, its body predominantly blue-green, and it could swallow clouds and breathe out mist.
It had sharp fangs and claws, and eyes like rubies.
Cloudlike tufts of mane curled around all four legs. It had long brows and whiskers, and each of its scales gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen.
It could soar high through the heavens or swim through shallow waters below.
Notably, green miasma radiated from its entire body. The water around it also took on an unnatural green hue.
This was a flood dragon.
"Looks like it's got its eye on us..."
Li Xia chuckled.
At that, Inuyasha blinked.
"So, Mr. Xia, are you taking it, or am I?"
From his perspective, the past dozen or so days of special training had brought him tremendous improvement, but he knew very little about his companion's progress. He therefore wanted to stand by and cover Li Xia, using this opportunity to get a rough idea of where his friend now stood.
Besides, his father had reminded him to learn more about his companions so they could go farther together. He needed to have a clear grasp of their abilities, strengths, character, temperament, and so on.
That was why he asked.
In the past, he would already have charged at the poison flood dragon with Tessaiga in hand.
"Leave this poison flood dragon to me. It seems to have a real