"The water Qi of the Shen Sea is richer than that of the Cloud-Blocking River, clear and limpid, brimming with spiritual vitality."
After Jiang Yi killed that horned dragon demon, his journey went unhindered. The Luo Canopy Treasure Carriage parted the waves and cleaved the waters, sweeping into the Water Abode in magnificent splendor.
Intimidated by the Jiao Descendant aura he exuded, the clam spirits and turtle demons all withdrew, not daring to approach.
Before long, a Merfolk female official stepped out of the manor gates and dipped in a slight curtsy.
"May I ask where you hail from, Flood Dragon Lord?"
Jiang Yi replied with swagger:
"The Cloud-Blocking River. I heard the Angry Flood Dragon Manor was holding a Dragon Son Assembly, so I came to join the fun."
The Merfolk female official pondered briefly. Wasn't the Dragon King of the Cloud-Blocking River a python demon? How had he become a Jiao Descendant?
But on second thought, fighting and killing to seize another's position was commonplace among demons. As the old saying went, "The dragon king's throne changes hands; next year, it comes to my house."
Afraid of offending this mighty, powerfully built white-scaled Flood Dragon Lord, the official said cautiously:
"Please wait here a moment, my lord, while I announce your arrival."
Jiang Yi gave her a sidelong glance and raised his head in assent, displaying the unruly arrogance of a Jiao Descendant to the full.
A moment later, the Merfolk female official returned with several lovely maidservants behind her, who clustered around Jiang Yi and welcomed him into the Water Abode.
The Crab General followed close behind, constantly surveying this grand residence, so much more lavish than the Cloud-Blocking River's Water Abode, and thought to himself:
*Our Flood Dragon Lord really is capable! Whenever that python demon