AH!

At the bottom of the Nu River, within the Flood Dragon Palace.

A roar piercing the sky shook the waters for thousands of miles around, causing them to boil relentlessly. Countless Water Demons and monsters were killed instantly by the sound.

In an instant, the entire water surface was strewn with countless corpses and severed limbs—a horrifying sight to behold.

"My Water Monarch Seal!"

Staring wide-eyed at his empty claws, the Flood Dragon King's aura swelled menacingly. His scales rustled, and his pair of fractured-gold eyes, terrifying and chilling, filled with endless bloodshot veins.

His massive and fearsome body surging, the Flood Dragon King frantically roamed the Flood Dragon Palace, searching for the Water Monarch Seal that had suddenly vanished.

It's gone! Could it be...?!

Suddenly recalling a possibility, the Flood Dragon King's eyes fiercely narrowed into vertical slits. Sparks flew as he ground his fangs, and the overwhelming pressure he exuded almost shook the entire Flood Dragon Palace to the point of collapse!

"Nie Biao! You bunch of useless trash!"

Realizing why his Water Monarch Seal had disappeared, the Flood Dragon King erupted in furious rage. His eyes bulged as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. His true form, over a thousand meters long, burst through the water's surface and sped towards a certain location.

...

「At the same time.」

With the Water Monarch Seal reclaimed from the Flood Dragon King, the Water Monarch's Seals in the hands of the Nu River Water Demons naturally lost all their power.

One after another, the Water Monarch's Seals shattered and exploded.

The Water Demons holding these seals were blasted apart, wailing and screaming as they died on the spot.

Without the Water Monarch's power to drive them, the terrifying waves, towering over a thousand meters high, disintegrated in an instant.

The immensely heavy river water poured down, kicking up endless, vast clouds of mist. The sweeping waves, carrying unstoppable force, instantly surged outward for hundreds of miles.

A city over a hundred miles away was pitifully weak and vulnerable against this torrent. It was flattened without any resistance, not a single trace of obstruction.

As the tidal wave crashed forward, a group of cultivators, unaware of the situation, were poised for action, ready to battle the Water Demons surging with the tide. Seated in the center, Dao Expert Master Yanhui suddenly uttered a soft, "HMM?" of surprise.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Every action of the Dao Expert affected the entire situation.

Hearing Master Yanhui speak, the great cultivators sent from various major sects and prestigious clans all turned their gazes toward him, their expressions questioning.

His face, usually as tranquil as an ancient well and unmoved by honor or disgrace, showed a rare trace of surprise. Master Yanhui stood up, a faint Divine Sense momentarily spreading from him.

Seeing even a Dao Expert like Master Yanhui reveal a hint of surprise, the hearts of the crowd grew heavier. What else could have happened? they wondered, suspecting another unfortunate turn of events.

A brief moment later,

The old Zen Master brought his hands together and chanted a Buddha's name, a smile unexpectedly appearing on his face as he declared:

"The boundless compassion of the Buddha~"

"Martial Uncle, what exactly has happened?"

The young head monk from Tianlong Bodhisattva Temple also approached. Looking at Master Yanhui, whose lips curled into a smile, he asked softly.

"Heavenly mercy has descended; the great disaster is resolved. Our Dianchuan Province has survived another calamity."

"What?!"

The old Zen Master's words were like a stone cast into a calm lake, causing a thousand ripples. Everyone looked at each other, hardly daring to believe their ears.

The catastrophe of the Nu River's great tide, resolved? But isn't this flood still raging?

Unlike the bewildered ordinary cultivators, the great cultivators from the major sects and prestigious clans immediately understood. They quickly employed their techniques to investigate the situation in the Nu River waters.

And upon investigation, they all revealed expressions of utter disbelief.

Within the waters, Water Demon corpses were strewn everywhere—an incredibly ghastly scene. Filthy green blood dyed vast swathes of the river.

The shattered remnants of numerous Water Monarch's Seals bobbed along with the currents.

Now, beneath the entire Nu River, hardly any living Water Demons could be seen.

The great tide of the Nu River... it had actually been resolved!

After a brief moment of astonished disbelief,

A more shocking thought arose in everyone's minds. Who? Who could have resolved this great tide of the Nu River?

According to their previous speculations, resolving this terrifying flood disaster meant stripping the Flood Dragon King of his position as the Dianchuan Water Monarch.

But who was the Flood Dragon King? He was a Dao Expert who reigned supreme in his territory, a veritable titan. Furthermore, as an ancient blood flood dragon, his combat strength was terrifying.

To subdue him would be absolutely impossible without three to five Dao Experts joining forces.

Moreover, the Dianchuan Water Monarch was a water-aspected deity, a position that perfectly complemented the Flood Dragon King.

With such a combination of strengths, unless a Primordial Spirit Boss personally intervened, they truly couldn't imagine who else possessed such capability.

"Regardless of who resolved this Nu River tidal disaster, the terrifying flood has finally been quelled. We can all rest easy now."

Just as everyone was speculating which Primordial Spirit Boss might have intervened at this crucial moment, Water Army Commander Song Tingye, who was standing to the side, spoke up.

His words immediately drew nods of agreement from the crowd.

Yes, regardless of how it happened, this cataclysmic flood had finally been resolved.

Although the collapse of the kilometer-high waves still caused floods to sweep across an area spanning nearly a thousand miles, compared to the entirety of Dianchuan Province, this was almost negligible.

Furthermore, the civilians in the surrounding regions had already been evacuated and relocated, so only urban structures were destroyed.

The losses were still within an acceptable range.

Looking at the crowd, who were beaming and cheering loudly, Song Tingye also wore a smile.

However, the fingers gripping the hilt of his sword were clenched so tightly they had turned white.

Who? Who on earth could it be? Such overwhelming merit! Who was it?! WHO?!

Outwardly, he was all smiles, but inwardly, Song Tingye was so consumed by fury that he was on the verge of a hysterical roar.

According to his original plan, this flood disaster was his prime opportunity to aggressively accumulate merit.

Resettling the displaced, slaying Water Demons, rebuilding homes—each of these endeavors represented a vast amount of Human Path Merit.

If he could gather all this Human Path Merit, then in at most a hundred years, he could break through the Blood-Stained Realm and ascend to the realm of Dao Experts!

But now... everything was lost!

Gritting his molars so hard they nearly shattered, Song Tingye brought his left hand behind his back and made several gestures to his personal guard.

His gestures conveyed a clear message to his personal guard: "Investigate immediately! Find out exactly who resolved this catastrophic flood!"

Acknowledging Song Tingye's instructions with a nod and a soft sound of assent, the personal guard quickly turned and departed.

Song Tingye executed all of this with extreme discretion.

However, he never expected that a young monk possessing the gift of perceiving others' thoughts would see everything with perfect clarity.

...

"Lord Water Monarch!"

Arriving with fierce momentum at that tranquil, azure underwater world, the Flood Dragon King transformed into a human figure clad in a black and gold dragon robe. His voice, thick with malevolence, vibrated through the surrounding water, causing it to distort and warp.

Upon arriving, the Flood Dragon King immediately spotted Qi Xiu sitting calmly to one side.

"So, it was you?"

Murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

The next instant, a deadly gleam shot towards Qi Xiu's neck.

It was a peculiar, blood-red, and defiled Dragon Scale, emanating a potent aura of calamity.

Even before it reached Qi Xiu, its mere proximity caused his skin to crack open, exuding the stench of decay and death.

TING!

With a crisp sound, the bizarre Dragon Scale was flicked away by a finger.

The Flood Dragon King's vision blurred, and his heart lurched in alarm. Just as he looked up, a gust of wind slammed into him with a WHOOSH.

SMACK!

A solid slap struck the Lord of the Nu River, leaving him stunned on the spot. His pupils trembled, and for a long while, he couldn't regain his senses.

"You little mud loach, you really think you're a Dragon King? Daring to strike in my domain—who do you think you are!"

Standing with his hands clasped behind his back, Elder Shui coldly looked down upon the Flood Dragon King. Before him, this Dao Expert—who stood above tens of thousands and second only to a few, virtually at the penultimate tier of the Cultivation Realm's pyramid—seemed no different from an ordinary mortal.

The stinging pain on his cheek gradually intensified, allowing the Flood Dragon King to slowly come to his senses. He stiffly raised his head to look at Elder Shui, who had reverted to his True Body, and at the young Daoist who was watching him with a smile.

Clenching his fists, the Flood Dragon King snorted terrifying white smoke from his nostrils, the blood-red hue in his eyes growing ever more intense.

The next instant! He abruptly fell to his knees before Elder Shui and spoke in a low voice,

"This junior acted rashly. It was only because the Water Monarch Seal suddenly went missing that I, in my anxiety, hurried here to inform Senior. I earnestly hope Senior will forgive my transgression."

"Inform me? Weren't you here to question me?"

Elder Shui let out a faint laugh, casually holding up the Water Monarch Seal, which pulsed with Divine Light.

Seeing the Water Monarch Seal in Elder Shui's hand, a flicker of intense longing appeared in the Flood Dragon King's eyes, but he quickly lowered his head to conceal it. He said,

"This junior wouldn't dare. Senior is the esteemed Dianchuan Water Monarch, the deity of all us water-aspected beings. How could this junior harbor such disrespectful thoughts?"

"Oh? Is that what you believe? In that case, I have a question for you. If you answer satisfactorily, lending you this Water Monarch Seal for a few more days wouldn't be an issue."

Hearing that he might regain the Water Monarch Seal, the Flood Dragon King's pupils constricted, and he immediately said,

"Senior, please ask whatever you wish. I, Li Xuan, will tell you everything I know and hold nothing back!"

"Good! Then let me ask you: you claim I am the Dianchuan Water Monarch, the deity of water-aspected beings. If I were to give you an order, would you obey it or not?"

Not expecting Elder Shui to ask such a question, the Flood Dragon King's eyes flickered. After a brief hesitation, he still replied,

"Since Senior is our deity, if a divine decree is issued, we shall naturally obey!"

"Mm, not bad. A very good answer."

Nodding, Elder Shui revealed a satisfied smile.

Seeing Elder Shui's satisfaction, the Flood Dragon King felt a flicker of joy in his heart, as if he were one step closer to regaining the Water Monarch Seal.

"Since you've said so yourself, then I, in my capacity as the Dianchuan Water Monarch, shall issue you a divine decree. Flood Dragon King, hear my command!"

"Li Xuan is here!"

"Then... kill yourself."

BOOM!

A roar exploded in his mind. The Flood Dragon King's eyes trembled, his expression utterly baffled as he looked up in disbelief at Elder Shui before him.

"What? Did you not hear clearly?"

Gazing down at the Flood Dragon King, Elder Shui's expression was stern and imposing. A faint divine pressure emanated from him, making his figure seem to tower infinitely, like a colossal divine mountain.

"But... but... why?"

"There is no reason. You said it yourself: when a divine decree is issued, you must obey. What, are you going to defy the decree?"

The moment the words "defy the decree" were spoken, the Flood Dragon King felt an immeasurable, crushing pressure bear down on him, as if the weight of all the waters in Dianchuan Province had descended upon his body.

An intense shadow of death instantly enveloped and overwhelmed him.

He... he was going to die!

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