"NO!!!"

Facing Elder Shui's overwhelming force, the Flood Dragon King finally rose to resist! He revived all of his strength; his Dragon Power was formidable, his blood energy shot into the sky, and every scale on his body circulated with an incredibly brilliant and dazzling light.

"My fate is mine to control, not Heaven's!"

BOOM!

Facing a life-and-death crisis, the Flood Dragon King cast aside all reverence and calculation. His expression was mad and fierce, and an infinite aura of ferocity erupted! He seemed like an ancient demonic dragon wrapped in boundless murderous intent, his pupils rolling with killing light, wishing to overturn the heavens and the earth, all divine beings, and take control of his own destiny.

For a moment, the entire blue aquatic realm trembled deeply. An immense oppressive force swept around, forming terrifying tidal waves.

CRACK!

The surrounding void could not withstand this fierce power and began to burst inch by inch, revealing horrifying, web-like cracks.

This was the terror of a Dao Body Realm Leader.

As a member of the ancient Flood Dragon clan possessing mixed Dragon Blood, the Flood Dragon King had reached the Dao Body Realm at the age of eight hundred. This Aptitude, even within the entire Great Xuan Dynasty, was exceedingly rare and top-tier. The Dao Body Realm was too difficult to achieve. Both Taoist Skill and physical body had already reached the pinnacle in this world, an absolute summit that could not be challenged by those of a lower level.

Qi Xiu moved unnoticeably behind Elder Shui. Aided by the Dianchuan Water Monarch, who blocked the Flood Dragon King's cataclysmic, world-destroying aura, Qi Xiu stared intently at the distant Flood Dragon King, his eyes gleaming with marvel.

This was the first time he had seen a Dao Expert fight with all his might. Even the last time at Divine Sorrow Ridge, when facing the King of Yin Tian Nation, that Dao Expert had not unleashed his full power. At this moment, the Flood Dragon King before him was like a mad and terrifying dark lord. The body of a draconic demon, it was so dense and profound it resembled an abyss hiding countless shocking demonic gods. The merest whiff of blood and qi exuding from its body could easily tear the sky apart.

The next second!

The Flood Dragon King completely erupted! He roared towards the sky, his terrifying sonic boom pierced the entire Sky Dome. It was as if a True Dragon was awakening; his scales rustled loudly, his combat power was fully unleashed, and the divine light of the Dao shone throughout the world, unrivaled!

BOOM!

Surging, majestic black and red blood qi soared into the sky, directly staining the Sky Dome black for thousands of miles around. Tangible qi waves spread mightily, reducing everything within the area to nothingness.

Fortunately, this region was remote. For thousands of miles around, it was an uninhabited area. Otherwise, that single display of power would have been enough to reduce myriad living beings to ash.

As the Flood Dragon King completely revived his full combat power, his physical body rapidly expanded and grew. His terrifying True Body, now several thousand meters long, burst through the entire underwater world, appearing in the outside world and drawing countless gazes.

"ROAR!"

The roar, filled with infinite rage and madness, resounded for thousands of miles, sweeping and echoing, lingering for a long time.

Countless spirit beings and cultivators looked up in alarm. Between heaven and earth stood a massive figure releasing infinite, fierce, murderous energy, crushing the surrounding void—a terrifying sight. It raised its head, emitting endless roars. Ring after ring of shockwaves, formed from horrific blood qi and pressure, surged past, annihilating everything in all directions and tearing it to powder.

"A Dao Expert?!"

"That is... the Flood Dragon King!"

"Who is he fighting? Is it one of our Human Race's Dao Experts?"

"How terrifying! The pressure of his physical body alone can sweep away and destroy everything for thousands of miles!"

"Retreat quickly! This place isn't safe! We could be engulfed by the aftershocks at any moment!"

In an instant, the entire Dianchuan Province seemed to shake. The unrestrained release of power by a Dao Expert, heedless of the consequences, was like a cosmic meteor crashing to Earth—a shocking sight indeed.

So this... is the power of the Dao Body Realm?

Standing behind Elder Shui and looking at the Flood Dragon King, who had fully unleashed his Dao Body Realm's combat power, Qi Xiu's eyes gleamed.

Supporting the heavens and shaking the earth, shouldering mountains and moving the moon. A breath creates wind, a shout summons rain. Cultivators of the Dao Body Realm have begun to grasp the true principles of the Dao, entrusting their own thoughts to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, ruling with their soul, and transforming it into a "Daoist Spirit"! In some sense, a Dao Body Realm Leader is almost equivalent to an Incarnation of parts of the Great Dao. With every gesture, the Power of Heaven and Earth follows and resonates. To contend with a Dao Expert is akin to contending with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth! How could one win against an entity not of the same level?

"Senior, why hasn't the Flood Dragon King manifested his Daoist Spirit?"

With such a great opportunity to observe a Dao Expert in battle, Qi Xiu—taking advantage of Elder Shui's currently excellent Temperament, buoyed by obtaining the Dragon-Slaying Banner—promptly asked for guidance.

"You child, your curiosity is quite strong. Very well, I am in a good mood today, so I shall enlighten you."

Elder Shui glanced back at Qi Xiu with a light smile and explained softly, "What is a Daoist Spirit? It is the unity of Dao Heart, Dao Thought, and Dao Principle—all three become one. It involves entrusting one's obsessions to the Great Dao, constantly absorbing a kind of primordial force from between heaven and earth to strengthen oneself, which then forms an External Incarnation.

"And to control the Daoist Spirit, one must use the soul as the master. Otherwise, the Daoist Spirit will be controlled by the Will of Heaven. This little loach took shortcuts during his cultivation, damaging his soul. This made it difficult to elevate his Realm, and he became unable to control a Daoist Spirit.

"So, he sought an alternative path, following ancient methods: not entrusting his obsessions to the vast void and earth, but storing them within his own body. He chose a path of physical sanctification.

"But unfortunately, to tread this path, relying on shortcuts is futile. To achieve physical sanctification, one must, from the very beginning of cultivation..."

Speaking halfway, Elder Shui suddenly stopped, as if realizing he had said too much.

"Physical sanctification is a life-or-death struggle. There's nothing more to say."

Qi Xiu, who had been listening with great interest and was especially curious about this method of physical sanctification, had his curiosity abruptly cut off by Elder Shui.

"DIE!!!"

The Sky Dome shattered and burst. The Flood Dragon King, as massive as an ancient demonic dragon, forcibly tore open a spatial channel with pure strength and launched a ferocious attack! Within layers of constantly annihilating, tremendous force, the Flood Dragon King was like a peerless fiendish demon. Its scales stood erect; its eyes, murky with the Blood Sea, bled, shooting out beams of slaughter that pierced the void!

"It's all your fault! Even if I, this King, die today, I'll drag you down with me!"

Having briefly possessed the Water Monarch Seal, the Flood Dragon King was acutely aware of the vast and imposing power Elder Shui, the Water God of Dianchuan, wielded. Thus, it had never thought of fleeing from the start. Its only thought was to drag this young Daoist—the one who had ruined everything—to death with it! TO DIE TOGETHER!!!

Twisting its colossal body in the high sky, a dragon's shadow faintly emerged on the Flood Dragon King's spine, gathering endless, mighty force as it smashed towards Qi Xiu.

"HUMPH!"

Seeing the little loach attempting to kill someone right in front of him, Elder Shui sneered. He raised his hand and pointed. Countless majestic streams, like galaxies, surged out, with the obscure and powerful Divine Marvel of the Dao flowing within. In a flash, control over this realm was seized.

"ROAR!!!"

Unleashing all its power at full strength, the Flood Dragon King burned everything without reservation. Its Dragon Blood fiercely revived within it, its gaze sliced through the void, and the bulge atop its head gradually split, transforming into the shape of Dragon Horns. With a flick of its dragon tail, it roared, shaking heaven and earth!

"Heh, you do have some abilities. But unless you Transform into a Dragon on the spot today, your life is forfeit to me, this god!"

Raising his arms aloft, countless stars suddenly erupted from the void above Elder Shui's head, as if a spring connecting to the galaxy itself had formed. This created wave after wave of supreme power that swept across the sky, heavily enveloping the Flood Dragon King.

"KILL! KILL! KILL!"

Howling in madness, fully aware this was its final battle, the Flood Dragon King sublimated all its power to the utmost. For a time, the skies wept and the earth trembled; an endless sea of corpses appeared, and an ominous phenomenon where all things bled manifested. A thick force of disaster filled every corner of the void.

"The Catastrophe Inducing Skill? You little loach, you have some nerve cultivating such an evil art. Killing you today is truly justified!"

Witnessing the ominous phenomenon manifested by the Flood Dragon King, Elder Shui's expression suddenly turned cold as he uttered the name of a Dharma Gate.

The Catastrophe Inducing Skill? Such an evil art truly exists...

Hearing the name shouted by Elder Shui, Qi Xiu's expression also showed a hint of surprise.

The Catastrophe Inducing Skill. This was an evil art that had only appeared with minimal mention in a few ancient texts.

Legend had it that in the distant past, an odd cultivator who called himself the Disaster Elder had once appeared. This man specialized in the Dao of disaster. Wherever he went, calamities frequently descended, bringing endless misfortune. He was despised and hunted by all the powers of the time. Later, after wandering for a while, this Disaster Elder suddenly disappeared; rumors suggested he had been executed by certain major forces. However, after his death, some inheritances of the Dao of disaster began to emerge. Most of these disaster inheritances were extremely powerful, but they harmed others without benefiting the practitioner, bringing endless harm!

The Catastrophe Inducing Skill was one of the more infamous among these evil arts. This Dharma Gate was intended to trigger great calamities, allowing one to use a Secret Technique to spread and thereby mitigate their own destined tribulations along with the disaster. One could then ride the tide of calamity to transcend their tribulation and effortlessly ascend to Qingyun.

Due to this Dharma Gate being overly malevolent, bringing disaster upon a region and invoking the wrath of both Heaven and humanity, almost all Cultivators who practiced it met terrible fates.

No wonder the Flood Dragon King risked becoming mortal enemies with the Human Race to stir up the great tide of the Nu River. There were already rumors that it was at the peak of the Dao Body Realm but had repeatedly failed to break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm. Its relentless creation of this flood ravaging Dianchuan Province must have been to utilize the Catastrophe Inducing Skill. The flood was merely the fuse; the subsequent swarming of Demons into Dianchuan Province—that would be the real, colossal disaster.

Under such a massive cataclysm, it could seize the chance to transcend the Primordial Spirit Tribulation in one fell swoop, achieving the immortal state of the Primordial Spirit! It would leap to become a Primordial Spirit Boss!

A brilliant calculation! Truly, a cunning plan indeed!

Having comprehended all this, Qi Xiu couldn't help but marvel; the Flood Dragon King truly dared to dream and act big, using the entire Dianchuan Province as bait to create its opportunity to ascend to a Primordial Spirit Boss.

It's just a pity... The Catastrophe Inducing Skill is far too insidious. Cultivators who practice it greatly harm their own fortune and even become entangled in karmic consequences, ensuring they cannot meet a good end. The Flood Dragon King had schemed meticulously, planning everything out. Yet it never anticipated that the great cultivator, Qi Xiu, would emerge midway. In just ten days, he retrieved the Dragon-Slaying Banner, completely overturning its supposedly ironclad, perfect plan! Indeed, such are the ways of time, fortune, and fate—beyond the control of mere mortals!

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