Chapter 396: The Great Flood Dragon Acts Maliciously, and a Dark God General Appears!

The great flood dragon was as furious as thunder, its turbid, evil demonic power hissing and snapping.

Judging by this posture, it was no problem to call it a true dragon descendant.

This was no ordinary evil dragon; its strength was terrifyingly high, reaching the level of a strong genius!

For Du En at this very moment, this was the final straw that broke the camel's back! However, did the Holy God still seem to have a bit of spare strength here? He silently turned his head to look at the hanging lamp.

The Holy God was also filled with extreme regret at this moment: "Had I known it would come to this, I should not have locked you in the deep pool, but killed you outright back then!"

"Hahaha! Kill me?"

The great flood dragon spoke with a malicious tone. Possessing the bloodline inheritance of the dragon race and having once roamed the sea of stars, it could be said to be well-informed. It saw the state of the two people before it clearly and was truly fearless.

It laughed strangely and said: "Even if a fool like you is ruthless, how could you know the subtlety of my Dao techniques? It was merely a fake death to escape. If not for... forget it, don't mention it, it's bad luck!"

It seemed to think of something; it was basically the Falling Feather Immortal Sect. This was the territory of that immortal sect, and it was well aware of this, which was why it hadn't faked its death to escape back then, but instead appeared obedient while being captured.

Anyway, even if it escaped, it probably wouldn't be able to run away, so it was better to pretend to be weak and stupid while waiting for the right opportunity!

Now that the world was suffering from the disease and the True Monarch's plan was being pushed forward, it keenly sensed that perhaps the chance to escape was at this very moment. That was why it began to intervene, acting cautiously, and finally escaped now. It was just right; even those weak prodigies were injured to the extreme, and it could also experience the thrill of killing a prodigy in reverse! As for the Holy God, the reason it didn't kill them back then was probably because they came from beyond the heavens—the moment they opened their mouths, they spoke of "natives" and "stupid," so it felt it might be able to extract some intelligence.

But the current situation was also a twist of fate, unexpected...

"To say you are stupid and short-sighted, sitting in a well and looking at the sky, is truly not wrong. Have you still not realized it even now? That secret passage of yours was secretly stolen by me. If not for that, I would have already been deeply struck by the disease frenzy and unable to extricate myself!"

"What? Could it be that...?!"

"Yes, yes, yes, hahaha!"

The great flood dragon looked at its hateful native enemy, who was so incredulous, and immediately laughed wildly with extreme satisfaction: "As long as you step into that secret passage, you will eventually arrive here. And that apostle An was also extremely stupid; you ordered them to guard me, but they harbored secret desires and were easily provoked and catalyzed by me. They only felt they could free you from your misery, successfully becoming that ugly form!"

"Do you really think you have truly restrained me?"

"I tell you, never!"

Amidst the roaring, evil winds rose and black clouds spawned. The broken locking claws on its shoulder blades moved without wind, clashing and ringing. They actually connected into the void, dragging out a path of spatial drilling from beneath the unstable surface of space.

It was going to use their own methods against them! It would use the spatial secret passage to smash them! This proved it hadn't lost its cunning; even though it already had victory in its grasp, it still wanted to borrow strength and borrow a blade. As for itself, of course, it was impossible to get too close, and that breath attack was always being stored, just in case!

What a cunning beast...

Du En had already relied on his solid foundation to recover a bit of spare strength. He had thought he might have a chance to take advantage of the situation and repel the opponent by surprise, but he hadn't expected it to not be controlled by arrogance and hatred, which made things tricky and difficult to handle.

The Holy God was also shocked and angry. The true body submerged in the inner layer of the stars was restless; that last bit of strength was about to pour out to reverse the mistake made back then.

No, the mistake had already been made; now it just couldn't let it fester and spread to implicate Du En.

He was the last hope...

The two's thoughts were not yet finished, and the great flood dragon did not lose focus.

However.

Whoosh! An abrupt sound of breaking air—it was something neither of them had expected, caught off guard!

Boom! The demonic domain was directly smashed through. Something flew past at high speed, like a meteorite, smashing directly toward the great flood dragon.

It was immediately greatly alarmed; the dragged secret passage turned, narrowly catching and blocking it.

The moment they touched, the god, the human, and the dragon all saw clearly what that thing was.

It was a person! It was Jiang Ying! She was truly miserable now, like a lump of rotten meat, covered in red blood, like a blood meteor, directly smashing into the spatial secret passage. As if perishing together, she bounced back, skipping across the ground like a stone on water, leaving behind a dozen deep valleys and giant pits. When she finally stopped, it was more like she had exploded into a flower of blood! It was too miserable to look at...

"What is the situation?!"

The great flood dragon was also stunned. It had thought there were reinforcements here, but it turned out to be a guy so miserable that it didn't even want to look directly at them. For a moment, it was completely bewildered.

The next moment, a sense of horror welled up! It suddenly raised its head to look, and Du En also turned his head to look.

On the wilderness in the distance, accompanied by a rumbling sound, a giant snake nearly a hundred miles long broke through the ground. The scales on its body were somewhat damaged, showing fist marks.

This was a fifth-rank consummate giant snake. Although they were in the same realm, the flood dragon species was naturally stronger than the snake species; it was bloodline suppression, so the great flood dragon didn't take it seriously yet.

The key lay in its master!

Wearing heavy armor that completely covered the body, a long broadsword stood tall at their side. They raised their head to look; they didn't emit any magic power fluctuations, yet they stole all attention.

Powerful!

Pure power! The supreme physical body! The aura was somewhat unstable; they had just broken through.

Mid-stage Spirit Transformation, weak prodigy...

"Fuck!"

The great flood dragon cursed and ran away without looking back.

If it were only an early-stage Spirit Transformation, it would still dare to act fierce; if they were heavily injured, it would dare to beat a dog in the water. But facing a mid-stage Spirit Transformation prodigy grand cultivator in perfect condition, it could only run!

Strong genius, weak prodigy—it looked like only one hurdle apart, and before the Spirit Transformation stage, that was indeed the case. But because of the special nature of the Spirit Transformation stage, once one reached this realm, this hurdle was a world of difference! An early-stage Spirit Transformation person was equivalent to your consummate Spirit Transformation, and now they were even at the mid-stage, already possessing the rudiments of Dao might. How was one supposed to fight this?!

And it couldn't not run; the other two present were clearly at the end of their rope, with no threat at all, and could be dealt with later.

Only it was conspicuous and prominent, flying in the air, riding clouds and wind; it was clearly the one running fast and needed to be targeted first!

So even if running like this would attract attention, it was something that had to be done.

Sure enough, its decisive run immediately attracted most of the attention.

That powerhouse stepping on the giant snake glanced at the crippled god and human on Du En's side, then slanted a look at Jiang Ying, who only had one breath left. Their gaze gathered and locked on; the giant snake beneath their feet already understood the intention and immediately darted out, like a mountain range moving, rumbling and shaking, extremely fast.

In hot pursuit of the great flood dragon, which was now only a black dot!

Like a gale passing through, clothes and hair snapped, appearing messy and disheveled.

Du En raised his hand to smooth his hair and looked at the Holy God's hanging lamp.

The gaze here just now was very complex.

"That is a subordinate general under the Dark God."

She only said this.

Before, there had been a great war between the Holy and the Dark, and now the other party's subordinate general didn't even take this side seriously; it was indeed quite a mixed feeling.

And then there was the destruction of the Holy Capital in a single day, the imprisonment and escape of the great flood dragon to commit evil, and other such miserable matters, all laid out in the eyes of others...

Du En shook his head slightly, without the slightest delay, his footsteps moving with spatial manipulation, arriving at Jiang Ying's side.

Amidst the pool of blood, the person was, at any rate, not yet dead.

He raised his hand to urge a tree to grow, then performed a sacred refinement on it to create a suitable storage container.

"A coffin?"

The Sacred Spirit could not help but speak, because no matter how one looked at it, it looked like a coffin. As long as it worked, she had no objections.

Du En's gaze seemed to convey as much; he scooped up the freshly made coffin, gathered the bloody pieces into it, sealed it with a secret technique, and finally, after closing the lid, sent it into Kongsang Mountain.

Just after finishing this, a roar from the great flood dragon came from the distant horizon.

"Native! Do you think I am truly afraid of you?!"

"Let me show you the power of the Dragon Clan's secret techniques!"

"Ah!"

The final scream pierced through the four wildernesses.

Du En did not hesitate; as he stepped forward, his body covered in a shell of ice, he moved repeatedly, shifting through space to quickly depart from this place.

He had only just walked far away when a giant head came flying through the air and smashed down here.

Looking at the jagged, gruesome stump, it was clearly torn off alive!

The great flood dragon had lost!

Lost completely!

"But I still have secret techniques!"

It secretly mocked these natives, its primordial spirit hiding and stealthily escaping, intending to feign death to get away.

Then.

Clang! Amidst the ringing of golden sharpness, a long broadsword, reflecting a light like the moon, broke through the air and pierced straight through the great flood dragon's primordial spirit!

"Ho, how can this be?!"

It could not believe it; it still wanted to struggle, but it was shaken by the broadsword and directly turned into powder, dying on the spot as thoroughly as could be! Rumble, rumble, rumble...

The great serpent returned, bathed in flames, having become longer and wider because its belly was stuffed full of flood dragon meat, which had been finely minced into paste by its master—the kind that is easy to digest and carries no hidden dangers.

That Dark God General leaped down, completely stomping the flood dragon's head to pieces, and amidst the steaming blood and Qi, burned it into ash and slag.

Without showing any mercy at all, the hidden danger was completely eradicated! He then looked toward the now-vanished Jiang Ying, glancing at the last remaining trace of ice.

"Escaped quite fast."

It was already impossible to catch up, which was somewhat unexpected.

Looking back at the scene where the mantle had not yet cooled or solidified, continuously emitting light, heat, and smoke, returning to the Dark Kingdom to report the destruction of the Sacred Capital was clearly the top priority.

"The hub has fallen, a storm is coming, she will make a final counterattack..."

Muttering somewhat to himself, as if speaking to his mount or perhaps intentionally probing the surroundings, he received no response and, stepping on the fifth-rank great serpent, returned in the direction of the Dark Kingdom amidst a rumbling sound.

At the same time, on the other side, Du En stood on a high mountain, watching from afar.

The Sacred Spirit Hanging Lamp was quite anxious, floating up and down behind him, fearing that the bold him would be discovered, yet not daring to reveal any clues for fear of attracting attention, which was why she was cowering, hiding, and jumping up and down.

"Thankfully, we weren't discovered."

She let out a long sigh of relief, then continued: "In this state, we can only go to Spirit Spring Village to rest first. Also, that girl, her condition is not optimistic; not only was she beaten like that, but she also seems to have contracted a disease."

Fluorspar Disease! This mutation, derived based on the Supreme Fleshly Body, actually appearing in someone who possesses a Supreme Fleshly Body, was indeed very unexpected.

But thinking about it carefully, it was not surprising; after all, it was a super-potent infection and stimulation applied from the origin of the flesh by utilizing the characteristics of the Supreme Fleshly Body.

An ordinary spiritual body origin simply could not withstand it; it would be assimilated and coerced, eventually manifesting as a twisted, deformed, and abnormally mature state—that is, the disease erupting into madness, with the roots of the disease planted deep, reaching into every aspect of oneself.

In other words, even for a normal Supreme Fleshly Body, as long as the level of awakening was insufficient, it would likewise be coerced and infected, activating and squeezing out its potential.

At that time, while unable to control oneself, one would still feel pain if it was painful, and go mad if it was meant to be mad; at most, the deformity might just not be as severe.

As for Jiang Ying, her origin had also been tampered with by the Unmoving True Monarch, and she had no resistance at all to external infection; it was equivalent to her immune system being scrapped, or rather, being modified into the type that would actively lead the way.

It was fortunate that she had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and elevated herself, with her natal dharma treasures and such all focused on protecting herself, and furthermore, she had been beaten until her fleshly body collapsed and her origin withered, which was why she did not exhibit overly obvious symptoms of the disease.

Now, being frozen and sealed in a coffin, and then placed in the Kongsang Mountain blessed land with its normal spiritual energy environment, it had not further deteriorated.

Relatively speaking, there was also no way to recover.

This teammate was effectively useless! He had thought that breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage would make her a decent helper, but he hadn't expected that only shortly after their first time teaming up, she would be lying down; Du En felt somewhat subtle about it in his heart.

However, this emotion did not stir up any waves; he followed the Sacred Spirit Hanging Lamp, which was leading the way, covering his ice and concealing his breath, heading toward the so-called Spirit Spring Village where they could rest.

As the name implied, it should be a village with a small population and a spirit spring.

In the current Life Source Star Realm, how could one avoid the infection of the diseased world? He was somewhat curious and concerned.

His pace was steady as he followed along.

Sometimes walking on the reverse side, sometimes walking on strange paths.

Leaving the central area where the Sacred Kingdom had fallen, avoiding areas where various diseased individuals wandered, he specifically walked in deserted and remote places, and along the way, he kept changing paths and methods of travel.

Du En noticed that this was actually a natural, simple formation!

Through multiple forms of inversion, distancing, and combing, the concentration of diseased spiritual energy was made lower and lower, eventually thinning to a level that even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator could barely resist.

This was already quite remarkable; in the absence of systematic cultivation knowledge, being able to achieve this level was already the standard of a heaven-sent genius.

But it was not enough!

The Sacred Spirit's hope was to completely isolate the diseased spiritual energy!

Therefore, Du En saw that it was obscured by the mist steaming from the spirit spring, further diluted, or rather, adhered to, and then flowed into the many pools and ponds on the ground, forming a dense water network that became clearer the further inward one went, eventually reaching zero.

Spirit Spring Village was right in the center of this water network, shrouded by clear water, with steaming spiritual energy that was very healthy, allowing the ordinary people living here to have bodies free of illness and disease.

There were quite a few people, probably several thousand; it was a large village.

However, within the current Sacred Kingdom, how many such villages were left?

"Besides this one, there are eighty-seven others."

She saw Du En's doubt and always provided an answer.

He nodded slightly and raised his hand to scoop up a bit of the spirit spring.

Extremely pure, the spiritual energy had liquefied.

The reason lies in the core of the Star Realm, as it was drawn up from the source of the spirit vein.

(End of this chapter)