Chapter 1146: Return to Dongzhou

Pure Nine-Lotus Treasure Lamp.

The young flood dragon trembled all over upon seeing this scene.

It wasn't just him; many fourth-tier true spirits and demonic beasts within the Black Flood Dragon Royal Court shared the same reaction at this moment.

Within the surging fury, there was a bone-chilling cold and undisguised terror.

“Your Majesty…”

Beside the young flood dragon, an elderly turtle-shaped demonic beast, already decrepit, trembled as it stared at the old flood dragon, severed in two, its face filled with disbelief.

It had grown up with the old flood dragon in this Dragon Palace. Although its cultivation was only at the fourth-tier, its long-lived bloodline had allowed it to witness the trials and tribulations of the Five Continents and Four Seas in the Heavenly River Realm.

In its eyes, the old flood dragon was an entity on the verge of ascension, absolutely incapable of dying.

Even if it were to die, it wouldn't be above the Black Sea.

However, the cruel reality before it showed that nothing in this world was impossible.

“The old flood dragon offended my Eastern Continent territory and has been executed today. You all should know what’s best for yourselves. Do not step out of the Dragon Palace, or do not blame my sword for being merciless.”

Chen Mobai surveyed the Dragon Palace’s grand formation with his Heaven-Connecting Benevolence Responding to Earthly Spirits, discovering that its source was the Eye of the Sea. To break it, one would need the power to suppress the entire Black Sea.

Even a Void Refinement cultivator would be unable to achieve this.

Furthermore, Chen Mobai’s Void Dun Jia technique had not yet reached the sixth-tier, so he could not enter. However, even if he could, he likely wouldn't, as there was always the risk of being unable to exit.

In ancient times in the Heavenly River Realm, the best way to punish an enemy was to cast them into the Eye of the Sea.

Whether it was a Soul Transformation or Void Refinement cultivator, once they entered the Eye of the Sea, they could never return.

A cautious person like Chen Mobai would certainly not willingly step into a grand formation connected to the Eye of the Sea's power.

However, with the old flood dragon’s death, the entire Black Sea, except for the Eye of the Sea’s location, now fell under the control of the Five Elements Sect. If Chen Mobai could set up the Heavenly Curtain Earth Net Grand Formation there in the future, he might be able to reverse the situation and control the power of the Eye of the Sea. At that point, the beings in the Dragon Palace would be like fish and shrimp, free for him to catch.

After warning the Black Flood Dragon Royal Court, Chen Mobai waited for a while but found that no flood dragons or demonic beasts came out to seek revenge.

This left Chen Mobai quite disappointed. He had originally hoped that the young flood dragon, blinded by hatred, would fly out and court death.

However, it was clear that the beings of the Heavenly River Realm valued their own lives above all else.

Chen Mobai shook his head, then stepped directly onto the two severed halves of the old flood dragon's corpse, rode the wind and waves, and flew towards the Eastern Continent.

“If I don't avenge this, I swear I am no dragon!”

Once Chen Mobai’s figure vanished from above the Dragon Palace sea, the young flood dragon, having suppressed itself for a long time, finally erupted. With an angry roar, it directly smashed its own throne.

Amidst a series of thunderous crashes, in no time, the entire palace collapsed under the young flood dragon's rampage.

But even in such fury, the young flood dragon still did not charge out of the Dragon Palace. It even deliberately restrained its true spirit power from spreading, to avoid creating immense waves that might draw the 'God of Slaughter' from the Eastern Continent back.

It was at this moment that the young flood dragon and other Black Sea creatures finally understood why the demonic beasts fleeing from the Desolate Sea called the Five Elements Sect Master the 'God of Slaughter'.

If only they had known this earlier, they wouldn't have gone ashore to provoke him!

The young flood dragon now felt only one emotion: intense regret.

Originally, their clan had been lording it over the Black Sea, living carefree and unburdened, as long as they didn't provoke Central Continent sacred lands like the Everlasting Pen and Ink Forest or the Grand Void Ethereal Palace.

But they just had to go ashore and contend with the righteous path of humanity.

“Your Majesty is dead. Prince, please inform the ancestors in the upper realm about this matter…”

At this moment, after seeing the young flood dragon finish venting, Prime Minister Turtle lightly coughed twice, reminding him of something.

“Right, right, I need to report this! The reason my father and I wanted to flood the Eastern Continent was also due to orders from the upper realm…”

After realizing this, the young flood dragon suppressed its grief and immediately rushed towards the deepest part of the Dragon Palace.

Chen Mobai flew across the Black Sea, riding the old flood dragon’s corpse. Wherever he passed, the demonic beasts of the entire Black Sea trembled with fear.

Many demonic beasts were even considering migrating.

The neighboring Desolate Sea was also within the Five Elements Sect's hunting range, so it was certainly not an option. Thus, they could only go to the Earth Sea on the other side.

Even if the journey was long, many fourth-tier demonic beasts, after seeing the old flood dragon's tragic state, resolved to move, absolutely unwilling to be neighbors with the Five Elements Sect.

As for those demonic beasts unable to leave the Black Sea, they tried their best to stay far away from the Eastern Continent, hoping to hide themselves.

This feeling of being feared by all living beings made Chen Mobai feel somewhat intoxicated.

But he quickly sobered up.

He was not yet at the point of indulging in power, and there were still many beings more powerful than him.

Soon after, the land of the Eastern Continent appeared in Chen Mobai's sight.

He adjusted his attire, smeared a few drops of flood dragon blood onto his Fire Spirit Robe to make it seem as if the battle had been incredibly fierce, and even reassembled the old flood dragon's corpse, which he had been stepping on with both feet. Then, riding boundless wind and waves, he flew towards the East Yi coast.

Mount Fanghuang.

True Monarch Wuchen was playing chess with True Monarch Dakong. With the two of them stationed here, the old flood dragon couldn't gain any advantage. Thus, over time, the old flood dragon stopped coming.

After all, compared to Chen Mobai's head-on confrontations, the methods and techniques of these two were somewhat insidious.

True Monarch Dakong's Void Secret Arts were often impossible to guard against, even with the old flood dragon protected by its Ocean-Stabilizing Pearl.

“Oh! The old flood dragon’s aura…”

Just as True Monarch Wuchen placed a white piece, he sensed the familiar aura suddenly surging from the sea, and his brows furrowed slightly.

“Let’s go, intercept it. We can’t let it stir up waves and flood the coastal defense formations that were so painstakingly built.”

True Monarch Dakong was about to lose, so he simply put the black piece back, rose, and prepared to fly out of Mount Fanghuang.

“Wait, something’s wrong. Why is the old flood dragon’s aura so scattered, pervading the entire sky?!”

But at that moment, True Monarch Dakong, using his Void Secret Arts, saw the situation in the distance.

He gasped, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief!

Seeing his expression, True Monarch Wuchen also disregarded the fact that the Black Sea was the old flood dragon's territory and extended his divine sense to probe.

He then saw Chen Mobai, riding atop the old flood dragon's head.

“Long time no see, Senior Ones!”

Chen Mobai naturally sensed True Monarch Wuchen’s divine sense and True Monarch Dakong’s void power. He cupped his fists towards their location and saluted them.

Amidst shimmering silver light, True Monarch Dakong had already teleported with True Monarch Wuchen to stand before Chen Mobai. Both stared at the lifeless old flood dragon beneath Chen Mobai’s feet, still unable to believe what they saw.

“Young friend, you… you…”

True Monarch Dakong stammered, his extensive knowledge failing to explain how Chen Mobai could have possibly slain the old flood dragon.

“Thanks to the two seniors holding it back, I successfully upgraded the Primordial Chaos Bell, not failing my mission.”

“Afterward, I thought about being suppressed and beaten by that old mudfish for ten years, and the more I thought, the angrier I got. So, after leaving seclusion, I directly went to its Dragon Palace in the center of the Black Sea to find it.”

“After a bitter battle, I slew it.”

Chen Mobai, with a humble expression, briefly explained the reason and outcome of the battle in a few concise words.

As for the process, that wasn't important.

After hearing his words, both Wuchen and Dakong were even more stunned.

“Young friend, did you truly slay the old flood dragon in its Dragon Palace at the center of the Black Sea?”

If it had been on land, with Chen Mobai relying on the Primordial Chaos Bell's ability to restrain the five elements, they could barely accept such a feat.

However, to have slain the old flood dragon in a head-on battle on the Black Sea, especially with it possessing the Ocean-Stabilizing Pearl, a peak sixth-tier treasure—this was beyond their comprehension, despite their millennia of experience.

“Yes, indeed. It's just a pity that the true spirit flood dragons of the Black Flood Dragon Royal Court are all cowards, utterly lacking courage. I slew the old flood dragon right before their eyes, yet not a single one dared to come out and seek revenge. I had originally thought of slaying a few more dragons to lessen future troubles for the righteous path of the Eastern Continent…”

Chen Mobai spoke with a regretful expression, causing Wuchen and Dakong to exchange bewildered glances.

“Young friend, could it be that you borrowed the Primordial Flood Water Controlling Banner?”

Wuchen seemed to recall something, pondered his words, and then asked.

“No, no, I'm not acquainted with the Heavenly Sea Jellyfish Palace. I merely used the Primordial Chaos Bell to suppress the Ocean-Stabilizing Pearl, and then utilized other divine abilities and flying swords to kill this old flood dragon, which has caused trouble for a thousand years, in a direct confrontation.”

Chen Mobai knew that these sacred lands and major sects generally had ways to communicate with the upper realm, so he immediately distanced himself from the Jellyfish Palace.

“It seems we underestimated the secret treasures and divine abilities left by Senior Yiyuan!”

Unable to comprehend the situation otherwise, Wuchen could only attribute the feat to the One Yuan Dao Scripture and the Primordial Chaos Bell.

After all, before ascending, True Monarch Yiyuan, with his Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit, had overcome all five elements in the world, conquered the Five Continents and Four Seas, and achieved brilliant feats.

Although there were no known instances of direct confrontation or battles between True Monarch Yiyuan and the Black Flood Dragon Royal Court, this was the only logical explanation.

“Indeed, the legacy left by my patriarch played an indelible and immense role in slaying the old flood dragon.”

Chen Mobai nodded, acknowledging this point.

He then took out half a cut, deep-red crystal from his storage bag and handed it directly to True Monarch Wuchen.

“The old flood dragon was incredibly powerful. After I slew it, a significant amount of its essence blood was spilled, and I only managed to collect this much. However, I believe it should still be enough to refine a batch of Sacred True Spirit Pills.”