Chapter 1337: Breaking Through the Mysterious Flood Dragon King's Court

As deep-sea behemoths entered the Xuanhai from within the Dharma Realm, Qing Nü activated the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu (Abyss-Stabilizing Sea-Suppressing Orb) she held above her head. It projected ethereal pale blue lights that draped over the beasts' bodies like spiritual armor. Empowered by this, the Dragon Palace's grand formation, which should have blocked their path, instead recognized them and allowed them to directly enter the Black Dragon formation.

It was like wolves entering a flock of sheep. Amidst a flurry of flesh and blood, bloody paths were carved through the dense Xuanhai demon tribe. The demons were either consumed by the Cangliu Sea behemoths or torn to shreds.

"Damn it!" exclaimed the little Flood Dragon, who was presiding over the grand formation in the center of the Dragon Palace. He immediately spotted these colossal beasts, whose formidable vital energy filled him with terror, charging into the formation. He couldn't help but become flustered and enraged.

The Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu was, in fact, one of the keys to the Dragon Palace's grand formation, and the most frequently used one at that. If the Orb had been in the old Flood Dragon's possession, it could have directly stripped the young Flood Dragon of his control over the grand formation. While Qing Nü couldn't achieve that level now, and the Orb had lost some of its spiritual essence, deciphering the Xuanjiao mark allowed her to protect certain beings from the formation's influence.

If Chen Mobai hadn't been so cautious, he could have easily used this to enter the grand formation and slay the little Flood Dragon right in front of the myriad Xuanhai demons. However, even now, with the Spirit Venerable present within the Dharma Realm, his Tongtian Zhi (Heaven-Pervading Blessing/Ability) was still subtly warning him, indicating the presence of a power capable of threatening him. Therefore, Chen Mobai adopted the most prudent approach.

Under the command of the Spirit Venerable's disciples, these deep-sea behemoths from the Cangliu Sea, cloaked in the pale blue spiritual light of the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu, began an unrelenting rampage. Three of these behemoths, having already cultivated immortal bodies, encountered no match wherever they went. This ultimately forced the little Flood Dragon to unleash the grand formation's power, manifesting a Sixth-Tier Black Dragon, hoping to annihilate them with its overwhelming Dao power.

However, at this moment, Chen Mobai sounded the Primal Chaos Bell in his hand. The power of the Heaven-Screen Earth-Net Grand Formation, restored by Zhuo Ming, streamed through the thirty-six satellites above, transforming into streaks of starlight. This starlight, channeled through the Primal Chaos Orb, infused the warm, jade-like body of the bell, manifesting a Grand Dao power that countered all five elements.

The little Flood Dragon watched as the immense bell wall, almost covering the entire Dragon Palace, flew from Chen Mobai's hand. Feeling a power on par with his own grand formation, he could only grit his teeth and send up the recently manifested Sixth-Tier Black Dragon to confront it. The Black Dragon, sweeping up myriad waves, roared as it slammed into the Primal Chaos Bell. The clash of these two peak Sixth-Tier powers immediately unleashed an enormous roar that shattered the void and echoed throughout the heavens.

Below, on the Xuanhai, the Five Elements Sect's treasure ship fleet, led by Mo Douguang, formed a Five Elements battle formation and manifested Five Elements Dao soldiers. Only after consuming vast amounts of spirit stones could they barely withstand the devastating aftershocks. Meanwhile, the Xuanjiao Royal Court, deep beneath the sea, shook violently, and many of its palaces began to crack.

The little Flood Dragon roared in anger, but could only grit his teeth. He continued to activate the grand formation with his bloodline power, attempting to hold back the constantly descending Primal Chaos Bell, whose power was growing stronger and stronger, and prevent it from completely engulfing them.

During the stalemate, Chen Mobai continuously drew power from the Xuanhai spirit veins, which had just been incorporated into the formation, via the Heaven-Screen Earth-Net Grand Formation. Meanwhile, the little Flood Dragon held firm at the Royal Court, simultaneously drawing upon the vast power of the Sixth-Tier water veins and absorbing the supreme creative power from the sea eye.

Just as the little Flood Dragon began to draw on the sea eye's power, Chen Mobai, with both his Tongtian Zhi and Ying Diling abilities fully activated, had already located his objective.

"That's it, wife, make your move!" Chen Mobai pointed a hundred *li* behind the Royal Court. There, a deep, mysterious underwater grand canyon lay, also protected by the Dragon Palace's grand formation, yet it was empty, with no Xuanhai demons guarding it. That was the location of the Xuanhai Sea Eye.

After pinpointing the direction, Qing Nü let out a soft cry. The Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu above her head erupted with a deep-sea-colored ethereal light, resembling a blue sun. Carrying vast true power, it drew in all the surrounding water essence and plunged heavily into the depths of the Xuanhai. Surprisingly, when the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu struck the sea surface, it caused no waves or splashes. It was as if a drop of water had silently merged into the ocean, yet a vast blue light shimmered, dyeing the sea area around the Xuanjiao Royal Court a clear, deep blue.

"This is bad!" The little Flood Dragon turned pale with fright upon seeing this. With a pained heart, he once again produced a piece of his ancestor's black scale, hoping to block the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu.

But Chen Mobai, who had been closely observing him, immediately flicked his sword-finger upon seeing this. The Sea-Stabilizing Sword, hovering beside Qing Nü, immediately trembled slightly, transforming into a greenish-blue sword gleam. Under Chen Mobai's command, it pierced towards the little Flood Dragon. Along its path, all water-element true power instantly dissipated upon touching the Sea-Stabilizing Sword. Even the Dragon Palace's grand formation, facing this Sixth-Tier sword artifact, was unable to block it, allowing it to cut right through.

The little Flood Dragon was greatly startled to see the Sea-Stabilizing Sword, accompanied by thunderous sounds, instantly appear above his head. At that moment, he couldn't ponder why his own grand formation seemed nonexistent before this sword. He could only raise the ancestral black scale he had just freed in his hand, transforming it into an illusory black dragon with red eyes that slammed towards the Sea-Stabilizing Sword.

The two Sixth-Tier Grand Dao powers clashed, and the Sea-Stabilizing Sword, being of an inferior grade, naturally flew back. Yet, the Sea-Stabilizing Sword, which should have been crushed, returned to Chen Mobai and Qing Nü completely unharmed.

"Lord, Lady, I have disappointed you," the sword seemed to say. The Sea-Stabilizing Sword considered Chen Mobai its true master, but since Chen Mobai had given it to Qing Nü, it was reluctant to call her "master." Thus, it had adopted these titles from the Yellow Dragon Grotto-heaven.

"You have completed your mission," Chen Mobai said with a smile. By the time the Sea-Stabilizing Sword struck before the little Flood Dragon, Qing Nü had already used the diversion to sink the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu into the undersea grand canyon, blocking the sea eye. Now, only if the little Flood Dragon activated the Dragon Palace grand formation's power would it be possible to move the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu. But Chen Mobai's Primal Chaos Bell was suspended directly above the Xuanjiao Royal Court. If the little Flood Dragon dared to divert his attention, Chen Mobai, combining his power with that of the Heaven-Screen Earth-Net Grand Formation, could instantly level the Dragon Palace.

"No good," thought the little Flood Dragon. "If this continues, the grand formation's power will eventually run out." The little Flood Dragon naturally grasped the current situation. He felt the originally inexhaustible power of the sea eye had been cut off by the Dingyuan Zhenhaizhu and the grand formation, causing him great anxiety.

"Big Brother, we can barely hold back these sea beasts! Give us more power!" At this moment, the Xuanjiao who had transformed into black dragons using the formation's power to fight the deep-sea behemoths from the Cangliu Sea, sent distress calls one after another.

The little Flood Dragon watched the strange sea beasts, cloaked in pale blue spiritual light, slaughtering freely within the formation's range. He could only grit his teeth and divert some of the formation's power into the bodies of his kin. At that instant, Chen Mobai noticed that the black dragon's power holding back his Primal Chaos Bell had weakened slightly. His gaze instantly turned cold as he focused on the bell's body, slamming it hard and pressing it down by another meter.

As the Primal Chaos Bell descended, the sea level dropped, and the seabed beneath the Xuanjiao Royal Court began to crack. Streams of magma mixed with poisonous core-earth fire surged out, in turn weakening the Dragon Palace's grand formation. The little Flood Dragon, serving as the core of the Dragon Palace's grand formation, couldn't help but have blood trickle from the corner of his mouth.

Although he was a Fifth-Tier True Spirit, his cultivation realm was only equivalent to an early-stage Human Race Deity Transformation. However, his physical body, honed over a thousand years, could be considered at the peak of the mid-stage Deity Transformation. Such a realm was considered mid-tier in the Tianhe Realm, but he was currently facing the most formidable individual in the entire realm. To have held out until now, the little Flood Dragon could already take pride, although this was primarily due to his reliance on the Dragon Palace's grand formation. But by now, he had already seen the omen of his future demise: the grand formation's power would be depleted, and he himself would be utterly exhausted.

The Dragon Palace's grand formation was countered by the Primal Chaos Bell, forcing it to expend two to three times the spiritual energy just to barely hold on. Without the unending support of the sea eye's creative power, once the Sixth-Tier water vein spiritual energy was depleted, it would have no choice but to draw upon the vital energy and blood essence of the Xuanhai demons within the formation. But it was clear that the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation knew this, having already dispatched these terrifying sea beasts to slaughter within the formation in advance. Moreover, with the little Flood Dragon controlling the grand formation at such high intensity, his divine sense would inevitably be exhausted. In this regard, he definitely couldn't outlast the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation, who was rumored to be on the verge of stepping into the Void Refinement stage.

Most crucially, besides himself, there was no second Fifth-Tier True Spirit in the Xuanjiao Royal Court. This meant that the moment he fell, the grand formation would be shattered by the Primal Chaos Bell, and all the Xuanjiao present would become captives, or even be crushed to dust by the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation.

Upon realizing this, the little Flood Dragon couldn't help but feel immense regret. Why had he gone to join the commotion on the Eastern Continent in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to just let the righteous and demonic factions fight among themselves? Wasn't it better for their clan to simply rule over the Xuanhai and live in peace? But at that time, both he and the old Flood Dragon believed that going to the Eastern Continent and wreaking havoc would have no repercussions. After all, even during the peak of the Eastern Lands Imperial Court, their clan had endured by relying on the Xuanhai and the sea eye grand formation. Let alone the Eastern Continent, whose strength was weakened at that time. How unfair was Heaven, to allow such a world-shaking existence as the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation to emerge from the Human Race of the Eastern Continent!

The little Flood Dragon looked at Chen Mobai above the Xuanhai, single-handedly suppressing the Xuanjiao Royal Court with the Primal Chaos Bell. His heart was filled with both jealousy and despair. By now, unless a Sixth-Tier black dragon descended from the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, the future of the Xuanjiao Royal Court being breached was already unchangeable.

"Where there's life, there's hope!" After this realization, though the little Flood Dragon felt that abandoning his ancestral legacy was an utterly shameful act that would likely stain his name for ten thousand years among his clan, to survive, he could no longer care for such empty reputation. He gritted his teeth and conveyed his decision to his kin who were battling the Cangliu Sea behemoths.

"Big Brother!""Father!""Uncle!"

Upon hearing his words, the many Xuanjiao were greatly astonished. They wanted to persuade him otherwise but had no better solution themselves.

"My decision is made. Soon, I will go all out to open a path for your escape. Chen the Turtle Immortal will surely have all his attention on me. All of you, find your own ways to scatter and escape."

After saying these words, the little Flood Dragon no longer hesitated. He manifested his true Black Dragon form and brought out the last six ancestral black scales. Each of these could unleash Sixth-Tier divine abilities, serving as the foundational treasures of the Xuanjiao Royal Court. Unfortunately, all of them were countered by the Primal Chaos Bell. However, with the little Flood Dragon activating them all at once, they still unleashed a power that caused even Chen Mobai's expression to change.

"Don't resist!" Chen Mobai immediately shouted to the million-strong army of the Five Elements Sect surrounding the Xuanjiao Royal Court. He waved his sleeve, and his Dharma Realm unfolded, sweeping all thousand treasure ships and the cultivators on them into its confines. This surge of power from the little Flood Dragon erupted outwards, aimed at the Primal Chaos Bell. Thus, the Cangliu Sea behemoths within the grand formation were, ironically, safe.

*Dong dong dong!*

A series of dull bell chimes resonated. The Primal Chaos Bell, which had been on the verge of sinking deep into the sea, suddenly swayed as if repeatedly struck by a muffled club, wobbling and rising upward. Chen Mobai immediately pushed the Heaven-Screen Earth-Net Grand Formation's power to its limit. However, at this time, the satellites in the sky began to explode one by one, some unable to withstand the transmission of such immense spiritual energy. The Primal Chaos Bell was lifted another few hundred meters, and the Dragon Palace grand formation, which had been suppressed by it, suddenly expanded.

Earth-shattering dragon roars resounded as black dragons formed and scattered in all directions. Their innate water evasion ability allowed them to travel thousands of *li* away in an instant after diving into the sea.

Chen Mobai frowned, but since the little Flood Dragon was still within the grand formation, he did not pursue the escaping Xuanjiao. After all, compared to a Fifth-Tier existence, these Xuanjiao were not a significant threat. At most, the Five Elements Sect disciples would simply have to work harder later.

Chen Mobai, clearly distinguishing his priorities, blocked the little Flood Dragon's final burst of power, then continued to press down the Primal Chaos Bell. Accompanied by another clear bell chime, the Dragon Palace's grand formation was now utterly incapable of blocking the Primal Chaos Bell. The black dragon, which had originally been able to withstand the bell, continuously fell amidst cries of sorrow. The Xuanhai parted, revealing the last Xuanjiao circling the Dragon Palace.

"Chen the Turtle Immortal, you destroy my Xuanjiao Royal Court today!" the little Flood Dragon shrieked. "One day, my clan's descendants will also level your Five Elements Sect!"

Chen Mobai remained expressionless in the face of the little Flood Dragon's curse. "Isn't that just how the world works?" Chen Mobai replied. "No power lasts forever. Your Xuanjiao Royal Court has been passed down since the creation of heaven and earth, accruing countless karmic entanglements. Now, Heaven uses my hand to level you, which can be seen as karmic retribution."

"You just wait!" the little Flood Dragon retorted. "From now on, as long as I live, your Five Elements Sect disciples had better not appear in the Four Seas..."

After saying his last words, the little Flood Dragon took out a silver-glowing talisman and activated it, enveloping his entire body. This was a Fifth-Tier Heaven-Escaping Talisman, capable of instantly teleporting a Deity Transformation existence. As the Dragon Palace's grand formation had not yet been completely broken, he had enough time to escape. With a flash of silver light, the little Flood Dragon had already escaped into the void.

In response, Chen Mobai waved his hand, employing his newly learned Void God Chains.