51: Chapter 51 Slaying the Dragon in the East Sea, Xuanming Heavy Water

The endless Eastern Sea.

The sea breeze howled, whipping up a thousand layers of giant waves that slammed fiercely against the pitch-black reefs, letting out a deafening roar.

A figure appeared without warning atop a massive reef by the seashore.

It was Tang Xun, who had just been transported from the Crimson Trial Grounds.

"Tsk tsk, this ocean view is much easier on the eyes than that blood-red hellhole."

Tang Xun took a deep breath, feeling the salty and fresh scent in the air; his mood was incredibly pleasant.

Without a moment's pause, his Divine Sense spread out like radar toward the turbulent sea beneath him.

In the third simulation, it was in these waters that he had joined forces with Jian Yi to slay the Three-Headed Flood Dragon that had been terrorizing the area, and found the legendary "Profound Nether Heavy Water" in its lair.

Soon, he sensed a massive and ferocious Aura within a deep-sea trench nearly ten thousand zhang below.

That Aura was filled with tyranny and bloodlust, far more powerful than the One-Horned Earth Dragon Python in the Crimson Trial.

Rank Three Intermediate Yao Beast! Comparable to a Core Formation Mid-stage Cultivator!

"Found it."

The corners of Tang Xun's mouth curled into a cold arc.

Without any hesitation, his body flickered, and like a cannonball, he plunged silently into the icy seawater.

The deeper he dived, the dimmer the surrounding light became, and the water pressure grew increasingly terrifying.

For an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, the terrifying water pressure of this ten-thousand-zhang deep sea alone would be enough to crush their Physical Body into a puddle of mush.

But Tang Xun moved as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.

Soon, he arrived above that bottomless trench.

Below him, a lair constructed from countless giant skeletons and coral appeared in his sight.

At the entrance of the lair, a behemoth nearly a hundred zhang long, with three hideous flood dragon heads and covered in pitch-black scales, was coiled there with its eyes closed, dozing.

It was that very Three-Headed Flood Dragon!

Seemingly sensing a stranger's approach, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon abruptly opened its six lantern-sized eyes, which were filled with tyranny and cruelty.

"Roar—!"

A silent roar echoed in the deep sea, turning into a terrifying shockwave that swept toward Tang Xun.

The surrounding seawater boiled violently because of this roar.

Floating in the water, Tang Xun didn't even bother to lift an eyelid in the face of this terrifying sonic attack.

He simply raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together to form a sword finger.

"Noisy."

He calmly uttered those two words.

Under the buff of the purple trait [Nemesis of Foreign Races].

A highly condensed, earthy-yellow Sword Qi shot out from his finger.

In the deep sea, this Sword Qi met no resistance; instead, because of the dense water-element Spiritual Qi around it, it became even heavier and more unstoppable!

Wutu Mountain-Suppressing Sword!

The Three-Headed Flood Dragon clearly hadn't expected this seemingly weak human to dare take the initiative to attack it.

Its middle head suddenly opened its bloody maw, and a water arrow as black as ink, filled with a corrosive Aura, spat out to meet the earthy-yellow Sword Qi.

However, before the unparalleled heavy power of the wutu sword Qi, this water arrow was as fragile as a stream of water from a toy gun.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi easily crushed the water arrow and then, without losing momentum, slammed fiercely into the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's head.

"Bang!"

A muffled, loud bang.

The middle head of the Three-Headed Flood Dragon was as if struck head-on by an invisible giant hammer; its hard skull instantly caved in a large section, and dark green blood sprayed wildly from its seven orifices.

"Roar—!!!"

The intense pain drove the Three-Headed Flood Dragon into a complete frenzy.

Its massive body swung violently, kicking up overwhelming undercurrents, while its other two heads opened their mouths simultaneously.

One head spat out bone-chilling frost, freezing the seawater into ice wherever it passed.

The other head spat out a toxic black mist, dyeing the surrounding seawater pitch black.

Ice and poison, two completely different powers, intertwined to form a net of death that shrouded toward Tang Xun.

"Interesting."

A hint of appreciation flashed in Tang Xun's eyes.

This beast seemed to be a bit stronger than in the simulation.

But that was all.

Facing this lethal attack, Tang Xun advanced instead of retreating.

He pinched a spell gesture with his left hand, and streaks of emerald-green Sword Qi shot from his fingertips like countless flexible vines, instantly entangling and crushing the frozen sea area!

Azure Wood Silk-Entangling Sword!

Meanwhile, he pointed forward again with his right hand as a sword finger.

This time, what erupted from his fingertip was no longer earthy-yellow Sword Qi, but a dazzling white Sword Qi that was incredibly sharp, as if it could tear through everything!

Gengjin Armor-Piercing Sword!

Although he hadn't refined a gengjin sword yet, he had long since memorized the sword arts of the Five Qi Towards Origin Sword Canon. With his current Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, the gengjin sword Qi he condensed was equally formidable.

The white Sword Qi pulled out a long vacuum tunnel in the deep sea, ignoring the toxic black mist and piercing with an indomitable Aura toward the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's seven-inch mark with pinpoint accuracy!

"Puchi!"

A muffled sound of a sharp blade entering flesh.

The gengjin sword Qi easily pierced through the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's proud, hard scales, passing right through its neck!

"Howl..."

The Three-Headed Flood Dragon let out a shrill cry of sorrow, its massive body struggling and twisting violently, turning the entire sea area upside down.

But its life force was rapidly draining away.

After a moment, its three massive heads hung down powerlessly, and its huge body slowly sank toward the depths of the pitch-black trench.

A Rank Three Yao Beast comparable to a Core Formation Mid-stage Cultivator was thus casually slain by Tang Xun ten thousand zhang beneath the sea.

"Done, call it a day."

Tang Xun clapped his hands, his face showing no emotion.

He approached the massive flood dragon's corpse and skillfully dug out the Yao cores from its three heads.

Three Yao cores—one water-attributed, one ice-attributed, and one poison-attributed—all of Rank Three Medium Grade quality and of significant value.

Then, he categorized and cut off the flood dragon's tendons, bones, scales, and flesh, storing them in his Storage Pouch.

These were all excellent Artifact Refining and Alchemy Materials and could not be wasted.

Having finished all this, he finally turned his gaze toward the massive lair built of skeletons.

He swam inside, and in a secret room illuminated by Night Pearls at the deepest part of the lair, he saw his target.

In a naturally formed stone pool, a pool of deep-blue liquid only the size of a washbasin, looking even more viscous than mercury, lay there quietly.

Though the liquid was clearly still, it gave the illusion of weighing ten thousand jun, as if it could crush the eternal heavens.

Profound Nether Heavy Water!

A single drop weighed as much as a mountain! It was a supreme treasure of the water element!

"Finally, it's mine."

A satisfied smile appeared in Tang Xun's eyes.

He took out a specially made Black Iron Jade Bottle, and carefully collected the pool of Profound Nether Heavy Water.

The main material for refining the "Xuanshui Sword" was obtained!

"Well, I have to stay in this godforsaken place for another month."

Tang Xun stowed away the Profound Nether Heavy Water, looked at the pitch-black seawater outside, and curled his lip.

However, he wasn't someone who could sit still.

"Just as well, I'll take this opportunity to thoroughly ransack this Eastern Sea Dragon Palace... bah, I mean Flood Dragon Immortal Cave. Who knows, there might be some unexpected gains."

The "plucking feathers from a passing goose" glint sparkled in Tang Xun's eyes once again as he began a carpet search of the massive lair.