44: Spiritual weapon forging

“Troublesome. This old Dragon and this River God seem to have reached a deal…”

“However, if this old Dragon's true body is here, then who is the Flood Dragon outside?”

Li Jiangchen secretly speculated.

At this moment, above the Green Wave Pool.

With a mournful cry from the Flood Dragon, the Dragon Lord's body heavily crashed onto the lake surface, quickly shriveling into a mere husk.

“It's actually a Flood Dragon's shed skin? Oh no!”

General Guoshi Guo Ziyi exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing this, several adjutants beside him quickly stepped forward.

“My Lord, let us go down to assist. Otherwise, General Xianluo might be in trouble.”

“General Xianluo is a Prodigy of the younger generation; in the future, she will surely enter the God Observation Realm. We cannot afford to lose her.”

“We earnestly request, My Lord, that you allow us to go down.”

The generals shouted in unison.

Guo Ziyi's face showed a look of struggle.

Previously, he had already known about the Dragon Lord refining the heavy water bead.

He had intended to go personally, but was persuaded by his adopted daughter, Chu Xianluo.

This woman possessed the Heavenly One Sacred Water Spiritual Physique; her combat power soared when in water, unlike him. Although he had condensed a Divine Ability, it was earth-elemental, and its power would be greatly reduced in water.

Moreover, he had suffered severe injuries many years ago, and his strength had declined significantly. If he were to enter the ten-thousand-foot-deep pool and fight the Dragon Lord, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Mysterious Water Cave.

Boom—

Three dragon breaths spewed forth, and the intense qi force instantly blasted the three demons away, slamming them hard against the stone wall.

However, at the moment of impact with the stone wall, Li Jiangchen activated his Withered and Flourishing Sword Intent, his aura dropping to its lowest point, blending into the darkness.

He glanced over and saw the Green-winged Fish Dragon's tail flick out a rainbow light, its body becoming dreamlike and illusory, also merging into the stone wall.

In an instant, only the Crocodile Demon remained, getting up from the ground, covered in dirt.

‘What a clever method of concealment; that Fish Dragon is indeed not simple.’ Li Jiangchen secretly noted.

Earlier, when he exposed Consort Bang's hiding spot, he noticed that only this demon looked in Consort Bang's direction.

This perception was something even the Golden Turtle Demon Lord, a Peak Demon Lord, could not achieve.

On the other side, the Crocodile Demon struggled to get up, a sharp pain in its spine, as if its whole body had fallen apart. It scanned its surroundings, but there was no trace of the other two demons.

“Damn it!”

The Crocodile Demon cursed under its breath, but its scalp suddenly tingled. In its perception, a shadow was cast overhead. Looking up, it met the Dragon Lord's cold gaze.

“Dragon Lord, spare my life. From now on, I will be your subordinate and do your bidding, how about it?” The Crocodile Demon knelt and begged for mercy.

“Spare your life?” The Dragon Lord sneered, “Alright, hand over your origin blood and let this Lord plant a Divine Soul Restriction. Then I will spare your life.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Crocodile Demon was stunned.

Origin blood and Divine Soul—once controlled by someone, one could never resist for all eternity.

A single thought could cause the controlled person to die.

“What, unwilling?” The Dragon Lord feigned anger.

“Alright. I'll hand it over.” The Crocodile Demon lowered its head, a drop of crimson origin blood seeping from its forehead, a hint of determination in its eyes.

Just as the Dragon Lord was about to collect the origin blood, a giant pair of scissors appeared in the Void Realm, suddenly opening and closing, striking the Dragon Lord's waist and abdomen.

However, at the moment of contact, a layer of yellow dragon scale armor appeared around the Dragon Lord, blocking the attack entirely.

“You're courting death!”

The Dragon Lord roared in anger, his dragon claw descended, and the Crocodile Demon's head exploded. A wisp of its demon soul was extracted and merged into the heavy water bead in the distance.

In an instant, the heavy water bead shone brightly, its aura infinitely approaching that of a Spiritual Artifact.

“Just one more demon soul…” The Dragon Lord's gaze swept over, landing on a stone wall. The next moment, his body abruptly vanished.

“Found you!”

Boom—

The dragon claw descended, the stone wall shattered, revealing the Fish Dragon's form.

qi force tore at it, and the Fish Dragon's body rapidly disintegrated. A woman in white robes shot out from within, her aura surging dramatically, reaching the Peak of the Quenching Fiend Realm.

As the dragon claw approached, a Zhanblue current of water appeared, encircling the woman's body and forming a protective qi shield.

Bang—

The woman was sent flying by the dragon claw, soaring hundreds of feet backward, smashing through stone walls along the way, yet her aura showed no sign of weakening.

“That Fish Dragon Demon Lord was actually a Human Race Martial Artist in disguise…” Li Jiangchen observed, speculating in his heart, “This place is the Green Wave Pool, so it must be a Martial Artist under the command of the Garrison General… No wonder.”

The Dragon Lord's refinement of the heavy water bead had been ongoing for several centuries, so it was naturally no secret.

It would be strange if the Human Race didn't take action.

On the other side, the Dragon Lord and the white-robed woman were locked in a fierce battle. Their qi force swept through, and the Mysterious Water Cave continuously vibrated, with more than half of it destroyed in the blink of an eye.

Li Jiangchen observed that the white-robed woman had cultivated some kind of water-elemental Spiritual Physique, giving her considerable combat power underwater. Especially the water current surrounding her, which shimmered with a bluish-purple light, seemed to have the effect of dissipating force.

Each time the Dragon Lord struck, ninety percent of his power was dissipated.

However, the Dragon Lord belonged to the Flood Dragon species, and with the advantage of the terrain, he gradually gained the upper hand.

Whoosh—

The Dragon Lord raised his dragon claw, and the dark claw cover on it glowed blue, continuously drawing out the essence of the water veins.

This claw cover was actually a High Grade Magical Artifact, and its quality was quite good.

Underwater in this area, its power far surpassed ordinary items.

“Human, die!”

The dragon claw struck out, transforming into a Zhanblue giant claw that swept towards her.

The white-robed woman narrowly dodged, only to see a sinister smile on the Dragon Lord's face. She immediately cried out internally, realizing something was wrong, as a dragon tail burst from the ground, suddenly whipping at her from behind.

Bang—

The water current surrounding her body exploded and was completely depleted. The white-robed woman was sent flying hundreds of feet away like a broken sack, slamming hard against a giant rock.

“Human woman, Quenching Fiend Realm Peak, Heavenly One Sacred Water… So you are that old Guo's adopted daughter. Very well, this Lord will devour you alive today and return your head to old Guo, to avenge the severed tail from a hundred years ago.”

The Dragon Lord revealed his true form, transforming into a dozens-of-feet-long giant Dragon, swimming in a 'Z' shape.

Suddenly, the Dragon Lord's heart gave a warning. His body abruptly twisted to the side, and a sword light grazed his dragon abdomen, tearing open a large swath of flesh and blood, scattering dragon blood everywhere.

“What a pity, just a little short…” Li Jiangchen arrived in front of the white-robed woman, frowning slightly.

Just now, he had restrained his aura to the limit, using his strongest Chan Meditation sword strike, yet it was still quite lacking.

After all, crossing a major Realm, even though the Dragon Lord had not yet developed spiritual insight, his Mental Energy was far superior to ordinary Demon Lords, allowing him to sense danger at the critical moment.

“You are the Sword Flood Dragon from earlier?” The white-robed woman calmed her qi and blood, asking in confusion.

“Li Jiangchen of Qingzhou Demon Suppression Division.” Li Jiangchen's qi force erupted, numerous stars encircled his head, and his aura continuously surged.

The dark demon country spread, an invisible force field expanding throughout the Immortal Cave.

“Today, I have come to slay demons!”

Li Jiangchen's figure flickered, disappearing into the Void Realm. His Chan Meditation sword move, infused with the power of the stars, arrived in an instant, striking directly at the Dragon Lord's head.

“Nine-layered Waves Piling Mountains.” The dragon claw grabbed at the Void Realm, and the water veins transformed into surging waves, sweeping forth one after another.

The next moment, sword light flashed, like a long ribbon splitting the sky, the water waves were divided into two sections, and the residual power charged directly towards the Dragon Lord.

The Dragon Lord summoned a dragon scale shield and narrowly defended, but the residual sword light still forced him back hundreds of feet.

At this moment, Xianluo's beautiful eyes were wide with disbelief: “An Aperture Opening Realm cultivation, yet able to contend with a Peak Demon Lord-level Dragon Demon?

No, even if that black mist force field is a Peerless Grade Dao technique, the Dragon Demon suffered no minor injuries, plus the consumption from the previous battle.

But, this… it's still impossible.

How could the power of his sword moves increase to such an extent?” Xianluo pondered various factors but couldn't understand.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind.

“Unless…”

Thinking of this, Xianluo took a deep breath.

“Sword Dao Divine Body!”

Boom—

The Dragon Lord spat out blood, his body covered in nearly a hundred sword marks, large and small, the largest one several feet long, directly threatening his heart.

“Damn it!” A hint of determination flashed in the Dragon Lord's eyes, and he abruptly darted towards the heavy water bead behind him.

“Not good. This Dragon Demon is willing to sacrifice the heavy water bead's transformation into a Spiritual Artifact, just to forcefully activate it!” Xianluo exclaimed in alarm.

However, it was already too late.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Lord had already approached, his dragon claw just three feet from the heavy water bead.

At this moment, a voice came from within the giant clam.

“The last demon soul… it's you, Dragon Lord!”

The heavy water bead swelled against the wind, like a giant cauldron, smashing down on the Dragon Lord's head with a boom, instantly splattering red and white.

A wisp of demon soul tried to escape, but the heavy water bead flashed with light, devouring the demon soul whole.

As the last demon soul merged, the heavy water bead's spirituality reached Perfection, and a profound aura spread throughout the entire area, far surpassing the previous Dao techniques.

This is… a Divine Ability!