Chapter 1201, The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s Triumph

Translator: Silavin

  

*Hmph!* In the end, Qin Yichen gritted his teeth. A torrent of vigorous Yuan Energy roared outward and condensed into a seemingly indestructible shield before him.

 

*Swish!* Almost in the very instant the shield finished forming, those five dreadful cold gleams had already pierced through it. The shield that had appeared impregnable was punctured as easily as brittle paper.

 

Blood Hand Zhao Xueqi was by no means a name without foundation. According to accounts, his gauntlet had been obtained during one great stroke of fortune within the Myriad Beasts War Domain, and was purpose-forged for shattering all manner of Yuan Energy shields.

 

How many experts had fallen with bitter hearts beneath this sharp and insidious offensive of his, and how many bleached bones had it taken to build the reputation of the ‘Blood Hand’, that chilling and skin-crawling title.

 

In the instant the cold gleams pierced through, sharp-eyed experts among the onlookers spotted the sight of blood scattering into the air.

 

*Boom!*

 

At virtually the same instant, that enormous blade edge came chopping down. The already-pierced Yuan Energy shield was shattered entirely in a single moment, and then, still carrying considerable remaining momentum, the blade edge continued its descent, chopping downward toward Qin Yichen below.

 

The dangers exchanged in no more than a few brief breaths left hearts shuddering with dread.

 

These two experts who held dominion over thousands of kilometres within the Myriad Beasts War Domain, when combined, were far more fearsome than anyone had anticipated.

 

Qin Yichen, who had appeared quite comparable to them in strength, had seemingly been left with no room to resist before being struck by that terrifying offensive.

 

*Bang!*

 

Under the gaze of the crowd, a figure was sent flying backward beneath that fearsome blade, and in mid-air, dazzling blood seemed to trail down in its wake.

 

“*Hmph!* Overestimating yourself!”

 

Zhang Qun let out a cold laugh, then stepped forward and went chasing after that figure sent flying, Zhao Xueqi’s intention clearly mirroring his as well, his figure also turning to a streak of light and shooting in pursuit.

 

After all, Qin Yichen still had both the Sacred Energy Fruit and a precious Beast Core on him.

 

*Bang!*

 

However, at the very moment the two of them were almost upon him, the lake below erupted in a tremendous wave. The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon thrust its enormous head up from the lake, opened its great maw, and swallowed Qin Yichen’s figure whole.

 

*Splash!*

 

In the instant it swallowed Qin Yichen, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s pair of enormous eyes swept coldly over Zhao Xueqi and Zhang Qun. Then, under their expressions of stunned outrage, it submerged once more into the lake, sending cascades of mist surging skyward in all directions.

 

This sudden turn of events left every expert present completely dumbstruck.

 

Though everyone had been aware that the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon had been lurking within the lake, not a single soul had imagined that this beast would strike at this precise moment, and in a single move, succeed entirely.

 

Its Beast Core was on Qin Yichen, and so was the Sacred Energy Fruit.

 

With this, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon had in fact become the final victor.

 

“Damn it all!”

 

At this instant, even Zhang Qun could not help but roar in fury, driving a massive Blade Qi downward in a relentless tearing of the lake’s surface. The lake water churned as if boiling, roiling in endless agitation.

 

Zhao Xueqi struck out in equal fury, driving stream after stream of ferocious claw shadows plunging into the lake below.

 

Yet to the disappointment of both men, while their onslaught carried every appearance of intending to churn the entire lake dry, it sank in the end like stones dropped into a vast sea. The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon showed absolutely no sign of surfacing again.

 

Zhao Xueqi and Zhang Qun, though supremely self-assured, and despite the extreme urgency they felt over the Sacred Energy Fruit in Qin Yichen’s possession, still had their reason. They knew they absolutely could not enter the lake to seek out the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon.

 

The latter’s strength already naturally surpassed theirs. To enter its territory on top of that would be no different from a sheep walking into a tiger’s den, a journey with no chance of returning.

 

…

 

At this moment, within the lake, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s enormous body was descending at lightning speed.

 

This Demonic Beast of considerable intelligence was clearly in exceedingly high spirit.

 

It had originally supposed it would require considerable effort to reclaim the Sacred Energy Fruit and its Beast Core.

 

Even it had not anticipated that the same figure who had taken its Beast Core would also seize the Sacred Energy Fruit.

 

This had undeniably spared the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon a great deal of trouble.

 

Moreover, the three-way battle had been a case of the sandpiper and the clam fighting one another while the fisherman took the gain.

 

What delighted the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon most was that Qin Yichen’s physical body held a peculiar attraction for it. It could sense that consuming and refining this person would likely prove more effective than that not-yet-fully-matured Sacred Energy Fruit, and might even, perhaps, allow it to cross that final step and enter the Saint Realm.

 

In the depths of the lake, the endless water seemed to blot out all light, leaving only darkness.

 

The water here was colder than ice itself, as though capable of freezing all things, yet it showed no sign of actually icing over. Instead, it flowed in dim, eerie eddies, profoundly strange.

 

As for Qin Yichen, though his physical body was extraordinarily powerful, he had refrained from fully revealing his identity. The combined assault of two Peak Stage Martial Ancestors had still sent the qi and blood within him churning.

 

In that single moment of distraction, he had been swallowed whole by the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon.

 

In the surrounding darkness, Qin Yichen sensed a constant devouring force pressing upon him, as though seeking to absorb and refine him.

 

Moreover, the Beast Core within his ring was trembling faintly, as though it too had been roused by some summons.

 

“What a plan!” Qin Yichen gave a cold inward laugh. The Demonic Beasts of the Myriad Beasts War Domain, it seemed, were utterly incomparable to ordinary Demonic Beasts outside, whether in strength or in cunningness.

 

This time, had it been an ordinary Peak Stage Martial Ancestor instead, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s scheme would undoubtedly have succeeded. Not only would it have reclaimed its Beast Core, it would have claimed the Sacred Energy Fruit as well.

 

Unfortunately, he was by no means any ordinary Martial Ancestor.

 

With dozens of experts watching outside, he had been unable to display the Myriad Dao Divine Armour. But here, he had not the slightest concern.

 

The Myriad Dao Divine Armour, which had proven capable of withstanding even remnant divine techniques strong enough to annihilate Saints, could naturally resist this devouring force with laughable ease.

 

Before long, Qin Yichen sensed that the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon had apparently come to a halt. One could only assume that the latter had also perceived something amiss.

 

A moment later, Qin Yichen felt a powerful force drive into him. His figure, carried along by a massive surge of air, was expelled from the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s maw in a great burst.

 

Before Qin Yichen had time to survey the dark surroundings, the first thing that met his gaze was a pair of azure, piercingly cold eyes.

 

“Why have you stopped refining me?” Qin Yichen’s lip curved into a playful smile, his tone entirely unhurried.

 

Such a manner showed not the slightest trace of fear or panic before a Half-Saint Realm Demonic Beast.