Chapter 594: The Master of Southern Flood
Chapter 594: The Master of Southern Flood
Deep within the murky waters, a majestic Azure Stone Great Hall stood, unchanging for tens of millions of years.
And at this moment, the master of this grand hall had completely lost its vitality.
Wisps of gray fog drifted out from the Southern Dragon King's body, entering Shen Yi's five fingers, while the blood talisman in his palm gradually faded and eventually dissipated under the constant washing of the water waves.
Boom—
This battered and immense dragon body finally collapsed to the ground, its gaping wounds shocking to the sight, revealing the bones beneath.
"Congratulations to our Master, ruling over Southern Flood!"
Ke Shisan led over ten Fusion Realm demon kings, all of them kneeling on one knee in unison, with clasped fists.
In front of the Southern Dragon King's corpse, this was not just flattery but a statement of fact.
"..."
Surprisingly, Shen Yi did not immediately collect the Dragon King's body but instead gazed intently at the Azure Stone Great Hall in front of him, muttering, "It's not over yet."
In his line of sight, this exaggerated giant structure made entirely of Azure Stone was now completely enveloped by an even more eerie and terrifying dark hall.
The Southern Demon Hall.
The reason it couldn't completely suppress this Azure Stone Dragon Palace initially was due to the insufficient lifespan of the demons and because Shen Yi's slightly rash actions inadvertently attracted the Southern Dragon King's attention.
But now, it seemed it was time to take over this place completely.
Shen Yi turned his gaze towards the Dragon Den deep within the hall and discovered that the vast dragon energy that had settled in the bottomless abyss for many years had begun to stir vigorously after the death of the Southern Dragon King.
At most, it would take half a day for this dragon energy to surge into the clouds and spread towards the Four Flood Dragons.
By then, it would be normal for it to alert the Northern Flood, and even reach the ears and eyes of the White Rhino and the Immortals.
This was the first hurdle Shen Yi had to overcome.
Fortunately, he had already prepared a plan.
Without the Dragon King, Southern Flood needed a new ruler! It required the suppression of a powerful dragon clan with exceptionally pure bloodline, and who could compare to Ke Shisan in this regard?
Shen Yi fixed his gaze on the Dragon Den and said softly, "Go and give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Ke Shisan immediately stood up and fearlessly leaped into the Dragon Den.
The next moment, he fully activated his vital essence, resonating with the dense yellow energy around him that was almost tangible.
These dragon energies clung tightly to Ke Shisan's flesh, as if hesitantly probing something.
Until they sensed the incredibly pure bloodline power within this Stone Demon, they seemed to see a new king and roared as they surged towards him!
With the support of these dragon energies, Ke Shisan closed his eyes, remaining motionless, while the aura on his body gradually surged!
His cultivation soared to a level far beyond that of Ye Jiu and the Southern Dragon King.
Heaven Realm Perfection!
"Huff."
Shen Yi quietly observed the robust figure before him, finding it hard to imagine that if the Southern Dragon King had remained in this place without venturing out and instead relied on the dragon energy to contend with the Seven Sects of Southern Flood, how could they have possibly surpassed such an opponent with their current strength.
"Reporting to my Master, it's done!"
The restless dragon energy gradually calmed down, gently wrapping around Ke Shisan's body.
He opened his eyes in delight, and it was evident that the Dragon Den had recognized a new master. Although he couldn't bring this Heaven Realm Perfection cultivation beyond the Dragon Den, he had at least helped his master solve the first problem.
"Come back."
Shen Yi gently nodded, recalling Ke Shisan and numerous Stone Demons into his spiritual sea.
Although having a subordinate with Heaven Realm Perfection strength was tempting, he needed Ke Shisan to stay by his side as an assistant for the time being. Moreover, after resolving the current situation and feeding all the corpses into the Dragon Den, it might be possible to assist Ke Shisan in breaking through.
When the Dragon Den stopped changing, Shen Yi finally heaved a sigh of relief.
This proved that his guess was correct.
If Southern Flood could be manipulated in this way, then Western Flood, Eastern Flood, and even Northern Flood could follow suit.
Of course, this could only prove that it was possible to do so without being detected. To truly control the heaven and earth's energy of a land and water, he still needed to find that missing Grand Seal.
Only these things could pose a real threat to the Immortals.
Shen Yi raised his eyes to look at the interface.
To avoid raising suspicions, when he and the others fought the Southern Dragon King earlier, the Stone Demons had already transformed into butchers, completely burying the dragon princes and their descendants in this quiet water area before they could react.
Even their most loyal and powerful guards were not spared.
Beneath hundreds of dense notifications, countless demons and monsters of at least Return to Void Realm and above were buried, and even the gaps in the Azure Stone bricks were filled with demon blood.
【Remaining Demon Lifespan: 12,940,000 years】
This was undoubtedly Shen Yi's biggest gain since his transmigration, a vast amount that even he couldn't help but stare in awe for a moment when he first laid eyes on it.
Such an immense demon lifespan, if given to one person to cultivate a technique, would be an endless nightmare.
But ever since the formation of Wan Yao Dian, Shen Yi had noticed something amiss.
This grand hall, which obscured the immortal city and suppressed the Dragon Palace, and even stole the power of immortals, seemed to be doing more than just cultivation with the influx of demon lifespans. It was clearly stealing the power of heaven and earth!
"Hmm."
Shen Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air and his figure swiftly moved towards the Dragon Palace. He picked up a jade seal from the table.
This seal was obviously used to command the Southern Flood waters, held by the Crown Prince of the Ke family, and granted the authority to mobilize all the water soldier demons in the Dragon Palace.
But it wasn't the item he needed.
He looked at the panel again.
【Demon Emperor Seal: The holder of this seal is the Demon Emperor's envoy, patrolling on behalf of heaven.】
"..."
Shen Yi paused for a moment, and no matter how he looked at the four characters "patrolling on behalf of heaven," it seemed strange.
According to the literal meaning, this was the responsibility of a royal envoy.
The question is, does the Blue Sky agree to your replacement?
Just force it.
Fortunately, this abundant lifespan wasn't earned by him... it came quickly and left quickly, and if it's gone, it's gone.
Shen Yi closed his eyes, and his soul entered the Wan Yao Nan Dian.
As the remaining demon lifespan suddenly decreased significantly, a red jade seal quickly took shape on the throne of the demon hall. Between the white and green fingers, a strand of scarlet breath quietly emerged, and then, like a vortex, it swept through, soon ravaging the entire city!
In the center of the vortex, a square red jade seal rapidly formed, as if carved by an invisible knife with exquisite craftsmanship. Soon, on top of the seal, a blood-red phoenix emerged, soaring in flight.
At the same time, within the Wan Yao Nan Dian's shadow that enveloped the Qing Shi Da Dian, a red light also appeared, like a prison tightly binding the entire Qing Shi Palace, quickly eroding it!
"Heh."
Yu Lan held the seal tightly, her breath heavy.
In an instant, Shen Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and his vision seemed to soar a thousand feet, revealing the entire Southern Flood land and water!
And in this water and land, countless misty silk threads slowly wandered, forming a cycle.
"Is this the aura of the entire Southern Flood?"
Shen Yi's heart stirred, and he inadvertently disrupted the perfect cycle.
He could summon these auras for his use at any time! The vastness of this heavenly energy far surpassed the Dao Fusion Realm, not to mention the Heaven Stage Perfect, let alone the stronger Dao Realm.
A mere sacred ground, compared to the Southern Flood, was like a shallow puddle to the ocean.
Even with the most exquisite techniques, how could it make up for the numerical disparity?
No matter how unwilling he was to admit it, the power obtained from this million-year demon lifespan was much more worthwhile than using it on himself...
"Sss."
Shen Yi bit his tongue forcefully, forcing himself to stop the thought of trying to control these heavenly auras.
He wasn't dazed by this shocking scene.
It's worth knowing that immortals possess four such things... now there should be three.
Moreover, the Southern Flood was the most barren of them all.
Sure enough, the white rhino in the sky opened its eyes again, looking towards the Southern Flood with confusion, as if sensing the momentary disturbance in the aura.
But the blood-red threads in the Wan Yao Nan Dian's shadow seemed to obscure its vision.
The white rhino watched silently for a while, shook its head, and returned to its slumber.
"..."
Shen Yi also remained silent for a long time.
Sitting on a mountain of gold but unable to use it, this feeling was truly uncomfortable.
But he could only comfort himself.
At least he had a life-threatening technique.
If he were truly pushed to the brink, with the attitude of not caring if the immortal discovered him, he could use this power. With this strength, even the Boundless Dao Emperor Sect and the Northern Dragon Palace would be hard-pressed to withstand him for a single incense stick's worth of time.
Moreover, with one, there would be a second.
If he could control both floods, even the poorer Western and Southern Floods, even an immortal would have to think twice.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi's mood improved, and his exhaustion finally had meaning.
He slowly walked out of the Qing Shi Palace and approached the blurry dragon corpse, intending to extend his hand and collect it into his finger ring. But he heard hurried breathing nearby.
Shen Yi slightly raised his eyes and saw a graceful figure tightly clutching her sleeves nearby.
Ji Jingxi, a ten-thousand-year-old He Dao Realm predecessor and the Qingyue Zongzhu, had long since abandoned her girlish demeanor after the death of Senior Brother Qin.
Biting her red lips, she widened her moist eyes, her ample chest heaving erratically, no longer maintaining her previous calm and cold demeanor.
"You..."
Ji Jingxi had come with the intention of saving someone. Even if she died here today, she was determined to bring Shen Yi back from the water.
Although her rationality told her that even if she disregarded life and death, it would be difficult to do anything in front of the Southern Dragon King, the thought of the Southern Flood Seven Sons' only hope being extinguished made her lose her composure.
However, Ji Jingxi never expected that after rushing to the Dragon Den with all her might, she would see the Southern Dragon King's corpse without any warning.
This cruel and cautious Dragon Demon, after losing its breath, was in such a miserable state, quietly lying in front of Shen Yi's tall boots, and it was hard to tell how terrifying it was when it was alive.
"Why is Senior Ji here?"
Shen Yi quietly put away the dragon's body, feeling a bit relieved that he had acted quickly. Otherwise, if the strangeness in the Dragon Den had been noticed earlier, it would have been difficult to explain.
At the same time, he was also puzzled.
With the situation so clear, and with no secrets to hide, why would a mid-stage Heaven Realm cultivator come to join the fray?
"Senior?"
Hearing this title, Ji Jingxi's lips curled into a complex arc as she stared at Shen Yi's face: "I feel like I should be calling you Senior."
She exhaled a long breath: "Can't you tell me your title yet?"
At this moment, Ji Jingxi completely ruled out the possibility that Shen Yi was the reincarnation of Senior Brother Qin.
With the cultivation of the initial Heaven Realm and in such a short time, standing in front of the Dragon Den and slaying the Dragon King was something Senior Brother Qin couldn't have done, let alone if he had been reincarnated. Even if he had come back to life, it would still be impossible.
Only a true immortal who had reincarnated and trained could have accomplished such a terrifying feat as the Shen Zongzhu.
Title... title?
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and glanced at her strangely.
This Senior Ji seemed to have gone a little mad.
As the two of them stared at each other, on another floating island in the Southern Flood, Qi Yansheng supported Ye Jiu as he landed, feeling a bit dazed as he steadied himself, preparing to temporarily suppress the rampaging Demon Energy within Ye Jiu's body.
Just then, a faint wail, as if from nowhere, reached his ears.
The wailing seemed to come from all directions, not very loud, but like a lingering melody, it lingered in the air.
Qi Yansheng looked up in a daze, only to see that the once clear blue sky had become noticeably darker, and a light drizzle fell upon the world, washing away the previous bloody stench.
The death of a Heaven Realm Dragon Demon was an extremely rare sight.
But perhaps they had seen too many of them lately.
Qi Yansheng, instead of being filled with doubt and uncertainty, became numb. He reached out his hand to catch the falling raindrops, and Ye Jiu, who had fallen to the ground with a thud, didn't complain but opened his mouth to taste the rain.
The raindrops dissolved into an incredibly pure Earth and Heaven aura.
With the fall of a whale, all things come to life.
The Southern Dragon King was the largest whale in this water and land, and his death would undoubtedly bring blessings to all living beings.
"I don't understand."
Qi Yansheng turned to look at Ye Jiu, his voice hoarse as if burned: "If there really is such a genius in the world, why was he born in our Southern Flood Seven Sects?"
Could it be that the reason the Southern Flood lacked immortal opportunities was because all the blessings were used to create such a terrifying creature?
Ye Jiu closed his eyes and felt the sweet rain, and it was a long time before he opened his cracked lips.
He rarely agreed with Qi Yansheng's views, but this time, he had no intention of refuting him.
The only thing that needed correction was...
"He's not some genius."
Ye Jiu opened his eyes, and with the rain's nourishment, he regained some strength. He struggled to get up from the ground and then, without any airs of a master, sat on the ground, panting heavily.
After a long time, he cleared his throat and laughed: "He is the Lord of the Southern Flood."
Hearing these four words, Qi Yansheng trembled: "With the Southern Dragon King dead, the other Floods will surely find out..."
"I don't give a damn."
Ye Jiu wiped the blood from his face and spat: "I can't even wield a sword properly, so why would I have the mind to think about these things? I only know that Nanyang is the leader of the Seven Sons, and following him is the right choice."
(End of Chapter)
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