Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Slaying
The underwater lair originally established, at this moment, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon couldn’t bother about it and focused on escaping first.
From Lu Ping’s perspective, he could see the silhouette of a Flood Dragon wandering in the river, casting a vast shadow that was hard to ignore.
"Where do you think you’re going?!"
Lu Yuanshan unfolded the Wind Thunder Wings and retrieved the Qingyin Flying Sword.
The Wind Thunder Wings flapped suddenly, with a speed that soared dramatically, transforming Lu Yuanshan into a stream of light that quickly caught up with the pace of the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon.
Though swift in the water, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was not as fast as Lu Yuanshan.
After catching up, Lu Yuanshan launched his offensive to intercept.
"Slash!"
With a low shout, Lu Yuanshan activated the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique, injecting immense magical power furiously into his Lifebound Flying Sword, causing the sword to emit a brilliant light, with a resplendent azure glow rising.
Whoosh!
With a distant gesture, the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword was almost instantly cast, slashing towards the faintly visible silhouette of the Flood Dragon underwater.
This sword stroke was the lethal move ’Chasing Wind and Moon’ from the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique, famed for its extreme speed.
Under the execution of Foundation Establishment Magical Power, this sword strike was unleashed, igniting a tearing sound through the air.
In Lu Ping’s vision, a streak of azure light swiftly flashed and, with a hiss, pierced into the water, clashing with the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon.
Faced with this extreme speed, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon continued to flee, and by the time it realized the flying sword was slashing at it, it was already too late to block.
It was struck on the back by the sword, causing large patches of black scales to burst immediately.
The sword blade entered its body, eliciting a sharp pain, with a torrent of fresh blood gushing from the wound, spreading in the water as a crimson fog-like cloud.
Splash!
In pain, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon’s eyes turned crimson, letting out a fierce roar.
Lu Yuanshan seized the advantage, using the Wind Thunder Wings to plunge headfirst into the water.
The enveloping Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact formed a layer of Spiritual Power Shield on the outside, not only blocking the river water but also providing him with a defensive barrier.
Upon Lu Yuanshan’s entry into the water, on the river surface, Lu Zhiwei, stepping on the Zhaoyun Sword, used sword control to pursue the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon.
She did not enter the water yet could clearly see the struggling and painfully howling body of the Flood Dragon underwater.
"Slash!"
The same commanding word for slash, Lu Zhiwei wielded the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, making a move as if slashing with a sword.
The Lifebound Flying Sword floating in her hand seemed almost sentient.
It emitted a deep and resonant sword cry and, under Lu Zhiwei’s control, traced a graceful arc in the air, plunging sharply into the water with a descending trajectory.
The Lifebound Flying Sword, like a dragon entering the sea, concentrated its sword power to the utmost, with mighty sword qi sweeping across the riverbed.
This move was a technique from the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique, ’Heavenly Line,’ more powerful compared to Chasing Wind and Moon.
At this moment, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was thrashing and rolling in the water, its life force waning, and as it continued to flee in agony, another azure sword light came from the front.
This sword was another strike from Lu Yuanshan.
The Flood Dragon, almost frenzied, dodged urgently; its form in the water was not hindered at all, narrowly avoiding this sword strike, barely managing to escape and not yet daring to celebrate.
Suddenly, a sharp surge of sword qi approached its back.
This sword strike was from Lu Zhiwei.
Facing this sword, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was utterly exhausted and unable to dodge, its back struck by another sword blow.
The sword blade embedded itself more than a foot into the Flood Dragon’s body, with sword qi violently surging, shredding wide swathes of scales, dispersing and scattering in the water.
A section of the river was stained red, with a strong smell of blood.
After repeatedly being struck, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon began to weaken, knowing it was outmatched, still opting to flee for its life, but was soon intercepted again by Lu Yuanshan with a sword.
Lu Zhiwei also pursued relentlessly, continuously using the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword with fierce and unrelenting strikes.
Both Foundation Establishment Cultivators, under combined efforts, had their flying swords continually traversing and slaying around the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon.
After a dozen moves, the Flood Dragon’s body was now largely injured, covered in wounds and scars.
But even so, its life force remained incredibly tenacious, not ceasing its breath, still fleeing in the water.
Catching the moment when Lu Zhiwei was near the water’s surface, it suddenly moved, lifting its head out of the water, and opened its jaws wide, spewing an unending stream of purple liquid from its mouth.
"Dodge quickly, don’t let your body come into contact!"
Observing the battle, Lu Ping saw this and hurriedly called out in warning.
This purple liquid was the Elixir Liquid from the Flood Dragon, possessing extremely terrifying corrosive power.
Once it touches the flesh, even a tiny bit would dissolve into a pool of purple water.
Hearing this, Lu Zhiwei hurriedly maneuvered her flying sword to ascend, avoiding the Elixir Liquid.
With Lu Ping’s earnest reminder, she didn’t dare rely on the strength of her Spiritual Artifact, not even using the Primordial Golden Bell to block it.
The Elixir Liquid plunged into the void, splashing into the water with a sound, even corroding a large expanse of river water it touched, turning into green smoke, dissolving cleanly.
"Do not touch the Elixir Liquid! Such Elixir Liquid can even dissolve Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts, and should it taint a Tier Three Spiritual Artifact, it would cause damage."
"Thankfully, the Elixir Liquid condensed in the Flood Dragon Inner Core isn’t much, and it won’t easily spit it out."
Just as Lu Ping’s words landed, as expected, seeing the Elixir Liquid spout unable to harm Lu Zhiwei, avoided high above, the Flood Dragon ceased its attack, diving back into the water to attempt an escape once again.
But at the next moment, it was met again by Lu Yuanshan’s sword.
This sword, directly slashing at its head, knocked off a broad scales section from its head, leaving a large gaping wound, with blood streaming, making it look miserable.
Seeing this condition, with its head struck by the sword, it was now not far from demise.
It was this very sword that completely made it lose its sanity again.
With bloodshot eyes filled with madness, it was terrifyingly glaring.
It suddenly opened its wide jaws, with its fangs revealed, the pitch-black depth inside seemingly endless, lunging towards Lu Zhiwei, intending to swallow her whole before dying.
"Little sister!"
Nearby, Lu Yuanshan’s startled voice resounded.
Yet Lu Zhiwei faced the crisis without panic, seeing the Flood Dragon opening its huge maw, just at the right moment to find an opportunity.
With a gesture of her delicate hand, the azure sword light shot skyward.
The Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique redirected in the air, with ultimate speed casting a sword strike at the Flood Dragon’s massive mouth!
The flying sword, quick as thunder, visibly transformed into a streak of light, stabbing straight into the Flood Dragon’s vast mouth.
With a few muffled and dull sounds, looking again at the back of the Flood Dragon’s head, suddenly bulging into a small bump, then an azure sword tip burst through, tearing scales, erupting a streak of flesh and blood.
But that wasn’t all.
The entire blade of the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword emerged from the Flood Dragon’s back of the head, lifting a trail of scattered blood.
Having been pierced through by a sword, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon instinctively retracted its upper body backward, letting out a pained cry, its body thrashing violently, stirring waves upon waves.
This sword strike was lethal.
Its life force was rapidly draining, eyes filled with panic, floundering in the river, barely hanging on.
Yet Lu Zhiwei still showed no mercy, controlling her Lifebound Flying Sword for another slash.
The Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon, now with little resistance, had no way to evade the flying sword, slashed at the neck once again, sustaining another fatal wound.
Lu Yuanshan used the Wind Thunder Wings, descending beside Lu Zhiwei, his gaze overlooking the Flood Dragon in the water, controlling the flying sword for finishing moves.
With such finish strikes, the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was utterly outmatched, slashed by several more swords again.
Its struggle diminished markedly, until completely still after a few breaths.
The massive corpse gradually floated atop the river, no longer moving at all.
"Although it took a bit of effort, we ultimately finished off the Evil Flood Dragon."
It wasn’t until then that Lu Yuanshan ceased his attacks, retracting the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword into his brow, taking a long breath.
Lu Zhiwei nodded slightly, her gaze scrutinizing the Flood Dragon’s body as though appraising a precious item.
"Its body seems to be excellent refining material, capable of crafting several Tier Three Spiritual Artifacts. We should take some back to the Sect."