The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Alarms blared in Chen Dong's mind. 'Is this Evil Flood Dragon trying to ascend into a true dragon in one fell swoop?'

'A hui?' he realized. 'So this Flood Dragon evolved from a hui. No wonder it has such a strange cursing power.'

'The moment this Flood Dragon ascends must be when all these Fish People die. I have to stop it!'

Chen Dong took a Nine Yang Pill from a vial shrouded in True Qi and swallowed it. His nearly depleted True Qi began to recover rapidly under the pill's medicinal power. This was precisely the effect of a Nine Yang Pill—it could replenish the True Qi of even an Outer Appearance Realm Martial Artist in an extremely short time, even causing it to overflow.

Pulling Murong Qing with him, Chen Dong manifested his Outer Appearance giant once again. It burst through the massive blue-green rock and charged straight for the Evil Flood Dragon.

There were wicked arts to deal with wicked creatures. With a single technique, a Cyan Dragon formed from Chen Dong's killing intent shot forth, wrapping itself around the Evil Flood Dragon.

The Evil Flood Dragon roared without end, the scene like a Flood Dragon and a true dragon locked in a struggle. The Outer Appearance giant's fists, wreathed in heavenly energy, hammered down on the Evil Flood Dragon again and again.

With each heavy blow, a stream of Jiao Blood trickled from the Evil Flood Dragon's mouth, dispersing into the river.

But the Evil Flood Dragon, its strength greatly increased after breaking a Dragon-Trapping Chain, shattered Chen Dong's technique after only seven or eight breaths.

Freed from the Cyan Dragon, the Evil Flood Dragon immediately coiled around Chen Dong's Outer Appearance. A frigid chill gathered in its maw, and with a single breath, it froze the entire giant solid.

At the critical moment, Chen Dong dispelled his Outer Appearance. His body shot forward like a cannonball, crashing into the Evil Flood Dragon. He struck with a Shocking Extreme Finger, piercing a bloody hole through its scales.

Meanwhile, Murong Qing condensed a Frost Long Saber and slashed at the Evil Flood Dragon, but the blow merely left a layer of frost on its scales, failing to pierce its defenses.

The Evil Flood Dragon coiled toward them.

Looking frantic, Chen Dong made a couple of gurgling sounds, then gave up on trying to speak. He lashed out with a claw-hand strike, aiming for the thumb-sized hole he had created.

Unable to understand Chen Dong, Murong Qing pulled back. She instantly formed several Ice Arrows and once again fired them at the Evil Flood Dragon's vertical eye.

The Evil Flood Dragon lifted its head, dodging the Ice Arrows aimed at its vertical eye. It then opened its massive, tooth-filled maw and snapped at Murong Qing. The arrows, meanwhile, struck the scales on its belly, once again failing to break through.

Murong Qing instantly liquefied her body, dodging the creature's massive jaws.

Chen Dong, meanwhile, condensed heavenly energy around himself to withstand a blow from the creature's tail. The energy shield cracked under the impact, but he managed to gouge a bowl-sized wound in the Evil Flood Dragon's back.

Seeing the opening, a murderous glint flashed in Chen Dong's eyes. He channeled all his heavenly energy into his right fist and slammed it into the wound.

A muffled THUD echoed out, sending shockwaves through the water as a spray of blood mist showered Chen Dong.

"ROOOOAR!" The Evil Flood Dragon let out a loud, agonized howl. Just then, Murong Qing's form coalesced beside the Flood Dragon's vertical eye, and she drove an Ice Arrow deep into it.

Despite the Evil Flood Dragon's profound power, it had not specially cultivated its eyes, leaving them a fatal weak point. The spray of blood from the ruptured orb showered Murong Qing as well.

The Evil Flood Dragon had never imagined that it would one day have its vitals struck by two puny Grandmasters. It opened its great maw, venting its fury with blasts of draconic breath, causing massive chunks of ice to form at the bottom of the abyss.

Chen Dong clung desperately to the dragon's scales, preparing to use the wound as an opening to further injure the beast. But before he could land a second punch, its tail whipped around again. The immense resistance of the water made it impossible for him to dodge. The tail struck him squarely in the back, and he choked on a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying from the dragon's body.

Murong Qing was perilously close to the Flood Dragon's mouth. Before she could pull away, her right foot was frozen in place. Terror seized her. 'I'm done for if it grabs me!'

Her own bloodline talent gave her control over water and ice, but the Evil Flood Dragon's power was immeasurably greater than hers. She was incapable of instantly melting the ice it had formed. If the Dragon-Trapping Chain weren't sealing most of the creature's abilities, she wouldn't have even been able to get near it.

Seeing that the woman who had blinded its eye was trapped, the Evil Flood Dragon ceased its frosty barrage. It lunged, intending to bite down on Murong Qing. Only by tearing her to shreds, grinding her between its teeth, and swallowing her down could it quell its burning hatred.

Murong Qing squeezed her eyes shut, seemingly resigned to her fate. But just in time, a blast of Heaven-Piercing Fist Force from Chen Dong knocked the Evil Flood Dragon's head away. He instantly appeared by her side and pulled her to safety.

Enraged, the Evil Flood Dragon unleashed its breath upon them, instantly encasing the pair in a massive block of ice. As if that wasn't enough to vent its fury, it continued its frenzied assault, freezing them with an enormous mass of ice that bound them to the floor of the abyss. The Evil Flood Dragon, intending to devour them, found it could no longer reach them; another Dragon-Trapping Chain held it firmly in place.

It shot a contemptuous glance at the frozen pair. 'Stuck at the bottom of the abyss, they're dead either way!' it thought. 'And besides... my Flood Dragon Blood isn't something one can just be tainted with and walk away!'

Its mind at ease, the Evil Flood Dragon turned its attention to waiting for its 'Fish People'.

Inside the ice, Chen Dong began circulating his True Qi to melt it, only to discover an uncontrollable agitation stirring within his body. The nature of a Jiao is inherently lustful, and its blood is the most potent of aphrodisiacs. This agitation stemmed from that very nature, and his True Qi was powerless to suppress it.

While Chen Dong paused his efforts to suppress the rising heat, Murong Qing's own attempts to melt the ice proved much faster. Soon, the barrier of ice between them was completely gone.

With the icy barrier gone, all rationality had fled from Murong Qing's eyes. She coiled around Chen Dong like a liquid embrace.

In the cramped space they had melted within the ice, Chen Dong could clearly feel the heat of Murong Qing's body. At that moment, his Inner Realm Mystic Passage manifested.

The Good side appeared: 'A Martial Artist cultivates body, mind, and spirit to maintain their righteousness! To take advantage of another's vulnerability is not the act of a true man!'

The Evil side: ...

The Evil side offered no argument, for Chen Dong's mind was already filled with evil.

With his last shred of clarity, Chen Dong prepared to take another Nine Yang Pill and break free in one go. He just needed to wait out the effects of the Jiao Blood...

But just as Chen Dong placed the Nine Yang Pill in his mouth, before he had a chance to swallow, a delicate tongue probed into his mouth and sucked the pill away...