The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Terror filled the Evil Flood Dragon's single, vertical eye. With a sickening squelch, the great halberd pierced through its abdomen, causing blood to blossom.

Simultaneously, Cao Su instantly summoned her external manifestation, which smashed a fist against the Dark Gold Halberd.

"ROAR—!" The Evil Flood Dragon let out a heavens-shaking bellow. 'It refused to believe it. It had survived seven thousand years ago; there was no way it would die here now.'

The water around it instantly froze, forming an ice wall in front of the Evil Flood Dragon and blocking Cao Su's murderous punch.

Its Jiao Claw grabbed the Dark Gold Halberd lodged in its abdomen. With a powerful yank and another gush of blood, the Evil Flood Dragon pulled the great halberd free.

Its cold, vertical eye narrowed. The Evil Flood Dragon gripped the great halberd and viciously stabbed it at the last remaining Dragon-Trapping Chain.

CLANG—! Shockwaves rippled through the water. The light on the Dark Gold Halberd dimmed, as did the glow of the Dragon-Trapping Chain.

The Evil Flood Dragon seized the chance to break free from the Dragon-Trapping Chain's bonds. It swam freely at the bottom of the abyss, but just as it tried to ascend, the fifty-six stone pillars flashed with light again, trapping it once more.

Cao Su was furious. 'She never imagined her Divine Artifact would be used like this by the Flood Dragon!'

Her external manifestation retrieved the Divine Artifact and lunged at the Flood Dragon with the halberd again.

The Evil Flood Dragon roared, "I am free! You are all nothing but ants to me!"

A single breath of frost instantly froze Cao Su's external manifestation. Had Chen Dong been there to see it, he would have understood just how much more powerful the Evil Flood Dragon was without the Dragon-Trapping Chain.

Despite this, the Evil Flood Dragon was not in good shape. The repeated heavy blows had left it severely wounded. It let out a series of roars, trying to use the Fish People to recover. But to its dismay, the stone pillars not only trapped it, but also kept the Fish People out!

Cao Su dismissed her external manifestation. Gripping the great halberd, she gathered her Tiangang energy and pointed the weapon at the Evil Flood Dragon. The surrounding black stone pillars began to glow, the light growing brighter and brighter until it condensed into fifty-six Light Sabers that shot toward the Evil Flood Dragon in a deadly volley.

The Evil Flood Dragon's four claws flew in a flurry, creating a massive whirlpool around its body. It hid itself within the vortex. As the stunningly powerful Light Sabers flew into the whirlpool, they vanished without a trace.

Cao Su summoned her external manifestation again and charged into the vortex. 'I have to kill this Evil Flood Dragon here, under the river,' she thought. 'If it escapes, it'll be a disaster.'

Inside the massive block of ice, Chen Dong's mood was sullen. He felt like he was the one who had been taken advantage of. He'd retained just enough clarity to know what had been done to him.

The battle outside was raging, and Chen Dong had sensed it for a while. But at the time, Murong Qing was still on top of him, and he was powerless to defy the woman's will.

Only now, after the woman had finished with him, was Chen Dong able to leave. And yet, he couldn't. There were Array Stones on the ice. If he broke out, the Array Stones would be destroyed, and the Evil Flood Dragon would escape.

Chen Dong thought for a moment before asking Murong Qing, "Can you get me out of here without destroying the ice?"

'She's been clear-headed for a while now,' Chen Dong knew. 'Maybe the first couple of times were because of the lustful influence of the Jiao Blood, but the last few... she was probably just rolling with it.'

The flush on Murong Qing's face hadn't faded yet. She nodded shyly.

She grabbed Chen Dong and, with a push, sent him out of the massive block of ice. She herself remained behind to continue contemplating her Realm. After their... activities, she had made a breakthrough, leaping into the Tiangang Realm.

Chen Dong was stark naked, but in the gloomy abyss, even he couldn't see himself clearly. He had to rely on his senses. There was nothing to be shy about; it wasn't as if everyone could see underwater as if it were broad daylight, like Murong Qing.

Above them, the Evil Flood Dragon and Cao Su's external manifestation burst out of the whirlpool, resuming their fight. The Evil Flood Dragon had another gash on its body, while Cao Su's external manifestation flickered, looking as if it might collapse at any second.

Without a moment's hesitation, Chen Dong immediately condensed his own external manifestation and threw a punch at the Evil Flood Dragon.

The sudden appearance of another external manifestation startled Cao Su. But when she saw its target was the Evil Flood Dragon, she was overjoyed. 'Fighting at the bottom of this abyss is consuming my True Qi at an alarming rate. I'm on the verge of exhaustion.' With another external manifestation to take over, she could finally catch her breath.

The Evil Flood Dragon recognized Chen Dong instantly. Old grudges and new hatreds combined, making it gnash its teeth, wishing it could swallow him whole. 'If it weren't for him, Murong Qing never would have blinded one of my eyes! If it weren't for him, I'd have already used the Fish People to recover most of my strength! I wouldn't be in this pathetic state, getting pushed around by a single external manifestation!'

This relentless assault by two external manifestations gave it no chance to recover. 'If this continues,' it thought, 'I'm really going to die here.'

And so, the Evil Flood Dragon constantly threw up ice walls to block Chen Dong's attacks, all while letting out furious roars.

Countless Fish People swarmed to the bottom of the abyss and began to heave at the fifty-six stone pillars with all their might.

Inside the submarine, the members of the Military Suppression Department were frantic. What were they supposed to do? There was no contingency plan for a situation like this. Every single one of the Fish People was a living human being; they couldn't just attack them without hesitation.

Even their highest commander, Tianjiang Domain Lord Cao Su, was conflicted. There were simply too many Fish People. A single punch from her could probably kill a hundred of them. How could she bring herself to strike? And even if she killed one wave, countless more were swarming in behind them. Was she supposed to slaughter every last one of the Fish People?

Under the relentless efforts of countless Fish People, the fifty-six stone pillars were pulled out one by one.

"ROAR—!" The Evil Flood Dragon roared with laughter. "After seven thousand six hundred years, I am finally free!"

It instantly twisted its body, shaking off Chen Dong, then inhaled sharply, swallowing a hundred of the Fish People in a single gulp.

'The Fish People are important,' it thought, 'but my recovery comes first.' Previously, when devouring them, it had made a distinction between men and women. Now, it devoured them all indiscriminately.