Chapter 242 - 216, The Source of the Flood
Opening channels through mountains, yet the floodwaters do not recede; Bai Jin and others immediately sense that something is wrong.
Representatives of powerful factions gather in the Human Clan’s capital, the disheveled Dayu sits in the principal seat, with Bai Jin, Lord Duobao, Wudang, and the Dragon Kings from the Four Seas—East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang, South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin, West Sea Dragon King Ao Run, North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun—seated below.
Dayu murmurs, "Why? Why does dredging the rivers not lower the floodwaters? What exactly went wrong?!"
Bai Jin solemnly says, "From the beginning, we did not know the cause of the flood. Clearing the waterways was merely a temporary solution, not a cure; and now the floodwaters still overflow beyond control."
"Ao Guang, does the Dragon Clan know the reason behind this flood’s surge?"
Ao Guang shakes his head, "I do not know."
Wudang Saint furrows her brow, "In recent years, rainfall in the Primordial World has been normal. Such vast floodwaters should not occur. If the water does not descend from the heavens, then it must come from beneath the ground."
Ao Guang expresses his surprise, "But we, the Dragon Clan, have already dredged the subterranean waterways!"
Dayu suddenly looks up, "It must be underground water; two hundred years ago, the earth shook, and then the floodwaters emerged all at once."
Bai Jin stands and says, "It seems we must investigate underground. Does the Human Lord still remember where the floodwaters originated?"