Chapter 401: Excitement

BAM!

A massive shockwave rippled outward.

Shen Daoxing's figure froze for an instant before he was violently slammed down by the Flood Dragon's claw.

BOOM!

He crashed heavily onto the ground, pinned to the lakebed beneath the claw.

Seeing this, the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat jumped up and down nearby, chittering anxiously.

But the next moment.

BAM!

The silt churned, and Shen Daoxing suddenly burst out from another spot on the lakebed.

His eyes now glowed with golden light, and his face wore an expression of sheer excitement. 'Yes, this is the feeling.'

Instantly, instead of retreating, Shen Daoxing leaped up and charged straight for the Flood Dragon.

The colossal Flood Dragon slowly lowered its head. Its vertical pupils narrowed as it glared down, seemingly enraged by the arrogant little human before it.

RUMBLE!

The lakebed trembled as the Flood Dragon's other claw erupted from the silt.

"Excellent timing!"

Seeing this, Shen Daoxing roared. His eyes flashed as boundless Venerable Power surged from his body and gathered in his right arm.

CRACKLE! SIZZLE!

Arcs of black lightning flickered continuously.

Shen Daoxing's black-and-gold Venerable Arm erupted with a dark light, wreathed in tendrils of lightning.

"Venerable Invincible, Venerable Fist."

With that, Shen Daoxing raised his Venerable Arm and threw a sudden punch.

KABOOM!

With a deafening crash, both the Flood Dragon's massive claw and Shen Daoxing's body froze. A huge wave of water exploded from the point of impact, blooming like a massive flower of surf.

This time, Shen Daoxing was only forced back a single step. He had not been slammed down by the Flood Dragon's claw.

A grin spread across Shen Daoxing's face.

But just as he began to smile, a shadow fell over him. A long tail was sweeping toward him.

'Whoa, this thing plays dirty! A sneak attack!'

Shen Daoxing quickly spread his arms and caught the Flood Dragon's tail.

But the force of the tail was simply too immense, and it slammed Shen Daoxing downward.

BAM!

He crashed heavily onto the lakebed, stirring up a thick cloud of silt.

But when the silt slowly settled, there was no sign of Shen Daoxing.

The massive Flood Dragon paused, stunned. It lifted its tail only to find that Shen Daoxing was already climbing up it, scaling its body bit by bit.

SCREECH!

Suddenly, the Flood Dragon roared. It opened its enormous, savage maw and twisted its neck to bite ferociously at Shen Daoxing.

Shen Daoxing paused, then quickly pushed off the Flood Dragon's body with both feet, leaping high into the water and landing atop the colossal beast's head.

Immediately, Shen Daoxing raised his entire right arm high, and the black-and-gold light flared brilliantly.

"Venerable Invincible, Venerable Fist!"

Shen Daoxing swung his fist down, smashing it heavily onto the Flood Dragon's head.

BAM!

The Flood Dragon's open mouth was slammed shut. Its jaws collided, and its teeth chattered violently.

ROAR!

Two streams of icy air blasted from the Flood Dragon's nostrils. It shook its aching head, threw it back, and roared at the water's surface, now thoroughly enraged.

Then, a colossal, Tianze-like tail swept viciously toward Shen Daoxing.

Shen Daoxing quickly tapped his toes on the Flood Dragon's head and leaped away, narrowly dodging the attack.

But the next moment, the Flood Dragon's two massive claws, one from the left and one from the right, were already waiting above. Seeing Shen Daoxing ascend, they slammed together in a pincer attack.

In response, Shen Daoxing shot out both his fists.

BOOM! BOOM!

He slammed one into each of the Flood Dragon's claws, holding them apart.

And the next moment, a huge, Tianze-like tail soared high and appeared right before Shen Daoxing's eyes.

'Heh! Picking on me because I don't have a tail, are you?'

Seeing this, the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat chittered, its body growing larger and larger. It transformed into a gray arc of light and shot toward the Flood Dragon with a SWOOSH.

However, the colossal Flood Dragon merely turned its head in contempt and blasted two streams of frigid air from its nostrils.

BAM!

The Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat's body froze. It tumbled wretchedly through the water before being thrown backward, crashing heavily onto the lakebed.

SQUEAK!

The Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat squeaked indignantly.

'Back in the day, if I hadn't damaged my foundation and lost my strength fighting He Yi, I wouldn't have spent all these years unable to recover. If not for that, why would I be afraid of a mere early-stage Refining Dust realm Flood Dragon like this?'

Meanwhile, the Flood Dragon's enormous, Tianze-like tail was already smashing down on Shen Daoxing.

In the nick of time, Venerable Power circulated rapidly within Shen Daoxing's body.

CRACKLE! SIZZLE!

Tendrils of black lightning suddenly exploded from Shen Daoxing's fists.

Shen Daoxing roared. With a sudden burst of strength, he forced the two closing claws apart for an instant.

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Daoxing shot upward, narrowly avoiding the smash of the Flood Dragon's tail.

But just as Shen Daoxing broke free of the claws, the Flood Dragon's massive head appeared above him, its savage maw wide open.

CHOMP!

The Flood Dragon lunged down, and with one bite, it swallowed Shen Daoxing whole.

SQUEAK!

The Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat yelped in alarm and leaped up, charging at the Flood Dragon.

At that moment, a brilliant white light flared from within the Flood Dragon's mouth. A crystal-clear Venerable Seal had suddenly appeared, blocking its throat.

ROAR!

The Flood Dragon roared again, its mouth stretching wider and wider, as if trying to swallow both Shen Daoxing and the Venerable Dharma Seal into its stomach.

However, as the Flood Dragon's mouth stretched open, the Venerable Dharma Seal expanded with it, securely blocking the dragon's throat and propping its jaws open.

At the same time, Shen Daoxing leaped high into the air inside the Flood Dragon's mouth.

CRACKLE! SIZZLE!

Black arcs of lightning suddenly flashed.

Venerable Invincible, Serious Punch!

Shen Daoxing shouted, and the black-and-gold light on his right arm flared brilliantly. He raised his fist and brought it down with a BOOM, smashing it violently against one of the Flood Dragon's sharp fangs.

CRACK!

A crisp snap, like breaking bone, echoed out.

A fissure appeared on the Flood Dragon's fang. The crack grew larger and larger, and then the entire fang shattered.

Silence! Absolute, dead silence!

Then...

SHRIEK!

A massive roar shook the entire lakebed.

The Flood Dragon seemed to have been completely and utterly enraged. Its terrifying aura surged dramatically.

Under the force of that massive roar, Shen Daoxing felt his insides churn as if the rivers and seas were overturning; his organs felt like they were being thrown into disarray.

The next moment.

A brilliant light erupted from the Flood Dragon's massive body.

Shen Daoxing felt an immense, unparalleled, and frigid power gathering in the Flood Dragon's throat.

He paused for a fraction of a second, then quickly leaped out of the Flood Dragon's mouth.

In the next instant, a terrifying beam of blue light shot upward from the Flood Dragon's giant mouth, freezing the waters of Yunmeng Marsh wherever it passed.