Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 69 - 33: Domesticated Flood Dragon (Part 2)
Receiving the spoils of war, it was a One-Horned Python spine over one hundred and thirty meters long.
"Alright."
One-Horned Python Spine: Material, can be used to construct the keel of a battleship.
Not long enough, can only be used as a secondary keel for a Tier Four Wave-piercing Giant Ship, but it can still sell for around 5 taels of gold.
After storing the item properly, Ding Lingyu and the people from the two other guilds had already descended to the island bottom. Su Yu flew up, and the group gathered in front of the Millennium Red Fruit Tree.
At this moment, Ding Lingyu was still maintaining his godly form, pointing at Su Yu with a voice that was as loud as thunder:
"In this battle, Su Yu suppressed the water vapor, significantly reducing the battle’s difficulty. His contribution is the greatest; the extra red fruit should go to him. I think everyone should have no objections?"
Someone immediately objected:
"I don’t think so. Even without him, with our strength and magical treasure levels, we could solve it just the same."
Wei Xia, holding a Thunder Hammer, immediately replied:
"If you say that, even without you, with our strength and magical treasure levels, we could solve it just the same."
"You..."
"What do you mean, ’you’? This is something everyone agreed upon."
"Alright, no need to argue."
The speaker was the temporary captain of the Sword Spirit Pavilion. He reached out to calm his team and said in a deep voice:
"What was agreed upon beforehand should not be reneged. Indeed, he contributed the most in this battle; one red fruit going to him is no issue."
With his and Ding Lingyu’s agreement, two out of the three parties had already agreed, and the others had no opinions.
Next, the three temporary captains gathered in front of the red fruit tree to discuss distribution. After a few gestures at the branches of the fruit tree, they quickly reached an agreement.
First, they picked off the red fruits one by one for distribution, with each of the three factions taking five, and Su Yu taking one.
Then, Ding Lingyu took out a jade sword and chopped down the designated section, cutting down each branch.
There were a total of six branches, with the Sword Spirit Pavilion and Thunder Eagle Association each receiving two, Su Yu receiving one, and Ding Lingyu taking the bare main trunk.
Millennium Red Fruit (7th Grade): Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Attributes: Innate Root Bone +1, Mana Limit +500, Lifespan Limit +10 years, effective for the first three fruits.
Millennium Red Fruit Tree Branch: Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, can be planted in a spiritual land to cultivate a new Millennium Red Fruit Tree.
With these items in hand, Su Yu immediately stored them in a storage space, ensuring that their life force wouldn’t dissipate as long as they’re not taken out.
In the future, if he has his own cave abode, he can take them out and plant them.
After the distribution was complete, everyone gradually departed.
Upon leaving the grotto and returning to the small mountain, the group gathered to distribute the red fruits.
Ding Lingyu, Lan Yiyi, Wei Xia, Xu Lulu, and Cao Ze each took a portion. In addition, each of them had to give 10 taels of gold to be evenly divided among those who did not get any red fruits.
Su Yu did not need to contribute anything, as his red fruit was an extra gain.
With arms folded, he watched them complete their exchange and called out to Cao Ze:
"Cao Ze, didn’t you disagree with me earlier? Now that the Python has been slain, how about a duel between us?"
Everyone paused, then looked at the two with interest.
However, Cao Ze swiftly cupped his hands and said:
"No need to compete; I concede."
"Tch!"
But this was within everyone’s expectations; that move was too suppressive against Cao Ze.
At this moment, He Shoucheng patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Su, if I remember correctly, there are several big monsters that entered this secret realm, all aquatic spirit creatures. Want to join forces to take them down?"
"How many people?"
He glanced at Zhang Yunfei who was with He Shoucheng and shook his head:
"Even though my move is effective against aquatic spirit creatures, these are all big monsters over level 100. We won’t be able to kill them with just us."
"Then get a few more?"
"Let’s call everyone, or else we won’t have enough to strike."
"Is it necessary?"
"Yes, it is."
Su Yu pointed to the east and said:
"Earlier, I noticed a big lake to the east, where there’s a dragon—the leader-level BOSS. That creature is much more formidable than the One-Horned Python. Moreover, the large lake means I might not be able to suppress it, and having more people would be more stable."
"Alright."
He Shoucheng turned and clapped his hands to get everyone’s attention, shouting:
"We’ve discovered a leader-level dragon to the east; anyone interested in helping us take it down?"
Everyone’s eyes lit up, nodding repeatedly:
"Absolutely!"
"Let’s go!"
The group soared into the air and flew eastward.
Su Yu led the way, and the group flew straight to the eastern edge of the secret realm before heading south along the edge, soon discovering the big lake.
The group flew over the lake and soon spotted the flood dragon swimming within.
Azure Flood Dragon (Elite): Leader, Level 121, Aquatic Race, Flood Dragon.
Attributes: Qi and Blood 278, Demonic Power 360,000, Attack Power 22,000, Speed 1,500 km/h, Demon Skill: Water Type Arts, Walking Flood Dragon Skill, ???
Su Yu observed the large lake, pointing in a direction on the lake:
"I can’t suppress such a large body of water, but I can lure the flood dragon to that corner. I only need to suppress the lake water in that corner."
He looked back at the others who had followed and asked:
"Who will lure it?"
Wei Xia raised his Thunder Hammer and said:
"I’ll do it."
"Then we’ll position ourselves in the corner first."
The group split into two, leaving only Wei Xia to stay there.
Su Yu and the others reached the corner and took their positions, everyone ready to contact Wei Xia. After a while, they saw a bolt of lightning strike the center of the lake.
The lake water erupted slightly, and a massive figure rose, letting out a long howl, boundless water vapor gathering around the dragon forming clouds, releasing a breath that sent Wei Xia flying for kilometers.
"Is it this fierce?"
Watching the dragon, shrouded in layers of lightning and dark clouds, Su Yu suddenly felt something amiss.
At this point, Ding Lingyu approached, whispering:
"Doesn’t this dragon seem odd to you?"
"Indeed, it does."
Before the sentence was finished, another breath swept through the sky, knocking Wei Xia down directly.
Seeing the signs of trouble, Su Yu immediately controlled his sword towards Wei Xia:
"Quick, assist him."
With a flick of his finger, the Sun Concealing Sword swirling around him flashed, dragging a long sword rainbow towards the dragon, immediately drawing the dragon’s attention. It raised a paw, and the surrounding cloud vapor surged forth, quickly forming an invisible dragon’s claw, expanding over several acres to engulf the sword rainbow in the blink of an eye.
"Whoa!"
Su Yu hurriedly retrieved his Flying Sword, soaring into the air to evade the dragon’s claw. He then saw the dragon’s head lift high, spouting human-like words:
"Audacious humans, how dare you offend this prince! You are seeking death!"
Opening its mouth wide, it began chanting.
Invisible waves exploded, boiling the lake water, rising swiftly.
Su Yu immediately summoned the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, softly chanting:
"Suppress the sea!"
Invisible waves exploded, instantly subduing the boiling lake surface.
Yet barely had he caught his breath, when the dragon’s massive eyes turned on Su Yu, spitting out a blue orb. Invisible waves exploded; Su Yu instantly felt an unfathomable force like a flood dragon charging into his mind, blanking it out, causing his head to tilt back.
The sea-suppression instantly broke, boundless water vapor boiled, the lake water rising at an accelerated pace, myriad structures of pure water essence gathered, the lake bed like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
"Retreat!"
The group fled in disarray, leaving the lake region swiftly.
"Wow, it turns out this is a domesticated flood dragon."
Everyone was speechless.
’Domesticated’ meant this spirit beast had an owner and was a spiritual pet raised by some big figure.
Normal wild flood dragons wouldn’t possess such Daoist magic—the massive dragon claw was a Grapple technique, only executable by those skilled in Qi Refining Heart Skill.
Moreover, this dragon’s Demonic Power reaching over 300,000 signified practice in Daoist magic; ordinarily, a dragon of this level wouldn’t even reach 100,000 in Demonic Power.
Besides, that blue orb was definitely a high-grade Magical Treasure, at least Level Seven, perhaps even Eight or Nine, considering it could easily break the Sea-Suppressing Pearl.
’Domesticated’ versus ’wild’ are two entirely different concepts; combat strength differs vastly even at the same level and template.
Realizing this, everyone’s mood plummeted, and they left dispiritedly.
The BOSS was unbeatable, and the team quickly scattered. Su Yu, along with He Shoucheng, his girlfriend, and Wei Xia, wandered around the secret realm hoping to find leftover Spiritual Medicine like the previous Millennium Red Fruit Tree.
Unfortunately, after wandering for over ten hours, nothing of that caliber was found; only a few decent Spiritual Medicines were dug up.
Lucky for them, during the stroll, they occasionally encountered some solo or teamed-up Sword Spirit Pavilion and Thunder Eagle Association members, contributing a few ’headcounts’ for them.
When the time came, the talismans on them activated, and an invisible force wrapped them up, leaving the secret realm.
