Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1297 - 1232: Peerless Demon Emperor

The two thick chains also lost their taut strength, dangling loosely into the river.

The world suddenly quieted down, leaving only the sound of flowing water and wind.

"Roar!" At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly erupted, and the river surface rose rapidly, as a gigantic entity shot up from the riverbed!

It was a gaping maw, coming to devour Huang Yi in the sky!

Huang Yi’s tiny figure, in front of that gaping maw, seemed just like a mosquito.

Inside the maw, rows of sharp teeth were interlaced, sinister and terrifying, emitting a foul stench.

Huang Yi struggled to retreat, but his body seemed to be sucked in by the monster’s gigantic mouth, unable to move no matter how hard he tried!

Seeing the monster’s mouth getting closer and closer, yet unable to escape, Huang Yi became anxious!

This was his real body, not an incarnation; the consequences of death would be very severe!

"Bang!" At that moment, a piercing sound of chains suddenly rang out!

The two chains at the riverbank were once again pulled taut, firmly holding the monster back, unable to advance further!

The monster’s gaping maw was only a few meters away from Huang Yi’s legs, but it was pulled back into the river by those heavy chains, its massive body crashing onto the river surface, creating a great splash.

Huang Yi was covered in cold sweat. If not for the chains restraining the monster, he would have been swallowed by now.

In that moment, he finally got a clear look at the monster’s form.

This was indeed an ancient Chinese flood dragon, with a dragon’s head, two horns on its head, and whiskers beside its nose, exuding majesty without anger.

Huang Yi hurriedly flew higher, overlooking the great river below, pondering.

The monster had been struggling and roaring all along, showing no signs of intelligence, seemingly unable to communicate. It’s unlikely that he could make it the Guardian of the Hero Empire.

"Ah! I remember now, that monster just now, chained up, seems to be the flood dragon subdued by the Yellow Emperor!" At this moment, a youthful voice sounded from Huang Yi’s shoulder.

It was a Blue Elf, but its lower body was still attached to Huang Yi’s shoulder, not yet fully detached.

This was Qing Yun, one of the six Blue Elves, which Huang Yi had planted on himself.

The other four Blue Elves turned into Swan Mushrooms, and he planted one each on himself and Little Dragon.

The remaining two Swan Mushrooms were given to Xiao Chunzi and Qin Shiyu.

"The Yellow Emperor’s flood dragon?" Huang Yi turned his head in surprise, looking at Qing Yun on his shoulder, "How do you know?"

"I’ve lived on Barbarian Turtle Island for so many years, I’ve heard legends of the flood dragon!" Qing Yun rubbed its chin with a small hand, "According to legend, in the Second World of the Eternal Ancient Era, floods raged frequently, and aquatic monsters wreaked havoc. The Yellow Emperor tamed the waters for the world’s people, dredging major rivers and subduing some aquatic monsters. In a great river, he once subdued a flood dragon as a mount, and later chained it up with two thick chains to prevent it from causing more trouble. That monster just now is very similar to the flood dragon in the legends."

After hearing Qing Yun’s words, Huang Yi vaguely believed it.

The Barbaric Turtle was Split Heaven’s mount, and the indigenous people there were descendants of Barbaric God·Lietian, who had inseparable ties with the Yellow Emperor. The legends on Barbarian Turtle Island about the Yellow Emperor indeed held some credibility.

"I’ll go ask the Heavenly Dao to know for sure." Huang Yi said, glancing at the river surface, where the monster had already submerged again and was no longer visible.

Next, he left Heroes’ Prison, returned to the outside Central Continent, and sent a message to Heavenly Dao, inquiring about its location.

An hour later, Huang Yi found Heavenly Dao in the library of Oskan Royal Academy.

At this time, Heavenly Dao was buried in the library, researching all the literature about Barbaric God·Lietian, seeking any clues.

"Brother Yi, what’s so important that you came to find me in person? Did you discover more clues about Barbaric God·Lietian?" Heavenly Dao asked expectantly upon seeing Huang Yi.

"You have deep research on Barbaric God·Lietian, and you know more about his mentor, the Yellow Emperor, than I do. I wanted to ask you about the Yellow Emperor because I recently saw a monster resembling a flood dragon..." Huang Yi then recounted the events in Heroes’ Prison’s Cell 23.

"I understand! That must be Peerless Demon Emperor, Ye Konghua!" Heavenly Dao said immediately after hearing Huang Yi’s account.

Heavenly Dao paused and continued, "About a year ago, in a relic from the Eternal Ancient Era, I discovered many murals depicting the deeds of Barbaric God·Lietian and the Yellow Emperor. One set of murals showed the Yellow Emperor taming the waters. In that era, in a great river, a flood dragon frequently wreaked havoc, causing storms and endangering the world. That flood dragon was a Mortal God, a hybrid of the Night Clan and the Dragon Clan, having the bloodline of both, deemed invincible. It could ascend to Heaven Realm as a god anytime, but it hid in a Demon-Sealing Space under that river, evading the pull of Heaven Realm. Later, it was subdued by the Yellow Emperor and used as a mount. The Yellow Emperor forged two chains with God Demon Blood Steel to lock its power, using those chains as reins to tame it elsewhere. After taming the waters, the Yellow Emperor imprisoned the flood dragon in an Evil River. However, the river and the flood dragon suddenly disappeared together, becoming a monumental mystery, now you seem to have found clues."

"I can’t communicate with it at all, how can I make it our Guardian?" Huang Yi asked further.

"Try this!" Heavenly Dao said with a slight smile, and suddenly something appeared in his hand.

It was a crown made from thorns, with sharp spikes. It was the suspected Crown of Thorns Huang Yi had taken from Barbaric Turtle Village.

Heavenly Dao carefully held the crown and said, "If this really is the Crown of Thorns, then when you put it on, the flood dragon will sense the Yellow Emperor’s aura, submit to you, and naturally be accepted as the Guardian of the Hero Empire. If the flood dragon shows no reaction to the crown, then it suggests the crown is not the Crown of Thorns, or the flood dragon was not the one subdued by the Yellow Emperor."

"Alright! I’ll give it a try!" Huang Yi nodded, took the thorn crown, and placed it directly on his head.