Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 1971: Jade Lake · Flood Dragon Venerable
Fang Bai resisted the high-ranking members of Frost Tower with two clusters of Spiritual Fire, using the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade to attack. He didn’t hope to defeat them, but merely sought a chance to escape.
The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade had its own spirit, and after acknowledging Fang Bai as its master, it no longer required his mental effort to control and could attack the opponents on its own.
Sure enough, when the blade slashed out, Yu Chao and the other senior members of Frost Tower had to divert their attention to resist, thereby reducing the powerful pressure on Fang Bai considerably.
"Let’s go!"
With the pressure relieved, Fang Bai was greatly relieved. He put away the two clusters of Spiritual Fire, grabbed Liu Qingqing and Xiao Ying one on each side, and rushed towards the sky.
With a thought, the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade suddenly expanded several times, flying swiftly under their feet, carrying them towards the distant horizon, and they were thousands of feet away in an instant.
Yu Chao could never have imagined that his side, with over ten Thunder Tribulation Realm Great Calamity Period experts acting together, could not trap Fang Bai, a mere Thunder Tribulation Seventh Realm expert, causing him extreme humiliation and anger.
Yu Chao knew that while their side battled Fang Bai, many experts inside Ice Dragon City were quietly observing with Divine Sense. If Fang Bai escaped this time, not only would his reputation as Tower Master be ruined, but Frost Tower would also become a laughingstock among the millions of experts in Ice Dragon City.
"Chase!"
Yu Chao’s eyes turned blood-red, he shouted fiercely, and took the lead in driving his Spiritual Artifact to follow.
Liu Qianren and other senior members of Frost Tower knew that the outcome of this battle would affect the reputation and prestige of Frost Tower, so they also flew skyward to pursue with full force.
In the sky above Ice Dragon City, a dozen streaks of light flashed like lightning, flying towards the endless mountains thousands of miles away.
Although Fang Bai was flying with the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, he was limited by his own Cultivation Level and couldn’t unleash the blade’s fastest flight speed. Hence, he couldn’t immediately shake off Yu Chao and the others’ pursuit.
And though over half of Yu Chao and his group’s cultivation were stronger than Fang Bai’s, their Spiritual Artifacts were of lower grade than the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, so they couldn’t catch up to Fang Bai just yet.
Therefore, the distance between the pursuing and fleeing parties remained at about a thousand feet.
"Brother Fang, can you fly faster, or else we can’t shake them off!"
Xiao Ying glanced back, faintly seeing the figures of Yu Chao and his group, fearing they would catch up, and showed an anxious expression.
"Don’t worry, Xiao Ying, Brother Fang has his own method!"
Liu Qingqing was initially worried as Xiao Ying was, but seeing Fang Bai’s calm face and even a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, appearing very confident, she relaxed and comforted Xiao Ying in turn.
Fang Bai smiled and said, "You two stand firm, I’m taking you to a fun place now!"
With those words, he moved his feet, and the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade changed direction, accelerating towards the northeast.
Seeing Fang Bai suddenly speed up, Yu Chao and the others fully pushed their Spiritual Artifacts to chase.
In the mountains more than two thousand miles from Ice Dragon City, there lay a vast lake of several hundred miles in circumference. Despite the harsh cold weather of the Land of Extreme North, this lake never froze, and even the water temperature reached dozens of degrees, with wisps of white smoke occasionally rising from the surface.
The lake water was emerald green, and from an aerial view, it appeared as a giant oval-shaped piece of jade embedded in the earth, so experts of Ice Dragon City called it "Jade Lake."
The water of Jade Lake was exceptionally deep, though clear, it was hard to see the bottom, and small Spirit Beast could often be seen swimming on the surface.
The surrounding towering snow mountains reflected in the lake, interchanging white and green, creating a stunningly beautiful scene.
The area around Jade Lake was filled with more dense and pure Water Spirit Qi than other regions, thus it was a rare cultivation spot for the strong of Ice Dragon City. Every day, many experts gathered around the lake and on the island in its center, focusing on their cultivation.
Jade Lake was formed many years ago, and it had existed since Fang Bai’s previous life when he cultivated there.
While cultivating here years ago, Fang Bai befriended several Flood Dragons residing deep in the lake, some of which ascended to the Immortal Realm with him, while others failed to transform into dragons and remained in Jade Lake.
Flood Dragons have long lifespans, far exceeding those of human experts, but after tens of thousands of years, those Flood Dragons who failed to become true dragons must have already perished; however, their offspring should remain.
Newly born Flood Dragons are at the Thunder Tribulation Realm, and a mature Flood Dragon’s might is formidable, fearless of human Thunder Tribulation Ninth Realm experts.
Fang Bai flew over Jade Lake intending to seek aid from the Flood Dragons.
Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring contained the Bixie Immortal Beast, a "big weapon," but unless absolutely necessary, Fang Bai did not want to reveal it to avoid shocking the world.
A few Flood Dragons were sufficient to deal with Yu Chao and his group.
"You little ones, this island is claimed by Flood Dragon Venerable, you should go somewhere else to cultivate!"
As Fang Bai landed on a small island at the center of Jade Lake with Liu Qingqing and Xiao Ying, a mighty voice called out.
Fang Bai turned towards the voice and saw a strong man in a green robe striding over.
The green-robed man had tiger-like eyes and a broad mouth, an imposing figure taller than two meters, moving with the determination of a small mountain, with each footstep causing the island to quake slightly.
"This Flood Dragon Venerable is actually a Thunder Tribulation Ninth Realm expert, seemingly stronger than Frost Tower’s Tower Master, Yu Chao..."
Fang Bai glanced askew at the self-proclaimed "Flood Dragon Venerable," feeling intrigued. He smiled, cupped his fist, and asked, "Flood Dragon Venerable, I wonder if this title relates to the Flood Dragons of Jade Lake?"
Flood Dragon Venerable paused in surprise, stepped in front of Fang Bai, observed him for a few moments, then asked, "How do you know there are Flood Dragons in Jade Lake, little one?"
Fang Bai smiled mysteriously, saying, "Not only do I know there are Flood Dragons in this lake, but I’ve seen them too!"
"No way! I don’t believe it!"
Flood Dragon Venerable shook his head, his voice booming, "I’ve lived for hundreds of years, watching over Jade Lake for two hundred years, and only glimpsed the Flood Dragons once. How could a young one like you, around seventeen or eighteen, have seen them?"
Fang Bai laughed and said, "If Flood Dragons don’t appear, wouldn’t you dive into the lake to meet them? That’s what I did back then!"
Flood Dragon Venerable opened his mouth wide, laughing loudly, "You cheeky young one, trying to fool me? The Flood Dragon’s power is formidable! It’s said that back then, two Thunder Tribulation Ninth Realm Artifact Refiners attempted to kill it for its sinew and bones to craft a Spiritual Artifact, only to be devoured by the Flood Dragon! And you dare disturb the Flood Dragon’s peace by diving into the lake and still surface alive?"
Fang Bai smirked, saying, "Meeting a Flood Dragon isn’t difficult. What if I can do it?"
Flood Dragon Venerable snorted, "Then I, Flood Dragon Venerable, will form a vow of brotherhood with you and call you brother!"
