The Water Flood Dragon Emerges from the Pool!
Originally, it was thought that the Water Flood Dragon would fight Zhao Wuji to the death after emerging, but unexpectedly, this seemingly majestic and domineering water flood dragon turned and fled into the deep mountains and forests after spewing out a rain of swords.
"Hmph, cunning!"
Zhao Wuji snorted coldly. The water flood dragon's sword rain struck him, causing no pain.
"Chase!"
Zhao Wuji said, taking the lead in pursuit. Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai quickly followed. The water flood dragon was fast, but it was impossible to shake off a Soul Saint.
Soon, Zhao Wuji caught up. The water flood dragon turned and spewed out a cloud of water mist, blocking Zhao Wuji's view.
The water mist obscured their vision. When Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai entered the water mist, they felt a suffocating sensation. The water mist was extremely viscous, hindering breathing.
It also had a hallucinogenic effect; when the water mist adhered to Ma Hongjun's eyes, his vision went blank, as if he had gone blind.
"Close your eyes and get out of this area!"
Zhao Wuji warned, then charged forward, the trees in front of him unable to stop him.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were slower, following behind. The area of the mist was small, and they vaguely remembered the surrounding environment when they entered, so they weren't panicked, only the feeling of blindness hadn't worn off.
Zhao Wuji immediately activated his seventh spirit ring, his Martial Soul True Body, the Mighty Vajra Bear. The mist's effect was then lost, and he took the lead in pursuit. The
water dragon was very fast, and Zhao Wuji wasn't a spirit master known for his speed. If the water dragon got too far ahead, it might actually escape.
After about three minutes, the blurred vision gradually subsided, but his body, sticky from the mist, felt like it was bound by a spider web. Although it wasn't a real binding, the feeling was very uncomfortable.
"What a disgusting water dragon!"
Zhao Wuji roared in anger as he chased after it, leaping forward and punching the water dragon's tail.
Having experienced Zhao Wuji's monstrous power, the Water Dragon dared not engage him in hand-to-hand combat and began spewing water again.
True to its name, the Water Dragon possessed an abundance of water!
Moreover, it could transform into various shapes, from water arrows and sword rain to water mist, and now, water droplets.
When Ma Hongjun arrived, he saw the Water Dragon's mouth like a Gatling gun, frantically shooting out water droplets. Each droplet was like a bullet, fast and penetrating.
The droplets struck Zhao Wuji, seeping into his skin and exploding within his body, causing his skin to swell.
A hail of water droplets also rained down on Ma Hongjun. He quickly dodged, but was still hit.
A blue-white droplet struck his arm, creating a dent in the flesh, but without breaking the skin. The droplet seeped directly into his body, then exploded between the skin and flesh, causing the dent to swell back up.
Even more terrifying was the numbing sensation that the water droplets caused; Ma Hongjun's forearm went completely numb.
The water droplets, once inside, had a skin-splitting effect; and this was just one drop. If he were covered in droplets, he'd likely suffer severe skin peeling.
Zhao Wuji was on the verge of exploding with rage. This water dragon's attacks were too varied; it was adept at manipulating water, used a large quantity of water, and possessed a poisonous, controlling quality.
He wasn't afraid of hard attacks like water arrows, as they couldn't penetrate his defenses, but the water mist and the water droplets' sinister, flexible attacks were impossible to defend against.
This truly was using softness
to overcome hardness. Zhao Wuji stopped dodging; frustrated, he only wanted to end the battle quickly, foregoing fancy techniques and simply overwhelming the enemy with sheer power. He charged forward amidst the rain of water droplets, grabbed the water dragon's tail, and lifted it up.
Zhao Wuji swung the water dragon's tail around in his hand, secured it, and then began to smash it wildly.
The water dragon's massive body lashed out like a whip in his hands, slamming wildly against the ground and trees.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
"Teacher Zhao, Teacher Zhao, stop! You'll kill it!"
Ma Hongjun cried anxiously.
Zhao Wuji finally stopped. The water dragon was seeing stars and foaming at the mouth from the blows.
However, its body was unscathed; its fine, blue scales provided excellent defense, remaining unscathed despite Zhao Wuji's frenzied attacks. The
dying water dragon lay limply on the ground, barely breathing, its foam tinged with blood.
"It's yours now!"
Zhao Wuji said, taking off his clothes. His clothes were riddled with holes from the water dragon's spray, and the skin on his chest was swollen and red, a testament to the water dragon's powerful and cunning attacks. Zhao Wuji put
on another garment, sat cross-legged to the side, and began to meditate.
Without hesitation, Ma Hongjun thrust his Dragon Soul Spear towards the water dragon's neck.
"What monstrous dragon scales!"
Ma Hongjun hadn't expected his spear to fail to pierce its scales.
These dragon scales possessed excellent toughness, not only as hard as refined iron but also as flexible and elastic as mithril.
"They could make a fine suit of armor."
Finally, Ma Hongjun used a hammer strike to break its neck, ending its life.
After a while, a purple spirit ring rose.
Ma Hongjun, skilled in maneuvering, guided the power of the spirit ring into his body.
Everything was proceeding normally; Ma Hongjun was about to successfully absorb his third spirit ring.
However, just as Ma Hongjun was about to finish absorbing the power of the spirit ring, a sudden change occurred.
Ma Hongjun's skin emitted a pale blue light, as if something was about to emerge from within it.
Intense pain shot through him, like being skinned alive; his entire body ached as if countless knives were scraping at his skin.
Ma Hongjun's brows furrowed deeply, his face contorted in pain, his skin trembling uncontrollably.
"Teacher Zhao, look at Hongjun! What's wrong with him?"
Dai Mubai looked at Ma Hongjun with concern and anxiously called out to Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji looked over and was also horrified. He had never seen Ma Hongjun in this condition before. He had just been absorbing the spirit ring perfectly fine. Could it be that the power of the spirit ring was too strong, and Ma Hongjun couldn't withstand this seven-thousand-year-old spirit ring?
However, Zhao Wuji was puzzled as to why the change was only on his skin. If the power of the spirit ring was too strong, it should be an internal change, and his body might not be able to withstand it, potentially leading to his death by explosion.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun's skin slowly changed from light blue to blue, then dark blue, and finally to crystal blue.
"Isn't this the blue scales of a water dragon?"
Dai Mubai exclaimed in surprise. Ma Hongjun's skin now looked like it was covered with a layer of blue scales, just like the water dragon beside him.
Amidst Dai Mubai's and Dai Mubai's worries, Ma Hongjun's complexion gradually returned to normal.
"Hoo~"
Taking a deep breath, Ma Hongjun opened his eyes. He first looked at his arms, only to see that they were now covered with blue scales.
"What's going on? Could it be?"
Ma Hongjun fell into deep thought.
"Hongjun, how do you feel?"
"I feel great, very powerful, my whole body is full of power."
"Then, can you retract these scales?"
"I'll try!"
Ma Hongjun began to use his will to retract the scales on his body, just like retracting his martial spirit. Slowly, the scales on his body began to disappear, vanishing into his skin.
After all the scales disappeared, Ma Hongjun tried to summon it again. In about a minute, the blue scales covered his entire body once more.
After several experiments, Ma Hongjun discovered that he could control the scales; he could cover whichever area he wanted.
This blue scale armor reminded him of a treasure from a previous life's anime, the "Ten Thousand Dragon Armor." It really looked similar. If Ma Hongjun had two horns on his head, he would look even more like Ao Bing.
Now Ma Hongjun was certain that his blue scale armor was very likely the legendary treasure that Soul Masters dreamed of, ranking second on the Soul Master Dream Ranking, second only to the 100,000-year Soul Ring: the
External Soul Bone!