CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 220 WATER TAO GRANDMASTER, DRAGON LADY HAN KUI

The cold moon hung in the sky, its radiance spilling down.

Everything touched by the moonlight was frozen into ice sculptures, motionless.

It was as if this world itself had sealed them!

Feng Yu roared furiously, wildly waving the Phoenix Fire Feather Fan.

Hundreds of lava flows rose from the ground, engulfing the bamboo forest and altering the terrain.

"Divine Power—Brahma Day!"

A vast Brahma Day sun rapidly emerged behind him, pressing towards the cold moon, vying for a share of the celestial spectacle.

BOOM... BOOM...

The cold moon and the Brahma Day sun contended, dividing the world into halves of black and white.

The cold moonlight clashed violently against the scorching sunlight, producing a blindingly intense light.

In just a moment, the cold moonlight overpowered the scorching sunlight.

"The last time, you roasted me into a desiccated dragon; this time, I will freeze you into a dead bird!" Hong Yuan’s eyes flashed fiercely.

Hong Yuan formed a Tao Seal with his hands, shifting his techniques.

With a flip of his hand, the world turned upside down as waves surged from the ground, extinguishing the boundless lava.

In the blink of an eye, Hong Yuan used the Divine Power of the Myriad Silence Realm to strip away Feng Yu’s geographical advantage.

"Help!"

"Feng—"

"No, how could this be..."

Several cries of despair rose from the field.

Ying Choung, Sha Batian, and other Demons were all frozen into ice sculptures by Hong Yuan, their life force utterly extinguished.

Even as they died, they stared at Feng Yu in shock. He clearly had the strength, so why didn’t he protect us?

"I WILL NOT DIE HERE!!!"

Feng Yu bellowed, his face contorted with an appalling ferocity, desperately swinging the Phoenix Fire Feather Fan.

The Phoenix Fire Feather Fan was a quasi-Holy Artifact level Tao Species, its power extraordinary.

Yet, facing the swiftly advancing moonlight, the various flames produced by the Phoenix Fire Feather Fan were utterly ineffective.

Feng Yu swallowed the Phoenix Fire Feather Fan and immediately leaped backward, fleeing towards the Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land.

He revealed his True Body: a gigantic Fire Sparrow, its wings adorned with bands of blue flames.

"Thinking of escaping?" Hong Yuan’s lips curled into a sneer.

The Brahma Day sun above shattered, leaving only the cold moon to shine broadly.

As Feng Yu was about to take flight, the moonlight swept over him. Frost swiftly covered his wings, spreading from his wings to his entire body.

How can my natal flame be no match for this layer of frost? Feng Yu was perplexed.

Last time, Feng Yu had used his natal flame to roast Hong Yuan into a desiccated dragon, causing him immense pain.

This time, the much stronger Hong Yuan overwhelmed Feng Yu’s natal flame, making him experience that same agony.

"AAAAAHHH!!!" Feng Yu screamed.

In just a moment, Feng Yu was frozen into an ice sculpture, his life force snuffed out.

THUD! THUD!

The ice sculpture plummeted from the sky, falling into the raging floodwaters.

Under the influence of the Divine Power, the lush bamboo forest first turned into a sea of fire and molten rock, then into a vast expanse of churning water.

Hong Yuan ceased to release his Divine Power. The cold moon vanished, and with it, that feeling of omnipotence.

"Form from water, Mysterious Water Snake."

Hong Yuan waved the Flood Gathering War Banner. Nine Water Beasts, Mysterious Water Snakes, emerged from beneath his feet, slithering towards the ice sculpture.

After a while, Hong Yuan began to loot the corpses.

* * *

Water butterflies congregated, slowly flying in the sky, displaying their elegant forms.

The night breeze whistled, causing the leaves on Luoyan Mountain to rustle.

The bright moon was high in the sky, but its cold light could not penetrate this underground chamber.

The underground chamber was surrounded by stone walls on all sides, save for a water bed.

Seven storage bags.

Two hundred thousand Demon Essence Stones.

One first-grade Tao Species: a Mist Rain Tao Species.

...

Beside the water bed, Hong Yuan sat quietly, silently tallying his gains.

The harvest is quite impressive; it could make Han Jiuming rich overnight. Especially Feng Yu’s fiery red storage bag; it actually contains the refining jade slip for the Phoenix Fire Feather Fan Tao Species. This Phoenix Fire Feather Fan Tao Species is also an ancient Tao Species with the potential to become a Holy Artifact. If combined with the Vermilion Bird Transformation Divine Power, their combined combat strength would undoubtedly be terrifying! Perhaps the Power Tao Incarnation could play the role of an "Emperor of Flames"?

Beyond these, Hong Yuan also found many Water Tao and Ice Tao Species.

He crushed them all, allowing the Flood Gathering War Banner to absorb them.

HUMMM...

The ancient Tao Patterns on the Flood Gathering War Banner emitted a bright blue glow, like mist.

It voraciously devoured these ownerless Tao Species.

It has to be said, the style of the Flood Gathering War Banner has somewhat deviated from the norm while it’s been with me. The method for refining Tao Species is difficult to come by in later ages; not even Zhang Fan, a descendant of a Demon Saint, possesses one. Yet now, I’m using this pile of Tao Species as nourishment for the Flood Gathering War Banner. What luxury...

Hong Yuan chuckled inwardly as he silently crushed several Tao Species that were emitting wailing sounds.

Tao Species are sentient, sharing a certain affinity with Worms.

However, Tao Species gradually vanished from the public eye due to changes in the world’s environment, and Worms now only truly shine in the Southern Border.

After crushing the Water Tao and Ice Tao Species, Hong Yuan began Worm Refining, enhancing his perception abilities.

One by one, the delicately shaped Rain Butterfly Worms flew out of the cauldron, hovering in the air.

Suddenly, he stopped refining and glanced towards the Dragon Lady sleeping on the water bed.

The Dragon Lady, Han Kui, slowly awakened from her unconscious state, struggling to open her eyes.

Upon realizing that her Jiuming was refining some strange Worms, she immediately suppressed the urge to call out to him.

Jiuming... Why is Jiuming refining Worms? Could it be that what Kun Rong said is true—that deep inside Jiuming lives a terrifying, perverted demon?

Han Kui pressed her lips tightly together, furtively watching the greatly altered "Han Jiuming."

The current "Han Jiuming" seemed indifferent, as if all affairs were trivial to him, a significant change from his previous gentle demeanor.

However, only in this form does "Han Jiuming" truly deserve the title of leader of the younger generation among Dragon-transformed Demon Cultivators.

[Water Tao +10,000]

[Water Tao +10,000]

[...]

[School: Water Tao (Master 79%) → Water Tao (Grandmaster 2%)]

As Han Kui awoke, Hong Yuan’s mind was instantly flooded with a multitude of insights into Water Tao.

Hong Yuan’s Water Tao had reached the Grandmaster Realm!

These are the Water Tao insights inherited from Han Jiuming!

Hong Yuan closed his eyes, silently feeling the images transmitted to his mind.

In those images, Han Jiuming manipulated the Flood Gathering War Banner, casting techniques to transform water into shapes; the more detailed the shape, the more powerful the technique.

Not only that, but Han Jiuming also controlled the Flood Gathering War Banner to deploy a terrifying Formation.

Within this Formation, an endless stream of Water Beasts arose, unceasing and indestructible.

Furthermore, anything that fell within this Formation would turn into nourishment for it.

Beyond that, it had many other uses, such as boosting morale.

PHEW~ Hong Yuan opened his eyes, a look of joy in them, "The Ninety-Nine Huangqu Array! What a genius idea! This Han Jiuming truly is an impressive person!"

「Elsewhere.」

After pondering for a while and seeing Hong Yuan open his eyes, Han Kui bit her lip and stood up from the water bed.

"Jiuming," Han Kui spoke in a soft voice.

"Tell me what happened, from start to finish," Hong Yuan said, turning around.

His draconic eyes appeared cold and cruel, exerting tremendous pressure on Han Kui.

Indeed, I’ll find out the full story, then eliminate this Dragon Lady before me, and decide my next move afterward.

"Jiuming... Jiuming, I’m Han Kui... Kui," Han Kui said tremulously, sensing Hong Yuan’s indifference.

Under Hong Yuan’s expressionless gaze, Han Kui endured the fear in her heart and recounted the event from start to finish.