Zhang Chen listened to Wang Wu’s words, his head buzzing. According to Wang Wu, the so-called Flood Dragon seemed no different from ordinary beasts, except for its ability to ride the clouds, extend its life through blood and flesh, and not much else.
Thinking about it, it’s true that such events have occurred in past lives. Once a dragon falls to the ground or becomes stranded on the shore, it’s feared to be no better than a shrimp. As the saying goes: a dragon in shallow waters is teased by shrimp, a tiger on the plains bullied by dogs. The reasoning is no more than this! A dragon is the ruler of the waters; once it loses the support of Water Power, it’s reasonable for humans to be able to hunt it. A whale is domineering in the sea, but when stranded, it is slaughtered by humans just the same.
"A dragon is just another animal; it’s my world that mythologized the dragon, but its ability to gather clouds and rain is not a lie," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
He thought again about the Dragon Qi in the sky, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "Could it be that the fate Wang Wu speaks of is Dragon Qi? And now, someone has acquired that Dragon Qi, wanting to gather enough moisture and seize the opportunity for Transformed Dragon and Walking Flood Dragon?"
"However, transforming into a dragon is no easy feat. In the sea, transforming into a dragon is understandable, returning to the sea is reasonable, and nobody can stop it. But now, attempting to transform into a dragon and Walking Flood Dragon on my Great Victory territory, where the dynasty is at its peak, the Emperor seeks the skill of immortality and ways to extend life. The appearance of the Flood Dragon is an opportunity for the Emperor; he only needs to send three thousand Armored Warriors to dig up the riverbed, drain the water, and break the accumulation of Dragon Transformation, then he can slaughter it in the shallow waters and prevent the transformation, acquiring its blood and flesh to extend life. It’s likely that my Great Victory Dynasty will see another long-lived Emperor," Wang Wu spoke with a note of wistfulness.
Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, digesting Wang Wu’s words, then he thought of a flaw: "Since a dragon is just a beast with supernatural abilities, why can it gather the world’s moisture? Such abilities aren’t possessed by ordinary beasts?"
"That’s not the dragon’s ability; it’s the power of ’fate.’ When it transforms and Walking Flood Dragon, it naturally receives the mysterious support of fate, possessing incomprehensible strength in that moment. Moreover, the dragon has the ability to manipulate clouds and rain, control water flows. With the addition of fate’s support, it seems normal to gather all the water veins. But it causes suffering for the people in that area; wherever it goes, those people are the unlucky ones, droughts accompanied by floods. The more disastrous it is, the worse they’ll suffer."
Wang Wu paused his speech, reflecting on the widespread drought in recent months, looking at the rainwater disappearing outside the door, his face turned sour: "I’m afraid our place is the unlucky place."
Zhang Chen squinted his eyes upon hearing this, a thoughtful gleam in his gaze. Although the dragon in Wang Wu’s words tore off its mysterious veil and seemed somewhat inferior, there’s no doubt a dragon is still a dragon, possessing many mystical aspects.
For instance, the miraculous fate that can transform all things into dragons. Another example is why dragon’s blood can extend life? How can a dragon command the Power of Wind and Rain?
Understanding that dragons can command the Power of Wind and Rain is reasonable to Zhang Chen; after all, snakes can sense infrared, bats can use ultrasound, chameleons can change color, electric eels can generate electricity, platypuses are naturally equipped with radar, fireflies can glow, and immortal jellyfish possess eternal life. These abilities are each more extraordinary than the last. Yet, having extraordinary abilities doesn’t equate to being strong, as they can still be preyed upon by predators easily.
Dragons are the same, once their Water Power is drained, they end up a dragon in shallow waters at the mercy of shrimp.
However, Zhang Chen felt disappointed; dragons, beings of mythic lore, unbeatable by legendary immortals, considered top-tier combat strength in any world, now seemed inferior after Wang Wu’s analysis. Apart from causing floods, it seems they have no other abilities.
"A bit disappointing, but perhaps this is normal; just some animals with unique abilities. But what about the Fox Spirit? Hopefully, this world still has miracles, like ’fate,’ then I can go further and reap more," Zhang Chen muttered softly.
He thought of Yinglong he saw in his dreams, now seemingly stripped of its mysterious veil, appearing as a strong beast mastering the Power of Wind and Rain.
As for the blood’s blood-sucking ability Zhang Chen acquired, he found it fascinating; as long as he kept upgrading, there would come a day when he’d evolve unimaginable abilities.
After eating with Wang Wu, Zhang Chen donned a cloak and headed into the mountains.
Walking through the wild terrain, his steps were steady, as if he walked on flat ground. But just as he reached a trap, a peculiar roar suddenly came from the void.
Zhang Chen knew it was a sound wave of special frequency, a frequency undetectable by humans but perceivable by mountain beasts, just like radio waves, requiring different receivers for different frequencies, and Zhang Chen possessed the True Dragon Qi and naturally had a channel receiver.
The roar cut through the rain curtain, spreading between Heaven and Earth, directly striking Zhang Chen’s body, causing the Dragon Qi within him to sense and operate automatically, receiving the sound signal.
Zhang Chen dared not be careless, he quickly opened his Dharma Eye, and his eyes glowed with Golden Light, looking into the void, where he saw the world enveloped by a layer of red light wave, like a living thing, piercing through mountains and rivers, spreading in all directions.
Seen electromagnetic waves before?
Zhang Chen felt as if he were seeing electromagnetic waves, with the help of Light of the True God, witnessing strange powers between Heaven and Earth.
Animals can see electromagnetic waves; humans seeing them seems normal, doesn’t it? No big deal, right?
"Hmm, very reasonable!" Zhang Chen looked at the overwhelming electromagnetic waves, assuring himself, by relying on Dragon Qi, he saw the unique electromagnetic frequency of the dragon-serpent class, what’s the big deal?
The red wave flowing across the mountains was the frequency signal of sound, sweeping across all directions, instantly colliding with Zhang Chen, then with the True Dragon Qi in his body, causing the Light of the True God to pulse, automatically triggered to attack the sound wave.
"Boom~"
A beam of light suddenly burst out from Zhang Chen’s body, colliding with the sound wave, as Zhang Chen stood like a rock, and all the sound waves approaching him were wiped out by the Light of the True God.
At the same time, just as Light of the True God collided with the sound wave, suddenly a cluster of golden light descended beside Zhang Chen.