"A human?"
The black shadow turned to look at Su Mo, then froze.
’I actually know this person.’
"Lord Flood Dragon King," the Two-headed Black Lion said, pointing at Su Mo. "He’s the brat who summoned you! Not only did he kill the Giant Ape, but he also arrogantly boasted that he would slap every Demon Beast in the Holy Spirit Secret Realm to death!"
After speaking, the Two-headed Black Lion sneered at Su Mo.
The meaning was obvious.
’You’re a dead man.’
The other Demon Beasts looked at Su Mo as if he were already dead.
"How do you think Lord Flood Dragon King will punish him?"
"He’ll kill him with a single slap, of course!"
"Kill him with one slap? No, that’s letting him off too easy. He should have his flesh carved off piece by piece—death by a thousand cuts."
"Well... let’s just let Lord Flood Dragon King decide."
The Demon Beasts chattered amongst themselves.
However...
THUD!
The black shadow’s knees buckled, and it suddenly knelt before Su Mo.
In an instant, all the Demon Beasts were dumbfounded.
Their revered Divine Beast, Lord Flood Dragon King, was actually kneeling to a human?
What in the world was going on?
Could it be... that their eyes were playing tricks on them? Were they hallucinating?
’That must be it.’
"Lord Flood Dragon King is a supreme existence, a Divine Beast! There’s no way he would ever kneel to a human."
The Demon Beasts collectively rubbed their eyes.
But when they opened their eyes again, they saw the black shadow still kneeling on the ground, its face filled with reverence.
The Demon Beasts went mad.
Especially the Two-headed Black Lion.
It had called the Flood Dragon King out to kill Su Mo, not to kneel to him!
Su Mo was also baffled.
’What’s this guy’s deal?’
’Shouldn’t we have fought first, and *then* the black shadow would kneel and beg me for mercy?’
’This guy doesn’t follow the script.’
Su Mo had no choice but to lower the hand he had been about to raise.
Since the other party was already kneeling, he felt it would be improper to strike them.
"Greetings, Elder Su," the black shadow said, kowtowing.
Su Mo asked doubtfully, "Do we know each other?"
Hearing this, the black shadow froze for a moment before asking in return, "Elder Su, don’t you recognize me?"
Su Mo shook his head.
He had no memory of this black shadow, so of course he didn’t recognize it.
"Elder Su, you great personages are certainly forgetful."
The black shadow said with a self-deprecating laugh, "Elder Su, I am the Ink Flood Dragon. Have you forgotten the time at the Beast Taming Sect when you pinned me to the ground?"
"What? You’re the Ink Flood Dragon?"
Su Mo’s face was filled with astonishment.
"This is my form after transforming. Once I revert to my true body, Elder Su will recognize me," the Ink Flood Dragon nodded.
WHOOSH!
The Ink Flood Dragon revealed its true body, transforming into a massive black flood dragon.
This time, Su Mo recognized it.
It really was the Ink Flood Dragon.
"If you hadn’t revealed your true form, I really wouldn’t have recognized you. Tsk, tsk. You’ve gotten much stronger than before," Su Mo said with a smile.
"I have indeed grown quite a bit recently, but compared to Elder Su, I am still far behind," the Ink Flood Dragon said with a laugh.
The other Demon Beasts couldn’t sense the terrifying power emanating from Su Mo, but the Ink Flood Dragon could.
It was unfathomable.
Standing before Su Mo was like standing before an abyss.
Fall in, and there would be no climbing out.
Therefore, the moment it saw Su Mo, it knelt in submission.
Su Mo said sheepishly, "If I’d known it was you, I wouldn’t have gone to so much trouble. I even slapped one of your subordinates to death."
"What does slapping a subordinate to death matter? If it makes Elder Su happy, you can slap them all to death," the Ink Flood Dragon said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, the Demon Beasts nearly pissed themselves in fear on the spot, trembling uncontrollably.
Two of the more timid ones nearly fainted.
Su Mo waved his hand. "Forget it. I have no interest in killing them. Let them live."
"Very well. Although these guys are a bit useless, they do have their minor uses."
The Ink Flood Dragon shouted at the Demon Beasts, "All of you, get the hell over here and kneel to apologize to Elder Su, or I’ll slaughter every last one of you!"
THUD, THUD...
The Demon Beasts all knelt in unison before Su Mo.
"Elder Su, please forgive us! We were blind to have offended you. Please don’t lower yourself to our level."
"That’s right! Just consider us nothing more than dirt and let us go."
"Kowtow to Elder Su!"
The Demon Beasts kowtowed and apologized.
"Alright, now scram," the Ink Flood Dragon ordered. "I have matters to discuss with Elder Su. No one is to disturb or eavesdrop."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
All the Demon Beasts moved to the side.
The Ink Flood Dragon asked respectfully, "Elder Su, what brings you here?"
Su Mo replied, "I originally wanted to go to the Holy Spirit Celestial Palace, but your subordinates wouldn’t let me in. One of them even took a swipe at me."
"Ah..."
The Ink Flood Dragon was so scared it almost collapsed on the spot.
’Those bastards.’
’They nearly got me killed.’
’Thankfully, the first thing I did when I arrived was kneel and apologize, earning Elder Su’s forgiveness. Otherwise, I would have been in huge trouble.’
Su Mo asked, "Let me ask you directly, can I enter the Holy Spirit Celestial Palace?"
"Yes, of course!"
The Ink Flood Dragon nodded emphatically.
Su Mo said, "Since you’ve agreed, I’ll be on my way to the Holy Spirit Celestial Palace. Farewell!"
The Ink Flood Dragon saw Su Mo out of the cave.
As he was leaving, the Ink Flood Dragon added, "Elder Su, this Holy Spirit Secret Realm is full of many Treasures. How about I gather some for you as a gift?"
"Sure!"
Su Mo said, pleasantly surprised, "As it happens, I need those things. Take your men and gather them. The more, the better."
With that, Su Mo left with the White Snake.
PLOP!
The Ink Flood Dragon collapsed limply to the ground.
Unconsciously, its back had become drenched in a cold sweat.
As for the other Demon Beasts, it went without saying.
They were scared half to death.
"Everyone, are you feeling alright?"
"Alright my ass! Can’t you see I pissed myself in fear?"
"Sigh, we deserved it. Who else can we blame for being so blind?"
The Old Turtle wiped the cold sweat from its brow and asked, "Lord Flood Dragon King, who exactly is this Elder Su? Why did you..."
The Ink Flood Dragon said with deep emotion, "He is the one who once pinned me—your king—to the ground, ground my face in the dirt, and let my blood."
What?
Hearing the Ink Flood Dragon’s emotional words, all the Demon Beasts were utterly shocked.
Pinning a Divine Beast to the ground, grinding its face in the dirt, and even letting its blood?
No wonder Lord Flood Dragon King was so terrified of Su Mo.
"You all just need to remember one thing: Elder Su is an invincible existence," the Ink Flood Dragon said. "Under no circumstances can you oppose him. If Elder Su tells you to go east, you must not go west. If Elder Su tells you to jump into a wok of boiling oil, you have to steel yourselves and jump. Otherwise, you will be doomed beyond redemption."
HISS...
The Demon Beasts all sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
’That’s some seriously high praise.’
"Now get the hell up, all of you!" the Ink Flood Dragon said coldly. "Take all your subordinates and find the Spirit Fruits and Treasures that Elder Su needs. If any of you fail to find them, or don’t find enough, I’ll personally slaughter you."
"What if those humans fight us for them?" the Old Turtle asked.
The Ink Flood Dragon mused, "Defeat them. Take their Treasures and offer everything to Elder Su. But remember, you absolutely must not harm them."
The Old Turtle nodded. "Lord Flood Dragon King is right. A lot of people entered this time. Some of them are bound to be Elder Su’s companions. If we kill the wrong person, we’ll be in deep trouble."