Rapidnovel #435 - Dragon Palace Incident
#435 - Dragon Palace Incident
Chapter 432: Dragon Palace Mutation
The impact of the heavy rain was terrifying.
Especially when the floodwaters reached waist-deep, countless livestock perished, and many people began dismantling their doors, preparing to build small boats to cope with the impending disaster.
Zhang Chen sat on the second floor of the inn, watching the floodwaters in the street. He could feel that the water was flowing towards a certain direction of Prince Pingbian's ancestral tomb. Although the flow was slow, the invisible force was firm, defying the natural trend of heaven and earth, pushing the mighty current to flow towards the high mountains.
"Brother Zhang, come and take a look, something big has happened outside!" Chen Xu, paddling a small boat, appeared outside the inn and shouted upwards at Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen looked surprised. If Chen Xu called it a big deal, it was definitely not an ordinary one.
Zhang Chen grabbed his oiled paper umbrella and walked downstairs, only to see that Chen Xu had already rowed the boat into the inn. Zhang Chen took a step and landed directly on the boat. Then, he activated his water control technique, and the boat, unmanned, sped towards the outside of the city, creating a wake like a speedboat.
Only when the boat left the city did Zhang Chen realize that the situation outside the city was even more serious. The water outside the city was already three meters deep, and all the water flowed against the latitude of the mountains, towards the distant mountains.
At this point, Zhang Chen didn't need to row the boat at all. He only needed to follow the current to quickly approach the distant mountains.
However, the terrain outside the city was uneven. Some low-lying areas were flooded, while some high areas were not affected by the flood. Zhang Chen steered the boat upstream, shuttling through the mountains. When he reached the foot of a mountain, the two abandoned the boat, climbed the mountain, and looked at the distant scene, taking a deep breath.
In the distance, there was a basin with a radius of a hundred miles, perfectly surrounded by mountains hundreds of meters high, and all the upstream water flowed into the basin.
"Prince Pingbian is gathering momentum. This old thing wants to create an acquired terrain for a jiao dragon to transform, helping himself complete the dragon transformation," Zhang Chen said, looking at the converging rainwater, already understanding Zhang Shicheng's plan.
In the basin, there were huge cracks, with a rift valley thousands of meters deep and hundreds of meters wide, a natural water storage area.
"Zhang Shicheng is a good schemer!" Zhang Chen was secretly shocked.
Chen Xu said, "Zhang Shicheng is inhuman. His jiao dragon transformation will cause great chaos. The people of the north are struggling to survive. Once he gathers enough water, I'm afraid the homes of the northern people will be submerged."
Although Chen Xu's words were somewhat exaggerated, they were not unreasonable.
"However, the water level is already at its limit. If nothing unexpected happens, it shouldn't rise any further," Zhang Chen said, looking at the water dragons rushing into the basin, comforting Chen Xu.
"Damn it!" Chen Xu cursed. The impact of this heavy rain was very bad.
"Actually, we should be thankful that Zhang Shicheng's dragon transformation is happening in the spring, before the busy farming season. After he completes his dragon transformation, whether it succeeds or not, the receding floodwaters will not affect the people's farming. Moreover, because the floodwaters have spread, the land will be thoroughly soaked, and next year will surely be a bumper year."
The people of the north were too miserable, encountering a master like Zhang Shicheng. Last year, there was a severe drought, and the people were so hungry that they ate grass roots and tree bark, leaving their homes and suffering.
This year, if the land can be thoroughly soaked, there will still be a way to survive.
Now, what the two could do was wait, wait for Zhang Shicheng's jiao dragon transformation, for the dragon soul to break free from the earth's veins. And the people in deep water were also waiting, waiting for the rain to clear.
As for drowning people?
Not really!
The water was only waist-deep, and the flow rate was not fast. It was difficult to drown people, unless they were some unlucky ones.
"Have you made the arrangements?" Zhang Chen asked Chen Xu, referring to the matter of seizing the true dragon's creation.
"Everything is ready. Whether it succeeds or not, we must try!" Chen Xu said.
Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this, then didn't say much. He directly used his water escape technique to go down the mountain and returned to the inn to wait patiently.
Zhang Chen was very grateful at this time that he had the golden finger and was not a displaced commoner. Otherwise, in this kind of world, he didn't know how he could survive.
However, with the outbreak of the flood, prices in the inn soared. Fortunately, Zhang Chen was not short of money, so the impact was limited.
Half a month later, the heavy rain in the sky suddenly lessened, and the heavy rain began to gradually subside, turning into drizzle. The floodwaters on the ground receded at a visible rate.
"Has Zhang Shicheng's jiao dragon transformation momentum been completed?" Zhang Chen looked at the receding floodwaters in the street, leaving only mud, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"That big pit is filled, forming a heavenly pool," Chen Xu said, stepping on the mud, walking from outside the inn, holding an oiled paper umbrella, his eyes filled with a trace of seriousness.
"I don't know when this dog thing Zhang Shicheng will transform into a dragon," Zhang Chen said, spitting on the street, his eyes showing a hint of murderous intent.
"Alas!" Chen Xu sighed softly, "It's difficult!"
The two drank some wine in the inn for a while, and chatted for a while. At this time, Xie Lingyun walked in from outside the inn, and Chen Xu tactfully left the room.
Xie Lingyun sat at the table, cursing, "That dog thing Zhang Shicheng is really inhuman. My Inspection Division's camp was almost flooded. Fortunately, my Inspection Division's camp is located on high ground, otherwise, I don't know how many people would have drowned."
"Is the flood very serious?" Zhang Chen poured wine for Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun cursed, "Not many people drowned, but too many houses collapsed and livestock drowned."
Zhang Chen fell silent. He was powerless to do anything about this.
"By the way, I came to you this time because I have something to tell you," Xie Lingyun said, after drinking a glass of wine and putting down the cup, "Do you still remember the location of the Dragon Palace under the Yellow River, where Zhang Shicheng's tomb is located?"
"Of course I remember," Zhang Chen nodded.
"Because of the heavy rain in the north, the Yellow River's water veins are turbulent. A palace has been washed out again in that underground world. There are some remnants and countless mechanisms in the palace. It looks very unusual. My Inspection Division has already lost more than thirty good men," Xie Lingyun said.
Zhang Chen was stunned, "There are still mechanisms underground?"
"Zhang Shicheng chose to transform into a dragon there for a reason," Xie Lingyun said, "Moreover, there seems to be a mysterious force flowing in the palace, as if there are treasures hidden."
Zhang Chen pondered upon hearing this, "Don't rush, Zhang Shicheng's dragon transformation is imminent. Let's solve Zhang Shicheng first, and then we can explore later."
For Zhang Chen, seizing the Ascension Pool was the most important thing. The Ascension Pool was of great importance, related to his transformation into a celestial body, and he couldn't give it up.
Xie Lingyun nodded, agreeing with Zhang Chen's words. Right now, Zhang Shicheng's dragon transformation was the most important thing. In case Zhang Shicheng succeeded in his dragon transformation because of exploring the underground palace, that would be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
"By the way, is there any news about that Grand Eunuch?" Zhang Chen asked.
Xie Lingyun shook his head, "There are no clues. No one knows where that Grand Eunuch is hiding."
Zhang Chen was a little disappointed. Xie Lingyun seemed to see what Zhang Chen was thinking, so he asked, "Do you have any ideas about the Longevity Tree Coffin?"
"Those big shots in the court can enjoy it, why can't I?" Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"You can't play with fire! That Grand Eunuch is a Yang God expert, and he also has a twelfth-order mysterious protector. Without complete certainty, you must not act rashly," Xie Lingyun quickly urged Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen nodded, agreeing with Xie Lingyun's words.
Then Xie Lingyun turned and left. Zhang Chen used his earth escape technique and came to his Eight Trigrams Furnace, watching the raging flames of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, not affected by the heavy rain outside at all. The flames were still steaming.
"I wonder if my Colored World Fire can refine Zhang Shicheng's soul to death? Moreover, my God-Smiting Whip seems to need a material, which is the soul of a powerful creature," Zhang Chen looked at the Colored World Fire in the Eight Trigrams Furnace and began to ponder silently. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If he threw Zhang Shicheng's dragon soul into it, the material for refining his God-Smiting Whip would be one step closer. At that time, the God-Smiting Whip would have a chance to develop the power of the last twelve innate restrictions.
"Hehe, Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng, even the heavens want to kill you! Under this Colored World Fire, you absolutely cannot survive," Zhang Chen sneered in his heart.
He had found a way to obliterate Zhang Shicheng's soul!
The Colored World Fire was one of the most powerful flames in the world, and Zhang Shicheng would definitely not be able to withstand the burning of the Colored World Fire.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing!" Zhang Chen glanced at the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and then used his escape technique to come to the Ascension Pool, revealing his tracks on a mountain that no one noticed, his eyes looking at the mountain, revealing a few thoughts.
At this time, the sounds of shouting and killing soared into the sky in the mountains. Prince Pingbian's army and the gods were fighting with the strong people who were muddling through the water in the mountains, and the two sides were constantly pulling around the Ascension Pool.
Everyone could see that the Ascension Pool was a good treasure, and no one was willing to give up. Moreover, because the mountains were rugged and steep, Prince Pingbian's army could not line up, and even climbing up was extremely dangerous. It could be said that they were all filling it with human lives, which gave the Jianghu experts a chance.
If Prince Pingbian hadn't previously had his army transformed at the Bashe place, giving birth to an unknown number of Qi and blood experts, the Ascension Pool would have been occupied long ago.
But even if there were warriors who had cultivated Qi and blood guarding the formation, they couldn't withstand the endless stream of Jianghu experts, especially the gods who were muddling through the water, clamoring to use their divine powers and recklessly attacking the Qi and blood warriors, making Prince Pingbian miserable.
At the foot of the mountain
Prince Pingbian stood in front of the formation with a gloomy face, and the Five or Six Mr. on the side also looked anxious.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps came from a distance. A messenger quickly rushed to the front and kowtowed on the ground: "Your Highness, another team of three thousand people has been consumed on the mountain. Please, Your Highness, make a decision!"