Chapter 961 - Seizing the Herbaceous Water Spirit

The Vicious Flood Dragon made the three forces join hands.

This turn of events made Chen Fan ecstatic. Although the flood dragon posed a great threat, its arrival was perfect for him.

He had been wondering how he would get his hands on Herbaceous Water Spirit, and the flood dragon was his chance.

He made no sudden moves or announced his presence; he just waited, patiently. The Vicious Flood Dragon and the three forces would fight, and he would exploit the confusion to snatch the treasure.

Chen Fan held his breath and focused, completely withdrawing his aura to ensure he wouldn’t be discovered.

“Go at it!”

With their alliance confirmed, the three forces wasted no time.

Chu Chong took the lead. A terrifying aura instantly swept out. An undercurrent surged violently as a large hand swiped toward the flood dragon, seemingly about to make the heavens crumble and the earth crack. The terrifying attack blew up the pool water.

Zheng Song and Zhao Mingkun also unleashed their great skills. They were no weaker than Chu Chong and their combined assault sent shockwaves through the water, tearing it asunder.

The Vicious Flood Dragon flew into a rage. It had only intended to intimidate them, wary that they might join forces. Yet not only did they reject its warning, they even launched a coordinated attack!

It roared furiously. It opened its mouth and spewed out an incomparably icy aura. Wherever it passed, the pool water froze and swept toward Chu Chong and the other two.

Boom!

The flood dragon’s breath collided fiercely with the humans’ attacks, unleashing a devastating shockwave that ravaged the trench at the bottom of the cold pool.

Amid the chaos, the Herbaceous Water Spirit—once trapped—seized the opportunity to break free and flee into the depths.

Chu Chong and the others had no way to stop it.

After all, the one standing in their way right now was a Cold Ice Vicious Flood Dragon, which carried an ancient bloodline and was very powerful. The slightest carelessness would mean their death.

Chen Fan caught sight of the spirit, and his eyes flickered. Without hesitation, he slipped into the chaos, unnoticed, and gave chase.

Even after covering a great distance, he could still feel the terrifying energy surging from the fierce battle behind him. Its shockwaves spread for dozens of miles—a testament to the sheer power of those involved.

Dead Region residents were ferocious and vicious. Many of them were outstanding figures of the sects from the Tianwu Continent, but they had betrayed their sect and fled to the Dead Region for reasons unknown.

Because of this, martial artists in the Dead Region were far stronger than their peers at the same cultivation level—vicious and battle-hardened.

But Chen Fan paid them no mind. Let them fight to the death with the flood dragon—it only bought him more time to seize the Herbaceous Water Spirit.

Tracking its escape path, he pushed forward. He needed to find the Herbaceous Water Spirit before the three forces’ fight ended.

Regardless of the victor, Chen Fan would be in for a bad time.

For most, releasing their divine will in such an environment was difficult, but not for him. He only felt a stabbing pain in his mind; for the sake of the Herbaceous Water Spirit, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

“Over there!”

Soon, Chen Fan’s divine will found the spirit and his face lit up with joy. He immediately rushed over at great speed.

The spirit was hiding in an area at the bottom of the pool; the area was filled with reefs.

Suddenly, the water current surged. A large hand broke through the layers of waves and tried to grab the spirit.

The spirit was sentient and was catching its breath there. Just as it relaxed, it immediately sensed danger. A ring of azure light erupted from it. It rushed out, trying to evade the large hand.

The Herbaceous Water Spirit had unleashed strength comparable to the fifth-level Manifestation realm.

However, that was far from enough to save it from Chen Fan.

Chen Fan’s grab shattered the azure light sweeping toward him and continued approaching the spirit.

The Herbaceous Water Spirit was momentarily stunned, as it hadn’t expected its counterattack to be easily crushed by a brat in the fourth-level Manifestation realm. It was unthinkable.

As a treasure born of heaven and earth, steeped in the essences of nature, it possessed considerable intelligence. In an instant, it realized Chen Fan’s intentions—and tried to flee.

However, Chen Fan finally found it after much trouble, so he couldn’t just let it go. The large hand he had manifested quickly caught the Herbaceous Water Spirit.

After falling into Chen Fan’s hand, the Herbaceous Water Spirit struggled fiercely, unleashing extremely powerful energy. However, it failed to break free from Chen Fan’s grasp, which was like the Five Finger Mountain, holding it firmly in place.

Chen Fan sensed a trace of a primordial spirit attached to the Herbaceous Water Spirit—it belonged to the Vicious Flood Dragon. Clearly, the beast had left it there to track the treasure.

He quickly threw the Herbaceous Water Spirit into the Heaven Seizing Furnace and refined away the trace of primordial spirit and the Herbaceous Water Spirit’s spiritual wisdom.

Stripped of its wisdom, the Herbaceous Water Spirit became pure, boundless energy.

An incomparably berserk stream of energy rushed into Chen Fan’s limbs and skeleton. His cultivation aura exploded at once.

Immediately, Chen Fan sensed his cultivation soaring like it was on a rocket that even he couldn’t control.

The Herbaceous Water Spirit had too much energy. Chen Fan immediately had a feeling that he was about to break through to the fifth-level Manifestation realm.

Meanwhile, in the midst of battle, the Cold Ice Vicious Flood Dragon suddenly sensed its primordial spirit trace being wiped out.

“

Roarrr

, despicable! You scheming vermin! You sent someone to steal my spirit while I was distracted.

Ahhh

, I will kill you all and swallow you whole!”

The Cold Ice Vicious Flood Dragon went berserk at once.

With a single tail whip, the waters split, and the current shattered.

Chu Chong and the two other eighth-level Manifestation realm experts were blasted away, coughing up blood in midair. Those with weaker cultivation were instantly annihilated, powerless before the dragon’s fury.

The berserk flood dragon was so strong that there was no difference between it and a genuine ninth-level Manifestation realm peerless expert. The faces of Chu Chong and the other two eighth-levels changed drastically, becoming incredibly ugly.

They also understood what the flood dragon meant. Someone had taken advantage of their fighting here to reap the benefits from the side, damn it!

Thinking of this, terrifying killing intent surged out from the three of them, freezing the pool water.

They were here risking their lives and fighting against the flood dragon; unexpectedly, someone threaded their way through the opening. How could they allow this!