The seawater churned, the Dragon Palace glittered with gold and jade, radiating the luster of pearls and gems, as a couple clad in purple robes appeared in the coral hall.
The man was strikingly handsome, his eyes sparkled with spirit, the woman was stunningly exquisite, enchanting yet noble, both resembling nobility from the Heavenly Palace.
"What do you think of this 'lure the tiger away from the mountain' move?" Li Changzhou asked with a smile.
"It's 'lure the flood dragon away from the mountain." Zhao Yaoshi grinned, her eyes twinkling with flowing light as she surveyed the Dragon Palace before her.
Li Changzhou voiced his puzzlement, "How are you going to take this Dragon Palace out of the game?"
"Want to know?" Zhao Yaoshi turned her gaze toward him.
"Of course."
Zhao Yaoshi's jade-like cheeks came closer, "Kiss me then."
"Get lost."
"I——" Zhao Yaoshi nearly choked, her eyes flickered, and then she laughed, "I can kiss you instead."
"Talk or don't talk.' Li Changzhou decided not to indulge her.
Zhao Yaoshi stared at him, tilted her head slightly, and said slowly with a laugh, "I'm saying, Li Changzhou, are you perhaps smitten, and that's why you're deliberately cold to me?"
"No."
Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Zhao Yaoshi suddenly beamed a beautiful smile, "Alright, if you say no, then it's no. It's one of the effects of 'Favored Concubine,' 'Partiality,' which lets us bring one item directly out of the instance."
She pulled a jade-like scroll from her sleeve, resembling a painting scroll or a holy decree.
The jade scroll emitted a faint light underwater, and the Dragon Palace seemed to have received some command, beginning to shrink slowly.
"Can people be taken too?" Li Changzhou looked at her.
"Yes." Zhao Yaoshi nodded slightly gravely, "Don't tell anyone, only you and I know this secret."
Li Changzhou fell silent for a while, then said, "You should be careful in the future, those gods might ask you for help."
"I know. Why do you think I went on that ship adventure, shamelessly chasing after you? I admit you're handsome, but I, Miss Zhao Yaoshi, am not just about looks; you need skills."
"Zhao?"
"What are you looking for?"
The two exchanged glances, Li Changzhou said, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
"What purpose?" Zhao Yaoshi's eyes, more innocent and adorable than little radishes.
"Zhao Yao? Zhao Yaoshi? Zhao Yiyao?"
Zhao Yaoshi, giggling like a little girl, "Last time I gave you a chance, but you didn't look, and now you're curious."
"What chance?" Li Changzhou was momentarily confused, then realized, "You mean that time in the Maldives when you showed me your skills?"
"Yeah."
"Sigh, my eyes were all on Miss Yang's swimsuit, where did I have the time to see what your real name was."
"Get lost!" Zhao Yaoshi spoke even less politely than Li Changzhou.
She held out her hand, the Dragon Palace now a palm-sized exquisite model, flew into her palm.
"You'll be mine sooner or later." Zhao Yaoshi closed her hand, and the Dragon Palace vanished without a trace.
"Is this shrinking also an effect of the 'Favored Concubine'?" Li Changzhou asked again.
"You've asked me so many questions, can I ask you one?" Zhao Yaoshi looked at him.
Li Changzhou looked up towards the sea, where the mana shimmered brilliantly like fireworks auroras, and the sea churned ceaselessly.
"Let's go up," he said.
"You jerk."
The two of them slowly flew towards the sea surface, appearing careless but actually paying close attention to the tactics of the Flood Dragon King on the sea.
"What if your sister starts dating one day?"
"Absolutely not!" To prevent misunderstanding, Li Changzhou patiently explained, "My mindset is just like a brother seeing his sister getting married, it's not some weird sister obsession, you understand?"
"Without you telling me, I wouldn't understand, but now that you've told me, I understand—you totally are."
"You call that understanding?"
"You don't want your sister to date or get married, right?"
"Yes, but—"
"What 'but' is there? Isn't that exactly what it is?"
The two of them leaped out of the sea; four Flood Dragons intertwined and circled, occasionally clawing and spitting water, enclosing Lan Daoheng, Lantian Jade, and Li Xidao, who were activating a Protective Body Magic Shield, trapping them like a ball, repelling and striking them.
"Immortal Hou, come help!" As soon as Li Changzhou appeared above the sea, Li Xidao spotted him.
With a roar from the Flood Dragon, white waves surged, and tens of thousands of sharks stirred the Bohai like boiling water, surrounding Li Changzhou and Zhao Yaoshi with the Shark Formation.
Li Changzhou thrust his hands to the sides, a white Gray Dragon and an eight-headed Tian Wu Green Tiger emerged, emitting dragon and tiger roars, and pounced toward the Shark Formation like cats on mice.
"Dragon Tiger Great Divine Power!" the West Sea Flood Dragon King's eyes widened.
To master this Divine Skill, one needs at least Human Immortal Level mana. After Liu Bowen slayed the dragon, the highest position between heaven and earth was just that of a true Immortal. Is this kid a Human Immortal?!
"No, it's not Dragon Tiger Great Divine Power!" the North Sea Flood Dragon King noticed the difference.
"It is Dragon Tiger Great Divine Power, but it's not mana, it's Qi-Blood!" the East Sea Flood Dragon King's enormous eyes, like searchlights, swept through the darkness.
The Gray Dragon roared like a thunderstorm, shattering dozens of sharks with one swipe of its claw, and its tail smashed the sea surface like a burst water balloon.
The eight-headed Tian Wu Green Tiger bit with eight mouths each time it struck.
Both dragon and tiger used Qi-Blood to condense, thus they couldn't use magic; they only had their powerful physical bodies, but that was enough, since this was a Divine Skill that could only be used by someone of the Human Immortal Level.
"Human Immortal Level Qi-Blood..."
The four great Flood Dragon Kings exchanged looks, then simultaneously dove down, transformed into human forms, and rushed toward Li Changzhou.