Free Web NovelChapter 571: Chapter 289: The Island Lord Takes Action! Great Divine Technique of Picking Stars and Catching the Moon
Day by day, time flowed by.
Gradually, the news of the Sea Realm Spirit Tide spread among the cultivators.
An undercurrent quietly began to circulate throughout the Sea Realm, and various major forces started their preparations.
History serves as a warning; we cannot afford to be unprepared.
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Until one day, the sky above Azure Waves Island changed dramatically.
The surrounding sea waves surged violently, with towering waves crashing against the cliffs.
A dark cloud rolled in from the horizon, and amidst the flickering flashes of lightning, a massive dragon’s head emerged from the clouds—a unicorne flood dragon, evolved from a python, with its single horn, fish scales, and long serpentine body.
Its gaping maw roared, the sound waves echoing across the entire island.
"Island Lord of Azure Waves Island, heed the command: according to the decision of the Imperial Court, this island and the surrounding sea are requisitioned as a branch hall for the Flood Dragon Demon Court. All human cultivators will become servants, awaiting the descent of the royal race!"
In an instant, that authoritative and undeniable voice resonated throughout the space, echoing in the ears of every cultivator.
"What? Become servants?"
"Has the Flood Dragon Demon Court gone mad... requisitioning this place as a branch hall, how could that be possible?!"
"Is the situation with the Deep Sea Spirit Tide so dangerous? Is the Flood Dragon Imperial Court preparing to move half of its assets to the coastal region?!"
"Are they preparing to wage war against human cultivators..."
For a moment, everyone was utterly shocked by the demand made by the Flood Dragons.
According to historical records, during the last Sea Realm Spirit Tide, although there were significant conflicts and battles between the Flood Dragon Demon Court and human forces, such unreasonable demands were not made at the outset.
Some islands even offered their treasuries and managed to escape the First Tribulation.
Of course, the price was that their resources were plundered.
No one expected such a departure from convention this time.
The Flood Dragon Imperial Court’s first move is to requisition land, forcing servitude?
Who would agree to that?
It’s nothing but extortion, directly provoking a war, leaving no chance for survival.
"The Imperial Court has already decided this matter. Besides your Azure Waves Island, seven major islands out of the Thirty-Six Islands of the East Origin Sea Region need to be requisitioned, and the rest must contribute seventy percent of their treasury. Whether you want to survive depends on your choices..."
"You only need to comply, without any opportunity for argument, or I’ll destroy your Azure Waves Island."
The angry flood dragon spewed out thunderous sounds as the tempest surged in the fierce winds, its azure-scaled body roaring with fury.
A dreadful aura descended from the sky, directly suppressing the island.
This flood dragon did not come with good intentions, using power to oppress and giving Azure Waves Island no chance to argue.
"Begin the count now, I’ll count to ten; will you surrender or resist to the end, otherwise I’ll annihilate all on Azure Waves Island!"
The Flood Dragon Envoy was exceptionally forceful, with a terrifying aura suppressing the cultivators of Poison Dragon Island, pinning them to the ground, a sense of unprecedented humiliation welling up from the depths of their hearts.
A mere crawling creature.
How dare it?
"Heh heh, such arrogance, just a little eel, growing a horn doesn’t make one a dragon..."
Boom!
The heavens and earth quaked, and a formidable aura descended from the sky, shattering the flood dragon’s pressure.
A terrifying power enveloped Azure Waves Island, as a gigantic hand extended from the depths beneath the island, suddenly appearing in mid-air.
The hand glowed with five colors, centered on a mystical yellow hue, resembling vast and undulating mountain ranges, instantly enveloping the four corners of the world, blocking out the sky, capable of picking stars and catching the moon.
In front of that enormous hand, the entire island seemed like a pearl upon the sea, the surrounding waters darkening as if day had turned to night.
It was a scene of unspeakable terror.
As the words fell, under the cover of that sky-reaching giant hand, the once imposing unicorne flood dragon, over a hundred meters long, truly resembled that person’s description—as if it were nothing more than a tiny unicorne eel.
The comparison was so stark, it left everyone on Azure Waves Island holding their breath, their hearts trembling, limbs turning cold, unable to utter a single sound.
Too terrifying.
Is this the power and means of the mysterious and unpredictable Island Lord of Azure Waves Island?
To outsiders, this incomparable scene was already sufficiently intimidating.
But among those present, the collective shock of all the cultivators was nothing compared to the unicorne flood dragon facing that gigantic hand.
Five Elements and Five Colors Innate Qi Grand Capture!
Rumbles echoed as the giant hand covering the sky pressed the space, the compaction of air creating terrifying explosive sounds, boundless pressure pouring forth, making this space unbearably heavy.
"I must escape?! I can’t die here?!"
"How is this possible? How is it possible?!"
"How could such a powerful human cultivator exist in this godforsaken place..."
"I must be seeing things, wasn’t it said that the Island Lord of Azure Waves Island is merely a newly ascended human Core Formation Cultivator?"
"This form, this momentum, if someone claimed he was an old monster at the Nascent Soul Stage, I’d believe it..."
The unicorne flood dragon screamed frantically within, never anticipating that what was supposed to be a money-gathering trip would turn into a horrifying life-and-death crisis.
"Damn it, which bastard assigned me this task..."
"Wasn’t it supposed to be an easy gain..."
In such a desperate situation, the flood dragon’s inner warning frantically thrummed, the fear of its very existence being extinguished causing its blood to seem to freeze at that moment.
The azure unicorne flood dragon thrashed wildly, its sturdy body enveloped in the mighty power of the flood dragon, thrashing its tail through the air with a terrifying booming sound.
