Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar

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The Flood Dragon Xuan Qi arrived at the estuary and surged into the deep waters, swiftly searching for traces of the Iron Armored Saw Crocodile Clan.

Upon reaching the underwater city, Xuan Qi discovered that only a small contingent of Iron Armored Saw Crocodile soldiers guarded it.

The underwater city of the Iron Armored Saw Crocodile Clan was a complex, dense cluster of stone caves, some large, some small. The dimensions of these caves suggested they weren't built for Iron Armored Saw Crocodiles but were more suited for serpentine Demon Beasts.

Beneath this cave cluster lay a deeply hidden, massive Demon Essence Sea Vein—the very reason for the Mysterious Water Snake Clan's extinction!

"Ancestral City, I have finally returned," Xuan Qi murmured softly. It was here that it had spent carefree days with its younger brother Xuanqiao; sadly, in the end, only it had returned, successful and alone.

"What—what is that?!" an Iron Armored Saw Crocodile shrieked, pointing at Xuan Qi.

The other Iron Armored Saw Crocodiles had just turned their gaze when they saw a legendary Desolate Beast—a Flood Dragon—roaring as it attacked their city, annihilating everything in its path.

The defensive formation they had painstakingly constructed was like paper, shattering at a single touch.

Wherever the Flood Dragon passed, rivers of blood flowed, and the stone cave city crumbled!

In the blink of an eye, the Stone Cave City collapsed, leaving no Iron Armored Saw Crocodile alive.

The Flood Dragon Xuan Qi transformed into a draconic humanoid figure clad in a green Daoist robe, standing amidst the ruins. It employed a Divine Power to refine the blood of the slaughtered Iron Armored Saw Crocodiles.

Soon, this pool of blood coalesced into a tiny Iron Armored Saw Crocodile, its gaze fixed on the shallow area of the large pond!

"Oh? Hiding there, are we..." Xuan Qi sneered, then immediately reverted to its Flood Dragon Original Body, commanding a colossal tide as it moved.

Wherever the Flood Dragon journeyed, all creatures gave way.

Aquatic Demon Beasts dwelling in the deep waters fled for their lives.

But Xuan Qi's speed was too great. They didn't even need to make contact with its body; a mere brush from the immense torrent it commanded was enough to pulverize their internal organs, leaving them on the brink of death.

"A Flood Dragon!?"

"How could one appear in our waters!!!"

Many rank-four Aquatic Demon Beasts paled, utterly shocked.

Shallow waters cannot nurture a True Dragon. The Zero Desolate Sea Area simply lacked the resources for such a formidable cultivator like a Flood Dragon to mature!

They watched Xuan Qi's trajectory, their expressions suddenly becoming peculiar.

Not long ago, the Iron Armored Saw Crocodile Clan, the Giant Evil Shark Clan, and the Dragon Sea Horse Group had all, for some unknown reason, retreated into the shallow waters.

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「In the shallow waters, the Mysterious Water Snake's lair.」

The Iron Armored Saw Crocodile King felt an inexplicable unease, as if disaster loomed. It was already a rank-five Demon Beast, its armor possessing terrifyingly formidable defensive power. The only threats capable of inducing a sense of fatal danger in it would be peak rank-five Demon Beasts, or even those of a higher rank.

Inexplicably, the Iron Armored Saw Crocodile King recalled that dark, ferocious Flood Dragon.

KLAXON! KLAXON!

Its demonic instincts blared a frantic warning. The Iron Armored Saw Crocodile King's expression changed drastically, its eyes wide with terror as it stared ahead.

At the boundary between the deep and shallow regions, the Flood Dragon Xuan Qi ceaselessly condensed and refined Ten Thousand Heavy Water.

From the clan's extermination over a thousand years ago, what Xuan Qi remembered most vividly was the Iron Armored Saw Crocodile Clan's nearly invincible armored hides, especially against those of the same rank. For over a thousand years, it had searched for a way to overcome this defense, and indeed, it eventually found a Demon Skill Divine Power that even Mysterious Water Snakes could master.

The Ten Thousand Heavy Water Divine Power!

Ten Thousand Heavy Water was created by refining a massive quantity of quintessential water elements; a single drop weighed as much as ten thousand jun.

Even Xuan Qi, over all these years, had only managed to condense ninety-nine Ten Thousand Heavy Water Divine Skill Talismans.

"ROAR!"

Xuan Qi roared furiously, determined to vent all the grievances accumulated over more than a thousand years.

Massive waves surged, transforming into ninety-nine colossal Mysterious Water Snakes. They unleashed indiscriminate destruction upon all living beings in the shallow waters, annihilating everything. Innocent or guilty, all perished then and there.

The entire pond instantly turned blood-red, the thick stench of blood even reaching the cave where the Demon Beast Hong Yuan resided.

Hong Yuan cautiously activated his Myriad Silence Realm, slowly poking his head out to investigate the source of the cataclysm.

When he saw that the entire large pond, and indeed the entire outer sea, had transformed into a river of blood, with countless Demon Beast corpses floating on its surface, he was horrified. But this horror was quickly followed by immense relief.

Good thing I fled in advance, strictly adhering to Li Chaoren's business philosophy of 'never try to earn the last copper coin.'

Looking at the severed limbs of Iron Armored Saw Crocodiles and the corpses of other Aquatic Demon Beasts drifting everywhere on the river's surface, Hong Yuan felt incredibly fortunate.

The Gou Dao is truly excellent! Thankfully, I didn't linger in the shallow waters for the Ice Armor Python's evolution points.

Just then, a black Ferocious Dragon burst from the Blood River.

The Ferocious Dragon hovered in mid-air and began to announce its existence. Even though Hong Yuan did not understand the Demon language, he could somehow comprehend the content of its speech.

"I, Xuan Qi, now wish to establish the Black Dragon Palace.

"All serpent and python cultivators within the Zero Desolate Sea Area may join my Black Dragon Palace to strive for great achievements together!

"Other cultivators who pass a stringent assessment may also join the Black Dragon Palace."

The proclamation resounded, and beasts of all kinds flocked towards it.

Creatures flying in the sky, walking on land, and swimming in the rivers surged forward as if frenzied. The o!ri!gi%n%al^ s!o$urce. is M|-V|+L&5^EMPY%R@.

Upon hearing this, a blood-colored large python, previously concealed in the deep pools of the lake, emerged with the frantic energy of a dying man jolting from his deathbed. It madly crawled out and rushed directly towards the Flood Dragon Xuan Qi.

Hong Yuan stood beside his cave, gazing at the diverse Demon Beasts below. He was greatly astonished to see them—especially those that were mortal enemies—walking together, revering the Flood Dragon Xuan Qi as if on a pilgrimage.

Amidst his shock, Hong Yuan also began to worry. I possess Longevity Martial Arts. I don't want to casually join some faction and serve others. What if I'm assigned to a dangerous post?

Hong Yuan turned and walked deeper into the cave; he needed to consider where to hide his next Demonic Beast Avatar. This sea region now has a master; it's no longer safe for me here.

As Hong Yuan mused, he continued deeper into the cave, but as he walked, he realized something was amiss.

Why is the cave so dark?

When he looked up, a ferocious Flood Dragon's head was observing him with curiosity.

"Little guy, where are you headed?"

GULP.

The Demon Beast Hong Yuan swallowed silently, feeling so tense he thought he might dehydrate. Why did this great Flood Dragon single me out? I'm clearly just an ordinary Mysterious Water Snake.

HEH HEH. A smile spread across Demon Beast Hong Yuan's face; his ferocious snake features twisted into an obsequious expression.

"Don't be nervous. I can understand you. What's your name?" Xuan Qi tried to force a friendly smile, but on its Ferocious Dragon features, it only made Hong Yuan even more unsettled.

What's my name?

Hong Yuan's mind raced. I've always stayed in this area, so I genuinely don't know what my original name as a Mysterious Water Snake was. Besides, 'Hong Yuan' is my human name. I still dream of becoming a prominent figure in both the Demon Clan and the Human Race, so I obviously can't use 'Hong Yuan' for this form.

"Reporting to the... the great one, I... I don't have a name," the Demon Beast Hong Yuan hissed.

"Oh?!" Xuan Qi raised an eyebrow. "Have you never had any companions?"

Just then, the blood-colored large python with fourth-tier cultivation, having been the first to arrive, stood obediently to one side, observing the exchange between Hong Yuan and Xuan Qi.

"Companions?" Hong Yuan tilted his head, looking up at the great Flood Dragon. Do Demon Beasts have 'companions' too?

Seeing Hong Yuan's utter cluelessness, Xuan Qi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Ever since our clan was destroyed, the survivors in this area must have endured incredibly difficult and perilous lives, likely without receiving any meaningful legacy teachings. This child is already at the second tier of cultivation yet still can't speak the Demon language. How pitiful. This child must have clawed his way through countless hardships to reach this point.

Thinking this, Xuan Qi couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the Demon Beast Hong Yuan.

"I was once a Mysterious Water Snake," Xuan Qi said suddenly.

The blood-colored large python beside them was greatly shocked, then looked at Hong Yuan with extreme envy. It knew that currently, only a few Mysterious Water Snakes survived in the Zero Desolate Sea Area. This young Mysterious Water Snake before them was undoubtedly going to receive immense benefits from the great Flood Dragon!

Oh, heavens! Why am I not a Mysterious Water Snake!?