Chapter 382: The Fierce Dragon Vein
At this moment, besides their boat on the Yong River, there were also fishing boats, treasure ships transporting ores, black gold, black iron, and black copper, merchant ships moving goods, and passenger ships ferrying travelers.
The Yong River had abundant water power, and the fish were fat and delicious, so there were many boats on the river, and quite a few docks and ports along the banks.
But now, the mountains on both sides gradually disappeared beneath the river's surface, leaving only boats sailing on the water. Many vessels came to a halt, and countless people stuck their heads out over the gunwales to look around, wondering what was happening.
Some cultivators even flew up from their boats, staring blankly at the Yong River.
The Yong River floated in midair, tens of thousands of miles of river water not broken off but still flowing in the sky, illuminated by the early morning sun, shimmering with colorful light.
Splash—
A merchant ship carrying goods failed to stay steady, rushed out of the river's surface, and plunged down from the sky. The ship fell helplessly toward the mountains below, growing smaller and smaller. After a moment, it crashed into a forest, and another moment later, the sound of its impact reached the ears of the people on the river—a muffled, faint noise.
The ship's owner had jumped out in time, and many cultivators helped rescue the others on board, resulting in few casualties.
Some official vessels carried officials of the Yan Kingdom, who immediately ordered cultivators to rescue people, bringing civilians from other boats down to the land below. Some soldiers flew out of the Yong River, heading toward the cities below to seek help, requesting warships to come to the Yong River for rescue.
"It's not my fault. Don't look at me. I didn't do this."
Qin Mu and the others looked at Blind, who shook his head, his expression grave. "Lifting the Yong River into the air requires far more power than I possess. Someone with such immense magical strength is something I've never seen in my life... Look down there!"
Qin Mu and the others immediately looked downward.
The Yong River had been lifted, flying in the air. The water below had separated from the land. Originally, the water was somewhat murky, making it impossible to see the riverbed, but now all the sediment in the river had vanished. It seemed that when the Yong River rose into the air, it only carried the water, not the mud and sand, so the river became crystal clear. Their gaze could penetrate the water and see the land below.
They immediately saw large fish swimming in the river, clear and distinct, a very strange sight.
Because the Yong River originated from the Great Ruins, it was full of monsters—various fish monsters and water monsters, deep at the river's bottom, with bizarre appearances. Qin Mu had grown up by the river and had seen many such monsters, but now he spotted many he had never seen before. Presumably, they usually stayed deep at the bottom, rarely surfacing, so they were hard to spot.
But now, he could see everything in the river with perfect clarity.
Just then, everyone's hair stood on end. They saw an incredibly huge, long, slippery body swaying as it swam under their boat. Its massive form moved with the current, winding westward.
Huge scales scraped against the boat's bottom, causing the small vessel to lurch slightly before stabilizing again.
This massive body moved without raising a single wave. The scales scraping the boat's bottom didn't damage it either—just a bit of rocking, like a strong current hitting the hull.
It was a sapphire-blue flood dragon, enormous beyond measure.
On the boat, the dozen or so flood dragons became excited. Some climbed onto Qin Mu's neck, others poked their heads under his armpits, craning to look.
"Maha! Maha!" The flood dragons called out toward the river.
Splash.
A massive head rose from the water, curiously examining them, then plunged back in, swimming off into the distance. Wherever it passed, the Yong River's water monsters hastily retreated.
Some large fish, terrified, fled so fast they shot out of the river, flapping their fins as they fell from the sky. A rain of fish began to fall, which would surely keep the people below talking for over ten days.
But what would cause even more discussion was likely the fact that the Yong River had flown into the sky!
"This flood dragon is huge..."
Qin Mu's heart shook. This sapphire-blue water flood dragon was far larger than the flood dragons on his boat—more than ten times bigger!
The strength of this sapphire-blue flood dragon was probably even greater than that of Dragon Tamer Lord. He wondered if it was raised by Dragon Tamer Lord or summoned from somewhere else.
"This is a water flood dragon that has cultivated to the divine realm. His water control ability is incredibly strong—frighteningly so."
Blind's expression was solemn, his face turned westward, his voice hoarse. "I see a man covered in scales, very strange-looking, commanding this Flood Dragon God to lift the Yong River."
Qin Mu was startled, then said, "Could it be the Dragon Tamer Lord of the Celestial Heavens, here to subdue the dragon vein? I once saw him use the technique of moving rivers."
Blind gripped his bamboo staff tightly, his face tense. "Such immense magical power is truly formidable. This guy must be using the Flood Dragon God's power to elevate his own strength to the limit... No, just these flood dragons alone couldn't lift the Yong River. He's also using the Yong River's own power!"
Qin Mu activated his Nine Heavens Eye-Opening Technique, looking upstream. His technique could only open to the Danxia Heavenly Eye level, so he couldn't see the middle section of the Yong River.
Dragon Tamer Lord should be in the middle section. To lift the Yong River, the middle section was the best place to apply force.
Based on Qin Mu's understanding of Dragon Tamer Lord, he didn't have the strength to lift the Yong River on his own. He must be using the Flood Dragon God's power.
He was probably at the river's mouth, having the Flood Dragon God lift the Yong River, while other flood dragons were placed elsewhere, stirring up waves and lifting sections of the river one by one.
Dragon Tamer Lord was skilled in dragon vein techniques, adept at mobilizing the power of dragon veins. Besides summoning the Flood Dragon God, he had also brought other flood dragons. Most crucially, he was likely mobilizing the dragon vein's own power, using the Yong River's dragon vein itself to lift this river spanning tens of thousands of miles into the air.
The Yong River was very ancient, a dragon vein since the Kaihuang Era, hiding many secrets. This river's dragon vein was probably close to maturing and transforming into a dragon.
The Yong River's dragon vein itself possessed immense power. If Dragon Tamer Lord could mobilize it, he could indeed lift this dragon vein!
"Is he planning to take the Yong River's dragon vein?" Qin Mu murmured.
Blind shook his head. "No. He intends to change the dragon vein's course, turning it into a fierce dragon vein, thereby altering the entire Yan Kingdom's fate and fortune."
Qin Mu was startled and quickly took out the Dragon Taming Scripture, flipping to a page to read carefully.
This page introduced various dragon veins, with a section discussing altering a dragon vein's course to change destiny and fortune. But this described changing the fate and fortune of an entire dynasty, an entire continent!
"He's planning to bring the Great Ruins into the Yan Kingdom!" Qin Mu exclaimed.
According to the Dragon Taming Scripture, the consequences of Dragon Tamer Lord's actions were no small matter. By merely changing the Yong River's course, he could use the river's flow to channel the Great Ruins' great danger into Yan!
If he succeeded, the Yan Kingdom would gradually become like the Great Ruins—when night fell, darkness would invade!
"A very remarkable fellow."
Blind's eyes were empty, without pupils, yet he seemed to have already seen Dragon Tamer Lord's location. He gripped his bamboo staff and lightly tapped the river's surface, saying, "A thousand-mile dike can collapse from an ant's nest. By slightly altering the dragon vein's course, he can use the fierce dragon vein to draw in the Great Ruins' dark power, completely ruining the Yan Kingdom's fortune. This man's research on dragons is extremely deep, his skill astonishing."
His bamboo staff gently stirred the river's surface, and their boat shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, heading straight for the middle reaches of the Yong River. The speed was so great that the boat creaked and groaned, straining under the load, on the verge of breaking apart.
Splash—
The boat finally disintegrated, wooden fragments flying everywhere. Qin Mu, Ling Yuxiu, and the others were about to use their own power to run on the river's surface when suddenly the water beneath them churned. Roaring water dragons surged up from the river, catching them and carrying them forward, racing across the water at breakneck speed!
Blind stood on the head of a water dragon, his bamboo staff in hand. Qin Mu, Si Yunxiang, and the others nervously looked around, seeing tens of thousands of water dragons galloping and roaring beside them, speeding forward!
"This Yong River is Blind's territory!"
The Yong River raced beneath them, Blind's robes fluttering, murderous intent surging: "Moving the Yong River—did you ask this Dragon King's permission?"
The water dragons sped westward for who knows how many miles. Suddenly, Blind raised his bamboo staff and slammed it down heavily. Hundreds of miles of river surface trembled violently. The Yong River, like a long dragon injured in the waist, was struck hard and involuntarily began to fall toward the ground!
Down on the Yong River's riverbed, Dragon Tamer Lord moved with a dragon-like gait, winding and twisting, his hands raised high. His violent magical power surged, lifting sections of the Yong River.
At the same time, a massive stone beast, dozens of feet tall, flew up from the riverbed, caught by his power and tossed aside into a nearby mountain range.
The Dragon Driving Technique from the Dragon Taming Scripture.
He was moving from downstream upward, walking along, and saw many stone beasts sunk at the Yong River's bottom. These were River-Calming Beasts, crafted by Yan Kingdom officials, inscribed with various runic seals to suppress the dragon vein and prevent floods from dragon vein tremors.
The Yan Kingdom also had many extraordinary individuals who could identify dragon veins, ordering skilled artisans to create River-Calming Beasts to suppress them.
On ordinary days, these River-Calming Beasts kept the Yong River's dragon vein docile. But now, by pulling them out one by one, he could fully unleash the dragon vein's power.
Besides the River-Calming Beasts, there were also various strange things carried downstream by the current, very eerie. Dragon Tamer Lord tried to avoid these eerie objects to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The closer he got to the Great Ruins, the more of these eerie things there were. In the Yong River within the Great Ruins, there were even stone statues suppressing it—he absolutely couldn't lift those.
His goal wasn't to take the entire Yong River. He didn't need to lift it all—just change the dragon vein's course, turning it into a fierce dragon vein.
Just then, the Yong River in midair suddenly pressed down.
Dragon Tamer Lord was startled and raised his hands to support it, but suddenly the water above condensed into a massive pillar, smashing down!