Soul Land: Legend of Saint Seiya

Chapter 209: Xiao Yu vs. Nethersea Flood Dragon

Before Qian Renxue could step forward, Xiao Yu raised a hand to stop her.

Qian Renxue frowned and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"You handled the three-headed Hellhound in the last round. Let me take care of this one," Xiao Yu said with a faint smile. For him, entering the Nether Realm was also a form of training, and actual combat was essential. Moreover, he had his reasons—this was for Qian Renxue's benefit.

"This flood dragon has been in the river for a long time, and its body is soaked with the water from the Nether River. Fighting it would inevitably bring that water into contact with you. Since water born of the Nether Realm clashes with your martial soul, it could harm your body. Let me handle it instead."

Xiao Yu's explanation wasn't baseless. The entire Nether Realm was created by the power of the Nether King. Although Xiao Yu possessed only about ten percent of the Nether King's power, it was enough to resist the effects of the Nether River's corrosive energy.

"Alright," Qian Renxue agreed after a brief moment of thought, stepping back. She felt his reasoning was sound.

As for Huo Wu and Ye Lingling, they had already stepped aside. They knew they were no match for a beast on the level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Huo Wu, however, took over Qian Renxue's previous role. She kicked the Nether River Ferryman, who had been trying to sneak away, back to the ground and pinned him underfoot, making sure he couldn't escape.

Initially, Huo Wu hadn't wanted to bother with the weak ferryman. However, Ye Lingling pointed out that the Nethersea Flood Dragon had appeared precisely when Qian Renxue was about to kill the ferryman. This implied that the ferryman had some special connection to the flood dragon and could potentially be used as leverage.

Additionally, the Nether River stretched endlessly. Without the ferryman to guide them, even with a boat, they could easily lose their way in the vast expanse.

Xiao Yu took two steps forward, standing before the Nethersea Flood Dragon. A deep black radiance emanated from his body as dark armor swiftly covered him from head to toe. From his back, two pairs of massive black wings, over three meters long, burst forth.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red!

Seven soul rings, far surpassing the optimal configuration, rose from beneath his feet. The power of the Nether King hidden within his Nether Lord martial soul was unleashed, enveloping Xiao Yu in an aura of divine and unyielding majesty.

The Nethersea Flood Dragon felt an overwhelming dizziness. The moment Xiao Yu's martial soul fully activated, the dragon was overcome with an instinct to kneel and worship.

From Xiao Yu's presence, it sensed an existence that transcended all creation—a terrifying, unfathomable power far beyond its reach.

"It's you! So it's you! You deserve to die!" the flood dragon roared.

Its strength, equivalent to a 100,000-year soul beast on Douluo Star, included formidable spiritual power. Beasts of this level possessed intelligence equal to or greater than humans. It finally understood how these humans had managed to enter the Nether Realm alive.

The Master of the Realm had returned.

The flood dragon realized that Xiao Yu was the Nether King, returning to reclaim control of the Nether Realm. Just as the system had warned, the various gatekeepers who had grown used to their freedom were vehemently opposed to the Nether King's return. None of them wanted someone lording over them again.

With a furious roar, the flood dragon unleashed a massive beam of black energy skyward. Dark thunderclouds formed above, converging into a terrifying sphere of energy. The sphere pulsated with destructive force as it hurled toward Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu raised the Nether King Sword in his hand, and a brilliant sword light surged forth, meeting the dragon's attack head-on.

Boom!

The terrifying clash of energies exploded in an instant, distorting even the air from the sheer force of the impact.

"The seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body!" Xiao Yu declared.

The full power of his martial soul erupted as he prepared to confront the Nethersea Flood Dragon head-on.

The blood-red 100,000-year soul ring illuminated brilliantly, and Xiao Yu's figure instantly grew taller. The red glow, upon contact with his body, transformed as though assimilated into black light. His already pitch-black armor was now reinforced by a layer of profound, dark energy, amplifying his aura into something almost divine.

The amplification of the Martial Soul True Body is directly proportional to the quality of the martial soul itself. The higher the martial soul's quality, the greater the enhancement after activation.

After Xiao Yu's martial soul evolved into the Nether Lord Martial Soul, it had faintly broken through the limits of divine-level martial souls. With the support of the Martial Soul True Body, Xiao Yu's strength now reached the level of a Super Douluo.

Simultaneously, Xiao Yu activated his Nether God Domain. A terrifying energy erupted from within him, and waves of deep black radiance, brimming with endless killing intent, surged outward. In the blink of an eye, the domain expanded to cover nearly a kilometer, swallowing the immense body of the Nethersea Flood Dragon in darkness.

Xiao Yu stomped the ground with immense force, causing it to collapse beneath him. Using the rebound, he launched himself forward like an arrow. His speed was so astonishing that Huo Wu and Ye Lingling couldn't even track his movement, and even the more powerful Qian Renxue could barely discern a fleeting shadow in the air.

The Nethersea Flood Dragon, much like Qian Renxue, could only faintly follow Xiao Yu's afterimage. However, its human-like intelligence allowed it to quickly deduce Xiao Yu's trajectory. Gathering a mouthful of black energy, it aimed at the predicted location where Xiao Yu would next appear, preparing to unleash a devastating strike.

The dragon's prediction was correct, but Xiao Yu didn't allow it the opportunity to attack.

100,000-year head soul bone skill: Mental Imprisonment activated.

In an instant, the Nethersea Flood Dragon's brewing attack was disrupted. Its mental sea turned blank, leaving it completely dazed for three seconds.

Within that fleeting window, Xiao Yu closed the distance and appeared directly in front of the dragon. The Nether King Sword swept horizontally, its razor-sharp edge slicing through the dragon's massive body. Blood spurted out like a fountain.

"Roar!"

Though its defenses were exceptionally strong, befitting a 100,000-year soul beast, Xiao Yu hadn't expected the single strike to kill it. Even so, the sheer pain of the attack made the dragon let out a furious roar. After reigning over the Acheron River for so many years, where every creature groveled before it, the flood dragon had forgotten what it felt like to be injured.

Driven to madness by the pain, the Nethersea Flood Dragon thrashed its thick, elongated neck wildly. Terrifying energy ripples erupted from its body in an instant. Its menacing form lunged ferociously at Xiao Yu.

Simultaneously, its body began to glow with the same black radiance as Xiao Yu's. The dense black light enveloped it entirely, turning it into a massive black meteor tearing through the sky. The air distorted wherever it passed.

Faced with the flood dragon's frenzied assault, Xiao Yu didn't dodge. Instead, the Nether King Sword in his hand erupted with terrifying sword intent. With unwavering resolve, he met the dragon head-on with a furious slash.

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