My Wife Divorced me At the Start but I Gained a Billionfold Repayment System

Chapter 65: Training (2)

“A flood dragon? Sister, I’ll go first!”

Lu Xiaoyao showed no fear at all and summoned thirty-six Tenth-Grade Spirit Swords.

Although he had an Immortal Artifact on him, an Immortal Artifact consumed far too much power, so Lu Xiaoyao rarely used one.

Besides, in his view, the flood dragon before him was still within a level he ought to be able to handle. There was even less reason to bring out an Immortal Artifact.

“Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation!”

Lu Xiaoyao raised a hand and formed a seal. The thirty-six Tenth-Grade Spirit Swords spun ceaselessly behind him, then shot toward the flood dragon under his control.

The Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation was immensely powerful to begin with. On top of that, Lu Xiaoyao possessed the Primordial Saint Body, and the spiritual power within him was incomparably abundant, making the technique even more formidable in his hands.

It could likely kill even an Early Emperor Realm expert.

But flood dragons were among the most powerful of demon beasts. From the moment they were born, their bloodline alone was enough to support their cultivation all the way to the Saint Monarch Realm. A mere Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation was not enough to deal with it.

The flood dragon’s body shifted, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into an eight-foot-tall draconic humanoid covered in black scales from head to toe.

In a battle of this level, the larger one’s body, the easier it was to be struck.

The thirty-six Spirit Swords flew toward the flood dragon, but it dodged them one after another with astonishing agility, while simultaneously closing in on Lu Xiaoyao at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In only a few breaths, it had already arrived before Lu Xiaoyao. The flood dragon slashed out with one claw, aiming straight for his heart.

But the moment it struck, it felt as though it had hit something incomparably hard.

Before the flood dragon could react, a huge wave of energy erupted from Lu Xiaoyao’s body and blasted it away. At the same time, his clothes burst apart.

A suit of blue Spirit Armor could be seen on his body, and it was of the Twelfth Grade.

“What?!”

The flood dragon’s expression instantly turned ugly. Although it did not know what Spirit Armor was, something inside it told it that it would never be able to break through Lu Xiaoyao’s defense.

“How did I forget about that? The flood dragon can’t even break through my son’s defense.”

At the entrance to the Secret Realm, Lu Xunxian saw this and smacked his forehead in annoyance. How had he forgotten something like that?

But at this point, he could not interfere either. If he did, and his son and daughter discovered that he had been pulling strings from behind the scenes, then what kind of training would this even be?

So he could only let the mistake continue.

Lu Xiaoyao lowered his head and glanced at the Spirit Armor on his body, then raised his head and looked at the flood dragon.

“Flood dragon, submit to me as your master, and I can take you out of the Secret Realm. Otherwise, die!”

He had already made up his mind to take the flood dragon as his mount. When the time came, the students at the academy would definitely envy him.

But the flood dragon race had always been proud. How could it possibly submit to a mere human child as its master?

The flood dragon gave no reply at all. Instead, it made its decision known through action.

In an instant, it appeared before Lu Xiaoyao again, and its attacks came down in a relentless storm.

But perhaps because he knew the flood dragon could do nothing to him, Lu Xiaoyao simply stopped fighting altogether and stood in midair with his hands on his hips.

After a while, seeing that it could do nothing to Lu Xiaoyao, the flood dragon turned and charged at Lu Qingyun instead.

But Lu Qingyun did not move either. Very soon, a suit of pink Twelfth-Grade Spirit Armor appeared on her as well.

At the sight of this, the flood dragon completely lost its mind. It immediately reverted to its original form, opened its massive bloody maw, and swallowed the two children whole.

If I can’t beat you, then I’ll just swallow you and refine you!

The flood dragon gloated inwardly.

But inside its belly, the two little ones, Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun, were wreaking utter havoc, bringing out one method after another.

Very soon, the flood dragon’s face twisted into a mask of pain. Unable to bear it any longer, it violently spat the two children back out.

After spitting them out, the flood dragon immediately turned and flew off into the distance.

Yes, it was running away. Whoever wanted to kill Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun could do it themselves. It certainly could not.

“This is bad, Brother! The flood dragon is trying to run!”

“Then let’s chase it!”

Seeing that his future mount was about to escape, Lu Xiaoyao waved a hand and directly summoned a Flying Sword, chasing after the flood dragon’s escape route.

Unfortunately, the gap in realm between them was there for all to see, not to mention the flood dragon’s own natural advantages.

So before long, the flood dragon vanished beyond the range of their Divine Sense.

“What a pity. It actually got away.”

Lu Xiaoyao spoke through clenched teeth.

That was a flood dragon. Even outside, such creatures were exceedingly rare. Who knew when he would ever encounter another one?

So Lu Xiaoyao refused to give up and continued searching throughout the Secret Realm.

Unfortunately, the flood dragon hid itself extremely well, and neither Lu Xiaoyao nor Lu Qingyun managed to find it.

Elsewhere, after escaping the pursuit of Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun, the flood dragon found a cave and hid inside it, its face filled with the relief of having survived a disaster.

“Phew, I’m finally safe.”

The flood dragon let out a long breath. If it had known this matter would be so difficult, it never would have agreed to it in the first place.

Still, things were not entirely bad. No matter what, it had broken through to the Peak of the Monarch Realm. Even if it could not leave the Secret Realm, at the very least it would be able to live a while longer.

But the flood dragon did not get to enjoy its relief for very long. Before long, Lu Xunxian appeared before it.

The instant it saw Lu Xunxian, the flood dragon dropped flat to the ground without another word.

“Senior, this really isn’t my fault. The two people you mentioned are incredibly powerful, and the things on them are incomparably precious. I simply couldn’t do anything to them.”

The flood dragon had already made itself very clear. It had indeed carried out the task. The problem was that the reward Lu Xunxian had given it was nowhere near enough to let it deal with Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun.

Hearing this, Lu Xunxian’s expression did not change in the slightest. He remained as calm as ever and said, “You did well enough. But now, since you failed to meet my requirements, return what I gave you.”

With that, Lu Xunxian waved a hand, and Dream Return Through the Ages took effect on the flood dragon, directly stripping away its cultivation until it returned to the Peak of the Heaven Realm.

Feeling the change in its body, the flood dragon panicked at once and fell to its knees before Lu Xunxian.

“Senior, Senior, please give me one more chance. This time it was my fault. Next time, next time I will definitely succeed.”

“No. There will be no next time. The Secret Realm is about to close. They will not come in again.”

Lu Xunxian shook his head and turned to leave.

But the flood dragon immediately threw itself before him, grabbed his leg, and began to beg bitterly.

What people feared most was gaining something, tasting its sweetness, and then losing it again. Even a flood dragon was no exception.

If it had never experienced the power of the Peak of the Monarch Realm before, it naturally would not have felt much. But now that it had tasted that power and then lost it again, how could it possibly accept that?

Looking at the flood dragon begging desperately before him, a thoughtful look appeared on Lu Xunxian’s face, and he quickly came up with an idea.

“You want me to return your Peak Monarch Realm strength to you? Fine. But I want you to become my son’s mount.”

He had remembered what his son had said earlier. And with his birthday approaching, this flood dragon would make a fine gift for his son and an excellent mount as well.