Chapter 148 - 177: True Dragon Blood Bead, a Simp to the End is Left with Nothing
This Black Flood Dragon was named Ao Xuan.
He was the son of the Old Dragon King of the East Sea Basin and a carp spirit of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
A total of ten were born in a single litter.
Six sons and four daughters.
Only one son resembled a Dragon; the Old Dragon King devoured all the rest.
And this sole surviving Dragon-kind was Ao Xuan.
Dragons are the lords of all Scale Beasts in the world.
Of all the monsters with scales and armor, there wasn’t a single one that didn’t wish to Transform into a Dragon.
In the mortal world, tales are told of fish leaping over the Dragon Gate and loaches boring into dragon lairs.
Su Bai guessed the Old Dragon King of the East Sea Basin likely didn’t want to dilute his Dragon Blood or let his lineage spread.
Still, killing one’s own children with one’s own hands was a bit too cruel.
As the saying goes, even a vicious tiger won’t eat its own cubs.
Who would have thought.
A Dragon would.
As the only lucky one of the ten, Ao Xuan was utterly doted on by the Old Dragon King from a young age.
Pampered and spoiled, he grew up a lawless little Demon King.
Su Bai couldn’t be bothered to count all the wicked and cruel things he did. In any case, his crimes were more than enough to deserve death.
The Old Dragon King of the East Sea Basin was always cleaning up his messes.
He suppressed what could be suppressed and offered apologies and compensation for what couldn’t.
This continued until Ao Xuan’s hundredth birthday.
POP!
The paper he used to clean up the messes tore!
Ao Xuan had taken a dump so foul that not even the Old Dragon King could contain it.
It all started one day when Ao Xuan was out for leisure, following a tributary of the East Sea Basin upstream.
There, on the banks of the Muhua River, he saw a woman and was stunned by her celestial beauty!
He immediately declared to his servants that he would marry no one but her, and that he would have her even if it meant kidnapping her!
This woman was the daughter of the Muhua River’s Governor. She was also out for a stroll that day—how could she have known she’d be so unlucky as to run into this Evil Dragon from the river!
Of course, Ao Xuan didn’t care about the girl’s family background or status.
Never mind the daughter of a mere Governor. Even if he had taken a fancy to the daughter of the reigning Emperor Xia, he would have abducted her without a second thought.
Growing up, Ao Xuan got whatever he wanted.
No matter the request, as long as it was possible, the Old Dragon King would do his utmost to satisfy him.
You could say that in his entire life, nothing and no one had ever been able to tame him.
Who knew that this time, he would be completely captivated by a mortal woman?
The Governor’s daughter was quite clever. After being abducted to the Dragon King’s Mansion, she survived the first day by threatening to shatter her protective treasure and die along with it.
Afterward, she used sweet talk to coax Ao Xuan. She said that if he truly liked her, he should show his sincerity by courting her first. Once the time was right, he could then visit her family to propose a proper, grand marriage.
As they say, the onlooker sees clearly while the one involved is in a fog.
Ao Xuan, already dizzy with love, had lost all reason and eagerly agreed to everything.
Using this tactic, the Governor’s daughter kept Ao Xuan hanging on. When she could no longer hold him off and his patience had worn so thin that he was about to drop his pants and force himself on her...
...the Governor’s daughter immediately announced that it was time! The "heat" was right, their feelings for each other had been sufficiently cultivated, and Ao Xuan could go to the Governor to propose marriage and set a date!
Overjoyed, Ao Xuan immediately took the shrimp soldiers and crab generals from his Dragon Mansion and headed to the Muhua River Commandery Governor’s Mansion to propose.
But just as they were about to arrive, the Governor’s daughter spoke again.
"I know you’re eager, but don’t be hasty!"
"There’s no need to rush to the door right now."
"Just drop me off at the Commandery Governor’s Mansion first, then wait seven days. Seven days from now is a truly auspicious date. At that time, you can come for me with your wedding procession."
"Ao Xuan, you are of true Dragon descent, your status is noble, and your appearance is peerless."
"To have a husband like you in this life is my fortune. For my parents to have a son-in-law like you is their blessing. They’ll be overjoyed! They will definitely agree to our marriage!"
"Just stay in your Dragon Mansion and peacefully prepare the betrothal gifts. In seven days, come to marry me, and we will consummate our marriage then!"
Ao Xuan was utterly bewitched, grinning like an idiot. He actually believed the Governor’s daughter’s nonsense.
He returned the Governor’s daughter to the Commandery Governor’s Mansion that very day, left a large pile of gifts, and departed with a flourish.
Then, back in his Dragon Mansion, he spent seven days joyfully making preparations.
Seven days later, riding a tall, magnificent Dragon Horse and carrying vast quantities of coral, treasures, and Jade, he led a grand, boisterous procession to the Commandery Governor’s Mansion. He was surrounded by a large troop of shrimp soldiers and crab generals playing music and beating drums as he went to claim his bride.
The result...
Upon arriving at the Commandery Governor’s Mansion, he found that he was not greeted by a bride in red, ready for her wedding, but by Martial Artists from the Demon-slaying Bureau, each wielding a bone-chilling blade.
Only then did Ao Xuan finally realize what had happened. Furious, he was about to demand the Governor’s daughter come out and face him!
But then, he received another piece of news that struck him like a bolt from the blue.
The Governor’s entire household had moved away the day before.
Not only that, but on the second day after his daughter’s return, the Muhua River Governor had hastily found someone and married her off.
She was married to a famous local scholar with whom she was already in love. The Muhua River Governor, however, had always looked down on the scholar’s poor family and had never approved of the match.
It wasn’t until his daughter was abducted by Ao Xuan that the Governor had a great epiphany. He finally understood that his daughter’s own happiness was the only thing that truly mattered.
Forcing her into a match, even as her own father, would only lead to a lifetime of regret and melancholy.
As soon as his daughter returned, the Governor spoke with her through the night and immediately arranged their marriage.
The Governor’s daughter and her new scholar husband even spent a few days at the Commandery Governor’s Mansion, enjoying their shameless, lovey-dovey newlywed life before the family moved away.
"This is outrageous!"
Upon hearing this, the Black Flood Dragon Ao Xuan was so enraged his whiskers flared, his eyes turned crimson, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of Dragon Blood!
He, the magnificent son of the Dragon King, had lowered himself to simp for a mortal woman like a dog for so long.
He hadn’t even dared to touch her pinky finger!
’And in the end, it turns out I was the clown all along?’
The group from the Demon-slaying Bureau, summoned by the Governor, were wary of the Old Dragon King behind the Black Flood Dragon. They had originally intended to just persuade Ao Xuan to leave.
’After all, the woman is already married. No matter what, he should just give up, right?’
But how could Black Flood Dragon Ao Xuan, who had been spoiled rotten his entire life and never wanted for anything, possibly swallow this insult?
Especially since he had been thoroughly played by a mortal woman and made to wait for seven agonizing days.
So, then and there, he swallowed the many Martial Artists of the Demon-slaying Bureau in a single gulp.
Not knowing where the Governor’s family had gone, Ao Xuan unleashed his boundless rage upon the people living on both banks of the Muhua River!
Relying on the Old Dragon King’s trust and affection, he stole a Supreme Treasure from the Dragon Mansion.
The True Dragon Blood Bead!
Using the power of the Dragon Bead, Ao Xuan caused the Muhua River to swell hundreds of times its size!
In one fell swoop, he drowned over a million innocent people along its banks!
「In an instant.」
The flood was like a gaping hole in the heavens, pouring down endlessly!
Heaven and Earth became a boundless expanse of white, submerged in the deluge!
The Black Flood Dragon Ao Xuan’s anger had finally subsided.
But as he looked down at the endless ocean below him, at the houses, fields, forests, and people being mercilessly swept away...
...a tremor ran through him!
He felt only...
...impending doom!