"Stop!"
Lin Xiao Tian roared.
The next moment, like a rampaging Flood Dragon, he appeared beside the Apostle, crackling with arcs of electricity.
*Crack!*
Before the Apostle could even react, he was sliced in half at the waist.
"Xiao Tian!"
The two women looked at the person who had appeared with surprise and joy. In their most desperate moment, their hearts had only held Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian didn't have time to comfort them; instead, he rescued Yang Lin.
Yang Lin was covered in blood. The Apostle had inflicted countless wounds on him. Lin Xiao Tian hoisted Yang Lin onto his back, then took the hands of the two women.
"Want to leave? Fat chance!"
The Apostle, having just been cut in half, immediately recovered.
With a sharp cry, countless pairs of eyes lit up in the surrounding forest.
Giant goats.
Roaring black hounds.
Among them, there were even a few Apostles with human faces and goat bodies.
Lin Xiao Tian saw one of the Apostles, which had a face just like his, grinning at him.
"Hold on tight!"
Lin Xiao Tian told the two women beside him.
The two women immediately understood and tightly gripped Lin Xiao Tian's arms.
*Whoosh!*
A flash of lightning.
When they reappeared, Lin Xiao Tian was already outside the encirclement.
A shocking black line was left on the ground, the earth scorched black by lightning.
Along this path, all the monsters had been reduced to charred remains.
Among them, the Apostle with Lin Xiao Tian's face was missing half its body.
It tried to regenerate, but found it couldn't, no matter how hard it tried.
"What's going on?"
"Ah!"
"This bastard, he took my demon core..."
The Apostle roared and collapsed powerlessly onto the ground.
Even a clone possessed a demon core, though it was small and difficult to spot if one didn't look closely.
But for Lin Xiao Tian, with his divine sense, these were not problems at all.
"Catch him... the demon core cannot be stolen!"
Instantly, the horde of monsters seemed to go berserk.
Lin Xiao Tian paid no mind to how angry these monsters were. He was now carrying two women and one person on his back. Electric arcs coursed through him, and under Lin Xiao Tian's control, they didn't harm them in the slightest.
The Flood Dragon in the distance also sensed Lin Xiao Tian's situation.
"What an astonishing fellow. To control elemental energy so perfectly on his first attempt."
The Flood Dragon was incredibly surprised.
But soon, it let out a laugh.
"As expected of the one chosen by that person as a successor. A pity, all this destiny will eventually be mine."
...
On the other side, with the elemental energy provided by the Flood Dragon, Lin Xiao Tian easily escaped the Apostle's pursuit.
The group found a hidden spot, and Lin Xiao Tian used his magic power to heal Yang Lin.
Looking at the changes in Lin Xiao Tian, Li Xue and Yang Xin were stunned.
"Xiao Tian, what is this?"
Lin Xiao Tian's speed just now had far surpassed human limits, and he could discharge electricity. Was he still human?
"It's a long story..."
In the following time, Lin Xiao Tian explained the knowledge of magic power and elements to Li Xue and Yang Xin.
With magic power, one could combine their own characteristics to control natural elements.
For example, Lin Xiao Tian's lightning was a type of thunder element.
Besides that, there were various other elements, such as fire, water, and so on.
A person could control many elements, or perhaps only one, depending on their constitution and bloodline.
Dragon race was naturally inclined towards water and thunder elements due to their bloodline.
In addition, cultivators all possessed spiritual roots, which also determined the types of elements they could control.
Listening to his explanation, Li Xue and Yang Xin's eyes widened.
Cultivation?
Spiritual roots?
What were these things?
They had only seen such things in movies before, and everyone knew they were fake.
But Lin Xiao Tian's current transformation completely shattered their perceptions.
The night passed in peace.
The next day, Yang Lin's condition had improved. Lin Xiao Tian then led them towards the Flood Dragon.
The terrain of Kunlun Valley was constantly changing. Lin Xiao Tian dared not fall behind, fearing what would happen if he got separated from them and encountered the Apostles again.
The Flood Dragon's location was marked in his sea of consciousness, and with its current position, Lin Xiao Tian could find it no matter where he went in the forest.
However, likewise, the Flood Dragon also knew where Lin Xiao Tian was.
After traveling some distance, Lin Xiao Tian stopped.
This was still a bit far from the Flood Dragon's location, but Lin Xiao Tian dared not take them any further.
The incident with the Insect King had taught him a lesson.
If he brought them into a place where the Flood Dragon could control him, with his current strength, he would have no chance of gaining the upper hand.
The current distance was estimated by Lin Xiao Tian based on yesterday's situation, about ten kilometers from the Flood Dragon.
With the power granted by the Flood Dragon, Lin Xiao Tian could return to them immediately and wouldn't have to worry about the terrain suddenly changing, as the terrain here changed with time intervals and gradually. The two swapped areas were usually not too far apart, and as long as Lin Xiao Tian returned in time, he could still find them.
"Xiao Tian, be careful," Li Xue said worriedly.
Lin Xiao Tian nodded and was about to leave when he was suddenly hugged.
He turned his head and saw Yang Xin hugging him.
"You must come back," Yang Xin's eyes were slightly red.
Lin Xiao Tian touched her forehead, signaling her to rest assured.
After bidding farewell to them, Lin Xiao Tian once again used the power of the elements to approach the Flood Dragon.
However, Lin Xiao Tian did not immediately reach the Flood Dragon's side. He stopped again after getting within five kilometers.
"I'm here," Lin Xiao Tian called out.
"Come over!" The Flood Dragon's voice echoed.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly.
It seemed that a distance of five kilometers was still a safe distance.
Lin Xiao Tian walked another kilometer closer, and the Flood Dragon eagerly approached him.
"Heh heh, you're quite early. Did you find the power from last night easy to use?"
"Speak! How can I break the curse on me?"
The Flood Dragon laughed, "As long as you are willing to find food for me, I can grant your request."
Lin Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes.
It seemed this was the Flood Dragon's intention.
It couldn't leave this place, and growing solely by absorbing the spiritual energy of the valley was too slow. If someone helped it hunt monsters, it would grow faster.
This intention seemed reasonable, yet something felt off. For a top predator like itself, wouldn't it be easy to find subordinates?
Even low-level demonic beasts like the Insect King had their own subordinates. Why didn't the Flood Dragon have any?