Chapter 208

Chapter 208: Yu Zhao Is Like a Trigger
Having dealt with Sect Master Chong Yang for many years, Sect Master Ji Yuan could not fail to see his resentment.

He quickly played dumb and changed the topic: “Hey, look, Yu Zhao is about to move.”

Everyone hurried to focus their attention back on the Water Mirror.

Inside the stone cave.

Yu Zhao took a deep breath. She turned her spirit power into a large hand that wrapped around the Icefire Nether Blossom, then, without another word, spun around and ran back the way she had come.

Splash, splash.

As soon as the Icefire Nether Blossom left the area above the pool, the water suddenly began to boil without warning. Waves slapped against the rocky shore, and a world-shaking aura burst out.

A roar echoed through the cave: “Roar.”

Another roar followed right after: “Roar.”

Roars rang out one after another, echoing through the cave, and then two flood dragons suddenly burst out of the pool.

The two flood dragons, one red and one blue, had cold light glinting off their scales as the pool water slid down them.

Each had a fist-sized bulge on its head, a sign that a flood dragon was about to mature.

Two Peak Golden Core Stage flood dragons.

Yu Zhao’s expression changed. Without hesitation, she detonated the spirit talismans she had set in the cave.

Boom, boom, boom.

A chain of explosions went off behind Yu Zhao. The violent shockwaves slammed into her back and pushed her forward several zhang.

Instinctively, Yu Zhao shielded the Icefire Nether Blossom in front of her. After the shockwave passed, she tried to stuff it into her Storage Space.

But to her surprise, there was a special defensive barrier wrapped around the Icefire Nether Blossom, stopping her from putting it into her space.

A hint of shock flashed in Yu Zhao’s eyes.

The Icefire Nether Blossom was too eye catching. Holding it in her hand was like holding a hot potato.

But she could not throw away this hard-won Icefire Nether Blossom.

Since that was the case, she could only take a gamble.

Yu Zhao took out a handful of pills that restored spirit power from her Storage Space and swallowed them, then pushed the spirit power in her body to its limit.

A furious roar came from behind her: “Roar!”

Just as Yu Zhao sped up, angry beast roars sounded behind her again.

The two flood dragons were chasing after her.

With a flick of their tails, the two flood dragons rushed into the tunnel in the blink of an eye, crashing through everything as they charged toward Yu Zhao.

Their outer scales were a little dim, but other than that there were no wounds on their bodies. As they moved, the sound of wind and thunder followed them.

Crack, crack, crack.

The formation arrays that Yu Zhao had laid did not hold them for long. One formation after another was shattered, and she could feel the distance between them closing fast.

It was said that flood dragons carried the bloodline of the Dragon Clan. Their physical power and intelligence were both far above ordinary demonic beasts. A flood dragon at Golden Core Great Perfection could even fight an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage demonic beast.

Yu Zhao had never fought a flood dragon before and had thought the stories were a bit exaggerated. Now that she was in the middle of it, she truly felt how strong the flood dragon race was.

If she had only run into one flood dragon, Yu Zhao would still have a bit of confidence that she could circle around it for a while.

But up against two flood dragons, all she could do was run.

Boom, boom, boom.

The spell formations inside the tunnel were triggered one after another. The huge impacts made the cave start to collapse, and sharp icicles poured down like rain.

Yu Zhao was not shaken. Her eyes stayed fixed ahead, and her body moved so fast she almost turned into a blur.

At last, she saw the entrance of the cave.

Just as she was about to flash out of the opening, a red shadow shot toward her like lightning.

Yu Zhao gave a low shout: “Phantom Mirage.”

Her body swayed. In an instant, hundreds of afterimages split off from her and fled in different directions.

The red flood dragon paused for a single breath, then opened its mouth and spewed a long stream of flame toward the front right.

Yu Zhao thought: [This is bad.] Her soul force surged, and she twisted herself forward by force.

The scorching flame brushed past her, burning black scorch marks into her Daoist robe.

She quickly judged the situation in her heart: [This method will not work. The flood dragons can use the Icefire Nether Blossom to tell where I am!]

When the flood dragons had first found her, Yu Zhao had already realized that something had gone wrong with her plan.

In a flash, she looked at the Icefire Nether Blossom in her hand, quickly tore off two petals and threw them back, then dashed forward again.

Another roar shook the air behind her: “Roar!”

The other blue flood dragon also caught up, just in time to see Yu Zhao tear off the petals. It let out an angry roar.

The red flood dragon leaped forward, stretched out a front claw, and lightly tapped the petals. At once, they were wrapped in a transparent light sphere, and then it opened its mouth and swallowed the glowing ball.

After swallowing one light sphere, it was still not satisfied and looked toward the second petal.

The blue flood dragon noticed what it was thinking and hurried to copy it, swallowing the other petal.

After making sure the petals were safely in their bellies, the two flood dragons flicked their long bodies and started the chase again.

Outside the mountain.

Yu Zhao ran like crazy, her brows tightly knit as she thought about how to shake off the two flood dragons.

She had torn off two petals. There were still sixteen petals left in her hand.

If she used all of them just to block the flood dragons, all the effort she had spent before would be meaningless.

But if she did nothing, the two flood dragons would catch up with her soon. By then, even throwing petals would not solve the problem.

While she was thinking, she arrived above a stretch of forest and faintly sensed several dark and murky auras.

Her steps slowed, and a small smile lifted the corners of her mouth.

Someone watching the Water Mirror could not help asking: “Why did Yu Zhao stop?”

Another person guessed: “She is probably ready to give up. Who would have thought there were two flood dragons almost at maturity under that pool? She already did her best.”

A third voice sighed: “Yeah. It is not easy that she has lasted even this long.”

Silence followed for a moment: “…”

If they were in her place, the sect masters could not think of a better way to handle it than Yu Zhao had.

Dean Mo Xin was even secretly feeling lucky in his heart.

Thankfully it was Yu Zhao who first ran into the Icefire Nether Blossom. Otherwise, it would have been a Tai Bai Academy disciple who paid the price.

Sect Master Ji Yuan spoke in a firm tone: “You are all wrong. Yu Zhao stopped because she is sure of herself.”

He did not believe Yu Zhao was someone who would give up easily. If she had stopped now, it had to be because she had thought up some new, surprising trick.

Sect Master Bai Lian said gently: “Ji Yuan, are you not looking a bit too highly on Yu Zhao? She is only nineteen this year.”

Sect Master Bai Lian did not mean to look down on Yu Zhao. In fact, he appreciated her a lot, or he would not have specially changed the grand competition’s prize to a Heart-Guard Mirror that suited her.

He only felt that Ji Yuan, in order to compete with Master Qing Yan, had placed his expectations for Yu Zhao a bit too high.

That was actually not good for Yu Zhao’s future growth.

Sect Master Ji Yuan said calmly: “You all do not understand Yu Zhao. Just watch. What happens next will definitely shock you.”

Sect Master Wu Sang thought for a moment and then gave a soft laugh: “I agree with Ji Yuan. Yu Zhao’s ideas are out of the ordinary. She might really give us a surprise.”

The fact that Yu Zhao had dared to borrow his alchemy room for artifact forging was already enough to show how different she was.

Right after that, Valley Master Flying Leaf of Hundred Flowers Valley also said that he was optimistic about Yu Zhao.

Only then did the other sect masters change their minds. A bit of expectation rose in their hearts as well.

This time, Master Qing Yan, for once, did not pour cold water on everyone.

He silently watched the Water Mirror, staring at the young woman inside whose face was full of resolve.

His Sea of Consciousness once again churned like stormy waves.

That familiar feeling appeared again.

After several attacks of his illness, he had slowly found a pattern.

Every time Yu Zhao showed a similar expression, he would be affected.

Yu Zhao was like a trigger that could easily pull his emotions.

That was very dangerous.

A glint flashed through Master Qing Yan’s eyes, and a cold light suddenly appeared.