Chapter 718 Joint Attack

But as its claws landed on the sword light, with a whoosh, a bloody gash appeared on its paw, and the sword light continued unabated, leaving a horrific wound across its abdomen, with blood pouring down like a torrential rain.

The black flood dragon let out a pained howl.

At this moment, Luo Yingying, who had been held captive by the black flood dragon, was finally freed from its control as it was injured. She quickly flew towards Ning Beichen in mid-air and stood beside him.

"Let's strike together!"

Luo Yingying said.

"Alright."

Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying attacked simultaneously, unleashing another full-force sword strike towards the black flood dragon. Luo Yingying also employed her ultimate move.

Ning Beichen's sword light was black, as if from the Nine Netherworld.

Luo Yingying's sword light was white, upright and righteous. Compared to Ning Beichen's dark glow, they seemed like a pair of good and evil.

Two intertwining black and white sword lights converged on the black flood dragon's body.

The black flood dragon roared and spewed out a shield made entirely of scales, blocking its path.

Clang clang.

The black and white sword lights struck the shield, emitting a deafening roar.

"Blocked?"

Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying's faces fell. They hadn't expected their combined attack to be unable to break through the shield. Dealing with the black flood dragon beyond it would be even more difficult.

Just as despair began to set in, they suddenly saw the black and white sword lights fuse together, changing from black and white to red.

Following this, the scaled shield shattered with a bang, and the invincible red blade light slashed towards the black flood dragon.

The black flood dragon, which had been exulting moments before, showed a look of panic and hastily fled into the black mist.

However, the red blade light continued to pursue it into the dark fog.

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying heard a scream from within the black mist, suggesting the black flood dragon had been wounded. This astonished them.

They had never cooperated before, and neither of them had anticipated that their sword lights could merge, let alone that the fused power would exceed their wildest expectations.

"Could it be… that the black flood dragon is dead?"

But they were clearly thinking too much. The black flood dragon was indeed injured, but that was all. It was like making a small cut on an elephant with a knife; although it bled and was wounded, it wasn't fatal.

Suddenly, with a deafening roar, Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying were sent flying. Then, they saw the black river water surge upwards, engulfing them like a flood.

In an instant, they were swept into the water, battered by the monstrous waves. Ning Beichen was disoriented but still tightly held Luo Yingying's hand.

"No, I'm afraid of water, help!"

Ning Beichen could never have imagined that water was Luo Yingying's greatest weakness. Once in the water, she became utterly helpless, unable to react.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'm here…"

Ning Beichen quickly soothed her.

But Luo Yingying was too terrified. In the water, she clung to Ning Beichen as if he were a life raft, her legs flailing wildly. She was like an ordinary drowning person, completely forgetting that she was a super expert.

Meanwhile, the black flood dragon was wreaking havoc in the black river, stirring the waters incessantly, leaving Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying dizzy and disoriented.

"This won't do. In the black river, we're not as agile as the black flood dragon, and we'll be at a disadvantage. Moreover, Luo Yingying is afraid of water. I need to find a way to escape this predicament!"

Ning Beichen pondered in his mind.

In the water, he alone could not escape the black flood dragon's disgusting disruption. Therefore, he had to leave the black river.

With this thought, Ning Beichen devised a plan. He immediately used his will to contact his ancient bronze sword. When he and Luo Yingying were swept away by the river, his ancient bronze sword had gone missing.

However, the ancient bronze sword had formations he had placed on it, so it maintained a mental link with him. As long as the ancient bronze sword wasn't too far away, it could return to him with a single thought.

As Ning Beichen's thought descended, a green light shot out from the bottom of the black river towards him.

"Connected."

Ning Beichen's face lit up. He immediately stepped onto his flying sword, held Luo Yingying, and transformed into a white light, soaring out of the black river.

But no sooner had he flown out of the black river with Luo Yingying on his sword than the river water surged skyward, forming a colossal hand that lunged at Ning Beichen.

Ning Beichen's heart leaped in alarm. He desperately fled with Luo Yingying.

The hand formed by the black river water, much like the Buddha's hand subduing the Monkey King, snatched them up.

"Ning Beichen, let's combine our strength again and use that sword strike."

At this moment, Luo Yingying shouted loudly to Ning Beichen.

Having left the water, Luo Yingying had regained her composure. She immediately joined forces with Ning Beichen, and they each unleashed a sword strike.

As expected, their sword lights merged, turning into a red glow.

With a crack!

The giant hand of black river water was blasted open by the red sword light, creating a large hole. Ning Beichen seized the opportunity to lead Luo Yingying out through the opening. The black flood dragon raged in the water, furious.

Ning Beichen dared not linger. He took Luo Yingying and, riding his sword, plunged into the black mist, then ascended upwards at the fastest possible speed.

"Ning Beichen, how can you fly on a sword?"

Luo Yingying asked, looking at Ning Beichen piloting his sword through the black mist, her surprise evident.

"I don't know. Perhaps it has something to do with me not fearing oblivion."

Ning Beichen replied.

Although he suspected it might be related to the cultivation technique he practiced, "Crossing the Sea of Suffering to Reach the Other Shore," he was not entirely certain himself.

"Not good, the black flood dragon is chasing us."

Just as Luo Yingying was about to say something, a furious roar echoed from the black mist, and a giant flood dragon's head emerged.

"Let's join forces again."

Ning Beichen immediately said.

"Okay."

Luo Yingying and Ning Beichen unleashed their swords once more, their sword lights merging to strike the black flood dragon.

The red sword light rumbled as it sliced towards the black flood dragon. The flood dragon, likely aware of the red sword light's power, dared not pursue and retreated, vanishing back into the black mist.

Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying did not dare to pause. Even though their combined attack could injure the black flood dragon, it could not kill it. Furthermore, with their current power, they could only execute a limited number of combined strikes. Their joint attack was merely to deter the black flood dragon.

Not long after, Ning Beichen led Luo Yingying out of the black mist.

"Ning Beichen, Sister Yingying."

Liu Yilin, who was above, saw the two of them emerge from the black mist and waved excitedly at them.

Ning Beichen landed beside them with Luo Yingying. Before they could speak, a giant black flood dragon's head emerged from the black mist.