Chapter 1609: Chapter 617: The Might of the Poison Cultivator
The Demon Flood Dragon, still bearing blood from its wounds, had just managed to fend off the attack of Zhou Chun’s "Slaying God Sword." At this moment, it was struck by the simultaneous assault on its Divine Soul and physical form by a sound-based Divine Skill, leaving it momentarily paralyzed despite being a fourth-order high-grade Demon Beast.
This brief paralysis, lasting less than two breaths, allowed the pale silver Light Blade driven by the Golden Winged Tiger to successfully hit its neck.
In an instant, just like the Golden Light Unicorn that was previously struck in the head by the "Blade of Space," a blade-shaped void appeared on the Demon Flood Dragon’s neck, with all the flesh and bones inside disappearing without a trace.
The damage from this strike might not have been as lethal as the one on the Golden Light Unicorn, but it was not far behind.
For the Demon Flood Dragon’s spinal Dragon Bone was also half-cleaved!
Not entirely severed, as its cervical Dragon Bone was too thick, and the pale silver Light Blade was not large enough.
Yet even so, for the Demon Flood Dragon that relied entirely on its spinal Dragon Bone for exertion, this was a near-fatal blow!
As it recovered from the paralysis, it hurriedly spat out a black Dragon Scale, releasing a dense black cloud of water to shield itself.
Zhou Chun’s subsequent attacks were easily swallowed and neutralized by this black water cloud, even the "Heavenly Gang Thunder-Cleaving Sword" was nearly trapped and unable to escape.
Seeing this, he knew that taking advantage of the enemy was impossible, especially with the Green-Eyed Golden Ape approaching. He could no longer afford to linger.
Thus, he immediately jumped to regroup with the returning Thunder Flood Dragon, Baibai, swiftly retreating towards the Su Family Mountain Gate.
At this time, with the Demon Flood Dragon severely injured, the other Demon Beasts simply lacked the strength to detain them.
Zhou Chun, unbothered by the attacks of several fourth-order Magical Beasts, swaggered back into the Su Family Mountain Gate.
This scene was witnessed by the many cultivators from the Su and Zhou families inside the mountain gate, significantly boosting their morale and confidence in holding off the beast horde’s attack.
Even the Ancestor of the Su Family showed a rare smile on his face at this moment.
"Well done! Achieving such a feat of beheading the enemy’s leader amidst thousands of troops, only you, Zhengchun, could accomplish this!"
He praised Zhou Chun’s heroic act with unreserved accolades, his voice strong and vibrant, echoing throughout the mountain gate.
Undoubtedly, at such a moment, Zhou Chun’s near-decapitation of the enemy’s commander was a significant morale booster.
It could very well influence the outcome of the war.
So the Ancestor of the Su Family’s praise was largely heartfelt.
"Too bad I couldn’t achieve full success, was still just a bit off!"
Zhou Chun replied softly with a look of regret, his heart filled with disappointment.
He genuinely wished to seize the opportunity to slay that fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon and seize its Demon Core.
If he could succeed, not only would the siege on Su Family Mountain Gate likely be lifted, but Baibai’s advancement to a mid-grade fourth-order Magical Beast would also accelerate.
Unfortunately, it was still just a bit lacking!
And after this incident, it would probably be much harder to kill that fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon.
Once the "Blade of Space" is exposed, unless a fourth-order Demon Beast is foolish, it will guard against it.
As soon as the Golden Winged Tiger shows signs of unleashing this move, they would undoubtedly try everything to dodge.
"Never mind, as long as we can temporarily disable that Demon Flood Dragon, preventing it from participating in the battle, it will reduce the pressure on the great array considerably and make those fourth-order Demon Beasts hesitate to launch an all-out attack!"
The Ancestor of the Su Family, unaware of Zhou Chun’s true thoughts, assumed he was merely concerned about the defense of the Su Family Mountain Gate, and quickly offered words of solace.
To this, Zhou Chun had nothing to explain, he could only nod in agreement, and together they intercepted the attacks from the fourth-order Magical Beasts outside.
As the Ancestor of the Su Family said, when they saw the lingering, unhealable wound on the neck of the fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon, both the Green-Eyed Golden Ape and the Dragon Turtle Demon Beast showed fear.
They couldn’t perceive the residual spatial power at the wound, but they understood the significant impact it had on the fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon.
This not only meant it was challenging to freely control its body and exert power in battle but could also lead to physical necrosis!
After all, regardless of how strong a Demon Beast’s vitality is, it is not immortal.
If there is a persistent unhealable wound within the body, and blood circulation is obstructed, long-term consequences could lead to physical necrosis!
So they were acutely aware of how perilous the situation was for the fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon.
However, even if they wanted to help, they were powerless and had to circle protectively around it, temporarily giving up the attack on the Su Family Mountain Gate Great Array.
About a quarter of an hour later, the fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon seemed to have received some communication, immediately growling at them a few times, giving some instructions, and then flying off alone to a certain place at the rear.
This scene did not escape Zhou Chun’s notice, and he immediately had some suspicions.
What a pity!
Once more he lamented in his heart, then focused intently on dealing with the beast horde’s assault from outside.
Looking at the outside beast horde again, after the fourth-order high-grade Thunder Flood Dragon retreated due to its injuries, the Green-Eyed Golden Ape resumed its role as the commander of the beast horde, leading and directing the beasts in their assault.
It held no particular grudge against Zhou Chun, which, in turn, allowed it to calmly and steadily command the beast horde’s attack, placing tremendous pressure on the Su Family Mountain Gate.