This Taoist priest is so unprofessional!

Zhang Chen's eyes widened as he stared at the terrifying giant claw and the massive, mountain-like outline that slowly emerged from the water.

The color drained from his face, and he cried out in shock.

"Holy crap! No way! How could this thing... be here?!"

Wang Xiaoer and A Yue were so shocked by the enormous creature in front of them that they were speechless.

As its body continued to rise, the entire surface of Moon Bay was frantically pushed outward, creating waves more than a meter high that crashed against the shore.

The moonlight finally pierced through the thin mist, illuminating its entirety.

It was a giant beast that was over thirty meters long.

Its entire body is covered with palm-sized, jet-black scales that gleam with a cold, metallic sheen in the morning light.

It has a single horn on its head, as fierce as a sharp sword, pointing straight to the sky.

What's most terrifying is its pair of eyes.

Those were not the eyes of any living being, but rather like two blood moons hanging above their heads, burning with ancient ferocity and tyranny.

A malevolent aura from the primordial era enveloped the entire mountain valley.

The air froze, and everything fell silent.

Zhang Chen and Wang Xiaoer both recognized it!

This evil dragon, with its soaring horn and its ferocious aura that seemed to devour the heavens and earth, was exactly the same as the one they had seen not long ago at the Dragon-Suppressing Well in the provincial capital!

How could that be?

The two places are hundreds of miles apart, how could it possibly have traveled all the way from the provincial capital to here?!

Zhang Chen's mind raced, and countless clues were linked together in a flash.

Zhenlongjing...Moon Bay...Could it be groundwater...?

A chilling guess exploded in his mind like a thunderbolt!

The underground water veins of Zhenlongjing in the provincial capital and Moon Bay here are connected!

He remembered!

Wang Xiaoer later said that back in the well, Fugui only used his terrifying aura of looking down on all living beings to subdue the evil dragon, making it unable to move like a mouse seeing a cat.

But wealth did not kill it, nor did it strengthen the seal.

Later, he and his senior brother temporarily sealed it, and then his uncle and other fellow disciples reinforced the seal again.

They reinforced the seals at the wellhead and underground, but everyone overlooked a crucial issue.

They only blocked the gate, but they never considered that this beast might escape from that deep pool!

The evil dragon was terrified by the wealth in the well and developed an extreme fear of it, never daring to leave the well again.

So it expended unimaginable demonic power and, in the dark underground river where the sun never shines, fled wildly along the intricate waterways!

Like a fugitive, it finally emerged from the unknown exit of Moon Bay!

Zhang Chen instantly understood everything.

Why are there water ghosts and centuries-old water evil spirits here?

That wasn't formed naturally at all!

They are all "byproducts" formed when this evil dragon released its power while it was recuperating!

Or rather, they are enslaved by it, serving as "hounds" to guard its gates!

And those three missing college students have probably already become its first snack after waking up from its slumber.

They thought they were on the third level, facing a century-old water curse.

In reality, from the very beginning, they were frantically testing the gates of the eighteenth level of hell!

"That's not right either..."

Zhang Chen suddenly thought of another problem. Fatty had mentioned before that there were news reports of people going missing here every year, and that the geomantic map had long ago marked the presence of a water affliction here.

Then, this evil dragon couldn't have escaped here after being sealed away by them again!

It may have found this path a hundred years ago, but instead of fleeing immediately, it rested and recuperated here while...

"It's still not right..."

Zhang Chen once again refuted this conjecture.

Since this evil dragon had already escaped, why did it run back in the first place? And why was it so frightened by Fugui that it allowed itself to be sealed away again like a grandson?

When he woke up, Fugui was gone; it could have easily taken the opportunity to escape down the riverbed.

"It seems that the reason it didn't escape is either because there are some unknown secrets in that cave, or..."

"The thing that appeared here isn't its true form at all!"

In Zhang Chen's view, since this evil dragon had already come out a hundred years ago, it did not escape, but instead went back and was 'sealed' at the bottom of the well.

If we rule out the possibility that something at the bottom of the well attracted it, then there is only one other possibility: its main body could not escape the cave; it only separated a part of its soul to escape and then lay dormant.

It has been gathering strength here all along!

"Brother Chen... this... didn't you seal it away?" Wang Xiaoer leaned against the tree trunk beside him, barely managing to stand, his face full of confusion.

His pure yang energy was almost exhausted. Now, facing this terrifying pressure, he felt as if his internal organs were being gripped by an invisible hand, causing him excruciating pain.

"I'm not entirely sure of the specific reasons."

Although he had a rough idea of ​​what was going on, the pressure emanating from the guy in front of him was so overwhelming that Zhang Chen couldn't be sure if it wasn't his true form.

"But one thing is certain: this beast is indeed the same one from the well in the provincial capital!"

He then quickly voiced his guess.

"So, whether I'm right or wrong, this should be its weakest point right now!"

Zhang Chen's tone showed no sign of relief, but rather a greater sense of helplessness.

"However, it's a fact that he was gathering strength here, and now that we've stumbled upon his plans, he'll definitely go even crazier!"

"roar--!!!"

Just then, the evil dragon that had fully surfaced let out a deafening roar.

The roar turned into a gale, snapping the trees on the shore in half.

Its massive body churned in the water, making the entire Moon Bay seem as if it had been hit by a tsunami.

Those enormous, blood-red eyes, as big as mountains, began to slowly turn, scanning the three ants on the shore that had woken it.

Finally, its gaze fell upon the pale-faced, exhausted boy who was still struggling to stand.

In the evil dragon's vision, Wang Xiaoer was emanating a "fragrance" that pleased it immensely.

That's the scent left on the body surface after the pure Yang energy has been exhausted.

It's like a top-notch feast has just ended, with an enticing aftertaste still lingering in the air.

For a demonic creature with such a cold and yin nature, this aura is an unparalleled tonic.

If I swallow him, I might be able to instantly replenish the vital energy I lost in the underground river!

Greed and hunger surged into the heart of the evil dragon.

Its enormous head lowered slightly, its blood-red eyes fixed intently on Wang Xiaoer.

But in the next second.

It suddenly caught a faint, yet familiar scent from Wang Xiaoer that sent shivers down its spine.

The taste was very faint, almost imperceptible.

But for it, which had just recently experienced that unforgettable and horrific crackdown, this smell was more profound than anything else!

It's...it smells like that cat!

It smells like that terrifying white cat that made it submit with just a glance, unable to even move!

boom!

New grudges! Old hatreds!

The humiliation of being suppressed! The anger of being disturbed! The craving for food! And the fear of the strong!

Countless extreme emotions erupted in the evil dragon's mind like a volcano in that instant!

It can't tell the difference.

It could no longer discern the relationship between the boy in front of it and the cat.

All it knew was that this smell made it angry, and even more so, terrified!

It's going to destroy the source of this flavor!

In the cruelest way!