Just as the Flood Dragon was gasping for breath, Wang Yufan produced a hammer and struck the Chaos Bell directly. A thunderous roar erupted.

A wave of sound directly emanated from the Chaos Bell and surged towards the Nine-tailed Fox. Seeing this, the Nine-tailed Fox dared not be careless and immediately spewed out a red light from its innermost being to resist the sound wave attack from the Chaos Bell.

The Flood Dragon inside the Chaos Bell fared even worse. He might have reached the eighth level of the Yuanji Realm. The sound wave from the Chaos Bell just now directly pierced into his mind. If it weren’t for his Yuanji Realm cultivation, he would have likely become an idiot just now.

Ni Chang also sensed the Flood Dragon’s condition inside the Chaos Bell. Ni Chang knew it was mainly because his strength was still restricted. If his cultivation had recovered, the Flood Dragon would likely have died inside the Chaos Bell.

The longer Wang Yufan used the Chaos Bell, the more he felt how terrifying this item was. It was ten times more powerful than his Feng Ling Sword. It truly deserved to be something obtained from a collapsed system. If the system hadn’t collapsed, he wouldn’t have wasted so many years for nothing.

While Wang Yufan was thinking, his movements didn’t stop. The Nine-tailed Fox also fended off the previous attack.

"Human, you’ve angered me. I’ll just have to kill you then." After the Nine-tailed Fox finished speaking, she prepared to drain the last bit of power from her current spiritual projection to deliver a fatal blow to Wang Yufan.

In Wang Yufan’s eyes, the Nine-tailed Fox’s tail slowly transformed into eight. This was clearly her last resort. Wang Yufan knew this Nine-tailed Fox wanted to use her final strength to destroy him. After all, it was just a spiritual projection, and it wouldn’t cause any harm to her main body.

Wang Yufan held the Feng Ling Sword in his hand, and the sword intent emanating from him far surpassed his current cultivation level.

"Alright, little fox, it looks like you’re ready to fight me to the death. Oh no, that’s not right. You’re preparing to use the last bit of power from this spiritual projection to destroy me, aren’t you?" Wang Yufan spoke, his Feng Ling Sword trembling incessantly. Wang Yufan was preparing to unleash the strongest move of the Chaotic Sword Art.

With his current True Immortal Realm cultivation, activating the final form of the Chaotic Sword Art might not yield immense power. He placed more hope on the power brought by this sword.

This sword was used by a Yuanzu Realm expert, and there was even a sword spirit within it. Wang Yufan only hoped that this single strike would buy him some time to escape. As for the Flood Dragon, he was probably already injured by the Chaos Bell, but not enough to be fatal. Wang Yufan’s plan was to escape immediately after the Nine-tailed Fox’s attack, as the Nine-tailed Fox’s power was also about to run out.

Wang Yufan raised the Feng Ling Sword above his head and then shouted, "Chaotic Sword Art — Heaven-Opening Strike!"

The sword spirit on the Feng Ling Sword also emerged at this moment, mimicking Wang Yufan’s movements. Although it looked a bit comical, waves of icy power from the Feng Ling Sword continuously spread out. With Wang Yufan’s sword art, the boiling sound of the entire underground magma began to slowly decrease due to this icy coldness.

However, disdain appeared in the eyes of the Nine-tailed Fox opposite him. This was due to Wang Yufan’s cultivation. In her eyes, Ni Chang was merely a True Immortal, while she was currently in the Yuanji Realm. Furthermore, she had now concentrated all her remaining power to unleash this attack, so there was no need to mention how powerful it would be.

"This is futile. Just accept your death." As the Nine-tailed Fox spoke, she directly slapped down with a claw.

At this moment, Wang Yufan also slashed out with the Feng Ling Sword. The instant the enormous sword shadow collided with the Nine-tailed Fox’s giant claw, Wang Yufan immediately retracted the Chaos Bell that was trapping the Flood Dragon. As for the power of that attack just now, although the sword strike Wang Yufan unleashed was very powerful, it was shattered by the Nine-tailed Fox’s giant claw in just three breaths. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

After Wang Yufan retrieved the Chaos Bell, he immediately hid inside it and took the opportunity to dive into the magma. Wang Yufan believed that since the Chaos Bell had performed so well in the cold pond, it would certainly be fine in the magma. If he were in the Dao Realm or Heavenly Desolate World, such magma wouldn’t be able to harm him at all, but this was the Primordial Spirit Realm, where everything was elevated by more than just one or two levels.

Just after Wang Yufan left, the Nine-tailed Fox’s attack, after breaking through Wang Yufan’s massive sword shadow, continued to surge backward. And that backward direction was where the Chaos Bell had been. The Flood Dragon, who had just emerged from the Chaos Bell, hadn’t even reacted before he saw a giant claw shadow coming to greet him. When he looked in the direction of the attack, he only saw the Nine-tailed Fox with a triumphant expression.

"Human, let’s see if you’re dead now." Just as she was halfway through her sentence, her attack dispersed Wang Yufan’s sword shadow and landed on the Flood Dragon, causing her to freeze.

"What? Where did that human go?" The Nine-tailed Fox sniffed repeatedly, then realized that the Flood Dragon, who had been trapped inside the Chaos Bell, had already come out. She understood Wang Yufan’s actions without him needing to say anything.

"Sly human! It’s a pity my spiritual projection is about to dissipate. Roar, roar, roar! Human, this venerable one swears that the next time I see you, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!" The Nine-tailed Fox roared incessantly.

Meanwhile, the Flood Dragon, completely unprepared, was directly sent flying by the Nine-tailed Fox’s attack, crashing into the rock wall and continuously spitting out fresh blood.

"Cough, cough, cough, Lord Nine-tailed, that human is too cunning. He’s already gone." The Flood Dragon said, spitting blood.

The Nine-tailed Fox looked at the Flood Dragon’s miserable state.

"Alright, it seems you’re also quite injured from my attack just now. But don’t worry, this body of mine is a Six-Tailed Fox. When my spiritual projection dissipates later, you can take the inner core from it to recover your injuries. Consider it me not treating you unfairly." The Nine-tailed Fox said.

Upon hearing this, the Flood Dragon was somewhat excited. Although it was a Six-Tailed Fox’s inner core, if he swallowed it, his injuries would surely recover quickly. And who knew, he might even have a certain chance to advance his strength further.

"Thank you for the generous gift, Lord Nine-tailed." The Flood Dragon said.

"Wait, don’t be so quick to thank me. I haven’t finished speaking. After you swallow the inner core, you must also help me chase after that human, because he has something I want to know about. Think carefully, this venerable one will not force you." The Nine-tailed Fox said.

The Flood Dragon looked at the Nine-tailed Fox, then thought to himself and finally decided that his current strength was the most important, so it was best to obey the Nine-tailed Fox for now.

"I’ve thought it over, Lord Nine-tailed. I understand what you just said. I can do it, but I only want to improve my injuries and cultivation." The Flood Dragon said.

The Nine-tailed Fox nodded.

"I can agree to your request. Alright, then this body is yours. I no longer have the strength to chase that human, but I’ve given you this task. You must carry it out well. My main body is watching your every move. After you swallow this inner core, I will be able to sense it, as my mark will be left on it." After saying this, the Nine-tailed Fox’s spiritual projection slowly began to dissipate. The fox that originally had seven tails now had four. The Flood Dragon could see that this fox previously had six tails, with traces of two broken ones.

However, at this moment, the Flood Dragon only thought about swallowing the fox’s inner core to heal its injuries. As for that human, he didn’t even know where he had run off to. Even if the Nine-tailed Fox didn’t mention it, he would still find that human to wash away the humiliation he had brought upon himself. Moreover, that human might even have a Dragon Pearl on him. That was what truly attracted him. If he swallowed it, he could completely transform into a True Dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens, instead of just a Flood Dragon.

Thinking of this, the Flood Dragon’s entire massive body trembled, all from excitement.

When the Flood Dragon thought of this, looking at the Six-Tailed Fox’s inner core beside him, he didn’t feel it was that appealing. However, he wasn’t just going to swallow this one inner core later; he was also going to swallow the entire corpse. That would be even better, as it was a fox that had reached the Six-Tailed level, which would be a great tonic for him.

The Flood Dragon directly poked the Six-Tailed Fox’s corpse with his claw. A fist-sized inner core immediately emerged from the Nine-tailed Fox’s body.

"Hahaha, once I recover, the first thing I’ll do is find that human for revenge, no matter where he goes." The Flood Dragon said, about to open his mouth to swallow the inner core, but at that very instant, a sword shadow flashed directly in front of him, and on the sword shadow was a child, holding the fox inner core he had just retrieved.

"Roar, roar, roar! Who is it? Who dares to steal my inner core?" The Flood Dragon looked towards the sword shadow. However, the sword shadow merely flickered a few times in front of the Flood Dragon before directly diving into the magma.

"Roar, roar, roar! No! My inner core, the inner core I need to recover! How could it just fall in there? Who is it? Who is it? Come out!" The Flood Dragon roared incessantly.

Just as he was roaring furiously, a voice came from far to near.

"Little dragon, I’m sorry, but I’ll be taking this inner core. You can go wherever it’s cool, oh no, that’s not right. It’s a bit hot here, and it looks like it’s about to collapse. I’m leaving first. Good luck to you."

And the source of the voice was precisely Wang Yufan. He had already left the underground magma at this moment. In fact, he hadn’t left earlier; he had been concealing his aura there, making the Nine-tailed Fox think he had gone. He had also exhausted his strength with that move just now, so he couldn’t stay any longer with the Nine-tailed Fox’s attack. As for the Flood Dragon, at present, if he wanted to kill him, besides the Chaos Bell, he had nothing else, and he could no longer unleash such power from the Feng Ling Sword.

After leaving the magma-filled abyss, Wang Yufan headed directly towards the Mingyue Empire.

After Wang Yufan left, the Flood Dragon emerged from the abyss, looking dishevelled. He had almost become a scorched dragon. The Flood Dragon was certain that Wang Yufan must have put something into the magma, as the sudden surge of magma had caused the Flood Dragon to shoot up without even fully recovering his strength.

The Flood Dragon sniffed the air and looked in the direction of the Mingyue Empire.

"That’s the direction of the Mingyue Empire. Good, good, good! Human, don’t let me run into you, or I’ll tear you to shreds... Roar, roar, roar!" The Flood Dragon continuously roared at the sky.

After traveling ten thousand li, Wang Yufan sneezed. Thinking of how the Flood Dragon must have looked after being pranked by him, Wang Yufan found it quite amusing.

Wang Yufan calculated the time; ten days had passed, and the Mingyue Empire’s competition wouldn’t start for another twenty-plus days, so he wasn’t in a hurry. He didn’t fly but used the most primitive method of travel.

Just as Wang Yufan was about to reach a village affiliated with the Mingyue Empire, he heard some noisy sounds.

"Damn it, hurry up and pay me back!" A man with an ugly face and a large sabre on his back roared at the old man in front of him.

Behind the old man, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old granddaughter tightly clutched her grandfather’s arm.

"Gentlemen, I really have no money left. Didn’t my son pay off all your money? He’s currently cultivating in the Mingyue Empire; you can ask him." The old man said.

However, after hearing the old man’s words, several thugs in black clothes remained unimpressed.

"Old Liu, don’t think I don’t know. Your son just went to the Mingyue Empire. As for whether he succeeded or not, he hasn’t been back for many years, so he might have died somewhere. You’re still mentioning him to us. Old man, if you don’t pay the money today, that’s fine.

I see your granddaughter is quite pretty. So, let us brothers have a good time. We’ll let it slide this time, but if you can’t pay next time, it’ll be the same old story. How about your granddaughter becomes our personal maid? Hahaha." Hearing the vulgar language from these thugs, the girl’s grip on the old man’s arm tightened even more.

The old man used his rough hand to squeeze his granddaughter’s hand, offering comfort.

"Gentlemen, wasn’t your money already paid off? If you still want more, I, an old man, can work to earn money and work for you, but please don’t make things difficult for my granddaughter. She’s just a child!" The old man pleaded.

"Hmph, Old Liu, your useless son did pay back the money, but he only paid back the principal we lent him. There’s still interest that hasn’t been paid. Just walking away like that is too disrespectful to us brothers. Anyway, my words are set today. If you can’t come up with the money, then let your granddaughter serve us brothers, otherwise, it won’t end well today." The thug leader said, sitting with a swagger.

However, at this moment, a voice entered everyone’s ears.