In the storm far behind the flying boat, a red dragon was moving madly in the strong wind, even actively approaching the thunder that was falling from the sky.
The red dragon's body is now covered with densely packed strange insects. Some of them appear soft and are entangled with each other and stuck on the dragon's scales. Some of them are shaped like beetles and are constantly biting. If someone sees them up close, their scalp will definitely go numb.
"Roar..."
There was a raging flame in the red dragon's mouth, which kept overflowing with flames, trying to burn the countless strange insects on its body to death.
"Boom..."
Thunder struck from the sky and poured down on the red dragon. The lightning also shot down a large number of strange insects. Some of the strange insects fell sporadically, but compared to the number on the dragon's body, they were not many.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
In the turbulent and turbid sea water, countless strange insects broke through the sea surface and rushed up, finding the red dragon flying in the sky and wrapping around it.
The red dragon was really scared. As a dragon, and a young and full of vigor, he seldom felt fear. Although he would be afraid of cultivators stronger than himself, that fear was more of awe, which was different from the situation at this moment when he was trembling with fear.
The numerous strange insects that were wrapped around the dragon's body were not afraid of the dragon's might and kept biting his body, trying to bite him to death. They also slowed down the dragon's speed, making it impossible for him to avoid more insects.
The demonic power was still abundant, but the dragon's body was becoming heavier and heavier. These strange insects actually wanted to work together to drag the red dragon into the turbid ocean current.
"Roar..."
The red dragon tried its best to fly up, but it didn't dare to go into the water. These things flew out from the water. If it didn't check the direction, it would be impossible to get rid of them. God knows how many there are below. If it goes in, it will be dead.
It was at this time that the panicked Red Dragon saw the fairy light in front of him. He no longer cared about the difference between fairies and demons. After all, the dragon clan was somewhat different from other demon clans, so he immediately asked for help.
"I am the Red Dragon under the command of the Dragon Lord. Immortals in front, please save me! Immortals, please save me! Ang... Moo..."
Although the red dragon called for help towards the flying boat in front, he did not think that the other party would take action immediately. He just had a little hope, and his body tried his best to fly towards the flying boat.
Even if those immortals don't help save me, they might be able to share some of the pressure.
This is the moment when hope arises.
"Zheng..."
There was a clear sound of a sword being unsheathed.
In a flash, the bright sword light overwhelmed the thunder and illuminated the sea. A sharp sword intent suddenly appeared, and then the sky and the sea were divided into two...
This sword split the flying boat and the sea water, strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, etc. behind it, revealing a deep trench-like passage. All of a sudden, the flying boat and the dragon could clearly see each other.
"An immortal has taken action!"
The dragon was overjoyed, and used its demonic power to fly towards the flying boat. On the deck at the rear of the flying boat in the distance, many immortal cultivators also saw the situation of the red dragon clearly.
The originally fiery dragon was now almost pitch black except for its head which was constantly oozing out flames. As it got closer and closer, a closer look revealed that it was actually covered in strange insects.
If someone with trypophobia saw it, it would be extremely uncomfortable.
"Master, save me...!"
The dragon roared, and the Qingteng Sword flew back to Ji Yuan. After all, it was not convenient to kill insects with the magic sword.
Just when Ji Yuan was planning to try another tactic, a cultivator nearby spoke.
"Daoyou, I'm here to lend you a hand!" "Me too!"
At the same time as the sound was heard, four or five magical lights were shot out. Some were magical weapons, some were talisman lights, and there was also a flame that turned into fire circles and flew towards the distance.
The several rays of light did not fly towards the red dragon, but shot directly towards the sea surface. The moment they touched the sea water, they turned into a huge light symbol, covering a large area of the sea surface. The strange insects below could not rush out of the range of the light symbol at all.
The remaining flames and magic lights all hit the dragon's body. The latter knew that it was helping itself and did not dodge.
"Boom..." "Crash..."
Fire and lightning intertwined on the dragon's body, and some magical weapons swept towards the place where the strange insects were densely populated, like a steel brush removing scales and fins.
"Roar..."
The dragon roar sounded from the red dragon's mouth again, and this time the sound was much louder. Even if it was hit by the cultivator's magic weapons and spells, the dragon itself would feel pain, but it was getting more and more relaxed than before, and its flying speed was getting faster and faster, allowing it to get closer to the flying boat faster.
About twenty breaths later, the dragon was already a hundred feet away from the flying boat. A cultivator from Xuanxin Mansion pinched his fingers and cast a spell to disperse part of the flying boat's formation, and the dragon took the opportunity to fly into it.
"Everyone, move aside so that this dragon can land!"
Seeing that the dragon did not transform into a human form, it was not known whether it did not want to or could not, but its speed slowed down significantly after entering the formation, so the surrounding immortal cultivators all moved to the sides to make enough space on the stern deck.
"Bang..."
A red dragon that was more than twenty feet long fell onto the deck. Its scales covered with mucus and rain rubbed against the deck, making a "squeaking..." sound, and it slid for more than ten feet before stopping.
Several cultivators from Xuanxin Mansion looked in the direction where Ji Yuan was. This was also the reason why they opened the formation happily. Since Mr. Ji was here and took action at the first moment, it didn't matter if they let this red dragon in.
After the red dragon entered the flying boat formation, the restlessness on the surface of the Desolate Ocean currents subsided a lot, and then quickly returned to normal. Except for the violent storms and huge waves mixed with strong winds, there was no trace of those strange insects.
"Hu... Chi... Hu... Chi..."
The red dragon collapsed on the deck, his breathing sounded like exhaust wind, with a fishy smell and a burning sensation.
In fact, it was the first time for many immortal cultivators to see a dragon, or to see a dragon's body at such a close distance. After all, most dragons are considered to be monsters with considerable Taoism, and given the pride of the dragon species, this opportunity was indeed rare, so gradually many immortal cultivators gathered around the dragon's body, and even some courageous mortals gathered around it.
The dragon's eyes were slightly closed at this moment, and its whiskers trembled from time to time. It was trying to calm down and restore its strength. After a long time, it slightly opened its eyes, and its amber eyes swept around, and its mouth opened and closed to make sounds.
"Thank you all for your help, otherwise I might have capsized in the gutter today..."
His emotions are much more stable now, but when he thinks back to what happened just now, Chi Jiao is still scared.
Ji Yuan had walked in front of Chi Jiao without knowing when, he looked at Chi Jiao and asked calmly.
"What are those strange insects? You are a dragon that can fly and swim, how could you be entangled like this?"
Judging from the results of the attacks just now by a group of cultivators, although these strange insects are disgusting, they are not too powerful. They were all killed or swept away one after another. Even if a dragon cannot get rid of these things, it will not be able to escape.
The Qingteng Sword did not hide at this moment, but just floated diagonally behind Ji Yuan. Relying on his intuition, Chi Jiao judged that this person was the immortal cultivator who first used his sword to split the sea and sky.
"My Immortal, because I didn't want to be exhausted by the strong wind, I originally swam into the Desolate Ocean Current, hoping to pass through this sea area... It was dark at this moment and the storm was fierce. The bottom of the Desolate Ocean was pitch black, and the water was turbulent. The belly swam close to the bottom of the water. These strange insects were originally lying on the bottom of the sea, no different from stones and mud, without any life. After being startled by me..."
Thinking of this, Chi Jiao felt a little scared. He calmed himself down before continuing.
"It was like a swarm of locusts exploding. They all came alive and clung to me like crazy, as if the entire seabed was filled with this stuff. If I hadn't clenched my teeth and sealed off all my orifices in time, I'm afraid they would have gotten into my eyes, ears, mouth, and nose..."
"I didn't check for a moment, and was sucked by these strange insects. I actually felt extremely heavy, and the demonic power and spiritual energy in my body kept leaking out. I couldn't even swim fast. What's more terrifying is that the number of these strange insects is endless..."
After hearing Chi Jiao's words, some immortal cultivators present could imagine the scene. Originally, the dragon was swimming under the water with its four claws pressed against its abdomen, twisting its body. Suddenly, there were insects all over its body, biting and drilling. It was really terrifying.
"Do you know what kind of insect this is?"
Ji Yuan pointed to the side, where a cultivator had caught some with a magic weapon and was being surrounded by magic light.
The strange insects are big and small, the small ones are only as thick and long as an ordinary person's little finger, and the big ones are as thick as a forearm. There are about thirty of them, and there are more than a dozen types. Some look like worms, but have circles of hard lines, some look like beetles, but have dense mouthparts, and some look like leeches. In short, many of them are quite disgusting.
Although there seem to be many types, Ji Yuan can tell with just one sniff that the scents of these insects are extremely similar, and can be said to be "the same" thing.
The red dragon's eyes swept across the cultivator's magic light, and its dragon pupils shrank slightly.
"There are many evil things in the desolate sea, some are born and some die every day. I don't recognize this one. If I knew there was such a thing here, I would never swim here even if I were beaten to death!"
The immortal cultivators nearby were also whispering to each other at this moment, and the topic was always about those strange insects and the red dragon on the boat. Some people were also wondering why these insects were not afraid of the dragon's power.
"Dragon corpse worms! These are dragon corpse worms!"
Ju Yuanzi was just coming out of the cabin at this moment. The moment he saw those strange insects, he immediately spoke out the answer.
"This insect breeds from dragon corpses. Most of them are not afraid of the dragon's might. It is a very evil creature. If any dragon from the four seas encounters it, they will be killed!"
An old man is like a treasure. Ju Yuanzi has been practicing for more than 800 years. Even though he is an old otaku in Yuhuaishan, he is definitely knowledgeable. When he opens his mouth, Ji Yuan will certainly not doubt it.
When Chi Jiao heard this, his reaction was even more violent.
"What!? Dragon Corpse Worm? Isn't this evil creature already extinct? Impossible, Impossible!"
The dragon's roar was so loud that it made the surrounding immortal cultivators frown, and some brave mortals who were watching the excitement were so frightened that they covered their ears and collapsed.