The East Sea Flood Dragon gathered all its strength, full of confidence, believing that with a full-force strike, it could definitely seriously injure Ye Qiu, and then...
Of course, it intended to eat Ye Qiu to replenish the dozens of pounds of dragon meat that was previously cut off!
However...
Just as the East Sea Flood Dragon finished gathering its strength, ready to give Ye Qiu a fatal blow, Ye Qiu suddenly kicked out.
The next moment!
The enormous East Sea Flood Dragon resembled a deflated balloon, flying backward dozens of meters away.
Before it could react, Ye Qiu's icy voice transmitted over, "Little snake, I really don't mind chopping you up and stewing you right now, but I plan to give you a chance, take that old king's turtle with you, and get lost!"
"If it weren't for that old turtle meat looking too tough and unappetizing, I would've cut off a few pounds as well!"
Ye Qiu muttered a couple of sentences softly.
Though not loud, the words clearly reached the ears of the Baxia descendant.
Immediately afterward, without a second thought, the Baxia descendant turned around and hurriedly fled without caring for the East Sea Flood Dragon!
"Damn it, you ungrateful old turtle, you're the one who dragged me into this fight, and now you're running before me! Just wait, if the humans don't eat your meat, this dragon will!"
The East Sea Flood Dragon was enraged, roaring continuously, angrily chasing the Baxia descendant, steam furiously expelling from its nostrils.
Watching the two gigantic creatures flee, Ye Qiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The current situation was indeed quite dangerous!
Just like the East Sea Flood Dragon thought, dragon meat was so delicious that Ye Qiu couldn't control himself while eating it!
It's like drinking too much strong liquor all at once; at first, you might not feel anything, but later, a breeze will make you fall drunk and unable to stand.
That's exactly Ye Qiu's current state!
While eating the dragon meat, it delivered a massive amount of energy to his body so that now, an incredibly volatile energy resided within Ye Qiu, utterly terrifying, making it difficult for him to control!
The situation was severe!
Not long after the East Sea Flood Dragon and the Baxia descendant left, Ye Qiu's body began emitting a crackling sound.
Within his body, the sound of bones cracking resounded!
In an extremely short period, Ye Qiu's bones were riddled with hairline fractures, seemingly ready to shatter at any moment!
Ye Qiu's skin was also pulled by a peculiar force, starting to form grotesque wounds, with bright red blood oozing out, quickly staining the surrounding seawater red!
The excruciating pain suffocated him, the feeling no less than when he used his body to block the dam before!
However, fortunately, the East Sea Flood Dragon and the Baxia descendant had all been scared off, so unlike the time at the dam, Ye Qiu had more time now!
He had enough time to handle this urgent situation!
Nevertheless, Ye Qiu didn't waste any time, gritting his teeth tightly, desperately absorbing the power brought by the dragon meat!
As time passed, the pulling of his skin became more severe!
The wounds enlarged!
Through them, one could even see his white bones, indicating the tremendous pain he endured!
For two to three hours, Ye Qiu finally managed to absorb the power of the dragon meat.
Importantly, the power of the Golden Potion in his body completely dissipated, leaving Ye Qiu somewhat disappointed.
Of course, Ye Qiu didn't have much time to ponder!
The situation remained dire!
Even though he absorbed all the dragon meat's power, the situation he faced was still not entirely different from when he blocked the dam!
That time, the water pressure from the dam intensified his injuries, but he finally broke through to the Half-Step Divinity Transformation level, elevating his overall strength!
That instant breakthrough tremendously repaired Ye Qiu's injuries!
However, this time, it didn't!
So now, even after absorbing all the dragon meat power, Ye Qiu remained severely injured!
If an enemy showed up now, he would surely be doomed!
Not even mentioning an enemy, even a random shark might end Ye Qiu's life.
Ye Qiu couldn't think further and could only brace against the intense body pain, desperately swimming towards the shore!
His strength now was very weak, naturally slowing his swimming speed significantly, taking another half hour just to reach the surface!
At this point, most of Ye Qiu's strength had been depleted!
"Trouble!"
Looking at the distant shoreline, Ye Qiu frowned. His current stamina was insufficient to reach the shore; moreover, even just floating steadily on the surface, his strength was depleting rapidly!
Ye Qiu knew that if he truly swam to the shore, he'd be exhausted within a few minutes and subsequently sink to the bottom!
This was not the outcome he desired!
However, just as Ye Qiu was stressing about how to handle the crisis, he suddenly noticed a fishing boat appearing in his line of sight!
"Hey!!!"
Ye Qiu quickly waved his hand, shouting with all his remaining strength!
Fortunately, the fishing boat wasn't too far from Ye Qiu, and the fishermen on deck heard Ye Qiu's shout. Soon, the fishing boat altered course, heading towards Ye Qiu.
...
More than ten minutes later, Ye Qiu was pulled onto the boat using a rope by the fishermen, lying on the deck, gasping for air.
He was utterly exhausted!
Luckily, fortune favored him by encountering the fishing boat, thus safely escaping danger!
Out of danger, Ye Qiu's tense nerves relaxed significantly, his body completely loosening!
And the moment he relaxed, suddenly, his muscles convulsed violently a few times!
"Hmm?"
This change didn't cause Ye Qiu pain; instead, it brought comfort, akin to the relief felt after a cramp ended.
"My power has improved a bit further!"
Ye Qiu couldn't help feeling excited!
He distinctly sensed his power becoming stronger than before, and his skin seemed more resilient, or rather, his entire body became more robust and toughened!
What's more surprising for Ye Qiu was!
With the increased body strength, his injuries began healing at an incredibly fast rate!
"Young man, what happened to you? How are you so wounded?" asked Sun Hongwei, the leading fisherman, with concern.
"I went surfing and encountered some trouble, which led to this," Ye Qiu casually explained.
Bang!!!
Just as Ye Qiu finished speaking and Sun Hongwei was about to ask further, suddenly, accompanied by a loud noise, the entire fishing boat shook violently twice!
"Captain Sun, come over here quickly, something serious has happened!"
A fisherman not far away pointed outside the ship, anxiously shouting at Sun Hongwei.