Chapter 043: Garaga is a Flood Dragon, White Snake Sage's Shock!

Chapter 043: Garaga is a Flood Dragon, White Snake Sage's Shock!

[Slug Sage: As expected, I also didn't make it into the top ten!]

[White Snake Sage: All three of us sages failed to make the top ten, how embarrassing! Who exactly are these top ten creatures? Someone come forward and tell us!]

[Great Toad Sage: The top ten must be extremely mysterious creatures, hidden away somewhere. Some might even be in deep slumber, unaware of the existence of the Golden List. Just like the Gamiwasu in Mount Myoboku—if I hadn't woken it up, it wouldn't have known about the list either!]

[White Snake Sage: That seems plausible. Maybe they're even older than us?]

[Manda: Just waiting for the top ten to show up!]

[Nagato: If we could subdue one of these top ten pets as a summon, it would drastically boost Akatsuki's power!]

[Tsunade: Heh, creatures like that can't be subdued by just anyone. You'd need someone at the level of the Sage of Six Paths. Nagato, you're not there yet!]

[Nagato: How would you know if you don't try?]

Meanwhile...

Garaga approached Ye Tian.

"Master, I really want to show off. Can I speak in the live chat?" Garaga asked.

Ye Tian always emphasized staying low-key, trying not to reveal too much, so he hadn't spoken in the chat before.

"Well, you're about to be exposed anyway. Go ahead and speak. By my calculations, you should be ranked tenth!" Ye Tian replied.

"Hahaha, Master, you're the best! I'm going to flaunt now. If that old hag White Snake Sage finds out I outranked her, her reaction will be priceless!" Garaga said excitedly.

With that, Garaga moved aside and started speaking in the chat.

[Garaga: Hey, I'm coming clean—I'm the tenth-ranked pet on the list!!!!]

[White Snake Sage: Garaga, are you out of your mind? If you were still alive, you might have outranked Manda and Aoda, but you're dead. And you think you could be in the top ten???]

[Great Toad Sage: Old White Snake, are all your snakes this cute?]

[Manda: Garaga, no one in Ryuchi Cave liked playing with you. Have you been alone so long that you've lost your mind?]

[Garaga: Manda, you're not much better than me. Do you think any snake wants to play with you?]

[Aoda: Garaga, don't joke around. I know you're angry about being dead and not making the list, but that's reality. Don't bring shame to Ryuchi Cave by talking nonsense.]

[Garaga: Screw Ryuchi Cave! I'm no longer one of you. I left a long time ago. I never told White Snake Sage directly, but I'll say it here today—I'm not part of Ryuchi Cave anymore. Ryuchi Cave isn't worthy of me. I'm in the top ten, and White Snake Sage only made it to twelfth place. Trash!]

[Manda: ???]

[Aoda: ???]

[White Snake Sage: Apologies, our Ryuchi Cave's Garaga can't accept that he's dead. His soul has deteriorated after spending so much time in the Pure Land.]

[Garaga: I'm not dead, you old hag! What do you mean by that? Are you cursing me to die? You're not my match anymore, be careful or I'll kill you!]

…

Ryuchi Cave.

White Snake Sage was furious. Her terrifying aura filled the surroundings, causing the nearby stone walls to crackle as if they were about to shatter.

This overwhelming presence made the three Hime Sisters' expressions change drastically.

"Please calm down, White Snake Sage. Garaga's mind is not right, and he's dead. There's no need to be angry with him—it's not worth it!"

Tagorihime advised.

"I know!"

White Snake Sage regained her composure.

If Garaga were still alive and standing before her, she would surely devour him!

Though she typically avoided eating her own kind, she could make an exception for Garaga.

[Garaga: You all don't believe me?]

[Manda: Heh, what you're saying is too outrageous. Who would believe it?]

[Garaga: You ignorant fools. Just wait, and you'll see how powerful I am!]

Though none of them believed him, Garaga knew they would be shocked once his name appeared on the list.

The thought of their stunned reactions made Garaga laugh with excitement.

Before long, the tenth-ranked pet on the list was revealed, and a name appeared.

[Tenth Pet on the List: Garaga. Owner: Ye Tian]

Shock!

Everyone was shocked!

How could Garaga, of all creatures, surpass the Three Sages and the Nine Tailed Beasts? On what basis?

Before, they had seen Garaga's image—he was large and certainly powerful, but not to this extent!

At that time, even Kurama could easily take him down.

[White Snake Sage: Garaga, you really are the tenth-ranked? Did you rig the Golden List? I suspect you cheated!]

[Great Toad Sage: I'm having a hard time believing this. How is it possible?]

[Slug Sage: This is surprising!]

[Manda: No way! Garaga, you were only a bit stronger than me. How could you be in the top ten?]

[Aoda: I don't even know what to say!]

[Hashirama Senju: White Snake Sage didn't make it into the top ten, but Garaga from Ryuchi Cave did. It's really strange!]

[Orochimaru: The livestream should show us something now, like it did before.]

At that moment, the livestream displayed an image of Garaga.

Boom!!!

A massive, hundreds of meters long, red creature soared into the sky. This wasn't a snake, but a crimson flood dragon. Its red claws radiated a chilling aura, as if they could tear through anything.

Its dragon eyes gleamed with power, exuding the majesty of a flood dragon.

Moreover, the scales covering its body were no longer snake scales but the scales of a flood dragon.

[White Snake Sage: This is a flood dragon?]

[Manda: Garaga, this can't be you. You had one blind eye, but this creature's eyes are intact.]

[Garaga: Manda, you idiot, can't eyes be healed? This is me!]

[Aoda: Garaga isn't an ordinary snake anymore—he's evolved into a flood dragon. How did this happen?]

[White Snake Sage: Garaga must have been subdued by Ye Tian, not killed. Ye Tian previously obtained true dragon blood. If Garaga consumed it, he might have evolved into a flood dragon!]

A flood dragon! That's a type of dragon!

White Snake Sage's goal had always been to become a dragon. Only then would Ryuchi Cave truly live up to its name.

She had spent a thousand years striving for this without success, yet Garaga had found a master, and that alone gave him the opportunity to evolve into a flood dragon!

She was filled with envy!