[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

Though the spirit wood used to build the ships was sturdy, it had no resistance to poison.

Once they sailed into this black water, within a short while, the hulls of the entire fleet would inevitably be corroded through, and the whole army would be buried in this poisonous marsh.

If they wished to advance quickly, they would at least need to purify a safe channel through this vast expanse of toxic waters before them.

Hao Siwen, the Well Mansion star lord who had just been invested as the Water Balance Orthodox God, stepped forward.

"I possess the might of the [Water Balance Orthodox God], so I can use the laws of the Star Mansions to straighten out the water veins, gradually force out the poisoned water, and draw in living water to remove its toxicity.

"But that would only be a slow grind. This body of water is far too vast, and the poison has deeply rooted itself in the water veins. I'd have to handle it bit by bit, and I fear it would take several days."

Lin Chen shook his head and decisively rejected the proposal. "No. Too slow. In war, speed is everything—we can't afford to drag this out.

"Xiangliu's poison is extremely corrosive. For all we know, your purification may not even keep pace with its spread."

At this moment, Cao E at the side was already frantic with worry.

This was the Cao E River, the waters named after her when she threw herself into the river in search of her father. Ahead lay Shangyu, her homeland!

Watching the water veins of her native land be ravaged so cruelly by demon poison, the Wushan Goddess—usually gentle as water—had tears welling in her reddened eyes. She stepped forward and cried out sharply.

"Father! We can't