Water Tribe King

Wei Shao, shirtless, waded through the water, leaping like a dragon, stirring up a cloud of white foam on the surface.

He swam all the way to Shang Rao Wharf, straightened up and wiped his face. He glanced at Liang Qu on the teahouse at the wharf, but showed no reaction. He took a deep breath, sank into the water, and swam back again.

Liang Qu pointed at Wei Shao's back, puzzled.

"What's going on?"

The fishermen shook their heads.

They only know how to enjoy the show; they have no idea why.

"I met him when I went out on the boat last night. All I know is that he has been traveling back and forth between Pingyang Wharf and our Shang Rao Wharf."

"If you ask me, I'd say he lost to Master Liang in swimming and couldn't save face, so he's planning to train harder and come back to get revenge. What was his first blood again?"

"To wipe away this humiliation!"

"Yes, yes, that's the word!"

"Trying to swim with Master Liang is like asking for trouble! Everyone knows Master Liang started out fishing! We fishermen are skilled too!"

Liang Qu understood why everyone called it "funny."

Yesterday's swimming competition was a grand affair, attracting not only people from the River Conservancy Office but also many villagers who braved the rain to join in the fun, knowing that Liang Qu and Wei Shao a grudge against each other.

In that case, isn't Wei Shao's current behavior quite amusing? It's just that it's certainly not about striving to improve himself and avenge his previous humiliation.

Could it be Wei Lin's order?

In the middle section of the riverbank between Ping Yang County and Yi Xing Town, Wei Shao saw the boat, leaped out of the water and grabbed the edge of the boat. Almost every muscle in his body was trembling, and his chest was heaving violently.

How many times has this happened?

"Reporting to Brother Shao, it's chapter sixty-six."

Upon hearing the number, Wei Shao's vision went black, and he nearly lost his breath.

Chapter Sixty-Six!

There were a difference of a full nine hundred and thirty-four times!

No one can Shang An until they have earned at least a thousand!

On the boat, Fang Wangjun advised, "Brother Shao, why don't we come up and rest for a while? The boss isn't here, so it's just the three of us. He definitely won't say anything."

"Yes, Brother Shao."

The other person nodded in agreement.

The distance from Ping Yang County to Yi Xing Town along the river is not a straight line; it is a full eighteen li (approximately 4.5 kilometers)!

A thousand times is eighteen thousand miles, and even Wolf Smoke Martial Master would not be able to travel that far in less than ten days!

Wei Shao gripped the edge of the boat so tightly that even the planks cracked, and he spat into the water.

"I've been hunting geese all day long, but I've been pecked in the eye by one. No matter how cunning that kid is, I'm no match for him; I can't see through him."

"If you lost, admit it. He'll pay for what I gave you one day, but don't you dare look down on yourself. If you say that again, come swim with me! Alright, keep counting!"

The two men's expressions hardened, and they dared not mention it again.

"Yes, Brother Shao!"

Wei Shao took a deep breath and held it as he descended.

Wei Shao's matter was just a side issue, and Liang Qu didn't pay much attention to it. He untied the boat rope and headed towards the Great Marsh.

The sky was overcast, and the water surface shimmered with a faint gray light.

Several of Liang Qu's generals emerged from the water one after another, followed by the River Porpoise King Scarhead and his gang of underlings.

A group of Water Beast bobbed around the boat, creating a rather impressive sight.

Unbeknownst to him, he had amassed a tremendous power underwater.

There are more than a dozen large Water Beast, and the leading Water Beast such as the Fat Catfish and the Cannot Move can even fight two at once.

Looking into the Shallow Water Area, no one can rival us anymore!

Go into the water!

Liang Qu lowered the anchor, waited for the anchor to hook onto the ground, and then jumped into the water.

The water rippled and silvery bubbles floated up.

A faint malice lingered in his heart, refusing to dissipate. The Flood Dragon continued to emanate intense malice from an unknown place, yet he was powerless to rage because he did not know its specific target.

Upon arriving at the Lotus Root Waters, the several Water Beast scattered and began working according to Liang Qu's instructions, testing the limits of the Golden Eye.

The Fat Catfish and the Cannot Move fish flanked it from both sides, while a group of finless River Dolphin surrounded it from above and below.

The beasts quickly caught the first batch of fish, ranging in size from a few ounces to over ten pounds, numbering in the hundreds.

Silver carp, grass carp, snakehead, all sorts of varieties are available, it's a real mixed bag.

Liang Qu released his breath, and a pair of fierce Golden Eyes suddenly lit up from the bottom of the water, an invisible intimidation spreading and rolling along the water ripples.

The fish, which had been swimming around trying to escape the encirclement of the beasts, suddenly stopped moving.

Panic, hunger, exhaustion, fear.

A subtle, lingering emotion welled up in Liang Qu's heart, and he found that he could almost sense the emotions of the fish before him.

The thought just popped into my head.

All the fish turned around and faced themselves.

Looking down.

Whitebait, silver carp, grass carp—each fish has a different pattern on its back, yet they all completely submit to him.

With a wave of his hand, the fish began to rotate in a fixed direction.

Initially chaotic and colliding with each other, they quickly established a certain order, creating a storm of fish on the underwater surface.

The beasts Cannot Move, watched in stunned silence.

The Fat Catfish flicked its whiskers and opened its mouth wide, eager to see if it could learn this trick.

In this way, it won't have to go out to chase fish every day anymore; it can just give a command and the Big Fish will jump into its mouth on its own.

"It still retains a certain degree of autonomy; it's not manipulation, but more like submission, and... there's no consumption of energy?"

Liang Qu stopped the fish storm and let them swim back and forth.

"It doesn't seem to affect my condition. Does that mean I didn't expend any energy?"

Whether it's Water Leap, Soaring Water Riding Waves, or the Water Prison Art, none of these can be used casually. However, what's being overdrawn isn't Law Power or spiritual power, but rather Liang Qu's physical strength.

As demand increases, physical exertion will continue to rise.

For example, Liang Qu, who was initially First Level Martial Artist, would exhaust all his strength Water Leap, but now he can do it 14 times in a row and suddenly leap 20 miles.

Liang Qu closed his eyes, but the fish remained still.

They can even obey his commands to a certain extent, but without the Golden Eye as a communication bridge, the fish cannot clearly understand the instructions.

Time passed slowly, and after a quarter of an hour, some fish broke away from the group and escaped.

The Fist tried to grab them but were stopped by Liang Qu, who let them go.

The smaller fish left first, followed by the larger ones, and finally, all of the hundreds of fish escaped within 45 minutes.

Differences in the level of intelligence?

Liang Qu sent the beasts out to fish again, and the second batch of test subjects arrived soon.

This time there were more than ten Big Fish, each weighing several tens of kilograms, and each one was at least one meter long.

It was still effortless.

Watching the dozen or so fish carrying stones and piling them together, Liang Qu gave up trying to control them and ordered the beasts to find even bigger ones.

The effects of the Golden Eye are becoming increasingly powerful, Big Fish weighing tens of kilograms are far from the limit.

Its Fist moved swiftly, clamping down on a Giant Crocodile over four meters long as it ran towards them.

The dozen or so Big Fish that were originally there still lay prone at the foot of Liang Qu, not daring to move.

The Giant Crocodile before him was almost at the extreme of being below the level of Spirit Monster. When Liang Qu used his Golden Eye again, he actually felt a trace of resistance.

He immediately activated his intimidation ability, his Golden Eye shining even brighter, and the White Ape's figure flashed past behind him.

The Giant Crocodile let out a mournful cry.

Liang Qu could clearly sense its fear. With just one glance, the Giant Crocodile obediently lay down and offered no further resistance.

There is no physical or mental exertion.

Anyone who isn't completely brainless can obey orders.

Good boy.

So, from now on, everything within the sight of Spirit Monster and Water Beast must obey my commands?