The Gallbladder Was Gone
"This is it!"
Scarlet Scale looked out to the shore and saw five old willow trees lined up in a row.
Lowering your head again, three huge rocks on the bottom of the water together form the word "PIN".
The meeting place was exactly the same as Liang Qu's.
"Yellow Scale and Orange Scale, go to the northeast and separate slightly; Azure Viper, go to the southwest."
If the White Ape chooses to break out from your direction, stop it at all costs. This is your last chance, understand?
"Clear!"
The group of Snake Demon adopted a serious expression.
Scarlet Scale had already made his words very clear.
All the treasures brought from the Dragon Palace were used up, Purple Scale died with his eyes wide open in disbelief. If he hadn't even brought back a single hair from the White Ape ...
They won't die, but they'll at least be badly injured!
We must seize this last window of opportunity to turn our lives around!
The four demons formed three lines and surrounded the meeting place.
Scarlet Scale looked around, its tail plunging into the soil. It coiled its entire body and retreated, shaking off the mud and sand little by little, before burying itself in the ground, Qi Concealment, and merging with the lifeless mud and sand.
The other three followed closely behind, sending up clouds of mud and sand.
Wait for the dust and mist to dissipate.
The entire underwater area returned to calm, making it impossible to tell that four hundred-foot-long Snake Demon were hiding underground.
The river wind howled, the waves surged, and the misty rain fell in slanted lines.
"It's almost time."
Liang Qu looked at the hazy sun peeking through the dark clouds, took off the Dragon Spirit Silk, and handed it to Ta Ta Kai safekeeping.
Golden Eyes ignite.
A flash of golden light appeared in the pupils of the large group of white fish, which then rushed in all directions, transforming into "presbyopic eyes" and "ears behind their backs".
Wait a moment.
The school of fish found the large ship on the river.
The long-accumulated blue light within the "Cannot Move" short horn flew out and merged into the body.
A faint blue halo shone on Liang Qu's back, radiating vitality.
With an investment of 25,000 essence, the name of the "Cannot Move" [Divine Wood Revival] remains unchanged, but its effectiveness has greatly improved, with the overall recovery amount increasing by more than half, and the "cooldown" of the last use has been refreshed.
It even gives them more room to maneuver.
Previously, I could persist for fifteen minutes, but now I can compress it to ten minutes to increase the output rate, or extend it to twenty minutes to reduce the output rate.
[Spirit Transformation] consumes resources, while [Divine Wood Revival] replenishes them. This is a classic problem of water being added to and removed from a pool at the same time.
Now, the total amount of clean water in Divine Wood Revival has increased, and the diameter of the inlet pipe can be controlled to some extent.
Liang Qu held out for five to six minutes before killing Purple Scale.
With two more meridians opened and a few pills taken, he should be able to last the full ten minutes with the help of [Divine Wood Revival]! The tactical value of [Spirit Transformation] will increase dramatically! "Hoo!"
Liang Qu took a deep breath, and a thought struck him.
Endless white ribbons spread and grew from the void, wrapping it into a pure white giant sphere.
In an instant, the white ball disintegrated.
White Ape has been born!
Ta Ta Kai untied the Dragon Spirit Silk, removed the Wave-Treading Banner from its neck, and handed it to the Heavenly God.
The White Ape grabbed the River Conservancy Office flag and plunged into the Vortex Passage! In the past few days, apart from his secluded cultivation, Liang Qu had been constructing two Vortex Waterway.
The two waterways form an "L" shape, but they don't connect at the bend—this is the key to defeating the Snake Demon! Splash!
Eddy diffusion.
The White Ape emerged from the waterway.
The Snake Demon was lying in ambush underwater, was horrified when it saw the white figure suddenly appear.
How... how did this happen? The Scarlet Scale felt a sudden chill in their hearts. They had no idea that the White Ape possessed such a mysterious Shifted technique.
How do we catch it? Divine Ability? Why would a mere Water Demon possess Divine Ability? No, that's not right.
I didn't display such Divine Ability when we chased the White Ape last time...
Scarlet Scale remained calm, secretly observing.
It shouldn't be an instantaneous Divine Ability.
Some kind of channel?
Scarlet Scale noticed that there seemed to be an invisible vortex flowing where the White Ape had appeared.
It's unclear whether the White Ape built it itself, or...
Liang Qu looked around.
The water plants swayed gently.
The little fish was frightened and fled in panic.
The entire underwater area was completely still, with no indication of any Snake Demon lurking beneath the surface.
If it weren't for the Eye Consciousness Method detecting the four needle-like gazes coming from different directions, one would truly have the illusion that the Snake Demon was a step too slow and hadn't arrived in time.
Liang Qu remained calm and walked from the center of the two lines of gaze towards the three giant rocks.
Scarlet Scale estimated the distance between the passage entrance and the White Ape, his whole body tense, determined to capture it in one fell swoop! However...
The White Ape swam halfway and suddenly stopped, positioned itself between the Azure Viper and the Scarlet Scale lying in ambush, neither entering the encirclement nor retreating to a safe position.
It's just hovering on the edge.
Scarlet Scale was greatly alarmed, thinking that he had acted too hastily and alerted the White Ape. He quickly relaxed his muscles, controlled his heartbeat, and Qi Concealment.
About three breaths.
The White Ape took another step forward, but after only two steps, it stopped again, scratched its head, and looked around.
Jump horizontally.
Jumping back and forth.
"Damn monkey!"
Scarlet Scale cursed angrily, his heart pounding in his throat.
finally.
The White Ape, which had been repeatedly teasing the creature, took a step forward and completely entered the inner side of the ambush line laid by the Scarlet Scale and Azure Viper.
Scarlet Scale felt a little relieved and was about to gather his strength when he saw the White Ape suddenly take a step, turn around and flee!
"Not good!"
The snakes were terrified.
Forget about lying in ambush, the Scarlet Scale and Azure Viper charged forward!
On the river.
Three large ships cut through the waves, showing no sign of swaying in the turbulent waters.
Despite not having raised its sails, the enormous ship moved at an astonishing speed, as if some Great Demon was carrying it forward.
A light rain washed over the deck, reflecting the faint sunlight.
Several young men squatted under the eaves of the cabin, surrounding a Big Grass Carp weighing several tens of kilograms, pointing and commenting.
"This grass carp is very strange; it had been following our boat the whole time!"
"Really? A grass carp, on our boat?"
"I saw it clearly!"
"Can ordinary fish keep up with our boat?"
"Look, this fish is exhausted, it looks like it's about to drown, that's not normal."
"Should we report this to the King of Yue?"
"Hmm, isn't this making a fuss over nothing? Maybe it's about to become a spirit? Or is it acting rather abnormally?"
The young man who had caught the grass carp hesitated.
It's just a grass carp that came with the boat, yet they went to report it to the King of Yue. There's a sense that they made a mountain out of a molehill in it.
What if it really is just a "mad fish"? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
As the group was discussing, a large hand reached through and lifted the grass carp from bottom to top.
The young man looked up, and after seeing clearly, he jumped up.
"King of Yue!"
Boom! Mud and sand shot into the sky.
The Azure Viper opened its serpentine mouth, and a poisoned arrow shot out, grazing the White Ape's elbow and drawing a spurt of blood.
The White Ape stumbled, and the snake ape suddenly closed the distance.
The Scarlet Scale had almost reached their limit, with faint blood vessels appearing to burst between the scales.
The White Ape clutched its wound, its face contorted in fury. But seeing the four Snake Demon chasing after it, it dared not linger and turned to run away again.
It seemed that the Azure Viper's poison had taken effect, as the White Ape was nowhere near as fast as it had been when it fled that day! The distance between the two was closing steadily, and just as Scarlet Scale was about to catch up, the White Ape plunged into the waterway and disappeared!
Bubbles floated gently to the surface.
Yellow Scale Orange Scale, who were lagging behind, froze, their vertical pupils shrinking to slits, overwhelmed by an endless emptiness caused by the loss of their chance.
Damn it!
One move off guard.
The Scarlet Scale stood on end, and the surging fury broke free from its restraints.
Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back!
This was their only chance! Without hesitation, Scarlet Scale followed closely behind the White Ape and plunged in! Azure Viper took over.
The Yellow Scale and Orange Scale creatures, without much thought, rushed to provide support!
The world spun around inside the Vortex Waterway.
Liang Qu hurriedly threw off the prepared River Conservancy Office flag, draped it over his body, and rushed out of the tunnel. A terrifying, mountain-like pressure crashed down on him, making his hair stand on end and chilling him to the bone, as if the end of the world had come.
"Huh?"
Pressure comes quickly and goes quickly.
Liang Qu felt dizzy and lightheaded. He glanced at the huge ship briefly, not daring to look at it for long. He took a few steps to find his way, then was swept into the Vortex Passage on the other side and disappeared.
"A wondrous Divine Power..."
The bow of the ship.
The King of Yue tapped the ship's railing with his finger bone.
A White Ape draped in the flag of the River Conservancy Office? An unofficial demon officer?
But then, another large Red Scale Great Snake sprang out from the same passage and crashed to the ground.
Then blue, yellow, orange...
The four large snakes collided simultaneously.
The head of the first Scarlet Scale creature almost hit the ribs of the ship.
"The Snake Demon... is quite clever."
A whispered voice reached Scarlet Scale's ear. He opened his eyes and was startled to see a flash of cold light and a slight chill on his lower abdomen.
I looked down.
The snake gall is gone.