The Might of Wu Wa, Xiao Teng's Dilemma

"Wait! As long as you're willing to spare me, I'll return the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner to you!" Kunpeng shouted.

"If we kill you, we can still get the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner!" Da Wa said shrewdly.

"Then I'll self-destruct, and you won't get anything!"

The Calabash Kids hesitated, unable to make up their minds for the moment.

"Dad, what should we do?" Da Wa asked Xiao Teng.

"Have him hand over the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner, then let him leave."

Whether Kunpeng's self-destruction could destroy the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner was hard to say, but the Calabash Kids would very likely be injured.

Compared to obtaining the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner, whether Kunpeng lived or died was utterly unimportant.

Besides, Xiao Teng remembered that Kunpeng would later become the Demon Race's Demon Master. As an innate being, if he were killed, the Calabash Kids would bear the corresponding karmic repercussions. The gain would not be worth the loss.

Thus, Da Wa shouted, "Spit out the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner first, and then we'll let you go."

Kunpeng had no choice but to obediently toss out the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner.

After Da Wa caught the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner, Wu Wa released Kunpeng.

Having regained his freedom, Kunpeng did not hesitate to transform into a streak of light and flee desperately into the distance.

"Just you wait! I, Kunpeng, will avenge this grievance!" Kunpeng's hate-filled voice drifted over from afar.

Da Wa crossed his arms, his face full of disdain. "Hmph, we'll wait for you. Why would we Calabash Kids fear you? We can defeat you now, and we'll be able to defeat you in the future too!"

The Calabash Kids feared no one's provocation.

Xiao Teng transmitted his voice, "Little Fifth, I'll leave this Profound Origin Water-Control Banner for you to refine."

The Profound Origin Water-Control Banner was indeed a rare treasure. It would be impossible for Xiao Teng to say he did not want it. But only in Wu Wa's hands could this treasure unleash its greatest power.

The other Calabash Kids all chimed in, "That's right, Fifth Brother. You can control water, so no one is better suited to wield the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner than you."

Wu Wa nodded. "Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Brothers. I'll definitely use it well."

Wu Wa sat cross-legged, gripping the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner as he began refining it.

As time passed, a blue radiance gradually glimmered from the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner.

Wu Wa abruptly opened his eyes, excitement and joy filling them. He knew that he had completely gained control of the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner.

"Fifth Brother, hurry and test how powerful the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner is!" The other Calabash Kids could not wait to witness its power.

"Alright!"

Wu Wa summoned the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner. With a raised hand, the waters of the North Sea surged upward, rapidly converging into a massive pillar of water. It shot straight into the clouds, seeming ready to pierce through the heavens.

Wu Wa extended his other hand and lightly clasped it upward. The surrounding currents instantly raced in from every direction toward the center.

The surrounding waters crashed against the water pillar, raising monstrous waves that surged to the sky.

With the aid of the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner, the waters of the North Sea had become a part of his body, moving as he willed.

Such earth-shaking commotion naturally alerted the Dragon Clan of the North Sea.

Several enormous dragons, their bodies emanating majestic auras, came howling toward the Calabash Kids with claws bared and fangs exposed.

Third Baby had a fiery temper and immediately roared, "Fifth Brother, show these fools who don't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth what you're made of!"

Wu Wa focused all his attention on controlling the water. In an instant, a terrifying water pillar soared into the sky and tightly entangled several giant dragons within it.

The dragons struggled with all their might, their hearts filled with shock and humiliation.

The dignified Dragon Clan had actually been trapped by water. If word got out, they would become the laughingstock of the Primordial World!

After trapping the Dragon Clan, the Calabash Kids did not dare linger and swiftly left the North Sea.

With their current strength, they were invincible among Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, but if they encountered a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, they would still find it difficult to contend against one.

The gap between Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals and Primordial Unity Golden Immortals was like a chasm between heaven and earth, not something a single magic treasure could easily bridge.

After finishing their journey through the North Sea, the Calabash Kids flew eastward.

They planned to take a look east of Mount Buzhou before returning there.

Along the way, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal-level ferocious beasts appeared from time to time. The Calabash Kids worked together, and with the aid of the Profound Origin Water-Control Banner, those beasts were slain one after another.

They did not encounter any Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal-level ferocious beasts. Presumably, beasts of that level had long since been cleared out by Hongjun and the others.

Along the way, they also found quite a few treasures.

In a vast lake, they found a Water Spirit Pearl. They also found quite a few High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures.

Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures were simply too scarce. They had searched half the Primordial World without finding one. Such treasures could only be encountered by chance, never sought after.

By the time they returned to Mount Buzhou, one yuanhui had already passed.

Xiao Teng was deeply worried, because Seventh Gourd had still not transformed.

He had continuously poured the spiritual power he had absorbed into Seventh Gourd's body, yet when the spiritual energy entered Seventh Gourd's body, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, producing no response whatsoever.

Xiao Teng asked, "Seventh, why haven't you transformed yet? Could there be something wrong with your origin?"

Seventh Gourd answered blankly, "Dad, I don't know either."

Xiao Teng decided to investigate Seventh Gourd's condition more deeply.

When his consciousness entered Seventh Gourd's body, all he saw was a stretch of chaos.

Xiao Teng was greatly shocked. "This is Primal Chaos Qi? Why is there such dense Primal Chaos Qi inside Seventh Gourd's body?"

It was precisely this Primal Chaos Qi that obstructed Seventh Gourd's transformation. If he was to transform, this Primal Chaos Qi had to be resolved.

But how was Primal Chaos Qi supposed to be resolved? Xiao Teng did not know.

But if Seventh Gourd could not transform, then how could he transform himself?

At this time, friction had already arisen among the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans. The Dragon-Han Tribulation was about to begin.

And once the Dragon-Han Tribulation ended, he would face the calamity of being divided up.

Although the gourds had basically all transformed, as long as Xiao Teng did not transform, he would likely still be unable to escape it.

No! He absolutely could not sit and wait for death. He had to make Seventh Gourd transform!

Thus, he gathered the other Calabash Kids and discussed a countermeasure together.

After much racking of his brains, Xiao Teng finally came up with a method.

Seventh Gourd's inability to transform was not because his true spirit was weak, but because this gourd body was difficult to break open.

If Seventh Gourd's true spirit could be transferred elsewhere and a new body molded for him, perhaps he could transform.

Creating a body was not an impossible task. Since Nuwa could do it, Xiao Teng believed that he could as well.

To create life, one had to understand the Great Dao of Creation.

Creating a Calabash Kid's body was not as difficult as creating humans, so Xiao Teng wanted to give it a try.

Xiao Teng took some Xirang Divine Soil from beneath his feet and some Three Lights Divine Water from the pool, mixing them together.

Then, following the appearance of the other Calabash Kids, he molded a mud Calabash Kid.

At first, the mud doll he shaped looked rather strange. Its eyes were crooked, and its facial features were wildly uneven.

Seeing it, the Calabash Kids beside him could not help covering their mouths and snickering. "Dad, what is that thing you made? It's so ugly!"

Xiao Teng looked at his "masterpiece" and laughed awkwardly.

"It's fine. If I don't succeed once, I'll try a few more times. I'll definitely succeed!"