Realizing that Jiang Jie was indeed a formidable opponent, hundreds of Murloc charged forward simultaneously from afar. Among them were not only water-manipulating tidewalkers, murloc warriors equivalent to novice Warrior, and Murloc prophets, but also the even more powerful Murloc, and a figure dressed in tattered clothes, taller than the other Murloc and roughly the size of an adult human...
" The Murloc are leading the army?"
He was probably the strongest of the Murloc, and he was carrying a blank battle axe that he had gotten from who-knows-where. He roared and charged towards Jiang Jie, even violating the Murloc's combat rules by taking the lead!
"So confident? Then... let's catch the king first!"
"If I can't handle Bald Monk Luping, I can certainly handle you!"
Jiang Jie stopped using Taijiquan and stood up, beginning to move his hands.
Unlike the gentle and slow movements of Taijiquan, this time, Jiang Jie's every move was full of power from the very beginning. His inner Internal Energy burst forth, swirling and flowing around his body like a dragon. Then, as Jiang Jie pushed his palms forward, a dragon's roar suddenly resounded, shaking the very soul. The Murloc sages and Murloc who were preparing their spells suddenly fell silent, their spells interrupted, similar to a mage's " Counterspell."
Immediately afterwards, a stream of air, like a swimming dragon, shot forward from Jiang Jie's palms, instantly creating a whirlwind that struck the swarming army of Murloc!
"The first of the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms: The Proud Dragon Repents!"
The Murloc leader Charge at the forefront, weighing nearly 200 pounds, was directly blown away by the dragon-shaped airflow, then crashed into five or six Murloc behind him, falling heavily to the ground.
The twenty-odd Murloc around him were also blown away by the gust of wind. Several of them, who were physically weak, died instantly, while the others, who were relatively strong, collapsed to the ground with broken limbs and were unlikely to get up for a while.
Only a small portion of the dragon-shaped energy flowed away; the majority returned to Jiang Jie. "The Proud Dragon Repents too high, yet regrets remain; its strength is boundless." This move, though using only three-tenths of its full power, delivers twelve times the force. Moreover, it allows for constant defensive maneuvering during the attack, making one unafraid of Cheap Shot from behind or desperate counterattacks.
The Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms are profound and extensive!
Jiang Jie's Internal Energy is currently insufficient; he can only unleash one of the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms. If he chooses to use the other palms, he will be finished after that, with no Internal Energy left. If the Murloc attack again then, he will be in great danger.
But with this move, there's no need to worry, because it won't deplete all your Internal Energy.
"Whoosh!"
The Murloc leader was significantly stronger than the other Murloc, roughly equivalent to a mid- to high-ranking Warrior. This single blow failed to kill him; he was the first to get up, and then...
"Awooo!"
It actually ran away and went into the water!
With their leader gone, what were the other Murloc thinking? They immediately followed and ran into the water.
As a result, all the thousands of Murloc ran into the water in less than a minute, not one of them was left!
Jiang Jie was dumbfounded!
These Murloc are too stupid! He's all alone. If it really came down to a fight, he'd be lucky to take down a hundred Murloc, let alone a thousand! In fact, Jiang Jie was already prepared to retreat at any time.
Jiang Jie could sweep through an army single-handedly, even against a ragtag force like the Murloc, a bunch of useless trash with no discipline or cooperation. Before their internal energy cultivation reached the seventh level, Jiang Jie wouldn't even dare to dream of defeating them!
And the result?
Murloc are Murloc after all. They'll start a fight at the slightest provocation, and run away at the first sign of trouble. It's all instinctive, flowing in their blood, a conditioned reflex ingrained in their nerves, without a second thought!
"You think you can just run away after doing something bad? Is there such a thing as a free lunch?"
With the Murloc fleeing, Jiang Jie felt more confident, fully recognizing Murloc true nature as "paper tigers." Adhering to the strategic principle of "advancing when the enemy retreats,"
He jumped directly into the water, then activated the Black Tortoise Longevity Art and gave chase. In the water, Jiang Jie was like a sea turtle or a water snake; with the help of his Internal Energy, he swam faster than the Murloc. In less than two minutes, he caught up with the Murloc leader.
"Come on, let's have a big battle!" Jiang Jie took a fighting stance, manipulating the water flow with the Black Tortoise Water Manipulation Art, and the faint phantom of Black Tortoise appeared on his body.
He really wanted to test his true strength. Fighting a Murloc leader head-on would be the best opportunity to prove his abilities, and he didn't want to miss it.
However...
The next moment, he was dumbfounded again.
Because the Murloc leader actually threw away his battle axe, looking terrified, and then shouted at Jiang Jie, his voice filled with fear, apprehension, and worship.
"What's going on here?" Jiang Jie was completely speechless, utterly unable to understand the Murloc's thought process.
He soon discovered that the other Murloc around him were following suit, those with weapons throwing them away, and those without shouting, as if...
"Yes, you guessed right, they've surrendered to you. The game pod has been scanning for so long that it has completely translated their language. The Murloc leader's long string of nonsense can be summarized as: He, one of the three leaders of the Vile Fin Murlocs of Lake Lordamere, Bruno Felfin, has led all his Vile Fin Murlocs to surrender to the great Murloc King of Lordamere!" The lazy voice of the AI, Xiao Feng, echoed in his mind.
Then, Xiao Feng activated the simultaneous interpretation function of the game pod.
This feature is amazing; the Murloc's voice can be directly translated into human language, and his words can also be directly translated into the Murloc language, so that the Murloc can understand them.
Then, Jiang Jie personally heard the surrender of a large group of Murloc and roughly understood the reasons for their surrender.
It's very simple: Jiang Jie defeated over a hundred Murloc, including the Murloc leader (at least that's what the Murloc thought), was faster than them in the water, and was also better at manipulating water currents. He was practically like the legendary Naga master!
Moreover, they also saw a faint phantom of Black Tortoise on Jiang Jie's body, which felt somewhat similar to the "Dragon Turtle" that was the leader of the Naga tribe in legend.
The Naga hadn't appeared for decades, so these Vile Fin Murlocs had no idea what the Naga looked like. They simply took Jiang Jie as the Naga's master!
Then, the Murloc lord even gave Jiang Jie a special title. " Murloc King of Lordamere," meaning the king of all the Murloc in Lake Lordamere!
This is a common practice among the Murloc. For example, there was once a place where the Murloc were led by a powerful Naga royal guard, so they respectfully called that Naga " Murloc guards".
But this Murloc leader named " Bruno Evilfin" was very clever. He felt that " Murloc guard" was not impressive enough and didn't sound good enough, and he was afraid of angering Jiang Jie, so he directly called him " Murloc king".
" Murloc King? Does he really think I'm Naga or Murloc? Fine, just call me ' King of Lordamere '."
Jiang Jie waved his hand and said, "What are you doing holding your breath in the water? Come on, let's go talk on the island! Also, from now on, no Murloc is allowed to harm the Pincerjaw Turtle. Go eat something else, like the Lordamere Mad Fish!"