No matter how turbulent the water flowed, the covered boats on those lakes remained as immovable as a divine needle standing on the seabed.
Xu Long could already sense the Power of Oblivion he had left behind on a covered boat in the lake. He looked at the lotus maiden at the bow of the boat and recalled the intermittent sounds that had come from the quiet atmosphere in the cabin earlier.
The World-Breaking Blade moved silently!
Xu Long didn't care whether these lotus-loving women were innocent bystanders; he only knew that there was something on the awning boat that could isolate him from his Power of Oblivion.
The He women seemed to have spotted Xu Long in the air and sensed his imposing presence, but instead of rushing into the cabin, they stood at the bow of the ship and sang in unintelligible folk songs.
The winds gathering over the lake carried the sound of the ballads in all directions. The long, mournful, and profound sound was like an ancient dream, which had accumulated countless words over the endless years and was now condensed in the ballads, sung alone to the bereaved.
"Something's definitely fishy!"
The faint folk songs playing in the background unconsciously evoked a sense of melancholy, and upon listening quietly, my mind began to falter.
Xu Long was a great cultivator at the Body Integration Realm, and his Indestructible Will was comparable to that of Saint. He possessed an extremely strong soul and body, so this folk song still had some effect on him.
This was all very strange. His mother Open Gate in a strange way—and they arrived home in a strange way.
Xu Long, who possessed Indestructible Will, actually felt himself being disturbed. He recalled that he must have been caught off guard by the lotus maiden's song on the riverbank earlier, and that song had been lingering in his ears ever since. Now that it was acting up, it was indeed the sound of a demon.
His Indestructible Will was his greatest asset, but it wouldn't be so fragile. With his mind focused, the effect of the songs gradually diminished.
Xu Long no longer cared about being gentle with the women; a murderous intent surged within him, and the World-Breaking Blade, carrying a stench, flew towards the lotus maidens in the lake.
In mid-air, it split into dozens of World-Breaking Blade, each locking onto its target. Under Xu Long's urging, its tails drew a series of sonic booms, instantly illuminating the space between water and sky like a polar day, as if a meteor had fallen into the sea.
The lotus maidens were not afraid of the approaching force. Just as the World-Breaking Blade was about to reach them, a wave suddenly surged up, and the terrifying power accumulated by the World-Breaking Blade vanished in an instant.
Xu Long watched as the lake churned and surged, while the awning boats still stood majestically. He immediately activated the World-Breaking Blade, tearing through the waves. Dozens of sword lights swirled, creating towering waves with the sound of metal clashing.
"You want to be wild? I'm wilder than you! I've been rowing since I was a kid without oars, I just ride the waves!"
The World-Breaking Blade was raised once more, its long, menacing sword light radiating outwards as it slashed towards the giant wave. The giant wave and the sword light clashed fiercely, but the sword light remained sharp, slashing straight downwards with the help of water vapor.
The wave that had been split apart had lost its momentum. The giant wave that had been twisted into one force disintegrated in an instant, scattering into raindrops in mid-air, making the lake look as if it had been hit by a torrential downpour.
The blade of the World-Breaking Blade burst forth with even greater force, and the water droplets scattered by the waves automatically avoided its edge, evaporating completely three feet away from the blade of light. Carrying thunder and rain, it passed through the giant waves and instantly took the head of He Nu!
Where the World-Breaking Blade passed, the raindrops scattered by the giant waves scattered and gave way, and the faint folk songs in the air came to an abrupt end!
The raindrops stopped, and not a single drop of rain soaked the clothes on He Nu's body!
Xu Long watched as the World-Breaking Blade slayed He Nu and couldn't help but sneer. At this moment, the faint singing in his ears finally stopped. He looked at the slightly calmer lake surface and used his will to probe for the coordinates of the awning boat.
By now, he had sensed clear coordinates through the extremely special energy of the Power of Oblivion. He was on one of the covered boats on the lake, and he swept from the sky toward the boat in the lake.
Perhaps because Xu Long's descent was at its fastest speed, the water on the lake began to recede, and a row of waves on the wide surface rushed backward in front of Xu Long.
Upon seeing this, Xu Long immediately extended his will. Although he was not afraid of the giant waves, he never let his guard down around the lake and the awning boat.
The water was pitch black, and the waves surged backward, rapidly accumulating immense power. The surrounding lake water continued to gather together, and Xu Long recalled the World-Breaking Blade to stand in front of him in a defensive stance.
Having probed the water with his will, he paid little attention to the gathering of waves, instead accelerating his pace toward the covered boat in the lake, as if the key lay on the covered boat!
The surrounding waves retreated rapidly, forming a huge wave that suddenly rose hundreds of meters high under the influence of inertia, like a wall of waves. Xu Long had just tested this giant wave wall with the World-Breaking Blade.
At this moment, the lake surface is turbulent, with the Storm Riders hundreds of meters high surging backward. The resulting inertial force continues to increase, and once it reaches a peak, the mountain-like waves will collapse with a roar.
Xu Long leaped up from the bottom of the wave!
"This is interesting. Did they use methods based on the laws of nature?"
The waves gathered even more fiercely, and some silt could even be seen exposed on the lake shore. This was because the waves gathered in the center of the lake absorbed a large amount of lake water, causing the lake level to drop.
Xu Long looked up at the top of the waves, where those covered boats stood like divine needles, remaining majestic and unmoved despite the surging waves!
We can't wait any longer, it's time!
The World-Breaking Blade shone brightly, the previous dozens of sword lights merged into one, and then soared into the sky with an indomitable momentum!
Meanwhile, the waves in the lake had already gathered their strength. Hundreds of meters of waves collapsed with the increase of inertia, and an overwhelming force rushed towards Xu Long.
Xu Long felt that the waves in the lake rose without wind, and the momentum of the collapse in an instant was indeed somewhat like a tsunami or a landslide.
"Boom..."
The sword light and the water light mingled, and the sword's cry as the World-Breaking Blade and the roar of the collapsing waves exploded in an instant!
The collapse of mountains and the tumultuous surge of the sea were fully displayed in this world. The World-Breaking Blade carried Xu Long through the hundreds of meters of thick waves, and with the force of inertia, the collapsing waves crashed into the lake surface.
The silt that had accumulated at the bottom of the lake had been hidden from the sun for countless years. This violent impact instantly tore apart the silt, turning the originally clear and green water into an extremely turbid one. The previously plummeting water level suddenly surged, and rolling waves swept over the vegetation on the shore.
The awning boats that once floated on the waves were all shattered by the World-Breaking Blade, and now only one awning boat remains on the rolling lake.
Xu Long looked towards the stern of the covered boat, where an unremarkable old fisherman wearing a straw hat and raincoat was holding the oar.
His back was hunched over, obscuring his face, as his skin, wrinkled from years of working on the water, was the same color as his raincoat.
This seemingly insignificant person remained completely unharmed under the World-Breaking Blade's edge!
The surging waves around him gathered again towards the old fisherman. Xu Long withdrew his outstretched will, and upon seeing the old fisherman hidden behind the lotus maiden, he suddenly thought:
The Sweeping Monk of Shaolin Temple!
The eighth-generation elder of the Beggars' Sect!
An old fisherman in the lake of Zhuzhou City!
True hunters often appear as old men!
Xu Long's pupils contracted slightly.
The will reached out again and found that the waves around the old man... no! the old fisherman were rapidly gathering once more.
The surging waves gathered and began to rotate counterclockwise. At this moment, it looked as if a deep hole had been artificially cleaved into the lake's surface, the eerie opening at its center shrouded in darkness.
The waves kept swirling, while the old fisherman stood at the edge of the deep cave, steering his awning boat.
Xu Long also realized that his situation was somewhat dangerous. He watched as the hole formed by the gathering waves spun and became a deep abyss, and everything that the waves swept into it was shattered. He had no doubt that everything swallowed by the hole would be crushed, and even souls would be completely Oblivion.
"Boom..."
As if summoning a sacred object from the dust of antiquity, an array diagram slowly appeared behind Xu Long. Within the diagram, nine stars rotated continuously under the impetus of Magic Power, and an ancient and mysterious aura emerged.
Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram!
This was almost Xu Long's greatest asset. After witnessing the old fisherman's ability to control water using laws, he summoned the array diagram without hesitation.
Watching the nine-holed star slowly rotate, my heart was instantly filled with power!
The old fisherman could sense the terrifying aura emanating from the array behind Xu Long. Before Xu Long could even make a move, the deep hole beneath the boat suddenly rose up, accompanied by a furious roar amidst the clouds and water. A long water tornado opened its menacing maw and hurtled towards Xu Long.
The swirling waves in the deep abyss were like ferocious teeth in a gaping maw, poised to devour and shred everything in their path.
"Seal up!"
Xu Long atop the waves, watching the raging waterspout remain unmoved, while the array behind him, activated by his will, Sealing and Destruction.
The moment the words left his mouth, the immense power of the waterspout abruptly halted!
The natural flow of energy in the world was suddenly and forcibly stopped. The old fisherman, hidden under his straw hat, was filled with shock. This was something that had never happened before!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the World-Breaking Blade, carrying surging Power of Oblivion, went straight for the awning boat. The sword light flashed rapidly, and countless water vapors evaporated in the air. It was blocked by a giant wave spewed out by a waterspout in front of the old fisherman.
Xu Long was shocked. How could this old fisherman still control the waves under the seal of the array? At this moment, the World-Breaking Blade was blocked, and he immediately used his will to investigate and discovered:
The old fisherman was surrounded by the Power of Laws!
The laws of this world are not something ordinary cultivators can learn, nor is it possible to wield them with the same ease. Could this be a small world?
The array's seal was only temporary. Xu Long had no time to think further. His Magic Power surged out wildly, and the stars on the array behind him began to spin faster.
" Ten Thousand Streams Return to the Origin!"
" Spiritual Qi Bombardment!"
With a thought, a powerful force erupted from the array diagram, and the spiritual energy around the lake swarmed in, forming an extremely thick spiritual energy domain in front of Xu Long.
The old fisherman had already witnessed the strange array behind Xu Long, and now, seeing the intense fluctuations of spiritual energy around him again, he was shocked and once again urged the water waves to surge.
The already towering waterspout, propelled by the old fisherman, suddenly rose up as if uprooted from dry land!
The waterspout gathered all the water in the lake, even absorbing the great river that flowed into it. In an instant, the waterspout soared into the clouds, its power unmatched, threatening to cover the heavens and the earth. The old fisherman's awning boat stood above the clouds, carrying wind and thunder as it rushed towards Xu Long.
Xu Long stood in the lake, with a vast amount of spiritual energy gathering behind him under the influence of the array diagram.
Boom boom boom!
The Spiritual Qi Bombardment collided with the waterspout, and the fluctuations in spiritual energy and water vapor in the surrounding area even affected the operation of this world.
Xu Long's face turned pale, and he was pushed back by the airflow. The old fisherman on the waterspout could not see what was going on, but the power of the waterspout had weakened considerably.
Now!
The waterspout suddenly dropped in power, and the World-Breaking Blade was activated once more. A sword cry erupted from the lake, and a sword light slashed through the distorted spatial barrier, heading straight for the old fisherman in the clouds!
Xu Long continued his relentless bombardment of the waterspout from below. He truly felt the power that connected heaven and earth; it was definitely the Power of Laws possessed by a small world!
But all power will turn to ashes under the Power of Oblivion!
The World-Breaking Blade, carrying the Power of Oblivion, cleaved through the wall of water in front of the old fisherman. The old fisherman had already experienced the Power of Oblivion, and now he could only use the water waves to block it, hoping that the endless waves could dissipate the momentum of the World-Breaking Blade.
However, the World-Breaking Blade carries the Power of Oblivion. The old fisherman had to use dozens of times more power of law to block it, and the waters covered by the Power of Oblivion were completely dissipated. This is what makes it so terrifying.
As the power of the waterspout gradually subsided, the old fisherman's face beneath his straw hat grew paler.
"It's time to end this!"
An Iron Curtain gathered in front of Xu Long, soaring into the sky. The old fisherman's energy was now focused on the World-Breaking Blade, and the water tornado's power had been greatly reduced by the Spiritual Qi Bombardment energy. The Iron Curtain was now able to withstand its sweeping force.
Xu Long soared into the sky, his Spiritual Qi Bombardment intensifying, and the surrounding spatial barriers showed signs of breaking.
Buzz!
The World-Breaking Blade shone brightly, cleaving through the obstacles with boundless power!
The old fisherman has passed away.
The towering waterspout suddenly stopped spinning, and the rumbling sound ceased abruptly. Xu Long, whose face was somewhat pale, looked at the awning boat and finally couldn't help but smile.
boom!
Just then, an unexpected turn of events occurred!
The once towering waterspout seemed to have been crushed by some heavy object, breaking off in half. Countless waves of water collapsed and fell, and at that moment, a strong spiritual pressure emanated from the surrounding area.
Suddenly, Xu Long looked at the awning boat on the waterspout, but it had vanished without a trace. He remained calm and activated the array:
" Colossus Dharma Body!"
A colossal Dharma Body instantly solidified above Xu Long.
Bang!
The enormous Dharma Body that had just solidified collided with an object in the sky. The two collided without making a loud noise, only a dull thud.
Xu Long's Dharma Body in mid-air was like a cannonball, and was instantly pressed into the lake at an extremely fast speed.
The enormous Dharma Body fell into the lake, causing the water to boil and automatically part to both sides. The fall directly immersed itself in the silt at the bottom of the lake.
But the immense spiritual pressure in the clouds suddenly dissipated!
"Hmph! I've been on guard against you. You think you can leave? Stay here! Seal it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the array behind him locked onto the sky once more, and a gigantic figure suddenly appeared.