The Fish Dragon Grows Feet

"My lifespan of twenty years is but a fleeting moment. Even if I could absorb the power of favor, I would be but a negligible part of this world, let alone affect anyone else!"

Big shots don't care about the weak; this is a lesson Zhang Xuezhou learned early in his career.

Just as Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't care about a street vendor at all, in the eyes of the big shots, he was no different from a street vendor.

As long as his position was low enough, the big shots treated him with great kindness.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that Bai's way of thinking was similar to that of a demon. If Bai was perceived as a threat, it would be difficult for him to change his mind. However, as long as Bai did not cross the red line, he would put Bai at ease.

What you said seems to make a lot of sense, but...

"If I were to influence others, the most likely candidates would be His Majesty, or even the entire Great Han Dynasty!"

"That makes a lot of sense!"

A Soul-Suppressing Nail was embedded in Bai's soul, making his life slip away even faster.

However, the real reason Bai was suppressed was due to the power of the Gaozu Dynasty. As long as the opposing dynasty did not dissipate, he would have little chance of escaping, even if someone took away the Soul-Suppressing Nail and Feng Xize's Suppressing Stele.

The favor Zhang Xuezhou gains will affect him, but it will also affect the Great Han Dynasty.

If it could shake the foundations of the Great Han Dynasty, Bai felt that it wouldn't be a bad thing, and might even be more useful than removing the Soul-Suppressing Nail.

"Drop a drop of your blood onto this long nail!"

After a few seconds of silence, Bai cautiously spoke.

"I am currently experiencing some issues and cannot share too much with you. I can only use this place to help you take human form, so that you will have a more intimate perception of this favored place, and you will also be able to perceive the state of these kinds of practitioners!"

"Blood drip... Good!"

Zhang Xuezhou had once studied the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture and was given a back door. He was wary of techniques of unknown origin, and even more wary of the risk of having his blood taken to perform such techniques.

But considering his physical condition, taking the risk didn't seem so unacceptable.

Moreover, there are precedents like Liang Wang and Li Shaojun.

He cut his finger, and blood dripped into the long nail.

In just a brief moment, Zhang Xuezhou felt his surroundings quickly turn into darkness, and the Golden Crow Great Emperor's feathers could no longer illuminate even a fraction of the darkness.

There was no light in the darkness, but it was as if white patterns had been left on black paper. He could see a creature that resembled a dragon without horns and a snake with four legs, coiled high in the middle.

Just like the oppressive feeling emanating from the Venerable One's physical body, Zhang Xuezhou felt as if he had become an insignificant little figure under this enormous being.

However, a long pillar, seemingly endless, pierced through the head of this colossal creature from above, firmly pinning it to the ground.

Seemingly enduring endless pain, the white body twisted and coiled completely around the long pillar.

"You have already achieved the ability to take human form in this aspect, but why did you take the shape of a fish-dragon? Did you take shape in the waters of the Five Lakes?"

Bai Huang's soul flickered as he glanced at a fish swimming happily below, noticing that Zhang Xuezhou's form was quite different from the norm.

This type of being is not sensitive enough to the favored lands on the mainland, but it is more suitable for sensing water and will also be protected by water.

"Water area?"

Zhang Xuezhou had a doubt in his heart.

His strange-looking body did not take shape in the water, but rather he entered the battlefield of one emperor and two kings while reciting the tomb scriptures, and then benefited from some of the good fortune.

If he were to look for a body of water, Zhang Xuezhou only knew that the tomb of the Liang King was surrounded by the Yellow Springs Water.

His appearance may be related to the Yellow Springs.

Zhang Xuezhou thought it through and didn't care, but instead asked Bai about matters related to his health.

"Do you mean I'll have better luck running in rivers?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, swaying his body as he swam.

"That should be the case," Bai nodded, "Your current form of movement already allows you to enjoy certain benefits!"

"But I'm in the water..."

"As long as you possess the power of favor to defeat your opponent, anyone who maliciously targets you in the waters may meet with misfortune," Bai said with satisfaction. "Since you have transformed into this fish-dragon form, your conflict with me is relatively small!"

Zhang Xuezhou had always been active on land. If we were to say which bodies of water he had visited after acquiring the ability to move, he only made a brief trip to the secret place of Dongtianmen.

According to Yao Yuanguang, the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Land is located in the middle of the sea, and there are few ways to enter the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Land, so the only way to pass through it is through the Heavenly Gate.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't realize how wonderful that trip was, but Jin Xia Yuanjun and the others were indeed very unlucky.

There is indeed a body of water beneath the Beast Taming Sect's secret vault, but too many people on that trip have met with misfortune, making it difficult for Zhang Xuezhou to discern the exact location.

As for the real world, which is different from this one, his experiences in the water are hardly relevant.

"I'm not going to cause any trouble for you," Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed after hearing Bai Xu's explanation. "Now that I've taken human form, what should I do next?"

"I originally intended to help you take human form. Now that you have, I will give you a push. Your perception of this power will be even stronger. In the future, you can go to the waters to seek your own place of favor!"

Bai's head, pierced by the long pillar, swayed slightly before spitting a breath down at Zhang Xuezhou.

Countless golden rays immediately fell like raindrops.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that the white body in front of him had shrunk a bit. When he looked at his own body, he realized that it was not that the white body had shrunk, but that his body, which was called the Fish-Dragon, had grown rapidly.

The practice of cultivation techniques is completely illogical; once the right opportunity is found, the improvement is almost explosive.

Thanks to Bai's gift, Zhang Xuezhou's physical condition changed in a short period of time.

The addition of fine scales to his white-bellied, dark-skinned body gave Zhang Xuezhou a sense of solidity.

If he were to be bumped into during a contest of martial arts, he felt that these delicate scales would provide some cushioning, preventing his seemingly defenseless, bare-bones physical form from being completely harmed.

He leaped and swam in the golden light, and for some reason, he thought of the golden dragon fish he had eaten in the Kunlun Sacred Land. He felt as if he had become the dragon fish that was constantly leaping upwards.

As he leaped upwards with all his might, he felt that the fin under his belly had transformed into a three-clawed shape, and his body was less clumsy than before.

This meant that Zhang Xuezhou was no longer swaying around like a disabled person, but instead had a pair of forelegs to support his body.

Suddenly, the sensation of a hand washed over Zhang Xuezhou, and he felt much more comfortable.

These three claws are not very useful in combat, but they are well-suited to the human body.

At this point, he could not only swim and leap, but also grasp and climb, and even use assistance to jump higher.

"Not bad!"

A soft, white voice came from behind, and Zhang Xuezhou felt the darkness recede.

When he reappeared, he was still standing on the bluestone rock, holding the Golden Crow Great Emperor's feather upright next to the long nail, his body not moving at all.

He even kept his finger dripping blood.

But the drop of blood that had fallen onto the nail had disappeared.