Chapter 425: 425
Li Qingshan said, “Let’s stop the flood first!”
Ru Xin extended her hand and waved it . Verdant leaves expanded to the size of doors and scattered, forming a dam in the flood’s path .
“Do you really think you can stop me with your puny tricks?” A sneer rang out from afar . A strange catfish swam in the muddy flow . Its wide, pitch-black back seemed like an isle . Surprisingly, it was a Daemon General . Shadows flickered about in the water, hiding many daemon soldiers, driving the flood together .
The pouring rain all gathered towards the flood, making the flood even more powerful . It smashed through the dam of green leaves violently .
The residents of the city heard the disturbance, and all of them emerged from their homes to investigate, only to be met with this shocking sight . A dragon’s roar rose up, going from soft to resonant . At the same time, a crystalline water dragon several dozen meters long condensed from the sky full of rain . It rushed down, slamming towards the strange catfish that was behind the flood .
This was Li Qingshan’s first time using a technique as a Foundation Establishment cultivator . It was so effective that even he himself was taken aback .
The catfish’s colossal, pitch-black body suddenly leapt out of the water, slapping apart the water dragon with its tail . It used the water to make the flood even more violent . Containing colossal boulders, it flowed downwards like thousands of horses freed from their reins .
The strange catfish made use of its geographical and environmental advantage, not in hopes of killing the two of them, but in hopes of killing off the entire city . This was no longer something Foundation Establishment cultivators could stop .
Li Qingshan wanted to fly down and use his spirit turtle’s daemon core to suppress the flood . He hoped that Ru Xin would be careless, and she would fail to notice this strange ability of his . However, Ru Xin ended up saying, “I’ll go stop the flood . You go kill the daemon!”
“What? How are you supposed to stop it?”
Before Li Qingshan could even finish his question, Ru Xin had already flown down . As she watched the roaring flood grow closer in the valley, her eyes suddenly became completely blue, like a peaceful lake . At the same time, her drifting hair became a light blue, while her skin seemed to become translucent like water . She leapt into the flood .
Despite his astonishment, Li Qingshan took a step forward, and turbulent waves rose up below his feet . When he took another step, he had already reached several hundred meters away . The rain in the air pulsed with the waves of air he gave off as he directly plunged into the flood .
Ocean Wielding—The Tidal Creation Form .
Immediately, the spiritual qi in his sea of qi swelled up like the tides of the ocean, continuously with an unstoppable aura . Originally, Li Qingshan could not use this move when he had not practised the Arts of the Boundless Ocean, so now that he used it, it actually filled him with indescribable delight . Without further thought, he struck out with a palm strike . Bang! The turbid waves parted, and the catfish Daemon General slipped away, but the other aquatic daemons that supported its attack were not so fortunate . They were sent flying despite not receiving the brunt of the attack, dying then and there .
Li Qingshan dove into the flood headfirst and was immediately met with the catfish’s huge, toothy mouth, and it swallowed him in a single gulp . The strange catfish was stunned . It originally wanted to chew Li Qingshan to pieces, but Li Qingshan had thrown himself into his belly, so it smiled viciously instead . Its stomach fluids could dissolve even metal .
Suddenly, a sharp pain appeared in its belly . The strange catfish tossed and turned violently in the flood . Not only had it failed to digest Li Qingshan, but Li Qingshan had made a mess inside it . Suddenly, a figure burst out, and it was no other than Li Qingshan . He clutched a daemon core that shone with faint, blue light . It trembled constantly, but it was unable to break free .
The catfish knew that it was unfortunate enough to have run into a powerful opponent . It yelled out, “I’ll take you down with me!” With that, it tried to blow up its daemon core, but a huge, pitch-black hand suddenly pressed down on its head, gripping it firmly . The hand then tightened and crushed it to pulp before tossing everything into a hundred treasures pouch, guts and all .
Li Qingshan’s eyes grew scarlet . He scanned around and silenced all the remaining daemons by finishing them off . He obtained seven or eight daemon cores and over a dozen corpses, all of which he stowed away in his hundred treasures pouch .
Downstream, Ru Xin immediately felt the pressure on her lessen, but even without the control of daemon qi, the flood had already developed properly . Combined with the pouring rain, the flood grew to a wall of water over a dozen meters tall . Just the sight of it was enough to strike fear into people’s hearts . Even when Ru Xin used her other ability, it was extremely difficult . She was gradually giving way, while the “water Ru Xin” she had conjured also showed signs of collapse .
In the mountain city, there were no longer any people who still paid attention to this . Every single one of them had grown ashen from panic, kneeling on the ground, praying with sincerity, and calling out for help . To Ru Xin, these cries and calls seemed to be right by her ear, which made her smile bitterly inside . It’s useless even if you beg me . I’m not an actual supernatural being after all . I’m just a mere cultivator who’s just set off on the path of cultivation .
She had never thought she would still be so powerless even when she exposed herself before him .
The Spirit Turtle Suppresses the Seas!
Li Qingshan descended from above, landing towards the front of the flood . The raging waters immediately settled down, but the danger still lingered . The wall of water continued to rise . If this continued, it would directly flatten the entire city like a tsunami .
But in that moment, Li Qingshan seemed to have forgotten about all of this . He stared straight at Ru Xin . Only now could he see her true form clearly . Not only had her eyes changed in colour, but a pair of blue fins had sprouted behind her ears . There were a pair of even larger fins on her back, transparent like silk and moving around as freely as wings . Below her waist, her beautiful legs had turned into an azure fishtail, swaying elegantly in the water .
“Have you stared enough? If you have, help me out!” Ru Xin said in irritation . “Alright then! Get out of the way!” Li Qingshan smiled, like a child who had just learnt the secret of an adult, which Ru Xin found to be extremely irritating . Without saying anything else, she moved to one side .
The wall of water immediately collapsed . When the people of the city saw this, cries rose up from everywhere . They fell back on their bottom as their legs became jelly . However, all they saw was the gushing water swirling upwards towards the sky .
Li Qingshan’s arms constantly whirled around, unleashing the Vortex Form as the spirit turtle’s daemon core in his body glowed brilliantly . He flew high into the air .
Now that the strange catfish had been slain, the dark clouds had dispersed, allowing the sun to emerge . Sunlight scattered on the swirling river that filled the sky, leaving everyone dumbfounded .
The water spray surged, leaving behind a rainbow across the city . Cheers rang out everywhere .
Li Qingshan returned to the valley between the two mountains, and Ru Xin had already transformed back . She was so relaxed that she behaved like nothing had happened at all .
Li Qingshan was unable to hold back his curiosity . He immediately asked, “You’re merfolk?”