Chapter 150: Fierce Battle in the Water (Third Update)

  The lake bottom is unfathomably deep, the first batch of sect disciples has already dived down hundreds of meters, their protective true energy compressed to just a foot away from their skin. It's not just that, but all around are terrifying ancient man-eating fish, these man-eating fish gather in groups, specializing in attacking lone sect disciples.

  Those with strong protective true energy can resist for a while, but those with weak protective true energy are devoured in two or three bites, leaving no bones behind, and the blood is extremely gruesome.

  "Thank goodness for your Tianyi Shengshui Jue protection, Master Sister and Second Master Brother."

  Among the many sect disciples, not everyone was surrounded by the ancient man-eating fish. Only the Southern Luo Sect's group of five were wrapped in a conical water shield, with a thickness as hard as a fist, and a surface water flow that rotated at an invisible speed to the naked eye, like a drill bit. Those five-foot-long man-eating fish were flung out as soon as they touched the water shield, unable to get close. The gigantic man-eating fish over ten feet long weren't flung out, but the hardness of the water shield was unimaginable, and it couldn't be bitten open. After a while, even its gums bled from being shaken by the rotating water flow.

  Nangong Yun's hands were propped against the inner wall of the water curtain, and he said, "Alone, I couldn't defend against the ancient man-eating fish. It was only by joining forces with Qin Shuang that we could achieve such an effect."

  Yuan Xue Mei smiled and said, "Practicing the Tian Yi Sheng Shui Jue, one drop of true energy is enough to weigh over a hundred kilograms. This water shield is still mixed with ordinary water, yet it has such defensive capabilities. If it were all transformed from true energy, I'm afraid its defense would increase by more than tenfold!"

  "It's not that easy, the true energy cultivated from the Tianyi Sacred Water Technique is extremely rare. In ordinary battles, we have to mix it with water yuan energy, let alone such a large defensive cover." On the other side, a woman in green clothes also had her hands pressed against the inner wall of the water cover, shaking her head and sighing bitterly upon hearing this.

  In a few words, the water canopy sank again like a spiral cone, this time by two or three hundred meters.

  ……

  "Crush them with a large stele!"

  "The fragrance wafts for ten miles!"

  "All demons fall!"

  A dark undercurrent surged beneath the water. A ten-meter-tall True Energy Stone Stele fell down, smashing into a group of ancient man-eating fish. The shockwave radiated in all directions, killing a large school of them.

  Then, the faintly visible sword light scattered out piece by piece, like a hundred flowers blooming, and like fragrance wafting for ten miles, enveloping all the ancient man-eating fish in front of it. It began an endless slaughter, cutting and chopping, finally forming a huge blood mist flower.

  The sword light dimmed, and a dazzling golden light burst forth, spreading in a fan shape. Within it contained countless fist shadows. Each fist had the power of a thousand jun, where they went, water flowed explosively, whirlpools formed, and piranhas were stunned and turned around. Unable to move, they were beaten to death alive.

  "It won't work! There are too many piranhas, and even with a full-force attack, we can only kill a dozen or so, it's impossible to finish them off." Luo Hanshan transmitted his voice to the three of them.

  Xu Jing rarely spoke, "Don't get entangled, go all out and dive down."

  "What Sister Xu said is right, continuing to entangle will only waste time. Everyone should speed up as much as possible, I'll cover the back." He swung his sword to kill one after another of the man-eating fish. Ye Chen felt that his true energy was being consumed greatly, already losing a third of it.

  "How can this be?" Zhu Mei disagreed.

  Lu Hanshan knew what Ye Chen meant and said to Zhu Mei, "Don't underestimate Ye Shidi, he is the most formidable among us and can instantly kill Ouyang Ming's level."

  "Really?"

  Zhu Mei was not quite convinced, hesitated for a moment. Still follow the plan and dive down with Luo Hanshan and Xu Jing, but she made up her mind that if Ye Chen was in danger, she would return immediately.

  Swallowing a Rejuvenation Pill, Ye Chen accelerated his sword intent and struck out with a single swift slash that seemed slow yet was actually fast.

  "The wind rolls up the remaining clouds!"

  In an instant, the violent sword energy shot out in a spiral shape, shooting straight up. The next moment, a huge waterspout formed in the water, with extremely sharp sword energy inside, continuously shooting and killing the nearby or distant man-eating fish, with a continuous "whooshing" sound, one after another.

  With a sword swing, Ye Chen's internal energy dropped by nearly half again, and he couldn't help but bitterly smile, thinking to himself: It seems that after returning, I must find a low-level earth-grade cultivation technique to practice, otherwise with my current energy level, I won't be able to fully display the Xingyun Sword Technique.

  Below, Zhu Mei turned her head and saw this scene, shocked: "How can Ye Shidi be so fierce? I feel that every sword energy in the water dragon roll can severely injure me."

  "You might not believe it, but Ye Shidi has already grasped the sword intent and can completely annihilate same-level martial artists in an instant. I personally saw him kill three sect disciples who were no weaker than me with a single sword strike, without them being able to put up any resistance." Luo Hanshan said with a smile on his face.

  Zhu Mei's eyes widened, "Understood the sword intent? No wonder he's so formidable. Before Xue Wu Jian, the master of Beixue Manor, understood the knife intent, he was about the same as an ordinary inner sect elder, and his cultivation talent was also average. But once he understood the knife intent, his strength rose sharply, and he could be compared to Zhuang Qingxian, the master of Feicui Valley. Until now, no one has seen him go all out."

  Before long, Ye Chen caught up with him.

  At this moment, the water flow was violently shaken, and a giant palm of true energy, several meters in size, emitting a yellowish glow, enveloped the four people.

  A leaf of dust, a glimpse of killing intent, one move, shocking clouds, infinitely slashing downwards.

  Rumble!

  The moment the massive sword energy and true energy giant palm came into contact, the underwater area was like a dozen bombs had been set off at the same time, going off in a frenzy of explosions.

  Luohanshan and three others were blown away by the shockwave, their internal energy boiling over, a mouthful of reverse blood almost unable to be held back, about to spew out.

  "Hong Qianjun!"

  With a glance, Luo Hanshan noticed the majestic figure emerging from the turbulent water flow. The muscles on his body were comparable to those of an ape, and he was not inferior to Lin Yue.

  "Haha, you are indeed disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect." Hong Qianjun had launched this palm from a very far distance and didn't see who received it next. He thought it was the combined effort of the four of them, so he became even more careless. With many obstacles in the water, his palm strike only retained 70-80% of its original force when it arrived.

  Zhu Mei frowned and said: "Why attack us?"

  Hong Qianjun sneered: "Your people skills are really bad, someone actually spent a large amount of low-grade spirit stones to buy your lives."

  "Pay with our lives? It can't be Yuan Heng, it's unlikely. This person is a high-ranking expert on the Hidden Dragon List, how could he possibly let others off cheaply? But apart from him, who else has a grudge against our Flowing Cloud Sect? Could it be someone from the Purple Sun Sect? Yes, the Purple Sun Sect and our Flowing Cloud Sect are sworn enemies. Now that they see Ye Shidi rising to power, they will definitely not let things slide." In an instant, many thoughts rose up in Luo Hanshan's mind.

  "Hong Qianjun, don't beat around the bush, it's the people of the Zi Yang Sect who want our lives!"

  Hong Qianjun shook his head, "I don't care about this. What I want to do is kill you all. However, I can give you an opportunity now. Only one of the four of you can survive. In other words, the other three either commit suicide or be killed by me. The remaining person should hurry up and escape!"

  "You think you've got us cornered."

  "What are you, one of the four, you must die." Hong Qianjun's body was surrounded by a layer of yellowish-brown light, and the piranhas were unable to bite through.

  "Today, you will also die."

  Hong Qianjun's temples throbbed violently, and he growled: "You dog-like thing, dare to bark in front of me? Wait till I break every bone in your body, making you unable to live or die, and see if you're still tough-mouthed."

  Hundreds of meters away, Ouyang Lie and Ouyang Ming stood shoulder to shoulder, killing the nearby man-eating fish while chatting.

  "Older brother, you said Hong Qianjun can take care of them, but I always have a bad feeling about this."

  A flash of lightning, four or five man-eating fish were electrocuted and charred black.

  "Thunder Hand" Ou Yang Lie coldly snorted: "Hong Qian Jun is ranked 69th on the Hidden Dragon List, back then he was already a peak warrior in the late stage of the Condensing Truth Realm, and could easily kill disciples of the same level as him from other sects. Now that he has entered the Embracing Yuan Realm, how could it be possible for him to not even be able to take down these four people?"

  "That's also true." Ouyang Ming nodded.

  Earlier by the lake, just as Yuan Heng was about to kill Ye Chen and his friends, the Seven-Colored Light Pillar suddenly disappeared, and their plan fell through. At the bottom of the water, two people couldn't help but feel uneasy. Entering the Tianmeng War Temple, there is a one-in-ten chance of entering the Bao Yuan realm. If the opponent doesn't advance, it's fine, but once they do, it will be difficult to kill them afterwards. After all, opportunities are not always available.

  Fortunately, the two of them spared no expense in inviting Hong Qianjun to help kill Ye Chen and his four companions, thoroughly crushing them at the bottom of the water.

  "When they are on their last breath, we can go up and finish them off with one more blow." Ouyang Lie's nickname was Thunderbolt Hand, but his temperament was even darker than Ouyang Ming's, extremely cruel.

  "Heh heh, it's better this way."

  Hong Qianjun's words had barely left his lips when he felt a sword aura rushing towards him, and the yellow light around him showed signs of collapse. At this moment, Ye Chen's voice came over, "Originally, you could have gone to the Tianmeng War Temple safely and soundly, nothing would have happened, and your cultivation might have even improved. But since you're looking for death yourself, don't blame me. I'd like to see who ends up like a dead dog."

  When facing the original Hong Ying, Ye Chen didn't take the initiative to attack because he had a small grasp and might have ended up in a situation where both sides were evenly matched. Unfortunately, Hong Qianjun was not the original Hong Ying, and his strength was only equivalent to Lin Yue's. Killing him would be somewhat difficult, but not impossible.

  As soon as he made his move, Ye Chen immediately used all his strength to urge on his sword intent and launched a surprise attack with the Xingyun Sword Technique.

  The massive sword energy contained infinite explosive power, wherever it went, the water flow was cut open, and the rear water flow exploded, driving the sword energy to move forward at a faster speed.

  "Killing intent!"

  Hong Qianjun was shocked and lost his composure. The sword intent had always been difficult to comprehend, yet the opponent had grasped it despite being only in the later stages of the Condensing True Realm. He was slightly stunned, and Hong Qianjun's face turned ferocious. This person absolutely could not be left alive; otherwise, he would become a disaster in the future. He must be killed as soon as possible.

  At this point, Hong Qianjun let out a loud roar, and the yellow light on his body fiercely expanded, locking down a space.

  "Mount Bora's Seal!"

  Single-handedly pinching the seal, Hong Qianjun struck out with a single palm.

  Buzz!

  The sword energy was very fast, but as soon as it entered the yellow halo, its speed suddenly dropped, as if there were infinite obstacles. In an instant, a yellow palm print burst open the water flow and heavily struck the sword energy.

  Splendid!

  The sword energy shattered, the remaining sword energy was wrapped in a yellowish light halo, and dissipated into thin air. However, Hong Qianjun had underestimated the power of the sword energy after all, and one of his sleeves was cut off.