Chapter 425: Each Showing His Divine Senses, Poisonous Hitching Post Making Contributions
Chapter 425: Each Showing His Divine Senses, Poisonous Hitching Post Making Contributions
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The Tusk Island Owner, Lan Shui’er, was a fish spirit in the sea, who had been making contact with water since her birth. Thus, she had a big advantage in fighting against Zhou Bao in the water. Besides, as a Four-tribulation True Immortal, she even looked down on Zhou Bao who had not reached the Mysterious Realm in cultivation yet.
If it had not been for the Sword Qi that made her baffled, she would have rushed to him and taught him a lesson.
That was how Zhou Bao dodged this bullet. Now, his Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword was no less powerful than a Taihao Fairy Weapon. However, since it was the bottom of the sea, and he could not find a target, its terrifying power could not be exerted.
It was somewhat unexpected for her to see that not only had Zhou Bao not been caught immediately, he had even stabilized the situation at the bottom of the deep sea. But she had endless methods in the water, she was not afraid at all. With her manipulation, the current around Zhou Bao had changed and condensed into ice. The water, mixed with blue ice, whirled at a tremendous speed, and began to attack the Poison Cold Shield from all sides.
The Poison Cold Shield that was a little loose was once again tense. These blue ices were not only sharp, but also not afraid of the extreme cold Evil Qi — lower temperatures would only make them more powerful and harder to deal with.
The water was congealed into fine ice pitons, and thrust themselves at the Poison Cold Shield violently. The Poison Cold Shield, though having evolved Pure Yang, was not a purely defensive celestial device. Resisting the pressure in the deep sea was a terrible struggle, so how could it stand up to the wrath of a Four-tribulation True Immortal?
The Poison Cold Shield only withstood the first attack of the ice pitons in the water, and then it was punctured.
These ice pitons came straight at Zhou Bao. Zhou Bao looked grim. He had been badly damaged by the forced withdrawal of the Real Body of Zhuyan. As amazing as his resilience was, he could not recover in such a short time. Additionally, in the deep sea, he did not have to worry about huge water pressure when the Poison Cold Shield was still intact. Now that it was broken, he had to bear the enormous water pressure equally.
This made him uncomfortable.
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
The huge water pressure in the deep sea and the ice pitons simultaneously pierced his body. He moaned, and his skeletons were crushed by the pressure.
Thousands of tiny ice pitons pierced him. The icy spirit squeezed into his body along with ice pitons and water pressure.
Neither his Gang Qi nor his Real Essence could be used, and his body was wounded heavily. Zhou Bao could not be more depressed and uncomfortable. His whole body, thrown up by the wild sea like a large rag bag, made him look as if he had lost his life.
Yet, Lan Shui’er did not act. The shock that Zhou Bao breaking the stone chamber with a streak of Sword Qi brought to her was still buried deep in her heart and frightened her. What she was worried about was the great killing intent contained in his Sword Qi.
Zhou Bao was an expert with several acupoints opened and a Pure Yang Celestial Device. Lan Shui’er did not think that he who owns the eccentric Divine Sense would be easy to deal with. Hence, after a successful strike, she did not show up, but continued to manipulate the water, pushing Zhou Bao slowly toward the deeper sea.
Zhou Bao kept a little clear, knowing that he was in big trouble today. The surrounding water was completely under Lan Shui’er’s control. It not only pushed him down, but also formed numerous tiny ice crystals and ice pitons, shooting straight into him. Zhou Bao’s current state could not reassure Lan Shui’er’s heart.
“She is really a very cautious woman. It seems useless to pretend to be dead!” Zhou Bao had not recovered yet. When he was about to recover, he was crushed by the huge water pressure and unable to move. After broken, the Poison Cold Shield retracted into his Dantian and remained silent.
This was the biggest dilemma that Zhou Bao had ever met since his debut. In the past, he could at least concentrate his Real Essence Internal Qi under all circumstances, but he could do nothing now. It was because his Real Essence Internal Qi had been completely converted into the Primitive Dragon Chimera Fire and began to suppress the spirit of the Zhuyan that had been devoured a short while ago.
This Zhuyan had been nourished by Lan Shui’er for 150 years before it was even born. It only lacked a Pure Yang skill to hatch. It meant that Zhou Bao’s Demonic Fire devoured an entire baby Zhuyan. Obviously, the starving, hapless Primitive Dragon Chimera was not as good as the Zhuyan with the inheritance. Even if it was devoured by the Demonic Fire, its spirit was not completely destroyed and assimilated by Zhou Bao, but was constantly struggling. It cost Zhou Bao a lot of Real Essence Dharma power, so he could no longer move.
After losing the Real Essence Dharma power, Zhou Bao found that he could hardly do anything — both the Divine Sense and celestial devices required the drive of a certain amount of Real Essence Dharma power. He could not locate her even if he could separate a little Real Essence Dharma power.
This was another difficult task Lan Shui’er was a fish spirit, so she cannot be found easily while she hides in the water.
That was why Zhou Bao decided to pretend to be dead.
Yes, pretend to be dead, the real deal.
Forced to drive his Internal Qi, Zhou Bao began to carry out the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill. This secret skill could keep the user hidden, so it was certainly great to use it for pretending to be dead. Once it was launched, all Zhou Bao’s spirit was gone. His body, though still there, was indistinguishable from a non-living thing.
Yes, a non-living thing. He was just like a dead wood floating in the deep sea. The most wonderful thing was that due to insufficient Real Essence, his operation of the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill was not fluent, which made Lan Shui’er believe that he had been struggling desperately before he died a while later.
“He should be really dead this time, without a bit of spirit. But man has always been cunning. Maybe he knows how to hold his breath. I must be careful!” Hiding in the dark, Lan Shui’er could feel that Zhou Bao was dead. She forcibly resisted the impulse to eat him. Instead, she raised her hand and released a colorful water snake.
The snake, about 70 feet long and huge, was speedy in the deep sea and soon swam to Zhou Bao’s side. After circling him several times, it stopped beside him and opened its bloody mouth.
This water snake was very big, unlike Zhou Bao who was about the size of an ordinary person. It could swallow him whole in one mouth. Most of all, the snake’s mouth was covered with fine, sharp teeth like sharp swords. With one bite, Zhou Bao might be ripped to filets as small as the gap between its teeth.
“Tricky woman!” Unable to continue pretending, Zhou Bao scolded in a low voice. With a fiery flash of red light between his eyebrows, a streak of sharp Sword Qi shot out, piercing the snake’s head, and instantly annihilating its spirit.
“So it is, man is cunning!” Seeing this, Lan Shui’er became sullen abruptly and felt fortunate that she had not rushed forward. But her joy did not last long because another streak of Sword Qi came to her hiding place.
She revealed her location when she released the water snake, and Zhou Bao found the trail.
Overwhelming killing intents broke through the water and came to Lan Shui’er. Not daring to take it, she swam thousands of feet in a flash after a shake, as if the huge pressure under water did not exist.
Zhou Bao did not pursue but pulled the corner of his mouth and started his Real Essence suddenly, launching the Three Realms Division after Lan Shui’er’s dodge of his Sword Qi.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
“Fu*k!” Zhou Bao cursed. It was his first time to launch the Three Realms Division in water. Moreover, it was in such a deep sea where it was more difficult to use this special technique than on land. Zhou Bao only felt the pressure on his body increased by a dozen times, crushing his bones by half. Such expense shifted him about two kilometers up. Then the pressure precipitously dropped. But Zhou Bao knew that it was not enough, so he launched the Three Realms Division again as he grit his teeth. The pressure was not as great as it was last time, but it still crushed several of his bones.
After more than half of the bones were crushed, Zhou Bao finally saw the light, and the pressure around him was reduced.
Zhou Bao sighed with relief, but it was a little too early.
The launch of two successive Three Realms Division in the deep sea caused him to break most of his bones and exhausted the little bit of Real Essence he just accumulated. He could no longer launch it but could only swim by himself. However, he would pull the crushed bones once he moves. How could he swim?
At the same time, Lan Shui’er recovered. She was a monster in water. Initially, she was startled by Zhou Bao’s disappearance. Then she realized that this should be a way to hollow-travel, and salivated at it. Zhou Bao’s value in her eyes soared again. She certainly would not let him escape.
The distance of a few dozen kilometers in the sea was just a piece of cake to Lan Shui’er. In a moment, she swam above Zhou Bao. Then, she hit the waters very hard and a huge pressure pushed Zhou Bao back into the deep waters.
This time, Zhou Bao got an opportunity, because at this point, he had secretly started his Fiery Eyes and firmly locked Lan Shui’er’s position. In the moment of her action, Zhou Bao gently lifted his finger, and a little green light appeared in front of her and shot directly into her body.
It was the Poisonous Hitching Post!
The Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword Qi worked incredibly well, but Zhou Bao had just mastered its secrets and was not proficient. He needed time to release it in this deep sea. Although it could happen in just a blink of an eye, Lan Shui’er who was on the alert would have enough time to hide. But the Poisonous Hitching Post was different. Zhou Bao had reached the Advanced Level at this Divine Sense of Green-scaled Poisonous Scorpion.
By the time Green Spirit left Wuyang Region for the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple, he had told Zhou Bao in detail the method of refining the Green-scaled Poisonous Scorpion and the way to take its Natal Power, and Zhou Bao was naturally happy to accept it.
Owning to the Advanced Level of the Poisonous Hitching Post, its launching did not take too long, all it needed was a thought. Lan Shui’er was wary of his Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword Qi, but she did not expect him to have such a virtueless Divine Sense.