Chapter 510: Longing Turns to Illness (Supplementary Chapter 23)

"Whoosh~ whoosh~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi flew desperately diagonally upward, constantly flinging Frost Talismans backward and downward.

Her other hand still clenched Gao Gao Yunyan's palm.

Gao Gao Yunyan had ultimately been exposed, and Peng Zhanglao was furious to the point of explosion.

Compared to You You Tianyao, the Drought Sea believer who had caused him heavy losses, Peng Zhanglao's rage toward Gao Gao Yunyan and Xue Xue Fengchen had reached its absolute peak!

The pair had killed to steal treasures and betrayed Tianhuang Mountain; this was already a heinous crime!

The two were even so audacious as to deceive an Elder, making him leap with rage!

Spirit Saint Mountain,

a world with an extremely rigid hierarchy.

Mere River Realm ants daring to mock a Sea Realm Elder to such an extent, playing him completely around their fingers.

Simply unforgivable!

Peng Zhanglao felt profoundly insulted!

In his fury, he stopped pursuing You You Tianyao.

Or perhaps, in his subconscious, You You Tianyao was simply too tough a bone to chew, an opponent he could not defeat after prolonged attacks.

Desperate to save face, Peng Zhanglao turned his spear toward the pair, Gao and Xue.

"Traitors! Wolf-hearted and dog-lunged! Today I, Laozi, will tear you into ten thousand pieces!" Peng Zhanglao glared fiercely, the sand sea beneath his feet churning violently.

Such a scene was truly magnificent!

A Xihuangyi believer, who should have been slaughtering everywhere on the ground, was actually soaring straight into the sky atop a towering wave of yellow sand?

How much divine power must this consume?

The total consumption of divine power should be directly proportional to the intensity of his rage.

"Whoosh~ whoosh~"

"Whoosh!" Song Yu and An Sister Xian tightly circled around Jiangjiang Ruyi.

Zhang Zhang Zhenghu, carrying Xue Xue Fengchen, flew in another direction under Jiangjiang Ruyi's command.

As Jiangjiang Ruyi and the others fled through the air, they simultaneously flung Frost Talismans diagonally downward.

As long as Peng Zhanglao kept his feet on the yellow sand, their Lightning Bind Talismans would be ineffective, while Explosive Flame Talismans, Quicksand Talismans, and the like would be completely blocked by the yellow sand waves he raised.

Only the Frost Talismans could penetrate slightly, slowing down his pursuit momentum just a little.

"Gao Gao Yunyan!" Peng Zhanglao's eyes widened in fury as he brandished his battle axe, "If I, Laozi, don't kill you today, I'll take your surname!"

Peng Zhanglao shouted loudly, yet he gave off the feeling of impotent rage.

It was undeniable that the Xihuangyi Sect was truly powerful!

But this sect truly lacked any techniques for ranged output.

Peng Zhanglao could indeed summon the Shattered Desolation Axe, but once the illusory battle axe left his hand, losing the supply of divine power from the caster, it would scatter and vanish.

In comparison, the Lietianyi Sect was far more awesome.

That group of powder kegs could use the Divine Art·Explosive Heaven Dome to fling out burning illusory hammer shadows!

"Uh." Gao Gao Yunyan tightly gripped Jiangjiang Ruyi's hand, her expression utterly stiff.

The overwhelming pressure of a Sea Realm powerhouse made her heart hang right in her throat!

Peng Zhanglao, pursuing from diagonally below, was only about sixty or seventy meters away from her.

There was even a faint trend of him closing the distance.

Facts proved that Jiangjiang Ruyi was reliable!

She could have completely led her team away, yet Jiangjiang Ruyi still chose to rescue Gao Gao Yunyan, even while facing enormous danger.

"Scatter!" Jiangjiang Ruyi's expression was equally stiff, her cold voice carrying a slight tremor.

The vast ocean truly possessed overwhelming pressure reaching the heavens!

"Hoo~"

Song Yu and An Sister Xian immediately obeyed the order, flying off to both sides.

Jiangjiang Ruyi gave a fierce flick of her wrist, throwing Gao Gao Yunyan toward Song Yu's direction.

Peng Zhanglao's cloudy eyes widened to their limit:!!!

It was precisely at this moment that the divine weapon caused trouble!

The Yellow Sand Axe had finally found an opportunity to avenge its master; it exerted tremendous force, attempting to drag Gao Gao Yunyan flying toward Peng Zhanglao.

It was not that Gao Gao Yunyan was greedy, valuing the divine weapon over her life.

Rather, she could not let go of the Yellow Sand Axe!

If she did, the divine weapon would inevitably fly to Peng Zhanglao's side.

A Xihuangyi believer lacking ranged output could use a divine weapon to fill this gap.

But at this moment, Gao Gao Yunyan was forced to let go.

The sudden situation had already slowed her flight momentum; the divine weapon axe was intent on delivering her right before Peng Zhanglao!

"Good!" Peng Zhanglao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Boom-boom-boom!!"

The sudden Bai Yu Stone Talisman exploded with a crash, its shockwave spreading outward.

Jiangjiang Ruyi had actually flung out an Explosive Flame Talisman, blasting the divine weapon along with Gao Gao Yunyan all at once.

Peng Zhanglao sharply turned his head to look at Jiangjiang Ruyi: "You!!"

The joy of imminent vengeance instantly vanished without a trace.

The white-skirted woman, rapidly flying backward, still had cold eyes; freed from the burden of Gao Gao Yunyan, she flew even faster diagonally backward.

Jiang Jing ant!

The Jiang Jing ant, who should have been trembling at Peng Zhanglao's feet and begging for mercy, had toyed with him once again.

"Aaaah!"

Peng Zhanglao was furious to the extreme; his eyes seemed as though they were about to burst from their sockets.

He planted one foot on the highest point of the sand sea, tensed both legs, and leaped sharply upward: "You! Want! To die!!"

Peng Zhanglao had gone mad!

He had actually lifted both feet off the sand?

"Zzzt~ zzt~"

"Boom!!" In an instant, Jiangjiang Ruyi detonated a full four Bai Yu talismans.

Two Lightning Bind Talismans and one Explosive Flame Talisman came from Master Yu Fu's great formation.

The extra Explosive Flame Talisman came from her slightly trembling fingertips.

Countless currents, like little snakes, went wildly astray, covering Peng Zhanglao's entire body in an instant.

The exploding Explosive Flame Talismans, carrying terrifying shockwaves, not only blocked the enemy but also blasted Jiangjiang Ruyi herself backward.

Peng Zhanglao, wrapped in currents and stiff-bodied, was also struck head-on by the explosive shockwave, yet his momentum remained, and he shot toward Jiangjiang Ruyi like a cannonball.

"Whoosh~" Eight Jin Yu talismans stacked layer upon layer, instantly enlarged, and were pushed diagonally downward by Jiangjiang Ruyi.

At the same time, Jiangjiang Ruyi plummeted rapidly downward, while the Liang Ye Sword at her waist also thrust fiercely downward, helping its owner dodge Peng Zhanglao's attack trajectory.

At that very moment, her vision blurred!

Before her appeared a tall, mysterious silhouette.

He wore a conical hat and a wide straw raincoat, was engulfed in roaring flames, held a fiery war hammer, and stood suspended in midair before her.

Jiangjiang Ruyi:!!!

Everyone's faces filled with shock as they watched the abruptly appearing figure.

Who... who is this?

Peng Zhanglao, wielding the Shattered Wilderness Axe, smashed through one Jin Yu talisman after another.

"Boom!!"

At the exact moment the last Jin Yu talisman shattered, the flying hammer shadow crashed heavily onto Peng Zhanglao's axe blade.

A blunt hammer blow to the head!

Peng Zhanglao's rapidly ascending momentum suddenly slowed!

Divine Lie Tian Divine Art·Explosive Sky Shatter!

This was not merely Jiang Pin output.

It was output capable of killing across realms while under the Divine Art·Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui state!

"Aaaah!" Peng Zhanglao's eyeballs bulged as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Someone else is blocking me?

Someone else is doing what?!

Just as Peng Zhanglao's face emerged from the churning sea of fire, a white-scaled great python struck him head-on!

"Roar!!"

This was no ordinary Jiang Pin·Immortal Heaven Python, but an Immortal Heaven Python capable of killing across realms!

In the mysterious straw-coated figure's palm, an illusory great python crashed downward with a boom, passing through Peng Zhanglao's body and frantically halting his charge.

Peng Zhanglao stood straight!

With a blunt hammer blow ahead and a terrifying giant python striking from behind.

Peng Zhanglao, charging against the current, was forcibly beaten into standing straight!

He was simply frozen briefly in midair.

The water armor on his body was shattered to pieces; having suffered heavy injuries, he became fully awake.

Peng Zhanglao, both shocked and enraged, looked up at the mysterious straw-coated figure, only to meet a pair of eerie red pupils.

Threaded Xie Fa·Threaded Pupils!

"Ugh—"

This time, Peng Zhanglao did not roar in anger but let out a muffled groan.

He fell into a deep crimson world, welcoming the terrifying punishment of ten thousand red threads piercing his heart and bones.

However, Peng Zhanglao was, after all, a Jing Shi Hai Jing expert.

Moreover, the output amplified by Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui did not include spiritual attacks.

The vast sea possessed incredibly formidable spiritual strength; therefore, the extent of Peng Zhanglao's injury was not quite ideal.

Not ideal?

No matter; it will be ideal soon enough!

"Boom!"

The blazing hammer shadow, burning fiercely, smashed diagonally downward once more.

Peng Zhanglao, suspended in midair and about to fall, was violently hammered down by the burning hammer shadow.

"Swish~"

The mysterious straw-coated figure flashed, appearing several hundred meters away diagonally below.

He blocked Peng Zhanglao's flight path!

The straw-coated figure swung the Divine Lie Tian Hammer fiercely, and the fiery hammer shadow flew out once again.

"Wait, wait a moment!" Peng Zhanglao was now fully awake.

He no longer glared in anger; his speech had become polite as he hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist, ah-ah-ah!"

"Boom—rumble—!"

The exploding hammer shadows and churning flames turned Peng Zhanglao's words into wails of agony.

Like a kite with its string severed, he was blasted skyward.

The figure in the straw raincoat flashed again, and the flaming hammer shadow swung out once more!

"Fellow Daoist, there must be some misunderstanding here... ah-ah!!"

"Boom—rumble—!"

"Boom—rumble—"

Song Yu, Gao Gao Yunyan, An Sister Xian, and the rest of their group stood dumbfounded, staring at the scene high above.

Amidst layers of rain curtains.

Human figures flashed, and the fire hammer danced wildly!

Each time, the mysterious figure in the straw raincoat flashed into Peng Zhanglao's flight path and viciously swung a hammer blow.

Where was the arrogance of Peng Zhanglao, who had been so domineering just moments before?

He shouted loudly, tossed back and forth like a punching bag, repeatedly blasted away!

"Fellow Daoist! Dao... stop!"

"Stop... it's a misunderstanding! I failed to recognize Mount Tai with my own eyes—"

"I was wrong! I was wrong!! Please... ah-ah-ah!"

That king, who had stood upon the earth with rampant dominance, was now completely controlled high in the sky.

Even though the Sea Realm's Water Flow Armor possessed extraordinary self-healing abilities, and despite the Xi Huang Shen Fa's Body of the Western Wilderness being incredibly sturdy, anyone could see that if this trend continued...

This vast ocean of a man,

was going to be controlled to death by the mysterious figure in the straw raincoat!

"Gulp."

In the muddy ground below, Xiong Xiong cautiously lifted his head, gazing up at the figure flashing repeatedly and attacking frantically in the sky.

This... this, this, this?

What the hell is this?!

"Hall Master!" Song Yu, dragging Gao Gao Yunyan, rushed over and whispered urgently, "Quick, we must leave immediately!"

Regardless of who the mysterious person was or why they had intervened to help, fleeing first was the right move.

"We are not leaving," Jiangjiang Ruyi said calmly.

"What?" Song Yu's heart raced with anxiety. "Hall Master! Even though he helped us, but..."

"We will never leave again," Jiangjiang Ruyi murmured, her thin lips parting slightly.

Her eyes, forever cold, were at this moment surprisingly soft.

The wide-brimmed hat and straw raincoat indeed made the newcomer appear very mysterious.

A host of Tang Dao blades, along with the Blazing Phoenix Patterned Gourd, were hidden within the large coat, revealing not a shred of information.

But the Liang Ye Sword at Jiangjiang Ruyi's waist, combined with her own understanding of the newcomer, made her clearly realize exactly who this person was!

Everything seemed like a dream.

He had appeared just like that, without any warning.

And this set of powerful techniques of his...

At this moment, Jiangjiang Ruyi could no longer care about anything else.

With gentle eyes, she scrutinized him in detail, as if invisible hands were stroking the outline of his figure over and over.

"I can't die... I don't want to die, I-I was wrong... I'll be your slave, ah-ah..." Peng Zhanglao mumbled, blown into a daze by the explosions.

Only his surviving will to live remained, driving him to beg incessantly, tears and snot streaming down his face.

Having exhausted all defensive measures, the Water Flow Armor shattered with a crash.

His clothes were in tatters, his flesh torn and broken, and copious amounts of fresh blood splashed down in great sheets...

"Hiss!"

The blade edge pierced flesh.

This time, there was no hammer shadow, no explosion.

Amidst the pouring rain, the mysterious figure in the straw raincoat flashed to appear behind Peng Zhanglao, and the Ba Huang Dao drove into the back of his skull.

The blood-stained blade tip pierced through his brow, presenting itself before Peng Zhanglao's eyes.

"Crack!" A flash of lightning streaked across, illuminating the figure in the straw raincoat.

Beneath the brim of the hat, those pupils were exceedingly cold and deadly.

"Don't rush; after you die, your soul will remain. We are not finished," the figure in the straw raincoat whispered softly, like a demon murmuring.

He pushed against the back of Peng Zhanglao's skull with one hand.

The head moved forward inch by inch.

The corpse, silent and still, slid off the blade and plummeted from hundreds of meters in the sky.

"Hum!!"

The Ba Huang Ju Mie Dao vibrated violently.

The figure in the straw raincoat paid it no heed.

"Pop~"

From the distant region of the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain in the west, there suddenly came the strange sound of a fish blowing bubbles.

A pale golden giant fish abruptly appeared, smashing through the terrifying sand current and charging fiercely deep into the earth.

The man in the straw raincoat likewise paid no heed; he simply turned his head slowly and met a pair of familiar, beautiful eyes.

There was no grievance, no weeping.

Those beautiful pupils were filled entirely with the joy of reunion.

"Whoosh~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's vision blurred once more.

This time, she did not panic, but quietly examined the face of the young man before her.

Her gaze slowly changed.

From joy, it gradually turned into longing.

Even though Lu Ran stood right before her, for some reason, the longing in her eyes grew ever deeper.

Those surging emotions influenced the heaven and earth around them.

"Crack!"

Another bolt of lightning flashed across; everyone stared blankly at this scene.

Some had even guessed who the mysterious man in the straw raincoat truly was.

After all, in this world, the only young man qualified to stand so close to Lady Luo Sister Xian seemed to be that one person.

"How long have you been on Spirit Saint Mountain?" Lu Ran raised his hand and stroked her cheek.

Jiangjiang Ruyi closed her beautiful eyes, her cheeks gently rubbing left and right.

That enjoying little expression reminded Lu Ran of Little Li Hua.

Seeing her remain silent, Lu Ran said, "Did that old scoundrel Master Yu Fu send you in?"

"Mn." Jiangjiang Ruyi responded softly, grasping Lu Ran's hand as if to confirm he truly existed.

As for Lu Ran's disrespectful address for the deity, she acted as though she hadn't heard it.

After a long while, she finally opened her eyes: "Xiang Xiang Xianyang gave me a hint: the sea."

"Did you settle down in a place with a sea?"

Lu Ran furrowed his brows: "Xiang Xiang Xianyang didn't stop you, but instead encouraged you to come in?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi raised her hand, her fingertips gently smoothing his furrowed brow; her pupils remained filled with longing as she spoke in a voice both small and light:

"I missed you."

Lu Ran's heart trembled heavily!

He could no longer hold back; he removed her veil and pressed his lips heavily against those thin ones.

"Mmph," Jiangjiang Ruyi subconsciously clenched his clothes tightly.

The rain was heavy.

But Lu Ran's bamboo hat was wide enough to shelter the top of her head.

Slowly, Jiangjiang Ruyi closed her eyes.

Lord Deity,

I have not advanced to the Sea Realm, nor have I found the great sea.

But that sea...

... has come walking toward me.

(End of Chapter)