Chapter 196: Touch Spirit

"Truly miraculous."

Yu Zhangsheng clicked his tongue inwardly, even sensing the lark's reluctance at his departure, marveling greatly.

A point within his Divine Sense, bolstered by the Wanling Jue, reattached itself to a koi in a stream among the mountains of Yushou Peak.

That koi was quite spiritual, seeming to notice Yu Zhangsheng's existence, flicking its tail lightly as it swam upstream.

"Hello there, little koi."

Yu Zhangsheng chuckled, and with a flick of his mind, he greeted it.

The koi blinked its eyes, and its tail flicked even faster.

"Can you let me ride you? Take me around for a spin."

Yu Zhangsheng continued to radiate goodwill, the Wanling Jue within his body operating faster; amidst heaven and earth, one light point after another surged into his body, and his Sea of Consciousness became bright and clear.

The koi bobbed its fish head up and down, counting as agreement; its entire body of red scales, under the waterlight and sunlight, looked very beautiful.

Yu Zhangsheng smiled faintly, attaching this point of Divine Sense containing his own spirit onto the koi's head; with a flick of his mind, the koi swam along, and Yu Zhangsheng's vision switched along with it, becoming the koi's vision.

"Is this the world as seen through a fish's eyes?"

Yu Zhangsheng sighed with emotion; underwater scenes naturally surfaced in his mind. This stream was not turbulent, the water very clear. As his vision switched, that cool sensation of being in the water spread throughout Yu Zhangsheng's entire body, as if at this moment Yu Zhangsheng truly became this koi.

Of course, this feeling could be refused by Yu Zhangsheng.

Gleaming ripples, the water undisturbed; not long after, the current grew slightly more urgent, and the feeling of this change was simultaneously transmitted to Yu Zhangsheng's Sea of Consciousness.

"Being a fish isn't bad."

Yu Zhangsheng thought lazily, the Wanling Jue within his body operating even more smoothly.

"Shh... keep it down, look at that, a huge Seven-colored Koi, what luck; this thing is delicious."

"Yes yes, watch me spear it, hehe, we can have grilled fish tonight. This little thing's flesh is so delicious."

Suddenly, two discordant voices came from the riverside; Yu Zhangsheng frowned slightly, looking up through the water surface, only to see two Young Disciples of Yushou Peak looking down, just making eye contact with the koi.

The koi blew bubbles, while one of the disciples held a tree branch, one end sharpened; a Green Light appeared in his palm, spreading onto the branch, the sharp Qi startling the water surface, circles of ripples undulating.

"Stupid fish, you're not even running."

That disciple chuckled; the next moment he suddenly exerted force, the branch in his hand shooting toward the koi at extreme speed. At such close distance, it was but an instant; the branch turned into Green Light, piercing the water surface in a Cha Na, splashing water, thrusting toward the koi beneath the stream.

"Hehe, what a beautiful thought."

Yu Zhangsheng coldly chuckled; a Life and Death Crisis was transmitted from the koi to Yu Zhangsheng's senses. Both sensations synchronized, and therefore under this crisis, Yu Zhangsheng moved his mind; while the Wanling Jue operated to comfort the koi, he also very smoothly took over the koi's control.

"Touch Spirit, Control Spirit!"

Yu Zhangsheng's eyes flashed with Sharp Light; his Divine Sense transformed into spirit. Under the bolstering of the Wanling Jue, without any obstruction, the fish's tail suddenly fanned forward, kicking up water waves while the fish body also surged forward under this impact, flying fast, almost becoming an Afterimage, narrowly brushing past that branch.

"Squeak!!"

The next instant, the branch did not spear the koi, but directly pierced into the rock beneath the stream; the rock cracked, the branch stood stiffly upright on it, like a Javelin in the water.

Such power, one can imagine; if not for Yu Zhangsheng taking over, this koi would probably have met an untimely death.

"What thing is this?"

The two disciples were Stunned, standing blankly on the spot with eyes wide open, staring dumbfounded in disbelief.

While dodging this Strike, the feeling of Life and Death Crisis dissipated; replaced by a feeling of Anger spreading through Yu Zhangsheng's entire heart. "You like playing that much?"

Yu Zhangsheng coldly laughed; the anger in his heart spread naturally. Thus, the fish tail suddenly whipped underwater with a Boom, water splashing, and the fish body also flew high under this tremendous reaction force, leaping out of the water, taking advantage of that disciple's stunned moment.

"Slap!!"

The fish tail suddenly whipped again in midair, just flying before that disciple's eyes; before he could react, it quickly slapped his cheek with its tail.

The sound of the slap was very crisp, forceful and heavy; visibly, that disciple's cheek quickly reddened, the fish tail print clearly visible.

The other disciple was dumbfounded, his expression sluggish.

After doing all this, the koi quickly jumped back into the water, turned toward the two disciples and blew bubbles at them, seeming to provoke them, only then swimming away.

"What's going on?"

After a Long While, that disciple came to his senses, touching his left cheek that had become red and swollen from the slap, completely bewildered.

"That Seven-colored Koi, seems to be mocking us?"

After a while, the other disciple swallowed saliva, speaking sluggishly.

"Has this world gone mad? This is a practical spirit beast of First Level First Rank?! It actually counter-killed me?"

The disciple slapped senseless had a sluggish expression. Coming back to his senses, his face full of disbelief.

Hindered by his Cultivation Base, this strike of the koi did not cause him any actual injury; the fish print on his face also quickly dissipated.

But the aggressiveness was zero, the insult extremely strong.

"Seen a ghost?"

The two looked at each other, staring at one another. All at once they shivered.

"Little brat."

Yu Zhangsheng Cold Hummed, feeling much more at ease in his heart; as the koi continued to swim happily, he could feel that after this matter, this koi was even more affectionate toward him, and controlling it was even more facile.

After sensing for a moment, Yu Zhangsheng exited this Realm, withdrew his Divine Sense, slowly opened his eyes, and exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi.

"The Wanling Jue itself is a technique that takes the spirit of all things in heaven and earth, drawing close to all things, becoming one with heaven and earth..."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, looking thoughtful.

"This coincides with my Spirit Beast Affinity Constitution, shining upon each other, mutually assisting; no wonder Master said this technique is most suitable for me."

Yu Zhangsheng took a Deep Breath; as he pressed his lips together, a smile appeared: "Not bad, this technique is good, interesting. However, the reason I could so smoothly sense this Wanling, I estimate largely because this is within Wanxiang Sect..."

"And I naturally receive Wanxiang Sect's Sect Luck Coverage, therefore able to be so smooth; if outside, there should be quite a bit of difficulty."

Yu Zhangsheng had a Realization in his heart; just now when operating the Wanling Jue to Touch Spirit, his Seventh Layer Qi Yun Spirit Platform gradually warmed up, presumably it was taking effect.

"And..."

Yu Zhangsheng's eyes slightly narrowed, frowning as he thought inwardly:

"Moreover, when I was controlling that koi's spirit, my emotions weren't right — why... would I be so angry?"

(Chapter End)