Chapter 122: Juying Awakens (Fourth Update!) Please Subscribe

"Captain, you are poisoned." Xu Qing looked at the Captain.

"Poisoned? I am not poisoned. I am so strong, how could I possibly be poisoned." The Captain raised his eyebrows, answering in surprise.

"You are indeed poisoned, Captain."

Xu Qing looked at the Captain's blue-black face, which looked similar to the pitch-black of the seawater, and said seriously.

Upon hearing this, the Captain's expression was solemn.

"Deputy Captain Xu, you must not talk nonsense. Speaking requires evidence! I just saw a sea fruit that seemed quite good, and I have a bit of wind evil entering my body. It seems sea fruits cannot be eaten indiscriminately."

The Captain said, seemingly feeling his face a bit numb, so he flew rapidly to take out a handful of detoxification medicine, stuffed it in like eating sugar beans, and chewed and swallowed it with a 'kacha kacha' sound.

As for his heart, he was quite depressed at this moment, secretly thinking that he had hidden after falling into the water surface just now, just wanting to let Xu Qing explore the path first while he followed behind.

He didn't expect this kid to release poison all the way!

Now, seeing Xu Qing still wanting to speak, he swept his gaze across the surroundings and suddenly pointed to Zhang San, who was disguised as a corpse in the distance.

"Eh, who is that? Isn't that Zhang San."

Saying this, the Captain swayed his body and left Xu Qing, rushing toward Zhang San. After arriving beside Zhang San, he kicked over, but was dodged rapidly by Zhang San, who was pretending to be a corpse. Zhang San lay on the ground, raised his head, saw the Captain, and also saw Xu Qing walking over.

"Captain, are you poisoned?" Zhang San looked at the blue-black on the Captain's face in surprise.

"Shut up." The Captain coughed and spoke rapidly.

"Don't be so unpromising. What good things can you get by pretending to be a corpse here? Follow me; I know where the good things are." Saying this, the Captain immediately checked the surroundings and rushed rapidly toward a direction.

Zhang San did not hesitate, jumped up from the ground, greeted Xu Qing, and followed immediately.

"Deputy Captain Xu, the place I am going to has the Foundation Establishment pills you want. Come quickly." In the distance, the Captain waved at Xu Qing while running.

Xu Qing's gaze was restrained. He swept across the chaos of the fighting in the surroundings, then looked at the direction the Captain was rushing toward. That place... was also the location indicated by the Spirit Breath Lamp's guidance, which made him ponder.

Just like that, the three of them galloped rapidly in this Mermaid Clan underground world battlefield, aiming for the location of the fish eye. Whether it was the Captain's statement or the description in Xu Qing's jade slip, that place was the entrance to the underground world.

During this period, they also saw quite a few Seventh Blood Child disciples.

These people were either galloping in the dark, or searching in various buildings, and some were specifically looking for the corpses of the Mermaid Clan to search for hidden spirit stones.

There were even some who were sneak-attacking in concealment, whether it was their own sect or

At the same time, he made the most use of a thread that was difficult to see with the naked eye. As his body moved, this thread circled around him, sharp beyond compare, often flying in to slice through enemies after the Captain had turned them into ice sculptures.

Clearly, the two had coordinated more than once and were already very familiar with each other, so their forward speed became faster and faster.

Xu Qing even saw that one thread was tied by Zhang San to the Captain, which made Zhang San's progress very easy.

As for Xu Qing, his method of attack was different from the Captain's and Zhang San's. To be precise, he didn't attack at all, but instead chose a colorless poison powder he had developed specifically for the Mermaid Clan, dissolving it into the water so it permeated the area around his body.

Consequently, as they moved forward, all the Merfolk who approached him had their bodies melt away. Even those who retreated rapidly could not escape the corrosion of their bodies; their screams were shrill, and their eyes were filled with immense terror.

Seeing this scene, Zhang San's expression changed drastically. He quickly took out a large handful of detoxification pills, swallowed them, and moved forward at full speed, wanting to keep his distance from Xu Qing behind him.

As for the Captain, he had long since eaten his detoxification pills one by one.

Just like that, the three of them sprinted all the way, slowly leaving the battlefield near the exit. Xu Qing also noticed the direction the Captain was heading—it was precisely where the divine officials from the previous battlefield had come from, which left him deep in thought.

Until half an hour later, as the three of them sped along and the rumbling from the battlefield had grown much fainter, a strange complex of buildings appeared before them.

Although these buildings were also made of coral, their color was pitch black, forming one towering circular temple after another. In terms of style, they were somewhat similar to the temple complex Xu Qing had seen at the scavenger camp.

"Temples?" Xu Qing's pupils constricted. The guidance fluctuation he felt from the Spirit Breath Lamp seemed to be right here, but it wasn't convenient to take it out for confirmation right now, so he didn't act rashly.

"This is the place." The Captain's voice came from the front, filled with excitement. His speed increased abruptly as he headed straight for the temples.

Their arrival also alerted the Mermaid Clan guards within the temples, who rushed out one after another to intercept and kill them, though the number of guards was not high.

If it were normal times, this place would surely be heavily guarded, but now, with the Mermaid Clan facing a great catastrophe, fighting was breaking out in many locations across this undersea world, causing most of the divine officials to leave. Thus, the number of guards here had clearly decreased.

Coupled with the Captain's ferocity, Zhang San's numerous little gadgets, and Xu Qing's colorless poison, they soon charged through everything and killed their way into the heart of this temple complex.

During this time, Foundation Establishment cultivators whose cultivation bases had been suppressed to the Qi Condensation Great Perfection appeared, but the Captain's ferocity erupted at this moment. Everywhere he passed was frozen in ice; no matter what their cultivation level was, their fate before him was the same—instantly turning into ice sculptures.

This scene shook Xu Qing's mind. While he was wary of the Captain's combat power, he was also certain that the Captain had a very strong sense of purpose in coming here.

From beginning to end, the other party didn't seem to have taken a wrong turn, heading straight for this location.

"Could it be that the Captain and I have the same goal?" Xu Qing was vigilant, following silently while his inner guard intensified.

Until a moment later, the three of them killed their way to the central area of the temple complex, in front of a blue temple, where the Captain spoke rapidly.

"Zhang San, set up traps in the surrounding area. Take out all your good stuff; I'll compensate you when we get back."

"Xu Qing, use more of your poison here. Don't be stingy; I'll compensate you when we get back too!"

Hearing this, Zhang San immediately took action. Soon, he had set up a large number of traps in the surrounding area that would explode upon contact. Each one was highly deceptive and well-camouflaged, and the angles at which they were placed were extremely tricky.

For example, one trap was buried in a pit he dug, which was dug a bit deeper than the others; the trigger mode was meant to be stepping on it.

"The first one to walk past will be fine; the second one to walk past will go 'bang'." Noticing Xu Qing looking at him, Zhang San grinned with a simple, honest smile.

Xu Qing remained silent, recalling the location indicated by the Spirit Breath Lamp's fluctuations. He realized that although it was also here, it didn't seem to be in this direction; it should be deeper inside.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief. After Zhang San finished setting up, he also took out a considerable amount of poison powder and scattered it, making the level of danger around the temple increase even further.

Afterward, Xu Qing looked at the Captain.

The Captain was very happy; he pushed open the temple gates directly and beckoned for Xu Qing and Zhang San to enter.

The interior of the temple was vast and empty, with no signs of any treasures; only a statue of Juying stood there.

"Captain, what exactly are you trying to do this time? There's nothing here at all, and the things I want aren't here!" Seeing the emptiness all around, Zhang San became anxious.

Xu Qing didn't speak, also looking at the Captain.

"Don't be in such a rush, you two." The Captain squatted down and said with a smile.

"Wait a moment, I guarantee that in a moment you will be able to get what you want." As he spoke, he took out a withered eye from his person. This eye did not look like it belonged to a human. After the Captain placed it to the side, he pointed at it while forming a seal.

Instantly, this withered eye snapped open, revealing a blurry scene from its pupil, which seemed to be the outside of the island.

"Let's watch the show first." The Captain's expression carried a hint of excitement.

"The Eye of Spirit Rhinoceros—this thing is very expensive! How did you get it!" Zhang San gasped and quickly leaned in to take a look.

Xu Qing pondered, looking carefully at that eye, feeling it was very strange. He scanned the Captain again, retreated a certain distance, and looked around, beginning to observe the environment here.

This place was indeed empty of anything else besides that statue.

Even the material of the statue itself was just formed from coral, with no fluctuations of divinity. But Xu Qing did not relax; he remembered the temple in the scavenger forbidden zone, where the stone statue holding a blade also looked completely unremarkable.

However, he didn't intend to stay here for long and prepared to find an opportunity to leave.

And just as Xu Qing was observing, the ground shook violently. A deafening roar came from afar, like a storm sweeping across all directions.

Furthermore, following the shaking of the ground, there was a sharp sound from afar that seemed to be able to pierce through all obstacles, spreading throughout the entire undersea world.

The place where this rumbling and sharp sound originated was precisely the battlefield that the three of them had just left. At this moment, the ground there was littered with corpses, and the death toll was extremely high. Those dozens of divine officials were all looking quite disheveled.

Most of the strange beasts transformed by their divine arts had also died. Consequently, in their madness, they emitted sharp sounds, and as these sounds were emitted, their bodies also began to burn rapidly.

It seemed they were using the incineration of their lives to perform some kind of earth-shattering divine art.

At the same time, following their sharp sounds, the divine officials on multiple battlefields in this undersea world, although not numerous in quantity, were now also burning themselves one after another, emitting sharp sounds.

These sounds merged together, growing stronger and stronger, their piercing power becoming increasingly astonishing.

Following the frantic burning of the hundreds of divine officials on Juying Island, the sharp sound directly spread out from Juying Island, and even passed through the barrier outside, continuously spreading toward the depths of the ocean.

It was like a summoning!

Soon, a roar from the deep sea echoed violently from the seabed at this moment.

This sound was like the voice of heaven and earth, containing an indescribable deterrent force.

The moment it spread, it caused monstrous waves to rise across thousands of miles of sea, rolling and roaring continuously; the sky changed color, and the wind and clouds churned.

Deep in the seabed... faintly, a huge figure appeared!

This figure was a full ten thousand feet tall, massive and astonishing, like a god.

It seemed that every movement was quite strenuous, but at the same time, every step it took caused the seabed to rumble, forming a tsunami.

A terrifying pressure erupted at this moment.

Countless sea beasts nearby, regardless of their cultivation level, all trembled under this pressure. A suppression that made the souls of all Seven Blood Child cultivators shiver erupted violently from the figure on the seabed that resembled a god.

The rumbling sounds continued to spread. If one were to look from high above, if one had a pair of eyes that could pierce through the ocean, one would see at this moment that in the endless depths of the seabed, an old woman wearing a robe woven from countless fish bones, with a large number of tentacles growing from her body, was walking step by step toward the Mermaid Clan island.

Her face was covered in wrinkles and mostly rotted away, with only her golden eyes revealing a profound depth, devoid of any emotion. Her breath carried a thick, alien quality and contained intense divinity.

On those tentacles on her body, each one had an eye growing on it, also golden in color. At this moment, a small portion of them opened, all looking toward the distant Mermaid Clan island.

Furthermore, behind this old woman, amidst the fluttering of the fish-bone robe, a huge, scarlet tongue extended, covered with countless wandering souls.

Looking closely, these wandering souls were clearly in the likeness of the Mermaid Clan's divine officials. They were all emitting sharp sounds, seemingly responding to Juying's voice.

This scene caused the barrier fluctuations on Juying Island, one of the four Mermaid Clan islands, to seem as if they had been dispersed somewhat, becoming transparent, allowing the cultivators on the island to finally see the outside clearly.

This figure was precisely the god worshipped by the Mermaid Clan... Juying!

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