Chapter 1158: Thirteen Chances of Victory

"Ha, phew..."

His chest expanded, the Blood Ape took a deep breath of air and exhaled it long. His shoulders slumped, his expression relaxed, and he respectfully cupped his fists. "If there are, thank you, Dragon King Senior, for telling me!"

Silence.

Seeing that Liang Qu had no follow-up, the Dragon King was curious.

"You only asked if there was a chance of winning, why didn't you ask me what the percentage of winning is?"

"Because I know the percentage."

"Oh?" The dragon shadow flickered. "What percentage?"

Liang Qu grinned, revealing his canine teeth.

"Ten percent!"

"Is it that 'eight or nine out of ten' again?"

"Dragon King, you have a good memory. You even remember clearly what I said eight or nine years ago when I was cultivating True Steel."

"You don't remember what you said yourself."

"Ha." Liang Qu sat on the ground sideways, his arms resting on his knees. "It's not 'eight or nine out of ten,' it's just... putting myself in their shoes. If someone asked me about a dangerous matter, for the sake of perfection, I wouldn't dare to guarantee it, fearing that others would blame me. Thus, even if there is a ten percent chance of success, I have to say seven percent, leaving myself three percent of leeway."

"Then where does this seven percent come from?"

"Of the remaining seven percent of certainty, Dragon King said there is, proving that my preparation is not in vain, and it is useful to the Flood Dragon. That is the first percent of certainty."

"And the other six?"

"There are six more." The Blood Ape opened his hands and ten fingers, falling one by one. "I set the trap, and the Flood Dragon doesn't know—that's one; I know all my abilities, and the Flood Dragon doesn't know—that's two; I have helpers, the Flood Dragon doesn't, those who follow the Dao have many helpers, those who lose the Dao have few—that's three;

I take the Dragon Pearl, and refining it is ten thousand times faster—that's four; I beheaded a Martial Saint in battle, gaining 'momentum'—that's five; the Flood Dragon is a hundred times stronger than me, if I fight unfavorably I will die, if the Flood Dragon fights unfavorably it will flee, a battle with one's back to the river, its people and its affairs, it fears me by three points, I win by three percent—that's six, seven, eight.

I don't count twelve percent, I only count ten percent. This is being conservative, so I don't need to ask, nor do I need to ask, what the chances of winning are. Since the Dragon King has said there are, then this battle will surely be won!"

"Hahaha!"

The blood sea surged, and the dragon shadow laughed wildly, deafening.

"Doubting leads to no success, doubting matters leads to no merit. What a 'conservative,' ten percent, it is ten percent!"

"You see..." The Blood Ape stood up and patted his butt. "No problem, you also said it's ten percent."

"I underestimated you." The dragon shadow stopped flickering. "Removing bones and cutting flesh, not a small amount of spirit! No wonder the Long Lady is infatuated."

"Hey, life is not easy, monkeys sell art. I only wanted to be a martial artist, earn big money, live in a mansion, and raise beautiful maids."

"Do you want me to tell you about the Flood Dragon's abilities, to have more preparation?"

"No need. In this kind of matter, if I don't say it, the chance of winning is still ten percent. If I say it, there won't even be one percent. Besides, Dragon Lord, you don't know how many tricks the Flood Dragon has, right?"

"Why do you say that?"

Liang Qu pointed to the sky with one finger and the ground with the other.

"You are trapped in this place without heaven or earth, you can see me, but you can't see the Flood Dragon. The Flood Dragon's hundred years of preparation is out of the question. When you weren't trapped, did the Flood Dragon dare to explode at you? If it didn't explode, how would you know the Flood Dragon's three-board axe?"

"Hahaha, hahaha, I haven't seen such an interesting thing in thousands of years. What ten percent, you monkey head, you have thirteen percent!"

Liang Qu smiled lightly: "Thirteen percent, how is there one more percent?"

"The Flood Dragon fears you by three points, you win by three percent, a great chance of winning. You don't count it as twelve, but count it as ten percent, adding a point of conservatism. Such caution and care, it should be thirteen.

Thirteen steps to immortality, thirteen chances of winning.

You, you have a predestined relationship!"

The Blood Ape bowed.

"Dragon King's auspicious words."

"*Ha-choo, ha-choo... *"

The bat hung upside down, and Tatta Kai was snoring in the grass.

Long Yao and Long Li took off their boots and rested on the small bed, and Long Long Eying sat on a cushion to cultivate.

Looking around, Liang Qu saw a bag of Twenty Jiaoren tears on the table in front of the bed.

"Boss!"

"Shh!"

The little Mirage Dragon covered its mouth, looked left and right, and whispered: "Fortunately, I didn't fail the mission. Clan Leader Brother Quan pulled in another tribe, totaling one hundred and sixty-two Twenty Jiaoren tears."

"Well done."

"Hehe."

Patting the little Mirage Dragon's head and scratching its neck mane twice, Liang Qu picked up a rattan cushion, sat beside Long Long Eying, stretched his neck to her face, held his breath, and looked closely at her eyebrows. Seeing her eyebrows tremble, he laughed and shrank back.

Phew.

Inhale.

Quietly breathing, adjusting the energy.

Perfecting his state, Liang Qu grabbed the Twenty Jiaoren tears from the cloth bag one by one and touched them clean.

Water Marsh Essence +2314】

Water Marsh Essence +2455】

Water Marsh Essence +...】

The blue tide rose rapidly.

Chishan went to the capital and left the capital again. Time was not just consumed on the road.

Ministry of Revenue merit records, resource allocation, entering and exiting the inner treasury, stamping, procedures—even if the matter was urgent, it still required a process, and this part was even the bulk.

Constructing divine abilities and sublimating favor required sixty thousand essence, which was an astronomical figure in the past, but now that his status was high, it was nothing. There was no need to wait specifically for Chishan.

He had to seize the time and do what he could first.

The Frog King's spirit fish couldn't be counted on. The fastest was only the Jiangchuan County Twenty Jiaoren tears!

Recently, he often let the Old Toad attack. Not to mention the Long Qi dividends, just stealing the coroner's records in Qinzhou Pandong and attacking the Southern Frontier camp twice, these two times of using webs, eight top-grade spirit fish, equivalent to four deliveries, eight months of work for the Big Beaver.

The Frog King's spirit fish originally had a ten-month supply recovery, now it was overdrawn until next year. Counting summer and annual leave, it would be June. The Big Beaver was now purely working for the Old Toad.

After touching them three times, confirming that there were no residues or omissions in the precious beads, Liang Qu tied the rope, hung it on the little Mirage Dragon's neck, and let it return the Twenty Jiaoren according to the previous agreement.

Communicating with the Marsh Tripod.

Inside the dried-up Marsh Tripod, the blue tide surged.

Water Marsh Essence: 408,400】

His heart moved.

Water Marsh Essence: 348,400】

Red Qi, Yellow Sand, Dew Condensation Qi *2, Rotting Firefly, Miasma.

Six wisps of Long Qi absorbed essence and turned into six spirit fish.

The remaining Wood and Sky Silkworm Cocoon two Qi.

The spirit fish were all azure-bodied, with single pupils divided into red, yellow, blue, purple, and dark, six in total.

*Clatter. *

The red-eyed spirit fish leaped out of the blue marsh and jumped into his body.

A unique cool change spread from the depths of his spirit, as if irrigating the water system for the dried-up soil, the weak plants constantly absorbing nutrients, growing roots, and nourishing the results.

Bai Yuan's sixth divine ability, Liang Qu's ninth divine ability!

The seed expanded.

Strike while the iron is hot.

His eyes looked toward the yellow, blue, purple, and dark, five spirit fish.

The patterns connected, and the light flood splashed.

*Drip! *

His ears were full of water sounds.

The water drop hit the center of his eyebrows, the cold seeped into his brow bone, spreading to his limbs and bones, and from the bone marrow, a warmth surged out under the bone-chilling cold, as if under the cold stimulation, the blood began to flow, quite comfortable.

The emptiness of heaven and earth, vast and empty, poured in.

Above his head was the blue-gray cloud, below his body was the pitch-black tide.

The black shadow swam, suddenly flicked its tail and leaped, the spirit fish jumped into the water and hit the tripod.

The heavenly sound surged, the stars in the sky connected, and the god general holding a spear flew like a meteor!

"Phew, beheading the dragon, being beheaded, beheading the dragon, being beheaded, beheading the dragon... sigh..."

Five previous lessons, the pattern was obvious. For the sixth sublimation, Liang Qu stared at the River Lord Emperor, realizing what he was about to face.

The scene changed instantly!

The Great Marsh surged, black waves rolled up white foam.

Water waves surged around his body, slapping his body wave after wave.

The god general holding a spear stood on his head, blocking the heavenly light scattered through the dark clouds. The sun plated him with a layer of dazzling golden brilliance, which was too bright to look at directly.

Liang Qu sighed.

One positive, one negative, no new ideas.

Even if he changed the style, what about a third-person perspective?

"Master Zhao, where is my elixir? I ordered it three months ago, and it was agreed that I would pick it up today. Where is my big elixir?"

"Eh. Disciple, didn't I tell you yesterday..."

*Plop. *

"Master, disciple was wrong. Disciple clearly remembered it respectfully in his heart yesterday, but, but, it rained in the evening, and I was in a hurry to go back to collect the clothes. I thought it wouldn't be too late to tell you after collecting the clothes. Who knew that after collecting the clothes, I relaxed, and like opening a sluice gate, I released the matter from my brain. I only remembered it when I saw you today..."

"Alright, alright, I already know. To tell you the truth, your elixir was pre-drawn by someone else yesterday. I intended to tell you in advance, but you also saw that my disciple is foolish, causing you to run in vain. Don't worry, I will refine it immediately."

"No, my elixir, was pre-drawn by someone else?"

Late January, the coldest days in Lingnan Province, the common people only needed a single shirt.

*Crackling. *

His bones and muscles sounded like firecrackers, and then returned to calm. His muscles squirmed and grew silently.

Sweat and dirt poured down.

Seeing this, Long Yao and Long Li consciously went to prepare the wooden bathing barrel, burning water and adjusting the temperature.

River Lord Emperor favor sublimation, obtain Martial Path Divine Connection Sixth Layer, Martial Path Talent increased sixfold, damage to water-attribute demon beasts increased by 60%.】

Divine Lord Seal slight transformation】

Golden Eye slight transformation】

Musical rhythm recognition enhanced】

Can consume six spirit fish to sublimate favor: Martial Path Divine Connection Sixth Layer.】

"Phew!"

His eyes were soaked with sweat, salty and unbearable. He didn't check the light information. Liang Qu immediately controlled the water to wash away the dirt on his body, and all the water flow was collected into the Vortex Palace, so as not to be collected by the mayflies.

No metabolism, not being perceived by the Southern Frontier, was his greatest advantage after "death," otherwise no matter how many abilities he had, he couldn't exert them.

"Actually fed back to the flesh... fortunately, the time is short, it shouldn't have exposed too much."

Liang Qu's head ached, as if his skull had been split in two. Seeing the hot water wooden barrel in front of him, he took off his clothes, turned over and lay into the wooden barrel, and let out a long breath.

The sixth layer of River Lord favor, talent increased by onefold. With the base getting larger and larger, the perception was no longer as obvious as before, but a few martial arts had a sense of being more integrated.

Others.

Divine Lord Seal and Golden Eye transformation, within expectations.

The Divine Lord Seal was the product of Liang Qu's cultivation of the "Ten Thousand Victories Holding Yuan Third Realm Storing Spirit," similar to self-hypnosis, inviting the god into the body. Relying on this move, Liang Qu initially mastered the "Beheading the Dragon" charm when he was in the Wolf Smoke Realm.

Musical rhythm growth?

What's the use?

Liang Qu liked to listen to music, but didn't like to perform. It was better than nothing.

The only relatively considerable one.

Damage to water-attribute demon beasts increased by 60%!】

In addition.

Looking inside himself, the Qi Sea grew again!

Liang Qu himself had seven thousand times, and if he stuffed all the water beasts in, he could reach seven thousand two hundred times. Now that the Fat Catfish and the others were all gone, it still rose to seven thousand eight hundred times!

And the growth didn't end, it was still feeding back intermittently. When Chishan brought back the elixirs and precious plants, and the resources of nine hundred and eighty Great Merits were smashed down, it was conceivable that there would be a violent rise.

"Can it break through ten thousand?"

While Liang Qu was looking forward to it, he also felt a headache.

Just then, a pair of hands reached out, gently pressed his temples, and kneaded them. There was also a bit of coldness, and the headache was relieved in an instant.

He didn't need to look back to know who it was.

Liang Qu leaned back, leaning against Long Eying's lower abdomen, resting quietly.

With the great battle imminent, being "beheaded" once was obviously not a good omen, unlucky. But everything must be viewed dialectically. One positive and one negative, after being beheaded, in other words, after being beheaded by the River Lord, it was his turn to behead others.

This was lucky.

"Are you feeling better?" Long Long Eying asked.

"Much better. How many days have I been in seclusion?"

"Eight days."

"Eight days... Is there any news from Ling Xuan?"

"King Chong has accepted it, asking when we will act specifically. He needs half a month to prepare."

"What date is it today?"

"Twenty-fourth."

"Is it the twenty-fourth?"

"Mm."

Liang Qu covered his heart and frowned secretly.

The energy of withered wood meeting spring flowed, calm and waveless. For the time being, no changes were found. Start of Spring was February 4th, less than ten days away...

"Start of Spring, Rain Water, Awakening of Insects, Spring Equinox, Pure Brightness, Grain Rain... Could it not be Start of Spring?"

This year's Start of Spring was on February 4th, and Rain Water was February 18th, the second day after the New Year.

"If withered wood meeting spring is to reach spring, then Start of Spring is the first day of spring in terms of legal principles. Now there is no change, it doesn't look like the recovery of Start of Spring, could it be later?"

It was not a key node like a solar term, so any day in spring was possible.

But...

In the dark, Liang Qu could feel that the solar terms were different.

And among the six solar terms, one was quite extraordinary.

Lightning flashed in his mind.

Awakening of Insects?

"*Screech! *"

The iconic snort sounded outside the tent, interrupting his thoughts. A smile appeared on Liang Qu's face.

Chishan is back!

Putting on his shorts, Tatta Kai pulled the reins and dragged Chishan in.

The little Mirage Dragon was quick-eyed and fast-clawed, took off the Universe Bag from the horse's back, and presented it to Liang Qu first.

Open it.

The damp air rushed into his face, and a clear water fragrance permeated.

Take out the treasures one by one.

Three Great Elixirs, taking the water route, the date was engraved on the box, all produced within two days, and one was freshly baked that day.

Besides the Great Elixirs, there were twenty-eight portions of precious plants, thirty-six top-grade spirit fish, two jars for storing Profound Yellow Long Qi, different treasure boxes, and different fish baskets, filling the half-cubic Universe Bag!

"*Slap slap. *"

Slap open the jar.

Obtain one wisp of Profound Yellow Qi. If fused with ten thousand Water Marsh Essence, one spirit fish can be born, which can sublimate favor.】

Obtain one wisp of Profound Yellow Qi...】

Open the medicine box, first confirm the medicine effect strength and medicine property conflict.

"*Gulp. *"

After waiting for a while, Liang Qu flicked his snake tail, and his soul passed through his abdomen.

*Whoosh. *

Water Marsh Essence +】

Two days passed in a flash.

Three Great Elixirs, two hundred Great Merits.

Water Marsh Essence +710,000】

Soul, blood evil, and body combined into one. Liang Qu felt some discomfort. Now his state was special, he could ingest Water Marsh Essence, but couldn't absorb the medicine properties, and even because it wasn't digested, it was easier to accumulate medicine property conflicts.

Great Elixirs were not like ordinary small elixirs. No matter how many small elixirs there were, Liang Qu ate them like beans. Great Elixirs were not. Ordinary people ate one pill at least half a month apart, one month for stability. Fortunately, he had a large volume, so he was fine for the time being.

Continue!

Water Marsh Essence +】

Water Marsh Essence...】

Time flew like a rabbit.

The seedlings were pulled out of the ground, drawing green buds.

January passed to February, the Southern Frontier did not disturb, the Great Shun did not attack, a long-lost calm.

Start of Spring.

King Chong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky.

Nothing happened all day today.

The cooking brush swept, and the pot-washing water rushed into the water pit.

Tatta Kai washed the pot and dishes, pouring out the oil stains.

"Phew!"

Liang Qu's discomfort reached a peak. It happened to be the Start of Spring solar term, so he observed the situation while relaxing.

Tripod Master: Liang Qu】

Refining Marsh Spirit: Water Ape Great Sage Orange Fusion: 50.5%】

Marsh Spirit Favor: Martial Path Divine Connection Sixth Layer River Lord Emperor; Ying Dragon Pattern: Six Layers; Tianwu Yu Pattern: Two Layers】

Innate Divine Ability: Water Travel for a Thousand Miles, Nether Sea Prison, Vortex Palace, Pillar Supporting Heaven, Water Dragon Piercing Clouds, Vortex Escape Path】

Water Marsh Essence: 2,140,000】

Added 1.8 million essence.

More than half of the precious plants and spirit fish were not consumed, less than half of the total.

"Phew, no, relax."

Liang Qu stood up from the cushion, his whole body burning.

Absorbing pure Water Marsh Essence was fine, but medicine property conflicts were fatal.

Good and bad, all piled up in his abdomen.

Heartburn.

Communicating with the Marsh Tripod.

Two wisps of Profound Yellow Qi flowed together.

"First build the Vortex Escape Path】, find the Turtle King and Frog King..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1159 =====