Chapter 1166: Thunder Makes a Sound

"The Jianghuai Demon Kings have moved south, and the Peng Ze and East Sea ones have also moved. I don't understand, how could the Peng Ze one get involved? That old tortoise clearly doesn't ask about worldly affairs... Eh, they're fighting, they're fighting! Five against one, there's hope now. I think they can fight, they can win!"

"You must have forgotten, back then at the Huangzhou Xu family, when the retired Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Xu Rongguang, had his birthday, didn't the Marquis of Baron Xingyi send a scale from when the old tortoise was young? What a good omen! Could that thing have been picked up? They were hooked up long ago."

"The Flood Dragon is splitting its body."

"Damn it, the monkey ran! Five against one and they can't win? Can they play? Can they do things? That's my grocery money for today."

"Haha, quick, quick, hurry up, pay up, pay up! Admit defeat if you lose, admit defeat if you lose! Two taels of silver each, must be official silver, don't try to fool me with some miscellaneous silver."

Clink, clatter, broken silver fell into the bag.

Spitting out the sunflower seed shells in his mouth, Lan Jicai tied the bag, weighed the yellow leather bag, grabbed a handful of roasted peanuts, and sat back on the stool happily.

The officials of the Imperial Observatory complained a few times, their eyes falling back on the Armillary Sphere in the courtyard.

The ground was pure copper, and the roof was wide open.

The concentric copper rings slowly rotated, intersecting, connecting to the stars in the sky, weaving an illusory, three-dimensional, colorful starry sky from the center of the sphere.

A dozen clerks held booklets, carefully recording the findings.

Above the starry sky, the pale green light spots that were originally scattered like stars in a chessboard moved a small half, tending toward both sides, concentrating north and south like moths to a flame, forming two eye-catching light bands.

The ones in the north were arranged in two rows, neatly matched, with no surprises.

The liveliest was still the Southern Frontier. First, two light spots came together, almost overlapping, entangled, intimate. In the blink of an eye, a new one appeared in the middle, and then one dimmed. Immediately, the light spots all over the world shook.

The light spots of Jianghuai ran outward all at once.

In the Armillary Sphere, the Huai River was a blue line in the center. The Jianghuai Great Marsh at the downstream end had always been lively, but now it was suddenly empty, with only one bright spot in the north.

The Southern Frontier went north all at once, and the Northern Court went south all at once.

A liveliness not seen in decades.

And the instigator?

Dragging the Flood Dragon, just wandering around the hinterlands of the Southern Frontier. Lan Jicai could imagine the Southern Frontier Tusi's thoughts. It was definitely like having two cockroaches in the house, running around everywhere, disgusting people wherever they went, but never flying to the door.

The Jianghuai Demon Kings arrived at the Southern Frontier, and the two light spots just turned their direction, leaving the hinterlands. The White Ape ran to the front line to join the four Kings to resist the Flood Dragon together.

Five against one, thinking there was hope to take it down directly, the officials of the Imperial Observatory started betting. Although this matter was not serious, Lan Jicai said that even if it were serious, it wouldn't help the front line, so let's have some fun while we can.

The result was obvious.

The White Ape and the Sea-Fang Master overlapped into one, and the Flood Dragon split into two, fighting on two fronts, and the battlefield split directly.

It was as if the number of Heavenly Dragons in the world always had to be symmetrical.

The White Ape appeared, the Pan Cave fell, the Sea-Fang Master overlapped with the White Ape, and the Flood Dragon split into two. Up to now, at first glance, the light spots on the surface had not increased or decreased.

The three Kings were restrained, but the Flood Dragon's strength had not decreased much, forcing the White Ape to flee again. Thus, the old Southern Frontier Tusi, who had just seen the "cockroach" fly to the windowsill, didn't relax, when the two things feinted, and spread their wings to come home again.

"Crackle."

Lan Jicai crushed a peanut shell and sucked it into his mouth: "You guys don't think about it. How long has the Flood Dragon occupied the Long Gong? There are so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the Long Gong treasury, and even more true dragon legacies. It was already a Demon King at perfection long ago. Besides practicing techniques, it couldn't advance any further on the path. It was just missing the matter of 'walking the water.' Its realm was high and it was powerful, and it had fought its way out of the sea with real knives and guns.

Look at the other five. The Frog King, who is powerful in attack, doesn't have a high realm. The Tortoise King, who has a high realm, isn't powerful in attack. Then there's General Yuan, whose realm is hard to say, and it's not easy to match. It relies on holding back. Look at the appearance of these light spots, always half a beat slow, and it even stopped in the middle of the Southern Frontier. It's a two-faced goods.

Not to mention the Sea-Fang Master, a merchant demon, does she have time to practice techniques? And she's a female. It's only because she merged with the White Ape that I look at her highly, otherwise she's just here to make up the numbers."

"According to Mr. Lan's meaning, the White Ape racked its brains and called four Demon Kings to set up the game, but it's actually useless? Is it still going to die? It has already been resurrected once, it's unlikely there will be a second time, right?"

"It's useful, how could it be useless." Lan Jicai pursed his lips. "Look, originally the monkey could only flee with its bare butt, now it has the Sea-Fang Master, wearing a pair of crotchless pants, and the Flood Dragon is weakened. One up and one down, one increase and one decrease, can't it fight while fleeing now?"

"..."

"Lord Lan, the White Ape's failure is unfavorable to our Great Shun's national situation."

"What are you panicking about? Even if the White Ape is ambitious but lacks talent, isn't there still Liang Qu? The man and the demon are wearing the same pair of pants, the smell is strong. That kid is ghost-smart, he definitely won't put all his eggs in one basket, and he definitely won't rely solely on pulling the four Kings to deal with the Flood Dragon."

"..."

The officials present looked at each other.

"That makes sense. Mr. Lan, you are close to His Majesty, you know more than we do. What exactly is the relationship between this White Ape and the Marquis of Baron Xingyi?"

"I'm not the roundworm in their bellies, how would I know." Lan Jicai rolled his eyes, crossed his legs, and shook his toes. "At least it's some kind of fruit connection. At the very least, as far as I know, there is a kind of fruit called 'Wind-Born'."

"What is Wind-Born?"

"Wind-Born is an ancient beast. It is immune to water and fire, and doesn't take oil or salt. If you beat it with a stick, it will turn into a hollow beast skin. When you throw it away in disappointment, once wind enters its mouth, it will immediately come back to life.

I think there are similarities between the two. It should be that Liang Qu is not dead, so the White Ape is not completely dead, and vice versa. As for which is which, I don't know."

"One life for man and demon?"

"Not guaranteed, just guessing."

Everyone was stunned.

"It's up again." Someone pointed.

Lan Jicai looked up.

Apart from the light bands, there were still stars in the Southern Frontier, even more in number than on the front line, but they were all stable and motionless. Only two were flashing and jumping, running around everywhere. Then the leading light spot turned sharply and rushed straight to the South Sea.

The trailing light spot seemed to react, jumping and flashing a step ahead, as if it had done something, actually intercepting and blocking directly. The two sides no longer "shuttled," but moved in continuous lines.

"The White Ape wants to go to the Huai River! But the Flood Dragon saw it and used some supernatural power to drag it back!"

Everyone was knowledgeable, and the situation was clear at a glance.

The Flood Dragon deliberately obstructed, and the White Ape's progress was extremely difficult, far less fast than when it was in the Southern Frontier. The three Kings on the second battlefield seemed to see the situation and also turned their direction, attempting to get closer and create an opportunity for the White Ape.

"Damn!"

Lan Jicai and the others were startled and turned their heads in anger.

"What are you screaming for? You scared me!"

"Dragon, dragon, dragon!" The person who shouted pointed above the starry sky, stuttering.

"Damn it, dragon, dragon, dragon, what's wrong with the dragon, haven't you seen a dragon before? What's wrong with the Flood Dragon?"

"It's not the Flood Dragon." The person who shouted slapped his thigh hard. Under the pain, he broke through the stuttering, "The Northern Court White Long Wang, the Northern Court White Long Wang has moved!"

The gloomy wind roared, and the turbid waves hit the shore.

The red soil scattered in layers, dyeing the river into a river of blood.

"That kid is preparing to run away! Leaving us here to fight the Flood Dragon to the death? While the outcome is not yet decided, let's break up quickly." General Yuan chattered.

The West Water Tortoise King lowered its head and scolded angrily: "You little tortoise, don't talk nonsense here and disrupt the morale of the army!"

"Pfft."

The Frog King didn't speak, only waving the great anchor.

Pfft!

The White Ape was hit, flew out of the South Sea, took the opportunity to turn over and go north. The Flood Dragon fought and spiraled up. The ape's five toes were like hands, and its feet held the opening and closing dragon kiss. Facing the gale, the White Ape jumped and rushed, falling back into the sea.

"Damn, what kind of move is that?"

Bubbles floated chaotically. Liang Qu tried to use 【Water Travel a Thousand Miles】, but found he couldn't use it at all. After rushing into the South Sea, the Flood Dragon didn't know what method it used to "forbid" it and its own shuttle supernatural power together, so it could only use the most primitive method to go north.

The 【Turbulence】 behind it also had no way to slow down the Flood Dragon's pace. Martial Saints and Demon Kings walked in the void, not needing any buoyancy or borrowing force at all. The "flush toilet" was completely ineffective.

Why didn't it use it early or late, but only used it in the sea?

"Can the Tortoise King and Frog King hold on?"

Liang Qu's perception spread, constantly paying attention to the rear.

With the Sea-Fang Master's blessing and 【Divine Might】 deterrence, most of the Flood Dragon's attacks, except for the poison, could not cause effective damage. Although slow, it could still go north. The key was the three Kings without 【Divine Might】 suppression.

Must get rid of the Flood Dragon as soon as possible and drill into the 【Vortex Path】 with Xuanhuang Qi!

Pondering the plan, the White Ape turned around and headed to the Southern Frontier with a boom. The Flood Dragon felt relieved in its heart and wanted to pursue.

The river wind stopped.

White Ape, Flood Dragon, West Water Tortoise King, Peng Ze Tortoise King, Frog King, Great Shamans, Martial Saints... all the Heavenly Dragons in the world looked north.

In the distant, icy Ehe, a dragon claw tore through the water flow, stepped on the high steps, and a long dragon, white as jade, swam out of the Long Gong, suddenly went east, entered the sea, and went south.

"!!!"

"???"

The Northern Court Khan was dumbfounded.

The Southern Frontier Great Shamans were sweating profusely.

"Kill, kill, kill!" General Yuan suddenly rose up, carrying the momentum of Shou Mountain, actually suppressing the Flood Dragon for a time. "This kind of crooked evil way, the culprit who harmed the old Dragon Lord, I will not let it go. Even if I die today, I must repay the old Dragon Lord's gift of essence blood!"

Damn it, you invited the Northern Court Long Wang to help, why didn't you say so earlier? You've been acting here for half a day.

"Eh, why is it quiet?" The old toad scratched its frog head.

"Fatty, the Ehe Long Wang has gone south, the situation is unclear, tell Frog Duke not to relax his vigilance!"

Inside the Vortex Palace, receiving the spiritual link, the fat catfish's eyes changed, becoming bright and shining. It had the old toad on its head, suddenly stood up, its fish fins grabbed the little Mirage Dragon, pointed at the eunuch's nose and mocked him for messing up the country, hugged "Cannot Move's" shoulders, patted its own chest, pointed at the round head, acting as a good fish teacher, letting the fist pour tea, pour water, and beat its back.

Liang Qu knew everything about the situation in the Vortex Palace, and was shocked.

"You called the Ehe Long Wang?"

The fat catfish's whiskers poked each other.

"What do you mean it doesn't count as calling?"

Liang Qu didn't have time to ask clearly, but he soon understood.

The White Long Wang entered the sea and went south. The Flood Dragon suddenly shook off the three Kings and the White Ape, and turned north in a hurry.

Space changed again. Liang Qu found that he could use 【Water Travel a Thousand Miles】 again. He followed the Flood Dragon with a few shuttles, but in the situation of turmoil, which everyone did not expect, the White Long Wang who entered the sea made a sharp turn, swam upstream, and went home.

Everything was like an illusion.

Went home!?

Everyone and every demon was shocked.

The Southern Frontier Great Shamans and the Great Shun Martial Saints stopped fighting, and the Northern Court and Great Shun battlefields were silent at the same time.

This... what is the White Long Wang doing?

A feint?

The Flood Dragon stood still in the sea.

Liang Qu had a flash of inspiration.

"Frog Duke!!!"

"Advance a thousand miles, three times! To the left, half a time!"

Boom!

The White Ape disappeared suddenly, the seawater squeezed and filled, and in an instant, it surpassed the stunned Flood Dragon.

"ROAR!!!"

The Flood Dragon roared and split again, chasing north.

The three Kings fell into a bitter struggle again.

An opportunity was missed. The Flood Dragon and White Ape left the South Sea and crossed straight to the East Sea.

The water flow was pushed aside, the Flood Dragon was close at hand, the fishy wind hit his face. Liang Qu prepared to be forbidden from shuttling again.

The water flow rolled back, flashing another thousand miles.

A one-time method?

Liang Qu's thoughts changed. He turned around and punched, smashing the Flood Dragon back. A hundred-foot vacuum sphere formed in the seawater, completely confirming it.

Forbidding shuttling was not a move that could be used at will.

Run!

The old toad fired at full power.

Two light spots "shook their spirits again," and under the gaze of countless high-level eyes, one after another, they smashed open the gate of Jianghuai.

"Mr. Lan, what does the White Ape want to do? Why did it go back?"

"I don't know, but there must be a turning point in Jianghuai." Lan Jicai stared at the starry sky, eating sunflower seeds at a fast speed.

"Does the White Ape want to go to the Long Gong to steal the true dragon legacy?"

"Impossible. Not to mention moving, the White Ape can't even get close. Look, the North Fish King has moved! It's going to the Long Gong!"

"The White Ape and Flood Dragon's space shuttle is gone again! It has become a solid line, no, the Flood Dragon's is still there, it's a dotted line! The White Ape is restricted, is it the Flood Dragon's method?"

Boom!

The White Ape was knocked flying up and down by the dragon tail, turning into a ball.

The moves that had been used on Pan Cave just now were all applied to itself.

Entering Jianghuai, 【Water Travel a Thousand Miles】 failed again. The situation was different from that in the sea. At that time, both failed at the same time. This time, only he was alone.

Is it a difference in favor?

"It's over, it's over, the White Long Wang has gone back, let's break up quickly and save our lives!" General Yuan shouted, paddling back to escape. "The monkey had that shuttle ability, so it could escape and steal, shaking off the Iron-Headed Fish. Now it doesn't have it, how can it break through the blockade of the two great Demon Kings?"

The Tortoise King and Frog King were silent.

"Little Water, what should we do? The Iron-Headed Fish King is at least at the tenth level, we can't get into the Long Gong."

"Who said we want to get into the Long Gong? Even without the Iron-Headed Fish, the Long Gong has been assimilated by the Flood Dragon for decades, it's a net of heaven and earth, a bad move."

Thud!

Knocked flying by the dragon tail again, the White Ape squeezed the Huai water, tore out a vacuum zone, and crashed into the riverbed. Mud and sand rose, and it was pulled by the back-squeezing water flow, crisscrossing and burying it.

The Sea-Fang Master was anxious and confused: "If we don't go to the Long Gong, why did we come to Jianghuai? The three Kings are in the Southern Frontier, and there is no support in case of an accident."

"Hai Fangzhu, you don't know, I become stronger, and my 'water shell' will also become stronger."

"But how do you become stronger now? There is no time."

"Ha, it won't be too long." The White Ape rushed out of the riverbed, brown-yellow mud and sand floating down from its hair, spitting out a mouthful of blood and grinning grimly, "Strengthen my masseter muscle."

"What?"

The Flood Dragon attacked, biting from behind.

The White Ape suddenly turned sideways, avoided it by traveling through the six voids, backhanded and hooked the dragon scales, strangled the dragon body, and opened its canine teeth wide.

Crack!

Half of the canine tooth collapsed and flew, and dragon blood soaked the gums.

Swish.

The Flood Dragon flashed and disappeared, leaving only bubbles floating up. It landed a hundred feet away, confirmed that it hadn't been poisoned, and looked at the White Ape with suspicion.

"Gulp."

Swallowing the dragon blood mixed with its own tooth blood into its stomach, the White Ape glared at the Flood Dragon fiercely.

Pressing one side of its nostril with its thumb.

Pfft.

Riverbed mud mixed with water flow shot out like an arrow, circling into a dragon.

"Transforming into a rainbow in one realm, melting in one furnace, perfect form in one palace...

Knocking on the Heavenly Pass is to violently open one's own 'Heavenly Palace', leaping from three-dimensional to dimensional, turning into a 'hand' that rushes out! Or a 'horn'!

The 'horn' masters great authority, can change into a place in heaven and earth, and with the help of a place in heaven and earth, integrate other authorities, and can create a small world with true characteristics of a certain side!

Looking sideways at the Heavenly Pass, the pavilion path is even more bleak..."

"I want to... overturn the river... and overturn the sea!"

The White Ape roared, opened its arms wide, and hugged with a boom.

The Vortex Palace was fully opened, all the vortex water and essence water poured out, mixed with Jianghuai water, and the torrent rolled.

"Ah!!! Give it to me!!!"

The Ze Ding trembled.

【Water Essence +124】

【Water Essence:】

【Stretching across the great river, shining like the sun】

【River Governance Degree: 0.6】

Nanzhili.

The day of awakening of insects, thunder and rain fell, and the Hanshan Temple outside the city was shrouded in water mist.

A layer of glistening water light spread over the bluestone slabs on the street. The iron horseshoes stepped over, splashing mud and water in the gaps. The shopkeeper picked up a stick, took down the signboard, and prepared to close the shop. Halfway down, he moved to the side, opened his vision, and slowly raised his neck.

"Plop."

The shopkeeper stepped back, half of his heel sinking into a puddle.

Pavilions and towers, eaves flying, clouds and mist ethereal.

Pedestrians looked up.

Suddenly saw a water pillar, rising from the ground, straight into the clouds. ===== CHAPTER 1167 =====