Chapter 1337: Hegemon! (Double Chapter)

Bai Mao gripped the Horse King's throat with both hands, unyielding as cast bronze and forged iron, not yielding an inch.

His heart skipped a beat, his body went limp for an instant.

The Horse King's pupils widened, filling his eyes; he remembered his third brother's repeated warnings, but now he dared not refuse, his trembling voice forced out of his throat.

"Hu, hu shuō bā————"

"I'm talking nonsense?!"

A violent shout echoed through the seabed, the Whale King halted.

The Horse King trembled all over, instinctively wanting to beg for mercy, wanting Bai Yuan to speak softly so the Whale King nearby wouldn't hear, wanting to escape this place, to break free from the complex vortex now, never to return; he swung his dragon claws, but Bai Yuan stepped down with one foot.

Excruciating pain traveled inch by inch from the dragon claws, golden eyes suddenly looming close; the dazzling golden-red poured back like molten lava, scorching hot, the fierce mental force like a long rod brutally stirred into the Horse King's mind; Bai Yuan sneered: "Refined over and over, refined into a rotten thing like a parasite, physical death, withdrawing the spirit, lingering on in your mother's womb—worse than a flood dragon, yet you dare come to Jianghe to trouble me."

Nanjiang, rebirth————

It, it knows————

It knows everything!

All means of resistance, all abilities to quibble, lost their strength at this moment, lost space to struggle, the Horse King's mind went completely blank, while his hands and feet were at a loss, the arched dragon tail went utterly limp, collapsing onto the seabed.

"Yuan Wang!!! Drink a toast or drink the penalty!"

The air wave blew up Bai Yuan's hair.

I thought it was just nonsense, both sides ceased hostilities and talked, who would have thought the Horse King would suddenly go limp; ignored again and again, the Whale King was furious beyond endurance, could bear it no more, turned into a black whirlwind, dragging mighty water flow, straight to break the tight hold on the Horse King's neck, Bai Yuan with his back turned.

Boom!

Tremendous force struck his back, spine stretching inch by inch with cracking sounds.

Bai Yuan, however, did not resist, laughing as he let the Whale King break through, shaking off the limp Horse King, being pushed by the Whale King, parting the water all the way, rising all the way, bursting out of the sea surface.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! So refreshing, truly refreshing, I'm so refreshed I'm about to fall asleep, lazy and languid. Horse King, you know my sparring partner isn't satisfying enough, so you specially called the Whale King to scratch my back? Just a bit itchy, isn't there something more satisfying, more thrilling?"

"Bold!" the Whale King laughed angrily, "Not satisfying enough? Given face but you don't appreciate it, I want to see how much ability you have, the one who can drive back the Flood Dragon King! Jianghe Demon King, how do you compare to the East Sea Demon King! A monkey raised in water, how does it compare to a monkey running on the mountains?"

Crack.

The spine sounded again, intense pain spreading.

Under the tremendous impact, Bai Yuan's spinal dragon almost snapped.

The great wind surged, heavenly light shone.

Water droplets followed Bai Mao, dripping down.

"Right, right, just right, just right! I said, scratch the itch?"

The white ape, arched backward, still laughed nonstop, until he charged into the ten-thousand-zhang-high sky, white clouds flowed beneath him, seawater froze into frost, Bai Yuan suddenly stopped laughing, gathered strength, suddenly flipped over, he opened his arms and embraced the Black Tiger Whale King's head in one hold.

"You old immortal! Give you some face, call you Whale King once, and you really think wearing a white hat makes you better than the Whale Emperor? Not giving face, what do you think you are? Just a tiger whale that became a spirit, blocking the way, you dare come to mediate? In the mountains, monkeys about to die of old age can't even gnaw a peach, yet you're more muddled!

In the East Sea you call wind and summon rain, in Jianghe you also want to do whatever you want? Want to ride on my neck to defecate? If it's your Horse King you're commanding, if you want the position of Water Lord, why hide and sneak? Put on your stance! Let's see who stands upright, who lies down!"

"You!"

The Whale King was dazed by Bai Yuan's string of words.

When did I block the other's path? When did I want to settle in Jianghe? The Whale King sensed there might be a misunderstanding and problem inside, but Bai Yuan's shameless foul language completely enraged him, even a good temper couldn't remain indifferent to such mockery, "Good, good, good, you this way, today I insist on blocking you! What can you do about me?"

"Magnificent! A real man!" the wind roared past his ears, Bai Yuan grinned, canine teeth snow-white, hands clasped, raised high above his head, "Old thing, you scratched my back not bad! Later I'll reward you with two precious fish, how about horned chub? Have you eaten red blood perch?

I'm a Jianghe specialty, let you taste fresh! Open your eyes!"

Boom!

Jianghe's phantom coiled around the forearm, gathered above the overhead cannon fist, surging qi force, hard as it was, broke the Whale King's charge, both momentarily froze in the sky.

Such great strength!

The Whale King's head felt pain, secretly shocked.

Bai Yuan drove away the Flood Dragon King, during which he briefly teamed up with the Flood Dragon King and Iron-Head Fish to resist, indeed there were many rumors saying Bai Yuan took shortcuts, used some despicable means, making the Flood Dragon King go limp and powerless at the first encounter, with only one-tenth of his strength left, thus other hegemons were eager to move, wanting to compete, but the Flood Dragon King was silent and taciturn, the talkative Iron-Head Fish King had already said, his monkey power is boundlessly great, methods strange and numerous.

Indeed so!

No pause, no retreat.

Arms bulged and stretched wide, veins snaked like serpents, five fingers clenched, Bai Yuan death-gripped the Whale King's shiny black head, exerted force to lean back like a drawn bow, delivered a headbutt.

Earlier Bai Yuan did not dodge the collision, the Whale King naturally would not avoid facing Bai Yuan.

Dong!

A muffled sound.

The surging flesh wave and qi wave rippled over the Whale King's body, directly reaching the tail, two streaks of fresh blood spurted horizontally from its nostrils, scattering into the sea.

"Damn!" the Whale King secretly thought it was bad, only focused on hard collision, tit for tat, forgot the monkey's spine was extremely hard, the fish's nose tip extremely fragile, but since it already happened, he wouldn't show weakness, grinning ferociously, "Not bad, Your King has been stuffy for a long time, you cleared it! Again! Again!"

"Old thing, wipe your nose blood first! Ugly as hell!"

Hai Fangzhu knew the Whale King, felt a bit embarrassed, thought such constant spraying wasn't good, also remembered Liang Qu's advice on emotional output, didn't speak, gave full support.

Bai Yuan adjusted his position in midair, heart fire burning, five fingers clenched into fists, the Whale King similarly grew limbs, fist against fist.

Terrifying qi wave tore open in the high sky, blowing apart the accumulated clouds behind them; the Horse King's water bubbles had already burst a layer, the two beasts fighting, also scattered many more, sea and sky, clear and transparent, between heaven spinning and earth turning, completely indistinguishable which was sea, which was sky.

"Exhilarating, exhilarating! Old thing, real skill! Not wasting your years!"

Black and white intertwined in killing, mutually pressing down, evenly matched.

The Whale King grew increasingly astonished at Bai Yuan's strength.

Even without merging with Hai Fangzhu, the opponent is absolutely second only to the Hegemon, and even has many strange methods; if in Jianghe's own waters, he would absolutely not be inferior to any Hegemon, but how long has this guy appeared, how long has he cultivated?

Is he truly a born river spirit?

"Fighting again?"

Hai Ya Wang anxiously in heart, tail flicked out afterimages, breathing out he swam hundreds of li, occasionally large fish unable to dodge turned into blood mist, attracting small fish to snatch food, finally slowly dissipated in seawater.

Just from Jianghe to the Hai Ma tribe's land is a million li, fundamentally not a short distance, he has no divine teleportation nor Hai Ma's shuttle ability.

And around the Hai Ma tribe's land, some demon kings are only tens of thousands of li away, dozens of thousands of li, much faster than Hai Ya Wang, after the Whale King arrived and took the front, all assisting demon kings unanimously sped up, now two river stone flying beasts are rapidly approaching.

By the time he arrived, could he still seize the initiative in emotional output, define the nature of things?

"The Wu King and Horn Shark King are arriving!"

The Imperial Capital's Qintianjian shouted loudly.

Amidst the officials' silence, they licked ink and wrote continuously.

The Southern Frontier Tusi clenched their fists.

Fight, fight, fight!

All Yao Kings participate in the battle, best to strangle the White Ape in the East Sea! Let's see how Great Shun manages the Yellow Sand River! The Panding Great Wu died so unjustly, a water monkey, on what basis does it run onto land to swagger? On what basis can Great Shun have a Yao King's assistance?

Ren Ye swallowed saliva.

White Ape, Hai Fangzhu, Haiya King, Three Seahorse Kings, Whale King, Wu King————adding those who haven't come yet, the formation grows larger and larger. That feeling of insignificance swells ever more, from controllable to uncontrollable, almost occurring in just two or three quarter-hours!

Ten wrist-feet swung and roamed, rapidly propelling forward; attached to these wrist-feet, however, were not soft suckers like Hai Fangzhu's, but sharp crescent-shaped hooked barbs — without even touching, one could imagine prey entangled by these eight legs would only be like entering a meat grinder.

Wu King!

Directly opposite, a gray figure swayed, fish fins sharp, parting the seawater, calmly diverting the flow.

【72】 Horn Shark King!

Horn Shark King!

The two Kings faced each other, gazing at the evil wind in the sky, shocked that the White Ape, after beating the Big Horse King, could actually contend with the Whale King, even cursing loudly, as if suffering a grievous injustice.

For a moment, the two Kings hesitated, began to think.

What exactly happened? What are the Little Horse King and Haiya King doing in Jianghuai? Is there really some misunderstanding? Otherwise, why would the White Ape come charging over with such aggressive momentum?

Cultivating to Yao King, without benefit, how could they possibly do something that offends others for no reason? If they don't figure it out first and rashly step forward to block, forming a great enmity would be bad.

The Jianghuai Water Lord has not appeared; who the flower ultimately falls to is still unknown. The Crucible cares little for worldly turmoil, but that is a tendency toward tranquility under vast time, not that it was so from the start.

Just considering whether to help.

"Movement! Another Yao King!"

Qintianjian, officials shouted.

Lan Jicai looked up, but discovered no newly moved Yao King in the southeast sea direction; he immediately looked toward the shouting official, discovering the other party was not standing in the innermost layer, but in the middle-outer layer.

The inner layer naturally records Yao Kings near the East Sea; the middle-outer layer————

Lan Jicai had just thought of something when an official already discovered it.

"Not an East Sea Yao King, it's Jianghuai's, in the South Water, the South Water Frog King, the Frog King moved!"

"Wait, the Turtle King! The Turtle King also moved, it went to North Water, the Great Marsh entrance!"

"Also Peng Ze, Peng Ze General Yuan, it also set out!"

"Charge, charge, charge!"

The old toad leaped up and down, webbed fingers pointing southeast; a huge shadow flickered and vanished from above its head.

The Frog King carried a large anchor on its shoulder, frog webs treading water back and forth, crossing North Water into the Huaijiang, then heading east.

West Water, river water flowed past the black-glossy turtle shell; the Turtle King slowly moved its four limbs, arriving at the Great Marsh entrance, then forcefully paused, lodging itself on the riverbed.

Peng Ze.

Atop Shou Mountain, clouds and mist swirled.

Old Yuan's eyeballs turned.

The Haiya King sought Hai Fangzhu, the White Ape went south; it originally wanted to watch a good show, but now————

"Not right, situation's not right, something's fishy. That Liang brat gets hairier than a monkey————no, it's a monkey to begin with. Is there some profit inside?"

"The Little Horse King and Haiya King definitely can't beat the monkey. Then they shouldn't be coming to muddle-headedly seize the Water Lord position. Not seizing the Water Lord, how could the monkey directly move to kill the Little Horse King, then enter the Southeast Sea? Whatever the matter, as long as it's not blocking the Dao, a kill-the-whole-family big deal, wouldn't it all seem petty, ruin reputation, offend other Yao Kings?"

"Didn't come find me to help, should have confidence to handle it————"

If a water monkey came to find him, he'd definitely not go; it just didn't come find him.

If he pretended to want to help, afterwards wouldn't he————how to put it, he'd have to give a bit, right?

Simple consideration, the old turtle rubbed its claws, grinned.

Shou Mountain crashed through clouds and mist, left Peng Ze, headed east.

"Little Water! More and more Yao Kings are coming here." Hai Fangzhu couldn't help but say.

"Relax, I have a count!"

Liang Qu smashed into the earth, then angrily straightened up; full body mud and mist completely shed before rushing out of the sea surface, leaving a turbid brown streamer.

Seahorse Clan territory, Yao Kings gathering more and more; Haiya King not yet arrived to testify, Liang Qu also under immense pressure. He fused with Hai Fangzhu, plus the Ze Nation bonus, absolutely T1 among Yao Kings, equivalent to so-called Hegemons. To take him down requires a higher stage, a Hegemon who refined a Position Fruit, like the White Dragon King's ilk. But even T1 can't withstand a group beating.

Still haven't considered well?

The clan's reputation, more important than key information of own survival?

Dragging feet.

Not knowing what's good for you!

"Careful!"

A huge ink blob sprayed out; without Hai Fangzhu's reminder, Liang Qu had already relied on "Eye Identification Technique" to guard in advance, mind's eye observing the whole field, capturing the trajectory.

Unexpectedly, before the White Ape could react to this incoming strike, a cyan figure flew horizontally and inserted itself, using its flesh body to block this strike!

In an instant.

The intertwined black and white dual winds stagnated.

Dead silence.

The Whale King stared blankly, Horn Shark King, Wu King————all Yao Kings, frozen in place.

The one who blocked the Wu King's attack for the White Ape was not another beast, but precisely the Big Horse King who was previously beaten down by the White Ape, bleeding profusely!

All Yao Kings stared with wide eyes and gaping mouths; only the White Ape behind the Big Horse King had the corners of its mouth curved upward.

Even Hai Fangzhu didn't understand what happened.

"Great Horse King!" Bai Yuan "could not contain his anger", showing no mercy, he clenched his fists, "Come die!"

"Ape King!" The Whale King struck out fiercely, "It has already surrendered, do you truly intend to run rampant like this?"

Still faster than the Whale King was the Great Horse King, seeking death with all his heart, what could He Yu Ha do to stop it? It flew out of the Whale King's protection with its public motion, taking this punch with its injured forehead, and was flung sideways.

The demon kings' muddled heads became even more muddled; at this moment, their attention was not on Bai Yuan at all, but entirely on the Great Horse King who inexplicably went to receive the punch!

"Everyone!" The Great Horse King's head was covered in flowing blood, utterly miserable, it struggled to rise from the ground, "The Ape King's actions are what I deserve! Even if you beat me to death today, I would have no complaints!"

"Big brother, I come to help you!"

In the deathly silence, a roar exploded, the ground trembled.

Beneath the Sea Creek, a "Little Horse King" pure white all over suddenly flew out, bringing up mud and sand, opening its dragon mouth, yet it caused the Great Horse King to shout.

"Second brother!"

Having just merged with Wu Xin's body, the Little Horse King rushed out to help his big brother upon hearing this title, he was shocked and lost color, anxiously denying: "Big brother, your grief is too great, have you mistaken me? I am the third brother! Ape King, you bully the fish too————"

"No need and." The Great Horse King lowered his skull to interrupt, his whole body trembling, he gathered courage again, "Everyone, thank you for your actions today, I am endlessly grateful, if there is a chance, I will surely repay with a gushing spring, but today the Ape King's actions are indeed because we two brothers let greed cloud our hearts, the fault is our own."

"Big brother!" The Little Horse King was shocked to the point of despair, completely unaware that earlier his own heart-eye had been seen through, knowing the clan's secrets, he only felt the Great Horse King had obtained and lost his mind, gone mad.

"What on earth is going on?" The Whale King was both startled and angry, he did not see clearly and, there is a problem, the situation absolutely has a problem.

The Great Horse King looked at Bai Yuan, wanting to speak but stopping.

The demon kings all looked at Bai Yuan in unison.

Bai Yuan coldly snorted: "I govern the Shahe in the Yellow Shahe, not to help the Great Shun, but to use the Great Shun's hand to rehearse water cultivation, seeking the Great Dao. The Great and Little Horse Kings, however, were sent by the Whale King to deliberately make things difficult for the Haifang officials, intending to draw my attention! Wasting my time, even letting the Little Horse King fake death, in fact using strange traversing means to cross a million li and flee back, Wu letting me become a target of hidden arrows, unaware that letting me step on and inspect, I have never provoked the Horse King, the Horse King harmed me, is this not a great enmity of life and death?"

The demon kings all looked at the Whale King in unison.

The Whale King was startled and angry.

"You, you are talking nonsense! Blood mouth fortunate fish! When did I ever order the Great Horse King?"

"If it wasn't you who ordered, why did you save him?"

The Whale King was speechless, glaring angrily at the Great Horse King.

The Great Horse King clearly understood Bai Yuan's intention; traversing a million li, and without revealing his trump card even in the worst situation, he lowered his head and clenched his dragon claws: "Ape King, you misunderstand. It is not the Whale King. The Whale King is benevolent; Yu An cannot bear to see the demon kings deceiving one another————"

The Whale King hurriedly asked: "Who is it?"

"Is————" The Great Horse King gritted his teeth, "It is Nanjiang! It is Nanjiang who ordered me and the Ha Ya King!"