Chapter 1532

Boom—

The rushing currents collided, turbulent flow turned milky white, covering and submerging.

All images burst and collapsed at this moment, sparkling ripples faded by more than half, under tension, the water film in midair gradually contracted, tearing open a great hole in the net.

Waves leapt, water droplets formed prisms, flashing with heavenly light.

A point of cold light mixed in the flashes, piercing the waves, thrusting straight toward him!

Sword light like a bolt of autumn water, drawing a rainbow, the scene suddenly shifted to reality.

Linchuan.

It's Linchuan!

How could it be Linchuan?

True and false, virtual and real, everything pierced the sea of consciousness, chills spreading throughout.

The world spun, Zhang Longxiang felt most nauseous, nearly vomiting, almost wanting to howl wildly, instinctively resisting, but having previously guarded against the Straw Hat Old Man, he had completely exposed his back to Linchuan, the situation suddenly changed, still lagging half a beat——

"I was guarding against you."

The Straw Hat Old Man roared in anger, swung his arm and wrist, shaking the fishing rod with force.

The silver silk line instantly straightened taut.

He lost his voice, his body twisted.

Zhang Longxiang completely turned into a great fish, plunged into the long river, his form illusory, the middle scene flickered, he strangely shifted aside, waiting for Linchuan's thrusting sword, the bolt-like rainbow light crisscrossed through, Zhang Longxiang shifted back once more, successfully dodging the sneak attack.

Yet a sudden impulse, waves of rising and falling, the danger did not cease. Intense stabbing pain drilled out from deep within Zhang Longxiang's mind, as if a soul were violently growing inside his sea of consciousness.

The Second and Third Immortals seized the opportunity, striking simultaneously, a two-sided pincer!

The originally balanced situation, due to Linchuan's betrayal, collapsed completely.

Cold sweat poured out like opening a sluice, every pore on his body tightly shut.

Enemies, all are enemies!

The Straw Hat Old Man had no time to save, he couldn't dodge himself!

Gripping the long sword tightly, Zhang Longxiang asserted his authority, preparing to absorb the attack and harm, to welcome heavy injury, but at this moment, another trace of cold light came.

Zhang Longxiang's pupils dilated, Linchuan, who had just failed to sneak attack him, actually turned back, yet not joining the Second and Third Immortals in a three-sided pincer, but standing in front of him.

The sea of consciousness went blank again.

"Pfft!"

Thunder burst from the mountains, residual waves surged.

Linchuan Immortal spat out a mouthful of blood, blood flowing from his seven orifices, he grabbed Zhang Longxiang's collar, charged backward in retreat, blood streaming, ferocious and terrifying, glaring at the Straw Hat Old Man.

"Shameless Straw Hat Old Man! We formed an alliance, how could you betray trust and abandon righteousness, sneak attacking me!."

Bai Guang exploded.

Boom—

Heavy rain poured down, red and white interwoven, the heavens split apart, the might of the Whale King and the Great Li Taizu continuously swelling.

Liang Qu drenched in sweat, frantically communicating with the Ze Ding, seeking other ways.

Hurry, hurry.

Qingnü, Qingnü, just missing the final Qingnü, but Qingnü's completion will still take at least several days.

Praying for the Whale King and the Great Li Taizu to hold out several days? Praying for Zhang Longxiang, Linchuan, the Straw Hat Old Man, and the Second and Third Immortals to withstand several days, just in time for the Position Fruit to fully ascend?

"Is there anything usable, is there anything usable————"

Suddenly.

The gaze jerked to a halt.

Three strands of silver-gray long qi leapt into view.

【Heaven Mystic Earth Yellow Human Harmony Qi: Heaven Mystic Earth Yellow, Human Harmony Central. Three Powers United, Myriad Generations Prosper. Borrowed Without Exhaustion, Taken Without Harm, Only Virtue Assists, Only Justice Shines.】

Burning firewood to offer to debts, pray to Heaven once.

Jade Land Contract, pray to Earth once.

Compiling Mystic Yellow, forming Heaven Mystic Earth Yellow Human Harmony Qi, pray Heaven and Earth for aid!

Is it usable, can it be used?

At this moment, the three strands of long qi seemed like three lifesaving hairs.

Old Heaven, help me out!

Liang Qu gripped tightly, trying a desperate remedy, but he couldn't get out, couldn't use it! The entire Great Hunt was completely sealed, how could he send the long qi to the Dragon Palace to mature Qingnü?

Eighteen thousand essences vanished.

Three strands of long qi, transformed into spirit fish.

"Round Head!"

Jiang Tun leapt out of Chuan State, seized the spirit fish, returned within, swimming forward with effort.

"Crack!"

"Mom, thunder and rain, so scary for the frogs!"

The old toad hiding under the rock could bear it no longer, kicked its legs, desperately crawling outward.

"Linchuan, you're spitting blood! Clearly it was you who sneak attacked the Dragon Elephant Immortal, how can you still turn the rake to sow discord?" The Straw Hat Old Man suppressed his anger, "Dragon Elephant, don't believe him! Come over quickly!"

"If not for you using illusions to deceive me, false Dragon Elephant as Great Li, how would I have mistaken?" Linchuan's eyes streamed with blood, terrifying—

"Always," "Dragon Elephant!"

"Dragon Elephant, don't believe!" The Straw Hat Old Man shouted.

"Dragon Elephant! You are my Great Shun subject!"

The second and third immortals sensed something was wrong, yet did not act with any bias; they separately sought out Linchuan and the Straw Hat Weng, deliberately muddying the waters.

Zhang Longxiang staggered, his mind utterly muddled; he dared not approach either the Straw Hat Weng or Linchuan.

Enemies, all of them are enemies!

Immortal Linchuan, Great Shun's ancestor Linchuan — why would he defect, why would he launch a sneak attack?

An utterly impossible thing, without any reason, any stance, any omen.

Is it the Straw Hat Weng creating an illusion? But if it is the Straw Hat Weng misleading him, why would he save him?

Could it be they were all deceived, all deceived by Great Li's Taizu?

Great Li's Taizu's scheme to sow discord?

Who killed the Beiting Immortal?

The Whale Emperor's conspiracy.

Can't tell, simply can't tell!

Liang Qu, what would you do? Who would you believe?

How Zhang Longxiang wished Liang Qu were right here; he has the most tricks up his sleeve, in this kind of situation he would surely have a way.

What on earth is Liang Qu waiting for?

At this very moment, Zhang Longxiang desperately hoped for someone to give him an answer — no, it didn't necessarily have to be a person!

Zhang Longxiang abruptly turned his head; a familiar qi signature rapidly closed in.

The sea surface surged with towering waves, billowing and rolling on; a string of white wave ripples skimmed the sea surface, the old toad kicked its legs swiftly, passing beneath the battlefield in a series of hops.

A flash of inspiration struck; Zhang Longxiang shouted at once: "Frog Grandpa!"

"Croak?"

The old toad warily raised its head, and instantly caught sight of Zhang Longxiang.

"Who is the enemy!" Zhang Longxiang mustered his breath and roared out, "Tell me!"

Enemy?

The old toad scratched its head, its gaze jumping to Linchuan, jumping to the Straw Hat Weng, then back to Linchuan, then back to the Straw Hat Weng.

Blood rushed to its head, blue veins at its temples throbbing as if about to burst; everyone in this moment was drawn by the old toad on the sea surface.

Finally, the frog's eyes abruptly locked onto one side.

Everyone's hearts violently contracted.

Zhang Longxiang clearly understood the answer.

At this very moment, no matter how many inconceivable things, no matter how much agonizing torment, all became reality.

The old toad was about to open its mouth; Linchuan raised a hand and thrust it forward, a sharp sword flew out!

"Croak!"

The old toad cried out in alarm, saw nothing at all, only felt a streak of white silk fly in from beyond the heavens.

Instinct told it to dodge!

Its perfectly round body, as wide as it was long, at this moment displayed inconceivable agility; its side twisted, brushing past the white silk.

Linchuan stared in surprise, then turned back.

The long sword circled and clashed, colliding with a blade edge!

Zhang Longxiang, borne on gang wind, shielded and intercepted the follow-up, forcefully flinging: "Frog Grandpa, run!"

"Croak!"

Fierce wind howled; the old toad gave a miserable shriek, flew into the air, turning into a vanishing dot.

Bang!

Zhang Longxiang and the Straw Hat Weng quickly pressed close together, engaging Linchuan, the second and third immortals in a melee once more.

Sparks scattered, authorities collided.

Reality warped, bizarre growth, inverted scenes.

Why would it be Linchuan?

Was the Beiting Immortal also Linchuan's doing?

Zhang Longxiang was in unbearable anguish.

He would rather it be the Straw Hat Weng, would rather yet another fourth immortal appear, than face Linchuan.

Where is Taizu? Where is the Sage Emperor?

"Careful!"

The fishing line trembled; the Straw Hat Weng grabbed Zhang Longxiang and pulled him out of the battlefield; in the blink of an eye, Linchuan appeared, touching off a brief clash with the third immortal before withdrawing.

A three-way melee!

Zhang Longxiang stared blankly: "Linchuan, aren't you helping Great Li's Taizu?"

"It's the Whale Emperor! Linchuan and the Whale Emperor are in cahoots!" the Straw Hat Weng shouted.

The second and third immortals coldly laughed: "Interesting."

"Can't get out?"

Round Head nodded vigorously.

Utilizing Chuan Kingdom's thousand-li coverage, the hope of breaking out of the Great Hunt Assembly was dashed; Liang Qu's heart turned half-cold.

Could ascending Zeguo early break through the blockade?

But once Zeguo changes, the Whale Emperor and Great Li's Taizu locked in combat ————

"Ah!!!"

A miserable scream came from the horizon; Liang Qu looked up.

The belly was rippled by the wind, and in the sky, an old toad that had been drifting for a full half incense stick crashed into the sea, sending up a towering column of water!

Mud and sand flew everywhere, the old toad dizzy and disoriented, it pulled its head out of the seabed, flipped its direction, and kept surging upward.

Outside is too dangerous, it wants to find Liang Qing, it wants to enter Ze Guo!

Bold footless frog, not coming to receive the summons, return and I will surely strike it from the frog registry!

"Splash."

"Huh, Liang Qing!"

"National Preceptor!"

The old toad's frog eyes widened bright, having found its backer, it shook off the water weeds on its head and came surging over with a flapping motion: "Bad news, you Great Order immortals have defected! Heaven collapsing, earth sinking, we'd better pack our bags and flee at once."

"Why?" Zhang Longxiang could not believe it.

"The Whale King and the Dragon Lord have always been good friends!"

"And then?"

The straw-hatted old man wanted to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood but couldn't: "Blood Dragon Horse, riding a Blood Dragon Horse every day, showing off in the streets, that's your Great Order's sign! You Great Order hadn't yet taken over the Central Plains a thousand years ago, you were already operating the Jianghuai Great Marsh in the Southern Directly Governed Region, always exchanging with the Dragon Lord, and had always known the Whale King! Having received the Dragon Lord's patronage, you also received the Whale King's patronage!"

"How could that be?"

Liang Qu's pupils dilated, his face turned deathly pale, his hands and feet grew cold, he almost felt as if he were losing blood.

How could Linchuan Immortal possibly be a traitor?

Traitor to whom?

The founding emperor of Great Li? That couldn't be, if it were the founding emperor of Great Li————

Wait a moment.

"Whale King, is it the Whale King?? But————"

Liang Qu couldn't believe Linchuan would defect in battle, nor could he believe a crucible, one who had cultivated all the way here, endured so many hardships, would falter before the fight even began.

Linchuan is absolutely not that kind of person, such a person could never become a crucible.

Then there is only one possibility, it must have been earlier, how early? When————

"Is it the Whale Pearl!? Linchuan Immortal became an immortal using the Whale Pearl?"

"The Whale Pearl is formed from the Whale's eye, there have always been two! You already saw one in the Southern Border. Linchuan has extraordinary talent, the fastest to become an immortal in thousands of years since Great Li.

At that time I was still in slumber, dare not be certain, now it's eight or nine out of ten, back then Linchuan, in fact, used the Dragon Lord as a bridge, obtained the Whale Pearl, and used the first Whale Pearl to accelerate its own cultivation to become an immortal! That's why it was so fast!" The straw-hatted old man explained rapidly.

Zhang Longxiang still didn't understand what had happened.

Why does using the Whale Pearl bind one to the Whale King, is Linchuan doing this out of gratitude, forced to do so?

"This isn't the Huayin Martial Hall, and I'm not your Great Order's instructor!"

The straw-hatted old man laughed in anger, bringing Zhang Longxiang to dart swiftly through the battlefield.

Linchuan, him, Zhang Longxiang, three against two, could still check the second and third immortals. Now the three-way melee has turned into a chaotic mess, Great Li's founding emperor towers over all, simultaneously suppressing both sides.

"Have you ever drunk chicken soup?" The straw-hatted old man shouted, finally still spending words to explain: "Drink it to the end, a thin layer of oil floats on the noodles, big and small incompatible, use chopsticks to poke the edge of two oil bubbles, and they will merge into one.

After the crucible, you will find, your small world is just like a big oil bubble, suitable minor authority is like a small oil bubble, constantly relying on special means to accommodate, you can expand your small world! Once merged in, the small oil bubble will come under the control of the big oil bubble!"

Lightning split the mind's sea.

"Linchuan became an immortal during the Great Qian era, his family had already been operating in the Southern Directly Governed Region, on good terms with the Jianghuai Dragon Lord, breeding Blood Dragon Horses. It's the Whale King, the Whale King has dominated Linchuan!? From the very beginning!?"

Liang Qu's mouth was dry and tongue parched, recalling everything he had walked through, what he and the Holy Emperor said, what the Holy Emperor and Linchuan said, his hands and feet turned ice cold.

Even, Linchuan had refined pills for him!

He dominates by drawing the "川" character, what does the Whale King's domination entail?

Heavy Breathing, Liang Qu's trembling finger pointed: "National Preceptor, how is the battle over there?"

"Don't know, frog! As soon as I went over, I saw Great Li's founding emperor fighting the Southern Border immortals and the Great Order immortals, that little guy Longxiang ran over to ask me."

"What about the Northern Court Immortal?" Liang Qu seized on the key point.

"Didn't see him."

"Bad!"

The world spun, head dizzy and vision blurred.

Liang Qu's heart turned cold to the core, colder even than being unable to send out long breath via Chuan State.

Linchuan has hidden for so long, the Whale King has hidden for so long; they will certainly not fire blindly or expose themselves without warning. They will surely use it at the most critical moment to reap the greatest victory.

Northern Court Immortal, more danger than fortune!

"The Northern Court Immortal's position fruit has already fallen onto the Whale King's fin!"

Likewise, Linchuan's exposure equals the Whale King no longer concealing itself, the Whale King no longer concealing itself————

In an instant.

Hearts in sync, the same thought arose in everyone's mind.

The second and third immortals furrowed their brows, hastily retreated, to seek the Whale King.

Linchuan immediately stepped forward, entwined the third immortal, blocking its departure, the second immortal exploded with a boom, turning into blood-red smoke that sank into the Yin Realm, vanished without trace.

"Seize him!" The straw-hatted old man bellowed.

Zhang Longxiang advanced shoulder to shoulder with the straw-hatted old man, but not to attack the third immortal, rather Linchuan.

Cannot let the Whale King succeed, let Great Li's founding emperor go obstruct the Whale King!

The second and third immortals leapt into the Yin Realm, used dreams to hasten their journey, simultaneously descended, while Great Li's founding emperor contended with the Whale King, his whole body shuddered, then he boomed backward.

Thud!

Invisible ripples trembled and spread outward.

Heaven and earth fell silent.

【180> Not long after, the entire East Sea heaved with huge waves, the air clung to the great waves, stacking into an invisible wall, all the beast-fighting arenas trembled in unison.

Before long, the entire East Sea surged with towering waves; the air pressed against the great waves, stacking into an invisible wall, and every beast-fighting arena trembled in unison.

Xu shi stumbled, sliding off her seat, and Yang Dongxiong instantly reached out with a large hand, steadying Xu shi's shoulders and pulling her firmly into his embrace.

Tens of thousands of spectators rose to their feet.

"What's going on? Has a Wu Sheng fought their way nearby?" Xu Zishuai stood up, craning his neck to look.

"A mountain, there's a mountain outside."

"That's not a mountain, it's a wave!"

"A wave, a huge wave!"

Suddenly a scream rang out.

Footsteps trampled, the earth trembled, and fine sprays of water leapt up on the sea surface.

Outside the beast arena, countless merchants panicked; some hadn't seen clearly at first, but then discovered to their shock that the sky had long since changed color — what joined heaven and earth was not boundless dark clouds, but a streak of lead-gray giant wave.

"Run!"

The giant wave engulfed the beast arena.

Boom!

All the bamboo stands shattered to pieces, and tens of millions of people were swept into the East Sea.

"Holy crap, Master!" Xu Zishuai exclaimed, looking back in shock.

"Relax, His Majesty is here too, nothing will happen." Yang Dongxiong said calmly.

Sure enough.

As the giant wave swept over, a Yinglong immediately made a move, cleaving it open.

"What about other places then?" Xu Zishuai murmured.

There are over ten thousand beast arenas.

The Saint Emperor, the Tusi, and the Khan Kings — none were without tension.

Inside the Great Hunt, hundreds of Yinglong from the three realms of water, heaven, and sea had no idea what was happening, merely lowering their combat frequency on a whim, by instinct.

Darhan Wang's heart suddenly skipped a beat as a vast whale surged into his sea of consciousness with a boom.

The Red Scale King, the White Elephant King — the vast majority of Yinglong froze in unison, motionless.

"What's going on?"

"What's the situation, lagging again?"

Disciples of the Huaiyin Martial Hall clamored noisily.

The Martial Saints on the screen suddenly froze completely still.

Hu Qi went up and tapped it twice more, but this time it didn't help.

"What the hell, we want to watch the Huai King."

"Could the Whale Emperor have done something? They've been broadcasting matches in Yingchun Tower for ages, never like this before."

"Quiet down, quiet down, everyone shut up, or I'll make you all go stand stake." Xiang Changsong stood up, "In a bit I'll have Senior Brother Lu come take a look, might be a problem with the Dragon Spirit Gauze."

The Heaven-Water Realm began to expand wildly!

The Lotus Bodhisattva discovered in shock that the Whale Emperor's minor world, which she had invaded more than half of, was now breaking away at a terrifying speed!

At the Ehe, the White Dragon King extended his head to gaze into the distance.

At the Yellow Sand River, the Old Dragon Lord clenched his dragon claws tight.

"Damn it, too late!"

Liang Qu cast a final glance at the Ze Ding.

Must gamble!

"Pot King, sorry about this, the Position Fruit I'll return later!"

【Can consume Xuan Fruit, ten million Water Ze Essence, to advance the Ze Nation, perfect the Huai Vortex Water Lord's supreme domain, and wrest out one Ze Nation.】

【Water Ze Essence: 54,910,000】

Inside the Ze Ding.

The Xuan Fruit and ten million Essence vanished abruptly.

【Water Ze Essence: 44,910,000】

Presently.

His heart gave a heavy thump, blood flowed backward, and Liang Qu's eyes turned blood-red!

The Chuan Nation began expanding rapidly — three thousand li, ten thousand li, one hundred thousand li, three hundred thousand li —

Like lightning splitting dark clouds, illuminating heaven and earth.

A brand new minor world abruptly inserted itself between the Straw Hat Weng, Linchuan, Zhang Longxiang, the Whale Emperor, and the Dream Dynasty!

"What's happening?" Straw Hat Weng exclaimed in shock, "Who, who achieved immortality?"

Zhang Longxiang's first thought was of Liang Qu; Liang Qu's "Stone in the River" had swelled strangely by a ring, yet still existed, unchanged.

The Whale Emperor and the Great Li Taizu simultaneously noticed the existence in this corner.

"Round Head, quick, try again!" Liang Qu shouted.

Round Head bit down on three Spirit Fish, burrowed into the Chuan Nation, then leapt out again.

Water droplets glittered crystalline.

Wind calm, waves still, sunlight just right.

All the surging turmoil vanished without a trace.

It thrashed its tail desperately, plunging headfirst into the water channel.

"Splash!"