Chapter 80

"Regardless, over a hundred Mountain Ghosts are definitely the main den near Pingyang Town."

Lu Gang's words brought some relief to everyone's hearts; it was good that it wasn't in vain.

"Busy all night, give Blackie to me. Senior Brother Xu and I will explore again. You three go back and rest first."

Liang Qu felt he indeed needed to rest; he was extremely exhausted and mentally drained.

When the sky falls, there's someone tall to hold it up. He believed Cao Shixiong Lu was a capable person, so he followed his two senior brothers back to the martial arts hall, washed up simply, applied sword oil to the Fubo Spear, and fell into a deep sleep on the bed, not even having time to look at the Refined Ze Ling's favor.

Sleeping until the afternoon, Liang Qu woke up, ate a simple meal of cold rice, and asked for leave from his two senior brothers, finding an excuse that his family was building a house and he needed to go back to take a look.

In reality, he just wanted to find an uninhabited water area to study what exactly the Refined Ze Ling's favor was, worrying that the process might have anomalies and be seen by others.

Hu Qi pondered for a while and agreed: "Alright, there are no other clues for now. Remember to come back as soon as you're done."

Liang Qu thanked him: "Thank you, Cao Shixiong, I will definitely be back before dark."

He went to the pier to take a boat, arrived at an uninhabited water area, stopped, crawled into the boat canopy, and sat cross-legged.

【Mountain-Searching and Demon-Subduing progress: 32】

【Compatibility reached 30%, received the favor of the River Lord Emperor's Refined Ze Ling once. Can integrate the River Lord Emperor's Refined Ze Ling (partial), gain Martial Path Divine Power Layer 1, martial arts talent doubles, damage to water-attribute spirit monsters increases by 10%. Integrate?】

Martial arts talent doubles!

Liang Qu's eyes turned red when he saw this description.

Integrate, integrate fiercely!

The Ze Ding shone brightly.

Liang Qu saw a god general holding a spear walk out of the tripod and merge with his body. The moment the two fit together.

Boom!

The intense pain in his body pierced his consciousness in an instant, as if his whole body was being burned by raging fire. The violent pain surged from the deepest part of his bone marrow, and all the pores on his body tightened!

"Ah!!! Fuck your mother!!!"

Liang Qu clenched his five fingers tightly, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, flowing with bright red, hot blood.

The flames flowed through his blood to his whole body, and the intense rhythm tore at his body; it was as if hot magma was flowing in his bone marrow!

He was in so much pain he wanted to hit the boat deck with his head; every minute and every second, his consciousness was on the verge of fading.

I don't know how long it took, just as the last trace of consciousness was about to be wiped out.

Liang Qu's perspective changed.

The world was dim, the lead-gray river surface rose and fell, giant waves like curtains; before one wave could crash down, it was smashed to pieces by the next, turning into white water foam.

A terrifyingly large black shadow swam under the water surface, the river surface bulged instantly, and a terrifying creature with two horns on its head broke the water surface, thousands of tons of river water collapsing and scattering.

The terrifying creature stared straight over from top to bottom, its brilliant golden eyes like two large fireballs!

That is... a dragon!?

Liang Qu's pupils shrank sharply, his whole body trembling, fear covering the sky and earth.

But he suddenly moved.

Liang Qu tilted his perspective, surprised to find that he was actually holding a three-pointed, double-edged blade in his hand!

He raised the three-pointed, double-edged blade, just as he raised his Fubo Spear, but the feeling was completely different; as for how exactly, he couldn't grasp it.

The three-pointed, double-edged blade swung down.

The world suddenly lost its voice.

The sound of tides, wind, and roars disappeared.

Everything turned into black and white, and twisted lines filled the world, chaotic and jumping.

Liang Qu saw the tip of the three-pointed, double-edged blade sweep across the twisted lines, and everything it passed through broke apart, just like a white eraser wiping across gray pencil lines, piercing through.

His temples throbbed, his brain ached, but he dared not slack off in the slightest.

A clear crack appeared on the water surface; the river surface, thousands of meters deep, cracked and sank, as if an invisible sharp blade had slashed, pulling the terrifying airflow and slashing into the dragon's head.

In an instant, the dragon collapsed inch by inch, only making half a wail, its entire body's tendons and bones shattered in a breath, exploding into a large blood mist!

A thousand miles of river surface turned into a sea of blood!

Countless large fish, driven by the most primitive desire, overcame their instinctive fear and swam upstream with all their might, just to drink that mouthful of dragon blood.

They tore at each other crazily; the moment they got the dragon blood, their bodies expanded and burst, turning into rotten meat. The sea of blood became deeper red, and only a very few succeeded in evolving, their body sizes surging, each one exuding a terrifying momentum.

Liang Qu was stunned on the spot.

Am I that strong?

*Splash! *

The scene changed again. Liang Qu's hand went soft, and he fell face-first onto the boat deck, his lips and teeth colliding, spilling blood.

So painful!

The pain remaining in his bone marrow still made Liang Qu tremble slightly. He struggled desperately, covered his head, and tried hard to recall that scene.

Forgotten, all forgotten.

Liang Qu's face was pale; he didn't know why his head was empty, and he couldn't remember that strike at all.

Pain, too painful!

Why was it so painful?

It was completely different from integrating the Water Monkey.

【Integrate River Lord Emperor's Refined Ze Ling (partial), gain Martial Path Divine Power Layer 1, martial arts talent doubles, damage to water-attribute spirit monsters increases by 10%】

Alright, it's not unacceptable.

I didn't expect that besides Wuzhiqi, I could integrate other Ze Lings.

It's just a pity that Erlang Shen's other myths are hard to get, all out of reach, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get favor again.

The current focus is still to upgrade the Water Monkey to a cyan Refined Ze Ling as soon as possible. My Monkey Brother is not bad at all; even Great Yu has to give him three points of face. At that time, the changes will definitely be huge.

Looking at that description, riding the water and driving the waves, just thinking about it is glorious.

Liang Qu barely turned over, collapsed on the boat deck, and breathed heavily.

His body was extremely sticky, covered in salt grains; he was no different from being fished out of the water. After resting for a full three-quarters of an hour, he recovered his strength and jumped into the water to take a bath first.

After receiving the favor of Jianghuai, Liang Qu could no longer feel the cold in the Jianghuai River at all.

Clearly, he could still feel it when drawing well water on weekdays; it felt like the Jianghuai River had opened a special permission for him.

When the favor reaches 100%, am I the administrator of the Jianghuai River? Can it be considered an alternative River God?

Liang Qu's mind wandered, and after taking a bath, he returned to the boat to feel the blood Qi in his chest.

Three inches thick, two feet long!

I can actually refine meat!

The requirement for refining meat only needs two and a half inches, about the thickness of a forearm; three inches is more than enough.

I didn't expect that receiving the favor of the River Lord Emperor and integrating a small part of the Refined Ze Ling would have extra benefits.

I've only been learning martial arts for two months, and I'm actually starting to refine meat, breaking the second pass?

Liang Qu was excited in his heart and tried the Bow Force Method again; the Qi and blood circulation was much smoother and became very easy.

If I have to use a metaphor, it's like software that was originally supposed to run at full power suddenly reduced half of its computing power.

That's not right either; the Bow Force Method hasn't changed, what changed is him. He added a memory stick to himself, the usage rate dropped from 100% to 50%, requiring less mental effort, and it's naturally easier to practice.

After trying, Liang Qu sat cross-legged and began to refine meat.

Same as the method for the Skin-Breaking Pass, the Meat Pass is the same approach: diffuse blood Qi, integrate into muscle texture, and into the great tendons.

Different from the pain just now, refining the Meat Pass made his whole body warm, every inch of muscle and great tendon slowly wriggling, changing, extremely comfortable.

Like stretching a big yawn after sitting for a long time, hearing his spine pop, and the hard muscles softening.

"Hoo."

Once the pass refining was completed, Liang Qu's fatigue dissipated, and he reached out to touch the Fubo.

Breathing!

The Fubo Spear is really breathing!

He felt it!

Liang Qu widened his eyes; he had never had such a clear feeling before, only feeling that the Fubo Spear was in tune with his heart and was exceptionally handy to use.

There was no feeling of a life residing in it, as Cao Shixiong Lu said.

So, was it because his martial arts talent wasn't enough before, so he couldn't perceive it?

Liang Qu stood on the bow of the boat, waving the great spear in his hand, the spear tip touching the water surface, not bringing up a single drop of water, only setting off a ripple.

An indescribable feeling, but it was indeed much easier.

He hadn't learned the long spear much, but he knew what to do and how to do it well, like an innate sense.

Awesome!

Liang Qu's expression was joyful; even if his martial arts talent was average, after doubling, it must be one in a thousand, right?

Not to mention two days of special training, Cao Shixiong Hu said he was not bad, so isn't that one in ten thousand?

I am a genius of one in ten thousand!

Liang Qu couldn't help but puff out his chest, facing the river, his mind open, his spirit flying.

Finally, try this move again.

The river waves surged under the boat, and the water rippled.

Liang Qu took a deep breath and stepped onto the water surface.

Thousands of jin of water flow surged, slowly lifting him up.