Chapter 176: 169 Moving Mountains and Filling Seas

The Six Dragon Carriage is amphibious, and just in time, Tang Zhao drove into the water without hesitation, not forgetting to deploy the Ruyi Golden Silk as a safety line at the critical moment.

This Ruyi Golden Silk was a trophy from defeating Ai Xin; it can stretch and retract freely, and even when stretched to the thickness of a hair, it can withstand a thousand catties of force, making it perfect for use as a safety line here.

The water-travel vehicle is driven by Qi, providing plenty of power, and being heavy itself, it charged with great force, instantly breaking through the vortex and diving into the depths of the waves; the two wheels spun, splashing water, much like a flood dragon moving through the waves.

It was dim underwater, but Tang Zhao gave the vehicle's Lamp a light push, and a Light Beam immediately illuminated the pool water, revealing everything within several dozen zhang.

I see it—over there!

Tang Zhao had assumed the underwater area would also be filled with turbulent undercurrents, and that the priority in saving someone was to find Wang Fei in the chaos, tie him up with a rope, and drag him out of the water; little did he know the currents beneath the surface were not particularly turbulent, but before he could see a person, he saw a massive Shadow.

That was the pitch-black bottom of the water, and the only beam of light shining from the carriage landed on that Shadow, which was as vast as an iceberg, illuminating only a patch of wrinkled skin that resembled the ten-thousand-year-old cracks deep within a rock stratum.

Within the water waves, there was also a blurry Shadow filling the entire field of vision, with no end in sight at a single glance.

Whether it was because the water was cold or not, goosebumps rose on Tang Zhao's skin, and a shudder rose from the bottom of his heart.

The giant creature at the bottom of the water evoked a sense of fear deep within him.

Especially since that Shadow was still swaying, with more than one limb moving.

It seemed to be moving, only it was moving very, very slowly.

Tang Zhao suppressed his fear and forcibly turned his head away, sweeping the Lamp around to look for the young man's figure.

Over—

There!

Wang Fei's figure was visible at a glance; his body was glowing faintly. That was the light of Qi; as a Sword Student, he certainly knew how to use Qi, and to protect himself, he had released his Qi underwater, struggling desperately.

Qi is a powerful force capable of taking shape, and with the help of such power, he should have been floating upward, but at this very moment, he could only struggle underwater.

Because something was wrapped around his feet.

Being too far away, Tang Zhao did not know what it was either; looking from afar, it seemed to be extremely thick water weeds, locking his legs like iron chains. Wang Fei struggled desperately, but being squeezed by the water current beneath the surface, his movements were not as intense as they would be on shore; they looked heavy and slow, carrying a sense of helpless despair.

The only stroke of luck was that Wang Fei was not very close to that massive Shadow; although the Shadow was swimming, it was still some distance away from Wang Fei.

It was just that the trend was one of closing in!

"Beep—"

The vehicle horn sounded!

Tang Zhao pressed the horn on his beloved vehicle; the sound emitted underwater was extremely muffled, as if a mournful cry. But underwater, which was already an extremely quiet environment, hearing such a muffled sound was like a thunderclap.

Opposite him, Wang Fei seemed to realize it and appeared to make a move, waving to signal. But his movements were too distorted, and Tang Zhao could not confirm if he was waving at him.

Regardless, charge over and pick him up.

At this time, Tang Zhao still had his sword in hand, and his Sword Art could be unleashed at any moment to cut off the Shadow wrapped around Wang Fei in mid-air. But he did not strike rashly; the light was dim, and out of caution, he could not confirm what it was he was about to strike, so he could not act recklessly.

Fortunately, the vehicle was useful; the two wheels spun, and where a trail of waves passed, the Six Dragon Carriage shot toward Wang Fei like an arrow released from a bow.

Underwater, Wang Fei turned around with difficulty and opened his hands toward the vehicle.

At this moment, the distance grew closer, and Tang Zhao saw what was wrapped around Wang Fei.

Water weeds!

Water weeds as thick as a bucket were wrapped around Wang Fei's waist. Although in the darkness, one could see the weeds shrouded in black Qi, they were definitely not ordinary plants.

A Fierce Trace!

It was the kind of Fierce Trace that left a strange head on the rocks; now, seeing it on the water weeds again, the thick grass leaves also seemed to have a strange face, exhaling black smoke.

"Sword Art—"

Seeing the water weeds clearly, Tang Zhao no longer hesitated; the Sword Art, carrying a white-gold flame tail that broke evil, flew out of his hand, and with one strike, he severed the roots of the water weeds.

At the same time, the water-travel vehicle had already reached Wang Fei; he reached out and pulled Wang Fei up in one go.

Wang Fei was used to riding this vehicle, and although he was still shaken, he was able to climb into the back seat; the two of them cut through a white wave, escaping the cluster of water weeds that were still baring their fangs and brandishing their claws behind them.

And at this moment, Tang Zhao looked back.

Underwater, that massive Shadow opened two giant eyes.

Even though he was closer now, under the illumination of the Lamp, Tang Zhao only saw the Shadow's two bright red eyes. Underwater, the bright red color became dull, and as it twisted slightly with the water waves, it became exceptionally eerie.

"What is it?"

A thought flashed through Tang Zhao's mind, but he did not delve into it; instead, he reached out and pulled the Ruyi Golden Silk.

The golden silk had a rebounding force, and Tang Zhao had assumed that this pull would inevitably generate a counter-pull, which he would then use to drive the vehicle and charge out of the water waves. He did not expect that with one pull, he pulled at nothing.

A strand of golden silk snapped back, and at the end of the golden silk, a sword was vaguely tied.

Ah? Did I pull someone else's Dragon Tooth Sword down?

Tang Zhao had seen that the Dragon Tooth Sword was inserted very firmly and that the position was suitable, so he used it as an anchor to tie the safety line of the golden silk; he did not expect that before he could even exert force, the Dragon Tooth Sword would actually fall off.

Is it that fragile...

Unable to borrow force from the shore, he could only start the vehicle and force his way up. Or abandon the vehicle and use the Sword Art to exit the water. That would be faster, but it is not as convenient to carry someone as the vehicle is.

A thought flashed through Tang Zhao's mind, and suddenly he heard a loud noise.

"Hum—"

Is it another dragon's hum?

No, it doesn't sound like it!

Hearing the hum underwater, he did not know if it was blocked by the water waves, but it carried a chilling, fierce intent within its muffled sound; Tang Zhao was secretly shocked: what kind of Fierce Beast is calling? It's not a dragon!

Moreover, it was coming from underwater.

The Shadow, the massive Shadow was calling.

Following the call, the water current began to surge, and another vortex was condensing.

At the same time, a feeling of suffocation came from above as well.

That is—

Tang Zhao looked up, and a huge Shadow appeared directly above, already approaching the water's surface—

Is that a stone?

No, it's a mountain!

The mountain is falling!

Boom—

A mountain peak plummeted toward the water's surface, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, smashing down ruthlessly!

That peak was extremely wide and thick, as if it intended to fill the entire Jiu Yuan, leaving no place for any living creature at the bottom of the abyss to hide!

At the same time, a wave of pressure swept across, pressing down on people's hearts as if to intimidate them.

Before, Tang Zhao had only felt that the dragon pressure that had pinned Wang Fei into the water came from beneath the surface, but now he knew it came from the black shadow! Perhaps it couldn't be called dragon pressure, and he didn't know what to call it, but it was certainly the majesty of a high-level Fierce Beast.

Immersed in the water, the pressure was close at hand; it was not just the trembling of the heart one felt on the shore, but an all-encompassing suppression—movement was difficult, breathing was difficult, even heartbeat was difficult!

While he was stuck in a state of stagnation, the mountain rocks were already descending, their Momentum unstoppable. Shadow was everywhere, and they, along with their carriage, were like grain in a stone mortar; once the pestle came down, they were immediately crushed aside.

At this very moment, in imminent danger, there was only...

Run, run!

A flash of brilliance flickered, and the Sword Art for Tang Zhao's Body Protection activated. He didn't need to move a finger; with a mere thought, it was naturally triggered.

Exile!

The person, the carriage, the golden threads, and the Dharma Artifact on the golden threads were all Exiled simultaneously, Disappearing beneath the water.

The next moment, the mountain rocks crashed down, landing with a boom at the bottom of the abyss, filling the excavated deep pool of the Jiu Yuan!

This mountain rock was so massive that it filled all the way to the ground, with more than half of the mountain body still above the water. The water flow was displaced by it, overflowing from the gaps on all sides and turning into countless white waves that surged straight into the sky!

The white waves submerged everything in the vicinity, and the first to bear the brunt was the Jiu Yuan History Museum!

A hundred miles away, two people and a carriage fell to the ground with a thud.

Tang Zhao spat out a mouthful of cold water, feeling that water had also entered his nose and ears, and his stomach was churning even more.

Wang Fei was vomiting violently, rolling on the ground with no regard for his image. He had fallen into the water earlier and had swallowed much more water than Tang Zhao.

"Ah... is this... are we safe?" After finishing vomiting, Wang Fei raised his head, as if waking from a dream.

"A hundred miles away, we should be safe."

His Exile was not an active movement of an Art Tool, but the triggering of the built-in Rune Formula of his personal life-saving lock; there was no way to choose the distance, it was automatically one hundred miles.

After all, it was for the sake of escaping; if it were too close, he feared being caught up with. Only a hundred miles away could be considered absolutely safe.

It was fortunate he had this trump card; otherwise, in that situation, there would have been no way to take an Art Tool out of the Time Jar to activate it. Life and death changed in an instant, and regret would have been difficult.

"One hundred miles in a single go! Truly amazing! Compared to my..." Wang Fei said repeatedly.

Tang Zhao said, "You also have a life-saving trump card? Why didn't you activate it?"

He thought Wang Fei should have had a similar life-saving trump card. There was more than one type of transfer art, and his kind of non-directional Exile wasn't the top tier, but being able to use it in that situation was what truly mattered.

Wang Fei said almost reflexively, "For us ordinary folk, where would we have that kind of..." Halfway through, he looked at Tang Zhao's expression, sighed dejectedly, and said, "I wanted to, but being entangled by that kind of water grass, I felt like a wooden person; my movements could only twitch, my mind was dull, and I could only struggle by instinct. I couldn't activate it at all. Thanks to you, otherwise I would have died today. Screw them..."

He hammered the ground fiercely and said, "It turns out I really underestimated them. I'm afraid they had their eyes on me from the very beginning. And they went to such great lengths, heh, a mountain peak falling—isn't this a warning? They want to scare me... do they think I was scared into growing up?"

Tang Zhao was silent. Indeed, that move just now was no small feat. It was likely that they had truly broken off a mountain top from the Kungangqunshan and filled it into the deep pool. This was literally "moving mountains to fill the sea."

I wonder what happened to the Jiu Yuan?

Could it be that the two of them were the only two tourists left in that Jiu Yuan?

Wang Fei smiled weakly, "Actually, just now at the bottom of the pool, when I was in danger, I even suspected you were a bad person. After all, I only met you along the way, and you knew my itinerary. And you were carrying that kind of turtle..."

At this time, the turtle poked its head out from Tang Zhao's embrace and said unhappily, "What do you mean 'that kind of turtle'? What bad things are you saying about Gui Ye to his face?"

Wang Fei waved his hand and said, "Never mind. You can talk about your turtle affairs in private; it has nothing to do with me. It was my mistake; the betrayal must have existed from the start. Brother Tang, let me say a few words to you."

------------------Author's Note------------------

555, tomorrow I'll be on the recommendation list for the first time in a long while. There will be more updates, so please look forward to it.