Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 427 River God

Just as the three approached the Azure Wave Water Palace, a swarm of shrimp soldiers and crab generals surrounded them from all sides. At the same time, a majestic voice echoed from within the palace: "Who dares to trespass into the Azure Wave Water Palace?"

"It should be the River God," Guo Shiyi's voice came from the mental space.

Qin Xiaochuan thought so too. He mobilized his spiritual power and said loudly, "River God, we are here on the orders of the Grand Master of Fate to help you purify the poison of the Water Ruins. Please allow us to pass."

Before Qin Xiaochuan could finish speaking, the River God's furious roar rang out: "So it's you despicable humans! Today I will make you perish here and avenge my Yunze aquatic people!"

As soon as the River God finished speaking, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals around them rushed towards the three of them. Before they came, the Great God Zhu had repeatedly told them not to harm the aquatic creatures in Yunze as much as possible. Therefore, Qin Xiaochuan released a group intimidation mental skill to the surrounding area, and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were immediately frightened and fled.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Xiaochuan and the others rushed into the Bibo Water Mansion.

Upon entering the Azure Wave Water Palace, the rampant and violent aura became even stronger, even carrying a rotten smell. Qin Xiaochuan almost vomited upon smelling it. Just then, Qin Xiaochuan sensed a fluctuation of spiritual energy, and a water column carrying a black aura of destruction rapidly traversed the water like a torpedo, attacking the three of them.

Han Kexin pulled the trigger of her Wind Whisper hand cannon, firing a spiral-shaped wind cannonball towards the water column. With a muffled thud, a huge explosive force spread outwards, and countless schools of fish swam quickly past the three of them, desperately trying to escape this dangerous place.

Due to the excessive buoyancy in the water, Qin Xiaochuan lost his balance under the impact of the explosion and was swept away by the current, tumbling several times in the water before finally stopping.

"The power of skills will be greatly reduced in the water." Han Kexin's voice came through Qin Xiaochuan's mental space. Since the three of them had not yet adapted to the water environment, fighting in the water was more difficult than they had imagined.

Just after Han Kexin caught the He Bo's water column, a figure swam swiftly to the three of them in the water like a blue lightning bolt.

When the man stopped, Qin Xiaochuan realized that he had a human body and a fish tail, was over three meters long, and was holding a trident. His handsome face was contorted with pain, and the blue scales on his body were covered with patches of red spots, as if he had contracted some serious disease, making him extremely ugly. He exuded a violent aura and a foul stench.

"Despicable humans!" the man roared in agony, his crimson eyes filled with endless hatred. His voice was the same as the one he had heard underwater earlier, so he must be the god of the Yunze waters—the River God.

Looking at the River God, Qin Xiaochuan knew that he had been completely corrupted by the malevolent energy and had lost his self-awareness. At this point, it was completely impossible to persuade him to calm down and accept Guo Shiyi's purification.

Just as Qin Xiaochuan was pondering a countermeasure, Hebo swung his trident, and countless bubbles suddenly began to rise from the originally calm water. The current also began to speed up. Even the most obtuse person could sense a danger approaching the three of them from underwater.

"Everyone be careful." Qin Xiaochuan only had time to give this warning before a tremendous force surged from underwater. Countless water columns, like underwater tornadoes, churned the entire seabed. These tornado-like water columns contained surging spiritual energy, sweeping towards the three of them again and again. As this was their first time fighting underwater, they hadn't yet adapted to the underwater environment and could only barely dodge. Only when they couldn't avoid it any longer did they release their defensive skills to resist the corrosive spiritual energy within the water columns.

Just as Qin Xiaochuan barely dodged one water column attack using Wind Shadow Flash, two more water columns attacked him simultaneously from both sides. Under the influence of the two water columns, the water around Qin Xiaochuan became even faster, constantly pulling his body towards the water columns. Qin Xiaochuan constantly adjusted the release of spiritual energy around his body to barely keep himself from being swept away by the current. At this point, it was absolutely impossible to avoid the water column attacks.

"Holy Flame Impact!" Qin Xiaochuan shouted, and a magnificent flame suddenly burst forth underwater, like an underwater volcano erupting. The huge energy fluctuation instantly destroyed the two water columns in front of Qin Xiaochuan, and the aftershocks of the energy continued to spread in all directions, forming a rare calm water area around Qin Xiaochuan.

Although he easily dealt with the water column attack, Qin Xiaochuan clearly felt the difference between releasing skills underwater and releasing skills on open ground. First of all, water is inherently weak to fire, so releasing skills underwater would greatly weaken the power of Qin Xiaochuan's fire skills and increase his spiritual energy consumption. Secondly, due to the water pressure, both the flight speed and explosive power of the skills were greatly reduced, making Qin Xiaochuan feel as if he were trapped in a swamp, only able to exert 70% of his powerful strength.

Just as Qin Xiaochuan was pondering how to break the deadlock, a water dragon three or four meters long suddenly burst out from the bottom of the water. As the water dragon attacked Qin Xiaochuan, it first released a tidal water area on him. The tidal water area seemed to have a huge suction force, which made Qin Xiaochuan unable to move for a moment. The water dragon took the opportunity to wrap around Qin Xiaochuan's body and then dragged Qin Xiaochuan rapidly towards the direction of the River God.

At the same time, Hebo raised his trident and thrust it towards Qin Xiaochuan's head.

In the moment of crisis, a green vine wrapped around the trident, pulling it off its original trajectory. Han Kexin appeared beside Hebo like a ghost, raised her hand cannon, and fired an air shockwave cannon at Hebo's lower back. The huge energy impact forced Hebo's massive body forward a step. Hebo himself was frozen in the water for nearly two seconds due to the force of the forced movement, while Han Kexin slid backward for nearly five meters before stopping. However, during her slide, she took advantage of Hebo's momentary lapse in concentration to release another mid-to-long-range skill—Wind Howl Thousand Blades.

A curtain of wind blades centered on the River God was generated on his body and rapidly expanded. The immense wind force drew away all the water, creating a vacuum around the River God. Countless wind blades, pulled by the central wind force, continuously cut into the River God's body. The River God's scales had powerful defensive capabilities, and the wind blades struck the scales with dull "bang bang bang" sounds.

Han Kexin's Wind Howl - Thousand Blades lasted for nearly two minutes. Many of the River God's scales even peeled off, and blackish-red blood kept gushing out from the gaps in his scales. The River God felt great pain and suddenly let out a high-pitched howl. He slapped his huge fish tail, causing a stream of water to rush towards the wind blades. He took the opportunity to quickly rush upwards out of the wind blades' attack range, and then immediately turned around and rushed into the underwater palace.

Upon seeing this, Qin Xiaochuan immediately released a powerful burst of spiritual energy from his body, destroying the water dragon that was binding him, and then followed the River God in pursuit.