Chapter 590: Chapter 574: Three Battles with the Water People
Zhao Changhe arrived at the outskirts of Tianya Island and adapted a bit better than Xia Chichi.
He had been pondering the Water Mirror Technique along the way, which involved manipulating light, not to mention he had been practicing the Spring Water Sword Technique for two years.
When he first caught sight of the island, Zhao Changhe’s gaze was already able to penetrate the misty water vapor and light, seeing the true location of the island inside, and noticed that the island was not as large as it appeared from the outside.
The only distinctive feature at the moment was that the sun had already set, the moon had risen, but there was still a seven-colored Rainbow Bridge in the sky, as if it were a painting.
“That Rainbow Bridge is not right…” Zhao Changhe, gazing at the Rainbow Bridge from afar, quietly asked the San Niang beside him, “Doesn’t it look like it’s saying, if you step on the bridge, you can ascend to heaven?”
San Niang said, “From the angle of light refraction, if you step on the island, from the outside it will appear as if you are stepping on the Rainbow Bridge. It also carries a symbolic meaning, stepping on it is to enter Tianya.”
Is Tianya Island far or not?
Not far.
If one is already at Tianya, how could it be far?
Unable to suppress the poetic thoughts rising in his heart, Zhao Changhe listened as San Niang said, “This place is truly strange… The concept of the Azure Dragon is not usually strongly connected with water. Earlier, we were guided by the idea of water generating wood and the Azure Dragon’s position in the east. That’s why Chichi once went to sea, gaining some insight. In reality, the Azure Dragon’s meaning should not be sought from within the water… but here I get a very strong feeling from it.”
Zhao Changhe also found it strange, not because of this, but because he felt that relics related to the Azure Dragon should have been mostly excavated by now. The fake tomb of the Azure Dragon had been excavated under the supervision of Chichi’s mother, dug up as deep as three feet; the Azure Dragon Seal from the back mountain’s Shuilian Cave was obtained by both him and Chichi; The mechanisms under the Azure Dragon Seal were solved by himself and San Niang, and the Rejuvenation Technique was obtained from there. Even the coffins were moved away, according to San Niang, inside was indeed the Azure Dragon’s body from those days.
This place had been scoured bare, so how come there were still things related to the Azure Dragon… how could there be so many…
San Niang looked up at the sky, the Dragon Star Constellation was faintly twinkling in the east: “I’m afraid it refers to the meaning of the Star Constellation, not the ancient Azure Dragon.”
Zhao Changhe nodded. To speak of where the influence of the ancient Azure Dragon came from, it was clearly linked to the stars above and did not emerge out of nowhere. If what was obtained here was the meaning of the Star Constellation, then it was touching upon the origination of this direction.
No wonder Xia Longyuan sent his daughter here to seek a breakthrough, this was indeed an excellent opportunity for Chichi to glimpse at the Third Layer Secret Treasure in a short period of time.
The premise was that she had the capability to endure it, sending a primary school student to read papers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences would be useless…
While the two were discussing, Tang En was navigating the boat to move forward, getting close to the area where the light twisted.
Zhao Changhe originally wanted to tell Tang En to stop and slowly observe, even considering questioning some fishermen nearby, but the closer they got to the island, the more activity seemed to be happening.
Dressed in white, someone swept under the moonlight, stepping on the treetops, as beautiful as an elf.
Zhao Changhe couldn’t take his eyes off her.
Chichi… Every reunion could give a fresh sense of astonishment, and this time what he felt from her was solitude and determination.
If one is already at Tianya, how could Tianya be far?
San Niang glanced sideways at him, her stomach filled with sourness, not knowing how to release this jealousy.
As slow as Chichi was in other matters, in their love, she was undeniably the first… For a long time, Chichi was the girlfriend in this blockhead’s heart, and now, looking at his eyes, it was as tender as seeing a first love. No wonder Vermilion Bird got angry at the sight of Chichi, unable to compete, there was nothing she could do but to bully San Niang as small comfort for her broken heart…
San Niang sighed, “You…”
She had barely spoken when Zhao Changhe suddenly jumped up in a rage, “Damn! Chichi’s not exploring secrets, she’s being chased! Who the hell dares to attack my Chichi!”
San Niang: “…”
“Tang En! Bed Crossbow!”
“… Your Highness, we can’t see anything.”
“You don’t need to see, just shoot in that direction!”
San Niang frowned slightly, her cultivation was much stronger than Zhao Changhe’s, keenly sensing all kinds of hostile presences nearby, but couldn’t discern details… It felt rash to barge in like this was not the best choice. It was odd, Chichi was always cautious, how could she have fallen into such a disadvantaged situation of fighting alone…
But she couldn’t possibly stop Zhao Changhe from rescuing her, the purpose of her own sea voyage was for Chichi. In theory, she would protect Chichi even at the cost of her own life.
Tang En commanded the crew to set up the bed crossbow, unable to aim properly, he fired blindly in the direction Zhao Changhe indicated.
With a “twang”, the crossbow cannon was shot out, and Zhao Changhe had vanished.
Tang En: “?”
San Niang shook her head: “He stepped on the crossbow bolt and went out, you all be careful outside, best to find a safe place to hide… This battle is very risky.”
Before she finished speaking, she too disappeared.
Tang En: “…”
But who the hell is this little San Niang that’s been moaning in the cabin for several days? She usually seems as lethargic as a turtle, but when she gets serious, she’s so fast that I can’t even find her… She seems even stronger than the abbot!
The direction of Tang En’s crossbow cannon was slightly adjusted by Zhao Changhe who was standing on it, and when it truly entered the battlefield, it accurately pierced through the head of the merfolk leader. Zhao Changhe didn’t stop for a moment, brandishing his knife and leaping forward, heading straight for the Lake Heart water person.
Having fought so many battles at sea, he was very clear that wherever the Sea Race gathered, the construct creature was the absolute core. Although it acted autonomously, the Sea Emperor could see anything he wanted through it and could even strike through it; targeting this thing was the right move.
This was a construct life form with Third Layer Secret Treasure strength, but after several bouts, Zhao Changhe had come to understand that it was actually not as strong as a true human with Third Layer Secret Treasure. Constructs were still constructs after all, with combat intelligence and adaptability that were relatively rigid; it was only a “pseudo” Third Layer Secret Treasure.
And his own progress in the area of water attributes these days was also very clear.
In the first battle at Taiping Island, when he drew his sword to cut through water, he couldn’t even feel its power feedback, causing no harm, chopping in vain.
In the second battle at Dong’an Island, when he brought down his sword, he was able to strike true, only to be rebounded so hard that he couldn’t bear it, so he left that battle to San Niang and took care of the Changkong of the sea himself.
This was the third battle.
“Zhao Changhe… why are you everywhere!” This brand-new water person actually knew who he was and didn’t dare to risk its body to let him cut through the water, hastily striking at the side of the knife.
Ripples of water spread, and while the knife didn’t inflict harm, Zhao Changhe wasn’t shaken off.
Zhao Changhe’s left hand’s Dragon Emperor quietly drew a circle, perfectly blocking the water person’s pervasive water droplet splashes, without leaking a single drop.
At the same time, the Soul Sea exploded with the whispers Xia Chichi had just felt, like a tightening spell that was incredibly distracting.
In the Soul Sea, the little figure that San Niang had been hugging and kneading every day had somehow been kneaded to be even larger, sitting cross-legged in the Soul Sea and opening its eyes.
An invisible ripple swept through the Soul Sea, fluttering over the little figure’s body, with mysterious symbols swirling around it, seemingly intangible — slowly they dissipated without a trace.
Faced with the most troublesome psychic assault of the Sea Emperor, he withstood it!
On both offense and defense, they were evenly matched!
Xia Chichi in the tree was dumbfounded; when had Zhao Changhe become so strong… Not to mention his precise understanding of the chaotic light here as if he was seeing an undressed young girl; just talking about the simple water column the water person sent her way, she hadn’t been able to withstand it, it was an absolute overpowering force, but now Zhao Changhe was holding his own, evenly matched with it. Could it be that he had achieved the Third Layer Secret Treasure?
Zhao Changhe’s voice transmission came at this moment: “Don’t space out. I’ll hold this thing back, you try to break through the merfolk and figure out this statue at the Lake Heart. This battle is complicated, whether we can seize the initiative depends on the pure gold quality of your Azure Dragon Holy Daughter…”
Xia Chichi snapped back to reality, turned Bing Po, slashing through the attacking water person’s throat, and at the same time soared up, stepping on water, heading straight to the Lake Heart.
The water person pointed a finger.
Waves suddenly rose at the Lake Heart, and huge waves surged swiftly towards Xia Chichi.
With a “boom”, Zhao Changhe sheathed his knife and threw a punch: “Your opponent is me!”
The huge wave hung in the air, then burst loudly, turning into a mist of water.
Xia Chichi passed through the mist, reaching the statue.
Xia Longyuan watched silently; since Xia Chichi went to the capital, he hadn’t seen his daughter’s relaxed and happy smile, which although she was on the battlefield, seemed as if she was strolling in a leisurely garden.
“Is this man Zhao Changhe?” Hai Pinglan, hidden somewhere, murmured to himself: “This understanding of water waves, how does it seem like he’s lived on the sea for twenty years… And this punch, why do I see the shadow of my own technique, my Sea Waves Frenzy Fist? Where did he learn it?”