Chapter 129 The Taste of that Thing

Jiang Cheng and the others inside the barrier were frantic, but no matter how loudly they explained, their voices couldn't escape.

Wu Yingying tried to break the barrier with her power, but it was in vain. She was already at her limit.

After a brief exchange, Water Lord became increasingly alarmed. This was supposed to be his home ground, but he couldn't gain any advantage against Wu. Even more terrifying, his opponent seemed to grow stronger with each fight.

Wu completely disregarded the injuries on his body, engaging Water Lord in close combat. This frustrated Water Lord, who specialized in ranged attacks. He tried several times to create distance, but Wu's strange movements kept him pinned down.

Water Lord's eyes also turned red with rage. He reached out to pluck the few remaining sprouts on his head, but Wu knew the power of that move. Every time Water Lord reached for his head, Wu would slash at him with his blade. Several times, Water Lord had to retract his neck quickly to avoid having his head chopped off.

"You're despicable! You don't follow martial morality!" Water Lord cursed angrily, but this only earned him an even fiercer attack from Wu.

The two fought more and more intensely, unleashing a barrage of techniques. For a time, they stirred up giant waves on the lake, as if the dim sky above was about to crack open.

Fatty clicked his tongue, thinking how strange it was that the two started fighting without explanation, and they seemed to be fighting even harder than they did against the Guild Master.

Jiang Cheng had sensed something was wrong long ago. He didn't know the details about Water Lord, but Wu was definitely not an impulsive person. The best outcome right now was to join forces with Water Lord to fight against the old Guild Master, not to fight among themselves. Wu should know this.

Wu Yingying stared at the brutal battle. Suddenly, she made a sound of realization, as if she had discovered something important.

"Something's not right!" Wu Yingying said nervously, "The scent on both of them has changed. That thing is affecting their minds!"

Fatty was anxious, "What thing?"

Wu Yingying looked at Jiang Cheng, and after a moment of hesitation, she said, "You have the scent of that thing in your body too. The Guild Master has it as well, but his is far less pure than yours."

As soon as she said this, Jiang Cheng thought of the black energy that had entered his body. Wu had pulled it out of the Guild Master's body after killing him. He didn't know why, but thinking about that black energy made his head spin, as if something was preventing him from remembering.

Subconsciously, he knew that thing was important to him, but he couldn't recall it. This feeling was maddening.

After another fierce collision, Water Lord took a punch to the abdomen from Wu and retreated a dozen steps.

Water Lord grimaced in pain. He knew that continuing to fight like this wouldn't work. As his eyes glanced at Jiang Cheng and the others, his madness intensified, and a ruthless look gradually emerged in his blood-red eyes.

As Wu attacked him again, Water Lord suddenly retreated. Then, a huge vortex appeared in the lake beneath him. The vortex was bottomless, and a rumbling sound came from below.

Immediately afterward, a mud giant, far larger than anything they had seen before, climbed out of the vortex. The giant was dozens of zhang tall, and its unprecedented size brought unparalleled pressure. Standing in front of Jiang Cheng and the others, it was like a mountain. Fatty's breathing almost stopped. (丈 - *zhang*, a Chinese unit of measurement, approximately 3.3 meters)

In front of the giant, everything seemed so small. Jiang Cheng and the others knew that this giant was probably Water Lord's trump card.

Fatty looked at the giant, then at Wu, who was almost negligible in comparison. He couldn't help but worry, "Can Wu brother withstand the giant?"

Unexpectedly, Wu Yingying nodded in the next second, saying with certainty, "Yes."

"Then... then who will win in the end, Wu brother or Water Lord?" Fatty suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

This time, Wu Yingying hesitated slightly, but still affirmed her thoughts, "It was hard to say before, but now that Water Lord has summoned the mud giant, Wu can win."

Fatty was confused, "Wait, my brain is slow, explain it slowly. What do you mean that Wu brother can win because Water Lord summoned the mud giant?"

"What, is this mud giant a hindrance?" Fatty thought he must have misheard.

Wu Yingying explained helplessly, "Originally, Wu only had a slight advantage and wasn't certain of winning, but now Water Lord has used his remaining strength to summon the mud giant. Although this mud giant looks powerful, it poses almost no threat to someone at Wu's level."

Wu Yingying's explanation was very detailed, and Fatty understood it immediately, but then another question arose, "If the mud giant is useless, why did Water Lord summon it?" Fatty felt his brain wasn't working again.

This time, Wu Yingying didn't give an answer. Looking at Wu Yingying's slightly furrowed brow, Fatty suspected that she didn't know either.

"When something is abnormal, there must be a reason. Water Lord must have his own plans."

Jiang Cheng observed the situation throughout. This Guild Master of the Night Watchmen had really calculated everything. If they hadn't noticed Zhang Qizheng's body, then once they had fought each other to the death, the Guild Master would have come to reap the rewards.

The mud giant finally moved. Taking a step forward, it stirred up a monstrous wave. It reached out and grabbed Wu, but apart from that, its momentum could scare ordinary people into paralysis. However, it was only impressive for three seconds before one of the mud giant's arms was torn off. Then, the giant's huge body was cut in half with a single slash. Before the giant could collapse, Wu had violently charged through the giant's chest.

But the scene before him made Wu's eyes turn red instantly. He saw Water Lord, hidden behind the giant, condensing a several-meter-long water spear in the air. Then, he hurled it towards Jiang Cheng. With the terrifying power contained in the water spear, Jiang Cheng and the others would surely die if it even grazed them.

So the giant was just a smokescreen! Water Lord's real purpose was to delay him and take the opportunity to attack Jiang Cheng!

Wu didn't have time to care about Water Lord. He immediately turned around and rushed to the rescue at top speed. He spent a lot of energy and finally touched the water spear at the critical moment. But to his surprise, the next second, the seemingly terrifying water spear shattered, turning into a harmless splash of water on the lake.

He had been tricked...

A palm struck from behind. Wu couldn't dodge, and then he was stabbed hard in the shoulder. Wu fell from the sky like a bird with broken wings, crashing heavily onto the ice.

After landing, Wu struggled to stand up, but as a sprout emerged from his shoulder, Wu, whose strength was gradually being drained, finally fell. He used his last strength to stick the knife into the ice, his blood-red eyes staring fixedly in the direction of Water Lord, the unwillingness and anger in his eyes almost tearing Water Lord apart.