Chapter 160: Chapter 142: Twin Fates, Jade Python Water Mansion
This strike anticipated the enemy’s movements, capturing the fleeting spiritual mechanism, perfect to the finest detail.
The sword light shone brilliantly, piercing the elder’s back in an instant, making it appear as if the elder himself was moving forward.
"Ah!"
The elder let out a miserable cry, a large hole appearing in his back, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
He never expected that, despite possessing a Golden Seal and shifting without a trace, he would still be directly pierced by the sword light.
"Bang!"
But for some unknown reason, the elder’s physical body was much stronger than usual demons, with extremely vigorous vitality. Even with a large hole in his back and his internal organs scrambled by the Sword Qi, he remained alive.
"Zheng!"
Gu Yuan maintained a calm expression, once again urging the Boundless Sword Seal to unleash eighteen sword lights simultaneously, aiming to decapitate the elder.
"Bang!"
But at that moment, the green Turtle Shell behind the elder suddenly emitted a glorious spiritual light, as if burning all its Spiritual Nature, shining with an extremely bright shield shadow.
"Clang!"
Gu Yuan’s sword light was bright like invisible thunder, incomparably sharp, yet it was still blocked by this escape shadow, unable to advance.
"Splash!"
Seizing this opportunity, the elder’s body once again turned into a puddle of water and vanished.
However, this time, the escape was no longer traceless; Gu Yuan’s residual Sword Qi, like a guiding lantern, pointed out the elder’s traces.
Gu Yuan swept his Divine Sense, instantly discovering the elder’s traces a hundred zhang away on the Great River.
Gu Yuan immediately turned his form into light, desperately pushing the Golden Rainbow Dao Foundation, rapidly arriving and urging his sword light, seeking to annihilate the elder.
"Bang!"
Yet whenever the sword light approached, about to strike the elder, he abruptly transformed into a puddle of water, disappearing without a trace.
Upon reappearing, he was already a hundred zhang away.
This exceedingly refined escape technique left Gu Yuan astonished, simultaneously intensifying his killing intent.
Failing to eliminate the problem thoroughly would lead to dire consequences.
There’s no need to debate right or wrong; in the Nanpo Water Realm, there is no innocence.
"Boom!"
His figure like lightning, he pursued at high speed.
In merely a dozen breaths, they had already fled far from the island, arriving at an unknown territory.
The river was rippling, the sky cloudless; this was a clear Water Realm.
"Bang!"
Upon seeing this Water Realm, a hint of joy appeared on the elder’s face, pale as gold paper.
He then unleashed his full Demonic Power and plunged straight into the water.
Gu Yuan paused above the water surface, briefly examining, before a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Could it be that the two threads of opportunity are actually at the same place?"
Though he recognized not this Water Realm, he understood enough about its location.
It was the second opportunity displayed by Stone Liquid!
Could this second opportunity be related to the elder before him?
Gu Yuan’s thoughts were ceaseless, yet in an instant, he cleansed all distractions, activated the Vast Ocean Dao Foundation, and plunged underwater in pursuit of the elder.
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Under the river, it was turbid; the deeper it went, the stronger the water pressure became.
But Gu Yuan, possessing the Vast Ocean Dao Foundation and the Waterproof Treasure Pearl, found the immense water pressure akin to nothing, his form like lightning, rapidly catching up with the elder ahead.
"Zheng!"
The sword light, bright and clear, cleaved through the water, striking towards the elder.
The elder’s face pale as gold paper, was already unable to activate his Secret Seal, merely tumbling over, revealing his original form.
Surprisingly, a green Old Turtle.
However, the Turtle Shell on his back was already shattered to fragments, unable to protect himself.
Amidst the sword light assault, the elder barely evaded, yet still had one of his legs severed, bleeding profusely.
But after this long escape journey, he finally saw hope.
A green Water Mansion stood before him, mysterious Spirit Patterns scintillating, illuminating the waterbed.
"Splash!"
The elder leaped, finally escaping into the Water Mansion.
"Splashing!"
Gu Yuan swiftly chased, also entering the Water Mansion.
Yet suddenly, within the Water Mansion, a surge of overwhelming water power raised a monstrous wave, crashing towards him.
Moreover, within the boundless water light, there seemed to be a giant creature ceaselessly swimming, suddenly lunging at Gu Yuan.
Nearby, angry roars seemed audible.
"Clang!"
Gu Yuan’s heart tensed, promptly summoning the Seven-Phase Exquisite Tower to shield himself.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the monstrous wave rolled down, along with limitless force, crashing onto the Exquisite Jade Tower.
The tower shook continuously, spiritual mechanism fluctuating; Gu Yuan exerted Mana to stabilize the tower and withstand the assault.
Only then did Gu Yuan finally see the creature attacking him clearly.
It was an enormous green python Essence, nearly twenty zhang long, its head fierce and belly swollen, seemingly possessing the aspect of a transforming flood dragon, with power comparable to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment.
Even as mere Essence form, it could still control the endless water force, its power far exceeding the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.
Behind the jade python Essence stood a young man with a human body and snake tail.
The young man held a Treasure Seal, on which a jade python coiled, bright with Spiritual Light, the jade python Essence emerging from there.
At this moment, the youth, looking at Gu Yuan, who was pursuing, and the fleeing old turtle, had frost on his face.
"Old Turtle, you actually led a man here!"
"Do you really think that a contract prevents me from killing you?"
The human-bodied snake-tailed youth said coldly to the elder, his eyes filled with a sinister gaze.
"This man is the Daoist School prodigy who killed the Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape and Water Wolf, capable of dividing eighteen strands of sword light—a peerless genius, barely over twenty years old, and the root-bone marvel you’ve been striving for. Kill him, and your Human Pill can achieve Great Success!"
The old turtle slumped on the Water Mansion’s green stone jade bricks, desperately taking out pills to recover, anxiously shouting to the human-bodied snake-tailed youth.
"Eighteen strands of sword light?"
The human-bodied snake-tailed youth seemed interested, gazing at Gu Yuan with curiosity, yet did not immediately take action, pondering.
"Under a collapsing nest, how can there be whole eggs? Half Moon Bay’s fall is imminent; the human race is about to conquer the entire Nanpo Water Realm. You think this Water Mansion can still be preserved?"
"A single jade python Essence cannot protect you. Once the Flying Smoke Dharma Boat arrives, it’ll be reduced to ashes in no time. This child possesses extraordinary talent, the most outstanding among Daoist School’s Early Stage of Foundation Establishment—your best chance. What are you waiting for?!"
"Kill him, and we can leave this place of strife together!"
The old turtle, seeing this, became anxious, couldn’t help but shout again.
The human-bodied snake-tailed youth finally felt moved, suddenly raising his head, gazing at Gu Yuan with a sinister intent, and coldly laughed:
"An eighteen-strand sword light prodigy—I’m truly eager to witness!"
Having said this, the youth’s thought stirred, that colossal green python immediately displaying scarlet eyes, seeming to have a substantial spiritual mechanism flowing within, the entire Water Mansion humming with resonance; subsequently, the jade python encircled and bound the Seven-Phase Exquisite Jade Tower with its enormous body.
The tower shook lightly, as if attempting to break free, yet the entire Water Mansion illuminated, uncountable Array Patterns dazzling, congealing on the jade python, suppressing the Seven-Phase Exquisite Jade Tower, immobilized.
"Such a prodigy, surely doesn’t rely on Spiritual Artifacts, does he?"
"Neither of us has a Treasure in hand; dare to fight without reservation?"
