Chapter 921: Chapter 229: Choice, White Tiger [Three-in-One] (Part 3)
Yan Beihan concluded: "So, has there been a special situation since decades ago? Is that what you mean?"
"Exactly!"
Fang Che said: "That’s the key point!"
"The key is what this special situation is." Yan Beihan furrowed his brows and said, "But all these mysteries need to be asked from the Demon Beast... You go and ask."
Fang Che was wide-eyed, "You should go, after all, with your high status, you’re more reputable than I am."
"It’s better if you go."
"No, you go!"
While both were procrastinating with a cough, they suddenly felt the sky darken.
Then a feeling as if the sky was collapsing suddenly surged.
They couldn’t care to look up.
Yan Beihan and Fang Che had the same reaction: they grabbed Little Bear and leapt into the lake water.
Then they quickly dived several zhang deeper before looking up.
Through the glistening water, they discovered two large birds suddenly flying over from beyond the mist-shrouded mountain summit.
Their wingspan was so wide it was immeasurable.
In any case... when these two large birds flew over, the sky darkened.
A clear cry sounded.
The two large birds descended like arrows.
An invisible pressure pressed down; the water felt solid.
Fang Che heard the sound filled with intense anger and war intent and hurriedly pulled Yan Beihan desperately, diving towards the deepest part of the lake.
A roar echoed from the towering mountain behind them.
Two massive momenta clashed mid-air, the lake suddenly surged with towering waves, rising furiously.
Fang Che desperately pulled Yan Beihan against the water current, diving towards the lake bed. In an instant, they plunged three hundred zhang deep.
They hadn’t reached the bottom yet when a seeming underwater cliff appeared ahead.
Fang Che swiftly reached there and grabbed onto a rock, his fingers embedding deeply.
Yan Beihan did the same.
Both understood that next would be a real combat clash between the aerial large birds and native Demon Beasts.
And this clash would come quickly. If they continued diving, they wouldn’t reach the bottom. If they got stunned and floated up, it would be over.
Sure enough, a rumble sounded.
Even though they were at the water’s depth of a thousand zhang, they still felt a violent shock.
The surrounding water currents suddenly churned erratically.
The entire Heaven seemed pressed beneath the lake water.
The two frantically circulated their cultivation to protect themselves. Fang Che used Spiritual Power to create a water vortex to shield them from the crushing currents.
But...
With a puff, two blood streams spurted from their nostrils simultaneously.
They were horrified at each other.
After the turbulence subsided, Fang Che immediately pulled Yan Beihan along the underwater cliff, diving deeper.
After a collision like this, the situation should be each of them knocked away... and before the next bout, there’d be a brief gap.
This gap might only last a few seconds, but it’s enough for them to dive several dozen more zhang!
Once again diving, they continued to hold onto the cliff rocks and waited.
Sure enough, the continuous collisional turbulence kept coming, almost without pause. But such turbulence was now bearable.
The underwater currents were relatively calmer.
Yet they could still imagine how intense the battle above was.
This was over a thousand zhang deep underwater!
Fang Che let out a breath, calmly leading Yan Beihan to dive deeper amidst the battle’s shake.
Reaching out his left hand, he gestured with his fingers, smiling bitterly.
Yan Beihan also extended his fingers, smiling bitterly.
Yes, a crack had appeared on the ring again.
This meant the two had once more quickly averted a life-and-death crisis.
Yan Beihan couldn’t help but reflect that if it weren’t for Fang Che, he wouldn’t have escaped these two times.
He’d now likely be a pile of flesh.
But then he thought: if it weren’t for Fang Che, he wouldn’t be in this predicament... he was all Fang Che’s fault.
Sighing.
Saying nothing.
No matter how they’d reached this predicament, ultimately, it was Fang Che who saved his life twice! There was no dispute here.
All "what-ifs" were after all just that, and not facts.
The feeling of turmoil grew increasingly intense and prolonged.
Yan Beihan and Fang Che finally reached the water’s base, sitting between two large rocks underwater.
Fang Che waved his arms continuously, the water currents colliding to produce oxygen, creating a space for Yan Beihan to breathe.
Here there wasn’t much danger, and both relaxed.
Then Yan Beihan noticed something.
Little Bear!
Yan Beihan’s eyes were wide.
Little Bear didn’t show any signs of damage from the turmoil and was still adorably cute...
In this underwater environment, Little Bear was freely moving around.
You’re a bear, aren’t you?
Not a fish?
Moreover, despite such intense turmoil, both of them were injured, and this little one was unaffected?
That’s strange, isn’t it?
Yan Beihan glanced at Fang Che with questioning eyes and then shifted his gaze to Little Bear, pointing at it.
Meaning, there’s something odd about this little one, haven’t you noticed?
Something odd?
Fang Che thought bitterly, you’re just now noticing something odd? I knew there was something weird the moment I saw this guy. A massive oddity at that!
Clearly very weak, yet unaffected.
How could it be like this? Fang Che wondered.
But Fang Che was different from Yan Beihan.
Yan Beihan felt he needed to understand the problem.
But Fang Che learned to let it go: Can’t figure it out? Then don’t, what’s the big deal?
Why even think about it?
Just like the Demon Beast above, Yan Beihan was tempted more than once to see what it was, but Fang Che had no such thought.
To him, that’s entirely asking for trouble.
If the Demon Beast doesn’t come to you, why go looking for trouble? Isn’t that courting death?
Besides, even if you figured out why all life in this region was wiped out, and even if you knew what kind of Demon Beast it was, then tell me... what’s the utility?
