novelraw Chapter 99: Guarded by Mountains and Rivers, the Great Flood Spirit Blade
Chapter 99: Guarded by Mountains and Rivers, the Great Flood Spirit Blade
"Refine!"
Wang Yi responded to the system. A CRACKLING sound immediately erupted from within his body. He stepped out of Prototype No. 1’s cockpit and was pulled into the air by a mysterious force, drawing close to the waterfall and establishing a mystical connection with it.
At that very moment, deep within the Earth Palace beneath the Immortal Cave Mansion, Shen Xingnan was a disheveled mess.
’This shouldn’t be happening. How could I lose?’
She forced herself to calm down. Her trump cards were almost spent, and she couldn’t withstand the enemy’s heavy firepower. The Cloud Boat would be destroyed, one hundred percent. All her hard work over the past several days would be utterly ruined. Moreover, the enemy certainly wouldn’t spare her. It was only a matter of time before they stormed the Immortal Cave Mansion and broke into the Earth Palace.
What could she do?
Escape using Sword Control?
But the Heart of Chaos was here. If it was destroyed, she would lose her status as a Lord.
’My identity, yes, my identity! I’m a mysterious Female Cultivator who awoke from a slumber. A character like me must have a great secret. Maybe I have a powerful backer. I can’t possibly die so easily! There has to be a plot twist at a critical moment like this. I’ll just stay here in the Earth Palace and see what they can do to me!’
Shen Xingnan sat right down on the floor. She was panicking. It was just like before she’d transmigrated, when her arrogance had led to a failed surgery and the patient’s death. Beforehand, she had been stubborn and aloof, convinced everything was under her control. Afterward, she was flustered and had no idea what to do, so she simply gave up and did nothing at all.
Meanwhile, outside the Earth Palace, high on the main peak of Mengbai Island, the waterfall stopped flowing and the riverbed ran dry.
The entire river transformed into a speck of light the size of a grain of rice and flew into the space between Wang Yi’s eyebrows.
"Ding! Congratulations on refining a river. With the mountains and rivers protecting you in a Yin Yang Balance, your Life Force has been greatly enhanced. From this day forward, you are impervious to heat and cold, and immune to all poisons!"
"Ding! Through Refining River into Soldiers, you have obtained a Warrior. The Warrior’s name is [Suspended River Sword·Great Flood Spirit Blade]. By consuming 5000 points of Chaos Energy, you can summon this sword and use Sword Control to launch one attack. When the sword lands, it will be automatically retrieved after pouring out thirty li of river water..."
Wang Yi’s heart shook.
He once again felt a tangible increase in his own strength. It was an indescribable sensation, as if every cell in his body had been nourished.
’Immune to all poisons, and impervious to heat and cold! Not bad at all. And this was just a small river. What would happen if I refined a great river thousands of kilometers long? But this Suspended River Sword is a bit of a ripoff. It actually costs 5000 points of Chaos Energy per use. The Great Toad Mountain God next door only costs 100 points of energy to possess someone...’
Wang Yi shook his head. 5000 points of Chaos Energy wasn’t a huge amount, but it wasn’t a small one either. Still, just to see what it could do, he gritted his teeth and summoned the Suspended River Sword.
He pointed a finger toward the sky and shouted, "Go!"
A speck of silver light immediately flew from between his eyebrows, transforming in midair into a three-foot-long, hiltless Small Sword. The Small Sword didn’t look very powerful, but with another point of Wang Yi’s finger, it flew directly into the Immortal Cave Mansion on the main peak of Mengbai Island.
The next moment, a rushing sound echoed out. The Immortal Cave Mansion was flooding!
Wang Yi couldn’t see it, but the spot where the Suspended River Sword landed had abruptly turned into a giant spring. A massive volume of river water gushed out, with columns of water shooting two zhang high, forcefully creating a scene of River Awakening.
As this great flood surged through the Immortal Cave Mansion, it overflowed from the entrance and poured down into the Earth Palace.
’Great Flood Spirit Blade... holy cow. Is this Mystic River Sword going to spit out all thirty li of river water?’
Wang Yi came to a realization. ’Lord Skills are insane,’ he thought. ’Just straight up causing a flood. It’s ridiculous!’
Just then, with a loud RUMBLE, the Cloud Boat’s Durability was depleted by the Bubble Bombs. The massive vessel rapidly shattered, turning into a pile of debris within a few breaths.
"Ding! One Cloud Boat destroyed. Lord Experience +500!"
Wang Yi received another system notification and was pleased, but he also directed the Floating Mountain to move, this time beginning a frantic bombardment of Mengbai Island’s main peak.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Flooded from within and bombarded from without, the main peak began to shake violently.
Xiang Tianchen’s eyes went wide as he watched. ’What kind of dark technology is this?’ he thought. ’Shen Xingnan is definitely finished.’
At that very moment, the Earth Palace beneath the Immortal Cave Mansion had already been submerged by the river water. Shen Xingnan was soaked and utterly wretched.
Suddenly, with a great RUMBLE, a giant white Spiritual Snake burst forth from the ground.
"Ding! The Immortal Mansion’s Earth Palace has been damaged. Special event triggered: the Island Guardian Spirit Snake has appeared."
The system notification sounded abruptly. Shen Xingnan was shocked, then overjoyed. She roared, "I knew there would be a plot twist!"
The next moment, the giant white snake smashed its head through the mountain wall, blasting a huge hole in the main peak of Mengbai Mountain, and quickly slithered out.
Shen Xingnan’s body was also drawn by some unknown force, swiftly landing atop the white snake’s head and being carried out of the Earth Palace.
The giant white snake couldn’t fly. It was forty to fifty meters long and coiled its way up the main peak of Mengbai Island, which was now overflowing with water. It quickly reached the summit, its enormous head turning sharply to face the Floating Mountain.
"Holy shit, what is that? Shen Xingnan still has another trump card!"
Xiang Tianchen’s eyes went wide at the sight of the giant white snake.
Wang Yi naturally saw the white snake as well, and even received its Attribute Information.
[White Spiritual Snake: Mengbai Island’s Island Guardian Spirit Snake, a natural-born variant. It lies dormant on Mengbai Island for its Cultivation. It is expected to undergo its Tribulation and transform into a Spiritual Flood Dragon in three years!]
’A Spiritual Snake on the verge of becoming a Flood Dragon?’
A chill went down Wang Yi’s spine.
At that moment, a pale gold Primordial Energy Shield appeared around Shen Xingnan. It was not her own doing; the Island Guardian Spirit Snake had given her its protection.
"Excellent, excellent! To think there was an Island Guardian Spirit Snake hidden here!" Shen Xingnan felt the tables had turned. She pointed at the Floating Mountain and shouted, "Kill them all for me!"
Following her command, the giant snake opened its maw. It used some unknown technique to unleash a powerful suction force on the peak of the Floating Mountain. Everyone on it immediately swayed, unable to keep their footing, looking as if they were about to be sucked into the great snake’s mouth.
Of course, the Flying Light Arrows and Bamboo Section Arrows also shot toward the white snake in a single volley, but they were all sucked into its mouth and vanished without a trace.
Shen Xingnan was overjoyed at the sight and shouted again, "Xiang Tianchen, you’re not dead yet! Hmph, you fucking idiot, teaming up with outsiders to deal with me! Don’t you know that if I die, your Sword Immortal Inheritance will disappear too?"
"Pah! Then let it disappear! Let it all be destroyed! Let everything be destroyed!"
Xiang Tianchen shouted back.
"Hmph, has the pathetic simp finally woken up and is now lashing out in shame and anger? But so what? You, and all of them, will die here today! I have a Spiritual Snake on the verge of becoming a Flood Dragon. Fighting you is like a strike from a higher dimension. The tables have turned!"
"Is that so?"
Wang Yi snorted. He could control the Floating Mountain and retreat, which wouldn’t be difficult. He felt that if he left now, he could get away completely unscathed.
But there was no need to retreat just yet!
Wang Yi pointed at the white snake and called out, "Who wishes to go and slay the snake!"
"Me!"
Yang Qingniu shouted, slapping his chest with an air that said he would yield to no one.
The others looked at him, all of them frowning.
Yang Qingniu was the captain of the Civilian Militia. He knew some martial arts, but that was about it. Their opponent was a Spiritual Snake, forty to fifty meters long and on the verge of becoming a Flood Dragon. They didn’t believe for a second that Yang Qingniu could fight it.
Only Pang Damao’s eyes darted about before he too yelled, "I’m also willing to go slay that great snake!"
But Wang Yi just laughed heartily and said, "Cyan Ox, it’s you! Take my Mountain God Armor and go slay that snake."
With that said, Wang Yi touched the spot between his own eyebrows, having already activated [Commanding Mountains and Rivers]. A speck of light flew from his brow and quickly sank into Yang Qingniu’s body.
Yang Qingniu froze for a moment, then was overcome with ecstatic joy. He let out a loud laugh and leaped directly off the Floating Mountain. He landed with a thunderous RUMBLE, already equipped in the [Green Peak Armor·Great Toad Mountain God].
Now his body was immense. The bamboo forest on his back swayed as he opened his mouth and let out a thundering KRAW before charging toward the main peak of Mengbai Mountain.