Longzang

Chapter 404 Showing weakness to the enemy
Upon seeing the monk, Wei Yuan was greatly surprised: "Weren't you fighting someone over there?"

The Peacock Monk said quietly, "It seems that although I do not recognize you, you recognize me. This is fate."

“Master, you’re overthinking it!” Wei Yuan said decisively.

The monk chanted a Buddhist prayer and said, "Whether you acknowledge it or not, the connection is there, neither arising nor ceasing, neither increasing nor decreasing. This is the connection."

Wei Yuan also put his palms together and said, "Master, you have struck a chord well. If you had said this two months ago, I would have been overjoyed."

Two months ago, before the Witch Clan's Great Curse of Karma had been cast, Wei Yuan was creating many karmic entanglements.

At this moment, the magical storm in the distance was still roaring. Wei Yuan looked at the monk suspiciously and asked, "Since Master has come here, who is fighting over there?"

The Peacock Monk said, "I have converted some people with affinity, and I asked them to make some noise over there while I wander around and take a look. When the Haili people see that the fighting here is already quite intense, they will basically go to help Benefactor Zhao. Benefactor Zhao is incredibly brave and invincible, and the Haili people don't even take him seriously."

Wei Yuan was shocked again. This monk was so cunning; he was a formidable opponent!

The Peacock Monk smiled and said, "It is a pleasure to meet you, benefactor. And to have found what I sought on this journey is a double blessing."

As he spoke, he bent down and picked up the flying sable in his hand. The grab seemed slow but was actually fast. The flying sable had no way to dodge and was lifted into his hand in an instant.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the cave wall suddenly exploded, and the sea maiden who had been chasing Wei Yuan, covered in blood and brimming with murderous intent, rushed out. Behind her, a large number of powerful sea creatures surged out, their various strange forms crowding each other, their military aura forming a sea, making Wei Yuan feel that his mouth and nose were filled with a salty, fishy taste when he breathed.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened. The monk's hand inexplicably slipped, and he couldn't hold onto the sable.

Freed from the burden of the bead, the sable leaped up and vanished instantly, disappearing without a trace. The monk was astonished, not understanding why this had happened.

The sea woman looked at the monk, then at Wei Yuan, and suddenly sniffed twice. Her eyes flashed with light, and she shouted, "So the clan's most precious treasure was stolen by the two of you!"

The monk was taken aback again, only then noticing a faint mist on his hands, and Wei Yuan had the same mist on his hands.

Wei Yuan exclaimed in surprise and turned to run.

But how could they escape? The sea woman casually pointed to one of her subordinates to capture Wei Yuan, while she led a large group of men to besiege the monk.

Wei Yuan was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage; sending a sea tribe warrior was already an overestimation of his abilities. This monk, however, was extremely powerful, so the sea maidens launched a full-scale attack without hesitation, while simultaneously uttering inaudible sounds to summon nearby tribesmen to come to their aid.

Even the peacock monk, known for his composure, could no longer remain calm. A peacock image appeared above his head, forcing him to fight with all his might.

Wei Yuan fled into a cave, running swiftly inside to escape the battlefield. His speed was neither too fast nor too slow, just enough that the sea race warriors behind him couldn't catch up but also couldn't lose him.

Wei Yuan hadn't expected the entire sea tribe to besiege the monk, leaving only one to pursue him. Seeing that he had escaped far enough, Wei Yuan suddenly turned back, released his dragon eagle, and swiftly dispatched the sea tribesman behind him. Since the civil and military dragon guards were all recovering from their injuries, Wei Yuan had no choice but to release the dragon eagle ahead of schedule.

After slaying the sea creature, Wei Yuan did not receive its soul, perhaps because it was not in his own realm. At this moment, there was another commotion in the vast land. Wei Yuan swept his divine sense and saw dozens of mortals who wanted to study the taste of the sea creature praying, asking him to cut up the sea creature and then take a few bites of each part to distinguish its taste.

Their reasoning is sound: how can research be conducted without raw data?
Wei Yuan's face darkened as he unleashed a torrential downpour across the vast land, soaking these dozens of guys to the bone.

Wei Yuan then discovered another group of people packing their bags in the vast landscape, preparing for a long journey.

Luggage? These people have luggage?
Wei Yuan scanned the group with his divine sense, wanting to see what they were carrying. Their bags contained stone bricks and a stone stove, various tools, and even some items that were clearly dolls, ornaments, or art pieces. In addition, they had pots and pans as well.

This group was quite large, numbering over a thousand. Wei Yuan listened to their thoughts for a while and discovered that they actually wanted to go to the newly acquired bead to establish a new religion. That large bead was their god.

When Wei Yuan placed the Sea Pearl into the vast land of Wanli, he placed it quite far away to prevent any accidents, more than a hundred miles away from the places where mortals gathered. That's why this group packed their bags and prepared to travel far away.

Wei Yuan was both amused and exasperated, but he couldn't concern himself with such trivial matters now. He quickly searched the sea tribe warriors, taking all the useful items, ignoring the section of snake's body still writhing on the ground. Wei Yuan then made a large detour and stealthily made his way towards Zhao Fusheng's battlefield.

At this moment, the area within a hundred feet of Zhao Fusheng had become a fiery inferno, with pure white flames burning everywhere. This fire had no special mystical properties; it was simply extremely hot, hot enough to easily melt even rocks.

Several powerful sea creatures and two sea maidens were besieging Zhao Fusheng. Their Dharma forms were all sea creatures or amphibious beasts. Zhao Fusheng's scroll was spinning rapidly, constantly scattering pure white flames. The four-legged, six-armed beast circled around Zhao Fusheng, fighting fiercely with several sea beasts.

Zhao Fusheng, wielding a giant axe, unleashed streaks of flame. With each fiery axe mark, the powerful sea creatures were forced to dodge. Meanwhile, two sea maidens, one constantly casting various spells upon their warriors, and the other continuously shooting water streams to create a tidal environment, extinguishing Zhao Fusheng's pure white flames.

Although Zhao Fusheng was at a disadvantage, there were no immediate signs of defeat. His ability to fight against a dozen or so sea creatures single-handedly was truly ferocious.

On another battlefield, the Peacock Monk's fighting became increasingly intense, clearly indicating that he was finding it difficult to escape and had begun to use his true abilities.

At this moment, a large number of sea creature Dao bases began to appear on the outer edge of the battle circle. The surging military aura of the sea swept across the battlefield, dimming all the flames, and some even began to show a blue color.

No one expected the sea tribe's military aura to be so domineering, directly suppressing Zhao Fusheng's magical power by 20%. Zhao Fusheng's situation immediately became difficult, but he remained fearless, roaring and fighting fiercely.

Having witnessed Zhao Fusheng's monstrous physique, comparable to his own, Wei Yuan knew that Zhao Fusheng was far from reaching his limit. Therefore, he decided to break the balance and increase Zhao Fusheng's strength.

Wei Yuan suddenly had a stone in his hand. He threw it forcefully at a female sea woman, then hid in a cave, completely concealing himself.

All sorts of things flew everywhere on the battlefield, the sea maiden's body creating ripples that deflected everything that flew in. The stone, stimulated by magic, released the scene of Zhao Fusheng's first encounter with the Peacock Monk. This time, however, the image was exceptionally large and clear, the Zhao Fusheng he conjured was a full thirty feet tall, towering into the sky, and full of detail, all clearly visible.

In the center of the battlefield, Zhao Fusheng's face was instantly covered in blood, and flames erupted from his head, setting his hair ablaze. With a roar, he disregarded his own safety and swung his axe with all his might at the rock!

The raging flames transformed into a fire dragon, devouring everything in its path, including a sea creature warrior.

Instead of rescuing their companion, the two sea maidens immediately seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Zhao Fusheng. Countless spells rained down on Zhao Fusheng, leaving him covered in wounds in the blink of an eye.

In the chaos, Wei Yuan quietly raised a large spear and aimed it at a sea woman. Long Ying appeared in another position, also taking out a strange spear, more than ten feet long, with a muzzle about the thickness of a bowl.

Wei Yuan tossed over a storage magic item, and Long Ying opened the back of the spear, stuffing in dozens of small medicinal pills until it was full. Then he closed the bolt, slung the spear over his shoulder, and aimed at his target.

Wei Yuan fired first, his shot striking the sea woman's serpentine body, creating a large hole and sending her tumbling away. The sea woman cried out in pain, struggling to get up, when suddenly a muffled thunderclap resounded, shaking the entire cavern. Then, the sea woman saw something flying towards her at an incredible speed!

The object was about the thickness of a bowl and a foot long; it was a bullet fired by a dragon eagle.

The ama's upper body suddenly exploded, leaving only half of her snake-like body on the ground, still instinctively tumbling. Wei Yuan vaguely saw a transparent ama appear in the air, but before he could make a move, the transparent ama had already disappeared.

From the far depths of the ocean, a furious roar suddenly resounded. The roar came from such a distant location that Wei Yuan almost doubted his own ears. But he immediately sensed an instinctive fear, as if immense danger was rapidly approaching. Wei Yuan then realized that this feeling was not an illusion, because mortals throughout the vast lands and rivers, upon indirectly hearing the roar, collapsed to the ground in fear.

The feeling of impending crisis was similar to that of being chased for a million miles by the Northern Liao True Lord, so Wei Yuan didn't bother to collect the spoils of war and turned to run away.

This time, it wasn't Wei Yuan who was decisive, because Zhao Fusheng also took advantage of the chaos among the sea creatures to break through the encirclement and escape immediately.

The battle on the Peacock Monk's side in the distance suddenly stopped. Needless to say, the bald man also decided to make a retreat.

The three of them chose to escape without prior arrangement. Long Ying casually buried the unused medicine pillar in the ground and then returned to Wanli Heshan.

The surviving sea maiden discovered Wei Yuan, but only sent a team of Dao Foundation Establishments to pursue him, without even a warrior to lead the team. She herself led a large group of sea creatures to relentlessly pursue Zhao Fusheng.

On one side was a Dao Foundation level ant, and on the other side was a top-tier Dharma Aspect level. The sea maiden, who was used to thinking with her whole body, immediately concluded that the murderer must have been Zhao Fusheng, but she just couldn't figure out how he committed the crime.

(End of this chapter)