Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1194 It must be Liang Qu! (Seeking monthly votes, two votes combined)

"Fight! Fight! Fight."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Rivers of blood!"

The shouts were deafening, the leaves on the branches trembled and swirled, the pebbles on the ground vibrated and bounced, shifted and moved, and all the forest birds took flight.

The water tower reaches the sky, spanning thirteen stories. Jellyfish shine brightly, while the scene is completely dominated by the Yaksha and the Golden Bell, illuminating the world!

The clang of metal echoed through the mountains as Guan Congjian and Huo Hongyuan clashed and fought fiercely in the water.

The water tore apart, and bubbles flew everywhere.

A fierce wind swept through, tearing the small fish into a bloody mess.

"Yaksha! Yaksha! Yaksha!"

Yecha Huo Hongyuan was a local, a martial arts graduate from Yunzhou. Even if Guan Congjian performed exceptionally well, he couldn't turn the people of Huangzhou and Yunzhou against him. The majority of the people on the ground, more than 70%, supported Huo Hongyuan.

"Little Buddha! Little Buddha! Little Buddha!"

However, besides Huangzhou, there were also many people from other places, including some scions of prominent families from Southern Zhili who came by waterway to watch the spectacle. They managed to create a small world for him, and when they met him, they used Buddhist techniques to give him the title of "Little Buddha".

The painter wrote with great speed and vigor, his brushstrokes flowing smoothly.

A vivid scene is quickly depicted: a malevolent demon wielding a steel fork smashing towards the golden bell.

The annual Grand Hunt is also a great opportunity for these third-rate painters to make money.

Huangzhou, Junzhou, and the surrounding areas are known for their martial spirit and fierce character. They also have plenty of spare money. During festivals, they have a long-standing custom of displaying the top-ranked figure from the Great Hunting Festival instead of door gods. Even today, some households still display a portrait of Liang Qu riding Chishan to claim first place.

"Elder, Elder, who do you think will win?" Long Yao and Long Li nervously twisted their fingers together.

Who will win?
On the mountain peak, the Huo family members pricked up their ears.

"Both sides have a chance of winning."

"What? Stop trying to smooth things over! Elder, you're a Martial Saint! Two Tiger Hunters are fighting, and you can't even give us a clear answer?"

"Yeah, Ah Shui, your level is so high, don't try to smooth things over, just tell me, who will win?"

Ran Zhongshi and the others were also curious and urged him to ask more questions.

The Huo family members perked up their ears even more, and the Xu and Chi families, including Prefect Xu Wanxing, also moved closer.

Although Huo Hongyuan was from Yunzhou, his mother was from the Xu family of Huangzhou, so he could benefit from their family connections. Guan Congjian, on the other hand, couldn't benefit from their family connections even though he was the prefect of Huangzhou.

Liang Qu rolled his eyes: "What's wrong with Yaolong? I'm not a mind reader, how would I know if the two of them have any tricks up their sleeves or what martial arts they've learned? If you're at a higher level, you can tell who will win. The immortal even gave Guan Congjian a treasure fish, does that mean the immortal favors Guan Congjian and that Guan Congjian is bound to win?"

Everyone glanced at the immortal out of the corner of their eye and immediately realized that what he said made sense.

The Huo family breathed a sigh of relief; the immortal had intervened, and they had truly believed that the top spot was predetermined.

"Then the elder can't just give an answer like 'both sides have a chance of winning,' can he?" Long Li crossed her arms. "I'll say everything!"

"You're really something."

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed.

"Oh dear..." Long Li blushed deeply and quickly hid behind Long E'ying. "Sister E'ying~ Elder, why are you like this..."

The younger generation on the mountain softened their bones.

"Alright, you're such a grown man, and this is all you've got." Liang Qu pondered for a moment, "Huo Hongyuan, he should have the better chance of winning."

"what?"

Long Yao and Long Li tilted their heads.

Zong Lichan's heart jumped.

Yaksha has a better chance of winning!
The Huo family members began to beam with joy, nudging each other with smug satisfaction.

Xu Zishuai stroked his chin: "Guan Congjian has been breaking through, and he has swept through the eleventh and twelfth floors. His momentum is unstoppable. Just from this alone, his strength has increased by at least 30%."

Both were born with martial prowess. While Huo Hongyuan was a member of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Guan Congjian was an oddball, growing stronger with each battle and enjoying sparring with高手 (masters). Their talents were roughly equal; was the difference really that significant?

Liang Qu shook his head.

"You underestimate Huo Hongyuan and the Twenty-Eight Constellations of the Imperial Court. Guan Congjian is getting stronger with each battle, but Huo Hongyuan is a demon and a fierce god."

Moreover, regarding martial arts skills, I remember Guan Congjian's martial arts bones were the Four Symbols Dragon Bones, possessing immense strength and unique muscles. But Huo Hongyuan's Yaksha Bones were better suited for naval warfare! Swift, agile, and brave, and he was also serving in the river management office, five years older than Guan Congjian…”

"hiss!"

"Forgot about that, Yaksha bone."

The young man from the Huo family stood tall, and the Xu family was also pleased.

Liang Qu pointed to the shouting crowd on the ground: "To be honest, the outcome of the two matches is about the same as that of the crowd below, maybe 30/70 or even lower, 20/80. It depends on whether Huo Hongyuan will be careless and whether he has a strong desire to win the championship."

However, there's no need to be too discouraged. Losing isn't a big deal; it's just missing out on the first-place reward. This kid doesn't care about winning or losing; he just enjoys fighting against equally matched opponents. The key is to have fun. After the Great Hunt ends, he'll probably plant his second Divine Power Seed in one go.

"What, a second one?" everyone exclaimed.

Guan Congjian was younger than most of them, and his cultivation level was also about one minor realm lower. However, during the Great Hunt, he went from not burying a single stone to burying a second one, crossing two minor realms and directly overtaking them.
"This is a rare opportunity and cannot be replicated. Furthermore, the three blood lions weigh over 20 pounds each, totaling nearly 70 pounds. They are equivalent to a large dose of medicine. The blood lions are also known for their ability to temper one's blood and qi, which is suitable for his martial bones and destiny. One plus one plus one is greater than three."

Xu Zishuai punched the palm of the hand.

"Too."

The Martial Saint sets up a stage, three immortals watch simultaneously, and millions watch. The perfect age and a large number of opponents allow him to refresh his status by using five treasure fish after disengaging from combat...

Some of these factors could be replicated with some difficulty, while others were simply impossible. Especially the three immortals; before today, they didn't even know if a furnace truly existed in the world. The fact that they were able to put together this grand spectacle was already a stroke of incredible luck for Guan Congjian!
In two days and three nights, one can complete a spiritual journey that would take at least three or four years.

This is the law of cause and effect.

"That's just luck," Ke Wenbin remarked.

If one does not reach the state of perfection, the best age for spiritual cultivation in life is only the first sixty years of one's life, with the first forty years being the golden age when one's spirit and state of mind are at their peak. If one begins spiritual cultivation at fifteen, one has twenty-five years left, and by saving three or four years, one has almost one-eighth of the life.

"call!"

Guan Congjian bit into a pig's bladder and burst it. He took two breaths, his whole body turned bright red, and his vertical muscles bulged out of his skin. The water around him turned into boiling water and white mist, with rolling bubbles rising.

Huo Hongyuan was also shirtless, but his demeanor was completely different.

Instead of swelling with blood, his muscles gradually contracted during the fierce battle, revealing his joints. The muscles on his chest clenched tightly like iron ropes, and his skin darkened, as if there were a wire mesh beneath his skin.

One red, one black, two evil spirits.

The water flowed and swirled.

"Simplify the matter!"

Huo Hongyuan stared at Jin Zhong; he recognized the man.

In such a vast Pingyang Prefecture, with only a handful of people born with martial talents, how could anyone not have heard of them?

Guan Congjian, a disciple of Helian Nianci, is a Daoist partner with Zong Lichan, who is also born with martial arts talent. He works in the Demon Suppression Division and likes to send out invitations everywhere to challenge people to duels. He has sent invitations to Huo Hongyuan as well, but Huo Hongyuan is not interested and has never agreed. Unexpectedly, they will meet here by chance.

But the two are five years apart in age. Even if this person is pure of heart and becomes more and more courageous in battle, if I can't defeat him, I won't be able to stay in the river and lake management office in the future!

boom!
Black and red demons collide underwater.

Boiling bubbles pressed down with immense force. Huo Hongyuan neither dodged nor evaded, but instead shuddered, his muscles contracting like an iron net, taking the impact head-on, his arm like a pincer, aiming straight for his throat.

Guan Congjian bent his elbow to block, and with his other hand, he used the boiling water to obstruct his vision and grabbed his opponent's ribs.

The two twisted their bodies at the same time.

However, Huo Hongyuan was three points faster, tightening his grip and leaving several deep marks on Guan Congjian's chest.

The two sank at the same time.

Guan Congjian mustered his strength again, his crimson body reflecting the surrounding water. Huo Hongyuan, however, seemed to merge with the water, only his eyes remaining cold.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a beastly roar broke the duel between the two, and sharp claws slashed down from the sky.

A Mist Beast at the peak of its hunting prowess!
It turned out that the two of them had inadvertently stumbled into the territory of the mist beasts during their fight!

Huo Hongyuan and Guan Congjian dispersed at the same time, and the situation became complicated again, turning into a three-way battle.

Just then, Liang Qu noticed something and brought up two more small screens.

The villagers were shocked and in uproar.

The ambush.

two!

Upon seeing their names and consulting the gambling den's introduction, it was discovered that both men were at the initial stage of the Tiger Hunting Realm, one possessing a hidden supernatural seed, while the other did not.

However, many people in Huangzhou did not recognize them at all and immediately realized their identities.

"Stranger!"

"They're fourth and fifth! A real man doesn't fight head-on; he resorts to underhanded tactics. How despicable!"

"Yaksha! Yaksha! Yaksha!"

The gamblers who had won against Huo Hongyuan had bloodshot eyes and were cheering loudly.

The common people, who hadn't received anything, were simply excited.

The Great Hunt is full of twists and turns! This is what makes the Great Hunt different from the arena. In the arena, both sides take their stances and fight hard, at most you can see their fighting skills and little tricks, but nothing else matters.

Only in the Great Hunt, even if one is slightly inferior in terms of raw strength, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory. Wave after wave of surprises make it more realistic and exciting.

The Huo family patriarch's palms were sweaty.

Xu Wanxing's heart was pounding.

This year's Grand Hunt was incredibly exciting, even more so than Liang Qu's year. After all, it didn't really matter who won, it was just that Liang Qu's victory was unexpected. The real disappointment was felt by the participants.

Even Da Shun and the immortals of Southern Xinjiang were not immune to infection.

This is the difference between watching alone and watching together; the most genuine emotions cannot be faked.

If even a few grand gatherings involving hunting tigers and beacon fires are like this, what will happen when they arrive at the vast East Sea and are replaced by celestial dragons and precious elephants?

It's been so long since I've felt this vibrant.

"Catch fish! Catch fish!"

Du Hanwen poked his head out of the water tower to breathe and could hear the shouts of the people below. He roughly guessed that something like a duel between experts to vie for rankings had happened on the last day. However, the water pressure at the top was not a place that people without true strength could go. He figured he might as well catch a couple more treasure fish and earn a couple more credits.

It's midnight.

Liang Qu glanced at the water clock and realized that there were only two and a half hours left until dawn.

Just then, two people who had been lying in ambush on the thirteenth floor took a deep breath at the pig's bladder, unleashed their true energy, and jumped out, joining the battle as well, resulting in a five-way melee!
Huo Hongyuan and Guan Congjian were halfway through their fierce battle, neither of them at their peak. Facing the mist beast and the third party, they felt an intense urge to breathe.

variable!

Amidst the crisscrossing of various qi, the mist beast, at the peak of the Hunting Tiger realm, lacked the ability to recover and gradually crumbled during the four-person battle.

boom!
The mist beast exploded.

The fourth attacker was quick-witted and grabbed the beast's head, gaining 169 points. The remaining three attackers split the remaining 56.3 points each.

The shouts and cries from the locals were incessant, and some people even lost their voices from shouting.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The four fighters, unable to breathe, became increasingly sluggish and exhausted.

The fourth and fifth place teams are unbelievable. They went all out, but they couldn't even last against the two players who were only halfway through their fight.

“That’s about it,” Liang Qu suddenly said.

The voice just fell.

Bang!
The "bow-backed shrimp" crashed out of the air, creating a bubbling sound. The fifth-ranked man was kicked away by Huo Hongyuan. The Yaksha True Qi above his head hurled a steel fork, piercing through the abdomen of the ape True Qi in mid-air. The fifth-ranked man, who was on the verge of his limit, could no longer hold on. His face turned purple and he instinctively took a deep breath.

Wow!

not good!

The fifth person was horrified. The liquid that had been boiled into boiling water filled his lungs, and the uncontrollable coughing made him unable to resist.

The fourth player, who was facing off against Guan Congjian, was feeling dizzy. Seeing this, he tried to shake off his opponent, but it was too late. Huo Hongyuan turned around, and his originally dark red face returned to normal. The Yaksha wielded his steel fork with true qi, along with the ape's true qi, and slashed down horizontally.

boom!boom!
The ape's true energy and the longsword's true energy collided and shattered simultaneously.

Taking advantage of the situation, Huo Hongyuan knocked the two men out of the water tower.

The situation changed dramatically, and Guan Congjian retreated repeatedly.

"How come this guy has such stamina? He was not doing well just now, but now his complexion has recovered. He didn't even need to take a breath the whole time." Everyone was puzzled.

“Because…” Liang Qu turned the screen around, causing the fluorescent jellyfish to gather and controlling the vortex water to refract light and shadow, releasing the previous scene.

On the "screen," Huo Hongyuan swallows a pig bladder whole, inside the bubble, into his stomach.

"When the second batch of materials was released, he swallowed a pig's bladder, which went into his stomach with the opening facing upwards. He swallowed air until it was full, then closed his throat. During the fight, he would circulate air back from his stomach to his mouth in short bursts. I think it was quite 'showy,' but I didn't exaggerate it for you."

"Can this still happen?"

"Ah Shui, how did you do that?" Xiang Changsong asked curiously.

"I've already said I'm not a mind reader. If we weren't inside the water tower, who would know what tricks they've been up to? They've probably practiced them before because of something."

“I do know that,” Ran Zhongshi said. “It’s the airbag buoyancy method used by the River and Lake Management Bureau.”

"Airbag buoyancy method?"

"Yes, it's a strange technique recorded in a book called 'The Water Classic'. It allows you to take two more breaths than others. It was used by tomb raiders when they entered large tombs that had been flooded. The author saw it while managing rivers and casually wrote it down. It became a small trick that is not in the field of martial arts or internal energy cultivation. It requires good internal organ control and practice to overcome instincts. Not many people know it."

Ke Wenbin gave a thumbs up: "It's all thanks to my brother Ran for his extensive knowledge and experience!"

"I didn't realize this sea patrol yaksha was such a book lover!" Xu Zishuai exclaimed in surprise.

Ran Zhongshi shook his head: "Not necessarily. It's not a difficult method to come up with. I'll give you my reasoning, and maybe Huo Hongyuan figured it out himself."

One had a pale face, the other a purplish face.

At this point in the struggle, the outcome is already clear.

Guan Congjian's face, already purplish-red from holding his breath, suddenly produced two bubbles from his nostrils. Unable to bear it any longer, he took two deep breaths of water, covered his mouth, dropped the treasure fish, and struggled to get out.

Huo Hongyuan did not pursue them and accepted the treasure fish.

As dawn broke, having obtained the treasure fish carried by the three men, his score was already undisputed as number one.

The overall situation is decided!

The cheers erupted like a tsunami.

"Yaksha! Yaksha! Yaksha!"

"Sigh...the outer sect monks are no good." Long Yao and Long Li were greatly disappointed.

"Shouldn't you be praising my sharp eye now?" Liang Qu said, arms crossed.

Long Yao and Long Li rolled their eyes.

Two hours remain.

Despite losing two thousand points, Guan Congjian didn't stop for a moment and went to find someone to fight and steal fish...

A hazy purple light flashed across the sky, heralding the successful conclusion of this year's Grand Hunt.

The water tower that reached the heavens collapsed with a deafening roar.

As the water surged, all the hunters felt as if they were being lifted up from behind, gently landing on the ground. In all directions, streams murmured and disappeared into the Ba River, the Huai River, and the Pengze River...

"Huh? It's over?"

The water level suddenly rose, and General Yuan swayed, still half asleep, not knowing what had happened.

On the mountain ridge, the clerks and cooks were busy. The servants put up brand new wooden boards, and the entire board was replaced with new ones, rearranged from beginning to end according to the ranking.

First place: Huo Hongyuan, 8,653.3 points.

Second place: Guan Congjian, 5,000...

Third place: Dou Weichen, 4,000...

fourth place:……

Liang Qu still remembers his first place with a total of over 400 points. This year, due to the number of floors and the Mist Beast, his score has "blown" to almost 10,000 points.

The casinos reopened and people flocked to collect their tickets.

Pure joy always seems to have a touch of disharmony, pulling people back to reality.

"The matter should be planned gradually. On the day of the agreement, we will send an envoy to welcome them."

A voice echoed from the heavens, and Liang Qu respectfully bowed, saying, "I will do my utmost to help the Whale King accomplish this great task!"

The white clouds dispersed, and the immortal departed.

Xu Wanxing felt as if he had just woken from a dream.

I never thought I'd see a furnace in my lifetime...

Above Pengze.

General Yuan, awakened by the rising water, leisurely paddled towards the center of the river. Suddenly, he saw white clouds gathering and dispersing in the sky, and his heart pounded.

Whale King?

When did you arrive?
Before the old tortoise could even kowtow.

"We look forward to your presence at the grand event to come."

Sparse white clouds.

"?"

General Yuan was completely baffled.

A grand event? What grand event? Where are you going? Are you going to hold a banquet? What happened?
The insect crawled out of the cave and asked what was going on.

General Yuan, please think about it.

The turtle's claws splashed water.

"It must be that brat Liang Qu!"

(End of this chapter)