Wet viviparity

Chapter 835 The Physical Body, The Destination
Amidst the surging waves, the giant tiger swam forward fiercely, causing the cliffs on both sides of Juyang Gorge to tremble violently.

On the two high altars, the two lords were so shocked by the roar that blood flowed from their mouths and noses. The Lord of Receiving Fire was even more furious. He spat a mouthful of blood onto the altar, and then suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the giant beast below the gorge. There, flames immediately surged up.

Dozens of acres of land below the gorge were turned into a fire, burning red and scorching, but it still couldn't stop the black owl from swimming.

"Ok?"

Jie Huojun exclaimed in surprise, unable to sense any ferocity from the other party, whose figure had also vanished.

"He's breaking through the earth's foundation beneath the canyon, trying to cause it to collapse!" Lin Shuijun shouted to Dui Huojun with bloodshot eyes, "Quickly coordinate with me to move the evil gate to the earth's foundation beneath Juyang Gorge."

Just as Lord Jiehuo was about to legally urge Lord Linshui to activate the formation, the high altar suddenly began to shake, and the entire Juyang Gorge was shaking.

"Dingshan!"

The two men shouted in perfect unison.

The orderly flowing five-element iridescent aurora in the sky all transformed into the spiritual light of the Earth element, pouring into the gorge to stabilize the earth's foundation and increase the soil's growth, thus crushing Jiang Heixiao below.

"retreat!"

Lin Shuijun realized that the situation was beyond saving. The violence of the other party far exceeded his imagination. The foundation of the land was already mostly destroyed, and the two sides of Juyang Gorge had detached from the mountain. The rock walls, which were four or five hundred feet high, were teetering on the verge of collapse, and the sound of the floodwaters rolled back and forth in the gorge.

Black Owl roamed freely in the lower reaches of the gorge, smashing the entire area beneath Juyang Gorge to pieces.

The two lords rose into the clouds and landed on the Bixi Divine General. At the same time, in the position before the Tonghuo Crane stood on one leg, the Turtle and Crane Longevity Formation outlined the wondrous method that enveloped the two lords and restored their depleted mental energy.

They had barely settled down when they saw thick rocks and mounds of earth, four or five hundred feet high, on both sides of the gorge collapse with a deafening roar, crashing against each other, plunging the sky into darkness. They were momentarily unsettled and hurriedly ordered the two generals, Turtle and Crane, to ascend into the air, only to suddenly feel the light above them dim.

It wasn't dark clouds obscuring the sun, but rather a magnificent, colorful shadow that silently approached from behind, completely blocking the five-element iridescent aurora above.

A chilling sensation surged from the tailbone, rushing straight to the top of the head.

The hairs on the back of the two men's necks stood on end. They slowly turned around and looked up, only to see that the enormous, ferocious monster had somehow rushed up behind them. Its body was slightly suspended in mid-air, maintaining a terrifying forward "swimming" posture, with its three forked necks twisted at an eerie angle.

The two tiger heads at the bottom glared angrily at them, while the pale white face on the tiger head at the top was smiling and staring at them.

Before the two could react, Black Owl grabbed one in each hand and shot out like a crossbow bolt, creating several whirlpools in the smoke.

The two lords were thrown to the ground, and the three flowers on their heads were stamped with talismans, which pressed the three flowers into the Niwan Palace, sealing their primordial spirits and making it impossible for them to mobilize their true qi and magic power. The Fire Lord's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and he roared, "Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you."

"Go ahead, I'll wait here and call the best fighters."

Black Owl sat down on the ground and said.

The two exchanged a glance, feeling no joy at surviving a calamity, only a heavy sense of unease. For a moment, they did not leave, understanding the man's intention: to lure those fourth-realm powerhouses here, leaving their rear vulnerable.

“I know you two are not afraid of death, but even if you don’t go back, the commotion here will still alert Luo Ji and You Rongzi. So you might as well send my information back.”

Black Owl sat cross-legged, propping his head up with his hand, suppressing his admiration in his eyes, and said with a smile.

"Insanity!"

Unable to tolerate the man's attitude and that ambiguous smile, Jiehuojun said to Linshuijun, "Brother, you go back first. I'll stay here. I want him to know that we two are not people who are afraid of losing our lives."

"Ugh!"

Hei Xiao let out a barely perceptible sigh and said, "I have also heard of your reputations, especially yours, Lord Jie Huo. You are loyal, but you lack strategy. I heard that if it weren't for your impulsiveness and lack of foresight, which caused Lord Lin Shui to worry about this and refuse to separate, he would have been transferred from the South China Sea to He Guan to become the next He Guan manager."

Even an outsider like me knows the inside story, yet you remain completely ignorant and continue to do as you please. No matter how much Master Lingxu values ​​talent, he cannot entrust you with important responsibilities, nor can he allow your elder brother's abilities to be fully utilized.

"You wicked devil!"

"what!"

Black Owl suddenly gathered his energy, and the thunderous sound in his chest rolled into his mouth, then burst out, striking Fire Lord's face directly.

Lin Shuijun's eyes instantly reddened, then relaxed. He glanced at Hei Xiao strangely, cupped his hands in greeting, and left without saying anything more. He then carried Jie Huojun, who had fallen into a deep sleep from the shock.

"Why let these two go?"

The fish walked over, trying to control its tone, and asked with a smile.

"Because I want to."

Black Owl said without turning his head.

"Do as you please, the way of the Heavenly Demon!"

"No, this is the path that those who achieve sainthood through physical means must take. Only by being extremely sincere and dedicated can one attain the Samadhi of the physical body: an indestructible body, an indestructible diamond body, and an indestructible true spirit. The term 'Heavenly Demon' is merely a derogatory term used by the immortals to refer to this path."

The fish seemed lost in thought, and Black Owl chuckled at his expression.

This is the advantage of having great power; whatever you say carries weight, even if it's complete nonsense, others have to take it seriously. However, this nonsense probably wouldn't work so well in front of Hong Gu.

"Fellow Daoist Xiayu, what do you think will happen if that Venerable One fails, and your backup plans are useless? How will this situation in the Southern Fire Frontier end?"

Xia Yu didn't reply; he felt that Jiang, the sect leader, had gone too far with his probing words. Just then, a roc's cry rang out from the sky, followed shortly by the sound of rushing water.

Upon hearing the cry of the roc in the rushing water, the fish's expression turned solemn. The soil and rocks around where the fish's tail was coiled softened on their own, creating ripples on the water.

As it looked up, a golden light streaked across the sky, its speed so great that it cleaved through the smoke and clouds stirred up by the collapse of Juyang Gorge, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that pierced the air.

Within that dazzling golden light, one could see a pair of incomparably sharp roc claws, with a radiant pearl hanging above them, illuminating the sky with brilliance, while hot winds and dust swirled around them.

"Rosie is here!"

Xia Yu thought to himself, "I dare not be negligent."

Its body was covered in colorful scales that opened one after another, making a "whooshing" sound like the tide. Then it transformed into a pale blue streak of light and, instead of attacking, it darted diagonally northward towards a desolate stone forest, intending to lure the evil man away from the battlefield.

The golden-winged roc in the golden light circled briefly in the air, exchanged a few words with You Rongzi in the rapids, and then chased after the darting fish.

Black Owl remained seated cross-legged on the ground, seemingly meditating, but in reality, his primordial spirit had already spread out, locking onto the magnificent water vapor that wafted down from the turbulent waters in the air like a waterfall of mist.

The torrent stretched across the sky, becoming a river dozens of miles long. In the surging torrent, You Rongzi floated down from the waves, slowly descending along the misty waterfall hanging down from the river, and finally landed in front of Hei Xiao.

"Master Jiang."

You Rongzi raised his hand in a salute and called out.

Black Owl took a deep breath from the two tiger mouths on its forked neck, then let out two tiger roars. The sound waves condensed into a ball and struck You Rongzi in an instant.

You Rongzi did not dodge. The invisible water film around him absorbed the sound wave. After a period of shaking and twisting, it finally burst open, and wisps of water vapor fell to the ground, causing the ground to collapse.

"One yuan of heavy water!"

Black Owl said.

You Rongzi's gaze swept past the black owl and looked at the billowing dust that resembled a towering peak, where the rumbling sound still lingered. He had a general idea of ​​the strength of Jiang Hei Xiao's physical body before him and said, "My Yuan Heavy Water can also be considered a product of the Heavenly River Dao."

In those days, the sky tilted to the southwest, and the Milky Way overflowed, creating Luoyin Lake, which was formed by the accumulation of this primordial heavy water.

"If our sect's founder hadn't used his great magical power to collect the elusive heavy water within the Nine Palaces Treasure Cauldron, Luoyin Lake would still be a desolate wasteland, devoid of life and unreachable even for birds. How could it have become the treasure land that brought prosperity to the Yunyu Temple?"

"I understand."

As if suddenly realizing something, Black Owl looked up at the great river in the sky and said, "Everyone says that the Three-Three Bends of the Spirit River in your 'Nine-Bend Heavenly River True Method' was forged with the help of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea and the Lijiang Water Mansion of the East River."

It turns out that a monster, acting as an intermediary among the turtles, tortoises, and alligators within the Dragon Palace's waters, refined a portion of the primordial heavy water from the Nine Palaces Treasure Cup. This refined the primordial heavy water to a state of tangible yet intangible form, capable of being adjusted for weight at will. No wonder this river evokes a contradictory feeling of both heaviness and lightness.

Black Owl's words made You Rongzi even more wary. Ordinary people don't have this kind of insight, but he revealed the truth about Black Owl's Spirit River Refining Technique in one sentence.

"This river contains countless drops of water. Without the help of tens of millions of aquatic creatures, even if all the disciples of my sect were mobilized, it would be difficult to refine it. Now that it has been refined, your physical body has reached the point of indestructibility, and you will surely die today."

"Based solely on this spiritual river, you are indeed qualified to be ranked alongside Master Lingxu."

From the top of the black owl's human-faced tiger head, a dark, short club emerged and was held in the tiger's paw.

"go with!"

You Rongzi shouted sharply, and the waterfall of mist that hung to the ground immediately began to roar. It turned out that part of the river water had already fallen, but it was blocked by the waterfall of mist, and even the Black Owl's primordial spirit had been deceived.

The surging waves rolled forward, and even before they reached him, the pressure had already descended, squeezing the space around Black Owl so tightly that it creaked and cracked, and the ground cracked and collapsed inch by inch.

Without dodging or avoiding, Black Owl suddenly stood up, facing the surging torrent head-on, assuming a posture of embracing the universe. The torrent crashed solidly into his demonic body, and for a moment, dozens of acres of earth shook together, as Black Owl released his power into the ground.

The sound of the water bursting was deafening, and the heavy water splashed and shot out, each drop hitting the ground and creating a deep crater, and hitting the distant mountain rocks and piercing through holes.

The black owl's mottled, hard leather body rubbed violently against the heavy water, sparking blinding sparks and thick white vapor, hissing and crackling. This single-element heavy water, powerful enough to sweep away hills and level cities, failed to push the black owl back even a step.

"That's not enough!"

As Black Owl finished speaking, the entire Spirit River in the sky stirred, rushing towards Black Owl like a flying white python poking its head out.

With a powerful stomp of his foot, the deep pit exploded, shaking off the heavy water surrounding him. He then swung his staff forward, sending invisible ripples spreading through the air, and You Rongzi's body exploded into a puff of steam.

In a Dragon King Temple on the Spirit River, You Rongzi's physical body materialized, his face pale and bluish. He looked out of the temple and saw that at the head of the Spirit River, which meandered downwards, the giant beast was wielding a short stick and splitting the entire torrent of water in two with a single swing from left to right.

"Using a single point to break the whole picture, pure violence."

Cold sweat beaded on You Rongzi's forehead. He understood that once a person who had achieved physical sainthood had honed their skills day and night, and their physical body had crossed a certain threshold, they would stand firmly at the forefront of all paths in the world, and no one could move them.

According to the intelligence he had obtained, the "Secret Record of Transformation and Mysterious Evil" created by the Jiang Sect Leader in front of him was to remove the calamity of his physical body transforming into a demon. Obviously, he had already succeeded and had completely transformed the body of the Kaitian Beast into a demon form for his own use.

Even if his body, which is a celestial beast, is not a true nine-headed celestial being, his physical strength is still enough to make him stand out among all the heroes in the world. He truly has the potential to be the founder of a sect.

Outside the collapsed Juyang Gorge, Hong Gu slowly swam atop the rising dusty peaks, accompanied by a wandering monk holding a burning forked branch. Their destination was the Poisonous Yang Sha Cave.

(End of this chapter)