Wet viviparity

Chapter 981 Water and Fire, the Scent of the Nose
Faced with this deadly combined attack that happened in the blink of an eye, Ji Ming's palms and eyes remained calm and undisturbed.

The hand that was originally aimed at Inugami suddenly changed direction, its five fingers extending out as nimbly as a supple python.

These five fingers precisely pressed into the turbulent, ring-shaped flow surrounding the louse dragon's body, gently "biting" its neck. The arms, like a snake's body, coiled around its body, then twisted and turned, the movements fluid and full of cruel rhythm.

"Crack!"

A cracking sound that made one's teeth ache rang out.

The louse dragon easily snapped its armor, which was as tough as five metals, as easily as a fragile reed.

"impossible!"

The louse dragon cried out in horror.

The armor on his body was his natural talent, refined eighteen times, making it no less powerful than any other defensive magic weapon in the world.

"No, why is this twisting force targeting only a few points with such precision, as if it's disarming someone?"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the arms wrapped around his body tightened their grip. He hurriedly activated his demonic magic, and for a moment, his flesh and internal organs emitted a dazzling light. But this time, the force was even more bizarre, wandering through the gaps in his broken armor and invading his neck.

The five fingers gripping his neck tightened at that moment, and the head of the lice dragon rose from his body, his face still frozen in a ferocious, desperate struggle.

"Crack!"

Below, the giant dog snapped its massive jaws shut with a crisp snapping sound, biting the decapitated louse dragon and its six arms into its mouth. Inside its mouth, a green light flowed across a hand, revealing a green mulberry fan. The innate wood energy of the primordial wood element naturally surged forth, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

Another muffled sound rang out. Ji Ming gripped the green mulberry fan and fanned the sound towards the throat in the several-acre-wide mouth.

The thunder and fire in its throat surged like a torrent, crashing head-on into the deep, mellow vibrating thunder. With this impact, the dog's mouth swelled up, as if violently inflated, and finally burst open with a bang, filling the surroundings with thunder, fire, and thunderous sounds.

The true form of the dog-headed demon staggered backward in the explosion. After regaining its balance, it squinted at the dog-like spirit image of its mouth bursting open, and sniffed even faster.

At this moment, his true form resembled a giant mastiff, squatting on the ground. His fluffy fur had a dark red color like cooled lava, and occasionally, like embers, sparks would appear on his fur.

On the lower half of his face, which was covered by a protruding, long nose, was a strange mask, or rather, a small black banner that fluttered slightly in the wind.

The banner is as thin as a cicada's wing, and countless tiny, twisted beast-shaped spirits can be vaguely seen swimming within it. It is a rare treasure made from the primordial spirits and nasal bones of strange beasts with extraordinary sense of smell, such as the Scent-Seeking Rat and the White Dog Spirit.

The divine banner moved without wind, amplifying the dog-guardian's supernatural ability to smell.

His olfactory supernatural ability lies in using his own pure nature as a guide, like the moon reflected in still water, to smell the flow and changes of all the energy in the surrounding world, and its essence.

With the enhancement of the Demon-Smelling Banner, he was able to detect something unusual during the lightning-fast clash between the Lice Dragon General and the Righteous God, and obtain a lot of crucial information from it.

"That entanglement and exertion of force just now"

Inu Shougong repeatedly "chewed" the changes in energy that he had clearly sensed in that instant. "The trajectory of his arm wrapping around the dragon was not purely natural, but directly reached the weak points of the lice armor structure on the dragon's body, and some force penetrated into the gaps in the operation of the demon magic."

"The force seemed to come alive, traveling along an invisible 'path' directly to the most suitable place to attack."

This discovery sent a chill down Inugami's spine. He knew this was no ordinary supernatural power, but he couldn't make wild guesses. He was just like the blind men and the elephant, only sensing one aspect of this supernatural power. He needed to gather more information.

Not far away, the waters of the Li River were boiling at this moment. A figure shrouded in misty water vapor and radiant light, carrying the might of a true dragon, broke through the river's surface and roared with its head held high.

"Your Highness." When Inu no Shou saw Prince Mi Huan arrive, he was overjoyed and wanted to use his spiritual power to transmit information. However, he thought that with the power of this earth deity, the secret message might be intercepted. So he simply shouted, "No close combat is allowed."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the prince of the Lijiang Water Palace began to dance with his double rings.

The prince appeared in human form, with a square face, round eyes, bright eyes, curled lips, and a wide mouth, revealing sharp teeth.

His thick, green beard flowed like algae, and he wore a suit of iron armor embroidered with intricate floral patterns, gleaming with precious light; on his head was a golden helmet inlaid with bright jewels and jade, exuding a noble and imposing air.

In each of his palms he held a strangely shaped jeweled ring, shimmering with shimmering light and flowing with secret runes. The rings hummed, drawing in the surrounding water vapor, and emanating a hidden power to dispel illusion and reveal reality. He swung them wildly twice and then threw them into the air, where they spun around and hurtled towards Ji Ming.

As the double rings struck, Ji Ming pointed one hand at Prince Mi Huan.

With a single finger, the round scales hidden beneath the dragon's skin of the Prince of the Enchanted Ring suddenly stood upright. He could feel his true spirit being caught by countless invisible hooks and chains, a brute force pulling his true spirit outward, trying to separate it from his dragon body. At the same time, his other arm, which was holding the Green Mulberry Fan, stretched out along a completely different trajectory, heading straight for the giant maw of the Dou Guang Xu Gou spirit shadow that had just exploded and whose flames were still lingering.

The Sniffing Demon Banner in front of Dog Guardian's nose trembled violently, and countless beast souls shrieked, amplifying the perception of the Sniffing Divine Power several times over, locking onto any subtle changes in the aura of the Righteous Path Divine Palm, trying to find the pattern and flaws of this strange divine power.

However, when he raised the green mulberry fan and aimed it at the giant mouth, his expression changed drastically.

It turned out that when Quan Shougong arrived at Longmen, he discovered that Jiang Shiliu and other disciples of the scattered sects had not been affected. Therefore, he secretly sent Lingying to swallow them one by one in the ruins and hide them inside Lingying's belly for protection.

Unexpectedly, his actions were also seen through by the righteous god. Or it could be said that Jiang Shiliu and the others were deliberately left behind to become a weakness for him, Quan Shougong. Quan Shougong's only hope at this moment was that the righteous god had not discovered the secret on Jiang Shiliu's body.

But is that even possible?

He hadn't forgotten that behind the righteous god was the Spirit Void Little Saint, who was skilled in divination. Therefore, he could assume that every step Jiang Shiliu took here was not without purpose. Thus, Jiang Shiliu was definitely not involved in this battle by chance.

"Auspicious combination!"

Dog Lord shouted.

Its true form suddenly stood upright, its dark red fur standing on end, like fire bursting from a lava fissure. It thrust its claws forward, not to attack, but to anchor itself to the fire elemental energy in the void.

"roar~"

A long, resonant dragon roar echoed in response. Prince Mihuan, enduring the excruciating pain of his true spirit being torn apart, slammed the two precious rings in his hands together.

The clear, resonant sound spread out with a roar, and the waters of the Li River below surged forth in response. The vast, billowing steam was pulled up as if paying homage to a monarch, condensing behind the prince into a deep and boundless curtain of thick steam.

Fire and water, two diametrically opposed and even conflicting spiritual forces, circulated between Lord Inugami and Prince Mysterious Ring. Under the combined influence of these two powerful beings, these two elements of fire and water formed a brief but violent circular cycle.

This cycle begins with the fire of the Dog Guardian and the water of the Mysterious Ring Prince as its two poles, driving the spiritual energy of the three elements of earth, wood, and metal in the surrounding area to combine into a cycle, and thus a Dharma realm is drawn.

"Buzz!"

The void trembled.

A hazy ripple, shimmering with five-colored light, rapidly expanded from the center of Dog Lord and Prince Mihuan. Within the ripple, it was no longer the ruins of the Dragon Gate and the town beneath it, but a realm of churning crimson clouds and pouring fire and rain.

"So perceptive!"

Just as keen as your sense of smell.

Enveloped in fire and rain, Ji Ming muttered to himself.

For a person of great human ability, when dealing with mysterious and ever-changing supernatural powers, the Dharma Realm is always the best means to rely on when the situation is unknown.

"It's not too late to leave now."

The head of the Lice Dragon, held in the palm of a hand, had degenerated into the shape of a triangular insect head. Its mouthparts opened and closed rapidly, and it said nervously, "Iron Fork Immortal of the Yellow Stone Cave, River Clam Old Demon of the Wet Forest Pool, and Xie Yue Narcissus, who is stationed in the old camp of Spotted Shark in the Coral Forest east of Dragon Gate, they all had business dealings with the Immortal Workshop. None of them are easy to deal with."

The Lice Dragon General didn't want to speak up to remind him, but his demonic body was destroyed, his true spirit was sealed, and he had become a fish on a chopping board. If he didn't make any use of his abilities, his fate would be dire.

In the Dharma Realm, amidst the boiling mist caused by the clash of water and fire, Dog Guardian did not choose to reunite with Prince Mihuan. Instead, he communicated through telepathic communication using his primordial spirit. Dog Guardian, who was jokingly referred to as the Old Dog of the Zhao Family by the True Spirit Sect, maintained a steady and cautious demeanor even while holding the upper hand.

His nose twitched, and the banners fluttered beneath his breath.

“Those invisible paths were erased one by one in the operation of the Dharma Realm, but two paths still support us. Even so, the situation is not bad for me and the Crown Prince, so why am I so uneasy?”

Since the righteous god obtained the Green Mulberry Fan, it means that his trip to Qinghua Palace went very smoothly. Therefore, all the evil spirits of Yunyu Temple must follow his lead. Where are those demons and evil spirits now? And what role are the heads of the Taiping Mountain Cabinet under the Little Saint playing in all of this?

Sigh, I can't think about it too much. Just thinking about it puts too much pressure on me. This old man is really not suited for this kind of power struggle.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, people from the Zhao family's Luogen Blessed Land should be arriving soon."

(End of this chapter)