The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 244 The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword!

"What?!!"

"Who dares to seize my weapon!"

The little demon beside the water yaksha was furious. He brandished his spear and shouted, "Your Majesty, this Taoist is so ungrateful! Let's kill him and eat his flesh quickly, Your Majesty!"

The enormous water yaksha, with its towering stature and arms like giant pincers, had its pupils contracting violently. Perhaps it was his imagination, or perhaps it was real, but just a moment ago, he had felt an indescribable terror.

Is it malevolent energy?
It's murderous intent...

What's going on? I've heard that when Zhou Chu, a general of the Wu Kingdom, killed a dragon in the water when he was young, he exuded an aura that made the aquatic creatures tremble with fear. Is this person the same?
Is it...

Kaiming was overjoyed: "You're awake?!"

Kaiming's pupils, which had been rippling with golden light, returned to calm. He looked weak, pitiful, and harmless. Zhou Yan gripped his weapon, rubbed his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "...How long has it been? Ouch, my head hurts so much."

Kaiming said, "Not long."

"is it?"

Zhou Yan stood up. He felt that he and the warlord had been fighting each other to the point of no return. Just now, during the fight, he suddenly felt another real killing intent appear, so he instinctively made a move.

So his body reacted naturally, he grabbed the weapon, and in doing so, he 'awakened' from the long battle with the warlord Chi You.

"I see. Only genuine killing intent can surpass simulation."

"In other words, this guy has murderous intent towards us."

The young Taoist priest stood up and casually flicked his wrist. The Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd trembled in his hand, and a deep whistling sound spread from its tail to its tip. The weapon emitted a joyful hum, as if it possessed a spirit and was cheering because Zhou Yan had taken it.

Weight, method of attack, shape, center of gravity, and the most perfect way to use the move.

Everything about this weapon.

In just a moment, Zhou Yan understood everything.

This is the powerful personal ability that one gains after endless, protracted battles with the Lord of War in the Battle Space. It is not a supernatural power, but it is equally important.

The water demon stood atop the surging river, staring intently at the young man, beads of sweat sliding down its forehead.

Is it truly terrifying and powerful? Or is it just a simple illusion?
...This human Taoist priest is only at the sixth rank.

You may have some skill in weaponry, but how can you compare to me?
Moreover, with the surging river behind me, if I am truly unable to defeat it, I can retreat and escape into the river. Then, following this great river, I can either retreat back to the water system at the foot of the Qinling Mountains or advance to the Jialing River.

If all else fails, we can go directly to the God of the Yangtze River and ask that old senior to uphold justice.

Water Demon kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

He's not some kind of idiot.

I would absolutely not do anything that I have no chance of winning.

After considering all this, the odds between himself and the Taoist priest were probably only fifty-fifty. What finally made this water demon make up his mind was the wedding procession on the mudflats not far away.

A tender 15-year-old human girl.

Water Demon made up his mind.

My strength is about the same as this Taoist priest's!

It's done!

"You little brat, you dare to come here and block your grandpa's way? You're tired of living! Today I'll show you what the Water God is and what the Water God's authority is!"

"Bring me my weapon!"

A water demon appeared in response, revealing its form and offering two large, melon-shaped hammers, each as big as a water vat. The hammers clashed, producing a thunderous sound that shook the water. The other demons cheered it on, and the water demon swiftly rode the waves, charging towards Zhou Yan and Kai Ming.

Zhou Yan picked up the phoenix-winged gilded halberd in his palm and took the initiative to attack.

Kaiming retreated, only to see the young Taoist wielding the weapon, moving freely among the demons. His moves were sharp and decisive, unlike the domineering path of the weapon master Chiyou, which was characterized by its agility and swiftness.

A long-handled weapon was wielded with ease by the tall young Taoist, who forcefully drove back and defeated the group of demons. The water yaksha was also at the peak of the sixth rank, which was comparable to the normal level of the Cloud Platform Giant Spirit.

With the added blessing of this water system and various supernatural abilities, he was truly a formidable opponent. Zhou Yan had just woken up when he clashed with such a powerful foe. His Phoenix Wing Gold Halberd actually managed to suppress two even heavier melon-shaped hammers.

when! ! !
The Water Demon slammed his heavy hammers together, blocking Zhou Yan's Phoenix-Winged Golden Halberd, and panted heavily as he said:
"You Taoist priest, you do have some brute strength!"

Zhou Yan said coldly, "What kind of monster are you, and why are you causing trouble here?!"

The Water Yaksha angrily retorted, "What kind of monster are you? I am a true deity appointed by the River God and have received the decrees of the Three Mountains Overseas. I am a genuine Water God. What kind of Taoist are you to come here and disrupt my wedding!"

"A grand wedding?"

Zhou Yan's gaze fell upon the wedding procession in the distance. The water demon, panting heavily, said:
"Alright, alright. Since you've made your move, I'll postpone the wedding today. You can have it, I'll take it. I'll marry tomorrow, it's the same."

“Every year there are girls who are fifteen or sixteen years old.”

Zhou Yan said, "...Year after year, how many years have you been doing this?"

The Water Yaksha said smugly, "Hmph, I have occupied this water system for three hundred years. Although some fierce people have emerged in the past few years, forcing me to lie low for a period of time, they will eventually leave after twenty or thirty years at most, or a few years at least."

"In this place, I have taken at least sixty-one wives." "Each one is as beautiful as a flower, and after playing with them, they can enter my belly."

"You Taoist priest, how tactless of you! Coming here and angering me, I'll report this to the God of the Jialing River. You'll be in deep trouble, your limbs will be severed, and you'll be turned into a human flesh altar. Ha, you don't know what will happen then, do you?!"

“Then we will select young and beautiful men and women from your human race. When they are three or five years old, we will break their arms and limbs and raise them in jars. Gradually, they will grow together with the jars and be placed in the cave. They can talk, talk, and amuse each other.”

"There are other wonderful features as well."

"If you don't know what's good for you and don't leave quickly, you'll end up like this one day."

To intimidate the young Taoist, the Water Yaksha recounted all the methods he had used to bully ordinary mortals during his centuries as the Water God. Kaiming was initially furious, but then fell silent.

Finally, the scholar in the blue robe stumbled backward.

There was a moment of silence.

They retreated several feet further back and hid under a rock.

To avoid getting splattered with blood later.

Kaiming discovered that there are always some people in this world whose way of thinking is incomprehensible to him.

No, how dare you?

Seeing that the young Taoist priest gradually fell silent, his eyes lowered, and he was as still as a stone, the Water Yaksha and the other demons thought that this kid was just like the demon exorcists and the mortals who had been intimidated by them, his face turned pale with fright.

So they all started making a fuss and laughing loudly.

The young Taoist priest said softly, "Alright."

He gripped his weapon tightly, and a bloody, murderous aura suddenly erupted from him. The Water Yaksha's maniacal laughter abruptly ceased, and an unparalleled, domineering killing force burst forth from the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd, smashing him, hammer and all, into the water, creating towering waves.

The water rippled and spread out, and the young Taoist priest raised the phoenix-winged gilded halberd in his hand.

"This thing is not suitable."

buzzing-

The true essence of the weapon master, formed from numerous flames, flowed out from his palm. The Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd, made of excellent materials, slowly dispersed its light, reshaped itself, and transformed into other forms. He then gripped this familiar weapon tightly.

Zhou Yan gripped the long-handled weapon with both hands and slashed down fiercely. The blazing flames tore through the waves. This time, his move was domineering and without the slightest hesitation. In just over ten breaths, he had killed all the monsters and brought them to their deaths.

The Water Yaksha struggled to hold on, suppressed by Zhou Yan's weapon, and knelt on the ground. Just then, the wedding procession arrived, and the old sorceress at the head of the procession screamed, "Where did you come from, you Taoist priest!"

"What are you doing to our water god?"

"Let go of me and get away from me."

They rushed over, shouting. Kaiming had a headache. He knew that many times the obstacles did not come from the obvious enemies. The wedding sedan chair landed on the ground, and on it was a young girl in a red wedding dress. Because of the bumpy ride, she was slightly awakened from the anesthesia.

Xu Zhilan felt utterly hopeless.

She had long known about the absurdity and cruelty of the sacrifices in her hometown, and had also witnessed the suffering of the people caused by floods. She had heard that several hundred years ago, this place was known as the Land of Abundance, and the arrangements left by Zhuge Liang allowed the people to cultivate the land and weave brocade.

However, the waterways of today are no longer as compliant as they were during the time of Zhuge Liang.

She was the daughter of a fallen village elder, and she took on this "responsibility" half voluntarily and half persuaded. In the end, it was only to ensure her younger sister's safety. She had already sent her sister to the teacher in Shu County.

Within her own power, she resisted and made arrangements, but under the persuasion, pleas, and entreaties of everyone around her, she had no choice but to become the so-called 'wife of the water god'.

Hearing the sorceress cursing ahead, it seemed a Taoist priest intervened. Amidst the sorceress's curses, Zhou Yan slowly removed his weapon from the water demon's body. The demon, no longer arrogant, turned and ran.

The next moment, the weapon in the boy's hand suddenly slashed horizontally, turning into a cold light.

The water demon's head flew off, and its body continued to run forward for a moment before crashing heavily to the ground along with its hideous, twisted head.

The sorceress turned deathly pale and screamed, "What are you going to do?"

"What are you doing? You're finished! The Water God will make sure you die a horrible death, and all your loved ones will pay the price. You can't repay this karma and this price even in several lifetimes..."

The weapon cuts back!

Heads flew up.

The world suddenly fell silent.

The wedding procession scattered in panic. Zhou Yan pressed his weapon against the ground, and the young man's cold voice echoed, as if in response:
"Slay demons and demons."

Xu Zhilan carefully lifted the veil and saw the weapon thrown to the ground. It was a long-handled battle blade with three points and two edges. A fair hand held the three-pointed double-edged blade. Water splashed against the riverbank, and the blood of the monster corpses on both sides could not be dispersed by the water.

This scene was deeply imprinted in the girl's eyes and heart. She held her breath and slowly moved her gaze to the center of the picture.

He was wearing a dark blue Taoist robe with five-colored silk threads tied around his waist.

He was a handsome young Taoist priest with his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin.

He drew the three-pointed double-edged sword.

The handsome young Taoist priest's eyes swept around, then he looked at her. His cold, aloof expression softened, and he gently said:
"Are you alright?"

(End of this chapter)