Hunting God Era

Chapter 167 Using Mountains to Fight Floods?

The appearance of this light was unexpected by Li Ye. In his eyes, although the Heart Demon Jade Egg was rare, the object it housed was too weak and easy to deal with.

But the sudden burst of light caught Li Ye off guard. He was struck by the light and then opened his eyes again.
Wow!

All that could be heard was the sound of flowing water, the mighty river roaring, and all that could be seen was beautiful scenery, with clear water and lush mountains leading straight to the sea. There was no mist or any sign of a demonic realm.

Su Ao, who had been there earlier, had also disappeared. The group of people on the mountaintop were still there, looking around in surprise and doubt.

"look."

Fu Chuxue, who was standing next to him, was pointing in a direction, gesturing for Li Ye to look.

It also gave me a good view of the entire surrounding area.

It resembles a swamp, but it's different. The sea is right next to it, and the geography is similar to the previous Demon Realm. However, unlike the Demon Realm, what you see before you is a scene of rushing into the sea. The great river seems to come from the horizon, but it is blocked by a towering mountain in the distance, preventing the river from flowing into the sea and thus flooding the surrounding area.

If the width of that water flowed in this direction, it would be as if the sky were collapsing.

"Where is this?"

Wang Qiu finally recovered completely, gripped his spear tightly, and stood guard around him.

He saw no demons, nor was it the demon realm he was familiar with.

Just as he uttered his question, a swollen hand, seemingly hairy and inhuman, suddenly reached out from the swamp beneath his feet and dragged Wang Qiu down.

In just a moment, Wang Qiu found himself strangely half-sunk into the hole.

Although this is a marshland, it is perfectly fine for a person to stand on it, but it is very strange that the hand can make a person sink into it.

"Brother Qiu!"

Xia Mengxuan exclaimed in surprise and rushed over to hug Wang Qiu and pull him up, but immediately another hairy hand appeared and pulled Xia Mengxuan into the swamp as well.

"What's this!"

She struggled to get up, but the more alluring she became, the deeper she sank.

"Don't move."

At this moment, Li Ye shouted and flashed in front of them, reaching out to grab the two. But at the same time, the hairy hand appeared at Li Ye's feet.

Snapped!
He quickly changed the direction of his outstretched hand, grabbing the hairy hand that was about to grab his ankle. He leaped upwards as if kicking the air, exhaling a breath of stale air, as if forcefully pulling something rooted to the ground, lifting the hand from the swamp and revealing it in the air.

It was like a monkey, but its facial features were very strange, more like a human, but its lower body was like a tiger's, which was very bizarre.

After being pulled out, the thing emitted a piercing howl, causing some martial artists of lower cultivation levels to cover their ears and show signs of pain.

boom!
In the next instant, Li Ye struck the thing on the forehead with a palm strike, and the black mist dissipated, reducing it to ashes.

Whether it was an illusion or not, some martial artists with keen senses could even see the ashes merging into the black mist and entering Li Ye's body.

It must be an illusion
After killing the monster with a single blow, Li Ye landed back on the two men, grabbed one by the hand and the other by the neck, and pulled them up from the swamp.

"Thank you, thank you, Director Li!" Wang Qiu said repeatedly, catching his breath.

His lower body was covered in mud-like filth, looking extremely dirty, but that wasn't the point.

"pollute!"

Wang Qiu lifted his trouser leg and looked at the long, animal-like fur growing on his leg, which was different from his own body hair. "My legs feel weak. I couldn't withstand this pollution."

Xia Mengxuan, standing next to her, was even more pale-faced and slumped in the swamp, not out of fear, but simply because she couldn't get up.

She was slightly less skilled than Wang Qiu, not because her leg bone was missing (everything was still there), but because she couldn't exert any strength.

"Water ghost."

Li Ye said, "A corrupted demon."

Resembling a hairy ape and a fierce tiger, they lurk in water or swamps, waiting for their chance to strike. They often use force or enticement to lure people to their destination and then drag them into the water.

This thing is a typical demon, something we've always taught about in school, and it has many names.

The terms "伥溺子", "嫁衣沉婆", "漕丁骨索", "支祁怨", "罟魂", "河伯媵妾", and "钱塘潮鬼" vary in different ancient texts, but are collectively referred to as "water ghosts" in modern times.

Also known as the water monkey.

The terms mentioned above describe the manifestations of water ghosts. For example, the drowned child is formed from the corpse of a child who drowned. It is skilled at using the appearance of a child to lure people in and imitates the voice of a close person. In reality, it also has a similar ape-like body shape.

The "Wedding Dress Sinking Woman" is also a water ghost formed from the resentment of a woman who was married into the underworld. In reality, it is a wedding dress worn by an ape or tiger that contaminates the local waters. People who drink the water will hallucinate and automatically go to the waters to be dragged in by the water ghost.

This is not a scapegoat. Demons are born from accumulated resentment, and being dragged in only turns them into part of the demons.

The so-called scapegoat is a folk legend. It's just a misunderstanding caused by some people who escaped the water ghost's target being tempted. After all, there are people they know in the temptation.

The problem is that such demons don't appear in the Demon Realm. Li Ye has traveled to many Demon Realms, and the records of demons in the Demon Realm are completely different from those in folklore. The demons in the Demon Realm are mostly derived from the Demon Realm and must be closely related to it. Whatever the Demon Realm is polluted, the demons will be polluted accordingly.

However, the demons in the folk are more bizarre, with a different style, and are incompatible with the demon realm; they are two different beings.

The demon realm they were assessing had a fixed number of demons; no new demons would appear, let alone a typical water ghost created from too many drowned people.

"This is no longer where we are."

Li Ye looked around. With the fog gone, the scenery was much clearer, but he couldn't see any buildings.

Although the Demon Realm where the assessment was being conducted was shrouded in mist, one could still vaguely see the military camps and towns stationed along the edge, but now there was nothing there.

There was no such thing as a massive flow of water that seemed to come from the horizon, crashing against the giant mountain and spreading outwards.

A new place.

"Help!"

Xia Mengxuan couldn't take it anymore and took off her badge and bracelet.

Ultimately, she was just a young martial artist, here for the assessment, not to risk her life. The current situation was beyond her comprehension, and the best solution was to ask for help and escape the assessment.

Based on her efforts in eliminating demons during this period, she's definitely within the top two hundred, so there's even less reason for her to stay here any longer.

The others shared the same thought, and upon seeing Xia Mengxuan take off her badge bracelet, they all waited there.

They were unfamiliar with this place, and it was also somewhat eerie. The huge torrent of water coming from the horizon looked very strange and terrifying, clearly not something they could handle.

But now they breathed a sigh of relief. Some martial artists also knew about demons. Demons like water ghosts usually only appear once, and there won't be any more within a certain range.

With the water ghost dealt with, this place is safe for now.
Wow!

Before they could think further, the massive river that had been striking the mountain in the distance shifted its course and, as if the sky were collapsing, began to press down on this region.

"run!"

A martial artist's pupils constricted, and he instinctively shouted something. The surrounding martial artists scattered in all directions, trying to avoid the overwhelming curtain of water. But how could they escape? The disaster caused by demons could not compare to a true natural calamity!
Especially this water curtain; if it disperses, the only outcome will be being submerged and helpless.

Moreover, it moves very fast; the speed drops as soon as people start to disperse.

"Don't run! Join forces and blast a breach!"

Li Ye shouted in time, gathering black energy with one hand and staring intently at the water curtain rising above, "Running is just waiting to die!"

Fortunately, there were quite a few martial artists who thought like him. Among them, there were even a few who had broken through the third level. They subconsciously gathered around Li Ye, some using weapons and others using their fists and feet. As Li Ye clapped his hands, they launched an attack together.

Even Wang Qiu struggled to his feet, swinging his spear in a circle before unleashing a burst of light. The spear tip emitted a lustrous, jade-like luster as he struck the water curtain above, following the polluted black energy emanating from Li Ye.

boom! !

An unknown thickness of water curtain was blasted through the top of Li Ye's head, allowing them to slip through the hole. Instead of letting the water fall on their bodies, the water flowed around them, turning the swamp into a flooded and submerged area.

Its floodwaters surged and ravaged the surrounding area, the waves crashing and crashing, filling people with fear.

"It's so heavy, I can't move!"

Just as a martial artist was about to take advantage of the opportunity to use his lightness skill, the raindrops formed by the hole and the water droplets left behind when the water curtain fell turned into a downpour, crushing the martial artist's body as if he were carrying a heavy load.

Li Ye also felt it; being covered by rainwater caused his body to be repeatedly impacted from above, as if he were being crushed by a huge torrent of water with an almost invisible source, bearing its weight.

Impact?

Or is it its own weight?
But regardless.
"This isn't the Demon Realm anymore; this is a new place."

Li Ye shuddered, using exquisite control to shake off the rainwater, and then took off his shirt to lighten his load.

He looked at the cascading water and the towering mountains, and made a bold guess.

"The Primordial Demon Realm?"

Within the Demon Realm, primordial beings can also be born. Does the Heart Demon Jade Egg inherently possess such an effect, or does it sense the 'switch' here and open it based on the commonalities of demons?

This place, where no one knows where it is and there are no modern features to be seen, is like a prehistoric wasteland. Perhaps it is the Primordial Demon Realm.

Thinking of this, Li Ye placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

He couldn't find the exit, but the outside world might have a way. With so many martial artists taking the exam here, this was a big deal, and the higher-ups would definitely find a solution, as long as someone could get in.
It must include Tian Zhixing.

"Perfect timing! Right here, I'll cleave him in two with one sword!"

Li Ye also looked towards the mountain, "The Dharma Seed should also have a way to resolve this here!"

(End of this chapter)