Hunting God Era

Chapter 172 Emperor Yu Controls the Floods and Measured the Ruyi (7k)

The raging torrent, with its overwhelming force, poured down from the horizon and crashed violently into the narrow mountain pass.

The surging floodwaters around the mountain suddenly slowed down, and the water level even began to recede visibly.

This sudden slowdown in the floodwaters was undoubtedly a glimmer of hope for the martial artists trapped within, a chance to escape their desperate situation.

In the turbulent waves, the struggling figures of the martial artists who had been swept in finally caught their breath and escaped up the mountain.

"Splitting...splitting a mountain?!"

The screams were shrill and distorted, sounding particularly jarring amidst the chaotic splashing of water.

The one who made that sound was none other than Kong Wen, a burly man with bulging muscles, his rugged face filled with disbelief and horror.

A pair of large, fan-like hands unconsciously clenched into fists and rested on her chin, making her look exactly like a frightened little girl, her voice becoming high-pitched.

Xie Hong, on the other side, kept his eyes fixed on the figure standing in front of him with a sword. Everything that had just happened was too fast, exceeding the limits of visual perception.

He only saw Li Ye thrust out a sword, and in that instant, a dazzling light burst forth, as if a meteor from outer space had torn through the sky, instantly illuminating the entire surroundings.

Then the light transformed, condensing into a terrifying black beam that fell vertically from above.

He didn't even hear a sound, but he felt a dull, heart-wrenching sense of breaking. Then, he watched as the majestic mountain that had stood before him, blocking both the flood and his path, split open like a smooth, mirror-like gash in butter, cut by a hot knife!

The black light struck successfully, but instead of wreaking havoc, it quickly dissipated and reappeared in Li Ye's hand as a long sword with a spine as sharp as bone.

Li Ye flicked his wrist, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword slashed casually at his side, producing a clear and melodious sword cry.

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on the sword in his hand. A subtle smile of satisfaction curved his lips, and his deep voice carried a barely perceptible hint of emotion:

"it is good."

He had spent so much time and consumed so much demonic pollution for this moment, and in the end, he had not disappointed his expectations.

He slowly raised his head, his sharp, hawk-like gaze piercing through the air to the higher mountainside, his tone calm yet containing an undeniable confidence and pride:

“If you follow the rules, I will follow the rules too. If you kill me in the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, then I will kill you. Neither of us can cause trouble.”

Om-!
The moment Li Ye finished speaking, an overwhelming and terrifying aura rose from the bottomless crevice that had been cleaved open by a sword, emitting a strong tremor.

It wasn't the same kind of tremor as before; instead, one could clearly feel that the mountain was actually in pain.

As the sword struck, countless stone bumps sprouted from the crack, like goosebumps, and fell down one after another, resembling broken stone figures.

Upon seeing this scene, Xie Hong's pupils constricted instinctively. After staring intently for a while, he looked at the floodwaters ahead. As the mountain was split open, monsters with blue faces and fangs, fish heads and human bodies, and holding tridents, also materialized on the surface of the turbulent water.

"Mountains and waters as one!"

Xie Hong cried out urgently, "The Pan Demon has begun its true awakening! Quickly deal with these water demons and destroy the monsters, and the core of the Primordial Land can be temporarily stabilized!"

Whoosh!
No sooner had Xie Hong finished speaking than Li Ye's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, leaping into the air and soaring into the crevice. His movements were as fluid and agile as a dragon, traversing vast distances with each flash, as he lunged straight at the top of the newly cleaved opening and plunged into the mountain crevice.

"No, I haven't finished yet! This isn't what we're talking about now..."

Xie Hong subconsciously reached out to stop him, but grasped at empty air and could only shake his head helplessly.

In his view, even though Li Ye was a peerless genius who had broken through the third realm after passing through the sixth level, he was still inquiring about the method of stealing the seed of law and did not yet have the seed of law in his body. This meant that he could only be considered a "pseudo-third realm".

With such strength, they could barely protect themselves in the perilous core of the Primordial Chaos. Since reinforcements were on their way, their safest course of action should have been to stay put and wait, as the depths of the Primordial Chaos were not a place they could venture into at this moment.

"Help!"

Kong Wen clenched his fists, his voice booming, "If he were to perish here, that would be a tremendous loss!"

Ultimately, they are still young people with undiminished passion.

Despite being born into prestigious families, they have not yet been completely corrupted by pure utilitarian calculations.

Li Ye at least defeated Kong Wen fairly and squarely, which was unconvincing, but he wasn't so narrow-minded as to stand idly by.

They might not be able to deal with the demon in its true form, but these martial artists who had broken through three levels could give it a shot at clearing out the water demons that surrounded the mountains and rivers. Besides, reinforcements were already on their way, so they had a way out.

More importantly, they no longer had the option to stand by and watch. Water demons emerged from the turbulent water like a plague, densely packed and endless, already rampant around the mountain. Now, they were brandishing their tridents and densely climbing towards the foot of the mountain!

"Row!"

Xie Hong's eyes sharpened, and he was about to rush down when he noticed that Fu Chuxue, who had been silent all along, had already made the first move.

She moved like the wind, rushing down the mountain in two quick steps. With a swift movement, she grabbed the neck of a martial artist who had just struggled out of the rushing water, his lower body still submerged, and lifted him up sharply.

At the same time, he swung his palm back with lightning speed at a water demon behind the martial artist who had already raised a trident.

puff!
With a single palm strike, the seemingly sharp three-pronged fork shattered instantly, miraculously transforming into countless clods of earth that splashed into the water.

Immediately afterwards, the force of the palm strike remained undiminished, slamming into the ferocious head of the fish-headed water demon. With a muffled thud, the fish head and half of its body were instantly smashed to pieces.

The water demon's broken body, now without support, swayed precariously, then melted away completely into the rushing water like melting ice and snow, leaving no trace.

The disappearance of a water demon actually caused the rapid current of this body of water to calm down slightly!
Even if it's so subtle that it's hard to detect, a martial artist with keen senses who has broken through three barriers can still sense it.

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, muffled loud noises also came from the other two sides of the mountain.

Kong Wen's towering body crashed down like a meteor, his feet embedding themselves deep in the mud and rocks on the mountainside. He used his large, fan-like hands like iron clamps to firmly hold down the heads of two water monsters that were about to climb ashore, and exerted his strength!
"Break it for me!"

With a roar, the two fish heads exploded, and he casually tossed them aside, flinging them back into the surging torrent.

On the other side, Xie Hong displayed a completely different kind of elegance. His figure swayed like a dragon's tail, gliding lightly and nimbly to the foot of another mountain. The soft sword in his hand was like a sky full of silver snakes, drawing out chaotic and cold light.

As the sword flashed, a water demon that pounced at them was instantly sliced ​​into several pieces and disappeared into the water without a trace.

“You are a descendant of Confucius, not Lao Tzu,” he said, turning around and teasing Kong Wen.

"I'm willing!"

Kong Wen glared at him irritably and said, "And you keep saying you don't understand, but you know more than me. You even know about killing demons and suppressing the Primordial Beginning."

"What era are we living in? Do you still think it's the time when knowledge is monopolized by you?"

Xie Hong replied, "Besides, these aren't big secrets. You'll find out once you understand them. Why don't you tell me how to transform the Primordial Chaos into your own little world, just like your Kong family?"

Kong Wen stiffened his neck and shouted, "Bullshit! We are neither a sect nor a faction. We have lived among humans for generations and never act like cowards. Even if we are defeated and have to surrender, we will surrender honorably among humans!"

Xie Hong pursed his lips, his face full of disbelief, but he didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he addressed the other martial artists:

"Don't stand there. Save those who need to be saved, and get ashore if you need to. This current won't kill you, but if you get entangled by a water demon, things could get complicated."

The three men appeared to kill the water demons with ease and efficiency, as if cutting melons and vegetables. However, the number of water demons was simply too great, densely packed, and endlessly spawning from the floodwaters. They were impossible to kill completely, and just looking at them made one's scalp tingle.

However, they didn't intend to completely resolve the issue; they simply wanted to share some of the burden so that Li Ye wouldn't have to fight alone.
As for Li Ye
He leaped into the deep, dark mountain crevice like a falcon, raised his hand, and with a wave of his hand, his five fingers spread out like claws and grabbed at the air. An invisible, immense force erupted, and the stone figures that had been growing wildly on the smooth, cut rock face were as if struck by an invisible giant hammer, instantly shattering into dust that fell in a shower of stones.

Without stopping, he used the momentum of his fall to lightly tap his toes on the smooth, mirror-like vertical rock face several times. Each tap made a "snap" sound, and his body nimbly darted left and right like a leaping ape. In just a few leaps, he landed steadily at the bottom of the crevice.

At the bottom of the mountain crevice, the gap that had been split open had been eroded by the surging floodwaters into a rushing river, with turbid waves rolling and a deafening roar.

Along the riverbank, there were still some shallow mudflats, and Li Ye landed in one of these shallow areas.

puff.

He stepped into the knee-deep, icy, muddy water, creating ripples. The moment the ripples spread, several ferocious water demons materialized out of thin air, brandishing tridents and hissing as they lunged at him.

Without even glancing at them, Li Ye casually swung the Heaven-Slaying Sword in his hand, and a chilling sword light swept across like a bolt of lightning. Before the water demons could even let out a wail, they shattered and dissolved like bubbles.

He stood with his sword held horizontally, the Heaven-Slaying Sword pointing diagonally at the ground, his gaze piercing through the murky water vapor, firmly locking onto what lay ahead.

At the exit of the mountain stream, which leads directly to the coast of the sea, stands a huge, dark, stubborn rock. Li Ye stared at it for a moment, then quickly made his move.

The power accumulated from the corruption of the Devouring Demon Realm had been exhausted in the Mountain Splitting Strike, but he himself was at the Third Realm Opening stage, and his blank true essence was still true essence.

It can emit waves!

He swung his sword horizontally, and a massive sword aura, as solid as a crescent moon, burst forth, tearing through the murky air with a piercing shriek, and slashed straight at the stubborn rock on the shore!

when!
Before the sword energy arrived, an invisible barrier seemed to appear out of thin air in front of the stubborn rock. The sword energy struck the barrier fiercely, producing a huge, metallic clang, and was actually deflected, its direction altered.

Immediately afterwards, an even more eerie sound emanated from within the stubborn rock, as if two giant stones were rubbing against each other, uttering a low groan:
"Li Ye."

The rock pulsated, producing a deep, resonant sound that blended the voices of two people, one weathered by time and the other youthful and innocent, like the ocean waves and the weight of the rocks.

Bang! !

The stubborn rock exploded with a deafening roar, sending countless fragments of rock shooting out like cannonballs. The shockwave from the explosion carried the fragments of rock in all directions.

Clap clap clap!

A dense rain of pebbles lashed at Li Ye. A sharp, shuttle-like pebble struck his throat, but only made a muffled thud before bouncing off his tough skin.

Another sharp-edged pebble struck his heart, piercing his outer garment, but lost all force the moment it touched his skin, and fell limply to the ground.

He blinked his eyes slightly, deflecting the small stones that flew towards him, and then looked at the humanoid monster that had appeared among the shattered rocks.

It has hair that is as transparent as flowing seawater, constantly twisting and changing, while the skin on its face has a grayish-brown texture like mountain rocks, and its whole body seems to be forcibly kneaded by flowing water and rocks.

"What are you?"

Li Ye's gaze swept over the monster, a cold sneer playing on his lips. "It doesn't even look human."

He roughly knew it was Su Ao, but he really didn't know the specifics of how it was formed.

After the Heart Demon Jade Egg transforms into a demon, can it reach this level?

“I…” The humanoid monster hunched over and uttered a hoarse syllable that was difficult to understand.

It raised an arm, and at the end of the arm, it quickly extended and gathered soil and gravel, which in the blink of an eye condensed into a rough but huge and heavy stone sword.

"I am... the greatest in the world!"

Its stone eyes suddenly burst forth with a scarlet light, and with a roar it took a step forward. The first step seemed slow and heavy, but the second step was as fast as a ghost.

His figure flashed, instantly appearing before Li Ye. The heavy stone sword, carrying terrifying wind pressure that tore through the air, slashed down towards Li Ye's head with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks. Clang!

Li Ye reacted even faster. The Heaven-Slaying Sword in his hand transformed into a white light, slashing upwards with unparalleled precision, firmly blocking the powerful stone sword blade!
boom!
The moment the two swords clashed, a visible circular shockwave exploded from beneath Li Ye's feet. The shallow mudflats below were as if struck by an invisible giant hammer, the water surface suddenly dented downwards, creating a huge circular pit. The turbid mud and water were squeezed outwards by the violent force.

"That was quite powerful. With your demonic transformation, your Qi channels are completely full?"

Li Ye sneered, and with a flick of his wrist, the Heaven-Slaying Sword twisted and swung, forcefully deflecting the heavy stone sword to the side.

At the same time, the sword's momentum shifted, the blade grazing the rough stone spine and tilting upwards, drawing a series of sparks as it aimed straight for the stone man's vital neck.

when!
A piercing clang of metal against stone rang out as the sharp blade struck the stone figure precisely at the point where its neck was joined. However, the blade had only penetrated the stone a mere inch, yet the rough, grayish-brown neck began to writhe as if it were alive.

A large amount of sticky, foul-smelling black clay instantly proliferated and spread, like countless slippery tentacles, tightly binding the blade of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, preventing it from advancing an inch or being pulled away!

At that moment, the stone man's arm, which had just been parried, suddenly spun back at an illogical angle, and the heavy stone sword, accompanied by an even fiercer whistling sound, slashed towards Li Ye's neck.

It was fast, the angle was tricky, and for a moment it seemed to carry some kind of swordsmanship.

A fierce glint flashed in Li Ye's eyes. Without dodging or avoiding, his right leg shot out like a battering ram, imbued with immense force, and slammed into the chest of the stone man, a mixture of clay and rock!

boom!
A muffled, loud bang exploded as Li Ye stomped down, not only shattering the clay wrapped around the sword blade into pieces, but also creating a massive shockwave that sent the stone man's twisted body flying backward like a catapult projectile.

“It’s pretty hard!”

Li Ye looked at the clay fragments remaining on the sword blade and the clear dent in the stone man's chest where he had been kicked, and sneered coldly.

Without pausing, he raised his hand and several condensed crescent-shaped sword energies shot through the air, chasing after the flying stone man. At the same time, his figure blurred, leaving an afterimage in place, and his true body appeared like a ghost directly above the stone man's head, slamming down with a powerful cleaving motion.

Its sword energy comes first, followed by the sword's edge!

Bang bang bang!
Several sword energies, like heavy hammers, slammed into the stone man's flying body, cracking several spiderweb-like fissures in its rocky shell. The Heaven-Slaying Sword, which followed closely behind, pierced through its forehead with a single strike.

boom!
The immense force shoved the stone figure into the ground, embedding both its legs in the earth, creating a huge wave of water and a larger depression.

But that was all; he couldn't cleave the stone demon in two with a single sword strike.
“Indeed, the Vajra Pass is also full.”

A cold smile appeared on Li Ye's lips. He was about to press down with even greater force when the stone man suddenly unleashed a deafening roar.

"Roar!!"

Amidst the roar, the head, originally composed of rough rocks and sticky clay, transformed into refined gold forged through countless hammerings, radiating a cold, hard metallic luster. It forcefully withstood the downward pressure of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, preventing it from advancing any further.

"I've said it before, I am the best in the world!"

The stone man's roar echoed like thunder through the mountain stream. His arm, which was gripping the stone sword, suddenly trembled, and the hard stone sword melted and deformed in an instant, quickly enveloping the huge fist and solidifying into a ferocious and heavy rock hammer.

call!
The hammerhead, with a piercing shriek that tore through the air and carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed towards Li Ye's head at such speed that it left only a blurry afterimage.

Whoosh!
In an instant, Li Ye vanished, leaving only a faint shadow blown away by the strong wind.

boom!
The stone man's giant hammer slammed down, creating a deep crater in the ground, sending mud, water, and rocks flying everywhere!

Just as Li Ye's figure flashed behind him, before he even landed, the stone figure also moved, its form flashing like a ghost, appearing almost simultaneously with Li Ye's figure.

"Ok?"

A genuine look of surprise flashed across his eyes. In mid-air, he twisted his waist and delivered a lightning-fast kick to the heart, slamming it into the stone man's thick chest like a cannonball.

boom!
The stone figure's massive body flew backward and crashed heavily against the slippery rock wall with a dull thud.

Li Ye landed steadily at this moment, his brows furrowed. When that kick hit the demon, it even made an extremely difficult twisting and dodging motion.

Although it was not completely avoided, this means that its five senses are being enhanced.

Moreover, when he flashed away, he was only a short distance away from him, almost catching up; Shenxing Pass was also being enhanced.

This guy also broke through six levels?
No, even if a human and a demon were to merge, this body would lose that concept; it's adapting.
Is this demon adapting to his rhythm to improve itself?
"powerful!"

The stone figure, which had been kicked away, slid down the rock wall, regained its footing, and then stretched out its petrified hand, as if brushing off dust, and slapped the clear indentation on its chest several times.

Strangely, as it pounded, the deep indentation slowly smoothed out at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the hideous crack in Li Ye's skull, which had been split open, quickly healed as the gray-brown rock writhed.

It raised its restored head, its turbid stone eyes fixed on Li Ye, its hoarse voice filled with twisted fanaticism.

"I am now incredibly powerful, Li Ye. I once said I am the best in the world, invincible!"

"Thunderous Sound Great Evil Handprint!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ye's figure flashed again, even faster than before. Without blinking, he approached almost instantly, raising his right palm high. Wind and thunder gathered in his palm, emitting a low and suppressed rolling thunder sound.

"Then I'll fucking fight you from the sky!"

With a loud shout, Li Ye slammed his palm down on the stone man's newly restored crown!

boom! !

A deafening explosion reverberated through the mountain stream, and an overwhelming force poured down with the true essence, destroying everything in its path. The stone man's hard head was like shattered porcelain, instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks before shattering.

Li Ye's palm, still powerful, slashed downwards with unstoppable force, accompanied by rolling thunder.

Crack!
A series of crisp, teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out, from the shattered skull to the thick neck, then to the chest and abdomen.
With a single palm strike, the stone man's massive body, a fusion of mountain rock and water demon characteristics, split in two from top to bottom, like a piece of rotten wood being cleaved.

Originally, I just wanted to test what characteristics this demon had, but now that I've figured it out, there's no need to keep it alive.

No matter how much he got stronger, he never escaped the level of the second realm.

He's no match for him!
However, as it was split open, a strange change occurred within the shell. A dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from the core of the stone man's remains.

Golden light swirled, quickly coalescing in the air into a blurry yet agile humanoid silhouette. Simultaneously, it emitted a completely different sound—no longer the strange, mixed noise, but a long, relieved sigh.
The stubborn rock crumbles, revealing the true gold.
Two forms?
"I finally..."

"Strike the Demon!"

Just as the golden humanoid figure took shape and made a sound, a cold glint flashed in Li Ye's eyes, and a tangible, pitch-black aura suddenly rose around him.

The hand that cleaved the stone man did not retract; instead, it spread its five fingers wide, and from within its palm, in addition to the awe-inspiring thunderous roar, a powerful roar like the cry of a dragon and the howl of a tiger erupted.

"Dragon and Tiger Clash: Thunderous Sound Great Evil Hand Seal!!"

Bang! !

Li Ye's palm slammed down hard onto the newly formed golden light.

"what!!"

The golden light trembled violently, emitting a painful, inhuman shriek. The light flowing on its surface froze instantly, and then, spiderweb-like black cracks spread wildly from the center of Li Ye's palm.

The thick, viscous malevolent energy, like a maggot clinging to a bone, rapidly eroded along the cracks, quickly turning the brilliant golden light into a murky black.

"Do not!!"

The golden humanoid figure let out a desperate scream and trembled violently.

"die!!"

Li Ye's eyes widened, and he formed his hand into a claw, forcefully grabbing at the golden light. It was as if he had crushed a fragile crystal ball, causing it to explode with a bang. Countless tiny light fragments mixed with dense black evil energy scattered and flew in all directions like fireworks.

At the very instant the golden light vanished, a mysterious and indescribable invisible substance instantly entered Li Ye's body.

This left him stunned on the spot.

As he stood there in a daze, the turbid river beside him, which was guided by a mountain crevice to the sea, suddenly became even more turbulent and turbulent. And in the center of the whirlpool where the river met the mountain crevice, a hazy, reddish mist rose up without warning.

At the heart of the mist, a point of intense, lava-like, and pure, crystal-clear red light pulsed rhythmically, like a heart, yet also like a seed.
"The seed of Dharma!!"

A joyful shout suddenly came from high above, and a figure holding a folding fan and with flowing clothes was seen gracefully descending from the mountain wall above, as if riding the wind.

The newcomer's gaze was fixed intently on the core of the red light within the mist. He took a step in the air and shot forward like an arrow.

"That'smine."

The icy voice was like a chilling wind from the depths of hell. Li Ye, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly raised his head and spoke in a low voice.

As he spoke, he raised his arm, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword casually extended into the air, quickly lengthening.

"As one wishes."

As Li Ye murmured, the originally straight sword light rapidly changed during its flight, splitting and intertwining, transforming in the blink of an eye into a huge net composed of countless pale white sword blades.

With pinpoint accuracy, the folding fan-wielding martial artist who had swooped down from mid-air was caught and tightly bound.

"Get out!"

Li Ye suddenly swung his arm to the side, and the huge sword net expanded and bulged outwards, as if a giant mouth was spewing out forcefully, launching the people in the net out and throwing them into the sky.

"you"

The figure tumbled through the air, only managing to utter a sound before turning into a tiny black dot high in the sky, its distance unknown.

At this moment, Li Ye, with his free left hand, gestured towards the crimson mass in mid-air.

call!
A gentle yet irresistible breeze suddenly rose up, carrying the crimson seed lightly as it landed in Li Ye's outstretched palm.

Without any guidance, almost instinctively, Li Ye opened his mouth and inhaled sharply into the pulsating crimson ball of light in his palm.

The crimson seed transformed into a stream of light, directly entering Li Ye's mouth, sliding down his throat, and instantly merging into his limbs, bones, and dantian.

In an instant, an indescribable sense of power, impact, and gravity, as if mysteriously connected with the earth beneath his feet, the flowing rivers and seas, and the majestic mountains, exploded within his body!

"So this is the seed of Dharma? It's quite peculiar. It's a pity you're no longer the first."

Li Ye sensed the changes within his body, smiled slightly, turned to the sword in his hand, and with a thought, the sword, which had transformed into a net, retracted and returned to its original shape.

They've obtained the seed of the law, but they've also obtained the power!

This demon is a god
Li Ye's words came true; it really was related to the divine iron.

He murmured, "Emperor Yu controlled the floods and measured the Ruyi (a mythical scepter). You're actually connected to that."

(End of this chapter)