Chapter 177 - 173: Heaven-Defying Water Control Requesting Gonggong
It is said that the North Sea has Bei Ming, while the South Sea has Abyssal.
This Abyssal is the confluence of the waters of the Four Seas, the oceanic eye of the world, where all seawater flows.
That day, Abyssal was anything but calm. Tens of thousands of seas boiled, erupting waves hundreds of feet high, accompanied by roaring sounds.
"ROAR—!!!"
A roar sounded, revealing a formation in the center of the Abyssal Sea Eye with nine thousand fine gold chains. These chains were covered in talismans and bound a monkey. This monkey had Fiery Eyes with Golden Vision, was six feet tall, with a protruding forehead, flat nose, and white fur over a green body.
"Da Yu, you have trapped me, Wu Zhiqi, for tens of thousands of years. Today, I will escape and tear your body into thousands of pieces!"
Who was this monkey? It was none other than one of the four great divine monkeys, the Red-Butt Horse Monkey known as Wu Zhiqi, the Water God. In the art of controlling water, even Gonggong dared not claim to surpass him by a margin. In ancient times, Gonggong, enraged, bumped into Mount Buzhou, causing the ancient Heavenly Court to collapse and bringing about floods in the mortal world. Wu Zhiqi was born amidst water and due to the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar, wherever he passed by, floods would ensue. Da Yu, the Sage King, furious, captured Wu Zhiqi with iron chains and had him pulled into the South Sea Abyssal to suppress him.
Wu Zhiqi roared repeatedly, shaking the chains all over his body. His Primordial Dao Fruit circulated within him, generating a yin and yang essence, and the sea waves rose sky-high!
Wu Zhiqi was not inherently evil; he just loved water. However, his power was formidable, and whenever he played in the water, it would lead to massive waves. At that time, he had just been born and knew nothing, nor did he intentionally control it, naturally causing widespread flooding and many needless deaths. Da Yu, when regulating the Huai River, caught him enjoying himself in the water.
Wu Zhiqi formed a spell with his hands, and the seawater, rising sky-high, turned into massive blades.
The blades fell, striking the fine gold chains and producing a series of ear-splitting noises, sparking flames! Wu Zhiqi’s powers were truly formidable; the blades, formed from seawater, were refined to such a toughness that they could spark against the fine gold chains, and the blades themselves showed only slight nicks.