Chapter 178 - 174: Gonggong’s Carelessness Costs Jingzhou
The terrain along the coast of Southern Ridge was all submerged in seawater. Gonggong and Houtu arrived just in time, employing their great divine powers to manage the flood.
Looking at the mountains and rivers drowned by the sea, Gonggong remarked, "Tsk! Wu Zhiqi’s divine skills are indeed remarkable, almost as formidable as mine, the Water God! It seems I really must meet him to see whose divine power is greater, heh!"
Houtu responded, "Aren’t you the one who always boasts about being the best at water control in the world?"
Gonggong laughed and said, "Wu Zhiqi must be the world’s second-best then!"
Houtu chuckled, "You really know how to brag."
Gonggong then declared, "Then I shall head to the Abyssal to meet him and see what skills this monkey has! The Long-Armed Ape, General Yuan Hong, had impressive skills and earned a great reputation in Ancient Times; the Intelligent Stone Monkey, Sun Wukong also has notable abilities, as evidenced by his ties with our Lady Houtu..." As Gonggong spoke earnestly, Houtu burst into laughter beside him, "Hmmmm, this Six-Eared Macaque’s skills are indeed mediocre. Wu Zhiqi, having emerged after the war between ancient witches and demons, caused a disturbance before being suppressed by Da Yu. After cultivating for tens of thousands of years, his abilities must have become impressive."
The Ancestral Witches liked to talk about these topics, but naturally, no one dared to mention it in front of Xuan Ming. However, knowing the past, present, and future, Xuan Ming likely knew what they said, he simply chose not to point it out. After all, at nearly one hundred thousand years old, finding entertainment was not easy.
Houtu then asked, "Are you not afraid of dying?"
Gonggong responded with a laugh, "I posses an immortal body!"
And then... he felt a chill, as the void split open and a jade bracelet flew out, striking Gonggong on the head and sending him tumbling to the ground, face covered in dust and dirt. Houtu pointed at him and burst into hearty laughter, tears almost streaming down her face.
"Who dares ambush me?" Gonggong got up in a fury, but on seeing the bracelet, he sheepishly smiled, "I’m off to test my skills against Wu Zhiqi, don’t be mad, don’t be mad!"