Chapter 1341 - 1336: Serpent Demon
"Everyone, why aren't you joining the fight?" Lin Chuan said to the group.
The three saw that Lin Chuan was able to hold his own against the serpent demon and felt much less unsettled. Instantly, their desire for the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit intensified even more.
"Alright!" Mu Qiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and leapt out, landing next to Lin Chuan. Luo Feng and Murong Xue also flew over.
"The serpent demon's power isn't what we thought, so everyone, don't hold back anymore. Use your strongest techniques! Delay may lead to change!" Lin Chuan said in a deep voice.
After speaking, he activated the True Qi within his body, and shortly, the pallor on his face faded away.
"Kill!" Lin Chuan charged with his spear towards the serpent demon. Mu Qiu and Luo Feng also charged.
"Sky-reaching Halberd, Break!" Lin Chuan shouted in a low voice, and the turquoise lake surface shattered, columns of waves forming and shooting up to three meters high.
Silver arcs of light danced across the water, echoing with great noise, and finally bombarded the serpent demon.
A dragon's roar echoed over the water, and over a hundred meters of silver brilliance radiated from Lin Chuan, sweeping across the entire lake in an instant.
"Bloody Gale!" Mu Qiu and Luo Feng also launched their attacks, swinging their magical weapons.
Violent airwaves fused in at once, and "Boom Boom!" the water in the lake surged violently.
"Destroy!" Lin Chuan's form slowly rose, and bright white light flashed on his Sky-reaching Halberd! At that moment, his form rushed down, thrusting the Sky-reaching Halberd towards the serpent demon.
Faced with such violent auras, the serpent demon's eyes showed a heavy seriousness.
The entire lake surface was violently undulating, and at this moment, the serpent demon moved. Its massive serpent body shook, enveloping it in a green glow.
"Hiss!" A screech resounded, and fine threads of light emerged around its body.
"Go!" As Lin Chuan approached, the fine green threads zoomed out rapidly. Lin Chuan swung the Sky-reaching Halberd furiously, and silver light formed a silver-white wall in front of him. The charging green threads crashed against it.
"Kill!" Lin Chuan closed in, pausing with the Sky-reaching Halberd and thrusting it down at the serpent demon. Sparking silver beams shot towards the serpent demon like bolts of light.
The light arrows struck the serpent demon heavily, reducing the green glow instantly. A frenzy of killing intent showed in Lin Chuan's eyes as he thrusted again.
"Argh..." The serpent demon let out a wretched scream, its body trembling violently as it was knocked back. The green glow in front of it quivered fiercely and shrank dramatically in an instant.
Mu Qiu pursued the serpent demon, delivering a sword strike! The fierce Sword Qi rampaged across the lake surface, creating a white brilliance that slammed heavily into the serpent demon.
"Splurt..." Blood sprayed from the serpent demon's mouth.
The two were greatly reassured, seeing the serpent demon severely injured. They flew forward, one wielding a saber, the other a sword, their fierce True Qi like a beautiful rainbow adorning the sky albeit embedded with overwhelming power. The rippling echoes spread out, shaking not only the water surface but even the stone walls on either side.
"Argh..." The serpent demon screamed again as several large wounds were blasted open on its body.
On the lake surface, the figures were still. Shortly after, the water surface calmed down.
The green glow outlining the serpent demon's body scattered, revealing a thick serpent body in front of them, with the huge green figure riddled by three gruesome, bone-deep wounds.
"Foolish humans, you all deserve to die! All of you deserve to die! Water Engulfs the Skies!" A piercing roar escaped the serpent demon's mouth before it dove down.
"Retreat!" Lin Chuan's eyes flickered with a peculiar color, and his figure had already withdrawn.
Upon hearing Lin Chuan's words, Mu Qiu and the others also retreated instantly. They didn't question him; now Lin Chuan was the strongest of them, and they had immense faith in his words.
The figures retreated quickly, reaching the edge of the azure lake in almost an instant, but suddenly something strange happened. The tranquil lake surface shook violently, and water screens dozens of meters high soared into the air, forming a huge water circle that encased Lin Chuan and his comrades.
"Ignorant humans, as long as you're on the water, you can't break this water formation, go and die." The serpent demon's voice reached their ears.
Trapped in the water, Lin Chuan and the others all wore anxious expressions on their faces.
"What should we do?" Murong Xue asked.
"We need to break through it..." Lin Chuan replied, rushing forward, and with a stab of his spear, a silver light blade shattered the water screen.
A small opening appeared, and Lin Chuan's expression lit up with joy. However, at that moment, the small opening was immediately sealed by the rushing water column.
Lin Chuan charged forward, only to discover a very mysterious power that made him feel somewhat dizzy. Startled, he immediately retreated!
"Can't break through?" A fierce look flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes as he shouted, "Everyone, if we want to get out, we must break this water barrier. My True Qi is running low, so I'm asking you to channel some True Qi to me. What do you say?"
"Alright!" Mu Qiu, standing nearby, agreed without a second thought. Before this, he had also tried to pass through the water barrier but found that it couldn't be breached. Any opening would be filled in a short time, making it impossible to get out, and the edges of the water barrier were unreachable.
Because there was a mysterious force there that not only restrained the power within but also caused dizziness.
"Alright, I trust Brother Lin too!" Luo Feng also stepped forward.
Murong Xue thought it over, her eyes showing a complex expression, but ultimately she stepped forward as well. The three of them extended their palms, channeling streams of True Qi, which Lin Chuan grabbed and held tightly. Then, with the Sky-reaching Halberd in his hand, he leaped out, and a brilliant silver light gathered on his weapon.
No one needed to guess that this silver light would be the critical force to break the water barrier. Lin Chuan infused the True Qi from Mu Qiu and the others into the Sky-reaching Halberd. Before long, the light on the halberd grew brighter, and a terrifying aura spread across the water surface.
However, the faces of Mu Qiu and the others grew paler, unable to endure the high-intensity True Qi transfer.
Just as they were about to reach their limit, a strange light flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes, and he moved forward.
From a distance, Lin Chuan's figure was no longer visible, only a dazzling silver light could be seen.
"Sky-reaching Halberd, break!" At that moment, Lin Chuan uttered a low shout. The Sky-reaching Halberd in his hand was hurled fiercely, and an indistinct light shadow surged from the halberd.
A massive sound erupted, and the silver light transformed into a dragon, charging fiercely at the huge water curtain. Lin Chuan grabbed the Sky-reaching Halberd and chased after it. "Bang!" The halberd struck the water curtain.
Resounding booms echoed as the surrounding water curtain shuddered violently and exploded. Across the water surface, the water columns converged fiercely, then scattered apart.
Four figures rushed out from the waves, and in the pool, a gigantic dragon roar echoed. A silver light flashed fiercely, then vanished, followed by a series of thunderous crashes erupting from the lake surface!
At the moment the water barrier was blasted apart, a scream sounded from the depths of the water. Meanwhile, numerous rocks tumbled from the mountain peak.
Lin Chuan and the others stood by the lakeside, their faces similarly moved as they gazed upon the scene in the lake. The thousand-zhang wide jade lake was violently quaking, with waves and echoes that lingered endlessly...
At that moment, no one moved, and the lake surface finally calmed down. The surface was quiet, with no sound of rippling water, and the serpent monster had already disappeared.
Because after such a fierce battle, he thought that the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit was likely destroyed, but now he saw that the fruit was still standing intact.
"Truly a spiritual object..." Jing Tian sighed in his heart.
Lin Chuan and the others stood by the lakeside, their wonder towards the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit in the lake not less than in Jing Tian's heart! But they thought, a legendary sacred object like the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit wouldn't be easily destroyed. Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze from the center of the lake, a strange light flickering in his eyes.
The four of them had all been injured in the previous battle with the serpent, but Lin Chuan was the least hurt.
"Xiao Xue, it's safe now. Would you like to go pick the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit?" Lin Chuan turned with a smile toward Murong Xue and said.
"Hehe... Brother Lin, didn't we agree before that you would go?" Murong Xue also smiled softly.
Lin Chuan was taken aback, understanding a bit more in his heart, then said, "Mu Qiu, Luo Feng, since Xiao Xue doesn't wish to go, how about one of you?"
Luo Feng slightly hesitated, glanced at Lin Chuan, then looked at Murong Xue, his eyes full of deep meaning.
"Alright! In that case, I'll take on the task!" Luo Feng nodded and flew towards the center of the lake. The few hundred feet distance was covered in just a dozen seconds. Looking at the brilliantly tantalizing Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit, excitement flashed in Luo Feng's eyes as he reached to grab it.
Lin Chuan himself did not go, because he sensed the presence of another master around, feeling that it was better for him to stay and handle it.
"Bang!" Just then, a fierce burst of True Qi shot towards Luo Feng, who changed his expression, quickly retracting his hand. Upon looking back, apart from Lin Chuan and others, no one else was seen.
Luo Feng's expression changed slightly, but seeing no one, he moved again toward the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit. Suddenly, a powerful backward force tore across the water surface straight at him. Luo Feng was shocked and gathered all his strength to resist, hastily retreating.
By the lakeside, the faces of Lin Chuan, Mu Qiu, and Murong Xue did not show surprise; rather, they displayed a hint of coldness. Because they knew another master had appeared.
A white shadow moved swiftly from within the forest to here. In a moment, it already stood on a giant rock by the lake.