Free Web NovelChapter 609: Chapter 609: Raging Waves (Part 4)
How dare he?!
Witnessing Zhang Yuan leap into the river bend and disappear into the whirlpool, even with Wu Mingrui’s depth of character, he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
Beside him, Wu Ziyu was even more shocked, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.
The father and son exchanged glances, utterly at a loss as to what to do.
They couldn’t understand Zhang Yuan’s thought process at all—wasn’t there a better way to seek death?
They wanted to do something, but found themselves completely powerless!
They certainly couldn’t just follow Zhang Yuan into the river, could they?
Wu Mingrui let out a bitter laugh, feeling utterly absurd.
Wu Ziyu snapped back to reality and murmured absentmindedly, "Will, will Dao General Zhang be alright?"
As for whether Zhang Yuan was okay or not, only he himself knew.
In the instant he plunged into the water, Zhang Yuan simultaneously activated the Black Giant Ant, Golden Grasshopper, and White Dragon Loach as his three hosts.
Thirty times strength, thirty times agility, coupled with the power of Water Profound Communication enhanced his body.
Not only that, but he also drew out the Overlord Halberd, channeling the full power of the Primordial True Gang into this high-tier Profound Soldier!
At this moment, Zhang Yuan had already locked firmly onto his target in the water.
In fact, before the Divine Nest itself ascended to Level 7, he couldn’t have achieved this.
The ascended Divine Nest granted Zhang Yuan stronger perception, while also generating a talent akin to innate divine power.
Zhang Yuan called it—Divine Sense.
Divine Sense is the evolution of perception, not only granting Zhang Yuan an intricate insight into his surroundings but also allowing him to lock onto a chosen target with a single thought.
As long as the target remained within the range of Divine Sense’s perception, regardless of where it hid or what obscured it, it could not escape Zhang Yuan’s lock.
Relying on the insight from Divine Sense, Zhang Yuan grasped some basic information about his opponent.
This deceitful monster that had plagued the Nu Tao River for decades was a giant serpent over fifteen zhang long, its body thicker than a water tank, covered in thick black scales—a true behemoth.
Zhang Yuan had dealt with similar beings in the past.
But this giant serpent had grown horns on its head, and there were indications of claws developing on its fore and hind abdomen, signaling it was not far from transforming into a Flood Dragon, with strength equivalent to the peak level of a Tier Six Martial Artist.
Once it transformed, it would instantly enter the Divinity Transformation Realm!
If it reached this point, Zhang Yuan wouldn’t dare to engage it in a one-on-one underwater battle.
Even with the support of Water Profound Communication abilities!
Of course, the current giant serpent wasn’t to be underestimated either, since the Nu Tao River was its domain.
Just as Zhang Yuan entered the water, the Black Python also sensed his presence.
This deceitful monster with a certain level of spirituality was momentarily stunned.
Though it had eaten humans before, it had never seen anyone who willingly jumped into its mouth.
Compared to the cattle, sheep, and horses offered by the Wu family, this giant serpent preferred the taste of humans—especially accomplished Martial Artists!
Its instinct told it that this was a feast.
The Black Python didn’t care about Zhang Yuan’s background, and immediately opened its blood-red mouth wide.
The whirlpool on the river’s surface surged again, and a powerful suction instantly surrounded Zhang Yuan, pulling him toward the serpent’s mouth!
In this deep water, the combat prowess of this deceitful monster was exponentially higher.
This was the fundamental reason the Wu family had been powerless against it!
However, this time, the Black Python encountered its nemesis.
Zhang Yuan’s entire body shook, suddenly unleashing thirty times his strength, instantly breaking free from the water’s pull and constraint, regaining his freedom of movement.
But instead of taking the opportunity to escape, he used the momentum to thrust the Overlord Halberd toward the serpent’s blood-red mouth.
Even underwater, with the support of the Primordial True Gang, this high-tier Profound Soldier still radiated a brilliant and dazzling flame light.
The intense heat instantly evaporated the surrounding river water, creating countless bubbles that rose to the surface!
The giant serpent never imagined its perceived prey would transform into the hunter in the blink of an eye.
When it sensed danger and instinctively wanted to close its mouth, it was already too late.
Swish!
The long halberd pierced straight into the serpent’s mouth, its flaming brilliance penetrating deeply through the tender throat of this capricious giant, causing dark red blood to gush out violently.
The giant serpent, in pain, jerked backward, slipping away from the halberd that had pierced its mouth.
Its reaction was exceedingly quick and incredibly strong, causing Zhang Yuan’s further attacks to miss.
Of course, Zhang Yuan wouldn’t stop there; he utilized the "Carefree Travel" body technique underwater, pursuing the retreating giant serpent with deceitful charm, the Overlord Halberd in his hand slicing a long arc.
Aiming directly for the serpent’s left eye, the vital point!
With the support of Water Profound Communication abilities, his long halberd completely ignored the resistance of the water, even using the water flow to execute its attack, showcasing a breathtaking violent beauty.
Unfortunately, the giant serpent had no appreciation for such beauty; it was already enraged to the extreme.
Seeing Zhang Yuan pursue it relentlessly again, launching another attack, this deceitful river monster did not engage its sharpness, but continued to retreat backward.
Its massive body was incredibly agile in the water, its speed not inferior to Zhang Yuan’s in the slightest.
This was evidently an innate divine power of its own!
While retreating, the serpent’s throat contracted and wriggled intensely, emitting waves of invisible sound.
Quickly spreading throughout the surrounding waters!
The next moment, tens of thousands of bream fish surrounded Zhang Yuan from all directions, rushing toward him one after another.
These bream fish were only about a foot long and seemed unthreatening in size.
But they swam incredibly fast, each with a mouth full of sharp teeth and blood-red eyes as if possessed.
Coupled with their overwhelming numbers, the momentum they created was incredibly frightening!
In fact, these bream fish were all under the giant serpent’s control, little deceitful beings stained by the malevolent energy, each possessing some deceit class traits, becoming fearlessly mad once frenzied.
Usually, the giant serpent would travel up and down the Nu Tao River with this entourage.
While enjoying the offerings from the Wu family, it would also share some of the leftovers with these minor deceitful fish.
Now was the time for them to play their role!
Facing tens of thousands of deceitful fish, Zhang Yuan, without a second thought, unleashed the Water Control Technique.
The bream fish surging from all directions instantly seemed to sink into a quagmire, their actions becoming extremely slow.
Then the water they relied on for survival suddenly became a terrifying "instrument of torture."
Splat! Splat! Splat!
One after another, bream fish exploded under the pressure of the surrounding water, their crushed bones, flesh, and scales mixed with blood, fluttering down to the riverbed, creating a spectacular scene.
[Source Material +12], [Source Material +9], [Source Material +5]...
Though the amount of Source Material provided by a single deceitful fish was negligible.
But ten, a hundred, or even a thousand combined, and it became quite substantial!
Zhang Yuan had no time to check his Divine Nest panel; his Divine Sense remained firmly locked on the giant serpent.
This was the true enemy!
