manynovel Chapter 157 The Death of Baiyue
Chapter 157 The Death of Baiyue
Chapter 157 The Death of Baiyue
That blood bead, whatever it was, actually broke the witch queen's seal, and the witch queen's stone statue on the lake began to collapse.
"Young Brother Yang must be very curious about what I just threw into the lake?"
A smug glint flashed in Bai Yue's eyes, as if he were showing off his wisdom to Chu Yang.
"That was the blood power of the five elements that I gathered by sacrificing the people of five tribes in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Those five tribes were born with the ability to control the power of the five elements."
Bai Yue remained expressionless, as if he were talking about something trivial.
Chu Yang's face darkened. "You just said people? People of the Black Witch Clan?"
Bai Yue looked at Chu Yang in surprise, "Oh? Brother A-Yang, you actually know about the Black Witch Clan?"
Chu Yang did not answer. Looking at him, Bai Yue had gone mad. His blood sacrifice of five tribes was utterly depraved!
The lake was surging with waves, as if a ferocious beast was about to appear.
"Don't be angry. Those people died for my ideals, and their deaths were very worthwhile. I know that I will die today too, but it doesn't matter. My ideals have already been inherited."
Bai Yue's mutterings to himself gave Chu Yang a bad feeling.
What does "inheritor" mean?
He knew he was going to die, so why did he return to the Nanzhao Kingdom?
Just to awaken the Water Demon Beast?
Bai Yue's actions are shrouded in mystery, making it impossible to guess his intentions. Moreover, he returned alone, and the whereabouts of the Evil Sword Immortal are unknown.
At this moment, Chu Yang could only focus on dealing with Bai Yue and the Water Demon Beast, regardless of what kind of conspiracy they might have.
Rumble!
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, a bolt of lightning struck, the sea level suddenly rose, and a huge monster leaped out of the water. It was neither snake nor serpentine, and had eight heads, the middle one of which had a human face. It was extremely sinister.
The Water Demon Beast is one of the five ancient elemental demon beasts sealed by Nuwa in the primordial era. It possesses the ability to summon floods and live upon encountering water. Because it is extremely difficult to kill, it could only be sealed by the Nuwa clan.
As long as it stays in the water, the water monster's regenerative ability is on par with Chu Yang's.
The Water Demon Beast is very powerful, but its intelligence is almost zero, making it easy to control. Bai Yue controlled it without much effort.
The towering waves submerged the nearby land, and Chu Yang could only fly in mid-air to confront Bai Yue.
The appearance of the water monster signifies the arrival of a flood.
To test the Water Demon Beast's regenerative abilities, Chu Yang activated the Demon-Subduing Shrine, and in an instant, a strange shrine appeared beneath his feet.
"As a disciple of Mount Shu, a righteous person, to use such a bizarre and evil method, I'm sure the sect leaders and elders will be very surprised."
Bai Yue tried to provoke Chu Yang with words, hoping to make him reveal a weakness, but Chu Yang remained unmoved.
"cut!"
As if it held the law of heaven, countless slashes rained down like a storm, shoving the water monster back to the bottom of the lake. Even the lake itself was cleaved open by the slashes, revealing the water monster beneath.
The water monster was covered in blood and gore; under normal circumstances, it should have been dead long ago, but it stubbornly stayed alive.
After the attack stopped, the injury healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Sure enough!
The water monster's self-healing ability in the water was even more terrifying than Chu Yang had imagined. Almost instantly, it appeared in front of Chu Yang completely unharmed.
"Hahaha, no matter how strong you are, you still can't eliminate the water demon beast, and the floods are threatening the safety of the people of Nanzhao Kingdom at all times."
While they were talking, the Nanzhao Kingdom was already engulfed by an unprecedented flood.
Since the water demon beast would recover no matter how he attacked it, Chu Yang had no choice but to turn his attention to Bai Yue.
Since it was difficult to lock onto Bai Yue with spells, Chu Yang abandoned the idea of using the Demon-Subduing Shrine to fight the enemy and directly teleported to Bai Yue's side to engage in hand-to-hand combat!
With a single punch, the heavens and earth seemed to collapse, and Bai Yue's protective spiritual energy shield instantly crumbled, its domineering aura shaking all directions.
Baiyue retaliated with a spell, unleashing a storm of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. The rain was accompanied by strong winds, and the lightning gathered in the rain curtain, forming beams that shot towards Chuyang.
A destructive force concentrated in Chu Yang's chest, and a dull tremor echoed throughout the world, like the sound of a morning bell and evening drum.
A crackling sound came from inside Chu Yang's body.
With the foundation of non-action transformation and an incredible vitality, he can instantly recover from any injury he suffers.
Bai Yue stared at Chu Yang in disbelief, a chill running through her heart. This was no human; it was clearly a humanoid water demon beast!
The extraordinary phenomenon of the sun and moon appearing together in the sky gradually rose from behind Chu Yang to the top of his head. Two beams of light descended, like the Milky Way falling from the sky. The radiance of the sun and moon flowed over him, and starlight showered down with every move he made.
God? !
Baiyue appeared dazed.
Chu Yang pushed his hands forward, and the radiance of the sun and moon transformed into a millstone, obliterating the area illuminated by the light, leaving Baiyue and the Water Demon Beast within its reach.
Baiyue used her magic to resist, while the water demon beast withstood the attack with its bare body.
Chu Yang defeated two opponents single-handedly and completely overwhelmed them.
Just then, a sword light descended from the sky, piercing through Baiyue's body with lightning speed.
Chu Yang looked up and saw that the Sword Saint had arrived just in time.
Bai Yue's eyes were glazed over as his thoughts drifted back to his childhood, to the time he spent with his adoptive father, Shi Gonghu. Back then, he could always see the smile on his adoptive father's face and his doting gaze.
Why————
Before Bai Yue could finish speaking, more sword light fell, completely engulfing him.
Chu Yang breathed a sigh of relief and tried his best to kill the water monster, but no matter how hard he tried, the monster could quickly revive.
Chu Yang attempted to forcibly remove it from the lake to weaken its recovery ability, but it could create floods on its own and was never short of water, so the plan was directly thwarted.
The Sword Saint joined the fight against the Water Demon Beast, his golden sword energy like a stampede of horses, crushing the Water Demon Beast time and time again.
"This thing can't be killed. We need to find other methods. If all else fails, we'll have to ask a descendant of Nuwa to seal it away."
The Sword Saint thought of the Witch Queen, his eyes filled with both guilt and heartache.
"Any method will do, except this one. We must kill the Water Demon Beast, otherwise everything we've done so far will have been meaningless."
Chu Yang believed in getting things done once and for all. This kind of back-and-forth, which always involved a descendant of Nuwa, was something he couldn't stand if he didn't get rid of it.
Just as the stalemate reached its stalemate, a red teleportation array opened in the sky, and Chonglou's figure appeared.
"The thing is fixed!"
Chonglou tossed the Five Elemental Pearls to Chu Yang and prepared to leave.
"Hurry and get him to help you get rid of the water monster!"
The Sword Saint shouted anxiously.
Chonglou glanced at Chu Yang, then at the arrogant water demon beast, and nodded, "This one is acceptable."
That's a load of rubbish!
Chu Yang cupped his hands and said, "There's no need to trouble the Demon Lord with such trivial matters!"
Chonglou was quite surprised, but since Chu Yang wouldn't let him help, he wouldn't make a fool of himself, and his figure disappeared into the teleportation array.
The moment Chu Yang obtained the Five Elemental Pearls, he had an amazing idea. He asked the Sword Saint to hold them off for a while, and then ran to a deserted place to enter the Soul Palace.
After so many days, Magic Chu Yang has completed the prototype of the Demon Refining Tower, and Pirate Chu Yang has also embedded the Infinite Fire Seed into it. Now, all that is needed is the Five Elemental Pearls to provide the power of the five elements.
The immortal Chu Yang handed over the Five Elemental Pearls.
The Five Elements Array automatically appeared around the Demon Refining Tower, and the five elemental beads were drawn to their respective positions.
A moment later.
Immortal Chu Yang suddenly had a demon-refining tower the size of a teacup in his hand, and he hurriedly returned to the world.
On the other side, the Sword Saint had lost count of how many times he had slain the Water Demon Beast, and his expression had become somewhat numb.
suddenly.
A beam of divine light descended, and the water demon beast was sucked away, disappearing before the sword saint's eyes.
The sword energy hovered in the air, and a big question mark appeared in the Sword Saint's mind.
Where did that huge water monster go?
The water monster disappeared, and the flood subsided, leaving behind a scene of devastation.
Within the Nanzhao Kingdom, houses were destroyed by floods, and the remaining ruins were submerged in mud, turning the former prosperity into desolation.
If Zhao Ling'er hadn't activated the power of Nuwa's bloodline in time, using her immense spiritual energy to stop the flood from spreading further, the Nanzhao Kingdom would probably have long since become dust in history.
Zhao Ling'er's divine appearance in front of the people made most of the common people and soldiers believe in the legend of Nuwa's descendants again, and people stood in the puddles to worship Zhao Ling'er.
Just like before, they were superstitious about the Moon Worship Cult.
For some reason, seeing this scene made Zhao Ling'er feel a deep sadness; this was not what she wanted.
Shi Gonghu led the surrendered soldiers to continue the siege of the remaining Moon Worshipers and destroyed their strongholds.
Xu Changqing and others were busy treating the injured disaster victims.
The Witch King died in the war without ever seeing his daughter, which saddened Zhao Ling'er greatly.
Fortunately, Zixuan was there for her, which comforted her heart.
The Sword Saint returned to the Nanzhao Kingdom with news of Baiyue's execution, and amidst everyone's cheers, he flew away on his sword.
"What an oblivious blockhead."
The Sword Immortal shook his head and sighed.
"You're no better than me!"
Ming Yuanqing stood behind him, his resentful tone sending chills down one's spine.
"Hehehe————"
Cold sweat broke out on the Sword Immortal's forehead; another major event awaited him.
Should they stay on the mountain to cultivate themselves, or return to secular life and go home?
After Ming Yuanqing left, the Drunken Sword Immortal finally recovered from the feeling of being pricked by thorns.
"Uncle-Master, is this a happy problem?"
Not far away, Chu Yang walked slowly over, a playful smile on his face.
"Don't tease me! Can't you see that even your uncle can't drink anymore?"
The Sword Immortal glared at Chu Yang with annoyance, "Sword Saint Senior Brother has already come once, and you're only showing up now."
Chu Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The commotion caused by the Demon Refining Tower's refining of the water demon beast was so great that he had no choice but to hide in the Soul Palace and wait for everything to settle down before coming out.
However, the result of this refining was completely different from what Chu Yang had imagined.
He didn't gain any cultivation, but instead acquired a magical artifact similar to a water spirit pearl.
It is temporarily named Water Demon Bead.
The effect is that it can help Chu Yang deduce all water-based Dao techniques, halve the spiritual power consumed when casting water-based Dao techniques, and increase their power.
The holder can gain a self-healing ability similar to that of a water monster in places with abundant moisture.
Chu Yang really couldn't understand why the Demon-Eating Gu's ability to devour the cultivation of demons would undergo such a mutation after being combined with the Demon-Locking Tower.
Inside the Soul Palace, Chu Yang from another world was working overtime on his research.
Fortunately, the Water Demon Beads worked satisfactorily; otherwise, Chu Yang would have really lost a fortune this time.
Three days later, the lingering effects of the flood were being cleared away, and the lives of the people were no longer being affected. The Moon Worship Cult had completely disappeared, and the entire Nanzhao Kingdom was returning to normal.
The death of the Witch King did not cause much of a stir. During his years on the throne, he had been virtually invisible. With so many people dying in the great flood, who would care about a Witch King?
Out of respect for Zhao Ling'er, everyone held a simple funeral for him. But then a very real problem arose.
Who will succeed to the throne of the Nanzhao Kingdom?
Zhao Ling'er is a woman, and in principle she should not be able to inherit the throne. However, her divine appearance three days ago has given her a very high status in the hearts of the people.
The Southern Barbarian General and Ming Yuanqing strongly supported Zhao Ling'er's succession to the throne.
Li Xiaoyao had no objection to this. At worst, he could bring his aunt to live with him. Flying on a sword wouldn't take long, so it wasn't a troublesome matter.
Once the consensus was reached, everyone, including Shi Gonghu, supported Zhao Ling'er's succession. However, Zhao Ling'er had a different opinion.
"That day, I saw them worshipping me, and the fanaticism in their eyes terrified me."
"I don't know what ideas the Moon Worship Cult has instilled in them, but I don't want to continue on that basis."
"If it's because I'm a descendant of Nuwa, then I don't want to succeed to the throne of Nanzhao."
Zhao Ling'er's face was full of worry. She was worried about the future of the Nanzhao Kingdom because the people there had developed problems with their thinking.
Shi Gonghu and the others anxiously tried to persuade Zhao Ling'er not to be willful, but they did not expect that the usually docile Zhao Ling'er would be so stubborn at this moment.
After a moment of contemplation, Liu Jinyuan suddenly smiled and said, "I think you all have misunderstood what Miss Ling'er meant. It's not that she doesn't want to take responsibility, but that she doesn't want to use her faith to hold the people hostage."
"Ling'er hopes that the people of Nanzhao can break free from their dependence on faith and create their own future with their own hands."
Li Xiaoyao asked, "Is that how Ling'er is?"
Zhao Ling'er nodded vigorously.
Chu Yang cautioned, "The people of Nanzhao have been poisoned by the Moon Worship Cult for a long time. If we suddenly ask them to give up their current way of life, there may be problems. It's better to proceed gradually."
"You can use their worship of you to subtly influence them. Although this is similar to the Moon Worship Cult, the initial intention is different, and the result will be different."
Zhao Ling'er fell into deep thought.
Liu Jinyuan continued, "Faith itself is not a bad thing, as long as it is properly guided. The Taoist priests on Mount Shu are the best example. They believe in the Way, everyone is good, and they take it as their responsibility to eliminate demons and protect the Way."
Zhao Ling'er was finally persuaded and decided to officially ascend the throne, replacing the people's faith in the Moon Worship Cult with the faith in Nuwa.
"The matter of the Nanzhao Kingdom is now concluded. The rest will be handled by Senior Holy Maiden and the Southern Barbarian General. Let's all return to the mountain together."
After Chu Yang finished speaking, everyone except Lin Yueru and Liu Jinyuan stood still.
Li Xiaoyao said somewhat awkwardly, "The reason I decided to join Shushan was twofold: first, to thank Brother Chu for saving my life, and second, because Brother Chu said that this would give Shushan a reason to intervene in the affairs of Nanzhao Kingdom."
"It's not a good way to put it, but now that the crisis in Nanzhao Kingdom has been resolved, I really have no reason to go up the mountain again. Of course, I, Li Xiaoyao, will definitely repay Brother Chu's kindness!"
Before Chu Yang could speak, Lin Yueru became agitated and scolded, "You ungrateful wretch! We just quelled the Moon Worship Cult, and now you're turning your back on us!"
Li Xiaoyao's face turned red, and he hesitated to speak.
Liu Jinyuan pulled back the agitated Lin Yueru and whispered, "Cousin, everyone has their own ambitions. Besides, Brother Xiaoyao has a family. Even if he goes back, he won't stay long. Why waste your time?"
Lin Yueru angrily shook off Liu Jinyuan's hand, turned around, and said no more.
Chu Yang looked at the guilty Li Xiaoyao and laughed, "It's not a big deal. If you don't want to go back, you don't have to. It won't affect our friendship. Come find me whenever you have time, and we can spar anytime."
Li Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded, saying, "Brother Chu, I will definitely come to find you!"
In the crowd, Xu Changqing and the Drunken Sword Immortal exchanged a glance.
The two silently walked up to Chu Yang, their faces also filled with guilt, and said in unison, "I'm not going back either."