Chapter 739 (1/2)
With this delay, more than an hour had gone by again. Finally, the two of them launched the Neptune Shuttle and headed straight into the deep sea.
In the entire year that Zhou Weiqing was living in the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, he managed to gain himself a lot of benefits. Not only did he manage to complete his mission, his cultivation base had made considerable progress as well. His Saint Energy had been elevated to the 38th-tier, leaving him a step closer to solidifying his Saint Nucleus Core. Zhou Weiqing could faintly feel that if he succeeded in solidifying his Saint Nucleus Core, his cultivation base would most likely take another substantial leap. By then, he would be able to fight against a Heavenly Emperor-tier master, or maybe, even a Heavenly God-tier master.
The Neptune Shuttle was extremely fast. Under the guidance of Zhou Weiqing’s Saint Energy, it sped in the sea like a flash of lightning. At this rate, Zhou Weiqing predicted that he would be able to return to the Heaven’s Expanse Palace with Bing’er in two months time at most.
Soon, a day had gone by. The Neptune Shuttle that they drove had now entered the deep sea.
As Zhou Weiqing continued to infuse his Saint Energy into the Neptune Shuttle, some changes suddenly took place in the sea in front of them. Because he was using his Saint Energy to run the shuttle, his perception was extremely keen. The shuttle was like an extension of his body. Right now, the shuttle seemed to have crashed into a huge invisible net. The strong force of restraint immediately slowed down their speed.
There seemed to be no changes on the outside and the sea water still remained as clear as before but the force of restraint was awfully strong. Gradually, the Neptune Shuttle came to a halt.
SH*T!
Zhou Weiqing secretly cried in his heart. He blasted more Saint Energy out and in that instance, a blinding silverish white light exploded from the shuttle. Instead of moving forward, it pierced through the water upwards and in a “whoosh”, it suddenly stumbled out from the water.
As soon as they charged upward, a horrendously big mouth unexpectedly clamped shut at the place they were just at a moment earlier. If they had even been a second slower, they would have most likely been swallowed by that horrendously big mouth.
Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er had already leaped out of the Neptune Shuttle before quickly putting it away into the Sumeru Ring. They were both hovering in the air at the moment.
Both of them instantly flapped open their wings at the same time, climbing higher into the air as they stared at the spot below.
At this moment, a huge vortex with at least a kilometer wide diameter suddenly appeared on the surface of the sea. It was also at this time that a deep, grievous voice sounded from below the vortex.
“I can’t believe it! It’s actually you people! Boy, let’s see who is going to save you now!”
A ferocious and gigantic head emerged slowly from the center of the vortex. It was none other than the Dreadfiend Sea Naga that Zhou Weiqing and Dongfang Hanyue had brutally injured last time.
When Zhou Weiqing laid eyes on it, he was taken aback. He thought to himself, ‘How clingy can this guy be? I’m already driving the Neptune Shuttle so fast and he still manages to stop me in time. What’s with my luck…’
If the conditions were similar to when he traveled from the Boundless Mainland to the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, Zhou Weiqing would never forget this little detail and he would most likely take a longer detour. However, since he was accompanied by two giant dragons right now, he did not bother trying to avoid anything on the way back. Still, it came as quite a shock to him that he would come across the Dreadfiend Sea Naga midway.
It had only been a few days but it seemed like this fellow had not only fully restored his health, he also appeared much larger than he was before. Apart from that, his cultivation base also seemed to have increased substantially.
In fact, Zhou Weiqing was the fool right here. Had he not driven the Neptune Shuttle, no matter how powerful the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was, it would not have been able to discover them in such a vast open sea. The Neptune Shuttle was made from the Nucleus Core from the father of two Dreadfiend Sea Nagas. The aura that the shuttle released was too familiar to the Dreadfiend Sea Naga. How could he possibly not notice them?
Having felt such a familiar aura all of a sudden, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga would naturally rush over immediately. As for the increase in his cultivation base, it was not that he had gotten a blessing in disguise during the battle. What happened was, even though his brother had self-detonated in the previous battle, he did not blow himself into pieces. Because of that, part of his Nucleus Core remained intact as it fell into the sea. So, how could the Dreadfiend Sea Naga before them not be able to find it?
It was all thanks to his brother’s remaining Nucleus Core that he could restore his body in such a short time. It had also helped in improving his cultivation base greatly.
“Looks like lady luck is on our side,” Zhou Weiqing told Bing’er who was by his side. He completely ignored the Dreadfiend Sea Naga below. Instead, he led her as they continued flying in the sky, trying to put some distance between them and the Dreadfiend Sea Naga.
Right now, Bing’er was a little bit nervous. After all, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was a Heavenly God-tier master, the overlord of the ocean. Not only that, it had quite a ferocious appearance as well.
“Is that the Dreadfiend Sea Naga?” She asked worriedly.
Zhou Weiqing nodded his head as he replied, “Don’t worry, relax! I’m here!”
The Dreadfiend Sea Naga did not even feel the slightest bit of anxiety as he watched them soar higher and higher in the sky. Without warning, his gigantic body thrust upwards from the sea surface. Even though it had no wings, it was able to fly with the help of its tyrannical cultivation base.
When he was in the sea, his perception ability was mightily potent. He had long noticed that Dongfang Hanyue was not by Zhou Weiqing’s side. Instead, there’s a human beside him that had a far weaker cultivation base. For this reason, he did not feel anxious at all.
The Dreadfiend Sea Naga hated Zhou Weiqing to the core. He would never stop until he could torture Zhou Weiqing to death. He also wanted the torturing process to be lengthy as well.
Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er were flying at full speed. In just a short while, they had managed to travel a kilometer away. Still, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was hard on their heels. Right now, the sky had completely turned azure blue. The water element in it was slowly turning richer and more intense. The restraining power was constantly increasing as well as it slowed down Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er’s flying speed.
All of this was because the Dreadfiend Sea Naga wanted to scare them and raise their fear bit by bit. Zhou Weiqing was all alone now. Even though previously Zhou Weiqing suddenly exploded and launched a fearsome attack on it, who did you think the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was? How could he not notice that it was just a fleeting explosive ability? This time he had come prepared. He was absolutely confident that he would be able to crush Zhou Weiqing to death easily this time.
The sinister energy ripple continued to fluctuate in the air. At this time, even Zhou Weiqing started to feel uneasy. The reason why he felt unease was not because he was worried that he would not be able to flee from the Dreadfiend Sea Naga. Instead, he was anxious that he might not be able to kill the Dreadfiend Sea Naga off completely later.
“Boy, you won’t stand a chance today! I’ll skin you alive and make you suffer inch by inch! Oh yeah! The energy in your body seems to be quite special and it might be a little useful to me. I guess I’ll just devour all of them! You don’t even have to bother trying to resist me”
The pressure brought by the water element in the air increased dramatically. The disconcerting energy ripple suddenly amplified as it increased its pressure. It made it impossible for Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er to continue soaring up the sky with their flying ability.
The Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s body that had lengthened to 100 meters long was now hovering in mid-air. It was completely unnecessary for his body to be immersed in the sea when dealing with Zhou Weiqing alone. Furthermore, this was just above the sea after all. The Water element in the air was still as intense as usual.
Staring at the Dreadfiend Sea Naga, Zhou Weiqing suddenly burst out laughing, “Hey big guy! Don’t think that you’ve already won the battle. The game has only just begun!”
Without a doubt, Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er were no match for the Dreadfiend Sea Naga. Considering the dangers in the ocean, he usually would not choose to use such a direct route to travel back to the Boundless Mainland. However, he had his options, of course. Compared to when he was in the Mysterious Heavenly Palace, he was a lot more confident than before. After all, he was still unsure whether his summoning would be successful or not when he was in the Mysterious Heavenly Palace. However, he no longer had to worry about that any longer.
Two rays of red light blasted out from Zhou Weiqing’s chest almost at the same time. One headed to the sky while another headed to the sea. Before the formidable Dreadfiend Sea Naga could figure out what had just happened, the sky and the sea started to change color concurrently.
Before the Dreadfiend Sea Naga appeared, Hui Yao had already spoken to Zhou Weiqing. How could the two gigantic dragons not notice the Heavenly God-tier powerhouse’s aura? Zhou Weiqing luring the Dreadfiend Sea Naga up to the sky was actually carried out under Hui Yao’s instruction as well. If the sea naga was in the sea, even though they could easily beat him, they could not completely stop him from escaping. After all, the geographical position was obviously on his side. However, the situation was completely different now that he had come up to the sky. Although they were still above the sea, the sky was the domain of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline. How could they possibly let the Dreadfiend Sea Naga run rampant?
When the disturbing red light blossomed, it blotted up the sky and covered up the earth. The Dreadfiend Sea Naga suddenly panicked. He immediately tried to plunge down towards the big sea.
“Come back!” Duo Si’s disdainful voice resonated all of a sudden. In a violent rumble, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s body was thrown back up violently.
When the red lights appeared, a warm gush of energy had already shrouded Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er in it. The next moment, their bodies were lifted up high in the sky. They could no longer clearly see whatever was happening below them. All that they could see was an endless shade of red.
Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er could faintly feel the potent energy ripples that were being shadowed by the red ray. However, it was merely a surge as they were barely affected by the ripples from where they were at.
There was no doubt that a battle among three gigantic dragons would be a remarkably thrilling one. However, in order to ensure Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er’s safety and to prevent the Dreadfiend Sea Naga from resorting to desperate measures when he was pushed to the brink, Hui Yao did not allow them to watch the battle.
Very quickly, ten minutes had gone past. The surging red cloud slowly died down and all of a sudden, the red lights converged as everything below re-appeared before Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er’s eyes.
The Dreadfiend Sea Naga that was originally brutal and insolent suddenly lost all of his Heavenly God-tier aura. Although his body was monstrous, he still paled significantly in comparison to Hui Yao.
At this time, Hui Yao’s two front claws were latched on to his neck and spine respectively as he lifted the Dreadfiend Sea Naga high up in the air. His body had shortened by a third now. The tail on the lower half of his body had completely disappeared and there were also traces of violent burning. The ferocious-looking spikes on his entire body were flattened almost by two-thirds. In front of the two Dragon Emperor’s descendant, along with the fact that they were in the sky, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga stood no chance at all.
The sea naga was not yet dead. It was merely restricted by Hui Yao’s insolent dragon force. Right now, his eyes no longer had any viciousness in them. Instead, they were filled with intense fear.
Zhou Weiqing spread his hands out, “See? I told you earlier that I have the Dragon Emperor Bloodline but you didn’t believe me! You can’t possibly escape now, you know. This time, although we’ve taken the Spatial Teleportation Stone from the Mysterious Heavenly Palace, we helped them to solve their trouble as well. Hmm, not bad! Sir Hui Yao, just kill this fellow off and save him from creating nuisance in the sea in the future!”
Hui Yao chuckled, “There’s no hurry to kill him off yet. He is still of some use to us!” Although they were all dragons, there were actually multiple dragon clans. On top of that, Hui Yao who was the descendant of the almighty, prestigious Dragon Emperor had repeatedly owed his life to Zhou Weiqing. He had always wanted to repay his kindness and now was just the perfect time.
“There’s still some use? Could it be that you want him to carry us back to the Boundless Mainland, Sir?” Zhou Weiqing asked curiously.
Hui Yao shook his head, “How’s that possible? Just because he looks slouchy with his head hanging down, he’ll be completely different the moment he’s released back into the sea. One of the natural ability of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga is to absorb energy from the sea to restore his own health. Although his injury is quite heavy now, as long as he enters the sea, he can flee immediately using his secret technique. It won’t be long before he returns to a lively state. For this reason, we can never let it touch sea water again.”
The Dreadfiend Sea Naga who was in Hui Yao’s clutch had a look of desperation and despair in his eyes as he listened to Hui Yao’s words. Right now, under Hui Yao’s grip, he could not even detonate his Nucleus Core even if he wanted to.
Unconvinced, Zhou Weiqing asked, “Then, what do you mean by that?”
Hui Yao let out a chuckle, “You brat! Sometimes you’re smart but sometimes you can be so obtuse. It’s not easy to get such a good target you know. Or could it be that your Demonic Devour is only there for decoration purposes?”
The moment he heard that, Zhou Weiqing was taken completely by surprise. Demonic Devour. Could it be that the reason why Hui Yao kept the Dreadfiend Sea Naga alive was to let him devour it?
That time, when they were in the Luster Spatial Realm, he did indeed devour Hui Yao and Duo Si’s dragon energy but that was only a partial devour that was under the control of the two giant dragons. Hui Yao had said that he would need several years to restore himself after Zhou Weiqing had devoured his energy. However, now that he thought about it, it must have been a joke so that he would feel relieved while he set off to look for the Spatial Teleportation Stone.
It was exactly because he had devoured their energy before that Zhou Weiqing was even more aware of the atrocity of the gigantic dragons’ Heavenly Energy. That was by no means a small amount of energy. Moreover, if he were to devour the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s Heavenly Energy, he did not need to think twice like before. Instead, he could directly devour his ultimate source of energy. How ghastly would a Heavenly God-tier Heavenly Beast’s entire Heavenly Energy along with its ultimate source of energy be? Even Zhou Weiqing found it to be somewhat difficult to imagine.
Hui Yao nodded his head at him, “Stop standing there blankly and get started right away! I’ve sensed your body and it seems like your cultivation base has increased again. Your body has also become much tougher now. There shouldn’t be any problem for you to devour this Dreadfiend Sea Naga. If you find the energy to be too much for you, you can share a little of it with your little girlfriend there.”
Zhou Weiqing was not a pretentious person so he did not try to disguise the excitement in his heart. After giving Hui Yao a deep bow, he immediately went in front of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga in a flash.
When the Dreadfiend Sea Naga saw Zhou Weiqing approaching him, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s eyes instantly lit up with hatred again. Ever since he came across this man, he had always been accompanied by back luck. What was he going to do now?
Before the Dreadfiend Sea Naga could think about it any further, a sharp pain suddenly could be felt on his neck. The bloodcurdling coercion force left him with no opportunity to even resist.
In order to ensure Zhou Weiqing’s safety and prevent the sea naga from acting defiantly, Duo Si had also flown close and clutched onto his body from the other side, firmly holding it in the sky.
In that situation, let alone the Dreadfiend Sea Naga, even his elder brother and possibly his father would be helpless under the clutches of two Heavenly God-tier gigantic dragons at the same time. After all, this was the powerful suppression of the Dragon Emperor’s two descendants.
Zhou Weiqing flew non stop to the front of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga before coming to a halt. At the same time, he motioned for Bing’er to hover by his side. Once his body could no longer receive the energy, he would transform the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s Heavenly Energy into Saint Energy before infusing it into Bing’er’s body, dividing some of the energy and giving it to her.