When the crab saw that Gu Zheng was running away, it let out a furious roar and its body rapidly shrank to half its original size. It spat out a black ball of water from its mouth. The ball of water was completely black, and it chased after Gu Zheng while trembling.
When Gu Zheng turned his head to look, his expression changed. Although the ball of water was smaller than his head, it was filled with heavy water.
"How did this monster condense such a thing? Why didn't it use it just now? It should have just killed the giant clam!"
Gu Zheng silently cursed as he quickly flew into the distance.
Although Gu Zheng was fast, the seemingly slow black ball was extremely fast. In a few breaths of time, Gu Zheng hadn't run far before the ball of water arrived behind Gu Zheng.
However, Gu Zheng wasn't too flustered. After personally experiencing the power of the Joss Flames, he was confident that he could escape unscathed.
A yellow saber appeared in Gu Zheng's hand in an instant. A violent power spread out from Gu Zheng's body. The huge power actually caused the heavy water behind him to stagnate. He turned around and raised his Qi. Countless amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into the saber in his hand, causing the saber to expand rapidly.
Countless golden and royal runes appeared on the surface of the long saber and started to revolve around it. A terrifying aura spread out into the surroundings, causing the water screen on the surface of the heavy water to ripple as if it was about to explode in the next second.
"Go!"
Gu Zheng's wrist shook, and the saber in his hand quickly fell from his hand. His target was the heavy water in front of him. With a burst of power, he had already left this area and appeared not far away.
With the support of the runes, the yellow saber spun rapidly in the air. Before it reached the heavy water, everyone's runes suddenly shrank back into the saber. The saber suddenly rose and slashed down at the heavy water below.
As the yellow light surged, the heavy water exploded. However, before it could release its strongest attack, it was covered by the yellow light and its power was reduced by 30%. The black water that splashed out had just released its power, but it was easily wiped out by the saber light that came with it.
The saber didn't consume much of its power at all. With the yellow light in the sky, it continued to rush toward the crab.
Even though its body had shrunk to half its size, it was still massive. Similarly, under the cover of the long blade's yellow light, the big crab's body suddenly trembled. The surrounding space was constantly pressuring it, causing it to experience Gu Zheng's state of being unable to move an inch.
Shocked, the crab hurriedly spat out many dark green water balls from its mouth. It rushed forward in a suicidal manner and exploded along the way, leaving behind a putrid liquid in the air. A black light flashed on its body, and an extraordinary black armor appeared all over its body.
The armor appeared to have been refined from its own shell. After donning it, its entire body swelled to twice its original size. It then began to shrink, using its back, which was the most powerful part of its body, to block this attack.
Wisps of black smoke continued to emerge from it, forming a black shield around his body once again, enveloping him within.
After doing all that, the saber came crashing down with devastating force.
Whoosh!
The saber hadn't even been unleashed yet, but the outermost layer of liquid had already evaporated, and the black protective barrier had been completely destroyed by the yellow mist. The giant crab had been forced into a defensive position with all of its might, and its entire body had shrunk into a ball.
In the next instant, Gu Zheng issued a mental command, and the yellow mist in the air abruptly shrank. Piercing yellow light erupted from the saber, and it appeared in mid-air like a scorching sun. It then came crashing down viciously, striking the crab's body with devastating force.
Following an earth-shaking explosion, yellow and black collided with each other. Circles of yellow and black airwaves rippled out like sharp blades towards the surroundings. The entire nearby sea level was swept by these airwaves, and the entire sea level disappeared into thin air by a depth of ten feet.
Even the black clouds in the distance were torn apart by these shockwaves, leaving only a small portion of them behind.
The lightning within the black clouds also seemed to be unable to recover, and it was no longer as ferocious as it had been in the past.
Only after rushing into the distance did the rings of light slowly weaken.
Gu Zheng didn't have time to admire the scenery in the distance. At this moment, he was looking at the giant crab. Its armor was already in tatters, and there were many wounds all over its body. Blood was constantly flowing from those wounds, staining the surrounding seawater red.
In particular, there was a wound near its head that extended from its head to its waist, revealing its flesh and bone.
The moment the attack stopped, the giant crab immediately stretched its body, ignoring the severe injuries on its body. It looked at Gu Zheng in fear, and then quickly fled into the distance. It didn't want to stay there for a moment longer, and it didn't want to take back the clam pearl that had been taken away. After all, it wasn't its.
Because they had never fought with the creatures here, most of them refused the power of Joss Flames.
They didn't know how powerful the Joss Flames were in this place, and it could allow people to cross a small level.
In particular, they didn't have any Joss Flames on their bodies. Gu Zheng's attack shouldn't have been able to injure the crab to such an extent, especially after breaking its heavy water. It could only be said that the Joss Flames had been artificially strengthened in this place.
Seeing the giant crab flee in a sorry state, Gu Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked down, and found that the giant clam that had been burning below had already disappeared.
"Did it run away?"
Gu Zheng couldn't help but have this thought. He looked around, and there was no trace of it. It seemed that it had been scared away by him.
He didn't have the time to look for the giant clam. Just as he was about to leave, a huge figure soared into the sky from afar, and disappeared into the dark clouds above in the blink of an eye.
Who else could it be other than the giant clam?
It had never experienced the power of Joss Flames, and it didn't want to let the person who had taken its clam pearl leave so easily.
A strange wave instantly surged out from the other party's body. At the bottom of the ropeway, purple figures emerged one after another. They were all puppet warriors made of water.
In the blink of an eye, the wave disappeared into the distance, and tens of thousands of water puppets appeared on the surface of the sea where the purple rain had been. As soon as they appeared, they rushed towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng waved his hand, and a golden sword aura instantly destroyed dozens of water puppets, and they turned back into a mass of seawater and fell to the ground.
Although these water puppets were weak and wouldn't cause any harm to Gu Zheng, at this time, the sky and the sea were all surrounded by these water puppets, and it was obvious that they wanted to slow down Gu Zheng.
The giant clam in the distance stretched half of its body, and a dazzling purple light was constantly circling around its body. Countless dark clouds and lightning flashed wildly, and gathered on its shell. In a very short period of time, all the power of lightning in the dark clouds in the sky had been absorbed, causing the dark clouds to become unstable and began to disperse.
The purple light on the clam's shell was constantly flowing, and the lightning that was constantly jumping on the shell was quickly transformed into clouds of purple mist, which emitted lightning.
Looking at the rapidly decreasing number of water puppets in the distance, the giant clam growled, and in a flash, all the purple mist suddenly disappeared. Two purple light balls appeared from the two colors, and flew towards Gu Zheng's direction.
Countless thick purple lightning kept surging inside, and wherever it passed, the whole void was like a water surface, with visible ripples appearing, and shot towards Gu Zheng's position at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, dozens of large purple lightning appeared from the giant clam's body, and instantly pierced through the void, striking towards Gu Zheng.
Almost at the same time, the two arrived at Gu Zheng's position, and a huge purple light shield rose from Gu Zheng's position. Countless lightning bolts were shuttling back and forth like a waterfall, and a dazzling light dyed the surrounding sky purple.
The water puppets around couldn't withstand the pressure, and disappeared one after another.
This was an attack that gathered all the power of lightning from the black cloud, and mixed with its own body's full strength. At this time, the purple pattern on the clam's shell was a little dim, and it seemed that it had consumed a lot of energy.
Continuous sounds of explosions could be heard from the purple light shield, and the purple lightning bolts exploded inside, and then turned into smaller electric arcs, jumping back and forth in the shield, and then condensed into purple lightning bolts, as if there was no end to them, and they kept going back and forth.
Just when the giant mussel thought that it would be able to severely injure its opponent and take back its clam pearl, a golden light that was mixed with a lot of yellow mist rose from the center of the area. It hit the protective shield above and expanded outwards. No matter how much purple lightning there was, it could not stop the expansion of the shield from expanding outwards.
Soon, all the space in the purple light shield was occupied by the two-colored light, and it continued to squeeze outwards.
"Crack!"
Cracks began to appear on the surface of the shield. Even though the giant mussel was controlling its purple light to flash rapidly in an attempt to regain the upper hand, it still could not stop the enemy from breaking the shield bit by bit.
Along with the sound of glass breaking, the huge purple light shield collapsed in the sky, and a nameless wind blew past, and in the blink of an eye, it drifted away, revealing Gu Zheng, who was unscathed.
Gu Zheng grinned at the giant clam, and the golden light that filled the sky suddenly shrank, and a long spear with a golden body and a yellow spearhead appeared in Gu Zheng's hand.
Without any fancy moves, Gu Zheng just pulled back his arm, and threw the long spear in his hand towards his opponent.
The long spear was like a flash of lightning, and it left a golden trace in the sky, heading towards the place where it was supposed to go.
When the giant clam felt the power of the incense, it also remembered what happened to the big crab, especially when the long spear first appeared, and it felt a faint sense of fatal threat.
All of a sudden, the giant clam spat out a purple ball, which was the size of a stone mill, and it was surrounded by countless purple electric lights, and it was placed on top of its head.
Then, the two shells of the clam suddenly closed, and layers of purple mist were constantly spurting out from the purple veins on the shell. Soon, the purple mist formed a purple ball outside its body, and it was tightly wrapped around its body.
In the blink of an eye, the purple thunder ball collided with the long spear, and a huge light suddenly lit up, and Gu Zheng couldn't help but look away.
Gusts of hurricanes appeared in the sky again, and the slightly calmer sea surface was roaring again.
After the storm subsided, Gu Zheng turned his attention back to the purple thunder ball. At this time, the purple thunder ball was no longer shining, and it was fluttering in the air weakly, with cracks appearing on its surface.
As for the giant clam, the purple mist on its outer layer had all dissipated, and there were some damaged parts on its shell. Light blue blood flowed out from the wounds, and half of its body was dyed blue.
A low cry was constantly heard in the air, and because of the pain, the clam's huge body was constantly trembling.
However, even though it was severely injured, the clam did not leave. It slightly opened a gap, and a pair of obviously dim purple eyes could be seen. It was still looking at Gu Zheng's hand, and there was still the clam's pearl that belonged to it, but it no longer belonged to it.
Gu Zheng looked at the clam's eyes, which were unwilling to give up, and did not attack it again. He did not have any enmity with it, and there was no need for him to kill it. He turned around and soared into the sky, leaving this place.
The giant clam did not stop him again, but its eyes followed Gu Zheng's figure until he disappeared into the horizon, and it was still staring at the place where he disappeared.
After a long time, the giant clam came back to its senses, and a layer of purple light flickered on its body. The wounds on its body were quickly healed, and its body began to shrink gradually. At last, it was only the size of a table, and it looked like a slightly bigger clam.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The two shells began to collide with each other, and then it seemed to have decided something, and it quickly chased after Gu Zheng along the sea surface.
On the way, Gu Zheng looked at the clam's pearl in his hand, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes. This time, not only did he get a treasure, but he also knew the power of the Joss Flame. Basically, everyone here had to practice it, even if it was useless outside. However, if you did not practice it here, it meant that you were naturally behind your opponent, and basically, you had no chance of winning.
Just like how Gu Zheng dealt with the giant crab and the giant clam before, if Gu Zheng really fought with them head-on, even if he defeated one of them, he would be seriously injured, and he would not be able to defeat the second one.
However, with the help of the Joss Flame, it was like beating up the other party. It was also because the other party did not have the Joss Flame in their bodies, and did not know the power of the Joss Flame, that they were careless and made the wrong judgment.
This allowed Gu Zheng to defeat the other party easily.
After carefully observing the clam's pearl in his hand for a moment, Gu Zheng found that there was a lot of silver water flowing quietly inside. This was the reason why he couldn't absorb it, but Gu Zheng also had no way to draw it out. After studying it for half a day, Gu Zheng reluctantly put it away.
Anyway, he didn't need it to strengthen his soul, and he didn't need it to assist in his cultivation. It didn't add anything to the Joss Flame at all.
After walking for half a day, Gu Zheng realized that he seemed to have gone in the wrong direction. Now, he was heading in the direction of the West Feng Island. Confused, Gu Zheng patted his head and stopped again. Then, he quickly headed in the direction of the island that they were about to set off to. He almost forgot what he wanted to do.
But before that, he had to find a place to rest and adjust his condition.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. At this time, Gu Zheng was on an island near the shore. A layer of faint golden light was constantly flickering all over his body. As the golden light dimmed, it finally disappeared completely. Gu Zheng finally opened his eyes.
Feeling that his body was filled with energy again, Gu Zheng stretched his body in satisfaction. This time, he could finally go to that mysterious island.
He spent two months going to the edge of the island, and another six months on the way back. Because he was approaching the island along a diagonal line, and when he was near the land, he rested for another two months to adjust his condition.
It was less than a month's journey from here to there, and he would be able to reach there soon. He didn't know where Ren Jie and the others were. According to this speed, they should have covered most of the journey. Maybe he just arrived a little earlier than them.
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng felt that he should hurry up and set off. Before, he had been walking very slowly. He had been sorting out some things, so he had unknowingly forgotten about the time.
While thinking, Gu Zheng's figure had already left the island. But after walking for only half a day, he suddenly felt a burst of fear in his heart. At the same time, a fluctuation surged in his mind. It seemed that someone wanted to contact him and was constantly asking him questions.
Gu Zheng's heart moved. This aura was obviously his token. He didn't know why the other party wanted to contact him at this time.
As Gu Zheng opened his mind, his consciousness instantly followed the fluctuation and arrived at the token.
"Ren Jie, what's going on?"
At this time, Gu Zheng could only vaguely sense Ren Jie. Everything else was like a piece of gauze. He couldn't see anything at all. Moreover, his body was floating on the sea. He could only pay attention to the surroundings at all times. He couldn't fight at all because most of his energy was involved here. Although this communication was very convenient, the restrictions were a bit big.
"Ancestor God, this is not good. Hai Ming has disappeared for nearly a month." Ren Jie's voice was somewhat panicked.
"What's going on? How did he disappear? " Gu Zheng was very puzzled. How could a living person disappear just like that? Especially when he was with the team.
"It's all my fault!" Ren Jie immediately said and quickly explained what had happened.
It turned out that a month after Gu Zheng left, Hai Ming told him to go out for a walk. At first, he didn't agree. But later, he couldn't stand his pestering and promised that it wouldn't be far. So, he agreed.
The first few times he went out on the sea surface, but at most, he would return in one or two days. Occasionally, it would be longer, but it didn't exceed seven days. Gradually, he was relieved. He just told Hai Ming to go out and tell him to be careful.
Originally, it was like this all the way. Plus, the team was basically not in danger. So, only a few people were arranged to guard the surroundings. Hai Ming went out from time to time. Sometimes, he forgot to tell Ren Jie. But, he came back normally. Ren Jie didn't ask him.
But the last time they went out, he found out that they hadn't returned for a month. Then, he felt that something was wrong. However, he didn't know where they went. He sent messages to them, but they didn't reply. So, he could only ask Gu Zheng for help.
"Besides Hai Ming, who else is with him? Ren Ling? "Gu Zheng asked in a deep voice. He only thought of the two of them in his mind.
"Yes! Usually, it's just the two of them. "Ren Jie's words confirmed Gu Zheng's guess.
"Stay here and wait for me to come back!"
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