"Peng!" A huge muffled sound rang out.
Gu Zheng's hand only paused for a moment before the trident in front of him was shattered by the sword. In an instant, it turned into a large amount of mist and dissipated. A golden light followed the momentum and slashed down without any obstruction.
At the critical moment, the water monster's body once again turned into a ball of blue mist when the Cloud Desolate Sword was about to reach it.
The golden light streaked across and did not cause any damage to it. However, Gu Zheng revealed a cold smile and coldly shouted.
"Explode!"
The golden light that was purposely left behind in the air suddenly blossomed with an intense golden light. Countless golden lightning arcs suddenly appeared in the air and crackled as they spread out in all directions.
Even though the blue mist was the first to discover it, no matter how fast it escaped, half of its body was already covered in golden lightning arcs.
By the time it returned to its original form, it looked even more dispirited. It looked at Gu Zheng with resentment and then jumped into the pool below.
Gu Zheng did not chase after it. Instead, he walked towards the only entrance in front of him. As long as it did not block his path, it would not be too late to deal with it later.
However, just as he was about to go up, the originally ordinary door suddenly flashed with many complicated patterns. A blue water screen suddenly appeared at the entrance and formed a defensive barrier, completely blocking Gu Zheng's path.
"It can't be broken!"
Gu Zheng only needed to test it a little to know that the blue water screen was not very strong. He estimated that if he wanted to forcefully break it, it would take him at least a few days. However, Gu Zheng did not want to wait for even a day.
"Gua Gua"
The water monster's cry came from behind him. Gu Zheng turned around and saw a blue gem shining brightly in its hand. He immediately determined that the water screen was controlled by that gem.
The water monster threw the gem in its hand and with a plop, it sank into the water.
Although the pool was clear, he did not know how deep it was. It quickly disappeared from Gu Zheng's perception.
"Are you courting death?" Gu Zheng coldly said as he looked at the water monster.
However, Gu Zheng knew that the water monster hadn't come from somewhere else. It had been deliberately blocked here.
Thinking about how this place had already been overturned, even if someone came here, they would temporarily retreat upon seeing a water monster with such a cultivation level. Perhaps it would disappear after a period of time. How smart.
At that moment, the water monster no longer had any wounds on its body. It seemed to have recovered from the pool. Even its aura had recovered. It bared its teeth at Gu Zheng in a provocative manner.
Gu Zheng sneered. He left behind an afterimage on the spot and charged towards the other party.
The water monster was not afraid at all. It waved the trident in its hand again, but this time, there was a crystallized water ice on the trident. As it waved the trident, cold air spread out in all directions, slightly affecting Gu Zheng's movements.
Clang!
This time, the Cloud Desolate Sword in Gu Zheng's hand did not cut through the water monster's weapon like cutting vegetables. It only cut through two of the water monster's sharp points before it was blocked by the third. At the same time, a cold air flowed from the point of contact towards Gu Zheng's body.
Gu Zheng flipped his hand and his body slanted to the side. A layer of golden light flashed on top of it, raising a large amount of Gather Souls. The cold air on top of it was instantly evaporated. Gu Zheng once again slashed at the water monster's shoulder.
The water monster dodged to the side at almost the same time. At the same time, it spat out a blue mist in the air. It quickly formed a washbasin sized whirlpool in the path of Gu Zheng's attack. It was like a nebula, spinning rapidly and blocking the path.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng increased the strength in his hand. This weak whirlpool wanted to block him? It was simply wishful thinking.
In the next moment, the Cloud Desolate Sword in Gu Zheng's hand instantly stood in the middle of the blue whirlpool. A large amount of golden light accompanied by electric arcs that filled the sky surged forward like a tsunami.
But in the next moment, Gu Zheng felt as if he was slashing into a vast and boundless ocean. The boundless Qi was rapidly being reduced by the whirlpool. Only a layer of golden light that was not powerful enough passed through the whirlpool and rushed towards the water monster.
However, this little bit of power was like scratching an itch to the water monster. It did not even have the intention to dodge.
At this moment, the water monster once again waved its hand. In the pool behind Gu Zheng, a series of explosions suddenly sounded. One by one, three feet long strange black fish jumped out from the pool.
Its entire body was covered in black scales, and its mouth, which took up almost three-quarters of its body, had sharp teeth that shone with a cold glint. It bit down continuously, creating clashing sounds. With a swing of its tail, it charged at Gu Zheng's back.
That was not just one, but hundreds of big black fish. They covered the sun all day long as they rushed towards Gu Zheng to drown him.
Gu Zheng put away the Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand and took out a black branch. It looked like a burnt branch and he threw it behind him.
"Boom!"
When the branch reached the middle of the school of fish, it instantly exploded. A black Qi wave suddenly rose in the air. All the black fish that were swept by the Qi wave did not have any ability to resist and turned into nothingness in the air.
Gu Zheng pointed at the Cloud Desolate Sword and a layer of golden light rose again. Very quickly, a golden pillar of light gushed out and shot towards the water monster's chest.
But at the same time, the same blue whirlpool rose again. These aggressive golden pillars were also blocked by the water monster. Moreover, this time, they did not even manage to penetrate the water monster's chest. They were all swallowed by the water monster.
Looking at the water monster hiding behind him with a slightly complacent look, the trident in its hand was once again placed horizontally in front of its chest. The broken tip of the trident had already recovered. A layer of water rippled on top of it, as if it was preparing some kind of magic.
Gu Zheng made a gesture with one hand and a few phantoms flashed in the air. He pointed at the sword again and the Cloud Desolate Sword suddenly let out a light cry. Golden Spirit Inscriptions emerged from the sword and fused into Gu Zheng's body.
The golden pillar that had not stopped erupting suddenly doubled in speed. Moreover, the countless runes surrounding it actually became somewhat illusory.
"Puchi!" A soft sound echoed.
A transparent golden light pierced through the blue whirlpool and rushed towards the water monster's chest.
At this moment, the water monster turned pale with fright. It did not even think about it and used the trident in its hand to block the golden light.
"Bang!"
The water monster's body was instantly sent flying by the huge force. It was still sent flying by the beam of light. It could only watch as Gu Zheng rushed up, but it couldn't do anything else. However, in the next moment, its body once again turned into a cloud of blue mist. The golden light pierced through it until it hit the wall behind it, creating a huge hole.
Behind the hole was the sky. There was no way to go. It was like the palace was floating in the air. Moreover, it was impossible to get too high from the ground. There was a powerful force pressing down on them.
Gu Zheng knew that it was the power of the formation above. He did not expect that it would also affect this place. In order not to alarm the people above, he did not try to fly up. Otherwise, he would have directly flown up. Obviously, Elder Qi was also thinking the same.
When the water monster gathered at the side of the pool, there was some blue liquid at the side of its mouth. It looked like it was injured quite badly.
After giving Gu Zheng a venomous look, the water monster once again rushed into the pool.
Gu Zheng chased after it. When he reached the top of the pool, he could vaguely see many blue dots of light entering the water monster's body. It seemed to be healing its injuries.
He did not rashly go down. Instead, he looked at the water monster. In just half a cup of tea's time, its injuries had already healed.
When the water monster saw Gu Zheng, its expression became even more sinister. It used both its hands and feet to rush up. Its webbed hands had now turned into three claws.
"Crash!"
A large wave of water rose up from the sky. A huge water palm appeared in the air. Three cold lights rose up from the front and grabbed at Gu Zheng who was dodging.
Gu Zheng waved the Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand. A golden light rose up in the air. He was prepared to receive the attack. He had absolute confidence that this attack would not be able to break through his defense.
But just as the water monster was about to collide with him, the golden light in front of Gu Zheng suddenly flickered a few times and silently disappeared.
Gu Zheng did not expect such a scene at all. In the next moment, his body was slapped solid by the giant claw, producing a trembling "bang" sound.
Gu Zheng's body was like a bird that had lost control. He flew down the path he came from. Along the way, he smashed through countless obstacles and fell heavily on the wall below. Only then did he stop.
A mouthful of blood surged up his throat and Gu Zheng reflexively spat it out. Only then did he feel slightly better. However, he could still feel a searing pain coming from the left side of his body. Blood trickled down from the three wounds on his body.
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand and brushed it. The wounds immediately disappeared. However, the pain still pulsed in his body from time to time.
Gu Zheng looked at the Cloud Desolate Sword beside his hand. At this moment, a large amount of black fog was entrenched on top of it. It seemed to be mocking Gu Zheng. Looking at Gu Zheng, it swam even more violently. Its connection with Gu Zheng was also intermittent.
The black mist inside was actually causing trouble at this time. It was no wonder that the previous generation wanted to completely erase this evil aura. At the crucial moment of the battle, this could even take Gu Zheng's life.
No matter how strong it was, no one would dare to use it at a crucial moment. In an intense battle, who would be able to notice the changes in the Cloud Desolate Sword? This silent attack, Gu Zheng did not even notice any movement before he was tricked.
A large amount of white flames instantly rose from Gu Zheng's hand and rushed upwards. The black fog saw that the situation was not good and quickly shrunk again. The Cloud Desolate Sword was once again under Gu Zheng's control.
However, in the distance, a figure appeared in front of Gu Zheng. It seemed that Gu Zheng had completely angered the other party. The fish monster actually chased after him from above and glared at him with its dead fish eyes.
Gu Zheng slightly propped himself up and let himself lean against the wall behind him. Following this, a blue aura appeared around the Cloud Desolate Sword and started to revolve around it. In the blink of an eye, it had already revolved around the Cloud Desolate Sword hundreds of times. A faint blue light that was only the size of a finger followed Gu Zheng's finger and rushed forward.
When the water monster saw the faint blue light rushing towards it, a trace of disdain flashed in its eyes. It did not care at all and waved its weapon forward, wanting to destroy it.
However, the moment its weapon came into contact with the blue light, an extremely cold aura exploded out from the blue light. In the next moment, an ice sculpture appeared in the air. After flying forward for a while, it landed on the ground with its hand still in the same position.
"Go to hell!" By now, Gu Zheng had already caught his breath. After standing up, he let out a low roar. In the next moment, a flame surrounded the sword and landed on the ice sculpture, instantly burning it with scorching flames.
Strangely, the flames did not melt the ice. Instead, they gradually seeped into it and burned the water monster's body.
After doing all this, Gu Zheng put away his weapon and flew up. However, halfway there, he ran into Elder Qi, who had just followed him.
"Are you alright?" Elder Qi asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. I've already dealt with the other party. I'll quickly go get that crystal and close that barrier," Gu Zheng said casually when he saw the other party's worried gaze.
The fact that the other party could come down meant that he did not hide behind them. It could be seen that the other party was a good person. Just like Xiao Ying said, he was a very good grandfather. Of course, that was only to her.
"Really? That's great. I've set up some traps for safety. Now go and remove them. Don't hurt your fellow sect members, "Elder Qi said in surprise.
"Okay!"
After saying that, Gu Zheng flew up again and soon arrived at the side of the pool.
First, Gu Zheng put away Xiao Ying's headband. Then, he jumped into the pool below.
After diving in, Gu Zheng felt a burst of comfort. The spiritual energy in the pool was abnormally strong. It was as if it was forcibly squeezing into one's body. Moreover, it was clean. One breath was enough to replenish one's energy. No wonder the water monster recovered so quickly.
Even after hiding here for a while, Gu Zheng could feel that his injuries were mostly healed. It was really miraculous.
Gu Zheng didn't know how deep the pool was or where it led to. However, after diving down for a short distance, he saw the crystal floating in the water. It didn't seem to be like what Gu Zheng had thought, where it would sink down. However, it made Gu Zheng feel more at ease.
Plop!
At this moment, Gu Zheng vaguely felt a vibration coming from above the pool. It was as if something had jumped down from above. He subconsciously looked up.
Through the faint light, Gu Zheng was surprised to see that the water monster was rushing down again. At this time, half of its body was burned beyond recognition. However, it had successfully escaped from the pool.
This made Gu Zheng shocked. However, now was not the time to think about how the water monster escaped. Instead, he quickly destroyed the crystal and swam towards it.
However, when in the water, Gu Zheng was not as agile as the water monster. The water monster's speed was far beyond Gu Zheng's expectations. He had only covered half the distance while the water monster was less than a third of the distance away from Gu Zheng. In such a short time, the water monster had covered such a long distance.
From the looks of it, when the water monster came down, Gu Zheng was at least an arm's length away from it. However, the water monster had already grabbed the crystal in its hand. Especially the blue light on the water monster's body, which was speeding up the recovery of its injuries.
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng immediately stopped. He raised the Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand and suddenly waved it in front of him.
A golden sword light suddenly appeared under the pool. Within a radius of one zhang, all the water was forced back. Without any obstruction, it shot towards the crystal.
As long as the control mechanism was destroyed, the blue light would not disappear. However, its strength would definitely be greatly reduced.
Unfortunately, when the sword light was about to reach the crystal, a weapon formed from water above just happened to hit the crystal. At the critical moment, the crystal narrowly avoided Gu Zheng's sword light. This directly made Gu Zheng's wish come to nothing.
Gu Zheng wanted to continue forward, but the water monster had already pounced from below. He could only face the water monster first.
Originally, Gu Zheng was sure that the water monster would be severely injured. If he wanted to force it back or severely injure it, it should be very easy. However, facing his sword, dozens of sword lights appeared under the water and shot towards it.
However, the other party's agility was more than ten times that of the outside world. In the gaps that were almost impossible to dodge, she was like an artist. Her beautiful figure shuttled back and forth, rushing down from the dense sword light and approaching Gu Zheng's side.
The water monster's figure quickly stopped. Seeing the sword tip pass by in front of its eyes, it clenched its three webbed hands and punched towards Gu Zheng.
"Boom!" With a muffled sound, a clear water wave rose in front of Gu Zheng's eyes. It was visible to the naked eye as it rushed towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng raised his arm and raised it up. Then, he cut through the middle of the wave and cut it in half.
However, to Gu Zheng's surprise, even though it was cut in half, the wave still split into two and continued to attack Gu Zheng.
"Peng Peng"
Gu Zheng raised a yellow screen in time. When the two waves of energy hit it, it immediately set off a large amount of undercurrent in the surroundings. The undercurrent continuously surged in all directions, tearing at Gu Zheng's body, making it impossible for him to counterattack in time.
On the other hand, the water monster was not affected at all. It took the opportunity to approach Gu Zheng. The weapon in its hand stabbed towards Gu Zheng's body. The weapon was shining with a blue light. It shone on the water monster's face, making it look very scary. It seemed that one of its eyes was blind. Only the red eye was left staring at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng barely managed to stabilize his body. The weapon in his hand shook and he threw it forward. Six weapons were erected in front of him. They were aimed at different parts of the water monster's body.
Out of the six weapons, one was real. The other five were just the appearance. They did not have any power. They were only used to confuse the water monster. Gu Zheng waved his hand again. A powerful aura condensed in his hand.
The water monster was not weak. However, when it saw Gu Zheng's movements, the weapon in its hand also left its hand. Suddenly, a blue light flashed between them and exploded. A large amount of blue light spread in all directions. It was as dazzling as a small sun. It made people unable to see clearly what was in the middle.
The huge undercurrent was more than a few times stronger than before. The violent shaking of the water even interrupted his casting. The undercurrent almost made him unable to control his body. He was pulled in another direction by the strong undercurrent, even further away from the crystal.
Gu Zheng felt a sense of danger coming from the side. He immediately turned around and saw the water monster had already raised its fist and was hammering towards him.
Gu Zheng also pulled back his hand and collided with the water monster.
Gu Zheng felt a huge force coming from the contact. An unstoppable force came from the water monster's palm.
"Peng"
There was a sudden explosion outside. A figure flew out from the water. It retreated a long distance in the air before it could control its body.
The water monster had half its body under the pool. It looked at Gu Zheng and did not go up.
Although he was injured, it was more seriously injured.
It floated down again and disappeared above the pool.
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