Knife splashing

Chapter 406: Thunder Punishment Killing the Dragon
Dark clouds hung low, thunder roared, and heavy rain poured down like a waterfall.

The river water was extremely turbid, carrying rocks, broken wood and all kinds of debris, causing huge waves to hit the coast, making a huge roar.

Baokang County faces the Jushui Man River. It was originally backed by mountains and faced by water, and surrounded by a jade belt, but now it has been completely destroyed.

The city walls had been breached and floodwaters were pouring into the city.

Most areas of the city have been submerged, with only the tops of some taller houses exposed, and various debris floating in the water.

The strange thing was that there were only a few civilians squatting on the roof. When they saw them, they immediately started crying and waving their arms.

"Come closer, don't hit the boat!"

At Li Yan's instruction, Wu Ba immediately turned the rudder.

This kid has made a lot of progress. He used to be scared of water, but after running around with them and taking a few boat rides, he has adapted to it.

Until now, maneuvering the boat is not a problem.

The giant ship slowly approached the county town. Li Yan immediately pulled out his armored horse, performed the Northern Emperor's magical movement technique, walked on the waves, and jumped onto the city wall.

"Fairy!"

"Exian, help me!"

Seeing Li Yan walking on the water, the people thought they had met an immortal and did not care to panic, so they all knelt down.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Li Yan hurriedly stopped him, "I'm not an immortal, get on the boat first, don't be afraid!"

afraid of what?
A commoner was about to ask when he saw Li Yan grab his belt, bursting out with hidden strength, crossing his feet, turning his body and throwing the man out.

Their big ship has no sails and can only steer with the help of a rudder and drift with the current. They don't have time to waste talking here.

"what--!"

With a shrill scream, the man flew out.

Lu San had already taken over the rudder, while Wu Ba ran to the deck, reached out his hand, and grabbed the civilian steadily.

He was the only one on the boat who could handle this kind of force.

Li Yan didn't bother to talk nonsense and threw all the people on the city wall out. Seeing that the giant ship had moved away from the city wall, he used the magic of walking again, walked on the waves, and jumped onto the ship.

"What about the other people in the city?"

"The county magistrate has notified us that we have gone to the mountains to take refuge in advance..."

"Why didn't you leave?"

"Alas, I am a woodblock printmaker. I got drunk yesterday and slept in the inn. No one paid any attention to me..."

"I am a fisherman from a nearby village. I was paddling with my family to escape, but we ran into a driftwood. Woohoo~"

"I came back to get something, but I didn't expect to get water in advance..."

The reasons are all kinds of strange, but they are all unlucky.

Sharifei said with a click of his tongue: "Fortunately, the county magistrate is not a fool. He knows to notify people to go up the mountain in advance."

Li Yan looked at the surging tide and shook his head, saying, "The county has been notified, but those mountain villages are afraid that there will be many casualties..."

Before he could finish his words, the boat began to shake.

Lu San's ears moved slightly, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "Be careful, there is something underwater! Hold on tight."

Boom!
The ship shook violently again.

Then, a huge black shadow flashed through the waves in the muddy water next to them, and the water line visible to the naked eye hovered and rushed towards them again.

Sharifei quickly raised his gun and exclaimed, "Is that the black dragon?"

"It's an ordinary water monster, wait for me!"

Li Yan didn't waste any words, and quickly chanted the spell: "Nuo Gao! The pure and simple nature, the essence of Ren and Gui. The internal part corresponds to the kidney, and the upper part corresponds to Mercury..."

In the eyes of the people around him, he was quickly enveloped by water mist, and then jumped into the rolling sewage with a splash.

Soon, the water was filled with waves and blood.

It took only a few breaths for Li Yan to climb onto the deck again, and in the flood behind him, a huge black fish had turned upside down.

"Good guy!"

Sharifei looked up and said, "It is said that when there is a flood, there must be evil spirits at work. It is indeed true."

"not that simple."

Li Yan was already soaked all over. He threw something on the ground. It turned out to be a bronze brick wrapped in red cloth, filled with a sinister aura.

As soon as it landed, white frost filled the air.

"It's a magic trick."

Wang Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "It looks like this is not a temporary production. Someone wants to take advantage of the dragon to cause trouble!"

As they were talking, the ship traveled several miles further.

When we got here, the storm became more violent, with constant thunder and huge waves.

"Help, help!"

Several small fishing boats were tossed up and down in the heavy rain.

Seeing them coming, the people on the boat asked for help.

However, before Li Yan could take action, an old turtle as big as a round table emerged from the flood and directly smashed a fishing boat.

Not only that, there was also a huge, gloomy tree in the flood. It had obviously been trimmed and used to build beams, but it had been submerged in the water for who knows how many years.

A dark aura lingered above the giant tree, and a vague shadow could be seen with the naked eye. It seemed to be an old man in a shroud. He slowly turned his head, his face was pale, and he had a strange smile on his face.

boom!
The dark wood smashed another fishing boat.

Before they could react, the people on the boat were swallowed up by the flood and were swept away to an unknown place.

Turtle monster!

Old wood spirit in the water!
Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan looked at each other with serious expressions.

Their guess was correct. Someone had indeed organized monsters to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Needless to say, it had to be related to the Tiansheng Sect.

"Water ghost! Water ghost!"

The people on the boat were also terrified.

Sharifei's face turned pale and he swallowed his saliva. "Master, I remember you said that if ordinary people want to see ghosts, they must be dying or extremely unlucky, right?"

Wang Daoxuan looked solemn and took out a compass from his arms to check it.

Li Yan asked in a deep voice: "Where is the front?"

"Reply sir."

A fisherman clasped his fists and said, "Ahead is the confluence of the three rivers of Baokang. To the south is the Ju River, and to the west is the Man River, which leads directly to the Han River."

"Because there were frequent incidents in the past, since the Daxing period, a temple for General Yang Si was built on the sandbar to suppress them..."

Li Yan wanted to ask more questions, but suddenly something moved in his heart. He turned around abruptly and looked at Hong Shui, with surprise and doubt in his eyes.

He could feel a sharp energy whistling from underwater, and even though he was standing on the boat, he felt as if his whole body was being pricked by needles.

The water ahead was surging with waves. Both the turtle monster and the old wood spirit showed up, looking panicked and trying to escape.

However, in just a moment, the demon and the elf were killed and their bodies were swept away by the flood.

Everyone on the boat had this feeling.

"what is that?"

Lu San's face was solemn and he asked in a deep voice.

He has always been a man of few words, but now he takes the initiative to ask.

The reason was simple. The thing that just flashed by made him feel creepy and he felt a huge threat.

"It is a ritual to slay the dragon, mirage and water monster."

Wang Daoxuan was knowledgeable and saw through it.

"This kind of ritual is specifically used to deal with sea monsters. The Xuanmen Orthodox Sect and some Dharma lineages all have it. It looks like the Zhenwu Palace took action, and used a powerful magic weapon..."

"I understand!"

As he spoke, Wang Daoxuan suddenly realized, "When performing the ritual of beheading the dragon and the water monster, an imperial decree will be issued in advance, asking the water gods, city gods, and land temples along the river to take action and trap the dragon."

"That black dragon was probably blocked by General Yang Si's temple, and other water monsters came with their magic weapons to destroy the temple!"

"The dragon is ahead!"

After hearing this, Sharifei suddenly got a little scared, "That thing can't be dealt with, how about we not go over there first?"

Li Yan shook his head and said, "There's nothing we can do. This ship can't stop."

Sharifei looked at the flood around him and suddenly looked bitter. Boom!
The closer we got to the front, the louder the thunder became.

"hold head high--!"

Suddenly, a shrill roar was heard.

Everyone stood at the bow and suddenly saw a strange sight:
There is a fork in the river ahead, one side goes west and the other side goes south. A medium-high hill separates the waterway.

On the top of the hill, there is an old temple that has gone through wind and rain and is very old. There is blue smoke curling inside.

A dozen men in black robes stood outside the temple. The altar was about to be blown over by the strong wind. Everyone was soaked by the rain, and their faces were full of fear.

However, they did not retreat. They all beat wooden fish in the wind and rain, chanting loudly: "Nurtured by nature, attained enlightenment at a young age, in the land of caves and waters, calmed the wind and waves to facilitate boats and vehicles, in the Three Heavens Gate, issued talismans to drive away plague and cure evil…"

"It's General Yang Si's Imperial Edict!"

Wang Daoxuan heard it immediately.

The flood surged, forming wave after wave of huge waves, rushing over the hills and highlands, and it seemed that it was going to destroy the Temple of General Yang Si.

In the water around the hills, dark shadows flashed from time to time. There were fish, turtles and water snakes, all of which were huge in size. They were obviously river monsters causing trouble.

But they are not the point.

A huge whirlpool also formed in the center of the flood, and a black dragon as thick as a water tank and more than ten meters long was rolling up and down in the whirlpool.

At this point, Li Yan finally saw the appearance of this thing clearly.

It is said to be a Jiao, but it is more similar to a snake. The scales on its head have become long and thin, like a forest of inverted spears, and there is a single horn in the center of its head.

It only has a pair of front paws, which are small and tender, as if they are underdeveloped.

And at the lower jaw, there was a sword stuck in it.

"hold head high--!"

The black dragon was in extreme pain and roared madly, trying to pull the sword away with its underdeveloped claws, but it couldn't do it at all.

Not only that, but there were bolts of lightning falling from the sky, and the black dragon had to frequently dive into the water to avoid them. It was in an extremely miserable state, and its body was already covered with scars.

It whirlpools and dances up and down in the water.

In an instant, dense white nematodes emerged from its body and drilled into the bodies of the surrounding monsters.

The monsters controlled by the Jiao Gu seemed to be possessed. They no longer besieged the temple of General Yang Si, but jumped out of the water one after another.

boom!
Thunder struck, and a big fish was split into charcoal.

boom!
Another water snake was broken into several pieces.

In order to save his life, this black-scaled man actually controlled other water monsters who came to help him and helped him ward off disaster.

But obviously, what was really fatal was not the thunder, but the sword stuck in the jaw.

Li Yan and others were not having an easy time either.

The big ship went with the waves and was soon affected by the huge whirlpool in front, changing direction and heading towards the dragon.

"Turn the rudder, turn the rudder quickly!"

Sharifei was so anxious that sweat covered his forehead, and Wuba's muscles were swollen all over his body, and he turned the rudder with all his strength.

However, it doesn't work at all.

Click!

The rudder even broke.

boom!
A two-headed water snake sprang up nearby, and was struck by thunder. Although it was killed directly, lightning also flew everywhere, affecting the large ship.

"Get out of my way!"

Li Yan shouted angrily and stood in front of everyone.

He raised his hands, and the Soul-Catching Rope suddenly whizzed out, absorbing the splashing lightning.

As if attracted, another bolt of lightning fell, but it did not strike the water monsters, but directly fell on the soul-catching rope.

Li Yan didn't care either.

Although this soul-catching rope is a magical power, it has mutated in the Thunder and Fire Refining Palace and has become something similar to a magic weapon that can store heavenly thunder.

Even if this had not happened, he would have stored the lightning.

I can take this opportunity to save up some money and use it as a trump card.

However, something strange happened suddenly.

After another bolt of thunder struck, Li Yan's mind suddenly went blank and the scene in front of him changed.

Everyone on board had disappeared.

On the opposite hill, there sat a divine general, wearing precious armor, a golden helmet, holding an axe in his right hand and a precious certificate in his left hand. He had fair skin and a handsome face.

It was exactly the appearance of General Yang Si.

He raised the treasure certificate in his left hand, as if ordering the black dragon not to cross the border, and the axe in his right hand was raised high, as if he was ready to chop it down at any time.

In the flood, a whirlpool of black air formed. A strange scholar in a black robe and with scales all over his face stood in the whirlpool, with a sword stuck in his throat, howling in pain.

This is the magic of the gods!
Li Yan understood what happened instantly.

How come the divine power suddenly appeared?

This is not a good thing. The soul is extremely fragile. Once discovered by the black dragon, it will be doomed.

boom!
At this moment, another bolt of lightning struck.

Li Yan was surprised to find that the lightning spread along the soul-catching rope, and the electric light flashed, like an immortal's ribbon, floating on both sides of his shoulders.

Like an immortal, he actually floated up...

"Brother Yan!"

Sharifei exclaimed.

In their opinion, after Li Yan was hit by thunder, his neck suddenly twisted and he fell to the ground, with electric light surrounding him.

Everyone wanted to move forward, but they were shaking from the electric shock.

"Master, please think of a solution!"

Sharifei was suddenly so anxious that he was at a loss.

Wang Daoxuan was also panicked, but didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, Li Yan turned over, as if he had fallen asleep, and in the wind and rain, he closed his eyes and began to snore.

When everyone saw this, they looked at each other in surprise.

While in the divine illusion, Li Yan suddenly looked at his waist and saw that the hook was gradually getting hotter.

He quickly picked it up, his eyes lost focus, then instantly regained consciousness, his face full of confusion.

Just now, the underworld issued another mission: to kill the dragon!
Li Yan was a little confused. He was only responsible for summoning souls. When would the underworld get involved in something like slaying a dragon?
Although he didn't know the reason, he looked at the black dragon.

With just a thought, the Soul-Catching Thunder Rope whizzed out with him and instantly appeared in front of the black-robed scholar.

Li Yan's mind was full of questions, but he would not miss the opportunity. He suddenly grabbed the hilt of the sword, pushed it hard, and then turned it.

Then, everything went dark before my eyes and I slowly opened my eyes.

boom!
From the sky, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket fell with a loud bang, striking the black dragon directly on the head and actually cutting it in half.

The huge dragon head flew high up and then fell into the water.

The charred corpse became motionless and was swept away by the flood without a trace.

As the black dragon was killed, the flood immediately became calm, and the storm became less and less severe.

"The long worm is finally dead!"

Sharifei breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

The other people on the boat also collapsed limply and fell to the ground.

Li Yan looked at his hands, his eyes somewhat confused.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Wei Zheng, who killed a dragon in his dream during the Tang Dynasty, seemed to be a living ghost.

Could it be that there is some secret behind the identity of the living ghost messenger?
Just when he was wondering, Lu San suddenly moved his ears and quickly came to the front of the boat, "Quick, there is a treasure!"

Li Yan stepped forward to take a look, and saw the charred head of the dragon, which had floated to the side of the boat at some point, and was bobbing up and down in the water.

The sword had disappeared, but the dragon's jaw and its horn were still glowing with a faint light.

Li Yan seemed to realize something, looked towards General Yang Si's temple, clasped his hands together, and then jumped into the water...

(End of this chapter)