Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 413 Broken

Inside the River God Temple, the crowd of onlookers knelt on the ground, their foreheads pressed to the earth, not daring to look directly at the statue. Only a few bold children peeked through the gaps in the crowd at the offerings.

Deep within the main hall, the statue of the River God sits atop a throne of waves. The cyan-gold scales on the dragon's head shimmer in the incense smoke, while the figure wears a crown adorned with countless pearls. In his right hand, he holds a jade tablet for stabilizing water, and in his left, he holds a water sphere that will never fall.

The statue's eyes are inlaid with obsidian, and from any angle, they seem to be being gazed upon.

Yu Tian and Xiao Lingdang squeezed to the edge of the crowd. They saw the high priest raise a jewel-encrusted sacrificial knife.

"Sacrifice—"

Before the words were even finished, a dark figure swept through the crowd like lightning!
Yu Tian's figure was so fast that it almost left afterimages. Before anyone could react, he had already leaped onto the altar. With a sweeping kick, the high priest's sacrificial knife flew out with a clang and was deeply embedded in a distant pillar.

"Who is it?!" The high priest was shocked and furious, but before he could see who it was, Yu Tian's fist, wrapped in a dazzling golden light, slammed heavily into the chest of the River God statue!

"boom--!!!"

A barrier resembling layers of water instantly arose around the statue, protected by the divine power left behind by the River God. But Yu Tian's fist, like a red-hot iron, pierced through the ice and snow, his golden aura tearing through the defense with overwhelming force.

The dragon's head shattered!

The pearl-embroidered crown was shattered!

Starting from the chest, spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread across the entire body of the majestic statue, and finally, amidst a deafening roar, the upper body completely exploded!
Amidst the flying debris, Yu Tian stood proudly atop the ruins of the statue. His golden aura remained, as if a god had descended. The kneeling populace were all stunned, even the children who had dropped their sugar figurines were oblivious.

"River God!" Yu Tian's voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout the River God Temple: "I've come to collect my debt!"

He had been waiting for this punch for a very, very long time!

He had wanted to give the River God a good punch for a long time!

With a stomp of his foot, the remaining part of the statue collapsed with a crash. The water sphere, which had been maintained by the River God's power for hundreds of years, finally fell, splashing a shower of sparkling water on the ground.

From deep within the temple, a furious dragon's roar suddenly echoed. The water level of the entire river began to rise wildly, the roar of the waves like the wails of countless wronged souls.

"How dare you! How dare you!" The high priest roared hoarsely, his fingers trembling, "Seize this madman!"

Dozens of temple guards clad in water-patterned armor surged in from all directions, while eight divine guards, their bodies radiating a deep blue divine light, emerged from the waves.

Those were elite troops bestowed with divine power by the River God, leaving wet footprints on the bluestone slabs with every step.

For Yu Tian to smash the statue of the River God in the middle of a sacrificial ceremony was tantamount to throwing the River God's dignity to the ground and trampling it underfoot! How could they tolerate this!

The crowd scattered like a receding tide, but some daring individuals hid behind pillars to peek. For countless years, no one had dared to be so presumptuous at a sacrificial ceremony, let alone smash the statue of the River God with a single punch!
"Chong-"

Yu Tian drew his bone sword from his waist, the blade gleaming with a blazing golden light. With a single sweep of the sword, the three temple guards at the forefront had their weapons shattered and staggered backward.

"Get out of my way." Yu Tian's voice was soft, but it made all the temple guards stop in their tracks. "I'm not looking for you."

His gaze swept past the crowd, piercing straight towards the surging river behind the temple. The river was now boiling over, and countless aquatic creatures covered in scales burst forth from the waves, using tortoise shells as shields and crab claws as blades, forming battle formations on the riverbank.

The waves lifted a jade chariot pulled by nine golden carp. The River God sat atop it, the blue scales on his dragon head gleaming in the sunlight, showing no signs of injury.

"Who are you, deity? How dare you shatter my statue!" The River God's voice was like icy water flowing through a crack in the rock: "This is war!"

Forcibly breaking into the temple and destroying it is tantamount to declaring war. "Don't you recognize me?" Yu Tian said.

The River God asked with a hint of suspicion, "Have we... met before?"

Yu Tian suddenly laughed. There was a hint of absurdity in his laughter. He had imagined countless times what it would be like to confront the River God, but he never expected that the other party wouldn't recognize him.

“A year ago, I stole your offerings!” Yu Tian said.

The River God's whiskers moved without wind. He remembered that last year someone stole his offerings and even hid in the territory of the Mi Mountain Lord, constantly harassing his subordinates.

Like an annoying fly.

"So it was you." The River God finally spoke, his tone as if he were talking about a mosquito that had just flown by. "A mere ant, worthy of my remembrance?"

These words were like a blunt knife, piercing Yu Tian's heart. He suddenly realized that in the eyes of that high and mighty god, he wasn't even a memorable enemy.

Because in their eyes, only certain things are worth remembering. Everything else is nothing but ants!

“Perfect.” Yu Tian’s aura erupted like a volcano, and the golden light on his bone sword condensed into solid flames. “Then today, you don’t need to remember me—”

He pointed his sword directly at the head of the River God, emphasizing each word: "Because you will die!"

"Boom!"

River God's eyes narrowed sharply, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket shot out from his palm. Where the lightning exploded, the bluestone ground turned into a scorched pit more than ten feet deep, and Yu Tian's figure had already disappeared.

The next moment——

Golden sword light, like the rising sun, bloomed above the River God's chariot. The bone sword in Yu Tian's hand had completely transformed into a dazzling pillar of light, and with the force of his downward strike, it condensed into a colossal sword over ten zhang long that could support the sky!

The River God finally changed color. With a swift swing of his dragon claws, countless aquatic creatures exhaled simultaneously. Runes appeared on the turtle's back, crab claws intertwined into a formation, and the mist from the entire river surged forth in an instant.

"Cloud and Water Formation - Activate!"

Previously in the Chu Mountains, three crabs and turtles could use the "Cloud and Water Formation" to turn the mountainous area into a swamp. How much more so on this great river, where countless fish, shrimp, and crabs work together?
In an instant, the world became a vast expanse of water, the roar of the waves like thunder, and all that remained before Yu Tian's eyes was endless mist. The golden giant sword pierced through the body of the River God, yet it was as if he had been struck by a phantom.

It was a reflection of the moon in the water!
"An ant is still an ant." The River God's voice echoed from all directions: "On this great river, I am..."

The words stopped abruptly.

Because he saw a seemingly ordinary sword thrust out at a spot on the river surface that appeared to be empty.

"puff!"

The sword tip plunged three inches into the water, yet a metallic clang resounded. The misty water suddenly solidified, then shattered like a mirror. The River God's true form staggered into existence, a golden light eroding his scales from his belly.

"How is this possible?!" The River God finally revealed his astonishment. This sword strike had actually broken through the river's natural water mist illusion!

Little did he know that Yu Tian's "Take It" could imitate not only idols and friends, but also enemies. He had even imitated the River God once!

Therefore, the River God's moves were useless against him!
(End of this chapter)