Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 290 Uproar at Jade Cauldron Lake

"It's a warship from the Prince of Jin's residence..."

Liu Sheng recognized the flag on the ship and narrowed his eyes.

The master deliberately raised his voice to distract the imperial generals stationed there, as their best escape route was in the opposite direction.

The area is lined with military camps, and he doesn't know how many soldiers and generals are stationed there. Although he is not afraid, it would be best for him to leave first.

Let's figure out the situation before making a decision.

"go!"

With a thought, two orbs of light, one blue and one black, rolled down his body.

Azure clouds rose and transformed into a giant bird ten feet tall, carrying the two of them as they soared into the sky.

The black mist entered the water and transformed into a hundred-foot-long black dragon, creating waves.

These were none other than the incarnations of the Sky-Splitting Sparrow and the Yin Water Flood Dragon, summoned into the mortal world by him.

"shoot!"

Just then, a loud shout rang out from the charging warship.

Then came the sound of a winch turning, making a "click-clack" sound.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, massive crossbow bolts, each as thick as an arm and five or six zhang long, shot out from several warships, like a torrential rain, dense and numerous.

It covered all the space in front, behind, left, and right of the Sky Sparrow, leaving it no room to maneuver.

The runes on the crossbow bolts glowed, their colors intertwined, and even from a great distance, one could feel their terrifying sharpness, explosive power, corrosiveness, and intimidating aura.

The Divine Arrow is a powerful demon-slaying weapon developed by the Fangxian Dao in recent years.

It is as thick as a child's arm and over four zhang long, resembling a spear, with four runes engraved on its shaft: sharpness, intimidation, corrosion, and explosion.

Fired from siege crossbows, they possess immense power, enough to instantly kill monsters.

Once used in large quantities, it can even hunt down and severely damage monsters.

"Even the weaponry is much more powerful now. How much time has passed since we entered the ruins?"

Liu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. The colorful stone foundation in his dantian trembled slightly, and true energy surged out, transforming into invisible blade energy, which he flicked with his ten fingers to meet the incoming crossbow bolts.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In an instant, bursts of fireworks exploded in mid-air, with gusts of air and rolling heat waves.

Furthermore, the smoke and water vapor collided, creating a hissing sound as the hot and cold air interacted.

"Quickly, record the facial features of these two people and one demon. Prepare the second wave of God-Slaying Arrows!"

On the lead warship, an armored general stood in the strategist's chamber, calmly observed the situation, and then gave an order on the spot.

Just then, he suddenly stumbled, lost his balance, and the warship beneath his feet leaped out of the water and then plunged back down, with most of the ship submerged, splashing up huge waves.

"what……"

"Help!"

"Pfft!"

Many soldiers on the ships fell into the water, shouting for help. Some of the unluckiest were even smashed into the water by falling weapons, their bodies turning bloody.

Several nearby boats were also damaged, some capsizing and others overturning, with broken planks and debris floating everywhere.

Only one warship was lucky enough to survive unscathed, but it lost a dozen or so sailors.

These sailors were excellent swimmers; after falling into the water, they struggled a few times and floated to the surface, surviving.

But they were all pale-faced, with unfocused and desperate eyes, and they were screaming.

There's something underwater!

"A dragon! It's a dragon! Help!"

"save……"

Suddenly, a huge black shadow swept past the bottom of the ship. In an instant, the waves surged and roared, the water seemed to boil.

A massive tail, as thick as a pillar and covered in dense black scales, emerged from the water and slammed into the warship. Like a guillotine, it cleaved it in two!
"boom!"

Broken masts, tattered sails, planks, and shredded corpses flew around like flowers scattered by fairies.

In an instant, turbid waves surged into the air, like towering peaks, splashing water droplets in all directions like a torrential downpour, the roar of the waves terrifying, suppressing all the cries of agony and screams.

On the water surface, which spanned several tens of feet in circumference, water splashed several feet high, white foam flew everywhere, and water mist swirled and enveloped everything, making everything hazy and indistinct.

Heavy casualties!

But this is just the beginning...

Huge waves suddenly rose from the water's surface, rising higher and higher.

Ten zhang, twenty zhang, thirty zhang...

One hundred feet!

Like an iceberg, it stood on the lake surface, then plunged headlong into the several half-damaged warships.

"boom!"

"Boom boom——"

In an instant, a deafening sound erupted, and the force of the impact was like a meteor falling to earth, shattering the already turbulent lake surface into pieces.

Countless columns of water shot into the sky and then fell back down, creating towering waves that surged and churned, completely destroying and shredding nearby ships.

It was like a terrifying beast raging underwater, churning the waters and venting its anger.

Even more powerful waves surged forth, like ten thousand horses galloping, rushing towards the surrounding waters, boats, and military camps.

"Boom boom boom~"

Near the entrance to the ruins, the water was boiling, with towering waves and winds pushing the water's momentum, resembling a mountain torrent or a tsunami, as if a natural disaster had struck.

Once the lake calmed down, the two military camps that stood near the entrance to the ruins had mostly collapsed and were severely damaged.

There were hundreds of broken, capsized, and overturned boats.

The water surface was covered with corpses, debris, and garbage, the blood-red color creating ripples.

The number of dead and injured was countless.

The surviving sailors were all ashen-faced, trembling, and completely devoid of any will to fight.

The armored generals also looked solemn and remained silent, tacitly forgetting to order a pursuit.

How to chase?
Should we chase after them to our deaths?
That's a powerful water monster!
However, this delay allowed the two humans and one demon who had emerged from the ruins to escape.

This matter must be reported to General Li, who is stationed here.

The most important thing right now is to guard the entrance to the ruins and welcome the Crown Prince.

"Wow!"

Amidst the thick clouds, the Sky-Splitting Sparrow transformed and let out a long cry, its voice as clear and melodious as gold and jade.

Below, towering mountains stretch endlessly, resembling a great dragon lying horizontally.

Layer upon layer of verdant mountains, ancient trees reaching for the sky, resembling a vast green sea.

Taking advantage of the Yin Water Dragon's rampage at Jade Cauldron Lake, the Sky-Splitting Sparrow accelerated a few times and crossed all the defenses erected by the military camp on the shore, escaping in a flash.

That last move was probably enough to distract both sides' defenders, allowing Master to seize the opportunity to leave.

"These soldiers... are all martial arts masters!"

On the back of the Sky-Splitting Sparrow, Liu Sheng withdrew his Yin Water Flood Dragon avatar. Recalling the fleeting glimpse he had seen earlier, his expression changed slightly.

You should know that even though the world has changed and the spiritual tide has revived, the difficulty of practicing martial arts has been decreasing again and again in the past twenty years. Before he entered the ruins, about one in ten people who practiced martial arts could control their qi and blood and become a martial arts master.

But right now, all the sailors and soldiers in these two armies, even those dressed as auxiliary soldiers, are actually martial arts masters!

The area around Yuding Lake was garrisoned by no less than 200,000 troops from both the Prince of Jin's residence and the imperial court. Including auxiliary troops, artisans, and others, the number exceeded 500,000.

Are they all martial arts masters?

Something is wrong!
He shook his head, glanced down at the towering peaks and rugged terrain of Black Wind Mountain, which was almost unrecognizable, and fell silent.

In addition, the vegetation in the mountains is much larger, taller, and more lush than before.

By opening one's senses, one can even vaguely sense the auras of demons, or even powerful demons.

As for the spirits, they are scattered everywhere, like stars in the sky, and their numbers have increased several times over compared to before.

It cannot be formed in a short period of time!
Liu Sheng's eyelids twitched, and his heart raced with anxiety:
"How long have we been inside the ruins? I can no longer sense Xiao Yan's ghost that I left behind, and what about Grandma and the others..."

(End of this chapter)