Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 355 Danger Approaches, Five-Colored Handprints

The river flows swiftly.

Inside the cabin, the sun rose and then extinguished, but the terrifying heat it emitted still ignited the wooden beds, tables, and chairs.

Just as the fire was about to escalate, a blue cloud rose from inside the cabin, like a fine drizzle, extinguishing the flames and filling the cabin with a terrifying vitality, causing the withered trees to sprout new buds, shed their charred layers, and grow anew.

It was then destroyed by lightning, transformed into strands of sword light that sliced ​​it away, and after a moment, it was completely restored to its original form.

It's as if what happened before was just an illusion.

"I have mastered the Blazing Sun Blade Technique, the Azure Cloud Longevity Skill, the Heavenly Thunder Strike Skill, and the Five Thunder Transformation Hand Technique to their ultimate levels, and integrated them into the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts..."

I am now only one step away from achieving minor success in the path.

Liu Sheng took a deep breath, and the swirling light and mist around him receded into his body, making him seem like a deep pool, bottomless and unfathomable.

After several days of sailing, he secluded himself in his cabin and practiced all the genuine skills he had accumulated that he found impressive.

He discarded ordinary or low-potential skills, picking and choosing until he ended up with only seven or eight.

Thanks to his terrifying talent honed by the Mango Pomelo Dew, he easily mastered these skills that others could not figure out even after a lifetime of research, as simply as eating and drinking.

In just a few days, he mastered these techniques with overwhelming force, reaching their pinnacle, and then used them as nourishment for the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

This significantly advanced the progress of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, bringing it close to minor completion.

In addition, by using the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to activate these techniques, their power was not only more than twice that of the original version, but they were also optimized and integrated, becoming the resources for his self-created martial arts.

This fist technique, which he named "Azure Sky Overlord Fist," has only three forms so far, each more powerful than the last. The only pity is that it has not yet been put into practice.

“Ordinary cultivators at the Dao Entry Realm can't even withstand a single punch; they'd need to find a Yellow Court cultivator or a powerful demon to test their skills against. But in a life-or-death battle, where both sides use their trump cards, I'm not guaranteed a win…”

Liu Sheng shook his head, temporarily setting aside the thought, and took a deep breath.

In an instant, his internal organs roared, and the colorful stone foundation shone brightly, emitting a large amount of mist, like fog, surging and rolling.

Once his entire dantian is filled with true qi, he can attempt to open his qi channels and advance to the Yellow Court level.

A moment later, he got up, left the cabin, and went to the deck.

As the sun sets, the green mountains on both banks stand side by side, and the turquoise waters of the river surge and shimmer with golden light.

Du Bingyan stood on the side of the ship, her whole body bathed in the hazy yellow sunset, as if she were glowing. Even just her back view was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Feeling apprehensive as one approaches home?"

Liu Sheng stepped forward, put his arm around her slender waist, and gazed into the distance.

The once wide and expansive Dalong River suddenly narrowed a dozen miles ahead, with the water crashing against the rocks, creating a cloud of foam and a tremendous roar.

"That's Dragon's Throat Gorge, shaped like a dragon's throat, where the river narrows abruptly and the current is swift. It wasn't this dramatic when I was a child, but now, with the drastic changes in the landscape, it's dozens of times more treacherous than before..."

Du Bingyan nestled in Liu Sheng's arms and pointed to the Dragon Throat Gorge in front of them as she introduced it.

Then, she pointed to the towering mountains on both sides and gestured repeatedly, saying that the mountains on both sides were originally only a few hundred feet high, but now they have grown more than ten times higher.

Liu Sheng chatted with her casually, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation, and gleaned information about her father from her.

"My dad... is a playboy."

Du Bingyan couldn't help but complain, then stuck out her tongue and added in a low voice:
"But she was very good to me, she doted on me. When she sent me to Shuiyue Nunnery, she wanted me to stay away from trouble..."

"His favorite activity is fishing, but he often comes back empty-handed. He also enjoys fine food and wine, and has a lot of lovers..."

At this point, she gave Liu Sheng a meaningful look.

"hehe!"

Liu Sheng gave an awkward laugh, quickly looked away, and pretended to look around and admire the scenery.

He sniffed, then his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Danger!

Huge danger!
From behind! He turned around and saw that on the river behind the boat, ships of various sizes, including multi-story buildings, sand barges, and merchant ships, were sailing against the wind and waves on the open river.

But a jet-black fast ship sped by, approached a merchant ship, and then quickly accelerated, catching up with a sand barge that had fallen behind.

A few breaths later, screams and figures swayed in panic from the merchant ship that had been there earlier.

The next moment, a terrifying giant shadow burst out from underwater and crashed into the merchant ship!
It's a river monster, a river demon!

Soon, several more river monsters attacked, ramming the hull, and several huge tentacles stretched out, wrapped around the hull, and dragged it into the water.

Some martial artists and cultivators on the merchant ships launched a counterattack, killing several water beasts and staining the river red with blood.

However, this did not help; instead, it attracted even more river beasts to attack, making the situation dire.

Soon, the ship broke apart, and cargo and passengers fell into the water.

Then there is no more then.

On this vast river, even a Yellow Court cultivator could only struggle a little longer when facing the terrifying water beasts and river demons.

Soon, only floating broken logs, cargo, and blood-red specks remained on the river surface.

The incident happened suddenly and ended quickly; the whole process took less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

"It's that Clipper!"

Liu Sheng took a deep breath, his mouth and nose filled with a strong, fishy smell.

He had clearly seen that the merchant ship was suddenly attacked by the river monster because of the several water monsters tied to the bow and leading the tugboat...

Their chains were broken and they escaped!
This is equivalent to having your "pass" stolen.

To the monsters in the water, boats without permits are prey they can attack at will!
And it was that black clipper that broke the chains!
At this moment, the fast ship had already left the sand ship that had approached earlier and headed towards another tower ship.

Before long, the sand barge followed in the footsteps of the first merchant ship, becoming a piece of wreckage floating on the river.

Then came the third tower ship.

This ship is over two hundred feet long, resembling a floating city, with a complete defense system and expert guards stationed there.

The moment the chains were severed, the expert on the ship reacted, unleashing a terrifying blade of light that hurtled towards the fast ship.

"A cultivator named Huang Ting, who has mastered a sword technique to its highest level. But this fast boat..."

Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes.

Previously, the innate ability "Survival" sensed danger coming from the water behind.

Based on his previous observations, he had determined that the danger came from the black clipper.

The being that could pose a fatal threat to him was definitely not something a mere Yellow Court Realm cultivator could handle!

"boom!"

Just then, a five-colored handprint, several acres in size, rose from the black speedboat and caught the incoming blade of light.

With a gentle rub, the blade's light shattered with a deafening roar, then, its momentum undiminished, slammed into the warship—

"boom!"

The water fortress, made of spirit wood and covered with more than a dozen runes such as water-repelling, golden light, and evil-repelling, which was as solid as a rock, was shattered with a crash.

Like fireworks bursting forth, scattering into countless fragments.

"True Qi takes shape...above the Yellow Court!"

Du Bingyan gasped, her eyes widening in shock:

"It's an old monster at the Profound Realm..."

(End of this chapter)