You've only been cultivating for a few years, and you're already talking about cultivating

Chapter 141 Showdown

Inside the cabin, Zhang Jie leaned against the porthole, staring intently at the lightning sword that cleaved through the dark clouds outside. Suddenly, a thought he had never had before popped into his mind.

This is what a man should do.

He didn't understand the true Dharma or the false Dharma; those were too foreign to him.

Wang Qin, Long Shi, and the maid seemed to know what the true Dharma was and what the false Dharma was, but they didn't explain it to him clearly.

Now, all he knows is that in the face of the raging storms and waves stirred up by the Dragon King, and the towering sea that could swallow the entire ship, the most Wang Qin can do is use her magic to fix herself in the cabin, holding onto the maid tightly with one hand and pulling him with the other, barely preventing the three of them from being thrown about.

That's it.

And what about that true cultivator?

With a single sword stroke, he cleaved through the dark clouds, summoning heavenly thunder, and faced off against the Dragon King of the South Sea in a dignified and honorable confrontation!

The Dragon King was not alone in the clouds.

The densely packed sea monsters rode on dark clouds, covering half the sky in a vast expanse, so numerous that they seemed to stretch to the horizon, like a locust swarm passing through or like layers of dark clouds.

They hovered behind the Dragon King, a dark mass, their armor gleaming coldly in the lightning.

But they dared not approach.

Why don't you dare to get closer?

Zhang Jie suddenly realized.

It's not that they don't want to get close, but that they dare not.

They were afraid. Afraid that, like when that immortal made his move last time, they would be blasted alive into a cloud of blood mist amidst the silent music, turning into pieces of flesh and scales floating on the sea, leaving not even a complete corpse.

Only the Dragon King dared to get so close, dared to face that thunderous sword.

Zhang Jie turned his head and glanced at Wang Qin beside him.

Her expression was complex, neither fear nor anticipation; her lips were tightly pressed together, and her brows were furrowed.

Zhang Jie understood what she was thinking.

Wang Qin was afraid that Qi Fei would lose. If Qi Fei lost, the Dragon King would be furious, and probably few of the people on this ship would survive.

She most likely perished like the others on the ship, her body never to be found.

But she was also afraid that Qi Fei would win.

If Qi Fei can even defeat the Dragon King, it means they have no ability to deal with him at all.

Dragon masters won't work, priests won't work, and even the lofty "gods" probably won't work.

Zhang Jie lowered his eyes, a strange emotion welling up inside him.

Compared to that sword light, compared to that person, what Dragon Master, what Causeless Cause, what God, all seem so—useless trash.

Pale, powerless, pitiful.

He's a complete loser!

He raised his head and looked out the window again.

Lightning bolts exploded one after another in the sky, like countless fine threads tearing through the thick black clouds, ripping the sky into pieces.

Within the dark clouds, the Dragon King's enormous, mountain-like figure was violently twisting and churning, sometimes raising its head to roar angrily, sometimes swooping down, stirring up the wind and clouds.

He knew that it was an immortal fighting against the Dragon King.

Now—he clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles cracking, and prayed silently in his heart.

Immortal, you must win!

In the sky, thunderclouds surged and lightning flashed. The enormous body of the Dragon King of the South Sea appeared and disappeared in the clouds, confronting Qi Fei and subtly gaining the upper hand.

Even though Qi Fei was riding a lightning net that spanned the heavens and earth, as if he had the power of the entire world supporting him, the South Sea Dragon King was still a man of profound magical power, and his cultivation was far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.

Moreover, he also has "The Divine Dragon Transformation".

"The Divine Dragon Transformation" changes with the changes of all things. Under his absolute rational control, every move is just right and watertight, and he completely overwhelms Qi Fei.

However, he was somewhat hesitant to act rashly.

Because Qi Fei was holding something in his hand.

That comical, round little pig was the "evil corpse" he had been searching for, or rather, the "evil corpse" that had transformed from his own.

Whenever the Dragon King of the South Sea's magic broke through Qi Fei's sword light and lightning net, and was about to hit Qi Fei's body, Qi Fei would calmly hand over the little pig in his hand and use it as a shield.

The Dragon King of the South Sea had to forcibly withdraw some of his power, fearing that he might harm the pig's life.

"Sure enough, this is what you've been looking for!" Qi Fei said, holding the little pig and standing steadily in the center of the lightning net.

The Dragon King of the South Sea did not speak.

His absolute rationality told him that no matter what he said, Qi Fei would be able to glean more information from the gaps in his words.

Since that's the case, it's better not to say anything.

Just as he expected, Qi Fei had deduced from his silence that he was right.

Qi Fei's lips curled into a slight smile as he continued, "The first time I met this guy, I thought he was a bit strange. How could there be pigs in the sea?"

He glanced down at the little pig in his hand, his gaze playful: "The fact that you were chased all over the place by the Chao Ba Guards means that you are at odds with the Dragon King."

"You're also with the Three Seas Society, and that giant sea eel of the Three Seas Society was originally used to transport pregnant women to the island for some kind of reincarnation ceremony, right?"

"The second time I saw you was from within the ball of light of the reincarnation ceremony. Although you were trying to deceive them, I knew you were the Celestial Venerable they spoke of."

"Legend has it that the Dragon King has been searching for a certain being, someone who can help him break through to the Golden Core realm."

"That being, isn't it you?"

"It is precisely because the Dragon King is searching that you are in such a hurry to be reborn, which is why the captain and the others want to save you."

Some of this information was overheard by the invisible "sword" as it roamed around the ship, while others were gleaned from casual conversations on the viewing platform, where he was drinking tea.

Fragments, pieced together, become the truth.

He has just completed the verification through the Dragon King's actions of being hesitant to act rashly.

The piglet was held in Qi Fei's hand, its body wrapped in invisible lightning. Streaks of lightning wove into a fine net, binding it tightly and rendering it unable to move.

Seeing that Qi Fei had already made his point clear, it decided to stop pretending!

The endearing expression on its round, chubby pig face vanished, replaced by an undisguised chill and resentment.

It first turned its head and loudly mocked the South Sea Dragon King in the clouds: "Old bastard! After all these years, you can't even defeat a mere human cultivator? Useless!"

His voice was deep and resonant, a stark contrast to his previous whining and silly appearance, making him look like a completely different "pig".

Then, it abruptly turned its head, glaring at Qi Fei with eyes that seemed to spit fire: "You madman, where did you come from? You've ruined my plans!"

"How hateful! I wish I could eat your flesh and skin you alive!"

If Qi Fei hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere, it might have already completed its reincarnation and become a human.

A new chapter in my life has begun!