The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"Gah gah gah!" Golden Gallant stood on a wine barrel and shouted at the sea in front of him.

Upon seeing this, Huang Rong realized that Chu Luren was gone, and quickly swam back down to the spot where Jin Dan had shouted—Huang Rong, who grew up on Peach Blossom Island, was naturally a very good swimmer.

Chu Luren had just collapsed from exhaustion, but fortunately Huang Rong immediately carried him to the surface...

Yaoyue stood steadily on a floating ice floe—she couldn't swim, and being a severe germaphobe, she had never thought of learning to swim.

However, Storm clearly doesn't cater to germaphobia. Her white clothes are now filthy, soaked with water, and torn in some places, making them look terrible. This makes Yaoyue's expression very unpleasant.

At this moment, Little Red flew back, made a loud "coo coo" sound, circled a few times in one direction, and then flew away.

"Little Red is...that's great! It might have found the island!" Xiao Zhao had already witnessed how clever Brother Chu's birds were.

Previously, when battling the storm, the two little ones couldn't help and could only hide in the cabin, but now Little Red is the "miracle creator".

No matter how sharp a martial artist's eyesight is, it can't withstand the fact that the vast martial world is also a "planet," and it's round!

Only by flying can we see further.

Although it may be an isolated island, it's still better than being submerged in water.

Even Yaoyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Just thinking about her current pathetic state, Yaoyue... felt a little tempted to silence her!

However, upon seeing the unconscious Chu Luren, Yaoyue hesitated for a moment before saying, "Put him on the ice."

As Yaoyue spoke, the floating ice beneath her feet expanded further.

Not only was Chu Luren carried up, but Huang Rong and the other two also managed to find a place to stand.

"Wait! There might not be any fresh water on the island. Let's try our best to find the wine barrels," Huang Rong reminded them.

Even Yaoyue couldn't refute it now; given the current situation... it would be good enough if they could just find the wine barrel!

Even so, they only recovered one barrel that was mostly full; the rest were either lost or leaked.

As for food and clothing, they were completely wiped out!

……

When Chu Luren woke up, he found himself gazing up at the starry sky.

"Brother Chu! You're awake?" Huang Rong's voice came from over.

Huang Rong and Xiao Zhao were standing to her left and right. When Zhao Min saw that she had woken up, she pursed her lips, and then... secretly glanced at her a few more times before poking at the campfire that was still burning nearby with a twig.

Chu Luren asked in confusion, "Where is this...?" He got up and looked around, and found that the sea was not far away.

It should be... a small island?

"Thanks to Brother Chu for protecting us and getting us out of the storm, but then the boats scattered, and Xiao Hong discovered this small island," Xiao Zhao explained.

At this moment, Chu Luren also noticed that Jin Dan was sleeping on a tree nearby, and Xiao Hong was grooming herself in the fire.

"Where is Yaoyue?" Chu Luren asked, puzzled.

Yaoyue is the least likely to disappear, right?

Unless it's in a storm, even without a ship, Yaoyue shouldn't have been in trouble.

"Palace Mistress Yaoyue... doesn't really want to see anyone right now," Xiao Zhao said vaguely.

"After all, Palace Mistress Yaoyue is just as clean as Lianxing," Huang Rong added.

Chu Luren understood at this moment—Yaoyue's clothes were not even in perfect condition, let alone clean!

Moreover, it's estimated that even her change of clothes has been lost, so Yaoyue probably doesn't want to see anyone now.

Huang Rong then handed a grilled fish to Chu Luren. After all, Chu Luren was no ordinary person. Even though he had just woken up from a coma, he could still eat grilled fish. Besides... there was nothing else to eat!

Chu Luren took two bites, then asked, "Did she eat?"

Xiao Zhao shook her head, while Huang Rong shrugged – she learned this from Chu Luren.

Theoretically, Yaoyue should be able to hear them talking here, which is why Xiaozhao had specifically mentioned wanting to send some grilled fish to Yaoyue, but she couldn't find any...

In other words, Yaoyue avoided meeting him.

Chu Luren then pulled up two grilled fish sticks and, while walking in another direction, said, "Besides grilled fish, there's nothing else here..."

However, after walking around the small island several times, I didn't see a single person.

So Chu Luren changed his tune and said, "It's not just about grilled fish. If no ships pass by in a few days and we have no way to leave, then we'll have to eat raw sea turtles... Otherwise, even martial arts masters will get sick if they don't eat fresh fruits and vegetables for a long time."

Sepsis is undoubtedly a major threat during long voyages, especially when there are no means of storage.

Chu Luren remembered that if there was really no source of vitamins, eating raw sea turtle... could barely make do.

Hearing this, Yaoyue was even more reluctant to speak, but Chu Luren didn't stop: "Even you, if you don't drink a drop of water for a long time, you will definitely become weak. Hmm... If you can't hold on, I will press your acupoints and force you to drink water and eat!"

Just then, Chu Luren heard a cold snort.

So Chu Luren said no more, stuck the tree branch used for grilling fish in the spot, and returned to the campfire.

The next morning, Chu Luren discovered that the fish were gone...

At least Yaoyue didn't want to wait until she was too weak to move and be fed to live sea turtles!

Of course, the crisis is not over.

The other crisis right now is fresh water—Huang Rong's last act of saving a barrel of weak wine was indeed a wise move, as this island has no water source at all and relies entirely on rain...

The Chu Lu people are fine; they can drink seawater raw and then force out the impurities from the salt mines. But others... even Yaoyue can't do that.

The barrel was almost full of liquor, and the three of them couldn't drink for too long—especially since there was also Yaoyue, who was currently just holding on, but would eventually have to drink more...

Moreover, Xiao Hong kept expanding the search area, but the longer it took to find no land, the farther away it was from other islands!

This island is extremely small, only the size of a few football fields. Although it has vegetation, it is mainly composed of shrubs, making it difficult to even assemble a small boat.

If it's too far from other islands or the mainland, you can only hope that a ship will pass by—it doesn't need to specifically pass by this island. As long as there's a ship within Xiao Hong's scouting range, there's always a way to lure it over.

As for the limits of distance...

It's roughly about Yaoyue and Chu Luren teaming up and using "floating ice + Kunpeng aura shield" to achieve the maximum distance they can "travel" for a short period of time.

If there's nowhere else to stay within this area, then the problem is getting serious!

Chapter 694 Shut up, or I'll kill you

On the morning of the ninth day after being stranded on the island, Chu Luren discovered...

The wine in the barrel was running low—Yaoyue was also about to collapse.

Chu Lu people suspect that Yao Yue has managed to hold on until now by using her extreme cold true energy to collect some condensed water, rather than simply enduring it by sheer willpower.

Those who are masters of body training have an absolute advantage in this regard—they must be "masters," so masterful that there are only a handful of them in the entire martial arts world. Otherwise, ordinary body trainers would expend more energy at this point than the average person.

However, at Chu Luren's level, his body had become somewhat "inhuman".

The problem now is that relying on alcohol will only last for another three days at most...

Yaoyue was quite particular; she only secretly took her own portion.

"Judging from the sea breeze, it's very likely to rain in the next couple of days. At this time of year, it's usually rainy," Huang Rong comforted Xiao Zhao and Zhao Min.

Chu Luren thought for a moment, worried that everyone was getting too anxious, so he added reassuringly, "It's alright, I can keep drinking seawater..."

Huang Rong looked over, puzzled—is this supposed to be comforting? We can't!

"And if I want to, I can be a human seawater purifier, and I can control the amount of salt in my sweat. At worst, I can just drink more water and sweat more..."

“Brother Chu, look how cool it is over there,” Huang Rong couldn’t help but interrupt.

Chu Luren: ...

Just then, a white shadow flashed by, and the barrel disappeared completely!

Huang Rong, Xiao Zhao, Zhao Min: ...

Clearly, Chu Luren's "method" had crossed the line for Palace Master Yaoyue, so... they directly "stole" all the water—you can use the human seawater purification machine! This Palace Master will drink!

On the tenth day, the live sea turtle was added to the diet, which effectively replenished its water and vitamins, truly a good friend to those shipwrecked.

While eating raw sea turtle flesh and blood is unpleasant, it's not so hard to overcome compared to the human body's ability to purify seawater.

On the night of the fourteenth day, Yaoyue drank the last of her wine in one gulp—if she had been careful, it would have been enough for two more days, but…

For the past two weeks, Yaoyue's mental state has been collapsing every day. She was already in a very unstable state of mind when she was in the midst of the storm, and afterwards... she had no chance to stabilize her mind at all!

Inviting the Moon has now reached a critical point!

Chu Luren was comprehending the "Heavenly Pool Nurturing Kun Technique" in the Dao Embryo state when he suddenly felt a chill descend upon him, abruptly waking him from the Dao Embryo state...

Although Huang Rong, Xiao Zhao, and Zhao Min were not as quick-witted as Chu Luren, the sudden drop in temperature still alarmed them.

Upon waking, I saw Yaoyue, dressed in an exceptionally tattered white dress, walking towards me step by step like a cold moon goddess under the moonlight.

The reason it's so dilapidated...

It was because Yaoyue really didn't have much experience, and ten days ago she couldn't resist and secretly washed her own clothes.

Such things are already far removed from Yaoyue's life—starting from the third level of the Mingyu Gong, her body has already become less impure.

In theory, unless there is a shipwreck, Yaoyue's clothes don't need to be changed as long as they're not torn.

However, during the shipwreck, Yaoyue's clothes suffered, and... Yaoyue really didn't know how to wash clothes, especially since she was using seawater. In her frustration, she tore them even more to shreds.

However, at this moment, Yaoyue did not appear disheveled. On the contrary, Chu Luren was somewhat disheveled after sensing Yaoyue's genuine killing intent!

"Yaoyue, what are you doing? Is there no water?"

"Shut up! I'll kill you." Yaoyue first stopped Chu Luren, then... explained her purpose.

Without giving Chu Luren any more time to react, Yaoyue flew across and struck Chu Luren with a palm!

Chu Luren didn't have time to say much. He raised his index finger and met the attack with a move called "Controlling the Six Qi Finger".

Between the fingers, it was impossible to tell whether the force was strong or weak; at a glance, it looked like a trickle of water or a mighty ocean tide, meeting Yaoyue's cold palm force.

However, despite the clash of finger and palm forces, they failed to break through the defenses. Instead, after holding out for a moment, they were forced back several steps by Yaoyue's palm force.

At the same time, Yue's skin transformed into a crystal-clear state, and with each punch and palm strike, she used force to overcome skill!

Fortunately, Chu Luren's "protective martial arts" were no joke; even if he were punched or two by Yaoyue, it wouldn't be a big problem.