Beginning with the Ubume Bird-Chapter 534 - 30 Subduing the R’lyeh Water Tiger
[Spring Yak]: A fourth-order gene ability, one of the highest fifth-order bones, obtains the analytical ability beyond human, mastering almost all the knowledge of the world with ease.
[Summer Yak]: A fourth-order gene ability, one of the highest fifth-order bones, the cells in oneself gain an almost impossible-to-kill vitality.
[Soul-forgiving Water]!
Category: Yan Fu Heritage
Quality: Legendary
Exuding from the core of Feather Stem-Bingzi 128, the Yan Fu fruit, water at a constant temperature of around one hundred degrees. It is the cradle of emperors of eras, the elixir of life, the key to all spirits, one of the ultimate mysteries of the Abyssal Mouth. Usually serving as the nest of the "Wingless Emperor," occasionally bubbles carry a small amount of "Soul-forgiving Water" to the surface, which creates the bizarre environment of the Abyssal Mouth.
Note: Only by activating the "Form of Wu Zhiqi" can one unleash the full power of "Soul-forgiving Water."
Like a meteor, Li Yan quickly sank into the depths of the Soul-forgiving Water nest until he hit an extremely massive stone that brought him to a halt. He lifted his head, and Wu Zhiqi above him remained stubborn, and after a dozen or so breaths, Wu Zhiqi’s face, with veins bursting, closed its eyes, clenched its teeth, and with a whoosh, folded back into Li Yan’s body, disappearing without a trace.
"Hmm!"
Li Yan grunted, feeling as though Wu Zhiqi had brought back a scorching ball of fire, or a melting mass of copper and iron, burning so hot that his head thundered nonstop.
In Niwan Palace, Wu Zhiqi with all its hair and bristles standing on end, plunged headfirst into a glacier. Like a bluish-white charcoal fireball, it melted a deep pit in the vast glacier, from which the ice melted and a harsh rustling noise kept sounding.
The Goddess Gu Huo emitted a crisp phoenix cry, spreading its wings, and surging ice and snow poured into the deep pit made by Wu Zhiqi. Under the rapid change in temperature, a steam column as thick as a water tank rose above the ice mountain...
Li Yan’s eyes suddenly opened, and after "Disaster Water" and "Dragon Mist," Wu Zhiqi had acquired another secret supernatural ability, also the highest quality one he had seen so far. However, Li Yan didn’t feel the least bit in command of it. He just felt a warm and strange sensation in his head.
He had barely managed to look around when he found himself surrounded by colorful corals towering at least a hundred feet high and strangely shaped stones floating in the water, as large as islands. He was standing on a stone that was exceptionally smooth, with peculiar patterns on it, but they were so sprawling that Li Yan couldn’t make them out clearly.
"Esteemed Walker, please be aware that the Wingless Emperor is about to surface again. Please cherish this last opportunity to escape."
All around him boiled up as if on cue, sending up countless bubbles. A boundless black canopy shot up from the ground, with the water moving straight upward, making Li Yan’s hair stand on end.
Li Yan also knew it was time to retreat. He allowed the current to lift him, his feet leaving the ground as he soared toward the blackness. After ascending for a few hundred meters, Li Yan looked down to see that beneath his feet was a peculiar painting: A large fish blowing water high into the air, with a fierce-looking monkey sitting atop the spray, and beside it, a spread of additional images. But before he could get a clear look, a massive "island in the water" nearby suddenly extended a terrifying black tentacle towards Li Yan. With a shiver, he shot upward, narrowly avoiding the tentacle, and plunged into the black orifice, surfacing rapidly along with the Wingless Emperor.
The "island in the water" opened a blood-red eye, took a glance at the still ascending black canopy, then nonchalantly closed its eye, and aside from a few bubbles, it seemed like nothing had happened in the water.
Inside the Wingless Emperor, amid dim and humid underwater sounds, Li Yan, however, felt an unprecedented sense of tranquility.
He lifted his wrist, and the Pig Dragon King was coiled around it like a dead snake. Li Yan shook his wrist and called out to it a couple of times, but it made no response, its breathing, however, was still even.
"That was a close shave without too much harm."
Li Yan took a deep breath, even though he had used the Wishful Stone to resist the deep-water pressure, if he had encountered an attack while in the nest of the Wingless Emperor, the situation would have taken a dire turn.
Actually, all creatures of the Abyssal Mouth possess an extremely strong desire to attack.
Having touched the Soul-forgiving Water for only a few minutes, Li Yan had ignited two Gene Maps, reaping tremendous benefits. He couldn’t begin to imagine what kind of monsters the species that grew and reproduced in such a uniquely privileged environment would be.
The depth numbers displayed in the corner of Li Yan’s eyes were continuously plummeting. During this time, Li Yan had not encountered any other dangers, nor had he discovered any relics. Finally, when the water depth reached around one thousand meters, the currents once again became agitated. Li Yan knew the time was about right, and he once again swam towards the hole in the ceiling above. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back.
He spun around abruptly, and a torrent of swirling currents mixed with a mass of red light surged toward Li Yan.
Only when it got closer could he see clearly that this was a swarm of verdigris-colored fish, easily numbering in the thousands. Their bellies bore a dark red glowing stripe, and their sharp teeth conveyed an air of hysterical madness and a bloodthirsty aura.
[R’lyeh Water Tiger]!
These Water Tigers, like Li Yan, had earlier been swallowed by the Wingless Emperor. Just when Li Yan was about to conclude this journey, he unexpectedly encountered them.
Li Yan instinctively wanted to distance himself, but he couldn’t break free from the stirring currents. He attempted to shield himself with the "Dragon Mist" water armor, but it formed very slowly due to the turbulent flow. Seeing that he was running out of time, Li Yan put the unconscious Pig Dragon King in his mouth, crossed his arms over his head and face, and in the blink of an eye, the swarm of R’lyeh Water Tigers engulfed him!
His clothes were instantly torn to shreds. The Dragon Mist armor barely covered Li Yan’s vital areas, but still, a large portion of his skin was exposed!
The toxins of the R’lyeh Water Tigers were extremely domineering. Once they bit into Li Yan, no matter whether he was Destiny Yak, Quanlang Sea Ghost, or even the Gu Huo Bird and the Form of Wu Zhiqi from the two Yan Fu Heritages, all would be seriously damaged.
After completing the seventy-two bows, was he to be destroyed in this trembling moment?
Li Yan thought rapidly.
Suddenly, an overwhelming, silent shudder spread out, and the bodies of the R’lyeh Water Tiger swarm stiffened abruptly.
Calamity Faction! Water Lord Palace!
Following that, a large number of Water Tigers were sucked in behind Li Yan. In just a few breaths, these fiercely vicious fish were completely gone!
"The Esteemed Walker has subdued the foreign species: [R’lyeh Water Tiger]!"
"The maximum amount of water the Esteemed Walker can control has increased!"
"The Esteemed Walker’s Disaster Water has been enhanced and will now carry a curse toxin. Once it penetrates flesh and blood, it can suppress all extraordinary characteristics."
Enveloped by the Dragon Mist armor, narrowly avoiding being naked, Li Yan had a narrow escape from death. He clenched his fists in exhilaration, his arms covered in dense specks of blood.
At this moment, the Awakening Degree of his Wu Zhiqi Heritage had already dropped by 3%.
After being strengthened by the Soul-forgiving Water, Li Yan’s Calamity Faction could now take effect on the creatures of the Abyssal Mouth!
