Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 872 - 790: Liu Xian’Er? (Part 2)

Aunt Yu thoughtfully clung to her.

After vision sharing, she could clearly "see" that Jiang Yuan was controlling more water flows.

Besides forming water walls as shields before the paper snakes, some flows were being guided to cascade down the mountainside, preventing floods from rampaging into the courtyards of various households.

"Hard to say, he may also be slaughtered," Master Huang San observed the situation and attached himself to Li Tiezhu so he wouldn't fret idly and could see the main battlefield.

Then, he leisurely sighed, "We may appear majestic, but we're actually nowhere near top ranks. After all, we're just considered fringe, unable to touch the realm of honorable paths; some rumors may not even be true.

I've heard resources are scarce now, and except for those three sects, no one else can achieve transcendence.

Recently, I hear that at the Celestial Sect's gate, a dragon that nearly cultivated was slain! No matter how formidable Jiang is, being in a fringe sect, he likely won't reach Celestial Sect without being dismantled by allies. Despite his strength, he is only one person, unable to withstand so many masters teaming up."

Aunt Yu obviously hadn't heard these rumors and was shocked, simultaneously exclaiming with Mu Mian, "Really? Is there really a dragon division?"

"Who knows? Have you seen one?" Master Huang San snorted, "Even if there is one, it concerns only the very top echelon. We small-time practitioners should focus on looking after ourselves rather than scheming too much.

Remind Jiang to be discreet, ideally get recruited, that's beneficial; but if the rumors are true and he gets targeted, how unjust would that be?"

After speaking, Li Tiezhu eyed everyone in the room, his voice hoarse, "We don't have the fortune or fate to touch honorable paths, less trouble is better, just do well, perhaps we can someday benefit from Jiang's aura;

If anyone harbors other intentions, first consider whether their blessings are sufficient!"

If there weren't official organizations, strength would determine who speaks, Jiang is much more formidable than us."

If Jiang Yuan's showcase of skills spread, it might attract coveters, Master Huang San doesn't want his incense making talent to gain renown, thus hinted obliquely at those present to keep quiet.

"Only a fool would go blabbering, no need to mention, but Brother Jiang's noble endeavors in saving people, who dares to move him lightly? Isn't that asking to be struck by five thunders from heaven?" Chuci's face was flushed with excitement, wishing the paper snake performed some gimmicks.

With Jiang Yuan lending the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill, he could now "see" the paper parts action on the other side too.

Watching Jiang Yuan, standing atop a large black snake's head, pushing a water wall to the main battlefield, Chuci waved and hushed, "Look! It's about to start!"

"Go!"

Jiang Yuan flicked his fingers, and flames devoured a few paper tigers.

Each fierce tiger roared as it leapt out from the paper ashes, obeying commands, jumping from the large black snake that floated on the water to the opposite shore's woods, waiting to deal with the forced ashore water ghost.

"So that's a water ghost looks like?" Only after arriving did he realize the passive skill Earth Mirror Book was working—he could now see the surroundings clearly in the dark.

Only then did he discover that the water ghost fused into the darkness looks nothing like those depicted in legends.

It resembled an enlarged sea urchin, releasing countless long and short black lines like the ones seen at Chuci family's villa in the mountains.

Perhaps a bit distant, its body partially floated on the water, stirring water columns to erode the foundation, trying to create a landslide disaster.

"What's this?" The water ghost, failing to lure a live person into the water, became irate, sensing something approaching, it exclaimed.

Heaven, earth, and human harmony—a rare occurrence.

With the extreme weather alignment, it had arranged for its devotees to stir up narratives online to gather such a crowd of anglers. If he went through all this trouble without consuming a few humans, wasn't it a great loss?

Sensing live human aura, the water ghost turned to glance, lightning flashing, seeing a person standing atop a massive snake, hands behind his back, looking down at it, its heart trembled.

Such a damn big snake!

It's almost a Transformed Flood Dragon, isn't it? Who is that person? A devotee of Liu Xian'Er?

"Fellow Daoist, don't meddle in others' affairs," the water ghost voiced aged, like it had water stuck in its throat unable to spit out.

Though startled initially, it wasn't afraid, being well-versed in water combat.

Liu Xian'Er, indeed formidable, able to thrive both on land and water, sly and vicious, but couldn't match its prowess in water, hindered by a young companion, inevitably restrained, no matter how impressive, she wouldn't stand a chance!

"Who's your fellow Daoist? Don't flatter yourself," Jiang Yuan snorted coldly, hand flipping as the water wall silently encircled the water ghost from behind, crashing down!

"Splash! Boom!"

The water flushing the foundation was fiercely smashed down by the water wall, two water forces controlled by different masters clashed in the surged river, rumbling.

"Oh my heaven!" Chuci's hands trembled in excitement, that's indeed my worshiped Brother, exploded on them!

Aunt Yu inhaled sharply, quietly remarked, "That water ghost's cultivation isn't shallow, even water manipulation can't match Jiang's, he truly..."

Unable to think of a fitting adjective, she could only exclaim, "Truly amazing!"

Master Huang San nodded nonstop, ignoring heavy rain on the balcony, making Li Tiezhu stand out and observe well.

"Water manipulation? Indeed controlling water flow, so..." Chuci thought to himself, perhaps I guessed it right with open imagination, Jiang God? Water God? Mother above! Burn incense more devoutly thousands of times in future!

When returning, quickly call home, the entire family burn incense and worship diligently, a savior in crucial times indeed!

"Your grandpa..." Water ghost never imagined, it would be battered senseless by Liu Xian'Er's water manipulation. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Both furious and anxious, it retreated several meters, shouting at the large black snake, "Liu Xian'Er stop! Let's negotiate! Is there someone up there you want to protect? Let's talk it over quietly, I'll spare your person..."

Jiang Yuan: ???

Who are you talking to? Head got knocked into water?

He couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with the water ghost, with only fifteen minutes to spare, must hurry.

"Swoosh!"

Flames flared at his fingertips illuminating his expressionless face.

With the water wall crashing down, using surging waves movements, Jiang Yuan grabbed a handful of paper fish from the Storage Bag. Firelight flickered, fish flopping energetically leaped from paper ashes into the water, congregating in a dense mass cutting off the water ghost's escape.

"What does Liu Xian'Er mean?" The water ghost puzzled, never seen this stance whether alive or dead, why suddenly paper burning?

Most surprisingly, the youth's flame was peculiar, unaffected by such heavy rain!

Then it felt wrong, turned to see a swarm of fish, many fish, yet unlike any living ones!

The water ghost, habituating water, moving day and night, seen numerous big and small fish, never such fish.

They all were uniformly sized, identical, moved like fish, fins and swiftly swimming, yet lacked living fish aura, unfazed by its released ghost aura.

The uncanny valley effect triggered suddenly, even for a water ghost, hairs on its skin raised.

Moreover, Liu Xian'Er stayed silent, the massive snake tail churned river water forming vortexes intending to drag it in!

"Damn it, this day is truly cursed, want to fight huh?" Busy for half a day, the water ghost ate no one, blocked earnestly by a person and snake, instantly incensed, stirred water flow rolling and slapping at the black snake.

Jiang Yuan casually whipped up a larger water surge, head-on crashing!

"Boom!"

"Splash~"

Two forces collided in midair, erupting loudly, water splashes scattering pending descent into the river, the black snake leveraging water splashes to hinder and distract the opponent's sight and perception, sweeping its mammoth tail—"Boom!"

The water ghost dodged the residual shock of colliding waters, pushed by snake-tail surge toward the fish flock.

Jiang Yuan needed a physical mount, thus the black snake, transformed from a paper figurine not burned, thus physical attack couldn't affect the soul state of the water ghost.

Yet, the water ghost's manipulation of water naturally correlated, stirring water currents would affect it.

Unless it voluntarily abandoned water manipulation, water could carry vessels or capsize them, could be used by it yet would affect it.

"Damn it! What the hell is this ghostly thing!" Dizzy, the water ghost suddenly felt pain on the shoulder!

Since dying and becoming a water ghost, it hadn't felt real harm, almost forgot the sensation of pain.

Pain roared into it instinctively wanting to shake off but discovered when on what dispersed like a phantasm—a "fish," had already encircled it completely.

The piercing pain felt earlier, was because a "fish" fiercely bit its body!