Chapter 123 The Tide of Revenge and Fierce Battles
Chapter 123 The Tide of Revenge and Fierce Battles
Zhang Yifan stood alone on the banks of the Thousand Water River, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his gaze fixed firmly on the aquatic army that was sweeping in like a surging tide.
The countless aquatic soldiers, densely packed together, wielded various weapons—harpoons, shrimp swords, crab hammers—their blades gleaming with a chilling light in the sunlight. They roared in unison, their imposing presence seemingly capable of swallowing the entire world whole.
However, facing such a massive and ferocious enemy, Zhang Yifan showed not a trace of fear. On the contrary, his expression was as calm as still water, like an immortal detached from worldly strife and bloody battles, his composure astonishing.
Since successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage and possessing nine rare and wondrous Nascent Souls, Zhang Yifan has been constantly exploring the boundaries and limits of his own strength. Today's seemingly unequal duel may be an excellent opportunity for him to truly test the results of his cultivation and the extent of the power he has wielded.
The first to arrive was General Lobster, who led his shrimp soldiers and crab generals with great momentum.
He was covered in a hard, bright red carapace, and his enormous pincers gleamed with a chilling light, like a pair of peerless divine weapons.
Upon seeing Zhang Yifan, General Lobster roared:
"Human, you killed General Blue Crab, today is your death day!"
After speaking, he channeled his spiritual power, and the river water quickly condensed into a huge water sphere around him. These water spheres hurtled towards Zhang Yifan like cannonballs, and wherever they passed, the river water was pushed aside, forming deep ravines, creating an astonishing spectacle.
However, Zhang Yifan merely raised his hand slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. With a gentle wave, a seemingly ordinary sword aura flew from his fingertips.
This sword energy was unremarkable; Zhang Yifan had only used a wisp of spiritual power to unleash a simple attack. But this seemingly ordinary sword energy instantly traversed space, and upon contact with the water spheres, those spheres, which appeared to be incredibly powerful, were easily torn apart by the sword energy, like fragile bubbles.
The sword energy continued its relentless advance, shooting towards the Lobster General.
General Lobster stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief. He had no time to react before the sword energy was already upon him.
With a "whoosh," the sword energy passed through his body without any hindrance. The Lobster General's spiritual power was like paper in front of this sword energy and was instantly disintegrated.
His massive body froze on the spot, the light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and then he plunged straight into the river, splashing up a huge spray. The surrounding shrimp soldiers and crab generals were all stunned; they never expected that the powerful lobster general would be so easily defeated in front of this human.
Zhang Yifan had thought this Lobster General would be stronger than the previous Crab General. But he was still defeated in one move. It seems only a stronger demon could possibly push him to his limits.
Just then, General Catfish arrived. He was enormous, covered in slime, and his enormous mouth seemed capable of devouring everything. Seeing that General Lobster had been instantly killed, he roared in fury and then cast a spell, creating a huge whirlpool in the river.
The whirlpool swept towards Zhang Yifan with astonishing suction, pulling everything around it in; river water, fish, and shrimp were pulverized in the whirlpool.
Zhang Yifan remained calm as he unleashed another sword aura. This aura, like the previous one, appeared simple, yet contained world-destroying power. The sword aura met the vortex and instantly shattered it.
The vortex, like silk being sliced by a sharp blade, broke in half and quickly dissipated. General Catfish watched this scene in horror, and before he could make a move, the sword energy was already in front of him.
General Catfish attempted to resist with his spiritual power, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of Zhang Yifan's sword energy. The sword energy easily pierced through his spiritual power defense, killing him instantly.
At this moment, more aquatic generals arrived, including hedgehog fish generals whose bodies were covered with sharp spines, the venom on the spines shimmering with an eerie green light in the sunlight.
There is also the Flying Fish General with huge fins, which are like sharp long knives that can easily cut through the water; and the Turtle General with a thick shell covered with mysterious runes, which provides extremely strong defense.
General Hedgehog Fish launched the first attack, curling his body into a spiky ball and rolling towards Zhang Yifan. As he rolled, venom was continuously released from his spikes, forming a large cloud of poisonous mist in the river. The mist spread towards Zhang Yifan, corroding the water wherever it went, producing a sizzling sound.
Zhang Yifan frowned slightly, and he simply blew out a breath. This seemingly gentle breath carried the power of his Nascent Soul. The shockwave, like an invisible blade, swept towards the poisonous mist and the Hedgehog Fish General.
The poisonous mist dissipated rapidly before the shockwave, and the Hedgehog Fish General's spiked ball attack was forcibly interrupted. Before he could even adjust his posture, Zhang Yifan casually unleashed a sword aura, and the Hedgehog Fish General was slashed to death by the sword aura before he could even scream. His body shattered into countless pieces, scattered in the river.
Seeing this, General Flying Fish launched an attack from the side. He flashed out of the water and rushed towards Zhang Yifan like a silver lightning bolt.
His fins, sharp as blades, slashed fiercely at Zhang Yifan. Zhang Yifan didn't even glance at him, simply waving his hand lightly in his direction. A surge of spiritual energy emanated from his hand, seemingly slow, yet striking General Flying Fish in an instant.
General Flying Fish felt as if he had been struck by a mountain. His body was instantly sent flying, crashing heavily onto the river in the distance. His blood stained the river red, and his life force vanished.
Seeing his companions being instantly killed one by one, General Turtle charged furiously towards Zhang Yifan. Though not fast, each step he took caused the river to tremble violently. His attacks involved slamming his massive shell into his enemies with tremendous force.
As he approached Zhang Yifan, he rammed into him forcefully. Zhang Yifan simply extended a finger and touched the turtle general's shell. Instantly, a powerful force emanated from his finger, and countless cracks appeared on the turtle general's seemingly indestructible shell.
Then, with a loud "boom," the turtle general's shell shattered, and his body turned to dust under the force.
The surrounding shrimp soldiers and crab generals trembled with fear at the sight. They lost all their previous bravado and scattered in all directions. Zhang Yifan, however, remained standing there quietly, as if he had only done something insignificant.
His gaze was fixed on the distance as he continued his journey across the Thousand River. To deal with the revenge of these shrimp soldiers and crab generals, he simply used his absolute strength to let them know that he was not someone they could provoke.
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