204: What the hell happened to me?
Zhou Poshan was like a fish entering the vast ocean.
After disappearing beneath the surface, his entire body was enveloped by True Qi, making him resemble a swordfish.
With his hands extended forward, he cut through the water resistance, and by only moving his legs, he swam at a speed not inferior to a speedboat!
It's worth noting that Zhou Poshan chose the job of a lifeguard because he was naturally good at swimming.
When he was young, he had no parents, much like Sun Wukong, who sprang from a crack in a stone.
His memory always remained in the orphanage.
Whenever he wasn't full, he would secretly climb over the wall, go to the nearby big river, and dive to catch fish to eat.
Over time, he earned the title of "White Stripe in the Waves."
It was only after he became a Martial Artist that he realized this was his Fifth Dimension Attribute at work, or rather, he had unearthed his Fifth Dimension Attribute.
Zhou Poshan didn't know how many people there were like him, who could enter the water as if it were flat ground.
But he was certain that his swimming speed could definitely rank among the top five in the country.
And that surprising Shen Bei...
Tsk.
Just a brute.
Thinking of this, Zhou Poshan seemed determined to release all the anger and powerlessness in his heart.
The Clear River had many branches, so Shen Bei trying to chase him from the shore would be completely futile.
He could turn into other waterways underwater and disappear directly.
The only way to track him would be to go into the water and follow him underwater.
But the problem was, who could swim faster than him?
Shen Bei wasn't a landlubber; Zhou Poshan knew this clearly, otherwise, he wouldn't have filled in as a lifeguard at the swimming pool.
But his swimming speed...
Heh heh.
Could it be faster than his own?
What a joke!
As long as he swam to Changtu County and called his companions, he could even counter-attack!
Zhou Poshan was that kind of person: if he couldn't win, he would run; if he found helpers, he would counter-attack. As long as he could win, the means, whether shameful or not, didn't matter.
What was important was... Shen Bei must die!
Splash...
Zhou Poshan surfaced, like a whale coming up for air, exhaling a mouthful of stale air and taking deep breaths. He was about to dive back underwater.
His peripheral vision scanned behind him, and he was suddenly startled.
He saw a ripple on the water's surface, less than a hundred meters away, a ripple almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
And beneath the water, a dark figure, each kick containing immense power, yet silent, with smooth and powerful movements. When his arms swung, it was as if a mountain waterfall cascaded down, the ripples instantly spreading throughout the entire body of water, then instantly returning to calm.
Every place where a bubble burst was a trace of that dark figure's movement.
His speed was so fast, like a high-powered motor patrol boat, only slightly weaker than his own, which was astonishing!
Zhou Poshan's scalp immediately tingled.
No need to doubt, even with his big toe, he knew that this was absolutely Shen Bei!
"Damn it!"
Zhou Poshan's pupils began to contract violently, turning into unparalleled fear.
He was instantly struck by lightning, his whole body completely stiff.
This speed...
"How is that possible!"
Zhou Poshan swallowed, and emotions of alarm, fear, and even malicious unwillingness surged like a raging tide.
If his own swimming speed could rank among the top five in the country, then Shen Bei's current speed could rank among the top ten!
"Damn it! This guy is an animal!"
Just hesitating for a moment, Shen Bei's figure could swim eighty meters.
Only twenty meters remained between him and Zhou Poshan!
Zhou Poshan immediately sobered up, quickly dove underwater, his True Qi erupting, and he swam vigorously underwater, at a speed as fast as a bullet shooting out!
Zhou Poshan's panic only lasted for an instant.
In his estimation, his swimming speed was definitely a few points faster than Shen Bei's.
He could still widen the distance; Shen Bei trying to catch him underwater was pure wishful thinking.
No big deal.
His advantage was not something Shen Bei could trample on!
At this moment.
Shen Bei had already seen Zhou Poshan's figure underwater.
He cursed inwardly: "This guy is a damn animal!"
It should be known that Shen Bei's swimming speed was a powerful bonus provided by his Fifth Dimension Attribute.
He was full of confidence, thinking that Zhou Poshan had fallen into his area of expertise.
The result...
Truly, there are always people better than you, and always something beyond what you know.
Even a cheat like him couldn't catch up to Zhou Poshan's swimming speed.
Damn it.
Slap in the face...
If he kept chasing like this.
He would eventually be shaken off.
Shen Bei watched as Zhou Poshan's body, enveloped in True Qi, moved faster and faster, about to disappear.
A flash of lightning went through his mind.
If his own swimming speed couldn't keep up with Zhou Poshan's, why should he push his limits to compete in speed?
He just needed to slow Zhou Poshan down.
It was like an exam in the same class.
If you can't beat the first-place student, then give him laxatives so he can't perform.
Thinking of this, Shen Bei reached out his hand.
He created an invisible channel through the air, directly connecting to Zhou Poshan, twenty meters away.
Absorbing Skill!
Suck it dry!
Instantly.
Zhou Poshan's True Qi was siphoned off, like a rainbow, flowing into Shen Bei's body through the telekinetic channel.
Shen Bei's Absorbing Skill had not yet been Cultivated to its peak.
After only a breath of drawing, his Dantian was full and overflowing.
Zhou Poshan's True Qi began to surge chaotically within his body, constantly repelling Shen Bei's own True Qi.
Shen Bei flicked his wrist, not only expelling the excess True Qi but also discarding the True Qi stored in his Dantian.
Instantly.
The expelled True Qi exploded underwater like a naval mine.
Boom~~~
With a muffled thunderous roar, the seemingly calm water surface was torn open into a huge vortex in the blink of an eye.
Splash~~~
Water columns surged like a Dragon soaring into the sky, erupting upwards with a thunderous momentum, the spray like silver fireworks, intricate and ever-changing.
At this time, people walking and fishing on the shore were startled.
They all looked on, horrified, unable to stop exclaiming:
"Holy crap, what exploded?"
"Damn it, shameless! If you can't catch fish, you blow them up? Pay me back for my bait!"
"Goodness gracious~ Could it be a shell left over from the War of Resistance that exploded?"
"Call the police! Let the Patrol Bureau salvage it, and you can get a small red flag!"
"Wife, come quickly and see the water curtain fireworks I prepared for you!"
...
Underwater.
Zhou Poshan felt something was wrong.
His True Qi seemed to have leaked, as some of it was missing.
"What the hell?"
Zhou Poshan was dumbfounded.
He had never encountered such a situation.
Could True Qi disappear out of thin air?
He couldn't figure it out, absolutely couldn't figure it out.
Zhou Poshan had no choice but to slow down a bit, to prevent his True Qi from leaking again.
The next moment, he heard the sound of a water explosion behind him.
Zhou Poshan was startled again.
Did Shen Bei explode, or was he playing with fish bombs?
Is True Qi free?
"Could it be someone is throwing bombs at Shen Bei?"
Zhou Poshan thought it was impossible; of the four people who left Shen City, two were in Changtu County, and one was already soaked, so no one would help him.
Shaking off the complicated thoughts, Zhou Poshan once again increased his underwater swimming speed.
Although some True Qi had mysteriously disappeared, it was not a big problem.
The next moment.
That feeling of True Qi leaking came again!
"Hmm?"
Zhou Poshan really wanted to stop and thoroughly examine his body.
But Shen Bei, that demon, was still chasing behind him; he could slow down a bit, but he absolutely couldn't stop.
He had no time to worry, it was just that a little more True Qi was gone, no big deal...
Then.
Zhou Poshan heard the sound of an explosion underwater again.
Zhou Poshan really wanted to shout: "Stop bothering the people! What the hell are you blowing up?!"
...
Boom boom boom...
From a high-altitude perspective of the Clear River.
Below the surface, water columns occasionally exploded upwards.
Some fish never thought they could fly in this lifetime...
Time passed, who knows how long.
Zhou Poshan, whose diving speed was originally absolutely higher than Shen Bei's, was unable to shake off Shen Bei's pursuit because his True Qi occasionally disappeared!
And Shen Bei, due to the chaotic water flow from the explosions affecting his swimming speed, could see Zhou Poshan ahead but just couldn't catch up.
However, Shen Bei still had an advantage.
At least, he didn't lose track.
The two sides always maintained a distance of ten to thirty meters, pulling back and forth.
Zhou Poshan gnashed his teeth, filled with intense hatred, and increasingly felt that Shen Bei behind him was like a magnet, impossible to shake off.
Finally, the Clear River seemed to come to an end.
The underwater depth became shallower and shallower.
He made a turn, heading straight for the end of the water source, the Tianqiao Mountain Reservoir waterway within Changtu County!
Soon, Zhou Poshan, without any hesitation, leaped out of the water, directly onto the shore. With a stomp of his foot, the ground cracked, and his figure shot out directly!
Ahead of him was Changtu County.
When Shen Bei leaped out of the water in the same manner and locked his gaze on Zhou Poshan's fleeing figure, he was slightly startled: "Changtu? He's swum all the way here. What is this guy doing running here?"
"Does he have accomplices?"
"Good, good, good. The more accomplices, the more bounty!"
Shen Bei didn't think much, a sinister smile on his face, he trampled the ground with explosive force, chasing rapidly.
Rolling dust, a swirling earth Dragon, rose behind Shen Bei!
When Shen Bei entered Changtu County, he clung tightly to Zhou Poshan's back.
The two darted through the city streets.
Zhou Poshan completely ignored any vehicles, either kicking them flying or crushing them underfoot!
And Shen Bei also wouldn't detour for vehicles ahead, directly ramming them flying with brute force!
For a time, the entire county town was thrown into chaos, with chickens flying and dogs jumping, and people and horses falling, due to the two of them breaking in and chasing each other.
"Hey, hey? Shen Bei? Over here, over here, why are you running?!"
Just then, Jian Shan saw Shen Bei's figure on the roadside and shouted: "You came a day early? The reserve team training ground is at First High School, you're going the wrong way!"
Shen Bei waved his hand, grinning: "Ah... let me kill someone first!"
Jian Shan: ????
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