346: River Food Wars

The Petrifying Gaze is the innate ability of the Gorgon Medusa, and typically, such techniques in China are known as Divine Abilities.

The Five Eyes and Six Supernatural Faculties of Buddhism are all Divine Abilities, and the Petrifying Gaze works by stimulating the energy within the body, releasing it through the eyes, and using a certain material transformation capability to turn the opponent into stone.

In the past, Aphrodite, out of sympathy for a fellow sufferer, helped Medusa escape, and in gratitude, she taught Aphrodite the secret of the Petrifying Gaze; however, due to differences in their races, she was unable to master this Divine Ability.

Later, because she followed Tang Ku and learned many other types of techniques while studying Buddha Dharma, combined with her own understanding of illusions, she finally unlocked part of the secret of the Petrifying Gaze, giving her the ability to turn people into stone as well.

Although she could not permanently turn people into stone, she did possess the ability to briefly turn her opponents into stone.

When the eye technique was unleashed, divine light radiated from her eyes; as long as the opponent's eyes met hers, they would instantly lose their mind, and in the blink of an eye, their entire body would petrify, turning into a statue.

Swish!

The fox spirit's body suddenly stiffened, and before he could even utter a complaint, he instantly turned into a stone statue; all his magic power and consciousness vanished in that moment, and he began to fall downwards in freefall.

"Five, four, three, two... one!"

Calculating the time, Wu Zhen's figure flashed, and she rushed towards the falling fox spirit at top speed.

The stone statue tumbled in mid-air, and five seconds later, it suddenly moved again; he hurriedly stabilized his figure and thought to himself, "...Phew, I really thought I was going to turn into stone forever. It turns out it was just a false alarm; it seems this girl hasn't fully mastered her Divine Ability... Heh, that's great... Uh..."

Pfft!

Suddenly looking down at the sword tip protruding from his chest, the fox's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Heh, although you only turned into stone for five seconds, it was enough to deal with you!"

The fox's heart was shaken violently; a huge hole was instantly torn in his chest, and the long sword was then retracted.

This was an amplitude technique she had learned from Tang Ku, which allowed her sword to become a warhammer with a vibration function, thereby maximizing the damage.

"I... you..."

The fox almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, but fortunately, he was a cautious person and did not hide his demon core inside his body, so his foundation was not damaged.

However, if he stayed any longer, he would surely die!

"Stinky... stinky girl... you... you just wait for me..."

Swish!

Exhausting his last bit of strength, the guy suddenly turned into a red arc of light and disappeared from before Wu Zhen's eyes.

The little nun smiled disdainfully: "And he calls himself a great demon... Hmph, if it weren't for my limited strength, I could have played you to death, you idiot!"

Suddenly, something on the ground flickered, catching her attention. She looked down and saw that it was the fox's fan Magic Treasure, which had been dropped in the intense pain just moments before.

"Heh, this is like being handed a pillow when you're sleepy; I was just worrying about not having a decent Magic Treasure!"

Wu Zhen descended towards the ground in high spirits.

Not far from her, a circular mass of Qi suddenly exploded, and immediately after, two figures flew out from the Qi, glaring at each other with furrowed brows.

The Crocodile God really hadn't expected that the Buddhist bead given to him by the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King would actually save their lives. When the purple lightning arrived, the bead erupted with power equal to their own, pushing the defensive power of their beast forms to the extreme, which allowed them to become monsters taller than the city walls. However, this power was fleeting; after saving them, the bead shattered and vanished without a trace. Fortunately, they survived unscathed, and their strength had not weakened in the slightest.

However, just as he turned back around, a young general in white robes, holding a silver-white spear, fiercely thrust towards his head.

The momentum was fierce, almost piercing his head through.

In his desperation, he didn't have time to take out his weapon; he opened his huge mouth and suddenly spat out a massive water ball. The young general in white, caught off guard, was hit directly, but he was not simple either; the spear in his hand instantly danced into a blur of illusions, exploding the water ball directly into a large expanse of water mist, shrouding his entire body within it.

The Crocodile God suddenly had a nine-ringed saber appear in his hand, and he rolled his body into the water mist. The outside world could not see the situation inside, but the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from within the mist, deafeningly loud. Immediately after, the two figures were knocked back, and the water mist in the middle exploded into a huge mass of Qi, which did not dissipate for a long time.

"Hey you young general, who are you to dare to pull a tiger's whiskers? Do you really have a death wish?"

The Crocodile God roared.

"You bold crocodile demon, you don't even know who I am!"

The young general in white snorted coldly, "I am Ao Lie, the Third Prince of the West Sea Dragon King. Today, I am here on my master's orders to subdue demons and devils. You crocodile demon, hurry up and meet your death!"

The crocodile demon was shocked: "The Jade Dragon Third Prince?"

"That is correct!"

Ao Lie held his spear horizontally at his side and sneered, "Since you know who I am, why don't you hurry up and offer your neck for the execution!"

"Heh, it's even better that I know who you are. Aren't you a dragon of the sea? I, the Crocodile God, want to see whether your sea aquatic clan is stronger, or if the aquatic clan from my Yangtze River is more formidable..."

Roar!

Suddenly opening his huge mouth with a giant roar, the Crocodile God's mouth opened nearly 180 degrees. Torrential waves rolled out from his mouth, and shrimp soldiers and crab generals, each two or three meters tall and holding various weapons, charged towards Ao Lie. Looking at their numbers, not to mention dozens or hundreds, there were even thousands, and they kept pouring out, fiercely crashing against the walls of Chang'an along with the water flow.

"Good demon, you actually carry these shrimp soldiers and crab generals with you?"

Ao Lie looked at these river shrimp and crabs and couldn't help but sneer: "Although we are all of the aquatic clan and I don't want to hurt you, you are aiding the tyrant and actually attempting to meddle in the affairs of the human world. It is truly ridiculous!"

Ao Lie unleashed his Divine Might, and the spear in his hand seemed to transform into a lotus flower, thrusting left and right; not a single shrimp soldier or crab general could survive a single round in his hands.

On the city wall, Cheng Yaojin saw this clearly and couldn't help but laugh: "This river seafood is actually quite good; it's perfect for a drink!"

"Why don't I get some salt, season them, and after they are thoroughly marinated, steam them in a cage; it will be an excellent dish to go with wine!"

Qin Shubao laughed.

Over there, the Crocodile God was already screaming in anger, waving his nine-ringed saber, and charged towards Ao Lie as if he didn't care about his life!