48: Very strong indeed

“……Can’t catch up!”

Yang Jian, who had just returned, smiled bitterly as he looked at the wailing sea creatures and the immortal soldiers.

“Damn it, how could someone intercept it?” Nezha slammed his fist on the ground, “Could it be that the news leaked?”

“Hard to say!” The old Bull suddenly stroked his chin and said in a deep voice, “Only a few of us know this news. If the news leaked, then one of us must be a spy sent by the enemy!”

“What did you say?” Nezha suddenly became agitated, “True Lord and I have known each other for a long time. If you say it’s an enemy spy, you’re the first one to be suspected!”

The old Bull was stunned, then touched his nose and sneered, “Third Prince is right. Why don’t you kill me now? If I move, I’m not a man!”

“I… Hmph…”

Nezha finally came to his senses, realizing he had spoken rashly, and murmured, “I didn’t mean that!”

“Alright, now is not the time for infighting!” Yang Jian knew that the trust they had so painstakingly built must not be destroyed by such a small matter. He immediately said in a deep voice, “Chasing after these useless things… Hmm, do you still remember the technological fly that the Holy Monk took out? It’s very likely that the other party used a similar method to gather our information. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be faster than us…”

The other two immediately fell silent. Bull Demon King suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “Not good!”

The two immediately looked at him, only to see Bull Demon King frantically call over the Bisui Jinjing Beast, motioning for the two of them to get on the Bisui Jinjing Beast, and said with a serious expression, “Quickly get on, I’ll tell you on the way…”

Yang Jian also seemed to have thought of something and pulled Nezha onto the beast’s back.

“…Since the other party knows we’re coming to the East Sea, then the other three Dragon Palaces…”

The old Bull urged the Bisui Jinjing Beast to move through the water at its fastest speed, while also briefly explaining his thoughts.

“That’s right, since the other party is after the Saint’s treasure, the other ones must also be their targets. We need to hurry!”

Yang Jian said in a deep voice.

The Bisui Jinjing Beast suddenly accelerated, and all the surrounding scenery rapidly receded. The magnificent sight was like entering a time-space tunnel, bizarre and colorful.

At this moment, Nezha was observing the surrounding environment. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he thrust his Fire Tipped Spear towards the old Bull’s side, reaching beyond the Bisui Jinjing Beast’s protective range.

Although the old Bull was startled, he remained motionless. He knew that Nezha’s spear was not aimed at him.

Swish!

A small silver fish was brought back by Nezha impaled on his Fire Tipped Spear, struggling continuously.

“This fish has a problem!” Nezha said in a deep voice, “Just now, we passed through a school of fish. With the speed of the Bisui Jinjing Beast, other fish couldn’t keep up at all. Only this one in the school of fish managed to follow closely!”

“This is also a technological creation? Such a small one?”

The old Bull grabbed the fish, frowning slightly, “Hmm, it’s not driven by Samadhi True Fire. There’s something else in its body, seemingly related to the magic power of the seabed. I’m not sure what it is!”

With that, he crushed the thing and said in a deep voice, “Everyone be careful. If you see anything suspicious again, destroy it immediately… I suspect it’s this kind of thing that exposed our whereabouts.”

The three of them felt heavy-hearted and carefully observed their surroundings. Soon, the Jinjing Beast darted to the entrance of the North Sea Dragon Palace. Just as they were about to enter the Dragon Palace gate, a figure suddenly appeared beside the Dragon Palace. It was none other than Nine-Headed Bug.

Nezha gritted his teeth in hatred, raising his Fire Tipped Spear to fight for his life, but Yang Jian stopped him, saying in a deep voice, “You go inside and find the treasure. This guy is for me and Great Sage Pingtian to deal with!”

After a moment of hesitation, Nezha finally understood the priorities and directly darted into the Dragon Palace.

When Nine-Headed Bug saw the figures of the few people, his heart trembled. He was about to turn and flee, but then he suddenly remembered the order his master had given him. He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva and still bravely dashed towards another direction of the Dragon Palace.

He knew that although the Dragon Palace covered an extremely vast area, it had several palace gates. As long as he found one, he could slip in, and with his speed, he might be able to find the treasure first.

However, the Bisui Jinjing Beast, at full speed, was no slower than him. Yang Jian and Bull Demon King had already prepared for battle. The Bisui Jinjing Beast followed closely, and soon caught up behind the fellow.

Who knew that Nine-Headed Bug was extremely cunning? When he had originally planned to enter through the South Gate, he noticed that Yang Jian and the others had caught up. Panicking, he immediately changed direction again and flew towards the West Gate, thinking to himself, “Although I might not necessarily lose to them in a fight, if I really enter the palace gate, the narrow space will prevent me from fully utilizing my abilities…”

Thus, the few of them chased and fled, circling around here.

And Yang Jian and Bull Demon King also didn’t intend to truly fight to the death with this guy. As long as they stopped him from disturbing Nezha, that would be enough.

After almost a full circle, they returned to the East Gate where they had first arrived. Just then, Nezha walked out of the Dragon Palace holding a gleaming golden object, coincidentally bumping into Nine-Headed Bug.

Nezha was furious. His Fire Tipped Spear thrust wildly, and at the same time, his three heads and eight arms appeared. The Universe Ring instantly transformed into countless illusions, smashing heavily onto Nine-Headed Bug’s back neck.

Boom!

Nine-Headed Bug stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. At the same time, a head, neither fully Dragon nor not Dragon, suddenly shot out from his back and bit down hard on the Fire Tipped Spear, which prevented him from being pierced through. However, the Fire Tipped Spear contained Samadhi True Fire. The moment the flames erupted, it burned him so much that he released his mouth. This fellow was truly slippery; he transformed into a streak of rainbow light at the fastest speed and disappeared from their sight.

“Damn it, that guy got away again!”

Nezha said indignantly.

“Don’t worry about him. Once we have the item, we’ll leave. Just don’t let the last one fall into their hands…” Yang Jian pulled Nezha back onto the Bisui Jinjing Beast. The few of them flew towards their last stop, the West Sea.

“I think we should inform the Holy Monk!”

Yang Jian took out his communication token and said, “Something unexpected happened here, and it’s possible that someone might try to stop him there too… If both sides are unclear about the situation, it can easily lead to information errors, ultimately resulting in mission failure!”

“Swish!”

A beam of light suddenly flashed, and Tang Ku’s figure appeared, but it seemed to be shaking violently on his end. His figure sometimes even appeared outside the jade token, swaying erratically.

“Holy Monk… we’ve encountered a slight problem here…”

Yang Jian briefly told Tang Ku what had happened and finally said, “The enemy should be using the kind of technological creations you mentioned to gather intelligence, so you also need to be careful. You might encounter a powerful opponent!”

“Oh, is that so!” Tang Ku seemed to look back, then pouted and said, “I seem to have already encountered an opponent, and he is indeed very strong!”