185: Chapter 185 The Battle of Huludao

Gourd Island is a necessary passage for many river tributaries to flow into the East Sea. This island resembles an inverted gourd, hence the name Gourd Island. It is hollow inside, with only a ring of land less than a hundred meters wide formed by accumulated silt around it. At the outlet, the surging river water roars and howls like a ferocious Yao Beast.

"Everyone, attend to your duties. This battle must make the Yao Beast pay in blood!" Governor Guo Lei of Nanya Commandery handed the three jade talismans used to control the Formation to the three Martial King powerhouses of Nanya Commandery: Cao Liangcai, Martial King Chu Yunxuan, and Xie Xiangyu.

As for the three Martial King powerhouses from Nanyang Commandery who were coming to provide support, they had not yet arrived and would need another quarter of an hour to reach the location.

"Understood." After taking the jade talismans, the three men concealed their figures within the nearby mountains and swamps, completely suppressing their own Qi, as if they had never appeared at all.

The reason the three of them agreed to Governor Guo Lei's command so readily was because of a deal reached earlier regarding allowing the Yao Beast to slaughter the county towns below.

Facing the Yao Beast's obvious fishing enforcement, no one wanted to sacrifice their Family Disciples in vain to fill this bottomless pit.

However, the Great Wei Imperial Court would inevitably settle scores after the fact, so the few of them readily agreed to this summons to atone for their crimes with meritorious service.

Besides, now is the time when the Yao Beast is retreating back to the East Sea, so they definitely won't entangle themselves with them. This mission has an extremely low threat coefficient, and with them outnumbering the enemy, they might even find some benefits to pick up. Why wouldn't they do it?

"Huan Ling, Huan Cai, let's go together to avoid the Human Race ambushing us halfway." The Spearfish Clan elder, Yin Hu, looked straight at Huan Ling, inviting them to travel together to guard against sneak attacks by the Human Race.

"Hmph, we won't trouble you with that. Sister Cai, let's go." Huan Ling glanced at Yin Hu with disgust, took Huan Cai's hand, and led the Jellyfish Clan to bypass the Spearfish Clan, leaving from another direction.

"Yin Hu, stop looking. The Jellyfish Clan has all retreated, let's go too." Yin Feng said mockingly, "It's not that your brother is lecturing you, but why hang yourself on one tree? Aren't the girls of the Spearfish Clan fragrant enough?"

"What do you know?" Yin Hu glanced at Yin Feng and thought to himself, "This is an Opportunity that is hard to come by in a thousand years."

"Let's go." Yin Hu jumped into the water and led his men to swim quickly toward the East Sea. It is still more comfortable in the water!

"Ling'er, Yin Hu is considered a Prodigy of the Spearfish Clan, why be so heartless?" Huan Cai tried to persuade her.

"Sister Cai, the way he looks at me makes me uncomfortable. I feel like he is looking at a treasure." Huan Ling stuck out her tongue and said uncomfortably.

"I cannot win against you. Let's go, return to the East Sea from Eagle Beak Cliff." Huan Cai tapped Huan Ling's little head and chuckled.

"Sister Cai, let's return to the East Sea from Gourd Island. The rainbow there is so beautiful, let's go!" Huan Ling acted spoiled, which was rare. Only in front of Huan Cai would she show this side of herself.

"Alright, as you wish." Huan Cai thought for a moment and then agreed.

"Sister Cai, look, it's so beautiful!" Huan Ling's eyes shone as she looked obsessively at the colorful rainbow ahead, hanging in the sky, outlining a beautiful picture scroll.

"Yes, it is." Huan Cai also looked at the beautiful scenery ahead with appreciation. Watching Huan Ling dancing gracefully, the corners of her mouth curled into a slight smile.

Huan Ling was someone she had watched grow up. Even though she had completed a Breakthrough to become a 5th Rank Demon Beast, she was still like a child, innocent and naive.

Perhaps it was precisely because of Huan Ling's desireless and innocent personality that she advanced rapidly on the path of Cultivation, achieving this accomplishment at just over five hundred years old.

Whether the Jellyfish Clan can return to its former glory probably depends on this child.

"Not good, come back!" In an instant, Huan Cai felt something was wrong. How could an ordinary old man by the river resist the level seven gale of Gourd Island and sit there fishing peacefully?

"Ah?" Huan Ling looked in terror at the large net woven in the sky. Instinctively, she transformed back into her original form, a deep blue jellyfish, swimming rapidly in the water, wanting to reunite with Huan Cai.

"It's too late to leave now!" Governor Guo Lei turned around, swung his fishing rod, and brought up a large net, instantly trapping Huan Ling inside. The large net compressed rapidly, and it was clear that it was about to trap Huan Ling to death inside.

"Mystic Ice Entanglement Formation."

The threads in the large net rapidly absorbed the Spiritual Qi in the water. The threads torn by Huan Ling, supplemented by the Spiritual Qi, constantly underwent Fusion. Not only did they not decrease, but they became more and more numerous and dense, entangling Huan Ling until she could not move.

"Condense, Go, Break."

Cao Liangcai, Martial King Chu Yunxuan, and Xie Xiangyu had just become familiar with the Mystic Ice Entanglement Formation through the jade talismans. The three of them cooperated seamlessly, weaving another large net to block Huan Cai's path.

The three of them had followed Governor Guo Lei to wait here like rabbits, but they didn't hold much hope. There were hundreds of outlets from Nanya Commandery returning to the East Sea; who could know which outlet these retreating Yao Beast would take to return to the East Sea?

Unexpectedly, Governor Guo Lei had actually guessed correctly.

With the natural terrain of Gourd Island and four Martial King powerhouses personally presiding over the 5th Rank Formation, any Yao Beast that drilled in would surely face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, Fellow Daoist Xie, increase the output of Spiritual Yuan. Don't let Huan Cai ruin the Governor's good work." Martial King Chu Yunxuan held the jade talisman, constantly weaving the net to cover Huan Cai, intending to block her path forward.

Cao Liangcai and Xie Xiangyu knew deep down that they were definitely not a match for Huan Cai on their own. Now, they could only rely on the assistance of the Formation; only by working together could the three of them contend with Huan Cai for a bit.

"Alright, Rise!" They immediately responded to Martial King Chu Yunxuan's call and increased the output of Spiritual Yuan. The speed at which the seawater on Gourd Island was replenished could not keep up with the speed at which it was being evaporated. At one point, one could even see the decayed fossils on the seabed.

"Huan Ling!" Huan Cai was completely enraged. Her body expanded dozens of times, and her tentacles reached hundreds of meters in length. With a few casual twists of her body, she broke free from the restraints of Cao Liangcai, Xie Xiangyu, and Martial King Chu Yunxuan. She arrived in front of Governor Guo Lei, glaring at him with a pair of scarlet bloodshot eyes. More than a dozen tentacles waved and lashed out in Governor Guo Lei's direction.

Governor Guo Lei unhurriedly put the unconscious Huan Ling into a Yao Beast bag. The long Sword behind him unsheathed, easily severing several tentacles. He even stepped on two tentacles with his feet and said domineeringly: "Huan Cai, you have entered my Killing Formation, yet you still dare to be so arrogant?"

Huan Cai had enlarged her body dozens of times, which seemed intimidating, but it had huge flaws. Her physical defense dropped rapidly, and if she encountered a powerhouse of the same rank, this fatal weakness would cost her her life.

"Ten Thousand Seas Rushing."

Governor Guo Lei drew the seawater from afar, forming an even larger net, trapping the heavily injured Huan Cai inside. The net threads cut into Huan Cai's body, leaving behind pieces of flesh and blood, dyeing this Gourd Island red.

"Rise, Bind, Twist."

Cao Liangcai, Xie Xiangyu, and Martial King Chu Yunxuan immediately seized this Opportunity to form an encirclement, constantly cutting Huan Cai's tentacles.