Dominating Martial King-Chapter 80 - 77 Cool Underwater

80: Chapter 77: Cool Underwater

80 -77: Cool Underwater

Chu Xisheng greeted Xie Zhenqing with a distant salute, saying, “Miss Xie, what a coincidence!”

After the boat capsized the last time, he had exchanged a few words with Xie Zhenqing; there was a little acquaintance, but that was it.

To guard against assassins, Chu Xisheng went to the center of the ferry and sat down.

Having gained a modest reputation in the Ancient Market, and with several masters as bodyguards at his side, the nearby passengers spontaneously stood up and changed their seats.

At this moment, Xie Zhenqing was intently looking at Chu Xisheng’s face, filled with hesitation.

She had personally witnessed Chu Xisheng overpower and slay Zhuang Hongfei with his weaker strength at last night’s Life and Death Arena.

The news of Ninth Grade Sword Demon Zhou Liangchen conceding out of fear before Chu Xisheng’s might had shaken the entire Martial Arts community of the Ancient Market that morning.

Xie Zhenqing hesitated over whether she should reveal her identity as the Master of Debating Martial Arts Tower in Xiushui County and strike up a conversation with Chu Xisheng?

Her interest in this youth was growing.

Since Chu Xisheng had won without fighting, having defeated Zhou Liangchen, he qualified for the Debating Martial Arts Tower to write an exclusive article about him—

By now, the ferry had slowly moved into the center of the river.

Xie Zhenqing no longer hesitated, stood up, and made her way toward Chu Xisheng.

She stopped half a zhang away, with a serious look she bowed her hand: “Chu Shaohua, may I ask if you would do me the honor of sitting down at the nearby tavern after we disembark?

There’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”

“Miss Xie,” Chu Xisheng was stunned for a moment but then stood up: “I have to return to the Martial Arts Academy in the afternoon.

May I ask what it is you wish to discuss?”

He was merely on nodding terms with this woman.

What business could she have to discuss with him, and so formally at that?

Was it to set up a banquet to thank him for saving her life before?

That was unnecessary, as he didn’t take that matter to heart.

Xie Zhenqing gave a slight smile: “Going to the Martial Arts Academy is fine, as I happen to be on my way to Zhengyang Martial Arts Hall.

I am the master of—”

Just as she was about to reveal her identity, her expression subtly changed, sensing that the ferry was violently rocking.

Xie Zhenqing couldn’t help but change her expression and thought, could it be happening again?

Boom!

The water on both sides of the ferry shot up into the sky, and ten huge tentacles emerged from the river.

They stirred around the entire ferry and violently tore it apart, causing countless splinters of wood to fly and scatter.

“What demon is this?”

The Female Guard beside Chu Xisheng immediately took a defensive stance with her spear at the ready.

In the next moment, all ten tentacles surged toward Chu Xisheng.

The Female Guard’s eyes sharpened.

“How dare you!”

With a sweep of her spear, she shredded two of the tentacles in an instant.

Apparently enraged, the remaining eight tentacles redirected towards the Female Guard to entangle her.

The Female Guard’s spear blade shredded three more, but the creature’s remaining tentacles forcibly dragged her underwater. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

At this point, everyone on the ferry was in total chaos.

The vast majority were caught off guard and fell into the water, with dozens of thinner tentacles reaching out from the water, flailing about like demons.

“Where did this water demon come from?”

“It’s the Heluo Fish!

The one just now, its cultivation must be at least Seventh Rank.”

“This is bad!

Lady Xie has been entangled by the Heluo Fish; she’s sinking.”

“Protect Lady Xie!”

The two Seventh Rank Martial Cultivators around Chu Xisheng also took action at the same time, dutifully intercepting the tentacles.

Chu Xisheng was shocked to his core; these Heluo Fish couldn’t possibly be targeting him, could they?

Seeking revenge for their offspring that ‘died’ at his hands twenty days ago?

But he wasn’t the main culprit!

He was just a scapegoat.

In truth, the Heluo Fish’s tentacles continuously pursued Chu Xisheng’s figure relentlessly.

Left with no choice, Chu Xisheng had to constantly leap from one floating piece of wreckage to another on the river surface.

There was no choice, for the “Chasing Wind Saber Secret Moves Map” newly imprinted on his body could not come into contact with water for three days.

Fortunately, he had mastered Spiritual Sense and his sensing ability had greatly improved, allowing him to react one step ahead.

Chu Yunyun stood on a plank, her expression icy as she watched beneath the water.

At this moment, two dark figures were stealthily lurking underwater, their gazes locked on Chu Xisheng, waiting for the right moment to strike.

Just then, a large wave came rolling in, and Chu Yunyun, pretending to be at the limit of her strength, fell into the water.

Her figure resembled a dolphin swimming through the water, her slender legs elegantly flicking as she darted several yards underwater to the side of the two men in black.

Both men felt a premonition and turned their heads to look over.

Was this young girl that sorcerer sister of Chu Xisheng?

That was their last thought before they saw Chu Yunyun swinging her small fists down on them.

Then, before they could react, they were smashed into a pulp, their bodies disintegrating into a mist of blood beneath the water.

Chu Xisheng was completely unaware of the scene unfolding below, as he was fully engaged in evading his pursuers.

The Heluo Fish were in frenzy; they disregarded the Seventh Rank Martial Cultivators rampaging underwater, relentlessly chasing him with their tentacles.

It was when Chu Xisheng was nearly driven to desperation that Xie Zhenqing’s head resurfaced.

She had been unexpectedly dragged underwater and then entangled by a Heluo Fish of Eighth Rank cultivation about her right leg.

It was only with the help of several house guards that she was able to escape and emerge from the water.

At this time, Chu Xisheng’s eyes lit up.

There was rescue!

Without hesitation, he leaped toward it, dodging the two tentacles pursuing him from behind.

Xie Zhenqing was breathing heavily on the surface of the water, while simultaneously wiping the liquid from her eyes.

As she opened her eyes, she recognized the foot before her.

Xie Zhenqing had no time to think before she “glug” vanished underwater once again.

—It was that guy, he was stepping on her again!

By the time Xie Zhenqing, clutching a rope Chu Xisheng had thrown down, was pulled back up to the surface, it had already been several breaths later.

By then, the female guard had repelled the giant Heluo Fish, and its offspring had no choice but to retreat.

Xie Zhenqing glanced around and then her pupils contracted slightly.

Chu Xisheng was less than ten feet away from her, cradling a frail-looking girl whose face had gone pale, and he sat casually on a larger piece of plank.

Xie Zhenqing’s face turned a shade of green as she stared fixedly at Chu Xisheng, as if memorizing every feature of the young man’s face.

Chu Xisheng, thinking Xie Zhenqing was staring at him because she wanted to join him, started searching for space on the plank.

He reached out a friendly hand towards Xie Zhenqing.

“Miss Xie, come on up.

It’s cold in the water.

I apologize for the hurried actions just now.”

Xie Zhenqing let out a cold snort, and turned her head away sharply.

She swore to herself in her heart.

This month, she must place Chu Xisheng on the Qingyun List, at all costs!

From now on, she and this bastard were irreconcilable!

Chu Xisheng then awkwardly withdrew his hand.

He knew what was going on, feeling guilty about it.

But there was no other way, had he not stepped down at that moment, he would have fallen into the water.

He couldn’t afford to let the “Chasing Wind Saber Secret Moves Map,” worth ten thousand Demon Silver, be ruined by the river.

At that time, since Xie Zhenqing’s hair was covering her face, he didn’t recognize her.

What Chu Xisheng didn’t know at the time was that, as the Heluo Fish were retreating, in a dense forest on the East Bank of Shenxiu River, a “Spiritual Eye” seated within a Magic Altar suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and looked toward the Shenxiu River with a pale face.

The operation had failed.

Blood Hand and Black Snake had also perished without even a whisper of their presence reaching out.

But this was not supposed to happen; he had already factored in the three experts around Chu Xisheng, even at great cost, luring in the Heluo Fish for an operation that should have been foolproof!

Yet there was an unidentified expert hidden beside Chu Xisheng!