plumnovel Chapter 302: You Are a Tough One to Kill
Chapter 302: You Are a Tough One to Kill
"But it’s okay. As long as the spring doesn’t dry up, there won’t be a problem. Xixi, watch."
Yun Ji turned his palm upward and made a slight pinching motion with his fingertips. "Water."
A drop of spring water floated above his palm.
Yun Ji placed the drop of water in Qiao Xixi’s palm. "Xixi, close your eyes and feel the life force within this drop."
Qiao Xixi slowly closed her eyes, focusing all her spiritual energy to feel the slight coolness in her palm.
To her surprise, she could actually feel a cool, sweet essence coming from the drop of water, as if it had been given life.
"Water!"
Qiao Xixi’s eyes flew open as she pushed the drop of water forward.
The moment it was pushed out, a green, silky thread could be seen connecting it to Qiao Xixi.
Suddenly, the drop of water seemed to replicate itself, going from one drop to two, then three, then four, growing more and more numerous, more and more dense.
Qiao Xixi’s eyes widened in shock. She flipped her fingertips over. "Fall."
Thousands upon thousands of water droplets fell rapidly, dripping into the Spring of Life.
"What... what just happened?"
A gratified smile touched Yun Ji’s eyes as he looked at her with satisfaction. "Xixi, this is what it means to command the elements of nature. I will come teach you often from now on. For today, focus on learning what I’ve told you. Don’t get distracted when you practice."
"Command the elements of nature..."
Qiao Xixi stared blankly at her own hands. When she looked up again, Yun Ji was nowhere to be seen.
"Xixi! Xixi, wake up! Xixi!"
"Mama! Mama, you’re scaring me! WAAAH..."
Qiao Xixi opened her eyes to see three pairs of bloodshot eyes, and Xijing, whose lips were pressed into a thin, straight line.
Seeing Qiao Xixi awake, Sangze eagerly grabbed her hand, the rims of his eyes growing even redder.
"Xixi, you’re finally awake."
Sunxiao’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed slightly.
Xijing caressed her hand, unwilling to let go.
"Xixi, what happened? Are you feeling unwell? Why were you asleep for so long?"
"Yeah, Mama, you’ve been asleep for several days."
Qiao Xixi was shocked. ’I feel like I only exchanged a few words with Yun Ji. How have several days passed already?’
"I’m fine. I was probably just a bit tired before, so I slept very deeply. As you know, it’s hard to feel the passage of time at the bottom of the sea, so I must have slept a little longer than I thought."
Qiao Xixi looked around and saw that it was still dark. They were still in the sea.
"Where are we now?"
"Xixi, we’re still in the Sea Cliff Deep Gully, but we’re on the edge. We should be able to leave this place and get back to normal waters soon."
Qiao Xixi was once again struck by how vast the Sea Cliff Deep Gully was. She had slept for days, and they had been swimming for days, yet they still hadn’t escaped this damned place.
"Where are we heading next?"
Xijing said, "I’ll take you to shore first. You are all Land Beasts. We will handle the rest."
"Alright. If there’s anything you need our help with, just say the word."
Xijing shook his head. "Previously, when we fought the great battle against the Shark Beast Clan, the Land Beasts from Tiger Beast City and the Wing Clan showed up again. Learning from past experience, we had prepared our defenses early on."
Xijing explained that they actually had the upper hand at the beginning of that battle. The Shark Beast Clan was on the verge of being repelled.
"But somehow, they got their hands on some kind of potion and poured it into the sea, contaminating the water. Our people were affected by the poison, and the Shark Beast Clan took the opportunity to counterattack."
When Xijing realized the situation was dire, he wanted to retreat with his people, but the Shark Beast Clan pursued them relentlessly. He had also inhaled the contaminated seawater, which weakened his combat strength, and he was repeatedly and severely wounded by the Shark Beasts.
That was when the Blue Whale Beast appeared.
"The Blue Whale temporarily forced the Shark Beast Clan to retreat and led us to escape into the Sea Cliff Deep Gully, because that is a place the Shark Beast Clan would never go."
Although the Sea Cliff Deep Gully was dangerous, it allowed them to escape the Shark Beast Clan’s pursuit.
"What about the poison? Have you all been cured?"
Xijing nodded. "That’s also why I had my people enter the illusion. The Blue Whale was worried they might flee in fear during the detoxification process, so he had me use an illusion to hold them in place. He said he would release the energy of his beast soul to detoxify us. I just never expected that after the poison was neutralized, I would become trapped in the illusion myself and unable to wake up for a long time."
Xijing’s grip on Qiao Xixi’s hand tightened. "Xixi, you appeared just in time to wake me. Otherwise, we would have never woken up."
Qiao Xixi felt a genuine wave of relief. She was so glad she had decided to use the Instant Teleportation Card to come here immediately. If she had been any later, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
"King, the Blue Whale says we can set off again. We should be able to leave this place today."
"Good."
Just as Qiao Xixi was about to get up, she saw three hands extended toward her. Her own raised hand froze in mid-air, not taking any of them.
In the end, she cleverly shifted her gaze and directly hugged Xiya.
"Xiya, you carry Mama."
Xiya sniffled, her voice still a bit stuffy. "Mmm, I’ll carry Mama. I’ll definitely protect Mama."
"Yes! Mama trusts you!"
Without waiting for the males to react, Qiao Xixi grabbed the cub and slipped away.
Meanwhile, in the Merman Clan’s original territory, Shark Beasts now dwelled in great numbers.
"King, this Merman Clan’s territory is great! The food is plentiful, and we don’t have to deal with so many strong currents. It’s a good thing we snatched it from them."
The most powerfully built Shark Beast sneered. "We’ve fought the Merman Clan for so many years, and they’ve always had the upper hand. This time, I’ve wiped them out completely. This stretch of sea now belongs to us Shark Beasts."
"Our King is the greatest! Hahaha! That old Blue Whale thought he could help them hide from us by taking them to the Sea Cliff Deep Gully, but he had no idea that damned place is far more terrifying than we are. Once they go in, they can never come out."
"Hahahaha!"
"RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE..."
The Shark Beast Clan’s celebration was cut short by a powerful tremor from the seabed.
Their smiles vanished instantly. "Go see what’s happening."
"Yes, sir."
"King, this is bad! The Blue Whale Beast is leading the Merman Clan here for a fight!"
The Shark Beast King shot to his feet. "What did you say? Are you sure? The Merman Clan isn’t dead?"
"They’re not! We saw Xijing—that blind one! He’s still alive!"
"Damn that Merman Clan! They’re impossible to kill! Pass down my order! Today, I will slaughter every last one of them and end this problem for good! And that Blue Whale, he’s ruined my plans more than once. Kill them! Kill them all for me!"
When the Shark Beasts rushed out, they saw the Merman Clan suspended in the water before them.
"Xijing, you really are hard to kill. But this will be the last time you ever get to flounce around in these waters! Kill them!"