"Lu~Liang~sheng!!"
The sea water was surging and rolling, and a sound like the might of heaven echoed throughout the entire sea. Then, four giants as big as mountains stepped out of the sea, pushing ten-foot-high waves, and walked out of the rolling clouds and lightning. The four giants had green and red faces, and were covered in golden armor. On their shoulders floated fairy belts, and each of them held a magical weapon, a Hunyuan Pearl Umbrella, a Fuyin Qingfeng Sword, a Jade Pipa, and a Fang Ling Double Whip, and they emitted a thousand-foot-long auspicious light that pierced people's eyes.
The sea water pushed under the feet of the four people, and the ship in the distance was like a small boat, bobbing up and down. The mermaid in the distance was floating in the waves, looking at the four huge figures walking on the sea, and dived directly into the seabed, not daring to show her head.
Wang Feng, Ma Liu, Zhang Ti and Zhao Tang, who were standing on the deck, huddled together and trembled, stammering out a few words as they watched the four giants approaching like four mountains.
"I can't even encounter monsters... I can just take on the gods..."
After saying that, the four of them rolled their eyes and fainted in the auspicious light. Lu Liangsheng turned sideways, brushed off his sleeves, and sent them into the cabin. He then cast a spell to stabilize the boat in the bumpy waves. However, the spell did not have much effect at this time. The boat was still shaking and making squeaking and twisting sounds.
"Lu Liangsheng—"
Another soft whisper echoed back, but it exploded like thunder above the ship.
"You have peeked into the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth and trespassed into Guixu. Do you know your crime? Get rid of your body and let your soul go with the four of us to be punished!"
Ten-foot-high waves pushed across the undulating sea surface and covered it. With a loud bang, the waves were shattered. Lu Liangsheng turned his wide sleeves and looked at the four giants who were getting closer and closer. Judging from their attire, they were very similar to the Four Heavenly Kings commonly seen in temples.
"The four heavenly kings guarding the South Gate of Heaven have come down... This is trouble."
After all, this is a righteous god. Although he is not as strong as the Old Mother of Mount Li, he is still much stronger than the demon he encountered before. His own magic is not very powerful in front of these righteous gods.
That’s right, monkey!
Lu Liangsheng suddenly remembered the Monkey King who was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain. Didn't he cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace? He must have fought with the Four Heavenly Kings. Even if the Monkey King's real body was in the Two Realms Mountain, he was also in the Dharma form here, so he should be able to hold out for a while.
As he thought about it, he shook his wide sleeves, and a golden hair appeared in his palm.
"Great Sage, come out!"
The scholar blew out a breath of fresh air, and the monkey hair lying in the palm of his hand just moved twice, and there was no movement for a long time, which made Lu Liangsheng's mouth twitch. You are here for drinking and playing, but you never come to this moment.
But think about it, perhaps the monkeys in the two northwestern mountains, which are far away from Kyushu, are even farther away from here. If they really want to come here, it will probably take some time.
"Liangsheng!"
At this time, the Toad Taoist beside him tilted his head slightly and said in a dignified voice: "Go into the water to find Guixu, your master is here!"
"Master, can you hold on?"
"We can hold on." The Toad Taoist nodded and turned his gaze to the front, staring at the armor plates on the four huge figures that could be clearly seen, and he squeezed out words from his mouth.
"Master, with your level of cultivation, how could you not be able to hold on!"
Lu Liangsheng pursed his lips and looked at the four giant figures that were getting closer and closer. He turned around and took a few steps. His figure turned into a residual shadow amid the sound of footsteps on the deck. He pinched out the spell to ward off water and dived into the sea. Among the four giant figures, a voice shouted angrily: "How dare you-"
An iron whip as strong as a mountain came down from the sky. A bolt of lightning shot out and rushed straight to the sea where the scholar fell. At the same time, the voice of the Toad Taoist priest roared like a huge roar, bringing up wind and thunder.
"Shut up!"
The frog stretched out its webbed feet, and a purple-gold gourd flew out from the bookshelf. It circled the ship half a circle, and the stopper on it suddenly opened. The electric snake was swallowed into the gourd's mouth, and it flashed and fell back into the toad's hand.
The four huge figures as big as mountains then noticed that there was a toad in robes on the shaky boat.
He shouted angrily: "Little demon from the lower world!" and rushed over, splashing the sea water.
…
On the other side, Lu Liangsheng walked through the sea. The blue sea water flooded his vision and blocked out all sounds from his ears. There was only the gurgling sound of bubbles bursting. The sea water below was deep blue and transparent. Sinking deeper, he could see the turbid seabed and huge feet stepping on the seabed.
The sea water stuck to his robe and hair, and Lu Liangsheng pinched his fingers to increase his speed, just like a fish happily drawing a track under the water. Deeper below, a huge crack appeared in his sight. It was a deep and huge darkness, like an abyss with no end in sight. The water flowing around was pulling it inward, forming a huge vortex.
'That's where...'
Lu Liangsheng held his breath and slowly descended a protruding rock on the seabed. He pushed aside a frightened fish and approached cautiously. Withstanding the pressure from unknown source, his legs felt as if they were filled with lead as he walked a few steps with difficulty. He went down a slope that looked like a ravine and floated deeper below. The moment he approached, the magic power of the Water-Repelling Technique that enveloped his body was suddenly drained away. Seawater instantly seeped into his mouth, nose and eyes, and his entire body was immersed in the water.
'not good.'
The scholar held his breath and hurriedly made some finger gestures, however, he found that all his cultivation seemed to have disappeared, completely vanishing, even his demonic power was gone, as if he had returned to his mortal body. He wanted to swim to the vortex, but was fixed in mid-air by an invisible pressure and could not move. Even his breath seemed to have been deprived him.
'The place where everything and everything finally returns...'
He looked at the whirlpool lurking in the depths of the abyss, and finally he understood the meaning of this sentence. However, at the moment, he felt as if his stomach was about to explode, and he heard auditory hallucinations and a buzzing sound in his ears.
Amidst the chaotic auditory hallucinations and in the sight mixed with countless bubbles, a dark-blue figure swam towards me, passing before my eyes, and dense scales appeared.
'Take me in...'
In a daze, Lu Liangsheng looked towards the swimming figure and said in his mind, and then his blurred vision became dizzy and he could not see anything clearly...
At the same time, on the turbulent sea, the ship shook violently and broke through the huge waves.
The Toad Taoist stood on the bow, holding the gourd on one web of feet and the other behind his back. His open clothes fluttered in the sea breeze. He looked at the four gods coming over. There was no sadness, joy, or fear on his face. His eyes were slightly scarlet and the corners of his mouth were grinning, and the hum gradually turned into laughter.
"Hehe... little demon... hehehe..."
At this time, mixed with the laughter, a toad's cry rang out between heaven and earth, causing the four "giant mountains" rushing over the sea to slow down their pace, lean over slightly, and look at the bow of the ship.
I saw a tiny figure emitting wisps of purple smoke, which was gradually growing stronger.
Gulp—
Another toad's cry sounded like the echo of morning bells and evening drums. The Toad Taoist standing at the bow slowly raised his face and his laughter became louder and louder.
“Hehehe… hum hum hum… hahaha! Little demon!!!”
As soon as the word "妖" came out, the purple-gold gourd in the toad's hand seemed to sense hostility and emitted a long-lost light. With a kick of its webbed feet, its short body, dragging its open robe in the air, leaped up, and flew overboard.
The sound resounded.
"How can I be the little demon you are talking about—"
The figure holding the black-striped gourd drew an arc across the sky... Then, with a plop, a splash of water was created.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
A few bubbles appeared and then sank straight down.
The Four Heavenly Kings who were standing in the sea over there were a little dazed when they saw the waves returning to normal.