Chapter 5 (Part 1) of Volume 3: Who is more powerful than who?

  The peanut boat slowly sailed into the Changshe Strait, with steep cliffs on both sides, towering high. The narrowest part of the strait was only a dozen or so zhang wide, and the waves were turbulent, with the water surface twisting and turning, no wonder it's called "Changshe".

  The big tiger stepped on the wooden wheel with both feet, and his hands skillfully grasped the rudder. The small boat dodged the dark reefs one by one and moved forward agilely. The peanuts were lying on the side of the boat, curiously staring at the cliff on the left. Several giant strange birds were building nests on the top of the cliff, their long hook-like sharp mouths shining like beautiful gems, pecking at the rocks and making them crumble.

  "Wow!" I gazed at the protruding part of the mountain cliff, exclaiming in surprise. On the grayish-white stone were carved several enchanting stone statues, with lifelike postures, their legs and arms flying high as if dancing.

  "That's a Mermaid, a mystical creature." Peanut shell explained as he saw the stone statue: "Legend has it that thousands of years ago, the first master craftsman of the Northern Territory, Nan Gong Ping, passed by this place and happened to see the mermaids dancing in the strait. The beautiful dance moves made Nan Gong Ping infatuated, so he carved out these few stone statues on the spot."

  "Grandpa, you once said that Mei likes to wander around and considers the four seas as her home. Mei Dance is also a very powerful martial skill, unfortunately, with Mei's sudden disappearance, Mei Dance was also lost."

  Gazing at the stone statue weathered by wind and frost, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of nostalgia. I thought back to those days when on this sapphire-like sea surface, colorful clouds filled the sky, waves crashed against the shore, and the sea breeze danced with joy. What a beautiful scene it must have been!

  Yuè Hún suddenly let out a cold hum: "Nángōng Píng's carving skills are too poor, completely unable to carve out the charm of Méi Wǔ."

  I was stunned, listening to Yuehun's tone, it had obviously seen Meiwu before. Damn it, had Yuehun lived for several thousand years?

  Two hours later, the peanut boat sailed out of the Long Snake Strait, and other boats began to appear around it, coming and going, very lively. These boats were strange and varied, some like a giant sword, some like a hedgehog, and some like a crystal ball, rolling rapidly on the surface of the sea. A big man stood proudly, with his chest bare and hairy, standing against the wind, his feet stepping on a yellow-haired monster with green eyes. The monster had two soft horns on its head, its eyes gleaming fiercely, six fleshy pads slapping the water, splashing up waves several meters high!

  The peanut fruit gazed enviously at the monster and shouted: "Grandpa, I also want that monster! How cool it would be to ride on it!"

  "Ah, this is a Biyan Shuicloud Beast, its market price is over 20,000 silver coins, how can we afford it?"

  The peanut fruit was sulking with its mouth pouted, after a while, it made a fuss again to let the big tiger sail the boat closer to the blue-eyed water cloud beast, staring at it eagerly. The peanut shell shouted: "Nothing special, older sister will catch one for you next time!"

  The big Han on the Biyan Shuiyun beast glanced at Huasheng's shell with a slanted gaze and said disdainfully, "You think you can catch the Biyan Shuiyun beast? Are you out of your mind?"

  The peanut shell stood with its hands on its hips, scolding: "Your grandma's bear, this green-eyed water cloud beast is a piece of crap! You little brat probably stole it from who-knows-where!"

  The big Han's eyes shot out a fierce light, and he was about to erupt. Peanut shell hastily cupped his hands in apology: "Brother, calm down, my granddaughter spoke without thinking, I'll apologize for her."

  "You old thing, what are you? Dare to call yourself a brother of the great God of Strength Ao Guang?" The big man sneered, urging the Blue-eyed Water Cloud Beast to block the bow of the boat. The Blue-eyed Water Cloud Beast opened its bloody mouth and let out a loud roar, scaring the Flower Fruit's face white as paper. I remained calm and pulled the Flower Fruit behind me.

  "Damn it, you dare to scold my grandfather! I'll teach you a lesson today!" The left arm stretched out and was immediately pressed down by the peanut shell. "You little girl, be careful not to cause trouble or I'll peel you alive! Quickly apologize to this big brother!"

  The big Han Ao Guang sneered: "Old thing, are you afraid of my name? Let me tell you, the famous Water Six Rang of the Demon Slashing Heaven is my elder brother! If you offend me, even with nine lives, it's all in vain. However, I can spare your lives. Make this woman take off her clothes and kowtow three times!"

  When I heard the name Mizuroku, my heart skipped a beat. I didn't expect Ao Guang to be one of Mizuroku's henchmen. Heh heh, since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, I won't let you off that easily. Mizuroku owes me an old debt, so it's only fitting that you pay some interest first.

  "Your mother is the one who's been knocked on the head!" Peanut shell shouted, his old face also couldn't hold back, saying in a low voice: "Brother Ao speaks, how come it smells like fart?"

  A joy arose in my heart, and the fierce aura of the peanut skin also emerged. Judging from the situation, Ao Guang had clearly intended to bully others with his power, and a fight between us was inevitable. I quietly inserted my hand into the seawater, operating the puppet magic, accumulating energy for release. This magic can condense any object into a puppet person, controlled by me, attacking the enemy, while people around absolutely cannot see who is taking action.

  "Grandpa, let me teach him a lesson!" Peanut Shell exclaimed, suddenly leaping up and transforming his arm into a steel knife that swooshed towards Ao Guang.

  "What's with the 'Armored Fist Technique'?" Ao Guang's face revealed surprise, and he let out a loud "Hah!", his two fists suddenly swelling to twice their original size, almost as large as millstones. Thick black hairs burst forth from his palms, like sharp needles standing straight up.

  "Bang", the fist met the steel knife, colliding fiercely. The peanut shell let out a dull hum and was knocked flying, falling onto the peanut boat, while the steel knife was also sent back to its original shape on my arm. I rolled my eyes, "Sister, your skills are so poor, yet you have such a big mouth."

  Ao Guang raised his fist and laughed wildly: "The technique of armed armor is nothing more than this! The reputation of my Great Power God, can be compared to your true talent!"

  At this time, many ships surrounded the area and stopped to watch the commotion. Some people whispered: "The Bingqi Jiuyi faction is really not doing well now, I heard they can't even mix in Luoshentian."

  "Hua Shengpi" tore open his long shirt, revealing a grey short jacket underneath. His eyes gleamed with excitement: "Who says the Bingqi Jiaoyu school is no good? Ao Guang, I'll play a few rounds with you!" In an instant, his arms transformed into two long spears, swirling with a dense spear aura, like two agile dragons, majestically charging towards Ao Guang.

  Ao Guang's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly patted the Biyan Shuiyun Beast. At the same time, he leaped up and pounced on Huasheng Shell, shouting: "Old thing, let my mount play with you! As for me, I'll have some fun with your granddaughter!"

  The blue-eyed water cloud beast pounced on the peanut skin, its sharp claws flipping out the flesh pad, flashing a cold light. The peanut skin let out an angry roar, one spear stabbing towards the blue-eyed water cloud beast, another long spear stabbing towards Ao Guang.

  Ao Guang flipped agilely in the air, avoiding the long spear and punching the peanut shell. The Biyan Shuiyun beast slapped open the long spear with its sharp claws and turned to bite the peanut skin. Its movements were agile, powerful, and its six sharp claws scratched and pounced repeatedly, momentarily pinning the peanut skin down.

  I saw through Ao Guang's plan, he also figured out that Huasheng Pi was not easy to mess with, so he used Biyan Shuiyun Beast to entangle the opponent first, and then went to deal with Huasheng Ke. After killing Huasheng Ke, he would join forces with Biyan Shuiyun Beast to deal with Huasheng Pi. The plan wasn't bad, but with me around, how could I let you succeed?

  A massive fist covered in thick black fur hurtled towards me, and Huasheng Ke gritted his teeth, ready to fight back. Da Hu's face turned red with rage as he charged forward, intent on taking the blow for Huasheng Ke. My palm sank slightly, and the sea surface suddenly surged upwards, transforming into a transparent water figure that flashed in front of Huasheng Ke like lightning.

  Awe-stricken, Ah Guang's eyes widened in shock, and the peanut shells also froze. The Water Person reached out a hand to press down on Ah Guang's fist. Ah Guang let out a loud cry, using all his might to pull back his fist. This guy was known as the Great Power God, and indeed had some brute strength, but the Water Person in my

  Under the control of puppet magic, another layer of Dragon and Tiger Secret Path was added. The combination of puppet magic and Dragon and Tiger Secret Path brought out a powerful force from the puppet water man, forming a dragon and a tiger that tightly grasped Ao Guang's fist, making him unable to move.

  Sweat beads the size of beans broke out on Ao Guang's forehead, he stiffened in place, his face full of shock. I smiled triumphantly, the Dragon and Tiger Secret Path Technique was practiced to the extreme, it could lift a mountain peak, although I hadn't reached that level, but my strength wasn't something Ao Guang could compare to. The Water Person swung Ao Guang around like a windmill, spinning him until he was dizzy.

  "Big sister, what's going on?"

  The peanut shell looked around and exclaimed excitedly: "Maybe there's a master secretly lending a helping hand."

  The onlookers began to discuss among themselves, someone whispered: "It seems like a puppet magic trick, now Cao Guang is in trouble."

  Hua Shengpi saw that his granddaughter was unharmed, and immediately his spirits lifted, the twin halberds swiftly dancing as he launched a tidal wave of attacks against the Azure-Eyed Water Cloud Beast.

  My mood is great, I used to be bullied, now it's my turn to bully others. With a flick of his wrist, the puppeteer's technique was activated, and with a squeeze of his hand, "crack", Ao Guang's massive fist was crushed into pieces. He let out a blood-curdling scream as his palm was left mangled and bloody. The Water God didn't stop there, he continued to grab onto Ao Guang's other fist, crushing it once again. Ao Guang fainted on the spot. With a swift kick, the Water God sent him flying into the ocean.

  Ao Guang fell into the sea, his body slowly turning into a large black hedgehog, drifting away with the seawater. I immediately understood that this guy was a hedgehog demon. I gently withdrew my hand from the surface of the water, and with a "splash", the water people dispersed, transforming into splashing waves that merged into the vast ocean.

  At this time, the blue-eyed water cloud beast had been beaten to a pulp by the peanut skin. "Bang! Bang! Bang!", the long spear struck the blue-eyed water cloud beast repeatedly. The peanut skin obviously intended to subdue it, otherwise it would have died long ago. The blue-eyed water cloud beast let out a series of painful howls, wanting to escape, but was tightly entwined by the long spear.

  "Grandpa, catch it for me!" Peanut Fruit exclaimed excitedly.

  Hua Shengpi burst out laughing, "Dangdang", the long spear suddenly transformed into two iron chains, wrapping around the six limbs of the Biyan Water Cloud Beast, quickly coiling around several times, tightly binding it. The Biyan Water Cloud Beast let out a mad roar and struggled desperately, Hua Shengpi fiercely kicked its belly several times, fast and ruthless, causing the Biyan Water Cloud Beast to spit out white foam in pain.

  "Ha! You dare to be so insolent? If you continue to act recklessly, I'll dig out your inner elixir and use it to nourish myself!"

  The blue-eyed water cloud beast let out a low growl, nodded repeatedly, and showed a pleading expression in its eyes. The fruit of the flower plucked up the courage to walk closer, hesitated for a moment, and reached out to touch the blue-eyed water cloud beast's mane. The latter shook its head and swished its tail, extremely gentle, apparently a softie who yields to kindness but resists force.

  The peanut skin picked up the iron chain, loosened it, and made a fist to the onlookers: "Just now, I don't know which great man drew his sword to help, saving my granddaughter's life. This old man is very grateful."

  I couldn't help but smile secretly, with no one around to respond. The boats gradually dispersed, and the peanut shell let out a low sigh: "Since you're using puppet magic, I suppose this master doesn't want to reveal his identity."

  I deliberately said: "Old man Hua, that Ao Guang is a subordinate of Mozhetian Shuiliu Lang, I heard that Shuiliu Lang is a very powerful demon, you should be careful from now on."

  The peanut shell glanced at me disdainfully: "You're really a coward!"

  "Shut up, you little girl! It's all your fault!" He then turned to me and said, "I've been living in seclusion on a deserted island for years, so I don't know much about the world. And since the demons from the Demon Realm rarely go to other realms, I'm not too familiar with Water Six Lao's background either. Thanks for reminding me, little brother, I'll be careful around him."

  I was somewhat disappointed, originally I wanted to ask him about the recent situation of Mizuki Rokuro and his gang of youkai, but unfortunately Hanae also didn't know anything, so I can only wait until we enter Daqian City and then slowly investigate.

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