Chapter 101: Undersea Water Dragon Song

After speaking, Yuwen Xing couldn’t help but exclaim, “This person’s cultivation talent is not only rarely seen in this world, but his cultivation will and courage are also rarely seen in this world.”

“Those seventeen Puppets are powerful, and ordinary Cultivators would avoid them. However, Zhang Haobo did the opposite and used them to test his sword.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, if this person doesn’t fall in the future, his Dao will surely be promising!”

Li Fan echoed, “Fellow Daoist Yuwen is absolutely right!”

For a long time, no more messages came from the other side. Clearly, Yuwen Xing had gone to spread the news to other people.

“The twenty-four Calming the Sea Divine Swords that can only be condensed in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Zhang Haobo actually condensed them shortly after entering Qi Refining.”

“Is he particularly suited for this Cultivation Technique? Or is there some other reason? Interesting…”

Intrigued, Li Fan immediately set off, preparing to go to Tianyang Grotto-heaven to find out.

Tianyang Grotto-heaven is located in a dormant underwater volcano in the western sea area of Congyun Sea.

Ever since the volcano erupted and Tianyang Grotto-heaven appeared, the nearby underwater fire veins have become increasingly active.

On the way, Li Fan occasionally saw Qi Refining Cultivators walking in groups of two or three.

Their faces were excited, and their conversations revolved around Zhang Haobo, who was testing his sword.

From their conversations, it seemed that Zhang Haobo could now hold out against the seventeen mechanical Puppets for about a cup of tea’s time.

Many people took advantage of Zhang Haobo attracting the Puppets’ attention to sneak into the Immortal Cave, attempting to seek Opportunity.

However, a cup of tea’s time was too short. Before they could discover anything, Zhang Haobo became exhausted and retreated from the Immortal Cave.

As a result, these people became the targets of the increasingly enraged Puppets and died tragically.

However, there were rumors that through these continuous sword tests, Zhang Haobo had made rapid progress.

Perhaps soon, he would Breakthrough to the Refining Qi Mid-Stage.

At that time, his strength would definitely experience a leap, allowing him to hold back the Puppets for a longer time.

The people beside him would then be able to fish in troubled waters and enter the Immortal Cave to explore for Opportunity.

And that Zhang Haobo seemed indifferent to such behavior, showing no dissatisfaction.

He simply repeated the monotonous cycle of resting, testing his sword, and resting.

Thus, more and more Cultivators with ulterior motives gathered.

Of course, there were also those who were purely amazed by Zhang Haobo’s feat of fighting seventeen Puppets alone and came here to witness his demeanor.

It didn’t take long for Li Fan to arrive at the sea area where Tianyang Grotto-heaven was located.

Due to the active ground fire, the water temperature here was noticeably higher than other places.

Many dead fish floated on the surface of the sea, and this was already after a round of cleanup.

Fortunately, Li Fan had already prepared before coming. After activating both the Hiding Talisman and the Fire-Bathing Talisman, he submerged into the sea water.

The deeper he went, the higher the water temperature became.

By the time he reached the bottom of the sea, the water was almost boiling.

Inside an underwater volcano, hot magma continuously erupted along with billowing white smoke.

The magma rapidly cooled upon contact with the seawater, forming black stony material that accumulated and spread outwards.

Around the volcano, many Cultivators gathered.

They didn’t care about the boiling seawater, nor were they bothered by the unusual sight of the underwater volcano erupting.

Their attention was entirely focused on Zhang Haobo, who was meditating with his eyes closed not far away.

As Li Fan approached, low whispers entered his ears.

“Just the first battle in Refining Qi Mid-Stage, why does it seem like he didn’t last much longer than before?”

“What do you know? Didn’t you see that the strength of his Move is similar to when he was in the Qi Refining Early Stage? He’s clearly still adapting to the power after his Breakthrough.”

“That’s right, I think he’ll definitely last two cups of tea’s time this time!”

…

Amidst the discussions, Zhang Haobo opened his eyes and suddenly stood up.

With an unperturbed expression, he rushed into the volcano.

The onlookers did not follow him in.

Only a water screen in the center lit up, displaying the scene inside the Immortal Cave.

Those seventeen Puppets also seemed not to be mere inanimate objects.

After Zhang Haobo’s repeated provocations, they had already anticipated his return and had ambushed him at the entrance of the Immortal Cave.

As soon as he entered, they immediately launched an attack.

Zhang Haobo remained calm and unhurried. Twenty-four azure water swords protected his sides, blocking the Puppets’ attacks one by one.

He, on the other hand, soared through the air, constantly weaving through the gaps between the Puppets.

In the blink of an eye, he had already broken through the blockade and was outside the Puppets’ encirclement.

Then, he flew upwards and hovered in mid-air.

“Eh? What does he want to do?”

“Not just defending anymore? Is he going to use offense as defense?”

Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Zhang Haobo gazed at the Puppets below, his eyes like lightning, and he formed a hand seal.

In an instant, the speed of the twenty-four water swords suddenly increased several times over.

Like a torrential downpour, they struck the mechanical Puppets head-on.

The water swords danced like spirits, creating countless illusions. At first glance, blue shadows crisscrossed the field, as if hundreds or thousands of water swords appeared simultaneously.

The bodies of the mechanical Puppets were extremely hard. The water swords striking them couldn’t even leave shallow white marks. They could only cause their movements to pause slightly.

But just as they recovered from this slight pause, the water swords’ attacks followed one after another.

Thus, their movements fell into a state of rigidity again.

The water swords’ attacks were like a surging waterfall, ceaseless, forcing these mechanical Puppets to only parry.

Zhang Haobo, astonishingly, suppressed seventeen Puppets by himself!

Outside the Immortal Cave, the Cultivators who witnessed this scene were all dumbfounded, their hearts stirring.

“Is this Zhang Haobo really in the Refining Qi Middle Stage? What Cultivation Technique does he cultivate? So strong!”

“It’s said that he has only cultivated for a little over a year? He truly is a heaven-defying genius!”

“Fellow Daoists, charge! I see these Puppets are already beaten to the point where they can’t even lift their heads. This is a great Opportunity for us to explore the Immortal Cave for Opportunity!”

Among the crowd, someone suddenly incited them.

These words sounded quite reasonable, so everyone began to stir.

Just then, a rather robust man shook his head and said, “I don’t think so. While Fellow Daoist Zhang’s Move is indeed terrifying, it must consume a great deal of Origin Qi and cannot last long. I’m afraid the duration this time won’t even be as long as last time.”

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. After pondering for a moment, they all slowly nodded.

Li Fan, however, stared at Zhang Haobo in the water screen, his brows slightly furrowed.

Li Fan naturally knew the Move Zhang Haobo had just used; it was a killing Move from the Technique of Calming the Sea Divine Sword.

“Water Dragon Song.”

The sword danced like a Dragon, soaring freely. Its attack range was wide, its sword frequency was fast, and its destructive power was strong.

Its power was indeed extraordinary.

However, it required extremely strong Spiritual Qi consumption to sustain, and generally, only those in the Foundation Establishment Stage could use it.

Although Baili Chen was also in the Refining Qi Middle Stage and cultivated the complete version of the Technique of Calming the Sea Divine Sword, he still couldn’t use this Move.

What puzzled Li Fan was that while Zhang Haobo’s talent far surpassed Baili Chen’s, he was still only in the Refining Qi Middle Stage.

This Water Dragon Song was certainly not meant to last long.

But now, Zhang Haobo looked completely confident, as if he wasn’t worried about running out of Spiritual Qi at all.

Why was this?