Chapter 4041 Fluorescent Ball

The battle just now, though brief, was extremely fierce. The four divine beasts of the water—Gongfu, Feiyi, Hujiao, and Ziba—appeared together, and the people of the Di people were no match for them. In the first exchange, they were rendered powerless and forced to retreat.

The slovenly Taoist priest's meaning was simple: to eradicate evil completely, we must subdue them so they dare not provoke us, only then can we safely cross this waterway.

The kind-hearted Master Zhiqing quickly said, "Don't be so impulsive. These people from the Di people have seen what we did. With so many divine beasts in the water, they shouldn't dare to show up again. Let's be lenient and not push them too hard."

“Master Zhiqing, we just killed so many people from the Di people. They certainly won’t let this go. Why don’t we go all the way and completely subdue them, so we won’t be passive and get ambushed by them?” The slovenly Taoist priest still insisted on his previous idea.

“Old Luo, this body of water is so vast, we don’t even know where their lair is. I think Master Zhiqing is right, maybe they’re really scared of us. Also, to prevent them from launching a sneak attack, I’ll have Ziba patrol around our raft. If he finds anything amiss, he can let us know in advance. If there’s a next time, we’ll fight our way to their lair no matter what,” I said solemnly.

"We were just passing through their waters and didn't do anything wrong, so why are they fighting us to the death?" Brother Gu couldn't understand it.

“Xiao Gu, you don’t understand, do you? This is territoriality. Just like a tiger, any creature that enters its territory will become its target. It’s like if a group of strangers suddenly broke into your house. Even if they didn’t do anything, you would definitely be unhappy and want to kick them out,” Zhang Qing’an continued.

"Let's do as Young Friend Wu says. Have Ziba keep an eye on things, and we'll continue forward. If they still dare to block our way, we'll have no choice but to kill them." Master Zhiqing finally made the decision.

It was still late at night, and we weren't in a hurry to continue our journey. Instead, we sat on the raft and continued our meditation and cultivation. We all wanted to see if the people from the Di people would show up again to deal with us.

But we waited until dawn, and those Di people didn't show up. I guess they were probably really scared of us.

After daybreak, we ate something simple and then continued on our way.

Today is our third day walking on this body of water. Ahead is still a vast expanse of water, making us dizzy. We have no idea when we will reach the end.

After the commotion we had caused, we were on guard and continued our journey during the day.

The weather remained calm until the afternoon, and nothing happened.

But after walking a little further, Ziba suddenly jumped onto the raft and let out a low, muffled roar at me.

It couldn't speak, but it was warning me of danger, and that it was very close.

"Everyone get ready, the Di people's army is about to appear," I called out.

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone drew out their magical artifacts, awaiting the arrival of the Di people's army.

Just then, the once calm water surface suddenly became rippled, and then waves surged, one higher than the next.

Seeing this situation, we knew that a major battle was bound to happen.

Before long, accompanied by a rumbling sound, a huge fish, bigger than a whale, suddenly appeared dozens of meters in front of us. On the back of the fish were hundreds of people from the Di people, each holding a magical artifact made from fish bones.

When that enormous creature emerged from the water, it nearly capsized our raft.

However, the enemy was not just this few people. As large fish continued to appear around us, more and more people from the Di people on those fish appeared, forming a dense mass of one or two thousand people.

The people leading the group were on the big fish opposite us. The big fish slowly moved towards us and stopped less than five meters away.

I saw the eyes of that big fish; good heavens, they were bigger than millstones.

On the body of the giant fish was an old man, who was equally hideous and ugly, but the woman from the Di people beside him was very beautiful, with a long string of gems and something that looked like a seashell around her neck.

These two must be the king and queen of the Di people. Behind them are two Di people experts, both of whom are quite old.

Behind him were hundreds of fishmen wearing golden armor.

As they approached us, the king of the Di people suddenly stood up, holding a long fishbone in his hand. He pointed it at us and angrily questioned, "You foreigners have killed my people and invaded my territory. You deserve to be executed. What else do you have to say?"

This scene is indeed a bit frightening. It's estimated that the group of Di people who appeared is only a part of the group; there are probably many more underwater.

Master Zhiqing took a few steps forward, cupped his hands, and said very politely, "You must be the king of the Di people. I am truly sorry. We are indeed from another region and are on our way to Zhaoyao Mountain to visit a friend. We have been passing through here and have caused you great disturbance. It was your people who attacked first and dragged us into this mess. We had no choice but to retaliate. I hope Your Majesty will understand and allow us to pass through here."

"You think you can just leave after killing our people? Do you think it's that easy?" A skilled warrior standing behind the king stepped forward and said angrily.

"We'll compensate you! We'll offer you a priceless treasure!" the disheveled Taoist priest suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

As soon as I saw the slovenly Taoist priest step forward, I knew there was going to be a good show; he was definitely going to start bluffing again.

"You've killed so many of our people, what will you offer in return? You must pay with your lives!" the expert said again.

As he spoke, the slovenly Taoist priest took something out of his Qiankun Eight Treasures Pouch. Upon closer inspection, I realized it was a fluorescent ball.

Good heavens, it's as big as my head.

"Where did you get this thing?" I asked curiously.

"Pinduoduo offers free shipping on 9.9 yuan..."

The disheveled Taoist priest smiled and said something to me, then held up the enormous fluorescent ball and said to the king, "King of the Di people, I have a peerless luminous pearl here. There is no luminous pearl larger than this in the world. Here, take this. Can you let us pass?"

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