Chapter 246: Catching

Initially, SongZhong also did not know what was happening. But when he raised his arm and saw bizarre scales on them, he came to a realization to what this was about. 

It turns out that all of this was due to Blood River Pattern! The Blood River Pattern was refined from the essence of the black tortoise. Usually, it would only be able to stick onto the person superficially. However, SongZhong's case was different as he used the Primal Natal Fire to combine with it completely. As such, SongZhong now had the blood lineage of the black tortoise. Furthermore, the lineage is from a top grade black tortoise with a Blood River Pattern!It must be understood that this black tortoise is not an ordinary demonic beast. It is said that this black tortoise is the descendant of the divine-beast Black Tortoise, the ancestors of all Water type demonic beast, the absolute ruler of the seas! 

Thus, after SongZhong entered the water, he felt as free as a fish. As long as he wills it, the Blood River Pattern will shroud him with a green light, augmenting his speed greatly in the water. Together with the Water Essence Sword, it made SongZhong even faster than he was in the sky, almost reaching a speed of 5000 units.

Of course, this speed was still far from Old Devil Feng, but he can lengthen the time taken for Old Devil Feng to catch up. The key point is, Old Devil Feng was actually afraid of water. He only dared to scold SongZhong from the sky but dare not dive down to give chase. 

From the start, SongZhong thought that Old Devil Feng only wanted to toy with him for as long as possible. But after realizing that Old Devil Feng was really anxious, SongZhong came to a realization. This Old Devil Feng was a Wind type cultivator, coupled with the fact that he absorbed the Wind Snakes, he was full of Wind type spiritual Qi. Wind, naturally could move freely around in the skies, enjoying boundless freedom. As such, his flying speed was able to reach 8000 units.

But the moment he dived into the ocean, would he be able to move around freely? The moment Old Devil Feng dived down into the ocean, his speed would definitely be greatly reduced, and thus be unable to catch up to SongZhong. Hence, he was anxious. After realizing the logic behind all these, SongZhong realized that this may be a good chance for him to escape. Thus, he was reluctant to resurface. He then gritted his teeth and continued to dive deeper. At such a moment, SongZhong could no longer be bothered with the ferocious demonic beasts in the ocean. He only wanted to get rid of the trouble behind him. In any case, no matter how powerful the demonic beasts were, they cannot be more powerful than a completed YuanYing cultivator.

As Old Devil Feng, who was chasing SongZhong above the ocean's surface, saw how fast SongZhong was beneath the ocean's surface, he became even more anxious. It must be understood, the Eastern Ocean was not a good place. Especially in the deeper parts of the ocean, there were many 6th or 7th grade demonic beasts cultivating there. While his 'devil entering the body' increased his strength greatly, he is not able to maintain it for a long time. If this were to drag on too long and the Wind Snakes are completely burnt up, his strength would be greatly reduced. If he were to meet with a 6th or 7th grade demonic beast at that time, he wouldn't even have a place to cry!

Anxious, Old Devil Feng could care no longer. He came near the water's surface, and gave a  palm strike onto the water's surface. Following a loud explosion and water splas.h.i.+ng all over, Old Devil Feng's palm actually managed to open up a large crater of water over a 10,000 feet deep, with the force of his palm still charging straight at SongZhong. 

Despite the force of the palm's strike, there was still a large water body separating him and SongZhong. By the time the impact of the palm pa.s.sed through the water and arrived at SongZhong, he had already dodged it like an agile fish, with only the pressure from the water resistance as obstruction. However, such water pressure was not capable of destroying the protection offered by the Blood River Pattern, and would naturally not cause any damage to SongZhong. 

As SongZhong saw how he was able to dodge Old Devil Feng's palm so easily, he became ecstatic, and was filled with joy of being able to escape death. He then laughed at Old Devil Feng, "Haha, darn old man, you already can't hit me! I will definitely escape from your hands today! Just wait for me, I will definitely let you and your other half pay the price!"As Old Devil Feng heard that, he felt like he had been thrown into a tub of hot oil, almost puking blood from anxiousness. 

If SongZhong were to escape today and reveal the adulterous relations.h.i.+p between he and Celestial QingYun, her reputation would definitely be ruined. At that time, how was it possible for her to let go of Old Devil Feng so easily? She was an actual completed YuanYing cultivator, different from Old Devil Feng who relied on a spell to temporarily increase his cultivation base. If he were to really anger Celestial QingYun, she would be able to let Old Devil Feng perish with a simple wave of her arms. Even the sect master of the Thousands Desire Sect may not be able to defend him. 

As he thought about how severe the consequences would be, Old Devil Feng broke out in cold sweat from fear. How would he dare to continue hesitating? He immediately used more palms strikes, with the intention of using the continuous strikes to murder SongZhong. 

Old Devil Feng's tactic was indeed useful, following a few streaks of green light and water pillars rising all over, large craters that were 10,000 feet deep appeared all over the ocean's surface.

In the water, SongZhong immediately felt the large pressure and could only try his best to dodge them all. At times, the force from the palm would brush past him, sending him rolling from the impact, and looking extremely pathetic. 

There were a few times when SongZhong was not able to maneuver his body appropriately, and almost received the palm's strike head on. Thankfully, the Blood River Pattern unleashed its immense effect at such a moment. As SongZhong used a large amount of Water type spells and absorbed a large amount of Water spiritual Qi, the effect of the black tortoise's lineage began to show gradually. Countless dense scales began to show up on his body, and on his back appeared a tortoise sh.e.l.l. The scales helped reduce water resistance, thus further increasing SongZhong's speed. It also helped him increase the amount of spiritual Qi absorbed, making him extremely energised. The tortoise sh.e.l.l displayed a frightening defensive power; not only was it able to defend against the impact from the palm, it also strengthened the protective light from the Blood River Pattern. SongZhong estimated that the existence of the tortoise sh.e.l.l increased the strength of the protective light by several times. From the start, the protective light would be destroyed if it rubbed past the force of the palm. But now, it would only tremble for a few moments before returning to normal. Thus, it allowed SongZhong to deal with Old Devil Feng's crazed attacks easily.

However, SongZhong looked extremely hideous at such a moment. Apart from his hair, his whole body was covered in scales. Together with his tortoise sh.e.l.l, he looked like an actual black tortoise. 

As SongZhong was escaping and saw his own appearance, he could not help but laugh bitterly, "Though Mu ZiRong did not humiliate me, but I am still becoming a cuckold by become a tortoise!" 

Despite how depressed he felt, he still continued to escape for his life.Soon, he no longer felt depressed as he focused all his energy to escaping death. As for Old Devil Feng, he only wanted to kill SongZhong with everything he had. Both of them, one was escaping while the other was pursuing! 

On the surface of the Eastern Ocean, the cultivators which they met occasionally would witness a horrifying scene. A black figure, fleeing in the ocean while another green figure was sending out palm strikes continuously into the water. Every time the green palm was sent out, a 10,000 feet crater would appear in the water, with water pillars rising up a thousand feet high. Before the first water pillar subsided, the next one would explode into the air. From afar, it looked like a whale sending out water sprouts continuously. As such, every cultivator who saw the both of them could not help but exclaim as they guessed who these two cultivators were. 

SongZhong and Old Devil Feng could not be bothered with the bystanders. One of them focused on escaping while the other was focused on chasing. With their perverse speed, they had already travelled thousands of kilometres in a short few hours. At this moment, they were already in the territory of the demonic beasts. 

At this moment, SongZhong was both physically and mentally exhausted. Dodging countless of palms necessitates a large amount of concentration. After an extended period of time, he was obviously fatigued. Furthermore, he did not have the time to tend to his injuries sustained from Old Devil Feng's attacks, enduring all injuries as he escaped. It would be a wonder if he is able to endure all of this. Old Devil Feng has yet to cease with his attack. For his own survival, SongZhong has no choice but to endure. 

Old Devil Feng was also almost exhausted. After chasing SongZhong for so long, he had used countless palm strikes, and his Wind Snakes were on the brink of being exhausted. However, in order to protect his secret and life, he was forced to muster every final bit of strength, in a bid to kill SongZhong who looked a little wobbly.

It can be said that the one who would emerge victorious would be the one who was able to endure it better. Obviously, Old Devil Feng, who had the more profound cultivation base, had an advantage over the injured SongZhong. If the situation were to persist as such, it was extremely likely for Old Devil Feng to emerge victorious. 

But right at this critical moment, the loud cry of a bird sounded from afar. The exhausted SongZhong and Old Devil Feng could not help but be stunned, raising their heads up to take a look. In the end, they saw a beautiful lightning eagle over a 100 feet large, flying over from afar. After spinning a round above the both of their heads, it returned to where it came from, obviously to send back information. As SongZhong saw the lightning eagle, he thought of the beautiful yet dangerous lady, Lightning Eagle King. At that moment, SongZhong thought to himself, 'If this were to continue, I would definitely lose to Old Devil Feng. If that's the case, I would be dead eventually. Why not I lead the exhausted Old Devil Feng to the Lightning Eagle King. With the Lightning Eagle King and her fleet of ten thousand lightning eagles, she would probably be able to take care of this Old Devil Feng who is at his wits end. Hehe, let me give the Lightning Eagle King something fun to settle! It can be considered compensation for the last time!'

Thinking about this, SongZhong laughed coldly and sprinted towards the direction the lightning eagle flew towards, obviously wanting to meet the Lightning Eagle King earlier. 

Chapter 247: Intense Battle

Old Devil Feng was no idiot. If anything, he was a crafty old man. He had already guess correctly what SongZhong's intentions were when he saw his actions. He could not help but cursed, "Darn fatty, that direction is where the Lightning Eagle King is. Even if you were to lure me over there, I will still be able to leave at any moment. But you may not escape from them. Why not you just follow me; at the very most, I promise to not kill you."

Obviously, Old Devil Feng didn't expect himself defeating the ten thousand underlings of the Lightning Eagle King. While they may not really end up fighting, he will not want to risk that chance. If they were to really fight and allow SongZhong to escape in the confusion, he would not even get the chance to cry. As such, he took a step back. However, SongZhong did not bother with him and replied with a cold laughter, "Haha, you're afraid? A pity it's too late! Let me tell you the truth, even if I am to die, I will definitely drag you down with me!

"You… You are an idiot! I am giving you a chance to leave and you want to seek death?" Old Devil Feng replied in exasperation. 

"Do you really think that I will believe your nonsense?" SongZhong replied with disdain. 

Seeing how SongZhong was skeptical of him, Old Devil Feng could not help but sigh. Then, he said anxiously, "I'll make an oath!"

"Oath?" As SongZhong heard that, he was startled as he thought to himself, 'Is this old man really scared? But even if he is willing to make an oath, I still cannot entrust my life to him.' "Sorry, I won't believe you even with an oath. If you are really afraid of the Lightning Eagle King, you can just leave now. I will promise not to spread your secret when I escape!"

Just as how SongZhong did not believe Old Devil Feng, Old Devil Feng did not believe SongZhong as well.. Even if SongZhong is reputable, this matter concerns his life and death. How would Old Devil Feng dare to believe him so easily?

Thus, Old Devil Feng gritted his teeth and scolded, "Darn fatty, you forced me into this!"

As he said that, Old Devil Feng attacked even more relentlessly, as if he was experiencing a spasm. As Old Devil Feng gave it his all, the palm strikes fell down from the skies like rain as water pillars filled the sky. At the same time, SongZhong who was in the water, felt immense pressure. Despite trying his best to dodge them, he was still sent flying to the left and right from the remnant force. The protective light of the Blood River Pattern on him also became shaky as though it was about to break apart at any moment. The moment this protective light were to break apart, SongZhong's body would receive a large shockwave for sure and he would definitely be injured. The moment he gets injured, he would no longer be able to maintain his agileness. At that time, he would most likely be struck by Old Devil Feng's palm strikes and no one would be able to save him. But at this moment, SongZhong was completely helpless. He can only watch as his protective light becomes fainter by the moment and finally disappearing. Following which, the water pressure rushed at him from all directions as Old Devil Feng's palm strike struck out again.

Just when SongZhong was about to be a.s.saulted by the water pressure and killed by Old Devil Feng's palm, there were countless of Lightning Eagles which appeared in the sky. They charged over at the speed of lightning while releasing countless of lightning bolts from their wings, over a few kilometres away. Without exception, all the lightning bolts struck towards Old Devil Feng. 

If it was during normal times, Old Devil Feng would  naturally be able to defend himself with a magical artifact. But now, his only magical artifact had been destroyed already, making him a poor broke. Under such circ.u.mstances, Old Devil Feng would not dare be careless. He then invoked a Wind type spell to avoid them all instantly. However, he also lost the ability to continue attacking SongZhong. 

As the despairing SongZhong witnessed such a situation, he was completely elated. Without a second word, he summoned his copper bell and blocked that palm strike. Even though he was injured by the blow's recoil, it was still much better than dying on the spot. Now that Old Devil Feng was forced to escape, the heavily injured SongZhong finally had a chance to take a breather. Right at this moment, the Lightning Eagle King who was riding a gigantic Lightning Eagle also appeared. Her adorable countenance had feelings of worry all over it, as she shouted out to SongZhong in concern, "Oi, little highness, are you alright?"

As SongZhong and Old Devil Feng heard that, they were dumbfounded. Especially SongZhong, as he thought to himself, 'Since when did I become their little highness? What is this Lightning Eagle King playing at?'

Old Devil Feng's face also contorted in doubt. However, he quickly realized that the Lightning Eagle King must have made a mistake. As such, he shouted out, "Lightning Eagle King, Lei Shan'er. This is a matter between us human cultivators. I would recommend that you do not intervene. If not, do not blame this old man for being rude!"

Under different circ.u.mstances, Lei Shan'er would most likely turn around and leave the moment Old Devil Feng shouted out. While Old Devil Feng was looking rather pathetic, he was still a completed YuanYing cultivator. Usually, even if an expert like him is unable to win against the 10,000 Lightning Eagles, it wouldn't be an issue for them to kill a few thousand before escaping. Lei Shan'er was also no idiot; she would definitely not sacrifice so many of her underlings on a human cultivator. 

But this time, Old Devil Feng obviously made a wrong bet. Lightning Eagle King then frowned as anger suffused her eyes. Pointing to Old Devil Feng, she scolded, "Darn b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you actually dare to attack the descendant of the Eastern Ocean's Emperor. You really deserve to die! Little ones, attack! Kill this b.a.s.t.a.r.d for me!" 

As the Lightning Eagles by the side heard that, they did not waste any time, unleas.h.i.+ng lightning bolts like a thunderstorm, striking Old Devil Feng from all directions. 

Old Devil Feng was not someone with a good temper. After being attacked for no reason for so many times, he also became angered. He first made a beautiful dodge with a Wind spell. Then, he sent out a few palm strikes, emitting blasts of air over ten thousand feet away. All of the Lightning Eagles who were struck by the blasts were all injured with their bones broken without exception. They fell down from the skies with a groan, obviously with no further chance of surviving. Old Devil Feng was indeed a completed YuanYing cultivator. With just a few palm strikes, he killed almost a hundred Lightning Eagles, scaring all the other Lightning Eagles into retreat. 

At the same time, Old Devil Feng did not forget to sneer, "Lei Shan'er, you can only bully the younger generation in the Eastern Ocean. It is a pity that you are still not a match for this old man. If you are wise, scram immediately and this old man will forget everything. If not, I will kill all of these mixed feather birds here!" 

As Lei Shan'er heard that, she was first startled. She then looked towards her dead underlings before looking at SongZhong. Then, she said resolutely, "I don't care what you are. In any case, you cannot bully the little highness in the Eastern Ocean. If you are wise, scram now. If not, I will risk my life to hold you here!"

Old Devil Feng erupted in anger as he scolded, "Good, good, good! You idiotic fool! Let me show you how I'll take care of you!" As he said that Old Devil Feng charged over, sending out a palm strike to Lei Shan'er.

As the head of her clan, her fame is not without credence. Before Old Devil Feng approached her, she relied on her agility to dodge the palm strike. At the same time, she shouted out, "Kill him!" 

As the 10,000 Lightning Eagles heard that, they began to charge over again. Some of them tried to bite Old Devil Feng, while some engaged in a brutal melee. As for the rest, they sent out lightning bolts from afar, all with the resolution to fight to the death. 

No matter how fierce Old Devil Feng was, he could not help but let out a roar after being tangled with by all these Lightning Eagles that were prepared to fight to the death. At the same time, he sent out a continuous wave of palm strikes, sending out green shadows in all direction and slaughtering many of the Lightning Eagles. However, the Lightning Eagles were completely uninterrupted, attacking wave by wave, with increasing ferocity! 

When the Lightning Eagles were using their lives to fight for time, Lei Shan'er shouted at SongZhong who was in the water, "Little highness, run! We will hold him back!" As she said that, she had personally joined in the battle. As she saw her many comrades die, her cute face also became filled with tears. That emotional expression on her face had completely conquered the heart of SongZhong! Despite not knowing why Lei Shan'er would do this, as a man, how would SongZhong allow a lady to guard his rear while he escaped?

Seeing how the beautiful Lightning Eagles died for him, with their beautiful feathers smeared with blood, falling from the sky like rain drops, coupled with the countless groans and shrieks and tears in Lei Shan'er's eyes, SongZhong completely exploded in anger.Finally, SongZhong gave out a loud roar as he rose from the ocean like a cannonball. His hands then stretched out as 10 different divine lightnings appeared. 

His left hand was filled with negative lightnings while his right was filled with positive lightnings. This time, he did not mix the divine lightnings up together but merged them into his arms. As a result, his arms became prismatic and resplendent. This was a special lightning spell in the ancient lightning talisman he exchanged for, Divine Five Lightnings Fist. The meaning of the spell was to absorb the divine lightnings into his arms, infusing it into his fists. The advantage of the Divine Five Lightnings Fist lies in the concentrated attack of the divine lightnings. It was not like an ordinary divine lightning which would disperse the moment it exploded. As such, the strength of it also increased by several fold. Of course, there were disadvantages to it as well. The lightning of the Divine Five Lightnings Fist were from an external force as well and it was a berserk form of energy. Thus, it would also injure the body. As such, the prerequisite of using the Divine Five Lightnings Fist was a strong physique. If not, the body would be destroyed before even unleas.h.i.+ng the attack. Even if he were to unleash it successfully, the user would suffer from excruciating pain or maybe injuries. This was also the reason why SongZhong was unwilling to use this spell. 

This time, SongZhong was really forced in a corner. Thus, he ignored his own body and used this spell. As such, he speed increased greatly, appearing in front of Old Devil Feng in an instant. Then, he unleashed his wild fists, smas.h.i.+ng at the unprepared Old Devil Feng.

Old Devil Feng was indeed a YuanYing cultivator. Despite being distracted by the Lightning Eagles, he quickly noticed SongZhong's ambush. However, he was too confident in his own body. After the 'devil entering the body', almost nothing would be able to harm him. Thus, he ignored SongZhong's fist and gave SongZhong a palm instead. A tragedy occurred. 

While SongZhong had a tortoisesh.e.l.l currently, even if it was that of the Black Tortoise, he was still unable to defend against the attack of a completed YuanYing cultivator. Thus, his ribs were all shattered as he flew out. Before he was even able to say anything, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot. Before he fainted, SongZhong could vaguely feel that he landed onto something soft, with a voice full of anxiousness crying out to him. 

As for Old Devil Feng, while his body was extremely powerful, SongZhong was no weakling either. SongZhong's body was already comparable to a peak 5th grade demonic beast with over ten thousand catties worth of strength in both his arms. Together with the 10 divine lightnings, a frightening positive and negative energy exploded after smas.h.i.+ng onto Old Devil Feng's chest. The protective light which Old Devil Feng was so proud of was also destroyed from this frightening positive and negative spiritual Qi. Following which, the frightening impact of tens of thousands of catties of strength smashed onto his body, sending him flying and heavily injured on the spot!As Old Devil Feng saw that SongZhong landed in Lei Shan'er's arms after receiving his palm, he was both angered and anxious. He was extremely clear that his palm did not kill SongZhong. Not only was it because of SongZhong's perverse body, it was also because Old Devil Feng was too fatigued from the prolonged battle. If it was when he first used the 'devil entering the body' spell, SongZhong would most likely be killed from a single palm strike. It was a pity that Old Devil Feng was also at his wits end and unable to kill SongZhong.  

Lei Shan'er obviously realized this point as well. After receiving the unconscious SongZhong, she hastily fed a few elixirs to him. Without a second word, she hugged him and escape. As Old Devil Feng saw such a situation, he was overwhelmed with worry. While he wanted to give chase, the Lightning Eagles around him let out an even more ferocious wave of attack than before. No matter how big of a sacrifice they were going to make, the Lightning Eagles would never let Old Devil Feng catch up with Lei Shan'er.

Old Devil Feng had only tangled with the Lightning Eagles for a short while before he could no longer take it. At this moment, it was also the time limit for the 'devil entering the body'. Furthermore, he was also heavily injured by SongZhong, his organs s.h.i.+fting from their original position and bones fractured. If he still doesn't retreat, he would probably end up as food for the Lightning Eagles. 

Helpless, Old Devil Feng can only let out a mournful sigh, carving out a blood path and escaping back to land.