txolops Chapter 037 The Licentious Sacrifice Must Not Be Allowed
Chapter 037 The Licentious Sacrifice Must Not Be Allowed
At noon, Li Yue led his group to Luolutan.
As the name suggests, this is a mudflat formed by the accumulation of silt in the river, where egrets often stop to rest.
Luolu Beach is located in the middle of the Tongtian River. Beyond this beach lies the territory of the Crimson Blood King.
In his letter to the old turtle, Xiao Huanglong clearly explained that they should join forces here and then attack Gelang Reef together.
"Wait for me underwater."
Li Yue gave the little demons a word and then walked alone onto the mudflats.
Within an area of only twenty or thirty feet, apart from the egret's footprints, no other traces were found.
Li Yue deliberately arrived half an hour early. After checking and finding no problems, he stood on the mudflat and waited patiently.
As the hour of Wei (1-3 PM) approached, ripples appeared on the water, and a wave could be seen rolling upstream from downstream.
Standing atop the tide was a monster with a human body and a dragon's head, wielding a halberd, majestic and imposing—it was Little Yellow Dragon.
Behind Little Yellow Dragon on either side are Shrimp King and Whale Swallower, the current leaders of the River God's Palace: Shrimp King and Catfish King.
Then came a group of strong aquatic soldiers, roughly three or four hundred in number.
Seeing this display, Li Yue chuckled softly and shook his head inwardly.
There are thousands of fish spirits and water monsters on Gelang Reef; this small force is probably not enough.
However, if Little Yellow Dragon had sufficient troops, why would he need to borrow troops from Old Turtle?
He never expected that the old turtle, feigning compliance, would only send him twenty lesser demons.
"Greetings, Lord River God."
The tide was already close by, and Li Yue took two steps forward and bowed to greet it.
"Um."
Little Yellow Dragon leaped onto the mudflat from the crest of the tide, gave a faint reply, looked Li Yue up and down, and then glanced at the twenty little demons in the water, but his face remained expressionless.
Shrimp and Whale followed suit and jumped onto the mudflats, still standing obediently behind Little Yellow Dragon, but their gazes toward Li Yue were exceptionally ardent, revealing a hint of greed.
They also wanted the golden lotus seed inside Li Yue's body!
Li Yue also looked at the two strange people, trying his best to suppress the impulse in his heart.
Seven golden lotus seeds, attracted to each other, fought and killed each other until death.
"I've heard that among the water turtles there is a powerful carp leader, but aren't you one?"
After examining the creature, Little Yellow Dragon finally asked a question.
With a hint of flattery, yet the tone was as if verifying something.
"It is indeed me. I have only learned some minor tricks by chance. How dare I claim to be strong in front of the River God?"
Li Yue didn't think too much about it, taking it as just a polite gesture, and bowed slightly in a humble manner.
He only brought twenty lesser demons with him, so Little Yellow Dragon will definitely be dissatisfied and might be looking for an excuse to throw a tantrum. We must not let him find fault with us.
Little Yellow Dragon didn't speak, but turned his head to look at Shrimp and Whale Swallow behind him. The two monsters nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Xiao Huanglong then turned to Li Yue and raised the halberd in his hand.
"What do you think of this treasure of mine?"
"The rosy glow and auspicious aura—it's truly a precious treasure!"
"Where did this rosy glow and auspicious aura come from? It is indeed a fine treasure. This halberd was made from divine iron and forged in Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace for forty-nine days. It weighs three thousand six hundred catties."
"It is indeed a wonderful treasure."
This time, Li Yue was not flattering him. The weapon, forged in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, weighed 3,600 jin, 600 jin heavier than his Zhilang Ding.
Although the Jinghe Dragon King cannot compare to the Four Seas Dragon Kings, he is still the chief administrator of the eight rivers and the great dragon god in charge of rain. His dragon palace is filled with countless treasures. Little Yellow Dragon is his eldest son, so how could his weapon be inferior?
"Since you like it, you can take a closer look."
Little Yellow Dragon suddenly smiled and extended his halberd towards Li Yue.
"I don't know the full name of this treasure."
As Li Yue approached to examine the object, he asked a question.
All such divine weapons have a nice-sounding name. Not to mention Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, even Zhu Bajie's Nine-Toothed Rake is called the Shangbao Qin Jin Pa (Superior Treasure Golden Rake), and Sha Wujing's weapon is not a crescent shovel, but the Suoluo Treasure Staff.
"This treasure is named Nine Heavens Shock..."
Swish!
Xiao Huanglong's eyes turned cold as he spoke, and his halberd suddenly slashed at Li Yue.
Li Yue was too close and unprepared, and was immediately struck in the chest by a halberd.
With a sizzling sound and sparks flying, Li Yue was cleaved back several steps, his chest armor torn like paper, but there was not a single wound on his body.
Li Yue was covered in silver scales, with faint golden lotus patterns that shimmered in the midday sun.
"Such hard scales."
Fangtian Halberd pointed at Li Yue, and Little Yellow Dragon let out a soft snort.
At this moment, Shrimp and Whale flanked Li Yue from the left and right, cutting off his retreat.
"...Lord River God, what is the meaning of this?"
Li Yue looked around and frowned.
"Can't you tell? I've come to take you in."
The little yellow dragon had an arrogant look in its eyes and a cold voice.
Li Yue's face immediately turned frosty, and he summoned the Wave-Stopping Ship and held it in his hand with a whoosh.
"I kindly helped you subdue the demon in the name of my lord, yet you attacked me with a sneak attack! Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock!"
"Laughing? Haha~! Haven't you realized that the demon I'm about to subdue isn't the Crimson Blood King, but you?"
"...Why is that?"
Li Yue frowned even more deeply. He really hadn't expected that Little Yellow Dragon's target was him.
He was merely the first-ranking leader of the Water Turtle. In his view, if Little Yellow Dragon wanted to truly control the Tongtian River and secure his position as the River God, he needed to subdue the two local tyrants, Crimson Blood King and Old Turtle.
As for why he went to such lengths to deal with him, Li Yue already had a vague idea in his mind, but he still couldn't help but ask to confirm it.
"Why? Do I really need to remind you, General Anchor!"
Little Yellow Dragon narrowed its eyes slightly, and took the last four bites with extra force.
really.
Li Yue sighed inwardly; it was indeed the reason.
Righteous gods have the Way, while licentious worship brings no blessings.
These orthodox gods have always shown no leniency towards illicit worship.
Li Yue actually knew this.
The feeling of fear and trepidation he felt when the Mengzhonglang Temple was destroyed still lingered in his mind; he had actually realized this long ago.
When Little Yellow Dragon arrived at Tongtian River, his first thought was to run away.
Without the river god, he could do whatever he wanted; but now that there is a river god, how can we allow him to engage in such licentious worship?
Moreover, unlike the Dream Boy of the past, the fact that he is General Iron Anchor is known throughout the Tongtian River.
To put it bluntly, if Xiao Huanglong wanted to handle this case, he wouldn't even need to investigate; he could just arrest him directly.
But Li Yue did not flee immediately, instead clinging to a sliver of hope.
In his mind, Little Yellow Dragon was facing attacks from all the major demon kings and had not yet gained a foothold, so how could he care about such a trivial matter?
Unexpectedly, after Little Yellow Dragon subdued Shrimp and Swallow Whale, he ignored the Crimson Blood King and Old Turtle who were eyeing him menacingly, and instead attacked him first.
"Illegitimate rites must never be allowed to continue!"
With a shout, Xiao Huanglong pointed his halberd at Li Yue.
"Carp spirit! Prepare to die!"
With a loud shout, Shrimp and Whale Swallow, eager to show their loyalty to Little Yellow Dragon, charged forward wielding their spears and broadswords.
"In that case, I will meet you."
Li Yue gave a soft snort, raised the Wave-Stopping Ship, and went straight to meet the attack.
Although facing a formidable foe, he was protected by lotus scale armor, ensuring his safety for the time being. Even if he were truly outmatched, being in the Tongtian River, he could escape at any time using water magic.
Since there's no worry about the future, I might as well fight him. Maybe if I kill one or two of them, I can even snatch one or two golden lotus seeds.