Chaotic World Book

"Choke!"

Dragon Sparrow precisely wedged into the forks of the trident while Zhao Changhe's body slightly wavered, visibly straining as he stepped backward onto the reef and floated away, but he caught it!

He faced the Sea Emperor's strike head-on, and retreated only slightly without injury!

At the same time, his left hand, Dragon Emperor, fiercely thrust out, sending a Sword Qi curling towards the Sea Emperor's lower abdomen. The sound of the wind roared from behind; San Niang's fist was already at the back of his head. From the side, the chilling cold swept in as Xia Chichi's Bing Po aimed straight for his neck side.

The Sea Emperor, who hadn't finished his harsh words, was shocked. What was happening!

They had just fought the day before yesterday, and everyone knew their strength. Although Zhao Changhe was the key figure who had slashed open his own dragon belly leading to the defeat, his cultivation was mediocre. A swipe of the dragon claw would break his bones and burst his muscles, clearly no match; Xia Chichi was even weaker than him, and in a real fight, it would take a few combinations to deal with her. Only San Niang was somewhat troublesome, requiring some effort.

The Sea Emperor's previous threats were not boasts; he truly believed them. His concern had always been Xia Longyuan, not these three ignorant mortals.

Because he was wary of not knowing whether Xia Longyuan would make a move, he endured these three people loitering above, planning to recover a bit more to at least reach the Imperial Realm level before going out would be safer. Otherwise, he could have already come out to attack, killing them all.

But, these three fools actually chose self-destruction; poisoning didn't really harm him, but it did block the efficiency of his recovery to the Imperial Realm, which was already hard to endure, and now they urinate! Such humiliation, if spread, would not require Xia Longyuan to kill him; he could literally die of shame in the ancient circles, utterly unbearable!

If you insist on seeking death, then so be it! The Sea Emperor could no longer care about considering whether Xia Longyuan, who might make a move, would act, and furiously attacked.

However, what was this situation? Where was Zhao Changhe's half-paralyzed injury? Where was Xia Chichi's internal injury caused by Wang Daoning's water column? How had they both fully recovered in just two days? Internal injuries aside, could bones heal in two days, making you seem even more divine than me?

What was even more absurd was that, aside from healing, what was the cause of their explosive increase in cultivation?

Originally Zhao Changhe, who didn't dare to confront him head-on, could now withstand him directly; originally San Niang, who was just somewhat troublesome, was now not just troublesome—the power of this punch was truly comparable to his own!

Even Xia Chichi, originally the weakest, the force of her sword attack was absolutely greater than Zhao Changhe's belly-slashing attack the day before yesterday, such strength being enough to bind and distract was already sufficient; once neglected, one would be injured under her sword, just like being injured under Zhao Changhe's blade the day before yesterday.

Temporarily, the Sea Emperor even questioned his own recovery efficiency. Could it be that I haven't actually recovered to the peak of the Third Layer Secret Treasure? Or was it that I was healing unaware of time, and it had been two years already?

So these three were not courting death; they truly felt it was the time to take his life while he was injured, timing it just right before he returned to the Imperial Realm!

As the thought flashed, the Sea Emperor was still sweeping Zhao Changhe away with one trident, forcing Xia Chichi to retreat, and using the tail of the trident to counter San Niang's punch, facing three opponents without falling behind.

After all, his peak of the Third Layer Secret Treasure was truly not just this level of cultivation; that was the God Demon of the Second Layer Imperial Realm falling due to injury, whose understanding of Martial Arts and application of laws were incomparable to those of the Secret Treasure warriors.

Moreover, he would not die... Although it seemed that the opposing side's nominal strength had surpassed his own, the Sea Emperor still felt he had the advantage.

In fact, Zhao Changhe and his family breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, seeing the high level of recovery of the Sea Emperor, everyone was a bit worried—the biggest issue in fighting the Sea Emperor was not his strength or martial skills but the omnipresent soul assault interference, like the whisper of an Ancient God causing irritation and confusion, leading to potential madness or control if mishandled. That was a dimensional crushing at the level of cultivation, with no solution.

Because Xia Longyuan and Hai Pinglan silently took over those aspects of the battle the day before yesterday, everyone was able to fight; if he could still do that now, it would be troublesome.

It turned out that, suppressed under the standard of the Third Layer Secret Treasure, although the Sea Emperor's tactics could still play out, they also became much weaker. Everyone's currently strengthened Divine Souls could now be immune, just as annoying as flies buzzing in the ears.

Without direct suppression, no matter how many other Secret Skills existed, there was always a way to deal with them.

"No wonder they're so ignorant of death; it turns out they do have some strength. Then... take this trident?"

The trident suddenly thrust to the right, directly piercing Xia Chichi's lower abdomen.

Although the last fight stirred up a hornet's nest with Xia Chichi, the logic was still there—Xia Chichi was the relatively weak link, definitely the first choice to break the encirclement if aiming to disrupt.

Seemingly an ordinary strike, no different from a human Martial Artist, Xia Chichi blocked with her sword intending to drift back; after all, she wasn't responsible for confronting directly.

As soon as the sword and trident contacted, an extremely cold force seemed to explode within her body without needing transmission, causing her blood to feel like it was being drained dry, with even her body's moisture about to disappear.

Water Manipulation!

Once, the skill that undermined Cui Wenjing was used against San Niang, and when San Niang was guarded, it proved ineffective, thus it wasn't used in the subsequent battles.

However, when the Sea Emperor himself employed that already ineffective move, the result, of course, was incomparably different!

Zhao Changhe and San Niang's offensive arrived just in time, with the Sea Emperor parrying left and right, looking leisurely. He was already waiting for Xia Chichi to perish from dehydration... Foolish. Did he really think that just because everyone had a Secret Treasure, they all were truly equal? Those not in the Imperial Realm, what do they know of the laws!

Xia Chichi slightly furrowed her brows, and in the next moment, she sprung up and thrust her sword fiercely in retaliation.

Sea Emperor: "?"

Why didn't it work?

Observing the faint green light on Xia Chichi's body, the Sea Emperor had an epiphany. Such an immense Azure Dragon intent, her entire body's wood attribute was mobilized, intercepting the loss of water, similar to how planting trees can conserve water in a desert...

Freakish, right... A mere girl with the Second Layer Secret Treasure, mastering the Azure Dragon Law! And she even had protective Dragon Energy, yes, that was indeed Dragon Energy, something the divinities who dealt with faith and incense were familiar with. It hadn't been so apparent before. What exactly had happened to her these past few days?

The Sea Emperor paid a price for his misjudgment.

As his offensive targeted Xia Chichi, the subsequent adjustment to parry San Niang and Zhao Changhe naturally couldn't amass full power, and the tragedy of being besieged took its place. In the hasty counterattacks, San Niang's punch was truly hard to bear, for even if it was blocked, the Sea Emperor's body still rippled like water waves, indicating the inability to withstand the energy shock, using his Water Element body to cushion the force.

There, Zhao Changhe's blade and sword proved equally troublesome, already complex enough to fend off a siege, yet he fought like two people—blade raging and sword sinister. His trident broke through the Dragon Sparrow but got stabbed in the waist by the Dragon Emperor, making a "ding" sound, blocked by fish scales.

Xia Chichi's sword struck back towards the face, her offensive relentless.

"Clang clang clang..." The sound of weapons clashing was ceaseless. Tang En, who was ordered to watch from a great distance, couldn't discern the scene of these four fighting, only seeing a blur of sword lights, blade gleams, the blood-colored Evil Qi, and towering water waves, creating an effect-like visual, and nothing more.

Such a level of combat was simply not something ordinary Martial Artists could observe... Wanting to get a bit closer, even the air waves stirred up could capsize their warship.

Tang En really wanted to see, but helplessly sighed and ordered, "Keep retreating. The sea waves stirred by their fight are reaching here. Damn it, these people are not human at all! When did our Martial Arts become like this?"

The Sea Emperor wanted to say that this family truly wasn't human, because in the midst of his busyness, he used the Water Control Technique on Zhao Changhe again, and Zhao Changhe was actually able to contend with him directly in his body for control over the water.

The Sea Emperor was confident in winning against Zhao Changhe, but truly engaging in this kind of deadlock was a loss; San Niang's punches were really potent!

Not even worth considering using it on San Niang, Zhao Changhe's control over the water attribute must have been learned from her. It was absurd, this unbeatable Secret Skill, and yet it was ineffective against this whole family!

Switch Secret Skills? The Sea Emperor knew many Secret Skills, but using Secret Skills had its costs; with the useful ones proving ineffective, choosing which one to use became a dilemma—it seemed better to save some strength and engage directly with blade and spear.

The Sea Emperor was lamenting, while this family of three wasn't having an easy time either.

This new body of the Sea Emperor was very troublesome... even more so than his previous dragon body.

Though it was weaker in attribute and strength compared to the dragon body, it was more agile and didn't have the fatal flaw of the dragon body, where being sliced on the back left it helplessly rolling around, unable to reach with its claws if someone invaded its lower abdomen—such tragedies would no longer happen. What's more, it even inherited the hardness of the dragon body...

Those fish scales weren't just for show; they were genuinely useful, and even when the Dragon Emperor stabbed him in the waist, nothing happened.

More disgustingly, he had no joints, his limbs could bend at will.

Here, the trident tangled with his own blade and sword, while there, his left hand could twist directly behind to exchange a punch with San Niang.

This was a humanoid creature that combined the abilities of water people, fish people, and Flood Dragons.

Zhao Changhe never expected to kill the Sea Emperor with his blade and sword. He was originally prepared with bows and arrows, but the problem arose, how could he hit such a flexible creature?

Was there any way to make him unable to parry or dodge?

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PS: Ended up sleeping all afternoon, only started writing at night, couldn't get the second chapter done, very sorry—!