Chapter 308: The Holy Son's Battle

Mist drifted above the boundless Genesis Pond.

A graceful figure in a white dress descended from the sky, landing on a towering peak that jutted out from the water. Her eyes scanned the surroundings, as if searching for something.

A gentle breeze blew, rustling the hem of her lotus-patterned dress and outlining her captivating curves.

It was Li Qingchan.

Suddenly, her gaze sharpened, and a cold, clear voice rang out: "Saint Son of Spirit Rune Peak, why are you lurking around?"

As her voice spread, the mist behind her parted, revealing a young man in a Daoist robe walking across the water. It was Ye Ge, ranked ninth among the Ten Great Saint Sons.

He looked at Li Qingchan, scratching his head with a hint of helplessness. "Senior Sister Qingchan," he said, "your perception is truly sharp."

Li Qingchan glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, a faint chill swirling within them. She stated expressionlessly, "Ye Ge, why are you following me?"

Ye Ge chuckled, "Senior Sister Qingchan, I'm just following you because I wanted to discuss something with you..."

"Discuss what?" Li Qingchan asked indifferently.

"This time, regarding that thousand-zhang water beast," Ye Ge said with a dry laugh, "could you possibly give it up?"

Li Qingchan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. The chill emanating from her body grew increasingly intense, even freezing the surrounding mist.

She stared coldly at Ye Ge and said, "Ye Ge, do you think you're qualified to say that to me?"

Her purpose for this trip was precisely that thousand-zhang water beast. If she could hunt it down, she would be able to undergo the Eight-Dragon Baptism, which would undoubtedly enhance her strength.

Facing Li Qingchan's icy gaze, Ye Ge took two steps back and spread his hands. "Senior Sister Qingchan," he said, "I alone certainly can't stop you... However, I'm only here to repay a favor."

Li Qingchan's delicate brows furrowed, and she immediately understood. Her pretty face turning slightly cold, she said, "Is it Kong Sheng?"

The timing of this thousand-zhang water beast's appearance was extremely opportune, as it happened when other Saint Sons were either on missions or in secluded cultivation. Within the entire sect, only she, Kong Sheng, and Ye Ge were present, making the competition much easier. Otherwise, if Chu Qing returned, he likely wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass.

After all, thousand-zhang water beasts typically concealed themselves deep within the Genesis Pond, in places even Saint Sons like them found difficult to search.

Now that a thousand-zhang water beast had finally revealed its presence, these Saint Sons naturally set out immediately.

Ye Ge shrugged helplessly. He actually didn't want to get involved in such matters, but he had owed Kong Sheng a favor back then, and now that Kong Sheng asked for his help, he couldn't refuse.

Li Qingchan's pretty face grew increasingly icy, and she stared at Ye Ge with an unfriendly gaze. Since this guy wanted to help Kong Sheng, she might as well take him down right here.

However, just as Li Qingchan's thought arose, she sensed a sharp sword qi rising from the distant mist, like a dragon lurking in the shadows, locking onto her.

"Kong Sheng!"

Li Qingchan turned her pretty face towards that direction, her beautiful eyes icy. This sword qi was clearly Kong Sheng's; that guy was not far from here, evidently guarding against her making the first move against Ye Ge.

"Senior Sister Qingchan," Ye Ge advised, "why don't you let Kong Sheng have this opportunity this time? There will be other chances anyway."

A trace of annoyance flashed in Li Qingchan's beautiful eyes. She had originally thought Ye Ge was also after the thousand-zhang water beast, but it turned out Kong Sheng had invited him. Moreover, the Saint Sons in the sect who had decent relations with her were currently all absent.

With her strength, she could at most be evenly matched with Kong Sheng. If Ye Ge, also one of the Ten Great Saint Sons, were added to the equation, she would surely be no match for them.

The Ten Great Saint Sons had their rankings, but their overall strength did not differ too much.

Therefore, if Kong Sheng and Ye Ge teamed up, she truly had no chance this time.

Yet, to give up like this, she was truly unwilling.

Li Qingchan's eyes flickered, and the chill around her grew even more piercing.

Seeing this, Ye Ge retreated a few steps. With a flick of his sleeve, the space around him began to warp slightly, and the complex Genesis Runes on his robe glowed, ready to be activated at any moment.

In the depths of the mist, that sword qi also grew increasingly sharp, with a faint hum of a sword sounding.

A great battle between Saint Sons seemed on the verge of erupting.

However, just as the tension reached its peak, the Genesis Qi fluctuations emanating from Li Qingchan's body suddenly weakened. Her pretty face still icy, she glanced at Ye Ge and the depths of the mist, then gave a cold snort and turned to depart, stepping through the air.

"Kong Sheng, Ye Ge, remember this!"

Evidently, she ultimately made the rational choice to give up.

After all, if she fought one against two, she would be the one to suffer in the end.

Watching Li Qingchan retreat, Ye Ge also let out a sigh of relief. After all, Li Qingchan was very popular within the sect, and several of the Ten Great Saint Sons harbored admiration for her. If he were to fight her here, he might face some trouble later.

However, judging by the current situation, he probably still offended her.

Ye Ge gave a bitter laugh, then looked towards the depths of the mist and said, "Consider this favor repaid now. We're even from now on."

From the depths of the mist, a sword hummed, seemingly in response.

In the water, a group of massive water beasts roared, their violent fluctuations sweeping out and raising towering waves.

At this moment, from within the beast group, two streaks of light shot out. Wherever they passed, massive water beasts continuously exploded.

Those two streaks of light were naturally Zhou Yuan and Tun Tun.

Since Tun Tun joined the battle, Zhou Yuan no longer held back, continuously advancing and drawing the encirclement of many water beasts. But the ultimate result was that these water beasts all turned into Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals, to be divided between Zhou Yuan and Tun Tun.

In just a few minutes, the fierce battle ended.

Zhou Yuan quickly cleaned up the battlefield, acquiring dozens of Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals, none of which were of low quality.

"Not bad."

Zhou Yuan marveled. The Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals he now possessed were more than enough for the Six-Dragon Baptism, but not enough for the Seven-Dragon Baptism. According to Senior Brother Zhou Tai, for the Seven-Dragon Baptism, quantity alone was not enough; it required Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals from a water beast around seven hundred zhang in size as a catalyst.

Facing water beasts of this caliber, even most Purple Sash disciples would probably have to temporarily avoid them.

But for Zhou Yuan, this was not a big problem, because by his side, there was an existence more terrifying than a seventh-layered Alpha Origin stage practitioner.

"But water beasts around seven hundred zhang aren't easy to find," Zhou Yuan murmured. "I haven't encountered any along the way..."

Just as Zhou Yuan was muttering to himself, Tun Tun, in its combat form, standing before him, suddenly let out a low growl.

Zhou Yuan was startled and abruptly looked down towards the dark depths of the Genesis Pond.

There, he saw the seawater suddenly roar, as if giant waves were surging. And then, Zhou Yuan saw an incomparably massive water beast slowly rising.

Its sheer size clearly exceeded seven hundred zhang, reaching approximately eight hundred zhang!

Zhou Yuan looked at the gigantic water beast, and couldn't help but swallow. Then he slowly retreated and said with a serious expression, "Tun Tun, go get it!"