Chapter 540: Cracking the True Water

"I disagree!" Zhao Zhu's furious shout rang out, clearly indicating his extreme dissatisfaction. In his opinion, allowing Zhou Yuan to help at all was already giving him too much credit, yet the boy still wanted three-tenths of the origin marrow? That was simply dreaming!

"Sister Yaoyao, are you perhaps taking the colossal water beast's origin marrow too lightly?" Kong Sheng remarked faintly, his words tinged with displeasure.

Although the other Sacred Sons remained silent, they clearly found three-tenths to be excessive.

"We previously stated that distribution would be based on contribution. Do you all truly believe that breaking the Dragon Saliva True Water isn't a significant contribution?" Yaoyao asked, her beautiful eyes coolly sweeping over everyone. "If that's the case, whoever among you can do it, step forward. If he then demands three-tenths, I will have no objection."

Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu both faltered. If they had been capable of breaking the Dragon Saliva True Water, they wouldn't have delayed until now.

However, giving three-tenths to Zhou Yuan was simply unacceptable. After all, it was the origin marrow of a colossal water beast, and how many years did it take for such a creature to appear in the Origin Pool?

After a moment of silence, Li Qingchan observed the situation, deliberated briefly, and said, "Three-tenths is indeed a bit much. However, if Zhou Yuan can truly break the Dragon Saliva True Water, then he would indeed be the greatest contributor. Two-tenths should be considered fair."

"How about that?" she asked, looking between the two sides.

"I don't mind, as long as we can deal with it quickly," Chu Qing said with a chuckle.

Seeing this, the other Sacred Sons also eventually nodded.

Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu looked displeased, but seeing that everyone else agreed, they naturally couldn't object further. They decided to wait and see, as they still harbored some doubt about Zhou Yuan's ability to truly break the Dragon Saliva True Water.

Yaoyao considered it and did not object further. With two-tenths of the origin marrow, and adding her share along with Tun Tun's, it should barely be enough for the Nine Dragon Baptism.

Meanwhile, Tun Tun, wagging its tail and eagerly anticipating the colossal water beast's origin marrow, had no idea that its share had already been forcibly allocated before it even got a taste.

"Get ready," Yaoyao said, glancing at the colossal water beast in the distance, which had fully recovered. "We will engage and hold it, while you, Zhou Yuan, find your opportunity."

At that moment, the recovered colossal water beast roared, pounding its chest with its six enormous arms in what seemed like a challenge. Waves of violent energy surged from its body.

Seeing this, the Sacred Sons responded, instantly rocketing forward. Surging origin qi billowed as they fiercely engaged the colossal water beast.

Zhou Yuan stood high above, watching the intensely fierce battle. He secretly clicked his tongue in amazement; compared to this, his previous confrontation with Baili Che was nothing.

These Sacred Sons truly lived up to their reputation as the meticulously cultivated elite of the Cangxuan Sect.

As Zhou Yuan stood high above, countless Seven Peaks disciples behind him cast suspicious glances in his direction.

They now understood that Zhou Yuan seemed to be joining the battle between the Sacred Sons and the colossal water beast. This struck them as incredibly unbelievable; although Zhou Yuan had displayed astonishing strength by defeating Baili Che, he was clearly far from qualified to reach the Sacred Son level.

So, they couldn't comprehend what role Zhou Yuan could possibly play in a battle of this caliber.

Especially the disciples from Sword Peak, who were muttering, "It seems Zhou Xiaoyao forcibly pulled Zhou Yuan into this. Is she trying to get a larger share of the colossal water beast's origin marrow?"

Such talk spread, causing many disciples to frown. If that were the case, their behavior would be quite unseemly; the colossal water beast hadn't even been dealt with, yet they were already thinking about distribution.

However, more disciples argued, "There must be a reason for Zhou Yuan to join, otherwise the other Sacred Sons would never have agreed."

Regardless of their thoughts, they all knew that by simply watching, they would eventually understand the purpose of Zhou Yuan's involvement.

*Splash!* Under the gaze of countless eyes, Zhou Yuan stared at the battlefield for a moment before suddenly transforming into a streak of light and plunging headfirst into the Origin Pool.

"Void Transformation Art!"

As he submerged into the Origin Pool, Zhou Yuan's form rapidly became ethereal, as if melting into the seawater itself. Even his aura was perfectly concealed at that moment.

*Boom! Boom!*

On the surface of the sea, the dazzling and fierce battle continued. The colossal water beast was incomparably ferocious, swinging its six arms and constantly blasting violent origin qi at the Sacred Sons surrounding it.

The Sacred Sons, too, held nothing back, unleashing relentless waves of sharp, astonishing origin qi attacks upon its enormous body.

However, the colossal water beast's Dragon Saliva True Water was truly formidable. Though it appeared to be a thin layer, it was as solid as bedrock, and no matter how fiercely the Sacred Sons attacked, they could not break through it.

Aided by the Dragon Saliva True Water, the colossal water beast, though outnumbered, grew fiercer with each passing moment. The intensity of the battle made the hair stand on end for countless disciples watching from the rear.

"Can Zhou Yuan even do it?!" Zhao Zhu roared in the midst of the fierce fighting.

They had been battling fiercely for half the day, yet Zhou Yuan was nowhere to be seen, and there was no sign whatsoever that the Dragon Saliva True Water on the colossal water beast's body had been breached.

Kong Sheng said calmly, "Sister Xiaoyao, if Brother Zhou Yuan doesn't have the ability, then have him withdraw quickly. We can then consider other strategies. Let's not waste everyone's time. This water beast's origin qi is inexhaustible, and although our foundations are not shallow, we cannot endure this kind of prolonged consumption."

Li Qingchan and the other Sacred Sons also looked at Yaoyao with their beautiful eyes, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back.

Yaoyao's lovely face remained as indifferent as ever. Ignoring the others, she continued to draw complex genesis runes with her genesis rune brush, absorbing the world's origin qi to form attacks that she launched at the colossal water beast.

"Don't stop, keep holding it back!" Li Qingchan said, biting her silver lip lightly.

Hearing this, the other Sacred Sons could only continue to intensify their attacks, though their hope for Zhou Yuan was clearly diminishing.

While the fierce battle raged on the surface, Zhou Yuan's almost ethereal figure in the seawater had already approached the underside of the colossal water beast.

The colossal water beast's enormous feet, planted in the seawater, stood like two mountains within the ocean. Compared to them, Zhou Yuan's figure was as tiny as an ant.

Precisely because of this, the colossal water beast did not sense his approach.

Zhou Yuan approached, extended his palm, and held it just outside the Dragon Saliva True Water covering the colossal water beast's body. The next moment, a blood-red color appeared on his palm.

It was none other than the Resentful Dragon Poison.

The Resentful Dragon Poison subtly wriggled, and under Zhou Yuan's urging, wisps of blood-gold aura were quietly released.

That aura was extremely mysterious; as it appeared, it faintly carried the sound of a dragon's roar, and the surrounding world origin qi was stirred.

The blood-gold aura came into contact with the dark yellow Dragon Saliva True Water. There was no repulsion; instead, it seamlessly integrated, flowing directly into it without any hindrance.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan was immediately overjoyed. It was exactly as Yaoyao had predicted.

High above, the fierce battle continued. Zhao Zhu, already injured from before, was repeatedly forced into awkward positions by the colossal water beast's attacks.

When he barely managed to dodge another violent origin qi orb from the colossal water beast, he finally erupted. His face ashen, he roared, "Zhou Yuan, if you don't have the ability, then get out of there! Don't waste our time!"

Yaoyao remained expressionless, merely lifting her delicate, snow-white chin slightly.

Tun Tun immediately roared, unhesitatingly abandoned its attack on the colossal water beast, and transformed into a streak of light, shooting towards Zhao Zhu, its sharp claws glinting with black light.

However, a sharp sword light whistled in from the side, blocking Tun Tun's incoming claws.

Kong Sheng glared angrily at Yaoyao and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

Yaoyao had no intention of answering. With a flick of her genesis rune brush, numerous genesis runes took shape, transforming into streaks of fire lightning that filled the sky. These coalesced to form a colossal fire-lightning python, which menacingly locked onto Kong Sheng.

Instantly, the high sky descended into chaos. The other Sacred Sons felt a headache coming on; the colossal water beast below hadn't even been dealt with, yet they were already fighting among themselves up here.

Li Qingchan also felt weary. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly froze, staring at the colossal water beast below with a look of disbelief.

"The Dragon Saliva True Water... it's broken?"

Her voice carried through the air, instantly quieting the chaotic sky above. The Sacred Sons' gazes, full of astonishment, immediately darted downwards.

Then they saw that the dark yellow watery cloak on the colossal water beast's surface was suddenly vibrating erratically. Following that, the dark yellow cloak began to dissolve, continuously dripping down its massive body.

In merely a few breaths, the Dragon Saliva True Water, which had been a tremendous headache for all the Sacred Sons, completely dissolved.

High above, Zhao Zhu, whose face had been ashen, watched this scene, his expression slowly stiffening.

A trace of shock also flickered in Kong Sheng's eyes.

The Dragon Saliva True Water had actually been broken by Zhou Yuan?!