Chapter 1965: The Strongest Ability

In terms of both power and ability, this drop of Lethe water before him was far more potent than the river he had seen previously, much like the difference between an authentic product and a counterfeit.

Could this be the true river of the Underworld?

Hearing Ji Dengtu's loud warning, the War Priest's right head burst into laughter. "Excellent! I didn't expect these ants here to have some discernment. Indeed, this Lethe water was obtained by me through a fortunate chance. Any attack is ineffective against it. On the contrary, if you are touched by it, you will immediately have all your memories and supernatural abilities washed away, just like those lonely souls and wandering spirits."

"If you kneel down now and kowtow dozens of times to beg for mercy, I might consider sparing your life."

Zu An's expression became solemn. Of course, he couldn't possibly kneel and beg for mercy. While rapidly dodging in the air, he tried to unleash various skills to attack the Lethe water.

Years of combat experience on the brink of life and death prevented him from easily believing anything his opponent said.

Yet no matter how hard he tried, as soon as his magical attacks touched the Lethe water, they instantly dissolved and vanished. The segment of primeval energy directly lost its connection with him.

He even brought out the Heaven-grade weapon he had previously obtained from Chiwen—the Golden Brick—and hurled it, hoping to suppress the drop of Lethe water.

As soon as the Golden Brick was unleashed, it instantly grew to the size of a mountain peak, pressing directly towards the surging river water.

Unfortunately, the moment the Golden Brick touched the Lethe water, its previously shimmering golden light immediately dimmed. Following that, the majestic giant Golden Brick rapidly shrank, eventually becoming a dull, lifeless brick. No matter how he called to it, he could no longer retrieve it.

He knew that this was no longer the Heaven-grade magical artifact, the Golden Brick, but merely an ordinary brick.

Zu An, however, was mentally prepared for this. As the surging river water swept towards him, he used a teleportation move to dodge once more.

From a distance, Ji Xiaoxi watched anxiously, urgently pulling Ji Dengtu's arm. "Daddy, do you have any ideas? Please go help Brother An quickly!"

Ji Dengtu gulped. He pondered whether he should just grab Xiaoxi and run now, otherwise, it would be too late.

However, explaining it to Xiaoxi afterward would be a big problem.

At this moment, the War Priest's several heads conferred. "This ant is quite fast."

"It seems to be a law of teleportation. I didn't expect such a weak world to have someone capable of mastering such a law."

"Hmph, an ant is an ant. What good is speed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he gestured towards the Lethe river water. The surging river water immediately transformed into an overwhelming tidal wave, crashing down on Zu An and directly covering an area of a thousand zhang.

This way, no matter where the opponent teleported, they would still be struck by the Lethe water.

Even if the opponent truly had the ability to escape, once the giant wave crashed down, there would be Lethe water mist everywhere, making it impossible not to be touched.

Furthermore, the ant's two companions were also within the attack range. Even if he escaped, his companions would not.

Zu An instantly saw through the opponent's malicious intent, and his heart couldn't help but pound.

He was about to summon the Human Emperor's Seal. If Heaven-grade weapons wouldn't work, then he would use a true divine artifact.

The abilities of the Sun-Shooting Bow were not suitable for the current situation. As for the Tai'e Sword, Mi Li's soul resided within it, and he dared not risk it.

Only the Human Emperor's Seal was left. Just then, Mi Li's voice suddenly echoed in his ear: "Use your Glazed Treasure Orb."

Zu An was startled. Mi Li's soul injuries had clearly been healed by the rare treasures he had found, yet she still spent most of her time sleeping.

He had specifically asked her before why this was the case, but she always spoke vaguely. Thus, every time she woke up unpredictably, it would startle him.

"The Glazed Treasure Orb? I'm afraid it can't deal with this Lethe water, can it?" Zu An hesitated. The Glazed Treasure Orb had a vast storage space, but other than that, he hadn't detected any other extraordinary properties.

However, this was already enough. He had never seen a second storage artifact with such a vast space in the world. Over the years, he had stored all sorts of items within it, finding it exceptionally convenient to use.

Its significance to him was unlike that of the Golden Brick; if its supernatural abilities were truly erased by the Lethe water, he would be heartbroken.

"Trust me!" Mi Li's voice began to urge him. The overwhelming tidal wave was already about to crash down.

Ji Dengtu watched in despair as the overwhelming Lethe water crashed down. It wasn't that he hadn't tried to escape with his daughter, but no matter how he ran, he couldn't get out of the giant wave's range.

"It's over, it's over. If I had known this, I should have run with Xiaoxi immediately."

At this moment, Zu An was also very nervous, but he ultimately chose to trust Mi Li and took out the Glazed Treasure Orb.

The moment it was taken out, the Glazed Treasure Orb seemed to sense something, and its entire body suddenly began to emit a faint, chaotic light.

Zu An was surprised. This had never happened before.

Before he could figure out what was happening, the Glazed Treasure Orb suddenly flew into the air on its own, humming and spinning, its entire body radiating brilliant light.

The overwhelming Lethe water seemed to be pulled by something, and it all surged into the Glazed Treasure Orb.

The terrifying water wave that had just covered an area of a thousand zhang was completely absorbed by the orb in the blink of an eye.

Zu An: "..."

Ji Dengtu: "..."

The War Priest: "..."

Only Ji Xiaoxi was the happiest, unable to help but cheer and clap with delight: "Brother An is amazing!"

Ji Dengtu glanced at Zu An with a complex expression. How could this kid possess so many heaven-defying magical artifacts?

More importantly, he was so young yet his cultivation was so high!

His handsomeness and charm were almost catching up to mine.

Frankly, Xiaoxi wouldn't be at a disadvantage following him. However, he had too many women around him, and he even wrote books like "Teacher Bai's," making his inner self too lewd. How could an innocent figure like Xiaoxi be defiled by him?

At this moment, the War Priest's right head let out an earth-shattering roar: "Return my Lethe water immediately!"

Rage value from the War Priest: 877877877...

At this moment, the left head gloated: "You just mocked my Soul-Summoning Banner. Although my Soul-Summoning Banner was damaged, at least it wasn't taken by the opponent. What's this then? Supplying the enemy with your magical artifact? You're making me laugh myself to death!"

"Shut up!" The right head grew even angrier, looking as if it wanted to bite him to death.

Rage value from the War Priest: 888888888...

Zu An smiled slightly. "Do you think I'll return it to you?"

He retrieved the Glazed Treasure Orb. His divine sense entered it, and he discovered a special area within its vast space, where the drop of Lethe water floated quietly, blood-yellow in color, yet emanating wisps of sacred aura.

At this moment, the shock in his heart was no less than the War Priest's. He had never imagined that the Glazed Treasure Orb had this function. He hurriedly asked Mi Li in his mind what was going on.

Unfortunately, she remained silent.

At this moment, the War Priest's middle head gazed deeply at the Glazed Treasure Orb in mid-air, its tone filled with surprise and uncertainty: "Sea-Stabilizing Pearl??"

Zu An's heart stirred. He again asked Mi Li what "Sea-Stabilizing Pearl" meant.

He had heard of similar magical artifacts in the *Investiture of the Gods*, where Zhao Gongming, armed with twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, almost defeated all twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

Unfortunately, they were eventually seized by Daoist Dipankara through a scheme, who then used these twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to achieve enlightenment, becoming the Ancient Buddha Dipankara of the Western Sect.

But these were just fictional novel settings. How could he possibly take them as reality?

Mi Li, bothered by his persistence, could only reply: "Just different names. Perhaps in other worlds, it has other names. I just felt a strange movement from the pearl a moment ago, as if it was summoned by something, so I reminded you to try it. I don't know about anything else."

Zu An: "..."

"Yeah, right!"

He increasingly felt that Mi Li was hiding too many secrets from him. When did her changes begin?

But no matter how he asked, she no longer replied.

At this moment, the War Priest's middle head spoke: "I didn't expect such a low-tier plane to possess such a powerful magical artifact. It wasn't in vain that I expended so much effort to come to this world."

Zu An chuckled. "You talk big, but can you only use magical artifacts? If you have the guts, let's fight a real battle."

After experiencing those terrifying beings in the Great Tomb, his mindset had long since changed.

Although this guy in front of him looked terrifying, Zu An wasn't sure if he was restricted by the laws of this world. The aura he displayed was, at most, comparable to Zhao Hao's. Zu An was no longer the same as before and did not fear him.

However, the magical artifacts the opponent had just deployed were truly bizarre and varied. If he hadn't happened to possess something that could counter them, he would have suffered a great loss.

He didn't think he would be so lucky every time. Especially since the middle head seemed to be the most powerful, its magical artifacts would surely be even stronger than the previous two.

"Fight a real battle?" The middle head let out bursts of deafening laughter. "Do you know why I am called the War Priest??"

"Because you're good at playing tricks and deceiving people?" Zu An probed, as in his impression, priests seemed to do exactly that.

The War Priest: "..."

"War, the key is war!"

Rage value from the War Priest: 999999999...

As soon as his words fell, heaven and earth changed color.

Dong dong dong!

The sound of war drums echoed, and a chilling, murderous aura permeated the air.

The surrounding environment suddenly changed. It was no longer the purple mist, nor the Copper Gongs Mountain and Shadow Moon Lake. Instead, it was an ancient battlefield.

Immediately after, the ground began to tremble. A long, black wave appeared in the distance.

Ji Dengtu rubbed his eyes, finally realizing that it wasn't a black wave at all, but a neatly arranged army.

At the forefront were sword-and-shield soldiers, holding man-height shields. Behind them were dense ranks of spearmen.

War chariots in the rear were filled with archers, and there even appeared to be heavy weapons like cannons among them.

On both flanks were formidable cavalry, with the armor on both riders and horses exuding an aura of unstoppable destruction.

When they first appeared, they were still far on the horizon, but in the blink of an eye, they had arrived under the War Priest's command. Not a single one made a sound, giving off an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Gazing at the dense army below, the War Priest's face showed a hint of arrogance. "This is my most formidable ability. No matter how powerful a cultivator may be, they are utterly vulnerable before a mighty army."