Chapter 756: The Four Gourd Brothers

Tao Yaoye's face flushed deeply. She rapidly pondered what to do next.

What was the script's original plan? How was she supposed to react after Senior Brother Lu Yang rescued her?

She nervously gazed into Lu Yang's eyes, noticing a subtle, almost imperceptible excitement hidden deep within them.

Could it be that Senior Brother Lu Yang claimed he was acting realistically, but was actually flustered when he held her?

Lu Yang gently placed her on the shore, his movements soft. He tried to hide the excitement in his eyes, then cheerfully turned and ran towards Xiao Xinghai.

"Fiend, stop! Let us battle for three hundred rounds!"

Xiao Xinghai, not to be outdone, retorted, "Who dares interfere with my affairs!"

"You are not worthy to know my name!"

"Since you wish to save her, then you too shall remain!"

"That depends on whether you have the ability!"

Wielding the innate treasure sword that came with his innate red gourd, Lu Yang, self-taught, yelled wildly as he battled Xiao Xinghai.

Tao Yaoye lay on the shore, turning her head to watch Lu Yang, who was fully immersed in his performance. She wondered if she had no more scenes after this.

The Immortal Transformation Herb crawled out from Tao Yaoye's clothes and kindly suggested, "Why don't you eat one of my leaves, gain a few hundred years of power, and then force that Lu Yang?"

Tao Yaoye seriously considered the suggestion.

"Kun Peng Nine Transformations!"

Xiao Xinghai's aura surged, his body expanding several times its size. Like a golden city wall, he charged at Lu Yang, kicking up countless splashes.

Lu Yang retreated repeatedly, but Xiao Xinghai, in his Kun Peng Nine Transformations state, was nimble and agile despite his massive size, making him impossible to defeat by simply retreating a few steps.

"Seven Swords of Tianshan!"

Lu Yang expertly formed sword seals, haphazardly inventing a sword technique name. With a light wave, his phantom image transformed into countless real swords, forming a compass of true swords that blocked Xiao Xinghai's charge.

This was a simplified version of "One Sword Manifests Ten Thousand Swords."

"Transform into Peng!"

Xiao Xinghai transformed into a great roc. Lu Yang seized the opportunity to flip onto its back. Xiao Xinghai tried to shake him off, soaring into the high azure sky, then plunging violently into the cold East Sea, all while spinning relentlessly. However, Lu Yang clung tightly to its feathers, refusing to let go.

The man and the roc battled fiercely in the air.

"Wicked beast, with a thousand years of cultivation, why do you commit evil!"

"Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all beings as straw dogs. What is wrong with me preying on all beings!"

Xiao Xinghai grew increasingly excited as he fought. With a long cry, his bird call gradually became smooth and low.

His body was also changing, transforming into a golden true dragon dozens of zhang long!

"Oh my, Dragon Transformation Art?" Lu Yang recognized the name of Xiao Xinghai's technique, genuinely surprised, not merely acting.

To impersonate the ancient Heavenly Court, Lu Yang had learned famous ancient divine abilities from the Immortal Fairy, and the Dragon Transformation Art had been mentioned among them.

Although for various reasons, Lu Yang hadn't learned the Dragon Transformation Art, he had learned the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing technique.

"You're a Kun Peng, and you're learning the Dragon Transformation Art?"

Previously, Lu Yang had always thought that only humans learned the Dragon Transformation Art.

"It's about learning from others' strengths to offset one's weaknesses. Dragons are simply stronger than Kun Pengs, and we must admit that," Xiao Xinghai said with a grin, completely unconcerned.

"Look, the Dragon Clan has the Dragon Ancestor, a Half-Immortal. I hear from the demon realm that she, like the Phoenix Ancestor, is the wife of the Qilin Immortal, able to move freely among Half-Immortals."

"But look at our Kun Peng clan, we don't even have a Half-Immortal. It's perfectly normal for me to learn from the Dragon Clan's strengths. How else can the Kun Peng clan become stronger if we don't learn from other races?"

Lu Yang felt that Xiao Xinghai made a lot of sense.

Feeling their fight had gone on long enough, he intentionally conceded defeat, allowing the next Calabash Brother to appear.

"Ah—" Lu Yang cried out, falling onto the shore to lie beside Tao Yaoye.

The orange gourd split open, and Meng Jingzhou, clad in orange shorts, made a dazzling entrance.

"Beast, you dare harm my brother? You seek death!"

Meng Jingzhou stomped the ground like a rocket launching, leaping into the sky. Inheriting Lu Yang's will, he battled Xiao Xinghai, who had transformed into a dragon.

Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye lay side by side, resting their heads on their arms, watching Old Meng slay the dragon—or perhaps the dragon slay Old Meng.

Empowered by Nirvana True Flame, Meng Jingzhou transformed into a fiery phoenix and clashed with Xiao Xinghai.

Xiao Xinghai, in his dragon form, was indeed more formidable than in his Kun Peng Nine Transformations state. The Dragon Clan is renowned for its powerful physiques, and Meng Jingzhou is similarly famous for his. The two fought to a stalemate.

"When we create the Illusionary Bubble, remove the smiles from both their faces," Lu Yang reminded Tao Yaoye. Meng Jingzhou and Xiao Xinghai were struggling to suppress their laughter during the fight, looking quite uncomfortable trying to hold it in.

Soon after, Old Meng also cried out, falling down to lie beside Lu Yang. Then came Man Gu, who popped out of the yellow gourd, and Li Haoran, who emerged from the green gourd.

The four Calabash Brothers were successively defeated, lying on the ground, their fates uncertain. Xiao Xinghai laughed wildly in the air.

At this moment, the gourd vine shimmered with a hopeful, inspiring glow. The four Calabash Brothers lit up with red, orange, yellow, and green lights.

They floated into the air, enveloped and fused by the light, transforming into a completely new being.

Little Calabash Lu Yang, with four colors of light shimmering on his body, made his appearance!

The moment Little Calabash Lu Yang appeared, he exerted an indescribable pressure on Xiao Xinghai, causing a bead of cold sweat to form on his forehead.

Meng Jingzhou and the other two withdrew, watching Lu Yang, who had used magic to give himself four colors, fly into the air. He grabbed Xiao Xinghai's tail and slammed him into the water, seemingly extracting his dragon sinew. Xiao Xinghai then lay prone on the sea surface, his tongue lolling out.

The performance concluded perfectly.

After all, it was just acting; no actual dragon sinews were pulled. It was a prop provided by Xiao Xinghai: sturgeon tendons.

To celebrate the end of the first act, Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu lit a fire, roasted the sturgeon tendons, and shared them with everyone.

"Delicious," Xiao Xinghai said, his eyes lighting up after taking a bite of the steaming roasted sturgeon tendon.

Sea creatures rarely used grilling as a cooking method.

"Then let's rest for a bit. Next, we'll perform the second act: The Kun Peng floods Penglai Island, the Calabash Brothers sacrifice themselves, and the Calabash Immortal intervenes to save people?"

"Good," everyone agreed. They were in high spirits and becoming more enthusiastic with each performance.

Suddenly, Su Yiren pointed at a mass of mist floating on the sea surface nearby, looking very puzzled. "What is that?"

Xiao Xinghai turned his head to look, his expression changing drastically. "Oh no, it's a mirage! Run!"

"A mirage?"

Hearing this, Su Yiren activated her magic power, pulling everyone and running in the opposite direction. As she ran, she utilized the power of rules.

"I hereby establish the rule: May the mist disperse!"

The mist remained completely unaffected.

The mist moved too quickly. Before Su Yiren could lead everyone much further, it enveloped and completely swallowed them.