Chapter Eighteen: Ran Yi's Great Fish

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As the enormous mouth beneath his feet suddenly appeared out of nowhere, a wave of putrid stench surged forth. Huasheng hurriedly soared upward, and the gaping maw snapped shut with a sharp crack, missing his feet by mere inches.

The monstrous creature plummeted from midair, revealing its full form to Huasheng’s eyes for the first time. It was a colossal fish-like beast over ten meters long, with the body of a fish and the head of a snake, sporting six sharp claws. Black fur grew densely over its back and beneath its claws, while its body was covered in silver scales—neither fully snake, fish, nor beast. The only certainty was that it was a ferocious creature.

The beast crashed into the water, sending towering waves tens of meters high. River water splashed all over Huasheng in an instant.

“Damn it! If it had bitten me, I might have been swallowed whole!” Huasheng thought with a shudder, immediately accelerating away from the lake surface.

Reaching the figure beside him, he lightly stepped on the swampy ground, careful not to exert too much force, then swiftly wrapped his arms around the back of the person lying on the ground—Mieying—and lifted her away from danger.

It was indeed Mieying, but no longer looking like Xiao Qi; instead, she now had short dark green hair. Huasheng pondered—this must be Second Sister. He found a small slope and gently placed Mieying down.

He quickly drew a circle around them with his Golden Cudgel, creating a simple defensive immortal formation. The formation emitted a yellow-white glow that could repel some wild beasts, allowing Huasheng to finally feel somewhat at ease.

He patted Mieying gently.

“Hmm…” She seemed to regain some consciousness.

“I’m Huasheng. Second Sister, do you remember me?” Huasheng introduced himself hurriedly, thinking it had been over half a year since he last saw Mieying’s Second Sister.

Mieying slowly opened her eyes, holding her forehead. “Of course I remember—Xiao Qi often talks about you…”

“Are you okay? Xiao Qi just fell from midair,” Huasheng asked anxiously.

Rubbing her temple, Mieying’s tone bore a hint of complaint. “That Xiao Qi is so careless, lost in thought midair. Got struck by lightning, so now I feel kind of hungover, like a two-day sleep hangover.”

“What? How can a minor like you get hungover?” Huasheng blinked in disbelief.

“It’s more like a headache after being unconscious for two days…” she replied.

“All right… rest a bit, then we still have a long journey ahead,” Huasheng said.

Mieying didn’t linger long. She simply rubbed her shoulders, stood up, and said, “I’m fine. Let’s go.”

Huasheng admired her. “Second Sister, your body is really tough!”

“Enough talk—are we going or not?” Mieying turned around and asked.

Just as Huasheng prepared to fly up on a cloud, a sudden rapid pounding sound came from afar, like a herd of wild buffalo charging their way. Instantly alert, he asked, “Wait! Did you hear that?”

“Even if I didn’t hear it, I can feel it underfoot,” Mieying said, pointing to the ground.

Huasheng then noticed the earth trembling beneath his feet, vibrating with each thud. His feet tingled as he gripped the Golden Cudgel tightly.

The two scanned their surroundings warily as the pounding grew louder.

A flash of lightning pierced through the dense leaves, revealing dozens of those giant six-legged fish monsters hurtling toward them.

“This is bad! These creatures move faster on land than in water. Didn’t expect so many to be drawn here!” Huasheng exclaimed, pulling Mieying’s arm to fly upward.

But one monster was already less than three meters away. Its huge mouth opened wide, ready to swallow them and the protective formation whole.

It was too late to fly away. Huasheng shouted, “Golden Cudgel! Extend!”

He thrust the cudgel vertically between the creature’s jaws. Instantly, the cudgel lengthened with a sharp crack, wedging firmly between the monster’s upper and lower jaws.

The beast thrashed its tail wildly but was pinned immobile by the cudgel’s immense weight.

“Phew! This fish’s mouth smells awful!” Huasheng gagged.

Just then, another monster charged at Mieying. He shouted urgently, “Run!”

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But Mieying rolled up her robe sleeves and yelled, “Run? What nonsense!”

She charged the large fish, leapt up, and punched its head with a thunderous boom. The beast, like a bull hit by a speeding train, was blasted away. Its massive body smashed through two large trees without slowing, flying straight on.

The six-legged monster skipped across the rushing lake surface, hopping like a stone skipping on water, crossing the entire wide river. Finally, it tumbled into the dark forest on the opposite bank, vanishing from sight.

Huasheng nearly dropped his eyeballs in shock before managing to say, “Second Sister, you really know how to use those fish as skipping stones!”

“Hmph! If I wasn’t still a bit dizzy, a single punch from Ran Yiyu could take down ten of these things!” Mieying retorted.

Without pausing, she rushed at another fish monster.

These six-legged snake-headed fish were called Ran Yiyu.

Huasheng swung his Golden Cudgel, smashing the creature’s rows of sharp teeth that had been wedged open. Then he retracted the cudgel, gripping one end with both hands and swung it like a baseball bat, striking the monster fiercely.

With a dull thud, the fish with shattered teeth was sent flying into the darkness.

Meanwhile, Mieying had taken down three more monsters. But their loud commotion attracted more Ran Yiyu, who were now charging toward them.

“We can’t keep fighting like this; it’ll never end. We better not get tangled up with these monsters,” Huasheng advised.

Mieying grabbed one monster’s tail and flung it away like a pebble, then nodded. “Alright, let’s go.”

She stomped the ground and shot up through the pouring rain like an arrow.

“By the swift power of the law!” Huasheng followed closely, thinking they had to break through the storm clouds; otherwise, the wind and rain would slow their flight to a crawl.

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