Martial Saint!
Chapter 485 - 0315 Zouyu Water Mansion (3k)

Chapter 485: 0315 Zouyu Water Mansion (3k)

The fish spear is a divine weapon of the Demon Race, crudely made, without any divine characteristics, but of excellent material.

The final bead is a special treasure nurtured within the body of a Demon King, similar to the [Toad Treasure] or [Snake Treasure].

However, its quality is better and likely has some divine effects.

The Grandmaster patiently introduced these items.

After listening, Lu Chenzhou bowed and gave his thanks.

In general, this sword was worth it, and he felt much more comfortable.

He put away all the treasures.

Just as he was about to leave, Yun Quezi’s voice condensed from the bottom of the river:

"Both of you, come and see what this is?"

...

The dim riverbed.

The two Grandmasters used True Gang to create a barrier, blocking the water outside.

Lu Chenzhou stood within it, with a solemn gaze.

An ancient gatehouse, appearing like a mirage, stood amidst the silt.

Lu Chenzhou felt that this gatehouse did not seem to exist in the Human World, but in another space.

Or perhaps, it existed simultaneously in the Human World and another world, surely related to the Void Realm.

On the signboard, four large characters were written in dragon flying and phoenix dancing style.

It wasn’t Da Xia script, but another set of hieroglyphics, twisted and extraordinarily mysterious.

Grandmaster Li, who was highly knowledgeable and familiar with some Void Realm mysticism knowledge, furrowed his brows and muttered, "What Water Mansion?"

Yun Quezi asked, "What Water Mansion?"

Grandmaster Li shook his head and smiled wryly, "I don’t recognize the first two words."

Yun Quezi turned to Lu Chenzhou: "Kid, do you recognize it?"

Lu Chenzhou shrugged, "I don’t recognize it either."

He hadn’t studied mysterious knowledge at all.

Just martial arts training alone had already exhausted him.

Grandmaster Li suggested, "How about this, I’ll take a photo and send it to a mysticism master at our school."

After taking the photo, the three of them quietly waited for the result.

Lu Chenzhou initially thought the Demon King had come from the convergence point.

Now, it seemed that whether it was the water monkey or the Demon King, they probably both originated from this Water Mansion.

The message came back, and Grandmaster Li said:

"I know now, it’s called the Zouyu Water Mansion."

"Zouyu? Never heard of it."

"The expert said it might be a powerful figure among the extinct Void Realm natives."

"Hiss... Void Realm natives, it seems this Zouyu must be of significant origin."

"To leave behind ruins and a name after so many years, this person must have been extraordinary in life."

"What should we do?"

"It’s a big deal involving Void Realm natives’ ruins appearing in the Human World, we’d better report it to the Martial Arts Department."

The two Grandmasters immediately started calling for backup.

"Senior, I’ll wait on the shore."

With Lu Chenzhou’s limited strength, if anything went wrong with the Water Mansion, he might lose his life instantly.

Yun Quezi said, "Alright, go to the car and wait for the experts to arrive."

By rights, with Lu Chenzhou’s strength, he wasn’t qualified to be involved in events related to ancient ruins.

But considering that the Dragon King might come, Yun Quezi thought it might be a good idea for Lu Chenzhou to stay here.

Every time she attended the National Grandmaster Representative Conference held by the Martial Arts Department, the Dragon King would mention Lu Chenzhou.

"Everyone should protect the new generation of Martial Arts Geniuses centered around Lu Chenzhou..."

...

Returning to the Xiangyun, Lu Chenzhou hovered in the sky, curious in his heart.

"Zouyu..."

He took out the Demon King Essence Blood and that blue treasure bead.

The Tiger Gall Gun emanated a sense of extreme urgency.

[Drink!]

The Demon King Essence Blood was highly nourishing for it.

After upgrading to an Intermediate Divine Weapon, it no longer cared much for even the blood of ordinary Great Demons, having become choosy.

Lu Chenzhou opened the cap, revealing about 10 drops of Demon King Essence Blood, floating in the void.

He used telekinesis to control one drop, letting it fall onto the Tiger Gall Gun.

A red glow enveloped the spear, making it so deliciously red!

In the Divine Weapon World, blood rain poured down from the sky.

Blood flowed into rivers, joining the Blood Pool, raising its water level to one-third.

"Feeding it all the essence blood should be enough for the upgrade."

However, to upgrade to a Top Class Divine Weapon, he’d still need [Yunling Xuan Water] to recast the weapon and enhance its material.

He carefully sealed the remaining nine drops of essence blood.

Gently, he used a wisp of telekinesis to cover the blue treasure bead.

Before his eyes, a shifting sphere of water vapor and demon energy appeared, an irregular ball of energy gathering and dispersing.

It looked like... a miniature Water Star.

"This bead is also a Water Element Treasure, indeed condensed by the Demon King."

He had examined the Demon King remains, which were mostly Water Element, classifiable as Water Element Demon.

The bead and the Demon King’s remains shared the same origin, but the power of the Water Element within the bead was richer and purer.

Before long, the Xiangyun was filled with water vapor, with humidity rapidly increasing.

A gentle rain shower started.

"Amazing."

Lu Chenzhou held the bead and went to the roof of the car.

Thin clouds gathered around the blue bead.

Gradually forming a cold, damp cloud cluster about an acre in size.

Raindrops as fine as ox hair fell from the sky.

From the bead emanated strange phenomena, vaguely showing a double-winged Demon King summoning clouds and calling for rain.

Lu Chenzhou understood.

This bead contained some of the divine skills the Demon King possessed in life.

"To control clouds and rain, this Demon King was quite powerful."

But this divine skill wasn’t very useful in combat, unless the raindrops had some sort of sorcery damage.

Clearly, a single bead couldn’t achieve that.

"Wait, these raindrops... none of them are falling on me."

Lu Chenzhou suddenly noticed an oddity.

All the raindrops automatically altered their falling trajectory as they approached him.

It was as if gravity and the magnetic field around him were being distorted.

"Got it, the bead can not only control clouds and rain but also repel water."

Lu Chenzhou held the bead, as if holding a pliable slime ball.

He went to the river, and the river water automatically formed a small vortex.

Lu Chenzhou jumped in, and the vortex moved with him, parting the river water.

He walked, ran, punched, and practiced with the spear at the riverbed just as if he were on land.

"Wow, this is not just useful, it’s amazing!"

Lu Chenzhou was overjoyed.

In the old days, there was a Martial Arts Expert known as [White Dragon of the Waves: Zhang Jiao].

This person excelled in martial arts like [Wave Wrapping Skill], [Water Entry Skill], and [Water Tiger Fist] for underwater combat.

Even when practiced to the extreme, such martial arts only reduced some water resistance, specializing in water combat.

Unlike him, who directly turns underwater into land.

With this bead, even the Dragon Palace of the East Sea was worth a visit.

He could battle the shrimp soldiers and crab generals anytime!

"This is a great treasure. When I can’t defeat an opponent, I’ll just dive into the water."

What about Martial Arts Masters?

Dare to fight me underwater!

He decided to find someone to make the bead into a bracelet to wear on his hand after returning.

Later,

A towering giant nearly two meters tall, clad in Divine Weapon Heavy Armor and carrying a spear over 1.8 meters long, arrived through the air.

Passing by the Xiangyun, he paused.

Lu Chenzhou stopped his practice and quickly cupped his fists, saying:

"Lu Chenzhou greets Chu Heavenly King!"

The giant slightly nodded and said:

"Your spear technique is good."

After speaking, he swiftly vanished into the river.

Amidst this scene was Chu Yu, the vice president of Yangtze River Martial Arts University, the master of the Chu Family in Jiangnan, and a veteran Martial Arts King.

With spear skills ranking among the top in the expert-filled Da Xia.

His descendants were also spear masters, serving as spear technique professors at Dragon City Martial Arts University.

"My friend, it’s been a long time."

Another Daoist arrived, sounding ethereal, it was Daoist Cui Shan from True Martial Palace.

"Greetings, senior."

Following this, more than ten Great Grandmasters and Heavenly Kings successively arrived.

Lu Chenzhou felt his blood surge, rarely witnessing so many experts at once.

Clearly, this Zouyu Water Mansion had a significant background.

He greeted each of them, taking the opportunity to make acquaintances.

...

At the riverbed.

The experts gazed at the Water Mansion without anyone acting rashly.

Involving ancient ruins, any slight mistake could result in eternal doom.

Even Absolute Peak experts couldn’t afford to be careless.

The Void Realm Natives were a powerful civilization that once battled Evil Gods.

Daoist Cui Shan’s eyes flashed with green light as he observed the Water Mansion with his aura-sensing method.

He flicked his finger, transforming a bird of True Gang intending to pass through the gatehouse.

Zzzz—The bird disintegrated before it could approach, disappearing without a trace.

The expressions of the experts grew solemn; Daoist Cui Shan had the highest cultivation present.

If he couldn’t do it, only the Absolute Peak might stand a chance of entry.

Daoist Cui Shan said, "Let’s wait for the Absolute Peak."

So the experts continued calling for backup.

Absolute Peaks were busy guarding Starfire City, rarely leaving unless for significant events like a Seventh Level Virtual Disaster.

However, many of the Da Xia Absolute Peaks mastered the [One Path to Three Forms] method, allowing their martial arts will to manifest at a distance.

Experts like the Dragon King, even their manifestations could easily slay ordinary Demon Venerables.

So far, only the Red Lotus Devourer had successfully escaped from the Dragon King’s grasps.

Night fell.

Besides those on necessary guard duties, many experts came to observe the Water Mansion.

Lu Chenzhou, like a bystander, practiced his forms in the car while watching.

Beneath the starry sky, a giant Xuanwu with a snake head and turtle body, stepping on waves, appeared from the void.

Xuanwu’s profound gaze glanced at Lu Chenzhou before descending into the river.

In front of the Water Mansion, a middle-aged Daoist, draped in a coarse robe, stood with a sword.

The other experts fell silent, waiting patiently.

The middle-aged Daoist took steps forward, intending to enter the Water Mansion.

The stars shifted, and an invisible force surged from all directions.

A Xuanwu shadow materialized around the Daoist, resisting the force.

Eventually, he actually entered.

The other experts were overjoyed.

"It still needs an Absolute Peak."

"Indeed, it seems the ruins’ owner wasn’t too formidable in life."

"This is an ancient relic from ages ago; to still challenge us is impressive."

Moments later, the Xuanwu Daoist emerged from the gatehouse.

With a thoughtful look, he pondered aloud:

"I see."

Daoist Cui Shan asked:

"Brother, what’s the situation inside, opportunities or dangers?"

"Both."

"Only the Absolute Peak can enter?"

"No."

"So there’s hope for us too?"

"No."

Daoist Xuanwu glanced at Lu Chenzhou in the sky.

Only he had the potential to enter.

...

Not long after,

Lu Chenzhou stood before the Zouyu Water Mansion.

Expert Cui Shan and a host of top-level experts watched him.

He felt nervous, tasked with a daunting mission.

Daoist Xuanwu said, "Rest assured, I’ve confirmed there’s no danger."

Lu Chenzhou took a deep breath and walked through the gatehouse.

An invisible force swept over him, like a breeze on his face.

Lu Chenzhou disappeared into the river.