Chapter 378: How Many Guests?
Editor: Atlas Studios
The river water of the Flowing Sand River was rapid, and there were countless undercurrents that carried a large amount of fine but sharp sand.
This was just like the water jet cutter in his previous life.
For ordinary water flow, no matter how high the pressure was, its cutting ability was still very ordinary. However, if diamond sand was added into it, the water jet would be a true saber. It could cut through metal and jade in an abnormally terrifying manner.
It was the same for this Flowing Sand River. The high-speed water current wrapped in yellow sand could sharpen a lump of iron ingot in a short period of time.
Ordinary cultivators could not fly or float in the air before the Flowing Sand River World, much less enter the water.
Ordinary flesh and blood bodies would be completely destroyed underwater for a moment.
However, Jiang Li possessed Dragon Blood, Dragon Pearl, and Dragon Soul. With a shake of his body, he became a black dragon.
He could not overturn the world with his current strength.
However, the Dragon Race was the ruler of the water. The world was huge, and it was extremely difficult to find a place where the dragons could not go to.
Even if the environment in the Flowing Sand River was terrible, as long as it was a river and contained water, Jiang Li was not afraid.
The main reason was that he did not want to become enemies with a water demon as soon as he arrived. Therefore, he chose to cross the river in a normal way.
However, this guy dared to harm him after receiving the money. That was really courting death.
With a wave of his dragon tail, Jiang Li’s speed in the water was even faster than flying in the sky. The rapid chaotic flow was unable to obstruct him at all and could instead assist him.
In an instant, he arrived in front of Third Brother He who had been thrown into the river.
The huge dragon claw of the five fingers grabbed the other party. When he left the water surface again, hundreds of small scratches had already appeared on Third He’s body.
Even the Flowing Sand River ferryman with excellent swimming skills could not withstand the grinding of the sand in the water.
“Dragon… Dragon! Damn it! A dragon has appeared in the Flowing Sand River!”
“Wait! Lord River God, please spare me!”
This person was quite smart.
When he saw an unfamiliar black dragon appear in front of him, he thought that a True Dragon had appeared in some dragon cave and had now occupied this water area.
He panicked and shouted for the River God to spare him.
Since ancient times, the Dragon Race had been in charge of the Great River and was basically given the title of River God everywhere. With this call, perhaps this black dragon would not eat him when he was happy.
When Jiang Li saw that this person who plotted against him did not recognize him, he originally wanted to put on an act and scare the other party.
However, in the next moment, the dragon whiskers on both sides of his nose sensed in the water that a demon was rushing towards him.
These dragon whiskers were not a decoration. It was a special organ of the water creatures. It could sense the changes in the water flow and pressure. It was very sharp and was even more effective than both eyes and ears in the water.
Many aquatic creatures had similar abilities and organs, but they were not as strong as the dragon whiskers.
With the demons approaching, Jiang Li temporarily did not have the intention to play. He threw the guy into the coffin, then turned around and rushed into the water.
His dragon eyes emitted a bright divine light. Even in the murky sand river water, his vision was very clear.
From afar, he could already see that it was a large gray, fat-headed catfish.
This catfish did not have nine heads, and there was no sign of the Dragon Race on its body. Could it be that this was not the so-called Lord Nine-Headed?
“Where did the black… black dragon come from!?”
“Impossible! What a bold little demon! You actually dare to play tricks in front of me, the Catfish General!”
“How dare you enter Lord Nine-Headed Dragon Fish’s territory! Let me eat you! Let’s see if your flesh smells like dragon meat!”
This large catfish opened its mouth and spat out a stream of black water that was obviously poisonous that surged towards Jiang Li.
Hearing that the other party called itself the Catfish General, it could be seen that this was indeed not the big demon in charge of the water section of the Flowing Sand River.
Perhaps it was the demon general under the Nine-Headed Dragon Fish.
The area in front of Jiang Li was already 200 kilometers wide and tens of thousands of kilometers long.
Although every river was controlled by different water demons, these demons could not patrol the water all day long. They took in some low-level demons to work for them.
This was a catfish, so it should be one of them.
He sensed that the other party’s aura was roughly equivalent to the Nascent Soul realm of human cultivators.
This was normal.
If it could casually encounter a Soul Formation realm demon in this Flowing Sand River at the border, how dangerous would the Ten Directions Region be?
Jiang Li did not move on the spot and only waved his tail again.
The powerful dragon tail stirred, controlling the water in the river with the talent of the Dragon Race.
The direction of the water immediately reversed, wrapping around the black water and rushing back intact.
Although he had never practiced a water attribute spell technique, under the circumstances of the Black Dragon Transformation, he would basically not lose to others when playing with water.
The huge catfish was washed away by the black water for a long time.
After suffering such humiliation in the water, and seeing that the black water that it was good at was broken, the Catfish General was also a little exasperated.
In the Flowing Sand River World, everyone was originally guarding their own territory and living in harmony.
Wasn’t it a provocation to appear in the territory of Lord Nine-Headed?
As the general under Lord Nine-Headed, it could not be afraid.
After seeing that his black water was ineffective, it paid no attention to anything else and opened its mouth to bite Jiang Li.
There were a total of 3,600 sharp teeth in its mouth. With this bite, no matter how thick the meat was, it would be scraped clean.
However, as soon as the catfish approached, it heard a low dragon roar.
With a dragon roar, a ripple spread out and quickly spread in the water.
The moment the ripple struck the fat catfish, the catfish demon’s body tightened and froze in the water. Then, it lost all control over its thousand-year-old body.
The Ancient Dragon Race was the leader of a million aquatic creatures. This dragon roar was mixed with the prestige of the Dragon Race and the special ability of the merman race in the sea.
It could affect any aquatic creature.
Although he could not directly control the Soul Formation realm water demon, the water demons below the Soul Formation realm could not resist him.
Even the merman Namur and Natier could control so many sea beasts. With the power of the merman and dragon, he could only be stronger.
After the so-called Catfish General persisted for a moment, the control of its body no longer belonged to it, and it was controlled by Jiang Li to swim under him.
A moment later, the head of the large catfish surfaced. A young man dressed as an ordinary rogue cultivator was standing on it.
Jiang Li had already retreated from the Black Dragon Transformation and returned to his original appearance.
The large catfish floated on the water surface, becoming Jiang Li’s mount as it swam towards the shore of the Ten Directions Region.
“Lord Black Dragon, this little fish is willing to abandon evil and seek justice. In the future, I will follow Lord Black Dragon.”
The huge catfish was very fast. In less than half an hour, it had already arrived at the shore.
After sending Jiang Li ashore, he originally wanted to turn around and leave.
However, his body still did not listen to him. Clearly, this black dragon from nowhere did not plan to let him go.
“Lord! Lord Black Dragon! I have many treasures hidden in the cave abode. If Lord Black Dragon likes them, I’m willing to offer them all. Lord, please spare my life.”
Seeing Jiang Li’s unfriendly gaze, the large catfish immediately expressed its loyalty and begged for mercy.
Feeling the dense dragon might pressing down on its body, its body and soul instinctively trembled. Its demonic strength, which was not bad, directly collapsed.
Now, it somewhat believed that a True Dragon had appeared in this world.
However, Jiang Li did not buy it. He controlled the large catfish and jumped onto the river bank.
When this fish reached the river bank, 50% of its strength disappeared, and it became even more flustered.
Even the fish on the chopping board could flail twice. However, as a dignified Catfish General, it could not even resist.
Sure enough, there was a pain in its stomach, and the white fish stomach was slashed open by Jiang Li’s Immortal Slaying Flying Sword.
Jiang Li reached into it and took out a fist-sized demon core.
The demonic qi on the demon core surged into the sky, and the smell of blood was abundant. With a glance, it could be seen that this guy ate no less than a hundred people.
Looking at the dying catfish with its demon core dug out, Jiang Li thought for a moment but did not kill it directly.
The local catfish in the Flowing Sand River could use the terrain to make many powerful cultivators fall. It might be useful to keep it alive.
“I can give you a chance. If you can do well, I’ll spare your life.”
He took out a Nine Nether Earth Fruit from the coffin and touched his forehead. A moment later, he pulled out a red wisp.
He stuffed this red wisp into the Earth Fruit and quickly disappeared as if nothing had happened.
Then, he threw the Earth Fruit into the mouth of the huge catfish.
With the nourishment of the Nine Nether Earth Fruit, although the large catfish was unable to make up for the loss of its Demon Core, it was sufficient to protect its life and do something for Jiang Li.
He also released Third Brother He who he had thrown into the coffin. After feeding him a Nine Nether Earth Fruit, he asked him to continue working.
Jiang Li had another use for the demon core of the catfish.
The fist-sized demon core was stuffed into Jiang Li’s mouth.
He closed his eyes for a moment and used his Dragon Pearl Golden Core to mobilize the power in the demon core.
A dense and bloody demonic qi slowly arose from Jiang Li’s body.
This aura was almost identical to that huge catfish.
The place he was about to enter was the Ten Directions Region called the Land of Infinite Demons.
Among them, there were countless demons everywhere. If his human aura was discovered, it would attract countless trouble on the way.
Jiang Li’s current strength was not bad, and he could barely protect himself. However, he still had to be careful in such a place.
If a certain demon king discovered him, he would be in great danger in the Ten Directions Region.
A Demon Core could resolve this problem to a large extent.
After activating it with the Dragon Pearl Golden Core, a status called [Power of the Catfish Demon] appeared on Jiang Li’s interface.
It could provide him with some enhancement and a considerable amount of demonic power.
However, Jiang Li really did not fancy the turbid demonic power that had eaten too much human blood. If it was left in his body for a long time, it might even pollute him.
It was difficult for him to determine if such a status had more benefits or disadvantages.
After leaving the Ten Directions Region, he would definitely delete it.
He controlled the Black Dragon Transformation and grew a thin layer of black scales on his body. As long as one did not observe carefully, the fine dragon scales did not look much different from fish scales.
At first glance, his status as a fish demon was stable.
With this, he could walk normally in the Land of Infinite Demons.
After he obtained some information from the catfish demon and the ferryman, Jiang Li headed towards the depths of the Ten Direction Region.
After the ferryman recovered from his injuries on the spot, he built a new bamboo raft and continued to do the same.
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Thousands of miles away, a group of cultivators was resting on the spot. They were all equipped with blood sabers, and their strength was formidable. The bones and flesh on their bodies could be seen to be suffused with a faint layer of blood qi.
Suddenly, the Soul Formation cultivator in the lead sensed something.
He took out a compass and opened it in his hand. A red needle on the compass swayed and finally pointed in a direction.
“The target’s aura has appeared again. Follow me!”
This group was the Blood Saber Guards sent by the Myriad Slaughter Sect to pursue Jiang Li.
There were very few heads that the Myriad Slaughter Sect’s Sect Master, Wu Fan, could not obtain.
Before Wu Fan left the Great Mountain Region, he risked being punished by the envoys of the Cloud Manor to plant a method on Jiang Li.
It was to kill this kid who ruined his plans.
After leaving the Great Mountain Region, although it was impossible for Wu Fan to capture him personally, he still sent out the Blood Saber Guards.
Jiang Li of the Great Mountain Alliance had some ability, but he had not reached the Soul Formation realm in the end.
This time, he sent out two Soul Formation elders to kill that imp who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Then, he would put his soul into the Blood King Crown and endure a hundred or thousand years of torture to vent the hatred in his heart.
These Blood Saber Guards had originally planned to wait for a long time. However, the target was very bold. In just a few days, he had already left the Great Mountain Region, giving them a superb opportunity.
However, for some reason, the aura was intermittent.
This made it a little difficult for them to track him. If they could not complete the mission, Wu Fan would not think that there was a problem with his methods.
At that time, they would suffer.
Now that the aura appeared again, they immediately flew in the direction it pointed. They had to take that kid’s head and offer it to Sect Master Wu.
Although the Myriad Slaughter Sect had been a little unlucky recently, Wu Fan’s strength was indeed increasing day by day. One day, when he completely controlled the Blood King Crown and obtained the loyalty of the Tragic Death City, at that time, even if it was the Cloud Manor, they would not be afraid.
However, the more they flew, the more strange they felt.
Why did this direction seem to be towards the Ten Directions Region?
That place was definitely a troublesome place. Even if they entered, they might not be able to come out unscathed. They had to be careful.
Twenty streaks of blood light quickly arrived at the shore of the Flowing Sand River that Jiang Li had once come to.
Even Soul Formation cultivators could not ignore this natural flying restriction domain.
“Ferryman! Come and bring us across the river.”
It was not their first day outside. They quickly saw the ferryman on the river.
Third Brother He came over with the bamboo raft and asked with a smile, “Guests, how many of you are there?”
