Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 177 - 173: Heaven-Defying Water Control Requesting Gonggong

Chapter 177: Chapter 173: Heaven-Defying Water Control Requesting Gonggong

It is said that the North Sea has Bei Ming, while the South Sea has Abyssal.

This Abyssal is the confluence of the waters of the Four Seas, the oceanic eye of the world, where all seawater flows.

That day, Abyssal was anything but calm. Tens of thousands of seas boiled, erupting waves hundreds of feet high, accompanied by roaring sounds.

"ROAR—!!!"

A roar sounded, revealing a formation in the center of the Abyssal Sea Eye with nine thousand fine gold chains. These chains were covered in talismans and bound a monkey. This monkey had Fiery Eyes with Golden Vision, was six feet tall, with a protruding forehead, flat nose, and white fur over a green body.

"Da Yu, you have trapped me, Wu Zhiqi, for tens of thousands of years. Today, I will escape and tear your body into thousands of pieces!"

Who was this monkey? It was none other than one of the four great divine monkeys, the Red-Butt Horse Monkey known as Wu Zhiqi, the Water God. In the art of controlling water, even Gonggong dared not claim to surpass him by a margin. In ancient times, Gonggong, enraged, bumped into Mount Buzhou, causing the ancient Heavenly Court to collapse and bringing about floods in the mortal world. Wu Zhiqi was born amidst water and due to the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar, wherever he passed by, floods would ensue. Da Yu, the Sage King, furious, captured Wu Zhiqi with iron chains and had him pulled into the South Sea Abyssal to suppress him.

Wu Zhiqi roared repeatedly, shaking the chains all over his body. His Primordial Dao Fruit circulated within him, generating a yin and yang essence, and the sea waves rose sky-high!

Wu Zhiqi was not inherently evil; he just loved water. However, his power was formidable, and whenever he played in the water, it would lead to massive waves. At that time, he had just been born and knew nothing, nor did he intentionally control it, naturally causing widespread flooding and many needless deaths. Da Yu, when regulating the Huai River, caught him enjoying himself in the water.

Wu Zhiqi formed a spell with his hands, and the seawater, rising sky-high, turned into massive blades.

The blades fell, striking the fine gold chains and producing a series of ear-splitting noises, sparking flames! Wu Zhiqi’s powers were truly formidable; the blades, formed from seawater, were refined to such a toughness that they could spark against the fine gold chains, and the blades themselves showed only slight nicks.

Abyssal has Dragon Fire, which intensifies on contact with water, belongs to yin, and is different from ordinary fire.

It is said that water and fire are incompatible, but that’s not the case here. Dragon Fire intensifies on contact with water. Trapped within the Abyssal Sea Eye, Wu Zhiqi had indeed gained a great fortune. When he encountered Dragon Fire, he collected it and used it to temper his body daily. By now, his physical body had become extremely tough, and his mana increasingly profound.

Once again, Wu Zhiqi made a spell gesture, releasing the Dragon Fire which was a blue-red color. It landed on the chains, making a "sizzling" sound. Then, changing the spell, he dropped a great sheet of seawater onto the Dragon Fire, which immediately caused the flames to surge, melting one of the chains into molten iron, which Wu Zhiqi immediately caught. This iron, melted by Da Yu from native soil, was the essence of hundreds of refinings, ideally suited for tempering into a magical treasure.

There were nine thousand chains. Wu Zhiqi, having been trapped for tens of thousands of years, was not in a hurry. He used the Dragon Fire to slowly burn and sever one chain after another.

As he melted these chains, he gathered the molten iron together, then added Dragon Fire to temper it, forming a staff as tall as his eyebrows. He then carved talismans onto the staff.

Wu Zhiqi turned the South Sea Abyssal upside down, bringing great suffering to the Dragon King of the South Sea. The water palaces of the Dragon Palace were in disarray, and many palaces collapsed, resulting in a complete mess.

As a result, the seawater naturally overflowed, with great waves crashing onto Demon Mountain of Southern Ridge, instantly submerging the entire southern coast of the mountain.

Located on the southern coast were the Transforming Snake Tribe, whose experts had almost all gone to preside over Water Curtain Cave., leaving only the younger generation to keep watch. At that moment, as the great wave hit, the people of the Transforming Snake Tribe flew up, as the flood submerged their city below, causing significant losses including money and grain.

"Quick, go report to Water Curtain Cave!"

"This flood is still advancing north; I fear it might be some enemy of our Demon Tribe causing mischief!"

"Hurry to Water Curtain Cave with the news; otherwise, the losses will be incalculable."

Three of the Transforming Snake Tribe went to report to Water Curtain Cave, while the rest stayed to assist those with low mana.

"Report. The Southern Ridge south coast has flooded, and Transforming Snake City is submerged!" a lesser demon reported to Heaven-Defying Taoist.

Heaven-Defying Taoist frowned and asked, "Has the cause been determined?"

The lesser demon replied, "We asked the Dragon King of the South Sea, and he said that the source of this flood and tsunami came from the direction of Abyssal."

Heaven-Defying Taoist fell into thought, then after a moment, said, "Alright, I understand. You may go now; I will send someone to handle it."

In recent days, Wukong had almost completely healed his wounds; after all, with Xuan Ming’s proliferation cushion there, the process was naturally twice as effective and quite remarkable.

"Shen Gongbao, dear brother, I must trouble you to take people to the southern coast of Southern Ridge and build up defenses to prevent excessive losses. Once Wukong concludes his seclusion, we will head to Abyssal. Considering the magnitude of these disturbances, I suspect the perpetrator could be at the sect founder’s cultivation level, otherwise even the Dragon King of the South Sea would not be left helpless," Heaven-Defying Taoist called Shen Gongbao to instruct him.

Shen Gongbao said, "Alright, I’ll go at once!"

Heaven-Defying Taoist then picked several Golden Immortals from various tribes, a total of ten, plus five Golden Immortals from the Transforming Snake Tribe, making fifteen people, including Shen Gongbao, who together headed to the southern coast to erect defenses against the tsunami, in order to minimize the losses.

Golden-Winged Great Peng King said, "I might as well go too!"

Heaven-Defying Taoist shook his head and said, "Absolutely not, absolutely not. If this is a conspiracy by the Buddhist Sect, it would be disastrous. If we send out all the elite forces of Water Curtain Cave to manage the flood, the Buddhist Sect could seize the opportunity to enter, and Water Curtain Cave’s foundation would be destroyed in an instant!"

The Golden-Winged Great Peng King slapped his forehead and said, "You’re absolutely right. It was irresponsible of me; my apologies!"

Heaven-Defying Taoist waved his hand, and a Mountain God was seized.

Trembling, the Mountain God said, "What does the Green Emperor request of this humble god?"

Heaven-Defying Taoist said, "Go to the Reincarnation Netherworld, find the Water God Gonggong, and tell him that I seek his assistance for dealing with the flood at Southern Ridge."

The Mountain God nodded and replied, "This humble god understands. I will leave immediately, and will not dare delay the Green Emperor’s time."

Heaven-Defying Taoist urged, "Go quickly, quickly. If you’re late, be careful; I will trouble you."

The Mountain God, not daring to delay, deployed the Soaring Earth Golden Light and left for the Reincarnation Netherworld to summon Gonggong.

Initially, Wukong and the Twelve Ancestral Witches did not get along well, but their relationship gradually mended after Xuan Ming became a saint. Their alliance in the grand battle at the Nether River brought about subtle changes. Although unspoken, their minds were as clear as mirrors. They had a common enemy who was very powerful, and they themselves harbored no actual resentment. Even more, with Xuan Ming’s connection, it was natural for them not to be enemies anymore.

"Hm? You’re asking me to manage the water disaster at Southern Ridge?" Gonggong inquired.

"Yes, the Green Emperor has indeed stated so," the Mountain God replied, bowing.

"Alright, I understand. You may go," Gonggong waved his hand, and the Mountain God left on his own.

Gonggong then asked Di Jiang, "Sun Wukong is asking me to manage the waters at Southern Ridge. Should I go or not?"

Di Jiang glanced at him and asked, "What do you think you should do?"

Gonggong laughed and said, "I think I should go, otherwise I might have to suffer inconveniences later."

Di Jiang also couldn’t help but laugh and added, "If you spout nonsense, you’ll still have to suffer inconveniences."

Gonggong dared not speak rashly anymore. As the methods of a Saint are mysterious and unpredictable, he said, "Then I’ll have Houtu come with me. Earth can suppress water, and with her help, the task will be much easier."

Di Jiang nodded and repeated, "Go quickly, quickly!"

Gonggong then found Houtu and asked her to accompany him to Southern Ridge to manage the water.

"Aren’t you, Gonggong, known for your bad temper? How come you’re willing to help with the water management?" Houtu couldn’t help but tease.

"Empress Houtu cares for the world, and I’ve been moved by Empress Houtu’s spirit. Naturally, I must also act for the sake of the world’s mortals," Gonggong replied proudly.

Houtu laughed and said, "Come on then, managing these waters will also add quite a bit of merit!"

Gonggong responded, "Then let’s hurry, the sooner we go, the less the people of Southern Ridge will suffer."

"Who knows which demon or monster is causing mischief, making such a fuss? It seems your commotion, Gonggong, would hardly match this," Houtu remarked.

"Humph! When I, Gonggong, was angered, Heavenly Court collapsed and the mortal world was overwhelmed with floods; how can this be compared to my might?" Gonggong declared.

"Haha, haha! You’re just lucky; you broke Mount Buzhou with your head, causing the land to tilt and resulting in the flood that submerged the continents. If you really had that power, you would have become a saint long ago," Houtu laughed, mocking Gonggong’s self-praise.

Gonggong did not pick up the conversational thread but mentioned, "Such a method likely belongs to that ancient Divine Monkey Wu Zhiqi. His water-handling skills are exceptional; I dare not claim to surpass him by even a notch."

Houtu replied, "Such a matter naturally needs to be handled by a monkey."

Gonggong laughed and said, "Naturally!"

The two of them deployed Escape Techniques and headed toward the southern bank of Demon Mountain at Southern Ridge to jointly manage the water disaster.

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