AWB Chapter 369 Guarding
Chapter 369 Guarding
Chapter 369 Guardian
Shen Yao struggled a bit in this battle.
Even when the Supreme Merman held back his strength and fought her, she could only manage a draw.
But she was not discouraged, after all, she was only a high-grade immortal ancestor at the moment.
She's three major grades behind. Give her a few more years, and she might not be able to defeat the Mermaid Lord in a full-force battle.
As the fight progressed, neither of them could touch the other. Shen Yao and Hai Mu simultaneously stopped their attacks. Hai Mu looked at Huo Die, trying to gauge her father's strength: "This immortal lord, are you willing to fight me?"
Huo Die smiled contemptuously and instantly appeared in front of Hai Mu: "Give it your all."
Hai Mu used all his spiritual power without holding back, trying to force Huo Die to also go all out.
Huo Die's eyes were filled with nothing but contempt.
He waved his hand and released the Six Directions Boundary Array, shrinking it to the size of the Mermaid Lord's body, trapping Hai Mu inside and rendering him unable to move.
No matter how Ren Haimu summoned the water sphere within the boundary array, he was unable to teleport out.
He used magic to forcefully break through, and the boundary array remained intact.
His attempt to break the formation with his powerful physique was completely futile.
Huo Die stood in front of the Six Directions Array, watching the show from his perspective.
Hai Mu's deep blue eyes gleamed with a blue light, attempting to confuse Huo Die.
Huo Die raised his hand and flicked out a golden light. The golden light formed a mirror in the air, reflecting the blue light back. Hai Mu was instead bewildered by his own illusion.
It took him a quarter of an hour to break free of the illusion, and when he saw Huo Die again, he felt that this immortal was extremely terrifying.
He gave it his all, but this immortal lord clearly did it effortlessly.
He had no choice but to admit defeat: "May I ask what level you are, senior?"
Huo Die replied crisply, "Immortal Emperor, top grade."
Hai Mu was shocked. A superior immortal emperor was practically a half-step god.
The goddess's father is incredibly powerful.
With such a Celestial Emperor guarding him, his desire to take the Goddess back to Deep Sea City was practically a pipe dream.
After emerging from the cultivation illusion, Jiang Ming and Huo Die stood on either side of Shen Yao.
Hai Mu praised, "You are the strongest ancestral cultivator I have ever seen. You truly deserve to be called the Goddess of Descendants."
Shen Yao deserved such praise. She smiled politely and said a few words, thinking to herself when he would leave so as not to delay her cultivation.
She and Jiang Ming were on the same page.
Shen Yao felt embarrassed to ask the guest to leave, but Jiang Ming was far too kind.
He was not polite at all: "Seawood Demon Lord, as far as I know, if you sea demons stay inland for too long, your bodies will rot and you will die. While the teleportation array is still working, you should go back quickly."
Hai Mu looked at Shen Yao, but Shen Yao looked away, avoiding his gaze, clearly indicating that she had no intention of going to Deepsea City.
With her overbearing father beside her, Hai Mu dared not act recklessly.
Unable to forcibly take the goddess away, Haimu decided to stay here.
The main task is to protect her and prevent her from accidentally opening the black box and causing harm to the world.
He was certain that the teleportation array inside the stone gate was very stable.
“I came here to follow the goddess. Since the goddess is unwilling to return with me, I can only stay by your side and be your guard.”
He spoke with such sincerity, as if he truly came to follow her.
Shen Yao firmly refused: "No need, I don't need guards, and as you've seen, my father is very strong, so my father can protect me."
Hai Mu insisted on staying, but Shen Yao said, "Aren't you afraid of being devoured by the power of the sea and dying from festering sores all over your body?"
Hai Mu replied, "I only need to travel back and forth across the ocean once every two months. Your teleportation array is very stable. It shouldn't be difficult for me to take a shortcut, right?"
"How can he be so shameless?" Jiang Ming thought to himself.
Before they could refuse, Hai Mu added, "If it's inconvenient, at my speed, I can travel along the river and return to the sea area once a month, which is enough time."
There must be rivers or streams around here, right?
Instead of trying to guard against him, it's better to keep him under your watchful eye.
Huo Die decided to keep him and take him back to Fenghongyuan to eat and live together.
Shen Yao and Jiang Ming did not send any gifts.
As soon as Huo Die left with Hai Mu, Jiang Ming immediately took Shen Yao back to Chenfeng Pavilion and burned the outer robe she had worn the night before, which was hanging on the clothes rack.
After the cleaning procedure, he picked up the communication token and sent a message to Feng Yu, asking him to come to Fengshen Hall.
Feng Yu routinely goes to the Obsidian Teleportation Array. Just as she arrives at the main hall, she receives a message and rushes to the Wind God Hall.
Jiang Ming rarely communicates with him, so this sudden message must mean something urgent has happened.
They each had different focuses when it came to the same thing.
Shen Yao was thinking about the cultivation technique, repeatedly replaying how she should fight next time.
Jiang Ming's thought was that he couldn't let Shen Yao be alone in the future, which was why he called Feng Yu over: "I often have official business to deal with, so you don't need to go to the Obsidian Teleportation Array anymore. You have to stay with her at all times."
Feng Yu's focus was on the teleportation: "You said he used spiritual power to attach himself to your robes and used spiritual power as a medium to teleport himself to Chenfeng Pavilion?"
Jiang Ming replied, "This is my guess, and it's probably close enough. I did sense a faint spiritual energy in the passage."
Shen Yao also mentioned that when she sparred with Hai Mu, he used a water ball body-swapping technique.
Feng Yu had Shen Yao explain it to him in detail, and then fell into deep thought.
He was deep in thought. Shen Yao waited for a while, not wanting to disturb him, and then got up to continue her cultivation.
"Yanzhou, wait for me." Feng Yu stood up and called out to her, "Let the cultivation illusion simulate the battle with the Mermaid Lord. I'll go with you."
Maple Garden, another day of happy barbecue.
Hai Mu followed Huo Die into the courtyard. As he passed the swing under the red maple tree, he smelled a strange fragrance.
This fragrance is very unique; it smells like water, but it's different from seawater.
It's like the taste of river water blending with some kind of spiritual plant in a river channel near the coast.
He likes the taste.
He paused by the swing, his blue eyes scanning the courtyard, trying to find the source of the fragrance.
It couldn't be the original smell of the swing. He could smell the wooden swing, but it was different from this fragrance.
Huo Die turned to look at him: "Why aren't you leaving?"
Hai Mu followed for a few steps. In the courtyard, two male cultivators were grilling meat, and a female cultivator was sitting at a table against the wall.
A Meng and A Luo greeted Huo Die warmly: "Old Man Huo is back!"
Huo Die casually replied, "I'm back."
Xianyu stared intently at Haimu; she had noticed him the moment he entered the courtyard.
In the territory of the immortals, Hai Mu has already concealed his merman demon characteristics.
Immortal cultivators also have different hair and eye colors, and his blue eyes are not particularly special.
However, he was wearing a mermaid-like garment, the material and style of which were very special, making him stand out from the other cultivators.
The salted fish stared at his gauze robe, curious as to why this cultivator wore the same clothes as the mermaid.
As he walked over from the swing, Xianyu's gaze locked onto his face.
What a beautiful face.
She has feminine features and is extremely beautiful.
Salty Fish's gaze was direct, making Hai Mu feel somewhat shy.
His blue eyes swept lightly across Xianyu's face, then quietly looked away.
What a beautiful girl!
Apart from his sister, he had never seen such a beautiful girl in the deep sea for two thousand years.
Huo Die led him upstairs and pointed out a room to him: "You'll be living here from now on, kid. Don't try anything funny. I'll be living next door to you."
Hai Mu respectfully cupped his hands and said, "This junior only wishes to protect the goddess and dares not harbor any ill intentions."
Huo Die glanced at him: "That's good. You can wander around the courtyard as you like, but you're not allowed to leave the courtyard."
Hai Mu nodded in agreement.
They do know how to adapt to the times.
Seeing that he knew his limits, Huo Die didn't make things difficult for him: "Come on, let's go downstairs and have some barbecue."