315: Chapter 309 Bowing in Worship 315: Chapter 309 Bowing in Worship To combat the monster before him, Chen Hai’s Corpse Transformation Talisman should prove highly effective.
Judging by the fact that this creature still retains some human form.
Clearly, it must have died but, due to unknown causes, was contaminated by the malevolent energy, and ultimately transformed into the monster before him.
On that day, the Green-haired Zombie that was transformed into a pool of blood by Chen Hai’s talisman had originated for similar reasons as the present monster.
After dealing with the Green-haired Zombie, Chen Hai went out of his way to look into some records and rumors about zombies.
Logically speaking, a zombie with green hair is just the weakest among such beings and should not be as strong as the one killed by Chen Hai!
After all, back then, Ye Cheng and others had deployed an army of over a thousand people and spent a month or two but still failed to subdue this creature!
Perhaps, the strength of that Green-haired Zombie was due to its contamination by malignant energy, which caused the mutation!
The monster Chen Hai currently faced was in a similar situation.
The Corpse Transformation Talisman might just be the perfect counter, having miraculous effects on it.
However, for Chen Hai to affix the talisman onto the monster, he would have to jump into the water and get close to it!
Such an act was highly dangerous.
In terms of swimming, although Chen Hai was decent, the water’s resistance meant his agility was vastly inferior compared to on land.
And that creature lived in the water.
Having Chen Hai jump into the water to combat the monster, even with the talisman specialized against it, was akin to throwing himself onto the chopping board, hardly any different at all.
Unless he had lost his mind, he would never consider jumping into the reservoir to fight the monster!
“Flames arise, burn!” Seeing the monster emerge, Chen Hai once again employed his Flame Power.
The area of water where the fire had just been extinguished now blazed up once again.
“Roar, roar, roar…” Amidst roaring, the painfully burnt monster sank its body and submerged into the water again.
Seeing this, Chen Hai frowned.
He didn’t have a good solution to this situation.
After all, the flames he controlled were but the lowest grade of Mortal Fire.
In a place like the reservoir, this was a significant restraint on his power.
His flames, burning above the water, were already at their limit.
To also burn inside the water unless he wielded the legendary Samadhi True Fire—it was impossible!
The monster, having lived in water for years, possessed attributes of water, which enabled it some resistance against Chen Hai’s Flame Power.
Using flames caught it off guard, giving it a minor burn which hardly hurt the creature or caused any significant damage!
The monster diving deeper into water, from Chen Hai’s position, all he could see was a shadow flitting about in the patch of water before him.
Occasionally, fist-sized bubbles rose from the surface of the water.
It seemed the creature, having tasted its prey, was unwilling to give up so easily.
In the current situation, with the monster lurking underwater, Chen Hai couldn’t harm it, and likewise, it had no way of attacking Chen Hai on the shore either.
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Not far away, Wei Zhidong, Wei Fang, and others, upon hearing the explosion on the water, had already turned their gaze over.
At a glimpse, upon seeing what the half-emerged monster looked like, Wei Zhidong’s legs gave away, and he fell, scared and breathless, onto the ground.
At this moment, topics like silicone dolls were no longer mentioned.
With such a ruckus, the monster’s upper body emerging from the water, captured everyone’s attention.
To say that this thing was just an inanimate object and not the culprit behind the reservoir incident?
Let alone others, even Wei Zhidong himself would absolutely not believe it.
“In my Black Stone Reservoir, there lurks such a terrifying monster?”
“Luckily, I acted humbly and at great expense brought Master Chen here!”
“With a wave of his hand, flames appear out of nowhere?
Master Chen truly is a divine being!”
…
With a complex expression, Wei Zhidong once again began to inwardly sigh.
Just about fifteen minutes ago, he was still regretting in his heart, thinking that it was not worth the cost to have invited Chen Hai over.
But now, having witnessed Chen Hai’s real capabilities, he dared not harbor such thoughts anymore.
Compared to the flame wielded by Chen Hai, what Taoist Wang showed before was like child’s play, hardly worth mentioning.
People are indeed fickle!
In Wei Zhidong’s heart, he began to lament how he almost missed encountering the true Buddha.
Previously, his true Buddha was Taoist Wang, but now, that had changed to Chen Hai!
Regrettably, Wei Zhidong only caught a few glimpses of the monster, and in a matter of moments.
Ten or twenty meters away, a vast amount of steam rose, forming a dense fog, completely enveloping the area where Chen Hai and the monster were located.
Whether it was Wei Zhidong or the others, even with their best visual effort, they couldn’t see clearly what exactly was happening inside!
They thought of getting a bit closer, to go there and have a good look.
Sadly, they remained here, not choosing to flee, which already required great courage.
To ask them to get closer, to venture into the fog-covered area, they truly lacked that courage.
“Uh… ah…”
“Where am I?
What happened to me?”
“Did it just rain?
My face is all wet, and this smell, why is it so strange?”
Taoist Wang, who had been confused and dazed, finally regained some clarity.
Zhang, who was about to rescue him, still had his weapon exposed.
The explosion just now, and the monster suddenly emerging from the water, caused him to release everything he had been holding back in fright.
He was already poised, with the gunpoint directly aimed at Taoist Wang’s face.
At that moment, he was perfectly positioned to douse Taoist Wang’s head and face.
It wasn’t clear whether it was the orange-yellow liquid, a result of his arousal, that had some effect, or if the monster and Chen Hai’s standoff caused the confounding power over Taoist Wang to be withdrawn.
Regardless, at this moment, Taoist Wang was truly, completely awakened.
Having just woken from his confusion, he had no idea what was going on!
Feeling unknown liquid all over his face, he even stuck out his tongue, tasted it, and sampled the flavor.
Then, his expression froze as he took another look at Zhang, whose weapon was still swinging in his sight.
Taoist Wang flipped over, lay on the ground, and started to retch violently.
“Taoist Wang, you were just bewitched by the monster, and you almost jumped into the Black Stone Reservoir!”
“After rescuing you, Master Chen instructed that child’s urine could help you regain consciousness!”
“Don’t blame Zhang; he did it all to help you!”
Seeing him awaken, Wei Zhidong, standing nearby, timely began to explain.
Although he now understood that Taoist Wang was not as profoundly skilled as he had imagined,
considering that this man still had some minor abilities, Wei Zhidong spoke quite politely.
“I was bewitched?
I almost jumped into the reservoir?”
“So, you’re saying the monster really appeared just now?”
“And now, where has the monster gone?
Did I eliminate it?”
After retching for a while, though nothing came up, Taoist Wang felt much relieved.
He flipped over and sat up from the ground.
As he asked Wei Zhidong this question, his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the direction under the willow tree nearby.
“This… such thick fog…”
“Is the monster still there, is… Master Chen fighting the monster?”
His heart shocked, his face horrified, Taoist Wang’s pupils seemed to enlarge significantly at that moment.
Because of the fog’s obstruction, he could only see intermittent flashes of fire rising within the dense fog.
Nevertheless, such a scene could spark endless imagination.
Especially knowing that Chen Hai and the monster were fighting inside, it was indeed so.
Having roamed around for so many years, Taoist Wang was only good at deception and tricks, truly lacking any real skills.
However, having pretended to be a Taoist for many years, he knew quite a bit about the glorious deeds of Taoist masters and various local legends about immortals.
To conjure a dense fog that enveloped a small area out of thin air?
And occasionally, bursts of fire rising within the fog?
In Taoist Wang’s impression, ordinary Taoist masters probably could not achieve this!
Perhaps only the legendary True Man and some ancient texts recording Immortal Techniques could demonstrate such wonders!
“Master Chen and that monster are indeed fighting in the fog!”
“But I don’t know how the battle is going inside?”
Meaningfully sighing, Wei Zhidong explained.
“This level of battle is not something ordinary people like you can intervene in.”
“Boss Wei, to avoid harming bystanders, you all should retreat further!”
“As for me, I’ll go and assist Master Chen…”
Taoist Wang’s eyes shone brightly; he was indeed fearless.
While ordinary people would typically avoid such situations, he hesitated only slightly before striding towards the action.
The dense fog seemed to have thinned a bit.
Before Taoist Wang even reached the area of fog, Chen Hai, dressed casually and wearing sneakers, walked out from it unhurriedly.
“I have pursued Taoism wholeheartedly for decades, but never found the path to becoming an immortal, only resorting to deception!”
“Today, I am fortunate to meet you, Immortal Master Chen!”
“With utmost sincerity, I hope you will see my earnest desire for Taoism, and kindly, Immortal Master, take me as your disciple and impart your authentic teachings!”
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Taoist Wang was indeed a resolute man.
Given his age, he could easily pass for Chen Hai’s grandfather.
But upon seeing Chen Hai emerge from the fog, he immediately knelt and bowed his head incessantly, knocking it loudly against the ground several times.