Zheng Qingchi didn't stop them when they left. He knew that only by fighting in the sea could they save the warship. He didn't have the ability to do that, so he could only pray that nothing happened to Qin Hao and Zhou Wudao.
After they left, they went straight into the sea.
For Qin Hao and Zhou Wudao, they couldn't back down from this battle.
If they couldn't become disciples of the Divine Palace, how could Qin Hao destroy the Xuanyuan family and make them pay for Xiao Han's torture? How could he return to Beijiang and see his father-in-law?
Back then, Xiao Yi didn't hesitate to fall out with the entire Beijiang forces for them.
Now, Daliao was besieged on all sides, like a sword hanging over its head. If war broke out at any time, the country would be destroyed.
Zhou Wudao was the same, but not for his family, but for one person.
That person was not himself, but Qin Hao.
He entered the Southern Region, got the Divine Palace token, and was determined to become a Nine-star Great Emperor within ten years to wash away the shame of the Imperial Martial Arts Tournament.
Today, he had to retreat before even seeing the Divine Palace and lose the qualification to enter?
He absolutely wouldn't allow it.
What's more, Qin Hao was right in front of him. He couldn't let him laugh at them.
Their beliefs were extremely firm. At this moment, not to mention a Sea Emperor, even if there were corpses of hell in front of them, they would still give it a try. Men should live up to their passion.
"Kill."
Countless ear-piercing screams echoed on the dark seabed. Demon shadows shuttled back and forth, gnawing on the corpses of warriors. The warriors' blood mixed with the seawater, and the scene was extremely terrifying and bloody.
Qin Hao and Zhou Wudao surged their Primordial Qi and stared at the monster in front of them. The seawater couldn't soak their bodies.
At this time, in front of them, there was a giant snake more than a hundred feet long, with nine heads and as thick as a dragon. The snake twisted its pitch-black scaled body and tightly wrapped around the warship, dragging it into the sea at a crazy speed. Whether it was the strange fish or the other sea demons, they all fled in panic.
Obviously, the giant nine-headed snake was the absolute king of this sea area, and no one could compete with it.
Red flames surged, illuminating the space a hundred meters around Qin Hao.
Beside Zhou Wudao, countless soul crows surrounded him, making strange sounds.
For the first time, the two of them fought side by side.
However, in front of the giant nine-headed snake, the two top geniuses of the human world were as insignificant as dust.
A column of flame rose vertically, climbing up dozens of feet, like a giant flaming sword, slashing down at one of the snake heads.
Countless Soul Crows continued to fuse together, growing larger and larger. Within the black fog, a huge Soul Crow appeared. It soared through the water like a circling Peng. It opened its sharp claws and similarly attacked a snake head.
The Nine Headed Giant Snake was exceptionally vigilant, its dark green eyes glowing. Actually when Qin Hao and Zhou Wudao released their source spirits, it had already taken the initiative to launch an attack.
Two snake heads poked out violently and opened their bloody mouths, spraying out an incomparably majestic water column.
The flaming sword slashed down, but it was annihilated by the water column.
Before the giant crow's sharp claws could reach its target, its body was pierced through by another water column.
Then, the two snake heads swallowed Qin Hao and Zhou Wudao respectively.
"Go all out!" Zhou Wudao roared with all his might as he retreated hastily to avoid the attack.
The snake head that attacked him forcefully created a hole in the warship, shattering the wooden planks.
Actually, there was no need for Zhou Wudao to say anything. When the Red Lotus Exploding Flame Blade was destroyed, Qin Hao had already activated the second Dragon Soul.
The Nine Headed Giant Snake's defense was extremely strong, and underwater was its battlefield, which was very advantageous for it. Without activating the second Dragon Soul, they had no chance of winning.
Roar!
The Dragon Soul was activated.
Qin Hao's body quickly strengthened. His height, strength, and appearance all underwent earth-shattering changes. Along with a layer of dense dragon scales growing out, his right hand turned into a dragon claw as he punched the snake head.
Bang!
A powerful sound exploded in the deep sea. With a head-on collision, Qin Hao's head tilted back as he was sent flying.
The snake head's attack was also stopped. It fell to the ground and crazily shook its head, as if this punch had made it a little dazed.
However, it immediately recovered and seized the opportunity. Like a fierce snake coming out of its hole, it once again bit at Qin Hao's body that had lost control.
At this time, Zhou Wudao activated the second Dragon Soul. Taotie appeared, bringing with it the pressure of an ancient fierce beast. Even though it was at the bottom of the sea, the pressure still existed.
Ancient fierce beasts and ordinary fierce beasts were two completely different concepts. Ordinary fierce beasts were only a little stronger than wild beasts, and their wildness had not deteriorated by much.
However, ancient fierce beasts were the real terror, and were on par with ancient giant dragons.
A terrifying beast shadow descended behind Zhou Wudao. An ancient and desolate aura permeated the air. The nine-headed serpent couldn't help but tremble. The head that was attacking Qin Hao was also affected by the Taotie. It immediately stopped its attack.
At this moment, the nine heads moved closer to one another.
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Up, eighteen dark green snake eyes stared at Zhou Wudao, and a cold human voice came out, "Soul of Taotie."
"Evil beast."
Zhou Wudao roared. He stretched out his arms and extended his palms. As he moved, the gigantic beast shadow behind him opened its terrifying maw, akin to a bottomless black hole, wanting to devour everything in this world. "DIE!"
Roar!
The Taotie roared, and a tyrannical devouring power shrouded the front, descending on the body of the Nine Headed Giant Snake. Its body suddenly slid forward involuntarily.
"I'm an evil beast?
Aren't you the same? "
The Nine Headed Giant Snake replied. Then, another water column was shot forward, into the Taotie's mouth. However, this time, it was completely useless.
Not only did the water pillar destroy the primordial spirit, it even pulled the snake's head closer to the Taotie's mouth.
In an instant, the Nine Headed Giant Snake's dark green eyes showed surprise for the first time.
It was clear that a snake head could not deal with the Taotie's soul.
"Worthy of being an ancient fierce beast. Unfortunately, it's not a real beast soul, so it's useless against me." The Nine Headed Giant Snake twisted its body, and another head attacked, shooting out a majestic water column.
A martial artist's soul was an individual's talent, and it did not exist in reality.
If the Zhou Wudao in front of it was not a human, but a wild beast, then it would be fine. Perhaps eating the Taotie's remnant soul would allow the Nine Headed Giant Snake to evolve.
With some disappointment, the largest snake head in the middle stuck out its disgusting tongue. Even if it could not devour the real Taotie, the human in front of it should be more delicious than other sea beasts.
Two water columns poured into the Taotie's mouth, but the Nine Headed Giant Snake still greatly underestimated Zhou Wudao's ability. It was still unable to kill him, and even the second snake head began to slide into the Taotie's mouth.
"Hahaha, killing an Eighth Rank Sea Emperor, this prince is still very excited." Zhou Wudao shouted crazily, and poured the soul energy in his body into the Taotie's body.
After stepping into the Emperor Realm, his control over his second soul had obviously improved greatly. Now, he was no longer in a difficult situation like when he fought Qin Hao. Now, he could control his second soul freely.
"Kill me?
Let's see who will kill who. "
The Nine Headed Giant Snake showed a rare anger. Another snake head attacked, and three water columns shot into the Taotie's mouth.
Buzz!
Suffering from the powerful impact, the Taotie slid a few steps back. Then, its beastly body steadied itself. Its golden eyes tightened, and an even more frenzied devouring power enveloped it, forcibly withstanding the attacks of the three snake heads.
However, at this moment, dense sweat began to slide down Zhou Wudao's face.
Vaguely, he had a feeling that he was full.
The Taotie's soul was his own body.
Of course, he knew that he was about to reach his limit.
Just three snake heads were enough to make him like this?
Roar!
Another snake head attacked, and from its bloody mouth, a fourth water column shot into the Taotie's mouth.
Four powerful water columns shot out side by side at the same time. The Taotie kept sliding back, and its limbs trembled, giving people the feeling that it could not stand steadily.
At the same time, Zhou Wudao's feet also began to slide back. His face was already sweating like water, and his stomach felt like it was being pressed down by a huge mountain. The size of the mountain was constantly expanding, and it made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Gradually, blood trickled down from the corner of Zhou Wudao's mouth. His face suddenly turned pale, and his body that was trapped in the water began to sway.
What was worse was that in the confrontation of a few breaths, regardless of whether it was his vitality or soul power, the rate of consumption was incomparably fast.
"It can't be like this …" Zhou Wudao could not understand. He had not reached his limit yet. He had trained many times in the past, and he had his own records. If it was on land, he could obviously hold on longer. However, in the inner sea, the consumption of soul power was twice as much as the outside world. He could not hold on any longer.
"Nothing is impossible. After all, the underwater world is this emperor's world."
The largest snake head in the middle said malevolently. On the snake head, there were horns. It flicked its tongue, and the snake body crazily expanded. An incomparably turbulent power was shot out from the four snake heads, and the water column that was shot out actually became twice as thick.
Zhou Wudao was already having a hard time holding on, and the sudden power made him collapse on the spot.
Peng!
The Taotie's origin soul exploded. Finally, it could not hold on any longer. The excessive consumption had drained Zhou Wudao's soul power, and he could no longer maintain his second soul.
At the same time, the barrier that protected his body suddenly collapsed. The bone-chilling seawater swept over, and mixed with an incomparably fishy smell, poured into Zhou Wudao's mouth. The heavy water pressure at the bottom of the sea caused the blood in his body to flow backwards. He spat out a mouthful of royal blood, and his body collapsed powerlessly.
"So even a Taotie has a time when it is full. This is really ironic. Remember, this emperor's name is Jiu Ying."
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The horned snake head was incomparably excited. Just as Zhou Wudao collapsed, it attacked like lightning, while the other heads did not move.
Clearly, this head was where its life was, and it wanted to personally taste the delicacy.
Zhou Wudao's soul power was completely drained. He, who was floating with the waves, no longer had any strength to resist. He laughed miserably. At this moment, even if Jiu Ying did not kill him, he would not be able to live. The water pressure at the bottom of the sea was enough to crush him into powder.
His mind was very clear, and he was extremely dissatisfied. After all, when he left the ship, he had spoken such arrogant words.
In the end, the Snake Emperor only used four heads to defeat him, and even mocked him. Even a Taotie had a time when it was full.
However, the strange thing was that he, who should have been crushed to death by the water pressure, did not die. On the contrary, the seawater was no longer bone-chilling, and his body was still comfortably warm.
"Go."
A voice rang in his ears. Qin Hao's huge body, which was shining with scales, had unknowingly appeared. His long hair danced in the wind, and the Red Lotus Fire in his palm gathered into a barrier, enveloping Zhou Wudao. With a great force, he threw him into the hole that Qin Hao had created in the battleship.
At this moment, Qin Hao's life snake head had arrived, and it bit down viciously on Qin Hao's body. The flaming Gang Qi that enveloped his body instantly collapsed, and a cloud of blood mist appeared at that location.
This was the last scene that Zhou Wudao saw. The person who was bitten should have been him.
However, the white-haired old man, who had once humiliated him, had actually saved him. Why did Qin Hao not watch him die? This way, there would be sufficient reason for him to perish.
His body crashed into the hole in the battleship, and everything in front of him turned into darkness. Zhou Wudao was not clear about what happened after that. He only vaguely felt that he was supported by a pair of warm palms, and Tan Geng's voice rang in his ears …
Creak!
The extremely sharp snake teeth bit through the dragon scales and pierced into Qin Hao's body. Pain engulfed his entire body, numbing his nerves. It had been too long, and Qin Hao had not tasted the feeling of being torn apart.
However, if he did not save Zhou Wudao, that kid would definitely die!
Logically speaking, Qin Hao could completely ignore the life and death of Zhou Wudao. However, when he saw the unwillingness in Zhou Wudao's eyes in the face of death, Qin Hao still saved him.
That unwillingness was not because Zhou Wudao was afraid of death.
On the contrary, it was because he could no longer spar with Qin Hao, and that was his regret.
"Unconvinced?
I'll make you convinced sooner or later. "Qin Hao gritted his teeth, enduring the pain that engulfed him, and looked towards the hole where Zhou Wudao had disappeared.
At this moment, the Nine-Headed Snakelet was also stunned. It did not expect that a human would give up his own life to save another human.
Furthermore, its teeth hurt a little.
Following that, it was enraged.
"Do you know the consequences of destroying this emperor's delicacy?" The Nine-Headed Snakelet roared.
"Do you know the consequences of biting me in your mouth?" Qin Hao replied fearlessly.
Boom!
Extremely intense flames exploded violently. In the deep sea, the dazzling light seemed to illuminate the world.
In the next instant, the Nine-Headed Snakelet let out a shrill cry. It felt like it was being roasted. The terrifying heat passed through its mouth, burning its snake body, and attacked its brain. Its mind was in a mess.
It did not even know what it had just eaten. Following that, it did the most humiliating action in its life, and spat out Qin Hao.
It let go of the battleship, twisted its body, and darted deeper into the sea.
It knew that there was a spring at the bottom of the sea, and the water there was even colder. It had to drink a mouthful, as its stomach was about to be burned through.
"Trying to run?"
How could Qin Hao let it run?
The battleship was severely damaged, and it just so happened that it lacked an aquatic beast. The Nine-Headed Snakelet was a mount that came to its doorstep. With it leading the way, even if they lost the battleship, they could roam the inland sea without any worries. They could play as they wished.
The ferocious dragon claws firmly grasped the horns on the Nine-Headed Snakelet's head. Qin Hao flipped over and mounted it. He clenched his left fist, gathering an extremely terrifying strength. His dragon power was pushed to the limit, and the Indestructible Samsara Technique was activated. The Demigod's fist smashed valiantly on the Nine-Headed Snakelet's head.
Boom!
As though the entire inland sea was shaking, Qin Hao's arrogant roar sounded from the deep sea. "Respect me as your master."
"Human, you're courting death …"
Bang!
Another punch.
"Respect you as my master, unless I die …"
Bang!
The third punch.
"Human, don't push your luck. I've already let you go. Please cherish your life."
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang bang bang bang bang …