Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 558: Water Spirit Tribe

Chapter 558 Water Spirit Clan

Ye Ru and the others were naturally happy to see the human race grow stronger, so they said nothing and just looked at Hu Chi. Logically speaking, Star Ape King had already done more than enough. Whether Hu Chi knew what was good for him or not was up to him to decide.

He knew that the Star Ape King had suppressed his killing intent, and now he only hoped that Tiger Fool could be reasonable and not provoke any more unnecessary disputes.

"Alright, I promise you, I will live in peace with your Star Ape clan and fight together against the demon race. If I break this promise, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. I swear this in the name of the Tiger Head Clan Chief."

Tiger Fool's face was solemn. He nodded, stretched out his hand, and made a line. Drops of blood flowed out, then turned into a beam of light and shot into his brow.

As the light of the blood entered his brow, a six-pointed star mark gradually appeared, and the Star Ape King did the same.

After resolving all these matters, Star Ape King looked at Ye Ru and said:

"Alright, put this away. Tiger is no longer a threat."

"Ah."

Ye Ru waved his sleeve, and the tree branches gradually shrank until they disappeared completely. Tiger Fool also stood up, pointing into the distance and saying:

"The Frosty Pool is right there, you should go there quickly."

Upon hearing this, Star Ape King, Ye Ru, and the others rushed towards the Frosty Pool.

After walking for only ten minutes, the group stopped outside the Frosty Pool.

As soon as they stopped, a chilling, profound cold swept over them, causing even those with their cultivation levels to shiver involuntarily.

"Let's go inside quickly. Even we can't stand this cold air, let alone those with lower strength."

Long Hai, whose body was covered in dragon scales, hurriedly spoke and then took the lead, with Ye Ru and the others following closely behind.

Upon entering the icy spring, some star apes covered in frost huddled on the ground, shivering. Had they arrived any later, they might have frozen to death.

"let me."

Ye Ru stepped forward, and the Burning Cauldron shot out from between his eyebrows, eventually floating in the sky. The raging flames brought some warmth to this cold place.

The frost on these star apes melted away, and their stiff bodies were instantly revitalized.

As the cauldron burned, a stone pool in the distance emitted a chilling aura, which the flames had no effect on.

"This pool must be the concentration of the cold air. I didn't expect the cold air to be so powerful."

Ye Ru looked at the pool with a solemn expression. For the water quality to change like this, there must be something good inside.

The reason why the tiger didn't go to check was because he couldn't withstand such a powerful chill.

"Leave the cauldron here. You all go and rescue the star apes here. I'll go check out this pool. Who knows, there might be some rare treasures inside."

Ye Ru turned his head and looked at Star Ape King and the others, and said.

"This is not a good idea. There must be danger inside, and even I can't withstand this cold air, let alone you, a human."

Long Hai quickly stopped him, saying that if anything happened to Ye Ru, then it would be truly over.

"Don't worry, I have the Netherfire of the demon race protecting me, so this cold air cannot enter my body."

"I'm going."

Before anyone else could speak, Ye Ru took out the Three Absolute Writing Brush, summoned the Netherfire, and leaped inside.

The icy water splashed onto his body, causing him to shiver involuntarily. He then activated his Netherfire and Talent, enveloping his entire body, which lessened the chill somewhat.

"The water in here is really cold. If it weren't for the protection of the Netherfire, I probably wouldn't dare to go in."

After grumbling for a while, Ye Ru continued swimming downwards, and after swimming deeper for more than ten minutes, something bright caught her eye:

"What it is?"

Sensing something strange, Ye Ru gradually approached, and an ice-like stone appeared before him.

"This is……"

The ice was crystal clear, and an extremely strong chill emanated from it. If Ye Ru's guess was correct, this was the source of the coldness that made this place so frigid.

He searched for information about this thing in the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries), and sure enough, after a few seconds, he finally found something similar.

"Water-cold Mystic Ice!"

This Water-Cold Mystic Ice is formed from the essence of heaven and earth, taking hundreds of years to condense deep underground. If an ice coffin is made from this Water-Cold Mystic Ice, the corpse can be guaranteed to remain incorrupt for a thousand years.

Even if a living person is frozen by it, although their life force is temporarily blocked, they can return to the world after reacting with the Pure Yang Jade, which is extremely strange.

After learning about its function, Ye Ru looked at the man-sized Xuanbing, a burning desire flashing in his eyes, and couldn't help but lick his lips.

Just as he was about to make a move, a water arrow shot from a distance. If Ye Ru hadn't been extremely careful, this arrow would have been enough to kill him, even with the protection of the Netherfire.

"who is it?"

After dodging the powerful water arrow, Ye Ru hurriedly turned his head and shouted coldly.

goo go go go...

The water churned and then coalesced into a human figure holding a bow and arrow. The surrounding water condensed again and transformed into a sharp arrow, which was then fired at Ye Ru once more.

boom!

Seeing this, Ye Ru's face also turned somewhat gloomy. After sweeping away the Water-Cold Profound Ice, he immediately flapped his wings to dodge the water arrow, and finally gently touched the Three Absolutes Writing Brush.

A streak of netherfire transformed into a line of fire, shooting out with a hissing sound as it hurtled towards the water creature's head.

boom!

The water creature neither dodged nor flinched. After being pierced by the fire line, it merged back into the water. However, after Ye Ru breathed a sigh of relief, countless water creatures appeared around him.

The dense array of creatures sent a chill down Ye Ru's spine. Without looking back, he flapped his wings and dashed outwards.

"Damn it, how come there are so many strange creatures here..."

Arrows kept shooting at Ye Ru from behind, causing his lips to twitch slightly as he spoke.

These creatures were beyond his imagination; they were simply beyond his ability to resist.

boom!

A rushing stream of water gushed out from above the pool, and then a figure emerged.

"what happened?"

Seeing Ye Ru in such a disheveled state, Long Hai and the others quickly asked him what was wrong.

"Beneath this icy pool, there are many strange creatures that can blend into the water, making them practically invincible."

Taking a deep breath, Ye Ru said with a solemn expression.

"What? A strange creature? It can even blend into water..."

After thinking for a moment, Long Hai guessed:

"Could it be a member of the Water Spirit Clan?"