Chapter 173: Chapter 162 Sea Siren

The remaining sea sirens are mostly in Fish-man form.

Their body shape is like that of fish, and their heads are also fish-like, but they can walk upright. Some of their fins have evolved into varying numbers of webbed hands and feet.

Only one sea siren is in a truly humanoid form.

At first glance, he looks like a human wearing blue fish-scale clothes, with broad webbed hands and feet.

His skin beneath the scales is deep blue, without hair, and a bone protrusion resembling a fin stands upright on top of his head.

His face is protruding, gills split open at the sides of his mouth, and his eyes are extremely large.

The edges of his black pupils are lined with a ring of faint golden color.

Sea Demon Royal Bloodline.

Fish, Fish-man, Blue-skinned Humanoid Sea Siren, are the three main types of sea sirens.

“Glug glug glug…”

These sea sirens speak in a way that sounds like vomiting or gargling, their voices bizarre.

Zhou Leng never learned Demon Language.

Many humans don’t bother to learn it either.

Sea sirens are enemies, with no need for communication.

Combat is the only universal language.

Zhou Leng just stood by the lake, looking at the sea sirens.

These sea sirens shouted chaotically as they charged forward, but when they reached the shallow waters, the Fish Demon couldn’t come ashore while the Fish-man slowed their pace.

When they reached waist-deep water, the half-blood sea siren stretched out both arms to block the other sea sirens.

He then beckoned towards Zhou Leng, making a provocative gesture.

Although Zhou Leng had read about Fish Demons in encyclopedias, he wasn’t prepared to be impulsive. It was his first time battling sea sirens, his first combat in water. What is learned from books is ultimately shallow, requiring practice in real battle.

Facing the provocation, Zhou Leng remained expressionless and slowly said in Demon Language, “You bunch of offspring of tentacle beasts.”

More than half of the sea sirens abruptly screamed, and three Fish-men rushed ashore.

The blue-skinned half-blood sea siren remained motionless, squinting and watching closely.

Zhou Leng looked at the three Fish-men, one in the Mid-Stage Body Refining and two in the Early Stage of Body Refining.

Zhou Leng gently shook his neck, intertwined his ten fingers in front of him, shook his arms and shoulders, and kicked his legs to warm up.

“Aola aola…”

The Mid-Stage Body Refining Fish-man strode widely, charging at the forefront.

Behind it, streams of water rose and condensed into water arrows capable of piercing through a human body.

When approaching, sixteen water arrows shot towards Zhou Leng all at once, after which it waved its webbed right palm, slapping towards Zhou Leng.

As the Fish-man’s right palm struck, the sound of wind howled, and its force was no less than that of a Beastman of the same Realm.

Zhou Leng dodged, avoiding most of the water arrows, then delivered a Great River Entering the Sea palm strike, meeting two of the water arrows head-on.

Upon advancing his Body Refinement, his Qi blood and body fused more perfectly, with a large amount of True Qi adhering to the outside of his palm, forming a one-millimeter-thick True Qi layer.

As soon as the water arrows touched the True Qi layer, they immediately burst into ordinary sprays, not harming Zhou Leng at all.

The examiners and guards outside the iron mesh displayed astonished expressions.

These were Mid-Stage Body Refining water arrows, each having destructive power no less than a strike from a Martial Artist in the Early Stage of Body Refining.

Theoretically, even if Zhou Leng broke through the water arrows, the powerful force would cause him to reel back or even retreat.

Yet Zhou Leng’s body didn’t move at all, while the water arrows seemed to encounter their nemesis instead.

Zhou Leng initially felt surprised, but when the image of the Sea Suppressing remnant map flashed in his mind, he felt it to be only natural.

The sea sirens were also startled, but they became even more furious.

Only the half-blood sea siren retreated half a step backward.

Seeing its water arrows blocked, the enraged Mid-Stage Body Refining Fish-man’s webbed palm became even more forceful.

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, channeled his Qi to his arm, and met the Fish-man’s large palm directly with another Great River Entering the Sea strike.

Bang…

Zhou Leng remained still, while the Fish-man staggered backward in the water, scales around its palm scattering in all directions, sparkling like fragments of light.

“Aola…” The Mid-Stage Body Refining Fish-man suddenly yelled, and the other two Early Stage Body Refining Fish-men quickly halted.

They saw the Fish-man slap its chest, and streams of water surged, transforming into a set of transparent water armor around it.

Zhou Leng finished his strike, stepped forward two steps, and followed with another palm strike.

The Fish-man yelled, again swinging its palm towards Zhou Leng.

Unlike before, this time its palm sported a swirling vortex of water.

Zhou Leng pushed forward with his palm, his right arm suddenly becoming thicker, employing Thousand Tides Pouring into the Sea instead of Great River Entering the Sea.

This was Zhou Leng’s first time using this killing move after reaching the Body Refining Stage.

Enhanced strength, expanded meridians, increased True Qi — all three came together.

The water beneath Zhou Leng churned.

The lake’s surface right below his arm was split into a water line by the invisible force accompanying his arm, dividing the waves.

The two individuals clashed their palms a second time.

Boom…

The water between them burst into the air, shooting more than two meters high, like a vast mist.

The water armor around the Fish-man shattered, and it screamed before being flung backward.

The scales on its entire right arm flew off, and the arm snapped into three sections, twisted beyond recognition.

Even as both sides hadn’t reacted, Zhou Leng swiftly lunged forward, and as it fell onto the water surface, he struck out with another palm.

Heaven Island Falling into the Sea, hitting straight to the chest.

Puff…

The Fish-man’s chest caved in, the whole body sinking into the water, with residual force spreading out and exploding the lake water below.

Blood stained the nearby lake red.

Zhou Leng stepped forward once more, extending both arms, and with Two Dragons Emerging from the Water, attacked the two Early Stage Body Refining Fish-men simultaneously.

Both of them cast spells, forming Water Shields in front of them, then started gathering Water Arrows…

Puff…

Zhou Leng’s two palms pierced through the Water Shields, solidly hitting the two Fish-men’s abdomens.

Their abdomens caved in, their upper bodies motionless, seeming not too gravely injured.

As the two Fish-men were about to launch another attack, their lower backs suddenly burst open, with fish flesh and viscera flying out, splattering all over the sea sirens behind them.

The Qi flowed like an invisible current, the force penetrating the enemy’s body.

The two Fish-men spat blood and collapsed into the water.

Seizing the advantage, Zhou Leng mercilessly leaped out of the water, stepping on the bodies of sea siren corpses in the lake, jumping into the air, and from above, kicked towards the blue-skinned sea siren in the center with Flying Cloud Leg.

In the air, one leg extended straight, the other bent, as if clouds crossed the sky, supremely graceful.

The Flying Cloud Leg Technique’s fifth form, Flying Cloud Crossing.

The blue-skinned Sea Siren abruptly retreated into the water, grabbing the Fish-men on either side and pushing them towards Zhou Leng before diving.

The two Fish Demons cursed and simultaneously launched an attack.

“Awooo…”

All the Sea Sirens roared in unison, and countless Water Arrows appeared suspended in the air, flying towards Zhou Leng en masse. Although Zhou Leng was familiar with Water Arrows, there were simply too many of them, densely packed and coming from above, making it difficult to avoid them all.

Zhou Leng executed a Thousand-Pound Weight, his body dropping sharply to evade some of the Water Arrows.

With both hands drawing circles in the air, it seemed as if a True Qi shield formed, blocking a portion of the Water Arrows.

Evading thirty to forty Water Arrows, only three struck his arms.

His arms lightly quivered, and he stepped back.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the landing points of the Water Arrows were faintly red, but there were no wounds.

“Hmm?” Zhou Leng hadn’t expected the Water Arrows to be so weak, completely different from what’s recorded in the Sea Siren encyclopedia.

Since that’s the case, he could afford to withstand some Water Arrows and look for an opportunity to kill his foes.

The examiners and prison guards watching fixed their eyes wide open on Zhou Leng’s skin.

Zhou Leng charged forward again, engaging in battle with the two approaching Fish Demons.

The two Fish Demons formed spears from water, thrusting them at him.

Though Zhou Leng was in the water, his body seemed completely unimpeded. With a sidestep, he grabbed the wrist of the mid-stage Body Refining Fish-man holding a spear, channeled Qi, and with a twist and pull…

Crack…

He twisted it off at the elbow.

Zhou Leng twisted his body, raising his leg out of the water, causing a splash.

His right leg, carrying water and a wave, swept across.

Flying Cloud Leg Technique, third form: Flying Shadows.

Amidst the churning lake, Zhou Leng’s leg struck the Fish Demon’s chest and abdomen.

Bang!

The long leg, like a knife, severed the waist and belly.

The Fish-man, split in two, flew away.

Its upper half spun in the sky, spilling blood, its eyes filled with confusion.

Why did it end up in the sky?

After kicking through the Fish-man’s waist, Zhou Leng stepped forward with his right foot, using the momentum to spin his body.

His left leg kicked out of the water, using the force of the spin to aim at another Fish-man’s neck.

Basic Leg Technique: Spinning Kick.

The Fish-man was quite agile, crouching swiftly to avoid it.

However, Zhou Leng’s leg was too fast. The left foot missed the Fish-man’s neck, landing near its ear at the side of its head.

Bam!

Half the Fish-man’s head flew off, its brain scattered, and its body fell sideways into the water.

In just over ten seconds, five Fish-men lay dead.

“Kill him! Or face military punishment!” the blue-skinned Sea Siren commanded while retreating.

The remaining seven fish-like Sea Sirens were taken aback, with two not moving, while five large Fish Demons at the early stage of Body Refining charged towards Zhou Leng from five directions.

Three lunged from the water, while two leaped out of it.

The five Fish Demons were all plump and robust, ranging in size from small as a car to big as an SUV.

The other four launched Water Arrow attacks, while the sea eel opened its mouth, spewing a bolt of electricity that reached in an instant.

Zhou Leng had been prepared for the sea eel’s electric attack, but being a spell, it tracked and locked onto him. The proximity combined with its speed left no room to dodge, causing his body to stiffen.

Subsequently, the countless Water Arrows fell upon Zhou Leng.

His body shook as if about to topple backwards.

The five Fish Demons rejoiced, opening their large jaws, revealing shark-like sharp teeth, coming at him from five directions.

“Not good…” The examiners and prison guards prepared for a rescue.

The electric light struck Zhou Leng, his body stiffened, and everything went black, tingling and numb.

Then, amidst the numbness, as Water Arrows rained down on him, came a sharp pain.

The Mountain of Will trembled, waking him instantly.

Zhou Leng opened his eyes to see the five massive Fish Demons lunging towards him. Instead of retreating, he advanced rapidly, heading straight for the sea eel.

With Zhou Leng moving forward, the other four Fish Demons missed their target.

As they turned to look, they saw the sea eel open wide, ready to bite Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng charged straight towards it.

Rushing Tide.

His body suddenly accelerated, turning his right palm into a fist, pushing it with the force of his extended arm, slightly bent, driving it into the fish’s mouth.

A cold glint flashed in the sea eel’s eyes, mirrored by smiles on the other Fish Demons.

Humans love using fishhooks to catch fish, while Fish Demons relish using their mouths to catch humans.

All the Sea Sirens watched as the sea eel’s maw suddenly moved, ready to snap shut and sever Zhou Leng’s arm.

But Zhou Leng’s punch was not a straight punch; it was an uppercut.

His fist rose like the Rising Moon, Qi surged into a storm.

Splurch…

Before the mouth could close, Zhou Leng’s fist punched through the sea eel’s palate, pierced its head, and burst out the top of its skull.

His right fist emerged from the shattered head with fingers spread wide, like a blossoming flower.

The sea eel’s body shuddered, mouth agape, eyes rolled white as its massive body floated on the water.

Zhou Leng withdrew his right arm, giving it a gentle shake to flick off the blood and brain matter.

He then leaped powerfully, exiting the water, landing on the back of a large blue fish over four meters long, delivering a series of kicks.

Thud thud thud…

With each kick, it was as if stepping on a ladder rung, continuously forcing the large blue fish back.

Flying Cloud Leg Technique, eighth form: Chaotic Cloud Ladder.

In the blink of an eye, he kicked twelve times, driving the large blue Fish Demon from surface to the water’s depths, scattering scales, and creating a large hole in its back.

The large blue fish shrieked, writhing in pain as Zhou Leng continued to dodge the attacks from the other Fish Demons, leaping again to land above the head of the large blue Fish Demon.

With a fierce descent, he appeared like a long spear falling from the sky, both feet crashing heavily onto the fish’s head.

Stepping on Clouds.

The large blue Fish Demon’s skull cracked.

Afterwards, Zhou Leng treated the remaining Fish Demons as practice targets for the Flying Cloud Leg Technique, relentlessly assaulting with fierce leg techniques.

Fish Demons had smooth scales with stronger defenses.

However, legs were stronger than fists or palms, and these Fish Demons at early stage of Body Refining could not withstand Zhou Leng’s terrifying leg strength.

In just a few leaps, he killed all of the Fish Demons, leaving only the blue-skinned Sea Siren.

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