Chapter 444 - 239: He Kongyue Gives You Su Artificial Respiration...
Glug glug glug...
You Su closed his eyes, tightly gripping He Kongyue’s shoulders.
He is not a perfect person, and there are things he is not very good at.
But He Kongyue was quite skilled in the water, carrying You Su with the current, swimming quite a distance. He was like a nimble fish in the water, while You Su seemed like a novice trying to ride a fish.
Even though You Su could swim a bit, at this moment he didn’t dare move his feet chaotically, afraid of disrupting He Kongyue’s swimming rhythm.
While He Kongyue explored the way ahead with his Divine Sense, he controlled his posture to conform to the water’s flow, saving some effort. With no light underwater, he couldn’t see, and had to be absolutely vigilant to avoid sudden columns or earthen spikes.
"Hmm!"
Suddenly, He Kongyue felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, anger surging in his heart:
I asked you to hold tight, but not this tight!
What annoyed him more was that not only did You Su grab tightly, but also seemed to pull backward.
Not helping with a couple of kicks is fine, but why cause more trouble?
But He Kongyue quickly realized that You Su wouldn’t be such a person; he was aware of his abilities and wouldn’t act rashly.
The reason for pulling backward is...
Not good!
There’s something ahead!
In this dark river, there weren’t just jagged riverbeds but also creatures lurking within!
It was rushing upstream toward them quickly!
You Su was more adapted to this blind environment than He Kongyue; he didn’t need to swim, so he focused entirely on sensing the changes in the water flow, allowing him to notice the water predator poised ahead sooner.
When He Kongyue realized it, the huge sharp-toothed fish had already opened its bloody mouth, only meters away, ready to swallow these two prey.
Relying on the shape discerned by his Divine Sense, He Kongyue identified the fish species — it was the Tiger Head Carp!
Tiger Head Carp are fierce exotic beasts living in fertile freshwater, growing up to four meters long with heads occupying nearly one-third of their bodies and mouths lined with sharp teeth. Therefore, named Tiger Head Carp. Legend has it, they carry the ancient Dragon Race lineage of the Pu-lao, making them absolute hunters in freshwater.
There was once a rumor that someone secretly put a Tiger Head Carp into Jade Ring Lake, and the next day when the Immortal of Jade Ring Pool discovered its corpse, half of the fish in the lake were already eaten, deeply damaging the lake’s vitality. The damage they cause is evident. Their only known weakness is they lack satiety, potentially eating themselves to death.
Due to this, they are regarded as disasters and have been hunted by cultivators. Now, they are nearly extinct, and He Kongyue never expected to encounter such a big Tiger Head Carp at the source of Lingxu River running through nearly a hundred cities!
He Kongyue thought of stopping and using a skill but found no time against the river’s inertia!
What to do?!
He Kongyue gritted his teeth and prepared to deploy protective skills, determined to battle it out in the belly of the carp!
But this all depended on whether the carp’s icy sharp teeth couldn’t shatter his Celestial Spirit Skill!
Just then, You Su’s grip changed, pressing on the right shoulder and lifting the left.
He wants me to turn right!
He Kongyue didn’t know what You Su was planning, but he didn’t hesitate, abandoning his skills and following the motion in the water to turn his body.
In this life-and-death situation, they absolutely trusted one another!
The giant mouth of the Tiger Head Carp was inches away!
Just as the carp was about to snap at them —
You Su’s feet arched like a bow, powerfully kicking against the underwater pillar he had long aimed for, breaking the nearly meter-wide column!
This gave them dramatic acceleration, virtually gliding past the river’s right wall, narrowly evading the carp!
Using his quick reflexes and keen sensing, You Su instantly found this path from certain doom, gaining significant distance against the carp’s current.
But the crisis was not over!
The Tiger Head Carp wouldn’t let them go easily; a mere mouth could not ravage the rivers and lakes across the Five Continents. Though huge, it ranks among the fastest fish in water!
Determined to have these rare prey!
The carp swiftly performed a 180-degree turn, swinging its massive tail crazily toward them.
He Kongyue accelerated with all his might, but he was not a real fish. Even real fish would only become meals in a carp’s stomach.
Watching the distance narrow rapidly, He Kongyue grew anxious.
If not for You Su’s weight, he would be more agile, not as clumsy against such a beast.
But just as he was feeling a hint of resentment, he suddenly felt the weight on his shoulder lighten!
You Su unexpectedly let go of his shoulder!
What’s this blind guy doing?!
In the rushing river, You Su turned to face the carp. He drew the Mo Song Sword sheathed at his waist, holding it steadily before him.
The situation between man and fish reversed, with You Su wielding a sword seemingly thin against the carp, waiting for it to ’come to the net.’
He’s gone mad!
Even if this were an Immortal Sword that slices iron like mud, even if you could confidently cut through the carp’s body, you would break your spine from the sheer impact!