Chapter 2365: Chapter 2429: Resisting Heaven’s Might

"My heavens!" Murong Yuanqing let out a long exclamation, and after a few seconds, he excitedly replied, "Why didn’t I go with you, Li Yifei, what kind of luck is this!"

"Senior, what on earth is this?"

"What is it? Haven’t you heard of Turning into a Dragon? Golden scales are not common things; when they encounter the winds and clouds, they transform into dragons! A dragon, Turning into a dragon!" Murong Yuanqing became even more excited.

"Is there really a dragon?"

"Nonsense, do you think this is made up? I’m telling you, there used to be many kinds of things in this world, but for some unknown reason, they now only exist in books. However, I believe they really exist. I’ve obtained some ancient texts, which also document these things!"

"No, no, Senior, this eely creature is just over three meters long, how could it be a dragon?" Li Yifei quickly said.

Murong Yuanqing probably jumped with excitement, immediately shouting, "Foolish, who said this is a dragon!"

"Then what is it?" Li Yifei asked, puzzled.

"Turning into a dragon, ultimately becoming a dragon requires several transformations. If I’m not mistaken, what you saw should be the process of transforming from a fish to a Flood Dragon!"

"Flood Dragon?"

"It’s possible... I’ve never seen it... damn it, you little rascal, such a scene I’ve only seen in ancient texts, and I’m not sure of its authenticity, but... I’d rather believe such things really happen!" Murong Yuanqing over there was also somewhat incoherent, and his envy of Li Yifei was genuine, so much so that he made many gestures and expressions rarely seen from him.

Fortunately, he was alone in the room, otherwise, it would have been somewhat embarrassing.

Li Yifei’s eyes watched the ’eely creature’ on the boat board, whose head had already begun to slowly transform. Its head was bulging, clearly supported by bones inside, its eyes full of pain. If Li Yifei wanted to kill it now, it probably wouldn’t be difficult, he could sense that, but he didn’t act.

"Senior, assuming this thing is truly transforming into a Flood Dragon, then... what would its power be once transformed?" Li Yifei asked.

"Power... It might be stronger than an Innate Expert, honestly, I’m unsure of the situation and don’t know what exactly happened on your side. Your information caught me by surprise, I wasn’t even mentally prepared!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yifei quickly said, "Okay, I understand, I’ve already had someone record a video, I’ll send it to you shortly!"

"There’s even a video? That’s great, hurry and send it over, I really want to take a look!" Murong Yuanqing immediately said.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yifei glanced back at the group. At this moment, Hu Yu’er’s ship had also approached, and Li Yifei instructed her, "Everyone on this boat should go to your side. Regarding what happened here, don’t panic; with Shanshan and me here, there won’t be much danger, but it’s best for you to keep a distance, even retreat!"

"Why?" Hu Yu’er was still hesitantly watching that... creature on the boat board, subconsciously asking upon hearing this.

Li Yifei frowned, while Xu Shanshan said, "Because it’s dangerous! If this thing becomes aggressive later, we won’t be able to protect you!"

"Oh, oh! Then we’ll... we’ll retreat a bit first, the two of you must be careful!" Hu Yu’er understood, and everyone else was her subordinates, naturally obeying her orders, so the ship soon left. Before leaving, Li Yifei sent a voice transmission to Hu Yu’er, saying, "Tell your subordinates to keep this matter strictly confidential, it’s too shocking if it’s leaked, and... the matter is not yet concluded!"

Hu Yu’er immediately nodded in agreement.

Here, on the boat board, there were only Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan a few steps behind. She had already recorded for a while, stopped momentarily to send it to Murong Yuanqing, and then continued recording. Li Yifei, leaning on the Mohist War Blade, simply sat about four or five meters away from the eely creature, directly facing its head, looking at it expressionlessly.

As for the so-called Turning into a Dragon, transforming into a Flood Dragon, and such things, Li Yifei naturally hadn’t seen them, but they occasionally appeared in movies and novels, usually accompanied by changes in the world, rain, and thunder. But the transformation of this ’eely creature’ into a Flood Dragon was... peaceful, only the creature itself was in great pain, and nothing else seemed different.

However, is it really different? Just as Li Yifei instructed Hu Yu’er and the others to set sail and leave, the world seemed to have changed suddenly. Li Yifei looked up at the sky, only to feel that black clouds suddenly appeared in all directions.

The saying "Black clouds pressing down on the city to destroy it" describes these low-lying clouds. The dense black clouds seemed just overhead, ready to pour down at any moment. The entire world suddenly felt heavy. Although the wind had not yet started, the surrounding air had already condensed, and an invisible pressure enveloped Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan. Of course, the pressure wasn’t that great yet. Li Yifei realized something and turned to Xu Shanshan, saying, "You should leave too!"

"I’ll stay here with you!" Xu Shanshan, holding the Mohist War Sword, didn’t seem scared. She scrutinized the rapidly gathering black clouds overhead and said, "Isn’t this the legendary tribulation? When a certain creature or human reaches a certain level of cultivation and makes a breakthrough, there will be a reaction from the heavens and earth, with a storm and lightning..."

Li Yifei knew her character, and seeing she wouldn’t leave, he could only sigh inwardly and said, "Watch for the moment. We can experience this heavenly power, but if you can’t withstand it, don’t force yourself!"

"Okay!" Xu Shanshan replied simply and clearly.

At this moment, the electromagnetic eel on the deck shuddered violently, seeming to be in extreme pain. It emitted low moans from its mouth, its four claws continuously grasping and releasing, its nails leaving marks on the iron plate of the deck. If this creature were to grab onto someone, even with True Qi Armor, it would be dangerous.

Rumbling sounds came from the clouds, like countless celestial beings hidden within, with the Thunder God and Lightning Mother displaying their might. The last ray of sunlight over their heads was obscured, forming an encircling stance. The feeling of a looming disaster grew stronger. Li Yifei saw that Hu Yu’er’s ship had turned and begun to leave, and his own was starting to sway in the wind and rain. He went over and lowered the anchors on both sides to stabilize the ship a little.

Seconds later, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, almost directly overhead. Following the flash was a deafening thunder. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan had already closed off their hearing in advance, yet the thunder was still terrifyingly loud. If they hadn’t, their ears likely would have been ruined.

The reason they stayed was also because of the look in the eel’s eyes. Its gaze mixed with pain, despair, and pleading made Li Yifei decide to stay. Moreover, if something truly unavoidable occurred, he would leave with Xu Shanshan immediately, never joking with their lives.

Four sides of black clouds moved, overbearing clouds overhead, the world seemed covered by a black prison. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan stood on the deck, appearing extremely insignificant. Under the power of heaven, all things must tremble.

But for Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, there was an indescribable feeling in their hearts, as if they’d returned hundreds or thousands of years to see the ancient great powers and sages, who, after cultivating successfully, resisted the power of heaven, defying nature’s forces. What a magnificent feat that must have been, what a majestic scene.

In fact, who knows how long it’s been since such heavenly power appeared on this land, or perhaps, on levels unknown to them, such occurrences are not uncommon...

In any case, the two stood hand in hand on the deck, instinctively knowing what to do next.

"I beg you!" As they raised their weapons and stood beside the eel, a voice echoed in both their minds. Upon hearing it, they exchanged a glance and understood it was the eel’s voice, transmitted mentally rather than through sound.

This creature had intelligence, and quite high intelligence at that, possibly more formidable than those three beings in the Vietnamese formation. After all, it had coherent thought.

"We’ll do our best!" Li Yifei said, the eel hearing him. Gratitude flashed in its eyes, but was quickly replaced by pain, its body trembling, claws tearing up the deck, producing unpleasant sounds.

Initially clueless on how to resist the power of heaven, they instinctively raised their weapons, adjusted their dantian, moved their meridians and acupoints, optimizing their state, and infused True Qi into their weapons. Their bodies were also covered with True Qi. Both being Innate Experts, at least in Li Yifei’s understanding, finding two Innate Experts simultaneously was no easy feat.

The first lightning bolt struck without warning or indication, as if it just collided between the black clouds, then fell silently.

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, holding hands tightly, were nervous, imagining the eel’s electric shock momentarily paralysing them, and now faced with the pure high-voltage lightning from above.

Crackle... The lightning struck directly on their weapons, splitting and seeming to be diverted, then passing through their bodies.

"Damn!" Li Yifei inwardly cursed, feeling his entire body go numb from the shock. Xu Shanshan beside him was not faring much better, her body trembling from the current. It took them several seconds to relieve this tingling sensation. Fortunately, as Innate Experts, they could withstand this strike.

"Phew!" he exhaled simultaneously, looking at Xu Shanshan while gathering True Qi in his body again, asking, "Can you handle it?"

"Still manageable. If the lightning is always at this level, I think I can take it five or six times!" Xu Shanshan also exhaled a breath of stale air, the heavenly power still being extremely intimidating. Li Yifei replied, "It probably won’t stay this weak. We’ll do our best. We’ve met by chance; we’ll endure as much as we can for you."