Chapter 2116: Today's Ming He Is Quite Bitter
Not wanting to die before his time, Jiangnan went upstream alone, found a Ming He whirlpool, and began to cultivate!
He let the powerful Ming He energy wash over him, spinning in place amidst the vortex's undercurrents!
The water's intensity here was about half that of a nightmare-level confinement cell, barely enough for Jiangnan to withstand without breaking through his defenses!
So he started guiding the Ming He energy into his super-muscle cells, strengthening his physical body!
This opportunity was rare; Jiangnan didn't want to waste it!
Hmph, not locking me up? I'll lock myself up instead!
While absorbing Ming He energy, he also took out Ming He crystals from the Dull Sack and absorbed those too!
Both body and mental strength were being enhanced simultaneously!
By now, Jiangnan's physical fitness had already surpassed Dao Heaven, even reaching the Transcendent level!
But Odin said that when breaking through from Dao Heaven to Transcendent, there would be a life-level evolution!
A fundamental change, yet Jiangnan hadn't even begun that evolution, and his physical fitness was already monstrously extreme!
He really wondered what level it would reach after Transcendent!
But what was somewhat disappointing was that ever since Jiangnan entered the Ming He Death Prison, his Dao Heaven Eight Stars rank had stagnated!
No spiritual energy or spiritual pearls to absorb star-source energy!
It was normal to stop progressing!
But improving his physical fitness was by no means useless. The body was like a cup for holding water; the bigger the cup, the more water it could hold!
Once he got out, rank improvement should naturally follow, right?
But during this time, Xuexue, Wolfbane, and the others would definitely be training like crazy!
He was bound to fall behind; he wondered if by the time he got home, everyone might already be Transcendent!
Thinking about it, Jiangnan started to feel homesick...
Just as he was thinking, "Slap!" A Ming He crystal mixed into the Ming He energy smacked him right on the chest!
Jiangnan picked it up in surprise. So this was how Ming He crystals came to be?
Tsk tsk tsk~
But with so many little brothers giving him thanks-offerings, he didn't have to worry about the source of Ming He crystals for now!
Cultivation continued!
...
Downstream, however, the Ming He had completely fallen into chaos, visibility even lower!
Foolish prisoners were still trying to hide their uncivilized behavior!
But the clever ones had already learned to use the tail-thrust force to increase their speed while fishing for Ming He crystals!
Black Steel, Wang Youzhi, and Chong Da Qiang, among others, were driving the Desolate God Mechs, having completely gone wild!
They were running rampant, riding roughshod!
Carrying Dull Sacks, they went around demanding thanks-offerings and peddling Dali Small Slippers!
No one knew how many Ming He crystals they'd collected; they'd already sent two batches to Jiangnan and restocked!
Even Bo Deng and Sa Mo had gotten some Dali water to drink!
The shock in both their hearts was no less than a thunderbolt!
This Jiangnan had way too many treasures! If they could keep drinking Dali, improving their physical fitness wasn't a dream!
In the long run, they might even survive long-term in the Ming He!
If so, could they...
Thinking this, Sa Mo and Bo Deng's minds started working!
Jiangnan didn't seem like someone serving time at all; his methods were too many. Their spirit had been completely worn away!
How on earth could they beat Jiangnan?
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em?
But the thought of hanging out with Jiangnan made them feel deeply unwilling!
They wondered how their boss was doing now!
At this moment, Ta Luo was also extremely shocked. All kinds of bizarre methods had practically blown his jaw off!
If Jiangnan helped, wouldn't the prison break plan be much easier?
But damn, this guy was too inhuman! Ta Luo couldn't swallow his pride no matter what!
Of course, that was the thought of Ta Yueluo and Ta Xingluo!
Ta Riluo, who had already resigned to fate, had completely stopped thinking!
Let it all be destroyed! Rest in peace!
And Black Steel, driving the Desolate God Mech, had become utterly arrogant. Looking at all the prisoners, who could stand against him?
Ahahaha! This feeling of invincibility was too awesome!
Wang Youzhi raised an eyebrow: ( ￣↼￣) "Hey hey hey, wanna do something exciting?"
Black Steel's eyes lit up: (●✧̫✧) "Brother Dazhi, tell me!"
At that moment, Wang Youzhi's expression turned toward the Other Shore Bridge on the Ming He!
...
On the Other Shore Bridge, Xing Luo and Carl had grown impatient!
It had been nearly a whole day, and Jiangnan still hadn't shown up!
He'd gone into the Ming He and hadn't surfaced since!
"Hey, did Jiangnan escape? Why hasn't he appeared for so long?"
Bing Chacha sneered: "Escape? He can try! Unless he doesn't want to live!"
The Ming He river system was complex; only the Netherworld Race could control the Ming He energy, let alone leave the Minghe Star Domain!
Besides, the Netherworld Warden was stationed here; even if he exhausted himself, he couldn't escape!
But today was really weird. Why hadn't any prisoners turned in Ming He crystals yet?
No one had even come up for a breath; were they all that tough?
And the color of this section of the Ming He didn't seem right?
Little did they know that the Jianghe Pirate Gang had already beaten Bing Chacha to it and were looting below!
Just then, a figure climbed up along the towline!
Full of excitement: "Found it! I found it! An ancient starry sky relic!"
The one climbing up was Da Meng, holding something in his arms, running over excitedly!
Bing Chacha stood up abruptly, eyes sparkling!
"Oh? What did you fish up? Quick, let me see!"
Unexpected gains today?
Many ancient starry sky relics came from destroyed civilizations, both technological and cultivation methods long extinct in the starry sky!
The ones that could survive to this day were the pinnacle works of those civilizations, representing the forefront of industrial manufacturing!
If you traced back and reverse-engineered them, acquiring the core technologies of extinct civilizations wasn't a dream!
Thus, ancient starry sky relics were extremely precious!
Da Meng revealed a porcelain bowl from his arms like a treasure and handed it to Bing Chacha!
(≠ᵒ̴̶̷ꇴᵒ̴̶̷)っ₍_₎ "Look! This is the treasure I fished out of the river!"
Bing Chacha was taken aback, her face stiffening!
What was this? A bowl?
(≖_≖) "Are you sure you fished it out of the river, not stole it from the cafeteria?"
Da Meng said eagerly: "Why would I lie to you? I really fished it out!"
Bing Chacha took the white porcelain bowl and examined it carefully!
If it could withstand the Ming He energy's erosion for so long and remain intact, it was definitely no ordinary object!
But what was this bowl used for?
Were ancient starry sky people so extravagant that they used such good materials for eating bowls?
She would send it to the lab later for technicians to study properly!
Even Xing Luo and Carl curiously came over to look!
But just then, with a loud "Boom!"
Countless splashes erupted from the Ming He's surface, rushing toward the Other Shore Bridge at an astonishing speed!
Xing Luo and Carl looked up in horror at the dark shadow!
(꒪ͦ口꒪ͦ(꒪ͦﾛ꒪ͦ‧̣̥̇)
What the hell was that?
The thousand-meter-tall Desolate God Mech "rumbled" as it jumped onto the bridge!
Bing Chacha was stunned: ∑(°口°๑) "Ta Luo? Sigh! How did you get so huge? You..."
Ta Luo turned around and swung his big foot!
"Accidentally" kicked Xing Luo and Carl!
Their physical fitness was pitifully weak; how could they withstand Ta Luo's kick?
They were immediately kicked off the bridge, screaming as they fell toward the Ming He!
Bing Chacha shuddered:
Σ(っ°Д°;)っ "Oh my god! What the hell are you..."
Ta Luo grinned, raised all six hands, and gave Bing Chacha six middle fingers!
tu tu tu (˵ಠ tu ಠ˵) tu tu tu
"Hehe～Big idiot! Come hit me, dumbass!"
With that, he took a big leap off the Other Shore Bridge, diving headfirst into the Ming He!
Bing Chacha's eyes bulged, flames of anger blazing!
(ꐦʘ̆益ʘ̆ꐦ) "Ta Luo! Have you gone mad?! What's wrong with you? You dare curse me?"
Ta Luo wanted to die!
Don't use my account to curse people, damn it!
It wasn't me cursing; it was them! They cursed!
But by then, Xing Luo and Carl had already fallen into the Ming He!
The moment they fell in, they let out agonizing screams!
With their physical fitness, how could they withstand the Ming He water's corrosion?
Their jelly-like forms splattered everywhere; they felt like their bodies were being crushed!
Xing Luo:
ヾ(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)ﾂ "Blugh! Help! Help! I'm dying! Cough gurgle gurgle～Cough! What is this taste! Blugh!"
Carl: (|||꒪ͦ3꒪ͦ)‧º·˚ "Gurgle gurgle cough! You big idiot will die a horrible death! How dare you kick us? You're finished! Bing Chacha! Come save me quickly!"
Even in panic, Carl felt a flicker of doubt!
The taste of the Ming He water seemed familiar, somewhat like "durian pulp"?
Bing Chacha was furious. If these two Bose beings died in the Ming He, it would be a disaster!
(‧̣̥̇ﾟ益ﾟ)ﾂ "Don't worry! I'll go..."
But before she could jump in to save them, a prison guard grabbed her, his expression cold!
"Lord Bing Chacha, why rush to save them? Let these two suffer a bit!"
"Make sure they understand whose territory this is!"
Bing Chacha paused, a hint of ferocity flashing in her eyes. True...
It was time to teach them a lesson!
Xing Luo and Carl couldn't control their bodies; after saying a few words in the Ming He, they sank!
Bing Chacha counted to thirty before she jumped in to fish them out!
But the moment she jumped in, her brows tightly furrowed!
"What the hell is this smell? Today's Ming He doesn't taste like usual! Why is it so bitter? How strange..."
Before she finished, she saw muscular prisoners darting all over the Ming He!
Bing Chacha:
(ꐦʘ̆益ʘ̆ꐦ) "What the hell are you all doing in our Netherworld Race's sacred river, damn it!"