My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

Xiao Qingxue drew her sword, its light flashing like snow. A sharp stream of Sword Qi slashed toward the Black Shark’s head.

CLANG!

The Sword Qi struck the shark’s scales, yet only left a white mark.

Howling in pain, the Black Shark flew into a frenzy. It opened its massive maw, and a stinking jet of water shot straight for Xiao Qingxue!

Xiao Qingxue dodged in a flash. The jet of water grazed her shoulder and struck the deck, a sizzling white smoke rising as it corroded the wood.

"Careful, that water jet is poisonous!"

By now, Ye Zhiqiu had already leaped into the air, his True Gang manifesting as a cyan Sword Rainbow that lanced straight for the Black Shark’s right eye.

The Black Shark dove abruptly into the water. The Sword Rainbow missed its mark, and the sea’s surface exploded in a massive wave.

The next moment, the hull was struck again with tremendous force!

CRACK—!

The hull of the Sea Ship snapped in two!

Everyone was thrown into the water.

The moment he hit the water, Liang Cheng took a deep breath. He circulated his True Essence, vaulted off a piece of driftwood, and fixed his gaze on the dark shadow below.

"It’s trying to pick us off one by one!"

Ye Zhiqiu, treading water, roared, "Don’t scatter! Stick together!"

But the Black Shark was incredibly fast. A dark shadow shot like an arrow toward a lone disciple of the True Qi Realm who had been separated from the group. The young scion’s face turned pale with horror. He desperately swung his saber, unleashing a burst of True Qi into the water.

SPLURT!

A blossom of blood bloomed in the water.

It wasn’t the Black Shark’s blood. The disciple’s right leg had been bitten clean off.

The scream was cut short as the Black Shark dragged him under. The surface of the sea quickly stained red.

A chill ran down everyone’s spines.

"You beast!"

Ye Zhiqiu’s eyes were bloodshot with fury. He unleashed his True Gang with all his might and shot into the water like an arrow. The depths immediately began to churn like a boiling cauldron, waves surging violently.

Liang Cheng knew he couldn’t wait. He yelled to Xiao Qingxue, "Junior Sister Xiao, cover me!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Qingxue unleashed a rain of sword light. Streams of Sword Qi shot into the water in front of Liang Cheng, trying to force the Black Shark to reveal itself.

Liang Cheng closed his eyes and focused, his perception spreading through the water’s currents.

’There it is!’

He snapped his eyes open, took a deep breath, and shrouded his body in True Essence. Moving like a swimming dragon, he plunged straight into the water.

The water was murky, but by infusing his eyes with True Essence, Liang Cheng could just barely make out the scene below.

Ye Zhiqiu was locked in combat with the Black Shark. His True Gang Sword Rainbow repeatedly struck its scales, sending sparks flying. He seemed to have the upper hand.

However, the Black Shark was enormous and had a distinct advantage fighting in the water. It swept its massive tail, and Ye Zhiqiu unleashed his True Gang to meet the blow head-on.

Liang Cheng seized the opportunity to close in. Forming a sword with the fingers of his right hand, he condensed his Profound Yin Sword Qi into a single, fine line and thrust it toward a gap between the slightly paler scales on the Black Shark’s belly.

’That’s the old wound from Ye Zhiqiu’s earlier attack!’

SQUELCH!

The Sword Qi pierced three inches deep!

The Black Shark shrieked in agony and whipped its massive tail back at Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng didn’t dodge or evade. He chose to take the hit directly with his Mixed Element Gang Body!

BANG!

The immense force struck him, and a sweet, coppery taste rose in his throat. He used the momentum to retreat rapidly while simultaneously flicking a Short Sword from his left sleeve, which precisely pierced the Black Shark’s right eye.

"ROAR—!"

The Black Shark went completely berserk, thrashing in the water and staining a vast swath of the sea red with its blood.

Ye Zhiqiu seized the opportunity. His True Gang Sword Rainbow, like a comet streaking across the sun, shot straight into the Black Shark’s gaping maw and out the back of its skull.

The Black Shark’s movements froze abruptly. Its scarlet eyes dimmed. Its massive body slowly ceased all activity, and the surface of the sea gradually grew calm.

Ye Zhiqiu used his True Gang to tear open the body and retrieve the Demon Core. He nodded to Liang Cheng before surfacing. Liang Cheng leaped onto another piece of flotsam, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but his gaze remained as sharp as ever.

Xiao Qingxue and the others swam over and took a headcount. They were one person short—the disciple who had been dragged under at the beginning.

A heavy silence fell over the group.

"Let’s get back to the ship... no, the wreckage."

Ye Zhiqiu gritted his teeth and led the group toward the stern section of the ship, which hadn’t completely sunk yet. After they managed to climb aboard, he took out a Communication Jade Talisman and infused it with his True Gang.

A Quarter Hour later, a rescue Sea Ship from the Ye Family arrived.

Everyone boarded the rescue vessel and collapsed on the deck, their hearts still pounding with lingering fear.

Ye Zhiqiu watched the Black Shark’s corpse slowly sink beneath the waves, his brow tightly furrowed.

"A Tier Four Fierce Beast... how could it appear at the edge of the High Seas?"

He wiped the seawater from his face, his voice heavy.

"This stretch of sea has always been safe. The City Lord’s Mansion has patrols that sweep the area regularly. A Fierce Beast of this level shouldn’t have been able to get in."

A suppressive atmosphere fell over the rescue ship.

A young man from the same clan as the disciple who had been killed stared at the sea, his face pale. His fists were clenched so tightly his knuckles were white, but he was unable to utter a single word.

By the time the wreckage of the Sea Ship was towed back to the pier in Bibo City, night had completely fallen.

But the pier was brightly lit with lanterns.

As soon as they set foot on shore, they were met by a squad of guards from the City Lord’s Mansion clad in Black Armor, who had clearly been waiting for some time.

Their leader was a grim-faced, middle-aged man whose aura was deep and controlled. He, too, was at the True Gang Realm of cultivation.

"Third Young Master Ye."

The middle-aged man greeted him with a cupped-fist salute.

"By order of the City Lord, I am to ask all of you to come with me. He wishes to know the details of today’s attack."

Ye Zhiqiu recognized him as Zhou Meng, the Guard Commander of the City Lord’s Mansion.

He nodded. "Commander Zhou, this matter is indeed strange. We will, of course, cooperate."

The group was led to a side hall in the City Lord’s Mansion.

Several people were already seated in the hall. In the master’s seat sat an older man in a brocade robe, his face pale and clean-shaven. It was none other than the City Lord of Bibo City, Zhou Xinghe.

"Sit."

Zhou Xinghe’s voice was placid, but his eyes were sharp.

He first listened to Ye Zhiqiu’s complete account of the attack, then proceeded to question the other young scions from the great families about the details, one by one.

The appearance of a Tier Four Fierce Beast, an Iron-toothed Black Shark, at the edge of the High Seas was extremely suspicious. Zhou Xinghe’s brow was deeply furrowed.

"Zhou Meng, were there any unusual reports from the sea patrol today?"

Zhou Meng bowed and replied, "My Lord, the sea patrol reported nothing out of the ordinary today. However..."

He paused. "Half an hour ago, a report also came from the South Pier. A Fierce Beast attacked a fishing boat. It was a Tier Three Iron-backed Turtle, and it has already been slain by the City Guard."

The hall immediately fell silent.

Ye Zhiqiu’s expression changed. "So we weren’t the only ones attacked by a Sea Beast?"

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