Chapter 80 - Control The Ocean
Ouyang Zhong quickly searched for that pitch-black undersea abyss, even though the seawater was denser than elsewhere. The black dragon is more in the deep sea, where he does not see the sunlight. Usually, the black scales on his body at this time will instead emit colorful bright light, and the emerald horns on his head can emit a bright light, shining all around him so that the aquatic race entrenched at the bottom of the sea had to retreat.
He held his breath and looked at the bottomless abyss; people will always have a natural fear of the unknown world; even if it is a dragon with spells, it will also be afraid. He didn't dare to hesitate too long; after all, there were millions of living beings waiting for him to save them.
One day before the Great War, Xuan Mo came to Ouyang Zhong alone. They rarely spent time alone like this. However, Xuan Mo, who had never drunk a drop of wine, came unexpectedly and carried two jugs. He opened one jug and threw the other to Ouyang Zhong. They first drank a few sips to themselves and then sat on the ground, feeling the gentle breeze.
"Something to say?" Ouyang Zhong asked.
"Yeah! I haven't touched alcohol for hundreds of years, and even if someone toasted me before, I quietly turned into water for show. Drinking affects the sense of smell. After all, I am the most powerful dog under the sky." Xuan Mo quickly teased himself as if there was a hint of sadness.
"I've been a dog, too, haha! But I didn't feel like drinking affected me in any way."
"You're still a dragon. When I first realized you could turn into a dragon, I thought something was wrong because you looked like a deceased person. That was a distant relative of the Dragon King of the Western Sea, who also looked like a pure black body with emerald horns on his head. However, he and his entire family were martyred because of a tragic war between the Heavenly Demons. I didn't hear that he still has descendants left in this world. If I knew this person was you, I would say anything to take care of you." Xuan Mo looked at Ouyang Zhong seriously, sighed softly, and continued, "Perhaps this is all predetermined in the underworld; everything cannot be separated from the heavenly cycle. You and I are both going to reach our calamity."
"Then, what will happen to you? And what will happen to me?" Ouyang Zhong seemed to understand what Xuan Mo meant but still wanted to know more about making arrangements earlier.
"I will accept it openly: I was originally a magic weapon of my Master because of the creation of heaven and earth, and my Master's attentive care had an aura and converged into a roaring good dog. This life is an accident, to have a life span of ten thousand years. What is there that I don't know? But you, although I have projected your future, I don't have an accurate answer. You can end all calamities and return peace and well-being to heaven and earth, but if you are stolen and utilized by demons, you will be devastated. But no matter what, this is too much for you." After Xuan Mo finished speaking, they were silent for a long time.
"Then I'll learn from you, teacher, and accept the fate that belongs to me openly! I'm not Nezha. I don't have many backbones, saying grandiose things like my fate is up to me and not heaven. I'm just an ordinary person with many flaws but many strengths, ordinary but extraordinary. Heaven and earth are unkind and take everything as ruminants. My life is fate, as is the fate of all things in heaven and earth. If I can exchange such a humble life for the peace and tranquility of more living beings, this deal should not be too profitable! Thank you, teacher, for giving me one last lesson." Ouyang Zhong got up and solemnly gave Xuan Mo a bow of worship. "Pi Dan couldn't make the salute at that time, so I'll make it up now."
Xuan Mo pulled Ouyang Zhong up and hugged him, and the former grudges and feuds disappeared from there.
Memories pulled back to reality, "So it turns out that accepting your fate openly and being a hero is not fun at all. It's not easy at all! Do it right this time, not next time." He laughed, rolled over, and looked out towards the sea, still with a full moon hanging overhead. He even fell into a trance with the aroma of the begonia tree in that small courtyard and the peach kernel whistle that belonged to him and Fox Xiao Xian.
"Hehe, I don't know if I can still return to Xian'er's side this time, but we all have our responsibilities, so if I can't return, please ask her to forget about me ... I don't want her to be too sad." Ouyang Zhong's expression was a bit sad. He wiped a handful of tears. I am preparing to swim towards the end of the abyss.
"Who do you want me to forget about you?"
Ouyang Zhong opened his already large dragon eyes and saw a small golden-red fish with the familiar peach core whistle around his neck. He asked somewhat hesitantly, "Xian ... Xian'er, is that you?"
Fox Xiao Xian mischievously wagged her tail, circled the dragon a few times, and said, "It's not just my fourth brother who can change illusions. After all, I'm also a Spirit Fox Clan and the same husband taught us. Moreover, I have a special physique that contains water and fire, and I can spit fireballs and go to the bottom of the sea. However, Master still gave me an Immortal Pill to protect my body, so you don't have to worry that I can't stand the environment in the sea."
Ouyang was both touched and worried inside his center of gravity. He feigned seriousness and said, "Don't fool around. You're not a water tribe. I'm about to go to a forbidden place that ordinary water tribes can't even touch. It'll be dangerous for you to go with me."
"As if we have never encountered danger on land ... line ~ I know what you will face, so I have to be a witness and helper for you ah! Don't forget I used to be your engagement officer!" Fox Xiao Xian rolled her eyes at him and arrogantly continued, "Hurry up and go! Don't dawdle. Saving people is important." Then, without paying more attention to the hesitant Ouyang Zhong, he dived straight into the abyss.
"Eh! Wait for me!" Although Ouyang Zhong was still worried about Fox Xiao Xian's safety, at this time, he could only muster up twelve percent of his spirit to protect her well.
As the distance of the dive grew further and further, the sense of oppression and closure around him grew stronger and stronger. Through the light from Ouyang Zhonglong's body, he could see that the abyss here was narrow but twenty to thirty meters wide. Both sides were cliffs. Only water plants and part of the remains of the aquatic race were above the rocks. Other than that, nothing else was seen, not even a tiny fish or a shrimp.
Fox Xiao Xian, although in the water, can be relatively free to move, but after all, as a beast transformed into a human, soon she found in the water vision and hearing in the rapid degradation, simply relying on the eyes can not distinguish the direction, had to use the power to start the body of the spirit bead, to perceive everything around. Ouyang Zhong realized something was wrong with her and said, "You'd better change back to your human form and ride forward with me! It's not easy to get separated this way."
Fox Xiao Xian didn't push further and readily changed back into her human form to ride on the dragon's head. She gently patted the young dragon master Ouyang Zhong's big head. They were so familiar with each other, experiencing fierce wars together and the loss of their best friends and loved ones, and the unknowns and fears they had to face at the moment didn't diminish the slightest bit. They continued to sink in silence. Fox Xiao Xian quietly wrapped her arms around Ouyang Zhong's neck and allowed him to lead her toward the unknown.
Fox Xiao Xian felt that this place was much like the feeling she had earlier in Spider Canyon. She changed into her own Xuan Iron Sword and Golden Bow, ready to fight at any time.
However, Ouyang Zhong suddenly settled down, his body trembling uncontrollably due to intense emotions that were a mixture of fear, excitement, anger, suppression, or something else. Fox Xiao Xian asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Have you discovered something?"
"I saw the crystal palace where I lived as a child and the corpses of my father and mother," Ouyang Zhong couldn't continue. Fox Xiao Xian instantly understood that at this time, Ouyang Zhong had already become Ni Zhong, and he had forgotten all his memories before coming to Feng Xi Jian. So, she stopped pursuing the question and used her spirit bead instead of her eyes to watch everything around her.
Deep under the sea, at the very bottom of the Abyssal Canyon, there was a dark swirling vortex; the seawater was sticky and thick, like tumbling tar, which was overflowing with demonic energy, revealing a sinister and bizarre black and purple shimmering light. On the beach are the broken walls of the Crystal Palace and the remains of countless aquatic races. White bones densely covered the entire seabed. Ouyang Zhong stared at the cliffs surrounding the beach; several gnarled dragons were sealed by spells and embedded in the rock wall; it was not a hand-painted mural on earth, not to mention lifeless stone sculptures; it was a living real dragon, sealed in this cliff.
Ouyang Zhong peeled away the seaweed on the rock wall, revealing the dragon's body embedded in it; he trembled and quietly called out, afraid of disturbing the other party's dream: "Mother!" He touched his mother's face, cold and piercing. Then he madly pulled the seaweed off the rock wall, revealing eight large and small dragon bodies. Those were the ones dusty in the depths of his memories, blood relatives to the core.
The eight dragons seemed to be in a giant formation, guarding this area. Were they guarding this place voluntarily? Or were they forced here by someone? He did not know the truth, but whether it was because Xuan Mo said that they died in battle because of the war or someone else sealed them here and forced the author of the Water Suppressing Beast, Ouyang Zhong, was unable to be indifferent. Ouyang Zhong mobilized his spells to summon his father and mother, hoping they would open their eyes to see themselves. He went to the side of each brother and sister to call out, but there was no echo. Immediately after that, he noticed that the miniature dragon, his elder sister, was still clutching a tiny doll in her forepaws, his favorite playmate from when he was a young child - that little fox he loved so much.
Fox Xiaoxian looked at the doll, ugly and messy fur color, thin but with glazed eyes. It had only been so long that the colors had all been washed away by the sea, and the glazed eyes that should have once been bright had lost their luster. This little fox looked like her childhood appearance, and it was no wonder the first time they met, this young master dragon showed extra favor for himself.
Ouyang Zhong gently touched the little fox doll with his front paw, and the little fox gradually dissipated with the seawater like a puddle of mud. Ouyang Zhong said sadly: "At that time, I was too small. My mother went to look for my father, and I would only wow and cry. My sister also went away. I thought they all did not want me. It turned out that my sister was helping me to look for my little fox to go."
Then, they heard a voice calling them from the depths of the sea. Ouyang Zhong returned to his human form and tightly pulled Fox Xiao Xian's hand, both alert.
The voice became more apparent as if saying, "You have finally come; I have been waiting for a long time."
"Who are you?" Ouyang Zhong asked.
"I am the Demon Lord."
"Wasn't the Demon Monarch suppressed by Erlang Shen in the Abyss of Yinghai? Isn't it ..." Fox Xiao Xian said in surprise. Then they finally realized that this place was the Abyss of Yinghai, and the Dragon King's family, the suppressor of the Divine Beast, was the owner of this Yinghai.
"Six hundred years ago, I fought with 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals led by Erlang Shen over the Yinghai for seventy-seven and forty-nine days, and I made a careless move and fell into the path of Erlang Shen before I was knocked into the abyss of this Yinghai. I sealed a wisp of my spirit in the Immortal Binding Lock and threw it to the earth just to be able to plan for the day of return, while my body can only suffer year after year in this deep sea. It was Erlangshen who was worried that I might break free, so he set up the Eight Trigrams Formation and ordered the family of the Dragon King of Yinghai to guard here. I have no grudge against your family. As long as you help me unseal this formation, I will give you the greatest magical power in the world, save your entire family, and settle the score with Erlangshen, who is the one responsible for causing your family to be broken up and wandering around for hundreds of years!"
The voice of the Demon Monarch changed constantly. Sometimes, it was the voice of the old Dragon King, and sometimes, it was the voice of the Dragon Queen. The Demon Monarch was desperately trying to compel Ouyang Zhong's mind. Seeing that Ouyang Zhong seemed unmoved, he changed into his father's voice in this life. Ouyang Ming: "Zhong'er! Quickly come and save my father. Quickly come to my side!"
Fox Xiao Xian felt the violent ups and downs of Ouyang Zhong's emotions beside her, and she tugged Ouyang Zhong's arm to death for fear that he would do something stupid.
Ouyang Zhong looked at her woodenly and said, "Who are you?"
Fox Xiao Xian looked at him in horror and said, "I'm Fox Xiao Xian! Zhong, wake up! Wake up!"
The Demon Monarch continued to use Ouyang Ming's voice and said, "Zhong'er, my father died a horrible death. If you want to save your father, kill this woman beside you, take out her seven-knuckle Linglong Heart, and hand it over to my father, and my father will be able to return to the heavens!"
Fox Xiao Xian said to Ouyang Zhong with a peach kernel whistle, "Zhong, don't fall for the devil's trick. He wants to provoke your anger and hatred to take control of you so that you will voluntarily sacrifice yourself for him and finally fall into a puppet like Dongfang Chang and Tuoba Zhe."
Ouyang Zhong shook his head fiercely, seemingly pulled back some of his mind by the peach kernel whistle.
"Can I save you from this using the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart?" Ouyang Zhong asked as if muttering.
"You take the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart and come to my side, come on, come on, come to my side!" The Devil Monarch continued to compel Ouyang Zhong.
Fox Xiao Xian finally understood that the real purpose of the Demon Monarch, only with Ouyang Zhong's body, soul, and his own seven Orifices Exquisite Heart was the key to lifting the seal to open the spell formation to escape; the two of them were the eyes of this spell formation and the two living keys. What was the other if the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart was one of the keys?
Ouyang Zhong suddenly drew out the Heavenly Clan Treasure Sword and slashed toward his brow, instantly regaining clarity. He made a reassuring look at Fox Xiao Xian. Then he pretended to look like he had been successfully compelled and was very angry as he said to the Demon Monarch, ''Demon Monarch! You're right! Erlang Shen's fault is that my parents and family are sealed here, causing me to wander outside for hundreds of years. Demon Monarch! Please tell me, what can I do to save my family? How can I find the eye of the sea and turn this world upside down?"
The Demon Monarch seemed satisfied with this answer and said, "Indeed, you are smart and clever enough to be taught by a child. As long as you dig out Fox Xiao Xian's seven-knobbed Linglong Heart and sacrifice your flesh to me, I will give you the most powerful magical power, and I will become you, and you will become me. In this way, all the six worlds under heaven will be yours! As for the eye of the sea you mentioned, hasn't it always been in your body?"
"My body?" Ouyang Zhong was puzzled. Where did the sea eye come from on his own body? Fox Xiao Xian, on the other hand, instantly understood. She looked into Ouyang Zhong's eyes, which were as blue as the stars and the ocean, and sadly covered her mouth. Ouyang Zhong, who had a similar mind, saw this expression of Fox Xiao Xian and understood what was being referred to—the eye of the sea was himself.
Ouyang Zhong took Fox Xiao Xian's hand and pulled it into his embrace, whispering, ''I have loved you since the day I accidentally fell into the Feng Xi Stream, no matter which life I was born in, what my name is, what I look like, the one thing that remains unchanged is that I am deeply in love with you. Seeing that you finally came back from the calamity, I am thrilled and sad because the calamity belonging to me has arrived ..."
"No!" Fox Xiao Xian covered Ouyang Zhong's mouth and didn't want him to say anything more. The two people so quickly brought together didn't expect to face separation again, which made her sad.
"Fox Xiao Xian, I love you! I'm sorry that I couldn't promise you the promise of staying together for a lifetime. But please believe me, one day, we will reunite again, and at that time, please don't push me away, don't leave me behind, or disown me. Okay?" Ouyang Zhong hugged Fox Xiao Xian tightly and gave her one last kiss.
Then, Ouyang Zhong used the magic that Xuan Mo had taught him and silently recited the mantra to open the long-dormant spell formation at the bottom of the sea. At the same time, directly above the sky, Erlang Shen and Nanji Immortal combined their efforts to echo with this spell formation and opened the same spell formation in mid-air; the two spells formed a golden bell shroud-like boundary, blocking this piece of water. The sea around the original waves quickly returned to calm. Only the sea in the center of the formation was still rolling, like boiling water. He Yunfeng and Mei Xiangzi also cast spells together to put the Yuan Shen of Xuan Mo, Shan Xiaohu, Fox Xiaoxia, and Xiao Feifei into the spell formation that Ouyang Zhong had already opened and used their energy to assist Ouyang Zhong.
Fox Xiaoxian looked at her Master and several senior brothers in the sky and looked at the eyes of several of her friends and relatives around her; she understood that she could not make any other choices at this time. She once asked her master teacher about the difference between her Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart and what it is used for. At that time, the Master did not tell her the answer but only said that everything was fixed and the answer would come when the time came. It seemed that this was the moment to reveal the answer.
This spell requires using the five attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Yuan Shen, around a Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart with yin and yang energy, with the help of the True Dragon Eight Trigrams Formation. Fox Xiaxia represented gold, Xiao Feifei represented wood, Ouyang Zhong represented water, Xuan Mo represented fire, and Shan Xiaohu represented earth. They began to operate rapidly with Fox Xiaoxian's Yin-YangSeven Orifices Exquisite Heart as the center pole. The eight surrounding gnarled dragons were also gradually awakened, working together to aid the formation, forming a mighty underwater spell formation.
"Fox Xiao Xian!"
"Cang Cang!"
"Baby sister!"
"Xiao Wu!"
"Xian'er!"
"We're all by your side. Let's end the world's difficulties together!"
Fox Xiao Xian aggregated the energy that everyone had passed on to her. He used her Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart to draw a full golden bow. This golden arrow gathered the blood and energy of countless people and quickly, steadily, and accurately shot fiercely into the vortex, hiding the Demon Ruler. The demonic aura was completely dissipated because of the spell's power; the demonic ruler hissed in anger, "You can't kill a demon; even if you destroy me as a demonic ruler today, new demonic rulers will appear in the future! As long as hatred, jealousy, greed, selfishness, and evil exist in the world, there will be demons! Ah~"
Immediately after that, Ouyang Zhong mobilized his entire body to transform into a dragon and stirred the seawater with his massive tail. His eyes began to emit golden radiant light, and his body emitted multicolored light. These lights cleansed the surrounding slimy and filthy black ocean.
Ultimately, the spell annihilates the Demon Monarch, and the light purifies his demonic aura. The Yuan Shen of Xuanmo Fox Xiaoxia and the others left with Erlang Shen and Nanji Immortal, respectively. Only Fox Xiaoxian, alone, stood dumbfounded on the sea's surface, looking at Ouyang Zhong in the water. Ouyang Zhong used his last strength to rush out of the water. Fox Xiao Xian reluctantly embraced the colossal dragon. At this time, this vast dragon of Ouyang Zhong began to turn into a ball of foam, gathered at the bottom of the sea abyss to form a new eye of the sea. That eye of the sea was the same as the eye he once had, azure blue and radiant as the starry river of the deep night. Fox Xiao Xian looked at the sea eye. Tears fell like rain. A pair of lovers who love each other but can never be together, gazing at each other and singing all the hundred thoughts in their hearts using the most silent tune.
The eight giant dragons around them softly said, ''Thank you, Fox Xiao Xian! Our Zhong has returned! Our family is finally reunited!'