"Boom!"
Inside the belly of the Water Monster, Ye Mingshang felt a violent shaking, as if he were experiencing an earthquake of magnitude eighteen. However, instead of feeling uncomfortable, he felt exhilarated.
"Hehe! Let's see how you escape this time."
Laughing, Ye Mingshang threw another heavy punch at the same spot.
"Ugh!!!"
The intense impact caused the water surface to become turbulent. On the shore, both a person and a monster felt a noticeable tremor. Realizing the source of the noise, they exchanged glances, both wearing expressions of shock.
"Hahaha! Come on! Hit me again!"
In the water, inside the belly of the Water Monster, Ye Mingshang laughed heartily. No matter how violent the impacts and shakes were, he continued to punch, each strike carrying immense force against the soft stomach wall. Even such a massive creature as the Water Monster couldn't withstand it.
Even the Water Monster was puzzled. What was happening today? Why did its stomach hurt so much? Did it eat something bad?
No one answered its question; even if someone knew, they wouldn't dare approach it. Such a gigantic creature could easily send a small car flying with just a shake. Even centuries-old monsters generally avoided provoking it.
Ye Mingshang treated its stomach wall like a punching bag, enjoying every blow. He punched faster and harder with each hit.
Inside, there was nothing weaker than this; suffering from such frenzied continuous strikes, even this giant beast couldn't take it anymore.
Gradually, it lost even the strength to struggle, only occasionally letting out whimpers, clearly reaching its limit.
"Eh? Why is it silent now? Did it get numb and lose feeling?" With this thought, he increased the force in his hand.
"Thud!"
The battered stomach could no longer withstand his punch; his fist sank deep inside, breaking through and faintly touching the organs outside.
"Ugh!!!"
Accompanied by an incredibly tragic scream, the Water Monster ceased to exist. Its lantern-like big eyes lost all sparkle but remained wide open, unable to close even in death.
On the shore, the two of them heard continuous screams, each one echoing like it came from the depths of hell. The ground trembled incessantly, and Zheng Guoxing, despite his age, needed Sharkman’s support to stand steady.
Upon hearing that deafening scream, both of them instinctively covered their ears.
After a long while, when the sounds finally stopped, they felt dizzy and disoriented.
"Look! What is that?!" Sharkman suddenly exclaimed, his eyes widening as he pointed at the water's surface.
Bubbles began to rise from the water, gurgling as if it were boiling or something was about to emerge. The intensity and area of disturbance suggested that a colossal creature was about to surface.
"Thud! Splash!"
A massive creature nearly twenty meters long broke through the water's surface, resembling a mountain of flesh. To the two standing nearby, it made them look like mere toy figurines.
However, such a monster posed no threat anymore; after the perforation of its stomach, no matter how formidable it had been, it was finished. The gigantic creature lay on its back, exposing its large white belly, half submerged in water and half out.
"What is this thing?!" Despite being over ninety years old, Zheng Guoxing had seen many incredible things, yet he was still shocked. If he encountered a monster of this caliber, it would be more than he could handle.
Sharkman looked at the enormous creature that was dozens of times his size and suddenly shivered.
"Have I been fighting monsters of this level all along?" This was Sharkman's inner thought at that moment.
However, it was clear that this deep-sea giant was dead. Where had Ye Mingshang gone? Since the monster had been defeated, why hadn't he shown up? Both of them thought this.
Just as they were pondering, they noticed a small bulge suddenly appear on the white belly of the fish. The bulge grew larger until it reached a certain size.
"Rrip!"
The fish's belly burst open, revealing a familiar figure.
"Hi!" Ye Mingshang greeted them with a smile.
He didn't look very good; he appeared quite disheveled, dirty, and soaked. His magical power had protected him from the corrosive stomach acid but hadn't prevented the liquid from soaking him.
Feeling sticky and smelly, Ye Mingshang jumped into the water with a splash and swam around for a while before resurfacing.
After finally getting the large Fellow onto the shore, Ye Mingshang wrung out his clothes while Zheng Guoxing curiously circled around the Water Monster. Sharkman had been sent by Ye Mingshang to catch any remaining water ghosts. After an hour of thorough searching with no trace of the water ghosts left, Ye Mingshang gathered them together to prepare for their release.
They were all pitiful beings; becoming water ghosts was not their choice. Being trapped in such an ugly body was undoubtedly tormenting—more painful than losing one's soul. Ye Mingshang believed that those who opposed him or sought his life could be killed without hesitation, but if they were good or innocent people, he wouldn't mind saving them. For no other reason than to feel good about himself.
He gathered all the water ghosts together and drew a circular magic circle on the ground, enclosing them within it.
Fighters, soldiers, and those who come forth.
With both hands quickly forming five seals, he spoke with a resonant voice, "Supreme Command, transcend your lonely souls; all ghosts and spirits, blessed by the four lives; those with heads shall transcend, those without heads shall be born; spears pierce and blades kill, diving into water and hanging by ropes; bright deaths and dark deaths, grievances and wrongful deaths; enemies and creditors, seeking the lives of their sons; kneel before my platform, Bagua shine forth; stand at the threshold and transcend to another realm; whether male or female, bear the responsibility yourself; wealth and poverty, it is up to you to summon; command everyone, urgently transcend!"
Buzz!~
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, the formation shone with a faint red light, illuminating the water ghosts within.
"Wooah!~"
"Wooah!~"
The water ghosts screamed in terror, clearly in great pain. Under the illumination of the magical light, their green skin gradually melted away, their hair began to fall out, and in no time at all, they turned into puddles of pus. Eventually, the blue disturbances slowly evaporated, leaving the ground empty once again, just as it had been before.
Faint blue figures slowly emerged, each with a sincere expression resembling Survivors of Calamity, respectfully bowing to Ye Mingshang, saying, "Thank you for saving us from suffering."
Ye Mingshang waved his hand, "Go be reborn."
Then one by one, the faint blue souls gradually faded away until they transformed into tiny glowing points resembling fireflies. They gathered together and finally spiraled in the air a few times before disappearing into the atmosphere.
Ye Mingshang smiled, feeling genuinely comforted for these pitiful souls. Even if they met an untimely death in this life, at least they would have a better existence in the next.
(To be continued.)
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