Chapter 59: Single-handed
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Ding Bu’Er also understood what was going on; it turned out that they were being used.
“Wuji...” Ding Bu’Er turned to Mo Wuji, his face turned unsightly.
Mo Wuji already had his suspicions when Ji Guang invited Ding Bu’Er and him into the team. Now that things had beco clear, he did not panic, but actually cald down and said, “This ans that we have so value. If we didn’t have value, Brother Ji probably wouldn’t have invited us, right?”
By the ti he uttered the last sentence, Mo Wuji had already turned and faced Ji Guang. In truth, he did not mind. Ji Guang was making use of him, at the sa ti, he was also making use of Ji Guang. If Ji Guang did not lead the way, it would have been extrely difficult to get here. Furthermore, he found himself three additional helpers.
Ji Guang felt that he was making use of Mo Wuji because he didn’t know Mo Wuji actually wanted to be attacked by lightning. Lightning was a nightmare for people like Ji Guang. However, it was the highest opportunity for Mo Wuji. If he did not have anything to offer, it would have been as he said; no one would be willing to accept him and Ding Bu’Er into their teams.
“Good, Brother Mo sure is open-minded. Co, let’s set off,” Finishing this sentence, Ji Guang hopped on the leather boat.
Seeing Mo Wuji agree, Ding Bu’Er did not speak any further, directly picking up the paddle and hopping on the rubber dinghy together with Mo Wuji.
Mo Wuji initially thought that with four n paddling the dinghy, its speed would not be very fast. However, after actually being on the dinghy, his thinking proved to be false.
The design of the rubber dinghy was incredibly ingenious. With just four people paddling, the dinghy was seemingly gliding through the water, with a speed as fast as a motorboat.
Mo Wuji observed that the rubber dinghy was able to minimise the water resistance. However, it had so weak points. With just four people, there weren’t any shifts and rest ti. Furthermore, the rubber dinghy could be easily torn.
Two hours later, the sky turned dark.
“Everyone, let’s take a break. It looks like a storm is brewing,” Mo Wuji suggested after he noticed Ding Bu’Er barely holding on.
Ji Guang nodded and said, “Sure. We will take a break here to rest and eat. After half an hour, we will continue.”
The group did not manage to rest for half an hour.
After 20 minutes, lightning flashed, thunder crashed and raindrops the size of soybeans started to descend down on them. Mo Wuji took this ti to check on the rubber dinghy; it had an automatic water draining feature, but it did not have a shelter to protect them from the rain.
“Ka...” Another bolt of lightning descended. This ti, however, Ji Guang started to shout alarmingly, “The lightning crocodiles are here. Everyone, don’t fight them. We’ll let Brother Mo handle them. While he helps us block the attacks, we will need to paddle faster. The faster we paddle, the lower the pressure on Brother Mo...”
Ji Guang did not manage to finish speaking as an enormous lightning crocodile pounced towards them. Before it even landed, a flash of lightning had already approached Mo Wuji, who was standing at the rear of the dinghy.
Mo Wuji had no disapprovals with Ji Guang’s plan. These lightning crocodiles easily bore grudges; they would fight to the death when provoked. It was best to avoid directly confronting them.
This ti, Mo Wuji brought a saber. He did not need Ji Guang to remind him; he imdiately drained a bottle of channel opening solution and used his body to block the lightning. At the sa ti, he thrusted the saber towards the lightning crocodile’s throat.
Mo Wuji was already considered a Channel Opening Stage Level 1 cultivator. He was no longer a rookie and he imdiately started on the spiritual energy circulation technique. Previously, he had to rely on great efforts and so luck to draw the lightning into his ridians. Now with the help of the circulation technique, he easily drew the lightning bolt into his ridians. Mo Wuji almost cried tears of joy. He was right in finding a cultivation manual. If he did not have a cultivation technique, how could he have drawn the lightning bolt in so easily?
“Ka...” With another lightning bolt, Mo Wuji felt as though his fourth ridian was almost completely opened. The rubber dinghy rocked heavily. At the rear of the dinghy, Mo Wuji was stabbing the lightning crocodile’s throat without stop. Mo Wuji could only get one stab in for every three to four lightning bolt which landed on him.
Despite being struck, Mo Wuji was indescribably happy. After reaching Channel Opening Stage Level 1, he knew how fast his progress could be. Furthermore, with the spiritual energy circulation technique which drew the lightning directly into his ridians, the damage he suffered was reduced.
In the past, ten bolts of lightning would have sent him flying, paralysing him for a long ti. Now, he had been hit by more than ten lightning bolts but he was still well and fine.
Furthermore, the opening of his ridians beca much easier. What ? This cultivation technique really deserved to be called the . With just ten lightning bolts, his fifth ridian got forced open.
If he wanted to, he could have killed this lightning crocodile a long ti ago. However, he was afraid of scaring away the other lightning crocodiles so he stayed his hand.
Ji Guang and Co. saw bolt after bolt land on Mo Wuji. Seeing him hold on valiantly, they all heaved a sigh of relief. It seed like Mo Wuji wasn’t lying; he had the ability to resist the lightning crocodiles, he probably had so special constitution. In the past, when they encountered lightning crocodiles, they could only run and retreat, without any ability to resist. Now with Mo Wuji, they had so ans of resisting.
As Mo Wuji forced open his sixth ridian, another two lightning bolts landed on him from the side.
The lightning crocodile finally had so reinforcents. Mo Wuji no longer showed any rcy. The saber in his hand sped up, stabbing the lightning crocodile’s throat, sending its dead, inanimate corpse down into the sea.
The lightning crocodile’s body had materials which were worth money, but Mo Wuji had no intentions of collecting the corpses. Even though the rubber dinghy was not small, amassing these corpses would cause the dinghy to slow down.
Even though Mo Wuji could use the lightning to open his ridians, he was not able to fully absorb it; a portion of the lightning would land in his body. Soon, his flesh started to tear and his skin charred black.
When Ji Guang and Co. saw the three lightning crocodiles gang up against Mo Wuji, their blood ran cold. However, they did not expect Mo Wuji to suddenly burst with god-like strength, directly killing one of the lightning crocodile.
Seeing Mo Wuji block bolt after bolt of lightning, Ji Guang started to feel that it was really a wise decision to have invited Mo Wuji.
After killing the lightning crocodile, Mo Wuji continued to use the channel opening solution and accept the blows of the two remaining lightning crocodiles. Very soon, Ji Guang and Co. found that Mo Wuji had relied on luck to kill the previous crocodile. Mo Wuji looked like he was no longer able to kill the lightning crocodiles. He only managed to get one stab in after being struck more than ten tis.
The lightning crocodile had incredible vitality; one or two stabs was nothing to it.
Worried that Mo Wuji could no longer bear the lightning crocodiles’ relentless assault, Ji Guang and Co. paddled with their lives. Ding Bu’Er wanted to help Mo Wuji, but he knew he wasn’t even able to withstand a single lightning bolt. As a result, he could only paddle as hard as he can, to get out of the lightning crocodile’s attack zone.
However, the lightning crocodile moves extrely fast in water. How could they be so easily ditched?
Under the crazed storm, the rubber dinghy sped forward. At the rear, Mo Wuji was fighting the lightning crocodiles in the rain. The constant flashes of lightning let Ji Guang and Co. know that Mo Wuji was not dead, but still fighting on.
Mo Wuji had already lost the initial excitent and agitation in his heart. He no longer showed rcy. Slowly, each movent he made started to get harder. Even though these lightning bolts could help him endlessly open his ridians, he was too weak to exploit it. His physical body, being only at Channel Opening Stage Level 1, was reaching its limits.
“Kaka...” Three consecutive lightning bolts landed on Mo Wuji, two of which were circulated into his clogged ridians, while the last one roasted a large part of his at.
When the 19th ridian got forced open, Mo Wuji fiercely gritted his teeth and rushed towards the lightning crocodile. He cannot fall, if he falls, he would directly be killed. All his previous efforts would be wasted. He was a mortal with mortal roots. He needed to persevere and push on to succeed.
Half a day passed, even Ji Guang started to grow weak. He did not know how Mo Wuji could last for so long.
The heavy storm made the rear look extrely hazy. Ji Guang and Co. did not even know what was going on back there, and how many crocodiles Mo Wuji faced. Mo Wuji was like a tough nail, singlehandedly holding the rear; he was strong and infallible.
Even Mo Wuji did not know how many lightning crocodiles he t. If the rubber dinghy was not constantly moving forward, they would have been surrounded a long ti ago.
He had killed more than ten lightning crocodiles, but the lightning crocodiles seed to be coming unceasingly.
The 26th ridian finally opened. Mo Wuji finished another bottle of channel opening solution and discovered that he only had seven bottles left.
At this mont, his entire body felt weak, all the bones in his body felt like they were broken. He was able to stand on sheer willpower alone.
“Ka...” Another lightning crocodile was struck into the sea. At the sa ti, Mo Wuji’s 27th ridian was perforated.
“Ka...” Yet another lightning bolt landed on Mo Wuji’s chest. Even though he had opened 27 ridians, his ability was still at the Channel Opening Stage Level 1. After spending so long in the storm and being constantly struck by lightning, Mo Wuji was ntally and physically exhausted. Ultimately, he was made of flesh and blood, and not steel. He could no longer hold on and collapsed heavily.
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