Magical Water Margin: They all call me brother

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Suddenly, the two women saw a golden shooting star appear in the sky above Daming Prefecture in the distance. The sky seemed to be tearing, and the shooting star, trailing a double tail like a comet, accelerated as it swooped down, turning the clouds along its path into burning golden vortexes.

Wang Lun was stunned for a moment. Only after the shrill whistle of the wings tearing through the sky finally caught up with the golden star did she realize that the star was actually the outline of Liu Hong's gilded wings! Each flap of the molten gold wings tore through the darkness, and the sparks scattered from the wingtips ignited the air in their path, leaving two molten gold scars hundreds of meters long in the darkness behind him.

This person held back! How could he fly so fast?!

"Wang Lun! Have you forgotten your promise to Lord Guan?!"

While flying at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, Liu Hong suddenly contracted, holding a steel rod, and swooped down in a spinning motion!

Wang Lun subconsciously waved her feather fan, splashing out ink-colored venomous snakes once more, intending to entangle her sworn brother's body and poison him. However, unexpectedly, the white fox phantom that had almost become her nightmare also exploded out of Liu Hong's body, killing the ink-colored snakes! His magic resistance was also frighteningly high.

Before Wang Lun could react, a fine iron staff wrapped with five layers of starry sky was already at his face—first, it shattered the magic shield with a clang, then, wrapped in golden wings, it slammed Wang Lun into the bluestone ground with tremendous force, like striking iron!

"boom!!!"

In an instant, the paving stones within a two-meter radius undulated like waves under the impact of Wang Lun's body. A large number of paving stones were thrown into the sky several meters high, and then fell like raindrops, leaving a sizable crater for Wang Lun and stirring up a cloud of dust.

Amidst the smoke and dust, the Golden-Winged Roc continued its rapid spin. Liu Hong used the recoil to soar into the air once more, the sparks falling from his wings scattering into dazzling fireworks in mid-air.

As Wang Lun coughed up scaly blood from the bottom of the pit, he caught a glimpse of Liu Hong hovering in the center of the crescent moon. With each flap of his golden wings, Liu Hong tore apart large swathes of darkness, like a golden-winged roc descending to earth, truly a great sage causing havoc in the heavens. Then, his eyes rolled back, and he was instantly killed by Liu Hong's destructive charge, falling unconscious.

Chapter 61: Summoning the Demon Dragon King of Jidu

When Wang Lun finally woke up, it was too late. His ten sworn brothers and sisters, along with twenty cannibals, fifty ratmen, and thirty caravan guards, totaling about a hundred people, had fled from Daming Prefecture in sixteen small boats.

At this moment, Wang Lun found himself sitting in the middle of a small boat, surrounded by his sworn brothers and sisters. Everyone was looking at him with gloomy expressions, and their faces were all hostile. Wu Song, in particular, was furious as he held his brother, who had been poisoned and was still receiving treatment.

"Wang Lun! I originally thought you were a respectable scholar, but I never expected you to do such a heinous thing!"

"Wang Lun, you know the rules of the underworld. We swore a blood oath in front of Lord Guan! How can you act like this?!"

"We are no longer accepted by society; we are like rats in the gutter. But even rats have their loyalty and integrity!"

Upon seeing Wang Lun wake up, everyone immediately erupted in curses. Wu Song brandished his steel knife, so enraged that he almost killed Wang Lun! Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and the others also looked at her in disbelief, never expecting that she would be so easily swayed by jealousy.

Even as Wang Lun faced death, he stood tall and fearless.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; that's all there is to it! I failed, so I have nothing to say!"

Du Qian, who had betrayed Wang Lun, heard the commotion inside the cabin and lifted the curtain, looking at Wang Lun with a mixture of regret and apology.

"Sister, I'm sorry. I admire your abilities, but I really don't want to do such an unjust thing."

【I swore an oath to Lord Guan! See, you broke your oath and got your comeuppance!】

Wu Song snorted angrily. Although he was furious, he still thought of his younger brother and gave him the opportunity.

"Perfect! This man's soul is as filthy as that rich man's. Brother, among us, only you, Cunxiao, and Jinlian don't have demons yet. So let's use this man's soul as a sacrifice! Summon the demon and sign the contract!"

Liu Hong nodded and once again used his psionic power to summon demons, shattering the barrier between the real world and the warp, attempting to use Wang Lun's soul as bait to summon demons.

But this time, before he could kill Wang Lun, something responded to his call. A violent surge of subspace energy roared out from the breach in the barrier, its power overwhelming!

Suddenly, a deafening, shattering sound erupted from the subspace opposite the barrier. The chaotic sky revealed a terrifying canopy resembling the flesh and blood of a living being. This canopy convulsed, writhed, and twisted like a living thing, tearing open a hundred-meter-long maw that continuously spewed out ink-black water that could absorb all light, like the shed skin of some ancient giant python, or like a torrential downpour of night rain, dyeing the colorful subspace into endless darkness.

"boom!!!"

Accompanied by a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and earth, a silver lightning bolt shaped like a tree crown descended from the sky, illuminating the ink-wash landscape before fading back into darkness. To Liu Hong's astonishment, the ink-wash had formed a long, dark river stretching to the horizon, as if it were the projection of some colossal object on the ground.

"Boom! Boom!"

Several more bolts of silver lightning struck, causing the enormous black shadow, as vast as a long river, to twist and writhe in the darkness that blotted out the sun, under the lightning that tore through the sky.

Something has arrived.

Liu Hong was somewhat nervous, wondering what kind of demon had come to this place and caused such a strange phenomenon! When the first reverse scale pierced through the clouds, the entire Chaos Sea was pressed down by the fierce aura and sank a hundred feet. A pitch-black dragon a hundred meters long was soaring and spitting out mist in the black clouds that were constantly bursting with silver lightning, churning up the sea.

On each of the black dragon's jet-black scales, there are silver reliefs engraved with lightning patterns. Whenever it stretches its hundred-foot-long body, ten thousand feet of lightning bursts out from between the scales, tearing the chaotic darkness to shreds.

What is most captivating are the silver dragon eyes surrounded by black scales, like a pair of liquid thunderous oceans, radiating a heart-stopping halo of lightning in the darkness.

Liu Hong stared in awe at the black-scaled, white-haired dragon. Before he could examine it closely, the majestic black dragon, amidst a sky full of lightning, charged towards the barrier separating the two worlds and descended to the mortal realm! But its imposing and solid dragon body instantly melted into a misty, ink-wash style shadow as it broke through the barrier.

The hundred-foot-long dragon body rapidly condensed and collapsed towards the center. After the hundred-foot-long black dragon descended into the real world, it had transformed into a graceful and beautiful woman.

A form-fitting dark silk dress outlined her slender and sexy waistline. A silver dragon coiled down from her left shoulder, its head, which should have been raised angrily at her slender waist, was instead pushed upwards by her large breasts. The two proud, snow-white breasts made the dragon's eyes bulge into a fierce expression. The dragon's whiskers rose and fell with the surging waves of her breasts, and seemed to come alive as they lashed out in the air, splashing up streaks of lightning in the darkness.

Liu Hong stared in awe at the beauty before him. This was no ordinary physique; it was the divine bone structure imbued with the essence of a thousand years of dragon energy. The soft, warm fragrance emanating from the openwork of her breastplate offered glimpses of spring. Her snow-white legs, suddenly revealed through the slit of her skirt, were exceptionally alluring.

Silver dragon horns arched on his forehead, forming a silver crown. His full head of white hair cascaded down from his head like a waterfall, each strand seemingly tempered by lightning, drawing tiny arcs of electricity as it drifted through the air, perfectly complementing his dark silk robes.

Two rhomboid dragon scales adorned her brows and eyes, like ink applied by Nuwa to create dark eyeshadow, making her upturned phoenix eyes appear even more sharp and sword-like. Her bright silver eyes, without pupils, were like two pools of liquid thunder, constantly spewing terrifying lightning. Her round, crimson lips, as red as blood, stood out even more against her cold, jade-like skin and bones, appearing alluring and captivating.

"You brat, this is really interesting. Wang Lun signed a contract with me and is my chosen one. You actually want to use my chosen one as a sacrifice to summon me?!"

The dragon maiden looked at Liu Hong with haughtiness, her eyes emitting thunderous force that illuminated the darkness. Although her words were stern, there was not a trace of blame in them.

When Wang Lun saw that Liu Hong had actually summoned the god of the subspace with whom he had made a contract, his eyes lit up with joy and he laughed heartily, as if to say that he was not destined to die!

"This Wang Lun has a great destiny with me, and I cannot kill her. However, I am very curious, who are you?"

The dragon maiden gazed curiously at Liu Hong's face, her phoenix eyes flashing with a fierce light that blended bloodlust and allure in the shadows. Her delicate nose brushed against his handsome face, and she gently exhaled a wisp of night mist.

"you are?"

Liu Hong asked in shock, his blazing vision unable to see through any of the dragon girl's attributes!

"I am Ao Ying, the True Lord of the Sacred and Profound Transformation of the Sacred River and the Dragon King of the Sacred River. You little brat, you're quite lucky. On your first attempt to summon a subspace creature, you've summoned a minor god from the subspace."

Liu Hong was startled. In ancient times, a large river that flows directly into the sea was called a "du" (渎). There were four such rivers, from north to south: the Yellow River, the Ji River, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River. Therefore, these four rivers were also called the Four Du, namely the Yellow Du, the Ji Du, the Huai Du, and the Yangtze Du.

The Four Rivers Dragon Kings, who manage the four major rivers, are second only to the Four Seas Dragon Kings in status.

And this woman is actually the Dragon King of the Ji River, one of the Four Rivers?!

Chapter 62: Ao Ying's Blessing in Subspace (Bonus Chapter for 1300 Monthly Tickets!)

Ao Ying took a step forward, her jade-like feet moving gracefully, and walked and spun around Liu Hong like a shadow. She tiptoed, her slender hands restlessly caressing every muscle in his strong upper body and every inch of his handsome face.

Her delicate nose gently pressed against his clothes, inhaling Liu Hong's scent, as if measuring his body and soul.

Suddenly, she cupped Liu Hong's face in her hands, their foreheads touching, their souls merging. In that instant, Liu Hong saw Ao Ying's memories: the countless people living on both sides of the Ji River in Shandong, their thousand-year-old devout prayers to the Ji River, condensed into a chaotic black dragon in the reflection of the subspace.

Ao Ying also saw Liu Hong's plans for the future and his desire to join Liangshan.

"That's interesting. You actually planned to go to Liangshan so far in advance. Maybe you're more reliable than Wang Lun. Do you know why Liangshan Marsh, with its eight hundred li of mountains and waters reaching the distant sky, was formed?"

Ao Ying extended a finger and teasingly lifted Liu Hong's chin.

"Decades ago, the Yellow River breached its banks at Liangshan, and the Yellow River water poured down to the foot of Liangshan, merging with the already vast Juye Marsh, eventually forming the great Liangshan Marsh, which was known as the 800-li Liangshan Marsh. At that time, the emperor even sent Grand Marshal Hong to Longhu Mountain to pray for blessings."

Liu Hong vaguely remembers.

“That’s right, Juye Marsh is an important lake in the Ji River basin, and the location of my Dragon Palace! But it has been frequently harassed by that damned Yellow River Dragon King. She has tried to seize the Ji River from Yellow River more than once, and even went south to cross the entire Henan River to seize the Huai River. Wang Lun’s trip is to build a stronghold in Liangshan Marsh to defend me against the Yellow River Dragon King, but perhaps you can do better than her.”

Lightning flashed in Ao Ying's eyes.

"But you need to understand, I am not the kind of little devil who parasitizes others."

"Ordinary little devils and imps, although they grant their hosts subspace abilities, also need to consume the souls of those killed by the host to replenish their nutrition. These poor creatures can only parasitize one person at a time, until death, and they forcibly occupy the position of a demon messenger."

Ao Ying looked arrogantly at Du Qian and Song Wan, then turned to look at the divine phantoms on Lü Fang and Guo Sheng.

"Listen carefully, I am the dignified and legitimate Dragon God of Jidu! A sub-deity of the subspace, just like these two. I can sign contracts with many people at the same time and grant them the power of the subspace."

"But correspondingly, what I need is much more than that of other demons."

Ao Ying extended her alluring tongue and licked her rosy lips. Her thunderous eyes were fixed on Liu Hong's deep blue flames.

"From the moment of my birth, I have not consumed souls, but only faith. I want you to build my temple in Liangshanbo, to be worshipped for generations, and to prevent the Yellow River from diverting water from the Ji River."

"You are stronger than Wang Lun. If you agree to these two conditions, I will recognize you as my chosen champion, and even Wang Lun will have to obey your commands."

"make a deal."

Liu Hong agreed without hesitation.

"Great! I like someone like you. The contract is set. What I gave Wang Lun was just an ordinary scale, but you are my chosen champion, so naturally you will receive something better."

Since you are familiar with the techniques of spears and clubs, and the art of using long weapons in short-range combat, then this scale is perfect for you.

Ao Ying tore off a piece of his own jet-black dragon scale, which was engraved with silver lightning patterns, and gently placed it in Liu Hong's right palm, as if He were bestowing divine power upon Wang Lun.

The solid scales, under everyone's gaze, transformed into an ethereal shadow, seeping into flesh and blood, merging with Liu Hong's right hand, and becoming a dragon scale tattoo on his palm.

In an instant, Liu Hong's body received the gift and infusion of subspace power, and like the other Earthly Fiends, his race was reversed from dragon to demon!

【Demon Messenger - Scale Shadow】: You can unleash the reverse scales of the Dragon King of Jidu at any time as a weapon, freely changing their shape, length, and weight. Scale Shadow weapons never wear out, are prototyped +5 magic weapons, and come with 1-12 points of lightning damage.

With a thought, Liu Hong's palm reversed the scales, which once again burst forth from the shadows and flesh, transforming into a two-meter-long, thirty-pound scale shadow staff in his palm. At both ends of the staff were two black dragons, which were exactly like Ao Ying. Thousands of black scales continuously burst forth with silver, violent lightning in the darkness.

Liu Hong's original iron rod was no longer sufficient. The rod technique he had learned could be classified as "eyebrow-level rod," meaning that the rod had to be level with the eyebrows to be effective.

At this moment, Liu Hong is 2.4 meters tall. The 2-meter-long stick is too short for him and he is not comfortable using it. The 30-pound weight that used to be heavy is becoming lighter and lighter.

And now, he has actually obtained a weapon called the Reverse Scale Dragon Weapon, whose length and weight can be changed at will. Not to mention its attack power, its concealment is also top-notch!

Moreover, this shadow staff can change shape at will. The blunt staff head can suddenly transform into a sharp and unparalleled spear tip, with a black blade wrapped in silver lightning, which is quite a sight to behold.

It can even transform into a three-pointed double-edged sword, resembling a halberd.

The staff can also change its size, length, and weight at will, following you like a shadow.

Liu Hong tried it out. With his 2.4-meter frame, the optimal length of the stick he used was 2.4 meters, and the maximum length he could swing the spear was 5 meters.

The maximum weight he can wield with the Scale Shadow is 52 jin, which is on par with Suo Chao's Golden Dipping Axe.

However, this is only Liu Hong's limit, not Lin Ying's limit.

But it doesn't matter, I can fly. When I fly upwards, I can make the Scale Shadow Spear lighter, and when I dive downwards, I can turn the weight of this Scale Shadow Staff to the limit that I can bear, and crush the enemy to death with the weight!

"Oh, right, since you are also family members of my chosen champion, then in order to spread my faith widely, I will also sign a contract with you."

Ao Ying looked at Pan Jinlian and Li Cunxiao, thought for a moment, and then took off two of his shadow scales and gave them to the two women respectively. In an instant, the bodies of the two women were also transformed under the gift of the subspace dragon god.

"You, the fledgling dragon, correspond to the Heavenly Star Po Jun. Although you have gained considerable melee combat ability, you have sacrificed your spellcasting ability. This may not be apparent in the early stages, but it will eventually cause some problems in the later stages."

This dragon scale can compensate for the weaknesses of the Po Jun Tian Xing, and even the Sha Tuo Blue Dragon race.

As soon as Ao Ying finished speaking, the little blue dragon's originally bright cobalt blue scales became even deeper and darker, with streaks of pitch-black lightning climbing up its tender dragon scales.

【Demon Messenger - Yin Lightning】: Your dragon level is equivalent to your warlock level, but warlock spells can only be chosen from illusion, alteration, and lightning spells.

All Thunder Breath spells have their damage increased by 150%.

"So you are descendants of Qingqiu. The Nine-Tailed Fox has really declined now. I haven't seen your clansmen for many years."

Ao Ying once again gifted Pan Jinlian a Shadow Scale. In an instant, Pan Jinlian couldn't help but transform back into the proud beast form of a five-tailed fox demon. Her graceful body was like a painter's most masterful ink wash painting, with just a few strokes outlining the fox demon's beautiful and alluring figure. The blank space between the two ink outlines resembled the white fox fur of a snowfield, exuding the cold fragrance of winter plum blossoms.

【Demon Messenger - Ink Shadow】: Your body can switch freely between flesh and shadow. In shadow form, you cannot launch physical attacks, and other people's physical attacks are also ineffective against you.

Ao Ying, the Dragon King of Jidu, generously shared his three abilities with the three people. At this moment, all ten sworn siblings present were transformed into demons blessed by the power of the subspace.

Wang Lun looked at Liu Hong, who had been chosen by the Dragon King of Jidu and promoted to the champion of the Jidu God Selection, and his face turned pale. The joy and happiness he had just felt vanished.

His ability to summon things with his folding fan was a demonic power bestowed upon him by Ao Ying, and it was his greatest reliance!

Now, if he wants to retain this magic, he must follow the lead of Liu Hong, the chosen champion of the god he worships! Whether in terms of sworn brotherhood or as a believer, he must be Liu Hong's subordinate for life!

"Oh, right, and you too."

Ao Ying looked at Wang Lun, her slender hand gently touching Wang Lun's chest. Suddenly, her entire right hand transformed into a terrifying shadow, merging into Wang Lun's body. Without harming her flesh and blood, she pulled out her heart and threw it to Liu Hong, who was standing to the side.

"This person is also one of my chosen ones, and will be of great use in the future. If you are not at ease, then take her heart. She will obey your commands and have you as her sole authority."

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Chapter Sixty-Three: Joining Liangshan as an Outlaw

After receiving another shipload of believers, Ao Ying nodded in satisfaction, then turned into a shadow and vanished completely, returning to the subspace, leaving only the mortals who had stared directly at the Chaos God, dumbfounded.

"Although the Dragon King of Jidu said he wouldn't kill him, this guy did break the blood oath he made with Lord Guan."

Lu Fang spoke hesitantly.

"In this situation, who is more powerful, Lord Guan or the Dragon King of the Ji River?!"