Chapter 59

Listening to the magical tools, whether it be Eastern Daoist techniques or Western magical arts, they all have such things.

If a magical tool is powerful, it can significantly enhance the user's strength. In a confrontation between two parties with similar magical power and skills, if one side has a powerful magical tool, they are almost guaranteed to win. This is almost an ironclad rule.

But this time, the ironclad rule met its maker!

As soon as the Water Control Pearl moved, it was detected by Sun Ran, who had maintained his fiery eyes. In his eyes, a dense wave of demonic energy rushed towards him at an incredible speed. After a moment's thought, he knew this was the magical tool of the destroyer.

Seeing the magical tool coming, Sun Ran was not alarmed but rather delighted. As the former Daoist Ancestor, he was the progenitor of magical tools; how could he fear such a thing? Seeing the powerful aura of the magical tool, he estimated it to be at least a level three. Sun Ran decided to fulfill the demon's wish and abandoned the ice spell in his hand.

The magical tool's success made the old fisherman very happy. He couldn't help but think: No matter how powerful your spells are, you still have to fall to my hands. I'll show you the power of Daoist techniques. This strike will shatter your skull, damage your soul, and force you to exit the game. You'll have to go see a psychologist, hehe!

He increased his control over his magical power, accelerating the magical tool towards Sun Ran, preparing to strike him down directly.

Sun Ran chuckled, put away his staff, and folded his hands in front of him. When the magical tool approached, he suddenly opened his hands and embraced it. A clear light immediately appeared between his hands, quickly growing into a glowing Taiji diagram that enveloped the Water Control Pearl.

Level 2 Daoist Technique: Dragon Trapping Diagram. It can trap a tiger on a flat plain and a dragon in shallow water, excelling at using the weak to control the strong.

He is now a Black Iron-level Maintainer, so the game company has temporarily infused him with only level 2 magical power. Level 2 Daoist techniques are Sun Ran's first choice, but they are more than enough to deal with a level 2 demon.

As soon as the Water Control Pearl was enveloped by the clear light, it was like a fish caught in a net. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape the Taiji diagram's clear light.

Strangely, despite being a level 3 magical tool, it was trapped. The demonic power belonging to the old fisherman was continuously neutralized, and a grayish-white aura was extracted by the Dragon Trapping Diagram. The Water Control Pearl's vibrations gradually subsided, and the dark light it emitted gradually dimmed, eventually transforming into a beautiful gem the size of a baby's fist, with a texture like warm yellow jade.

Sun Ran then took the Water Control Pearl in his hand, examined it from all angles, and praised it: "What fine yellow jade, what a precious gem. Since you were so generous, I will not refuse it."

He put the Water Control Pearl in his pocket and bowed to the Wenxu River in gratitude.

This material is excellent, perfect for refining magical tools.

The old fisherman was shocked and immediately realized he had encountered someone who liked to play the role of a pig to eat the tiger. This person was a master of both Eastern and Western techniques, using spells with great fluency and Daoist techniques with great precision. The Water Control Pearl was his most powerful treasure and his greatest reliance. Now that it had been taken, he dared not stay any longer and quickly used a Daoist technique to transform into a carp, diving into the river to escape.

Sun Ran saw clearly and would not let him escape. He was no longer the Daoist Ancestor Hongjun of the past, a gentle person who would let others off. Now, he would seize the opportunity to strike and eliminate the enemy!

He also knew transformation techniques and was very proficient in them. In the past, he had considered them tasteless and a burden on the heart, so he rarely used them. But now, with his good health, his preferences had changed.

Moreover, this is the Eastern world, and such transformation techniques are only temporary, skirting the edge of federal law. Besides, the central AI was backing him, so Sun Ran used them without any hesitation.

He turned on the spot and transformed into a cormorant, a bird that specializes in catching fish. Flapping its wings, it flew towards the Wenxu River, its eyes fixed on the carp in the river.

The old fisherman looked up through the fish's eyes and was terrified: "Oh no, it's a natural enemy!"

His plump carp body immediately twisted, transforming into a slender loach. He found a crack in the rocks and tried to hide to avoid the danger.

Sun Ran chuckled, and the cormorant transformed into an otter. With a splash, it dived into the water, using its powerful claws to dig through the cracks at the river bottom, leaving the loach nowhere to hide. The loach had no choice but to emerge from the crack and, in a desperate attempt, transformed into a great white shark, turning to bite the otter.

There was no other choice; he was a water demon and could only transform into fish. Although the great white shark is a sea creature, its combat power is high, so it would have to do.

Sun Ran saw this and thought, "Wow, this guy actually dares to compete in transformations. This won't do!"

His thoughts raced, and the otter's body rapidly expanded, transforming into the legendary dragon. To accommodate the cultural context of the Confucian world, this dragon was not a lizard-like dragon but a five-clawed golden dragon.

The golden dragon appeared, its form visible and invisible in the Wenxu River. The river water boiled, and golden light shimmered, exuding an indescribable majesty. The people on the riverbank were stunned, looking at each other and then kneeling towards the Wenxu River, muttering prayers.

"The Dragon King, full of compassion, has come to save us."

"It must be the water god of the Yangtze River coming to subdue the demon. The water god of the Yangtze is a golden dragon. My great-great-grandfather saw it once and recorded it in our family history."

"Be quiet, be careful not to offend the divine. Quickly bow, quickly bow!"

Sun Ran, of course, did not know the impact he had caused. As soon as he transformed into a dragon, his body twisted, and his joints crackled like thunder. His dragon claws fiercely clawed at the great white shark's mouth, and the sound of flesh tearing echoed.

The old fisherman felt a powerful force, then everything went black, and he knew nothing more.

Sun Ran looked at the great white shark, which was almost torn in half, and knew that the destroyer had been temporarily eliminated. He then swung his dragon tail, striking the great white shark and sending it flying out of the Wenxu River, landing on the riverbank.

He followed it, flying onto the shore. Upon landing, a white mist enveloped him, and in a moment, the mist disappeared, and he had transformed back into the image of the Daoist Changqingzi.

Sun Ran felt an indescribable sense of ease, finding the transformation technique quite interesting. He wondered why he hadn't discovered this before. It seems that life requires trying new things.

On the city wall, Yang Tingyong saw the Wenxu River shimmer with golden light, and the river water receded. Then a golden dragon flew out of the water, scaring him so much that he fell backward, sitting on the ground. His fingers trembled as he pointed at the Wenxu River, unable to speak a complete sentence.

"Is... is... is Brother Changqing the Dragon God?"

The other party had subdued the demon, calmed the water, and revealed a dragon form, easily making people imagine it as the Dragon God.

At this moment, all of Yang Tingyong's psychological advantages as a seventh-rank magistrate vanished, leaving only awe.

Bai Tingxuan was also very shocked, but she knew the truth. Her mind raced, and she quickly found an explanation: "This is my senior brother's transformation technique, not the Dragon God."

"That's impressive. I didn't expect Brother Changqing's Daoist techniques to be so profound. Quickly, Daoist Xuanyi, let's go out of the county to welcome Daoist Changqing."

Sun Ran's display was incredibly impressive, and he was thoroughly convinced.

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