Chapter 268: Chapter 186: Temporarily Holding Divine Power

Translator: 549690339

The River Water Monarch of Wave River, who no longer had a soul, naturally couldn’t respond to any of Feng Qing’an’s questions. He was thoroughly slain, dying a complete death by the sword.

“Master, why… why did you kill the Water Monarch?”

Compared to the martial artists who looked upon Feng Qing’an with awe and admiration, the spirits were utterly shocked. Although they had anticipated that Feng Qing’an would likely come into conflict with the Monarch of the Wave River, they had never imagined that Feng Qing’an would draw his sword to kill the Water Monarch.

“Why not? The Water Monarch was unprincipled, and I eliminated him with my sword. Is there a problem with that?”

Feng Qing’an looked at these spirits, whose expressions were greatly distressed, some even roughly stomping their feet with impatience.

“But with the Water Monarch gone, who will control the clouds and rain?

“Yes, what about the people of our South Shao Prefecture! The spring planting season is over!”

“Master! Killing will not solve the problem, the wise only use weapons as a last resort!”

The spirits were not sighing over the death of the River Water Monarch of Wave River, but were rather anxious over the loss of the Water Monarch who controlled the rain. Without him, the regions of South Shao Prefecture that urgently needed rain would no longer be able to wait for precious plentiful rain.

“Controlling the clouds and rain is a simple matter. Instead of relying on a Water Monarch who has grown resentful towards the human race, it would be better to rely on me. Rainmaking is not a difficult task, who can’t do it?”

Feng Qing’an laughed dismissively. Not only could Sen Miao bring down the rain, but the Bright Dragon Armor also had the ability to control the clouds and rain, this ability was just not usually used.

“Master, even if you have the ability to make it rain, you must understand, only the fields along both riverbanks of South Shao Prefecture do not need rain. The rest of the fields require the nourishment of rain. Master, do you have such a divine power?”

“Indeed, Master, there are eight counties in our South Shao Prefecture that all need rain. This is not a problem that can be solved with just one or two rainfalls!”

The spirits expressed their needs. They had originally hoped that the Master before their eyes would be able to persuade the Water Monarch to fulfill his duties. But unexpectedly, the Master beheaded the Water Monarch with a single backward stroke of his sword, declaring that he could replace the Water Monarch’s role in bringing clouds and rain. Hence, they could now only rely on the Master.

Hum—

Just as the spirits were pestering Feng Qing’an, a divine beam of radiance suddenly shot skyward, rippling outward in brilliant, wave-like patterns from the corpse of the Red-scaled Jiaolong. The beam seemed eager to fly away, but Feng Qing’an had been closely watching the remnants of the Jiaolong.

cooCoo-

Two fierce flame birds flew out from within his chest, one after the other, pursuing the divine beam that was trying to escape with an intensity that forced the spirits themselves to retreat. At the same time, the Golden Scaled Flood Dragon, which had just used up most of its energy in one blow, also flew out from the collar of Feng Qing’an’s clothes, chasing after that mysterious blue divine light.

Chirp-

Soon, that divine light was intercepted mid-air, allowing martial artists and spirits alike to clearly see what the beam of divine light truly was. A rectangular seal, upon which lay a majestic purple-black coiled dragon.

The Seal of the Ocean Suppression!

Feng Qing’an glanced at the spectacle in the sky, feeling no worry. He bent down to slowly gather the Jiaolong’s remains from the ground. This was a seldom-seen treasure in the mortal world, and who knew what other treasures the Water Monarch might have carried with him.

By the time Feng Qing’an had almost finished collecting the Jiaolong’s remains, the situation in the sky became clear.

Although the masterless divine weapon still had the ability to fly away on its own, a divine weapon without its own energy source could not perform to its full capability. It did not take long for it to be subdued by the combined efforts of the Bright Dragon Armor and the two firebirds.

Under the illumination of the moon and stars in the night sky, the Bright Dragon Armor manifested itself into a golden dragon several feet long. It opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Seal of the Ocean Suppression in one gulp.

Chirp-

After swallowing the divine weapon, the Golden Scaled Jiaolong let out a satisfied chirp. It swooped down with a bobbing head and winding form, wrapping itself around Feng Qing’an, but did not revert to its original slender rorm. It neeaea some time to digest tne cnvme seal.

The two flame birds also landed one after another on Feng Qing’an’s shoulders, shrinking to the size of a fist and cooing raucously. Some of the weaker spirits could not help but move further away, unwilling to approach Feng Qing’an.

“I can temporarily assume the position of Wave River Water Monarch and perform the responsibilities of bringing clouds and rain. However, the issue of South Shao Prefecture lacking rain cannot be solely blamed on me. You all accept the offerings of the people. Now that the Water Monarch is no longer interfering, you can also guide the rain and bring down the water.”

With the golden dragon coiled around him, Feng Qing’an looked at the spirits. He would need to visit the Wave River Water Mansion. Naturally, drought should not occur in the areas through which this river flowed. He would do his best to solve the problem, but how much effort these spirits could put in would also determine how much he would help.

“This is only right!”

Facing the request made by Feng Qing’an, who had slain the River Water Monarch of the Wave River with a single sword strike, the spirits all submitted. As they looked at the two firebirds on his shoulders, they agreed to cooperate with Feng Qing’an and jointly solve the problem of insufficient rainfall in South Shao Prefecture.

“Good!”

Feng Qing’an nodded in satisfaction and then commanded them in a righteous manner,

“You should all stay up tonight, go and collate data about how much rain is lacking in each region and county of South Shao Prefecture. Put the data together and report it to me. I will arrange for the rain afterwards.”

‘Yes!”

The matter of rainfall was of utmost urgency. At this moment, the spirits demonstrated their swift action. They transformed into beams of light, shooting off in all directions, evidently heading off to inform the City Deities of each county.

“Master, are you intending to replace this evil dragon and become the Water

Monarch of the Wave River?”