The two traveled to a river bend and waited there for several days without seeing anything, but heard news of a giant Water Turtle ?? and a massive Water Ox ?? with a glowing energy stone on its head causing chaos in the river bend every night.
Noe and Aeris heard this and went to that river bend to investigate , where they saw Old Turtle Immortal ?? and Ly B?ng ?? practicing water combat in the river. The giant water turtle transformed into an old man with a large turtle shell on his back—the form of the Old Turtle Immortal. The massive water ox bowed its head and removed the gem on its forehead, slowly transforming into Ly B?ng.
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Seeing Noe arrive, both stopped and came ashore to greet them. The Old Turtle Immortal knew he couldn't hide the truth and urged Ly B?ng to confess, as Noe was a Prophet and nothing could be concealed from him.
Ly B?ng shyly confessed that his sister had been chosen as a wife by the Lustful River God Jiaolong ??. For unknown reasons, his sister died, and the River God Jiaolong immediately chose another young woman. She was now the 18th wife, and all 17 previous wives had died ??.
Aeris was enraged ??, slamming his hand on the table and saying: Aeris ??: "That man deserves to die! I will help you! Where is he? Let’s go now!" ??.
Noe stopped him, saying: Noe ??: "No! You should not touch a River God sanctioned by the Celestial Dao. If you kill him, the Celestial Dao will kill you. Do not act rashly!" ??.
Ly B?ng bowed his head and said: Ly B?ng ??: "That is correct. He was sanctioned by the Celestial Dao. If punishment is due, I will bear it myself, I will not involve anyone else.".
Noe sighed ????? and said: Noe ??: "Let me investigate this first; do not rush.".
A few days later, Noe went to Ly B?ng’s village, where there was a very sacred River God Temple ??. Everyone was highly respectful and devout toward the River God. In the temple were pictures, poems, and stories about his triumphs in protecting the villagers from evil spirits and monsters over the past century.
But behind the temple was a gloomy cemetery ?? that no one dared to approach, where the 17 wives of the River God Jiaolong were buried. And when Noe asked about the River God marrying wives, everyone fearfully avoided the question.
Noe waited until dark and then entered the graveyard. Here were red-robed female ghosts and infant ghosts ??. As soon as they saw a living person, several ghosts rushed to attack.
Noe waved his hand, scattering them, and said: Noe ??: "A debt has a beginning, and a wrong has a master. Do not attack everyone you see; it will only worsen your karma." The ghosts were pushed far away, but grew angrier and tried to attack again. However, a divine wave of light ? emanated from Noe's body, pushing them far away, causing some souls to freeze still and eventually run away.
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A voice echoed as if from a distant place: Ghost ??: "But I hate! I did nothing wrong; why did he harm me? Sob..." ??.
Noe ??: "Who do you hate? Why are you angry? Tell me."
The ghosts recounted all the injustices of their lives to Noe ; most were weeping and lamenting for themselves and for their unborn children ??.
Noe ??: "Then do you want revenge?".
The ghosts immediately nodded and said: Ghost ??: "But he has Divine Light protecting him, like you, so we can't do anything."
Noe took out a bundle of arrows and said: Noe ??: "Then enter here, and I will help you."
The ghosts immediately flew into the arrows, transforming the ordinary arrows into Cursed Arrows ??.
Aeris saw this and said: Aeris ??: "Is that allowed? Your action is quite evil; the righteous sects will protest." ??.
Noe replied: Noe ??: "Enduring suffering while alive is better than suffering a hundred thousand times over after death. After all, these were his wives and children. Let the family be reunited soon!" ??.
Aeris frowned and said: Aeris ??: "He killed his own child too?" (Aeris could not see the ghosts but could sense the demons and ghosts nearby.)
Noe replied: Noe ??: "Not directly. He was overly passionate in his male-female affairs, even when his wife was pregnant. This was the main reason the wives died, both mother and child.".
Aeris was filled with anger and said: Aeris ??: "Good! Kill him then! Just hearing that makes me furious!" ??.
The Yin-Yang Formation and The Decisive Battle ??
Noe and Aeris returned to tell Ly B?ng: Noe ??: "This can be done, he can be killed! He has committed many crimes; his Merit has fallen low and he is no longer protected by the Celestial Dao. Killing him soon is helping him soon, stopping him from committing more sins. At least he will have enough Merit left to be reincarnated as a human; wait any longer, and he will be confined to hell forever." ??.
Everyone gathered to hear Noe lay out the plan, assigning positions for the assassination of the lustful River God. Noe taught the Yin-Yang Formation (L??ng Nghi Tr?n Pháp) ?? to the Old Turtle Immortal and Ly B?ng. This formation consisted of one Yin and one Yang element. This formation was very familiar in the military; it was similar to the Anvil and Hammer formation:
- Old Turtle Immortal ?? would be the Yin or the Anvil—hard and stable, binding and holding the opponent.
- Ly B?ng ?? in his Divine Water Ox form would be the Yang or the Hammer—constantly moving, squeezing the opponent in the middle and crushing them.
The two diligently practiced for many days and began executing the plan.
Noe and Aeris waited near the house of the River God's current wife. She was two months pregnant. The River God Jiaolong transformed into human form ?? and entered the house with his wife. Late that night, he returned to the river.
Noe, hidden in the bushes, fired nine cursed arrows, the "Nine Star Chain" ??, toward the River God. However, the first five arrows were blocked, but the remaining four struck their target, drawing a little blood from the River God. The ghosts immediately latched onto him.
The River God angrily roared: River God ??: "Who is it? If you're brave, come out here!"
Aeris, along with the Black Pegasus ??, flew up, fired a few more arrows, and flew toward the river bend where Ly B?ng and Old Turtle Immortal were waiting. The River God arrived, highly confident, and immediately transformed into a Jiaolong, a long, thick, powerful serpent-like body with a dragon's head and no legs. He rolled down and used the momentum to launch himself, aiming to attack the Pegasus.
Beneath the river, the Old Turtle Immortal ??, in his colossal turtle form, controlled the river weeds to tie down the Jiaolong's feet and tail. He then continuously sprayed powerful water columns at the Jiaolong, injuring him. Seeing this, the Jiaolong stopped attacking the Pegasus and turned to the colossal Turtle. Though old, the water was the turtle's specialty. The two fought fiercely, blood splattering ??, the colossal Turtle's body covered in wounds. The colossal Turtle endured the pain, biting the Jiaolong tightly, preventing him from flying up or leaving.
Ly B?ng ??, nearby, put on a Divine Water Ox Headpiece (M?o Th?n Th?y Ng?u) with a glowing gem in the center. He closed his eyes and chanted a spell; his body grew larger and transformed into a massive Water Ox, with huge horns at the front, and the glowing gem right in the center of his forehead. In the form of the Divine Water Ox, the water began to freeze ??.
Ly B?ng charged into the water and thrust his horns at the Jiaolong. The gem on his forehead occasionally emitted a powerful piercing and freezing light beam that narrowly missed the Jiaolong's head, but was enough to make the Jiaolong slow down and weaken him.
The Jiaolong saw the disadvantage underwater and tried to fly up to escape, but Aeris was waiting, attacking with the suddenness of lightning in the night, wounding him and pushing the Jiaolong back down into the water.
Ly B?ng and the Old Turtle Immortal continued to fight until the River God angrily created a large whirlpool ?? to escape and simultaneously pushed the two far away to flee. The Old Turtle Immortal was too slow to pursue, but Ly B?ng swam down the river, and Aeris, along with his Pegasus, continued the chase throughout the night.
Divine Judgment and The Apology ??
The River God swam all night, his body aching, losing blood, and his mind distressed. At midnight, the female ghosts became more active, continuously cursing him, attacking him more fiercely; the Divine Light around him had nearly vanished. The accumulated resentment of the ghosts was unleashed, driving the River God into a mental breakdown, causing him to crash into rocks. The River God had never suffered so much; he lay on the riverbank, tears and blood mixed in his mouth.
Ly B?ng arrived, holding an ice spear, ready to strike, As soon as he was careless, he stabbed but he quickly avoided and counterattacked. The Divine Water Ox (A) headpiece had lost its effect, and Ly B?ng's strength was now only equivalent to a Foundation Building (B) level, making him completely weaker than the Jiaolong (A), even though he was severely wounded.
Aeris (B) continuously retrieved and fired his Trident at the Jiaolong (A), but it was ineffective, so he flew down to support Ly B?ng (A). The Black Pegasus (B) used its flying ability and fire breath to attack, and Aeris and Ly B?ng cooperated in close combat. But the three could not overwhelm the Jiaolong, and were all wounded. As dawn approached, the female ghosts (A-C) also weakened, and the battle remained undecided.
Aeris and the Black Pegasus fought cautiously, dodging when necessary, but Ly B?ng was extremely reckless, determined to die with the Jiaolong.
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River God ??: "Who are you? Why pursue me so relentlessly?"
Ly B?ng moved closer, to where the light was clearer, and said: Ly B?ng ??: "Don't you recognize this face? You promised to protect and love my sister until the end of your life, and only her. Now what? In just over 20 years, you've taken 18 wives. Do you even know what a promise is, you wicked Jiaolong?" ??
The River God looked closely and recognized Ly B?ng, the brother of his first wife, whom the River God had introduced to the Ten Thousand Ancient Hundred Spirit Beasts Sect. The River God transformed back into a human ??, which gave him less combat power than his Jiaolong form.
He smiled and said: River God ??: "The world truly is small. If you want to kill me, go ahead. I wouldn't accept death from anyone else, but I accept it from you."
The River God then spat out his Dragon Pearl ?? and said: River God ??: "You will need this in the future. Consider it an atonement gift."
Ly B?ng did not wait for him to finish; he immediately stabbed. The Jiaolong died and was buried right there. An unnamed tomb.