At this moment, all of us were on high alert, ready for anything.
Regardless of whether Yunlong and Yunhu’s attempt would succeed.
We would have to face it together.
In an instant, the twin wheels of the sun and moon flew out.
"Boom, boom, boom," the sounds were incessant, and the gale howled.
The twin wheels of the sun and moon traced an arc, finally striking the stream about six or seven meters to the left and front of the center.
An explosion rang out.
Water splashed everywhere.
The ripples spread, and the spot that was hit revealed its true form.
Beneath the stream, countless water ghosts were crammed together.
Barring their fangs and claws, emitting low growls...
"Will it succeed this time?"
"I don't know!"
"Better safe than sorry, everyone be careful."
"..."
Having experienced the previous mishap, everyone watched with great caution.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Finally, we discovered something unusual.
Previously, within three seconds, the turbulent ripples of the stream would recede.
But this time, they didn't.
The ripples continued to expand, gradually revealing the true scene in the stream.
Three square meters, five square meters, ten square meters...
As the ripples agitated, the seemingly clear stream was like a veil being lifted.
Two entirely different scenes continuously appeared before everyone's eyes.
This time, it was successful.
Yunlong and Yunhu had accurately found the formation's weak point.
The illusion that had been misleading us finally vanished.
Revealing the true appearance beneath the water.
"Did it work?"
"My god! This stream is full of water ghosts!"
"May heaven protect us!"
"Well done, Yunlong and Yunhu, you did it."
"..."
Everyone became excited and cheered.
Yunlong and Yunhu's eyes widened, their breathing quickening.
If they had failed again, they themselves would have almost lost confidence.
Fortunately, this time, they were correct.
"Brother, the Four Pillars Water Underworld Formation is broken."
Yunhu said excitedly.
Yunlong also nodded:
"Yes, it's broken!"
Yunxia Gu looked at the stream, which was continuously revealing its true nature, and furrowed her brow:
"The formation is broken, but look at the stream.
It's densely packed with water ghosts; it won't be easy for us to cross."
As she spoke, everyone's gaze once again fixed on the ten-meter-wide stream.
The water was still rippling, but a small section in the middle had been revealed.
As far as the eye could see, it was densely packed with water ghosts.
One pressing on another, one layered on top of another.
The wailing sounds sent shivers down one's spine.
It didn't feel like a stream.
It was clearly a "river of the underworld" piled high with water ghosts.
Seeing so many water ghosts, everyone felt a sense of dread.
It was mainly the eerie sight.
But at this moment, I suddenly saw several protruding stones in the river channel not far away.
They were distributed in the river water, like stepping stones.
If we stepped on the protruding stones, we should be able to cross the river.
I quickly said:
"Everyone, look quickly, over by the mist, there seem to be protruding stones."
Everyone heard me and turned their heads.
Upon seeing them, they all showed expressions of joy.
"Wow, there really are!"
"Great, we can cross using the protruding stones."
"Let's not delay, let's go!"
"..."
Everyone felt that too much time had been wasted and wanted to leave quickly and continue their journey.
As the leader, Yunxia Gu did not hesitate and immediately said:
"Let's go!"
With that, she ran towards the protruding stones.
Everyone followed.
Before long, we arrived at the stream.
In the stream, water ghosts swam and wailed.
From their pained expressions, it was evident they all wanted to escape the stream.
But for some reason, they couldn't get out.
They could only extend their hands or heads above the water surface.
But the surface area was limited, and there were too many water ghosts underwater.
All wanting to breathe air, they crowded and clawed at each other.
The sight was chilling and terrifying.
At this point, Yunxia Gu stopped and addressed us:
"Go one by one. Be very careful as you cross, and whatever you do, don't fall into the water.
Once you're caught by so many water ghosts,
not only will you be injured, but you might not be able to get up."
Yunxia Gu was very serious.
Everyone was also serious, knowing the gravity of the situation.
They all nodded.
Then, Uncle Shi stepped forward first and said:
"This humble one will lead the way. Once you see me safely across, then you can follow."
"Be careful, Uncle!"
"Master, be safe!"
Lao Mo and I both said.
The other teammates also urged Uncle Shi to be careful.
Uncle Shi gave a final nod, shouldered his broadsword, and leaped forward. He jumped onto a protruding stone.
The protruding stone was not flat, but a triangular cone-like rock.
The landing spot was only about the size of one foot.
But Uncle Shi's footwork was excellent, making several consecutive jumps, "bang bang bang," between the protruding stones, moving left and forward.
With one final step, he leaped to the other side.
Seeing Uncle Shi successfully reach the other side, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, everyone come one by one! Be careful."
Yunxia Gu said again.
Lao Mo couldn't wait:
"I'll go!"