Han Sen now knew it was too late to stop what had been put into motion, so he quickly tried to think how he might best help the fish king .
The light of its presence was rapidly approaching, and the water was in turmoil as it came .
"Do you need to step away?" Yaksha asked the empress .
The empress said, "I will watch . "
"Are we killing it?" Yaksha thought they would go and kill the flying fish once it arrived .
"Not yet . We will let the fish and vine do battle first . When things look dire for either of them, we will swoop in and clean up the mess . " The empress relayed to them the plan of action .
Yaksha did not say anything, but he clearly seemed to be agitated by the presence of the human sitting comfortably beside the throne .
The empress had wanted to hunt down the flying fish originally, so he thought the human must have done or said something to change her mind .
Yaksha did not know who the man was, and although sirens blared in his head urging him to do something, he didn't do anything . He did not want to upset or invoke the ire of the empress at a time as crucial as this .
The fish arrived at the lake and looked at the empress .
The fish king eyed the audience warily, and he seemed upset with their presence there . It began to circle the lake, and not much more .
The night was starting to fade by this point, and the sun was soon to raise its head above the horizon . When it did, the Night Cloak would be rendered useless . Han Sen hid in the forest and tried to mask his sense, instead .
When his seven gene locks of the Dongxuan Sutra were open, Han Sen could simulate the energy of small plants . Han Sen had initially thought it to be a pointless boon, but in a time like this, he realized how handy it could be . Unless someone could see him with their naked eyes, Han Sen was just another shrub in the dense undergrowth of the forest floor .
Han Sen was afraid that when the fighting began, the cave he had previously taken refuge in might collapse . Thus, he wasn't willing to hide there .
Hiding in the forest was a far better option, and even if trees were toppled on top of him, they wouldn't hurt .
The rising orb from the east began to bathe the land in the orange light of a new day . The waterfall was like a silver dragon, but then, curiously, it ran dry .
And as the sun rose, the clouds in the sky began to disperse and fade away .
"Strange . Last time I was here, even during the daylight, the clouds could still be seen . And why has the waterfall now stopped?" Han Sen frowned, concerned with the curious turn of events .
On the peak of the mountain, Han Sen saw a purple dragon-like vine wriggle .
The vine was massive, and it was surrounded by the bones of creatures it had drained the life out of through its leeching .
Han Sen noticed there were seven vines in total, each bearing an Aqua Fruit . The fruits looked like bells, and when the wind blew, the chiming of these bells could be heard . Each one was big, as well, not too unlike a grinding wheel .
When Han Sen paid attention to each sounding bell, he noticed they each played a different note .
Han Sen suddenly saw fairies begin to fly around the fruits . The fruits looked incredibly holy with the fairies that surrounded them like little angels .
The flying fish could not resist the temptation, so it leapt into the sky, up towards the purple vine . The purple vine then swiftly moved . Like a lashing whip, it cast itself towards the flying fish king .
The flying fish king seemed to have improved since it last tried to do battle with the vine . Its body shone brightly with the color of gold and its head was crowned with a glorious horn . In a flash, it leapt to the side and avoided the incoming attack .
The flying fish managed to evade each lashing vine that tried to get it as it made its daring ascent .
The empress and the human watched the fish king intently .
Han Sen watched the fish king evade the vines with ease, and noticed it was now only ten meters away from grabbing one of its fruit .
Suddenly, though, the fairies began to fly towards the fish like a swarm of angry bees .
Han Sen was shocked . He initially believed the presence of the fairies to be some sort of an illusion . The fairies were real, and they were now all around the fish king .
The fairies carried a ribbon, and they seemed intent on wrapping the ribbon around the fish to capture it .
More and more ribbons appeared in the hands of the fairies to tie the fish king up . But the scales on the fish king became spiky next, proving just enough to tear through the ribbons and escape .
The fairies were not dismayed by this, though, and they looked happy to take things up a notch . Their gracious appearance was cast aside, as each of them turned into a mini skeleton . Then, they all leaped towards the fish king .
Chapter end
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