Chapter 1411: Infinite Rebirth

"What?" The group jumped in surprise, quickly looking towards where the Yaoyu's head had been, only to find the spot empty.

"Did the Yaoyu's head run back to the Weak River by itself?" Zu An asked, utterly bewildered. It was his first time witnessing something so bizarre—a severed head causing such an unexpected situation.

"No," Yu Yanluo shook her head, her face a little pale. "The head didn't run back into the Weak River. It seemed to... completely dissolve on the spot, like water."

She stammered for a while before finally finding the right descriptive word.

"Dissolved?" The others were astonished, unable to comprehend what had just happened.

"Could it be that the Yaoyu was made of the Weak River's water, which is why it dissolved when it died?" Yu Yanluo speculated.

Yan Xuehen frowned. "What if the Yaoyu isn't actually dead?"

"That's unlikely," Yun Jianyue shook her head. "Its head was chopped off right before our eyes; there's no way it's fake."

The group discussed it for a long time, but ultimately couldn't determine whether the Yaoyu was dead or alive.

The conversation soon shifted back to earlier matters. Yun Jianyue asked, "Little Anzi, you still haven't told me what you're giving me."

Zu An's expression stiffened. He quickly said, "How about I give you this pair of Yin-Yang Twin Swords? You just praised how profound one of them was."

"Hmph, forget it. I'm not like you, able to wield both Yin and Yang energies simultaneously," Yun Jianyue said with a dark expression. "Even if I could, these swords aren't as convenient as my Crescent Moon Wheel. You keep them."

Zu An broke out in a sweat. "How about you pick something from here?"

He simply displayed all the treasures he had, letting her choose anything except for the Tai'e Sword, which was Mi Li's residence, and the poisoned dagger, which was tied to his own person.

To his surprise, Yun Jianyue showed no sign of happiness; instead, she looked angry. "There's no sincerity at all! I don't want it!"

Rage points from Yun Jianyue: +488, +488, +488...

Seeing her stomping her foot, Yan Xuehen felt a wave of satisfaction. It seemed Ah Zu still treated her differently. Let that demoness be furious.

Zu An hadn't expected Yun Jianyue to be so angry, but he reacted quickly. "Indeed, I don't have anything suitable for you right now," he said immediately. "How about this: if I ever come across something that suits you in the future, I'll give it to you right away."

Only then did Yun Jianyue's mood shift from worry to joy. "That's more like it! It makes all my kindness to you worthwhile."

Just as Zu An breathed a sigh of relief, having appeased her, he instantly received a long string of rage points in the system backend—from Yan Xuehen.

He felt like crying but had no tears. He finally understood why dating simulation games in his previous life had so many branching paths, rarely allowing players to have everything. It seemed that wanting one thing meant giving up another.

Just then, the nearby Weak River suddenly roared. The group turned to look and saw a monster with a dragon's head and a cat's body reappear on the crest of a wave, baring its fangs at them.

The group was instantly dumbfounded. This creature wasn't dead after all?

The fierce beast Yaoyu seemed somewhat enraged by its previous ambush and easy defeat. This time, without the slightest hesitation, it swished its tail, and countless water arrows erupted from the Weak River, shooting towards the group.

Sensing the overwhelming force, the group instinctively dodged. Some water arrows struck the large rocks on the bank, quickly piercing through them. They also noticed that the holes had a tendency to expand outwards.

"This water is corrosive!" Yan Xuehen exclaimed, finally understanding why her belt had broken earlier.

Zu An asked curiously, "I held this water in my hands myself, so why was I perfectly fine?"

"Either you're immune to all poisons and your strong body shielded you from the Weak River's corrosiveness, or the protective vital energy of a high-level cultivator isolated the water, preventing it from directly corroding your skin," Yan Xuehen quickly replied.

The group suddenly understood. In either case, taking those water arrows head-on with their bodies would not be a wise choice.

The several individuals present were all top experts of their era. After dodging, they immediately launched a counterattack. As Yun Jianyue unleashed the Changxin Palace Lantern, her Crescent Moon Wheel transformed into a beam of moonlight, slashing towards the Yaoyu's waist.

Having just suffered from the Changxin Palace Lantern, the Yaoyu would certainly not make the same mistake again. It swiped a claw, sending countless Weak River waters flying up to block the array of lantern lights. Then, with a twist of its body, it narrowly dodged the fatal moonlight.

At this moment, Yu Yanluo unrolled a painting, from which countless golden-armored warriors emerged, seizing the creature's limbs.

The Yaoyu roared in fury and shuddered, shaking off all the golden-armored warriors.

It was then Yan Xuehen's turn to act. She directly unwound the Huntian Ribbon Zu An had just given her, used it to entangle the monster's leg, and with a flick of her wrist, forcefully dragged it onto the shore.

The Yaoyu shrieked repeatedly, attempting several times to tear off the entangling Huntian Ribbon with its claws. However, despite its silky appearance, the Huntian Ribbon was incredibly tough and remained completely undamaged no matter what the creature did.

This time, Zu An didn't just use the Yin-Yang Twin Swords. He deployed heavenly-grade weapons like the Fiery Spear and the Universe Ring simultaneously, also drawing out his fatal dagger. With so many magical artifacts assailing it, the Yaoyu stood no chance and was directly pinned to the shore by various weapons.

Yet, no one dared to be distracted. Instead, they watched it with solemn expressions, surrounding it.

The Yaoyu feebly clawed at the ground, then finally ceased its movements and closed its bell-like eyes.

"Is it truly dead this time?" Yun Jianyue showed a hint of delight, wondering if its previous resurrection was due to its body falling into the Weak River.

"Now that its entire body was firmly pinned to the shore, resurrection should be impossible, right?"

However, her smile quickly froze. Right before their eyes, the Yaoyu seemed to transform into a puddle of invisible water, its massive body dissolving completely.

Even when Yan Xuehen tried to freeze the water with her Snowflake Divine Sword mid-dissolution, it was completely useless; the creature's body vanished entirely.

"What the hell!" Yun Jianyue exclaimed. "Could it have revived again?"

Her question was answered shortly after, as the monster with the dragon's head and cat's body once again emerged from the Weak River, riding the waves and roaring at them.

Clearly, it was still sore about its recent experiences.

"I refuse to believe I can't kill you!" Yun Jianyue's temper flared, and she unleashed all her techniques.

Zu An and the others quickly coordinated their efforts, swiftly killing the creature again. But this time, there was no surprise: the Yaoyu still vanished before their eyes, only to revive in the Weak River a short while later.

Having learned its lesson from this latest revival, the Yaoyu was far more cautious. It no longer easily engaged them by the shore, instead positioning itself in the center of the Weak River, letting out dog-like barks as it confronted them.

"Come on out!" Zu An taunted, looking at it defiantly.

"Come down here if you dare!" The Yaoyu seemed to retort, waving its claws and staring at the group provocatively.

Zu An found this amusing. Against such a stubborn creature, he knew just what to do. He immediately activated his taunt skill, 'Verbal Fragrance.'

The Yaoyu's eyes instantly turned crimson. It felt a blaze of fury in its heart and an overwhelming urge to kill this insolent creature immediately.

And so, filled with rage, it charged forward.

The result was predictable. Under the combined assault of two Grandmasters' ultimate techniques, Yu Yanluo's gold-tier support, and Zu An's abnormally high combat power, the creature was quickly killed once more.

This time, Yan Xuehen even specifically used some Taoist exorcism runes, but alas, the monster still vanished before their eyes and was reborn yet again.

After its subsequent revival, the Yaoyu snarled and barked at them a few times, then conceded defeat by sinking directly into the Weak River, no longer showing itself, clearly fearing another hit from Zu An's taunt skill.

Now the group was in a difficult situation. What if the creature never came out again? The Weak River was simply too sinister, and they dared not enter it.