Chapter 1469: Heartbreaking Feeling

Yu the Great looked at the vast floods around him, his gaze chilling. "For your own selfish reasons, you've unleashed another great flood, mobilizing rivers and lakes across a thousand-mile radius, turning the world into a swamp?"

"Pah!" Gonggong seemed somewhat agitated. "After all these years, you still haven't changed that hypocritical facade. Once I've killed you, the floods will naturally recede."

Yu the Great said coldly, "Think of how many innocent lives will be lost this way."

Zu'an nodded secretly. This Gonggong truly was the epitome of a villain, wantonly killing the innocent. In contrast, Yu the Great's demeanor was truly admirable.

Gonggong let out a chilling sneer, "Innocent lives? Since you care so much about the common people, why don't you just let me kill you sooner? That way, you can save them even faster."

Yu the Great was speechless.

"What, not willing?" Gonggong spat. "Ultimately, what are the common people compared to your own life? They're just a pretext you use to win favor. In the end, you're no different from me; I just disdain pretense."

Zu'an was dumbfounded. This guy's logic was so intricate that he didn't know how to refute it.

Yun Jianyue couldn't help but nod slightly, even feeling a sense of kinship. Over the years, she'd had similar feelings when fighting Yan Xuehen; her opponent always seemed to occupy the moral high ground, with everyone in the world seeing her as a fairy and herself as a demoness.

Yu the Great looked at Gonggong with a calm expression. "After all these years sealed away, is all you can do just talk?"

Clearly, he was completely unaffected by the other's rhetoric.

Gonggong flew into a rage. "You truly are a complete hypocrite! Today, I shall destroy you!"

As if sensing his anger, the surrounding floods immediately surged. However, the water level began to drop rapidly soon after.

Yu Yanluo couldn't help but wonder aloud, "Could it be that Yu the Great used some divine power to disperse these floods?"

"I don't think so. I can feel a sense of impending doom, like dark clouds gathering over a city on the verge of collapse," Yan Xuehen said, shaking her head.

Yun Jianyue agreed, also sensing that Gonggong was building up for a powerful move.

As the water level rapidly receded, the water bubble Zu'an had created with Blue Fulú could no longer maintain stability. So, he activated his Wind Fire Wheels and took the three women to a distant mountain peak.

He didn't have time to appreciate the soft warmth of the women around him. Instead, he quickly said, "This water is receding rapidly. I expect a colossal wave will form."

With Blue Fulú's ability, he had a strong affinity for water elements. He had keenly sensed that the water was gathering in one direction and suddenly recalled his experience in the Weak River.

Sure enough, no sooner had he finished speaking than a white line appeared on the horizon.

However, everyone present was a top expert, and they quickly saw that it was no mere white line but clearly a massive wave.

As it surged towards them, the wave crest grew higher and higher, seemingly intent on reaching the sky. The waves in *Interstellar* would be child's play compared to this.

Even from a great distance, Zu'an and the others felt a terrifying pressure, and their expressions changed. If this giant wave were to crash down, not to mention them, even the entire mountain beneath their feet would likely be pulverized.

Zu'an had a similar experience in the Weak River before, but those were mostly illusions caused by the Weak River, not actual terrifying waves.

Gonggong's move, however, had gathered all the rivers and lakes within a thousand-mile radius, and the volume of water was immeasurably greater than that of a single Weak River.

This was truly a case of collateral damage. They wanted to hide, but with such a wide, colossal wave, there was nowhere to go.

Just then, Yu the Great moved. He casually sprinkled some soil. Yun Jianyue's eyes widened. "That's it? He can't possibly think this little bit of dirt can stop that monstrous wave, can he?"

That small amount of soil could seemingly be washed away by even a single cup of water, let alone this giant wave.

To everyone's surprise, that seemingly mere handful of yellow earth grew rapidly upon touching the ground, quickly forming an enormous dam.

The dam grew as tall as the wave.

Gonggong's eyes narrowed, and he exclaimed, "Xirang? You still have that?!"

Yu the Great said calmly, "Originally, flood control only required dredging, but you constantly break rules and cause chaos with your divine power. Naturally, something is needed to restrain you."

"You're ruthless!" Gonggong said through gritted teeth. With a wave of his hand, the colossal wave collapsed, reforming into surging floodwaters.

"What is Xirang? Why didn't Gonggong even try to fight it?" Yan Xuehen asked, puzzled.

Zu'an explained, "Legend has it that Xirang is a treasure from the Heavenly Court, an endlessly self-generating, infinitely expanding soil. Some say Gun was executed not for failing to control the floods, but because he stole the Xirang. Since Yu is Gun's son and has Xirang, it likely confirms the truth of that legend."

The three women beside him listened, their beautiful eyes gleaming with wonder at the existence of such a miraculous item.

Given its properties, it was a perfect counter to Gonggong's floods, so it was no wonder he didn't even try to challenge it.

Yun Jianyue couldn't help but stare at Zu'an. "Little An'zi, how do you know so much about ancient times? We haven't even heard of these things."

Yan Xuehen and Yu Yanluo nodded in deep agreement. Especially in this secret realm, about which they knew nothing, it was as if he belonged to this world.

Zu'an smiled. "I know much more. We can find a time to talk late into the night, and I'll tell you all about it slowly."

"Alright," Yu Yanluo replied indifferently. Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen, however, unconsciously agreed before realizing the implication. Simultaneously, they pinched the soft flesh on his waist. "You rascal! How dare you try to take advantage of us!"

While they were playfully bickering, a new development occurred on the battlefield. Gonggong was seen ascending on a pillar of water, muttering incantations, seemingly summoning something.

Soon, whirlwinds appeared on the water's surface, followed by the formation of countless colossal waterspouts.

Wherever these waterspouts passed, even entire mountain peaks were directly destroyed.

Seeing this, Zu'an inwardly groaned. This truly was a battle of deities; even a tiny ripple of its power would be enough to overwhelm bystanders like them.

"Since you rely so heavily on the power of faith, I will first sever your source of it!" Gonggong snorted coldly.

He clearly intended to destroy the common people of this world, cutting off Yu the Great's source of faith and thereby weakening his power.

At this moment, Yu the Great raised his hand, and a colossal cauldron appeared before him, then split into nine slightly smaller cauldrons.

Though called smaller, each was still as large as a mountain peak.

Yu the Great slowly stated, "Yu cast the Nine Cauldrons: five to align with the Yang principle, and four to symbolize the Yin number. Female metal for the Yin Cauldrons, male metal for the Yang Cauldrons, to stabilize the world!"

No sooner had he spoken than the nine cauldrons transformed into nine streaks of light, flying in nine directions, falling simultaneously like meteors. As massive rumbling sounds echoed, the entire world seemed to gain a sense of profound solidity, and the earth element became incredibly active.

The effect was almost immediate; the rampaging waterspouts suddenly seemed to lose their core, dissipating one by one. The surging floods also gradually receded, and the land reappeared.

The three women exclaimed in unison, "Yu the Great's move is truly powerful!"

Zu'an, however, felt a pang of intense distress. "Those seem to be *my* Nine Cauldrons!"