Chapter 1267
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The fish king's gold body was unable to prevent the advance of the skeletons . The now-bony fiends were transparent, and the fish was unable to strike or even touch them . But when they tried biting into the fish king, they were able to sink their teeth into its flesh and rip out small chunks .
They were like a swarm of little maggots, all converging on the fish king to nibble it to death . As they all bit into it, they dyed the surroundings red with blood .
The fish king wanted to rid itself of the skeletons that sought to eat it alive, but there was nothing it could do .
Its scales could do nothing against the skeletal fairies, as they straddled a line between the physical and supernatural . They could not be touched by others, but they could touch anything they desired .
"The fish is almost done for . Is now the time we should strike?" Yaksha asked aloud .
The empress seemed unconcerned, and replied, "Do not underestimate a creature with ten gene locks open . They are stronger than you might imagine . "
Yaksha knew the fish king could not be killed so easily, and he was actually trying to usher the empress into attacking . If he did that, he could find his best chance to Judas her .
With the empress not yet willing to budge, Yaksha could do nothing . He returned to silence and waited .
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The fish king then suddenly roared . Its body began to shine like a beacon of gold light as it grew in size . Large talons decked the feet that then sprouted out of the fish, as its entire body took the form of a dragon .
"It is no wonder Yaksha called it a flying dragon fish!" Han Sen was shocked, witnessing the fish's transformation .
The dragon's head turned, shooting hot air at the skeletons that swarmed its new form . The skeletons were turned to dust by the power of that gust . Then, the fish king turned around, ready to swallow the fruit it had long lusted for .
The fairies all around the fruit were dead, and now there was nothing prohibiting the dragon fish king from consuming that which it had come for .
The bell-looking fruit then shone green .
The dragon fish king suddenly roared and fell backwards, all the way down into the lake below .
As it fell, its body returned to that of a fish .
Pang!
The fish king's impact with the water created manic waves, as its blood turned the lashing waters of the lake red .
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"What are you waiting for?" The speech of the empress was directed towards the man .
The man then stood up and approached the dried-up waterfall .
The man was going to climb the whole way up .
Han Sen was shocked, and he thought to himself, "He doesn't know how to fly? How is that possible?"
The man climbed the treacherous cliffside slowly .
"Who is that guy?" Yaksha asked .
"He is the one who will collect the fruit . You should go and help him," the empress directed . She remained seated on the throne as it began to move towards the lake . She was going for the fish king .
Yaksha was delighted, thinking he now had a chance of grabbing the fruit .
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He had been worried earlier . If he had to steal the fruit alongside the empress, he'd have difficulty nabbing one . If the only thing that stood in his way was a human—one who couldn't fly, at that—there was nothing really stopping him .
Yaksha was fairly confident he could collect the fruit the fish king had just approached . The fish king had triggered the Aqua Gas, so it was no longer a threat .
Seeing the empress head for the lake, Yaksha summoned his wings and followed after the man .
Yaksha flew around the man, saying, "The empress instructed me to help you . How do you plan on reaching the fruit?"
Yaksha was not keen on the man, but there had to be a reason for him being there . The man must have had something the empress wanted, so Yaksha wanted to find out exactly what that was .
The man continued to climb, simply stating, "I will climb up here, and then I will climb up there . I will reach for the fruit with my hands, and with my hands, I will pick up the fruit . I will then climb down from there, and climb down from here . "
Yaksha thought he was talking crap, but he just smiled and said, "The fruit is a dangerous item . How exactly do you plan on grabbing it?"
"She told me I can pick it just as easily as I would an apple," the man said .
Yaksha was getting annoyed with the man, but he didn't let it show . He went ahead to say, "Well, you have to hurry . If the fruit manages to build up another cloud of gas to emit, nabbing it won't be so easy . "
"Don't you see that I am climbing as fast as I can?" The man gave a smile .
"Don't you know how to fly?" Yaksha was getting annoyed at the snail-like pace of the man .
"No," the man said .
"Really?" Yaksha was legitimately surprised .
"Do you see any wings on my back? I don't," the man said .
"Well, you take your time climbing this rockface like a sloth . I am going to go on ahead and grab the fruit for our empress . " Yaksha then departed, going upwards .
This was his best chance . It was a now-or-never moment . Once he had one of the fruits in his hand, he could pocket it and run . Yaksha did not think the empress could catch up with him, with the headstart he'd get .
When the fish king fell, Han Sen had snuck into the water to get a peek at its injuries .
Han Sen dived in deep, and when he approached the fish and got a good look, he was quite surprised at what he saw .