Chapter 658: Bloody Demonic Sect, The Clearing of the Dry Mist (Two in One)_2
Especially the tricolor divine light of the Tricolor Shark Emperor—it is extremely troublesome. Even if confronted head-on by the Sword Intent attacks of the Qiu Xue Sword, it would reverse direction and strike back toward the Qiu Xue Sword and the Bone Dragon.
The spiritual lights on the battlefield raged to the extreme, and it seemed that the entire ocean might be completely drained.
The Taiqian Mist and Crimson Flame Burning Sky clashed relentlessly, going back and forth in fierce opposition.
The hundred-zhang fortress on Yunyue Island suffered colossal fissures from the residual forces, prompting countless Artifact Refiners and Array Masters to repair it urgently.
Bear in mind, this island employed a sixth-rank formation and was built with materials used for crafting Magical Treasures.
This is enough to demonstrate how intense the entire battlefield truly is.
At this moment, neither side could take a pause.
The foundations of each sect had almost been fully deployed—the Buddha Scrolls of Myriad Buddhas Island, the Demonic Banners of the Blood Cultivation Sect, the Flood Dragons of Nine Dragon Island, the various Scarlet Banners of the Chi Lan Sect, the Scarlet Bird Coral Demons of Coral Island, the Qinghua Demons of the Qinghua Sect, and the myriad poisonous insects of the Five Poisons Sect...
Lin Shiming at this time could only strive to slay as many Taiqian Shark cultivators as possible, but after cutting down over ten Taiqian Demon Kings, the opponents wised up and sent three apex Golden Core Demon Kings his way.
Originally, he thought himself invincible among Golden Core cultivators.
But now, he realized that merely three apex Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivators could hold him at bay.
Moreover, they kept a strategic distance to ensure his Sword Storing Book could not divide them.
His Divine Sense Sword and Soul-breaking Needle Spiritual Treasure were suppressed by the divine-sense-type defensive pendants borne by the opponents.
Even his Sword Intent attacks utterly failed against three cultivators of the same stage.
His peripheral vision caught sight of other Lin Family members.
Currently, the situation for the Lin Family members was still manageable; he had released the Star Spirit Clam and Lei Tong. The former was also at Golden Core combat strength, while the latter's thunder abilities were no less terrifying than Lin Shilei's.
Countless sunflower seed spiritual lightning exploded amidst the ocean and the Taiqian Mist, instantly causing a massive swathe of Taiqian Sharks to collapse.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Zhao Yulin and Zhao Fuling fought with immense difficulty. Fortunately, Tianliu Island had three True Persons this time, all equipped with formidable Magical Treasures, and they faced no particularly strong Taiqian Shark Demon Kings—thus no major issues occurred.
As for Lin Shiming's acquaintances, Qian Ji True Person and Red Leaf True Person, they were practically overwhelming the Taiqian Shark Demon Kings in confrontation.
The entire oceanic battlefield had become even more tumultuous and dramatic.
It was right at this moment that Golden Cicada could hold out no longer, coughing up blood violently as his single-handed Buddha body nearly exhausted its powers.
Such foundational techniques are inherently short-lived; otherwise, they wouldn't be considered sect-defining treasures.
By now, even the Bone Dragon was similarly overexerted, but thanks to the mighty Qiu Xue Sword, the situation didn't deteriorate.
Yet with Golden Cicada injured, Golden Light True Buddha had to endure even more pressure.
He would never let Golden Cicada become a relic ahead of him.
The battlefield took another perilous turn.
Just then, the Taiqian Mist started roiling and tumbling violently.
At first, everyone thought the Taiqian Mist was about to unleash another surge, so they hurriedly activated their Escape Techniques. To their puzzlement, the Taiqian Sharks neither pursued nor blocked them.
In the next moment, something unexpected occurred—the Taiqian Mist began dissipating in waves, retreating into the Taiqian Abyss.
Like the tide withdrawing, in the blink of an eye, the azure ocean surface and countless sharks were revealed.
The sharks bubbled bizarrely underwater, creating Taiqian Mist; however, the mist they generated this time was extraordinarily thin.
It failed to obscure the sea and offered no help to their efforts.
At the same time, the Taiqian Sharks became exposed in the water, their long shark swords and glowing shark bodies fully revealed.
Through the expansive ocean view, one could clearly see the panic in the eyes of the Demon Kings and Great Demons.
Without the concealment of Taiqian Mist, they became as timid and constrained as if this side of the Southern Sea had lost Yunyue Island.
Moreover, for the cultivators of the Southern Sea, the absence of Taiqian Mist suppression allowed their Magical Treasures and Minor Divine Abilities to be performed more freely.
Unlike the earlier restrictions, their actions became unshackled.
In an instant, the glow of magical treasures shot forth, countless Golden Rainbow Sword Spells surged, and numerous Thunder Tribulation Beads were hurled. Previously ineffective due to Taiqian Mist, now these treasures landed precisely where desired.
Within moments, countless Taiqian Shark Great Demons and Demon Kings perished.
The Taiqian Mist became the straw that broke the Taiqian Shark Tribe's back.
Lin Shiming and the others were elated; naturally, they understood what this implied. It signaled that Xue Shan True Monarch's Fog-Sucking Formation had begun, dividing the mist into five channels and sending it away.
This was precisely why all True Monarchs had supported this attempt in the first place.
"Boom!"
At that moment, Golden Cicada could no longer endure, struck by a scarlet Shark Demon Emperor's sword.
The terrifying Sword Intent, like a blade that split mountains, cleaved a Buddha body into two halves, with residual Sword Intent rippling for hundreds of miles in devastating force.
Fortunately, a Nascent Soul can reside in any part of the cultivator's body. Golden Cicada's Nascent Soul immediately escaped.
The golden Nascent Soul transformed into golden Escape Light and fled swiftly, reaching Yunyue Island in the blink of an eye, preserving its life.
The scarlet Shark Demon Emperor intended to launch another strike, but was blocked by a casual release of the Buddha Ruler from Golden Light True Buddha.
"Golden Cicada!" Golden Light True Buddha was startled.
Relieved only after confirming the escape, he would have been compelled to retreat prematurely otherwise.
Meanwhile, startling shark howls emerged from the Taiqian Abyss.
The remaining eleven Shark Demon Emperors showed drastic changes in expression.
Evidently, they had figured out that True Monarchs from the Southern Sea had infiltrated their ranks.
Soon, a strange sound followed—the shark groups began scattering.
"Everyone, hold them off! We mustn't let them retreat to reinforce their frontlines!" Granny Qingyu spoke decisively.
The Crimson Flame Burning Sky Grand Formation reached its pinnacle, now drawing from the Spirit Vein of Yunyue Island.
At this juncture, the battle became a true close-combat confrontation.
The Rakshasa Demon Child suddenly waved his hand, and an ebony Demonic Path gate materialized before him.
Instead of fully opening, the gate revealed a sliver of a gap, through which a Demonic Eye gazed out.
The Rakshasa Demon Child performed a hand seal, spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood, and retrieved a black bowl filled with Shark Demons. Pressing the bowl down, the contents transformed into waves of blood light, which he poured into the Demonic Gate.
Roar!
Finally, the Demonic Gate fully opened, revealing a singular-eyed demon head. The demon quickly extended its tongue, piercing through an escaping Taiqian Shark.
It dragged the shark back with terrifying force.
This scene struck fear into everyone present.
A Nascent Soul True Monarch was dragged into the Demonic Gate and devoured by the demon.
The portal promptly closed again, leaving the Rakshasa Demon Child pale-faced as he headed straight for Yunyue Island—evidently drained of all his True Yuan by the prior assault.
At almost the same time, the sixth-rank Wooden Corpse was struck down by a single sword, its Corpse Infant forcibly annihilated.
The Qiu Xue Sword executed another strike, creating two Blood Sword Lakes in the sky.
The entire sky seemed stained with crimson due to the Blood Sword Lakes. The blood within the ocean was drawn toward the lakes and ultimately converged.
A ferocious Sword Intent reached its peak.
The two sword lakes merged into one, and in the next moment—boom!
A terrifying Sword Intent poured onto a Demon Emperor, annihilating the blue Shark Demon Emperor, leaving not even the Nascent Soul intact.
The Qiu Xue Sword's blade dimmed, its True Yuan visibly depleted.
...
The battlefield's dynamics shifted tremendously within a mere few dozen breaths.
Another two Taiqian Shark Demon Emperors perished, leaving only ten remaining. On the Southern Sea side, the sixth-rank Wooden Corpse fell, Five Poisons True Monarch lost his physical body, and the Five Poisons Demon King was slain.
The surviving Nascent Soul True Monarch combatants included Granny Qingyu, the Qiu Xue Sword, Golden Light True Buddha, the Rakshasa Demon Child, and the Bone Dragon.
The Bone Dragon owed its existence to the combined efforts of several True Persons from Nine Dragon Island.
"I will modify the formation and continue to hold on! Fellow Daoist Qiu Xue, I have a bottle of Thousand Year Spiritual Milk here. Fellow Daoist Rakshasa, I have a stalk of sixth-rank Heavenly Blood Ganoderma—it's enough to replenish your depleted vitality!" Granny Qingyu spoke again as she saw the Demon Emperors heading into the distance!