A short while later.
A tiny splash suddenly appeared on the utterly still sea below.
Immediately afterward, a slender figure shot out of the water and rose into the air, blocking the flying boat piloted by the Saint Demon Old Man ten thousand li ahead.
Lifebound divine ability—Five Elements Water Prison!
The figure formed a hand seal and cast the spell in an instant.
The azure seawater below surged. Vast quantities of water gathered into five enormous ropes shimmering with five-colored spiritual light, which swiftly burst out of the sea and surrounded the Saint Demon Old Man's flying boat.
Although a defensive barrier protected the flying boat, preventing the water ropes from seizing it directly, the five ropes intertwined and swiftly formed an enormous cage that stopped the boat in its tracks.
Moreover, a thin barrier covered the enormous gaps between the five ropes, making the cage look crude yet remarkably seamless.
As the barrier trembled, it even drew in the water vapor contained in the seawater within three hundred thousand li, funneling all of it into the cage.
The cage continued to strengthen as a result.
Only when the surrounding water vapor was exhausted did its power stop growing.
By a rough reckoning, however, its power had increased by at least thirty percent.
This made the Saint Demon Old Man, trapped within it, frown deeply. By his estimate, this defensive barrier was probably no weaker than the earlier trapping array.
He immediately turned his gaze toward the mysterious cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere and cast the spell.
How could it be him?
*And judging by his appearance, he seems completely uninjured. That's impossible! Earlier, I activated the special restrictions inside our sect's thousand flying boats, making them explode simultaneously. The resulting power was even greater than an