Good Child, You're Actually an Obedient Little Sea Bream

Xiao Chen Dual Cultivation of Magic and Body, possessing immense strength.

This matter was no secret to the cultivators and Great Demon present.

After all, he had already demonstrated his powerful physique at the Eight Directions Arena.

Related intelligence, and even a Memory Stone from the scene, had long been reported to the Sea Race by Human Race Traitor.

The problem is that Xiao Chen is clearly only at the third level in Body Cultivator.

Where did he get such strength?

At that moment, both Human Race and Sea Race felt as if they had seen a monster.

That doesn't make sense, it doesn't make any sense at all.

Moreover, putting everything else aside, just considering the time involved, Xiao Chen didn't have the time to break through twice in a row.

He had clearly embarked on the path of Cultivator of Magic and had even displayed astonishing Law Technique talent.

How come he can still unleash strength comparable to Fourth Tier Body Cultivator?

All the previous situations can be explained by Comprehension Path or by Hidden Dao Heritage.

But that's something that really doesn't make sense.

The True Lord stood there dumbfounded, unable to comprehend the reason despite their centuries of experience and knowledge.

I've never seen anything like this in my entire life.

The secret here is actually not complicated; it's a common-sense fact that's almost universally known.

That is, the strength of Body Cultivator is directly related to the Total Vitality.

Just like how the power of Cultivator of Magic's Spell Power is directly related to the Mana Quality.

Several years ago, Xiao Chen already possessed strength far exceeding that of Golden Core Great Perfection.

Later, he absorbed many more Blood Crystal, and with his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul through Cultivator of Magic, his Total Vitality became several times stronger than before.

Therefore, although he is not yet Fourth Tier Body Cultivator, due to his exceptionally rich Total Vitality, he still possesses strength that is almost comparable to that of Fourth Tier Body Cultivator.

Although he cannot cultivate fourth-tier martial arts techniques.

However, when simply breaking things apart, he is almost indistinguishable from Fourth Tier Body Cultivator.

The reason why everyone was confused was that the method to increase a cultivator's Total Vitality was, if not unique, certainly rare in the world.

For most people, obtaining one or two special spiritual items to Enhance Qi and Blood and mana is already considered a stroke of good fortune.

Throughout history, almost no one has been able to use such a large amount of Blood Crystal on their own as Xiao Chen.

It's important to know that even within the various Witch Clan of that time, the specific ownership of Blood Crystal involved extremely complex procedures and clan rules.

Even the Saintess herself and the High Priest can only manipulate a portion of the Blood Crystal ' uses, not specifically for any individual.

Therefore, even within the Witch Clan.

For the sake of the overall prosperity of the clan, there has almost never been a situation where Xiao Chen alone continuously consumed dozens of Blood Crystal.

As for Human Race Body Cultivator, that goes without saying.

They simply have no way to reliably obtain rare spiritual items that can Enhance Qi and Blood.

Therefore, even after searching through Ancient Books, no precedents were found that could be used for reference.

So much so that no one expected that the truth was so simple and unadorned.

"To have that much strength, you're definitely not human!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Hai Hong's eyes widened suddenly. "I know, you're Demon Beast too!"

"It's just that you're a half-human, half-demon hybrid, so on the surface you look no different from Human Race."

"Actually, you inherited a very precious bloodline, which is why you are able to possess multiple skills."

"Powerful Law Technique, because they are actually your Bloodline Spell."

"That's why you possess such great strength, and your body is full of vital energy."

"Because you are actually a Great Demon, born with Total Vitality far exceeding that of Human Race."

Um?

Now it was Xiao Chen's turn to be dumbfounded.

Am I half-human and half-demon?

How come I didn't know about this?

That's absolutely outrageous!

Xiao Chen couldn't understand how Hai Hong had come to this conclusion; she really dared to think that way!

"Xiao Chen, I don't understand why you want to act as a lackey of the Human Race?"

Hai Hong seemed to have come to believe her own theory. "But your beastly act of harming your own kind will be punished sooner or later!"

"I urge you to repent and come with me to see His Venerable One, and ask him to forgive your past mistakes."

Xiao Chen chuckled, "It's not even dark yet, why are you already daydreaming?"

"Half-human, half-demon? I think you've completely lost your mind!"

Without pausing, he flashed past Hai Hong and returned to the Human Race's formation.

The other Human True Lord, of course, would not believe Hai Hong's nonsense.

Although they couldn't understand how Xiao Chen had done it, they would never doubt that his identity was questionable.

Or rather, given the current situation...

Even if Xiao Chen transforms into Demon Beast in front of everyone, and then transforms back again.

As long as he doesn't personally admit that his identity is problematic, everyone will tacitly turn a blind eye.

Those who can fight together against the Sea Race Invasion are our own people.

In stark contrast is the Illuminating Void Sect, who, despite being Human Race, became traitors.

Xiao Chen has already proven with his actions that he stands on the side of the Human Race.

"Stop right there!"

Hai Hong persisted, swinging its giant pincers to try and grab Xiao Chen back.

However, this time, before the giant pincers could fall, they slammed into the spirit shield and bounced off with a loud "bang!"

It turned out that after realizing that True Han Chuan True Monarch had been repelled, Crane Cry True Monarch simply summoned two spirit shields by himself.

They also specifically set up one side at the rear to provide support and defense against Hai Hong.

"We can't let him get away!"

Hai Hong roared, and then her whole body flashed with red light as she charged forward.

This move was clearly unusual, subtly carrying the flavor of martial arts.

"Thump!"

A dull, loud bang followed, sending the fourth-tier spirit shield flying dozens of feet away, and the spiritual light on the shield began to sway.

It's clear that it sustained some damage in the recent collision.

A flicker of heartache flashed across Crane Cry True Monarch's eyes, but he continued to urge the spirit shield to reset.

He scoffed, "Silly crab, I didn't realize you were so stubborn."

"Come on, come on, give me a few more hits, let's see if your head is harder or my shield is harder."

However, Hai Hong was also feeling unwell at this moment.

Not only was the red light on its body dispersed in the collision, but a dent about the size of the spirit shield was even left on its carapace.

I saw stars and my ears were ringing.

They didn't even quite hear Crane Cry True Monarch's taunts.

It's already difficult to break through a spirit shield with flesh and blood, let alone Custom Spirit Shield generations of Esteem Truth Temple, which uses several rare defensive spiritual materials.

"Whoosh!"

Although the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream in the distance had suffered two consecutive defeats, it had not given up and once again unleashed a stream of pink light.

Its Bloodline Spell is truly domineering, almost bordering on Divine Ability.

It gracefully arced through the air and landed directly on Xiao Chen, completely unaffected by Crane Cry True Monarch's spiritual shield.

To be honest, this ability is really strong, extremely strong.

The fact that it can ignore Spiritual Power Barrier and bypass spiritual shields alone is enough to achieve an almost 100% hit rate.

This is enough to leave many cultivators helpless.

If the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream were to ambush a lone Human True Lord in the wild, it feels like nine out of ten people would fall victim to its wrath.

At the same time, its Pink Spiritual Light is also very special, with a soul-capturing effect, especially capable of disturbing people's minds.

When encountering a cultivator whose Divine Sense is not strong enough or whose will is not firm enough.

Just by taking such a picture, you can instantly make the other person distracted, filled with distracting thoughts, and completely at your mercy.

However, when it fell on Xiao Chen, it was immediately confiscated by the Divinity Veil.

It was completely ineffective.

That is, before the battle, everyone had already obtained information about the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream.

Otherwise, if people ask Xiao Chen how he felt after being infected, he wouldn't know how to answer.

I didn't feel anything at all.

"Good boy, you are actually a well-behaved little sea bream."

The Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream called softly to Xiao Chen, "Come here, come over here, come back to my side quickly."

It said all this simply to complement the aura and achieve a better interference effect.

But to Xiao Chen's ears, it sounded strange, "Have you caught Hai Hong's nonsense? Why are you talking nonsense too?"

"How did the Sea Race produce such an oddball pair like you?"

Seeing that Xiao Chen's expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of being affected.

The Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream was completely dumbfounded. How could this be?

Could it be that this despicable Human Race cultivator possesses a spiritual object capable of resisting Soul-Capturing Technique?

It's important to understand that this ability is actually different from illusion.

Relatively speaking, being more proactive and forceful should yield stronger results.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing that Xiao Chen and the others were getting closer and closer to the edge of the formation, the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream gritted its teeth and added another Pink Spiritual Light.

But the result was the same as before; it had absolutely no effect.

With things having come to this point, it could only put aside its other ulterior motives and begin to continuously unleash crimson light at any cost.

He attempted to use a high burst of power in a short period of time to directly break through the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield and behead Xiao Chen.

Unfortunately, it was too late for it to exert its strength now.

It should be noted that the Human Race entered this time with the intention of testing the waters, and did not delve too deeply into the formation.

At the same time, the speed of the Nascent Soul True Lord was so fast that even though he was restricted by the Defensive Formation, he could break free in just a few breaths.

In the brief exchange just now...

At the forefront, Cloud Vortex True Monarch had already used his Flying Sword to force back the Thousand-Year Sea Turtle blocking his way, breaking through the Linked Grand Array, and then turned back to help the others break through.

Under his cover, the other Human True Lord also broke free of the formation one after another.

Together they guarded the edge of the great formation, each employing their own methods to resist the surrounding restrictions.

The combined attack nearly shattered all the array restrictions at the edge.

Although these invisible restrictions will be restored in less than a moment.

However, during this period, the suppression of Xiao Chen by the formation also suddenly decreased from 50% to 10%.

The already sturdy Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield suddenly became even more solid.

Nearly ten streaks of crimson light slashed towards them, but only left behind a series of sparks.

Then, under the heartbroken and desperate gaze of the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream, Xiao Chen, who was at the very back, also escaped the range of the great formation.

Thus, all eight Human True Lord successfully broke through the encirclement.

Apart from Silver Hair True Monarch, who stood at the exit and withstood the attack of the Gilded Overlord Crab to maintain his advantageous position, resulting in minor injuries from the invasion of Demonic Essence, he was otherwise unaffected.

The others only suffered losses in terms of external items such as Spirit Artifact, elixirs, and Talisman.

It can be said that this charge was a great success.

"Don't rush off!"

The moment Xiao Chen broke free of the formation, he shouted, "Keep an eye on my side!"

As he spoke, he gripped the Mechanical Grappling Claw tightly and began selecting a target for his counterattack.

Having just been thoroughly beaten by the Sea Race using their Linked Grand Array, it's time to make them pay the price.

He had already set his sights on Hai Hong, but then hesitated.

Considering that this is the edge of the great formation, and that Hai Hong is a crab with a thick shell,

Even if we manage to capture it, we might not be able to crush it in one fell swoop.

In the event of that situation, it would still have a chance to escape back into the formation to heal its wounds.

Therefore, Xiao Chen temporarily switched targets, choosing the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream, which was constantly harassing him from afar but had no protective shell.

"Did you think hiding in the back would work?"

Xiao Chen pointed at it and said, "Come here!"

Before the words were even finished, the Mechanical Grappling Claw shot out, piercing through layers of array formations and restrictions, heading straight for the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream at the very back.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Although it had just expended a large amount of its Essence Blood, the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream dared not be careless and continuously activated two streams of light to save itself.

First, buff yourself with Golden Flowing Light to increase your speed and attempt to dodge.

At the same time, it used the turquoise light to form a spiritual shield in front of itself, attempting to block the Grappling Hook.

Unfortunately, all its efforts and attempts were destined to be in vain.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Mechanical Grappling Claw passed right through the center of the azure spirit shield, as if it were a mere illusion.

Then, at a speed more than ten times faster, they caught the fleeing Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream.

The next moment, the chain suddenly tightened, carrying its massive body as it smashed through all the array formations and restrictions along the way, dragging it directly outside the great array.

Finally, it stopped an arm's length away from Xiao Chen, and was lightly punched by the Grappling Hook's clenched fist.

"They just grabbed it out like that?"

Iron Fan True Monarch's eyes widened; it was the first time he had ever seen this legendary 'talisman treasure' in person.

To be honest, the impact of witnessing it in person was far more powerful than the descriptions in the battle reports.

So much so that he was a beat too slow to react.

Fortunately, for some reason, the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream paused in place for a moment without reacting at all.

So much so that even though Iron Fan True Monarch was somewhat negligent, he still used his Custom Iron Fan as a large knife to chop down on the fish's head.

In contrast, Gang Yuan True Monarch and Han Chuan True Monarch were much calmer.

Hearing Xiao Chen's shout, he guessed his intention and rushed forward in advance.

Within a short span of time, he delivered eighteen and sixteen punches respectively, each one landing squarely and striking the back with tremendous force.

At first glance, even the fish scales where the fist struck were unharmed.

In reality, the internal organs of the Seven-Star Flowing Light Sea Bream had been reduced to dust, leaving only a seemingly intact empty shell.

Of course, even this empty shell couldn't be kept.

Under the Law Technique of the other True Lord, the Demon Infant was instantly reduced to dust, beyond any hope of survival.

"It's that infamous Soul-Reaping Hook again!"

Upon seeing this, the Thousand-Year Sea Turtle within the formation hurriedly urged, "Hai Hong, please quickly unleash your supreme treasure!"

While the Human Race, as allies, were more secretly shocked by the powerful effects of the Mechanical Grappling Claw.

As enemies, they were now terrified and almost wanted to flee.

The key issue is that nobody knows how many more times Xiao Chen can use his 'talisman treasure,' or who he'll target next.

This is absolutely terrifying!

Damn it!

Hai Hong's expression was ferocious, and the anger in her eyes was almost tangible.

Despite having the advantage of terrain and numbers through the Linked Grand Array, our side not only failed to capture any Human True Lord, but also lost its strongest subordinate.

No one in command could accept such an outcome.

But now, no amount of anger can solve the problem.

Xiao Chen's deadly Grappling Hook hung like a sharp sword over the heads of each of the Great Demon, ready to strike again at any moment.

Looking around, all the other Great Demon were trembling with fear, almost wanting to flee first.

With things having come to this, Hai Hong had no choice but to take out the Thirty-Six Revolving Cold Smoke Golden Talisman bestowed by the Venerable One, infuse it with Demonic Essence, and then toss it into the sky.

"Bang! Smack!"

Two crisp sounds rang out in succession, like fireworks exploding.

The golden talisman exploded in mid-air, splitting into thirty-six fragments that then scattered evenly in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, each fragment exploded again.

In an instant, bursts of exceptionally dense, dark blue smoke erupted, instantly enveloping an area of a thousand miles in all directions, perfectly covering the entire Linked Grand Array.

However, this is not the end.

The thirty-six fragments continued to release smoke, expanding in all directions.

Its speed was astonishing, almost visibly filling entire sea areas.

"This fog can interfere with Divine Sense! Retreat quickly!"

Gang Yuan True Monarch immediately probed into it with his Divine Sense, but unexpectedly it was immediately eroded away.

So they quickly shouted a warning and retreated into the distance.

Upon hearing this, the others also withdrew their Divine Sense and quickly distanced themselves.

It's important to understand that while Divine Sense may seem rather useless in everyday life...

But in reality, from the Foundation Establishment stage onwards, everyone relies heavily on Divine Sense in battle.

This includes, but is not limited to, locking onto the enemy's location, sensing surrounding Spiritual Qi fluctuations to analyze the battle situation, and guiding Law Technique to change direction or pursue the enemy.

For cultivators, Divine Sense is almost as important as eyesight.

Once you find yourself in a place where you can't use your Divine Sense, it's almost as uncomfortable as being blindfolded.

Therefore, after learning that the dark blue smoke would interfere with Divine Sense, everyone instinctively chose to avoid it to prevent the Sea Race from taking the opportunity to rush out and launch a sneak attack.

After all, nobody wants to fight under those conditions.

"Something's not right, why is the fog still expanding?"

Qian Shu True Monarch frowned deeply. A full quarter of an hour had passed, but the mist was still spreading outwards.

"It has already covered nearly 3,300 miles, and there is still no sign of slowing down."

Crane Cry True Monarch flew several hundred feet higher to assess the situation. "Judging from this, I'm afraid we'll have to relocate the formation."

The Defensive Formation previously set up by the Human Race was exactly five thousand miles away from the Sea Race.

I originally thought that such a long distance wouldn't be a problem, but I didn't expect it to be insufficient now.

Although going any further would make it too late for the Golden Core Disciple to reinforce the battlefield, their role was already quite limited anyway.

Without much hesitation, everyone mobilized their forces and began the retreat.

As a result, this withdrawal actually took them a full 5,000 li (2,500 kilometers) away!

"It's stopped! It's finally stopped!"

Looking at the mist that had stopped expanding, Cloud Vortex True Monarch finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It's about time it reached its limit."

Crane Cry True Monarch's expression was somewhat uncertain. "How could this be?"

"A single Talisman can cover tens of thousands of miles and even block Divine Sense along its path. This is simply... simply..."

Qian Shu True Monarch continued his guess, "It's practically like Fifth-Tier Talisman!"

Only Fifth-Tier Talisman can achieve such miraculous effects.

Realizing this, everyone was in a somewhat unpleasant mood.

What does Fifth-Tier Talisman mean?

It's quite simple; it means there's a fifth-tier Talisman Master, and most likely, the talisman maker is also a Fifth-Tier Great Demon.

In particular, the Sea Race kept saying that this was a method bestowed by their Venerable One.

It's no wonder everyone has so much to think about.

"Don't overthink it, it's probably just an accident."

Gang Yuan True Monarch encouraged, "I believe there is more than one Fifth-Tier Great Demon in the vast Endless Sea."

"But the Sea Race that invaded our Compassion Sea this time definitely didn't have that."

"Otherwise, the war would have ended long ago, not dragged on until now."

Iron Fan True Monarch chimed in, "Daoist Gang Yuan is right, and I dare say there isn't even a fifth-tier Talisman Master among these Sea Race."

"It's probably just that the Venerable One had some kind of extraordinary encounter and unexpectedly obtained a Fifth-Tier Talisman."

"Otherwise, why would it need to use such a functional Talisman to obscure our vision and Divine Sense?"

"They simply unleashed a killing Talisman and wiped us all out in one fell swoop."

While catching them all in one fell swoop is a bit of an exaggeration, his logic is indeed sound.

Since the Sea Race are willing to use Fifth-Tier Talisman, given the choice, offensive Talisman are definitely much stronger than auxiliary ones.

The two sides are enemies of different races, and there is no room for mercy between them.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that the Sea Race did not actually have Talisman for killing or warfare, and could only resort to second-best methods.

Thinking about it this way, everyone felt much more at ease.

"But what should we do now?"

Silver Hair True Monarch was still somewhat worried. "With this Fifth-Tier Talisman interfering, I'm afraid Daoist Xiao will no longer be able to use 'talisman treasures' to capture Great Demon."

The Thirty-Six Revolving Cold Smoke Golden Talisman obscured the vision and Divine Sense within a radius of ten thousand miles, which indeed prevented Xiao Chen from using the Mechanical Grappling Claw.

Since he couldn't even see where the enemy was, he naturally had no way to capture them.

"But Hai Hong said it brought two supreme treasures, both specifically designed to deal with Daoist Xiao."

The Silver Hair True Monarch's tone was clearly worried. "Then it must have another supreme treasure in its possession, and I wonder what kind of methods it will use."

This definitely has a serious impact.

If the Sea Race possess another powerful treasure, then forget about launching a counterattack; simply holding onto the Shallow Sky Sea would be a victory.

"It's okay, I think it's just bluffing."

Xiao Chen cautioned, "If Hai Hong really had a way to deal with me, then the moment she used the Fifth-Tier Talisman inside the formation was an excellent opportunity to strike."

"Compared to it suddenly taking pity on me and letting me go."

"I think it's more likely that it deliberately lied to trick us."

"Besides, even if they really have other methods, weren't they specifically designed to deal with me? Let them come at me then."

"I'd like to see what other tricks it has up its sleeve."