A horde of frenzied ocean Fierce Beasts raced toward the ten of them.
Just as everyone invoked their Divine Arts and prepared for a bloody battle, a guzheng appeared in Su Jin's hands.
Her slender fingers swept swiftly across its strings.
Urgent, melodious notes rang out. Sound waves infused with Soul Force struck the water, sending ripples spreading rapidly toward the horde below.
As the sound waves passed through the horde, the frenzied Fierce Beasts calmed down.
Soul Force could also be called divine sense or Mental Power. It could influence the souls of living beings over a wide area.
Though these undersea Fierce Beasts were powerful, they were not particularly intelligent and were easily influenced.
The beasts slowed, then swam off in every direction and vanished beyond the group's senses.
Everyone, already braced for battle, let out a long breath.
Yue Tianqing put away his hammer and looked at Su Jin.
"Thank you for the effort, Fellow Daoist Su Jin. If you hadn't turned the tide, we might all have been dragged into a bloody battle."
Su Jin exhaled, then spoke softly in a voice that put others at ease.
"We're companions. There's no need to thank me."
Zheng Chiyan frowned. "What rotten luck. Why did so many Fierce Beasts suddenly appear?"
Su Jin's smooth, clear face turned grave. "It wasn't bad luck. Someone deliberately lured them here."
Everyone's heart jolted at her words.
"Someone else lured those Fierce Beasts here?"
Su Jin nodded slightly. "Different Fierce Beast groups rarely hunt together, yet Ice Ridge Sharks, Cold Mist Pythons, big-eyed squid, and others all appeared at once."
"That means someone drove them here!"
"When I used my mental secret art just now, I found that their minds were all in turmoil. Someone had used a mental secret art to