And besides, this was the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era, its home turf. Even against a Perfected Golden Immortal Realm powerhouse, it wouldn't feel the slightest fear.
"Whoosh!"
Facing the Whale Ancestor's attack, Yun Xiao's beautiful face remained calm.
The next moment, clouds and winds churned across the sky behind her. A vast bank of white clouds gathered into a Mountain-Splitting Greatsword, runes flowing across its surface as it slashed viciously toward the Whale Ancestor!
Boom!
The greatsword collided with the giant hand, unleashing dazzling divine light as waves sprayed in every direction.
The Whale Ancestor and Yun Xiao remained where they were, not moving an inch.
"Hmph. You've got some tricks, I'll give you that."
The Whale Ancestor's expression stayed confident and unchanged. With a thought, a Primordial Heavy Water Hammer appeared.
As the first whale in the world, the Whale Ancestor naturally had its share of good fortune.
It had obtained the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer by chance. It was a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure that could draw Primordial Heavy Water when brought down against an enemy, unleashing terrifying power.
A single drop weighed hundreds of millions of tons, like a divine mountain crashing down. Even the Whale Ancestor wouldn't dare withstand it head-on!
Boom!
The moment the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer was brought forth, the seawater within a million li turned violent. Countless water dragons spiraled into the sky as lightning flashed, thunder roared, and gales howled. Then the hammer drew upon the waters of the four seas. Thick streams of primordial energy and Primordial Heavy Water mingled with the endless seawater before crashing down viciously on Yun Xiao!
"Hmph. You think you're the only one with a Spiritual Treasure?"
The gale roared, whipping Yun Xiao's clothes. As the Whale Ancestor summoned the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer and sent it crashing down, she stirred her thoughts. A silk scarf wreathed in dense streams of mysterious yellow energy appeared and firmly shielded her. The hammer, carrying an endless amount of Primordial Heavy Water, slammed down on the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Endless streams of mysterious yellow energy churned as countless drops of Primordial Heavy Water crashed down.
Yet the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk remained as steady as a mountain, firmly protecting Yun Xiao within. No matter how dangerous the assault became, it couldn't harm her in the slightest!
That was only natural.
The Mysterious Yellow Star Silk was a Mid-grade defensive Spiritual Treasure, and one of the finest of its kind. To break through it, one would need at least a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
"How is that possible?!"
The Whale Ancestor's expression finally changed.
For a defensive Spiritual Treasure to withstand the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer so easily, that Mysterious Yellow Scarf-like treasure had to be at least a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!
It had attacked with all its might and hadn't even broken through her defenses. How was it supposed to fight her now?
"Now it's my turn!"
Taking a beating without striking back was completely unlike Yun Xiao!
Her expression remained calm and indifferent. The many jewels on the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk floating above her head—the miniature stars—began to shine with dazzling light. In the next instant, the sky across millions of li abruptly darkened. Countless Ancient Stars appeared, as if they were about to fall from the heavens. Then the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk drew upon the power of the endless Ancient Stars, transformed it into a streak of light, and smashed straight toward the Whale Ancestor!
The Mysterious Yellow Star Silk could both attack and defend. In defense, its streams of mysterious yellow energy were incredibly dense.
When attacking, it sent those streams of mysterious yellow energy and countless Ancient Stars crashing down. Its power was simply unimaginable!
"What?"
Watching the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk swell in the wind as it crashed down, infused with dense mysterious yellow energy and the power of countless Ancient Stars, the Whale Ancestor's expression changed drastically. A warning instinctively rose in its heart, but no matter how fast it was, it couldn't outrun a Spiritual Treasure. There was no way to escape!
"Primordial Heavy Water Hammer!"
The Whale Ancestor's expression hardened. It poured all the magic power in its body into the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer, driving it to its utmost potential. Then, without dodging, it swung straight at the incoming treasure!
Boom!
The two Spiritual Treasures collided, and terrifying power erupted, almost evaporating the seawater within a million li.
"What?"
At that moment, an unimaginable force surged from the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk. The Whale Ancestor's expression changed drastically!
Boom!
The unimaginable force bore down on it. The Primordial Heavy Water Hammer creaked as though it couldn't withstand the blow, then flew right out of the Whale Ancestor's grasp.
The Whale Ancestor's body was sent flying backward. Midair, it could no longer maintain its transformed shape with magic power and was forced back into its original form!
"You!!"
On the surface of the sea, the Whale Ancestor, thrown back into its original form, was so furious it could hardly contain itself. In the Primordial Wilderness, being forced out of one's original form was an enormous humiliation for any living being!
During the future Canonization of the Gods calamity, Guang Chengzi had visited Biyou Palace three times and used the Heaven-Overturning Seal to strike Holy Mother Gui Ling back into her original form. She had been so humiliated that she was beside herself with rage, and even the Jie Sect Disciples around her had been outraged. If Sect Master Tongtian hadn't protected her, Guang Chengzi might not have made it off Golden Turtle Island, despite being the Sect of Elucidation's chief disciple.
But this also showed just how little Sect Master Tongtian's reputation for protecting his own was worth. If Venerable Lord Yuanshi had seen his own direct disciple humiliated before him, he would have raised the Pangu Banner and turned on the culprit without a second thought. That was exactly what he did during the Canonization of the Gods calamity: he cast aside all dignity, bullied those weaker than himself, and killed all Three Dawns, sending them to the Investiture of the Gods List!
This was also why Yun Xiao had chosen option three. In the Primordial Wilderness, nothing else could be relied upon. Only one's own strength was real!
"Hmm? This Primordial Heavy Water Hammer is pretty good!"
Before the Whale Ancestor could react, Yun Xiao, dressed in white, had already reached the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer it had dropped.
She grabbed it, and the terrifying magic power of her Golden Immortal Realm pressed down on it. No matter how fiercely it struggled, it couldn't escape.
"You!!"
The Whale Ancestor's eyes went red at the sight. It had cultivated its transformed body for so long, yet this Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was its entire fortune.
It had never expected to meet such a ruthless opponent today. She had not only forced it out of its original form but had even taken its Spiritual Treasure!
"Oh? Still not convinced?"
Yun Xiao looked down at the Whale Ancestor, which was staring up at her with wide eyes. Her expression remained calm as the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk swelled in the wind and smashed down once more with terrifying force!
Boom!
Though the Whale Ancestor had thick skin and flesh, when the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk hit it, its vision went black. It felt as if countless Ancient Stars and primordial divine mountains had crashed into it. In an instant, its skin split and flesh tore. If it hadn't been a primordial variant, the first whale in the world, another Golden Immortal would have died on the spot.
Even so, the blow left it gravely wounded.
"You stole my Spiritual Treasure! I swear I'll fight you to the death over this!"
The Whale Ancestor seemed consumed by grief and rage. As it spoke, its aura surged to its limit, as if it were about to risk its life against Yun Xiao. But in the next instant, it suddenly whipped its enormous tail, turned around, and dove into the depths of the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era.
"So... it talks tough but runs at the first chance?"
Watching the Whale Ancestor flee into the depths of the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era, Yun Xiao's expression remained calm. She didn't pursue it; after all, the Eastern Sea was its home turf.
Besides, as the first whale in the world, it was incredibly fast in the water.
By contrast, her own speed was limited underwater.
With one gaining ground and the other losing it, if the Whale Ancestor was determined to escape, she might not be able to catch up.
Still, the Whale Ancestor had been gravely injured by her Mysterious Yellow Star Silk. It would probably take a million years to heal.
And this time, she hadn't come away empty-handed. She had not only injured the Whale Ancestor but also obtained a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer.
It couldn't compare to the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk in power, but who would ever complain about having too many Spiritual Treasures?
"I'll refine the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer first!"
Yun Xiao sat cross-legged and began refining the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer.
Sensing the Whale Ancestor's Primordial Spirit imprint inside, she poured the full force of her Golden Immortal magic power into the treasure.
Their cultivation levels weren't far apart. Before long, Yun Xiao erased the Whale Ancestor's Primordial Spirit imprint. After spending several hundred years on it, she completely refined the treasure!
"Not bad!"
Yun Xiao nodded slightly. With two Innate Spiritual Treasures at her side, she now had a modest fortune.
Of course, this was only the beginning.
"Time to go to that Top-grade Blessed Land!"
Yun Xiao put away the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer and used Soaring Cloud Light, vanishing from where she stood in an instant.
Her original purpose in coming to the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era had been to find that Top-grade Blessed Land. The encounter with the Whale Ancestor had been nothing more than a minor interruption.
Deep in the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era, an enormous figure swam swiftly through the water.
"You stole my Spiritual Treasure! I won't let this go so easily!"
The Whale Ancestor continued swimming deeper into the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era, hatred showing on its face!
In today's battle, it had not only been forced out of its original form and humiliated, but had also lost its only Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Such a grudge could never be washed away, even with all the water in the four seas of the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Era!
But just then—
The Whale Ancestor's expression changed drastically. Its vision went black, as if a piece of its Primordial Spirit had been forcibly torn away!
The pain in its Primordial Spirit was hundreds of times worse than physical pain. Even the Whale Ancestor nearly died from it!
"Ahhh! I swear I'll fight you to the death!!"
A crazed look appeared in the Whale Ancestor's eyes.
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