Primordial Wilderness: This poor Daoist Yun Xiao, Saint of Three Immortal Island!

A white lotus platform flew out on its own, and a white lotus bloomed around Yun Xiao in an instant, like the purest, most flawless lotus in the world, forming a stark contrast to the cold Killing Intent.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

In less than the blink of an eye, Yun Xiao was surrounded by a sea of flowers.

At this moment, the void for ten thousand li in every direction was pure white, like snow from the Heavenly Mountains drifting down, and the entire domain was filled with a cool fragrance and chill!

Clang!

Flowing Light clashed with the white lotus, a crisp sound spreading in all directions, shaking out invisible ripples like gossamer floating in the air.

"How is this possible!?"

The attacker's cold face was full of disbelief.

He had just sacrificed a Divine Weapon forged from Geng Metal—a Divine Sword that could even cleave a Great Mountain—yet against these seemingly soft lotuses, it was directly sent flying. This was something he had never even dared to imagine before!

"A spicy little crayfish?"

Yun Xiao's eyes shot out divine light, directly blasting away a patch of mist in the distance, revealing the attacker's true form.

"I am the Shrimp Ancestor!!!"

Hearing Yun Xiao call him a little crayfish, the Shrimp Ancestor was so furious his whole body flushed red and steamed. He had not taken human form, and now he was completely crimson, looking exactly like a cooked lobster—tempting and delicious.

"Alright, little crayfish."

Yun Xiao, dressed in white robes, pressed down toward the Shrimp Ancestor from within the sea of white lotuses, like a great snowy mountain descending from the sky, rumbling as it shook the void.

"An arrogant fool who doesn't know his place. Do you really think these lotuses can protect you?"

Facing Yun Xiao's overwhelming momentum, the Shrimp Ancestor only sneered, then instantly expanded his body a hundredfold. A colossal shadow loomed over the earth, his shrimp claws gleaming with brilliant light, their oppressive aura making it hard to breathe.

This Shrimp Ancestor was at the Late Golden Immortal Realm, even more ferocious and domineering than the Whale Ancestor before him. His heavy shrimp claws shone all over, and even the void was nearly torn apart!

Boom!

Without any further words, the shrimp claws slashed over like a mountain of blades, whipping up gale winds and roaring sea waves. Faintly, the phantom of a colossal shrimp could be seen roaring at the sky, tearing heaven and earth apart!

Boom!

The white lotuses bloomed and burst open, ten thousand rays of light colliding fiercely with the shrimp claws!

The next moment, even more terrifying ripples surged outward. The two forces crashed together, splashing up towering waves millions of zhang high, which eventually converged into Water Dragon Twisters rampaging in all directions!

Amid the waves, the Shrimp Ancestor staggered back in shock, staring at his giant claws in disbelief.

"What kind of Spiritual Treasure is this? How can its defense be so terrifying!"

His face twisted. The rock-hard shell on his claws had already been shattered by the white lotuses, and blood gushed down, dyeing a stretch of the sea red.

This was absolutely the last thing the Shrimp Ancestor had ever expected.

He was the First Lobster of Heaven and Earth, with not only immense attack power but also a pair of giant claws hard enough to split metal. Among those of the same realm, he rarely met an opponent.

Yet even so, Yun Xiao's Spiritual Treasure had directly cracked his shell. This shocked the Shrimp Ancestor, and at the same time, a sliver of fear began to rise in his heart.

"Good, the shell's cracked. Saves me the trouble of peeling it later."

Yun Xiao stood like an immortal in the lotus sea, her expression calm and indifferent as she looked at the Shrimp Ancestor before her.

"Arrogant!"

The Shrimp Ancestor's body flushed even redder. He began to mutter incantations under his breath.

The next moment, a Geng Metal Divine Sword pierced through the void. Golden mist filled the sky, transforming into a great golden river that rolled forward, drowning everything in its path toward Yun Xiao.

This was the Shrimp Ancestor's Accompanying Spiritual Treasure, a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Innate Geng Metal Sword—which he had refined for eons.

As he now sacrificed it, gold light filled heaven and earth, mixed with piercing Sword Qi that was bone-chillingly cold, as if it aimed to stab straight into the depths of Yun Xiao's soul, leaving her no chance even to reincarnate!

Boom!

The sword light slashed onto the sea of lotuses in an instant. The lotus flowers bloomed with white light, indestructible. No matter how sharp the sword light was, when it struck those seemingly fragile white lotuses, it was like hitting the toughest substance in the world—it could not break through in the slightest.

"What!?"

Seeing this, the Shrimp Ancestor's expression finally changed drastically. His Innate Geng Metal Sword was evolved from the Innate Geng Metal Origin, sharp to the extreme. Yet even so, it could not even leave a scratch on those white lotuses.

What grade of Spiritual Treasure was that white lotus?

"Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, go!"

The next moment, Yun Xiao pointed forward. Twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls flew out from the void, azure light sweeping in all directions. The entire sea began to rage and roar wildly.

The vast ocean churned. The twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, their origins linked, faintly evolved twelve water worlds within them, containing the True Water of the Four Seas, Primordial Heavy Water, and countless other divine waters. They drew upon the waters of the East Sea, vast and overwhelming, covering the sky and earth as they directly suppressed the Shrimp Ancestor.

Faced with such terrifying power, the Shrimp Ancestor instinctively felt a sense of danger.

Without hesitation, he immediately sacrificed the Innate Geng Metal Sword and slashed fiercely at the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, which seemed to carry the power of twelve worlds. Innumerable strands of Innate Geng Metal Origin splashed everywhere, as if trying to split heaven and earth. But the moment they touched, the supremely sharp Innate Geng Metal Sword felt as if it had struck a vortex—it could not find any leverage. The True Water of the Four Seas coiled around the Geng Metal Sword, binding it tightly, leaving it completely unable to move!

"What kind of Spiritual Treasure is this!?"

Seeing this, the Shrimp Ancestor's expression turned horrified. The Geng Metal Sword was linked to his Divine Sense.

At this moment, he felt as if a terrifying force had wrapped around his own body, and his breathing began to quicken.

Watching the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, carrying the True Water of the Four Seas, smash down toward him, he finally felt fear. With a flicker of movement, he tried to flee.

But by now, it was already too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, their origins linked, swept up the True Water of the Four Seas, Primordial Heavy Water, and infinite divine waters, evolving into twelve water-origin worlds that slammed down with crushing force!

In that moment, the Shrimp Ancestor felt as though he were being crushed by the boundless waters of the Primordial Wilderness's Four Seas—utterly unable to resist. His once-indestructible shell shattered in an instant, and along with it, his mountain-like body burst apart, pulverized almost instantly by the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.

This was only natural.

In the Canonization of the Gods, Zhao Gongming, wielding the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, had beaten even Ran Deng, a Quasi-Saint, into a desperate flight.

Though Yun Xiao now held only twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, crushing a mere Golden Immortal realm little shrimp—ah, no, the Shrimp Ancestor—was still no great problem.

"What a pity! This Shrimp Ancestor, after all, was the first lobster in the Primordial Wilderness's heaven and earth. To fall like this is truly a shame."

Watching the Shrimp Ancestor's massive form shatter, Yun Xiao shook her head, tears of hunger treacherously welling at the corners of her mouth.

Hum!

Just then, a sliver of Primordial Spirit suddenly flew out from the Shrimp Ancestor's body, attempting to flee.

"Mysterious Yellow Star Silk, go!"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao immediately offered up the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk. Boundless Mysterious Yellow light descended, enveloping that sliver of Primordial Spirit, and slowly brought it before Yun Xiao.

It was unmistakably the Shrimp Ancestor's Primordial Spirit, now only the size of a palm, like a lifelike little lobster.

"Please, don't kill me!"

With only his Primordial Spirit left, now wrapped in the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk, his life and death hung on Yun Xiao's whim. He hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Fellow Daoist, since you enjoy eating shrimp, once I recover, I'll surely offer you the tenderest tail!"

"I only eat little lobsters; I wouldn't dare lay a tooth on the Shrimp Ancestor," Yun Xiao said with a faint, teasing smile.

"There is no Shrimp Ancestor here—only a little lobster willing to offer its tail!" the Shrimp Ancestor declared with righteous fervor.

At this life-or-death juncture, how could he care about such empty titles? Surviving was the most important thing!

"Hmm..."

Yun Xiao rubbed her chin. Just then, a system prompt suddenly rang in her mind.

[1: Kill the little lobster. Reward: Great Divine Ability—Barrier Penetrating Insight.]

[2: Spare the little lobster. Reward: Great Divine Ability—Barrier Penetrating Insight.]

Barrier Penetrating Insight?

Yun Xiao's eyes lit up.

According to her memories, Barrier Penetrating Insight was an extremely practical divine ability, somewhat similar to Sun Wukong's Golden Eyes of Truth.

It could see through illusions and sense prohibitions. In the future, during the Witch-Demon Tribulation, it would be one of the thirty-six great divine abilities passed down by Dao Ancestor Hongjun during his lectures at the Purple Cloud Palace!

Of course, at this time, heaven and earth had just opened—it was the era of the Fierce Beast Tribulation. Hongjun was likely only at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, and the Purple Cloud Palace lectures had yet to begin.

The Primordial Wilderness at this moment was a dark and ignorant age.

Aside from the top-tier Innate Gods and Demons and reincarnated Chaos Demon Gods, the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness had no divine abilities—not even a proper cultivation method.

Let alone a supreme divine ability like Barrier Penetrating Insight!

Moreover, with heaven and earth newly opened, countless Spiritual Treasures and opportunities lay undiscovered. Possessing such a top-tier divine ability would bring benefits beyond words.

"Since the reward is the same whether I kill or spare..."

Yun Xiao looked at the Shrimp Ancestor in her hand, a light smile playing on her lips as she met his expectant gaze. "To be honest, I still prefer the way you were just now—arrogant and untamed."

"How about you keep that up?"

Keep up that arrogant and untamed... look?

The Shrimp Ancestor was stunned. Though he couldn't quite grasp her meaning, to save his life, he decided to play along with Yun Xiao.