Boundless, Ninety-Nine

Bai Jin took a step forward and stepped into the golden light of the Sea God Trident.

Tang San tightened his right palm, and the water ripples on the Divine Outfit Shoulder Back armor lit up at the same time, pushing the force pressing on the halberd blade forward a bit more. The rocky slope behind Bai Jin was flattened by the aftershock, and the originally suspended water column poured down to both sides of the river, creating a huge cloud of water mist.

The halberd tip remained where it was.

The distance outside Bai Jin's palm was still there, and none of the nine Soul Rings were missing. The outermost Red Ring turned over his shoulder, and the four changes detected by the Six Eyes finally entered his Meridians simultaneously.

The Old Abdominal Injury was reopened by the shock, Reverse Cursed Technique was used to repair it. Soul Power flowed along the wound again, and the blockade in the distance was no longer slowed down.

The power that had been accumulating within him for so long returned to his chest along the complete path, bypassing the place where it had originally stopped.

Level 99.

Bai Jin stretched out his Right Hand, and the Sea God Trident deflected to the side.

Tang San's Divine Outfit immediately absorbed the force pushing him to the side, but his feet slid back half a zhang. He did not press forward any further, and slapped down with his left hand, a piece of Blue Silver Emperor blocking between the two, and the Sea God Power followed and rushed into the vines.

Bai Jin released Infinite Void.

The currents in the riverbed, the four opposing forces within the halberd shaft, and the direction of every movement of the Blue Silver Emperor all pressed into Tang San's senses. They were all happening in this valley before him, and the Six Eyes had been watching them for a long time, but only now were they all being presented to the same person at the same time.

Tang San paused.

Bai Jin's left palm had already pressed against the vines.

The cang collapsed inward from the point of contact, and the Sea God Power condensed in the vines was stretched into a thin line. Tang San immediately withdrew his left hand and blocked the attack diagonally with his Trident. Bai Jin stepped closer along the reverse side of the trident shaft and struck the Divine Outfit Waist with his Right Hand.

The roar crashed into the gate wall.

Tang San was pushed upwards towards the valley, his Eight Spider Lances opening behind him, their Spider Spear embedding themselves in the Rock Wall to prevent him from retreating further. Bai Jin's Right Hand also bled again, but the four positions of the Worldless Sky-Sealing remained firmly anchored in the valley.

Qian Renxue gripped the Holy Sword, its golden tip shifting slightly away from the outside of the wall.

The Sea God Power that she was supposed to stop had been carried by Bai Jin to the deserted rocky slope.

Yan looked up at the figure outside, and the beam he was pressing on finally stopped trembling. He took half a step back, made sure the wall wasn't sinking any further, and then chuckled, supporting himself on his knees.

"This guy really picked the most critical moment."

Hu Liena didn't reply. She looked at the blood on Bai Jin's hands, handed the medicine bag beside her to the Soul Master behind her, and then walked back to the outer wall passage. The guards who had just been crushed and unable to stand followed behind her, their Soul Ring recovering one after another.

Outside the valley, Dai Mubai gripped the Military Flag that was about to move forward.

He recognized the power Tang San possessed at that moment, and he had also witnessed how everyone had to count their breaths when Bo Saixi was pressing down on the sea. That real Sea God Trident had just been forced back by Bai Jin facing it head-on.

"Leave them all outside the river!"

Dai Mubai planted the Military Flag back into the mud. Ma Hongjun stopped the Soul Master on the other side, while Zhu Zhuqing stepped over the soldiers lying on the shore and led them away from the crumbling ground.

Tang San pulled out the Eight Spider Lances and raised the Trident again.

He had already suppressed the brief shock of information; the golden markings extended from his forehead to the halberd blade, and the Sea God Power that had been spreading outwards gathered back around him. He looked at Bai Jin, this time even putting aside any remaining probing.

The blockade in the valley changed with Bai Jin's steps. The two boundaries that were originally scattered in the distance moved closer inward, and the landing points that Tang San could use his Divine Power to cross space gradually decreased. Tang San held the Trident horizontally in front of his shoulder, and struck one end of the trident shaft to the left, trying to push open a gap from there.

Bai Jin released He with his Right Hand, which bounced back along the halberd shaft.

The Sea God Power swirled at the point where the two forces met. Tang San deflected the force to the right, and Bai Jin moved closer along the left side of the cang. The Eight Spider Lances landed on his head, the tips of the spears colliding with Limitless. The spears opened outwards, still loosening one of the positions.

Bai Jin didn't bother to finish that dish.

He grabbed the Spider Spear closest to him, and Cang pulled it downwards along the shaft, forcing Tang San's body to lean forward. The Trident immediately blocked the attack horizontally. The two forces collided with Bai Jin's arm, cracking his muscles, but keeping his bones in place.

He released the Spider Spear, Reversal onto the wound, and used his left hand to re-lock the loosened edge.

When Tang San fell back to the river surface, the Divine Power that had been extending towards the city tower was forced to retract. Bai Jin also caught his breath. His newly stabilized Level 99 allowed his Soul Power to be delivered in time, but he still had to bear the strain on his spirit.

Qian Renxue, who had just closed the door, looked at the bloodstains that kept appearing on his Right Arm and swallowed back the words she was about to say. She turned around and guarded the inner wall passage, also blocking out the dark light that had escaped after her mother's collision with the Sea God.

You've reached Level 99.

"Um."

Bai Jin wiped the blood from his lips. The torn skin on the back of his hand had just healed, and the pain in his temples had not yet subsided. He narrowed the Infinite Void, stopped the outward spread of information, and then focused his Six Eyes back on the halberd shaft.

"I have to thank you for those few blows. You almost knocked my clothes off."

Tang San stomped his foot, and the water in the river suddenly rose. His Divine Power lifted him over the broken rock slope, Trident cleaved down towards Bai Jin's head.

This time, he abandoned the remote-controlled halberd shadow and directly used the artifact itself to attack at close range.

Bai Jin positioned Cang Ning to his left, his body shifting with the pull, the halberd blade falling from in front of him and pressing into the riverbed. Tang San immediately twisted his wrist, the halberd blade embedded in the ground sweeping horizontally, sending earth, rocks, and water rushing towards Bai Jin's legs.

He exploded at a low point, and Bai Jin used the recoil to leap to the top of the halberd shaft, pressing his right palm against Tang San's shoulder.

The Sea God Outfit bulged outwards, blocking the palm strike.

The distance between the two suddenly shortened. Bai Jin pressed against the shoulder armor and thrust again. Tang San raised his left elbow, and Divine Power collided with his palm. The metal on his shoulder and back made a piercing friction sound.

Trident chased after them from the other side.

Bai Jin released his shoulder armor and Shrinking Earth teleportation ability to land ten zhang away. Tang San's halberd shadow immediately pressed down from above. Worldless Sky-Sealing blocked the route that was switching positions behind him, so the halberd shadow had no choice but to follow the original direction. When it passed through the water mist, the golden line connecting with the main body was revealed.

The direction of Cang in Bai Jin's left hand changed.

The purple light condensed in front of his fingertips as the power converged along the same spot in his Right Hand. He did not send that power to Tang San's body; instead, his Six Eyes were fixed on the golden line in the air, Maximum Technique: Purple pierced upwards along the rocky slope.

The halberd's shadow, thrown from afar, broke in half.

The purple light continued to fly higher, carving a deep groove in the deserted Rock Wall before being captured by Bai Jin. Tang San shook his arm holding his main body backward; the halberd shaft remained intact, but the vast expanse of Sea God light in the air dissipated.

Bai Jin used the shortened distance to get to him.

A powerful strike locked the outside of the halberd blade, striking Tang San's raised left palm. Limitless withstand the counterattack, Bai Jin's right fist punched into the gap left by the collision of the two forces.

The Divine Outfit's breastplate was dented.

Tang San retreated from the riverbank, his back foot stepping into the ditch carved by the Trident, and he coughed up blood. He immediately held the trident shaft upright in front of him, his Divine Power spreading out from his chest again to block Bai Jin's continued approach.

Bai Jin stopped three steps away, blood still dripping from his Right Hand.

All the sounds from the valley reached Six Eyes: the commands from inside the walls, the flowing water below, and Tang San's Divine Outfit being restored on his chest. He caught them all, and the spatial positions around him were no longer misaligned.

Tang San pointed the halberd at him again, the purple light in his eyes piercing through the mist.

Bai Jin raised his hand again.

"Keep me behind you."

The Red Ring beneath his feet pressed firmly against the river's surface, sealing off the surrounding area and securing it firmly.

You're not getting through today.