748. The Abyss Kees

With the divine artifact taken, the waterspouts Sophia and the others had been maintaining naturally collapsed, and the newly freed insects lunged in again.

"Careful, the bugs are coming again!"

"Damn Puji, they really are no good!"

Yet before the words had even fallen, the sea surged once more—and on a scale far beyond before. The waves it raised made the battered great ship rock unsteadily.

By the time Bella finally managed to stand firm again, the insects that had just been baring their fangs and claws as they attacked had all vanished. In their place stood a gigantic wall of water that towered into the clouds, cutting across between the ship and Kees.

"What on earth is—"

The sea was trembling.

It was the first time Sword Saint Puji had used the divine artifact. He could only try to drive it with his will.

As the Scepter was raised high, every drop of seawater seemed to be infused with intent. Immediately after, the sea surface heaved upward, and eight walls formed from seawater surrounded Kees in the center.

These water walls were not stagnant. Hidden currents surged within them, and whenever Kees tried to break through, its power was washed aside and redirected, making it difficult to force a breach.

Some insects flew up, trying to attack Sword Saint Puji where he stood atop the water wall.

Sword Saint Puji swept the Scepter toward them, and the seawater transformed into countless blades, crisscrossing in every direction!

Thousands of insects were shredded in the slaughter of the water blades. The sound of carapaces cracking rang out without end. Purple Blood churned, severed limbs floated, and the sea was carpeted with insect corpses, which then spun and sank within the vortexes.

Relying on Leviathan's enormous body, Kees Heart suffered only a