The Battle in the South Sea

Deep in the South Sea, in the Great Void, a dark green demonic aura surged like a tide, dyeing the sky for hundreds of miles around a nauseating dark green.

Amidst the demonic atmosphere, countless distorted human faces rose and fell, some mouths open but silent, others whispering, shrouding the entire sea in a sinister and eerie ambiguity.

The battlefield was divided into four areas by four streams of demonic energy, each with a surge of interwoven and swirling colored light.

Zilin stood in the Great Void, Purple Gauze Umbrella hanging above her head. The Three Yangs patterns stretched out a purple-gold light curtain, keeping the two Devil Cultivator in the Purple Mansion Middle Stage outside the light curtain.

Her body was enveloped in surging Purple Qi, like incense boiling for the first time, and the Purple Qi mark between her brows flickered intermittently.

With his left hand Hand Seals hand seal and his right hand holding a sword that shimmered with purple light, he relentlessly engaged in combat with the two Purple Mansion Middle Stage cultivators. One of them possessed the second Divine Ability of the Desire Devil path, while the other possessed the third Divine Ability of the Village Hypocrisy Path. Each wielded a Spirit Treasure, and their attacks surged like a tidal wave.

Zilin barely managed to maintain the balance using the power of her Purple Gauze Umbrella, but with the two opponents joining forces, their Law Power was fluctuating, and her face had turned slightly pale, her fingers gripping the sword turning blue from the force.

If she hadn't cultivated her second Divine Ability, "Purple Comes from the East," twenty years ago, she would probably have been defeated long ago.

In the distance, Liu Yunhe, Li Siyi, Han Ziyi, Zhang Ziyan, and Zhu Xuejie formed a small formation, trapping a Blood Devil Demon Daoist True Person at the mid- Purple Mansion Middle Stage and two Heavenly Devil cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Daoist realm with the second Purple Mansion Second Divine Ability Devil Cultivator within the formation.

Liu Yunhe's aura of He Wood coiled like spring vines, using the "Resting Subtle Feather" technique to transform the vines into thousands of flying feathers, sealing off all directions; Li Siyi's aura of Wu Earth condensed into five wisps of yellow smoke, "Bathe in Five Vapors" cut off the Devil Cultivator ' retreat routes one by one; Han Ziyi of Kan Water, "Awaiting Your Arrival," stirred the water veins, causing undercurrents to surge, turning the two Devil Cultivator' feet into a swamp; Zhang Ziyan's aura of Cang Metal surged like gold dust, "Storehouse Metal" inch by inch "hiding" the two's spiritual energy into nothingness; Zhu Xuejie 'Radiant Fire, "Body-Burning Practice," ignited her body into a blazing flame, like a wall of fire blocking the Devil Cultivator' escape route. Although the five protectors cooperated tacitly, their opponents were, after all, Purple Mansion Middle Stage and second- Divine Ability Law Power, and their mana was being rapidly depleted. Although the three Devil Cultivator were trapped, they still showed no signs of defeat.

On the other side, Yingge transformed into a Xun Wind, darting through the Great Void like lightning. Her wind blade, "Unleash Azure Edge," slashed out like thousands of Azure Edge, forcing a Devil Cultivator at the Purple Mansion Second Divine Ability realm to retreat repeatedly. Beside her, two Qixia abominations— Qingyuan, who cultivated the Balmy Wind Dao, used the Balmy Wind Fate Divine Ability "Dispel the People's Resentment"; and Lei Ke, who cultivated the Firmament Thunder Dao, Firmament Thunder Divine Ability Power "Carry Out Heaven's Punishment"—each wielding Spirit Treasure, using wind to fuel fire and thunder to defeat their enemies, tightly binding the two Devil Cultivator at the second Purple Mansion Second Divine Ability.

Just as these battlefields were locked in a stalemate, four streams of demonic energy surged like a tide in the sky above.

The four Great True Person each occupied a side, surrounding Liu Chan and Hu Bugui in the center.

Liu Chan had already manifested his true form, a hundred-zhang-long giant snake coiled in the Great Void, its entire body covered in earth-yellow scales, each scale engraved with Gen Earth runes, like mountains solidified on the snake's body. The snake's head was raised, its eyes like two giant, eerie yellow lamps, and the Gen Earth energy around its body rose and fell like the breath of the earth.

The "Gen Doubled Mountains" Fate Divine Ability the Gen Earth has been fully activated, condensing the Great Void within a radius of tens of miles into a "mountainous domain," where any escape techniques or spatial traversal are suppressed. He then used the "Raise the Mound's Foundation" Divine Ability to condense the earth and stones around his body into armor, and used the "Block the Heavenly Pillars" technique to Divine Ability up an indestructible earthen wall three feet around his body.

Hu Bugui's body was enveloped in a surge of He Wood energy, like a forest. Behind him, the "Forest of All Beings" Body Divine Ability was unleashed, and a forest of human-faced trees rose from the ground, transforming half the sky into a lush, verdant sea of trees.

He used the "Have a Nest to Dwell In" technique to activate the nests in the forest, and countless wooden nests transformed into wooden armor puppets that attacked the four Great True Person from all directions.

Then he used "Return-to-Nest Smoke," and the smoke in the forest rose like a tide, obscuring the vision and spiritual senses of the four Great True Person.

Then, by activating the "Bough of Karmic Bonds" Fate Divine Ability, new trees were continuously spurred to grow, keeping the entire forest intact.

But the other side were, after all, four Great True Person.

The Great True Person of the Heavenly Devil Demon Path stood at the very top, his demonic aura as dark as an abyss. He unleashed his "My I Order Demons" Body Divine Ability, and a gigantic demonic shadow rose from behind him. The demonic shadow had no face, only endless darkness, which devoured all the wooden armor puppets that attacked.

The "Disorder the Stars" Divine Ability was activated, causing the starlight in the Great Void to suddenly become chaotic, disrupting the trajectories of the stars and throwing the spiritual energy in the "Forest of All Beings" into utter confusion. The "Obscure Heaven's Hearing" Fate Divine Ability layer by layer obscured Hu Bugui's senses, preventing him from accurately determining the locations of the four Great True Person. The "Reverse the Heavenly Order" Divine Ability reversed the trajectory of the spiritual energy in the Great Void inch by inch, making every spell Hu Bugui as difficult as rowing against the current.

The Great True Person of the Blood Devil Sect stood atop the sea of blood, his Blood Qi surging like a tide. His "Bathe in the Blood Sea" Body Divine Ability transformed his body into a vast ocean of blood, countless distorted human faces rising and falling amidst the churning waves. With a flick of his left hand, he activated the "Slay Life for Sacrifice" Fate Divine Ability, and a blood-red altar rose from the sea of blood, devouring the life force within a radius of several miles inch by inch. Even the spiritual energy in the Great Void was "sacrificed" away by the altar, becoming part of the sea of blood. His right hand then activated the "Surging Blood Sea" Divine Ability, and the sea of blood crashed against Liu Chan's serpentine body like a gigantic wave, eroding and peeling away the serpent's layers of yellowish-brown scales. Simultaneously, he used the "Transform into a Corpse Mountain" Divine Ability to condense the fragments of flesh and bones in the sea of blood into a mountain of corpses, crushing it towards Hu Bugui's Forest of All Beings.

The Great True Person of the Desire Devil Demon Path was surrounded by swirling pink mist. Her "Alluring Bones Arise" Body Divine Ability transformed her into a dreamlike pink light and shadow, appearing and disappearing intermittently. Her "Weave Passion and Desire" technique was Divine Ability, and the pink mist, like thousands of threads, wrapped around Liu Chan and Hu Bugui. Each thread contained a desire, attempting to invade their Spirit Platform.

The "Bewilder One's Own Body" Divine Ability transformed her into a bewildering shadow, indistinguishable from the real in the Great Void. With her right hand, she activated the "Desire Takes Root" Fate Divine Ability, and a giant pink tree vaguely emerged from the pink mist, its roots penetrating the Great Void and "planting" the spiritual energy within a radius of several miles into desire.

The Great True Person of the Village Hypocrisy Way stood at the rear, his earthy aura as deep and still as an abyss. He unleashed his "Hypocritical Body" supernatural Body Divine Ability, and a seemingly upright yet treacherous figure rose from behind him. He activated the "Seize Heaven's Creation" Divine Ability, inch by inch "stealing" the spiritual energy that already existed between heaven and earth, converting it for his own use. His "Seize Vermilion and Purple" Fate Divine Ability layer by layer "snatched" away the Divine Ability light of Liu Chan and Hu Bugui, dimming it. Finally, he activated the "Hook Thief" Divine Ability, and an extremely thin, dark light emerged from the void, silently piercing towards the seven-inch mark on Liu Chan's snake-like body.

The Liu Chan snake raised its head, opened its huge mouth, and a beam of earthy yellow light shot out from its mouth. "Block the Heavenly Pillars" was activated at full power, and the dark light was blocked three feet in front of it.

However, the "Fate Divine Ability -Seize Vermilion and Purple Divine Power" wrapped in that dim light actually "snatched" away the light from the earthen-yellow pillar of light layer by layer, causing the pillar of light to dim at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Hu Bugui used "Return-to-Nest Smoke" to temporarily trap the Great True Person of the Blood Devil Path within the smoke, and then used "Bough of Karmic Bonds" to create a new forest, layer by layer obscuring the pink smoke of the Desire Devil Path. However, under the dual suppression of the Heavenly Devil Path's "Disorder the Stars" and "Reverse the Heavenly Order," the spiritual energy of the "Forest of All Beings" was nearly exhausted.

The two stood back to back, already showing signs of defeat.

Just then--

Deep within the Great Void, Greater Yin of the moon merged with its surroundings.

Su Yao concealed his aura with the Great Yin Dharma Robe, his figure moving like a silent undercurrent as he quietly approached the edge of the battlefield. He did not reveal himself immediately, but instead secretly connected with the Prism in his dantian to observe his surroundings.

The Prism trembled slightly.

A faint, multicolored light rose from the depths of Su Yao's eyes, invisible to outsiders. He surveyed his surroundings from his lofty, Prism position, his gaze piercing through layers of demonic aura, sweeping over every corner of the mortal realm and the Great Void—

A moment later, Su Yao's gaze settled on a very Great Void crevice in the void.

There, a faint and dark demonic aura was quietly lurking. The purity and depth of that demonic aura far surpassed that of the four Great True Person present. Although no Spirit Transformation around it, traces of the perfection of five Divine Ability could be vaguely seen in its aura.

The Five Laws Perfection of the Heavenly Devil Path have been perfected.

This person is hiding here, his aura concealed like a deep abyss, waiting for the right moment to strike. His target has always been singular.

Su Yao.

He was waiting for Su Yao to show up.

Su Yao sneered inwardly. This person thought he would make a rash move and then launch a sneak attack while Su Yao was fully engaged in battle. But this person was wrong. Su Yao had no intention of appearing as one of the "Five Divine Ability" from the very beginning.

He had already used the Prism to discover everything, including the hidden Five Laws Perfection.

Just then, amidst the battlefield, the Great True Person of the Village Hypocrisy Way suddenly raised his voice and spoke:

"From afar, a voice Human Dao a powerful aura of worldly affairs, likely indicating the appearance of the Abbot of Qixia Temple. Zhao Shouyi has made his move. Fellow Daoists, do not hold back any longer! Quickly subdue these individuals to assist Zhao Shouyi capturing the Abbot of Qixia Temple!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flipped his right hand, and a talisman of Village Hypocrisy flew out from his palm, shooting swiftly into the depths of the Great Void, directly towards the location of the hidden demonic energy. Liu Chan tried to stop him but was blocked.

"Fellow Daoist, come out!"

Within the crevice of the Great Void, the hidden demonic energy trembled slightly. The next moment, a faint black figure stepped out from the crevice, its five Divine Ability light wheels slowly rotating, and the Heavenly Devil energy spread out like an abyss.

Su Yao saw it clearly: the Heavenly Devil Demon was good at hiding, and now, in order to ambush him, he didn't even need external senses, which is why an outsider needed to use a talisman to wake him up.

"It should have been done long ago." The voice was hoarse and deep, as if it came from the depths of the earth. "Su Yao has already made his move; we must finish this quickly."

Of the five Great True Person, one Five Laws Perfection Four Laws Perfection in all four. At Qixia Temple, Liu Chan Four Divine Abilities, Hu Bugui Four Divine Abilities, Zilin possessed two Divine Ability, and the rest possessed only one Divine Ability.

Zilin's heart sank upon seeing this.

Although their side had eleven people, their cultivation was clearly inferior to that of the enemy, and their numbers were also fewer. At present, they were only Hu Bugui to barely hold off four enemy Great True Person Great True Person by relying on the fact that they had more Liu Chan stronger Spirit Treasure.

However, the other side has now produced another Great True Person of the Heavenly Devil Path who Five Laws Perfection. With five Great True Person against two Great True Person, the gap is no longer something that Spirit Treasure can bridge.

The Village Hypocrisy Daoist Great True Person said no more. He raised his right hand and simultaneously unleashed the two Divine Ability, "Seize Heaven's Creation" and "Hook Thief," slashing at the seven-inch mark on Liu Chan's snake body once more.

The Liu Chan snake raised its head, opened its huge mouth, and a beam of earth-yellow light shot out from its mouth. "Block the Heavenly Pillars" was activated with all its might, and the dark light was blocked three feet in front of it. However, the dark light was wrapped with the Fate Divine Ability of "Seize Vermilion and Purple", which actually "snatched" away the light of the earth-yellow beam layer by layer.

Hu Bugui used "Return-to-Nest Smoke" to temporarily trap the Great True Person of the Blood Devil Path within the smoke, and then used "Bough of Karmic Bonds" to create a new forest, layer by layer obscuring the pink smoke of the Desire Devil Path. However, the Five Laws Perfection of the Heavenly Devil Path had already stepped out of Great Void void, and the five Divine Ability light wheels slowly rotated, ready to strike at any moment.

Zilin's Purple Gauze Umbrella had reached its limit, the Three Yangs patterns flickering uncertainly. The attacks of the two Purple Mansion Middle Stage Devil Cultivator were becoming increasingly fierce, and a trace of blood had seeped from the corner of her mouth. Liu Yunhe and the five people's small formation had also been compressed to its limit, and their Law Power was nearly exhausted. They could not hold on for more than a few dozen breaths.

Although Yingge's wind blades were sharp, the two opponents with the Purple Mansion Second Divine Ability had gradually figured out her moves and were pressing her relentlessly. The combined wind and thunder attack of the two different species was also found to have an opening, and their offensive gradually slowed down.

Everyone is waiting for an outcome.

And that outcome happened at that very moment.

Deep within the Great Void, a clear voice, like a sword's cry echoing through the heavens, pierced through layers of demonic aura and reached the ears of everyone present:

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Hu, you've worked hard. Just hold on a little longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yao's figure appeared from the depths of the Great Void.

He made no unnecessary movements or said any unnecessary words.

The moment his figure appeared, he raised his left hand, and a seven-colored rainbow light quietly shone from his fingertip. At first, it was as small as a bean, then as large as a stream, and then as large as a waterfall. A rainbow light shot up from his fingertip and went straight into the depths of the Great Void.

"Half Farewell to Heaven."

The rainbow light suddenly spread out halfway through its path, transforming into a half-light, half-dark, half-illusory, half-real domain that enveloped the entire area within several miles. Within the domain, the sunset glow was as red as blood, spreading out in layers, with thousands of rosy blades flowing like knives.

The Great True Person of the Five Laws Perfection of the Heavenly Devil Path felt a sudden pause. He had just stepped out of the Great Void gap and had not yet had time to activate his Divine Ability when he was enveloped by that domain. The five Divine Ability power wheels simultaneously sank, as if being pressed down by an invisible giant city.

"What--"

Su Yao gave him no time to react. The thousands of radiant blades of "Half Farewell to Heaven" bloomed simultaneously, "repelling" the five Divine Ability light wheels of the Great True Person who had reached the Five Laws Perfection, layer by layer. Su Yao's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he appeared beside Zilin.

The two Purple Mansion Middle Stage Devil Cultivator were suppressing Zilin with all their might, never expecting Su Yao to appear at this moment. Su Yao Pear Blossom Return, and a clear sword light, like the breaking of dawn, silently entered the brow of the two Divine Ability cultivators on the left who were Devil Cultivator the Desire Devil.

Under the combined attack of Sword Intent and Su Yao's Five Laws cultivation, the Devil Cultivator didn't even have time to scream before his body shattered into countless pink fragments, disappearing into the Great Void like a lonely city swallowed by the sunset.

The three- Divine Ability Devil Cultivator cultivator on the right, who Village Hypocrisy, suddenly changed his expression and retreated rapidly. But Su Yao's sword light was faster than his. Pear Blossom Return and slashed, a clear sword light rising from below, like moonlight spreading out, and accurately entered his left rib.

The Devil Cultivator groaned, blood gushing from his wound. He was forced back several miles by the Sword Intent, his body riddled with cracks, and he was no longer able to fight.

From the moment Su Yao appeared until he killed one person and seriously injured another, only a few breaths passed.