Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 217 The secret realm is closed in advance, the turtle in the jar (company dinner, owe a chapter

The deformed amethysts transformed from flesh and blood and amethyst are all at the early second stage in strength. They are tall and intimidating. They can show off their power by killing miners in the Qi Refining Realm, but they are no match for the twelve medium and large monster hunting ships.

Under the dense barrage of psychic cannons, they and the open-air amethyst veins behind them were blasted into slag, turning into purple dust in the sky.

After the amethyst vein was shattered, it was still an energy crystal. It would only take time for it to recondense. Perhaps it would still be here when the secret realm opened next time.
The distorted amethysts that were unable to transform their energy to avoid attacks were shattered and turned directly into gray-white waste slag, completely extinct.

"That's it?"

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. The twelve demon-hunting ships have a total of dozens of psychic cannons. The volleys fired at all costs initially demonstrated the neat power and violent beauty of this weapon, taking away the deformed amethysts lurking in the amethyst veins in one wave.

"Be careful, the guys in the sea are coming! Fellow Daoists, please line up your boats to hold the medium-sized boats, and advance and retreat together!"

Among the twelve ships, there are six large ships and six medium-sized ships. The two medium-sized ships from Lingji Island are close together and then sandwiched by the other two large ships from Lingji Island.

The other ships are grouped together as a unit, one medium and one large, and then connected into a line, ensuring that there are large ships on both sides of the medium-sized ship, and that the outermost part of the line is made up of large ships.

"Depth charge, release!"

bang bang bang
Most of these secret creatures are artificially modified. They look weird and intimidating, but in fact their overall strength is not exaggerated. They are not smart or agile enough. The intensive release of groups of depth bombs can significantly disrupt their formation and even cause effective casualties.

"Disrupting poison, release!"

puff puff~
The ammunition depots at the bottom of each ship quickly released poisons specifically designed to pollute the water, attempting to interfere with the actions and judgment of underwater creatures, but this gray sea water was not a good thing to begin with, and the creatures swimming in it were all highly resistant, so the effect of the poison was not obvious.

"Monster hunting harpoon, release!"

There are not many secret creatures that can break through the depth bombs and jamming poisons and enter the harpoon attack range without being injured.

The harpoons controlled by the cultivators in the middle and late stages of foundation building personally killed the powerful individuals one by one. If one was not enough, two or three would be used. The different monster hunting ships could also coordinate with each other through spiritual thoughts and achieve a high degree of cooperation.

"Soul-shaking song!"

Ghosts can enter a state of emptiness. After the state of emptiness, ordinary physical attacks are ineffective against them. Even if a harpoon with spiritual power hits them, or even passes through their bodies, it cannot effectively kill them.
However, they are still vulnerable to the soul-shaking formation designed to deal with ghost-like creatures. Once they are forced out of the virtual state, they will soon be killed instantly by the concentrated fire of various weapons from other monster-hunting ships.

"Beautiful! Fellow Daoists, this battle was truly satisfying!"

This wave of mysterious creatures came quickly and left quickly.

The large group of creatures, which came with great force and consisted of various quasi-second-level and second-level creatures, were no match for the twelve demon-hunting ships. Except for some of the smarter red sharks and ghosts who left, the others who could only charge were basically left behind.

"In fact, if this Meteoric Corpse Realm hadn't accidentally opened up on the seabed, turning the original land secret realm into an ocean secret realm, allowing us to leverage the power of the Monster Hunting Ship, the difficulty would have increased significantly, and it wouldn't have been so easy to wipe out these monsters."

Some people are optimistic, while others are naturally cautious.

"You're right, fellow Daoist! But if this wasn't a secret ocean realm, I wouldn't have come in!"

After a surprise attack, only a few ships had some Qi Refining Realm boatmen killed by the distorted amethyst, and there were no other losses. This situation basically relied on the power of the monster hunting ship. Most captains just hid in the monster hunting ship and operated it without taking any action.

"Recover the prey!"

The corpse of the Red Demon Shark is quite rare. It is a special species not usually seen in the Thousand Star City. If you meet the right person, you can get a premium price for it.
Ghosts belong to the ghost category, and this type of second-level soul beads are also relatively rare. In addition, the Storm Ocean does not openly prohibit the practice of various evil skills. The judgment of evil demons is never based solely on the skills, but more on the behavior. Evil demons are judged by their deeds, not their hearts. Therefore, these second-level soul beads are also valuable, and there are many people willing to bid for them.
The second-level skeleton general and the quasi-second-level corpse puppet are essentially the same thing, both are puppets.
Compared to the mainstream puppets that are meticulously crafted from the array of symbols, these puppets are flesh and blood puppets. Although both are called puppets, there is no need to connect them. The creation techniques and control logic are completely different.

Flesh and blood puppets are simple and crude, full of negative energy, and cannot be finely controlled or operate independently, but they are low in cost and can be mass-produced as long as there are enough raw materials, so there is no need to worry if they are scrapped.

"What a shame, these are all low-quality spoils."

Killing a bone general will give you a bone bead, and killing a corpse puppet will give you a corpse bead. These beads are the energy cores of demon pills and contain the value that can be recycled by humans.
However, due to the crude creation technique, the power contained in it is not pure enough and is very mixed. Moreover, the content is also a castrated version, so it cannot be sold at much price. I am afraid that even the demon cultivators will despise it.

"Fellow Daoists, let's continue to advance. I feel like these chickens and dogs are nothing special!"

The victory just now was shocking. Although everyone has seen large fleets of dozens or even hundreds of ships, this kind of crushing and comprehensive victory is still rare and inspiring.

"Let's go together!"

No one wants to be alone at this time. If a single monster hunting ship encounters such a group of mysterious creatures, the outcome may be uncertain.

Toot~
Just as the fleet packed up their spoils and set off to explore further, six more ships caught up with them, four large and two small belonging to three different forces.

"Fellow Daoist, have you been attacked? Why..."

"Exactly! A large number of creatures from the secret realm rushed forward to attack without regard for their lives. If we hadn't remained calm and killed them, perhaps..."

The condition of these six boats was obviously worse, and one of them was even repairing the formation while moving.

"Is it really that critical?"

"Really?! We originally had nine ships... but three medium-sized ships sank, and not even a single survivor managed to escape. It's truly bizarre!"

"Huh? Even the captain didn't escape? What kind of cultivation is that?"

"No! Mid-stage foundation building."

"How did you do that? A mere Red Demon Shark..."

"No, there are even more terrifying giants underwater..." According to their description, once the demon-hunting ship is restrained, a giant creature will appear in the sea to complete the towing action, and the entire ship and people will be dragged into the water, becoming nutrients for the corpse world.

As for what that big guy is exactly, no one knows. It doesn't seem to be a natural creature, but a secret creation similar to a corpse puppet. However, it is definitely not weaker than the giant seal of the cold pond back then.

"Isn't this the master of the secret realm? Then the real master of the secret realm couldn't be the third..."

"Impossible! This secret realm was first personally assessed by the Qiao family's ancestor, and then cross-confirmed by multiple Jindan cultivators as a top-tier second-level secret realm, not a third-level secret realm. There absolutely cannot be any third-level creatures in it, otherwise the Jindan cultivators could have come in and harvested them directly without worrying about destroying the secret realm."

"If it can create and control a creature like the Frost Pond Giant Seal, then what kind of creature could it be?"

Flesh puppets are different from object puppets. They can be fully controlled and can even exert the power of object puppets as long as the gap between the two is not too big. However, flesh puppets are a forbidden technique. When the puppet is stronger than the master, it is likely to affect or even backfire on the master.

If the opponent can control it stably, then he must be strong.

As the fleet in the rear joined, the small fleet grew from twelve ships to eighteen ships, ten large and eight small, and then continued to advance in coordination, trying to absorb some other ships. The more ships there were, the safer they felt, and even when they escaped, there would be people to help share the burden.

Two hours later,
The fleet gradually took in other isolated ships near the main channel, grew larger, and gradually approached the second half of the secret realm.
At this time, a medium-sized ship in very bad condition caught up and brought some very bad news.

"What did you say? The secret realm is closed? Are you sure?"

"Absolutely true! We witnessed a large ship being dragged into the water by countless harpoons, chains, and anchors. Out of caution, we had to choose a tactical retreat. We wanted to go out and call for reinforcements, but the whirlpool we came from was gone, leaving only the reefs that had been washed clean by the current..."

"Oh no, this is really bad, we're locked in!"

Generally, wild secret realms have their own opening rules. Because they will inevitably take detours when developing on their own, they need to interact with the main world every once in a while to correct the path. The opening cycle and opening time can be roughly predicted.

But this time, the Falling Star Secret Realm is newly opened, and there is no previous data reference. However, a top-level second-level secret realm should last for at least a month, and now it has only been less than ten days.

Closing early? What a joke!
From this we can boldly infer that this secret realm actually has an owner!

Not the lord of the overlord, but the lord who refined this secret realm!

fear!

This is a secret realm that has been refined by someone!
Unconsciously, everyone had fallen into someone else's trap. The red sharks that were released were not there to collect flesh and blood, but to attract people in. The previous survivors were obviously released intentionally by the owner of the secret realm!
"Don't be afraid, fellow Taoists!
With the size of our fleet now, the sea creatures would definitely not dare to provoke us. Any creature below level three could be torn to pieces.
As for the mastermind behind this, let's go and see together!"

The captain with strong ability actively encouraged everyone,

At this time, we must not lose our composure. Only by gathering together and pushing forward to kill the owner of the secret realm can we get out safely. There is no other way.

Everyone naturally agrees!

At this time, no fool would want to leave, nor could he leave. What's more, a treasure that is more than a hundred times more precious than the Xuanqiong Jade Dew has appeared. How could he give up easily?
The fleet's previous progress was not very fast, and it continued to absorb ships that had previously explored the surrounding areas and were now forced to return.
Now, after counting, the number of ships that came has been reduced by half. Most of the ships that disappeared were medium-sized ships, and a few relatively weak large ships also disappeared. Now there are only about fifty ships left.
That’s right, it can only be considered disappeared!

Perhaps many of them are still alive, but have not arrived yet. It is not necessarily that they have all died. After all, the medium-sized ship in front of them that wanted to escape secretly also made a round trip on its own.

But based on a comprehensive analysis of the information everyone has brought, the situation is not optimistic. The big guy underwater is very powerful, and it is not even ruled out that there is more than one big guy underwater. Everyone can only huddle together for warmth.

Originally, there was a way out. If things were really impossible, I could retreat. At worst, I would lose the Xuanqiong Yulu. But now there is no way out. It is obvious that the other party's control over the secret realm far exceeds any secret realm encountered before. It seems that the only way to survive is to face it head-on.

"Fellow Daoist Zeng is right. With our current configuration, let alone a fake elixir-like monster, even an ordinary third-level monster wouldn't be able to get away with it! We're not afraid of it, let's go for it!"

The captains of the large demon-hunting ships are quite optimistic, because the missing ships are basically medium-sized ships, or relatively weak large ships, and the enemy's strength is obviously not exaggerated to the point of being incomprehensible.

"Master Jiu, stay close to me for the rest of the voyage! My ship uses a formation modified by our ancestor himself! It's more reliable than theirs!"

"okay!"

Lin Qianfan has much more information than others through the nautical chart, but he cannot reveal it. He can only ensure that the two ships of the Lin family are always in a safe position. As for the rest, people should never be too compassionate, otherwise they will hurt others and themselves.

Half an hour later,
"The sea has turned black! According to previous intelligence, the black sea is the second half of the secret realm."

Perhaps because the fleet consisted of dozens of ships, it was so powerful and intimidating that the other party did not attack again along the way, and the underwater giant they were talking about did not appear, allowing the fleet to advance.

The black water in the second half is much shallower than the gray water in the first half. It is like a layer of black sticky liquid covering the land.

As the fleet continued to go deeper, the surrounding environment continued to deteriorate. The corrupted star marrow mixed with the black water to form an asphalt-like black paste floating on the water surface.
Countless half-dissolved corpses of various creatures swayed vaguely like sea anemones on the surface of the black paste. The demon hunting ship even needed to allocate extra strength to resist the sticky corrosion of the black paste.

On the sea in the distance, primitive and ancient blood-red altars can be seen at intervals. On the altars are placed all kinds of flesh and blood sacrifices, either living or dead. Among them are naturally humans, and even humans dressed as boatmen. They are probably the boatmen of other monster-hunting ships.

The offerings on the altar were all pearls that looked like human eyes. The sound of the black water tide mixed with the fearful cries of the sacrifices and the inexplicable mutterings of the human eye pearls formed an infinite horror.
Every time the black water tide hits the altar, a new sacrifice is sucked into the human eye pearl by the altar. Although it is unclear where its power is connected, it is most likely to the depths of the secret realm.

"This kind of scene is simply unprecedented. What kind of race is behind this? Why has there never been such a record before?"

"That's normal. Didn't they say this Starfall Corpse Realm was most likely dropped in from outside the Ocean of Storms? That must be a species we've never seen before. Don't be afraid. Don't let these things intimidate you. They're just that, and they can't stand a single blow against the Monster Hunting Ship."

People who can reach the middle and late stages of the foundation-building period often have strong self-confidence. In addition, the fleet has already reached a silent tacit understanding of working together, so naturally, no one is afraid of a mere second-level secret realm.

嚛～
A strange mumbling voice was heard quietly, easily covering the entire fleet, and the voice came from an altar that they passed by.

"Don't listen! Blast it!"

(End of this chapter)