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Chapter 319 Slaying the Great Demon - You are, Fellow Daoist Xiao...?

The fourth-order sea fish immediately revealed its true form, which was a thousand feet long.

It completely disregarded the many low-level sea fish beneath it.

Its enormous tail slammed into the water, instantly creating towering waves thousands of feet high.

In an instant, the giant wave transformed into ten layers of water curtain prisons, enveloping the two of them.

Among them was even an unfortunate golden sea fish, which had by then turned into a half-red, half-white 'hanging painting'.

"Such a young human True Monarch, you must be Rift Sky?"

Two eyes, each about three zhang in size, sized Xiao Chen up and down, and then let out a low growl: "I really didn't expect that the Tiangang Sect would send you out to die."

"Surrender now, and I may make an exception and spare your life for the sake of His Majesty's greater good."

"Otherwise, I'll eat you for dinner tonight."

Due to its large and obese size, its voice is deep but penetrating, like muffled thunder on a windless summer evening.

Even without the aid of demonic energy, it is clear enough for people within a radius of dozens of miles to hear clearly.

As he spoke, he exuded an aura completely different from that of a human True Monarch; it was the unique pressure of a great sea demon.

Its thunderous voice and primal, intense pressure alone are enough to instill fear in many low-level creatures, and even Golden Core cultivators find it difficult to avoid.

At the same time, the reason why sea creatures can manipulate schools of sea fish that are obviously not very intelligent is that they are able to manipulate them.

The fundamental reason is precisely because of this special pressure, which is the basis for the development of advanced secret techniques.

"You're such a funny fish."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile: "Although he's quite ugly, he has a beautiful mind."

The large fish in front of me was oval-shaped, brownish-green in color, with white spots tinged with light blue. It also had varying numbers of spines growing on its dorsal, ventral, and anal fins.

It looks a bit like a mudskipper, but its appearance has changed due to bloodline mutation.

In short, saying it's ugly is basically stating an objective fact.

However, the mudskipper in front of him couldn't stand such words: "You damned human cultivators are always good at using glib tongues to gain an advantage."

"I'm going to devour you whole today, let's see if you can still be so stubborn inside me!"

As it spoke, it first shrank its body forcefully.

Immediately afterwards, it sprang outwards with a sudden burst of speed.

The spines on the dorsal fin immediately burst forth with a ghostly blue light, like spears thrusting outwards.

Dozens of streams of water rose from the sea surface, drawn by the demonic energy to the spearheads.

In an instant, the thorns, which were originally tens of feet long, increased to hundreds of feet.

"what?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised: "Should this be considered magic or physical skill?"

Under normal circumstances, different approaches should be taken when facing different attacks.

However, the sea creatures' attack method, which involves both activating their demonic energy and their own physical bodies, makes it difficult to determine whether to use the Thousand-Layer Gauze Robe or the Heavy Water Robe to defend against it.

Since that's the case, then let's just not resist anymore.

Xiao Chen immediately activated his true energy and skillfully executed the Soaring Palm.

"Peng~!"

As his true energy surged, a large burst of blazing flames suddenly erupted around him.

These spiritual flames, fueled by true essence, rapidly expanded and, guided by the mental cultivation method, coalesced into a giant hand two thousand feet long.

It instantly tore apart the outer water curtain prison.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Chen slammed his hand down on Xiao Chen's head.

He slapped the mudskipper hard across the head.

"Snap! Crack!"

The hundreds of feet long, dark blue spears were immediately snapped in two.

"Boom~!"

The collision between the true essence and the demonic essence immediately triggered a powerful explosion.

However, even though the giant palm was somewhat damaged, it still broke through many obstacles and slapped the mudskipper's big face.

It made a crisp sound on the spot.

"Crack~!"

The mudskipper was instantly dumbfounded.

The leaping flames burned several inches of charcoal onto the left side of its face.

Although for its massive body, this was at best a superficial wound.

However, the insulting tone it carried made it feel deeply humiliated, and it immediately became furious.

That damned human cultivator on the other side is definitely doing this on purpose.

This is a blatant insult to it!

The mudskipper's eyes turned red, ignoring the small flames that remained on its left cheek, and it began to twist its body wildly.

At this moment, it seemed to transform into a nimble water snake, twisting its waist.

At the same time, the seawater below seemed to be stirred up by a giant water snake, and immediately became turbulent.

In an instant, countless waves of seawater surged upstream, seemingly turning the world upside down.

In an instant, all the sea fish within a radius of a hundred miles lost their way and could not distinguish east from west.

Even Xiao Chen felt a dizzying sensation before his eyes, as if the Milky Way had reversed its course and poured into the human world.

It has to be said that fighting with sea fish at sea inevitably comes at the cost of environmental damage.

"Die!"

The mudskipper suddenly let out a loud shout.

In the blink of an eye, it tensed up and swung its body forcefully, causing the spines on its three ventral fins to burst out in a triangular pattern.

It turned out that the unusual movement of the sea was just a cover, and it didn't matter if the enemy destroyed it.

Its real killing move comes from the spikes it fires after charging up.

This move is not simple.

Because it is neither an illusion nor a spell effect.

Instead, it truly utilizes the spines on the pelvic fins of mudskippers, using them one by one to reduce their numbers.

Although they can grow back in the future, each one will require decades of cultivation.

This can be considered the mudskipper's most prized skill.

This was also the method it used when it injured the True Lord of Shaking River in the Three Leaves Islands.

This is where the difference lies between the great sea monsters and the human cultivators.

The Human Race True Lord would certainly not use his trump card just because of a small loss.

However, sea creatures are prone to losing their temper during battles.

In particular, the less intelligent the sea creatures are, the more prone they are to impulsiveness and recklessness.

The mudskipper had used this move to gain an advantage in its previous battle against a human Nascent Soul cultivator, and now it was only thinking about repeating the same trick.

However, not all cultivators are the same.

Having trained for so long, Xiao Chen could simply have a heavy spiritual robe draped over his body with a thought.

It was indeed a heavy water robe.

"Puff puff!"

A sound like a bubble being popped rang out.

However, the attacking thorns only penetrated halfway into the six-foot-thick heavy water robe.

The moment they made contact, they were directly bound by the suction force of the heavy water robe, unable to move forward even half an inch.

Xiao Chen even took this opportunity to rush forward, effectively closing the distance between them.

"Poisonous Thorn Mother Thorn!"

The mudskipper, however, directly activated its demonic energy, triggering the three thorns.

Since it's a trump card, it's naturally not that simple.

Guided by its demonic energy, the three large thorns suddenly expanded and split on the spot, each shooting out three medium-sized thorns several feet long from within.

That wasn't the end of it. After using a sudden burst of energy to tear open the spiritual robe by two feet again...

The nine medium-sized thorns also expanded and split, each shooting out three small thorns several inches long.

With one burst of energy, they broke through the obstruction of the heavy water robe.

Ultimately, it deliberately exploded, releasing a large plume of dark green toxic mist that penetrated directly into Xiao Chen's body through his skin.

The mudskipper was immediately overjoyed.

It's important to know that this isn't just simple poisonous fog; it also contains a large amount of hidden demonic energy.

It could even be said that the main function of those toxins is to transport demonic energy directly through the skin to the cultivator's meridians and even dantian.

As a mutated sea fish, its demonic essence naturally possesses the property of corroding true essence and causing meridian ulceration.

Once it successfully invades the prey's body, the prey will need to continuously expend its true essence to focus on resisting the destruction of the demonic essence, thus quickly losing its ability to fight.

In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

The 'newly promoted Sky-Splitting True Monarch' in front of us should now be unable to continue fighting.

At least that's what mudskippers think.

However, after a brief moment of realization, Xiao Chen was surprised to find that all the demonic energy had remained on the surface of his body.

Thanks to the effects of the Divine Blessing Veil, the toxins had no time to penetrate the meridians.

Naturally, it was impossible for the demonic energy within to enter his body.

What surprised him even more was that these demonic energies didn't seem to be very effective.

how to say?

Although it was slightly stronger than the true essence that Xiao Chen initially cultivated, it was far inferior to the true essence that Xiao Chen had refined after being tempered by the Yang Five Elements Seal.

While the two are not worlds apart in quality, they are still worlds apart.

With just a thought, he refined the invading demonic power into pure spiritual energy.

Looking at the mudskipper that had come closer and opened its mouth wide to try and eat, I saw...

Xiao Chen raised his hand and shoved a blazing flame directly into its throat.

"Fog~!"

Caught off guard, the mudskipper could only stare wide-eyed in disbelief at Xiao Chen, who was still able to use magic fluently.

His enormous head just couldn't figure it out.

Why is this person able to resist the dual interference of their own toxins and the demonic energy they possess?

It was clear that it had been keeping a close eye on Xiao Chen, certain that he hadn't had time to take the antidote or use any special magical artifacts.

Logically speaking, they should be powerless to resist by now.

At the very least, their movements should be slow; how could they act as if nothing was wrong?

Unfortunately, it will never have the chance to figure this out in its lifetime.

The Soaring Palm technique is inherently powerful.

Furthermore, it approached without warning and even opened its mouth wide to swallow the flames.

In an instant, it burned all of its internal organs, including its tail.

Large clumps of white vapor emanated from its body surface, and its abdomen had turned completely black.

If you disregard the size, it looks like a grilled fish with a burnt bottom.

"Soaring Palm!"

Xiao Chen raised his hand and delivered another palm strike.

A mudskipper, only nine feet long, had just emerged from its tail, preparing to escape.

As a result, he was struck down on the head by the Soaring Palm, and his soul was instantly scattered in the blazing flames.

When fighting against a Nascent Soul True Monarch or a fourth-tier Great Demon, one must be wary of the enemy's Nascent Soul or Demon Infant escaping even after victory. Although Xiao Chen had no elders to guide him, he had seen similar statements in many inheritances.

Therefore, although those Heavenly-level inheritances are not suitable for direct cultivation, it is still worthwhile to look at them and selectively learn some useful content.

Even if we don't consider that the stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade, at least we can broaden our horizons.

"Wow~!"

After losing its nascent soul, the sea fish, thousands of feet long, fell straight down from the sky, immediately splashing up a large spray of water.

As its oppressive aura dissipated, the surrounding sea fish immediately became chaotic.

Many sea fish fled aimlessly in all directions.

Some bolder fish, or perhaps attracted by the blood, rushed over and tried to devour the mudskipper.

This is an opportunity for them.

If one can consume the flesh and blood of a fourth-tier demon, not only can one improve their cultivation, but there is also a chance to stimulate mutations in one's own bloodline.

Even if we don't expect a new fourth-tier demon to emerge, the possibility of a new Golden Core Sea Fish appearing is not small.

The saying "one whale falls and all things are born" perfectly illustrates this point.

"Get out of my way!"

Xiao Chen formed a sword shape with his fingers, reached out and swung his hand, then made a light slash.

Then three streams of true energy surged out in succession.

The first strike transformed into several sword energies, instantly clearing away the sea fish surging around him.

The last two cuts went into the mudskipper's head, severing the entire spine and bringing back a large piece of fish meat along with it.

And it circled the mudskipper's body, cutting off the remaining spines and bringing them along.

Finally, I checked again with my divine sense to confirm that no other spiritual materials had been missed.

Neither of these two moves are actually magic.

It's simply the basic use of true essence under the guidance of divine consciousness.

Just like when Xiao Chen was in the Golden Core stage, he could move objects in mid-air. It was the same principle, and was usually regarded as a trivial trick by cultivators.

However, these tricks are more than enough for him to deal with some Golden Core Sea Fish now.

After all, there is an insurmountable gap between major realms, not to mention that the Golden Core Sea Fish lacks intelligence.

"Very good, the remaining section of the spine is still relatively intact."

Xiao Chen removed the charred parts of the spine, then cut it into small pieces, and put them, along with the thorns, into his storage ring.

Then he looked down at the mudskipper that was gradually sinking and smiled slightly: "I forgot to tell you earlier, you'll be our dinner tonight."

Despite the fish's unappealing appearance.

However, the fish meat near the spine looks reddish-pink, which is obviously a good ingredient.

That's quite normal; the flesh of a fourth-tier spirit fish is definitely better than that of most third-tier spirit fish.

However, it's still daytime, so let's get down to business first and study the specific cooking techniques later tonight.

According to Xiao Chen's estimation, he is now not far from the Tiangang Sect.

We should be able to reach Qingcang Peak before noon.

Then we can gather some information and do some resource trading.

Although Xiao Chen wasn't very familiar with the Tiangang Sect before.

But now that he has reached the Nascent Soul stage, he can move around much more freely.

You can visit True Lord Gangyuan directly later; just address him as fellow Daoist.

It's not just the Tiangang Sect; it's basically the same in other places as well, with far fewer restrictions and concerns.

"Bang! Thud!...Crack!"

Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, he saw that there were still more than ten Golden Core Sea Fish that were unwilling to leave.

They are fighting fiercely for the right to eat.

"Hmm~, what about these Golden Core Sea Fish?"

Xiao Chen thought for a moment: "If we leave it unattended, it might affect the surrounding strongholds. Besides, sooner or later the sea creatures will gather it together to be used as cannon fodder."

"Then let's clean it up while we're at it."

It was a simple act for him, but it might save the lives of several Tiangang Sect disciples.

Of course, it's not just because of that; the main reason is that these Golden Core Sea Fish can also provide a lot of Demon Cores.

Although Xiao Chen no longer needs demon cores to improve his cultivation.

However, it's entirely possible to consider exchanging it for spirit stones.

Of course, it's not in the Sea of ​​Compassion, since the price of demon cores there has probably already collapsed.

Xiao Chen planned to take a few to the new cultivation world to check it out. If the price there was reasonable, he would rely on this to earn spirit stones in the future.

The vast, endless sea must contain countless golden sea fish.

Selling even a small portion of it would be enough to amass a massive amount of spirit stones.

In no time at all, he had taken care of all fourteen golden sea fish below.

Xiao Chen then turned and left, heading straight for Qingcang Peak.

However, only an hour had passed.

Before he could even get close to the vicinity of Qingcang Peak, he heard a series of exceptionally noticeable fluctuations of spiritual energy coming from ahead.

"Around three thousand miles ahead, there are Nascent Soul cultivators fighting?"

Xiao Chen looked into the distance, but naturally couldn't see anything.

However, the clear fluctuations of spiritual energy cannot be faked; there must be Nascent Soul cultivators fighting there, and more than one at that.

"What a great opportunity!"

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up: "It's a good opportunity to see what the strength of other Nascent Soul cultivators really is."

At this time and in this place, even a fool could guess that the two sides fighting were the True Lord of the Heavenly Gang Sect and the Great Demon of the Sea Clan.

They must have gone all out in their previous encounters, holding nothing back.

It also allows you to see the true strength of different cultivators.

This allows for a more accurate deduction of Xiao Chen's current strength level.

After breaking through to a higher realm, it is important to determine one's own strength and position, as this will directly affect one's future actions.

Looking back, there was nowhere to watch the magical duel in Nanlaohai.

This time we finally got our chance.

Xiao Chen concealed his aura and quietly moved towards the location from which the spiritual energy fluctuations originated.

Coincidentally, the other side also seemed to be moving in his direction.

Therefore, not long after, he saw five figures appear one after another from a thousand miles away.

Among them were four human cultivators and a huge sea fish.

The overall formation resembled a three-way chase and two-way escape, with the two forces engaging in combat while charging towards them.

The only person Xiao Chen could recognize from afar was Gang Yuan Zhenjun, whom he had met before at the Eight Directions Arena.

They were completely unfamiliar with the other cultivators.

However, this was enough for him to understand the current situation.

Gangyuan Zhenjun was the one who escaped, and he was accompanied by a Zhenjun who looked relatively young.

The other two True Lords must be traitors who defected to the Sea Clan.

"How did it get out here?"

Xiao Chen was a little confused. Shouldn't they be holding the mountain-protecting formation?

Could it be that the mountain-protecting formation has already been broken?

It can't be that simple, can it?

He was a little taken aback, but he acted quickly, immediately concealing himself and diving into the sea.

They planned to observe the contest while looking for an opportunity to lend a hand.

As fellow human beings, we should lend a helping hand whenever possible.

"Hmm, this guy's strength seems a bit average?"

Xiao Chen hid below and took a closer look, only to find that the young cultivator following Gang Yuan Zhenjun was performing noticeably poorly.

Aside from manipulating spirit shields to block enemy attacks, he also relies on talismans to fight back.

Even so, he was still quite disheveled.

On the contrary, True Monarch Gangyuan seemed to be handling the situation with ease, almost single-handedly bearing the majority of the attacks from the two human cultivators.

They can also launch counterattacks from time to time to threaten the enemy's pursuit.

Of course, this is mainly because he has the cultivation level of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, which naturally makes him appear more powerful.

However, the two human cultivators who were chasing them were also in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

He hung behind them at a leisurely pace, not appearing particularly aggressive.

After all, from their perspective, there was still a fourth-tier demon in the direction of Blue Fruit Island.

Once they got there, they could gain a greater numerical advantage, so they weren't in a hurry to decide the outcome and just kept driving them away.

"Watch out, there's someone in the water!"

When the two sides were less than a hundred miles away from Xiao Chen, the sea fish suddenly spoke up to warn him.

At the same time, they threw a huge ice ball directly at the spot where he was hiding.

"Who is there?"

Fan Jiayuan immediately became alert and, before the ice puck had even passed by, shouted a question.

"So that's why you dared to rush out, there was an ambush!"

Wang Jia's Nascent Soul cultivator immediately slowed down and sneered, "Unfortunately, his methods are still a bit lacking."

However, upon hearing this, both Gangyuan Zhenjun and Liekong Zhenjun were immediately startled.

ambush?

What kind of ambush?
True Lord Liekong looked at True Lord Gangyuan with a puzzled expression. Could it be that there was some information that he did not know?

The problem is, even Gang Yuan Zhenjun looked completely bewildered.

After all, he had not received any information.

"It's just a cheap trick to fool people, don't be fooled!"

Based on his rich experience, True Lord Gangyuan immediately made a judgment.

"boom!"

However, the ice hockey puck that arrived late was smashed on the spot.

Xiao Chen leaped out of the sea and landed in front of everyone: "Fellow Daoist Gang Yuan, it's been a long time."

"It's been two years since we last met at Tingtaohai, but you still look as dashing as ever."

"I originally intended to visit fellow Daoist Qingcang Peak, but I didn't expect to run into you here ahead of time."

This is both a greeting and a statement of his position.

In this respect, Xiao Chen really didn't have much of a choice.

Whether it was killing the human traitors like the 'Copper Wolf' or taking down the dragon in the new ruins, he had offended the sea race to the death.

Meanwhile, Su Li's killing of the sea patrol envoy on Ji'e Island has also created enmity with the sea tribes.

Therefore, Xiao Chen has already stood on the opposite side of the Sea Clan, and naturally, he has become a natural ally of the Heavenly Gang Sect, the enemy of his enemy.

However, True Lord Gangyuan may not be fully aware of this.

Therefore, it is best to take the initiative to state your position in order to avoid misunderstandings.

"You are... Fellow Daoist Xiao?"

After seeing the newcomer's face clearly, Gangyuan Zhenjun's previously composed expression, which had remained calm even when facing the pursuit of the sea race, revealed an uncontrollable surprise.

The next moment, he reached out and touched the jade pendant at his waist.

what's the situation?
Could he be under a spell?
(End of this chapter)