Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 389 Stop fighting!
For most of the great sea monsters, their abilities are largely related to their bloodline or race.

It's rare to find a situation like the Silverline Flying Fish where extra cards are prepared.

This is not because they didn't think of it or were unwilling to.

Instead of preparing new trump cards, it's too much trouble and not worthwhile. For the sake of efficiency, playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses is the best training strategy.

However, the silver-lined flying fish does the opposite.

This had a surprising effect, catching the other powerful demons off guard.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ice arrow exploded, releasing a chilling aura.

A thick layer of ice shards appeared on the bodies of all the great demons ahead, and they couldn't help but shiver from the sudden cold.

As a result, the speed was naturally greatly affected, and it suddenly became as slow as a snail.

"Wow! You actually secretly practiced ice magic!"

The Golden Tyrant Crab was first taken aback, then flew into a rage: "Since you have such methods, why don't you use them against those human cultivators, but instead use them on us?"

Do you have even the slightest conscience left?

The Thousand-Eyed Ray, whose cultivation level was relatively low, was now covered in frost, and its hundreds of eyes were filled with resentment and venom. It said in a trembling voice, "In the past few days, I have never offended you."

"If you want to turn against them, just do it to them. Why drag me into this?"

Do you have even the slightest bit of morality left in your heart?

The silver-lined flying fish showed no remorse whatsoever.

He even loudly retorted, "When you were all running ahead of me, did you ever ask yourselves what your conscience was like?"

Then he scoffed, "Hmph, things have come to this, let's talk about morality after we've survived!"

Having said that, it immediately flapped its dorsal fin, transforming into a streak of silver light as it tried to escape.

However, before they could leave, a pitch-black vortex suddenly appeared in front of them.

Its timing was perfect, leaving it no time to react.

The silver-lined harpoon couldn't dodge in time and plunged headfirst into it, instantly letting out a shrill scream.

"Crack~!"

The vortex was suddenly struck by a large amount of demonic power and instantly shattered into pieces.

A piece of blood-red meat fell out and he staggered to regain his balance.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a silver-lined flying fish, its entire body seemingly mutilated as if cut into a thousand pieces, with not a single piece of good flesh to be found.

In just a moment, its scales had turned to dust.

Its once-proud dorsal fin was now riddled with holes and tattered, making it impossible to continue its escape.

"Stop fighting!"

Xiao Chen watched from afar as the great demons were killing each other, and felt that his escape speed was still not fast enough.

The dorsal fin was completely destroyed; it's such a huge waste.

Come at me if you dare.

Unfortunately, the powerful demons in the distance almost completely ignored his shouts.

The tension between them remained high, with an air of "we'll all die together, and nobody's going to survive alone."

"You bunch of useless, idiotic, cowardly rabble who only know how to bully your own kind!"

Haihong finally came to her senses and said coldly, "Even without the formation, we still have a numerical advantage."

"Why can't we stand up and fight together against the human cultivators?"

"They were all afraid of death and would think of running away at the slightest sign of trouble."

"Hahaha, how naive! Do you really think you can escape?"

"You don't actually think that without Yun Qing, no one will be able to chase after you and take your lives, do you?"

"How ridiculous! We have ruined His Majesty's grand plan, and we are all guilty of a thousand deaths!"

"Go ahead and run if you want, go ahead and run with confidence, I'll personally cover your retreat."

"If your brain isn't completely broken, come and join me in blocking the human cultivators."

"If we can withstand today's wave, we still have backup formations to rely on."

The second half of the sentence was left unsaid.

But there's not much to say; if you can't stop it, there's only one outcome.

Upon hearing this, the other demons stood frozen in place.

Only the six-finned marlin paused for a moment before whispering a reminder to the sea eagle: "Your Excellency, it seems we no longer have a numerical advantage."

Previously, due to the deterrent effect of the chain formation, it was inconvenient for the four newly promoted True Monarchs of the human race to participate in the battle.

The main problem is that their cultivation levels are relatively shallow. If they are suppressed by half of the formation, they will not only be of no help, but will also easily become a weak point and a hindrance.

But now that the sea creature formation has collapsed, there's no need to worry about that.

Therefore, the four newly promoted True Lords huddled together, each holding a spirit shield, and followed. They were prepared to help restrain some of the sea monsters and share the burden of any potential counterattacks.

If you include those four, the human side has a total of twelve people.

On the contrary, the sea race originally had twelve great demons, but Xiao Chen killed two of them, and now only ten great demons remain.

Oh, and there's also a silver-lined harpoon that's already badly injured.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a matter of dying anyway. It's better than deserting and running away with your tail between your legs."

Haihong was completely unconcerned, revealing its true form, which was six hundred feet tall, and stood proudly on the sea, looking up at the attacking human True Monarchs.

His eyes, which had previously concealed his anger, now blazed with intense fighting spirit: "With Hai Hong, the commander of the Shallow Sky Sea, here, who dares to challenge me!"

It seems that they were inspired by it.

The gilded king crab behind it quietly changed direction and came back.

The humans were quite surprised to hear Haihong challenge them to battle.

They all subconsciously turned their heads to look at Xiao Chen, who was at the very front.

However, to their surprise, Xiao Chen acted as if he hadn't heard them, and instead took a big detour around Haihong and headed straight for the back.

He also left a message: "Fellow Daoists, please hold back the front lines. I'm going to catch those deserters first."

"We must wipe them all out today, and not let a single demon escape."

Although, under Haihong's influence, several other powerful demons changed their minds.

However, the silver-lined barracuda, anemone shrimp, and lionfish continued their desperate escape without stopping.

After all, the former had already offended the other powerful demons, and there was no turning back.

The latter two had previously deserted from Tingtaohai and did not believe that running away would have serious consequences.

Therefore, the three of them are still racing to escape, and if no one takes care of them, they might actually manage to slip away.

At the same time, it should be noted that among the human race, Xiao Chen has the fastest escape speed, making him the most suitable for pursuit.

In order to obtain more spiritual materials, he naturally wouldn't get carried away and engage in a duel with Haihong.

A smart person must always keep their goals in mind and clearly define their own position.

Simply put, it means knowing what you need to do and what you should be doing right now.

"I'll deal with the smaller one; I'll leave the big one to you all."

Gangyuan Zhenjun, however, set his sights on the gilded king crab and charged forward, clearly preparing for close-quarters combat.

In most cases, the larger the monster, the stronger it is.

So he deliberately chose a smaller one to avoid being too passive in hand-to-hand combat.

"Then I will deal with Haihong."

True Lord Qian Shu stepped forward and commanded his puppets to surround them.

The other human True Monarchs also chose their opponents and engaged in fierce battles.

And on the other side.

The silver-lined flying fish was forced to fall to the very back due to a damaged dorsal fin.

Feeling Xiao Chen rapidly closing in, she was both angry and afraid.

He practically cursed through gritted teeth: "Damn lionfish, don't let me live, or I'll make you pay!"

But despite its curses, it still had to draw upon a portion of its demonic power to conjure hundreds of sharp blades and slash behind it.

They were trying to delay Xiao Chen's pursuit.

Unfortunately, this idea was destined to remain a pipe dream.

With a series of crisp clanging sounds, all the sharp blades were blocked by the Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Shield.

Xiao Chen was almost unaffected and rushed to its side, raising his hand to deliver a Soaring Palm strike.

"Boom~!"

A huge explosion rang out, like a firework bursting into bloom.

It cleaved the silver-lined flying fish in two right in the middle, and accurately hit its demonic infant.

The Silver Thread Flying Fish, already severely injured and with its skin torn open, couldn't even last a single round before being killed by a single blow.

Xiao Chen didn't have time to linger and quickly sent two streams of true essence down to the sea below.

Several large blocks of ice were temporarily formed to serve as a raft, thus preventing the demon's body from sinking to the bottom of the sea quickly.

It then continued to rush towards the nearest anemone shrimp.

This is a very important goal.

Because sea anemone shrimp and sea anemones have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship.

Shrimp can help sea anemones search for prey and use their hard shells to defend against enemy attacks.

Sea anemone tentacles can provide shrimp with additional attack methods; both toxins and mucus can significantly increase the success rate of hunting.

In other words, although it is an anemone shrimp, it can provide additional spiritual materials.

Therefore, it was one of the prey that Xiao Chen had targeted early on, and it was one of the highest priority prey to hunt.

"Don't come over here!"

The anemone shrimp felt a chill run down its spine and cried out in terror, "Let me tell you, I didn't grow up eating vegetables!"

"If you push me too far, you won't get away with it either!"

Its anemones spread out like hedgehog tentacles, making it look less like a shrimp and more like a sea urchin.

"Oh, are you threatening me?"

Xiao Chen, however, continued to approach without caring: "I know you can use poison, so I might as well tell you in advance that it won't work on me."

"I suggest omitting this step; it would be better for everyone."

While the most valuable part is undoubtedly the venom glands, if you can collect venom or toxins, you can also sell them for a certain price.

One of the unique characteristics of the cultivation world is that anything with destructive power never lacks a market.

"You forced me to this, so let's die together!"

Seeing no way to escape, the sea anemone shrimp arched its back on the spot, shrinking its entire body into a ball shape.

Then, while spinning rapidly, it charged straight at Xiao Chen.

At the same time, the anemone tentacles on its body suddenly grew in length, with sharp spikes extending from the very tip.

The spikes were very special; not only were they extremely thin, but the very center was hollow.

"Boom~!"

The sea anemone shrimp crashed directly into the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Cover, producing a muffled thud.

Despite its high speed, the actual impact was surprisingly small, almost imperceptible. It was merely a tactic to get close to the enemy.

The real killer move was actually the hundreds of anemone tentacles that came along with it.

After getting close to Xiao Chen, most of the tentacles waved in unison, aiming their spikes at the Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Shield.

It then sprayed out a large amount of dark green venom through its hollow spikes.

The venom actually possessed the property of corroding spiritual energy.

The moment it came into contact with the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Cover, it was like cold water splashed into hot oil, and it began to sizzle.

At the same time, the anemone shrimp sprayed out almost all of its venom without regard for cost or loss.

It enveloped the entire Four Symbols Mountain Suppression Cover almost instantly.

If an unsuspecting person were to look over from a distance, they would probably think it was an anemone shrimp preying on a dark green sphere.

"Directly melting spiritual energy, and at such a fast speed?"

Xiao Chen watched as the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Shield rapidly dissolved, its surface visibly thinning, and became intrigued: "This move is indeed quite interesting."

It should be noted that this defensive spell is enhanced by Hextech, making it impervious to ordinary attacks.

If the sea anemone shrimp were to use a normal fourth-tier spell, it would be completely unable to shake it.

However, the beauty of this toxin lies in the fact that it does not directly engage in traditional offensive and defensive confrontations.

Instead, they took a different approach, directly targeting the most basic spiritual energy.

No matter how sophisticated your defensive spells are, or how powerful your techniques are, they are ultimately composed of spiritual energy.

Then directly corrode spiritual energy, fundamentally dismantling the enemy's defensive spells.

If nothing unexpected happens, this toxin should also have a very good corrosive effect on the spirit shield.

"But I really didn't lie to you, I'm not afraid of poison."

Xiao Chen simply removed the Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Shield, letting the venom fall on his body.

Upon first contact with him, the dark green venom seemed to come alive, trying to penetrate his body through his skin.

However, as soon as it entered the body, it was purified into the purest spiritual energy.

So much so that it not only did not have any negative effect, but it was actually replenishing his combat energy.

"Azure Wave Penetrating Needle!"

Xiao Chen was not idle either; he had already condensed three water needles in his hand.

At such close range, there's no need for deliberate aiming; a simple push forward is enough to pierce directly into the anemone shrimp's body.

Coincidentally, the Azure Wave Bone-Penetrating Needle, as its name suggests, is least afraid of facing such bone armor, making it highly targeted.

After being enhanced by Hextech, it is even more powerful.

It might not be so effective against spirit shields, but it's incredibly effective at dealing with these small, weak creatures that rely mainly on bone armor for defense.

Normally, the battle would have ended by this point.

However, Xiao Chen did not detonate the Azure Wave Bone-Piercing Needle directly, but carefully controlled its destructive power.

It took a little longer than usual, and I used the Azure Wave Penetrating Needle twice more.

The goal was to destroy only the anemone shrimp's internal organs and the anemone's central nervous system, while avoiding damage to the shell and tentacles.

Thus, they successfully obtained two complete demon bodies.

Then they followed the same method and continued to use temporary ice to support it on the sea surface.

Then they immediately went to chase after the lionfish, which had already disappeared from sight.

That's right. Because we spent a little more time on the anemone shrimp, we can no longer see any lionfish anywhere in the surrounding area.

Even with divine sense, no trace could be found.

If this had been discovered before the new year, the other party would likely have been able to escape successfully.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had already mastered the "Star Tracking Technique" and implanted a star into the lionfish's body before it left his spiritual range.

With this thing as a guide, all you need to do is activate the secret technique and sense it.

The exact location of the lionfish is as clear as the lines on the palm of your hand.

Even though it had used a secret hiding method to conceal its location, it was all in vain.

Just a quarter of an hour later.

Xiao Chen used his speed advantage to catch up by riding on the waves: "Hey, stop running, I can see you."

"Surrender obediently, and I promise to leave you with a whole corpse."

The lionfish, which was trying to escape, was startled by the sound and its whole body trembled three times.

However, it only glanced back quickly before continuing its desperate escape.

He quietly mobilized the demonic energy within his body and secretly began to cultivate a bloodline secret technique.

On the surface, the lionfish appears to be simply trying to escape.

But in reality, it was waiting for the best opportunity to make a move.

Even as Xiao Chen drew closer, the lionfish gritted its teeth and suppressed the urge to retaliate.

Even though the two sides were less than a hundred feet apart, it stubbornly refrained from making a move.

Until the moment before Xiao Chen condensed three Azure Wave Penetrating Needles in his hand and released them.

The lionfish then unleashed its bloodline secret technique, suddenly creating a pitch-black vortex in front of Xiao Chen.

Its vortex unfolds extremely quickly, without any warning.

Most prey, when moving at high speed, will not be able to dodge in time and will rush into it, and will be strangled and wounded or even die instantly.

In particular, to increase its accuracy, the lionfish specifically chose a time when Xiao Chen was most likely to be distracted.

The next moment, it couldn't help but look back.

As expected, Xiao Chen plunged straight into the vortex, just as anticipated.

"Hahaha, so this is the so-called human prodigy? Nothing special at all?"

Upon seeing this, the lionfish's eyes lit up, and it actually stopped.

It was very confident in the lethality of its secret technique; no prey that went in could come out unscathed.

That's why it stopped on its own initiative, wanting to observe how serious Xiao Chen's injuries were.

If the injury is serious, then there is no need for it to continue to run away; instead, it can try to fight back.

If the injuries are relatively minor, it can continue to escape.

Firstly, Xiao Chen's speed would inevitably be affected after being injured.

Secondly, having learned this lesson, the other party will likely not dare to pursue the matter further.

However, it never expected this.

The next moment, Xiao Chen appeared in front of it completely unharmed.

He smiled slightly at it and said, "Your method looks pretty good, but it's still not enough to be lethal."

"If it could be combined with anemone shrimp, it might be amazing."

"It's a pity that you're all fighting your own battles; that would be pointless."

As he spoke, Xiao Chen waved his hand lightly, and three Azure Wave Bone-Piercing Needles shot out swiftly.

This was because they didn't want to damage the spiritual materials during the battle.

The lionfish struggled for a full half hour, almost exhausting its demonic energy.

But in the end, it was easily defeated.

Xiao Chen cautiously finished off the lionfish, and only after confirming that it was completely dead did he pick it up by the tail and begin his return journey.

He also picked up the two demon bodies he had taken along the way.

"It seems to have dragged on for quite a while; I wonder how things are going on the front."

After eliminating Xiao Chen and the three great demons who chose to escape.

On the main battlefield, the numerical gap between humans and sea creatures widened further, resulting in an eleven-to-seven situation.

Theoretically speaking, the human race has a clear advantage.

If the battle had gone smoothly, it would likely be over by now.

However, before he could fully return, Xiao Chen sensed strong fluctuations of spiritual energy.

"Huh? What's going on?"

He was somewhat surprised; it seemed like the fight over there was incredibly intense.

He remade the ice blocks and temporarily put down the demonic body in his hands.

Xiao Chen, lightly equipped, quickly approached.

As soon as he stepped into the area within a thousand miles, he used his divine sense to observe the situation in front of him.

It turned out that the sea creatures and the human race were evenly matched and neither side could gain the upper hand.

Keep in mind that more than an hour had already passed since he went out to pursue them.

However, on the main battlefield, not only were all seven great sea monsters alive and well, but they also looked energetic and seemingly uninjured.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Xiao Chen was shocked. How could a situation where they outnumbered each other turn out like this?

Fortunately, after scanning the area, he did not see any injured human True Lords, nor did he find any shortage of personnel.

Otherwise, he would have thought that something new had happened here.

Quickly approach the edge of the battlefield.

Xiao Chen first used a Soaring Palm to deflect the water dragon condensed by some unknown great demon.

Then he turned around and asked, "What's going on? Why are you having so much trouble?"

The closest one is Lord Crane Cry.

The moment he saw him, he became excited: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you've finally returned."

"You don't know, these sea creatures actually have a backup plan, they are really too troublesome."

"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Qian Shu for considering the overall situation and sacrificing two fourth-order puppets to help put out the fire, otherwise a major disaster would have occurred."

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Xiao Chen was truly shocked this time.

While he deployed the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Shield to block the incoming ice blades, he quickly gathered information about the situation.

It turned out that when he went to pursue them, the human race did indeed have the upper hand on the main battlefield.

But the good times didn't last long, and the sea urchin suddenly split in two.

They turned into two identical giant crabs.

What's even more absurd is that no one could tell which one was the real body and which one was the fake body.

Both red crabs are just as formidable as before, both in terms of attack and defense.

There was no difference, nor was the division a weakening of strength.

The sea creatures already had a relatively high average cultivation level, and with the sudden addition of such an important combat force, they gained the upper hand for a time.

In particular, both of the sea eagles were fearless and even repeatedly tried to exchange injury for death.

Instead, it caught the humans off guard, causing them to fall into chaos.

At the critical moment, it was Gangyuan Zhenjun who promptly commanded everyone to gather together for defense, and Qianshu Zhenjun fought desperately at the cost of his puppet.

This gave them a chance to catch their breath and allowed them to turn the tables and wipe out one of the sea bream.

Unfortunately, in hindsight, it was probably a clone that died.

(End of this chapter)