Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 330 The Second Sea-Stabilizing Pearl Appears, Su Yu's Crisis
"This is not the time to reminisce."

After a brief introduction, Ao Ying said to him:
"We'll take this city first. After we capture it, Brother Su will get a share. After we return to Longbao, we'll give you three more great achievements."

Su Yu quickly declined, saying:
"How can this be allowed?"

Ao Ying waved his hand and said:
"There's no need to refuse. You've killed two Celestial Immortals and made a great contribution; you're fully qualified."

"OK then."

Su Yu did not continue to refuse, after all, she had indeed made a great contribution.

Then Ao Ying took the lead and arrived above Caizhu City, unleashing a burst of dragon breath from afar. Su Yu and Ao Rong followed closely behind, their three different dragon breaths striking the protective array's light barrier, creating ripples that spread outwards.

The crab general swung its lightning-wrapped giant pincers and slammed them hard onto the city's protective array. The dragon whale threw its massive body down, and the terrifying weight caused the light barrier to sink.

Several other celestial beings from various races unleashed their own methods, bombarding the light screen with powerful forbidden spells, divine abilities, and magical treasures, causing it to tremble continuously.

However, the defensive power of this sect-protecting formation is too strong. Its defensive power of 1000 billion is so great that even if many celestial immortals were to take action, it would be difficult to shake it.

Furthermore, the formation is powered by spiritual veins and overseen by several celestial beings, making it impossible to break through in a short time.

The battle reached a stalemate, with neither side able to gain the upper hand for the time being.

At this moment, a voice transmission came into the red dragon's ear:
"Your Excellency, would you be willing to make a deal?"

With a jeweled head raised, the red dragon immediately recognized that the one communicating with him was the Celestial Immortal of the Heavenly Eye Clan who held the Heavenly Beast Taming Banner. He seemed unaware of Su Yu's player identity.

He smiled and nodded at the red dragon, and continued:
"I can offer three great merits to purchase the primordial spirit of the sea serpent demon that you just captured."

Chi Long raised an eyebrow and shook his head:

"I also need this primordial spirit."

Xingluo immediately said:

"If a great achievement is not required, I can exchange it for other treasures, as long as you name your price."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Yu, who was breathing heavily to weaken the great formation, suddenly felt a sense of alarm. He raised his dragon head, looked around, and loudly transmitted his voice to Ao Ying:
"I foresaw that danger was coming."

Ao Ying immediately replied:

"Do you know where the danger comes from?"

"rear."

Without hesitation, Ao Ying immediately transmitted her voice to everyone:

"Everyone be careful to guard against a sneak attack from behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Crimson Dragon felt a strong warning from the Heavenly Dao's divine power of shifting stars and changing constellations. It turned around sharply and exhaled a breath into the void behind it.

The crimson dragon breathed out for hundreds of kilometers, illuminating the dark sea. Soon everyone saw a ball of light appear out of thin air at the end of the flames, containing three figures.

The three snake-like celestial beings, judging from their posture, two of them, one on the left and one on the right, seem to be guarding the young celestial being in the middle.

Revealed by the dragon's breath, the group was visibly startled, but not panicked. The snake-man in the center, a level 378, smiled slightly and tossed a precious pearl in his hand. An aura that Su Yu was extremely familiar with soared into the sky, shining brightly in the dark deep sea, radiating a suffocating pressure like a blue sun.

The familiar aura caused the Crimson Dragon's pupils to widen, and he couldn't help but lose his composure, exclaiming:

"The Zhenhai Pearl?"

"How can this be?"

The blue sun radiated layers of light waves, freezing the seawater wherever it touched, making it as sticky as glue, requiring even the Crimson Dragon to exert all its strength to move it.

"Suppress the Sea!"

Su Yu was very familiar with this power, but the power of his own Zhenhai Pearl was not so strong that even a celestial being would find it difficult to shake.

It was obvious that the seal on the Zhenhai Pearl in the hands of this snake-human celestial being was broken to a higher degree than that on the Zhenhai Pearl in Su Yu's hands, and its power was definitely at the level of a mid-grade immortal treasure.

"The second Sea-Suppressing Pearl, so the Sea-Suppressing Pearl in my hand could really be the legendary top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Sea-Suppressing Pearl?"

Su Yu was both surprised and delighted.

What's shocking is that I'm actually a pawn planted by a big shot; what's also gratifying is that I'm actually a pawn planted by a big shot.

Since they are chess pieces, they must have a mission. If you can get one, you will have the opportunity to seize the other Dinghai Pearls and collect all 24 Dinghai Pearls.

This is inevitable. Regardless of your position in the eyes of the big shots, whether you are a main pawn or a backup pawn, as a pawn, you already have a "Sea-Stabilizing Pearl" in your hand, so you have the opportunity to defy fate.

Even if you're just cannon fodder used as stepping stones for the main pieces, there's still a chance to defy fate.

Even a pawn crossing the river can be used as a chariot.

However, the most urgent task is to get through this hurdle. The fact that these three snake-human celestial beings dared to show themselves and take the initiative to attack them shows that they are confident in defeating them. He dared not be the first to stick his neck out, so he immediately stopped breathing and used the Shifting Stars and Dippers technique to conceal his aura.

In particular, it was to conceal the residual aura of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, lest this expert who possessed another Sea-Stabilizing Pearl discover him.

Yes, Su Yu is now certain that the Zhenhai Pearl is definitely the Dinghai Pearl.

"Buzz!"

Just then, Ao Ying spat out a celestial treasure-level dragon pearl that rose up, radiating golden light. The power of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was forcibly expelled, and everyone returned to normal, immediately taking various measures to defend themselves.

The serpent player smiled slightly, pointed, and the blue light of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl faded, falling like a meteor towards the mermaid celestial player.

The man let out a strange cry and immediately unleashed various defensive measures: a tenth-tier gauze curtain, protective qi, a magic robe shield, and a tenth-tier cauldron that shot into the sky. The energy at the cauldron's mouth surged, forming a vortex that emitted a powerful attraction.

As the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl fell, the whirlpool collapsed without any resistance, and the sun fell without pause, shattering the precious cauldron into pieces.

The protective veil is torn apart at the slightest touch, revealing the magic shield and protective energy that vanishes upon contact.

The blue light pierced through all defenses without pause and struck the merman celestial being, directly shattering his primordial spirit dharma image into pieces. However, an invisible force restrained it, preventing the dharma image from collapsing. It could be vaguely seen that the merman celestial being's primordial spirit was fixed within the shattered dharma image and crushed to dust by the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

"Holy crap, what level has this guy unlocked the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to?"

This scene sent chills down Su Yu's spine, and even as a red dragon, she felt a chill run through her body.

A single strike instantly killed a Celestial Immortal—Su Yu had never heard of such a thing before; this burst of power was simply too abnormal.

"No, it should be that ultimate skills shouldn't be used too often."

Even though it's a powerful move, it's still incredibly overpowered, and many people present were terrified.

"withdraw!"

Everyone snapped out of their daze and, without a word, leaped into the air, ready to flee.

But at that moment, the defensive array of Pearl City suddenly activated, and the light barrier exploded, expanding outwards in all directions, instantly enveloping them for hundreds of kilometers. The celestial beings of the sea serpent faction who had previously fled into the city stood in the air, looking down at them. The sea serpent demon immortal in the center laughed heartily:
"Today is your death day!" He pointed a finger:
"kill!"

The demons and immortals immediately pounced, each finding an opponent and launching an attack.

The dragons were trapped and unable to escape, so they had no choice but to fight. Su Yu was also stopped by a snake-man celestial being.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the snake-man celestial being who also wielded the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, he restrained some of his power, and for a time, he fought the snake-man celestial being to a standstill.

But at that moment, Ao Ying's loud laughter rang out from the sky:
"You think you've already won?"

Su Yu turned her head in surprise and saw Ao Ying open his mouth and spit out a golden light that shot into the dragon pearl suspended in the air. The dragon pearl immediately shone brightly, and the aura it emitted instantly increased more than tenfold, forcefully repelling the power of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

"You have a mid-grade immortal treasure, so why don't I, the Azure Dragon Palace, have one?"

"Brothers and colleagues, they have already opened the city's protective formation. Now is the perfect time to defeat them in one fell swoop."

"I'll hold him off, you guys quickly take care of the others."

Everyone's eyes lit up, their low morale vanished, and Su Yu was both surprised and delighted, decisively activating the Heavenly Dao Divine Power.

"Invert the yin and yang!"

Suddenly, time and space shifted, and his opponent, caught off guard, lost the initiative, allowing him to seize the opportunity and relentlessly strike.

This snake-man celestial being had no celestial treasures, relying solely on his primordial spirit dharma form and various forbidden techniques to contend with him. Previously, when he withdrew his power, he didn't even need to use the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw, and they were evenly matched. Now, the Crimson Dragon suddenly erupted, doubling its attack power. With a few claws, it forcefully shattered the protective magic treasure. Then, under the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw, the primordial spirit dharma form was as fragile as rotten bricks, crumbling into pieces with every grab.

However, this person is a player-level expert, not a native, and has many tricks up his sleeve.

It is unknown what kind of supernatural power was activated, but the solid primordial spirit Dharma form transformed from formless to formless, and the power of the fierce Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw was reduced by more than half.

"Binghuo Divine Thunder Net!"

The Crimson Dragon decisively activated its thunder magic, instantly condensing tens of thousands of Bing Fire Divine Thunderbolts that exploded.

The most basic Five Elements Thunder Technique is incredibly powerful with a spell damage bonus of up to 40 million. With the fire element law bonus multiplied by 10, its power reaches 400 million. Even with various damage reduction and physical defense enhancements, its power is reduced to just over 100 million. However, the Bing Fire Divine Thunder is inexhaustible, and its terrifying power distorts the void. The primordial spirit dharma form, which transforms from formless to tangible, vibrates violently under the divine thunder and is visibly being worn down and shrinking.

The divine thunder bombarded the formless form for less than half a minute before it could no longer sustain itself and reverted to a physical form, instantly reducing the damage of the divine thunder by more than half.

The crimson dragon leaped into the fiery clouds, and the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon's claw, imbued with the power to tear everything apart, slammed down.

With divine lightning striking continuously and physical suppression overwhelming him, the snake-man celestial being quickly rendered powerless to retaliate.

Once you reach the Celestial Immortal level, as long as you properly and diligently overcome the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Man to become an immortal, there will be no distinction between players and natives. The advantage that players have over natives disappears at the Celestial Immortal level.

Below the level of immortals, the cultivation methods of native cultivators are simple. Unlike players, they do not cultivate a variety of secret techniques, forbidden techniques, and supernatural abilities to enhance their strength. They generally focus on cultivating Qi cultivation methods, and apart from the derivative methods of Qi cultivation, they rarely cultivate other spells.

Those with high-level templates are alright. For example, those with templates above the peerless level will have several lightning techniques, forbidden techniques, or even supernatural abilities. They will also have several powerful magic treasures, so their combat power is not bad. Most ordinary players cannot beat them, and only elite players can contend with them.

Those with low-level templates are simple to deal with. Not only are they lacking in skills, but their magic weapons are also of low quality. They are generally no match for players with rich skills and are often defeated by elite players who challenge them from a higher level.

However, this situation disappears after becoming an immortal. Nine out of ten immortals are mythical templates, with not only super strong attributes but also wisdom far exceeding that of ordinary people. Their Taoist magic, supernatural powers, and magical treasures are no worse than those of players, and may even be stronger. All the advantages of players disappear at this level, and if they do not accumulate enough, they may not even be as good as the natives.

The snake-man celestial being in front of him was like that. Although he had become an immortal, he was still no match for the Supreme Dragon Transformation, who was derived from the Heavenly Dao and had awakened the bloodline of the ancient dragon. He was quickly suppressed by him and had no power to fight back.

"boom!"

A deafening roar came from the sky. The red dragon looked up and saw the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl colliding with the Dragon Pearl, as if Mars had collided with the Earth, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to split.

Although the Dragon Pearl in Ao Ying's hand was an acquired immortal treasure, it was of mid-grade and could directly contend with the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, which was not fully unsealed and was only equivalent to a low-grade immortal treasure. The two pearls collided back and forth, and were evenly matched.

The violent impact swept across the battlefield, and countless demon soldiers who were fighting below were blasted into dust.

Seeing that Ao Yingzhen could block the opponent, Su Yu pressed down on the dragon claw on the chest of the snake-man celestial immortal's primordial spirit dharma image and decisively inserted it into the primordial spirit dharma image's body. A terrifying power erupted, and the dharma image shattered into pieces on the spot.

A celestial spirit soared into the sky, and the red dragon opened its mouth and inhaled the spirit.

"Don't think about it!"

The celestial being's primordial spirit instantly blazed brightly, like an erupting volcano, its terrifying power leaving the crimson dragon covered in dust.

"Damn it, it self-destructed."

Red Dragon shook his head and turned to pounce on You Mu, the sea serpent demon immortal who was fighting the crab general not far away.

You Mu immediately became alert. His massive body spun around, and he spat out a primordial water mine that exploded with a deafening roar. The raging Taiyin True Water momentarily blocked the Crimson Dragon and the Crab General. Taking advantage of the opportunity, You Mu broke free and created distance, shouting:

"Is there anyone who can lend me a hand?"

The other two snake-man celestial beings who came with Yu Jun immediately responded:

"Take my seal!"

These past two days, one of the immortals has been pursuing the path of magical powers. After revealing his immortal form, he activated a precious mirror that floated in the air, and then took out a precious seal and offered it up. After a few rotations, it rapidly expanded.

Another immortal, appearing with a two-headed snake head and four arms, standing over ten kilometers tall, charged forward wielding two tenth-tier divine swords and a divine halberd.

Two divine blades slashed down, but the red dragon blocked them with its claws, sparks flying everywhere.

The halberd thrust down headfirst, the dragon's head grazed the dragon's scales, the hard scales being sliced ​​in two like tofu by the halberd's blade.

"A divine weapon of the Celestial Treasure level?"

The Crimson Dragon opened its mouth and spewed a breath of dragon fire, turning the two-headed serpent-human celestial into a fiery figure. Its massive body twisted and wrapped around the two-headed dharma image, while its dragon tail slammed into the back like a hammer. But at this moment, the sea serpent demon immortal You Mu pounced over, its massive serpent body twisting and wrapping tightly around the dragon's tail. It turned around and bit the Crimson Dragon's waist, injecting its venomous essence into its flesh and blood.

The Crimson Dragon raised its head and roared, preparing to unleash its Heavenly Dao power to reverse Yin and Yang. The One-Headed Serpent Immortal shone a treasure mirror in its hand, and the Crimson Dragon did not react. But the next second, the treasure seal, which had expanded to a height of more than fifty kilometers, roared down.

Although this seal is not a celestial treasure, its spirit is at least +9 or +10, and it is only one step away from becoming a celestial treasure after passing the celestial treasure tribulation.

Furthermore, the seal was forged from a giant mountain, and its mass was astonishingly high at a height of fifty kilometers. The weight of the seal alone caused the Crimson Dragon to tilt and sink. Taking advantage of this, You Mu pulled it, and the Crimson Dragon, unable to withstand the terrifying weight, fell down.

"boom!"

The earth shook violently, and countless demon soldiers were crushed to pieces.

"Kill!"

The two-headed serpent-human celestial being activated the killing law he had mastered. The sharpness of the tenth-order divine blade instantly reached the level of a celestial treasure. Riding on the red dragon suppressed by the giant seal, he danced and flew up, instantly slashing hundreds of times. The hard dragon scales were cut open as easily as tofu.

At the same time, he grabbed the halberd with his other hand and thrust it down at the dragon's heart.

Seeing this, You Mu turned and wrapped his body tightly around the Crimson Dragon's body, a burst of burning poisonous flames spewing out and coiling around the divine halberd, shouting loudly:

"It's now!"

(End of this chapter)