Immortality and Cultivation: I can extract entries from all things.

Three days later, at dawn.

The sky was beginning to lighten with the first light of dawn, and the sea breeze carried a biting chill.

Fang He stood at the highest point of the port, his blue Taoist robe fluttering in the wind.

[Divine Sense Warning] Flashing wildly.

coming.

Fang He cast his gaze toward the distant sea.

At first, there were only tiny ripples, but then the ripples became larger and denser.

Countless dark shadows surged underwater, like a black tide brewing.

"Warning! Marine mammal swarm!"

Fang He let out a sharp shout, his voice infused with spiritual power, which resounded throughout the entire port.

Almost simultaneously, the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the turbulent sea.

The marine mammal tide has officially begun!

Tens of thousands of sea creatures surged in from all directions.

The low-level silver-scaled fish surged like a silver river, the mid-level iron-armored crabs brandished their giant claws, and even more terrifying were the several high-level black water serpents, whose bodies were several meters long, stirring up towering waves wherever they went.

The sea was instantly covered by the shadow of the beast, and its roar was deafening, as if the entire sea was trembling.

"Triple composite array, full power activated!"

Fang He flashed and landed at the core node of the formation, his hands forming a hand seal.

Spiritual energy surged into the array plate like a tide, activating the triple composite array simultaneously.

The outer alarm array flashed red, accurately marking the location of each wave of beasts.

The spirit patterns of the mid-level trapping array lit up, trapping the sea beasts that rushed in within the array's light barrier.

The inner layer of the killing array is filled with fire runes, poised to unleash their power.

"Sword Masters, follow me and kill!"

Zhao Hengdao led six sword cultivators out, their blades flashing like lightning, specifically targeting those who managed to break through the enemy's encirclement.

With each swing of the blade, a sea monster fell.

"A thousand miles frozen over!"

Zhou Xiaolan stood on the east side of the port, her hands forming a mudra.

Large patches of ice crystals spread across the sea surface, freezing swarms of marine life.

The chilling air intertwined with the array's light barrier, forming an impenetrable defensive line.

Fang He closed his eyes and activated his [Array Mastery] skill to its fullest extent.

The spiritual energy pathways of the formation were clearly presented in my mind.

He precisely controlled every node, using [Divine Sense Warning] to predict the advance route of high-level sea beasts and adjust the weak points of the trapping formation in advance.

A black water serpent broke through the outer defenses and headed straight for the port.

Fang He clasped his hands together, and the flames within the inner layer of the killing formation surged.

A fire dragon roared out of the formation and pounced precisely on the Black Water Serpent.

The black serpent screamed in agony, its massive body writhing in the flames before finally turning into charred remains and falling into the sea.

"good!"

Zhao Hengdao shouted from afar, his sword strikes becoming even fiercer.

The battle lasted for three hours.

The tide of sea monsters came in waves, seemingly endless.

The spiritual energy nodes of the trapping formation began to overload, and their light flickered erratically.

With more than half of the spare spirit stone slots depleted, the pressure on the formation's operation is increasing.

Fang He's forehead was covered in sweat as he continuously adjusted his spiritual energy distribution using his [Array Mastery] skill.

With Qian Zhenshi assisting from the side, the two worked together seamlessly, barely managing to maintain the stability of the formation.

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation was detected in the [Divine Sense Warning].

Something is rapidly approaching underwater.

Fang He used all his divine sense to perceive the situation, and his expression changed drastically.

It was a Hundred-Clawed Octopus at the late stage of Qi Refining, its body dozens of times larger than the Black Water Serpent, with countless tentacles waving like steel whips.

Even more terrifying, it ignored the outer warning array and charged directly underwater, heading straight for the core node of the enemy's trapped formation!

If the node is destroyed, the entire trapping formation will collapse, and tens of thousands of sea beasts will flood into the port.

"Zhao Hengdao, flank from the left! Miss Zhou, freeze the sea to restrict its tentacles!"

Fang He shouted and shot out like an arrow.

He activated [Water Affinity], and the water around him automatically parted, allowing him to disappear into the sea like a fish.

Underwater, the enormous body of the hundred-clawed octopus is clearly visible.

Countless tentacles entangled the core nodes of the trapping formation, and under the immense pressure, cracks appeared in the formation's light barrier.

Fang He formed hand seals and activated the Vine Technique.

Emerald green vines shot out from the seabed rocks and entangled the octopus's tentacles.

Enraged, the octopus detached several tentacles from the node and lashed out at Fang He.

Amidst the turbulent waters, Fang He skillfully dodged using the [Water Spirit Affinity] ability.

His body was like a fish, weaving through the gaps between the tentacles, gradually approaching the octopus's head.

The octopus with its hundred tentacles opened its massive jaws, spewing out a torrent of poisonous ink.

[Divine Sense Warning] The warning was given in advance, and Fang He was prepared, instantly holding his breath and dodging.

Taking advantage of the moment when the octopus was spewing poisonous gas, he suddenly closed in and condensed fireballs in his hands.

[Flame Control] Full Power Activation!

The fireball compressed and condensed in his hand, and the temperature rose sharply.

Fang He combined the affinity of water spirit with the control of fire, water and fire merging, steam rising, and forcefully carved a path in front of the octopus head.

"go!"

The fireball pierced the octopus's mouthparts and exploded inside its body.

The octopus struggled violently, its countless tentacles flailing wildly, churning the seawater.

Fang He was thrown away by a tremendous force and crashed heavily into the seabed rocks, blood spilling from his mouth.

But he did not back down.

The vine spell was activated again, binding the octopus's eyeballs.

The fireballs rained down relentlessly, each strike hitting the octopus's vital points with pinpoint accuracy.

Finally, the struggles of the hundred-clawed octopus gradually weakened.

Its massive body slowly went limp and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Fang He dragged his tired body to the surface and climbed onto the harbor.

He was soaking wet, and his left arm was lashed by a tentacle, sending a piercing pain through him.

But it's not over yet.

Cracks appeared at the core node of the trapping formation, causing spiritual energy to become disordered and the light to flicker erratically.

The spare spirit stone slots are about to run out. If the enemy-trapping formation collapses, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Fang He gritted his teeth, enduring his exhaustion and pain, and immediately began to repair the formation.

[Mastery of Formations] He activated it at full power, and spiritual runes flowed through his hands.

His fingers flew, filling the cracks and clearing the blocked spiritual energy channels.

With the money array master assisting, the two raced against time.

Just then, the [Divine Sense Warning] signaled another unusual fluctuation.

Fang He scanned the area with his divine sense and detected that familiar spiritual energy frequency.

In the southeast, deep in the sea, the Dark Abyss Pavilion's beast-driving array is in operation, echoing the sea beast tide in some way.

He suddenly remembered what he had discovered three days ago.

Reverse control of the beast-driving formation!

Fang He looked at Zhou Xiaolan and said in a deep voice, "I want to try to reverse the beast-driving formation to disrupt the beast tide. Please protect me, Miss Zhou!"

Zhou Xiaolan nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"

She flashed forward, blocking Fang He's path, and unleashed her ice magic at full power, freezing a large area of ​​the sea and blocking all the approaching sea beasts.

Fang He sat cross-legged at the core of the formation, closing his eyes.

This is an extremely dangerous attempt.

If one is not careful, the backlash from the beast-driving formation will directly impact one's sea of ​​consciousness, resulting in serious injury at best, and complete annihilation of one's soul at worst.

Fang He felt his spiritual power surge forth like a tide, building a bridge between the two formations.

The spiritual energy fluctuations of the beast-driving formation surged forth, carrying a violent will, attempting to destroy his divine consciousness.

He gritted his teeth, guarding his sea of ​​consciousness, guiding the rhythm of resonance little by little.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Resonance gradually forms.

Under the combined effects of [Array Mastery] and [Array Counter], the flow of spiritual energy in the Beast Taming Array began to become disordered.

The formation that was originally driving away the sea monsters in an orderly manner experienced a brief conflict in its commands.

The sea creatures suddenly lost their unified direction of movement.

Some of the sea creatures began to collide with each other, creating chaos.

The other group of sea creatures lost their will to attack and began to swim into the deep sea.

Some sea creatures were circling around in place, seemingly at a loss.

The pressure on port defense has been greatly reduced!

"kill!"

Zhao Hengdao seized the opportunity and led his team of sword cultivators to charge into the chaotic beast horde.

The blade flashed like snow, and wherever it passed, waves of blood surged.

Zhou Xiaolan used ice magic to inflict widespread damage, freezing large numbers of sea monsters with each strike.

Fang He gritted his teeth and maintained the formation, his face as pale as paper, his mental energy rapidly depleting.

He could feel the backlash from the beast-driving formation growing stronger, and his sea of ​​consciousness was in excruciating pain, as if it were being pricked by needles.

But he can't stop.

The chaos lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The tide of marine mammals finally began to recede.

The remaining sea creatures, having lost their command to be driven away, scattered and fled.

Tens of thousands of sea creatures surged in like a tide, and then receded like a tide.

Qing'ao Island has been saved.

Fang He relaxed and slumped to the ground.

His mental energy was almost completely depleted, his head was throbbing, and he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand.

A pair of delicate hands handed over a bottle of pills.

"You did it."

Zhou Xiaolan's voice rang in my ears, trembling slightly.

Fang He took the pill and smiled wryly, "I almost couldn't hold on."

He took a recovery pill, sat cross-legged and regulated his breathing for a while, barely managing to recover some of his mental strength.

The post-war review begins.

Three independent cultivators were killed in battle, more than ten were injured, and nearly half of the port facilities were destroyed.

Most of the spirit stones have been used up, and the formation has been damaged in many places, requiring a lot of time to repair.

But compared to the complete annihilation of the island by a tidal wave of marine mammals, this is already the best possible outcome.

Fang He walked to the corpse of the Hundred-Clawed Octopus, took out the array pattern carving knife, and carved extraction runes on its core.

As mental energy surged in, strands of white light were drawn out from the octopus's body and condensed into new entries on the panel.

Extraction successful

[Acquired stat: Sea Monster Resilience (White)]

[Effect: Physical strength +15%]

Fang He breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the spoils of war he earned with his life.

Zhou Tieshan walked up to Fang He and looked at him with a complicated expression: "In this battle, Fang He deserves the greatest credit."

Fang He cupped his hands in greeting: "It was just luck. If everyone hadn't worked together, Qing'ao Island wouldn't have been able to be defended."

Zhou Tieshan patted him on the shoulder without saying a word.

As the sun sets, the sea gradually returns to calm.

Occasionally, a few sea creatures can be seen wandering in the distance, but they no longer pose a threat.

Fang He stood at the edge of the harbor, gazing at the seawater stained red with blood, feeling little joy.

Although the beast-driving formation of the Dark Abyss Pavilion was disrupted, it was not destroyed.

This means that the threat has not yet been eliminated.

Fang He.

Zhou Xiaolan walked to his side and stood beside him. "What are you thinking about?"

Black Reef Island.

Fang He said calmly, "The source of the beast-driving formation is there. As long as the Dark Abyss Pavilion still exists, the sea beast tide could come again at any time."

Zhou Xiaolan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Let's focus on healing our injuries first. We can deal with the rest later."

Fang He turned to look at her and found that she also looked tired, with a few strands of her black hair stuck to her cheeks with sweat, adding to her fragility.

This eldest daughter of the Zhou family, a direct descendant of the Zhou family, is fighting alongside him today, entrusting her life to him.

Thank you.

Fang He sincerely said, "I will remember your kindness in protecting me today."

Zhou Xiaolan smiled slightly, the afterglow of the setting sun casting a golden glow on her face: "No need to thank me. You saved not only Qing'ao Island, but also myself."