I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

Soon, it noticed the target of those strange fish.

When the big bluefish saw that patch of black, its body trembled slightly.

It almost thought it was seeing another Ghost Reef.

However, compared to the earlier Ghost Reef, which had absorbed a large number of dead fish, this one is even larger.

It imagined itself being surrounded and felt it would definitely be eaten to pieces.

The big blue carp was secretly pleased when it discovered that the school of fish that had been relentlessly pursuing it were also swimming in that direction.

It looked up and saw a faint light in the distance.

It guessed that the exit was there.

But we've already come this far, wouldn't it be a shame to leave now?

There must be a huge secret hidden in this underwater palace complex. Only by excavating it can we report it to its master!

The hesitation in the big blue carp's eyes was fleeting, and it quickly followed the school of fish that were swirling together like a black tornado.

The number of fish is decreasing.

It saw that the palace complex below, which had been blurred, had become clear and magnificent again.

After descending to a certain range, the school of fish suddenly headed in another direction.

The big blue carp followed closely behind, its eyes wide open.

It saw those familiar waterways appear on the ground, crooked and rather eerie.

Suddenly, they stopped.

The big blue carp quickly stopped as well.

It looked like a huge plaza at the bottom, with a tall human-shaped sculpture in the center of the plaza.

It was too far away to see the face clearly, but it felt that the ominous atmosphere around it was even stronger.

Just as it was wondering what would happen next, it suddenly felt the seawater tremble.

The big blue carp's body trembled violently, as if it could be torn to pieces at any moment.

From the outside, the light spots on its body are even more intense, like twinkling stars, making its body seem to glow.

To its astonishment, it discovered that the strange fish, amidst the tremors, transformed into wisps of black mist, which gathered together and headed towards the statue below.

The black mist gathered and increased, shrouding the sculptures in a black fog.

The big bluefish instinctively wanted to retreat.

It sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

However, its body was somewhat out of control, making it unable to move.

Time passes bit by bit.

The fish had completely transformed into a thick black mist, which then disappeared into the sculpture.

The big bluefish was surprised to find that there was a human figure looming over the group of fish!

To its even greater surprise, the sculpture shrouded in black mist cracked open with a snap, revealing...

Bai Lin, who was possessing the giant blue fish, was also slightly surprised.

"Golden... Could it be the legendary Trident of Poseidon?"

As the black energy gathered, the trident's color turned somber, transforming into black.

wrong!

He noticed that the trident had one wide and two short prongs, with long cloths made of black mist slowly hanging down from the three sides.

"This is a Soul-Suppressing Banner!"

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Chapter 186 The Sacrificial Array

The black aura gradually faded, and the sculpture shattered completely.

The golden soul-suppressing banner had unknowingly turned into ink.

Wisps of residual black energy, like threads, wove together the flamboyant black banner, causing it to drift in the seawater and exude a terrifying and oppressive aura.

The seawater seemed to have become viscous.

The big blue carp's body trembled, and its eyes were filled with panic.

It didn't even notice that Bai Lin's dragon soul had floated out and was hovering above it.

Bai Lin's gaze shifted from the summoning banner to the figure in mid-air.

That's Su Bai.

He was somewhat surprised.

Facing his own dragon guards, his senses should have been very sharp, but if his eyes hadn't seen that familiar face, he wouldn't have been able to detect Su Bai's presence.

He squinted, carefully sensing the dragon scale attached to his sea of ​​consciousness, and found it to be faintly visible.

He could sense the presence of the dragon scales, but the connection was already very weak.

This made Bai Lin's expression turn serious.

He stared at him and noticed that Su Bai's demeanor had changed considerably compared to before.

The indifference unique to zombies in his eyes faded considerably, revealing a strong, burning passion, as if he had transformed from a cold zombie into a living person with emotions and desires.

Bai Lin thought of a possibility.

When cultivators of the Corpse Sect create zombies, they usually leave a "backdoor" to prevent the zombies from going out of control.

These "backdoors" come in various forms. Besides the most common restrictions made of runes, there are also precedents of leaving divine consciousness on zombies or even stripping away their souls to use them as clones.

Such records can be found in classical texts.

Although he had investigated carefully beforehand, if the other party's soul had already transformed into a primordial spirit, then it would not be difficult to deceive him.

The one who left behind a backup plan was at least a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?

Bai Lin's nervousness vanished in an instant, and he quickly calmed down.

Even if he truly surpasses the Nascent Soul stage, he has always remained hidden and cannot pose a threat to me. Otherwise, the other party would not have tolerated him casting dragon scales into Su Bai's sea of ​​consciousness and transforming them into dragon guards.

He looked down at the vast palaces below, the winding waterways, and the strangely shaped sculptures.

They clearly formed a massive formation.

Bai Lin had felt it was familiar before, and now, based on the outline of the formation and the dense death aura of this place, he was certain that this was the legendary sacrificial array!

This formation can extract the life force from living beings, and the condensed blood beads can greatly enhance their strength.

Because it violates the natural order, it is resisted by righteous sects throughout the Origin Continent, but occasionally demonic sects will set it up for their own gain in order to increase their power.

Looking at the vast and boundless complex of buildings, Bai Lin's expression grew increasingly solemn.

He suspected that this underwater city was once inhabited by people, who were all wiped out by a sacrificial ritual.

“The fish that approached this place earlier were stripped of their life force and turned into zombie fish, which means that this place is not only a sacrificial array, but may have also been modified by people from the Corpse Sect... Wait, doesn’t the change in those fish mean that this array has been operating all along?”

Bai Lin looked at the large blue fish whose body was shimmering with light and whose life force was being constantly torn apart by the power of the array, and he became even more convinced of this!

If an ordinary person were here, they would probably be a corpse by now!

"The core of this formation is that the person who sets up the formation acts as the formation's eye; only by existing within the formation can it be effective. So, the person who sets up the formation..."

Bai Lin looked at the eerie, ghostly banner used to suppress evil spirits.

Could it be that a trace of the original spirit of the owner of this place still remains in this Soul-Suppressing Banner?

We have to stop him!

Bai Lin's dragon soul flashed and immediately rushed towards the Soul-Suppressing Banner.

At the same time, Su Bai, who was in mid-air, also reached out his right hand toward the Soul-Suppressing Banner.

The black banner fluttered in the water, then transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Su Bai.

They had only flown halfway when Bai Lin intercepted them in the center.

But the moment his dragon claw touched it, the Soul-Suppressing Banner seemed to come alive, bypassing his claw and flying away.

Bai Lin missed his target.

He did not stop there, but instead unleashed his supernatural powers.

A chill permeated the air, the seawater seemed frozen, and the Soul-Suppressing Banner was as if it had fallen into a mud pit, its speed becoming extremely slow.

Just as Bai Lin reached out again to try and take it, Su Bai above finally moved.

His body barely moved, yet he suddenly traversed dozens of meters and arrived in front of the Soul-Suppressing Banner.

Just as he was about to grab it, his body suddenly stiffened, and his outstretched right hand stopped abruptly a few centimeters away from the Soul-Suppressing Banner.

Seeing the Soul-Suppressing Banner fall into Bai Lin's hands, his face turned extremely gloomy, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Give it back to me!"

Bai Lin could feel the dragon scales he had poured into the zombie dragon guard's sea of ​​consciousness trembling violently, as a powerful consciousness was impacting them, seemingly about to break through his control at any moment.

He could also sense that the consciousness of the zombie Su Bai, which he had marked, had been completely overwritten.

This guy in front of me is indeed usurping my place!

"Are you a cultivator from the Corpse Sect?" Bai Lin asked.

Wisps of black energy emanated from the Soul-Suppressing Banner, but were instantly evaporated upon approaching Bai Lin.

"Give it back to me!" Su Bai's body trembled slightly as he quickly broke free from the dragon scales' control and stared directly at Bai Lin. "We will not interfere with each other!"

Bai Lin sneered, then immediately channeled dragon energy into the Soul-Suppressing Banner in his hand without hesitation.

Although he was in his dragon soul state at the moment and could only use nearly half of his own power, it was enough for him to drive away the death energy in the soul-suppressing banner.

After all, the material of this Soul-Suppressing Banner is very special.

Bai Lin had a vague feeling when he first saw it, and now that he held it in his hand, the feeling of blood connection was even more obvious.

It was clearly made from keel!

The moment Bai Lin channeled his dragon energy, the entire Soul-Suppressing Banner trembled, activating the latent dragon energy within it. A resounding dragon roar echoed out, causing the black surface to rapidly dissolve.

"Die!" Su Bai roared in fury, his eyes flashing red.

He spread his arms, and two black whips made of death energy instantly formed. He swung them out and slashed fiercely at Bai Lin.

Bai Lin did not dodge.

With the soul of the white dragon, the underwater world is his domain.

He gripped the Soul-Suppressing Banner tightly with one claw, then extended his other claw and stirred the water twice. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding seawater condensed into thousands of sharp swords, which flew towards the long whip and Su Bai himself.

The big bluefish, positioned high up, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Amidst the boiling seawater, the deafening clang of metal clashing echoed continuously, and the intertwining of black and white light was almost dazzling.

It wanted to help its owner, but it also knew that going over there would only make things worse, so it wisely kept moving away and kept its distance.

Although the battle below was dazzling to watch, it could basically tell that its master was clearly in control and was almost dominating the fight.

It saw the black on the summoning banner gradually fade, revealing a golden background.

Just as the last trace of black on the Soul-Suppressing Banner was about to dissipate, a terrifying roar suddenly rang out.

The giant bluefish felt the entire seawater tremble violently, and a huge whirlpool appeared underwater, emanating a terrifying suction force.

It struggled to shake its tail and managed to avoid being sucked in.

After stopping, it turned around and noticed that a huge human figure had appeared underwater.

The man opened his mouth wide, and the vortex within it was his enormous maw!

The big blue carp's eyes showed fear.

Bai Lin saw the figure forced out of the Soul-Suppressing Banner by the dragon energy and showed an expression of no surprise.

He could tell that it was a remnant soul.