Chapter 268
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Chapter 268: The Siege of the Ocean Empire
The Xuan Bird could not hover; it could only move forward.
Along the way, although Yun Ye saw many traces of precious medicines, he did not stop to collect them.
He continued to advance, crossing the vast ocean.
During this time, Yun Ye skillfully avoided several super disasters and finally entered the core area filled with spirit energy.
Here, wondrous scenes made of spirit energy appeared everywhere, and many places defied common sense.
“Boom! Boom!”
Suddenly, the water surface surged, rising into the sky and forming a terrifying web of destruction, aiming to capture Yun Ye.
"Is that… humans in the Secret Realm?! Heir, break through quickly! They are hiding in the ocean, and a Spiritual Law practitioner has blocked my detection. Fighting here puts us at a great disadvantage!" Xiang Qingrou shouted urgently.
Yun Ye frowned, and as the Xuan Bird ascended, a warm light flickered in his ice-blue eyes, activating his Spiritual Eye.
In an instant, his vision pierced through the artifact, looking deep into the ocean.
Indeed, a large number of humans lurked in the ocean, wielding weapons. Their bodies were scaly, and they could breathe underwater by nature, but they were not mermaids; they still had human legs.
These were humans with different bloodlines from the outside world; they were still fundamentally human. According to experiments from the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect, even if these ocean-dwellers were forcibly brought to the outside world, they could still survive and reproduce, although they would not be as powerful as those who grew up in the Secret Realm.
All these ocean-dwelling humans were enveloped in a blue glow, indicating a revival of Water Spiritual Roots, and some even radiated a presence equivalent to law realm cultivators.
"Who?"
As Yun Ye scanned a throne-like structure, he suddenly sensed a Spiritual Law practitioner targeting him through his gaze.
But it was ineffective; Yun Ye had his extreme divine protection, which rendered ordinary Spiritual Laws powerless against him.
"Dragon Transformation!"
Seeing his Spiritual Law fail, the ocean’s great cultivator performed a hand seal, transforming a large amount of the encircling seawater into swimming dragons.
Yun Ye had already drawn the attention of the ocean-dwellers when crossing the sea, so great cultivators from the law realms had preemptively set up to ambush him.
In this world, everything fights for survival. The Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect aimed to seize resources and inevitably had to contend with the local forces of the Secret Realm: the Ocean Empire.
Though much weaker than the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect and merely a trial ground, it could still cause massive trouble.
The swimming dragons moved far faster than the abundant seawater, increasing the chances of encircling the Xuan Bird, entering a race against time.
However, with the Xuan Bird’s speed and Xiang Qingrou’s warning, they broke free from the barrier and could not be sealed off. Dealing with the swimming dragons was dangerous, but it was not impossible to escape.
"Boom!"
The Xuan Bird accelerated further, breaking free from the encirclement of swimming dragons and dashing forward without looking back.
Xiang Qingrou and the others displayed joy; this flying artifact was incredible, able to maintain such high speed even in this environment.
This was the Ocean Empire’s home ground, where their cultivators found it much easier to harness spirit energy than those of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect, giving them a significant power advantage.
All of them were merely in the spiritual realm, yet they could easily escape the blockade of law realm cultivators?
This experience…
It could last a lifetime!
Meanwhile, in the outside world.
The projection zoomed in on Yun Ye’s environment.
The projection had three parts: one part was a large map, with Yun Ye marked as a blue dot surrounded by dense red dots, which increased in size with the strength of cultivation levels.
Another part was a top-down view of the scene, clearly showing every landscape in the Secret Realm. The battle between Yun Ye and a large number of ocean-dwelling humans was entirely visible from above.
Finally, there was a close-up part of the image that allowed for a clearer view of the situation around Yun Ye.
At this moment, Yun Ye had indeed escaped the blockade; neither the swimming dragons nor the ocean’s barrier posed a threat anymore.
But was it over?
"Xiang Ying is too fast…"
"Yes, he is moving too quickly."
Many people remarked.
In terms of speed, this was indeed a good thing, but unfortunately, it also indicated another situation.
Isolated and unsupported!
"Right now, only one person is in the core area. The Ocean Empire can mobilize many law realm cultivators to surround him. Can Xiang Ying break through and realize his predicament?"
"One person cannot get through. Some level of teamwork is necessary; otherwise, what is the point of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect? The number of people is indeed the foundation of overcoming the strong with the weak!"
"Is there a possibility—could Xiang Ying be as reckless as Su Xinsan? Is that why he dashed into the core area alone?"
"Hehe, it’s the arrogance of a genius, which is indeed common. I hope this genius doesn’t stop here."
The cultivators left outside were all mediocre talents. Using their worldview to make judgments, they would never understand the disparities between individual humans.
Soon, the first genius would give them a good lesson.
On the screen, the delicate young man in water-blue clothing suddenly spoke:
"Get ready. You maintain your input of spirit energy and control the Xuan Bird."
"What…?"
Xiang Qingrou and the others instinctively channeled spirit energy to replace Yun Ye, becoming the energy source for the Xuan Bird.
In the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared before the Xuan Bird, its aura vast and powerful. A massive statue of a water deity rose behind it, extending a hand toward the sky, blocking everything in front and causing the Xuan Bird’s speed to drop sharply.
"The flow of water from the Water Elemental Spiritual Law? This range? Another law realm practitioner, no, not just one!"
Xiang Qingrou gasped, sensing the overwhelming presence of multiple law realm cultivators flooding her awareness.
The strongest and most common aspect of the Water Elemental Spiritual Law is the flow of water, which not only cures toxins and diseases but can also attack in reverse, even reversing the flow of a person’s blood to cause instant death.
When developed to its extreme, one either masters the blood spirit secret techniques or obtains dual attributes with the blood attribute.
This is truly a power that balances offense and defense!
Moreover, this was the opponent’s home ground, where endless Spirit Water was available. Even ordinary spirit laws could acquire powers similar to innate Spirit Water through Spirit Water, not to mention law realm techniques?!
The Xuan Bird, being only a flying artifact, could not possibly counteract such a qualitative difference!
Not to mention the presence of multiple law realm practitioners!
The heir could indeed fight a law realm practitioner, but if one could do it, what about two, three, or even more?
They were in big trouble!
"Don’t panic. Although the Xuan Bird is not a treasure, it can still barely resist against a law realm practitioner."
"Now, it hasn’t flown away… I just don’t want to waste time."
Yun Ye’s figure flickered, appearing outside the Xuan Bird’s cabin.
Just as the law realm practitioner used formations and the advantages of the environment to create a Spatial Transfer effect, Yun Ye’s control over his artifact was sufficient to allow him to cross over physically.
"Boom! Boom!"
A massive hand pressed down with tremendous force, shattering a hundred-mile expanse of sea beneath the Xuan Bird, the power so terrifying it was hard to believe.
Yet the Xuan Bird withstood it, a divine light erupting to block the aftershock.
And as the giant hand descended with a thunderous crash, it converged upon Yun Ye.
