“Begin the spell!” Feng Sanniang shouted, brandishing the large blue flag in her hand. Immediately, ripples of blue light radiated from it.
Upon hearing this, the others silently waved their own formation flags. In an instant, a blue radiance enveloped everyone, flickered a few times, and then they vanished without a trace, completely concealed. From a distance, nothing could be seen but the empty sea surface.
A moment later, two streaks of light flew to the spot, speeding past without stopping as if still fleeing for their lives. The white mist behind them followed closely, plunging into the area without any suspicion.
But as soon as the white mist entered the range of the formation, a blue glow erupted from all sides, and a massive blue light barrier materialized out of thin air, trapping it inside. At that moment, Feng Sanniang, Qu Hun, and the others revealed themselves around the barrier.
They raised their blue formation flags high, all pointing toward the light barrier, and shot six thick blue beams as wide as bowls into the massive barrier, causing it to grow increasingly brilliant and deep blue.
Seeing this, the yellow and golden streaks of light ahead did not hesitate to turn around and immediately flew to a position directly above the barrier. As the light faded, Elder Miao and a burly man with disheveled hair were revealed.
“Excellent work! Now, you must hold off this beast’s counterattack while we use the borrowed treasures to capture it!” Elder Miao said with a pleased expression.
He and the other elder, Gu, exchanged a glance and then reached into their robes, each pulling out an object—a pair of ancient, unremarkable bronze halberds that appeared dull and lackluster.
The two Core Formation elders of the Six United Palaces wore solemn expressions as they chanted incantations. The halberds in their hands floated up and began emitting a yellow fluorescence that grew increasingly bright.
Meanwhile, the Infant Carp Beast trapped inside the barrier seemed to realize its predicament. After a series of piercing infant-like cries, the hundred-zhang-wide white mist rapidly contracted to the center, shrinking to just over ten zhang in the blink of an eye and forming a milky-white mist shield.
At the same time, the sound of thunder within the mist gradually merged into a continuous roar, like ten thousand galloping horses, deafening the cultivators maintaining the formation and filling them with dread.
Suddenly, the infant’s cries ceased! Countless fist-sized blue light spheres densely shot out from the white mist, ferociously striking the blue light barrier. The sheer force of the attack tightened everyone’s hearts.
About ten zhang away from the barrier, a vast expanse of cyan light emerged. Some of the light spheres vanished within this radiance, only to reappear above the white mist and crash down violently—these attacks had been reflected back by the formation.
But there were simply too many light spheres, and most still struck the blue barrier.
Instantly, both the blue barrier and the white mist erupted with roaring, blazing white light. However, the white light within the mist vanished in a flash, while the entire barrier trembled, alternating between blue and white light, appearing on the verge of collapse.
“Fellow cultivators, increase your spiritual power! This is one of the Infant Carp Beast’s three deadly moves, the Water Aura Divine Thunder. It won’t last long. We just need to hold out for a short while,” Feng Sanniang urgently shouted. She then chanted a few incantations and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto her formation flag. The blue light intensified, and the bowl-thick beam instantly thickened several times, stabilizing the barrier in front of her.
Seeing this, the other five had no choice but to exert their full spiritual power, forcibly sustaining the formation.
Han Li, standing behind Qu Hun, was surprised. He hadn’t expected such a desperate struggle so quickly after engaging the Infant Carp Beast. This demon beast was truly formidable!
Above the formation, the two Core Formation cultivators’ bronze halberds began to change. Amidst their solemn and mysterious chants, the two yellow-glowing halberds grew inch by inch, their tips slowly pointing downward, directly aiming at the center of the white mist below.
The Infant Carp Beast within the mist seemed to sense the danger above and suddenly let out a shrill, prolonged cry.
The white mist began to rotate slowly, picking up speed until it transformed into a massive whirlwind, stirring up towering waves. Within the whirlwind and waves, specks of blue light flickered—the extremely dangerous Water Aura Divine Thunder.
Qing Suanzi and the others, witnessing this terrifying change, nervously glanced at Feng Sanniang, but she too looked panicked, seemingly unaware of what technique the Infant Carp Beast was employing.
Seeing this, Han Li’s expression darkened. He quickly urged Qu Hun to overdraft his spiritual power and increase the output. Although he didn’t know what technique the beast was using, it was clearly preparing a final, desperate attack.
Thinking this, Han Li couldn’t help but look up at the sky. The two halberds had each grown to nearly seventy or eighty feet, faintly emitting a clear, pleasant hum.
The two Core Formation elders formed strange hand seals, staring intently at the massive halberds without ceasing their chants. They were extremely tense, beads of sweat visibly forming on their foreheads.
With a strange “guā guā” cry, the blue-white colossal waves and fierce winds slammed into a section of the light barrier with lightning speed. The waves, dozens of zhang high, were terrifyingly imposing.
The middle-aged scholar and the young woman beside him turned pale, almost bloodless. This horrifying assault was directed precisely at the formation gate they were defending, filling them with despair.
Gritting his teeth, the scholar emitted intertwined yellow and blue light, enveloping himself in a dazzling radiance.
He tightly gripped his formation flag, channeling all his spiritual power into it. A tremendously thick beam shot from the flag’s tip, striking the oncoming colossal waves and momentarily halting their advance. But the waves soon crashed into the light barrier as if nothing had happened.
Thunderous roars, cracking sounds, and shocked cries erupted simultaneously. The light barrier held for only a moment before collapsing with a agonized moan.
Qu Hun and the other formation masters all spat blood at the same time, their expressions shifting dramatically.
Almost simultaneously with spitting blood, the middle-aged scholar, without a word, grabbed the young woman beside him, and the two instantly teleported several dozen zhang away.
Just as the formation was broken and Feng Sanniang and the others were ashen-faced, an angry roar came from the sky: “Demon beast, prepare to die!”
As soon as the words fell, two massive yellow streaks flashed like furious lightning in the air before descending and plunging into the colossal waves and fierce winds. The infant’s piercing cries intensified, and the sea suddenly calmed.
At the same time, the mist slowly dissipated, revealing the true form of the Infant Carp Beast. The two bronze halberds, restored to their original size, pinned it crosswise to the sea surface, glowing with yellow light.
Han Li quickly had Qu Hun take out a mid-grade spirit stone to recover spiritual power while he intently looked downward.
The so-called “Infant Carp Beast” was truly bizarre. It had the head of an infant less than a year old, the body and tail of a blue carp, four pale human-like hands growing from its body, and two large fins that resembled wings.
But the most peculiar aspect was that each of its four hands held a different object: a massive red crab claw, a several-foot-long blue coral, a white pearl the size of a chicken egg, and a silver clam shell that looked like a shield. All these items shimmered, clearly rare treasures.
At that moment, the infant head of the beast wore a pained expression, its mouth open in continuous sharp cries, revealing rows of sharp teeth that sent chills down Han Li’s spine.
Its zhang-long carp body thrashed and twisted incessantly, as if struggling to break free from the two bronze halberds.
But these two bronze halberds seemed to be this demon beast’s natural bane. No matter how it struggled, they held it firmly pinned to the water’s surface, utterly subduing it.
The two Six United Palaces elders who had released the halberds looked no better than Han Li and the others, their faces weary. Clearly, activating these treasures had drained them significantly, but they still flew down with ecstatic expressions.
The middle-aged scholar and Qing Suanzi stared greedily at the subdued Infant Carp Beast. However, after noticing Feng Sanniang watching them warily from the side, they suppressed their desires, only swallowing dryly as they watched the two elders prepare to slay the beast and claim the treasures.
Just as the two Core Formation cultivators eagerly flew to within twenty or thirty zhang of the Infant Carp Beast, an inky black Yin wind suddenly swept up from the sea below the beast. Instantly, it froze hundreds of zhang of the sea surface, along with the Infant Carp Beast, into a glittering ice sculpture. Unrelenting, the wind surged upward, fiercely assaulting the two Core Formation cultivators.
Han Li and the others were utterly stunned!
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