PDLP Chapter 182 The Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild is Attacked
Chapter 182 The Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild is Attacked
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At this moment, Chen Xu remained calm, even with a hint of anticipation.
"Late-stage Core Formation... Perfect timing!" he thought to himself.
"Qingling is already in the late stage of Core Formation. If the [Ultimate Ascension] rune is triggered on her, after fifteen breaths... she will temporarily possess the cultivation level of the early stage of Nascent Soul!"
After Qingling sensed Chen Xu's thoughts, the two-tailed cloud fox phantom in her arms bristled instantly, and its eyes shone brightly.
A bluish-gray gust of wind arose out of nowhere and struck the Wuhuan people directly in the face.
"Hmph! A mere trick!" Although Wu Huan was startled by Qing Ling's sudden burst of chilling aura, he did not take it seriously.
He grinned maliciously, and the bone boat beneath his feet emitted a burst of bloody light, instantly raising a blood-red barrier to meet the bluish-gray gust of wind.
At the same time, he clenched his right fist, and the ferocious tattoo on his arm seemed to come alive, exuding the aura of a savage beast, and threw a punch from a distance.
The violent, bloody fist energy, like a roaring blood shark, tore through the air and followed closely behind the barrier, slamming fiercely towards Qingling.
boom!!
The bluish-gray wind crashed against the blood-red barrier, generating violent energy fluctuations.
The blood-red light dimmed rapidly, as it was forcefully eroded and penetrated by the yin wind.
The remaining eerie wind collided violently with the ensuing, violent fist energy.
The sea surface exploded with a huge crater, and the violent shockwave, mixed with malevolent energy and bloody aura, swept in all directions, shattering countless reefs.
Qingling swayed slightly and took a half step back. The seawater beneath her feet instantly froze into ice, dissipating the force.
The bone boat beneath Wu Huan's feet let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, sliding back several feet, its crimson light noticeably dimming.
His sinister smile froze, and a look of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
"You've got some skill! But this little trick isn't enough!" The Wuhuan's eyes grew even more ferocious.
His muscles bulged, and a bloodthirsty aura surged into the sky. The front of the bone boat materialized into the mouth of a giant shark covered in fangs, poised to devour him.
However, just as the Wuhuan were about to launch an even fiercer offensive...
Ten breaths... three... fourteen breaths... fifteen breaths!
An indescribable aura of terror erupted from the Azure Spirit without warning.
boom!!!
The bluish-gray air currents spread out from Qingling's center.
The light between heaven and earth dimmed, and the surging waves froze and hung upside down in an instant.
An immense pressure, powerful enough to make all living beings bow down, descended with a thunderous roar, like an invisible ancient divine mountain.
Early stage of Nascent Soul!!
The ferocity on Wuhuan's face instantly transformed into extreme fear and disbelief; his pupils contracted, and he screamed incoherently:
"A Nascent Soul cultivator?! How is this possible?!"
The bone boat beneath his feet groaned, its blood-red light flickering like a candle in the wind, on the verge of extinction.
The jaws of the giant shark that had just formed collapsed instantly, as if gripped by an invisible giant hand.
Qingling remained expressionless, her deep eyes now containing an indifference as if looking down upon ants.
She didn't say anything, but simply stretched out her fair hand towards the Wuhuan people.
A massive, dark, ghostly claw, shrouded in boundless yin winds, slashed down fiercely at the tiny, blood-red bone boat.
The ferocity on Wuhuan's face was completely crushed by fear.
His proud late-stage Core Formation cultivation was as insignificant as a small boat in a raging sea in the face of this Nascent Soul's power.
"No!!" The Wuhuan were terrified, squeezing out a hoarse, desperate scream as they instinctively channeled all their spiritual power to try and resist.
However, in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this all-out defense was as laughable as paper.
laugh……
The ghostly claws pierced through the crumbling blood shield with unstoppable force, and the five fingers precisely pressed onto the body of the Wuhuan.
The Wuhuan's burly body suddenly stiffened, and before he could even let out a final scream, he vanished into thin air.
The sea breeze howled as it blew by, carrying a faint fishy smell.
The ghostly claw that blotted out the sky slowly dissipated, the eerie wind gradually subsided, and the solidified waves crashed down, stirring up a towering spray of water.
It was as if the power of the Nascent Soul cultivator just now was nothing more than a mirage.
……
After returning Qingling to his beast-taming space, Chen Xu stood on the gradually calming sea, still feeling incredibly excited.
Qingling's ability to temporarily reach the combat power of the early Nascent Soul stage will undoubtedly become a trump card in his hands, capable of turning the tide of battle.
In the cultivation world where the Nascent Soul stage is rare, cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are already at the very top.
"Now that everything is ready, it's time to head to the Dragon Palace ruins to find the Dragon Transformation Vine and the Blood Purification Lotus..."
Without further delay, Chen Xu boarded his flying sword and headed towards Meteor City.
After flying for about two hours, passing through a sea area full of reefs, he stopped when he heard intense spiritual energy fluctuations and faint shouts of battle coming from ahead.
He quietly spread his divine sense and saw a medium-sized merchant ship flying the flag of the Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild.
They were being tightly surrounded by three menacing flying boats, each engraved with a blood-red shark totem.
The merchant ship's protective shield was already on the verge of collapse, and its hull was covered with marks from magical attacks.
Dozens of fierce cultivators dressed in the uniforms of the Sea Shark Gang were launching attacks, and the three leaders were all at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
One of them wielded a massive, dark axe, and each swing caused the merchant ship's protective shield to vibrate violently, clearly demonstrating his formidable strength.
On the deck of the merchant ship, more than a dozen guards and crew members of the Huanyin Merchant Guild were putting up a fierce fight.
The leader, an elderly man in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly suffering internal injuries, and his situation was extremely precarious.
"Hehehe! Listen up, everyone from the Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild!" The late-stage Foundation Establishment leader, wielding a giant axe, shouted arrogantly.
"If you know what's good for you, hand over the Cold Jade Marrow Heart and that batch of Hundred-Year Blood Spirit Flowers on the ship!"
I, Dong Biao, guarantee that I will spare your lives!
Otherwise, I'll make sure your ship is destroyed and everyone on board dies today!
On the deck of the merchant ship, the elderly steward, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, was deathly pale, but managed to shout:
"Dong Biao! How dare your Sea Shark Gang rob my Huanyin Merchant Guild's ship!"
Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by Huanyinmen after this?
"The Jade Marrow Heart and Blood Spirit Flower are designated goods for the Inner Sea branch; there's absolutely no way I'd give them to you!"
"Pah! Don't try to scare me with your Illusionary Sound Sect!" Dong Biao sneered, and his giant axe slammed into the light shield again, causing cracks to spread across it.
"The leader of my Sea Shark Gang has recently mastered great skills and is about to use your Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild as a sacrifice!"
Besides, if I kill you, who will know it was me who did it?
"Brothers, give it your all! Break through this turtle shell, and everything on board, including the people, will be our spoils!"
"Yes, Chief Dong!" The surrounding Sea Shark Gang henchmen shouted excitedly, and their attacks became even more ferocious.
The merchant ship guards were under increasing pressure and were on the verge of collapse.
Chen Xu, watching from afar, took in the entire scene. His divine sense even penetrated the cabin, instantly pinpointing the location of the two items Dong Biao had requested.
When he saw one of the items clearly, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
It was a jade box about a foot long, wrapped in layers of protective seals, lying quietly in the storeroom deep inside the ship's cabin.