Chapter 847: Chapter 635: Leaving the Divine Country of Mei Lan
The Star Annihilation Beam struck deep into the nest, its residual power surging, causing the Deep Sea Monster Fish to shake violently.
The Fishman youth, located in the prayer room, was severely disturbed, his focus scattered, and he was forced to disconnect.
"What happened?!" He opened his eyes, only then realizing the immense upheaval.
After activating the Tower Spirit, he immediately understood the situation outside.
"Two Holy Domain Level formidable enemies have found their way here. Zhou Zhang is being held off by one of them!"
"Her deception divine arts are not very effective in same-level combat."
Cang Xu widened his eyes, staring intently at the chasm in front of him.
The chasm was created by the recently unleashed Pentagram Star Annihilation Beam, barely half a step away from him.
Fortunately, although the power of this combat skill was immense, it was highly focused and concentrated to achieve strong penetrating capability. Thus, despite Cang Xu being close to the beam, he remained unharmed.
His body was unscathed, but his spirit faced intense shock.
"This is a Holy Domain level combat skill, if I had brushed against it slightly, I would’ve perished on the spot!"
Just moments ago, Cang Xu witnessed some unfortunate souls vaporized instantly as they were grazed by the beam.
If Cang Xu were not an undead life, he would be drenched in cold sweat at this moment.
Even so, the lingering fear caused his soul to continuously sway and tremble.
"Not good!" Cang Xu suddenly turned around, looking towards the ruptured Ocean Nest. The fear from earlier was immediately overwhelmed by intense concern.
"The squad leader is there."
"Squad leader, you absolutely must not get into trouble!"
From Mysterious Monster Island until now, Cang Xu’s loyalty to the young squad leader had undergone a qualitative change due to numerous events, becoming exceedingly firm and profound.
Cang Xu, usually known for his calmness, lost his composure at this moment and instinctively sprang into action, rushing towards the Ocean Nest.
But the next moment, an earth-shattering roar suddenly erupted from within the Ocean Nest!
Boom!
A gigantic sea beast crashed through the mountain wall, bursting out.
It was an octopus, snow-white all over, with a fiercely surging Holy Domain aura.
It was none other than the Holy Beast Snow Pear Octopus.
Its body bore a round hole wound, blood gushing out.
The recent Pentagram Star Annihilation Beam had struck it, waking it from its slumber.
This Holy Domain level magic beast was specially placed here by the Charming Blue God for guarding. Now that the Ocean Nest was damaged, and it itself ambushed, its furious rage demanded it charge out and crush the assailant on the spot!
Qian Xing’s aura was completely unhidden, and the Snow Pear Octopus immediately detected him, stirring up tons of seawater, causing earth and mountain to shake, and charged directly towards him.
Seeing a Holy Domain sea beast charging at him, Qian Xing naturally did not wish to confront it head-on and hurriedly dodged.
But in the next moment, he was enveloped by divine arts, his perceptions partially deceived, making long distances short, short distances long, straight paths into curves, and curves to straight lines.
To the outside eye, the mountain wall at the nearby valley floor seemed far away, while the distant mountains appeared close by.
He traversed the seawater, feeling as though he was on a straight path, yet was actually zigzagging heavily.
He was like a headless fly, bumping around aimlessly.
Divine Art - Chaos Deception Technique: Distance.
Divine Art - Chaos Deception Technique: Direction.
"Damn it!" Just as Qian Xing realized he had been hit, it was already too late.
The tentacles of the Snow Pear Octopus, like giant whips of flesh, struck him hard, slamming him into the mountain wall like a ball. It drove him directly five or six meters deep into it!
The Holy Beast entrusted by the Charming Blue God naturally had strength far surpassing regular Holy Domain magic beasts.
Cang Xu was pushed far back by the huge waves generated by the Snow Pear Octopus’s movement, tumbling on the ground several times before finally stopping.
He was gray-faced, utterly disheveled.
The waves churned up seabed sand, plunging the scene into darkness. Most of the believers were screaming, swimming around in chaos.
Taking advantage of the chaotic scene, Cang Xu dashed straight into the Ocean Nest.
Many believers, having the same clever thought, made the same decision as Cang Xu.
However, they couldn’t see the Deep Sea Monster Fish, as the latter was cloaked with Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill. Upon entering the nest, Cang Xu immediately spotted the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Seeing its exterior intact, he let out a deep sigh of relief.
On the other side, the Fishman youth also responded promptly.
He saw the nest breached, the Holy Beast attacking, and had the nest wall smashed into an even larger opening and immediately sent out an alchemy puppet to retrieve Cang Xu.
Cang Xu came at just the right time, saving the Fishman youth a lot of trouble.
The alchemy puppet, also imbued with Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, smoothly met Cang Xu in full view.
Returning to the Deep Sea Monster Fish, Cang Xu did not find the Fishman youth.
The Tower Spirit relayed the Fishman youth’s message to Cang Xu.
Only then did Cang Xu realize that it wasn’t just here that upheaval occurred; the big guy was also under siege by an Earth Element army and was in mortal danger!
The Fishman youth had his attention interrupted and now must continue observing, ready to act at any moment to fully assist the big guy.
"Of all times, it had to be now!" Cang Xu sighed deeply.
The Fishman youth also entrusted him with the critical task of piloting the Deep Sea Monster Fish to quickly leave this place.
"Sigh, we wanted to stay a while longer before."
"Unexpectedly, this kind of accident happened..."
"Now that this place has been exposed and is unsafe, the strength of the Charming Blue Sect can’t protect this place, and the nest is already damaged, indeed, we cannot linger here any longer!"
"Then let’s go."
Cang Xu entered the cockpit, took command, and set sail immediately.
Other matters, like the ship ghost, Ba Qi, and the like, were cast aside.
"Little One, you must be safe!"
"Alive, you must still be alive!!"
The Fishman youth was exceedingly anxious, casting the Divine Arts [Perception of believers], and then the [Divine Power Channel], linking again with the big guy.
At this moment, the situation for Da Dou and the others on the battlefield of the Magnetic Island was even more perilous than before.
They were suppressed by a soil-yellow Divine Light, moving as slowly as turtles, forced to rely solely on Defensive Fighting Skills to withstand the onslaught of the Earth Element Bodies.
The Fishman youth’s face was solemn: "Even if I use the Divine Descent Technique, the big guy’s battle power can only be at the Golden Level at most."
"Previously, we were able to slay the Earth Element Clan Leader at the Golden Level, mainly relying on the Deception and Disguise Skill."
"But now with the ointment and the attention of the Earth Element Main God, how effective would this spell be?"
"The moment I use it, it will become a kind of self-incrimination in a sense."
With Mei Lan’s Divine Injury heavy and sleeping, the Fishman youth also had a profound understanding of the situation of the Charming Blue believers through the Divine Arts [Perception of believers].
He knew that recklessly using the Charming Blue Divine Skill in this situation would not cause the enemy to retreat in fear; instead, it would incite their attack even more fiercely.
"However, despite this, I must ensure Little One’s life!"
"No matter how problematic the follow-up is, we have to get through this immediate crisis altogether."
Despite having such determination, the Fishman youth still had unresolved issues.
He couldn’t help but gently squeeze the Charming Blue Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] in his hands.
Earlier, in the Earth Element Nest, there was an Earth Element idol, which was the most obvious target for casting spells. But now, the Earth Element Main God was casting its gaze, and the Fishman youth didn’t know where to cast the Deception and Disguise Skill even if he wanted to use it.
While the Fishman youth was in bewildered helplessness, a sudden Charming Blue Divine Revelation descended on him.
The content of the Divine Revelation provided him with a different option, making the Fishman youth’s eyes light up.
Slightly hesitating for a moment, the Fishman youth began to take action!
Divine Art—Divine Artifact Control.
This is an active Divine Art that only takes effect upon being cast.
Its effect is powerful and straightforward: to control the instruments of the gods!
At this moment, the Fishman youth was holding the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] in his hands.
Divine Art—Calculated Deception Technique.
Divine Art—Distortion Filter!
The combination of two Divine Arts swiftly covered the battlefield and began to erode the Divine Text Array beneath the battlefield.
Snap, snap...
A series of small, faint cracking sounds continuously emanated from the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale].
With each sound, a Pearl Bubble within the shell-like Divine Artifact was extinguished, vanishing into nothing.
The powerful deception force erupted silently.
In that moment, the Fishman youth suddenly realized: "Yes, gods need faith coordinates to cast their gaze."
"These faith coordinates can either be believers or statues."
"And now, the Earth Element Main God relies on the vast Divine Text Array laid underground!"
"If I now use my Deception Divine Art to erode the array, there’s a possibility of deceiving the Earth Element Main God indirectly."
As for how likely that is, the Fishman youth had no idea.
After all, his cultivation was too low, only at the Golden Level.
Whereas the Earth Element Main God, a master of its god system, is undeniably first-rate among all gods.
Even if the Charming Blue God were to return to His peak state, He would still only be a minor deity, incomparable to the Earth Element Main God.
Seeing how rapidly the Pearl Bubbles were consumed in the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale], one could see how difficult it was to deceive a Main God-level existence!
"But even if there’s just a glimmer of hope, I’ll do everything to save Little One..."
The Fishman youth was just thinking this when he suddenly felt a tremendous shock in both body and mind, and everything went dark in front of his eyes.
When he looked again, he was no longer in the previous state, having once again lost contact with the big guy.
"What’s going on?"
"What happened this time?!"
The Fishman youth hurriedly checked the outside situation.
Cang Xu was navigating the Deep Sea Monster Fish, having just left the Ocean Nest, arriving in the White Hair Sea Trench.
Under the combined power of the Deception and Disguise Skill and the Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, the Deep Sea Monster Fish emerged openly from the breach amidst many eyes, yet went unnoticed.
Contrary to the Fishman youth’s expectations, it had not been subjected to a fierce attack.
But then, a flash of insight struck like lightning across the Fishman youth’s mind, and he understood the reason.
"It’s the Charming Blue Divine Country!"
"I’ve lost contact because I’ve left the Divine Country."
"In the Divine Country, the Charming Blue Divine Skill receives unimaginable augmentation. Once I leave the Divine Country, it’s impossible to achieve the same effects with Divine Arts on my own."
The Fishman youth tried immediately, his heart sinking to the bottom: "On my own, I can barely perceive Little One, but I can’t even establish the Divine Power Channel!"
"I have to go back. I must stay in the Charming Blue Divine Country to save Little One!!"