Chapter 553: Chapter 551 Demon (Additional updates request for subscription!)_1
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The Old White Bone Demon’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and in a flash, he left behind a pale skeleton where he had been standing as he himself transformed into a pure white streak of Escape Light, shooting backwards!
Originally, the words of the Liu Twin Demons had tempted him somewhat, but now it seemed that the Liu Twin Demons were all bark and no bite. Bullying the ordinary Nascent Soul early or middle-stage Cultivators was one thing, but upon encountering a true senior Cultivator, one of them was slain in a single encounter. And they still dreamed of cooperation? It would already be fortunate if he wasn’t dragged down with them!
"Ah! Brother..."
The Liu family’s eldest son’s eyes were about to split with rage, but he hadn’t even had time to react before a green divine light appeared before him!
— The Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light!
The green divine light directly sliced through the Liu family elder’s protective demon shield, and then cut through the three white bone skulls he had just spat out as spiritual treasures, causing his head to fly high into the air.
The Liu Twin Demons were skilled in coordinating their magic power, capable of contending with senior Cultivators when working together.
But after Fang Xi made the first move and ruthlessly killed one of them, the remaining twin was nothing but an ordinary middle-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, unable to withstand Fang Xi’s onslaught. He met defeat in just a few moves!
Fang Xi, holding the Devil-locking Tower which had also captured the Nascent Soul of the Liu family elder, turned to face the group of Cultivators who had been continuously arriving through teleportation, "This place is mine, who dares to object?"
The group of Cultivators hastily shook their heads, indicating they had no interest in the treasures of the Secret Realm, and quickly left...
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Inside the Vast Sea Palace.
As the Shui Lingxin continued to refine, the chains that bound the ’Heart of Vast Sea’ had already been reduced by almost half.
Chunks of Void Crystals were formed and were dutifully collected by the Puppets.
Suddenly!
The Spirit Ganoderma on the back of the bronze giant turtle trembled, and a sprinkle of fine powder flew out, attempting to spread towards the Shui Lingxin.
Just at that moment, a Nascent Soul late-stage Demon Clan Puppet roared, opening its huge maw as a pitch-black lightning bolt appeared!
Where the lightning passed, the void was filled with the smell of charred material, and those dark spores were destroyed mid-air.
Not only that, the Demon Clan Puppet roared again, transforming into a Divine Demon towering thirty feet high, with a back full of bone spurs, and it lunged with a massive hand towards the bronze giant turtle!
The bronze giant turtle let out a roar, its eyes filled with disdain.
Whoosh whoosh!
In the void, beams of light descended, enveloping the Demon Clan Puppet within.
Numerous rays of light appeared, with seven-colored runes flashing, turning into a ball of silvery-white flames, ready to incinerate the Demon Clan Puppet.
As the Array Spirit that controlled the Vast Sea Palace and was also a fifth-order Array, it could fully mobilize the power of the Array!
But for some reason, the bronze giant turtle seemed to struggle greatly at this time.
The ball of silver-white flames, although not like ordinary fire and possessing terrifying power, flickered on and off, as if someone was contesting the control of the Array with the bronze giant turtle.
Whoosh!
Just then, at the door of the Bronze Hall, a flash of Five-Color Radiance appeared.
Fang Xi stepped inside in a flash, and within a few flickers, he was near the bronze giant turtle. The Five Elements Ring in his hand turned smoothly, and a Multicolored Lotus, seemingly substantial, was forcefully thrown out.
The bronze giant turtle opened its mouth wide, and an odd bronze ring emerged. Its surface was full of glowing inscriptions, evolving into a beam of light, blocking the Multicolored Lotus!
Seeing this, a slight smile appeared in Fang Xi’s eyes.
"Slash!"
Behind the bronze giant turtle, a figure silently emerged—it was the Heterodox Nascent Soul!
In the hands of the Heterodox Nascent Soul, the ’Divine Infant Sword’ had grown huge, a ’Six Paths Demon Flames’ constantly changing in color burned fiercely upon it, and he suddenly brought the sword down in a fierce slash!
The bronze giant turtle was exerting Array force to suppress the Demon Clan Puppet and was also in a stalemate with Fang Xi, seeming to have exhausted a vast amount of mental energy.
Faced with this sword blow, the ganoderma on its back suddenly trembled, and a wave of sludge surged out, turning into a pitch-black light screen.
Puff!
Countless red threads emitted by the Divine Infant Sword pierced the light screen full of holes, ultimately shattering it with a bang!
The black and red Divine Infant Sword Qi, carrying terrifying Demon Flames, struck heavily upon the dark ganoderma!
Puff!
The dark ganoderma instantly shattered, oozing out black blood that was quickly refined by the Six Paths Demon Flames.
Fang Xi’s fingers danced quickly, a wave of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light flew out, sealing one of the pieces in layers, which then dropped into a jade box.
Immediately, several Spirit Talismans were affixed to it.
After doing all this, the bronze giant turtle fell into a state of stupor.
Crack!
Suddenly... the bronze surface on its body began to fall off piece by piece, revealing underneath a green... sea turtle?
"Finally..."
The sea turtle spoke, its voice carrying a tone of ancient weariness.
Its large eyes swept around and then gathered up the ball of silvery-white fiery Prohibition as well as the bronze ring.
"Nascent Soul Cultivator... I must thank you for lifting these fetters from me..."
The Array Spirit turtle looked at Fang Xi, "But... how did you figure it out?"
"These Void chains, their styles are inconsistent... they are Chains for Binding Demons!"
Fang Xi smiled slightly, withdrawing the Demon Clan Puppet and allowing the second Nascent Soul to fade into invisibility, "Array Spirit, you just now had limited strength, unable to use the full power of the Great Array, otherwise my Puppet would have long been suppressed... Inside the Array, were you contesting for control with the entity that was eroding you?"
"Indeed, within the Vast Sea Realm, a terrifying demon beast is sealed... Given enough time, I fear it could corrupt an entire realm... The ancient cultivators had no other solution, they could only seal it away, and forge me as its guardian... Alas... after the long passage of years, that demon beast eventually began to regain its primordial energy, even using the breaches it repeatedly forced in the array to corrupt part of me..."
The Sea Turtle Array Spirit roamed through the void, as if the void were the sea itself, and issued a sound to Shui Lingxin that was as resonant as a giant bell: "Awaken!"
Shui Lingxin’s frown instantly smoothed out, and she woke as if from a dream: "Array Spirit senior... what happened to me...?"
"You possess the ’Spirit Communication Physique,’ and the cultivator who used the Vast Sea Realm to seal the demon beast centuries ago also had the Spirit Communication Physique... That demon beast must have waited for a long time, finally awaiting your arrival..."
The Sea Turtle Array Spirit sighed, "The seal is now partially broken, but can still be salvaged! I only hope..."
With a roar, the terrifying force of the void converged around its body, and chains began to coalesce from nothingness within the void, about to take shape!
But in the next moment!
Boom!
A feeling of the earth shaking and mountains moving came, as if the entire Vast Sea Realm itself was trembling!
Crash!
At the bottom of the ancient and unchanging Bronze Hall, a huge crack suddenly appeared, and countless black mud surged forth...
"Ah... What’s happening?"
A cultivator, cursing his bad luck, walked out of the Bronze Hall and saw the ground splitting open and mud gushing out from the seawater, stupefied.
But in the next instant, numerous clumps of mud fused together, forming a fourth-tier Black Taisui, and with a single pounce, the figure of the cultivator disappeared without a trace...
In the Vast Sea Realm, this scene was happening every moment!
Inside the Bronze Hall, everything was even more pronounced.
Fang Xi, clad in the Heaven Phoenix Flood Dragon Armor, revolved the Five Elements Ring to the form of fire lotus, and drops of fiery red lotus descended, continuously incinerating the black mud.
"Array Spirit, what’s going on?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
"It’s all over... While corrupting me, that demon beast has already worn down the seal, creating cracks... covertly drawing upon the blood sacrifices of cultivators... Now, the hope of a cunning break of the seal is lost, it’s attacking the seal with all its might... Once it escapes, a calamity for all living beings will ensue!"
The immense Sea Turtle hovered in mid-air, its voice seeming to carry a sobbing tone.
Array Spirits, whether they are like living beings or not, have diverse characters, but most have the heart of a child.
Crash!
Just then, from within the cracks of the earth, countless black spores merged and formed into a large hand covered with black hair, reaching for Shui Lingxin!
"Stay with me!"
Fang Xi snorted coldly, and the Green Barley Sword appeared in his hand, cutting through the air with dazzling azure Sword Qi.
Bang!
The Sword Light struck the giant hand, cutting off three fingers.
Shui Lingxin immediately cast a spell, and a purple crystal Spirit Talisman appeared above her head, with countless Water Traveling Divine Light converging into a deep blue trident that smashed down towards the black hand.
Spurt!
The black hand was pierced and instantly disintegrated.
But in the next moment, even more hands flew out of the crack.
"Even a strike from a Transcendent God..."
Upon seeing this, Shui Lingxin’s face showed a tinge of despair.
"It’s no use... the regeneration divine skill of this demon beast is even beyond the ’Immortal Body’... almost truly immortal and indestructible, otherwise why would the ancient cultivators seal it away?"
The Sea Turtle Array Spirit sighed, "I will activate the last measure left by my master, which may continue to seal this demon for another hundred years... You must hurry to the outside world, contact Transcendent God cultivators, and within a hundred years devise a plan..."
"Thank you, senior!"
Shui Lingxin’s face was full of joy, and she felt a movement in her Storage Bag, the Vast Sea Token flew out directly, turning into a column of azure light.
Fang Xi’s figure flashed, and he stood beside her.
The column of light enveloped the two of them, its color changing to pure silver, as they were about to vanish in a flash of light!
But just in that instant, the ground beneath roared and split open, the crack growing even larger, and Fang Xi seemed to see a pitch-black mountain peak!
That mountain peak had brows and eyes, its entire body was jet-black, and it suddenly spewed a beam of black light from its mouth, flying towards the two of them.
"Go!"
A ’Star-roving Chessboard’ appeared in Fang Xi’s hand, a white chess piece flew out, a multitude of silver runes flickered, creating Space Time Turbulence.
The black light was hindered by the Space Time Turbulence and couldn’t reach in time, passing futilely through the space where they had just been.
"Black Taisui!?"
The Sea Turtle roared, activating some kind of prohibition, and frost appeared on the Heart of the Vast Sea, spreading rapidly outwards.
Endless ice formed, filling the Bronze Hall’s interior and then the sea outside, the void... and even the entire Cave Heaven!
All demon beasts and cultivators who couldn’t evade in time turned into lifelike ice sculptures within the ice, their faces still frozen in extreme terror.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators who tried to abandon their bodies and teleport instantaneously were unable to escape, but their Nascent Souls were frozen in the midst of the void!
This ice could even freeze the void!
Outside the Vast Sea Realm, countless Nascent Soul cultivators from various forces revealed shocked expressions as they watched the Vast Sea Realm suddenly close.
Were all the cultivators who participated in the Vast Sea Secret Realm expedition... annihilated?!