Chapter 1727

Xiao Wencheng looked at it; this spider queen's unique appearance made it hard to ignore its presence. Elder Xu was displeased: "Then tell us what it is."

"Outsiders, especially enemies, are restricted if they want to cast spatial divine abilities in this realm, aren't they?"

Elder Liu nodded: "Correct, most escape techniques fail here."

"Then the last thing Bai Ziqi should use is spatial sorcery." Zhu Xiuer didn't beat around the bush anymore. "What they used might be a time trick. The location is still the original location; as long as they shift the time forward by a few dozen breaths, they can avoid a catastrophic disaster!"

A time trick? He Lingchuan had heard this term for the first time, but Xiao Wencheng and the others were calm, as if they had known this term for a long time.

"So, they actually appeared exactly where they disappeared, only waiting for a few dozen breaths to pass. The most terrifying first wave of the tsunami had already crashed, and they could withstand the remaining turbulence by using Wind-Stabilizing Pearls or relying on the sturdiness of the large ships themselves."

"That's the logic!" Elder Jin nodded. "Humans don't have this ability; it was the Heavenly Demons behind them who acted. *Heh*, these guys are going to suffer a heavy loss this time."

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui received a telepathic message from Zhu Xiuer:

"Time tricks are very profound techniques, and the corresponding magic artifacts are extremely difficult to refine. Not only is the energy consumption astonishing when used, but the caster must also endure the powerful backlash that erupts from interfering with the rules!" These were the three major thresholds of time tricks, so, "Even in ancient times, the immortals who understood this technique were few and far between; even if they knew it, they wouldn't use it lightly."

Zhu Xiuer explained it very clearly, and He Lingchuan felt a stir in his heart.

Bai Ziqi's fleet had just entered the storm circle, and the Heavenly Demons were willing to spend such great effort to escort them; the determination was evident.

Not sparing any cost meant that what they were plotting was very significant.

Had the immortals of the Illusion Sect also sensed that the visitors were ill-intentioned, which was why they used such divine abilities? "Even if they have heaven-reaching methods, they have already entered the barrier range." Elder Xu pointed to the sea in the mirror. "Look, they've accelerated."

Originally, Bai Ziqi's fleet had stopped near the coast, cautiously keeping their distance from the land, but after being messed with by the Haoyuan Golden Mirror's Canglang Art, they seemed to have figured it out: it was safer to land on the island.

At this moment, the ship that had been hit into the seabed by the tsunami also slowly floated to the surface. It could no longer be called "a ship," but rather a pile of shattered fragments.

If Bai Ziqi's fleet hadn't been protected by divine arts, they would have all met this same fate.

Elder Xu narrowed his eyes: "Again, don't let them land easily!"

Once the Heavenly Demons acted, Xiao Wencheng also saw the opponent's determination to succeed. What else was there to say? The opponent was coming aggressively; this round must end in a life-or-death struggle! Then the question arose: did stirring up a tsunami require more spiritual energy, or did creating a "time trick" passage that allowed an entire fleet to pass consume more energy?

The eyeball spider whispered in his ear, conveying Zhu Xiuer's amazement: "Stirring up a tsunami requires more powerful energy. Do these guys really not feel heartache when using spiritual energy? *Sigh*, but these immortals, as the landlords casting spells through the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, must have much lower losses than the opponent. If it's a contest of consumption, there's an advantage to be had."

The Illusion Sect was certainly very clear about its advantages, so they had to press on. Elder Liu acted again, going to stir up trouble in the mirror.

A new round of tsunami was generated in the distance, adding fuel to the fire, and the water wall raised was even higher than the previous wave! Dong Rui watched with a beaming smile: "Good, good, well done."

Although these immortals had their eyes stuck on the top of their heads, their skills were still quite solid.

They should just kill Bai Ziqi and his fleet like this! He Lingchuan, however, noticed that another turquoise stone on the Haoyuan Golden Mirror had turned red.

This confirmed his speculation from the side: this supreme treasure could help the immortals launch a tsunami at most one more time, and then it would have to go on a temporary break.

He didn't even know what the mindset of the people on the ships was when facing the tsunami.

But just at this moment, a huge phantom suddenly appeared above Bai Ziqi's flagship:

A pale golden eye! Its width was almost equal to the length of the ship, hanging alone in mid-air, its massive eyeball turning around a few times, first looking at the giant wave water wall, and then looking straight at the Haoyuan Golden Mirror.

He Lingchuan had already experienced the sharpness and ruthlessness in that gaze once before.

"Eye of Truth!"

Miao Zhantian's signature divine skill. But today he didn't need to avoid it; he could stare straight at it.

Xiao Wencheng also had a solemn expression: "It really is Miao Zhantian's divine power!"

The so-called "Main Gods" of the divine realm wouldn't act easily, but Miao Zhantian wasn't stingy here, which just showed the determination of the Tiangong's operation this time.

The massive Eye of Truth disappeared before the tsunami arrived, and then the fleet was once again protected by the "time trick," escaping a catastrophic disaster.

This time, Bai Ziqi was clearly experienced, and the coordination was proper; all seventeen large ships were present, without a single loss of personnel.

Elder Jin said: "Miao Zhantian released the Eye of Truth; what does it want to do?"

"You should ask what it wants to see." Xiao Wencheng was expressionless. "It probably wants to verify whether the tsunami is an illusion."

The Eye of Truth had the ability to see through falsehoods. If this tsunami with its astonishing momentum was just a trick of the Thousand Illusions, or a small divine ability disguised as a great one, then the Heavenly Demons spending such a great price to keep the fleet safe would be pure, utter fools.

The highest-level battles often come down to resources and inventory.

He Lingchuan subconsciously looked at Elder Xu; this immortal didn't seem as blunt as he appeared on the surface.

Now, as the attacking side, the Illusion Sect had already summoned two tsunamis with the help of the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, forcing the Heavenly Demons to act twice to save Bai Ziqi's fleet from danger.

The losses on both sides were not proportional; the Illusion Sect was using its own small cost to exchange for the opponent's high cost, and this calculation was very worthwhile.

However, Bai Ziqi's fleet was still walking on the sea, getting closer and closer to Silver Pearl Island.

Elder Liu rolled up his sleeves and glared: "Again!"

He didn't believe the Tiangong could borrow an endless supply of Heavenly Demon power! He had to overturn this fleet.

Xiao Wencheng, however, stopped him: "Adding fuel to the fire consumes too much, but the results are small. Change to a different divine ability!"

*Wasteful thing*, didn't he see that two turquoise stones on the treasure mirror had already been used up, while the opponent had only lost one ship? This was using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken, using a twelve-scented pine cloud brocade fan to swat a fly; the waste made his heart ache unbearably.

He Lingchuan also recovered from the grand scene of the churning sea in the mirror, remembering a scene he had seen in the Panlong world.

Back then, the newly arrived Xianyou Nation general led his army to attack Puxiegou, and not wanting to lose too many of his own troops, he set up dozens of sky-piercing cannons and fired at Puxiegou every day. The Xianyou Nation was rich back then; firing dozens of shots a day was just a drop in the bucket, not worth counting.

However, after fighting like this for seven or eight days, the Xianyou Nation discovered that although the artillery fire was astonishing in momentum, the casualties caused in Puxiegou were very small; it hadn't killed many people at all, and most of the soldiers and civilians were still hiding safely.

To truly win, one still had to rely on manpower to go up and occupy it.

The same applied to the current scene; a tsunami might be able to overturn the fleet, but could it really do anything to Bai Ziqi and the core forces dispatched by the Tiangong? He Lingchuan was doubtful.

With Xiao Wencheng stopping him, Elder Liu said "Fine" and went out.

Before long, he came back holding a ritual bowl.

There was clear water in the bowl, and it seemed there were three small black fish wagging their tails, colored in black and gray.

He Lingchuan hadn't yet identified what kind of fish they were when Elder Liu flipped his hand and splashed both the clear water and the black fish into the mirror.

*Ho*, how convenient.

Just a few breaths later, Dong Rui's gaze fixed, and he said "Interesting."

He saw those three fish again.

To be precise, looking down at the sea through the mirror, one could clearly see three black shadows beneath the water surface! What was reflected in the mirror was the real sea surface! Needless to say, these three black shadows were the fish from the ritual bowl just now. But looking at their current size, they were actually a size larger than Bai Ziqi's flagship! They were just small fish the length of a pinky finger in the ritual bowl, but once they entered the sea in the mirror, they became behemoths of the deep ocean!

Even sperm whales couldn't match their size.

The Soul-Absorbing Mirror shrieked: "I said the Haoyuan Golden Mirror is miraculous and boundless, isn't it, isn't it?"

He Lingchuan's attention, however, was on the last turquoise stone of the Haoyuan Golden Mirror.

It had faded, changing from a deep emerald green to a pale green, as transparent as jade.

From this, it could be seen that the energy consumption of this "Fish-Forming Art" was far less than that of the tsunami.

At this time, several disciples knocked on the door and entered, carrying two large chests.

They first bowed to the elders of the immortal sect before opening the chests.

Treasure light radiated everywhere, more dazzling than gold.

The next second, everything was poured into the Haoyuan Golden Mirror.

These items were of various colors, colliding with each other and making a crisp, clattering sound.

Profound Crystals, all Profound Crystals! Dong Rui couldn't help but widen his eyes: two full large chests of Profound Crystals, just like rubble picked up from the side of the road, were poured directly in?

He took a hurried glance and seemed to see several light purple Profound Crystals, the smallest of which was the size of a palm; even if put into the outside world now, they would be worth 250,000 taels of silver, but here they could only serve as feed?

Of course, the Profound Crystals didn't fall into the sea but were swallowed by the Haoyuan Golden Mirror itself.

He Lingchuan saw the color of the last turquoise stone on the mirror deepen a little bit, changing from emerald green to jasper color.

Two full large chests of Profound Crystals were converted into just that tiny bit of energy?

Although the Haoyuan Golden Mirror was miraculous, this energy consumption wasn't something ordinary immortals could afford.

While this treasure mirror was eating, it didn't delay its work.

Elder Xu said clearly: "To catch the bandits, first catch the king; destroy this ship."

The three giant fish seemed to have heard his command; with a flick of their long tails, the sea surface erupted in a large wave. They circled around and headed straight for Bai Ziqi's flagship.

If hit by one of the giant fish, the large ship would likely be knocked upside down; if all three attacked together, the ship might do a 360-degree spin—how could the people on board survive?

Not to mention that all three giant fish revealed mouths full of sharp teeth; swallowing over a hundred people in one bite seemed effortless.