Chapter 220: The Combatants of the Fierce Battle

Each time the azure wave shines, the raging sea calms a little, and the sea monster Te Xius lets out a resentful roar and screech.

The Sea‑Stabilizing Spear, a specialty product of the Four Seas Dragon Palace, is modeled after the Sea‑Stabilizing Divine Needle used by Da Yu in ancient flood control; its primary function is to pacify maritime calamities.

It is used to deal with wind‑stirring, wave‑making oceanic demons and monsters; its effect is outstanding—no matter how Te Xius manipulates, the sea's winds and waves gradually subside under the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear's shroud.

Even Te Xius is suppressed by the azure‑hued light of the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear, continuously howling and struggling, yet unable to break free from its restraint.

Watching the sea gradually calm, Ao Mo glances at the thick clouds overhead and sneers, daring to toy with clouds and rain before the dragon race; today he'll give you a proper lesson.

"Maneuvering clouds and dispensing rain is the specialty of our dragon race!"

His fierce pupils flash; Ao Mo transforms into a divine dragon soaring skyward, the heavy black clouds grow even more ferocious, and thunder roars incessantly.

"Ang!"

Accompanied by a dragon's roar, the cloud layer thickens further, a bolt of thunder detonates in the sky, illuminating the entire heavens.

"So fierce?" Chang Haoran and the others widened their eyes; without even mentioning the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear, this dragon transformation alone made them grasp the gap between them.

Earlier, Chang Haoran and the others were still thinking of matching Ao Mo, after all Ao Mo holds an eighth‑rank divine position, one rank above them; they all contemplated a duel with Ao Mo.

But now they seem to understand why Ao Mo attained the eighth‑rank divine position; it truly is extraordinary.

Just as the crowd gasped, Ao Mo let out another dragon roar.

Beneath the heavy dark clouds, thunder rained down from all directions, each bolt mercilessly striking Te Xius.

After a round of thunder, the sky‑full lightning suddenly converged; a faceless phantom emerged from the sea of thunder, rose into the sky, and with a casual tug gathered the amassed thunder into a single spear radiating blue‑purple light, which it hurled down at Te Xius.

"Boom!"

The earth‑shaking thunderclap resonated, felt intensely even thousands of li away; before Chang Haoran and the others, a blinding white expanse unfolded.

When the lightning faded, the once‑dense cloud layer suddenly opened, sunlight poured through, the heavy, dense black clouds began to disperse outward, and the drizzle ceased.

The federal squad within the city seized the chance to counterattack the monster; without the rain's nourishment, the oceanic monster's power on land sharply waned.

"Prepare to go up! Even if they're stronger than us, they're still not a Legend!"

Guan Linglong glanced at the thunder‑struck, listless Te Xius, inhaled deeply, merged his aura with that of the rear guards, and a great‑sword‑shaped phantom began to coalesce.

"This monster is already gravely wounded; we shall strike together and slay it here today… what?"

Just as Guan Linglong finished speaking, another head emerged from beneath the sea.

"You damned beast, your scheming is still heavy! You even had a hidden move!"

High above the firmament, Ao Mo's cheek twitched; he'd made an empirical mistake, assuming four heads were the opponent's limit, not expecting a fifth hidden head—had he known, he wouldn't have opened his ultimate so early.

Although it did impose restriction and injury, the Legend creature's recovery speed was absurdly high; he had intended to coordinate with his subordinates for a joint kill, but now he's caught on a tiger's back.

Taking a deep breath, Ao Mo also abandoned the idea of pressing the attack, and instead began to wield the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear; since he couldn't swiftly slay the opponent, he opted for a war of attrition.

He weakened the binding's intensity to gain a longer binding duration.

"Roar!"

The indescribably massive ancient beast swung its five massive serpentine bodies that rose above the sea like hundred‑story towers, drooping four heads while raising one skull to the sky and howling.

The previously dissipated dark clouds reconvened, and the drizzle once again shrouded the coast.

A stark white bolt streaked through the clouds, illuminating Te Xius's towering, ferocious head.

Staring at the heavens for a moment, the sea monster lowered its head; it could not catch Ao Mo, its strike missed, and it spiraled up into the sky, but consequently the azure wave's restraint on it weakened.

"Die for me!"

Chang Haoran roared, a phantom formed from condensed Cloud Energy leapt across the gap to Te Xius, raising its fist to crush down heavily.

"Careful!"

Chang Haoran's complexion changed drastically; the massive skull clearly spotted his position, opened its ferocious maw, gulped a huge volume of seawater, and spewed a thunderous water column.

The water column surged like ten thousand horses, shattering mountains; its torrent, like a massive steel‑cored column, would pierce any defense with ease!

Chang Haoran's eyes flashed blood‑red, and he roared while commanding the phantom to strike the water column.

Boom!!

In an instant, the phantom was shattered by the water column.

Chang Haoran, with his rear guards, risked his life to raise a Cloud Energy shield to fend off the water column's blast.

The water column instantly pulverized the barrier, then slammed the ground near Chang Haoran and his guards, carving a deep trench.

A massive sea‑view tower collapsed with a thunderous crash under the water column's strike; the terrifying force was beyond human resistance.

"Pfft~" Chang Haoran spat blood in large gulps, thanking the officer beside him.

"Thanks!"

If it weren't for the comrade who lent a hand, he and his guards might have been completely blasted to pieces by that move.

The opponent actually seized the moment of his full‑power burst, directly attacking his vulnerable core; getting hit would be a sure death.

"No need to thank me, everyone be careful, this power is terrifying!" Zhou Zhengye said, his face grim as he stared at the giant serpent head that again opened its blood‑filled maw.

Zhou Zhengye, the seventh son of King Zhou Ting of the Great Zhou dynasty, commander of the Guard's Vortex Legion, possesses the Elite Talent whose Talent Effect is a linked force field; the more people, the stronger the effect, allowing power to converge into a vortex force field.

It provides exceptional defense against ranged attacks, and in close combat can use the field to unbalance opponents; it is versatile for both distance and melee, serving as a protective‑type support infantry.

Even the ultra‑strong water column spewed by Te Xius can be deflected by the force field; being hit would be a certain death.

Yet even with deflection, they endured tremendous pressure; had Ao Mo not taken the initiative to unleash his ultimate, causing the other heads to droop and five water columns to spew simultaneously, lives would have been lost.

"Roar!"

Before one wave settled, another rose; Te Xius's attention was fully captured by Chang Haoran's group, and it let out a screech.

In the next instant, the previously calming sea surface roared suddenly.

The seawater surged wildly without cause, breaking free of the river's constraints in a blink, turning into towering waves that crashed toward them.

The raging waves, amid the thunderous roar, seemed ready to smash them to pieces.

"Everyone, lend me a hand; watch me cut it down!"

Guan Linglong let out a roar, the blade of his halberd flashed; in a daze, a massive green‑clad phantom resembling a red jujube appeared over Guan Linglong and his guards.

The blade had not yet unfolded; merely the gathered momentum split the wave in two, turning it into scattering spray.

But before Guan Linglong could take a step, wave after wave crashed heavily onto the shore from the sea surface.

Guan Linglong clenched her teeth; the situation was dire.

Her surname Guan made her a Guan Blade, a descendant of Guan Sheng Dijun in a certain world.

The Guan Blade method emphasizes relentless forward thrust; each slash strives to surpass limits, aiming for a swift, decisive battle.

She gathered Cloud Energy and Inner Qi, built up power for half a day, intending to settle the outcome with a single slash.

Yet the earth‑shattering slash, after half a day's charge, was about to be blocked by the sea wave before her; how could she remain unhurried?

"Just charge forward; I'll break through for you!"

A voice rang out, and Guan Linglong stepped without hesitation, treading a subtle gait, merging her momentum with herself, and rushed straight at Te Xiu Si at breakneck speed.

"Vajra Subduing Demon!"

Li Tianhai roared, golden light flaring around him; a massive Vajra Illusory Shadow materialized above Li Tianhai and his elite guard, its furious golden arms gradually solidifying, shielding Guan Linglong and tearing the sea waves apart.

As a dual practitioner of the Buddhist Sect and Military Strategist, Li Tianhai follows a Yin‑Yang martial path, visualizing deities and worshipping them to obtain divine power, self‑evolving the gods; unlike traditional supplication, it resembles copying the deities.

The elite talent of the rear guard endows them with spoken spirit and will; if they endure to the end, they can transform themselves into minor deities and also evolve deities to grant extra power.

The waves crashing onto the ground were far from calm, instead raging like a torrent toward everyone; Zhou Zhengye bellowed loudly

"All come here; I'll protect you!"

A spiral force field shielded everyone within it, diverting the scattered torrent, which flowed outward.

Under the protection of the Vajra Great Hand, Guan Linglong pressed forward, flashing to the massive head of Te Xiu Si, twisting her waist to exert force, and the curved moon blade whirled down wildly.

"Slash!"

In a daze, the ethereal figure hovering behind Guan Linglong seemed to stare for a moment; the sharp aura intensified, and on the indistinct red face, a pair of half‑closed vermilion phoenix eyes suddenly snapped open.

Guan Linglong's posture matched the Guan Sheng Dijun illusion behind her; the blade extended, erupting a dazzling clear radiance that reflected Guan Linglong's resolute eyes.

In an instant, the fierce blade vortex whipped up a howling gale and surged away.

The blade light fell like a wing hanging from the heavens, cleaving an enormous head!

Boom!!

One of Te Xiu Si's heads plunged into the sea, splashing a massive spray.

Yet Guan Linglong showed no joy; four vertically slit pupils emitting faint light stared at her intently.

The few heads that had been hanging just now lifted up almost simultaneously.

Even Ao Mo's full‑power ultimate only stalled those heads for a moment; the sea monster, with extraordinary regeneration, roared again.

It opened a blood‑filled maw and lunged at Guan Linglong.

Guan Linglong's complexion turned extremely grim; the previous strike had exhausted both her and her guard's full strength, making a second slash impossible.

It wasn't only Guan Linglong who realized the problem; the onlookers on the shore also saw it.

"Save them!!!"

Li Siji let out a roar, directly activating gravity manipulation, pulling Guan Linglong's figure to fling her back toward the shore.

Li Siji hails from a world where Military Strategists thrive; the elite guards he leads belong to one of that world's top legions, built on gravity control and willful transcendence, capable of freely manipulating gravity.

That legion's favored attack is to seize a meteor from the heavens with gravity, continuously intensifying the pull to accelerate its descent, annihilating enemies mercilessly.

Li Siji withdrew Guan Linglong to the coast, and the four empty heads turned their gaze toward the people on shore.

Everyone felt the oppressive pressure; within the emotionless vertical pupils lay only indifference and cruelty.

"Can we still proceed?" Wu Zizai asked Guan Linglong.

"I can't; I can't deliver a second slash now!" Guan Linglong shook her head at the questioning companion,

"You cooperate with me, lend all your power to Guan Linglong; at a time like this, grant her an extra arm of strength!"

The others wore solemn faces; Wu Zizai turned to the few without ranged ability, unable to strike across the sea, and spoke.

Chang Haoran and the others nodded; each has their own specialty. Though they didn't know Wu Zizai's plan, they had begun to trust each other—trusting reliable comrades is the sole rule for survival on the battlefield.

Wu Zizai said no more and immediately led his guard to exert force,

What he wielded was precisely the Fivefold Sacrifice ability that Mu Yi has always hoped the Mu family army would possess, and it was the most perfected Fivefold Sacrifice; thus Wu Zizai and his guard, possessing only this Elite Talent, are no less combat‑effective than anyone else.

"Sacrifice!"

Wu Zizai roared, and the few who had nodded instantly sensed something different; their momentum surged to the limit then abruptly vanished, after which Wu Zizai and his guard's momentum rose to the limit, and a crimson radiance appeared beneath Guan Linglong and her guard.

Guan Linglong instantly felt boundless power surge within her empty body; understanding the cause, she immediately began to charge with her guard, intending to swing a second slash.

Te Xiu Si roared and again began to command the massive waves; the not‑yet‑fully‑reborn Te Xiu Si now possessed only this power, and abilities linked to Legend were almost entirely unusable due to a fragmented soul.

If it didn't still retain a Legendary body, it wouldn't even be able to stir such wind and waves; now Te Xiu Si is less a sea monster than a sea beast.

Aside from physical strength and wave‑control ability, it has virtually no other special powers.

Even its wave‑control, constrained by Ao Mo, became extremely sluggish, giving the shore's people ample time to react.

"Give me a portion; I'll calm it for a while first!"

Yi Yuluo, the only one without Sacrifice power, said to Wu Zizai, having recognized Wu Zizai's Talent Effect.

Wu Zizai nodded, allocating a portion of power to Yi Yuluo; as the sole ranged legion, he believed Yi Yuluo must possess some trump card.

And Yi Yuluo did not disappoint Wu Zizai, directly condensing his essence and spirit into a massive arrow as a military formation unit, then fired it out.