Chapter 281: Slash the Sea!

Kill them to their hearts' content!

As Lu Yang's words fell, Suo Huan also looked over, surprised, and said, "As far as I know, Daoist Friend is not the kind of person who seeks to fight for dominance or excels in magical duels."

Hearing this, Lu Yang shook his head: "I am merely unwilling, not unable."

Having spoken, he directly held 【Li Jie Bo】 reversed behind his back and said calmly, "Moreover, the path lies ahead, and there is no retreat; it is better to simply have a fight!"

"Very well, then let us have a fight!"

Suo Huan smoothed his brows, straightened his back, and said, "Below the Great True Person, I leave matters to Daoist Friend; as for the Great True Person, Daoist Friend may also rest assured and leave him to me."

Upon hearing these words, Lu Yang immediately glanced at Suo Huan; as a True Person of the Holy Sect, he inherently harbored three parts suspicion toward anyone. Moreover, if the two were not now locusts on the same rope, such a harmonious atmosphere would never have existed. Yet now, he revealed a rather sincere smile:

"Then many thanks to Daoist Friend."

"Hahaha!" Suo Huan immediately burst into loud laughter.

There was one thing Lu Yang did not know: as a cultivator from beyond the heavens, having cultivated bitterly overseas for six hundred years, he called everyone "Daoist Friend," yet had never truly been accepted.

He had called many people "Daoist Friend," yet no one had ever called him "Daoist Friend."

Those with cultivation lower than his called him "Senior," those with cultivation equal to his called him "Overseas Loose Cultivator," and those with cultivation higher than his simply called him "Heterodox Path."

Even more so, some directly called him "Pest."

Thus, this was still the first time.

The first time someone addressed him as "Daoist Friend" caused this wanderer of over six hundred years, the former prodigy of heaven, to rarely feel a sense of exhilaration.

More importantly, because they were now locusts on the same rope, there was no need for scheming or secret vigilance against one another; instead, they could cooperate with greater trust and sincerity. This counted as a first in their lives for both Suo Huan and Lu Yang.

"Boom!"

Suo Huan actively concealed his form, leaving only Lu Yang alone, holding 【Li Jie Bo】 reversed. Beneath his feet, the sea surface churned, and in an instant, waves ten thousand zhang high surged up.

"Clang clang!"

The 【Li Jie Bo】 in his hand trembled violently; within the sword light, a maiden vaguely appeared, similar to the sword spirit of the previous A Bi Sword, yet much larger.

The A Bi Sword was already the most spiritually intelligent among the many spiritual treasures in Lu Yang's possession, resembling a True Person. Thus, when the treasures were reforged into 【Li Jie Bo】, naturally she became the core. Furthermore, because she had absorbed much spiritual intelligence, her appearance had undergone tremendous change, becoming even more mature.

Now revealing her form, she immediately bowed to Lu Yang.

Seeing this, Lu Yang smiled calmly and said softly, "Are you willing to go with me?"

"I shall break enemies for my master."

As the words fell, the sword spirit quickly merged into 【Li Jie Bo】. Lu Yang immediately circulated his magic power, drawing the spiritual tides from all four directions to surge madly into the sword body!

Almost simultaneously, at the Yuan Ci Divine Mountain.

"Hmm?"

Sui Ling, the Dragon King who had been regulating his breath, almost immediately sensed the change in the heaven and earth's spiritual qi. He instantly opened his dragon eyes and looked toward Lu Yang's direction.

He saw that Lu Yang, at this moment, had released his qi mechanism, making no concealment whatsoever. A wisp of cloud rose above his head; his Dao foundation manifested through the qi, supporting a golden auspicious cloud. Vast and mighty, wherever it passed, mountains and seas inverted, pure qi rolled through the sky, and his overwhelming magic power spread out like thunderclaps streaking across the firmament!

Such a display was simply terrifying to hear of!

This was Lu Yang's first full-scale outburst. At this moment, he felt as though he had shed an invisible shackle, feeling utterly exhilarated and unrestrained, truly indulging his spirit.

"It is you!"

Almost simultaneously, Sui Ling also recognized Lu Yang and sensed the thick blood qi upon him; that was the blood qi belonging to her brother, Sui Ying!

"Was it you who killed Sui Ying?"

"Mo Sect's Duanmu Yuan Tu?"

Sui Ling let out a long roar. In an instant, four hundred and ninety thousand demon soldiers moved in unison. Rolling demon clouds transformed into a lifelike demon dragon that stared straight at Lu Yang.

However, the response was a single sword light.

【Xuan Wei】!

The next second, Lu Yang offered 【Li Jie Bo】 into the half-air. The magic power just infused into the sword instantly transformed into magnificent sword light.

Originally, within the ranks of the demon soldiers, monks like Hui Ku and others, all originating from the Pure Land, had seen Lu Yang appear so openly and were rubbing their fists, eager to advance. But upon seeing the sword light Lu Yang now unleashed, they immediately tucked in their sleeves and retreated, even hiding their Buddha light.

Sui Ling naturally saw this scene as well.

However, she was of noble dragon lineage. Even if she had heard of Duanmu Yuan Tu's fame, it was mostly of sordid matters; she merely felt this person was a silver thief.

What was so formidable about him?

At this moment, she sat amidst four hundred and ninety thousand demon soldiers, forming an array to meet the enemy. Four hundred and ninety thousand against one; he was not a Great True Person. Could he possibly turn the heavens upside down?

"Roar—"

With this thought, Sui Ling directly shook her body, revealing her original true form: a long, elegant true dragon coiled in the center of the myriad demon clouds.

Four hundred and ninety thousand demon soldiers formed an array with seven array nodes. The master cultivator at each node was a Foundation Establishment early-stage mixed-blood dragon descendant: either a dragon carp, a dragon turtle, a dragon soft-shell turtle, or a dragon horse. At this moment, they simultaneously released their qi mechanisms, surrounding Sui Ling, and with a boom, activated the great array beneath their feet.

【Heavenly Demon Orders the Sea Great Array】!

In an instant, it was seen that around the entire 【Qing Fu Sea】, billions of qing of seawater were lifted by an invisible force, transforming into a water curtain that blocked the sky!

The Heavenly River crossed the sky; the four seas inverted!

Setting aside other matters, just the collapse of billions of qing of seawater would be enough to shatter a continent. If one added the various ranks, it could even crush a Foundation Establishment cultivator to death.

Clearly, although Sui Ling felt resentful in her heart, she did not take matters lightly. Her strike was a full-out effort. Moreover, this place was still overseas, her home ground as a true dragon of her kind, perfectly suited to maximize her water-controlling abilities. Billions of qing of seawater condensed into a single beam of water light, crashing down like a golden mountain toppling and a jade pillar falling.

To this, Lu Yang only drew one sword.

This sword stroke was like the division of the Great Void, with flying fire and flowing lightning. It met that beam of light, condensed from billions of qing of seawater, and slashed upward, trailing a brilliant sword light.

"Boom!"

Only the sound of a sky-shattering roar was heard. Originally, under Sui Ling's influence, the heavens and earth above and below had become one color of sea and sky. Now, however, Lu Yang had slashed them into a clear distinction!

On this side of the sword light, heaven and earth were in harmonious union.

On that side of the sword light, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

The 【Heavenly Demon Orders the Sea Great Array】, upon which Sui Ling had pinned high hopes, had just been deployed when Lu Yang slashed it with a single sword, splitting the sea and sky alike, and it crashed into ten thousand fragments!

Half of the four hundred and ninety thousand demon soldiers were instantly pulverized into dust by the thunderous sound of the sword light's impact. Another half were swept away after the sword light broke the array, becoming scattered limbs and broken arms on the ground. Then another half were struck by the residual waves, each vomiting blood, severely injured, and falling into a near-death state.

As for the seven Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivators who were suppressing the situation?

Four were shaken to death on the spot; of the remaining three, two had their heads severed by sword light, while only one managed to scramble away, bloodied, carving out a path to survival.

"Your Highness! Flee quickly!"

Yet just as the demon beast was about to speak, it seemed to deflate; cracks suddenly appeared on its brow. Instinctively, it wiped its forehead, only to find its hand covered in crimson blood.

"... Ah?"

Before the words could finish, the demon beast shattered into a sky full of blood light in response to the sound.

Only then did Sui Ling finally react; the pungent stench of blood assaulted her nose, chilling the heart of this true dragon noble to its absolute limit.

'Impossible!'

She never expected that four hundred and ninety thousand demon soldiers forming an array, commanding the waters of the entire 【Tipping Sea】 to bestow their authority, would end in such a conclusion.

'How could a single sword strike cause this?'

From the moment she arranged her troops and cast spells to command the sea, Lu Yang merely struck once; yet that single strike exhausted the entire 【Tipping Sea】 and still could not be stopped.

One sword, severing the sea!

Gazing out, Sui Ling instinctively took a step back.

Under the setting sun, Lu Yang held his sword, walking slowly toward her; his dark eyes reflected the mountain of corpses and sea of blood beneath his feet, revealing faint red light.

(End of this chapter)