Chapter 736: Capturing the Sea Devourer

Lingyun looked at the coiled-up Sea Devourer, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

After coiling itself into a ball, the Sea Devourer was clearly pouring all of its strength into defense. Under such circumstances, even for Lingyun, breaking through its defense was no easy task.

"If this were some time ago, dealing with your current state would have cost me quite a bit of effort. But now, I can only say it is your misfortune!" The Second Sword in Lingyun's hand vanished, and the Holy Sword of Earth appeared in his grasp.

Lingyun raised the long sword, and immense power gathered frantically upon the Holy Sword of Earth, forming a gigantic sword shadow. The Holy Sword of Earth was extremely powerful in terms of defense, and at the same time, it was the most top-tier among the Six Sacred Swords for destroying immobile defensive skills.

The Sea Devourer's heart trembled; it sensed a fatal crisis from that massive sword shadow in the sky. It let out a low roar, and starlike blue radiance flickered over its body, forming a Shield around it. Simultaneously, purple light swirled across the Shield, elevating the Shield's power by another level. These purple rays were precisely the Demon Qi the Sea Devourer had absorbed from the Water Holy Sword; in order to withstand Lingyun's attack, it could no longer care about the Demon Qi eroding its own body.

"Haokong Cloud Breaking Collapse!"

Lingyun gripped the long sword with both hands and swung it downward violently. The massive sword shadow instantly traversed the sky, slamming heavily into the Shield released by the Sea Devourer.

"Crack! Crack—"

Dense, spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on the Shield released by the Sea Devourer. The Sea Devourer let out a pained roar, and deep blue blood continuously spilled from its mouth; it had clearly suffered heavy damage.

"Shatter for me!" Lingyun gripped the sword with both hands and pressed down hard, his immense power simultaneously crushing the Sea Devourer's Shield, which was on the verge of shattering.

The Sea Devourer felt as if a great mountain had appeared above its head, crazily pressing downward. The immense pressure caused cracks to appear on its body, and blood began to spill once more from the abdomen that had previously been pierced by Lingyun.

Following a crisp bursting sound, the Shield released by the Sea Devourer finally shattered. A flash of ruthlessness crossed the Sea Devourer's eyes, and it actually used its newly regrown body to take the massive sword shadow head-on.

Amidst a sky full of blood, the Sea Devourer's body was sliced in two by the sword shadow. However, its upper body twisted violently, and a black light bullet, which had been accumulating in its mouth for a long time, blasted toward Lingyun's direction.

Facing the Sea Devourer's sneak attack, the Holy Sword of Earth in Lingyun's hand turned abruptly, and he supported the blade with his left hand to block, actually taking the Sea Devourer's black light bullet head-on.

The moment the black light bullet made contact with the Holy Sword of Earth, Lingyun felt a massive force surging from the sword. He stomped his right foot into the Void, and the Holy Sword of Earth shone brilliantly, forming an earthy-yellow light membrane in front of him.

The black light bullet slammed into the light membrane, and the massive force compelled Lingyun's figure to retreat repeatedly. Every time Lingyun stepped onto the sea surface, he channeled the immense force from his body into the sea beneath his feet, causing water columns to erupt from the surface.

"Open!" After retreating several steps, Lingyun exerted force with both hands and actually slapped the black light bullet away.

After slapping the black light bullet away, Lingyun looked up and saw that the Sea Devourer's figure had already vanished into the vast sea.

"Severing the arm to survive?" Lingyun sneered, lifting his left hand, and immense cold air gathered frantically in his palm.

"If the Water Holy Sword were not inside your body, you might have been able to escape with your life!" Lingyun's Divine Sense instantly locked onto the location of the Water Holy Sword, and he pressed his left hand downward violently. "Extreme Cold Ice Domain!"

The cold air whistled out, and the roaring sea surface instantly calmed down. White frost spread crazily across the sea; in just a few breaths' time, the sea surface for several thousand meters in front of Lingyun had completely turned into a world of ice and snow.

A massive block of ice slowly floated up from the sea, and inside the ice was the escaping Sea Devourer. However, the Sea Devourer clearly had not expected to be dragged out so easily.

The Sea Devourer, sealed within the ice, clearly would not sit and wait for death; inside the ice, countless cracks had already begun to spread outward with its body as the center. Perhaps it would not take long before it could break free from the ice's restraint.

Watching the Sea Devourer struggling continuously within the ice, Lingyun's expression tightened. The Holy Sword of Earth vanished into a stream of light, and massive water-elemental energy gathered continuously between his hands. At the same time, inside the Sea Devourer's body, the Water Holy Sword seemed to sense the power Lingyun was releasing and actually began to resonate with him.

"Boom—"

The Sea Devourer inside the ice twisted its body violently, and the ice trapping it shattered completely. Countless shards of ice splashed, refracting seven-colored light under the sun. The Sea Devourer's figure dived downward amidst the seven-colored light, seemingly wanting to distance itself from Lingyun at maximum speed.

"Blue Sea Dragon Sword Art!"

The moment the Sea Devourer plunged into the sea, Lingyun pressed toward the Void. The sea surface boiled, and countless water dragons rose from the sea, biting firmly onto the Sea Devourer's body. At the same time, the Sea Devourer's body began to slowly swell.

"Ssh—"

A deep blue water dragon rushed out from one of the Sea Devourer's wounds, tearing a massive bloody gash in its body. The Sea Devourer let out a terrified roar; it discovered that the water-elemental power within its body had begun to boil beyond its control.

One water dragon after another rushed out from the Sea Devourer's body, piercing it until it was riddled with holes. Finally, with a hum, the Sea Devourer's forehead split open violently, and a long sword wrapped in water-blue light shot out from its forehead and landed in front of Lingyun.

Lingyun gripped the long sword and shook it violently; the Demon Qi spreading from the sword was instantly shattered by his powerful Source Power. Layers upon layers of seals suddenly appeared on the Water Holy Sword, completely sealing the Demon Qi leaking from it.

The Sea Devourer's body landed heavily on the sea surface, supported by the water dragons. When the Water Holy Sword broke out from its forehead, it had already turned its brain into a complete mush.

"The strongest fortress is indeed most easily breached from within," Lingyun sighed softly.

It was precisely he who had triggered the Water Holy Sword inside the Sea Devourer, causing it to likewise release the Blue Sea Dragon Sword Art, breaching the Sea Devourer's body from the inside. Otherwise, if the Sea Devourer had fought him to the death, Lingyun might not have been able to take it down unscathed.

After defeating the Sea Devourer, Lingyun extended his hand and directly stored the Sea Devourer into the Cloud Realm, then flew toward the direction of Dragon Island. He had not been out for very long; the battle on Dragon Island should not have concluded yet, and perhaps if he returned, he could still be of help.