Chapter 1269: King Pearl

Like a giant clam cast in gold, it burrowed out from deep within the abyss wall; golden antennae poked out from within, churning the massive waves, each swing containing terrifying power.

The waters of this abyss grew somewhat turbid because of the appearance of this giant clam.

At the same time, the spying gazes in this area likewise noticed the appearance of this giant clam; they first froze for a few seconds, then a thick disbelief surfaced in their eyes.

"That's... that's... the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King?!!"

A sharp voice suddenly rang out within the abyss.

Boom!

The atmosphere in the abyss instantly boiled over; everyone was visibly shocked — that was actually the legendary Gold Stone Spirit Clam King?! The water tides of this Gold Stone Abyss erupted once every year, yet the number of times the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King had appeared could be counted on one hand; no one had expected that today they would be able to witness it with their own eyes!

And after the shock, intense greed welled up from within their hearts.

The Gold Stone Spirit Clam King could produce a King Pearl, the primary material for refining top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures; its value was so high that even exchanging it directly for a high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure probably would not be enough.

At the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall in the Boundary River Domain, this "King Pearl" had long occupied the top five on the spiritual materials ranking and was also priceless on the market; whenever it occasionally appeared, it would attract numerous powerful high-grade Marquis-level experts to compete for it.

For this reason, several Marquis-level battles had even broken out.

"Gold Stone Spirit Clam King!"

The abyss waters churned as a large group of figures with their auras merged into one burst through the water; the leader was precisely Zhao Jiyun of the Divine Tiger Guard. He had been spying from afar before, since Li Luo's efficiency in harvesting spirit pearls was simply too astonishing, and he had already been scheming — but he had never imagined that the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King would also be drawn out.

"It's because of that woman! It seems to be some kind of rare natural treasure affinity!"

Zhao Jiyun locked onto Li Hongyou in a single glance; it was precisely the strange fragrance emanating from the latter that had drawn numerous Gold Stone Spirit Clams to gather here.

This woman is also a treasure; who knows where that Li Luo found her.

But none of that mattered now. At present, since the King Pearl had appeared, it must be seized by force; this achievement alone would be enough to let him overpower all the other envoys within the Ten Thousand Beasts Guard.

At this thought, Zhao Jiyun directly activated his tremendous energy; at this moment he likewise had the augmentation of three thousand-man guards, his combat power no weaker than a Marquis of the lower Fifth Rank.

Boom!

Rolling energy swept forth, transforming into a giant energy hand that split open the abyss waters and grabbed directly toward the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King.

But this giant energy hand ultimately failed to reach the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King, because Jiang Jiang Qinge made her move; the heavy sword in her hand slashed straight down, a dazzlingly brilliant sacred sword light swept past, and even the golden abyss waters were purified into a holy hue at this moment.

The sword light slashed down, instantly shattering that giant energy hand.

Moreover, after one sword shattering Zhao Jiyun's attack, Jiang Jiang Qinge did not stop; with one hand she formed a seal, vast phase power flowed, and a Radiant Seal technique whistled back toward Zhao Jiyun's position, its might awe-inspiring.

"Radiant World-Purifying Seal!"

Seeing this, Zhao Jiyun's gaze hardened; he did not dare be careless. His five fingers clenched tightly into a fist, and on the back of his hand, tiger markings suffused with baleful aura actually surfaced, and finally he slowly threw the punch.

"Tiger Might Divine Fist!"

As the punch blasted out, it was as if the tiger roar of an ancient ferocious tiger capable of intimidating the mountains and forests resounded through the abyss; an extremely ferocious pressure swept across, and at the same time that fist imprint was like a ferocious tiger descending the mountain, its spirit swallowing mountains and rivers, directly meeting Jiang Jiang Qinge's attack head-on.

Boom!

The two collided violently, raising waves ten thousand zhang high.

Yet Zhao Jiyun's expression grew increasingly solemn during this clash, because he discovered that Jiang Jiang Qinge's Radiant phase power was even more domineering than he had imagined; the ferocious tiger might contained within his fist imprint was extremely vicious, and even strongmen of the same rank would be affected by it, but now it was effortlessly purified by Jiang Jiang Qinge's Radiant phase power.

"She's clearly only a First Rank Marquis, yet after the augmentation of three thousand-man guards she can reach Fifth Rank Marquis — is this the domineering power of the 'Ten-Pillar Golden Terrace'?" Zhao Jiyun frowned tightly; he himself was a Third Rank Marquis, and even with the aid of three thousand-man guards, he had only reached this level of strength.

"Everyone, the King Pearl has emerged; it belongs to whoever is fated. How could we let such an opportunity slip? This Li Li Tianwang line wanting to monopolize it is a bit too wishful thinking!" Zhao Jiyun's eyes flickered, and he suddenly shouted loudly.

"Let's all strike together, seize the King Pearl first, then discuss the distribution!"

Hearing Zhao Jiyun's instigation, many of the loose cultivator strongmen present immediately revealed greed and covetousness in their eyes; of course they understood that Zhao Jiyun wanted to use them to jointly besiege the Li Li Tianwang line, but the King Pearl was right before their eyes — if they could luckily snatch it, it would surely let them advance further on the path to Marquis. Such a temptation, no one could remain indifferent to.

Thus the next moment, one after another powerful phase power fluctuations erupted, and towering Marquis Terraces rose up within these abyss waters, stirring surging waves.

Li Luo saw this scene and his expression also shifted slightly; under the siege of so many people, even Jiang Jiang Qinge would likely find it hard to resist.

"Hmph!"

But just at this moment, a cold snort like rolling thunder suddenly rang out from deep within this abyss, immediately followed by an extremely powerful energy pressure spreading out.

Everyone looked up and saw Li Li Jinpan, Niu Niu Biaobiao, and Li Li Rouyun burst through the water.

"You want to snatch something belonging to my Li Li Tianwang line — let's see who dares!" Li Li Jinpan's hair and beard bristled with rage as he roared.

Niu Niu Biaobiao also pulled out a gleaming pig-slaughtering knife, and a ferocious baleful aura swept out.

Both were high-grade Marquises, so their strength was naturally considered top-tier; the many Marquis-level strongmen present felt that pressure and for the moment did not dare to act rashly.

"Haha, Li Li Jinpan, didn't you just say earlier that this Gold Stone Abyss is an ownerless hunting ground? So when did this Spirit Clam King become something belonging to your Li Li Tianwang line?" But the pressure from Li Li Jinpan and Niu Niu Biaobiao lasted only a dozen or so breaths before it was broken by another voice, accompanied by rolling pressure of its own.

They saw Zhao Jiao of the Zhao Li Tianwang line arrive with his strongmen, bursting through the water; his gaze looked toward the enormous spirit clam below, greed and longing surfacing in his eyes. He had been stuck at Seventh Rank Marquis for many years now — that was a sign of exhausted potential; to break through again, he could only rely on Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures, but ordinary Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures were no longer very effective. If he could obtain a top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, there might still be hope.

Right now, this King Pearl was an opportunity!

And besides the arriving Zhao Li Tianwang line, the loose cultivator organization Gold Stone Alliance led by Guan Hu also arrived in succession; each of them stared at the Spirit Clam King deep in the abyss, their expressions full of excitement and greed.

As loose cultivators, they understood the value of the King Pearl even more.

"Hmph, the Spirit Clam King here was drawn out by our people, so of course it belongs to us!" Li Li Jinpan's face darkened as he said coldly.

"Ridiculous — whoever draws it out owns it? Since when did the Gold Stone Abyss have such a rule?" Zhao Jiao mocked.

Niu Niu Biaobiao glanced at Zhao Jiao with killing intent in his eyes; the next instant, he suddenly shot explosively toward the Gold Stone Spirit Clam King. Regardless of the current situation, this King Pearl had to reach their hands first before any other plans could be made.

"You dare!"

And Niu Niu Biaobiao's movement immediately drew the attention of Zhao Jiao, Guan Hu, and the other high-grade Marquises; they immediately roared like thunder, and tremendous surging phase power shot skyward, even tearing apart these heavy golden abyss waters.

They threw out attacks to block Niu Niu Biaobiao.

At the same time they themselves also shot out at extreme speed; clearly, they all shared the same thought — no matter what, the King Pearl had to be snatched first!

Li Li Jinpan and Li Li Rouyun, seeing the opponents strike, naturally would not stand idly by, so they immediately moved to assist.

In an instant, because of the appearance of this Spirit Clam King, the depths of this abyss directly erupted into an extremely chaotic Marquis-level battle.