Chapter 1271: Entering the Clam to Take the Pearl

As that enchanting and bizarre woman drilled out from the flesh of the Spirit Clam King, the Spirit Clam King beneath her feet transformed at this moment into a source of evil thoughts, and a vast, surging tide of evil-thought energy spread outward.

Hee hee.

The woman draped in a thin veil, her figure enchanting and alluring, let out a soft laugh. Her laughter actually contained endless temptation, causing people's hearts to sway. Some whose resolve wasn't firm enough had their eyes grow hazy on the spot, unable to resist walking toward her.

"Hmph!"

However, at this moment Li Li Jinpan let out a low snort. The snorting sound was like thunder, blasting the abyss waters into turbulence.

Those who had been bewitched immediately jolted awake, their faces covered in cold sweat, and they hurriedly retreated.

Guan Hu of the Golden Stone Alliance stared at the Eighth-Grade True Demon with a solemn expression and said, "Everyone, let's join forces to slay this Eighth-Grade True Demon first, then discuss other matters. Otherwise, if this thing escapes, it will surely cause even greater casualties."

None of those present were Eighth-Grade Marquis-level experts, so there was no way to resist this Eighth-Grade True Demon alone. Fortunately, however, they had the advantage in numbers and should still be able to suppress it.

Facing Guan Hu's proposal, Li Li Jinpan nodded. That Zhao Jiao's face also darkened. He glanced at his severed wrist, feeling some regret over his earlier rashness. This Golden Stone Spirit Clam King had existed for so long that it must have absorbed a great deal of the evil-thought energy lingering in the abyss waters, so the probability of it spawning an aberration was high. But he had been blinded by the greed triggered by the "King Pearl," which was why he had tried to snatch the treasure first.

The result was that he had now paid the price of a hand. Although it could be restored later with the aid of spiritual medicines, it would inevitably have some impact on him.

"Join forces and slaughter it!" Therefore, Zhao Jiao, furious at this moment, said in a low voice.

Under the pressure brought by the Eighth-Grade True Demon, the several factions that had been fighting amongst themselves immediately reached a consensus. So the next moment, all the Sixth-Grade and Seventh-Grade Marquis-level experts came out in full force. Only this time, their target had changed to the Eighth-Grade True Demon before them.

And before Zhao Jiao made his move, his gaze swept toward Zhao Jiyun behind him. The latter understood and gave a subtle nod.

Boom!

In the next instant, numerous Marquis-level experts shot out explosively. Towering Marquis Platforms wrapped in vast phase force, like massive mountains, directly descended upon the Eighth-Grade True Demon in a brutal manner to suppress it.

Streams of Marquis Divine Smoke swept forth, evolving into numerous fierce attacks that nearly drowned the Eighth-Grade True Demon.

Yet facing this kind of coordinated siege, a smile surfaced on the Eighth-Grade True Demon's gorgeous cheeks. Immediately, the black beads strung in its hair chains shot out countless jet-black rays of light. The light contained the extreme evil-thought energy. When those streams of Marquis Divine Smoke came into contact with it, they were instantly polluted into rolling black mist, which instead surged toward their own Marquis Platforms to corrode them.

Fortunately, those high-grade Marquis-level experts were all experienced and immediately dispersed their Marquis Divine Smoke, switching instead to casting Marquis Arts of tremendous power.

The battle between the two sides nearly sent the several-thousand-li water abyss into upheaval.

Li Luo steadied his figure and exerted himself to dissipate the aftershocks of the battle. He clicked his tongue secretly. Such a huge commotion had all been caused by a whim on his side. Thinking about it, he really did have some ability.

"Li Luo, that Zhao Jiyun and the others want to take the opportunity to snatch the King Pearl!" Li Hongyou suddenly reminded him at this moment.

Hearing this, Li Luo hurriedly cast his gaze over and indeed saw that amid the towering shockwaves of battle, Zhao Jiyun, who had the power of three Thousand Guards bolstered upon him, had silently broken through those shockwaves and was rapidly approaching the "Spirit Clam King."

The "Spirit Clam King" had previously spawned an Eighth-Grade True Demon and had now become a source of evil thoughts, continuously spreading vast amounts of evil-thought energy.

However, the "King Pearl" still existed within its body.

"He won't be able to reach the main body of the Spirit Clam King." At this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge spoke up.

"The evil-thought energy there, even with the bolstering of three Thousand Guards, he won't be able to withstand it."

Li Luo nodded slightly. That was the source of evil thoughts that had spawned an Eighth-Grade True Demon. Zhao Jiyun still wanted to take the opportunity to steal the "King Pearl"—truly a bit of wishful thinking.

Under their watchful gaze, Zhao Jiyun quickly approached within a thousand zhang of the "Spirit Clam King." At this point, the evil-thought energy was so dense it was like undissipating black fog, cold and unified, constantly eroding the energy flowing around his body.

The energy on Zhao Jiyun's body was being dissolved at an alarming rate.

He gritted his teeth and pushed forward another hundred zhang. Immediately, the bolstered energy on his body was directly dissolved by more than half. This so terrified him that he dared not advance further, and his figure, under the gaze of many eyes, retreated somewhat disheveledly.

Moreover, his movements seemed to have alarmed the Eighth-Grade True Demon. Immediately, the latter plucked off a string of hair-bead chains and hurled them onto the "Spirit Clam King." At once, the surging evil-thought energy there began to expand rapidly.

Evil-thought mist rose within the golden abyss waters, obstructing many lines of sight while also making the situation chaotic.

Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Luo, Li Hongyou, and the others gathered their people together, guarding against the unexpected.

"Dragging things out like this isn't very favorable for us right now," Li Luo said, looking at the chaos around them.

Jiang Jiang Qinge also said calmly, "This place is too close to the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage. They must have already sent out a call for reinforcements. If we delay any longer, the top Marquis-level experts of the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage will surely come to aid them."

Li Hongyou's delicate brows furrowed slightly. If the experts of the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage came to reinforce, the "King Pearl" would inevitably fall into their hands, and their trip this time would have been entirely done for someone else's benefit.

Li Luo's gaze flickered. He stared at the area deep in the water abyss where the evil-thought energy was extremely dense and said, "The situation is chaotic now, and the evil-thought mist provides cover. This is actually a good opportunity for us to take the treasure."

"But the evil-thought energy there is too overbearing. Even Zhao Jiyun couldn't withstand it," Li Hongyou said.

Jiang Jiang Qinge deliberated and said, "Relying on my own light phase force, I can indeed go in to take the pearl. But the round trip will drain me enormously. By then, even if I get the King Pearl, I might not be able to hold onto it."

There were too many eyes here. Once they took the King Pearl, it would inevitably attract attention, and things would become very troublesome. After all, Li Li Jinpan, Niu Niu Biaobiao, Li Li Rouyun, and the others were all unable to lend a hand at this moment.

Jiang Jiang Qinge was the main fighting force. Suffering excessive attrition here was not a good thing.

Li Luo thought for a moment and said, "Sister Jiang Jiang Qinge, can you use your light phase force to clear a path for me, tear open the evil-thought energy, and send me onto the 'Spirit Clam King,' so I can take the pearl?"

This way, Jiang Jiang Qinge wouldn't have to face the erosion of the evil-thought energy directly, and her consumption would naturally be much less.

"You go? Even with a Thousand Guard bolstering you, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand the evil-thought energy there. How about we wait a bit longer, until Commander Xia Yu arrives," Li Hongyou said, slightly startled.

"The situation is urgent. I'm afraid that delay will bring change," Li Luo shook his head and said to Jiang Jiang Qinge with a smile, "Don't worry, Sister Jiang Jiang Qinge. When it comes to dealing with evil-thought energy, I actually have some tricks up my sleeve too."

What he was referring to was naturally the "Small Formless Fire" within his body. In a sense, his flame could also be considered a bane of evil-thought energy. The only difference was that Jiang Jiang Qinge used light phase force to purify evil-thought energy, while his Small Formless Fire treated it as impurities and refined it away.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's eyes fixed on Li Luo. After only a few moments of thought, she gently nodded and said, "I will do my utmost to tear open the evil-thought energy and send you to take the pearl."

Li Hongyou watched these two who trusted each other so completely and felt a bit superfluous.

"Seize the time. Don't linger. Take the pearl and retreat immediately."

Jiang Jiang Qinge reminded them once, then without the slightest hesitation, the "Holy Thorn Crown" in her hair began to flow with holy light at this moment, illuminating her exquisitely beautiful face and making her appear even more sacred.

In the next instant, tremendous holy light swept out from Jiang Jiang Qinge's palm, like a sharp sword, plunging directly into the rolling evil-thought energy.

Immediately, the evil-thought energy was rapidly purified, forming a passage.

The surrounding evil-thought energy, however, surged in continuously, trying to corrode this passage of light.

Li Luo also knew the urgency of the moment. His figure shot out explosively, plunging into the pillar of light formed by the holy light. Those overbearing light phase forces, under Jiang Jiang Qinge's control, did not harm him. Instead, they formed a propulsive force, sending him shooting rapidly along the pillar of light.

Under the perfect coordination of the two, the extremely dense evil-thought energy was continuously torn apart. In just a short minute, the holy light pierced through the evil-thought energy and landed on the massive body of the "Spirit Clam King."

Li Luo's foot, at this moment, stepped onto the hard, cold flesh of the Golden Stone Clam.