Chapter 257: Upper Grade Spirit Treasure Sea-Settling Pearl, the Might of Taohua Shangren

But at this very moment, Zhou Sui, who had been hiding in the shadows, made his move.

Soul Secret Technique—Void Soul Thorn!

Having reached the Minor Achievement realm, this Soul Secret Technique, combined with Zhou Sui's soul power comparable to a Nascent Soul Cultivator, made the might of this soul attack no less than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Nearby, a full eighteen of Zhou Sui's clones were lying in ambush, and they struck simultaneously.

Invisible soul needles shot toward the Octopus Clan Chief and Heishi Laozu.

Boom~~

The two great Nascent Soul Cultivators were caught off guard; they had never imagined they would encounter an enemy ambush.

The powerful Void Soul Thorn pierced through their physical defenses and struck their souls directly.

Instantly, they felt a wave of intense pain.

It was as if someone were tearing their souls apart, causing them to suffer heavy damage.

For a moment, the two great Nascent Soul Cultivators were stunned, their original movements ceasing as they stood there like wooden chickens.

"Oh no, we are under attack by an enemy."

"You bastards, which turtle-grandson is ambushing us?"

Heishi Laozu and the Octopus Clan Chief, both Nascent Soul Cultivators, felt their hair stand on end; they were shocked and furious. Previously, they were always the ones ambushing enemies; they had never seen an enemy ambush them—this was the first time for such a thing.

But now, even if they wanted to flee, it was already too late.

"Go to hell."

"Upper Grade Spirit Treasure, Sea-Settling Pearl."

At this moment, Taohua Shangren, who had been hiding nearby, finally made her move. As a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator with rich combat experience, how could she not know that this was the best opportunity?

Her own strength was already greater than these two Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators.

With a calculated strike against an unprepared foe, the opponents had no way to resist.

Instantly, she took out an Upper Grade Spirit Treasure, the Sea-Settling Pearl, from her person.

This was an Upper Grade Spirit Treasure gifted to her by her father, Wuji Daoren, for her safety, and its power was infinite.

It was a Spirit Treasure that even a Transformation God would covet immensely.

Thud!

The moment Taohua Shangren unleashed the Upper Grade Spirit Treasure Sea-Settling Pearl, this azure bead appeared above the Octopus Clan Chief and Heishi Laozu, and an invisible force instantly immobilized the two Nascent Soul Cultivators.

This was the formidable aspect of the Sea-Settling Pearl.

Once unleashed, it could erupt with the power of immobilization.

Even the vast ocean could be temporarily stilled, let alone ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Of course, if they had been prepared, they could have used their Nascent Soul Dharma Power to break free from the immobilization force.

But now, under the assault of Zhou Sui's eighteen clones, they had been struck by nine Void Soul Thorns.

This caused their souls to suffer heavy damage.

For a moment, their minds were a blank slate, and they were completely unable to make any reaction.

However, the power of the Sea-Settling Pearl was not limited to just this.

The immobilization force was merely one of its powers.

The power of the ocean was its second power.

Rumble~~

A vast power of the ocean erupted, seemingly distorting the surrounding air and producing terrifying vibrations; blue waves rippled as if the power of the entire ocean were crushing down, slamming into the Octopus Clan Chief and Heishi Laozu.

Bang!

This strike landed solidly on the two Nascent Soul Cultivators; they had nowhere to hide and no way to block it. The terrifying power erupted completely, infiltrating their bodies.

Unable to resist for even a second, their entire bodies exploded, torn to pieces.

The entire ground was instantly shattered, creating a massive deep pit with soil splashing and dust billowing.

The surrounding buildings could not withstand this fluctuation and collapsed one after another, turning into ruins.

Within a radius of a thousand miles, terrifying tremors were felt, humming and vibrating.

This was the terror of a battle between Nascent Soul Cultivators.

A single strike could affect a thousand miles and cause a magnitude-nine earthquake.

"No, no, no."

"Spare me, spare my dog life."

At this moment, a Nascent Soul flew out from the dust; it was none other than the Nascent Soul of Heishi Laozu.

At the critical moment of life and death, Heishi Laozu had actually forced his Nascent Soul out of his body to dodge the fatal blow.

But Taohua Shangren had long anticipated this; with a light flick of her finger, a beam of light blasted over.

Feeling the fatal crisis, Heishi Laozu immediately wanted to beg for mercy.

Regrettably, it was already too late to beg.

With a thud, Heishi Laozu's Nascent Soul exploded instantly, dissipating completely between heaven and earth.

As for the Octopus Clan Chief, it had naturally died just moments ago, leaving behind a field of corpses and a Fourth-Tier Monster Core.

In fact, Sea Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators are different from Human Race Nascent Soul Cultivators.

A Fourth-Tier Sea Clan member still has a Monster Core within its body, rather than gestating a Nascent Soul like human cultivators.

Therefore, they do not possess the ability of Nascent Soul possession.

This is a special power possessed only by human Nascent Soul Cultivators.

However, they do possess the power of soul possession; due to their powerful monster souls, they can possess the bodies of other living beings.

Unfortunately, the Octopus Clan Chief no longer had that chance.

Just now, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl of Taohua Shangren, with a single strike, caused it to have its soul and spirit completely extinguished.

"It actually died just like that?"

Taohua Shangren looked at this scene in disbelief.

She found it hard to believe that she had actually killed two Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators so easily.

It was as simple as killing a chicken.

"It's very normal."

"They are Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators themselves, and their cultivation is far inferior to yours."

"And you were launching a sneak attack."

"With the prepared attacking the unprepared, they were bound to die; no one could save them."

Zhou Sui said as a matter of course.

He felt that there was nothing unexpected about this battle, as he had made sufficient preparations beforehand.

These two Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators could be said to be doomed.

And one of the reasons why Nascent Soul Cultivators are so difficult to kill is the powerful divine sense of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Their divine sense covers an area of hundreds of miles.

It is very difficult for enemies to ambush them.

Once they enter the range covered by their divine sense, they will be immediately detected.

Trying to ambush them is almost an impossible task.

But Zhou Sui is different; he has mastered the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book, condensed three Heart Eyes, and mastered the power of the heart.

This is a higher-dimensional spiritual power than divine sense.

Earlier, he used the power of the heart to shroud his own body and that of Taohua Shangren, covering the aura on both of them.

To the Octopus Clan Chief and Heishi Laozu, Zhou Sui and Taohua Shangren did not exist.

It was equivalent to being invisible.

Even if they approached within a range of hundreds of meters, their divine sense could not detect them.

Thus, at such a close distance, Zhou Sui then unleashed the Void Soul Thorn.

They were hit on the spot, with no power to fight back.

Coupled with the terrifying attack of Taohua Shangren, the two were killed instantly.

Of course, Zhou Sui only played a role in restraining them.

The truly powerful one was Taohua Shangren; this Nascent Soul female cultivator, whose fame spread far and wide, was indeed a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator, and her combat power was definitely not just for show, being in no way inferior to any veteran Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Once she made a move, she displayed terrifying destructive power.

"If that's the case, even without a Fourth-tier Array, we can take down these Nascent Souls invading Julu Island."

Taohua Shangren was very excited.

She had originally thought that she was in dire straits this time.

Facing the siege of seven Nascent Souls, even if she survived, she would definitely suffer heavy losses.

But now, under Zhou Sui's command, two Nascent Soul Cultivators had been killed instantly.

In this way, there was indeed a chance to turn defeat into victory.

"There is indeed a chance."

"There is no time to lose; we must immediately rush to the Teleportation Array."

"Those two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators also intend to go and provide support."

"We must kill the remaining three Nascent Soul Early Stage Sea Clan Cultivators before the other side arrives."

"In that case, we will occupy the absolute upper hand."

Zhou Sui said in a deep voice.

He waved his large hand and immediately collected the Storage Bags from the bodies of the Octopus Clan Chief and Heishi Laozu.

At the same time, the remains of this Octopus Clan Chief were also all taken away by him.

After all, this was the flesh and blood of a Fourth-tier Beast, which was worth a fortune and could not be wasted.

"Good."

Hearing this, Taohua Shangren grabbed Zhou Sui, performed an Evasion Technique, and immediately flew toward the central area of Taohua Island.

It was almost at full speed.

…………

At this very moment, near the Teleportation Array on Julu Island.

This Teleportation Array was set up in a spacious plaza on Julu Island, surrounded by a city.

Originally, this was an extremely bustling city.

But now, the entire city had turned into ruins; many buildings could not withstand the power of the Nascent Soul Cultivators and turned into powder one after another, and many Wuji Alliance cultivators could not escape in time.

As a result, they were shaken to death by the combat fluctuations of the Nascent Souls.

Deep pits appeared on the ground, gravel splashed everywhere, and smoke and dust billowed.

The Crab Clan Chief, the Needlefish Clan Chief, and the Chishia Clan Chief—three Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators—stood in mid-air, their bodies permeated with terrifying Nascent Soul Dharma Domains, covering a radius of hundreds of miles.

The power in their every gesture could affect a thousand miles; they were veritable mobile nuclear bombs.

As for the four Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Wuji Alliance, almost all of them had suffered heavy injuries.

Originally, they were guarding the Teleportation Array.

But who could have imagined that the three Sea Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators would kill their way directly to the location of the Teleportation Array.

After a great battle, the four Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Wuji Alliance were completely no match.

After all, their cultivation is merely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

The one with the highest cultivation on the entire Julu Island is Taohua Shangren, at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Haha, you Human Cultivators are simply trash."

"Four against three of us, and you still get counter-killed."

"Having lost the Fourth-tier Great Array, you are nothing but fish on the chopping block; how can you fight us Sea Clan?"

The Giant Crab Clan Chief laughed heartily, feeling very joyful.

Although it is only a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator, its natural talent is extremely high.

Furthermore, as it belongs to the Giant Crab clan, the crab shell on its body is comparable to a high-grade defensive Dharma Treasure.

The spell attacks of ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators are like scratching an itch when they land on it.

Therefore, in its battles against Human Cultivators, it simply holds all the advantages.

Human Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Early Stage who can defeat it are few and far between.

"Damn it."

The expressions of the four Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Wuji Alliance were ugly to the extreme; they had not expected the Fourth-tier Beast to be so powerful, and even though they were Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators themselves, they were completely no match for the enemy.

Their own attacks were of little use against the Fourth-tier Beast.

On the contrary, a casual strike from the opponent severely injured them.

The gap in combat power was simply too vast.

This was also something that could not be helped.

After all, they were all Loose Cultivator by origin, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they had advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.

But reaching the Nascent Soul Early Stage was the limit of their lifetime.

Compared to Nascent Soul Cultivators from orthodox Nascent Soul Sects, their foundations were far too lacking.

Not only were their Dharma Treasures inferior to those of orthodox Nascent Soul Cultivators, but even the cultivation techniques they practiced and the spells they mastered were far inferior.

Thus, in the battle against the Sea Clan's Fourth-tier Beast, they immediately fell into a disadvantageous position.

"What do we do now? The Fourth-tier Array is broken, and the enemy is numerous and powerful; we are completely no match."

One Nascent Soul Cultivator, Yunlai Daoren, sent a Divine Sense Transmission.

"We should just run; we have already done our best."

"As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood."

"There is no meaning in dying on Julu Island; we must preserve our strength and take revenge in the future."

Another Nascent Soul Cultivator, Haiqiong Daoren, had already begun to harbor thoughts of retreating.

He was a Loose Cultivator by origin and had no deep feelings for the Wuji Alliance.

The only reason he joined the Wuji Alliance was to find a backer and obtain cultivation resources.

After all, it is easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

But once the Wuji Alliance encountered any problems, he would not fight to the death; this is the way of the tree falling and the monkeys scattering.

He had absolutely no intention of living or dying with the Wuji Alliance.

"That's right, that's right, I also think it's time to run."

"It is clear that the Sea Clan Cultivators came prepared this time, and we have already done our best."

"But what about Taohua Shangren?"

"It doesn't matter; Taohua Shangren is a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator, so if he wants to run, he will certainly be faster than us."

"It's just a pity that once Julu Island is broken, the second island chain will be completely finished."

"It doesn't matter; we are all Nascent Soul Cultivators, and with our strength, where can we not survive?"

The four Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Wuji Alliance were already thinking of slipping away.

"Want to run? Don't indulge in wishful thinking."

"All of you stay here for me."

The Giant Crab Clan Chief's eyes revealed a Cold Glow, and it immediately realized that these four Human Nascent Soul Cultivators wanted to escape, but how could it possibly let them succeed?

If they truly escaped, they would certainly pose a huge threat to the Sea Clan in the future.

Therefore, it must take this opportunity to slaughter these Human Nascent Soul Cultivators.

In this way, with one fewer Human Nascent Soul Cultivator, the threat to the Sea Clan would be greatly reduced.

Boom~~

The Giant Crab Clan Chief waved the two giant pincers on its body; like an unparalleled Sword Cultivator, it erupted with terrifying rays of light, and a pair of giant scissors appeared in mid-air, sharp and peerless.

Its body was permeated with terrifying Geng Metal Qi, as if mountains of blades and shadows of swords were emerging behind it.

This was the power of this Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Sea Monster.

It was a metal-attribute Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Sea Monster, skilled in manipulating the power of Geng Metal Qi and having Mastery of metal-type divine abilities; once it hit an enemy, it could instantly shatter the many defensive Dharma Treasures on the enemy's body.

"Go to hell."

The Swordfish Clan Chief also made its move; a giant phantom seemed to appear behind it, resembling a black bow and arrow—this was its Low-Grade Spirit Treasure, the Soul-Slaying Bow, with many Runes appearing upon it.

In an instant, terrifying gale arrows were blasted out.

Each arrow possessed the power to shatter mountains, and wherever they passed, the lethality brought by the arrow wind alone was enough to split the earth.