Chapter 780 - 68: Martial Soul Map: The Bright Moon Rises Over the Sea (3)
Chapter 780: Chapter 68: Martial Soul Map: The Bright Moon Rises Over the Sea (3)
Qiao Yuan reached out to wipe the blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. At this moment in the battle, he was already in a state of exhaustion. As an Innate Martial Artist, he could no longer maintain even the most basic Protective Gang Qi on his body.
Now, he was completely engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Canglan Beasts.
And he wasn’t the only one; others were in equally bad shape.
Mu Jun’s Defense Treasure Armor shattered under continuous heavy blows, fragments flying everywhere, leaving him bare-chested with several clear bloodstains on his body.
Bam!
On another side, an Outer Sect disciple roared angrily, his spear piercing the chest of a Canglan Beast. But to his left, another Canglan Beast wielded a Long Saber, slicing down and splitting the person in two.
This scene made everyone’s eyes blaze with rage. This was already the fifth person to fall.
Zeng Xi’s face was pale. He reached into his robes and took out an item from the Hundred Objects Box inside.
A diamond-shaped crystal.
Whoosh!
With a flick, he shot the diamond-shaped crystal toward the Canglan Beasts ahead. Several Canglan Beasts did not dodge at all, as these beasts were manifestations of Martial Path Will, driven only by the instinct to fight.
Boom!
At the moment the diamond-shaped crystal collided with a Canglan Beast, it exploded violently, the terrifying energy swept out, and the surrounding dozen or so Canglan Beasts were instantly obliterated by the overwhelming energy.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zeng Xi, with such a treasure, why didn’t you bring it out earlier?"
Mu Jun’s eyes carried dissatisfaction, and the others also looked at Zeng Xi with questioning eyes. If he had thrown it out earlier, they wouldn’t have had to fight the Canglan Beasts to such an extent.
"Everyone, the crisis is not over."
Zeng Xi wore a bitter smile. The reason he used the life-saving trump card given by the sect was because his Divine Soul had sensed that beneath the Canglan Sea, a few more terrifying Canglan Beasts were about to surface.
An even more dangerous situation awaited them!
Hearing Zeng Xi’s words, Qiao Yuan, Mu Jun, and others were puzzled, but the next moment, when they saw the sea surface rolling up waves and four columns of water rising, everyone’s expression instantly turned grim.
Flawless-level Canglan Beasts.
Throughout the battle, each time a Flawless-level Canglan Beast emerged from the sea, a wave would rise, while the ordinary and Refined levels simply broke the water without causing waves.
With four Flawless-level Canglan Beasts appearing at once, along with other Refined and ordinary Canglan Beasts, how could they fight?
Everyone’s face was filled with despair.
Previously, facing a single Flawless-level Canglan Beast required several people to join forces to kill, and others had to guard against being breached by other Canglan Beasts. Now, with four Canglan Beasts, it was simply unmanageable.
These four Flawless-level Canglan Beasts appeared over the sea, but their scarlet eyes did not look at Zeng Xi and others. Instead, they locked onto Lin Chen, who was floating in mid-air behind them.
The four Canglan Beasts let out deafening roars, carrying a terrifying momentum as they tore through space and charged directly at Lin Chen.
"Not good, stop them!"
Zeng Xi anxiously shouted, immediately moving toward one of the Canglan Beasts. On the other side, Qiao Yuan and the disciples of the Canglan Sect also acted simultaneously. They didn’t know why these Flawless-level Canglan Beasts were attacking Lin Chen, but they knew one thing: Lin Chen absolutely could not be harmed.
Even if they all died here, Lin Chen must survive.
On the contrary, Mu Jun and some others hesitated a bit; these four Flawless-level Canglan Beasts charging at Lin Chen meant they could temporarily avoid the attacks of the Flawless-level Beasts.
Should they stop them for Lin Chen?
"Damn it, if Lin Chen doesn’t break through, I’ll make sure he sheds a layer of skin before I die to the Canglan Beasts."
Mu Jun gritted his teeth. He no longer cared whether Lin Chen used them as shields; in the current situation, he could only believe in Lin Chen.
Mu Jun’s entire body erupted with a glow of blood; he was burning his Qi Blood to restore himself to peak condition. Otherwise, in his current state, he was definitely not a match for a Flawless-level Canglan Beast.
No choice left!
With Mu Jun leading, the other Outer Sect disciples also acted. They could only choose to believe in Lin Chen.
Everyone, at this moment, began to fight desperately.
However, with these four Flawless-level Canglan Beasts leading, other Canglan Beasts also charged in madness. Zeng Xi and others quickly found themselves surrounded by Canglan Beasts.
"Junior Brother Qiao, you must protect Junior Brother Lin."
The Canglan Sect’s Gong Yian advised Qiao Yuan and the others with resolute determination. Qiao Yuan and the others paused, realizing what Senior Brother Gong planned to do.
"Before Junior Brother Lin finishes his breakthrough, do not let any Canglan Beasts approach him."
Gong Yian looked at Qiao Yuan and others. Seeing them nod slightly, his resolute expression turned into a comforting smile. The next moment, he shifted his gaze to the Canglan Beasts ahead.
"You beasts, go to hell."
With a roar, Gong Yian’s entire aura surged, and his face visibly aged at an eye-catching speed as his aura peaked.
Just as Gong Yian was about to charge into the cluster of Canglan Beasts, a wave of energy came from behind them, quickly surpassing everyone and meeting the Canglan Beasts head-on.
One by one, the Canglan Beasts turned to ash under this energy.
"What is this?"
Gong Yian was stunned; he was prepared to fight the Canglan Beasts to the death, but now they were obliterated just like that.
"Senior Brother Lin?"
Qiao Yuan seemed to have realized something, his expression turning excited as he looked back.
Not only him, but everyone else also realized and turned to look behind them.
High in the sky, Lin Chen still sat there cross-legged, but centered on him, a pure and overwhelming force spread out.
The force that wiped out the Canglan Beasts was precisely this special force.
"Breakthrough successful?"
Zeng Xi’s eyes glimmered, and Mu Jun beside him also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, they made it to this moment.
"Thank you, everyone. Leave the rest to me."
Up in the sky, Lin Chen spoke slowly, taking a look inside himself.
At this moment, the Divine Soul Map in his Dantian had undergone an extraordinary change from before.
In the lowest part of the Canglan Sea, a Blood Moon rose slowly, and the red glow on its surface shed like rust, transforming into a bright moon the moment it emerged from the sea.
Pure, bright!
This "Bright Moon" hung over the Canglan Sea within his Divine Soul, casting its clear light across every corner of the soul.
The moonlight was like an invisible thread, connecting the four Martial Path Wills lurking in the sea.
The sharpness of the spear, the dominance of the halberd, the wildness of the saber, and the heaviness of the hammer, under the moon’s harmony, no longer clashed, but formed a grand and harmonious resonance.
Their forces, transmitted and circulated along the moonlight, united to escort the supreme Bright Moon.
[Martial Soul Map: The bright moon rises over the sea]
As Lin Chen opened his eyes, everything within his gaze, all actions of the Canglan Beasts, momentarily froze.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, one by one, Canglan Beasts exploded over the sea.
The ordinary level, the Refined level, and even the Flawless level.
"What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?"
Mu Jun and others felt a chill on their scalps. Merely a glance caused these Canglan Beasts to explode; such a technique was unheard of.
The Canglan Sect had no such Cultivation Technique!
Nor was it the pressure of the martial arts realm after breaking through to the Innate Second Realm.