The Earth Element Spirit Ship sped like a silent bolt of lightning, piercing through layers of clouds, drawing a streak of light across the sky at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
Before long, the Earth Element Spirit Ship had flown several thousand miles, reaching a certain sea region, where its speed slowly decreased.
Li Mu’s extended Divine Sense had already perceived the grand scene of a fierce Yao Beast battle erupting in the sea region ahead.
Nearly ten thousand four-rank and five-rank white giant whales, driven by some force, circled together in a certain direction, while simultaneously releasing terrifying Water Element power, converging to form a crude formation, creating an extremely spectacular Myriad Whale Grand Formation.
At the center of the grand formation, the Water Element power gathered into a sphere, trapping the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, and with the Myriad Whale power added, it was crushed and unable to move.
“Roar! Roar!”
Within the grand formation, the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon wailed repeatedly. However, the Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art, which was almost at Perfection, made its Physical Body incredibly strong; even when faced with such a powerful encirclement, it still had the strength to struggle.
A forceful sweep of its thick Dragon tail could unleash millions of pounds of ocean waves, attempting to break out of the grand formation and escape the nearly ten thousand whales.
Suddenly, the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, struggling violently within the grand formation, paused. Through the Spirit Control Contract Seal, it sensed Li Mu’s arrival, and its spirits were immediately lifted.
The nearly ten thousand white giant whales also suddenly sensed danger. Unbeknownst to them, a giant Spirit Ship had appeared silently above their heads. On the bow of the ship, a massive amount of Primeval Spirit power was rapidly gathering, emitting a terrifying might.
“Buzz!”
A huge whale cry suddenly echoed from within the whale pod, the sound resonant and far-reaching.
With ten thousand whales crying in unison, facing this surging whale roar, they collectively released countless Water Elements, driving the ocean to erupt in a giant wave, instantly forming a massive shield made of seawater.
With a “clang!” the Earth Element Spirit Ship’s cannon fired a Primeval Magnetic Light Cannon, striking down fiercely.
“Boom!” With a loud bang, the Primeval Magnetic Light Cannon slammed onto the giant seawater shield, splashing water but causing no impact on the whale pod.
Nearly ten thousand high-rank white whales gathered together, with the ocean as their battleground, easily withstood the Primeval Magnetic Spirit Cannon’s attack, which was comparable to a Void Refining strong Cultivator, without any damage.
“Master, the Spirit Ship’s attack is useless. The grand formation they formed, though seemingly crude, can perfectly utilize the power of the ocean through their combined manipulation. Even a hundred times the power would struggle to break this grand formation from the outside.”
On the Earth Element Spirit Ship, Li Mu received a Divine Thought transmission from the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, which explained.
In fact, through the Heavenly Talent - Identify Myriad Spirits, Li Mu had already discovered the foundation of this grand formation and knew its power. He had only activated the Earth Element Spirit Ship to fire the Primeval Magnetic Spirit Cannon to test the grand formation’s might.
If the Primeval Magnetic Spirit Cannon couldn’t damage this grand formation, then almost all of Li Mu’s current methods would struggle to break it and help the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon escape.
“Then what should I do? How can I help you escape? Do you have any ideas?”
Li Mu’s expression was solemn as he transmitted Divine Thought to the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon.
At present, the power of this Myriad Whale Grand Formation was so immense that it was beyond his capabilities. Even the Profound Heaven Sword Formation and the Five Elements Sword Formation would find it difficult to shake.
Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a headache, his brows tightly furrowed, unable to come up with a good solution.
“Master, as long as you remove the Spirit Control Contract Seal, and I fully open my mind, I can trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to descend and use the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to break the formation. They definitely won’t follow me to undergo the tribulation!” the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon said calmly via Divine Thought transmission.
“In this state, are you confident you can pass the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation? What if…” Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a bit worried.
“There’s no better way. My injuries aren’t serious, and the Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art is almost at Perfection. At this point, if I don’t seek the power of the Lightning Tribulation to break the formation, there truly will be no other way! Master, please quickly release my contract seal!” the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon urged anxiously.
Hearing this, Li Mu sighed helplessly. He could only form a hand seal, release his Divine Soul power, and pour it into the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon within the grand formation, actively erasing the contract seal branded on its Divine Soul.
On the deck of the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
Little Gold, Little Wa, and the Ginseng King watched the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, trapped in the grand formation surrounded by ten thousand giant whales and in precarious circumstances, and couldn’t help but grow anxious.
Since the Earth Element Spirit Ship’s cannon couldn’t break the grand formation, they likely had no power to rescue their companion within it.
“Master, what should we do! Please think of a way!” Little Gold scratched his ears and cheeks in anxiety, looking at Li Mu expectantly.
“Yes! If this continues, Qing Yue won’t be able to hold on much longer!” Little Wa was worried and at a loss.
“How did it get into such a situation! This grand formation is a complete entity, and it’s bolstered by the power of the ocean. How can it be broken!” The Azure Jade Ginseng King cast its Divine Sense towards the grand formation below, mumbling in a daze, and couldn’t help but look at Li Mu.
The few spirit beasts all worried about the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon’s fate. Their gazes turned to Li Mu, hoping he would act quickly to save it.
Li Mu was the backbone in the hearts of all the spirit beasts, their only hope.
“Don’t worry, Qing Yue has a way to escape!” Li Mu returned a reassuring smile to the spirit beasts, then sternly reminded them: “Next, Qing Yue will prepare to undergo the True Dragon Lightning Tribulation. Afterwards, we must be prepared for enemies Qing Yue might encounter after the Lightning Tribulation.”
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, a black thundercloud immediately appeared in the sky, gathering from all directions. A mysterious force from the Heavenly Dao locked onto the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon within the Myriad Whale Grand Formation, and a dangerous Aura brewed among all living creatures present.
If they did not immediately escape the influence range of this Heavenly Dao power, they would all be implicated by the tribulation’s protagonist, the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, and experience the might of the Lightning Tribulation together.
Li Mu looked at the increasingly dense thunderclouds in the sky and couldn’t help but worry about the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon’s fate. The Seven-rank True Spirit Tribulation, for the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, was an even greater tribulation of Bloodline qualitative change, a great tribulation to transform into a True Dragon. At present, its state was not optimal, and the success rate of undergoing the tribulation would decrease by thirty percent.
“Can Qing Yue succeed in undergoing the tribulation at this time?”
The Azure Jade Ginseng King, who had experienced the Seven-rank True Spirit Tribulation, saw the thunderclouds and his expression drastically changed. Recalling his own previous tribulation, he couldn’t help but feel lingering fear and immense dread.
The other spirit beasts also looked solemn, worrying about the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon.
“There’s no other way. Only this method will make those giant whale sea creatures give up their encirclement of Qing Yue,” Li Mu said with an unfriendly tone, looking down at the Myriad Whale Grand Formation below.
The spirit beasts all looked towards the Myriad Whale Grand Formation, and the situation was indeed as Li Mu had said.
With the appearance of the Heavenly Tribulation thunderclouds, the ten thousand whales felt fear and could no longer maintain the grand formation. They all dove into the deep sea, fleeing this sea region.
As the nearly ten thousand white giant whales dove, the Myriad Whale Grand Formation broke without warning, and the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon broke out of the formation, soaring into the sky on clouds.
“Quickly take the Spirit Pill to restore your injuries as much as possible, and also, quickly refine a few tribulation-passing Spiritual Artifacts.”
Seeing this, Li Mu waved his hand and threw a storage ring towards the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon.
The storage ring contained the tribulation-passing items Li Mu had prepared for the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon. He had originally intended to teach it how to use the tribulation-passing Spiritual Artifacts properly, but now, there was no way to do so.
“Thank you, Master! You all should leave quickly! The Lightning Tribulation is about to arrive!” The Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon took the storage ring, took out several pill bottles from it, poured out the Spirit Pills, and quickly swallowed them, then gestured to Li Mu and the other spirit beasts.
Li Mu nodded, piloting the Earth Element Spirit Ship, and before the Lightning Tribulation descended, he sped away from the area covered by the Lightning Tribulation.
“Rumble, rumble…”
In the sky, dull thunderous roars continuously emanated from the thunderclouds, demonstrating the might of the Heavenly Dao to the myriad living beings of this realm.
The black thunderclouds, spanning a hundred miles, grew denser and denser, as if the sky was collapsing, with an incomparably grand Aura. Within the thunderclouds, countless blue electric snakes constantly flashed, emitting an Aura that could destroy everything.
…
Just as Li Mu and the spirit beasts were focused on the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon undergoing its Lightning Tribulation, a Divine Thought filled with hatred suddenly assailed him.
“Damn Human cultivator, is that wicked Dragon your spirit beast?!”
On the sea surface, a white giant whale surfaced, and on its back stood a burly man with a bare upper body. The man was a giant over two zhang tall, with bronze skin, well-developed muscles all over his body, holding a trident spear, and a hideous, flat face. Several movable whiskers grew on both sides of his mouth, and a pair of crimson vertical pupils stared fixedly at him.
Li Mu looked down at the opponent from above. Under the Heavenly Talent - Identify Myriad Spirits, all of its attributes immediately appeared in the character panel.
White Whale Demon Emperor
Rank: Seven-rank Demon Spirit
Traits: Deep Sea Overlord, Giant Whale Power, Long Lifespan, Thousand Zha Whale Waves, Command Myriad Demons,
Status: Recovered from severe injuries, intense hostility.
The Seven-rank Deep Sea White Whale Demon Emperor, having experienced five thousand Years, loves all aquatic creatures, contains a trace of the Ancient Giant Whale Demon King Bloodline, lives by water, commands myriad waves, is affinity with Water Spirit, after birth, grew for a thousand Years to reach five-rank Peak, ascended to six-rank after two thousand Years of growth, entered maturity after three thousand Years, ascended to Seven-rank Demon Spirit, a natural Child of the Ocean, ruling over ten thousand li of sea region.
“Indeed, it’s my spirit beast. What do you want to do? Seek revenge on me?”
Li Mu met the other party’s hateful gaze, responding without fear.
“Heh! You indulged that wicked Dragon in killing thousands of my kin and even stole the most precious treasure guarded by my race. What do you think I should do?!”
The transformed Whale Demon Emperor roared loudly, then one white giant whale after another surfaced. In an instant, countless water-type Demonic Qi gathered, and the sea churned with hundred-zhang giant waves, transforming into a large hand that reached towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship in the sky.
Li Mu sneered, immediately manipulating the Earth Element Spirit Ship to increase its altitude, instantly rising a thousand zhang high, causing the giant wave hand to grab nothing and return empty-handed.
Seeing this, the transformed Whale Demon Emperor was furious, leaping from the back of the giant white whale and flying with his trident spear, chasing fiercely after the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
Li Mu looked at the opponent expressionlessly. Having lost the assistance of the ocean, he was not afraid of this Giant Whale Demon Emperor in the slightest. He extended a hand, and the five Five Elements Spirit Swords behind him instantly converged, forming a giant Five Elements Sword, which, with a sharp Aura, fiercely pierced towards the Giant Whale Demon Emperor.
Behind Li Mu, Little Gold, Little Wa, Azure Jade Ginseng King, and Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix also followed suit, releasing their respective Natal Spirit Treasures and fiercely attacking the Giant Whale Demon Emperor.
“Boom! Boom!” Violent explosions erupted on the White Whale Demon Emperor’s body, each explosion generating astonishing energy.
The Five Elements Giant Sword, composed of five five-rank Five Elements Spirit Swords, pierced fiercely into the White Whale Demon Emperor’s chest like a meteor. Immediately after, the Natal Spirit Treasures of Little Gold, Little Wa, Azure Jade Ginseng King, and Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix also slammed onto the White Whale Demon Emperor’s body.
For a moment, the entire White Whale Demon Emperor was sent flying, its body riddled with holes, flesh and blood splattering.
However, to one’s astonishment, the Giant Whale Demon Emperor’s vitality was extraordinarily tenacious, and its recovery ability was also incredibly astonishing. When it fled back to the back of the white whale, covered in wounds, deep blue Water Element power flowed over its body, producing an incredible healing power. In an instant, its injuries actually recovered as before.
The White Whale Demon Emperor stood on the back of the white whale, holding a trident spear, emitting a dense Demonic Qi that surged into the sky. Its eyes flickered with venomous light as it looked up at Li Mu on the Spirit Ship’s deck, its gaze filled with fury and killing intent.
“Very good! You’ve angered me. Relying on your aerial advantage, I indeed can’t do anything to you.” The White Whale Demon Emperor’s voice was low and majestic. It looked coldly at Li Mu, its eyes glinting with a cold light.
“However, I will remember this grudge. The war between our two races began because of you. The Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region will no longer contain any Spirit Islands with Human cultivators!” The White Whale Demon Emperor’s voice was filled with venom and threat. It looked furiously at Li Mu, its eyes seemingly spitting fire.
The White Whale Demon Emperor felt that it had been played by Li Mu. This Human cultivator, relying on the Spirit Ship’s aerial advantage, and with the combined efforts of a few spirit beasts, had beaten it without any chance to retaliate.
Unable to do anything to the opponent, the White Whale Demon Emperor was consumed by rage and immediately decided to direct this anger towards all Human cultivators on Wanxing Island, to vent its hatred.
Hearing this, Li Mu frowned slightly, not expecting this White Whale Demon Emperor to be so unreasonable. If it couldn’t win, it wanted to involve all Human cultivators on Wanxing Island. How shameless!
No matter what, he couldn’t let the Human cultivators of Wanxing Island be implicated because of his affairs, and a large-scale war between the two races was also highly undesirable.
To be honest, Li Mu also felt wronged. He didn’t know what precious treasure the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon had stolen from the White Whale clan. At this moment, it was dealing with the Lightning Tribulation, so it was inconvenient to ask in detail.
The only solution now was for him to handle this matter alone. He absolutely could not let the White Whale Demon Emperor use this as an excuse to make trouble for the Human Race.
Li Mu pondered for a moment, then immediately had an idea. A contemptuous smile appeared on his face as he looked at the White Whale Demon Emperor and taunted: “How can a dignified Demon Emperor be so shameless? Why should what I, a Nascent Soul cultivator, did be blamed on all Human cultivators in the Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region?”
Li Mu’s tone was full of provocation and mockery. Each sentence was like a slap, fiercely striking the White Whale Demon Emperor’s face.
The White Whale Demon Emperor’s face burned with pain, feeling an unprecedented humiliation. Its crimson eyes stared fixedly at Li Mu, wishing it could devour him alive.
This was precisely the effect Li Mu wanted. He needed to enrage the White Whale Demon Emperor, make it hate him, lose its rationality, and only then could he shift its target.
“If you have the guts, neither of us will rely on geographical advantage. You won’t rely on the ocean’s advantage, and I won’t rely on the aerial advantage. How about we find an island and have a fight?” Li Mu met the White Whale Demon Emperor’s gaze, saying coldly.
“Hah! Why not dare!” The White Whale Demon Emperor was enraged by Li Mu and responded loudly without thinking. It was determined to make this Human Nascent Soul pay a heavy price.
“To the southeast, there’s an uninhabited island! I’ll wait for you there!”
Li Mu was very satisfied with the White Whale Demon Emperor’s reaction. He left that statement and piloted the Earth Element Spirit Ship away.
The White Whale Demon Emperor quickly plunged into the water, transforming into a white line, and followed closely behind the Earth Element Spirit Ship on the sea surface, speeding towards the uninhabited island. (End of this chapter)
