Mo Qianying took a deep breath, and his figure flickered abruptly. He seemed to split apart, and a mysterious power surged out from his body. The surrounding space began to twist and change, and a murderous aura permeated the air.
"Shadow Law Domain!" Mo Qianying let out a low roar, and in an instant, with him as the center, a dark Domain rapidly expanded.
Within this Law Domain, Mo Qianying's figure became erratic, as if countless shadows were moving around, each one appearing to be the real Mo Qianying, making it difficult to distinguish true from false.
'Li Mu' was slightly startled, sensing the strange power contained within this Law Domain. Tracking and locking onto the opponent's figure became extremely difficult. Although the Five Elements Spirit Sword was powerful, it was a Seventh-Order Dao Sword, and Li Mu was not yet capable of fully unleashing its power.
The six-tier spirit treasure of the Five Spirit Beasts couldn't even track his figure, let alone setting up the Five Elements Grand Formation with him as the core.
The Azure Moon True Dragon, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and the other five spirit beasts were also interfered with, and the progress of the Five Elements Grand Formation's setup was severely affected. Li Mu knew something was wrong and had to quickly come up with a countermeasure, otherwise, if the opponent escaped his control, the consequences of the situation would be unimaginable.
However, Mo Qianying did not leave Li Mu much time to think of a countermeasure. Under the cover of the "Shadow Law Domain," he formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful spell towards the sea surface.
The sea surface churned, and thousands of sea beasts suddenly broke through the waves. Under the enhancement of the Shadow Law Domain, they roared and charged towards Li Mu. There were many types of sea beasts and fish schools, including massive Nether Sea Whales, swift Giant Shark Demons, and schools of Deep Sea Blue Fish that moved like streaks of lightning. They carried the power of the seawater, roaring as they charged towards Li Mu, their momentum vast, as if they wanted to devour him.
Facing this sudden offensive, Li Mu did not panic. He quickly adjusted his strategy, immediately casting the Spirit Control Divine Ability - Soul Communion Technique to make the Azure Moon True Dragon and the others reveal their true forms, fully deploying the Five Elements Grand Formation to block the thousands of sea beasts.
At his summons, the Azure Moon True Dragon, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Emerald-Eyed golden origin, Azure Jade Ginseng King, and Obsidian Rock all revealed their true forms.
The Azure Moon True Dragon coiled and ascended into the sky, revealing its hundred-zhang dragon body. It let out a dragon's roar, and a verdant dragon pearl spat out, a powerful Dragon Origin instantly empowering the True Water Silk Belt, causing it to instantly transform into a silver waterfall, cascading down from the Nine Heavens, as if to cover the entire sea surface.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix also let out a long cry, spreading its wings, and the skyfire cauldron responded accordingly. Fiery purple-gold flames surged out, like a fire dragon churning in the sky, engulfing the thousands of sea beasts.
The Emerald-Eyed golden origin revealed a body tens of times its original size. It pounded its chest with both fists and let out a long roar towards the sky. With its roar, a golden long staff appeared in its hand, transforming into a golden whirlwind that swept towards the charging sea beasts.
The Azure Jade Ginseng King also manifested its form, rooting itself in the Void Realm. Its Natal Spirit Treasure, the Wood Origin Spirit Staff, also rooted itself in the Void Realm, its staff head blooming with emerald green light, presenting a dense ginseng forest. The ginseng forest transformed into an unbreakable barrier, blocking the sea beasts' charge.
Finally, Obsidian Rock also revealed a body tens of times its original size. It transformed into a gigantic rock mountain, like a towering peak pressing down, its momentum like a thunderous force, causing the sea beasts to recoil in fear.
The five spirit beasts revealed their true forms and unleashed their full power. The Five Elements Grand Formation took shape, covering an area of a hundred miles. With the Five Elements mutually generating each other, countless sea beasts and fish demons were trapped within the Five Elements Grand Formation.
Although the thousands of sea beasts, empowered by the Shadow Law Domain, charged ferociously, under the shroud of the Five Elements Grand Formation, they seemed to fall into a quagmire.
Within the Five Elements Grand Formation, the Five Elements' powers mutually generated and countered each other, forming a perfect cycle. The Azure Moon True Dragon controlled the water element, making the sea surface currents exceptionally turbulent, devouring everything. The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix controlled the fire element, and purple-gold Heavenly Fire permeated the formation, incinerating the sea beasts at the forefront upon contact, turning them to ash in an instant.
The Emerald-Eyed golden origin utilized the golden origin, and a golden whirlwind raged within the formation, tearing the sea beasts to shreds. The Azure Jade Ginseng King, with the power of the wood element, caused the ginseng forest to grow wildly, tightly binding the sea beasts. And Obsidian Rock utilized the earth element, making the sea beasts stumble, sinking them into the sand.
The Five Elements Grand Formation was like a giant millstone, slowly grinding away the sea beasts that rushed into it. Wails echoed across the sea surface, and countless sea beasts lost their direction within this Five Elements Grand Formation. Their power seemed incredibly small in the face of the mutually generating and countering Five Elements' power.
Watching this scene, Mo Qianying, hidden in the shadows, was incredibly shocked. He had originally thought that with the thousands of sea beasts, he could easily overwhelm the opponent, but he hadn't expected the power of this Five Elements Grand Formation to be so terrifying, easily neutralizing his Myriad Beast Formation.
However, as long as the formation's controller was killed, all of this would end.
Mo Qianying had already discerned the key to the Five Elements Grand Formation. The five transformed spirit beasts could coordinate so closely, which was undeniably linked to that Soul Transformation Cultivator. As long as he was eliminated, the Five Elements Grand Formation would collapse on its own, and his sea beast army would regain the advantage.
Thinking of this, a ruthless intent surged in Mo Qianying's heart. He quietly adjusted his posture, hiding in deeper shadows, preparing to launch a fatal blow.
However, Li Mu was no ordinary person and had long been on guard against him. Facing Mo Qianying's sudden attack, he neither dodged nor flinched, remaining as steady as a mountain. The spirit control treasure bracelet on his right hand flashed with spiritual light, and a figure appeared beside him—it was Xue'er.
Xue'er's eyes instantly turned yellow-green, her pupils vertical, and her face gradually revealed a fox-like appearance, appearing even more charming and mysterious.
"Stop right there!" Xue'er let out a delicate cry, and the Illusionary Bell in her hand emitted a clear chime, imbuing her voice with a captivating power that caused the attacking enemy's figure to pause.
As Xue'er's voice fell, Mo Qianying suddenly felt a strong sense of dizziness wash over him. He tried hard to stay conscious, but the scene before his eyes became increasingly blurry. However, relying on his powerful will as a Void Refining Late Stage Cultivator, he broke free from the illusionary Divine Ability in half a breath.
"Chirp!"
At this moment, Little White, sitting on Xue'er's shoulder, let out a soft cry. The soul suppression bell in front of it rang with a soft "Dong!"
"Roar!"
The next moment, a huge, fierce black tiger materialized from the sound of the bell, letting out a soul-shaking roar, opening its bloody maw, and pouncing towards Mo Qianying.
The black tiger vanished in a flash, disappearing into Mo Qianying's body in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace, as if it had never appeared.
At this moment, in Mo Qianying's Sea of Consciousness, his Divine Soul was engaged in a fierce battle with the black tiger, leaving him no time to attend to the assassination attempt outside.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Li Mu seized the opportunity, formed a sword seal with his hand, and activated the Five Elements Dao Sword.
The Five Elements Dao Sword shone brightly, and a sharp sword light instantly slashed out, striking with thunderous force directly at the paused Mo Qianying.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the sword light accurately struck Mo Qianying's body. Instantly, his body was sent flying backward by the sword light, falling heavily into the seabed.
Solved?
No! It seems not yet!
Li Mu frowned, his deep eyes flickering with a vigilant light. His Divine Sense, like invisible tentacles, quickly swept through the seabed, attempting to capture any trace of the enemy.
However, to Li Mu's surprise, after sweeping his Divine Sense dozens of times, he still couldn't find the enemy's figure. He was clearly severely injured, yet the opponent's Divine Ability for concealing their aura was so superb that they vanished without a trace, merging into the endless seawater.
Did he run away?
Li Mu suddenly turned his head to Little White on Xue'er's shoulder and asked, "Little White, where is he?"
Little White was a Gu Spirit Insect naturally feeding on soul bodies, possessing powerful Divine Soul perception. It could keenly sense the existence of any living entity with a soul body.
Upon receiving the command, Little White stood up, its tiny, black bean-like eyes darting around. A mysterious Soul Power emanated from its body, as if sensing everything around it.
"Master, behind you!" Little White suddenly let out an urgent warning, anxiously transmitting information to Li Mu with its Divine Thought.
'Li Mu's heart jolted, immediately realizing that the severely injured enemy had not fled, but was instead secretly planning a fatal surprise attack. He moved his body, about to react, but it was already too late.
"Die!" Accompanied by a ferocious roar, the severely injured Mo Qianying appeared silently behind Li Mu. His face was twisted in a savage grimace, his eyes bloodshot, like a maddened beast. He gathered all his strength, and his right hand instantly bestialized into a black demonic claw covered in sharp barbs, tearing through Li Mu's chest and piercing through him with lightning speed.
Mo Qianying laughed maniacally, his face contorted in a grotesque grin, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory. However, his laughter soon froze.
He saw the enemy's appearance undergo a massive change. 'He' shed his disguise, transforming into a wooden Puppet, sparkling with dangerous five-colored spiritual light.
"Substitute Puppet, not good!" Mo Qianying cursed inwardly, hastily trying to pull his hand back, but it was already too late.
"Bang!" With a loud explosion, the wooden Puppet instantly detonated, and violent Five Elements Spiritual Power burst forth, forming a powerful shockwave. Mo Qianying was heavily struck by this force, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning. He was violently thrown backward, crashing heavily onto the sea surface, suffering severe injuries once again.
At the same time, 'Li Mu' revealed his figure from beneath the Azure Moon True Dragon, coldly looking at Mo Qianying lying on the ground, a hint of mockery on his face.
During this Secret Realm exploration, to prevent unforeseen circumstances, Li Mu had always acted through a Substitute Puppet. It could be considered a blessing in disguise, though it was a pity to have destroyed one Substitute Puppet.
Mo Qianying struggled to get up, but his body and Divine Soul had suffered successive severe injuries, and his body was shattered, as if falling apart. He struggled to raise his head, looking at Li Mu with eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.
It's over. This time, he truly lost, and he lost completely!
Seeing this, Li Mu was decisive. He formed a sword seal with his hand, and the Five Elements Dao Sword hummed with a sword cry, arriving in response, piercing straight down from the sky with thunderous force, aiming directly at Mo Qianying's head.
Mo Qianying's eyes were wide open, and he could only watch the sharp five-colored sword light, his heart filled with despair.
"Pfft!" With a soft sound, the Five Elements Dao Sword accurately pierced Mo Qianying's forehead, passing through it, instantly taking his life.
Mo Qianying's body trembled violently, then completely stilled, his eyes wide open, seemingly unwilling to die. A withered Divine Soul was about to escape from it.
"Little White!" Li Mu looked at Mo Qianying's corpse, his face showing no ripple of emotion, and softly called out.
The next moment, a white shadow shot out from Xue'er's body. It opened its small mouth and instantly swallowed the weak Divine Soul of the Void Refining strong cultivator.
Little White turned around and flew onto Li Mu's shoulder. Then it wiggled its butt, gave 'Li Mu' a disdainful glance, and with a bounce, flew onto Xue'er's shoulder, comfortably revealing a look of satisfaction.
With Mo Qianying's death, the sea beasts, who had been fearless of death, finally regained their clarity. They no longer mindlessly charged the Five Elements Grand Formation, but scattered like birds, frantically fleeing towards the seabed.
A great battle concluded in an instant.
Seeing this, the Azure Moon True Dragon, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and the others quickly retrieved their Natal Spirit Treasures, transformed into human forms, and gathered behind Li Mu.
"Everyone, you've worked hard!"
Li Mu put the Five Elements Dao Sword into the nine storage spiritual pearl, looked at the spirit beasts, and thanked them gratefully.
Just as the spirit beasts were about to respond, Li Mu frowned, his gaze looking towards the west, as if he had sensed something. He frowned and warned, "Someone's coming!"
Hearing this, the spirit beasts immediately looked alertly in the direction Li Mu was looking, but found nothing. However, they knew that Li Mu's Divine Thought far surpassed ordinary people, so if he said so, there must be a reason.
Indeed, after a short while, a streak of sword light streaked across the sky, rapidly approaching their location.
After the sword light dissipated, a tall man dressed in white, stepping on a Flying Sword, appeared before everyone. After scanning the surroundings, his gaze finally settled on Li Mu.
"Elder Li, are you alright? I'm afraid I arrived too late!" Fang Yunjian looked at Li Mu with a solemn expression, asking with concern.
"I'm fine!" Li Mu smiled slightly and shook his head, glancing at the floating corpse on the sea surface, and indicated, "Executive Fang, actually, you came at just the right time."
"Elder Li, I've been looking for you for a while. Why didn't you respond to the Sect's summons? If I hadn't been drawn by the aftermath of the battle, it would have been really hard to find you in the vast Nether Water Sea Domain!" Fang Yunjian looked at Li Mu and asked anxiously.
"Perhaps it's due to the Restriction here; I didn't receive any summons. Executive Fang, what urgent matter do you have with me?" Li Mu casually explained and asked in confusion.
"The Demon Abyss forces in the Nether Water Sea Domain are very active and extremely dangerous. However, Elder Li can handle it easily, so it seems I was overly worried." Fang Yunjian gave a wry smile and indicated.
"Thank you for your concern, Executive Fang!" Li Mu smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Fang Yunjian, while simultaneously racking his brain, considering the matter of the passage Seal Grand Formation.
According to the intelligence currently gathered, the Undying Demon Lord will rush here to break the Seal Grand Formation. At the same time, the Demon Abyss forces occupy at least one Sealed Land in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Domain. The hope of reclaiming it, gathering seven extreme lands, and cultivating high-grade spirit plants is slim. Ultimately, one must rely on the Xuantian Sword Sect to succeed!
"Elder Li, from afar, I observed that the five-colored Sword Qi was quite remarkable, containing a Dao intent. Could it be...!" Fang Yunjian looked at Li Mu with an eager expression, asking curiously.
"That's right, it's a Dao Weapon I just refined!" Li Mu was slightly taken aback, then summoned the Five Elements Dao Sword from the nine storage spiritual pearl and truthfully stated.
Fang Yunjian looked at the Five Elements Dao Sword suspended in front of Li Mu, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He could deeply feel the powerful might emanating from this sword, as well as the unfathomable Dao intent.
"Incredible, truly incredible! Elder Li can now refine Seven-Order Dao Weapons!" Fang Yunjian's face lit up with joy as he excitedly praised Li Mu.
...
At this moment, in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Domain, a black fleet full of demon cultivators hastily took off, rushing towards the Nether Water Sea Domain.
Inside the main ship's cabin, the Undying Demon Lord sat in the main seat, his face as dark as water. He had just received news that Mo Qianying's soul lamp, who was stationed at the Sealed Land in the Nether Water Sea Domain, had extinguished. Even the leading general had not been spared, and the complete annihilation of the army was only a matter of time. What angered him even more was that it was currently unknown which force was responsible, and there was a danger of the Secret Realm being occupied.
"A bunch of trash!" The Undying Demon Lord slammed the table in anger, and a powerful Devilish Qi instantly surged out, causing the entire cabin to tremble.
"Pass down the order, full speed ahead!" The Undying Demon Lord commanded loudly, "Also, notify the other armies to rendezvous with us as soon as possible. This time, we will take the Nether Water Sea Domain in one fell swoop!"
As the Undying Demon Lord's command was passed down, the black fleet's speed abruptly increased, racing towards the Nether Water Sea Domain.
A great battle was about to begin.
