The Blade-Wielding Legend

Chapter 1626 - 825: Ancient Sea Sacrifice (Part 2)

The remaining two soldiers’ essence has been drained completely, their breath faint and likely won’t survive much longer.

Beside them are the figures of the red-haired barbarian, Japanese, and merfolk, all have lost their ability to resist.

The merfolk in the center is directly picked up by the huge red-skinned Sea Monk, each leg held in its grip.

Splurt!

With the Sea Monk exerting force, the flesh and blood splatter, tearing it into two halves.

Even though both belong to the same class of creatures, there’s no trace of mercy.

Uncertain whether it’s an illusion, Li Yan feels, as the blood splashes around, the surrounding rocks start to heat up slightly.

There’s not much time left...

Li Yan hesitates no longer, the Duan Chen Blade is unsheathed, lightning flows along the blade but does not strike.

He burst out of the water with a swoosh, slashing three times, breaking the chains on Xian Ashui with a snap.

The sudden change caught the surrounding Sea Monks off guard.

Li Yan carries Xian Ashui on his shoulder and jumps into the sea cavern directly.

This is his plan, to rescue and escape through stealth underwater.

As long as they leave this rocky altar, unleashing the Mysterious Water Escape, they’ll shake off the chasing forces.

But at this moment, an unexpected incident occurs.

"Buzz..."

On the altar rocks, all the glowing minerals tremble simultaneously.

An immense, ancient will bearing deep-sea pressure sweeps over.

That wasn’t a sound, but some kind of "presence" directly invading the mind sea.

Li Yan’s vision distorts, illusions appear, it feels like the entire sea area has come alive.

In the deep sea below, something enormous suddenly opens its eyes.

Momentarily disturbed by the illusions, the Mysterious Water Escape loses its effect.

And above the altar, three red-skinned Sea Monks react, roaring angrily as they run.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Their heavy bodies stomp, shattering the rocks beneath them.

Arriving at the cave entrance, they bend down together, six murky eyes locked onto Li Yan.

"Roar!"

They open their mouths at the same time, but no sound comes out, instead issuing a silent howl.

This is clearly some form of sound wave-based spell.

Underwater ripples spread, directly enveloping Li Yan and Xian Ashui.

Splurt!

The unconscious Xian Ashui spits out blood directly.

Seems to awaken, constantly struggling and choking, blood dispersing in the sea.

Li Yan too feels a tightness in his chest, blood flows from his nose.

Despite being in a perilous plight, he wakes up completely from the illusions, his feet tremble, rushing towards the cave entrance.

Mysterious Water Escape fails, also attacked by spells, staying underwater would mean the two drown alive.

Just five or six meters away from the entrance, yet this short passage becomes a life-or-death situation.

The closer they get to the surface, the stronger the spells of those red-skinned Sea Monks.

Li Yan’s face starts to deform under the impact of the water waves.

The Xian Ashui he’s carrying fares even worse, knocked unconscious again.

Li Yan naturally plans his move, submerging another meter then lifts his left hand directly.

The Soul-hooking Thunder Lock with two Soul-breaking Flying Blades whistles out.

Splurt!

A red-skinned Sea Monk looking down at the entrance is directly pierced through the head by a Soul-breaking Flying Blade.

Lightning crackles and pops, dispersing its internal Demon Soul, unable to even scream, collapsing amid Yin Sha Black Fog.

Soul-hooking Thunder Rope, lightning dispels evil.

At this close range, the opponent’s skill is rendered useless.

The other one, relatively alert, tilts its head upon sensing trouble.

Splurt!

Blade light flashes by, cutting a deep gash across its face.

For a moment, flesh flips outward, blood splatters, the pain causing the demon to wail miserably.

As for the remaining one, being farthest, not locked in, turns to run.

It’s quick-witted, knowing its capabilities on the rocks are limited, suddenly exerts force, its huge form leaps high, plunges into the sea, stirring up a storm of winds and waves.

On the sea surface, surrounding chaotic Sea Monks receive orders, blocking the surrounding waters tightly.

Hundreds of eyes shine with eerie green light in the mist.

Crunch!

At this moment, Li Yan leaps out of the cave entrance, fiercely wielding the Duan Chen Blade.

The injured one, its half head along with shell is split open by him, black blood and guts spraying forth.

After placing the unconscious Xian Ashui down, he stands solemnly with the blade in hand.

He’s already guessing in his heart, although these Sea Monks are demons, they also exhibit beast-like habits.

Clumsy on land, their abilities shine underwater.

Relying on Water Escape to leave seems impossible...

"Roar!"

As he pondered, the red-skinned Sea Monk suddenly leapt out of the ocean, letting out a prolonged howl.

"Roar—!"

All the Sea Monks joined in, stretching their necks and howling along.

The multitude of voices converged, becoming longer and more grand, vaguely resembling some kind of horn that echoed continuously outward.

In the distance, Situ Hua, who was desperately rowing, suddenly changed his expression and turned his head sharply.

"Sea Ghost Ship!"

Lv San, who was prepping another fire thorns with the hawk Lidong, frowned upon hearing this and said, "What do you mean by Sea Ghost Ship?"

Situ Hua quickly spoke up, "There’s a rumor at sea that this sound is heard before a storm, it’s the howl of an Evil Ghost in the sea. When the storm rises, there’s surely an Evil Ghost claiming lives. I heard it before."

"Oh no, Young Hero Li and the others must have been discovered!"

Lv San’s pupils shrank, and he gritted his teeth, "Quick, let’s go!"

"What?"

Situ Hua almost thought he was hearing things.

Just now they said the Twelve Primordial Spirits wouldn’t abandon companions, and now they’re escaping?

Lv San immediately joined in rowing, saying solemnly, "Return to the ship, there’s cannons there and some of our ’Blast Fire Crows.’ We might need to unleash a massacre to wipe out these fools. Just the two of us can’t handle this."

"Blast Fire Crows..."

Situ Hua wasn’t sure what that was, but having witnessed the power of the fire thorns, he guessed it was some powerful weapon.

Even so, he hesitated and asked, "What about Young Hero Li?"

"Don’t worry."

Lv San said coldly, "These things alone can’t kill him."

Saying this, they both rowed back to the Sea Suppression...

......

Meanwhile, near the altar reef, the winds and clouds had long changed.

Sea mist rose, the gale howled, spinning countless droplets, as if a Water Dragon Tornado was forming.

Li Yan raised his hand to shield against the splashing water, his already soaked clothes fluttering wildly.

But his attention was entirely on the reef beneath his feet.

With the howling of the Sea Monks, the glowing mineral stones on the reef grew brighter.

Chilling water vapor rose continuously, diffusing into the surrounding air.

"So that’s it..." he finally understood.

Calling wind and rain isn’t a simple spell.

Even at the Mystical Sect on Dragon and Tiger Mountain, praying for rain requires a national sacrifice level Luo Tian Grand Ceremony.

Those ordinary Daoists claiming to burn yellow paper to pray for rain are mostly deceiving.

Back then outside Shennongjia, an Earth Immortal expert used the Snake Altar Technique of the Snake Sect to stir wind and rain, borrowing the momentum of a Walking Flood Dragon to amplify the effect.

These Sea Monks themselves don’t have such capability.

But by leveraging the peculiar altar made of reef beneath their feet, they could summon wind and rain, threatening passing ships.

Thinking this, Li Yan hesitated no longer and took out the Hook Paper from his chest, placing it directly on one of the glowing reef stones.

Whoosh~

A small whirlwind rose around the Hook Paper.

The speed was so fierce that pieces of the reef chipped away, scattered by the strong wind.

And beneath, the glowing mineral stone dimmed as well.

Buzz!

Li Yan’s mind roared again, illusions flooding his eyes.

The scene on the sea began to distort.

He could feel a terrifying presence awakening in the deep sea beneath the altar, enraged.

Damn it!

It must be some old monster that has survived until now.

Earth Immortals can’t do this, the only one he’s seen capable of such a spectacle was the Cloud Lord hidden within Divine Que in Yunmeng Swamp.

It must be some ancient sea deity...

While his mind was racing with wild thoughts, Li Yan’s hands didn’t stop.

Seeing the mineral stone dim, he moved the Hook Paper to another area.

The Sea Monks furiously howled and even a few climbed onto the reef.

Li Yan was merciless, combining the Duan Chen Blade with the Nine Heavens Demon-suppressing Hammer, causing blood and flesh to splash around him.

He could clearly feel the storm’s power weakening around him, but the awakening presence below was gradually intensifying.

Oh no!

His heart sank immediately.

These Sea Monks likely serve as slaves to that thing below, capturing living beings for blood sacrifices everywhere.

And by disrupting the ritual and altar, he’s completely awakened that entity as well.

Bzzzz!

Just then, the Hook Paper, having absorbed a large amount of Spiritual Energy from the mineral stones, trembled again.

A familiar aura dispersed from the Hook Paper.

Li Yan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

It’s Immortal Master Erlang!