Hai Teng's every breath caused the waters of the entire East Sea to tremble, as if the sea had come alive and merged with him."My ancestors originated from Sea Star, but the spiritual qi I absorb, the nutrients I need to grow, all come from Divine Continent Star."
"My evolution, my trials, are all gifts from Divine Continent Star. This planet granted me life."
Hai Teng entered a profound state of enlightenment, merging his spirit with his form, his qi with his intent, integrating his body and mind into the Dao of Heaven, achieving the state of Unity of Heaven and Man.
This state had only ever been reached by Xu Hei before.
In terms of talent alone, it was hard to find anyone on Divine Continent Star who could rival Hai Teng.
Xu Hei was born in Myriad Serpent Valley, with average aptitude and ordinary bloodline. If not for his great fortune in acquiring the Demon God Cauldron and his extraordinary destiny, he would never have been able to catch up with the true prodigies.
Hai Teng closed his eyes and sank to the seabed, but his consciousness spread through the sea, allowing him to clearly see all the creatures within the waters.
If Xu Hei was closely connected to the land, then Hai Teng was the sea.
"Whoosh!"
After a long time, Hai Teng emerged from his state of enlightenment.
Although his cultivation hadn't changed, he could feel a deeper connection with this planet.
"Hmm? What's that?"
Suddenly, Hai Teng seemed to sense something. He raised his head and gazed at the distant sky.
From such a distance, it was difficult for his eyes to discern what was in the sky, but his perception, transmitted through the sea, was not his own vision, but the vision of the East Sea.
He clearly saw a tiny red dot at the edge of the distant sky, approaching from the cosmos, growing larger and faster.
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Divine Puppet Sect, underground cavern.
This was the darkest place in the entire sect, and the darkest place on Divine Continent Star. There was no underground lava, no trace of light penetrating, and even divine sense was blocked, leaving everything pitch black.
This was Night Owl's place of seclusion.
At this moment, Night Owl was in the darkness, with only his eyes occasionally flashing with a thoughtful look.
He took out a pitch-black thin piece and placed it on his forehead.
An ancient voice emanated from it.
"The Shadow Clan fears light. When a weak shadow is born, if exposed to strong light, it will vanish into smoke."
"But the origin of the Shadow Clan is not in absolute darkness."
"The Shadow Clan was born in a place with light."
As the voice narrated, a scene appeared before Night Owl's eyes, a scene only he could understand.
It was a giant standing before nine suns, blocking the intense light.
Under his protection, nine shadows appeared behind him, and within those shadows lived many beings. It was the giant's protection that allowed them to survive in the shadows.
Later, the giant melted under the direct rays of the intense light.
But those nine shadows were preserved forever, merging with the giant's will, eternally protecting all beings from the scorching sunlight.
"The Shadow Clan fears light, yet was born in a place with light. That was the strongest light in history, capable of destroying the world..."
Night Owl had an epiphany. He suddenly looked up towards the entrance of the cave dwelling.
At some point, a small crack had appeared in the cave dwelling.
It was through this crack that a sliver of light entered the perpetually dark cave dwelling.
Through that sliver of light, Night Owl saw a small red dot in the sky outside, approaching at a terrifying speed.
Gradually, it formed a shadow, enveloping Divine Continent Star, covering the entire Divine Puppet Sect's mountain gate.
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"Swish, swish, swish..."
The entire Divine Puppet Sect mobilized, leaving their places of seclusion and appearing in the sky.
This action had been repeated countless times over the past two years, and the sect-protecting formation was activated immediately, covering the mountain gate.
Daoist Sparrow stood tall, gazing at the heavens.
In the sky, a crimson cloud, as if dripping with blood, was rapidly descending from the high heavens. A sea of blood spread from the firmament, dyeing the entire world blood-red.
Such a scene had occurred once during the great extinction period on Divine Continent Star.
That time, it was the Blood Refining Sect's full-scale attack, showcasing their methods, sacrificing countless lives in a blood ritual to create such a horrific scene.
And this time, the opposing force seemed even more formidable.
"Blood Knife Patriarch, Lady White Bone, Ren Pizi, Blood Dropper, totaling over a hundred Divine Transformation stage cultivators, and thousands of Elemental Infants..."
Daoist Sparrow's gaze swept over each powerful figure, a hint of solemnity in his eyes. He said, "So, this time you can't hold back and are going all out?"
The full-scale attack by the Blood Refining Sect was a scenario Daoist Sparrow had long anticipated.
The opposing force was deploying all their power, sparing no cost, fighting to the death. Such an aggressive approach must have been ordered by the cultivators from the Spirit Realm.
Otherwise, they would have chosen a more conservative strategy, besieging and wearing them down, as it posed less risk.
"Hmph, I know you have the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation. Even if we all attack, you can delay for a while, but this time..."
Blood Knife Patriarch snorted coldly and took out an ancient scroll, unfolding it.
On the scroll was a spatial rift. Suddenly, the rift split open, and a massive handprint descended, crashing towards the Divine Puppet Sect's sect-protecting formation.
"Not good!"
Daoist Sparrow's pupils contracted. Without hesitation, he summoned the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation, and all the puppet ancestors attacked the massive handprint.
"Boom!"
The heavens and earth shook, the void trembled, and in the instant of contact, all space shattered, forming a massive rift ten thousand feet wide, tearing open the entire Divine Puppet Sect's mountain gate.
The sect-protecting formation was directly pierced by the rift, leaving a large gap that couldn't heal for a long time.
That ancient scroll was the Void Handprint personally crafted by Mo Xingtian, equivalent to his full-strength strike. Even if it couldn't destroy the Divine Puppet Sect, it had no problem tearing apart their sect-protecting formation.
And indeed, as the opposing force expected, the Divine Puppet Sect's sect-protecting formation was easily breached.
Everyone within the sect wore heavy expressions.
"Kill! Leave no one alive!" Blood Knife Patriarch ordered.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Over a hundred Divine Transformation stage cultivators from the Blood Refining Sect let out bloodthirsty roars. They stepped forward, their skin turning crimson, blood dripping from their pores.
Each of them exuded overwhelming murderous intent, with endless bones behind them.
To become a Divine Transformation stage cultivator of the Blood Refining Sect, they had to have sacrificed the blood of over a billion beings, with countless lives taken by their hands, forming a murderous aura like a dark cloud, suffocating all.
Those with slightly weaker minds would lose their will to fight at a glance, falling into despair.
Only the cultivators of the Divine Puppet Sect, who had experienced countless battles, could stand against them.
However, with the sect-protecting formation torn apart, the opposing force could come and go as they pleased. This battle was almost certain death for them!
"Slash!"
Blood Knife Patriarch led the charge into the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation, wildly slashing at the puppets within the formation.
Lady White Bone, Ren Pizi, and Blood Dropper also entered the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation. Their task was simple: to deplete the formation's energy.
With over a hundred Divine Transformation stage cultivators in the sect, wiping out the rest of the Divine Puppet Sect was a breeze.
The difference in the number of Divine Transformation stage cultivators was like heaven and earth! The Divine Puppet Sect had less than ten Divine Transformation cultivators, a difference of over tenfold. How could they fight?
Without the protection of the sect formation, how could they resist?
This battle was destined from the start.
Night Owl stood at the breach of the sect-protecting formation, along with several other Divine Transformation stage ancestors, serving as the frontline shields.
Without exception, everyone began by burning their primordial spirits.
Only they could withstand the attacks of Divine Transformation stage cultivators.
If the opposing Divine Transformation stage cultivators broke through, the sect disciples would face a one-sided massacre. In no time, the Divine Puppet Sect would be extinct. If they didn't hold the line, who could?
"Nine Shadow Light Splitting Technique!"
Night Owl touched his forehead, and his body rapidly split into nine identical forms. This was his innate divine ability, etched in his bloodline, allowing him to divide into nine parts for battle.
As long as one part survived, Night Owl would not die, though the cost was immense.
"Howl!"
Suddenly, the roar of the sea echoed from afar, waves crossing the void, spanning the distance, and instantly descending within the sect, submerging the heavens and earth.
Even the blood-red hue of the world faded, covered by a deep blue.
In an instant, the world was vast and boundless, the azure sea engulfing everything.
This was an endless sea, brought here by Hai Teng!
"This is... the sea?"
Everyone's pupils contracted.
They had only heard of powerful cultivators capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
But they had never heard of anyone moving the sea to fill a mountain.
Hai Teng had actually brought the East Sea here.
Within the East Sea, there was not only seawater but also many local demonic beasts, survivors of the past bloodbath.
They, too, were part of Divine Continent Star's power!
"Invaders, leave none alive, kill them all!" Hai Teng commanded righteously from within the sea.
"Kill!"
A massive whale leaped from the water, swallowing dozens of Elemental Infant stage disciples from the Blood Refining Sect. That was Jing Wuji.
A huge electric ray released lightning, transmitting through the water, turning Blood Refining Sect disciples into charred corpses.
A giant tooth shark's teeth flew out, slicing through the crowd like flying swords, skewering them.
"Killing the enemy is protecting the East Sea!"
A golden sea serpent, a round porcupine fish, along with box jellyfish and sharp-beaked seagulls... the demonic beasts of the Penglai Sea, leading their remaining kin, all joined the battle.
These marine creatures were weak on land, almost useless, but with Hai Teng bringing the East Sea here, this place became their home ground!
In an instant, the sudden reinforcements eased the immense pressure on the Divine Puppet Sect.
"If I had known, I should have wiped out the East Sea too!" Blood Dropper cursed.
After invading Divine Continent Star, they had used all flesh and blood beings for blood rituals, killing almost everything on land, human or demonic beast.
But they had killed few marine creatures, mainly because they were hard to catch, time-consuming, and the sea was too dangerous, so they left them alone.
As a result, these marine creatures reappeared to counterattack! Among them were a few Divine Transformation stage great demons, each capable of holding off several opponents, extremely troublesome.
"Elemental Infant stage disciples, retreat first, let us elders take the lead!"
Quickly, the Blood Refining Sect changed tactics, having the lower-level disciples retreat.
The number of sea beasts was too great, and Elemental Infant stage disciples were just cannon fodder. Only their Divine Transformation stage cultivators could slowly clear them out.
They had over a hundred Divine Transformation stage cultivators. No matter how many reinforcements came, it was futile, merely delaying the inevitable.
Hai Teng stepped forward, engaging the Blood Refining Sect's Divine Transformation stage elders in battle.
To alleviate the pressure on others, he adopted the same strategy as Night Owl, fighting ten opponents at once without retreating.
"Dragon Soaring Water Kill!"
Hai Teng swung his dragon tail, instantly exploding a mid-stage Divine Transformation Blood Refining Sect cultivator. But at the same time, a hook-nosed elder shot an arrow into his dragon scales, blood splattering and being absorbed by the opponent.
"The taste of dragon blood is truly delicious!"
The hook-nosed elder licked his lips, full of excitement.
Hai Teng advanced again, a high-pressure water jet shooting at the elder. But instead of shattering, the elder's body only had a small hole.
The other ten had the same small hole in their chests.
Upon closer inspection, they were all connected by a bloodline, standing on a blood lake like a crimson mirror, none of them dying.
Individually, they were no match for Hai Teng, but together, they could use the Blood Lake Life Lock, sharing damage and preventing any one of them from being killed instantly.
This way, they couldn't be picked off one by one.
After another ten rounds of battle, Hai Teng unleashed multiple self-created Three-turn Divine Abilities, but only managed to kill three of them, quickly replaced by ten more.
They couldn't be killed, simply couldn't be killed!
The Blood Refining Sect had prepared numerous blood sacrifices. As long as they weren't killed instantly, any injury could heal rapidly, even if their bodies were destroyed, they could switch bodies, each one a monster.
Just as Hai Teng was at a loss.
A shadow blade shot out from the darkness.
"Slash!"
The bloodline connecting them was abruptly severed, breaking their connection.
Hai Teng reacted swiftly, unleashing another dragon-shaped water column. The elder who had absorbed dragon blood didn't even have time to scream before his body was washed away, turning into blood mist and merging into the sea.
In an instant, he was gone!
Chapter 1134: Move to East Sea
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