Chapter 96: Dragon Fights in the Abyss
The battles in Shenzhou are generally determined by the individual combat power of the participating cultivators. Usually, no amount of "quantity" can overcome "quality."
But the accumulation of quantity can lead to a qualitative change.
The ratio of land to sea in Shenzhou is similar to that of Earth. Sea life beings account for eighty percent of all life beings, many of which possess unique talents.
So, how low could the probability of these beings undergoing Spirit Awakening and Demon Transformation be? One in a million? Or one in a hundred million? With such a vast base here, how few could the sea Demon Clan possibly be?
The answer is—countless!
Dense shadows of Demon Beasts gathered in this sea region, looking from afar, these creatures didn't appear to be here for combat; rather, they resembled a crowd gathering at a market, rubbing shoulders with one another. On the sea surface, only their densely packed heads could be seen, each Demon Clan's head visible above the water, with several layers lining up below them.
Each Demon Beast released its Essence Demon Energy. Various colors of Demon Light mixed together, vibrant and dazzling, like an artist haphazardly mixing a variety of pigments before splattering them on this small sea surface. Although clustering like this made these Demon Clan appear cheap and fragile,
in reality, those who could participate in the siege of the Dragon Clan were at least of the Transformation Stage.
Only those from the Transformation Stage and above of the Demon Clan could begin to shake off their ancestral fear of bloodlines when facing the Dragon Clan.
A terrifying aura surged, forming a continuous strip, then expanding into a vast tide sweeping towards the center of the encirclement, wave after wave crushing forward. Life beings who had not formed a Golden Core were under immense pressure beyond their level; those below the Golden Core Stage couldn't even survive, the mere shockwaves enough to crush their will. Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators and Transformation Demon Beasts, if present in front of this tide, could only face death.
But, the Sea Demons were not besieging ordinary Transformation Demon Beasts.
Rather, they were besieging Dragons.
"Roar——" The long dragon chant echoed under the vault of heaven, swaying the hearts of all Sea Demons participating in the siege. This battle cry, to Sea Demons, was like the sound of nails scraping across a blackboard to humans; even if they knew it was harmless, they couldn't help but shudder. Following this battle cry, a pale purple Essence rose slowly at the center of the circle, gathering like beacon smoke that neither dispersed nor erupted, soon resembling a soaring giant dragon, a golden bridge connecting heaven and earth, even a pillar supporting heaven and earth!
The Dragon's majesty pushed back.
Before a True Dragon, all of the wild beasts' growling and roaring were merely whimpers to bolster their own courage.
This was the stance of a creature standing at the very top of the evolutionary tree!
In the center of the encirclement, the Sea Demons instinctively cleared a distance of five miles. For high-order cultivators, this was almost close combat. Outside the encirclement, led by Qiu Xianke, a group of Demon Gods commanded the armies. These Demon Gods all belonged to the Dragon Suborder, types like Qiu Long and Yinglong, whose evolutionary ties were closest to that of True Dragons, making them top-tier powerhouses among the Demon Gods.
Nevertheless, just as most members of the Primate Suborder are monkeys and apes, sometimes, a slight difference in evolution marked a world of difference.
These powerful Sub-Dragon Demon Gods also dared not rush forward first!
"Quick! Quick! Don't stop! The power of Little Mo!"
Generals of Triumph Camp, with Chi Liu leading, were roaring out orders. The Chi Dragon, being a Dragon-Like creature with high intelligence, and Chi Liu, especially known for his strategic acumen among the Demon Clan. He cautiously controlled the intensity of the fight at the center of the encirclement. Only when Little Dragon killed some of the Demon Clan did he command the new Patrol Navy to kill into the center for reinforcement: "Wait a minute! Too many people! Too dense! She will directly obliterate them!"
On the other side, General Yin Chuiyi of the Charging Camp had already revealed his true form. He was an Yinglong, with a physique very similar to a True Dragon, yet more like a transitional species between reptiles and birds, with wings on his back, nearly as magnificent as clouds hanging from the sky. The wings of Yinglong, an Alien Treasure with extraordinary water control abilities. He dared not dive into the battle himself, but by flapping his wings, he controlled the Water Element of the Ocean, drawing water away from Little Dragon's body and transferring water power to the Sea Demons.
Even though for these high-order Demon Clan, these slight environmental changes were not decisive; even though for Dragons, lack of water didn't hinder them from exerting their full strength.
But clearly, a portion of Spiritual Energy in Dragon Clan's hands could exert a full effect, while the number of the Demon Clan was relentless and endless. Minor advantages and disadvantages, accumulated over countless rounds of battle, could endlessly magnify.
Sharing the same notion with Yin Chuiyi was also Qiu Xianke. The evolutionary kinship of Qiu Long with the Dragon Clan was not that close. Qiu Long had a short horse-like body, long neck bones, wings, hanging hair, and a voice of nine tones. Qiu Xianke's long chants had the effect of stirring blood essence and Bursting Energy of the soul. Since the battle began, he had been ceaselessly chanting, inspiring his side and suppressing Little Dragon.
"Annoying." Little Dragon, feeling the slight trembling in her body's flesh, began to grow a bit restless. She backhandedly shattered the spine of a Divine Power Demon Beast with her claw, then grasped with her Dragon Claw, casting it out using the True Sun Dao.
True Sun Dao, Star Flash Sky!
This move, often used as a self-destruct secret technique, could also be treated as "Corpse Explosion Skill." Little Dragon's body somersaulted in the air, concealing her claw's motion. The body of this Sea Demon, thrown with great force at high speed, caused a Qi Shock Wave that cleaved the sea surface. Qiu Xianke, feeling the imminent danger, had his unfinished battle chant forcibly swallowed back. He transformed into a dragon form, and his Essence woven a powerful Dragon Gang.
Then, a white flash passed by. Continuous screams of Demon Clan rang out: "My eyes!" "I can't see!"
The explosion of the corpse stirred up a towering wave. To avoid being blinded, all the Demon Clan turned away their gaze. This was simulated by the True Sun Dao, the power burst at the end of life by the Sun, in the Cosmic environment, the original form of Star Flash Sky, a supernova explosion, could even sweep away all life within a comfortable light-year.
Fortunately, the Demon Clan wasn't lacking in wisdom and their Spiritual Sense was clear; they had already detected the environmental changes. Several Divine Power Stage members of the Demon Clan joined hands to suppress the tsunami using their demonic power. After the bright light passed, the Sea Demons around Little Dragon had been completely wiped out.
Little Dragon bared her teeth, fresh blood flowing out like tap water. She squinted her eyes and let out two short, light chirps, then lowered her head to bite into the belly of a Stonefish Demon God and tore off a strip of flesh.
The meaning of that short, light chirp was—"Come on, I'm just getting hungry."
"How outrageous!" Qiu Xianke roared. "Even if you are of the Holy Clan, so what? Injured as you are, what can you do? Charging Camp, first, second, third guards! Kill for me!"
Six hundred in Transformation Stage and twelve at Divine Power Level, along with Qiu Xianke, a Dragon-Like Demon God, charged out. The three guards of the Charging Camp were Qiu Xianke's confidants, the absolute elite of the Charging Camp. Unlike those miscellaneous, ragtag, and motley crews of common demons, they had undergone real training and could even perform combined attacks.
But when they reentered a mile radius around Little Dragon, they realized something was amiss.
They had charged into a piece of the starry sky.
Nihility, cold, the space seemed stretched, and the limited heat was thinned out with the expansion of space. An unimaginable cold descended within the atmosphere.
Following that, a crimson chill.
"Galaxy, battlefront!"
Qiu Xianke dared not underestimate it, his dragon body rolling, the Star Light accumulated in his scales burst forth instantly, weaving a Star Gang with his movements.
"Starlight Qiu Dragon Lock!"
Qiu Xianke unleashed a strong Gang Qi that resembled the galaxy. The deadly power of the cosmic stars is the essence of annihilation, any law that comes into contact with it would unavoidably be obliterated. This ranking among Demon Gods and even Unification within the Human Clan was considered a powerful defensive technique.
However, the Galaxy Battlefront was a disaster sweeping through the cosmos!
The force of frozen annihilation swept through, causing the six hundred in Transformation Stage to fall one after another, the twelve Divine Power ones severely injured. And Qiu Xianke was frozen within a layer of solid ice, his blood solidified, unable to move momentarily!
That was still not the end. Before charging in again, Little Dragon had even unleashed another wave of frost.
Deep Space Dao, Star Abyss Cold!
Most Sea Demons being cold-blooded, had a hard time resisting extreme cold. All the severely injured Demon Gods were out of condition and were broken and killed one by one by that Little Dragon.
By then, Qiu Xianke had just broken free from the solid ice.
What greeted him were six of the Divine Power Level... Star Flash Sky!
"That fool!" Chi Liu rushed into the attack range of the Deep Space Dao. Although the Cold Water Chi Dragon was also cold-blooded and lived in cold regions, it had much better resistance to the extreme cold of deep space than other Demon Beasts.
In the distance, Wang Qi, Mi, and Zhen Chan—"three people"—to be precise, one person, one group, and one Residual Soul were watching the live broadcast of this fight.
Wang Qi explained, "Now the Patrol Navy has a significant advantage, the Patrol Navy Demon Gods have made their move... I guess next will be a move of Absolute Saint Eternity, having those two Demon Gods face the Gale..."
Mi said, "Now, perhaps we could take a dark shot, leaving Qiu Xianke to die at that dragon's hands. This way, we can also eliminate one Dragon-Like Demon God without arousing suspicion."
Wang Qi shook his head. Before he could explain, Zhen Chan chimed in, "No no no, that won't do. The Heart Demon Curse Power within Qiu Xianke has taken root, entangled with his Mana and Soul. Later, we might even use him to wipe out the entire Charging Camp."
"Moreover, he's taken a hit from the Galaxy Battlefront, half a move of Absolute Saint Eternity, and it's impossible for him to reach his strongest state in a short period. Keeping him is, in fact, more beneficial for us."
"What do we do next?"
"Just wait. According to this trend, that Little Dragon might last two more rounds," asked Wang Qi to Mi, "Senior Sister, are you sure there's no participation of Mahayana Demon Clan this time?"
"The Spiritual Sense of individual members of the Dragon Clan can cover a whole sea, all Mahayana Demon Clan within the sea are within the sensing of other members of the Dragon Clan. If the West Sea Dragon King sends Mahayana Demon Clan over, other members of the Dragon Clan would probably notice something, right?"
"That's enough then," Wang Qi nodded. "Now, we just need to wait."
"Wait for a chance to eliminate those few Dragon-Like Demon Gods!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)