The Abyss Sea plunged to unimaginable depths, where the underwater pressure could crush most Void God realm practitioners. Even the Primordial Gods and Immortals dared not venture carelessly into regions of such terrifying hydrostatic force.
To operate spatial power here meant the crushing spatial pressure would collide violently with the water pressure, potentially inciting catastrophic disasters.
Consequently, Spatial Mystery Masters of lesser realms generally avoided the reckless use of spatial energy. Even Ming Hao, back then, operated with extreme caution, relying only on Soul Control mysteries during combat rather than spatial energy.
“Are you certain?”
The Sea Shark Emperor felt uneasy, his expression grim. “A century ago, your misuse of spatial power underwater caused a significant shrinkage of the seabed. This time… try not to cause any more trouble.” His face darkened as the words trailed off.
At this utterance, everyone’s expression grew strange. They had all witnessed the battle a century prior, and recalling the massive upheaval on the seabed during that fight still left them unsettled.
It could be said that Shi Yan was the primary culprit behind the current constricted state of the Abyss Sea floor!
“Relax, I am truly confident this time.” Shi Yan forced a dry laugh, ceasing further explanation. He made a gesture to the Sea Shark Emperor, signaling him to cooperate in gathering and condensing this area of seaweed.
The Sea Shark Emperor nodded.
“Swish, swish, swish!”
Hundreds of crystalline streams of water, like water serpents, flowed rapidly from the Sea Shark Emperor’s wide sleeves into the seaweed, writhing swiftly. These water serpents began to wrap around the seaweed like ropes, gradually binding it.
The seaweed started to contract. Under everyone’s focused observation, in just a few dozen seconds, it had already halved in size and continued to shrink.
Shi Yan was not idle either.
Layers of spatial ripples undulated from his body. Those present, whose cultivation realms were profound and exquisite, watched him and suddenly felt as if space itself was being distorted, losing its reality.
In a daze, they noticed their perception of each other’s life magnetic fields growing increasingly vague. For instance, although only ten people separated Mei Ji and the Sea Shark Emperor, Mei Ji now felt the Sea Shark Emperor was incredibly far away, so distant that even her soul was gradually losing the ability to probe him—as if he were slowly receding, about to be displaced from this space.
The same sensation arose in the minds of Shen Ren, the Sea Shark Emperor, and the others. They all sensed a wondrous, monumental shift in space.
The Dragon Lizard Ancestor, who had failed to pursue Feiriel, materialized into human form some distance from the seaweed patch and gazed intently at the location. The Dragon Lizard Ancestor marveled inwardly.
“What a potent life magnetic field!”
Releasing his power, Shi Yan made no attempt to conceal the immense vitality within him. That terrifying, surging tide of blood energy profoundly moved the Dragon Lizard Ancestor.
He discovered that the strength of Shi Yan’s internal life functions was absolutely not inferior to his own; in some aspects, it was even slightly superior!
This greatly exceeded the Dragon Lizard Ancestor’s common understanding!
Logically, beings of the Primal Era possessed the most vigorous and surging life essence, followed by second-generation Primal creatures like the Dragon Lizard, whose physical bodies remained massive and whose life magnetic fields reached terrifying degrees. Beings of the current era, such as Ega, Mandice, and Xiluo, might possess higher soul levels and could cultivate to great depths of life sublimation, but the vitality within their bodies generally could not reach the fearsome extent of the Primal Era beings.
Judging by physique, Shi Yan should belong to the life races of this current era. Yet, observing the surging life magnetic field within him, it was comparable to that of a second-generation Primal creature like himself, causing him to secretly click his tongue.
Looking at Shi Yan again, a layer of mystery clouded the Dragon Lizard Ancestor’s heart. He nodded slightly, offered no greeting, and quietly departed the area.
Mei Ji and the Sea Shark Emperor, who were keeping a discreet watch on him, both breathed a sigh of relief once he left.
They understood that because the Dragon Lizard Ancestor’s presence had been discovered by Feiriel, he urgently needed to avoid suspicion. He required an explanation for the Xuantian Clan, or serious trouble might arise.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
While they were contemplating this, a spiral-shaped underwater vortex suddenly materialized above the seaweed. The interior of the vortex was pitch black, resembling the gaping maw of a monstrous beast intent on swallowing everything in existence.
Within the dark maw, Shi Yan appeared as a tiny black speck. Layers of ripples spread out from him, like countless hands smoothing out the residual, unstable energy within the vortex.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”
Water pressure surged inward, and the periphery of the vortex became woven with light, emitting fierce energy collisions.
Shi Yan suddenly opened his eyes. They were like the starry cosmos, vast and ethereal. “Enter quickly!”
The Sea Shark Emperor jolted, letting out a low shout to transmit the message to his tribesmen. He then condensed his power, displaying the commanding methods of a Domain Ancestor, pulling this still vast expanse of seaweed bit by bit toward the center of the underwater vortex. The Sea Shark Emperor and Mei Ji collaborated, continuously pushing it forward.
Shi Yan, deep within the vortex, also exerted force to draw it in, maintaining the stability of this spatial tunnel.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
As the seaweed plunged into the vortex, the spatial tunnel seemed on the verge of collapse, experiencing violent turbulence. Terrifying energy impacts erupted, forming countless violent currents that scattered the souls of many nearby martial artists, forcing them to flee the area at top speed, fearing their soul altars would be shattered by the sudden, ferocious torrents.
Finally, the seaweed slowly submerged into the giant water vortex and gradually vanished.
...
On the other side, where countless rolling water vortices converged, these vortices spun relentlessly like enormous underwater windmills.
At the vortex site, Judy of the Xuantian Clan, Oliver of the Dark Demon Clan, and Ega of the Devourer Clan stared intently at the whirlpools. Beverly, along with Naptune and others, had already hurried away after receiving Feiriel’s message. However, Ega had not moved; he knew this location was the crux of the matter.
Suddenly, one of the water vortices emitted intense spatial fluctuations. As those fluctuations began, another vortex leading directly to the Desolate Domain Gate simultaneously underwent a massive transformation.
A blinding, dazzling ray of brilliant light pierced through from the direction of the Desolate Domain Gate, slicing across heaven and earth, aimed straight for the sea surface.
That light seemed to pierce the very seabed. Just as everyone watched in profound horror, a cerulean blue Star of Life, carrying the distant aura of ancient, primordial ages, began to emerge slowly from the gate.
Everyone’s eyes nearly popped out of their heads.
As the Star of Life appeared, streams of intense light converged from the star’s cloud layers, forming the source of that prior brilliant beam.
Mandice, Xiluo, and Dracula, several Domain Ancestor level powerhouses, stood with solemn expressions amidst the star’s cloud sea. Within that sea of clouds, massive pillars of light, formed from pure energy, solidified. Xiluo and Mandice channeled pure soul energy thoughts, condensing shimmering crystals between the light pillars. These crystals were square and shone like diamonds—the condensation of Dark Energy, possessing unbelievable miraculous properties.
If one looked closely, they would notice that the light pillars and crystals were scattered, faintly outlining a complex and marvelous ancient array.
At the center of this ancient array was the source of the brilliant light: the mysterious passage that could alter the left side of the Domain Gate!
“Crack, crack, crack!”
The water vortex beside the Star of Life emitted a terrifying sound of spatial crushing. Just as everyone inwardly cursed the bad timing, Shi Yan appeared, bringing the Sea Shark Emperor, Mei Ji, and the entire seaweed patch with him.
“Shi Yan!”
“You little brat, you’ve finally arrived!”
“If you had been any later, we would have had to make a move first!”
Xiluo, Dracula, and Mandice exclaimed in unison. They were on the other side of the Domain Gate, channeling power to sustain the passage into the Cloud-Veiled Domain Realm. They had expended considerable effort and suddenly detected the presence of many martial artists of equivalent rank outside, immediately sensing trouble.
Like Shi Yan, they had also deduced that Ega had leaked the Domain Gate’s location, inviting the powerhouses of the five clans.
Xiluo and Mandice, having just expended massive energy, wished to avoid a direct confrontation at this moment, so they were secretly anxious.
While waiting, they noticed Ega, Judy, and Beverly were still gathering strength, seemingly ready to charge in at any moment. They realized the situation was precarious and began planning to withdraw first. Then, they suddenly spotted Beverly quietly leaving with Naptune and a contingent of martial artists.
Xiluo and Mandice conferred and decided to seize the opportunity to slip away, so they immediately began condensing their power to break free from the locale.
The moment the Star of Life surged out of the Domain Gate, Shi Yan, Mei Ji, and the Sea Shark Emperor’s group arrived. Truly, no outcome could have been more perfect.
“Go!” Xiluo commanded.
“Don’t let them leave!” Ega roared.
The experts from the Dark Demon Clan, Ancient Demon Clan, and Soul Clan heard the command and rushed forward together, intending to channel power to stop them.
“Great Sealing Art!” Mandice’s petite body trembled. She had expended immense power opening the path into the Cloud-Veiled Domain Realm. Seeing the multitude of powerhouses charging, she suddenly shouted toward Shi Yan.
Shi Yan blinked, then instantly understood. The secret technique that sealed both space and time retraced itself in his mind. He nodded slightly to Mandice, and suddenly, numerous light doors emerged from his chest—each door resembled a different space, rapidly coalescing under his sole power.
“Space Seal!”
Dark Energy surged, transforming within those light-door spaces into myriad colorful crystals. Within each crystal, a miniature space seemed to be breeding. Countless spatial locks were interconnected, and these vast numbers of spatial locks materialized within the real space, locking down this expanse of heaven and earth, sealing the space!
Many martial artists from the Soul Clan, Ancient Demon Clan, and Dark Demon Clan who were charging found their divine bodies suddenly immobilized mid-air, locked by space, their divine bodies sealed.
However, those whose cultivation realms were extremely profound were unaffected in their souls and could still channel power, thus capable of breaking the seal! After a moment of staggering, these individuals would pause briefly before resuming movement.
“Time Lock!”
At that moment, Mandice’s Time Mystery also spread forth. The temporal seal, an invisible dark current freezing consciousness and soul, swept over. Once the cage of time arrived, those who were previously mobile instantly became completely paralyzed—truly unable to move a muscle!
Even Oliver, who had reached the Domain Ancestor realm, had no room for resistance; he was instantly sealed!
Oliver’s sealing caused the expressions of many who were about to follow suit to change drastically. They hesitated, unwilling to charge in recklessly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, all of the Sea Shark Emperor’s people rushed into the Continent of Divine Grace. That continent then transformed into a beam of light, traveling as if through a light-shadow passage, seemingly penetrating right through the Abyss Sea and out to freedom.
Ega could only watch helplessly as Shi Yan and the others calmly departed, because even he was not confident he could break through the seal of the Great Sealing Art... Today will only be one chapter. Happy New Year to everyone, and may everyone prosper in the new year! Also, thank you to yesterday's big benefactor... for the reward, which actually pushed 'God of Slaughter' onto the homepage bestseller list, I’m sweating~~~ Congratulations on making a fortune in the New Year~~RQ