King Hai struggled with all fours, but that palm was like the hardest lock in the world, utterly immovable. His face quickly bloated to the color of liver.

The next moment, Nie Kong, enveloped by a misty, chaotic divine power, broke directly through the cage and strode out.

"You... you actually managed to walk out from under the confinement of the 'Immortal Zither Sea Map'?" The Great Divine Master was utterly dismayed, finding it impossible to believe his own eyes. In over ten thousand years, this 'Immortal Zither Sea Map' had trapped dozens of unruly Sea Clan Spirit Gods, and not a single one had ever escaped.

"This 'Immortal Zither Sea Map' is indeed formidable, but unfortunately, while it can trap all Spirit Gods under heaven, it cannot trap this Spirit God—me!" Nie Kong spoke coldly. "The Chaotic Divine Power I cultivate is the origin of all things in the universe; any restraint can be broken. In my eyes, this cage is nothing but a heap of clay and tiles."

"I... I don't believe it!" the Great Divine Master mumbled.

"Hoo!"

As if specifically designed to shatter the Great Divine Master's conviction, Nie Kong's figure flashed, dragging King Hai over to the azure cage on the left. His left arm, wreathed in Chaotic Divine Power, stabbed straight through and snatched Qing You from inside. As the Chaotic Divine Power enveloped him, Nie Kong simply pulled outwards, and Qing You was instantly outside.

Before his arm, the azure prison formed by the 'Immortal Zither Sea Map' was like tofu.

"Bang!"

He slammed the ball of flesh he was holding onto the ground, shaking the entire palace violently. Nie Kong said heavily, "Qing You, watch this fool, don't let him run off!"

Splash!

Qing You happily agreed, hopping in front of King Hai. Water rapidly spread over his body, instantly engulfing the whimpering meatball. In front of Qing You, King Hai, who didn't even possess Ninth-Tier strength, was like an infant, completely at his mercy with almost no ability to resist.

Nie Kong flashed to Tai Yan’s front and followed the same procedure, pulling her out of the azure cage.

"..."

Seeing Nie Kong effortlessly rescue the two, the Great Divine Master was completely stunned, his mouth trembling slightly, muttering sounds even he couldn't clearly hear.

"Brother, these people are too wicked! They actually wanted to torture you with implements and tried to cripple my Dharma Aspect," Tai Yan said indignantly the moment she was free.

Hearing this voice, the Great Divine Master awoke as if from a dream: "I absolutely refuse to believe that the 'Immortal Zither Sea Map' is completely useless against you! Kill—"

With a hysterical roar, the Great Divine Master sketched repeatedly in the void with both hands. Bundles of thick, azure energy separated from the pillars, spinning rapidly around the 'Immortal Zither Sea Map.'

"Boom!"

Amidst intense explosive sounds, the azure waves depicted on the map seemed to turn real, and tides surged out, instantly filling the space beneath the map.

"Such rich Water Divine Power! Absorb!"

Nie Kong roared, striking out repeatedly with his palms. Giant figures condensed from Chaotic Divine Power merged one after another into the surrounding Water Divine Power, which surged like ocean waves. With every palm strike, that patch of Water Divine Power condensed further. In mere seconds, all the Water Divine Power gathered into a ball the size of a sea bowl.

"Qing You, catch this, see if you can refine it." Nie Kong tossed the water sphere, and Qing You leaped up, catching it perfectly before immediately drawing it into his body.

"How can this be?" The Great Divine Master's sketching hands froze in the void, his face drained of color.

"Wasting this much of my time, you can die now!"

Nie Kong thrust his right fist out, a mass of surging Chaotic Divine Power merging into the void and instantly appearing before the Great Divine Master. He barely had time to dodge before the divine power struck his chest.

"Crack!"

The sound of cracking ribs suddenly erupted. The Great Divine Master's robust body shot backward, crashing tens of meters away like a discarded hide. Blood gushed from his mouth, and without even a single groan, he was dead. An instant later, small clusters of blue phantom energy shot out from above his head, racing toward the side door of the palace.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Nie Kong sneered, and a single character shot from his mouth: "Die!"

The Great Divine Master's residual soul instantly froze in the air, struggling violently, but the more it struggled, the faster the phantom soul faded. In less than five seconds, that speck of blue completely vanished.

At that moment, an excited voice boomed through the palace: "Your Majesty King Hai, Great Divine Master, we have moved all ninety-nine sets of torture implements over. Which one shall we test first?"

"Ninety-nine sets, not bad!"

Nie Kong smiled and turned around, looking at the seven Elder Divine Masters who were eagerly running in, each carrying various implements.

The seven were frozen in place by the scene in the palace, not even noticing Nie Kong's casual remark. The Great Divine Master lay motionless; King Hai was encased in water; and Nie Kong and Tai Yan, who were supposed to be confined by the 'Immortal Zither Sea Map,' were completely unharmed... What on earth had happened in this palace during that short span of time? The situation had been completely inverted.

"Hey, hey, give me some reaction, alright?" Nie Kong prompted.

"You... you actually killed the Great Divine Master?" The seven finally snapped back to reality, expressions finally appearing on their faces. One dropped the implement in his hand, exclaiming in shocked anger.

"That's right. Now you can go meet him too!"

Nie Kong adopted a manner of "Congratulations," gently tapping his right index finger toward that Elder Divine Master. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him instantly transformed into dense Death Qi.

The Elder Divine Master suddenly felt his life draining away at a terrifying speed. Panic-stricken, he screamed, "I am a Divine Master! I am the emissary of the Sea Dragon Divine Venerable among the Sea Clan! You... dare to kill me? Aren't you afraid of the Divine Venerable's thunderous wrath, his avatar descending to leave you utterly annihilated!"

Nie Kong burst into laughter: "I have exterminated the soul of the Dark Night Divine Venerable; why should I care about an avatar of the Sea Dragon Divine Venerable?"

The Elder Divine Master found his life ebbing faster and faster, finally despairing: "Spare... spare my life... Don't... don't kill me... I beg... beg..." Before he finished speaking, his body convulsed, and he fell to the ground. White hair sprouted rapidly on his head, and the wrinkles on his face grew denser.

"..."

Watching their companion, who had just been a burly man, turn into an elderly man on the verge of death in such a short time, the six surrounding figures were filled with horror. An icy chill uncontrollably rose from the depths of their hearts. They instantly dropped their torture implements and fled toward the side door with terrified screams.

"You can't escape!"

Nie Kong muttered, his fingers striking out repeatedly: "Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!" These six pronouncements of "Die" were like death summons. The six figures instantly stiffened. Their vitality was invaded by Death Qi, their life force fleeing rapidly, and desperate pleas for mercy erupted from them one after another.

Nie Kong shook his head inwardly, though he felt no sympathy. These people looked quite pathetic now, but when they had arrogantly threatened to make him wish for death over life, had they ever considered such an end for themselves? Worshipped in this 'Deep Sea Abyss,' enjoying the reverence of the Sea Clan, yet they ordered the Sea Clan people around. Over the years they served as Elder Divine Masters, countless Sea Clan members must have died by their hands. Although he was not of the Sea Clan, he had received favors from Gui Xian and the others; today, he could be considered to have purged a few scourges for the Sea Clan! Nie Kong snorted inwardly, his gaze drifting toward the giant sea map above his head...

... ...RO

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