A doorway suddenly shimmered into existence upon the sealed palace walls, and five figures filed through it. Leading them was a tall, gaunt elder draped in black robes. Following him were four others: a handsome young man, a crone with skin like chicken skin and disheveled hair, and two immensely muscular figures—one in black, the other in blue robes.

The moment these five appeared, an overwhelmingly powerful aura swept outward, instantly saturating every inch of the palace level.

They were all Spirit Gods!

Each of their auras surpassed that of Martial Marquis, Zhuang Yu, and the newly ascended Spirit Gods, Yuan Ru.

Nie Kong instantly realized that these figures must be clones of Spirit Gods descended from the “Grand Venerable Spirit Realm,” and their main bodies undoubtedly held considerable status within that realm.

This Divine Void Realm was not like the Heaven Spirit Continent; the restrictions placed upon Spirit Gods here were lower. On the Heaven Spirit Continent, even supreme powerhouses like the Dark Night God Venerable could only manifest by using the body of a Divine Emissary as a medium, bringing down only a fraction of their soul and consciousness. But here, in the Divine Void Realm, Spirit God clones could descend directly, possessing up to thirty percent of their main body’s strength.

He had not expected them to arrive so quickly!

And to arrive five at once!

At this moment, not only Nie Kong, but even Tai Yan and Yu Longyue’s expressions became extraordinarily grave.

“High God?”

The Sea King blinked, his hollow eyes instantly filling with desperate hope. He roared wildly, “High God, save me! I am the current Sea King of the Sea Clan… Ah…”

Before he could finish speaking, Qing You manifested a hand and struck the fleshy ball squarely on its head, knocking it unconscious instantly. Witnessing this, the five newcomers didn't even blink, acting as if the Sea King did not exist in the palace. Their gazes were fixed solely on Nie Kong.

“Good, very good. No wonder you dared to offend the mental imprint of the Great Venerable Lord! Three Spirit Gods can indeed run rampant in the Divine Void Realm, but before us, you are nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs! You all deserve to…” The tall, gaunt, long-faced elder stared coldly at Nie Kong, his expressionless face resembling a judge pronouncing a death sentence. However, before the final word could leave his throat, another voice preempted him.

“Die!”

This syllable was roared out from Nie Kong’s mouth. The long-faced elder and the other four Spirit Gods froze, realizing that the vitality within their bodies was slowly draining away.

“Hoo!”

Taking advantage of their momentary lapse in focus, Nie Kong gave a mental command. The “Immortal Zither Sea Chart” shot out from his pet pack, instantly unfurling and expanding like lightning, enveloping the entire palace level in a flash.

The next instant, boundless Chaos Divine Power surged from his body, pouring ceaselessly into the chart. The ocean depicted on the scroll seemed to spring to life, as tides poured down like mountains collapsing. The five Spirit Gods, having just snapped back to attention, were all submerged beneath the vast, pale waves.

“Auntie Yue, Tai Yan, move!”

As Nie Kong roared this command, Tai Yan immediately took action. Her graceful, tall figure transformed into a giant “Remembrance Grass,” its blood-red aura spilling out from the blossoms, instantly merging with the pale expanse of waves covering hundreds of meters.

Yu Longyue’s reaction was equally swift; she shot forward like lightning. As she plunged into the mingled red and white torrent, her body transformed into a massive, azure sea fish. This was Yu Longyue’s Inner Form, the “Azure Vault.” The ancestor of the Fish Spirit Clan had cultivated into a god from an “Azure Vault,” leaving behind the lineage of the Fish Spirit Clan in the oceans of the Heaven Spirit Continent.

The “Azure Vault” formed by Yu Longyue entered the sea of Chaos Divine Power, instantly moving as if in water. With a sweep of its colossal tail, it agitated the waves even more fiercely.

“Childish! You think you can trap us with the Great Venerable Lord’s ‘Immortal Zither Sea Chart’?” “Daring to resist is an additional crime!” “This one must die!” “…”

Scornful cold laughter suddenly echoed throughout the palace. Then, five streaks of azure light simultaneously erupted within the waves. The bodies of the long-faced elder and the others were entirely encased in shimmering, transparent, azure spheres, appearing like enormous bubbles.

Boom!

The giant tail of the Azure Vault struck one sphere viciously, but the sphere merely spun rapidly, completely unharmed, instead bouncing the tail back a dozen meters. Subsequently, countless streaks of blood-red energy seeped out from the waves, tightly wrapping around another sphere.

However, Tai Yan’s attack also proved ineffective.

“Qing You!”

Seeing this, Nie Kong called out softly. Qing You whooshed, abandoning the unconscious Sea King, and zipped high into the air, landing atop the “Immortal Zither Sea Chart.” Lan Ling and the Gourd’s figures appeared immediately afterward, floating down beside Qing You.

The chart was etched with several massive and intricate illusion arrays, all connected by three array eyes. Qing You, Lan Ling, and the Gourd merely needed to channel their power into these eyes to keep the “Immortal Zither Sea Chart” operating, unleashing the Chaos Divine Power within the scroll on Nie Kong’s behalf.

“Trying to kill me? Who will be the victor is yet unknown!”

Seeing Qing You and the others in position, Nie Kong sneered inwardly, and his figure instantly vanished from his spot.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

The azure tide surged, the raging waves rolled. The Azure Vault, formed by Yu Longyue, showed no discouragement after its first blow failed, its giant tail continuing to lash against the sphere again and again.

The sphere spun faster and faster, but the old woman inside remained completely unaffected. Through the transparent shell, one could clearly see the eerie smile spreading across the old woman’s face, textured like orange peel, and her slightly raised, shriveled lips—a look of mockery toward the Azure Vault’s futile efforts.

Meanwhile, Tai Yan’s offensive never paused. The endless crimson energy divided into four streams, enveloping the remaining four spheres. The sea of blood violently churned and roiled; sharp forces crisscrossed within, like countless keen blades trying to slice the spheres into fragments.

Alas, with every strike, the blades seemed to slip away.

The five Spirit Gods, the long-faced elder included, were utterly unconcerned. They did not rush to counterattack, quietly watching from within their spheres. Their expressions suggested they were watching two tiny ants repeatedly battering five giant trees, unaware that a single falling leaf could crush them into paste.

Boom! Boom!

After two more impacts, the Azure Vault seemed finally to tire. Its eyes glared fiercely at the rapidly spinning sphere, and its mouth occasionally opened to expel a large bubble.

Inside the sphere, the old woman slapped her hand in front of her, causing the sphere’s rotation speed to rapidly decrease. In less than a few seconds, the sphere settled to a complete stop. Seeing the Azure Vault’s eyes widen in frustration outside, the old woman grinned silently, her face full of mockery and derision.

However, she failed to notice that behind her sphere, an arm had silently reached in…

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……RO

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