The moment they touched it, Ning Daoran and Qu Huachang’s expressions changed drastically as if they had been electrocuted.
Looking over, Qu Huachang’s beautiful face paled while Ning Daoran frowned.
Because of that instant of contact, an extremely cold energy spread out from the Moon Bead and invaded their bodies. At this moment, the two’s palms had become ice sculptures, and the extreme cold energy spread uncontrollably towards their arms, causing their bodies to lose all feeling.
This Moon Bead was actually a cold attribute treasure, this was truly unexpected.
Previously, everyone had clearly felt the thick Water Element Qi emanating from the Moon Bead, but when they actually touched it, they discovered that it was not just Water Element, but Ice Element!
The Ice Element also belonged to the Water Element. Water condensed into ice and could be considered a branch of the Water Element. It could even be said that the Ice Element was slightly better than the ordinary Water Element. If one's Dao Seal could withstand the impact of this Ice Element, they could also condense it into the Yin-Yang + Five Elements, allowing one’s body to split open the world and achieve Open Heaven.
“Why is it Ice Element?” Qu Huachang asked angrily.
Ning Daoran also slowly shook his head and sighed.
These few elite disciples of the Cave Heaven and Paradise had all set their sights on reaching the Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage and had also laid down their Sixth Order foundations. Just as Xu Zhen and Yang Kai had said before, amongst the Yin-Yang + Five Elements, the Water Attribute was the gentlest and had the least impact on the Dao Seal, so even if their foundations were at the Sixth Order, condensing a Seventh Grade or Eighth Grade Water Element would not be a problem. On the contrary, it would allow their strength to increase.
However, what he was referring to was an ordinary water element treasure, with such ice element treasure in front of them. It was impossible to refine it. The foundation laid within the Dao Seal was simply not enough to allow them to refine this ice-cold Moon Bead. Forcefully refining it would only damage the Dao Seal.
That was why Qu Huachang was so angry after discovering the true attributes of the Moon Bead. If she had known this would happen, why would she have wasted so much time and energy?
“The Cold Moon Bead is an Ice Soul treasure, it’s your fault for being blind!” A mocking voice rang out and a powerful fish monster emerged from the ripples.
This fish monster had a big waist and a height of nine meters. It had a fierce aura, a fish face, and no legs. Beneath its body was a fish tail covered in green scales, and it held a hammer-like object in its hand as it coldly sized up Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran.
Another ten meter tall Sea Clan cultivator walked out, holding a giant ship’s anchor as his blood flowed like a raging sea.
The third one to walk out was a fat big fish about 16 to 20 meters long. Its eyes were upturned and it looked quite arrogant. A three-inch small monster stood atop its head, its hands on its waist as it laughed, “High Priest is truly wise and mighty. He knew these guys would try to trick us, so he set an ambush here!”
As soon as these words came out, Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran both frowned, realizing that this was likely a trap. No wonder they had been able to easily reach the Sacred Object.
Even if Xu Zhen and Lin Feng were to cause a ruckus outside, the Divine Temple’s defenses would still appear empty. It turned out that they had already arranged this.
“These two are the so-called humans, right?” The fourth Sea Monster walked out. Although he didn’t look anything special, his aura was extremely vigorous. After carefully examining Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran, he shook his head and said, “They really are ugly!”
Qu Huachang was furious, “You’re the ugly one, you’re all ugly!”
She was born a woman and was a beauty who could bring disaster to a country and its people. She was extremely confident in her looks, so when had she ever been called ugly?
The fish monster laughed loudly, “Humans are really interesting, they don’t have any self-awareness at all. After we capture you, let’s see how I deal with you.”
“Alright, enough nonsense. Capture them, don’t ruin the Old Ancestor’s grand plan!” Another dignified voice rang out, and a figure appeared on the altar like a phantom, stretching out his hand and grabbing a scepter in his hand. On the scepter, the Cold Moon Bead glowed brilliantly.
The Ice Soul Cold Moon Bead was actually embedded in this scepter and not on the altar as they had seen before.
“We obey High Priest’s orders!” The four powerful Sea Monsters bowed in unison.
Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran’s hearts sank as they stared at the High Priest who had appeared last.
Although the four Sea Monsters in front of them were powerful, they weren’t afraid of them. If they really fought, even if they couldn’t defeat them, they could still escape.
However, this last High Priest of the Sea Race gave them a great sense of crisis. This High Priest’s strength was absolutely unfathomable, and with the Cold Moon Bead embedded in his scepter and held in his hand, this High Priest was obviously able to use the power of the Cold Moon Bead.
How were they supposed to play this game? The number of people here was already smaller than the other party’s, and the Sea Race still had a great treasure to threaten them. This time, they had really been harmed by Lin Feng.
What’s more, what kind of character was this Old Ancestor that the High Priest was talking about? A mere Sea Clan actually had such a terrifying foundation?
“Kill your way out and meet up with Brother Lin and Brother Xu,” Ning Daoran glanced at Qu Huachang and whispered.
Qu Huachang nodded imperceptibly. This was also what she meant. Only by meeting up with the others would they be able to escape. Otherwise, with just the two of them, they were simply no match for the Sea Race.
As soon as their Divine Senses connected, they immediately moved like lightning.
Ning Daoran raised his hand and a willow branch appeared in his hand. This willow branch transformed into thousands of light shadows and transformed into thousands of Sword Qi that shot towards the four Sea Race masters. In an instant, the entire underground space was filled with nothing but Sword Qi.
As soon as a Paradise's disciple made his move, it showed his extraordinary background.
At the same time, Qu Huachang held a pipa in her arms and gently flicked her ten fingers, sending out a sound that transformed into an invisible killing intent towards the Divine Souls of the Sea Race masters.
The two of them worked together and managed to gain the upper hand.
The Divine Souls of the four Sea Race masters were shaken by Qu Huachang’s Secret Technique and were instantly covered in wounds.
However, these Sea Race all had thick skin and extremely tough scales, so even if they were in a sorry state, it was not a big deal.
“Roar!”
The three-inch fish suddenly opened its mouth and let out a furious roar. The sound of the pipa suddenly became muffled and its power greatly decreased. Several Sea Clan masters shook their heads to stabilize their Divine Souls.
The Sea Clan cultivator wielding a hammer swung his tail and transformed into a streak of azure light, instantly arriving in front of Ning Daoran and smashing his hammer down. The other ordinary-looking Sea Monster opened his mouth and spat out a thick stream of water, transforming into a sky curtain that covered Ning Daoran.
Ning Daoran’s expression didn’t change, the willow branch in his hand transforming into thousands of smaller branches as he fought the two Sea Race masters alone.
On the other side, the three-inch small monster rode his big fish towards Qu Huachang. The big fish opened its mouth and seemed to become a black hole, swallowing everything in its path. A strange sound came from its mouth as it resisted the sound of the pipa/lute.
The last Sea Monster holding the anchor stepped forward and stretched out his hand to grab Qu Huachang. His hand was terrifying and if she was caught, he would definitely be able to crush Qu Huachang to death.
However, this Enchantress's expression didn’t change in the slightest. With a flick of her head, the red ribbon wrapped around her hair flew out and transformed into threads that disappeared into the void.
In the next moment, with the sound of pain, the sea monster retracted its hand and looked down, only to see that there were countless wounds on its hand, each one extremely small and bleeding. With a roar, it raised its anchor and smashed it down.
In the void, red threads appeared and wrapped around the ship’s anchor, preventing him from smashing it, causing the sea monster to fly into a rage.
The two Cave Heaven and Paradise Disciples had fought against four great Sea Clan masters deep underground, but not only had they not fallen into a disadvantageous position, they had even taken the initiative.
After all, they're a disciple of a great Sect with an extraordinary background and a deep foundation. Moreover, the strength of these Sea Monster wasn’t too strong, an ordinary cultivator’s strength might not be comparable to theirs, but it was still a bit lacking compared to them. Otherwise, Lin Feng wouldn’t have been able to kill so many in this Holy City.
If they had enough time, Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran could have easily killed these four Sea Race masters, but if they wanted to break through the encirclement and join up with Lin Feng and Xu Zhen, they naturally couldn’t stay here for long, not to mention the Sea Race High Priest who was holding a scepter!
Standing atop the altar, the High Priest showed no intention of interfering. Instead, he paid close attention to this battle and focused his attention on the two humans. Not only was he not angry, he even showed a look of approval from time to time, causing everyone to be confused.
“Go!” Ning Daoran suddenly shouted and found an opportunity to force back the two Sea Race masters who were attacking him.
At the same time, the sound of Qu Huachang’s pipa changed and an invisible sound wave forced her opponent back.
Receiving such an opportunity, the two of them flew up together.
“Hmph!” The High Priest, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines all this time, lightly tapped his scepter on the ground, causing the Ice Soul Cold Moon Bead to flash with a moonlight-like light as it swept across Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran.
A cold chill spread through their hearts, causing both Qu Huachang and Ning Daoran’s breathing to stagnate.
This brief delay had caused them to lose the opportunity to escape. The four Sea Race masters had reorganized their formation and were now attacking them again.
The two of them could only fight again.
“Senior Brother, what happened outside?” Inside the Wishful Bag, she twisted her body uncomfortably and asked softly. She could faintly feel the fluctuations of energy outside, but as she was not the owner of the Wishful Bag, she was unable to probe the situation inside.
“They’re fighting,” Yang Kai replied.
Gu Pan asked in surprise, “Who fought with who?”
Yang Kai briefly explained what he had seen.
Gu Pan immediately became anxious, “Then should we help Sister Qu and Senior Brother Ning?”
“There’s no need to rush!” Yang Kai comforted her, “Your Sister Qu and Senior Brother Ning’s strength are not weak, so for the time being, their lives aren’t in danger. Today’s matter is a bit strange, let's take a look first.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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