Chapter 2110: Spirit Island

Fantasy CultivationVolume Ten: Battle of the Demon Realm

In the Sea of Thunder, the black-green giant ark swayed like a leaf under the barrage of lightning, yet it continued to advance, albeit unsteadily, protected by over a dozen treasures and several layers of light barriers.

The arcs of lightning falling from the sky were astonishingly powerful, but the formidable cultivators on board managed to block every single one of them through their combined efforts.

However, the bizarre nature of this Sea of Thunder far exceeded everyone's expectations. As soon as they entered, the lightning strikes from the sky became two or three times denser than before. Moreover, each strike, in addition to the power of lightning, subtly contained an unknown force, making the giant ark sink with every blow, as if its weight had increased by over a million catties.

Although the eight Coldwater Rhinos were desperately pulling the ark forward, its movement was extremely slow due to the obstruction of the lightning and the ark's erratic, fluctuating weight. In a short while, they had only moved a few miles.

If it weren't for the two Bluestone Golems standing at the bow and stern, occasionally launching volleys of cart-sized green light into the sky to forcibly dissipate some of the lightning, the giant ark would truly have struggled to advance.

"No! At this rate, when will we reach the island? Fellow Daoist Qianqiu, this spirit ark belongs to you; is there no way to make it faster?" Old Ancestor Long, standing at the bow, watched this scene and anxiously asked Saintess Qianqiu, who was beside him.

"I can use a secret technique to ignite the essence blood of the eight Coldwater Rhinos, temporarily greatly enhancing their physical bodies, but doing so would completely destroy these eight spirit beasts," Saintess Qianqiu replied with a slight twitch of her face, sounding somewhat reluctant.

Each of these eight Coldwater Rhinos possessed cultivation at the mid-Void Refinement stage. The Saintess had spent a great deal of effort cultivating them, and they were intended for other important uses. Naturally, she was very reluctant to lose all of them here.

"What time is it now? How can we care about spirit beasts? As long as we can break out of this area and find the Spirit Cleansing Pool and Spirit Purifying Lotus, what loss cannot be compensated for?" Old Ancestor Long urged loudly.

"Alright, I will perform this secret technique now. I ask for your protection, Fellow Daoist. This method must not be disturbed," Saintess Qianqiu, being the Saintess of the Spirit Race, was decisive. After a brief consideration, she gritted her teeth and nodded slightly.

Old Ancestor Long was overjoyed upon hearing this and promised:

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured. As long as I am here, no external force will disturb you in the slightest."

No sooner had he spoken than Old Ancestor Long pointed a finger at each of the two Bluestone Golems in the air, a golden aura appearing on his face.

The two Bluestone Golems on the giant ark, originally wildly striking upwards with their fists, suddenly had their arms freeze and drop down as Old Ancestor Long activated them with his incantation. However, their heads lifted, and the massive single eyes on their faces instantly emitted a dazzling white light, like a blazing flame flickering within their eye sockets.

The next moment, two crystalline light pillars erupted from the golems' single eyes and converged above the giant ark, forming a massive, mercury-like crystal.

After this crystal spun, countless silver runes surged out from it, manifesting into a shimmering silver giant shield.

The crystal shield was as thin as paper, its surface smooth as a mirror, and it trembled slightly, with faint sounds of wind and thunder emanating from within.

Numerous silver arcs of lightning struck it, erupting into bursts of electric light as if to tear everything apart.

However, apart from a ripple on its surface, the crystal shield blocked most of the rain-like lightning, making the entire giant ark as steady as Mount Tai for a time.

"Fellow Daoist Qianqiu, this technique is a trump card of these two golems and cannot be sustained for too long," Old Ancestor Long said, his face somewhat pale, as he continued to perform the hand seals.

Evidently, activating the two golems to unleash such a great divine ability consumed a lot of his spiritual energy.

Saintess Qianqiu naturally wouldn't miss this opportune moment. With a quick affirmative reply, she immediately raised her lotus-root-like arm and swiftly drew a sharp fingernail across her skin a few times.

In an instant, fine bloodlines appeared on her fair and tender skin, forming a miniature blood formation a few inches in size.

Saintess Qianqiu chanted incantations, and the blood formation on her arm immediately flowed with five-colored radiant light, subtly emitting a peculiar fragrance.

A moment later, she let out a delicate shout, and the blood formation's light flickered, causing several pills to fly out from it.

They were as red as blood, and the size of beans.

"Go!" Saintess Qianqiu uttered a low command!

The eight pills flashed and transformed into clusters of bloody light, shooting towards the eight Coldwater Rhinos.

The eight spirit beasts let out thunderous growls, each lifting its head and opening its mouth wide, swallowing the eight clusters of bloody light into their stomachs.

Seeing this, Saintess Qianqiu retracted her arm, and the blood formation on it flashed and disappeared, leaving no trace of injury on her skin. However, with her other hand, she formed a seal, flipped her five fingers, and a golden plaque-shaped artifact appeared in her palm. With a grasp, she violently shook it towards the eight spirit beasts.

The surface of the golden plaque shone with myriad radiant lights, and blood-colored runes emerged. After a quick spin, they condensed into eight blood-colored light formations identical to the one on her arm earlier.

These blood-colored light formations intensely flickered, then rapidly expanded to immense sizes, and finally, with a flick of the Saintess's jade finger, transformed into eight blurry phantoms that enveloped the eight Coldwater Rhinos, then flashed and vanished into their bodies.

The next moment, the eight spirit beasts erupted in cries of extreme pain. The single horns on their foreheads instantly turned blood-red, thick veins bulged out from their bodies, and their aura immediately became incredibly violent!

"Puff, puff!" several sounds echoed!

Two long, slender slits appeared on the backs of the eight Coldwater Rhinos. After some wriggling and bulging, a pair of bright red bat wings grew out from within.

When fully spread, these bat wings were a colossal thirty feet in span!

The Coldwater Rhinos flapped fiercely, and currents of bloody wind surged from beneath them. Their bodies trembled, and their previously sluggish movements suddenly became incredibly agile, like fish.

The eight Coldwater Rhinos transformed into streaks of bloody light, shooting forward.

The giant ark, which had been moving as slowly as an old ox-cart, now surged forward like a charging spear, cutting through obstacles as the eight frenzied spirit beasts pulled it with all their might.

Upon seeing this, the Feathered Robe Maiden and the others, who were currently activating their treasures to defend against the lightning storm, were naturally overjoyed.

But at this moment, the glittering light in the single eyes of the two Bluestone Golems faded and then disappeared.

At the same time, the crystalline giant shield, which had almost blocked the majority of the lightning arcs, flickered a few times, then silently disintegrated and vanished into thin air.

The lightning, previously blocked, immediately descended with full force!

The several layers of light barriers on the giant ark shook violently, and with a crisp sound, the outermost white light barrier shattered into countless pieces.

The power of the lightning at this point seemed even more ferocious than before; a formation installed on the giant ark could no longer withstand it and was destroyed in one strike.

Not only that, but the remaining light barriers also seemed on the verge of collapse under the furious thunder.

Seeing this, everyone else's expressions changed, their previous joy vanishing.

Han Li, who was currently activating the hundreds of demonic banners on the ark, his face sinking, suddenly let out a dragon-like roar. A golden light flashed behind him, and his three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol immediately appeared.

A surge of immense black energy shot up from the Dharma Idol.

This was Han Li activating the Brahma Saint Demonic Art, directly converting his vast spiritual energy into an endless stream of pure demonic qi.

With a flick of his sleeve, the rolling black energy transformed into a dozen black wyrms, rushing high into the sky, and merged with the large black net overhead.

The already somewhat tattered giant net flashed with black light, completely repairing itself and even expanding by more than twofold, directly blocking a significant portion of the lightning arcs falling from the sky.

The lightning power borne by the others and the giant ark immediately decreased by several points. Old Ancestor Long, shouting a single "Good!", also urged the two Bluestone Golems.

Immediately, silver light flashed on the bodies of the two stone figures. With a clench of their massive fists, they began wildly striking upwards again.

Clusters of green light orbs continuously shot towards the high sky, also intercepting a portion of the lightning power.

Seeing this, the others were reinvigorated. They vigorously channeled their spiritual energy, unleashing the full power of their activated treasures. For a time, explosive roars echoed in the sky, but the light barriers on the giant ark gradually stabilized.

No one noticed that during this intense moment, the pale-faced Spirit Race youth, though seemingly activating two silver flying daggers to ward off the lightning, had his entire arm within his sleeve glowing with mysterious golden runes, almost completely covering it, appearing incredibly strange.

In the high sky, the colossal, mountain-like golden crab, obscured by dark clouds, also had golden runes appearing on its spiky carapace. However, these runes flickered in and out of sight on its hard shell, appearing very blurry.

The entire golden crab remained motionless in the high sky, and even the terrifying aura it emitted showed no signs of abnormality.

After half a day, when the giant ark finally pushed through countless arcs of lightning and emerged from the Sea of Thunder, the entire ark was battered and ruined. Not only was half of its cabin completely destroyed, but the eight Coldwater Rhinos pulling the ark, though restored to their original form, were scorched all over, their vitality extremely weak, and they appeared to be on the verge of death.

However, everyone ignored this, instead looking at the surrounding sea with suppressed excitement!

The sea here was extremely calm, the water a deep blue, and the sky was clear and cloudless for thousands of miles. Unbelievably pure spiritual energy, carried by a faint sea breeze, assailed their faces.

Han Li and the others felt a moment of dizziness, almost believing they had returned to the Spirit Realm!

But what caught their attention was a lush green giant island that had appeared on the sea surface, only about ten miles away from the giant ark.

Judging by the direction of the sea breeze, this spiritual energy, even purer than that of the highest-grade spiritual leyline areas in the Spirit Realm, originated from this island.

"There's no mistake, this is the island we're looking for. Only a place with such pure spiritual energy could possibly have the Spirit Cleansing Pool and Spirit Purifying Lotus!" Old Ancestor Long gazed at the giant island, his face flushing abnormally red, and he murmured a few words as if entranced.