Chapter 1968: Dinghaizhu's Small Test of Skill

Wang Changsheng's arms suddenly grew thicker, his veins bulging and clearly visible beneath his skin. The surrounding void distorted and warped.

A thunderous roar erupted!

With a tremendous crash, the golden glow shattered like a mirror, transforming into specks of golden light that vanished.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a palm-sized crimson gourd flew out. A pattern of a crimson toad adorned its surface. As he cast an incantation, the crimson toad on the gourd glowed brightly, releasing a shimmering stream of crimson sand. Each grain of sand was covered in mysterious and intricate runes, flying directly towards the golden eyeball.

The red-robed man, naturally unwilling to stand idly by, was about to activate the golden eyeball to evade. But at that critical moment, a muffled groan reached his ears, and an unbearable sharp pain surged through his Sea of Consciousness, as if someone were striking his head with an awl.

The Sea of Consciousness is a relatively vulnerable area for cultivators. Without a protective treasure, he naturally couldn't withstand a spiritual attack.

The red-robed man's features contorted, and his face was etched with pain.

Seizing this opportune moment, the crimson sand enveloped the golden eyeball, forming a colossal crimson sand sphere.

The Blood Toad Gourd, forged primarily from the venomous blood of a fifth-tier Blood Toad Beast and Blood Soul Sand, was a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure. It could defile an enemy's Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, causing it to lose much of its spiritual efficacy.

At that moment, the two-colored light beams also reached Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, threatening to pierce through their bodies.

A dazzling blue light illuminated Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's bodies, and a spherical blue light barrier materialized around them, enveloping them. This was the Water Moon Profound Light.

Although they had changed their cultivation techniques, the divine abilities they originally mastered could still be used.

The two-colored light beams struck the Water Moon Profound Light, causing it to instantly indent. However, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's bodies quickly surged with spiritual light, and the Water Moon Profound Light returned to normal, deflecting the two-colored light beams back towards the red-robed man and the blue-skirted woman at an even faster speed.

"Kui Water Divine Light? Are you core disciples of Zhenhai Palace?"

The red-robed man exclaimed in surprise, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Zhenhai Palace did not have many core disciples. Generally, only those cultivating the sect's foundational techniques were considered core disciples. Such disciples were rarely sent out before reaching a certain cultivation stage. It was uncommon to dispatch a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator to perform missions.

Alongside his surprise, he also felt a surge of excitement. The higher their status, the greater his merit would be if he killed them.

He changed his incantation, and the crimson sand sphere suddenly shot out dozens of golden rays, piercing through the sphere itself and heading directly towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

With several muffled thuds, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan instantly transformed into specks of spiritual light and vanished.

"An illusion?"

The blue-skirted woman furrowed her brows, her eyes glowing brightly as she scanned her surroundings.

Several miles away in the void, two faint figures flickered into view.

With a flash of spiritual light, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan suddenly reappeared.

Wang Changsheng activated his incantation, and countless crimson runes illuminated the surface of the crimson sand sphere. A crimson flame surged forth, and the golden light gradually dimmed and soon vanished.

Wang Changsheng changed his incantation, and the colossal whirlpool's rotation speed dramatically increased. The airflow intensified abruptly, causing the void to twist and warp like crumpled fabric, seemingly unable to bear the strain and on the verge of collapse.

Over a dozen fourth-tier demonic birds flying high above were sucked into the massive whirlpool by the powerful airflow, instantly crushed into a shower of blood. Not even their souls managed to escape.

The blue-skirted woman frowned and changed her incantation. The blue eyeball above her head suddenly glowed intensely, emitting ten thousand rays of light that enveloped the hundred-mile radius of the sea surface. The colossal whirlpool seemed to be fixed in place, ceasing its rotation.

The red-robed man and the blue-skirted woman's bodies suddenly surged with spiritual light, merging into one, becoming like conjoined twins.

The eyeballs on both their faces glowed brightly, unleashing beams of light of various colors that shot directly towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng remained unhurried. He flicked his sleeve, and the Profound Moon Shield flew out. As he cast an incantation, the shield instantly expanded, blocking his front.

Dozens of light beams successively struck the Profound Moon Shield, producing a series of muffled thuds.

The red-robed man's brows were tightly furrowed. Countless mysterious spiritual patterns emerged on his body, and his abdomen suddenly glowed with a dazzling red light. A crimson-gold eyeball materialized out of thin air, and his face turned pale, seemingly as if he was performing a secret technique.

The crimson-gold eyeball spun continuously, suddenly shooting out a thick crimson-gold flame, accompanied by an overwhelming heatwave.

Wherever the crimson-gold flame passed, the void twisted, vast amounts of seawater evaporated, and white mist billowed.

A tremendous roar!

The crimson-gold flame struck the Profound Moon Shield, transforming into a mass of crimson-gold fire that enveloped the shield, causing the temperature to surge.

Even through their protective spiritual light, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan felt parched and experienced a stinging sensation on their skin.

Wang Changsheng let out a soft grunt. His aura suddenly surged, elevating him from the mid-Spirit Transformation stage to the late Spirit Transformation stage, while Wang Ruyan's aura weakened. He flicked his sleeve, and nine shimmering Sea Calming Pearls flew out, disappearing into the seabed.

The blue-skirted woman's eyes glowed brightly as she gazed towards the seabed, clearly seeing eighteen shimmering spherical pearls, exuding astonishing spiritual energy.

"A complete set of Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures! How can there be so many?"

The blue-skirted woman was startled, her beautiful face changing dramatically.

For a set of Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures, the more pieces there were, the greater their power, but also the greater the consumption of magical power and spiritual sense.

A deafening roar of a tsunami erupted, the blue glow fragmented, and the void hummed. Both individuals' bodies rapidly flew towards the colossal whirlpool, on the verge of being submerged.

A fierce glint flashed in the blue-skirted woman's beautiful eyes. Countless mysterious runes suddenly emerged on her left palm, and six faint blue eyeballs materialized in her palm, flickering in and out of sight. The runes pulsed, and the spiritual energy was astonishing. Each blue eyeball was a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure.

The eyes of the Multi-Eyed Race possessed various divine abilities. After high-level members of the Multi-Eyed Race died, their descendants would use their eyeballs for refining artifacts, or even integrate them into their own bodies for personal use.

The six blue eyeballs suddenly flared with spiritual light, emitting a faint blue glow that covered the massive whirlpool below.

As the colossal whirlpool came into contact with the blue glow, it began to freeze at a visible rate.

Wang Changsheng let out a cold snort. As he activated his incantation, eighteen dazzling blue lights suddenly shot out from the seabed. The ice layer instantly shattered, the whirlpool reappeared, and its suction force dramatically increased. The void hummed, seeming on the verge of collapse.

The red-robed man and the blue-skirted woman found it difficult to breathe. Their blood and qi surged within them, and a powerful gravitational force seemed poised to crush their bodies. Spiritual light flickered around them, but to no avail.

"No..."

They let out a cry of despair, their bodies uncontrollably drawn towards the colossal whirlpool.

A thunderous crash!

Two earth-shattering explosions, accompanied by two dazzling spiritual lights, enveloped a hundred-mile radius, and a tremendous wave of air surged forth.

Two miniature nascent souls flew out, heading in different directions.

Engaging in combat at sea, Wang Changsheng possessed a natural advantage. Changing his incantation, he softly commanded, "Still!"

The colossal whirlpool ceased its rotation, and the two miniature nascent souls appeared frozen in place, unable to move.

Two beams of blue light shot directly towards the two miniature nascent souls. One miniature nascent soul, with a ferocious expression, let out a strange cry before suddenly exploding.

Unwilling to fall into Wang Changsheng's hands, it immediately self-destructed.

The other miniature nascent soul was about to follow suit when a muffled grunt sounded. The miniature nascent soul's movement faltered, its reaction half a beat too slow.

A shimmering blue talisman descended from the sky and affixed itself to the miniature nascent soul.

The miniature nascent soul's aura withered, appearing listless.

Wang Changsheng let out a light breath. The two opponents possessed considerable divine abilities, but they were no match for the eighteen Sea Calming Pearls.

If he hadn't been wary of the Multi-Eyed Race's spiritual eye divine abilities and hesitated to engage in close-quarters combat, he might have obtained several powerful eyeballs.

Both members of the Multi-Eyed Race had self-destructed, destroying even their storage rings, so there weren't many valuable items left. Fortunately, they had captured one person alive, which would still count as a great accomplishment to bring back.

Wang Ruyan flicked her sleeve, and a swath of blue glow swept out, enveloping the miniature nascent soul and drawing it into her sleeve, where it vanished.

Wang Changsheng collected the Sea Calming Pearls and the enemies' remaining possessions, then departed with Wang Ruyan.