Chapter 2361: Local Faction Suffers Heavy Losses

A dazzling red light illuminated the surface of the golden seal, which surged in size to ten thousand feet, resembling a towering peak. Golden flames erupted from it, and before the seal even descended, the void tore apart, unable to withstand the intense heat.

The colossal golden seal then cast a vast expanse of golden light, enveloping Lin Tianlong as it crashed down.

A blue light emerged from Lin Tianlong, forming a phantom giant over a hundred feet tall. Its upper body, from the knees up, shimmered with spiritual light, appearing almost solid.

His Dharma Idol was nine-tenths condensed, which was an exceptionally powerful state.

The moment the phantom giant manifested, it gently clapped its hands against the golden seal, causing a puff of white smoke to rise.

The phantom giant’s arms successfully blocked the golden seal, but the seal quickly retaliated by spewing golden flames that struck the phantom giant, engulfing more than half of its form.

As dazzling blue light emanated from the phantom giant, the golden flames instantly scattered.

Lin Tianlong’s Dharma Idol was condensed from Profound Dark True Water, an extremely yin and cold substance capable of controlling water with water, making it one of the top spiritual waters of heaven and earth in the Profound Sun Realm.

While Profound Dark True Water was far inferior to Nether River Water, their characteristics differed significantly. Profound Dark True Water emphasized "softness overcoming hardness" and focused on reshaping, whereas Nether River Water blended both hardness and softness, leaning towards a yin-cold nature.

Following a series of whooshing sounds, dense golden fist shadows shot forward. Wherever they passed, air currents surged like tides, fist winds roared like thunder, and the void itself ripped open.

The phantom giant then emitted a blue light, forming a thick blue water curtain that stood before Lin Tianlong.

As the dense golden fist shadows impacted the blue water curtain, it twisted and deformed before finally rupturing.

A foul wind swept through as an ape-headed, human-bodied beastman abruptly materialized before Lin Tianlong. The spiritual boots on its feet shimmered incessantly, clearly indicating they were a low-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

Shi Haotian had divulged the divine abilities and treasures of Zhenhai Palace’s high-ranking members to the alien race, allowing them to come prepared. This betrayal led to Li Jingjing's death; otherwise, they would not have been a match.

Lin Tianlong was a seventh-tier Artifact Refiner, but he was not a Body Cultivator.

The moment the beastman appeared, it unleashed a thunderous roar that echoed across the heavens and earth.

A golden light soared skyward, transforming into a colossal phantom beastman whose upper body shimmered with spiritual energy.

The phantom beastman's arms glowed intensely, then, with a piercing whoosh, they slammed down towards Lin Tianlong.

Simultaneously, the beastman swung a gleaming golden great axe, cleaving it towards Lin Tianlong.

Given its powerful physical body, it could easily endure attacks from even a top-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, but Lin Tianlong might not be able to withstand a single punch from it.

Lin Tianlong was struck by the golden great axe, dissolving into specks of blue light and vanishing—it was clearly a decoy.

The beastman sensed trouble as the sea surface suddenly erupted. Over a dozen hundred-foot-long blue water dragons surged from the seabed, each carrying immense force, and lunged towards the beastman.

After a pained cry, the phantom beastman shattered, and the beastman itself was sent flying backward, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

"Lady Jin, quick, attack..."

Before the beastman could finish speaking, it was astonished to see Jin Xuan and four others completely disregard it. They transformed into five streaks of light and fled in different directions at incredibly high speeds.

It cursed inwardly. Jin Xuan had just sent a message instructing it to engage Lin Tianlong while Jin Xuan and the others provided assistance. However, at the critical moment, Jin Xuan had completely disregarded its life or death. It was clear that Jin Xuan had treated it as a disposable pawn.

The beastman was furious. Before it could even attempt to escape, the seawater below rippled, flickering with blue light, and generated a powerful gravitational force.

Its body felt as heavy as billions of pounds, and powerful waves of pressure assailed it. Muffled "crackling" sounds emanated from within its body, and its face turned crimson.

The phantom giant then emitted a blue light that struck the beastman's left shoulder. A muffled thud sounded, and blood gushed out, revealing a fist-sized bloody hole.

A flash of white light revealed a gleaming white mountain suddenly appearing above its head: the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak, one of Zhenhai Palace's seven great guardian treasures.

With such profound underlying strength, they possessed more trump cards.

The Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak was a top-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, having been refined with a large quantity of Ice Soul Divine Crystals.

The Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak emanated a blinding white light, unleashing a vast expanse of chilling white mist as its size rapidly expanded.

Greatly alarmed, the beastman immediately spewed a golden sound wave, momentarily slowing the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak's descent. Simultaneously, it summoned its golden great axe and cleaved it towards the peak.

A colossal phantom beastman materialized high in the sky, its arms glowing brightly as it slammed down towards the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak.

The golden great axe struck the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak with a muffled thud.

The Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak spun rapidly, releasing a stream of white light. The golden great axe visibly froze, and the peak then slammed down directly.

The phantom beastman shattered instantly. The beastman itself was enveloped by the white light, instantly freezing into a massive ice sculpture. As the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak slammed down, the ice sculpture shattered into countless fragments.

A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of its body. A blue talisman descended from the sky and affixed itself to the mini Nascent Soul, causing it to instantly halt in mid-air.

The coiled silver flood dragon continuously struck the red colossal pagoda. Muffled "clanging" sounds emanated from the pagoda, and small cracks began to appear, rapidly multiplying.

Song Yiming activated the sect-protecting grand array, using it to attack the red colossal pagoda in hopes of freeing Yang Qinglong.

With a resounding explosion, the red colossal pagoda shattered, and Yang Qinglong was freed.

There was a horrifying bloody hole in his chest, bleeding profusely, and a burnt smell emanated from his body. His face was pale, and his aura was weak, appearing severely drained of vitality.

Meanwhile, Jin Xuan and the other four were already ten thousand miles away.

Lin Tianlong produced a gleaming silver longbow. With a flick of his right hand, three matching silver arrows appeared, their surfaces crackling with countless silver electric arcs.

Three arrows whistled through the air, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," as the silver projectiles shot forth, directly targeting three of the alien beings. A woman's scream echoed from the horizon.

"Senior Brother Sect Master, guard the main altar," Lin Tianlong declared. "I'll be back soon. If I don't teach them a lesson, they'll truly believe Zhenhai Palace is easy to bully."

After speaking, the beast carriage beneath Lin Tianlong flared with spiritual light, transforming into a streak of blue light that vanished into the sky.

Yang Qinglong was about to give chase, but Song Yiming stopped him. "Junior Brother Yang, don't pursue them," he advised. "Wait until you've recovered from your injuries before seeking revenge on the alien race. As long as you live, there's hope of success. If you die now, Junior Sister Li would have died in vain."

Hearing this, Yang Qinglong suppressed his anger and flew back to Misty Cloud Island to tend to his injuries.

Song Yiming made a hand seal, and the Black Jade Spirit Suppressing Peak swiftly reverted to its original size, flying back into his hand.

With a single gesture, the beastman's Nascent Soul flew towards him and landed in his palm.

"Strengthen our defenses," Song Yiming ordered, his voice heavy. "Use the large communication array to notify other forces that seven alien beings have fallen."

If Shi Haotian hadn't leaked the information and the alien race hadn't prepared countering treasures, they wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties.

He had anticipated a possible attack on Misty Cloud Island by the alien race, which was why he assigned Yang Qinglong and Li Jingjing to guard the main altar and sent other Integration cultivators to the front lines. However, he never imagined Shi Haotian would defect to the alien race. Had it not been for that betrayal, the alien race might well have been completely annihilated by Yang Qinglong and Li Jingjing.

Fang Ming flew over, his expression grim.

"Senior Master Sect Master," Fang Ming said softly, "Junior Uncle Yang’s life soul token, the one who went to support Golden Toad Island, has extinguished."

Fang Ming spoke softly, noting that this Junior Uncle Yang belonged to the Ascension Faction. In this battle, the Ascension Faction had lost two Integration cultivators, two were severely injured, and their overall vitality was significantly depleted.

Life soul tokens function similarly to life soul lamps, but while lamps can sometimes malfunction, tokens are relatively more reliable.