147: Chapter 147 Great Battle

"Boom!"

A massive explosion suddenly erupted in the sky above the Dao Yun Sect.

It directly triggered the passive defense of the Dao Yun Sect's grand formation, leaving the entire sect in shock.

"Dong! Dong! Dong...!"

Rapid alarm bells rang out continuously as numerous Dao Yun Sect Disciples stepped onto Flying Swords and soared into the sky.

But upon seeing the over one hundred people from the Qingyun Sect, they all stopped mid-flight; this was not a scene that these newly promoted Disciples could handle.

On Yunmiao Peak, Ge Xuan slowly opened his vertical pupils. He had expected the Qingyun Sect to arrive in flying boats, but now he realized they had intentionally triggered the passive mechanism of the defensive formation.

"Damn Qingyun Sect, a bunch of ants who only know how to launch sneak attacks!"

Ge Xuan angrily walked out of his Immortal Cave and flew towards the Qingyun Sect's direction.

Above the Dao Yun Sect, dozens of Inner Sect Disciples were working together to use the "Cloud-Piercing Shuttle" to attack the sect's protective formation.

Seeing this, the Peak Master of Yunhai Peak immediately commanded, "All Disciples, hear my order: destroy that formation-breaking Magic Treasure! The rest of the Elders, follow us and charge out!"

Before the Peak Master of Yunhai Peak could finish speaking, an angry shout rang out.

"Everyone, stop!"

The nine Peak Masters and over thirty Elders all looked toward the newcomers, who were none other than the two Grand Elders.

Ge Xuan and Ye Jingkong both looked at Chen Yaofeng and Li Yi outside the formation, while their peripheral vision caught the "Cloud-Piercing Shuttle" currently breaking through the formation.

"Old man, it seems your lamp is about to run out of oil," Ye Jingkong said, looking at the withered Chen Yaofeng.

Chen Yaofeng snorted coldly, "Still better than a half-human, half-ghost thing like you."

Ye Jingkong sneered indifferently, "Join our Sea Race, and we will give you the secret technique of eternal life."

Hearing this, Chen Yaofeng burst into laughter, "A bunch of stinking things. Even if I die, I will never turn into a monster like you."

Seeing that they couldn't persuade Chen Yaofeng, Ge Xuan and Ye Jingkong turned their gaze to Li Yi. To them, Li Yi was the most troublesome one.

"Li Yi, as long as you are willing to withdraw your people, my Dao Yun Sect will let bygones be bygones and promise the Qingyun Sect three years' worth of resources," Ge Xuan said.

Li Yi ignored Ge Xuan's words. He was like a beast waiting for the cage to open, staring intently at the progress of the "Cloud-Piercing Shuttle" breaking the formation.

Sensing that the "Cloud-Piercing Shuttle" was about to break the first layer of the defensive formation, Ge Xuan and Ye Jingkong exchanged glances and immediately rushed out of the formation, charging toward the Qingyun Sect Inner Sect Disciples controlling the "Cloud-Piercing Shuttle."

"I've been waiting for you to come out!"

Li Yi and Chen Yaofeng instantly blocked Ge Xuan and Ye Jingkong.

Li Yi drew his longsword and charged directly at Ge Xuan.

Meanwhile, Chen Yaofeng gave his arm a shake, causing the wooden sword's casing to shatter and revealing the true form of the "Hidden Edge" sword, which shimmered with purple light.

As Chen Yaofeng and Ye Jingkong engaged in battle, the Peak Master of Jianyun Peak immediately shouted, "Peak Masters, stop the Qingyun Sect from breaking the formation!"

Seeing all the Peak Masters of the Dao Yun Sect rushing out, Sect Master Long Wuya and the others immediately blocked their path.

"Damn it, kill them first!" the Peak Master of Yunhai Peak roared.

As the battle erupted, various phenomena burst forth in the sky above the Dao Yun Sect.

Purple Lightning and Green Frost interwove in the sky. Every time Chen Yaofeng swung his "Hidden Edge" sword, a bolt of purple thunder crashed down.

Ye Jingkong dodged in a panic; his Sea Race secret techniques were as fragile as thin paper before the thunder.

"Old man, you've hidden yourself quite well! If we had known back then, we should have wiped out your Qingyun Sect!" Ye Jingkong roared as his arms suddenly swelled and deformed, turning into two giant tentacles covered in suckers.

Chen Yaofeng's sword momentum suddenly changed as purple lightning transformed into a Swimming Dragon coiling around the blade. He snorted coldly, "With just you lot? You're not worthy. You might as well call out the master behind you! This strike of mine is for the Qingyun Sect Disciples who fell fifty years ago!"

With that, a bolt of purple lightning instantly slashed toward Ye Jingkong.

Ye Jingkong's tentacles flailed wildly, and foul-smelling venom sprayed from the suckers, only to be evaporated into black smoke the moment it touched the purple lightning Swimming Dragon.

Chen Yaofeng's sword momentum grew faster and faster, each strike carrying the weight of ten thousand bolts of thunder, forcing Ye Jingkong to retreat repeatedly.

"Master? Hahaha..." Ye Jingkong suddenly laughed maniacally, a bloody slit opening on his chest. "Do you think we've spent a thousand years plotting in the Eastern Region just for your tiny Qingyun Sect?"

He violently tore open his chest, revealing a beating blue heart. It wasn't a human heart, but a Sea Race core emitting an ancient aura!

"Awaken, My Lord! Let your people see the true power of our Sea Race!" Ye Jingkong roared with his last bit of strength.

The blue heart suddenly erupted with blinding light, and the entire sky was instantly covered in dark clouds. Beneath the Main Peak of the Dao Yun Sect, on the 'Deep Sea Altar,' a creature that looked half-human and half-fish slowly opened its eyes.

Immediately after, a shrill screech echoed throughout the Dao Yun Sect.

The screech was like ten thousand blades scraping against everyone's eardrums. Disciples with lower cultivation levels bled from their facial orifices and fainted on the spot.

The entire ground of the Dao Yun Sect began to tremble violently. The Deep Sea Altar beneath the Main Peak cracked inch by inch, revealing a swirling vortex of deep blue seawater below.

Li Yi frowned as he sensed this aura, for it far exceeded the Nascent Soul Realm!

Li Yi hesitated no longer, his longsword slashing out rapidly. The sword light was like mercury spilling on the ground, forcing Ge Xuan to retreat step after step.

The blue scales on Ge Xuan's body peeled off one after another under the Sword Qi, revealing the rotting flesh beneath.

"Impossible!" Ge Xuan screamed. "Your Dao foundation was clearly destroyed back then... how can you have become this strong?"

Seven-colored radiance suddenly bloomed from the tip of Li Yi's sword. "Dao foundation destroyed? My Realm only dropped and my Aptitude was damaged, but my Dao foundation has always been my Sword Dao!"

With that, Li Yi slashed another strike at Ge Xuan and then turned his gaze deep into the Dao Yun Sect.

Forced back, Ge Xuan knew that with his current strength, he was no match for Li Yi. He hurriedly retreated back into the protective formation, waiting for that lord to appear.

As the deep sea vortex beneath the Main Peak stopped spinning, a beam of deep blue light shot into the sky.

"I welcome... the Lord of the Abyss." Ge Xuan knelt on the ground, the scales on his body all standing on end as he shouted fanatically.

A massive entity slowly rose from the vortex. Its upper body was a humanoid covered in scales, while its lower body consisted of countless writhing tentacles.

Its eyes had no pupils, only two clusters of burning blue flames.

With its appearance, the Spiritual Qi within a hundred-mile radius was instantly polluted into toxic sea mist.

Li Yi's robes fluttered in the gale, but he suddenly wore a strange smile. "Can't win the fight, so you've started summoning a god?"

He turned and shouted to Chen Yaofeng, "This Half-step Divided Soul Realm being—can you, old sir, manage to cut it down?"

Chen Yaofeng stroked his beard, and the purple lightning on the Hidden Edge sword suddenly surged. "Half-step Divided Soul Realm? It's exactly these half-baked ones that I enjoy cutting down!"

Although Chen Yaofeng was only a Nascent Soul Realm expert, he had nurtured his sword momentum for a hundred years and was confident in slaying this Half-step Divided Soul Realm being.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's figure suddenly transformed into a bolt of purple lightning.

He was so fast that he left seven afterimages in the sky, each one slashing out earth-shattering Sword Qi.

The Lord of the Abyss's tentacles flailed wildly but were sliced into pieces the moment they touched the Sword Qi.

It roared in anger, spitting out a toxic mist that could corrode anything, but it was completely dispersed by the Nine Heavens thunder summoned by the Hidden Edge sword.

"You dare call yourself a Divided Soul Realm being with just this?" Chen Yaofeng suddenly appeared above the Lord of the Abyss, his white hair flying in the gale. "And you're worthy of being called the Lord of the Abyss?"

Chen Yaofeng's Hidden Edge sword suddenly emitted a sword cry like a Phoenix's song, and the seemingly decorative patterns on the blade all lit up.

Dense ancient runes appeared on the blade; it was actually the long-lost "Sword-Nurturing Momentum"!

The Lord of the Abyss finally showed a look of terror, the two clusters of blue flames flickering violently. "Impossible... How can this tiny Eastern Region have..."

"A frog at the bottom of a well!" Chen Yaofeng's hair and beard bristled, his sword momentum reaching its Peak. "Let me show you what a true Divided Soul Realm looks like!"

When this sword strike fell, the entire sky of the Eastern Region was split in two. It was a strike that truly touched the threshold of the Divided Soul Realm!

The Lord of the Abyss let out a shrill wail as half of its body was obliterated by the strike. But even more terrifyingly, its remaining body began to rapidly regenerate... "Li Yi!" Chen Yaofeng roared. "It's your turn!"

As Chen Yaofeng finished speaking, Li Yi stepped quickly to his side. Seeing Chen Yaofeng's rapidly fading aura, Li Yi gave a gentle push with his palm, sending Chen Yaofeng directly to Hua Yunlan's side.

Hua Yunlan took out a Medicinal Pill and hurriedly fed it to Chen Yaofeng.

"This strike will be very cool. My good Disciple, watch closely!"

After Li Yi spoke, countless sword shadows appeared around him. Then, the swords in the hands of all the sword-wielding Disciples flew toward Li Yi one after another.