768: Cage Lock

This is a unique innate ability of the Merfolk race; this sound wave is extremely terrifying, capable of directly attacking the opponent's Divine Soul Origin.

Once targeted by this Divine Ability, even those of the same cultivation level would have to Divide Soul to defend themselves.

At this moment, two Merfolk Emperor Realm Experts working together unleashed it, and it was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

The three of them instantly formed a deadly trap, targeting the newly appeared Shadow and the Sea King, who was already at the end of his rope.

Their eyes gleamed with greed and killing intent, wanting to crush this new “kindred” and the exhausted Sea King together to eliminate future troubles.

Facing the encirclement by these three Emperor Realm Experts, which was enough to instantly kill an ordinary Emperor Realm Expert, Shadow showed no sign of panic in his eyes.

His expression was calm, as if the desperate situation before him could not threaten him at all.

He saw the space around his body seemingly twist slightly, and that twisted space was like an invisible black hole.

The invisible Soul shockwave came like a surging undercurrent, striking this twisted black hole, yet it was like a clay ox entering the sea, failing to cause even a ripple.

One must know that Shadow possesses astonishing Divine Soul power; he can simultaneously control Doctor Wan Qian Black Shadow Legion in combat alone, and his Divine Soul power far surpasses those of the same level; ordinary Soul attacks are simply not worth mentioning in front of him.

The next instant, Shadow moved.

He chose not to directly confront the Shark Emperor's terrifying maw; when the Shark Emperor's maw opened, it seemed capable of devouring the entire world, exuding a chilling aura.

Shadow knew that a direct confrontation was not a wise move; his figure vanished from his original spot like a ghost, leaving only a faint afterimage.

When he reappeared, he had eerily closed in behind the Merfolk Emperor holding the bone spear.

The Merfolk Emperor's heart warning screamed; he widened his eyes, his face full of shock and dread, completely failing to see how Shadow had broken through the blockade; in his Cognition, this was almost impossible to achieve.

In a hurry, the Merfolk Emperor could only unleash the condensed extreme cold water flow backward.

The extreme cold water flow was like a surging icy river, carrying bone-chilling cold, attempting to freeze everything behind him.

However, Shadow's movements were faster, and more lethal!

A darkness so profound, like Chaos before the creation of heaven and earth, silently cut out from Shadow's hand.

This darkness was incredibly pure, as if it were the collection of all darkness in the world; it was not light, but the complete annihilation of light.

This blade of darkness, with extreme speed, precisely cleaved through the erupting extreme cold water flow, as if cutting through a piece of tender tofu, effortlessly slashing towards the Merfolk Emperor's back neck.

“What?!”

The Merfolk Emperor holding the bone spear's pupils constricted abruptly, and the shadow of death instantly enveloped his entire body.

His body trembled uncontrollably, his face filled with terror.

He had never seen such strange, such pure, such defense-ignoring power of darkness.

This power seemed capable of devouring all energy, freezing all vitality, making him feel his life gradually fading away.

Just at this critical moment, another Merfolk Emperor Realm Expert made his move.

“Cage Lock!”

Clang clang clang — !

Countless chains, condensed from pure water Origin power and shimmering with a mithril luster, appeared out of thin air.

These chains, like living deep-sea giant pythons, twisted their bodies, a portion coiling around the blade of darkness unleashed by Shadow, attempting to restrain and erode it.

Another portion, like a tight cage, instantly enveloped Shadow's main body.

These chains were engraved with ancient runes, which glowed with mysterious light, exuding an aura of suppressing everything; they were clearly an extremely powerful saint relic.

Shadow's blade of darkness struck the mithril water chains, emitting a piercing screech, a sound so sharp it seemed to penetrate one's eardrums.

Darkness and mithril light intensely collided and annihilated each other, splashing out strange rays of light.

Although Shadow, relying on his powerful strength, severed a few chains, his momentum was greatly hindered, failing to achieve success with one blow.

And more chains, like pythons, had already coiled around Shadow's body, tightly binding him to this space.

At the same time, the Shark Emperor's massive body quickly swam over, its huge maw already descending upon the Sea King's head.

That huge maw was like a bottomless abyss, exuding terrifying suction, even threatening to suck in the surrounding seawater along with the reefs into its bottomless abyssal maw.

The Sea King roared, forcefully mustering his last bit of strength, crossing his arms to block.

A thick, deep blue water shield instantly condensed in front of him, the water shield shimmering with a faint light, as if telling of the Sea King's tenacious resistance.

But he was already severely injured at this time; this water shield appeared fragile under the Shark Emperor's huge maw, supporting for only an instant before shattering with a roar, the broken water shield transforming into streams of water, dissipating into the seawater.

Seeing the Sea King about to be swallowed whole…

At this moment, Shadow, bound by the chains and restricted in movement, his eyes flashed with a hint of anxiety.

The Merfolk Emperor Realm Expert holding the bone spear also seized the opportunity to strike; he held the bone spear and fiercely stabbed towards Shadow, attempting to directly end the battle.

The Shark Emperor's attack was determined to succeed, its eyes gleaming with greedy light, as if it already considered the Sea King its prey.

This was also an Emperor Realm Expert; if he could devour it, his strength would surely skyrocket.

In an instant, all the killing intent, at this moment, converged upon the dying Sea King!

“Scram!”

Just at this critical moment between life and death, a cold and bone-chilling low roar, seemingly from the Nine Nether Abyss, did not originate from Shadow, nor from the Sea King, but… from the deep, lightless dark seawater behind them.

This voice seemed to carry endless cold, making the surrounding seawater feel as if it had solidified.

Immediately after, a terrifying burst of firelight, even purer and more domineering than Shadow's blade of darkness, seemingly containing the aura of eternal annihilation, tore through the solidified seawater without warning.

This firelight was dark gold in color, yet it appeared dazzlingly bright in this endless darkness, like a beacon in the dark, yet carrying a chilling power.

It did not slash towards the Shark Emperor, but accurately and precisely struck the imperceptible gap between the Shark Emperor's nearly closing massive lower jaw and the Sea King's body.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment; everything around them came to a standstill, only that dark golden firelight flickered.

Boom — — — — !!!

An indescribable terrifying energy erupted, this energy like a volcanic eruption, impacting everything around it.

The Sea King was directly blasted away by that invisible force, at least temporarily escaping the danger of death.