405: Chapter 45 Surrounded!!

"Watch out!"

Qin Yan let out a low growl. Almost without thinking, his body reacted instinctively—his left hand lunged forward, his fingers firmly gripping Xiao Wangshu's wrist in front of him, and he pulled back forcefully!

At the same time, Qin Yan flipped his right palm, and a crystal ball suddenly appeared in his hand!

This was precisely the life-saving item, the [crystal ball], that An Miao had solemnly entrusted to him!

A fierce glint flashed in Qin Yan's eyes. His fingers tightened suddenly, about to crush the crystal ball!

He would summon Envoy An Miao!

"Don't! Qin Yan!"

Just then, Xiao Wangshu's voice came from behind him!

At the exact moment her voice rang out!

“Zheng—!!!”

A clear, stirring sword cry exploded without warning from the void in front of the two!

It didn't come from the sword in Xiao Wangshu's hand, but from... the omnipresent heaven and earth in all directions!

In the next instant, countless silver sword intents, condensed to the extreme and pure enough to make the soul tremble...

...condensed and emerged out of thin air from the void, from the starlight, and even from the surrounding sea breeze and tides!

These sword intents were not disorganized; they instantly intertwined and fused.

In front of Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu, they constructed a silver sword intent shield that looked thin but seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth!

Upon the shield, silver radiance flowed, and Sword Runes were densely packed.

“Chiii—!!!”

Black Whale's determined, devouring maw slammed violently against this abruptly appearing sword qi shield!

However, that terrifying biting force, capable of swallowing mountains and crushing refined gold, landed on the sword qi shield...

And... it didn't budge an inch.

The sword qi counterattacked spontaneously, its peerless, sharp sword intent forcing Black Whale's massive body back!

“Roar—!!!”

Black Whale let out a roar of pain mixed with disbelief!

His massive blood-colored eyes, originally filled with greed and killing intent...

...shrank violently the moment the sword qi touched his body, and a light of extreme terror erupted from the depths of his pupils!

This sword intent... this sword intent was so familiar it made his soul tremble!

Cold, aloof, and incomparably sharp!

It was Xiao Shan!

Without the slightest hesitation, not even caring about the "prey" at his mouth...

...he suddenly twisted his body. The violent waterspouts around him carried the seawater as he tried to turn around and flee frantically toward the distant deep sea!

"Want to leave? It's too late."

A gentle yet indisputably majestic aged voice quietly rang out in this sealed world like a spring breeze.

The moment the voice sounded.

“Rustle, rustle, rustle—!!!”

From the crevices of the originally bare black reefs, from beneath the damp sandy beach, and even from the water vapor permeating the air, countless thick, lush green vines shimmering with intense spiritual light of life appeared.

Like green giant pythons, they grew frantically and burst from the ground!

These vines were no ordinary plants; every single one was incredibly tough, with profound green runes flowing on their surfaces.

Their growth speed was unbelievably fast, crisscrossing in the blink of an eye.

In the sky, on the sea, and on the ground, they wove a massive, airtight vine cage covering several miles!

The cage flowed with emerald light, emitting a powerful aura of imprisonment and life-deprivation, completely sealing Black Whale and this entire area inside!

“Boom—!!!”

Black Whale's massive body slammed violently against the cage barrier formed by the emerald vines!

The vine cage only shook violently, its emerald light flashing wildly.

Yet, with exceptional toughness, it completely reflected Black Whale's terrifying impact force back at him!

Black Whale was shaken and let out a muffled groan, feeling dizzy. His massive body rolled on the sea surface, kicking up a thousand layers of waves.

He looked up in horror.

Above the vine cage, at some unknown point, a middle-aged man had quietly appeared. He wore a simple green cloth robe, had a lean face, and possessed a gentle temperament like an ancient tree reaching the heavens.

The man held a strange staff about seven feet long. It was entirely the color of warm green jade, with a naturally forked top that looked like both deer antlers and new branches of an ancient tree.

On the surface of the staff, natural wood grains flowed with vibrant life.

This was the [Qing Lin Myriad Transformation Staff]!

A nine thousand-patterned spirit weapon, not far from being a ten thousand-patterned spiritual weapon!

Director Liu Mu looked down calmly at the trapped black Dragon Whale. There was no killing intent on his face, only a composure that suggested he had everything under control.

Beside Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu, space rippled slightly like water.

A figure wearing a gray cloth robe with an aura as deep as an abyss and as steady as a mountain emerged silently.

It was Xiao Shan!

Xiao Shan's gaze immediately fell on Xiao Wangshu. After looking her up and down and confirming she was unharmed, he let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, his brow furrowed slightly as he looked at Qin Yan's hand, which was still tightly gripping Xiao Wangshu's wrist.

Without ceremony, he reached out his own large hand and with a "smack," slapped that "troublesome" hand away.

"Cough..."

On Xiao Wangshu's cold face, two faint blushes rarely appeared, and she quickly lowered her head.

"Grandpa,"

Xiao Wangshu composed herself and looked up, her cold eyes staring directly at Xiao Shan with obvious questioning. "What exactly is going on?"

The expression on Xiao Shan's face instantly became somewhat unnatural. He coughed twice, his eyes wandering. "This... cough, cough, it's a long story. Grandpa will explain it to you in detail later. Right now, the situation is urgent. Grandpa will send you two away from this place of trouble first."

He couldn't exactly say: Dear granddaughter, Grandpa used you as bait to catch a big fish...

Though feeling awkward in his heart, Xiao Shan's movements were not slow.

He raised his hands slightly, and two condensed silver sword intents flowed from his fingertips.

Instantly, they wrapped around Xiao Wangshu and Qin Yan respectively, forming a sword intent protective shield.

The shields not only isolated them from the terrifying pressure and energy aftershocks of the outside world...

...but also contained a sliver of Xiao Shan's spirit to ensure their safety.

"Go!"

Xiao Shan gave a low shout and pushed his hands forward gently.

“Swish! Swish!”

The two sword intent light spheres enveloping Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu shot toward the coastline at an incredible speed, away from the vine cage and the battlefield, vanishing into the night in the blink of an eye.

Having sent the two juniors away, the last trace of gentleness and awkwardness on Xiao Shan's face vanished without a trace.

In its place was a bone-chilling, grim killing intent that seemed capable of freezing the soul!

He took a light step on the spot.

“Whoosh!”

His figure appeared outside the vine cage, standing side-by-side with Director Liu Mu, who held the Qing Lin Myriad Transformation Staff above.

"Xiao Shan! Liu Mu! You humans are truly despicable! To set such a trap!"

Inside the vine cage, Black Whale had already reverted to human form, hovering above the sea surface.

His face was livid, and a raging fire of anger mixed with an irrepressible hint of panic burned in his blood-colored eyes.

Looking at the surrounding vine-sealing grand array, which clearly required time to set up in advance, how could he not understand that he had fallen into a trap from the very beginning!

And the one who could leak his whereabouts and cooperate with the humans to set this trap...