308: Chapter 308 Water Arrowfish

They already had their own territory on the ocean islands, and if they did not provide support, their territory could be destroyed at any time.

Han Country's current territory was equivalent to the former four prefectures of Yan Country.

Aside from the former Bing Prefecture, the territories of the other three prefectures were all located north of Yangzhou, and two of these three prefectures bordered the ocean.

Therefore, the beast tides faced by Han Country's five Golden Core factions were far greater than those faced by other factions.

Out of the millions of sea monsters, half of them targeted their territory.

The sea monsters attacking Bing Prefecture were particularly numerous, exceeding one million.

True Person Tianque of the Guiyuan Sect and Immortal Master Hanyue of the Hanyue Sect immediately dispatched Cultivators from Bing Prefecture to establish a defense line together on the ocean islands to intercept the beast tides.

Among them, Chen Lingyang and the others on Sihai Island faced increasingly greater pressure.

They only had a little over a hundred Cultivators, yet they faced more than several thousand sea monsters.

After a few days, relying on the Formation, they had only killed a little over a thousand sea monsters.

On this day, it was Chen Lingyang and Ning Qingluo's turn to act.

With every sword slash Chen Lingyang executed, he instantly wiped out quite a few sea monsters.

As a fourth-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, his strength could not be considered weak, but he could at most display the combat power of the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.

He could handle most Medium Grade Tier 2 sea monsters, but if they were High Grade Tier 2, he wouldn't be able to deal with them with his strength.

Previously, a High Grade Tier 2 sea monster had attacked his direction, and in the end, relying on a few Talismans left behind by Seventh Uncle, he suppressed and killed it right here.

It was precisely because of that Move that those Tier 2 sea monsters dared not pop up out of the sea at will anymore.

Ning Qingluo did her best to slaughter these Tier 1 sea monsters in another direction.

The more the two of them killed, the much less pressure the Cultivators below would face.

Whoosh!

A sharp water arrow burst forth from the seabed, targeting none other than Ning Qingluo.

This strike was so fast that even after seeing it, Ning Qingluo could not react in time.

Seeing this, Chen Lingyang immediately acted, swinging his sword horizontally to intercept the water arrow, but he himself was sent flying back by this single arrow.

Shocked, Ning Qingluo hurriedly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Chen."

Chen Lingyang heard her, but remained silent.

This water arrow seemed to only be fast, but its impact force was also immense; he had blocked it with extreme difficulty, let alone stabilizing his figure.

Therefore, he had no time to open his mouth and speak.

Clang!

The water arrow struck his chiyang sword, continuously sending sparks flying.

Chen Lingyang exerted force with both hands, tilting the blade slightly before breaking free from the water arrow's attack in one breath.

Boom!

After Chen Lingyang dodged it, the water arrow continued flying along its original trajectory, disappearing only after crashing into the sea surface and kicking up a massive spray of water.

Huff!

Chen Lingyang took a heavy breath.

The power of the strike just now was terrifyingly formidable; even he found it very difficult to block.

If he hadn't acted just now, relying solely on Ning Qingluo, she probably would have already been splattered with blood on the spot.

After finishing his breath adjustment, Chen Lingyang stared closely at the seabed.

That strike just now had attacked from that direction, but the sea monster that unleashed it was no longer in its original spot, having long since hidden back into the sea.

"Are you alright, Fellow Daoist Chen?" Ning Qingluo came over, somewhat worried.

"I'm fine, it's just that there is a sea monster hiding down below whose Realm is definitely no weaker than Medium Grade Tier 2."

Chen Lingyang glanced at her, shook his head, and gave a bitter smile.

"Then should we fall back to Sihai Island?" Ning Qingluo asked.

She was afraid that there would be more attacks like this later, and at that time Chen Lingyang would have to risk his life for her again, which worried her somewhat.

"Let's fall back first!"

The two of them retreated to Sihai Island together.

The Qi Refining Cultivators had all seen how disheveled Chen Lingyang was when dealing with it just now.

They had originally thought that since Chen Lingyang had previously killed a High Grade Tier 2 sea monster, it wouldn't be a big problem, and as long as they kept holding their ground, it would be fine.

But now, their morale was suddenly beaten down by that single water arrow, and they couldn't help but overthink: if a few more strikes like the one just now came, their Foundation Establishment Seniors probably wouldn't be able to block them either, right?

If they couldn't be blocked, then they...

Thinking of this, their hearts felt as if they were covered by a layer of gloomy haze.

Chen Lingyang and the others also sensed that the morale of these Cultivators was dropping, feeling helpless inside.

After all, these Cultivators were not members of their own Family.

If they were his own Family members, even if he had blocked that strike with great difficulty, his clansmen would not lose hope because of it, but would instead fight with all their might until the very end.

After a while, once the two had retreated to Sihai Island, another water arrow attacked at an extremely fast speed.

Whoosh!

A massive sound of breaking through the air came, and before anyone could react, this water arrow had already struck the Formation.

Bang!

The powerful destructive force caused the Formation to sway somewhat.

But next, another water arrow continued to attack, coming from a different direction.

Everyone was horrified, able only to watch helplessly as these few water arrows all bombarded the Formation, while they didn't even have the reaction time to block them.

With a solemn gaze, Chen Lingyang and Ning Qingluo rose into the air simultaneously.

Taking a glance, a strange fish existed in both directions.

"That is... a Water Arrowfish?"

At this moment, Yu Hongyuan came out from his Immortal Cave, and along with him was Chen Lixuan.

Both of them had been startled by the water arrows just now, thinking something had happened.

As it turned out, they hadn't expected it to actually be Water Arrowfish.

"Please give us an explanation, Fellow Daoist Yu." Chen Lingyang requested.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, there's no need to be polite. This Water Arrowfish is an extremely special kind of sea monster within the Wuwang Sea."

"Their tribe is huge and their numbers are massive, yet almost all of their cultivation bases are very low, with less than one in ten thousand managing to enter the Tier 2 level."

"Tier 1 Water Arrowfish are not terrifying at all; any Cultivator can casually crush them to death."

"However, when Water Arrowfish reach Tier 2, they will awaken a racial talent to condense water fortune."

"The two strikes you encountered just now were attacks burst forth by those Tier 2 Water Arrowfish after condensing water fortune."

"However, it is generally very difficult for these Water Arrowfish to burst forth with a Move of such terrifying power again in a short period of time, so once a single strike fails, they will flee."

Hearing this, Chen Lingyang and the others nodded.

"It's just that..." Yu Hongyuan's tone suddenly turned somewhat stern.

"Once Water Arrowfish appear in the surroundings, it means that the tribe of Water Arrowfish is also here."

"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Yu?" The three of them grew somewhat solemn.

"The Water Arrowfish that attacked you just now were probably just a few individuals from this Water Arrowfish tribe."

"I'm afraid the seabed beneath us is likely swarming with Water Arrowfish, though I don't know how many Tier 2 entities this Water Arrowfish tribe has."

Just as they were listening to Yu Hongyuan's explanation, three more water arrows bombarded the Formation.

A crack had already appeared in one place among them, and if a few more came, this Formation's corner would probably be smashed open.

"I'll strike first, you guys just take charge of the Formation."

Chen Lingyang took a step forward, arriving outside the Formation in the blink of an eye.

No sooner had he come out than a water arrow attacked him.

Just as Chen Lingyang wanted to block it, a second water arrow launched an attack from the other side.

Seeing this, Ning Qingluo and Chen Lixuan wanted to step in and help.

However, Yu Hongyuan stopped the two of them.

The Moves of Tier 2 Water Arrowfish were not something two Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators could easily block; only those of them at Middle Stage Foundation Establishment could give it a try.