Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Jiaxiu's Biography

Chapter 1453 The Battle of Matsuba Island (Part 1)

After a long flight of nearly a month, Liu Changxu's Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship and the two ninth-tier flying boats from Tianchi Holy Land finally arrived at the waters near Songye Island.

Three ninth-tier flying boats hovered above the clouds, their hulls hidden in the flowing mist, revealing only glimpses of spiritual light, like giant beasts lurking in the void.

Not far in front of the three ninth-tier flying boats, Liu Changxu, Tianchi Saint Emperor Jin Haonan, and White Tiger Saint Emperor Zhang Wenping stood side by side, with a rolling sea of ​​clouds beneath their feet and Pine Leaf Island stretching across the blue waves in the distance.

Jin Haonan pointed towards Songye Island and said in a deep voice:
“Junior brothers, look at the treacherous atmosphere on Pine Leaf Island. It seems that the Pine Leaf Crab Clan has already noticed our arrival and made preparations.”

Liu Changxu did not respond, but his eyes suddenly shot out a dazzling seven-colored light that pierced through layers of void and looked toward Songye Island.

This was the extraordinary phenomenon manifested by his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes. After advancing to the Mahayana stage, he combined the perfected spatial and five-element laws with further refinement of this supernatural power. Now, he can not only see through illusions and perceive the flow of spiritual energy, but also penetrate layers of spatial barriers to directly explore the target hidden deep within.

In just a few breaths, the entire landscape of Pine Leaf Island was clearly displayed in his mind: the dense pine forests, the crisscrossing underground caves that resembled a maze; even the secret realm hidden deep within the caves, shrouded in layers of restrictions, was revealed to him without any concealment.

More importantly, the deployment of the Matsuha Crab Clan's powerful members in the underground caves was now as clear as the lines on his palm. He knew exactly which caves concealed powerful members, which underground rivers harbored large groups of crab soldiers, and even the location and aura fluctuations of the two ninth-tier crab kings within the secret realm.

Liu Changxu slowly withdrew his gaze, the seven-colored glow fading, but a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes. He turned to Jin Haonan and Zhang Wenping, and said in a deep voice:
"The situation differs slightly from the intelligence."

Then, Liu Changxu shared the intelligence he had just gathered with the two of them.

After receiving more accurate intelligence from Liu Changxu, Jin Haonan and Zhang Wenping were overjoyed and then discussed the specific battle plan with Liu Changxu.

Having a clear understanding of the situation on Matsuba Island, the three quickly finalized their plans and then mobilized their respective armies to begin the battle to besiege Matsuba Island.

In order to completely annihilate the Matsuba Crab Clan and at the same time avoid or reduce the horrific disaster of a tsunami that might be triggered by the destruction of Matsuba Island, the Heavenly Pool Holy Land army participating in the attack on Matsuba Island was divided into four routes, advancing from the four directions of southeast, northwest and southwest, and setting up a super demon-slaying formation along the sea area surrounding Matsuba Island.

The strategy devised by Liu Changxu and his two companions was ruthless and decisive: if the Pine Leaf Crab Clan dared to rush out of the cave and try to obstruct the deployment of the great formation, they would lure them to the sea and annihilate them.

If they remain holed up in underground caves and secret realms, once the super demon-slaying formation is fully completed, they will be like turtles in a jar, wiping out the entire crab clan in one fell swoop, leaving them no chance of escape.

As expected, when the four armies of Tianchi Holy Land set up a super formation in the waters outside the island, a series of muffled rumbling sounds suddenly came from the seabed of Songye Island.

Immediately afterwards, countless bluish-gray figures surged out of the underwater cave. Under the command of the high-level crab demons, the densely packed low-level pine needle crab demons surged towards the human cultivators who had set up the formation like a tide, their claws flashing with cold light as they opened and closed.

"Perfect timing!" Upon seeing this, Jin Haonan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he immediately gave a stern order to the Tianchi army:
"Hold your ground and launch a counterattack!"

Upon receiving the Holy Emperor's order, the Tianchi cultivators immediately stopped setting up their formation, turned around, and unleashed their most treasured spiritual treasures, talismans, and supernatural powers.

In an instant, thousands of flying swords emerged like silver dragons from the sea, hurtling towards the crab swarm with sharp whistles, their sword light illuminating half the sky; the dense shields, connected end to end, transformed into an indestructible golden barrier, firmly blocking the impact of the crab demon's supernatural powers and spells.

Immediately afterwards, various supernatural powers and talismans rained down like a torrential downpour, almost obscuring the entire sky. Dense fire dragons swirled with scorching heat waves, causing the seawater to rise in white mist wherever they passed, turning the crab demons to charcoal upon contact; ice lotuses bloomed in mid-air, their chilling aura spreading instantly, even condensing into tiny ice crystals in the void, freezing the crab demons charging ahead into ice blocks, which plummeted straight down to the sea; furthermore, lightning nets, wind blades, and earth spikes intertwined to form a killing array, slicing the crab demons' charge path to pieces.

Screams rose and fell as countless crab demons collapsed on their charge, their dark green blood staining the sea red. Yet, wave after wave of crab demons continued to surge forward, stepping over the corpses of their comrades, their claws snapping with a frenzied, all-or-nothing madness.

The two forces clashed violently, like two sharpened giant axes, causing a burst of spiritual light and demonic energy that turned the sea upside down and even tore spatial rifts in the void.

However, everyone knows very well that this is only the beginning of a major battle; the real hard battle is yet to come.

Screams, shouts, the hiss of the crab demon, and the booming of colliding magical artifacts mingled together, shaking even the clouds.

A fierce and brutal war between humans and demons officially broke out in the waters surrounding Pine Leaf Island. Every moment, lives were annihilated in the light of the spirit and the blood, but no one retreated, because both sides knew that this was a battle for survival.

However, since the two ninth-tier crab kings of the Pine Leaf Crab Clan had not yet appeared, Liu Changxu, Jin Haonan, and Zhang Wenping did not make a move.

After patiently waiting for an hour, seeing that the two ninth-tier crab kings were still hiding in the underground secret realm space and showed no intention of showing themselves, a resolute look flashed in Liu Changxu's eyes, and he decided to take the initiative to force them out.

Without further hesitation, his thoughts raced, and ripples spread across the space around him, unleashing a powerful spatial force. This was the spatial confinement technique he had mastered. The Pine Leaf Crab army, which had been frantically attacking the human cultivators, suddenly froze, as if bound by invisible shackles. Their limbs and pincers were immobilized, and the dense swarm of crabs seemed frozen on the surface of the sea, their charge halted instantly.

This sudden turn of events startled the cultivators of the Heavenly Pool Holy Land who were engaged in a bloody battle. They quickly reacted, seized the opportunity to retaliate with their swords, and instantly killed a large number of immobilized crab demons.

The fishy winds on the sea seemed to freeze due to this confinement. Liu Changxu hovered high in the air, his gaze piercing through layers of seawater and rock, locking onto that secret realm, and said loudly:

"You rats hiding in your dens, if you still dare to call yourselves emperors, then come out and fight me! Otherwise, today will be the day your entire clan is wiped out!"

The sound, imbued with immense magical power, resounded like thunder throughout every inch of Pine Leaf Island, clearly a deliberate provocation of the two crab kings. He knew that while this spatial confinement could temporarily suppress the crab army, it couldn't last. Only by forcing out the crab kings could the stalemate be broken completely.