Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 610 Borrowing the Tide
Looking at the location of the inn that was emitting a bright light, Alan, who was also peering out of the window, hurriedly said to the woman in red who was also watching, "It looks like the location of the inn where Wei Mo and the others are staying."

The woman in red remained expressionless and said nothing.

Alan immediately grabbed a mask and covered his face, then swiftly flew away, with several dark figures flashing past him in an instant...

The morning sun at sea grew brighter and brighter.

Shi Chun couldn't understand what Li Hongjiu, who was riding the waves, was babbling about, but he could see something was up: Li Hongjiu's right eye was glowing due to her special ability.

It didn't seem to be emitting light; rather, it looked like arcs of light were shooting out in all directions.

Wherever the electric arc went, it acted somewhat like the immobilizing substance in a talisman, touching the underlying color of the world in the right eye, as if stirring up a layer of hazy mist that covered the surface of the sea.

The electric arc traveled at extremely high speeds, its light reaching far into the distance in an instant. The sea surface within sight seemed to be covered in an instant, and it was impossible to tell exactly how far it covered.

But in the real world seen through the left eye, the vast ocean is still surging and turbulent, seemingly poised to overturn the world.

At the same time, a demon cultivator who had flashed forward first swung his hand and unleashed a silver axe. The axe suddenly grew as large as a mountain in mid-air, shining with silver light. Its power was immense and fierce, and the commotion was greater than a roaring tsunami. It crashed towards Li Hongjiu as if the sky were collapsing.

As expected, it was a deadly move right from the start!
Li Hongjiu, aren't you quite good at using others' strength against them? And isn't that guy with the black banner very good at collecting things?

It's like they're giving you a big weapon to intimidate you, to see how you'll use that force against them this time.

Here's a mountain for you, let's see how you'll put away your black banner then.

The demon cultivators who followed from behind were fine with it, as they all thought it was a reasonable thing to do.

Meanwhile, the Dong Sheng troops who had been chasing after them were still surprised to see this, wondering what was wrong with these demon cultivators. They really weren't giving Li Hongjiu any chance to live!
Every move is a deadly strike; one careless move and the next move will completely drive the person to their death.

Even a blind person could see that this was clearly not a mission; they were sent to kill Li Hongjiu.

Knowing Li Hongjiu's abilities, Gao Wu possessed the strength to contend with an Earth Immortal, hence he dispatched a Celestial Immortal to hunt her down.

The reason they dispatched a master at the Celestial Immortal level was precisely because they knew that Li Hongjiu, who was by the "driver's" side, had this ability.

The problem is, it's one thing for you to kill Li Hongjiu, but with this powerful move, Shi Chun, who's right next to Li Hongjiu, definitely won't escape either; he'll surely die along with her.

Their mission was to capture Shi Chun, not to bring back a pile of corpses whose rotten flesh couldn't even be pieced together.

The key is that the ultimate move has already been unleashed. By the time they rush in and react, it's too late to stop it.

The reason they were late was because they didn't act recklessly like these demon cultivators. When the square-faced leader was injured, they briefly checked on his injuries, which delayed them a little, and that's how this situation came about.

This situation was unexpected for them. This group of demon cultivators was willing to kill and implicate anyone in order to achieve their goals. They were completely reckless and did not care about the consequences. They wondered who these people were and how they could be so arrogant and unscrupulous!

They could only watch helplessly, their mouths agape in shock, as if caught off guard and about to scream.

Among the group of demon cultivators suspended in mid-air, the leader, an old man with waist-length white hair and a bright, dark blue robe, stared blankly down, as if waiting for this grand spectacle to end.

Before the mirror, Wei Mo's face was solemn, his fists clenched. Though unwilling, he had already faced reality and accepted the failure of the mission.

Young Master Nan also opened his mouth wide, his face clearly showing surprise, yet no sound was heard; this was the so-called silent shout.

It's over. He knew that Shi Chun was completely finished this time. His titles of first place in the Heavenly Rain Meteor Tournament and champion of the Divine Fire Alliance would all come to an end at this moment.

Its brief and fleeting brilliance is as short-lived as a shooting star, merely a ripple in the long river of the cultivation world.

He slumped into the chair, overwhelmed by guilt.

Almost as soon as he collapsed, the door seemed to be kicked open.

The people inside turned their heads and saw a woman wearing a mask suddenly barge in with several people.

Wei Mo and the others merely turned their heads to look and realized that something had happened to the guards outside the door; otherwise, there would have been no warning outside before these people broke in.

It was somewhat expected, given how obvious that bright light was just now.

They knew they might attract attention; someone from the inn had just come to ask what was going on, but was turned away by the guards outside.

They wanted to move, but the mirrored screen was at a critical moment, and it was difficult to simply pack it up and leave.

Even at this moment, they only glanced at the person who had broken in outside before quickly returning their gaze to the mirrored image.

Their composure and lack of panic stemmed from their background and confidence. This was a small matter, but their powerful backers had the ability to communicate effectively. What they cared about more right now was Shi Chun's life or death. They needed to see the outcome with their own eyes before they could give their superiors a definite explanation.

The woman who entered wearing a mask was none other than Alan.

As soon as she entered the room, her gaze was immediately drawn to the mirrored image.

A Mirror of Heaven? She was stunned, but her eyes widened as she recognized the people she had sent in the mirror image. She also saw the crucial moment when she had dealt with Li Hongjiu in one blow and completed the Empress's mission.

She didn't rush to control the people in the house or anything, which also stemmed from her background and confidence.

Then a very strange scene unfolded inside the house: both the guest and the uninvited intruder stared silently at the mirrored image.

Shi Chun, who was present at the scene, naturally bore the most pressure. He frantically tried to use a bunch of magical treasures, but none of them were enough to withstand the attack. He was filled with despair. He regretted it. He really regretted it this time. He should have just been an ordinary cultivator instead of risking his life to become a short-lived ghost.

In a moment, some images flashed through my mind. First, there was Wu Jinliang, who was so helpless that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to him.

Only then did the woman's image flash through his mind, which even he found strange.

He stood on the waves, carrying a black banner, looking up at the approaching onslaught that enveloped the area. Before the attack even arrived, a powerful downward pressure had already taken control of him, and with his cultivation level, he had no power to escape.

The difference in cultivation level was simply too great; they were utterly powerless to fight back, like complete ants.

With a whoosh, the black lotus dharma image standing behind him for protection drew its sword and pointed it at the sky, the blade aimed at the mountain-like silver axe, displaying an aura of wanting to contend with the heavens.

This was not controlled by Shi Chun's will, but rather by the Black Lotus Dharma Image's subconscious and autonomous behavior.

Just as Shi Chun was about to be overwhelmed by the power of the prelude to the attack, his gaze suddenly shifted. He noticed that the hazy mist covering the sea in his right eye's supernatural vision had abruptly changed shape with Li Hongjiu's movements. In an instant, it resembled a layer of ice frozen on the sea, and in a moment, it resembled a vast and boundless ice field. The pressure on him also instantly dissipated.

However, his left eye could not see anything unusual on the surging sea in his normal vision.

No, the turbulent sea itself showed signs of something amiss.

On the surging sea, countless waves rise and fall, but at this moment, only the tide recedes, and no tide rises.

After countless tides receded, countless rising tides seemed to be suppressed by something at this moment. The vast sea lost the peaks of the rising tide, and all the rising peaks suddenly became flat.

Countless low-tide pits and countless flat, waveless seas have transformed the once surging sea into something eerie.

The incessant chatter has naturally changed.

Then the "ice layer" on the sea surface began to arch, as if something was about to break out of the "ice layer," with a strange peak rising up centered on Li Hongjiu's figure.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it's not something trying to emerge, but rather a pushing force of "ice layers" piled up from all directions.

With swords hanging from both sides, Li Hongjiu remained as ethereal as a fairy. Facing the overwhelming attack, his bright eyes were clear and bright. His gaze, when he looked up to meet the attack, showed no panic, but rather a calm and unpredictable arrogance. He struck the sky with one hand behind his back and the other pointed to the ground, accompanied by a response tinged with the smell of alcohol, "Break!"

The peaks that erupted from the "ice layer" immediately burst forth in the direction he pointed, rushing towards the mountain-like silver axe that was slashing down.

boom!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted.

The moment the mountain-like silver axe trembled violently, the surrounding void seemed to distort.

The brilliant silver light vanished in an instant, as if a lamp had been extinguished, and the light dimmed instantly. It suddenly shrank, as if it had been reduced to its original size, and cracks appeared on its surface.

As the silver axe rapidly shrank, it was also sent flying backwards into the sky.

He was blasted away with a single blow.

The demon cultivator at the Celestial Immortal realm who controlled this treasure was powerless to recall it, and the power of the treasure, enhanced by his cultivation, was shattered.

Not only was the treasure knocked away, but he also suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Faced with the overwhelming force of the attack, he thrust out both palms, his mouth oozing blood, to desperately defend against the powerful attack from below.

Seeing that things were not going well, his companions did not stand idly by. The old man with white hair reaching his waist was the first to step forward and make a move, and his accomplices also rushed over and used their magic to help him.

The group worked together and easily neutralized the remaining force of the attack that erupted below.

But it was enough to make these people feel lingering fear, knowing that Li Hongjiu might be very strong, and only after getting to know her properly did they realize that they had underestimated her.

The residual force of the fight even shattered the clouds in the distant sky.

This scene could be described as a change in the very heavens and earth. The "ice layers" that were rising from all directions on the sea surface had just burst into a surge, but they continued to push towards this side, vast and seemingly endless.

With the added power of these forces, the sea surface remained relatively stable, unaffected by the aftereffects of the battle.

Even Shi Chun, who was standing behind Li Hongjiu, did not feel any residual force from the fight, while many people who were forcibly stabilized in the air had their clothes fluttering in the wind.

"..." Shi Chun, who was still in a panic, was now dumbfounded.

The people from Dongsheng were also stunned. Even the power of a Celestial Immortal at the Lesser Completion stage plus a powerful treasure couldn't withstand Li Hongjiu's attack? Was this joke going too far?

The two groups of people in front of the inn's mirror remained at peace, staring at the mirror as if petrified, while Young Master Nan, who had fallen to his seat, looked even more astonished.

Seeing that the demon cultivators above had joined forces and were intent on killing him, Li Hongjiu, who was supported by a vast, powerful force, shouted loudly, "If you want to kill me, then try taking one of my moves!"

With a gesture pointing to the sky, he turned his fingers into a palm and unleashed a powerful strike at the group of demon cultivators in the air.

While others couldn't see clearly, Shi Chun's right eye ability allowed him to perceive the renewed eruption of the "ice layer," an even stronger and larger eruption than before.

To an outsider, the trajectory of this attack would show signs of void distortion.

(End of this chapter)