In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries

Puff puff!
The black water arrow struck the ice wall, quickly corroding it and creating a hole, but it was ultimately stopped.

"what?"

Biyao also unleashed her magic weapon, the Heartbreak Flower, which glowed pink and protected her.

Su Han's eyes narrowed, and his divine sense locked onto the source of the attack.

It's coming from that underwater ruin!

Without further hesitation, he urged the Netherworld Spirit Boat to accelerate its departure from this area.

This site is strange; it's not advisable to linger.

However, as soon as the spirit boat moved, the seawater below suddenly surged violently.

More black water arrows shot out from underwater like a torrential rain, covering a large area around the spirit boat.

At the same time, a powerful suction force emanated from the center of the ruins, attempting to drag the spirit boat into the deep sea!
"It's a trap! There are automatically triggered defensive formations in the ruins!"

Su Han instantly understood.

Their passing may have activated an ancient restriction that had been dormant in the ruins for countless years.

"rush out!"

Su Han let out a low shout and frantically poured his true essence into the Netherworld Token, activating the spirit boat with all his might.

The Ghost Ship emitted a low hum, its hull blazing with black light as it struggled forward against the suction from below.

Lu Xueqi unleashed a series of sword techniques, crisscrossing with icy sword energy, continuously shattering or freezing the incoming water arrows.

Biyao's Heartbreak Flower transformed into countless petals, seemingly delicate yet incredibly sharp, cutting through the water arrows that slipped through the net.

However, there were simply too many water arrows, and they were extremely corrosive, constantly draining the two of them's true energy.

The protective light shield of the spirit boat also flickered, bearing tremendous pressure.

This is not the way to go.

While controlling the spirit boat, Su Han cast his divine sense into the depths of the ruins, trying to find the core of the restriction.

In his perception, the source of the suction force and the water arrow both pointed to a relatively intact high platform in the center of the ruins.

On the high platform, something seemed to be enshrined, emitting faint energy fluctuations.

"The core is over there!"

Su Han pointed to a spot to the left front.

"We must destroy it or disrupt it, otherwise we'll have a hard time getting out!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqi did not hesitate at all.

I'll protect you until the end!

She let out a clear shout, and the Frost and Snow Sword shone brightly, a huge ice-blue sword aura cleaving through the layers of water arrows, temporarily clearing a path.

Knowing that the opportunity was fleeting, Su Han circulated his true essence and flashed away from the spirit boat, rushing towards that location.

"Hey! That's too dangerous!"

Biyao exclaimed in surprise.

"believe him."

Lu Xueqi spoke calmly, her swordplay continuing uninterrupted as she covered for Su Han.

Su Han temporarily handed the Netherworld Token to Bi Yao to maintain the basic operation of the spirit boat, while he himself dived into the sea like a fish.

Upon entering the water, the corrosive, chilling aura intensified.

He activated his internal energy, using protective qi to isolate himself from the seawater, and quickly approached the high platform in the center of the ruins.

The closer you get to the high platform, the stronger the suction becomes, and the denser the water arrows become.

Su Han summoned the Azure Nether Sword, its blade swirling with light as it shredded the incoming water arrows.

Soon, he saw the high platform.

The platform is made of some kind of white jade. Although it is covered with cracks and seaweed, the overall structure still exists.

The altar did not hold a deity statue, but a tattered black banner. The banner moved without wind, emitting a faint black light, and the suction force and black water arrows originated from this banner.

"A demonic artifact?"

Su Han's heart stirred. The aura of this banner was somewhat similar to that of the Netherworld Spirit Boat, both filled with Yin energy.

He tried to attack from a distance with the Azure Nether Sword, but the sword energy was blocked by an invisible force field around the banner.

It seems we need to get closer.

Su Han gritted his teeth and, under immense pressure, forced his way onto the high platform.

The moment he stepped onto the platform, the black banner trembled violently, and a highly condensed black stream of light shot towards Su Han's face like a venomous snake!

Its speed far surpasses that of the previous water rockets!

Su Han's pupils contracted, and he held the Azure Nether Sword horizontally in front of him.

clang!
With a crisp sound, a tremendous force was felt, and Su Han's hand went numb, causing him to stagger back several steps.

The black streak of light missed its target, circled in the air once, and attacked again.

This time, Su Han saw it clearly: the core of that flowing light was a long black nail engraved with skull runes!
It was filled with an atmosphere of resentment and death.

This is no ordinary restriction; this banner is sentient and can attack on its own!
Su Han dared not be negligent and used his movement technique to fight against the black nail on the high platform.

At the same time, he noticed that at the base of the flagpole, there were several spirit stones that had lost their luster, and the energy of the flag itself was fluctuating, obviously due to its age and severe decline in power.

Otherwise, he might not have been able to withstand that attack so easily.

"This must be resolved as soon as possible!"

Su Han's mind raced as she considered a solution.

Using the Azure Sword to fight head-on would make it difficult to destroy this strange banner in a short time.

His gaze swept over the runes on the banner, and suddenly an idea struck him.

This rune style has many similarities to those on the Ghostly Vessel and the Netherworld Token!
Could this relic also be related to the Netherworld?
With this in mind, Su Han made a bold decision.

He stopped dodging and instead circulated his true essence to simulate the same chilling aura as the Netherworld Spirit Boat. At the same time, he mixed a wisp of his divine sense with this aura and probed the banner.

He did not show hostility, but instead conveyed a sense of reassurance, similar to "shared origins".

Sure enough, the relentlessly pursuing black nail suddenly slowed down, seemingly puzzled.

efficient!

Su Han's spirits lifted, and he increased his spiritual output, attempting to communicate with the banner.

He cannot completely control the banner, but interfering with its judgment and making it believe that it is "one of the same kind" might be feasible.

This process is extremely dangerous; failure would immediately result in a full-scale counterattack from the banner.

Su Han was completely focused, carefully controlling his divine sense and aura.

Gradually, the long black nail stopped, hovering in mid-air, and ceased its attack.

The suction force emanating from the banners began to weaken, and the water jets they spewed became sparse.

It's now!

A glint flashed in Su Han's eyes, and he sprang up, but instead of attacking the banner, he reached out and grabbed the few discarded spirit stones at the base of the flagpole that had completely lost their spiritual energy!

Click!

He squeezed hard, crushing the several discarded spirit stones completely.

At the same time, he quickly took out several high-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and embedded them into the groove at the bottom of the flagpole at an extremely fast speed!

This was like pouring sweet spring water into someone who was about to die of thirst.

The black banner trembled violently, and a bright, eerie light shone forth!
However, it did not attack Su Han, who was very close by, because the same source energy that Su Han injected confused it.

The newly embedded high-grade spirit stones provided pure energy, temporarily stabilizing the banner's state and interrupting its attack and suction on the spirit boat.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Han retreated swiftly, returning to the sea and landing back on the spirit boat. (End of Chapter)