Chapter 900 - 820: Ambushed
Chapter 900 - 820: Ambushed
Right on the road, he sensed a sudden surge of powerful spatial fluctuations to his left, and he immediately realized that the spatial disturbance was directed at him.Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He saw over a dozen objects resembling hidden weapons shooting explosively from the left, all locked onto him with Divine Sense.
"Who is ambushing me?"
Duan Gujin's face darkened; he didn't expect to be ambushed.
The next moment, his brow furrowed deeply as he noticed those hidden weapons rushing toward him with incredible speed.
At the same time, he saw a shark in the ocean ahead, eyeing him like a predator.
The most baffling thing was that he sensed that the shark was releasing a cultivation level of the Shattering Void Realm.
As far as he knew, among all the sea demons, only the Feiyu Leader had attained the Shattering Void Realm.
"Could it be that the one appearing before me is the Feiyu Leader?"
A cold glint swept over Duan Gujin's eyes; he knew that if the enemy ahead was truly the Feiyu Leader, he was in big trouble.
He took a deep breath and immediately relied on the Golden Body Treasure Sword to unleash Sword Qi at those hidden weapons.
In less than three breaths, the two different forces clashed, erupting in a massive explosion.
The Feiyu Leader looked sullen; he didn't expect his ambush to fail.
He initially thought that by using his Ultimate Skill, he could easily defeat the suspicious sea demon ahead.
But he did not expect that the suspicious sea demon was not defeated by him.
"Who are you? Why are you wandering here? Don't you know we've already ordered that all sea demons can't wander around randomly?"
The Feiyu Leader immediately sent a Divine Thought.
Upon hearing the Divine Thought, Duan Gujin realized that he had violated the Feiyu Leader's ban, leading to his suspicion.
Yet, it seemed that the Feiyu Leader had not recognized his Human identity until now.
"Leader, I was wrong. I was just wandering around a bit! Leader, I will return immediately!"
Duan Gujin had previously read some memories from the Feiyu Leader's subordinates, so he knew how to talk to him.
Hearing the response, the Feiyu Leader's eyes flickered; he had just seen Duan Gujin, the sea demon, swimming quickly in the sea and was displeased with sea demons defying his orders, hence the ambush.
As he was about to leave, it dawned on him that Duan Gujin had just unleashed Sword Qi unique to Human Warriors and controlled a treasure sword, which closely resembled the sword previously snatched from Zhou Xin.
"You are not of our sea demon clan; you are Human!"
Feiyu immediately realized.
"Damn! You only realized that now!"
Duan Gujin had previously anticipated that he would find it difficult to deceive and get away since he had used a treasure sword, and the Feiyu Leader had seen him unleash Sword Qi.
It's generally unlikely for sea demons to have Dark Weapons crafted by Human Warriors.
Moreover, they couldn't typically unleash Sword Qi like Human Warriors.
Evidently, Duan Gujin had not only wielded a treasure sword but also unleashed Sword Qi, which directly signaled to the Feiyu Leader that he was Human, not a sea demon.
"Very well, you damned Humans are causing trouble among us sea demons again!"
Upon hearing him admit to being Human, the Feiyu Leader was furious.
Previously, their sea demon clan suffered heavily in conflicts with Humans, and now they face a terrifying ten-year-long Heavenly Tribulation—how can they continue to live happily in the sea?
They loathed the Heavenly Tribulation and despised those Humans even more!
"Prepare to die!"
The Feiyu Leader's face twisted with rage as he quickly channeled demonic power, and shortly after, a black shark insignia flashed between his brows.
Subsequently, a black shark surged out rapidly from between his brows, roaring as it charged toward Duan Gujin.
That black insignia was the innate divine ability of the Sea Shark clan, an attack only cultivable by those who reached the Shattering Void Realm, transforming the mark into a tangible form.
The ten-meter-long black sea shark, formed by demonic power, only lasted a short time but erupted with combat power comparable to the Fifth Level of a Martial Saint in that limited duration, and its speed was incredibly fast.
"Kill!"
The Feiyu Leader released his avatar because he had heard that when Human Warriors couldn't win, they would use Space Escape Techniques to flee.
To prevent Duan Gujin from escaping, he first unleashed an avatar formed by demonic power, using its rapid attack speed to hinder the opponent's use of the Spatial Escape Technique.
"You're not escaping today!"
The Feiyu Leader shouted loudly.
"If you dare, come up and bite me! Stop shouting nonsense over there!"
Duan Gujin coldly responded.
"You're driving me mad!"
While Feiyu was controlling his avatar to attack Duan Gujin, he himself continuously launched his Martial Skill, the Sea Shark Poison Stinger, at Duan Gujin.
The hidden weapons he shot were made from the beast bones extracted from the deceased clan members of the Sea Shark tribe. They underwent simple processing, and then some poison liquid was applied inside. As long as the beast bone pierced into the attacker's body, the poison liquid would enter the victim's body, poisoning them.
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered; he hadn't expected to encounter the interception of the Shattering Void Realm Sea Demon Leader on his way back. He knew that his strength made it hard to defeat the opponent.
If he were on land now, he might have used the advantage of the terrain to escape from the opponent's grasp.
But now he was in the sea, where the opponent held the geographical advantage. Coupled with the opponent's cultivation level being a whole Great Realm higher than his, Feiyu could easily defeat him.
From the opponent's words, he deduced that Feiyu had probably mistaken him for a disobedient Sea Demon kindred rather than uncovering his Human Clan identity.
If Feiyu had recognized his Human Clan identity from the beginning, he might already be severely injured by now.
Facing Feiyu's fierce attack, Duan Gujin frowned, unable to come up with a good method to deal with the attack of Feiyu's avatar.
He was already a Great Realm weaker than Feiyu, plus Feiyu had now brought out an avatar, making him even more difficult to handle.
The Sea Shark Poison Stingers shot by Feiyu were nothing more than a minor nuisance to Duan Gujin, whose Spiritual Power was exceedingly strong.
Those Sea Shark Poison Stingers just forced him to split some of his attention to cope. What really troubled Duan Gujin was the avatar.
"How should I eliminate this avatar?"
In the sea, he couldn't use treasures like the Fire Control Heavenly Divine Order, so he could only use the Golden Body Treasure Sword to approach the avatar.
However, the avatar swam too fast in the sea, leaving him unable to catch up.
Thus, he had no choice but to respond wearily.
After a round of exchanges, Feiyu suddenly realized that he should coordinate with the avatar, launching a full-force attack on Duan Gujin when they were preparing a fierce offensive together.
"As long as we can catch him off-guard, we can easily win this battle!"
Feiyu took a deep breath and quickly channeled his demonic power, making his combat power even stronger.
If they were now in Human Clan's territory, Duan Gujin would certainly use the Starry Sky Escape Technique, but they were in the sea now, and there was a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation overhead.
Duan Gujin couldn't ensure that if he used the Starry Sky Escape Technique, he wouldn't fail to cross space and instead be struck by the violent thunder and lightning within the tribulation.
Once the tribulation struck him, his end would be soul scatter.
With no other choice, he had to engage the Shattering Void Realm Feiyu.
His mind raced, pondering how he could possibly defeat Feiyu ahead.
Duan Gujin also had several very powerful treasures, but he knew those treasures were entirely ineffective in the sea.
Besides, he only had this Golden Body Treasure Sword in his hand.
In previous battles, he had exhausted all his Extreme Thunder Swords.
For a moment, he didn't know how to counter Feiyu.
After a brief fight, several more bloody wounds appeared on his body.
He took a sharp breath, aware that today here, he had no chance of retreat. To defeat the Shattering Void Realm Feiyu, he had to give it his all.
A cold red glint flashed in his eyes, and the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul erupted from his body instantly.
Next, he planned to use some of the ultimate skills Zhao Wuji had taught him, skills that could quickly boost his combat power in a short time.
Of course, he also had to pay a corresponding price.
For Duan Gujin now, even if it meant sacrificing lifespan to secure a victory in this battle, he had no choice but to comply.
He knew that facing Feiyu in the sea was far more perilous than the time he single-handedly faced Zhan Changsheng on the Yuanzhen Continent.
Back then, although he faced the Shattering Void Realm Zhan Changsheng, he could use his expertise, the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps and Starry Sky Escape Technique, to avoid direct confrontation with Zhan Changsheng. Yet today, he couldn't use the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps or Starry Sky Escape Technique, and his combat power couldn't fully manifest, while the opponent held the geographical advantage, easily crushing him.
This sense of danger prompted Duan Gujin to take risks, deciding to employ the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul's innate divine abilities against Feiyu.
Only by changing all unfavorable factors for himself could he escape, or perhaps even defeat Feiyu.
But in today's battle, he knew that defeating Feiyu was nearly impossible.
The opponent had both the strength and terrain advantage, pressing down on him till he could hardly breathe.
He knew he must change the disadvantageous situation of having no advantage in the seawater to escape from the opponent's grasp.
Although the Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul could also increase his speed in the seawater, if he wielded the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, his swimming speed in the sea would be several times faster than before.
Only by changing the issue of his speed in the sea would he have the chance to defeat the Sea Shark, renowned for its swimming speed in this vast ocean.
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