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Chapter 1007: Chapter 972: Repel_2
Just like a giant hundred-zhang mountain running wild, violent surges appeared in the seawater, and as it moved, it even drew along the surrounding seawater.
When it arrived in front of Li Zhirui, the immense force emitted by its gigantic body was so great that he dared not make contact. He could only deploy his Escape Skill to weave around and then look for a way to break its bizarre tactics.
Fortunately, the giant fish moved slowly, which did not put too much pressure on Li Zhirui.
While dodging, he quickly came up with a plan. Continuing to deploy his Escape Skill, he cast various spells. Soon, gusts of cold wind howled, and the seawater carried by the giant fish’s body was quickly frozen, instantly turning into a massive block of ice.
Li Zhirui stopped in his tracks, furiously pulling in the surrounding seawater and solidifying it into a huge hammer, which he then violently smashed onto the ice block.
Crack—
The ice block instantly cracked, but unfortunately, the giant fish, having struggled continuously, was not frozen into ice, contrary to Li Zhirui’s expectations.
Fortunately, it sustained severe injuries. There were numerous wounds on its body, and ice slag could be seen in its flesh and blood, showing that the cold had penetrated its body.
However, this did not instill fear in the giant fish. Instead, it became even more excited, as if it had not encountered such a formidable opponent for a long time. Now that it finally had, it wished it could engage in a grand battle for three hundred rounds.
But Li Zhirui did not want to continue this entanglement. His goal was to defend the island chain and protect this sea area. Everything else was secondary!
Especially now, with several sixth-order water demons continuously attacking the Formation. If he gets bogged down by the giant fish and cannot stop them promptly, once the Formation is breached, the difficulty for the Li family to hold the sea area and complete the mission of the Cave Abyss Sect would increase manifold!
"Ah!"
With no alternative, Li Zhirui had to tap into more of his strength, thinking of quickly resolving the giant fish.
In the Devil Race, there is a common rule: the larger the size, the more Mana. With the giant fish stretching beyond hundred zhang, its Mana far exceeds that of other beings at the same level.
Hence, from this perspective, Li Zhirui’s wish for a quick decisive battle is hard to achieve!
Fortunately, Xiaoqing and Cang, aware of the severity of the situation, unleashed their full power. Instead of trying to kill their opponents, they inflicted heavy injuries and drove them back, then hurriedly returned to assist.
This alleviated the immense pressure faced by the island chain.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui also changed his mind and began to get entangled with the giant fish.
Initially as the giant fish was injured, these light wounds became more severe over time, significantly affecting its combat power.
"Your strength is impressive, just that you are rather cunning and deceitful. Hopefully, we’ll have a chance to battle again next time."
Having said that, the injured giant fish did not even look back as it dived into the deep sea.
Li Zhirui twitched his mouth slightly upon hearing its comments. Was that supposed to be a compliment? Moreover, such words coming from a member of another race felt extremely odd.
But in the next moment, he cast those thoughts aside, as the threat facing his family had not been resolved yet!
Endless hordes of beasts were still swarming relentlessly. The Li family only had so many Cultivators, and even with the strategic advantage of the Formation, having held out for so long, the Mana within them was nearly depleted.
"Those among us who still have Mana, use Talismans, Thunder Pills, and other Spiritual Objects. Just ensure the Formation is not breached, the rest can take the time to refine and recover Mana with Precious Pills, and be ready to replace the ones fighting!"
A few Elders on the island promptly organized the Executors and sprung into action.
At the same time, they heard Li Zhirui’s voice transmission, telling them to be ready to deploy the ultimate trump card at any moment!
After issuing all the necessary instructions, Li Zhirui plunged back into battle with another sixth-order water demon.
Simultaneously, in the sea area behind where the Li family and other Cultivators were defending, the Cave Abyss Sect had arranged for numerous Cultivators to watch!
Their role was to act immediately should the Sea Clan regain control of the sea area, giving no breathing space to the water demons.
Besides this, they also monitored various forces, recording those Cultivators with considerable strength.
"This Lianxu Cultivator named Li Zhirui is quite capable, being able to repel a Late Sixth Order Scale Kun Fish with merely Early Stage Refinement Void cultivation," said a Lianxu in charge of the Li family.
"Indeed, he’s pretty good, but his Mana is insufficient. He can’t fight for long periods, and if sent to support other sea areas, he doesn’t meet the criteria," remarked another Lianxu who wasn’t very optimistic about Li Zhirui.
"However, aside from him, no other cultivators in this family qualify. If we can’t even send someone, we will be ridiculed by fellow Sect members."
"Sending a cultivator with inadequate strength will be even more embarrassing."
The relationship between the two had been poor in the Sect, and had it not been for Sect rules against disciples killing each other, one of them would have already perished.
Thus, even minor matters could provoke arguments between them.
Since nobody could persuade the other and delaying was not a solution, they involved other Lianxu peers to decide by majority vote.
In the end, deciding not to report Li Zhirui’s name gained more support.
If Li Zhirui, who was currently engaged in a fierce battle with Water Demons, knew about the dispute happening behind him due to his situation, one wonders what he would think.
Fortunately, in the end, more people voted against reporting his name, saving him from potential disaster.
Today, Li Zhirui is not keen on major battles; as they do not significantly benefit his cultivation and realm—too weak to be effective and too strong to pose a challenge, placing him in an awkward dilemma.
Therefore, what Li Zhirui needs now is a peaceful and quiet environment, along with ample cultivation time to advance his cultivation to Nascent Soul Completion.
Sadly, reality cannot satisfy his needs; he is still in battle against Water Demons.
Boom, boom, boom—
After the clan members in the Formation withstood some time, they found it difficult to cope with the vast number, rapidly replenishing forces of the Sea Clan; observing significant tremors in the Formation, they finally decided to use their trump card.
That was various Formations previously deployed by the Li family at the forefront of the island chain! Nearly a hundred of them!
So, when these hidden undersea Formations were detonated, a massive tidal wave erupted from below, but the force from the Formation explosions was even faster!
Water Demons below Third Order were instantly obliterated upon contact, not leaving a trace, while Fourth and Fifth Order Water Demons, if unlucky, could also turn into corpses.
The formidable destructive power instantly reduced the Sea Clan’s forces by about thirty to forty percent! Many more Water Demons were rendered critically injured, losing their ability to fight.
More bodies floated on the sea surface, amongst them flesh and blood flowed, a true scene of bloodshed and corpses scattered everywhere.
Although extremely cruel, it was precisely because of these fierce tactics that the Sea Clan’s strength was greatly weakened, lessening the pressure on the Li family, and improving the likelihood of defending this marine area.
The initially aggressive Low-Level Water Demons were terrified by this terrifyingly lethal maneuver; their high morale instantly plummeted, and even a rout unfolded!
But upon reflection, their rout seemed reasonable; they witnessed firsthand numerous kin dying before them, many blasted into pieces!
With the threat of death so close, skimming past them, how could they continue to hold on?
And once a retreat began, without immediate intervention to stop it, it meant failure!
But the Sixth-order Water Demons were all tied up by Li Zhirui and others, with no opportunity to act, and the Fifth-order Water Demons lacked sufficient deterrence to stop the retreat.
Hence, a large-scale escape ensued; before long, hardly any Water Demons were left attacking the Formation.
The Sixth-order Water Demon, currently in combat with Li Zhirui, glanced down at this scene and its expression darkened, recognizing that this defeat was now irrevocable!
Thus, it thought of preserving its strength for the next battle.
"Fighting me and still getting distracted?" But Li Zhirui did not grant it any chance, seizing the opportunity to launch a powerful Divine Power at the Water Demon.
