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Chapter 864: Chapter 870: Death
"Xianyu, our sea hunt this time has yielded much more than before, but the strength of the Water Devils has also increased significantly. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid Hong Luo and I would have perished from that ambush by the Third Order Water Devil."
Even after several days had passed, Li Honghan still felt a lingering fear when he thought back on it.
However, Li Xianyu seemed distracted and didn’t hear what he was saying.
This morning, Li Xianyu suddenly felt uneasy, and now it felt like a tide engulfing him completely, that terrifying suffocation made the already Golden Core advanced Li Xianyu extremely anxious.
That’s why he decided to end this sea hunt early and planned to return to the family as soon as possible.
But even so, danger still found them!
While flying over a certain part of the ocean, several water columns suddenly burst forth below, ferociously attacking the Spirit Boat they were on.
Li Xianyu’s face turned pale, as he sensed six Third Order Water Devils nearby, with the number of Low-Level Water Devils amounting to over a hundred!
This scale of Water Devils could already be considered a minor beast tide.
And there were only twenty-five of them, with just Li Xianyu being a Golden Core!
The Li family’s sea hunting teams were mostly configured this way, after all, it was through rounds of trials in these treacherous seas, unlikely to encounter real danger.
Not only were they above the Boundless Sea, they had also fallen into an ambush by the Water Devils, placing them at a severe disadvantage.
Li Xianyu had no intention of staying and fighting with the Water Devils. He immediately seized control of the Spirit Boat and desperately lifted it higher to try to escape the reach of the Water Devils’ attacks.
But having already walked into an ambush, how could the Water Devils let them escape easily?
Streams of water interwove swiftly, instantly forming a canopy in the sky, trapping Li Xianyu and others within it.
Li Xianyu looked solemnly at the group of Water Devils below him and said, "It seems that this battle is inevitable!"
"Everyone, unleash all your strength and fight these Water Devils!"
The great battle was about to break out.
While the Water Devils held an advantage in strength and numbers, Li Xianyu and his team were not to be trifled with. They summoned their respective Spirit Beasts, unleashing various powerful Spells, instantly killing numerous Low-Level Water Devils.
Moreover, the Spirit Boat continued to fly high above, dozens of feet from the sea surface. It was difficult for the attacks of Low-Level Water Devils to harm the members of the Li family, as ensuring Spells to fly upward required additional Mana.
For Low-Level Water Devils with no Spiritual Intelligence, they simply did not understand this and mechanically attacked under the orders of several Third Order Water Devils.
But Li Xianyu and his two Contracted Spirit Beasts, facing six Third Order Water Devils, were not as relaxed as the other family members.
Because Third Order Water Devils could fly, making their attack range very close.
The six Water Devils paired off in twos, forming a triangle, and tightly surrounded the Spirit Boat in the middle.
As time progressed, Li Xianyu’s defense became increasingly strained, narrowly escaping direct hits to vital points several times. Although he managed to avoid them in the nick of time, he became increasingly disheveled.
Panting and pale as death, Li Xianyu’s condition had reached its limit.
"It seems that today is the day I fall."
In his heart, Li Xianyu was filled with reluctance. He had finally advanced to the late Golden Core stage, only a step away from the Nascent Soul, and now he was about to die in this part of the sea, at the hands of Water Devils.
"Not only him, but also the twenty-four members of the Li family he brought out, I fear they too will not escape disaster!"
"No! They still have a chance to survive!"
Li Xianyu seemed to think of something, his eyes showing hesitation and struggle, but he quickly became resolute.
"Li Honghan!"
Li Xianyu said somewhat inexplicably, "Prepare to control the Spirit Boat and escape back to Wanxian Island!"
As Li Honghan heard this, he was stunned and before he could react, he saw Li Xianyu’s eyes bloodshot, as if he was enduring some immense pain.
Meanwhile, the two Contracted Spirit Beasts that were fighting suddenly felt empty in their spiritual souls, as if something was missing. Distracted by this, the opposing Water Devil seized the opportunity, leaving a blood-drenched wound on them before a surge of mana pulled them back onto the Spirit Boat.
Li Xianyu had voluntarily severed the contracts with the two Spirit Beasts!
His expression of extreme pain was because the contract imprints were on the Divine Soul Origin, and to dissolve the contract, he could only sever the part of the origin that had merged with the Spirit Beasts’ spiritual souls.
The two Spirit Beasts struggled frantically, trying to prevent Li Xianyu’s next move, but already weakened and injured, they were powerless to break free from the bindings Li Xianyu had placed on them.
Seeing this scene, Li Honghan suddenly understood Li Xianyu’s decision, tears continuously streaming down his face as he shouted, "Uncle Xianyu, don’t!"
"You must return safely to the clan, and report the anomaly of the Water Devils in the Boundless Sea to the family..."
Li Xianyu, like an arrow leaving its bowstring, flew towards the distance. His voice carried far, but before Li Honghan could hear it all, it was drowned out by a resounding explosion.
Boom-boom-boom—
The self-detonation of a Golden Core Late Stage, the terrifying energy fluctuations comparable to a full-powered strike from a Nascent Soul Cultivator, nothing nearby could withstand the unstoppable impact.
The two closest Third Order Water Devils were crushed into mincemeat without any resistance,
Li Xianyu used his very last bit of strength to propel the Spirit Boat out of the broken water barrier.
Li Honghan’s tears streamed uncontrollably, engulfed in immense grief, but he did not stop; instead, disregarding the limit his own meridians could withstand, he frantically pumped mana into the Spirit Boat, pushing its speed to the limit as he flew towards Wanxian Island. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
As the Spirit Boat flew above Wanxian Island, the breath that Li Honghan had been holding was released, and he collapsed unconscious.
With no one controlling the Spirit Boat afterward, it began to slowly fall.
Nearby, Li Hongluo hurried over, taking control and stopping the Spirit Boat’s descent.
Patrolling members of the Li Clan, seeing this unusual scene, immediately flew over.
Being aware of the clan’s earlier directives, Spirit Boats had specific designated areas for ascent and descent; random landings were forbidden.
One patrolling member approached and saw the blood-filled boat and the members of his clan who looked disheveled as if they had just been through a major battle. He quickly called over other nearby patrol members while also notifying the Mountain-Protecting Hall.
After the patrol team verified everyone’s identity, they rushed them into Wanxian Island, pulling out healing Spirit Pills for them to take immediately to prevent any hidden complications.
After all, the family would undoubtedly reimburse them for the Spirit Pills used, and there might even be additional rewards.
"What happened?" the Mountain Protector Elder, upon receiving the message, came as quickly as possible.
Then he saw the blood-covered Spirit Boat and the clan members who were healing, unable to answer his question, and the other patrolling members similarly unaware of the specifics.
