Chapter 1272 - 326: Slaying Dragons in the Angry Sea, Chaos Unlocked; Chivalrous Souls Bathed in Blood Cleanse the Stench

Shi Feiyang activated the Bright Jade Technique, his glass-like skin becoming even more radiant in the darkness.

He unleashed the "Red Dust Slash" of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, nine arcs of golden saber qi carrying icy cold breath slashed out. Wherever the saber qi reached, the phosphorescent blue mist instantly dissipated, yet the merfolk’s fish tail slapped and surprisingly shifted the saber qi by half an inch.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi played a rapid melody on her jade flute, summoning the Hundred Poison Spider King and Golden Silkworm Gu.

The golden silk spun by the Golden Silkworm Gu weaved into a luminous net in the water, trying to entrap the merfolk, yet easily pierced by their spear.

At this moment, a thunderous rumble emerged from the seabed, and a rust-covered ancient ship slowly rose, the skull drawn on its sails menacingly fierce in the ghostly blue seawater. On the deck of the ancient ship stood dozens of Wokou dressed in black ghost-diver outfits, armed with crossbows that could fire underwater, the arrows bound with burning phosphorus, tracing red paths of death through the depths.

"Not good! It’s the Wokou’s Netherworld Navy!" Shan Zhi threw out plum blossom darts, striking down a few arrows, but saw more arrows raining down like a storm.

Shi Feiyang thrust out both palms, unleashing the "Demon-Vanquishing Cloud" of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, as golden saber qi clashed with the red phosphorus fire, exploding with deafening thunder.

However, the merfolk seized the opportunity to attack, sweeping their fish tail to create a massive whirlpool in the sea. Shi Xiong performed the "God Slaying Buddha Destruction" from the Thirteen Life-taking Swords, the sword qi repeatedly colliding with the merfolk’s spear, sparks briefly illuminating the water.

Even more despairing was the sight of black blood surging from the wounds of the merfolk cut by the saber qi.

This blood turned into piranha-like toxic gu insects as soon as it entered the seawater, savagely gnawing at everyone’s protective True Qi.

Bai Zhi turned pale as she struggled to control the Gu insects in resistance: "These merfolk have been refined into living Gu!"

Killing intent surged in Shi Feiyang’s eyes as he pushed the Bright Jade Technique to the limit, forming a massive whirlpool suction around himself, drawing all the toxic Gu, merfolk, and arrows towards him. Then he executed the "All-Encompassing Slash," a golden blade light piercing through the deep sea, slicing the water in two, blood and flesh scattered between heaven and earth. Yet the struggle was far from over, as the Wokou Leader on the ancient ship deck snatched open his black robe, revealing centipede Gu tattoos covering his face. He let out an ear-piercing laugh and blew sharp notes on his bone flute.

In an instant, coral at the seabed suddenly grew crazily, reaching out like giant tentacles. Meanwhile, deeper in the trench, a pair of giant eyes emitting ghostly green light were slowly opening.

As the deep-sea giant eyes opened, the seawater shuddered violently, and a suction powerful enough to tear apart warships emanated from the trench’s depths. It was a massive deep-sea giant squid that had slumbered at the seabed for centuries, its eight tentacles full of suction cups stirring the water like mountains, each cup harboring sharp barbs.

The Wokou Leader played the bone flute, driving the giant squid into action as its tentacles whipped around like steel whips, smashing half of the mast on the sunken ship in an instant.

Shi Feiyang progressed the Bright Jade Technique to the "Profound Ice Abyss" level, the glass-like sheen around him surging. He extended both palms, unleashing the variant "Crushing the Great Mountain" of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, firing nine spiraling golden saber qi, attempting to sever the giant squid’s tentacles.

However, when the saber qi touched the tough skin, it only left a few white marks.

The giant squid writhed in pain, ejecting a large cloud of ink, dyeing a hundred-foot radius pitch black.

"Hold your breath, follow me!" Shi Feiyang grasped Bai Zhi’s wrist, weaving through the ink fog using the acute perception of the Bright Jade Technique.

Shan Zhi threw special phosphorus darts to illuminate the surroundings, revealing countless parasitic Gu insects in the ink, clawing and lunging towards them.

Shi Xiong wielded the White Rainbow Sword to form a light shield, and wherever the sword qi went, Gu insects burst apart, but more Gu insects surged from the depths of the ink.

The Wokou Leader stood high on the ancient ship, laughing triumphantly: "Shi Feiyang, today you shall be buried in the ’Nine Nether Ruins Array’!"

With his gesture, eight bronze columns carved with sinister runes rose from the bottom of the ancient ship, water flowing along the runes, forming a massive whirlpool, trapping everyone and the giant squid within the array.

Bai Zhi turned pallid and played detoxifying tunes on her Miao flute, attempting to disperse the Gu insects in the ink, but with little effect.

In the nick of time, Shi Feiyang suddenly discovered connections between the runes on the bronze columns and the "Twelve Wokou Annihilation Stances" on the sunken ship’s stone wall.

With a loud shout: "Everyone, break the array with me!" He struck out with both palms, executing the ultimate realm "Sun and Moon Radiance" of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, the golden saber qi soaring skywards. Shi Xiong unleashed the killing move "Green Peak Razor" from the Thirteen Life-taking Swords, Shan Zhi deployed plum blossom darts to form the Beidou Sword Array, while Bai Zhi directed Gu insects to create the Five Poison Barrier, their True Qi converging at the core of the array.

Sabre qi, sword qi, and Gu poison forces collided, and the bronze pillars explosively shattered.

The uncontrolled giant squid thrashed wildly, one tentacle sweeping towards the Wokou ancient ship.

Shi Feiyang seized the chance to use the whirlpool suction of the Bright Jade Technique, directing the giant squid’s power towards the ancient ship. With a thunderous crash, the ancient ship was smashed to pieces by the giant squid. The Wokou Leader, in his final moments, threw the bone flute towards the trench, triggering even stronger tremors.

An ancient and furious roar resounded from the trench’s depths, a larger shadow than the giant squid slowly rising.

Shi Feiyang stared into the abyss, clenching his fist, his black bodysuit flapping in the wind: "No matter what monster it is, today it must pay for its blood debt!" Meanwhile, behind them, the "Twelve Wokou Annihilation Stances" on the sunken ship’s stone wall flickered with mysterious light in the aftermath of the battle.

Shi Feiyang’s gaze swept quickly around, noticing that although the bronze columns were shattered, the runes and fragments continued to glow eerily in the seawater, intertwining with the undercurrents to form invisible barriers, isolating them from the sea surface.