Chapter 1273: Dragon-Slaying in the Furious Sea, Chaos Unleashed—Heroic Souls Bathed in Blood and Cleansing Filth (Part 2)

And the ancient shipwreck, under the impact of the giant cephalopod, was tottering and could collapse completely at any moment, burying everyone at the bottom of the sea.

“Everyone, don’t panic. Although this array is strange, it is not without weaknesses!” Shi Feiyang said in a deep voice, his voice still clearly audible in the water, exuding a reassuring steadiness.

He activated the Bright Jade Technique, his skin becoming even more lustrous like glass, illuminating several feet of the surrounding sea in the darkness like a bright lantern.

At this moment, Shi Xiong held the White Rainbow Sword across him, the sword’s body slightly trembling, emitting a low hum.

He fixed his eyes on the constantly writhing tentacles of the giant cephalopod, beads of sweat rolling off his forehead, yet he still gritted his teeth and said, “Grand Squad Leader, this beast is too troublesome, and with the help of the array, what should we do?”

Shan Zhi hid behind a piece of reef, holding a plum blossom dart tightly in his hand, vigilantly scanning the surroundings, and replied, “I think this array is connected to the flow of spiritual qi in the sea. If we can disturb the flow of qi, perhaps we can find a ray of hope.”

Bai Zhi gently lifted the jade flute to her lips, playing an eerie melody, attempting to resist the gu poison and parasitic gu worms in the ink with the power of the Miaojiang gu insects. She frowned slightly, looking at Shi Feiyang, and said softly, “Shi Lang, I can sense an ancient and powerful force sleeping in this seabed, and this array seems to be trying to awaken it. If that force awakens, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

Shi Feiyang nodded slightly, pondering silently.

He knew well of Bai Zhi’s acute sense of mysterious powers, and since she said so, there must be a great danger hidden at the seabed.

The urgent task at hand was to find a way to break the array and escape this place.

Suddenly, a spark of insight flashed in Shi Feiyang’s mind, reminding him of the “Twelve Yamato-Slaying Techniques” he had seen on the wall of the sunken ship earlier.

The lines on those diagrams vaguely resembled the arrangement of the runes on the bronze pillar at this moment, perhaps hiding the key to breaking the array.

“Everyone, I have a plan.” Shi Feiyang said resolutely, looking at the group, “I suspect this Nine Nether Ruins Array has some connection with the ‘Twelve Yamato-Slaying Techniques’. We need to cooperate and mimic the moves from the diagrams, using our True Qi to disrupt the array’s spiritual qi, maybe we can find a flaw.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was invigorated.

Shi Xiong wielded the White Rainbow Sword, first displaying the fierce sword moves from “Thirteen Life-taking Swords”, sword qi crisscrossing and agitating the seawater.

Shan Zhi also stopped hiding, throwing out the plum blossom dart, the dart shadows like lightning, precisely striking the weak points of the bronze pillar’s runes.

Bai Zhi then intensified the gu insects’ offensive, using the power of gu poison to disrupt the array’s operation.

Shi Feiyang took a deep breath, pushing the Bright Jade Technique to its peak, his entire being emanating coldness, as if turning into a moving iceberg.

He displayed the exquisite moves of the “Hundred Victories Saber Technique”, each strike carried the momentum of overturning mountains and seas, the saber qi resonating with Shi Xiong’s sword qi and Shan Zhi’s dart shadows, forming a powerful force within the sea.

As they attacked, the spiritual qi within the array indeed became chaotic.

The runes on the bronze pillar flickered unsteadily, and the flow of seawater became even more turbulent. However, the backlash from the array also followed, a powerful suction from the depths of the sea attempting to draw everyone into an endless dark abyss.

“Hold on!” Shi Feiyang shouted, pushing out the ultimate killing move of the “Hundred Victories Saber Technique” — “Heaven and Earth Sever”, a golden saber light piercing through the deep sea, forcibly resisting the suction.

Shi Xiong and the others also fought with all their strength, each exhibiting their best techniques, fighting desperately against the array.

Just when everyone felt they were at the end of their strength, Bai Zhi suddenly exclaimed, “Look! What is that?”

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and saw an ancient light slowly beginning to glow amidst the wreckage of the sunken ship.

The light grew stronger and gradually formed a mysterious pattern, perfectly matching one of the “Twelve Yamato-Slaying Techniques”.

Shi Feiyang’s heart stirred, and without hesitation, he leaped towards the source of the light.

He activated the Bright Jade Technique, gathering all his True Qi into his palm, and struck fiercely at the pattern.

In an instant, a powerful force erupted from the pattern, like a deep-sea bomb, blasting the surrounding water into a thousand splashes.

Under the impact of this force, the Nine Nether Ruins Array finally revealed a huge crack.

Shi Feiyang shouted back, “Quick, go!” Everyone immediately followed, quickly swimming upwards through the crack led by Shi Feiyang.

The giant cephalopod seemed to sense that its prey was about to escape, roaring in rage, waving its tentacles to stop them.

But at this moment, the group’s desire to survive was strong, Shi Feiyang exhibited the “Supreme Lightness Technique”, swiftly taking Bai Zhi through; Shi Xiong opened the way with his sword, cutting down the attacking tentacles with sword qi; Shan Zhi used the plum blossom dart to restrain the giant cephalopod’s movements.

Finally, they successfully broke through to the sea surface. Sunlight bathed them, bringing a long-lost warmth. They looked at each other’s exhausted yet relieved faces, their hearts full of joy at surviving the catastrophe.

The setting sun turned the sea into flowing molten gold, Shi Feiyang lightly stood on the trembling mast, his dark battle attire fluttering in the sea breeze.

Watching the sakura-patterned warship break through the waves in the distance, his palms sweated slightly, yet as the Bright Jade Technique circulated, it turned into wisps of white mist.

“Kumada Jiro must have other tricks up his sleeve.” Shi Feiyang thought to himself, his eyes scanning the flickering ghostly lights on the enemy warship, recalling the rune remnants glimpsed under the sea, his heart sounding alarm bells.

Bai Zhi gently lifted the jade flute to her crimson lips, the silver bells issuing a fine tinkling sound as her trembling wrist moved.