Chapter 417 - 388: The Might of the Golden Core

Chapter 417: Chapter 388: The Might of the Golden Core

’Is this the power of a Golden Core?’

More than one person was trembling inside.

The most they had ever heard about Golden Core True Masters was the phrase: "My fate is my own to decide, not the heavens’." They were like ants, unable to comprehend the entirety of Tai Mountain. Even Foundation Establishment Cultivators could not clearly grasp the power of the Golden Core realm.

But now...

They were seeing with their own eyes as these Golden Core Cultivators joined forces, commanding the local Aquatic Race and turning the Black Tortoise Calm Sea into a killing field. The shock in their hearts was immense.

"Everything is ready!"

Xu Chuan and the others felt that victory was already in their grasp.

With thirteen Golden Core Great Demons in the water, plus themselves, they had enough power to easily crush any Golden Core Influence. Never mind Jinyun Valley or the Meng Family; if the Primordial Sect weren’t located so far from the Black Tortoise Calm Sea, they would even have the guts to challenge them.

In their eyes, Chen Che had no way out other than to surrender without a fight.

But...

No one had expected that, under these circumstances, Chen Che would dare to be the first to strike.

ZWING!

A flash of sword light erupted without any warning.

Wherever it passed, the sea was split in two. The immense Sword Qi spanned thousands of feet, stretching for dozens of miles. The dense schools of fish in the sea were shredded by this single sword strike. Countless Flying Swords swirled and circled, scrambling over one another and intertwining, instantly forming a gigantic drill.

It kicked up an endless torrent of blood, looking like a frenzied blood dragon that had suddenly appeared in the sea!

And the target of this frenzied blood dragon was none other than Xu Chuan.

"What?"

Xu Chuan’s eyes were wide with astonishment.

However, he was a Golden Core Cultivator, after all, and his cunning ran deep.

At this critical moment, his reaction was incredibly swift. With a raise of his right hand, he quickly summoned an array diagram inscribed with the Innate Trigrams. The moment the diagram appeared, it projected a golden light that partitioned the heavens and the earth like a wall.

"Break!"

A strange light flashed in Chen Che’s eyes. His Divine Sense surged like a furious tide as he pushed it to its absolute limit. His robes billowed and his long hair whipped about as he pointed a finger from mid-air!

The Sword Group slammed violently into the Eight Array Diagram that separated heaven and earth.

CRACKLE!

Amidst the tremendous noise, the Sword Group tore the Eight Array Diagram to shreds. Under the roiling black clouds, tens of thousands of Flying Swords, like countless fireflies, shot straight toward Xu Chuan.

A chill went down Xu Chuan’s spine. Without hesitation, he waved his hands, summoning boundless True Essence and pushing his lifelong Power to its absolute limit, trying to block the attack. But before this swarm of swords, his vast True Essence was like a dry twig in a raging flood.

SHRED—

In just an instant, Xu Chuan’s body was completely overwhelmed.

Before the shock in his eyes could turn to terror, his entire body was pierced through. His Golden Core physique was instantly annihilated, and his blood, swept up by the Sword Qi, was forcefully blasted across the sea behind him.

BANG!

The Spiritual Boat beneath everyone’s feet shattered under the immense force. Amidst the loud bang, several figures flew out and landed on the surface of the water.

The old man Dan Kongzi, who wore a bamboo hat and had been fishing with his rod for months, turned his head slightly. He stared at the receding sword light, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and let out a gasp of astonishment.

"That idiot..."

"How dare you!"

"Everyone, attack together! Kill this brat!"

The figures who had flown out were either astonished by Xu Chuan’s instantaneous death or shocked by Chen Che’s sudden attack. But beyond their fury, their first instinct was to retaliate. One of them, a Water Robe Golden Core, let out a roar and abruptly raised his hands.

"Rise!"

SPLASH—

An unimaginably loud sound of water erupted.

The previously turbulent sea began to boil. Before the horrified eyes of countless people, a massive wall of water rose up. This wall was hundreds of feet high, blocking out the sun and looking like a curtain hanging down from the sky.

As the wall of water reached its peak, he pressed his hands down, and it began to crash down with the force of a collapsing sky.

Everyone’s faces paled in alarm.

If they allowed the wall to fall, not only them but the entire island reef would likely be shattered into pieces.

"Changtu, now!"

Meng Qianxun shouted as he swiftly clapped his hands together.

The father and son duo immediately joined forces. With a powerful push from their four large hands, surging True Essence shot forward.

The menacingly crashing water came to an abrupt halt. The surface of the water indented, revealing four massive, intricately detailed Hand Seals that forcibly stopped the wave a thousand feet away. Then, as the four hands pressed down, they pushed the wall of water from mid-air back into the sea.

Before everyone had a chance to rejoice...

Fang Shuxian had already raised the giant, multi-whorled Sea Snail. His chest swelled, and he blew into it with all his might:

WOOO—

The formless sound from the snail turned into visible ripples that rolled out in all directions.

SPLASH!

Almost simultaneously, the sea, which had just calmed, turned into a raging ocean once more. Two Tigerhead Sharks tore through the water’s surface, while enormous Mudskipper Shrimp rode the waves, their red shells like roaring flames as they charged menacingly toward the Spiritual Boat.

"Stop them!"

Zhao Changping, showing the demeanor of a head senior disciple, shouted out an order on the spot.

Instantly, dozens of Flying Swords and Magical Artifacts flew from the Spiritual Boat, carrying incomparable power. They slammed into the Mudskipper Shrimp with a series of muffled THUDS. But they only kicked up a stream of sparks before being deflected, failing to hinder the creature in the slightest.

SCREECH—

Just then, the Little Chick let out a cry and shot off Chen Che’s shoulder. In the blink of an eye, it grew to a thousand feet, its claws digging into the Mudskipper Shrimp’s body, and the terrifying force of the impact slammed the creature back into the water.

But in the next moment, another Mudskipper Shrimp rose from the water with even greater ferocity. Its Claw Clamp, larger than a mountain peak, whipped up a gale as it smashed directly toward the Spiritual Boat.

"Ah!"

Countless people cried out in horror.

If that clamp came down, the entire Spiritual Boat would likely be smashed in two.

"Up!"

Chen Che pointed with two fingers joined together.

The Spiritual Boat shuddered, and a brilliant green light flared, forming a massive circular Shield around it. The Claw Clamp fell, and the green light barrier actually caved inward. Before its second claw could strike, the Green-Winged Flood Dragon and the Sword-Patterned Silver Flood Dragon had already transformed into streaks of green and silver light, knocking the Mudskipper Shrimp away.

Meanwhile, the Poison Pill Master Xue Pingfeng clenched his right fist, a black powder appearing in his palm. He then opened his mouth and spat.

A foul wind suddenly rose. Within the colorless gale, it seemed as if black stars were mixed in.

SHRED!

Wherever the hurricane passed, the sea’s surface was sliced into pieces. Countless members of the Aquatic Race were bisected, their torn bodies instantly dissolving into puddles of pus. Seeing this, the faces of the Cultivators on the reef changed dramatically, and they all unleashed their Spiritual Artifacts to strike at the foul wind.

A series of CRACKLING explosions was heard.

The Magical Artifacts thrown into the foul wind shattered on impact, turning into fine dust.

Chen Che caught this out of the corner of his eye. He spat, and the flames of the Nine Transformations Spirit Flame Technique surged forth, igniting the foul wind. In an instant, like fire on oil, the entire foul wind erupted into a massive curtain of fire that almost reached Xue Pingfeng’s face.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In an instant, everyone was clashing. The entire sea region descended into chaos, with seawater splashing, True Essence fluctuating wildly, and blood spraying everywhere. The massive island reef was shattered into seven or eight pieces within a few breaths, and countless Cultivators fell into the sea, becoming food for the Aquatic Race on the spot.

However, more Cultivators came to their senses and quickly joined the battle.

Furthermore, Chen Che was single-handedly withstanding the brunt of the attacks. For a time, he managed to hold Xue Pingfeng and the others at bay beyond the reef, preventing them from advancing a single step.

"Kill Chen Che first! Forget about the others!"

Having failed to succeed after several attempts, the Water Robe Alchemist was furious.

Amidst his roar, he flipped his right hand, and a purple Clay Tea Pot appeared. The teapot was only palm-sized, but it seemed to weigh a thousand tons in his hand, and he struggled to hold it. But when he tilted the spout, Chen Che immediately understood why.

From the spout poured a black, water-like liquid—

"The Essence of Water?"

Chen Che’s eyes lit up.

Clearly, the Essence of Water that Xu Chuan had used as bait to lure him out of the Black Tortoise Calm Sea wasn’t a fabrication. The person who possessed it was real, and that person was none other than this Water Robe Golden Core.

SPLASH!

As the Essence of Water entered the sea, the entire ocean seemed to fall under his control. He began chanting, spitting out strings of obscure and unintelligible syllables. The sea surged and immediately formed a massive whirlpool.

Countless tons of seawater spun madly, and even the Golden Core Great Demons began to be swept away by the current.

The seawater, assimilated by the Essence of Water, rose madly into the sky and then rushed toward Chen Che with hurricane-like speed. The crest of the massive wave rapidly transformed into a stampede of tens of thousands of horses made of seawater.

Their giant hooves thundered across the water’s surface. With each gallop, their majestic and powerful muscles trembled.

"Collect!"

Seeing this, Chen Che was not alarmed but delighted. He raised his hand and waved.

As he activated his True Essence, the yellow-skinned Gourd flew out swiftly. The mouth of the Gourd shone brightly, then began to act like a bottomless abyss, madly devouring all the seawater—including the Essence of Water within it!

"Let me test your strength!"

A Golden Core Cultivator rose with the wind and waved his hand. A great bird, over a thousand feet long, shot out like an arrow loosed from a bowstring. This bird’s size far surpassed that of the Little Chick even when its Demon Qi was at its peak, yet it revealed no aura whatsoever.

Clearly, it was a Puppet made from a Golden Core Great Demon.

"Get lost!"

Chen Che shouted in a low voice. He clenched his right fist, and the Red Dragon Lock Chain transformed into a Fire Dragon, striking down from the sky.

BAM!

With a tremendous bang, the Great Demon Puppet’s body shuddered, lost its balance, and plummeted into the sea.

"Excellent!"

Amidst a burst of wild laughter, another figure rose from the sea.

It was a Golden Core Cultivator holding a Long Spear. His body moved like a swimming dragon, swerving sharply in mid-air to evade the Red Dragon Lock Chain. He thrust his Soaring Dragon Spear forward as fast as a shuttle, and the vast True Essence contained in the strike actually coiled the seawater into a vortex.

CRACK!

With a loud crack, the green Shield outside the Spiritual Boat shattered. The momentum of his spear didn’t diminish as it continued straight for Chen Che!

But Chen Che neither dodged nor retreated. He summoned the Ruyi Wind and Thunder Sword, its blade flashing through the air, tearing apart the vortex of seawater and meeting the tip of the spear. A terrifying force slammed down, violently pushing the Spiritual Boat beneath Chen Che’s feet down into the water.

With the Spiritual Boat as the center, the water’s surface for dozens of miles around collapsed, forming a massive bowl as an invisible force pressed it down several meters deep.

"My turn!"

Before the horrified eyes of the crowd, Chen Che looked up. The divine light in his eyes exploded as he instantly pushed his Divine Sense, Qi and Blood, and True Essence to their absolute limits. His robes flapped like banners in the wind. His long hair writhed like a frenzied python!

He was never one to take a beating lying down!