Chapter 348 Dragon-level Pressure

Fu Liye peered out from behind the rock, gazing toward the distant direction of the sea monster, selecting the position and distance. Then, a surge of soul power surged within him. Before any movement was detected, a soft 'poof' echoed, and a faint puff of purple smoke swirled as Fu Liye vanished without a trace.

This instantaneous teleportation technique was completely without warning, activated and executed in an instant, leaving Old Wang in sheer awe. Damn it, as the designer of "Yu Jiu Tian," he never dared to implement such a game-breaking move. If he could master such a teleportation technique and arm himself with a thousand or so Skyburst Grenades, seeing a giant like the Naga-Ro, he could teleport straight into its belly, drop a cluster of Skyburst Grenades, and make a quick escape. How thrilling that would be!

At this moment, glancing out from behind the rock, he saw a faint puff of purple smoke flash in the air at the heart of the isolated island, about two to three hundred meters above ground level. Fu Liye appeared in the high sky.

From this position, even the terrifyingly large sea monster and the four divine beings appeared only the size of fists. Fu Liye swiftly glanced downward, perhaps sensing the position was slightly off or too near one of the sea monster's heads. The purple smoke vanished once more, this time shifting direction, reappearing a dozen meters away.

Fu Liye glanced down at the sea monster, whose snoring was thunderous, and teleported once more!

Poof, poof, poof...

He teleported dozens of times in rapid succession, the purple smoke spiraling through the air like a staircase, appearing every dozen meters, descending steadily toward the monstrous center of the sea creature.

It wasn't that Fu Liye was unafraid of trouble. The greater the distance of spatial teleportation, the more intense the spatial tearing and vibrations. Thus, initially teleporting directly to two hundred meters above, he feared rousing the sea monster. As he descended, each movement was no more than ten meters. Later, as the sea monster's massive form obscured him, Old Wang lost sight of him. Fu Liye abandoned spatial teleportation altogether, controlling his body, holding his breath, and letting himself drift down like a feather...

Aside from its long, nine-headed neck, the sea monster's body stretched dozens of meters, resembling a dragon, with a soft, pale belly and a back adorned with golden scales as large as millstones. The sea monster was also a rebellious dragon, most fond of eating dragons, with four legs resembling those of a Kirin fire lizard, covered in strange, rugged skin, with four sharp, silver, and thick claws, clearly terrifying tools capable of easily splitting rocks and mountains.

At this moment, the dragon-scale-covered body was coiled in a ring, guarding something—a giant silver clam, the size of a house, now like a pillow, coiled by the sea monster. From the slightly opened crack of the giant clam, faint golden light spilled out, and a powerful soul power was felt to be gestating within.

Definitely a soul treasure!

Fu Liye's eyes burned with desire. He was now only a dozen meters away from the giant clam, becoming more cautious, holding his breath.

The terrifying snoring sounds around him shook the isolated island, but Fu Liye remained calm and focused.

Careful, careful... His body was light, not panicking at all, even the influence of air flow had been minimized, inching closer.

Closer, even closer!

Fu Liye could now see the clam meat inside the crack of the giant clam, golden, spraying rays of light. The giant clam that could gestate a soul treasure must have already become a spirit itself, and the clam meat was definitely an excellent tonic.

Now the giant clam was right in front of him, the crack not large but just enough for Fu Liye to reach in. He gently extended his left hand, about to quietly reach in for a probe, but just as he touched the shell of the giant clam, the thunderous snoring around him suddenly stopped.

This was truly the most feared sudden silence. Fu Liye's heart tightened, regardless of the consequences, his left hand was about to thrust into the giant clam. The sea monster must have been alerted, but with the treasure right in front, how could he resist not touching it? But before he could insert his hand, the slightly opened clam suddenly closed. Fu Liye's hand hit the incredibly hard edge of the giant clam, feeling intense pain in his hand bones, but the giant clam was completely unharmed.

A trap?

Fu Liye was shocked, his expression cold. At this moment, he waved his left hand, and a purple card appeared between his fingers. But when he tried to activate it with soul power, the card wouldn't explode. The surrounding space was enveloped by a terrifying aura, as if a lock had been silently placed on the space, locking every inch of the area, impossible to move even slightly!

As a spatial master, spatial teleportation had failed, effectively tying his hands. Fu Liye was greatly alarmed, feeling a shadow like a cloud covering the sun suddenly looming over his head.

Clang, clang, clang...

It was the sound of huge chains being pulled.

A chill ran from Fu Liye's back to his head, accelerating his heartbeat. He slowly looked up to see the sea monster's nine heads leisurely rising, each head the size of a house, with terrifying divine eyes as large as millstones, looking at him with amusement. The necks, like towering pillars, instantly blocked out the sun, leaving Fu Liye almost unable to see any light above!

The Nine-Headed Dragon's eyes looked at him as if he were a fool. The sea monster had a basic logic: there was always one head awake.

Fu Liye swallowed, realizing a serious mistake, feeling a faint but terrifying dragon's might awakening with those divine eyes, quietly spreading around. The whole world seemed to quiet down at this moment, making Fu Liye feel like an ant trying to shake a tree or move a mountain!

The huge gap in life levels, even someone as strong as Fu Liye almost had his legs go weak, barely holding on with sheer willpower. After all, he was a top-ranked expert among the ghost peaks. His face turned iron-gray, forcibly suppressing the fear and trembling with willpower.

Forget about the treasure, but the sea monster was bound by the four divine statues, deliberately luring him in before acting. Clearly, outside the four divine statues was beyond its reach. If only he could escape outside...

Gulp... Fu Liye's throat moved slightly.

Boom!

He had already bitten the tip of his tongue in secret. In this life-or-death moment, a surge of soul power suddenly ignited from Fu Liye's body. The sudden burst shattered the suppression and fear induced by the dragon-level creature's pressure. The powerful soul power erupted like a shockwave, sending a massive air wave rippling through the sky, propelling his body to shoot outward abruptly. Against a dragon-level creature, the window of opportunity might only last an instant. Even if it meant fleeing, he had to give it everything without a second thought!

But the next second.

Whoosh—

A massive shadow blotted out the sky—it was Hai Kula's tail. With a casual flick of its tail, its massive body moved faster than Fu Liye's desperate escape.

Seeing the shadow loom ahead, Fu Liye kicked off the ground and shot skyward.

At that moment, his eyes ignited with a divine glow. Having just activated a secret technique through a blood sacrifice, he was at his absolute peak. Only by unleashing his ultimate attack could he hope to escape Hai Kula's grasp.

"Five Paths..."

Snap, snap, snap—

Over a hundred colorless cards materialized instantly, encircling Fu Liye—twice the number he had used against Karida at the bell tower!

Veins throbbed on Fu Liye's forehead. Even with the secret technique, this was his limit. Each card radiated dazzling brilliance—red, blue, yellow, purple, and gold!

Every twenty cards of the same color formed a group, bound together by immense energy. Every twenty groups formed a cycle, each reinforcing and complementing the others.

"Five Paths Reincarnation!"

Fu Liye raised his hands, and the five-colored cards whirled into a colossal vortex. Infinite energy coalesced in an instant, erupting into a blinding beam of light!

In that moment, the colorful vortex in the sky suddenly expanded. The air was filled with flying debris and dust, and even the space sealed by the dragon's pressure quivered faintly, as if about to break free from the dragon-level suppression!

The attack wasn't the endgame. Even with the secret technique in play, Fu Liye knew he stood no chance against Hai Kula. The chasm between dragon-level and ghost-level was beyond comprehension. No ghost-level expert had ever dared to challenge a dragon-level foe, much less escape one!

Fu Liye aimed to harness the Five Paths Reincarnation's power to shatter the dragon-level suppression on the space. Even if just for a split second, it would let him activate his purple card and teleport beyond the Nine-Headed Dragon's reach!

But the next second, the nine solemn dragon heads in the sky slightly focused, a hint of disdain flashing in their eyes.

Dealing with such a lower-level creature didn't even require it to use any ultimate moves. Pure strength was enough to overpower anything. One of the dragon heads opened its mouth.

Roar~~~~

Without using soul power or any techniques, relying solely on the terrifying dragon's breath, a transparent ripple instantly formed, spreading over ten miles, enveloping almost the entire island. It descended from the sky like an apocalyptic force, wildly suppressing everything.

The space trembled, the island quaked. The apocalyptic ripple covering ten miles pressed down like an aurora, a majestic heavenly force that seemed to annihilate all life!

Boom!

The Five Paths Reincarnation vortex, which had just been shining brilliantly, now resembled a tiny flame swaying in a fierce wind. In an instant, it was extinguished, suppressed, and dissipated into nothingness! The terrifying shockwave continued, pressing down on the despairing Fu Liye, instantly crushing him to the ground at supersonic speed.

It was too powerful, completely unstoppable. Even a top-tier ghost-level expert was as insignificant as an ant before this terrifying dragon-level creature.

Fu Liye barely managed to protect his vital points with all his soul power before feeling his back hit the ground hard. The terrifying ripple pressed down, burying him and the entire land deep into the earth.

Boom!

Fu Liye instantly lost consciousness.

Old Wang, who was at the teleportation array, was utterly shocked. From the moment Hai Kula noticed Fu Liye and raised its head, he had already started activating the teleportation array. But to his dismay, he found that the array beneath his feet had been locked by a mysterious force. The dragon-level pressure had sealed the space. Fu Liye's teleportation was useless, and now even this array couldn't function...

Old Wang muttered a curse under his breath. At this point, there was no time to worry about Fu Liye. While brotherhood was valuable, his own life was more precious. Without hesitation, Old Wang turned and ran, heading straight for the beach of the island. When such a monster went berserk, the only option was to run as far as possible.

Just as he reached the shore, the terrifying ripple in the sky pressed down. Old Wang instinctively turned around, feeling a terrifying aura brush past the tip of his nose.

The rumbling continued...

The isolated island trembled. Originally only about ten miles in diameter, it was now being pressed down by the terrifying ripple, causing the entire island to sink significantly!

Old Wang felt his heart trembling, almost wanting to draw a cross on his chest, thanking the heavens for their protection. He thought to himself, "Man, I'm so smart and brave!" If he hadn't thought of running to the sea for refuge, he would probably have been crushed by the ripple just like this poor little island!

Splish, splash...

The island, now sunken by a full half meter, had waves continuously flowing back and sweeping over it, quickly submerging the original peripheral areas of the island. It looked like the originally ten-mile-wide island had shrunk even more...

At this moment, the entire island was flat. The large rock where Old Wang and Fu Liye had hidden was gone, obviously crushed into powder, becoming part of the soil and rubble beneath the island. Now, only Haikula and the four divine statues stood majestically on the island.

Old Wang's breath hitched in shock. He finally understood why the island was barren, without even a single tree. Damn it, when this monster gets pissed, it does this, and when it's happy, it shakes like this too. Forget trees, even rocks get flattened!

Terrifying! Dragon-level is just too much! Those terrifying soul beasts and sea demons he had seen on the ancient battlefield in the fourth layer of the illusion were probably not even worthy of being called younger brothers in front of this Nine-Headed Dragon Haikula! It could annihilate a whole area in an instant! Brother Fu Liye is probably toast, poor guy.

Old Wang, still shaken, silently prayed. "Brother Fu, this monster is too ferocious, I'm afraid I can't help you with your remains, wait..."

At this thought, Old Wang's eyes suddenly widened, staring straight at a spot near the coast of the island. That was where the teleportation array had been, but now, it had been completely flattened. There was no trace of the teleportation array, not even a hint of its green light!

Holy crap!

Old Wang's mouth hung open: "The teleportation array is gone, how am I supposed to get back?!"

He quickly turned to scan the sea, only to see a vast, endless horizon. And knowing the Soul Illusion Realm, it was probably just an illusion; the area here wouldn't be too large.

Although the Soul Illusion Realm might regenerate, could he really last until then?

Looking at the Nine-Headed Dragon Haikula not far away, Old Wang felt that things didn't look good. The way it was posed didn't seem like it was giving him any chances.

Assessing his own resources—the Skyburst Grenade, the Snow Wolf King?

Seemed pretty useless, what should he do?