The Blade-Wielding Legend

Li Yan looked at the Hook Paper in his hand and inexplicably felt that this thing would be of great use in the future...

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The fleet sailed with difficulty under the protection of the Eight Wind Formation and the path cleared by the Thunder Fire Cannon for an unknown amount of time.

The gray-red mist seemed to thin out a bit, and a huge island’s outline could be vaguely seen ahead.

It was Tsushima Island!

Woo—!!!

A low, prolonged horn sound suddenly echoed out of nowhere!

The entire sea surface began to boil violently!

Boom!!!

The sea surface less than a hundred feet in front of the left side of the fleet exploded abruptly!

Amidst the towering waves, a shadow so massive it was suffocating burst out of the water!

It was a huge whale made entirely of eerie white bones!

No, not just a whale; its skull was hideous, filled with fangs, its spine jagged like a mountain range, and its tail dragged along something like a giant turtle’s bone claw!

"Skeleton Whale!"

"It must be the work of the Jianmu Earth Immortal!" Yu Chanzi’s face slightly changed, sternly warning.

Li Yan saw this and was somewhat surprised.

This creature was much smaller than the giant turtle carrying the Overseas Immortal Island, but still astonishing.

It must be a mutant skeleton leftover from the Barbaric Era.

Who knows where Jianmu got it from.

The Skeleton Whale opened its massive mouth, and though lacking vocal cords, emitted a grating sound from deep within its belly.

In the next moment, a black fog as thick as ink, exuding a pungent stench and powerful corrosive aura, surged forth towards the foremost warships of the fleet like a breached dam!

"Be careful!" Gao Zhenxiong’s eyes widened with rage.

Wherever the black fog passed, the sea surface sizzled and emitted white smoke.

The first ship to bear the brunt, a medium-sized warship, saw its iron-plated hull instantly turn black with rust, and the sturdy wood rotted and disintegrated as if doused with strong acid, visibly falling apart!

The soldiers on board didn’t even have time to scream before their bodies melted like wax figures, leaving only eerie white bones, which were then completely swallowed by the black fog!

The scene made one’s scalp tingle!

The Thunder Fire Exorcism Cannon roared as it fired at the giant beast, the shells hitting its bone armor and blasting open large cracks, scattering bone fragments, yet unable to inflict deadly damage.

The immense body of the Whale Ao stirred the sea currents, raising furious waves, and the expanding domain of the corrosive black fog was about to envelop several large ships!

"Wretched creature!"

A sharp, cold shout cut through the chaos!

Li Yan’s figure appeared ghost-like at the forefront of the flagship’s bow.

His eyes shone brilliantly, and his left palm suddenly released a burst of intense electric light!

The Soul-hooking Thunder Rope had been enhancing, continuously accumulating Thunder Astral, now reaching optimal status.

This creature relied entirely on robust yin energy for defense.

Thunder was precisely its nemesis.

"Suppress!"

Li Yan’s left hand pressed down虚按, and the lightning crackled and fiercely struck the Skeleton Whale’s head.

Boom—!!!

The deafening thunderous roar!

Electric snakes madly snaked into the Whale Ao’s bone seams!

The gushing corrosive black fog suddenly halted, as if its source had been choked off.

"Now’s the time!"

A fierce glint flashed in Li Yan’s eyes, and the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope quickly wound around his body.

The electric snakes surged violently, intertwining and weaving, forming above the Whale Ao’s head a giant vague yet majestic figure clad in Thunder Armor!

It was precisely the Thunder God Transformation of the Divine Transformation Technique.

With the enhancement of the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope, the power of this technique had also skyrocketed.

The giant phantom silently roared, raised its arms high with the Thunder Hammer, and forcefully crushed down!

Ka-chak—!!!!

The cringe-inducing sound of bone fracturing echoed clearly throughout the entire sea region!

The hard skull of the Skeleton Whale Ao was instantly covered with spider-web-like gigantic cracks.

The two clusters of ghostly green flames in its eye sockets flickered violently like candles in the wind, then puffed out with a sound, and extinguished completely!

Having lost its core drive, the massive body of the Skeleton Whale Ao stiffened and slowly sank into the dark seawater, raising turbulent waves, the deadly corrosive black fog dissipating along with it.

The fleet was left in dead silence, with only the sound of waves lapping against the hull and heavy breathing.

Everyone was awed by the might of this thunderous strike.

Li Yan let out a muffled groan, his body swayed, and he quickly returned.

Although the "Thunder God Transformation" was powerful now, the backlash was not small either.

"Landing!"

Gao Zhenxiong suppressed the shock in his heart and issued the order for a full attack!

In the distance, the remains of a dilapidated pier were in sight, the charred mud flats scattered with shipwrecks and the bare bones of humans and animals.

The fleet struggled ashore, elite soldiers poured onto Tsushima Island like a tide.

However, the scene before them was so eerie that it made one’s heart grow cold.

Not the imagined desolate ruins or a heavily fortified bastion.

What caught their eyes were rows upon rows of town streets with a distinct Japanese flavor!

Wooden houses, hanging warm curtains, and even banners fluttering with "sake" and "tea".

On the streets, people came and went, men, women, and children wearing kimonos, vendors carrying loads, a scene bustling with prosperity and harmony, they could even faintly hear the hawker’s call and the laughter of children.

"Is this... an Illusion Realm?" Wang Daoxuan frowned, tightly clutching the Five Directions Luo Feng Flag.

"Careful! It’s Japan’s ’Hundred Demons Night Parade Scroll Barrier’!"

Kong Shangzhao promptly reminded them.

He was knowledgeable and well-versed in some of the legends of the Japan Mystical Sect.

Yu Chanzi also spoke in a deep voice, "Daytime town street, turning into monsters at night! This is laid by the Japanese Yin-Yang Dao combined with Evil Technique, the virtual and reality coexist, extremely dangerous, be careful everyone!"

The army cautiously stepped into this eerie town street.

At first, those "townspeople" seemed oblivious to them, continuing with their lives.

But as they advanced, the sense of abnormality grew stronger.

An "old man" carrying fresh fish walked past a soldier, the "water" dripping from his fish basket left dark red marks on the muddy ground, emitting a faint scent of blood.

A "child" playing by the roadside let their ball roll to the soldier’s feet, and the soldier instinctively looked down, only to see that it wasn’t a ball at all, but a shriveled, blackened human head!

When the last hint of "sunshine" was completely swallowed by the gray-red fog, the world suddenly plunged into a bizarre darkness. It was as if an unseen hand instantly ripped away all disguises!

Woo—!

A piercing yin wind rose from the ground, extinguishing all the lanterns.

The bustling town street scene peeled away and twisted like a faded painting!

The wooden houses decayed and collapsed, revealing white bones inside.

The hanging warm curtains turned into white banners for summoning souls.

The kind smiles on the "townspeople’s" faces instantly twisted into hideous ghostly visages!

Their kimonos tore apart, exposing decaying flesh or jagged skeletons!

"Heh heh heh..." A chilling giggle sounded overhead.

The crowd looked up to see a giant paper lantern, burning with blue ghost fire, floating in the air.

Beneath the lantern, the phantom of a woman in a gorgeous twelve-layered kimono, with long hair and a deathly pale yet exquisite face, floated about; it was the legendary Green Lantern!

The soldiers’ eyes instantly became vacant wherever the blue light from her lamp reached.

Meanwhile, from the shadowed street corners, several white figures darted out like lightning!

They were Bone Women!

Their upper bodies were in the form of women with disheveled hair, while their lower bodies were bare bones.

They were incredibly fast, with bone claws sharp as knives, easily tearing the soldiers’ armor and sending up fountains of blood!

"Form up! Defend in a circle!" shouted the junior officer hoarsely.

The soldiers stood back to back, spears pointing outward, shields held high.

Mystic Sect Disciples joined in, the light of talismans, magic swords, Thunder Fire, and immobilization spells flashed everywhere, entangling with the ghosts.

Screams, the explosions of spells, and eerie wails instantly filled this island turned into a land of evil spirits.

These creatures, all escaped when the Daluo Law Realm was torn apart.

Not particularly powerful, but annoyingly numerous.

The troops of the Divine State went back to rest, and the artillery shells were overused, now they must rely on themselves.

"We can’t linger here! We must directly attack the dragon, breaking the core of their barrier!"

Yu Chanzi looked at the ghosts, and immediately ordered in a low voice.

He gazed at the hill in the center of the island shrouded in a dense, ominous atmosphere.

There, the outline of an ancient shrine was faintly visible.

"Heavenly Master Zhang! Wang Daoxuan! Fellow Daoists! Follow me!"

With a clear whistle, Yu Chanzi, like a crane, first rushed toward the hill in the center of the island.

Zhang Jingxuan, Wang Daoxuan, and a dozen top experts from various factions followed closely.

They avoided the main town street, taking only the deserted paths, but still encountered the frenzied obstruction of various ghosts like the Spider Demon, River Monster, and Tubi along the way.

Everyone exerted their skills, thunder lights, Sword Qi, and talismanic fires crisscrossed, forcibly carving out a bloody path.

Finally, they reached the base of the hill.

Looking up, the shrine atop the hill loomed faintly in the gray-red mist, emanating a dreadful evil aura.

A visible layer of purple Sha Qi, like a giant bowl, was inverted over the hill, firmly guarding the shrine.

Li Yan held the Duan Chen Blade horizontally, murderous intent surging in his eyes.

He inexplicably had a feeling that the Zhao Changsheng he had been desperately searching for was inside...

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