Before she could finish speaking, a beam of sword light suddenly shot into the sky from the distant reef area. The sword light, like a cascading silver river, swept across the sea, cleaving dozens of sea monsters in two.
Jun Yuangui arrived through the air, his white robes fluttering, the long sword in his hand gleaming coldly, his aura imposing.
"Sword Formation!" he shouted, his sword techniques shifting as seven sword energies split forth, forming a sword net barrier in front of the beach. The sea monsters charging at the forefront crashed into the sword net and were instantly torn to pieces.
Rong Jiaojiao flew to his side: "Where are Senior Tian Shu and the others?"
Jun Yuangui frowned: "Something has changed at the bottom of the sea. They're trapped. That black dragon is being controlled by someone, and its purpose is to deal with us."
"What?" Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed in shock. "Who can control such a ferocious beast?"
Jun Yuangui didn't answer, but suddenly grabbed her hand: "Be careful!"
A water jet shot out from the sea, grazing the spot where the two had just stood, and smashed a boulder behind them to pieces.
The Blackwater Dragon had already noticed them, its enormous vertical pupils flashing with a cruel light.
“Go help Commander Zheng evacuate the crowd,” Jun Yuangui said, releasing her hand with a serious tone. “I’ll hold this beast back.”
Rong Jiaojiao said anxiously, "How can you manage alone?"
Jun Yuangui smiled slightly: "Don't worry, these sea beasts can't make things difficult for me."
After saying that, he took out a dragon-shaped jade pendant from his pocket and hung it around his neck.
The jade pendant grew longer when it encountered the wind, transforming into a set of shimmering silver dragon scale armor covering the entire body.
Jun Yuangui's aura surged instantly, faintly reaching the Celestial Master realm.
"What is this? How can it be so powerful?" Rong Jiaojiao murmured, her eyes lingering on the armor.
"Go!" Jun Yuangui's tone was so casual.
Rong Jiaojiao gritted her teeth, turned around, and ran towards the crowd. Behind her came deafening roars of dragons and the sound of sword energy cutting through the air. She dared not look back, afraid of seeing a scene she did not want to see.
Chaos had broken through part of the sword net and was chasing after the villagers who were fleeing in all directions.
Zheng Weiguo and his soldiers used grenades to try to stop them, but with little effect.
"Get out of the way!" Rong Jiaojiao flew over, her hands forming a seal, and a Heavenly Thunder Talisman unfolded in the air, turning into a rain of thunder that fell from the sky.
The sea monsters struck by the thunderstorm let out shrill screams and retreated back into the sea.
"Comrade Rong!" Zheng Weiguo exclaimed, both surprised and delighted. "What exactly happened?"
"There's no time to explain!" Rong Jiaojiao said urgently. "Everyone, evacuate to higher ground immediately! The farther the better!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the sea.
A column of water shot into the sky, and five figures flew out of the water, arriving at the seaside in the blink of an eye—they were none other than Master Tian Shu and his group! They looked rather disheveled, their Daoist robes torn, but their imposing aura remained undiminished.
Rong Jiaojiao was taken aback. Hadn't they gone to the deep sea?
How did I end up here?
One question after another popped into her mind, but she didn't have time to think it through before she could act.
"Form the Five Elements Demon-Sealing Formation!" With a command from Celestial Pivot, the five individuals stood in five directions, their magical artifacts gleaming brightly. A massive Five Elements formation unfolded on the sea, trapping the Black Water Serpent within.
The black dragon struggled frantically, stirring up towering waves.
The array's light flickered erratically, as if it might collapse at any moment.
"Senior Sister!" Jun Yuangui flew over, "This dragon has been cursed with a soul-controlling spell!"
Master Tian Shu's face was grim as he said, "I know... someone tampered with the underwater seal, released this thing, and altered the formation. We almost fell for it!"
Just then, the sea parted, and a man in black robes emerged from the waves.
A chilling voice echoed from the sea: "Hahaha... Tian Shu brat, today is your death day!"
He was shrouded in black mist, with only his scarlet eyes visible, radiating an evil aura.
"A demonic spirit!" Master Tian Shu exclaimed sharply. "No, a demonic spirit isn't this powerful. Are you a fragment of a demonic soul?"
The man in black robes suddenly changed his aura: "Don't mention that useless stuff to me."
Then his tone changed to smugness as he said, "I was originally planning to slowly plot and wait until my cultivation level was higher before going after you hypocritical scoundrels from the Daoist sect. I didn't expect you to deliver yourselves to my doorstep."
He burst into laughter: "Once I refine the blood essence of all of you, this world will be mine."
Tian Shu laughed: "So that's how it is. You're just a wisp of his spirit. You've gotten used to being in the wilderness and have developed your own ideas. You want to be in charge now."
Enraged that his thoughts had been exposed, the man in black waved his hands, and twelve black stone pillars suddenly rose from the sea, each covered with strange runes.
The runes glowed with a bloody light, forming a huge cage of blood mist that enveloped everyone inside.
"Blood Fiend Sealing Heaven Formation!" Master Tian Shu's expression changed drastically. "Stop him quickly!"
Rong Jiaojiao didn't bother to hide. She threw the space talisman in her hand at a certain place. The space talisman drew a silver light in the air, but when it touched the edge of the Blood Fiend Sealing Heaven Formation, it disappeared without a trace, like a mud ox entering the sea.
Soldiers and civilians in the distance were extremely anxious when they saw the seven people trapped in the blood mist, their figures obscured.
At this moment, Rong Zhiyuan was held tightly by Tang Wangfei and several other comrades, preventing him from running away.
Tang Wangfei said sternly, "Do you know that going there now will only harm your sister?"
Rong Zhiyuan's eyes were bloodshot. The more proud he had been of his younger sister cultivating on the immortal mountain, the more he now wished he were just an ordinary person.
At this moment, he felt utterly powerless, and looking at the direction shrouded in blood mist, he wished he could take his sister's place.
He could no longer hold back his tears, which streamed down his face. He didn't know how his family would survive if anything happened to his sister.
And then there's Uncle Qingxuan. He only has Jiaojiao as his disciple, whom he has raised and taught since she was a child. He can't even imagine what would happen if something happened to Jiaojiao. Uncle Qingxuan would probably go crazy.
He was helplessly pressed to the ground, only praying to God to protect his sister...
Inside the formation, Jun Yuangui said in a deep voice, "It's useless. This is a demonic formation from the upper realm. Ordinary talismans can't break it."
Rong Jiaojiao didn't notice the words "upper realm" in his words. At that moment, she felt as if her heart was about to explode with pain.
The man in black robes laughed sinisterly, "The little girl is clever, but it's too late!"
He quickly formed hand seals, and the twelve stone pillars simultaneously spewed out even more blood mist, instantly filling the entire formation with a foul stench and a nauseating odor.
Rong Jiaojiao suddenly felt dizzy, and her strength drained away like a receding tide.
To her horror, she discovered that strange blood patterns were beginning to appear on her skin, as if she were being corrupted by an evil force.
"He's draining our life essence!" Master Tian Shu shouted angrily. "Everyone, form the Heart Protection Seal!"
Everyone hurriedly formed hand seals to protect their heart meridians. The others were fine, but Rong Jiaojiao's face remained as pale as paper, and her breathing gradually weakened.
Jun Yuangui suddenly tossed the dragon scale armor to Rong Jiaojiao: "Put it on!"
“Then you…” Rong Jiaojiao looked at him hesitantly.
"Hurry!" Jun Yuangui shouted without giving any room for refusal, while biting his fingertip and drawing a blood-red talisman in the air.
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