Chapter 314: Monster Ancestor? (1/2)
A crystal mountain thirty thousand meters tall whistled through the air and smashed down on the two giant zombies. The inner sea shook as well, but in a different way from the last time.
When the floating isle had previously moved, it’d been when the six unholy terrors had displayed their prowess with their crystal mountains. Innumerable formations on the floating peak, together with the formation that’d returned to its origins, had borne the brunt of that power. Though it had indeed crashed into the inner sea in the end, it hadn’t been too affected otherwise.
This time around, the Deaf Prince unleashed the mountain’s full power. Dazzling white light blossomed on its surface, illuminating the entire inner sea. Unimpeded by formations, the crystal mountain rammed into the ocean with irresistible force and momentum.
Massive waves arose from the impact, washing all directions with immense surges of water. They quickly converged into a mighty flood, submerging all of Levitating Island. Compared to the moment of the floating peak’s demise, the crystal mountain’s impact was a far more cataclysmic happening.
The floating peak, Levitating Island, and the inner sea formed a single whole, so no lasting damage had been inflicted on the inner sea the last time. However, the crystal mountain being used to attack now was a different entity entirely. Refined into an immortal treasure, its exceptional weight had been augmented by the inexhaustible energy of heaven and earth contained within.
But its power didn’t stop there. On top of that, it could also bestir the local power of the land.
Their bodies far too enormous to dodge in time, the two giant zombies were sent howling piteously into the water. Before one could even blink, Levitating Island was no more.
When he’d smashed Jiangchen Wushang’s great formation, the Deaf Prince hadn’t called upon his crystal mountain’s true power. He hadn’t summoned the power of the land, either, but simply used the weight of the treasure itself to flatten a dao realm zombie.
However, not daring to run any risk against two zombies born from corpse coffins, the prince had immediately deployed the strongest force available to him. A gentle radiance shone from the silver box in the prince’s hand, shielding Lu Yun and company.
“The power of the world…. This is the World Chest!” Inside the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals, Empress Myrtlestar recognized the swell of tender energy: the World Chest.
According to legend, the chest contained an entire world inside. It was a peerless, legendary treasure even in the ancient times. The empress herself had never come into possession of it, but she could still recognize its signature energy.
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It took an interminably long time for quiet to finally return to the vast inner sea. In contrast, Levitating Island was certifiably, completely ruined.
All of the cities on the island and various congregation sites had been reduced to broken chunks and worthless scraps. Thankfully, all of the island’s inhabitants were either cultivators or immortals; there had been no ordinary mortals embroiled in the battle. Caught in the deluge, the cultivators had all escaped via sword flight, so no one had been too severely injured.
In contrast, the island itself had been wrecked. The underground veins, mountains and rivers, flora and terrain, including mines and life points, had all been destroyed by the flood. The island’s life force and immortal energies were scattered, making it inhospitable even after the waters receded.
When Lu Yun’s group finally struggled back to the island, all they saw was ruin and devastation.
“The sacred land of the monster spirits was destroyed, just like that?” The little fox poked her head out of Qing Han’s clothes, her watery blue eyes full of shock and confusion.
“Miao?” Su Xiaoxiao said subconsciously, a little startled by the sudden sight of the creature.
“You know me?” the fox asked, blinking at her with puzzlement.
Lu Yun glanced at the little creature, astonishment writ large over his face. He flipped through the relevant part of Su Xiaoxiao’s memories, at long last grasping the identity of this fox that was missing part of her soul and liked to act silly and play cute all day long.