BZZZZZ...

The heavens and earth rumbled as a dim river faintly appeared. Within this dim river, one Water Beast after another sank into its depths.

These Water Beasts had eyes that glowed with a green light and mouths that dripped with red water. Each one looked numb, yet ferocious.

Nanyu’s expression was grave. "A vicious tiger has its vassal ghosts. I never thought this wicked Flood Dragon would have a similar Divine Technique, able to gather the malevolent spirits of the water for its own use."

Lin Tianxue’s scalp tingled with even more fear. "A river of Souls... just how many lives did this damned Flood Dragon take to create this?"

The others were also alarmed. They raised their weapons one by one, ready for a fierce battle.

Fang Yang glanced at the dim river in the void, then at the Array beneath his feet.

’The strongest are only thousand-fold Souls, and there are only seven of them.’

’That makes sense. This is just an assessment mission set for the prodigies on the Human Ranking. There’s no way something over-the-top like a ten-thousand-fold Soul would appear.’

Thoughts raced through his mind.

In contrast to the grave expressions of the others, his face was completely calm.

RUMBLE...

Before long, the dim river in the void erupted. One after another, the Souls of Water Beasts emerged, roaring as they charged the Sealing Array.

For a moment, the sky flickered between light and dark, with faint glints of sinister lightning.

Meanwhile, gusts of eerie wind swept through the mountains, chilling one to the bone.

Such power was enough to overturn a Bronze Tribe.

Perhaps because Fang Yang was by their side, the turbulent hearts of Xuezhi, Nanyu, and the others gradually calmed down.

They were no longer panicked and took up their formations one by one, preparing to face the enemy.

Among them, Cyan Aura and Mo Ran, the two young men of the small group, exchanged a look.

Both could see the helplessness and relief in each other’s eyes.

Helplessness, because to a certain extent, a barrier existed between them and Fang Yang.

This gave rise to a strange possessiveness in their hearts, a primal possessiveness!

Relief, because they had invited Fang Yang, which meant they had a safety net no matter what and wouldn’t capsize.

"First Lifebound Divine Technique—Boundless Heavy Wind!"

A cold glint flashed in Nanyu’s eyes as he fiercely swung his snow-white longsword from top to bottom.

With a loud bang, a gale-force wind slashed out from beneath his sword.

The gale grew, rapidly forming a tornado in mid-air, but it failed to completely shred the Water Beast Souls in front of it.

"Souls fear yang energy. Use more Fire Skills or thunder skills."

Fang Yang said softly, then immediately threw the electric python he was holding, letting it face the enemy.

He possessed a ten-thousand-fold Soul, making him almost a Tier Five Soul Dao cultivator.

Naturally, he had a much clearer understanding of the Mystical Skills of the Soul Dao.

Following his advice, everyone changed their approach, casting their Magic around Cyan Aura.

Cyan Aura suddenly let out a long breath. The next moment, he brandished his golden trident, and purplish-cyan electric light appeared like a river.

The bolts of lightning weren’t striking one by one, but were packed together, filling a section of the sky before crashing down directly.

In the violent collisions and terrifying clashes, the Water Beast Souls let out successive wails as they were continuously destroyed.

The python on the other side, however, thrashed its body wildly, burning its own Bloodline Power.

It drew down bolts of lightning from the heavens, shattering the Souls of Water Beasts that were one or two minor realms stronger than it.

This was the Electric Shock Skill!

Immediately after, it let out a long hiss toward the sky, and with a flick of its tail, nine bolts of lightning shot out.

This was the Thunder Prison Skill!

The Electric Shock Skill and the Thunder Prison Skill were both bloodline Magic of the Fierce Beast python, and it was now using them to their fullest extent.

Or perhaps because its former master, Cyan Aura, was present, it was putting extra effort into showing off.

It obediently followed Fang Yang’s commands, causing ripples of emotion to appear in the eyes of Xuezhi, Nanyu, and the others.

"Dammit..."

Cyan Aura gritted his teeth, desperately wanting to bring out his Purple Gold Electric Python.

But he wasn’t as powerful as Fang Yang. Summoning the Purple Gold Electric Python in the current environment would be no different from dooming it.

He let out a roar, the muscles in his arms bulging, and repeatedly struck at the Water Beast Souls.

’After being tempered by the years, Cyan Aura’s character has matured a lot,’ Fang Yang glanced at Cyan Aura, thinking to himself.

’The Cyan Aura of the past was arrogant and looked down on everyone. He only cared about his own momentary pleasure and wouldn’t have cared what happened to his battle pet.’

So, when Cyan Aura really didn’t summon the Purple Gold Electric Python, it actually made Fang Yang think more highly of him.

A lesson taught by man is hard to learn.

A lesson taught by life is learned in an instant.

At this moment, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky. The dim Soul River grew ever fainter.

Fang Yang stood guard over the battlefield, holding the line for the group while also repeatedly striking out to deal with the tougher opponents.

SWISH! A flash of Cyan Thunder shot from his fingertip, instantly piercing the head of a Three-headed Crocodile Soul and saving Nanyu from a dangerous situation.

One by one, wave after wave.

Every time the auras of Xuezhi, Nanyu, and the others became unstable and they desperately needed to recover their True Essence, he would step in at the right moment to assist them.

And throughout this process, he kept the Sealing Array firmly protected.

「An hour later.」

The dim Soul River had completely vanished into thin air. Everyone on the field was panting for breath.

Lin Tianxue, in particular, completely disregarded her appearance and sat on the ground, gasping for air.

First the Flood Dragon’s Dao rhythm, then the malevolent spirits of the water.

This series of events had far exceeded their expectations.

All they could say was that the methods of a Desolate Beast were truly extraordinary, not something that prodigies of the Human Ranking like themselves could easily handle.

"We finally dealt with it. Fang Yang, it’s a good thing you were here," Xuezhi said, pressing a hand to her collar and taking small breaths, barely managing to maintain her ladylike posture.

"That’s right. If you hadn’t come, I’m afraid this would have been a disaster for us." Even someone as proud as Nanyu lowered his head, with none of his former jealousy or resentment.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In a way, they had indirectly crossed swords with a Flood Dragon Desolate Beast.

Looking at it this way, paying the price of a Tier Five Spiritual Object to have Fang Yang as their backup was definitely worth it.

"A disaster? How could that be..." Fang Yang smiled faintly.

He waved his hand, signaling that they could relax and recover the True Essence in their apertures.

But his gesture did little to quell their admiration, especially the worshipful, sparkling stars in Xuezhi’s eyes.

At this moment, seeing their expressions, now devoid of jealousy and filled only with admiration, he couldn’t help but think of Sen Wei.

From the very beginning, ever since Sen Wei awakened her perfect-grade Cyan Lotus Saint Body, she had always surpassed her peers, standing independent and aloof.

The treatment he was receiving now was something Sen Wei had experienced long ago.

Thinking of this, his gaze shifted toward Celestial Dragon Peak. ’I wonder if Sen Wei listened to me and went to Celestial Dragon Peak to wait for a good opportunity...’

Before coming to the Ten Thousand Mountains, he had told Sen Wei that she could try making a trip to Celestial Dragon Mountain.

But Sen Wei had an independent nature, with her own vast world in her heart.

Thus, he couldn’t say for sure what choice Sen Wei would ultimately make.

DRIP... DRIP...

A quarter of an hour later, the Sealing Array completely sealed the Water Eye, restoring the original climate to Yellow Worm Ridge.

But just then, droplets of pure Primordial Qi transformed into pink roses, blooming from the ground where the Water Eye was.

"The Primordial Qi tide is about to arrive!" Mo Ran cheered.

Hearing this, the others tensed up and hurriedly circulated their Cultivation Techniques, preparing to absorb the extremely pure Primordial Qi to advance their cultivation.