The tide of Celestial Demons was instantly cut to pieces by the Flying Sword. An ordinary Celestial Demon would be reduced to ash with a single strike of Five Elements Yang Thunder. Even a Great Demon, capable of fighting a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm, couldn’t block a single blow.

A Three Corpses Bone Demon let out a piercing shriek and used its White Bone Grand Capture, trying to seize the Flying Sword. But Yang Jing marshaled all his Magical Power and pushed the Flying Sword with all his might. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Empowered by Water Escape and Power Control Qi, the Celestial Waterfall Sword suddenly accelerated, instantly achieving the state of Sword Qi Thunder Sound underwater.

The fingers on the Three Corpses Bone Demon’s prideful claws were all lopped off by the Flying Sword. Its momentum unfaltering, the sword caused sparks to flash across the demon’s chest. Then, appearing to move slowly yet with incredible speed, it slashed through its ribs and passed clean through its body.

Its bones, as hard as Profound Gold, were suppressed by the Five Elements Yang Thunder and the Exorcism and Binding Charm, becoming as brittle as Iron Essence.

Before the Three Corpses Bone Demon could even react, a dazzling, Five-Colored Thunder Light had already traversed the vast expanse of water and slammed into its body.

Yang Jing didn’t hesitate to expend Great Magical Power to quickly kill this tough, thick-skinned Three Corpses Bone Demon, because more Celestial Demons, seemingly endless, were swarming toward the Flying Boat.

Some that slipped through the net had already landed on the Flying Boat’s Defensive Spirit Light and were greedily tearing it apart.

Yang Jing’s four disciples, Zuoqiu Feng, and the Demon Suppression Army soldiers on the Flying Boat also used every technique at their disposal to exterminate the densely packed Celestial Demons.

Zuoqiu Feng’s Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber was exceptionally sharp. It could slice even a Celestial Demon like the Three Corpses Bone Demon in two with a single strike. She was even holding back a Great Celestial Demon capable of fighting a Golden Core Cultivator.

Yinjiao, like Yang Jing, chose to wield the Five Elements True Thunder. Her Thunder Technique crackled as she specifically targeted the Celestial Demons attacking the Defensive Spirit Light.

Iron Head launched the head of his Seven-Star Flying Thunder Spear, imbuing it with raging Yang Fire. His speed at slaying Celestial Demons was second only to Zuoqiu Feng and Yang Jing.

Ji Feng empowered her Five Elements True Fire with her Exorcism and Binding Charm Talent. Just a single spark from the raging True Fire landing on a Celestial Demon was enough to make it suffer immensely.

Although Chi Yu couldn’t recklessly use her Celestial Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light, her Red Blood Saber was still extremely effective against Celestial Demons. Any ordinary Celestial Demon struck by the Red Blood Saber would dissolve into a pool of pus and blood, which was then absorbed into the blade.

The more Celestial Demons it slew, the more demonic and eerie the glow of the Red Blood Saber became.

"Minister Yang, the Spiritual Qi in the Ruyi Nine Tripod Array is down to one and a half tripods’ worth! These Celestial Demons are consuming too much. If we don’t activate the other arrays soon, the Flying Boat’s reserves won’t be enough to power the Grand Array."

The Demon Suppression Army soldier waiting by Yang Jing’s side relayed the message from the control cabin. His scalp tingled with fear as he looked at the horde of Celestial Demons completely surrounding them.

’If we activate the Void Five Weapons Array and the Extinction Cold Light Array now,’ he thought, ’we might still have a chance for a desperate battle against the Demon Sect Flying Boat behind us. If we delay any longer, the Flying Boat’s Spiritual Qi will be exhausted, and we’ll be nothing but fish on a chopping block.’

Yang Jing sat cross-legged on a Meditation Cushion, focusing all his mental energy on the Celestial Waterfall Sword.

After hearing the soldier’s report, he paused for a moment before saying,

"Wait. Just a little longer."

Having received his orders, the soldier could only relay Yang Jing’s command back to the control cabin.

Under the constant assault of the Celestial Demons, the Flying Boat had slowed, and the Demon Sect Flying Boat behind them was rapidly closing the distance.

The Golden Core Demon Cultivator on the pursuing vessel immediately locked onto their Flying Boat with his Divine Sense.

"Heh heh heh... No matter what tricks you pull, you can’t escape the palm of my hand."

Cyan Demon Ancestor let out a triumphant laugh. Now that he had locked onto it with his Divine Sense, the Flying Boat was completely trapped; it couldn’t escape even if it sprouted wings.

When the soldiers on the Flying Boat felt the cold, sinister Divine Sense lock onto them, looks of despair spread across their faces. Some of the more resolute soldiers were even preparing to take their own lives. They knew that if Taoist Sect cultivators like them fell into the hands of Demon Cultivators, their fate would be absolutely miserable. It was better to end their own lives now, while they still had the choice.

Even Yang Jing’s Daoist heart felt a flicker of despair. He glanced at his four disciples and Zuoqiu Feng standing guard beside him, ready at any moment to use Water Escape and flee the Flying Boat with them.

Just then, a flash of joy suddenly appeared in the eyes of the near-despairing Yang Jing.

"Everyone, don’t panic! Our chance has come!"

The next moment, he clapped his hands together, pushing his Magical Power to its absolute limit.

"Everyone, get inside the cabins! Lower the Defensive Spirit Light!"

Ordinarily, hearing such an absurd command would have caused the soldiers to mutiny on the spot. But Yang Jing had, after all, established immense prestige among them.

After a moment’s hesitation, they began to retreat into the cabins in an orderly fashion.

A moment later, only Yang Jing, Zuoqiu Feng, and his four disciples remained on deck.

"You all go inside too!"

Yang Jing said.

The four disciples glanced at each other and decided to trust their master. They knew he was proficient in various Escape Techniques, and that his ability to escape in the deep sea surpassed even that of Zuoqiu Feng with her Golden Core Cultivation.

Yang Jing was about to tell Zuoqiu Feng, who still lingered on the deck, to go inside, when he suddenly felt a soft warmth from behind, followed by a wetness on his cheek.

"Kid, don’t call me Martial Aunt anymore."

Before he could say anything, a powerful surge of Magical Power, identical in source to his own, flooded into his body from behind, causing his aura to rise uncontrollably. Zuoqiu Feng was transferring her own Original Magical Power to him. In just a few moments, she had lost twenty-five years of her Cultivation.

Before Yang Jing could stop her, Zuoqiu Feng had already drifted away, leaving him with only the sight of her back.

A moment later, the Defensive Spirit Light protecting the boat suddenly extinguished. The Celestial Demons outside instantly lost their final obstacle. With demonic shrieks and howls, they flew toward the only target remaining outside the Flying Boat.

Yang Jing’s expression was calm. Twenty-five years of a Golden Core Cultivator’s Cultivation was an immense amount of power. Although much had been lost during the transfer, it had still forcefully raised his Magical Power to the level of Foundation Establishment Perfection.

"Thunder, come!"

Yang Jing barked.

In the next instant, an erupting Five-Colored Thunder Light illuminated the surrounding sea for miles around.

This was no mere flash of light like the One-Eyed Demon’s self-destruction. Streaks of Five Elements True Thunder, like flood dragons and pythons, slammed into the demonic tide.

The blazing, magnificent True Thunder nearly boiled the deep-sea water, which had been cold and silent for ten thousand years.

Whether they were Power Demons, Blood Demons, higher-tiered Three Corpses Bone Demons and Nine-Child Demon Mothers, or even the Sun and Moon Demons that struck terror into the hearts of Cultivators—a single touch from the crackling thunder light was enough to reduce them to ash.

There were no exceptions.

The Demon-Catching Tripod on the deck, ignoring that it was already full to bursting, unleashed all its Demon-Catching Chains. They latched onto the lingering remnants of the Celestial Demons and pulled them into the tripod.

A full dozen breaths later, the crackling thunder light finally faded into the depths. Of the Celestial Demons that had just surrounded the Flying Boat, only a scattered few remained.

Gripped by a terror so profound they even broke free from the control of the Demon-Summoning Banner, they scattered and fled in all directions.

Aboard the Demon Sect Flying Boat, the seated Cyan Demon Ancestor shuddered violently and leaped right off his throne.

"What kind of Thunder Technique was that?! Could a Daoist from the Central Continent be on that Flying Boat?! Has my, Cyan Demon’s, lucky day finally arrived?"

’Capturing a Daoist from the Central Continent would be a first-class merit in the Eastern Demon Sect.’

The other Demon Cultivators in the control cabin clutched their eyes in pain. Even through their own Flying Boat’s Restrictions, their eyes had been seared by the thunder light.

After unleashing that Thunder Technique, Yang Jing felt his boosted Cultivation instantly plummet by a layer, dropping him to the Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment.

’It’s enough.’

He held out his hand and activated the Five Clouds Pouch, a Magical Artifact he hadn’t used in a long time.

Driven by his Magical Power, the Five Clouds Pouch expanded rapidly until a thin mist completely engulfed the entire Flying Boat.

The next moment, the Flying Boat vanished from the seabed.

"How is that possible!"

Cyan Demon Ancestor was aghast. Pushing his Divine Sense to its absolute limit, he finally managed to vaguely locate the Flying Boat’s position in the deep sea.

"A Water Escape... What kind of Talent is that?!"

Then, he gave a cold smile.

"If you had escaped into the water alone, I admit I might have had trouble finding you in this vast, deep sea. But towing a whole Flying Boat? How far can you possibly get?"

Just as he was preparing to activate a Magical Treasure to force the Flying Boat out of hiding, a long, drawn-out whale song suddenly echoed through the depths.

"A Feathered Whale?! No... it’s a Profound Whale!"