Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1640 - 1638: Invincible Beneath the Sea

In the depths of the All Phenomena Ocean, the sound of the conch continued uninterrupted, mixed with the roars of the Sun Blaze star beast, rising and falling in turn.

Lu Ye hid behind Yann Miao, his brows furrowed.

The situation was dire. As it stood, Yann Miao's conch was indeed formidable, even enough to make the Sun Blaze pause. However, if they couldn't drive this Sun Blaze star beast away, it was likely both he and Yann Miao would perish here.

They had to think of a plan.

As he pondered, Yann Miao's voice suddenly reached his ears: "Young friend, go ahead first!"

Lu Ye frowned: "What about you, Great Elder?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to escape!" Yann Miao replied.

Of course, Lu Ye didn't believe her. In the face of Sun Blaze, what escape method could a Moon Jade have? Yann Miao was undoubtedly planning to stay behind and hold off the beast to ensure his safety, preventing simultaneous disaster for both of them.

Moreover, Lu Ye had noticed that although Yann Miao's conch was mysterious, it greatly depleted her strength. As she blew the conch, her mana surged frantically into it at an alarming rate.

In this situation, Yann Miao wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

As they communicated, an unexpected change occurred. A louder roar than before resounded from ahead, and the previously hesitant Sun Blaze star beast suddenly charged toward them.

It seemed to be completely enraged!

Yann Miao's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted: "Young friend, hurry!"

As she spoke, her figure flashed and leaped onto the seahorse star beast. Lu Ye vaguely heard a murmuring chant, and in the next instant, the powerful aura emanating from Yann Miao suddenly surged, even her body glowed with dazzling golden light.

Though Yann Miao usually appeared as a gentle and beautiful woman, in reality, every merfolk was adept at close combat with their enemies.

They were natural physique cultivators!

Since there were no suitable weapons under the sea, their most trusted weapon was their fists. Of course, some merfolk honed the bones of star beasts into sharp instruments, but such weapons couldn't be compared to real treasures.

The only magic-treasure class weapon in the entire Merfolk Race was the queen's scepter, a symbol of supreme authority and an artifact of immense power.

Yann Miao's aura had grown so powerful that Lu Ye couldn't directly gaze upon it. Compared to the Moon Jade Late Stage cultivators from the four galaxies like Kang Cheng, Yann Miao's strength seemed overwhelmingly superior. Even Luan Xiao'e couldn't compare.

Yet, even so, compared to the aura of the Sun Blaze, it was still like a firefly against the bright moon.

Yann Miao barely made a move before the opponent had already reached her.

Lu Ye finally saw the form of the star beast; it was a peculiarly large fish with a massive head, a flattened body, and a body even shorter than its head. At this moment, it opened its gaping maw full of sharp teeth, its red eyes burning.

In an instant, it arrived in front of Yann Miao and lunged to bite her.

Yann Miao moved swiftly, trying to evade, but at that moment, an invisible force restrained her, evidently some trick of the Sun Blaze star beast. In her haste, she couldn't break free of this hold, and it was too late to dodge.

Half her body was already in the beast's maw, her skin keenly feeling the sharpness and hardness of its teeth.

Yann Miao's face turned pale, feeling the injustice of it all. Finally, she had seen a glimmer of hope, but she was going to die here!

Before the thought was finished, a dazzling golden light suddenly struck the creature's body from the side.

Yann Miao, who had been resigning to death, was pleasantly surprised to find that the creature's lethal jaws showed no sign of closing, as if frozen in place.

She instinctively slipped out to the side and looked over, stunned.

Because the fierce fish was engulfed in golden light, frozen as if it had truly been paused.

Such a Sun Blaze Realm creature couldn't have ended up like this without cause. Yann Miao suddenly recalled that a golden light had struck from the side before the change, from Lu Ye's direction!

Could it be Li Taibai's doing?

Thinking this, she quickly turned her head to see Lu Ye riding the trembling seahorse mount, clutching an ancient coin with an excited expression.

Lu Ye was indeed thrilled. Even though the treasure coin had absorbed a substantial amount of seawater and turned golden, he speculated that it might have an impact on Sun Blaze, although without an opportunity to try, he couldn't say for certain.

This was also why he hadn't taken the gold coin out beforehand, just in case it provoked the opposite result.

The strange fish launched the attack first, forcing Lu Ye to forgo considerations and take out the treasure coin, treating a dead horse as if it were alive. If it worked, it would be ideal; if it didn't, he would have to escape immediately.

Whether he could escape depended on fate.

Fortunately, the treasure coin worked!

Hit by the golden light of the treasure coin, the strange fish was instantly coated in gold, freezing in its tracks, whereas the treasure coin regained its previous dim and primitive appearance after emitting the golden light but rapidly began absorbing seawater, turning silver in the blink of an eye...

In a brief moment of bewilderment, as Lu Ye looked up again, he found that the power within the strange fish was surging crazily, and along with its surging power, the golden hue covering its body was quickly dulling.

Lu Ye was shocked, realizing the power of the treasure coin was disappearing! It seemed the treasure coin had an effect on the Sun Blaze realm but couldn't maintain it for long.

"Great Elder, move quickly!" Lu Ye hastily shouted, alerting the flustered Yann Miao.

Yann Miao was stunned, as the prowess of her conch in repelling the Sun Blaze star beast was already incredible, but she hadn't expected Lu Ye to wield something fiercer, immobilizing the Sun Blaze star beast with a single strike.

Upon hearing Lu Ye's shout, Yann Miao finally snapped out of her daze. Seeing the situation near the strange fish, she knew she had to act quickly before it was too late and swiftly dashed onto the fish's head. Her murmurous song resounded once more, her aura surged, her fists glowing gold, and she punched down fiercely.

With a thunderous boom, the strange fish was pounded into a rolling motion within the seawater. Yann Miao shadowed it closely, her fists and feet transforming into ferocious weapons, leaving trails of afterimages as she unleashed a barrage upon the strange fish.

The extreme cultivation of Moon Jade Late Stage; such a violent attack could shatter a star. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Yet the strange fish seemed unharmed, despite rolling repeatedly like a sandbag in the water. Its physique was astoundingly strong, with Yann Miao's ferocious assault leaving only subtle traces of damage on its surface.

In merely a few breaths, the golden light shrouding the strange fish dimmed to an extreme level, but even amidst the battering, it glared at the circling Yann Miao with murderous intent, promising retribution soon.

Yann Miao felt despair; her situation now mirrored Lu Ye's previous battle with the Blood Race Moon Jade Late Stage. Despite her overwhelming advantage in battle, she lacked the means to inflict fatal harm, leading to an awkward predicament.

Seeing the golden light on the strange fish about to vanish, Yann Miao steeled her resolve, ready to employ a forbidden technique...

The forbidden technique involved burning out all her vitality explosively, confident that, regardless of the adversary's strong physique, she could inflict severe damage. But once employed, she would either perish instantly, or even if she survived, any hope of advancing to the Sun Blaze realm would be dashed.

Lu Ye's voice echoed near her ear: "Great Elder, dodge now!"

Instinctively, Yann Miao evaded to the side, almost at the same time as familiar golden light shot out from Lu Ye's end, striking the strange fish stuck motionless.

Instantly, the golden light spread wide, causing the nearly faded golden hue on the strange body to blaze again!

The strange fish, certainly possessing some level of spiritual intelligence, was previously glaring at Yann Miao with blood-red eyes as if she were doomed, now widened its eyes in astonishment, utterly confused about the unfolding events. It had clearly felt on the verge of breaking free from its restraints, yet suddenly found itself even more bound.

Nearby, Lu Ye looked down at the treasure coin in his hand, barely restraining the urge to laugh aloud.

Success!

With this treasure coin, the All Phenomena Ocean is as accessible as his backyard, allowing him to come and go freely?

It can be said in such a special environment as the All Phenomena Ocean, possessing this treasure coin makes one virtually unbeatable!

The strange fish indeed had the ability to shake off the restraints of the treasure coin's golden light, but so what? Wrapped in seawater, the treasure coin's power restored quickly, able to unleash its might again before the fish could completely break free.

Yann Miao obviously sensed this too. Initially, she planned to employ the forbidden technique; thus, seeing it as unnecessary now was indeed a desperate escape from death, delighting her to charge at the strange fish again.

This time, the strange fish didn't dare regard her with contempt anymore. Although Yann Miao hadn't inflicted substantial damage earlier, it undeniably had some effect. If it couldn't rid itself of the binding, it genuinely risked being beaten to death, its physique not so formidable as to be unscathed by a Moon Jade Late Stage's assault, just needing more time.

"Great Elder, use this!" Lu Ye shouted while tossing his Boulder Mountain Saber over.

He noticed Yann Miao's awkward predicament, not hesitating to offer some assistance.

The Boulder Mountain Saber had no distinguishing features other than its sharpness. Its power wielded by someone like Yann Miao at the Moon Jade Late Stage was undoubtedly greater than when used by him.

Moreover, barghests possessed the unique ability to prevent enemies' wounds from healing, perfectly suited for fighting stronger foes.

Lu Ye could slash Bai Jin of the Sun Blaze alive, so there's no reason Yann Miao couldn't cut down this strange fish.

Yann Miao deftly caught the Boulder Mountain Saber, gripped it with both hands, channeling her mana into it, and slashed fiercely.

This was perhaps due to her misunderstanding of the differences between spirit treasures and magic treasures; otherwise, she wouldn't dare act this way, as typically, channeling mana into a spirit treasure could cause irreparable damage. Coupled with her Moon Jade Late Stage's destructive power, if it were the old Boulder Mountain Saber, it might even break.

Luckily, the Boulder Mountain Saber wasn't the old Boulder Mountain Saber anymore; being transformed by the Combat Race barghest, its nature extended far beyond the spirit treasure realm.