Chapter 53: The Sharp Jade Sword

On the sea surface, conflicts erupted among disciples from four sects, with the situation becoming increasingly unpredictable. First, Chengxian and Qiu Jun turned out to be spies for the Fire Moon Sect, leading to the innocent deaths of disciples from the Xuanyang Temple and the Jade宿 Sect. Then, disciples from the Xianyun Sect fled, while on the island, Qu Yi and others killed all of Chengxian, Qiu Jun, and the Fire Moon Sect disciples. Meanwhile, Huai Jin and Huai You were fleeing by boat.

At the same time, deep in the sea, the Ten-Thousand-Year Turtle Fuhai, along with the three Golden-Horned Silver Sharks, surrounded Huai Qing, Master Han Yue, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu.
“Three-headed little silver sharks, well done! As a reward, those three humans in the early Yuan Ying stage are yours,” Fuhai said, his narrow eyes straightening as he waved an iron-bar-like magic weapon while sending a message to the three silver sharks through his spiritual sense. In his mind, those four humans already belonged to him.
“Old turtle, go all out to attack that human in the late Yuan Ying stage. Leave these three in the early Yuan Ying stage to us three brothers,” replied Shark Hai, the eldest of the three.
The three Golden-Horned Silver Sharks were Shark Hai, Shark Lang, and Shark Tao. In an instant, the four monstrous beasts made their decision. As soon as the message was sent, they moved—Fuhai rushed at Master Han Yue, Shark Hai attacked Huai Qing, Shark Lang headed for Cheng Chang, and Shark Tao flew toward Qiu Yu. The attack began immediately.

Huai Qing, Master Han Yue, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu had originally planned to stick together, but with the situation changing so rapidly, they had no time to fight as a team and could only fight individually to fend off the attacking beasts.
“You human cultivators dare to come to the sea bottom to compete with us sea monsters for treasures? How absurd! Today, I’ll keep you here—your Yuan Ying will be mine,” Fuhai said, launching fierce attacks while also using verbal insults.

Fuhai had spent most of his life sleeping rather than living, so he rarely got the chance to speak. Now that he had encountered humans, it seemed he had countless things to say to them.
Master Han Yue held a True Fire Gun and barely managed to block Fuhai’s attacks. But with each block, he felt as though his hand might dislocate—Fuhai’s strength was simply too great. It was incredibly difficult to resist! After blocking a few times, realizing he would be killed if this continued, he began to devise a plan.
“True Essence erupts! True Fire Gun, break through my body!”

Suddenly, as Fu Hai swung his iron rod, Han Shangren vanished instantly—having used a speed secret technique to escape Fu Hai’s attack range and appear behind him. He then thrust his True Fire Gun forward with fierce precision.
“What!”
Han Shangren, who had just been dreaming of killing Fu Hai with a single thrust, was utterly stunned. The True Fire Gun, which could kill anyone it struck, failed to pierce Fu Hai’s body, as if Fu Hai was covered in an impenetrable armor.
“Haha, human, I forgot to tell you—my true form is the Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise. My greatest strength lies in this defense,” Fu Hai said triumphantly.
It turned out that Fu Hai had transformed his spirit-tier turtle shell into his skin, making it impossible for the mid-tier treasure-level True Fire Gun to penetrate it.
Han Shangren’s face turned pale in an instant. He realized he had no chance of success against Fu Hai—his defenses were unbreakable, leaving no way to continue the fight. Faced with this, he wisely decided to flee!
“Want to escape? That’s not so easy. The ocean is our domain as demons—you can’t just come and go as you please,” Fu Hai warned, seemingly reading Han Shangren’s thoughts.
In an instant, Fu Hai transformed back into his true form—the Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise.
The tortoise was enormous, over a hundred meters wide, its shell covered in fierce patterns, exuding terrifying power.
“Turtle Domain!” roared the Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise. Its body began to emit water-based vital energy, which gathered like light to form a “beam.”
Han Shangren was instantly enveloped by this beam, surrounded by the tortoise’s vital energy. He realized that staying in this domain too long would drain his own vital energy completely. By then, not only would he be unable to escape, but he would likely be crushed to death by the deep-sea pressure.
“True Fire Gun, Blazing Spirit Array—explode!”
With determination, Han Shangren fed a large amount of vital energy into the True Fire Gun and hurled it forward. The gun contained a Blazing Spirit Array that would explode upon activation. As it entered the Turtle Domain, a violent explosion occurred, with intense flames instantly vaporizing the tortoise’s water-based vital energy and scorching the surrounding seawater.
“You’re ruthless!” The Turtle Domain was shattered, and Fu Hai reappeared in his normal form.

Han Yue Shang Ren also took advantage of the explosion from the true firearm to immediately fly away.
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On the other side, the three brothers—Shark Sea, Shark Wave, and Shark Tide—attacked Huai Qing, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu respectively.
Huai Qing, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu, as the leaders of their sects, knew it would be difficult to win against these monstrous beasts underwater, so they had planned to escape from the start. Thus, when they saw the three Golden-Horned Silver Sharks approaching, they immediately swam away.
In the ocean, Shark Sea, Shark Wave, and Shark Tide split up into three groups, each chasing one of their opponents.
Shark Sea closely followed Huai Qing. Impressed by Huai Qing’s speed underwater, his eyes gleamed with ferocity.
Boom!
A 20-meter-long Golden-Horned Silver Shark appeared, and Shark Sea instantly transformed into his true form, catching up to Huai Qing right away.
Sharks are already the kings of speed in the sea, and the Golden-Horned Silver Shark is the ruler of thissea area, with its greatest trait being its incredible speed.
Once Shark Sea transformed into his true form, his massive body moved effortlessly through the water, chasing Huai Qing like a streamlined creature. His one-meter-long golden horns slammed hard into Huai Qing’s body.
Huai Qing immediately turned around, wielding his inferior treasure sword, the Red Nan Sword, infused with elemental energy from wood, to counter the golden horns.
Bang! Bang!
The Red Nan Sword emitted loud noises under the impact. Huai Qing quickly channeled his energy to retreat, preventing the sword from breaking on the first strike.
“Human, in the sea, you are just my food. Speed, attack power, endurance, defense—none of your strengths compare to mine. How can you resist me?” Shark Sea shouted triumphantly, waving his tail.
It was true—the Golden-Horned Silver Shark was indeed much faster than Huai Qing in the water. With its massive size and incredible speed, its attack power was immense. Its huge body also indicated exceptional endurance, and its defense was almost supernatural. Aside from its silver scales all over its body, its massive frame was covered in tempered muscles, making it impossible for Huai Qing to kill it with just a few blows.
Huai Qing stood quietly in front of the Golden-Horned Silver Shark, unprepared to flee, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, as if deciding on something.
“Golden-Horned Silver Shark, the situation is indeed as you say, but I still advise you not to push me. Otherwise, if I fight to the death, your nearly thousand years of cultivation will come to an end.” At this moment, Huai Qing even dared to threaten the Golden-Horned Silver Shark.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Shark Sea’s huge mouth began sucking in water vigorously, clearly laughing heartily at Huai Qing’s words.

“Human, I really don’t know where you got the courage to say that. Do you really think a single sentence can scare me away?” Shark Sea shouted angrily. At this moment, Shark Sea didn’t understand why Huai Qing said those words, thinking that Huai Qing was merely threatening it. Huai Qing fell silent, having already put away his Red Nan Sword. “Human, what do you mean? Even with your magical weapons, you can’t stop me. Do you really think your flesh can withstand my attacks?” Seeing this, Shark Sea became even angrier, feeling that Huai Qing was looking down on it. And indeed, that was the case! Huai Qing was indeed looking down on Shark Sea, for he had already drawn a long sword made of white jade. It was a jade sword! It was the jade sword that Huai Qing had taken from Qu Yi—a sword related to the Haotian Immortal Mansion, and most importantly, it was an elite spiritual weapon! An elite spiritual weapon was already the most powerful magical artifact that cultivators could forge. The jade sword emitted not a trace of true energy fluctuation, appearing like an utterly ordinary ornament. “What, human? Do you think you can scare me away with such a worthless sword?” Shark Sea still believed that Huai Qing couldn’t scare it with words, so it tried another trick, hoping to use the mystery of changing magical weapons to frighten it away. Huai Qing’s lips moved slightly, and he actually smiled! “Once the jade sword appears, who can resist it?” Huai Qing called out softly, then swung the jade sword, pouring all his true energy into it. As the sword was swung, it left a streak of light in the ocean floor. That light instantly cut through the massive body of the Golden-Horned Silver Shark, splitting its body into two. The shark’s eyes showed fear and regret. The power of an elite spiritual weapon was truly immense—by channeling true energy into the sword, it purified that energy to a higher level and increased its purity by several grades. The sword light then severed the Golden-Horned Silver Shark in half. As soon as the shark died, a shark-shaped Yuan Ying fled from its body, trying to dive deep into the sea. Huai Qing was prepared. He swung the jade sword again, and a gust of sword energy blocked the Yuan Ying’s escape. Then, Huai Qing rushed over and grabbed the Yuan Ying in his hand. “Ah, human, don’t kill me! I’m willing to become your pet demon,” the Yuan Ying of Shark Sea cried out in desperation.

“It’s too late. Actually, I didn’t want to reveal that I have the Jade Sword, but you pushed me too hard, so I had no choice but to use it to save my life.” Huai Qing also didn’t seem very happy. Huai Qing really didn’t want to reveal anything about the Jade Sword at all, unless he had reached a certain level of strength, at which point he could use it.