"Dong!" The third bell rang, and the light barrier disappeared.
Behind the light barrier, a dozen giant fish heads were revealed.
Two eyes spun on each fish head, filled with curiosity and excitement.
"Mmm..." The largest fish head in the center took a deep breath, "Human scent, delicious!"
Qian Duoduo's hairs immediately stood on end—this was a Dan artifact transformed into a talking fish!
From their heads, none of these dozen or so fish looked docile. The largest was a Spirit Whale Shark. Around it were massive creatures like Tiger Spirit Sharks, Spirit Bat Rays, Marlins, Yellow Stingrays, and a giant octopus floating on the water, holding up eight large suckers.
"Come, let me make you delicious!" Dugu Yunshan roared and charged towards the Spirit Whale Shark.
He dared to confront it head-on. The others, including Qian Duoduo, did not.
These giant fish were equivalent to Golden Core cultivators. In front of them, they were just small fish and shrimp; they would escape if they could, flee if they could.
Sticking to the edge, Qian Duoduo led Xu Fa, He Shi'an, and the other participating Disciples towards the seemingly weaker Yellow Stingray.
Seeing dozens of people charging towards it, the Yellow Stingray trembled with excitement, its two small eyes narrowing into slits, and its yellowish-brown skin gleaming.
"Attack!" Qian Duoduo shouted. Dozens of streams of treasure light shot out, some hitting the Yellow Stingray's eyes, some its throat, and some its head.
The Yellow Stingray trembled even more violently, and a tail tens of feet long extended from behind it. The tail swung, blocking the treasure light aimed at its throat and eyes. As for those that hit its head, they were directly bounced off its thick fish skin to who knew where.
"Attack its eyes," Qian Duoduo roared. Under Qian Duoduo's command, Disciples wielding heavy Magic Treasures like sabers and axes stood at the front, those with Magic Treasures like treasured swords, long spears, and long sabers in the middle, while those with bows, crossbows, and hidden weapons hid at the back.
Qian Duoduo glanced around. At this moment, the great battle on the river surface affected everyone. Cao Yueying and Deng Feihong no longer had time for internal strife. Cao Yueying and a dozen participating Disciples were blocked by a Marlin. Deng Feihong and a group of people were besieging a Tiger Spirit Shark.
The fiercest, Dugu Yunshan, was fighting fiercely with the Spirit Whale Shark. His fists landed on the Spirit Whale Shark's body, only leaving white marks.
The Yellow Stingray's long tail swept towards them with gusts of strong wind, and as it swung, it made a terrifying sound that seemed to tear even the air apart.
One participating Disciple was slightly careless and was struck by its long tail, immediately tearing his clothes and armor, falling into the water, and being swallowed whole by the eight-armed octopus guarding the water.
"Go!" Qian Duoduo shouted, then approached the Yellow Stingray, his Yin and Yang Scissors continuously shooting towards its eyes.
The Yellow Stingray annoyingly raised its long tail and smashed it down on Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo used his Spiritual Qi to squeeze the Golden Rooster Sword, and a powerful sound wave attacked the Yellow Stingray's eyes. The Yellow Stingray could no longer open its eyes, only swinging its long tail wildly.
Stepping on the Golden Rooster Sword, Qian Duoduo drew an arc and charged towards the Yellow Stingray's large mouth, throwing in three Cold Flame Pure Snow Spears as he did so.
"Explode!" Qian Duoduo muttered under his breath.
The Yellow Stingray froze in mid-air, its long tail becoming a straight line, quietly suspended in the air.
"Golden Light Technique, lock!" Qian Duoduo commanded. Dozens of thick copper coins were placed on the long tail.
"Smash!" Qian Duoduo waved his hand downwards, and dozens of participating Disciples exerted their strength together, smashing the unconscious Yellow Stingray towards the eight-armed octopus in the river.
"Boom!" A mountain-like wave splashed up, with water flying everywhere.
Qian Duoduo pointed at the Yellow Stingray's snow-white belly, "Concentrate fire, shoot!"
A Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear pierced through and immediately exploded. After the explosion blew out a blood pit, countless treasure lights fell into the blood pit, turning it into a giant hole. The river water turned crimson.
Unbeknownst to them, the Yellow Stingray had transformed into a long whip, quietly floating on the river surface. The eight-armed octopus had fled to who knew where.
Xu Fa picked up the long whip and handed it directly to Qian Duoduo. No one else had any objection. If Qian Duoduo hadn't risked his life to throw three Dan artifacts into the Yellow Stingray's mouth to stun it, they would still be struggling now.
This whip was the Nine-Section Poison Whip, a Senior Dan Artifact.
Without time to study the whip's wonders, Qian Duoduo pointed at the opening created after killing the Yellow Stingray, "Charge out."
On the river, Dugu Yunshan, Cao Yueying, Deng Feihong, and others were still fighting fiercely.
The Spirit Whale Shark was already injured, with blood showing on its body, and Dugu Yunshan's orange robe also had red, though it was unclear if it was his or the Spirit Whale Shark's.
Cao Yueying had two more red swords in her hand, identical to the one under her feet. With the three swords crossing, a ball of fierce fire erupted in front of her. The fire was extremely hot, making the giant fish dare not resist it directly.
Deng Feihong dodged left and right, like dancing among the fish. Her footwork was beautiful, but she couldn't find an opportunity to break through.
She glimpsed that their battle here was over, stomped her foot, and ran to their side, "Senior Brother Bu Huan is still the most formidable. I'll join you all."
Qian Duoduo had no choice about her uninvited arrival. As long as she didn't cause trouble, it was fine.
Taking advantage of the opening created by the Yellow Stingray, they activated their Magic Treasures and flew forward with all their might. Just as they flew halfway, a giant fish appeared both in front and behind them!
These two Spirit Bat Rays hung in the air like two large bats, with two rows of snow-white teeth gleaming coldly in their mouths.
"Charge! Form up!" Qian Duoduo swung the Nine-Section Poison Whip in his hand, lashing out at the two Spirit Bat Rays.
After fighting this long, they could only desperately push forward; there was no retreat.
"Crack!" The Nine-Section Poison Whip struck one of the Spirit Bat Rays, and a deep wound was immediately drawn on the Spirit Bat Ray's thick fish skin. This wound also deepened and widened at a visible speed. The poison whip was truly poisonous.
The Spirit Bat Ray was in such pain that its two pectoral fins curled up. And Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Qi was instantly drained by half.
Dan artifacts were not something Qi Condensation Cultivators like them should be using. One more strike, and Qian Duoduo would collapse.
"You all hold them off for a bit, give me fifteen minutes." Qian Duoduo quickly drank two bottles of Spirit Liquid. When it came to recovering Spiritual Qi, Spirit Liquid was better and faster than Qi Return Pills. The medicinal power of Qi Return Pills had to dissolve slowly, while Spirit Liquid automatically converted once ingested, with no delay in between.
Xu Fa and the others concentrated their fire, fiercely attacking the injured Spirit Bat Ray. After one of the Spirit Bat Ray's pectoral fins was cut off, its true form was revealed: a White Frost Yin Fan, a mid-grade Dan artifact.
Deng Feihong stomped her foot, emitting a white light, and stepped forward to grab the White Frost Yin Fan.
"Put it down!" He Shi'an roared.
"Hehe, little brat, daring to be rude to your Senior Sister!" Deng Feihong put her left hand on her hip, "Looking for a beating, aren't you? Just wait until you return to Xiong Jin Legion."
"Put it down!" Dozens of participating Disciples around Qian Duoduo shouted together.
Earlier, Deng Feihong had been dodging left and right and hadn't attacked the Spirit Bat Ray at all. In everyone's opinion, anyone was qualified to take the White Frost Yin Fan, except her.
"Oh, such loud voices, how impressive! So many men bullying a weak woman." Deng Feihong loosened her hand, letting the White Frost Yin Fan fall into the river.
After throwing it, she sped up and passed through the gap alone.
Suddenly, a ball of fierce fire rushed towards her face. Deng Feihong shrieked and retreated.