Above the Great Dao
Chapter 375 - 186: Goddess of the Sea

Chapter 375: Chapter 186: Goddess of the Sea

Outside the Mazu Temple, Yu Tiancheng, Red Mountain Lady, Granny Minjiang, and the Hall Master of the Salt Elder Association, along with six or seven other masters, stood guard there as swarms of sea demons scrambled toward the Mazu Temple at a frightening speed. The scene was so spectacular that it was desperate.

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing had never seen such a terrifying situation before. In the face of these enormous creatures, human bodies seemed so insignificant.

Even for a cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm, their spellcasting and divine skills seemed insignificant in the face of the relentless onslaught of the endless sea demons!

Above the Mazu Temple, all kinds of talismans were released without concern for cost, their power poured and erupted. Combined with everyone’s spells and divine skills, demon after demon was struck down and fell into the sea. Yet, countless other sea demons continued to climb up.

And those giant demons, with their sheer physical power, clashed against the spells and divine skills of Yu Tiancheng, Red Mountain Lady, and others, directly challenging the Primordial Spirits with their terrifying strength!

Even when spells, divine skills, talismans, and magical treasures hit them, they only managed to stagger them slightly, causing minor injuries at best, without posing a threat to their lives.

When these giant demons opened their mouths, thick clouds of smoke rolled out, darkening the air; then, from within the smoke, rolling fireballs plummeted down, rolling swiftly upon impact along the cliff, crushing smaller demons with their bone-crushing momentum, sending limbs flying in all directions.

The fireballs crashed into the giant Golden Bell, created from talismans, and exploded on impact.

That Golden Bell, formed by who knows how many Golden Bell Talismans, was overturned and hung over the Mazu Temple for its protection.

One after another, the giant fireballs rolled down the cliff and smashed against the Golden Bell, shaking it violently and threatening to burst it open at any moment.

Giant demons swung their thick, weighty arms, dozens of feet long, from the air, pounding heavily against the Golden Bell, causing it to shimmer with overflowing brilliance.

With such an onslaught, the defenses of Yu Tiancheng and the others couldn’t possibly hold out for long!

In the sea, waves roared loudly, deafening, as giant sea demons slowly rose from the water and climbed up the cliff face, ignoring the other demons on their path. Those demons that didn’t clear the way in time were either crushed to bits or eaten as snacks.

These giant demons had odd shapes, with their upper bodies resembling the human form—sturdy and covered in algae-like green hair, with eyes and noses slightly larger than normal humans, and their chests harbored giant gills that opened and closed in layers.

Their lower halves were like octopuses, but with far more tentacles—twelve, eighteen, and so on.

When they opened their mouths, they no longer looked human. Inside, countless razor-sharp teeth would rotate and slice; when they closed their mouths, the teeth would spin in the opposite direction.

The sight of these creatures was chilling.

"What exactly is in the Mazu Temple that attracts these demons to besiege it?"

Chen Shi was slightly startled; the last time he had come to the Mazu Temple was to explore the origin of the Red Mountain Lady and had discovered the Temple.

The situation in the Temple was similar to that of the Mountain Lord Temple in Qianyang Mountain—the divine being had been cleared, leaving only a powerful divine energy that, however, never managed to reconstitute a divine form.

Besides that, there was nothing particularly special about the Mazu Temple.

For some reason, these demons were relentless in their assault on the Mazu Temple despite heavy casualties.

"It’s probably because Mazu is the divine being who governs maritime affairs."

Chen Shi’s gaze flickered as he thought to himself, "They might have suffered many setbacks at the Mazu Temple during the True King Era, so when they counterattack, their first target is to eliminate the Mazu Temple."

With that thought, Chen Shi hastily said, "Tianqing, take good care of yourself!"

He leaped off the cliff!

Li Tianqing cried out in shock and quickly looked over the edge.

As Chen Shi fell rapidly downward, while mid-air, he suddenly spun two and a half turns and activated his Transformation Talisman, morphing from his human form into a hawk, flapping his wings and rising through the air, weaving between the arms and tentacles of the demons.

"Transformation Talisman! To cultivate it to such a clever level, Little Ten has made great progress!" Li Tianqing couldn’t help but admire upon seeing this.

But he couldn’t afford to think more, as numerous demons were now rushing towards him, and he had to protect himself.

"The time has come to test the results of my recent cultivation!"

Li Tianqing’s spirit was uplifted, his Golden Core emerged, a pitch-black core a little larger than a pigeon’s egg, displaying a perfect round shape, boundlessly sublime.

Several demons charged towards him, uprooting stones and breaking trees in their wake.

Li Tianqing kept a solemn expression as a Divine Embryo in the shrine behind his head lifted the Golden Core. Held two inches below three inches above the palm, his other hand formed a sword-finger gesture, pressing against the Golden Core.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo!"

Streams of invisible Sword Qi shot out from the Gold Core, and the demons at the forefront were immediately torn asunder!

Li Tianqing flipped over, avoiding the incoming tentacles of a second demon. As he took to the air, the Six Yin Jade Wheel materialized underfoot. He kicked out six times in succession, and six streams of sword wheels whistled out, severing swathes of tentacles.

Running atop a gigantic tentacle, Li Tianqing leapt up headfirst, palms slapping atop a demon’s huge head. His palm-teeming with the power of Thunder Law—let loose the Five Thunder Seal, smoking up the demon’s head and emitting a seafood aroma.

With a push from his palm, he sprang up and landed as the earth trembled. Countless huge roots from beneath the ground burst forth, lifting his body up.

At the same time, those intertwining roots tightly bound the third demon.