CHAPTER 358: CHAPTER 161 LIUBO MOUNTAIN

Others use their eyes to view the distant Sea Immortal Mountain, but Xu Qing uses his Divine Soul.

Boom!

"This is..."

Xu Qing’s Divine Soul exits its shell, witnessing a scene he would never forget.

The entire Immortal Mountain, under the observation of the Divine Soul, suddenly transformed into a dazzling brilliance of starlight, a perfectly deceiving illusion. Beneath the mountain, shockingly, was an unimaginably giant turtle.

He finally understood why Liubo Mountain could move.

Xu Qing thought of the mythological stories of the Heavenly Emperor Tablet being carried by a mystical turtle, which bore a striking resemblance to the scene before him.

As the ship approached Liubo Mountain, a massive and profound aura hit them in the face.

While others were still amazed by the beauty of the Immortal Mountain, Xu Qing had "seen" the essence of the Immortal Mountain.

At the same time.

Inside the bronze mirror, the Qi Fortune Little Snake underwent frantic changes.

One moment it deepened into an ink-like obscurity, signaling imminent danger, and another moment it turned sky blue, indicating forthcoming blessings.

"Good fortune and misfortune are interdependent." Once the ship was near, Xu Qing ordered to halt its advance.

"Did your Divine Soul see the entity beneath the Immortal Mountain?" Xu Qing asked Feng Wu.

Feng Wu shook his head: "I couldn’t see clearly, only felt a profound aura. But we speculated before, that beneath the Immortal Mountain was a colossal sea monster, is that so?"

Xu Qing nodded, "It is a giant turtle."

Feng Wu continued, "It seems this journey is more dangerous than we imagined."

A giant turtle capable of carrying an Immortal Mountain, if it had the intention to attack humans, even battleships would not be able to withstand.

Xu Qing contemplated, "The Immortal Mountain is not real, but an illusion. If I’m not mistaken, Liubo Mountain is transformed by an extremely terrifying Magic Artifact, and the foundation of the operation of this artifact is based on the vital energy of this giant turtle."

He proved his keen vision by approximately deducing the situation based on his earlier observations.

"Magic Artifact? What kind of Magic Artifact is so powerful?" Feng Wu couldn’t conceive of any artifact capable of creating such a vivid and massive illusion, which was beyond comprehension.

Xu Qing: "The mysteries of nature are indescribable."

"Shall we proceed now?"

Xu Qing shook his head: "No need to rush, let someone else help us probe."

As he spoke, he gazed intently towards Liubo Mountain.

Before long, a massive explosion erupted from Liubo Mountain.

Feng Wu also spotted a battleship marked with the East Sea Gang’s emblem, indeed, as they had speculated, after Liubo Mountain appeared within the territory of the East Sea Gang, it was discovered by them.

Xu Qing remained very composed, instructing Gao Gongyuan to wave the flag to signal the Jinghai Navy behind them to first clear out the East Sea Gang’s warships up front.

Given Meng Yuxuan was personally involved, failure was unlikely.

Xu Qing highly recognized the capabilities of this famous general of the time.

If it came to a confrontation between two armies, Meng Yuxuan would definitely be his most troublesome adversary.

If it really came to that point, he would first use the strategy of creating internal discord.

Such tactics had always been effective since ancient times, not because the court figures were foolish, but rather because they were clever.

Loyalty prevailed over capability; Meng Yuxuan, following the Grand Secretary, would surely be settled in the future.

Jinghai Navy then advanced to the front.

Having seized the East Sea, they were very familiar with the East Sea Gang’s warships, and they thoroughly understood their combat styles through prisoners.

For a famous general, knowing both friends and foes meant victory.

Indeed, this proved to be the case.

When the East Sea Gang’s warships saw the Jinghai Navy attacking head-on, they fought back, but it turned out to be like two Martial Artists clashing.

The Jinghai side predicted the enemy’s movement, along with strict orders and discipline enactment.

Under Meng Yuxuan’s fluid command, they dismantled the East Sea Gang’s formation into disarray.

The entire process, amid the war drums, was like a beautifully poignant symphony.

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On Liubo Mountain, as the Dongming Princess attacking the treasury entrance saw her own warships being defeated by the Jinghai Navy, her heart ached tremendously.

An old Daoist spoke, "Chuyun, there’s no need to panic."

Muttering words, he held several small flags in his hand, which suddenly flew up into the Sky Dome.

In an instant, the sky turned extremely dark, terrifyingly black.

The dense darkness, accompanied by thick fog, momentarily engulfed the battlefield.

The East Sea Gang’s warships got a chance to breathe.

Meanwhile, the old Daoist continuously drank a fragrant liquid, clearly, the effort of activating so many Array Flags and deploying a wide range of Dao Skills was a great burden on him.

After gulping down a bottle of medicinal liquid, the old Daoist’s face looked abnormal, but the Array Flags stabilized, and the pervasive darkness brought a temporary calm to the battlefield.

In this darkness, neither side had a chance to fight.

"This half hour is our best opportunity."

"Continue opening the treasury?"

"No, we’re going to capture them. The only ones who could find the treasury at this time must be the descendants of the Annihilation Dao. The Heartless Lock indeed cannot be opened by external forces, only by capturing the person of Annihilation Dao can the Heartless Lock be opened. I did not expect that the descendants of Annihilation Dao would be from the Yu Dynasty Officials." The old Daoist quickly deduced many things.

The Dongming Princess also understood, if they did not deal with the Yu Dynasty Navy, they would be completely passive even if they managed to open the treasury.

The old Daoist handed a Talisman to the Dongming Princess and her warriors.

Under the effect of the Talisman, the darkness before their eyes cleared.

The group reached the ship landing on Liubo Mountain, and under the old Daoist’s guidance, they accurately located the position of Xu Qing’s ship.

The profound and terrifying darkness did not frighten Xu Qing.

The Four Great Demon Gods!

All of a sudden, Vajra King stepped forward and his vertical eye on the forehead shone brightly, dispelling the darkness in front of him.

But the old Daoist and his group arrived very swiftly.