Free Web NovelChapter 312: Chapter 311: Battle of Divine Sense, Spider Demon Barrier
SPLASH.
Masts stood tall like pines, their sails a veritable forest.
Amid the churning waves, a fleet of astonishing scale was sailing across the sea—over thirty large spirit ships in all!
The Cyan Profound United Fleet!
At that moment, looking out from the deck, an island was already visible in the distance. It was shrouded in black clouds and covered in a dense web of runic seals.
Spider Demon Island!
The United Fleet had arrived to impose its will upon Spider Demon Island!
On the deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
Su Ye stood with his long hair draped over his shoulders, a luxurious black robe fluttering around him.
The sea breeze whipped his robes, making them snap in the wind like a banner.
His gaze shifted toward Spider Demon Island. Seeing it shrouded in black clouds, he was taken aback.
"They’ve activated the barrier?"
"Was that really necessary?" Su Ye couldn’t help but laugh.
The Island Protection Array had been activated, forming a barrier that sealed the island off from the outside world.
In this barrier state, as opposed to its normal mode, the Island Protection Array could envelop the entire island, creating a defense as impenetrable as an iron fortress, leaving no openings.
However...
’Activating the barrier mode drains the Spirit Vein much more severely.’
’And it’s a huge pain for the cultivators on the island to get out, too...’
Su Ye muttered to himself.
With his skill as a Tier Three Mid Stage Array Master, he was naturally well-versed in such fundamental principles of Arrays.
He was crystal clear on the pros and cons of activating the barrier.
’So...’
’Has the Spirit Control Sect really decided to dig in and defend to the death?’
Su Ye stroked his chin, his eyelashes fluttering.
That was the only conclusion to draw from them activating the barrier.
Just then, as the United Fleet sailed with the wind, gradually drawing closer to Spider Demon Island, Su Ye’s eyes suddenly sharpened.
"How audacious!"
From the island, a hidden, cold, and ink-like viscous wave of power surged toward them!
The power of Divine Sense!
At Tier Four, no less!
BZZZT!
This wave of Divine Sense swept over them like radar.
Its trajectory suggested an attempt to sweep over and envelop the entire United Fleet!
As the fleet’s supreme commander, Su Ye would naturally not tolerate such a thing!
"Hmph!"
Su Ye snorted coldly.
’Tier Four Divine Sense?’
’So am I!’
A silvery light flashed in his eyes.
A tide of Divine Sense surged from his Sea of Consciousness.
BZZZ.
The two waves of Divine Sense clashed violently.
They were like two armies locked in battle.
Divide and conquer, targeted breakthroughs, pincers from the center... all manner of tactics were deployed!
They clashed nearly a thousand times with every passing second!
The clouds roiled and the Spiritual Qi trembled, but few besides the combatants themselves could perceive it!
This was a battle of Divine Sense!
Far more arcane and subtle than a physical duel!
A moment later.
BANG!
With an explosive sound, the void returned to tranquility.
The two waves of Divine Sense retreated.
"Hmph..."
"The Sun-Eating Demon Spider Empress!"
Su Ye stood on the deck, the silver light in his pupils slowly receding.
He narrowed his eyes, a flicker of displeasure on his face.
He had suffered a small loss in that Divine Sense clash.
Of course, this didn’t mean his Divine Sense was weaker than his opponent’s.
Thanks to the "Favor of the Celestial Dao" and the "Six Desires Secret Scripture," the strength and flexibility of Su Ye’s Divine Sense both surpassed that of an ordinary Tier Four cultivator.
Furthermore, humans were the most spiritual of all beings.
At the same tier, the Divine Sense of human cultivators was stronger than that of most other races.
This, of course, included the demon race.
In Su Ye’s perception, the Divine Sense of the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Empress—who had supposedly broken through to the Tier Four Mid Stage—was merely on par with his own!
In fact, her flexibility was even slightly inferior!
The problem was...
This was Su Ye’s first time clashing with a Tier Four existence via Divine Sense!
His opponent, however, was a Tier Four Demon Empress who had lived for nearly a thousand years, spanning several generations. Her life experience was so vast she could have written a bestseller.
Therefore, at the beginning of the clash, he was inevitably pushed into a disadvantageous position by her veteran techniques.
However, a lack of experience was a relatively easy problem to fix.
Su Ye stabilized his front line, learning as he fought, and quickly familiarized himself with her combat patterns.
And just as he was gathering his Divine Sense to launch a counterattack...
His opponent was as cunning as an old fox.
She had keenly sensed his intent.
So... she just ran away!
She ran!
In other words...
Su Ye had wound up for a powerful punch, only to hit empty air!
This infuriated him!
"She’s a fast runner!"
...
Deep within Spider Demon Ridge.
"Heh..."
A light chuckle, like the tinkling of silver bells, rose faintly.
Shadows as thick as ink flowed like a river through the dense forest.
Pristine white spider silk was interwoven to form an elegant and beautiful spiderweb hammock.
A peerlessly beautiful woman, wearing not a stitch of clothing, was lounging on the hammock with her legs crossed. Her body was strategically wrapped only in spider silk, resembling a bandage-style outfit.
Her waterfall of purple hair nearly touched the ground. A dangerous light glinted in her narrow purple eyes, and the corners of her lips were turned up in a playful, mocking half-smile.
This purple-haired woman was none other than the Supreme Elder of the Spirit Control Sect, the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Empress!
A Tier Four Transformed Great Demon!
She was the one who had sent out her Divine Sense to probe them earlier.
As for the results of that probe...
The Spider Demon Empress’s delicate brows furrowed slightly as she toyed with a lock of her purple hair, muttering to herself.
’I can’t sense the aura of a Golden Core.’
’But... Tier Four Divine Sense?’
’Able to capture the two Perfected Ones, Jueying and Chengying, and withstand my Divine Sense attack... This fleet can be considered to have Tier Four combat strength...’
’They can’t be underestimated...’
’Just as I thought. I’d better wait a year until my cultivation level has completely stabilized before I engage them!’
The Spider Demon Empress mused.
After all, in her current state, she didn’t have an overwhelming advantage over someone at the Tier Four Early Stage.
Unlike human cultivators, demons at the Tier Four level had to rely on their internal Demon Pill to continuously purify their bloodline with each minor advancement in their tier.
This allowed them to unearth the latent abilities within their bloodline and enhance their control over the Power of Rules.
This process required a great deal of time.
It was unlike Golden Core cultivators, who, after a breakthrough, could simply follow the step-by-step instructions of their True Techniques—a process that didn’t require deep comprehension.
This was also why she had sealed the island and activated the barrier.
However, she was still quite optimistic about her predictions for the battle.
’Even though the Ten Thousand Spirits Evolution Array isn’t specialized for defense, it’s still a Tier Four Array. With the Spirit Control Sect’s deep reserves, holding out for a year or two won’t be a problem.’
’That’s enough time for me to stabilize my cultivation level... The one in the Cyan Profound Fleet is at most at the Tier Four Early Stage in terms of combat power. Once my own cultivation is stable, defeating them won’t be difficult.’
As for the negative impact that the siege of Spider Demon Island would have on the Spirit Control Sect...
"Heh..."
’What impact could it possibly have?’
’When we were forced to migrate from the Central Sea Region, we were in a much more pathetic state than this!’
’And if our subordinate powers turn against us? Perfect. It’ll lure the snakes out of their holes. After I repel the Cyan Profound Sect, I can settle the score with them one by one, make a bloody example of a few, and harvest their resources!’
The Spider Demon Empress couldn’t care less about any of it.
Her thinking was very clear.
The entire prestige of the Spirit Control Sect rested on her alone.
Everything else was just a minor detail!
However, just as she was meticulously running through her calculations...
BANG!
The barrier around Spider Demon Island suddenly shuddered as a violent explosion thundered across the island!
"Huh?"
