Chapter 709: Chapter 709

The momentum of the Nine-Dragon Heavenly Chariot Talisman and the Sword Qi Thunderclap was simply impossible to conceal.

Afraid the demonic beast might sense him, Qin Sang dove straight into the sea. At first, he refrained from using them. Only when he was nearly in range did he suddenly unleash his full speed.

Jiao howled, and thunder rumbled.

His evasion light streaked across the sea like twin flashes of silver and crimson lightning.

The instant Qin Sang moved, the great demon noticed him.

It twisted its body, its blood-red eyes locking tightly onto Qin Sang.

Qin Sang finally got a clear look at the creature’s true form. Its body was terrifyingly robust. If not for the cold flame blowing away half of it, it would have been no weaker than a Jiao. However, its form clearly resembled that of a fish.

Its head was grotesquely deformed, yet just barely recognizable that it had a human face. Its facial features closely resembled a person’s, which made it even more uncanny.

"So it’s a Human-Faced Porpoise."

Qin Sang muttered to himself. Being stared down by those bloody eyes sent a chill through him, though he also felt somewhat relieved.

The Human-Faced Porpoise had a long and lean body but bore no trace of Jiao bloodline. It was simply a sea beast.

The good news was that this one’s cultivation wasn’t as terrifying as he had feared. It was not at the peak of the Demonic Core Realm.

However, Human-Faced Porpoises were known for their formidable water-based supernatural abilities, especially when fighting in the open ocean. Their power could increase many times over.

If this one had reached the peak of the Demonic Core Realm, even a Spiritual Infant grandmaster would find it extremely troublesome. Though injured, the porpoise was still dangerous. Qin Sang had to weigh the risks carefully.

This beast clearly possessed high intelligence. Upon seeing Qin Sang pursuing, it revealed a monstrous killing intent in its eyes that was violent to the extreme. Yet, it made the right choice and immediately dove down into the sea.

Qin Sang appeared above the sea, gazing downward at the shadow beneath the waves. He raised his hand and unleashed a black tongue of flame with a low shout. "Go!"

The Devilish Flames of Nine Hells, undeterred by water, slithered with ease through the sea, speeding toward the Human-Faced Porpoise.

Sensing the aura of the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells, and having just suffered at the hands of the cold flame, the porpoise showed deep fear in its eyes. With a flick of its body, it burst out of the water with a crash, waves splashing everywhere.

Two shadowy figures filled with corpse qi burst through the waves from left and right, charging in at incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, the porpoise suddenly twisted mid-air and, using its bloodstained flesh, rammed directly toward one of the flying yakshas.

It had sharp judgment, choosing the weaker of the two.

The porpoise’s flesh collided with the flying yaksha. The result was that the yaksha was sent flying, crashing heavily into the water. The porpoise’s own flesh was torn open with a deep wound, and corpse qi clung to it like a festering plague, seeping in through the injury.

Seeing this, Qin Sang was startled.

This beast could withstand attacks from two flying yakshas and even managed to knock one away. Could its injuries be less severe than he had assumed?

Qin Sang immediately activated his spiritual consciousness to assess the yaksha’s condition.

Soul-Guiding Grass was rare in this region. If he lost a flying yaksha and failed to kill the porpoise in return, it would be a huge waste.

Fortunately, the yaksha had only suffered shock from the corpse qi and wasn’t actually injured.

After striking the yaksha, the porpoise let out a long cry, deep and resonant like a giant whale. Its mouth opened wide, and a puff of white mist rapidly formed, swirling outward.

From within the mist came a brittle crackling sound. It soon condensed into a mass of icy mist.

The mist descended just as the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells chased in. Remarkably, the icy mist blocked them, preventing the flames from penetrating through easily.

Qin Sang inhaled sharply.

This Human-Faced Porpoise had actually mastered an ice-type supernatural ability.

No wonder it looked so battered yet was not as weak as expected. With its cold-type power, its resistance to the cold flame’s eruption was likely far stronger than that of other demonic beasts.

Of course, even with such protection, the porpoise had still suffered grievous wounds. If the fight dragged on, Qin Sang believed he stood a good chance of killing it. But his earlier hope of ending it swiftly within a few moves was now clearly unrealistic.

Hunting beasts deep within the Demonic Sea meant facing exactly this kind of dilemma. Whether to continue chasing or let go was a decision he had to make for himself.

While Qin Sang weighed his options, he suddenly heard the cry of a bird and jerked his head up.

The call had come from a great distance away, yet its penetrating force was unparalleled.

Qin Sang noticed that at the exact moment the cry echoed through the air, the Human-Faced Porpoise also turned to look in that direction. Its expression grew solemn, as though it held deep dread toward the source of that sound. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel⟡fire.net

"Another Demonic Core Realm demonic beast?"

Qin Sang was shocked, and a hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had long heard that the Thousand-Demon Sea was teeming with great demons. Now he was truly seeing it for himself. Yet another demonic beast had already been alerted and rushed over.

Qin Sang’s gaze swept rapidly in all directions.

From the direction of the bird cry, a mass of red clouds was racing toward them.

In other directions, there were similar phenomena. In the west, a dark cloud loomed. In the northeast, waves surged violently, and faintly visible within them was a long white figure.

Without exception, all these places were surging with demonic qi.

"The cold flame... They were drawn here by the eruption of the cold flame!"

Qin Sang cried out in alarm, finally understanding what had gone wrong.

When the cold flame erupted and that blue light shot into the heavens, the great demonic beasts from far away had definitely seen the phenomenon and had been lured over. And these were clearly not all of them.

The great demons across the surrounding seas were likely all making their way here.

Seeing this, a cold sweat broke out all over Qin Sang. There was no way he could stay here any longer. He urgently raised his hand, retrieving both the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells and the flying yakshas, then turned and fled without hesitation.

The Human-Faced Porpoise stared at Qin Sang's retreating figure, hesitated briefly, and the murderous glint in its blood-red eyes gradually faded. It did not choose to pursue him but instead slowly sank back into the sea.

East, northeast, west...

Great demons were converging from all three directions. Qin Sang had no choice but to flee southward, which happened to take him past the cold flame. In his haste, he glanced at it briefly.

The island was now completely unrecognizable. The hill at its center had become a deep crater, as though it had been blown open from within. The underground cave had naturally vanished. Only a single bloom of blue cold flame still danced in the air.

Seen up close, the cold flame’s mournful beauty was even more captivating.

As Qin Sang personally felt the aura of the cold flame, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Such a powerful flame, yet he could only look, not touch.

He had originally thought that the cold flame's presence here would remain hidden, giving him time to think of a way to obtain it. But now that so many great demons had been drawn in, who knew if any of them were exotic species capable of subduing the cold flame.

Qin Sang was powerless to do anything about it. All he could do was let the thought pass.

The most urgent matter now was to escape as quickly as possible. He absolutely could not fall into the encirclement of great demons.

Recalling the nautical chart given to them by the stocky cultivator, Qin Sang remembered that heading south would eventually return him to the main route.

He had no choice but to trust the chart. Fixing his direction, Qin Sang activated his evasion light and flew at full speed, staying extremely alert so he could dodge immediately if any great demon appeared.