Chapter 2309 - 2312: Strange, the Summoning Aura of the Divine Corpse

Accompanying them were thirty elite Great Sea Demons, along with nearly a hundred great sea monsters exuding an overwhelming aura of deadly intent, their imposing presence causing a tremor in the hearts of the Sea Demons outside the Atlantic City Temple.

Furthermore, amidst Qian Ning's song, numerous great sea monsters had already charged ahead.

But in the next instant, Shen Qiang, sitting atop Jinli Qianning's chest, felt his gaze darken involuntarily.

The sounds of battle and conflict, described slowly.

But in reality, almost at the exact moment those sea monsters launched their attack on the temple of Atlantic City.

Death descended as fiercely as a storm.

Blossoms of vivid blood bloomed.

Each bloom represented the passing of a life.

In just an instant, dozens of blood blossoms had erupted before their eyes.

Like the most brilliant fireworks.

This was completely different from the battles of cultivators in the Cultivation World, there were no flamboyant maneuvers, nor any dazzling techniques.

The Sea Demons unleashed all their might, delivering the most deadly strike their abilities could muster as though fighting for their lives.

Life and death in an instant!

No three moves or five rounds, that simply did not exist!

And compared to those Sea Demons.

These great sea monsters were even more tragic.

Their intelligence was low, devoid of techniques, relying solely on the brute force of their bodies for impact, thus they ran as if for their lives.

Even as they fell, there wasn't time for a single cry of lament.

Qian Ning's song.

Amidst desolation, she sang with a relentless defiance unto death, which caused the great sea monsters on the brink of demise to suddenly erupt in a frenzy.

Within almost a split second, they scattered the formation of the Sea Demons.

The thirty elite Great Sea Demons accompanying them were now also engaging the Sea Demons of Atlantic City, and because they were the best of the best, they all seemed like gods of slaughter at this moment.

"Block the Dragon Emperor, die!"

Furious malevolence shot heavenward, frenzied slaughter, accompanied by blood and yellow sand, clouded the entire sea area almost instantly.

Seeing this slaughter that clearly wouldn't halt in a short time, Shen Qiang, sitting on Qian Ning's chest, shot out like lightning.

"Bao Lao San, get us inside!"

At the moment Shen Qiang roared.

Vaulted on the ground like a boulder-colored giant octopus monster suddenly extended its spring-like tentacles, launching Shen Qiang, Yu Jiang, and Gui Shu instantly towards the temple's main entrance.

"Protect Qian Ning!"

In the instant of the launch, Shen Qiang instructed.

"Rest assured, boss!"

Hearing this, Qian Ning's beautiful eyes turned inexplicably tender, then she unfurled her song without restraint, as more great sea monsters, along with numerous Atlantic City Sea Demons, surged like a tide.

"Buy me some time, believe me, as long as I'm here, none of our people will die!"

Boom!

Accompanied by Shen Qiang's roar.

Yu Jiang and Gui Shu had already blasted away two seemingly powerful Sea Demons in front of the temple entrance.

So when Shen Qiang landed in front of the temple entrance, he immediately saw two Sea Demons, eyes filled with terror, attempting to close the temple doors.

Bam! Bam!

Before Yu Jiang and Gui Shu, they clearly had no chance but to be instantly killed.

"God says, I grant you the will of freedom, but if you do not obey me, I shall also cast you into Hell!"

A Sea Demon dressed like a Priest exclaimed in horror.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With a thick scent of blood, three other accompanying Great Sea Demons were also flung inside by Bao Lao San.

"Back off, if everything could be solved with words, what would be the point of cultivation."

Shen Qiang calmly walked inside.

That Sea Demon priest, mumbling anxiously: "If you think a flower is destined to wither, then you will feel sadness when you see it. If you believe it's a part of the ever-changing whole, soon to bear fruit, only then will you see the beauty of the flower."

"If you understand that flower blooming and withering means the tree will bear fruit, then you should comprehend life, lay down the butcher's knife..."

Bam!

The nearby Sea Demon King flung that Sea Demon priest aside, hitting the ground half-dead.

"Stop babbling, so many Sea Demons and sea beasts have died, and not to hear your nonsense!"

Shen Qiang remained silent.

If it were possible to resolve everything gently without violence, Shen Qiang would never choose to come here for battle.

But it was an impossibility.

The Sea Emperor would not allow anyone to peacefully take Athena's divine corpse away.

An ordinary body could not allow the resurrected Qingxuan to swiftly regain her strength.

If he couldn't get the Flower Crown atop the divine corpse, Taiying Youying would ultimately remain just a Sword Spirit.

The Sea Emperor and Dragon Emperor, as mortal foes, could not possibly compromise on such a matter.

Furthermore, the existence of Heshenghe was at stake.

Whether the people around Shen Qiang could continue to live, these impending crises left no room for Shen Qiang's compassion.

"If between two people, one is destined to die, I hope it's my opponent who dies, if between two groups, one must perish, I wish it's the other."

With a cold face, Shen Qiang looked calmly at the tightly closed doors within the temple.

Suddenly kicking out heavily.

Boom!

The giant inner temple doors shattered to pieces.

Then, in just an instant.

Shen Qiang immediately saw the mummified Prince Butes, being supported by a priest, looking at him in horror.

"Get lost, or die!"

Shen Qiang's steps did not pause at all due to his presence.

Staring in horror at Shen Qiang, who regarded him as nothing and proceeded arrogantly, and followed by the Great Sea Demon King Yu Jiang like a servant, Prince Butes in that instant felt the world spinning.

The Great Sea Demon King Yu Jiang, was protecting him!

In an instant, the prince who lost all fighting spirit, Prince Butes, screamed in horror: "Go, go, let's go!"

The Sea Demon supporting him immediately led him away, while two other Great Sea Demons, now pallid, also retreated with them from behind.

Watching their escape, a slight smirk of contempt appeared on the lips of the Sea Demons following Shen Qiang.

"The Sea Emperor's son Butes, in the face of our Dragon Emperor, is nothing more than a tail-tucked coward!"

"Truly disgraceful, one lacking the courage for even a slight rebellion, is destined to never be a match for the Dragon Emperor."

"Humph, he escaped quickly, otherwise I'd have ended him with a shot!"

The three Sea Demons sneered thoughtfully.

At this time, Shen Qiang.

Had already reached the center of the temple.

Here.

Was a circular altar enclosed by drapes.

Despite lacking any clear information, inexplicably, a restless feeling arose in Shen Qiang's heart, along with an inexplicable belief, that Athena's divine corpse was here, and not only that, Shen Qiang inexplicably felt as if she were still alive, calling to him.