Just then, another booming sound suddenly echoed. This sound wasn't from the sea water crashing against the Nine Dragon Wall; instead, it resembled thunder.
The sound originated from the massive pillar of light in the sky. At that moment, the sky shimmered with golden light, showering down tens of thousands of golden rays.
Seeing this, Zhang Ling couldn't help but halt his escape, sensing terrifying spiritual power fluctuations from the golden light. Approaching it could be dangerous.
He intended to change direction, bypassing this golden light and entering the Nine Dragon Wall from another area.
However, he saw the myriad golden rays continuously converging, forming a vast light screen that stretched endlessly.
Simultaneously, the light screen was covered in dense runes, and as spiritual light flickered, countless golden vortexes spun out, each vortex being a hundred zhang wide.
The booming sound persisted as the golden vortexes, like spiritual light balls, released thick golden pillars of light.
Instantly, ten thousand golden lights shot out simultaneously. Layers of thousand-zhang waves shattered, creating constant splashing sounds. The area seemed to be experiencing a torrential rain.
In the blink of an eye, the hundred-mile sea area in front of the Nine Dragon Wall became eerily calm and silent.
Splashes of falling water echoed continuously. Zhang Ling snapped back to his senses, discovering that the sea water had been dyed blood red. Fragments of limbs and flesh rained down from the sky, all belonging to the savage beasts hidden in the sea.
The golden light instantly annihilated numerous sea beasts. The number of marine creatures killed in that instant was unknown, but it was at least several hundred thousand or more.
It was truly shocking.
Zhang Ling felt a chill run down his spine and was grateful that he hadn't rushed towards that area earlier. If he had maintained his full speed, he might have collided directly with the simultaneous eruption of ten thousand golden lights.
This was clearly an attack triggered by the Nine Dragon Wall's restrictions. Entering the attack range, even with his late-stage Golden Core strength, he might have been severely injured or even killed.
As the ten thousand golden lights dissipated, the golden light screen gradually faded, eventually dissolving into starlight.
At that moment, after the attack of the ten thousand golden lights, the massive pillar of light on the Nine Dragon Wall also dimmed. However, the spiritual light on the pillar continued to gather, accumulating power, likely ready to launch another attack soon.
Zhang Ling carefully observed for a few moments. Based on the spiritual light, he estimated that it would take at least the time it takes to burn an incense stick for the pillar of light to gather enough spiritual power to match its previous intensity. This was the window to cross the Nine Dragon Wall.
He didn't dare delay and immediately steered his escape towards that direction. He was currently seven or eight hundred miles away from the Nine Dragon Wall, so time was of the essence.
In the blink of an eye, he flew three or four hundred miles. During this short time, many savage beasts emerged from the sea again, fighting over the corpses of those killed earlier.
During his flight, Zhang Ling suddenly clapped his hand, and a yellow light shot out from his hand, transforming into a spiritual light hand that grabbed towards a patch of water a hundred zhang away from him.
In that area, several blue-skinned sharks were tearing apart a crimson crab. Only half of the crab's body remained, clearly killed by the golden light earlier.
The spiritual light hand grabbed the half-crab body, turning it into a ball of spiritual light. In a few breaths, Zhang Ling stored it in his storage bag.
After losing their prey, the blue-skinned sharks noticed him and lashed out, shooting water swords towards him.
But Zhang Ling was long gone. He didn't stop his escape and continued to fly forward.
The reason he acted earlier was that the crab was a sixth-order sea beast. Although dead, its demon core was still intact. Since he happened to encounter it, he naturally wouldn't let it go.
And so, he continued flying towards the Nine Dragon Wall.
Although he wasn't deliberately searching for the corpses of high-order savage beasts, he still managed to retrieve several such corpses along the way. Although they were tattered, their demon cores were still intact.
He considered it a lucky find.
Of course, many high-order savage beasts were still hidden in the sea, also devouring the corpses.
At the same time, Zhang Ling constantly monitored the situation of the light pillar on the Nine Dragon Wall. At his current speed, he was confident he could cross the Nine Dragon Wall before the next attack.
However, he still had a concern in his heart: what if he couldn't enter now that the restrictions on the Nine Dragon Wall were activated? He glanced at the Sky Abyss Token in his hand. Seeing no other reaction from the token, Zhang Ling felt slightly relieved.
He comforted himself, thinking that there was no need to worry too much.
Even if he couldn't cross the Nine Dragon Wall before the next attack, hiding in the sea, he wouldn't need to worry too much about the attack of the ten thousand golden lights.
Although this type of group attack restriction had an extremely wide coverage area and considerable power, with some preparation, it wouldn't be difficult for a high-level cultivator like him to avoid it.
After all, he had just witnessed the simultaneous eruption of the ten thousand golden lights. Although they appeared dense, the gaps between each attack were not small. With accurate judgment, it would be easy to dodge.
However, things were unpredictable, and no one could foresee what would happen next. Just then, a long, strange roar came from afar.
The sound resonated in his ears, shaking his mind. Zhang Ling's heart tightened, wondering what had happened again. He quickly looked behind him.
He saw a towering wave rising up a hundred miles away. The wave itself wasn't noteworthy, but a massive figure was emerging from it, rapidly charging towards him.
Zhang Ling only glanced at it before his heart sank to the bottom.
The dark shadow was the size of a small mountain, with the part above the water reaching a hundred zhang high. It was pitch black, like a moving mountain peak, riding the waves.
A head covered in bumps stretched out in front, swaying left and right like a giant snake.
This snake-like head was constantly roaring, seemingly excited.
Zhang Ling instantly recognized it as a giant Xuan Turtle, but its size was too immense, creating a sense of oppression.
What was even more shocking was that, besides its enormous size, countless幽幽blue spiritual纹纹appeared on the turtle shell. It constantly released a 森white mist, hiding most of the Xuan Turtle's body within it.
This layer of white mist seemed to be a cold mist, possessing extreme cold power. Wherever the Xuan Turtle passed, the sea water was frozen into blocks of ice.
But as the waves churned, the ice blocks all shattered. A large area of the sea surface where the beast swam formed into huge ice floes.
This was clearly an ice-attribute Xuan Turtle. But the aura it exuded was far beyond that of ordinary high-order savage beasts. Judging by its size and the emitted chill, it was likely a savage beast comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Such savage beasts were recorded in ancient books, but they were rarely seen. They were called Savage Spirits. It was said that savage beasts of this level had a certain chance of suppressing the浊浊qi in their bodies and developing spiritual intelligence.
Zhang Ling's face turned ashen, and he cursed his bad luck.
He reached into his robe again, took out a Beast Soul Talisman, and slapped it onto his body. A pair of white light wings appeared on his back. With a rapid flap, he transformed into a white light, speeding towards the Nine Dragon Wall.
He was currently three or four hundred miles away from the Nine Dragon Wall. If he didn't use this talisman and relied solely on his own escape speed, he would likely be caught up by this Nascent Soul-level Xuan Turtle.
