"This is no time for reminiscing."

After a brief introduction, Ao Ying said to him:

"Let’s capture this city first, and once it’s done, Mr. Su, you can claim a share of the spoils. After the battle, return to Dragon Castle, and I’ll grant you three major merits."

Su Yu quickly and modestly replied:

"How can this be."

Ao Ying waved his hand and said:

"No need to decline, you’ve slain two Celestial Immortals, a major merit indeed, you’re fully qualified."

"Then... all right."

Su Yu did not continue to decline; after all, he had indeed achieved a great merit.

Then Ao Ying led the charge to the sky above Cai Pearl City, unleashed a Dragon Breath from a distance, followed by Su Yu and Ao Rong, three different Dragon Breaths hit the light shield of the City Defense Array, causing ripples to spread outward.

The Crab General swung massive claws wrapped in lightning and struck hard on the City Defense Array. The Dragon Whale threw its colossal body down, pressing the light shield downward with terrifying weight.

Several other Celestial Immortals from various clans each used their means, with various powerful forbidden spells and divine techniques bombarding the shield, causing it to tremble constantly.

However, the Sect Defense Array’s defense was too strong, with a total of 100 billion in defense power, even with many Celestial Immortals attacking, it was difficult to shake it.

Moreover, there was a Spirit Vein fueling it inside the array, with multiple Celestial Immortals leading it, breaking through was impossible for the moment.

The battle thus reached a stalemate, with no decisive victory in sight for the time being.

Just then, Chi Long heard a voice transmission:

"Lord True Dragon, would you be willing to engage in a trade?"

Chi Long looked up and immediately recognized the voice transmission was from that Celestial Immortal of the Heavenly Eye clan holding a Heavenly Gang Beast Taming Banner, who seemed unaware of Su Yu’s player identity.

He smiled and nodded at Chi Long, continuing to say:

"I can offer three major merits to purchase the Primordial Spirit of the Sea Snake Demon Immortal you just captured."

Chi Long raised an eyebrow and shook his head:

"I also require this Primordial Spirit."

Star Luo immediately spoke:

"If merits are not needed, I can trade other treasures instead, as long as you name your....."

Before he could finish his sentence, Su Yu, who was exhaling to erode the array, suddenly sensed a premonition of danger, raised his dragon head, glanced around, and sent a voice transmission to Ao Ying:

"I sense the arrival of danger."

Ao Ying immediately replied:

"Do you know where the danger is coming from?"

"From behind."

Without hesitation, Ao Ying sent a voice transmission to everyone:

"Everyone, be on guard for a sneak attack from behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Long felt a strong warning from the Celestial Dao Divine Skill, Stars Shift and Planets Move, and he swiftly turned around, exhaling a breath towards a certain spot in the void.

Chi Long’s breath sprayed horizontally across hundreds of kilometers, illuminating the pitch-black sea. Soon, everyone saw a light sphere appearing out of thin air at the end of the flames, with three figures inside.

Three Snake-man Celestial Immortals; from their stance, two flanked the young Celestial Immortal in the middle like guards.

Exposed by the Dragon Breath, the group hesitated for a moment but did not panic. The Snake-man man in the center, with a level up to 378, smiled slightly and tossed a Treasure Pearl he held, releasing a familiar powerful aura to Su Yu, radiating brilliance in the dark sea, like a massive blue sun emitting stifling pressure.

The familiar aura made Chi Long’s pupils widen, losing composure as he said:

"Sea-Suppressing Pearl?"

"How is this possible?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The blue sun emitted waves layer by layer, causing seawater to solidify wherever it reached, like thick glue that even Chi Long had to exert full effort to move.

"Sea Suppressing!"

This power was very familiar to Su Yu, but the power of his own Sea-Suppressing Pearl was not strong enough to be difficult even for Celestial Immortals to shake.

Clearly, the Snake-man Celestial Immortal’s Sea-Suppressing Pearl had a higher level of unsealing than Su Yu’s, with power definitely reaching the level of a Middle Grade Immortal Treasure.

"The second Sea-Suppressing Pearl, so the one in my hand might really be the legendary Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Calm Sea Pearl?"

Su Yu felt a mix of astonishment and joy in his heart.

Astonished that he was indeed a piece laid down by a powerful being, joyful also for the same reason.

Since he was a piece, it meant he had a mission, and since he could get one, he had the chance to seize other Calm Sea Pearls, gathering all 24 Calm Sea Pearls.

This was inevitable, regardless of his role in the powerful being’s eyes, whether as a main piece or an alternative piece, already possessing one Calm Sea Pearl meant having the chance to defy fate.

Even if he was to be a stepping-stone cannon fodder for the main piece, there was still the chance to defy fate.

A chess pawn crossing the river can also become a chariot.

However, the immediate task was to overcome this challenge. These three Snake-man Celestial Immortals dared to appear and launch an attack, indicating they had the confidence to defeat them; thus, he dared not stand out, withdrew his breath, and immediately operated Stars Shift and Planets Move, concealing his aura.

He specifically hid the residual aura of the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, lest the expert bearing the other Calm Sea Pearl would discover him.

Indeed, Su Yu could now confirm that this Sea-Suppressing Pearl was definitely the Calm Sea Pearl.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, Ao Ying spat out a Dragon Pearl of Immortal Treasure grade, its golden light bursting forth, forcibly driving away the calming power of the Calm Sea Pearl, restoring everyone to normal, each immediately taking measures to defend.

The Sea Snake-man player slightly smiled, pointed a finger, and the blue light of the Calm Sea Pearl was restrained, plummeting like a meteor towards the Merfolk Celestial Immortal player.

The player let out a strange cry, immediately deploying various defense measures, a tier ten veil, Protective Gang Strength, Magic Robe Shield, also deploying a tier ten great cauldron soaring into the sky, its energy forming a vortex with strong attraction.

The Calm Sea Pearl descended, the vortex collapsed effortlessly, the great sun unstoppably fell, annihilating the cauldon with a bang.

The protective veil tore apart with a touch, the spell and shield, and the Protective Gang Strength extinguished instantly upon contact.