Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

As the puppets attacked the Silver Shark leader, Liu Xing simultaneously activated two killing formations outside. Just as the puppets' first attack concluded, breaking through the spiritual shield, the first formation's volley of thousands of swords descended upon the Silver Shark. The Silver Shark, flustered, could only expend spiritual energy in defense. Immediately, the second formation's energy ball was fully formed, and a sword of vital energy pierced the shark's head at high speed. The immense power was too great for the Silver Shark to underestimate. Its abdomen creaked, and a blue energy ball burst forth from its mouth, leaving the energy ball and the sword in a stalemate in mid-air.

The Silver Shark was trapped within the formation, its range of movement restricted. Its sharp teeth, powerful tail fin, and immense physical strength—its strengths in close combat—were limited to the barrier. Its magical energy spheres were also contained by the Yuan Qi sword. The puppet's attack spheres and the killing array's volley of swords relentlessly assaulted it, leaving it exhausted and unable to effectively mobilize its strength to attack the trap. For a moment, both sides reached a stalemate, entering a stalemate.

Liu Xing achieved success in the first phase, suppressing the enemy; the second phase involved gradually depleting its mana. This time, he was incredibly lucky; the Silver Shark seemed to have just returned from combat, its mana at less than half full, saving him considerable time. He relayed the situation to Jiao Jiao, warning her not to worry about the battle within the cave and to strengthen the perimeter. Jiao Jiao followed his instructions and moved closer to the cave, gaining better control of the surrounding area. The Silver Shark, following her, was apprehensive, fearing discovery and pursuit by the Silver Shark leader. Jiao Jiao reassured her, assuring her she was still capable of escaping, which reassured the Silver Shark. Once her spiritual sense could detect the cave entrance, she stopped. Due to the concealment array, the intense fighting within the cave was obscured from view from outside. Jiao Jiao immediately relayed her position and observations to Liu Xing, reassuring him and allowing him to calmly prepare for the next battle.

The Silver Shark leader managed to withstand the relentless barrage. Though his mana was depleting and he himself had sustained some injuries, he was not fatal. Now somewhat more lucid, he let out a furious roar and shrieked, his consciousness desperately striving to break through the barrier, sending a message to the outside world, hoping to call the sharks to rescue him. He simultaneously twisted his body furiously, dashing left and right within the barrier, hoping to break through the encirclement and create a loud noise to expose the battle. Liu Xing's primary concern was the sharks, so he rigorously guarded the transmission of information. With four layers of restrictions within and Jiao Jiao guarding the outside, he was practically foolproof. The enraged Silver Shark leader, relentlessly attacking the barrier, caused the Azure Sea Tide Formation to waver. However, the intensity and power of the attacks from the puppets and the formation forced him to devote most of his mana to defense, otherwise his body would be ripped apart.

Despite having everything under control, Liu Xing maintained a strong sense of urgency, and he tried every possible means to accelerate the battle. Besides commandeering his puppets and magic arrays to attack at full speed, he also summoned two top-grade flying swords to join the fray. Each of his attacks wounded the silver shark, and in a matter of moments, he had severed both of its fins, severely wounding it. The silver shark roared in agony, its fury raging, but unable to break free, it raged furiously. The more violent it was, the greater the drain on its mana. Liu Xing calmly analyzed the situation. Roughly estimating, he sensed the silver shark's remaining mana was running low, so he decided to summon his talisman to end its life.

Retracting his supreme flying sword, the puppets and killing array continued their attacks, and the Silver Shark leader thought he could finally catch his breath. However, he sensed a greater danger brewing: Liu Xing was frantically injecting spiritual energy into the Mountain-Shaking Blade talisman. The Mountain-Shaking Blade was raised high, its long blade gleaming dimly. The powerful aura of the magical weapon suffocated the Silver Shark leader. The threat to his life left him no room for hope. He had to break free and flee immediately, or face certain death at the hands of the blade.

The Silver Shark truly lived up to its title as one of the Ocean's Ten Greatest, possessing immense ferocity. Even in such dire circumstances, it remained undaunted. Abandoning its defenses, the Silver Shark withstood the onslaught of attacks from the puppets and the magic array. The Wooden Ape's black iron staff and the Killing Array's vital energy struck its back and tail fin, respectively, breaking its tail and tearing its muscles. The Silver Shark screamed in pain. However, the talisman it feared grew brighter and brighter. Ignoring its injuries, it mobilized all its magical power, focusing it on its hardened skull, and dragged its scarred body fiercely towards the barrier.

The impact was earth-shattering, its force shattering the heavens. The Azure Sea Rising Formation was shattered by the blow, but it also sapped the Silver Shark's offensive power. The impact then struck the Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin Formation. Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin was, after all, a killing formation, far less robust and defensive than the Azure Sea Rising Formation. Even the residual force from the collision shattered both killing formations simultaneously. While the Silver Shark had broken through the formation, it was already at the end of its rope. Liu Xing's Mountain Shaking Blade struck back, decapitating it.

The overwhelming roar destabilized the hidden formation outside, causing it to tremble several times. This was instantly noticed by Jiao Jiao and Silver Shark, lurking outside the cave, both of whom were horrified. Silver Shark was frightened, believing its leader was practicing some powerful magic and wanted to drag Jiao Jiao away. Jiao Jiao was worried, concerned about the powerful fluctuations in magical power, and worried her master was in danger. She immediately sent a voice message to inquire, and Liu Xing realized that the noise had been so loud that it had been heard outside. He assured Jiao Jiao that he was fine and had killed the Silver Shark leader, and told her to prepare for reinforcements. Reassured, Jiao Jiao began to consider a retreat. To escape the Silver Shark encirclement, she still needed the help of the Silver Shark beside her, so she followed the previous plan. Jiao Jiao hurriedly swam outside, following the Silver Shark, keeping a close eye on the surrounding area for any other Silver Sharks. Perhaps it was the Silver Shark leader's usual authority, but within a ten-kilometer radius of the cave, not a single demonic beast could be seen, and no one dared to cross the line. At this time, Jiao Jiao suddenly stopped and asked Yinsha to wait for it here, saying that it had missed something. Then it made a circle and ran to the cave entrance to meet Liu Xing.

Liu Xing finished transmitting the message, knowing time was running out, so she quickly and carefully stored the Silver Shark and Killer Whale Demon Pills in a jade box. She also collected the shark carcass, shark-companion grass, and stone platform. She put away the puppets, talismans, and various magical instruments, discarding the three formations since they were already damaged. She would leave the outer hidden formation there to conceal the aura, as long as it could conceal her escape. By the time she had packed up and arrived outside the cave, Jiao Jiao had also entered the hidden formation. The master and servant smiled at each other, and without further ado, Liu Xing transformed into a ray of light and flew into the pet bag behind Jiao Jiao's life scales, releasing the restriction and preventing any aura from escaping.