Chapter 1475: A Caged Confrontation (Part Three)

The Golden Core cultivators before Zhang Xin’s eyes suddenly shuddered, and then a series of screams shook the heavens and the earth. Following that, streaks of blood arrows shot out from their backs, soaring high into the sky!

The figures, which had been radiating a fierce aura, were like a string of candied haws, all plummeting straight to the ground like heavy stones.

This stunned Zhang Xin, and the magical power he was about to inject into his Golden Core also stopped in an instant.

“They’re… all dead?”

And while Zhang Xin was in a daze, a thunderous shout once again entered his ears.

“Quick, hold the gate for at least three breaths, don’t let it close!”

Li Yan, who was dodging the five rake-like attacks that were continuously pressing down, saw the dazed Golden Core cultivator at a glance. The vermilion gate beside that person was already closing, leaving only a gap of less than half a person’s width. He couldn’t help but shout anxiously.

Earlier, after he had done his best to break free from the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s lock, he had simultaneously launched an attack on the large tree and all the Golden Core cultivators. The five Soul Suppression Palace Golden Core cultivators were already unable to hold on. Outnumbered, they were surrounded and killed in almost one exchange. Those rebellious Golden Core cultivators had to die, but being locked onto by a Spirit Transformation cultivator, and a Mid-stage Spirit Transformation expert at that, even if Li Yan had some confidence in dealing with Spirit Transformation cultivators, how could he dare to be the slightest bit careless?

As he was rapidly dodging, he had only managed to send out the Gui-Yi Water-Parting Spikes when he found a gap. But with the magical treasure out of his divine sense’s control, Li Yan found it difficult to make the Gui-Yi Water-Parting Spikes smoothly strike the gate again after attacking the cultivators. Under the extreme effort of dodging the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s attack, using magical power to control the magical treasure for a second attack required more time. But the Spirit Transformation cultivator behind him had already suffered a loss once, how could he let him have another chance?

And at this time, Li Yan also sensed that the Golden Core cultivators from the rear of the manor had almost arrived. So, he asked the cultivator who was about to self-detonate to hold on for three more breaths no matter what, and not to let the gate close. And what made him even more anxious was that a figure had appeared again in the “Five-Ghost Revolving Locust” formation!

Mu Guyue, disregarding the Nascent Soul cultivator chasing her from behind, had once again launched a fierce attack on the large tree she had attacked before.

“You want to block the gate? You will all die!”

The Spirit Transformation cultivator, hearing Li Yan’s roar, was so angry he laughed, and at the same time, let out a mocking jeer. At the same time, with a wave of his other hand, two more thin red threads shot out from his fingernails, directly striking the two incoming Crescent Moon Handguard Sabers. He did not attack Mu Guyue; he had to protect the five large trees. And the other Nascent Soul cultivator who was chasing Mu Guyue, had also attacked her from behind the moment she paused.

“Ding, ding!”

Before the Crescent Moon Handguard Sabers could even get close to the large tree, they were struck head-on by the two red threads and instantly turned into two specks of light that flashed into the distance.

“Pfft!”

Mu Guyue, who was in mid-air, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and her figure paused. Her magical power was far inferior to the other party’s, and her cultivation had not fully recovered. With just one blow, she was injured. And just as her figure paused, the attack from the pursuing Nascent Soul cultivator from behind also arrived in an instant.

‘What a pity!’

Mu Guyue’s attack had missed. She could only watch helplessly as the figure in the teleportation formation became clearer and clearer. A sense of helplessness arose in her heart. There were more and more enemy experts. But Mu Guyue threw both her hands back simultaneously, and two clouds of black qi also went to meet the other party’s attack.

Mu Guyue did not fear death. For a Demonic Clan warrior, dying in battle was the mark of a true Demonic Clan general.

And just as Mu Guyue was feeling helpless, from the middle of the five large trees, a shrill and furious roar suddenly came.

“No!”

This shout came too suddenly, and it shot straight into the nine heavens, resounding through the sky. This made everyone in the courtyard turn their heads and look there in surprise.

In the middle of the five large trees, a figure that had almost completely solidified, amidst a great roar, the teleportation law power around him had already become irregular, fragmented. Almost at the same instant the roar came out, the terrifying spatial teleportation power had cut that person into countless pieces.

“Bang!”

With a loud explosion, the entire “Five-Ghost Revolving Locust” grand formation completely collapsed.

And on the large tree that Li Yan had just struck, which was already tilting, the entire trunk, in just a very short time, had become mottled and unsightly. And, streams of stinking black water were constantly seeping out from the tree, and the ghostly face that had appeared on it no longer had any signs of life. Its ghastly green eyes had turned a grayish color. The entire ghostly face was like melting ice and snow, becoming a colorful mess, like a snowman under the scorching sun, rapidly shrinking and disappearing.

“You… you… you’re a Poison Cultivator?”

The Spirit Transformation cultivator who was locking onto Li Yan, one moment he was mocking, the next he was dumbfounded. In his shock, his speech became stuttered. He had never expected that the other party could use such a vicious poison. That large tree was enveloped by the power of the law. Even Li Yan’s powerful physical body could not withstand its counter-shock force and was sent flying in an instant. But after being slapped with the poison, the large tree began to seep black water and liquefy in about half a breath, and the grand formation instantly collapsed.

Li Yan also took advantage of this Spirit Transformation cultivator’s stunned moment to finally break free from his lock.

And Mu Guyue and the pursuing Nascent Soul cultivator were also shocked by the sudden scene before them. They simultaneously stopped fighting and stared blankly at the teleportation formation. At this time, all that was left there were the specks of starlight from the dissolving grand formation, which were continuously rising into the air and dissipating.

Then, with a “rustling” sound, a large pile of severed limbs and minced meat floated down from the air. The strong man’s voice, filled with deep unwillingness and resentment, still echoed in the air. Just as he was about to successfully teleport, he had died in the collapsing teleportation formation. Under the churning of the spatial power, it was almost like a black hole in a chaotic flow of space, with the same power. Although the Nascent Soul figurine had also escaped from the body, the surrounding space was filled with extremely chaotic spatial power, like countless sharp blades intersecting and cutting. The Nascent Soul had absolutely no way to escape.

At this time, the roots of the large tree could no longer support it. With a “rustling” sound, carrying a full body of black juice, it made a “whoosh” sound. Like water pouring onto the ground, it fell diagonally to the ground, instantly splashing black water everywhere.

“He is still him, that Poison Cultivator from the Malevolent Spirit Sect!” Mu Guyue muttered.

This reminded her of the poison that Zhong Mengyin had been afflicted with when she was guarding the great treasure. She herself had no way to cure it, and that was a poison used by a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At this time, another roar came from the gate. The Soul Suppression Palace Golden Core cultivators who had flown to the back of the manor finally had a few people who were the first to arrive at the gate. They had also seen just now that the strange cultivators in the air who were blocking them had suddenly had streaks of blood arrows erupt from their bodies, and they had all fallen directly from the sky.

Zhang Xin had also dispersed the rampaging magical power in his body and was desperately trying to stop the final closing of the vermilion gate. This time, without Zhang Xin even needing to call out, and seeing the four corpses of their companions on the ground, everyone knew that it was Zhang Xin and the others who had fought to the death to buy time for the grand formation to close. These few Golden Core cultivators, without a second word, immediately began to forcibly break the restrictions on the vermilion gate. Although they were not Nascent Soul cultivators, a formation that had not been completely closed could not fully exert its true power.

In addition, just as these few people were attacking, more Golden Core cultivators quickly flew over from behind. For a time, explosions shot into the sky, and all kinds of light shot out in all directions. With such an intense attack, the nearby courtyard walls were constantly shaking violently, as if they would collapse at any moment. Thus, they not only quickly stopped the closing of the vermilion gate, but the gap was also slowly widening. Cracks also appeared on the vermilion gate, and it was about to be destroyed.

These Golden Core cultivators were also very smart. They all saw the other two strange cultivators in the courtyard, and when Li Yan and Mu Guyue were confronting them, they immediately chose to go around.

The two sides had only fought for a very short time. It was only after the Spirit Transformation cultivator stopped attacking that Li Yan finally saw his appearance clearly. He was a tall and thin man who looked to be in his thirties, with a long face like a horse’s, and his skin had a pale, bluish-white glow.

The tall and thin man saw that the formation was broken, and then thought of the strength of the person who had just been teleported over. His body couldn’t help but tremble, and he shivered. If this had happened while he was being teleported, then he would have had no chance of survival.

The tall and thin man no longer spoke, but just swept his eyes over the nearby cultivators, and suddenly, the aura on his body rose again. Li Yan immediately felt an extreme trembling in his soul. The other party was completely enraged. This was a prelude to launching a large-scale destructive art. This was to kill everyone here in one fell swoop. Li Yan also quickly shouted.

“Five people break the restrictions, all the rest hold back the Nascent Soul cultivator! Mu Guyue, we will surround this person!”

The moment the aura on the tall and thin man’s body rose, not only Li Yan, but everyone here felt a boundless fear. Although Li Yan had destroyed the other party’s teleportation formation, the enemy side still had a Spirit Transformation cultivator. This made the Golden Core cultivators tremble in their hearts, feeling that they still couldn’t escape.

Li Yan wanted to use the “Netherworld Demon Vine” at this time, but in recent days, they had been continuously clearing out various forces, and he had not been able to find the time to enter the “Earthen Patch.” Now he was starting to regret it, but before he truly subdued the other party, he certainly didn’t dare to summon it.

As soon as Li Yan’s voice fell, the Golden Core cultivators in the rear who were still converging towards the gate, although they were afraid, also charged towards the Nascent Soul cultivator one after another. The cultivators at the gate also, following the order, left only Zhang Xin and four others, and also charged towards the Nascent Soul cultivator behind Mu Guyue.

Every one of them knew that trying to escape at such a close distance, without Li Yan’s leadership, was surely impossible. A large-scale art from the other party could annihilate all living beings within a ten-thousand-mile radius. A Spirit Transformation cultivator could wipe them out. It was a terrifying existence they couldn’t imagine.

Before his voice had even faded, Li Yan had already used the “Phoenix Soars to the Heavens” movement skill again, and his target was the tall and thin Spirit Transformation man.

The tall and thin man was forming a hand seal to cast a spell. He also retreated immediately after hearing Li Yan’s words. But, although his speed was fast, Li Yan’s speed was faster. In addition, because of their previous chase, the distance between them was not too far to begin with.

Although the tall and thin man had seen Li Yan use his movement skill before, he had still made a mistake in his prediction. Previously, Li Yan had not used “Phoenix Soars to the Heavens” to its full extent. The tall and thin man had only felt at that time that this short-haired youth’s movement skill was bizarre, and his speed could be considered extremely fast.

This time, the tall and thin man was still retreating and quickly forming a hand seal, but as Li Yan charged forward, his vision blurred. Then, he suddenly lost sight of Li Yan. Without the use of his divine sense, he had truly lost track of the other party.

The casting of a large-scale, high-power art was more complicated. Even with the tall and thin man’s cultivation, it would still take more than a breath of time. And then, his heart tightened. The art he was casting could no longer continue. Because he felt a strong sense of heart palpitations from his side. He didn’t need to think to know what had happened.

“So fast!”

The tall and thin man only had time for this thought to flash through his mind. He could only immediately change his hand seal. With a raise of his hand, a red thread as thick as a finger shot out towards that spot.

A spatial fluctuation appeared on his side, and a black shadow appeared at the same time. The moment the black shadow appeared, a starlight erupted from its eyes. Instantly, just as the finger-thick red thread had shot to within five feet of the black shadow, it was directly struck by an invisible, sharp energy.

Red and blue light immediately erupted in the air, and the red thread only pushed forward slightly before being continuously blocked by the endless force that followed. The tall and thin man’s eyes flashed with a bright light. He recognized the soul art the other party was using. It was the basic soul art of a Soul Cultivator—”Soul-Splitting Slash.”

“Hmm? What kind of cultivation method is this? He actually blocked my attack with just a Soul-Splitting Slash!”

The tall and thin man had known before that this person’s cultivation method was a bit bizarre, but when he attacked the other party head-on for the first time, he was blocked by a basic soul art. He sensed that the other party’s cultivation was at the Late-stage Nascent Soul realm, but his soul power carried a strange yin-coldness, and at the same time, his soul was extremely condensed and long, actually not inferior to his own.

‘Nascent Soul realm cultivation, Spirit Transformation realm soul?’

And just as he was surprised, he sensed a sudden fluctuation in the surrounding heaven and earth. His body suddenly tilted to one side, and his attack on Li Yan was also interrupted at the same time.

And just as the tall and thin man’s body tilted to one side, a black shadow instantly scraped past his body, bringing out a sound of breaking air. If not for his high cultivation, he would have been hit by the other party’s close-range attack. This person’s speed was only slightly slower than the short-haired youth in front of him. But for a Soul Cultivator, even he, at the Spirit Transformation realm, couldn’t compare to the other party’s speed. It was only because of his high cultivation that he could dodge in advance.

As the tall and thin man dodged, he looked up, and the next moment, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

He hadn’t recognized the person who had just ambushed him at first. He had thought the other party had suddenly gained another Nascent Soul enemy. It was a tall woman with a cold and arrogant face. The reason he said he didn’t recognize her was because he seemed to have scanned this person before, but her appearance had changed considerably.

Although that person was also holding a pair of Crescent Moon Handguard Sabers, she had white, bone-like spikes on her shoulders, elbows, knees, fists, and ankles. Each bone spike was about a foot long, gleaming with a man-eating cold light. And on her body, a set of white bone armor had formed.

After her attack missed, at such a fast speed, she just turned around and immediately hovered in the air. She turned her devastatingly beautiful face, her phoenix eyes filled with killing intent, and stared at him. Her hovering body was slightly rising and falling, like a peerless demon god.